When the sky was bright, Ning Hai took Xiao and left Tongcheng.
When he went out, Xiao said amused: "This sneaky person, who doesn't know, thinks we have to run away for something?" He said it was good, but he will leave tomorrow.
Ning Hai chuckled, "Didn't you always look forward to going back? This time, it finally fulfilled your wish." After Chinese New Year in Tiejia Village, he will return to Beijing. In this life, I will stay in the capital.
When leaving the city, Ning Hai turned his head and looked at the word'Tongcheng' on the city wall, with endless reluctance and nostalgia in his eyes.
Ashao said, "Uncle, let's go."
Ning Hai said softly, "I don't know if I can come back here in the rest of my life."
"Uncle, when you are well, I will accompany you back here for a tour."
Ning Hai smiled and turned the horse around and said, "Let's go!" If he didn't give up, he wanted to leave. But being able to retreat is also a blessing. How many colleagues have been folded on the battlefield.
When Zaozao heard that the Ninghai couple was out of the city, he immediately rode up to catch up. After an hour, he finally caught up with them.
Although Ning Hai rode a horse, Xiao Clan was in a carriage. If not, the dates will not be able to catch up.
Zaozao saw Ning Hai and said, "Uncle, didn't you tell me to leave? Why are you leaving today?" She was also planning to bring all the generals in the army to Ning Hai tomorrow.
Ning Hai smiled and said: "I am old and can't bear parting the most. I'm afraid that you will come to see me off. I can't help but cry tears, so I'd better go quietly."
To avoid delaying Ninghai’s itinerary, Zaozao didn’t say too much: "Uncle, take care of your health. If you have anything, write to me."
Ning Hai nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will. You also have to take care of yourself, so as to protect the millions of people in Liaodong."
"Uncle rest assured, as long as I am here, Donghu people will never step into Tongcheng for half a step." She also wanted to take Donghu's lair out, how could they be allowed to come in.
Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Hongbo said worriedly: "This snow fell too late. With such a heavy snow, uncle, he is likely to be trapped on the road." It will fall for some time in the evening. good.
Fu Shi was also very worried: "God is going to snow, and we can't do anything. We just hope that uncle can arrive earlier." The main reason is that the departure is too late. If you can come earlier, you can arrive before the snow.
After having dinner this day, Tiehu asked, "It's not that your uncle is going back to his hometown for the New Year, why hasn't it arrived yet?"
Hongbo smiled and said, "Grandfather, don't worry, your uncle will be there in a few days." Tiehu's memory is occasionally very good, and he even remembers the bedwetting when he was a child. Sometimes, the things I just told him are turned around and then forgotten. Therefore, both husband and wife are used to it.
In the middle of the night, the gate was photographed loudly.
When Hongbo and Fu heard that Ning Hai and Xiao had arrived, they quickly got up and put on clothes.
When I walked to the hall, I saw Ning Hai and Xiao sitting on chairs with tired faces.
After Fu gave the two salutes, he was brought over by a charcoal fire: "Uncle, aunt, you have to cook first, I'll go to the cook to see." Supervised the kitchen to cook some hot meals.
Ning Hai said: "Don't be so troublesome, just give us a bowl of noodles."
Xiao said: "Boil some water, I want to take a bath." These days it is too cold to take a bath. After half a month, Xiao felt that his body was going to be rotten.
Fu nodded hurriedly and said, "I'll make arrangements now."
"Kuizi and Kuizi are back!" As soon as the words fell, I saw Tiehu being helped out.
When Ning Hai saw Tiehu, he hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "Father, I am back. Father, how come you always get up in such a cold day."
Old Tiehu tears: "Kui Zi, Dad is worried about not seeing you again. Kui Zi, don't go again after coming back this time, Tongcheng is too dangerous."
Xiao looked at Tiehu in a daze.
Hongbo whispered: "Uncle, aunt, grandfather, he has a bad memory now, and he often confuses the past with the current affairs." Tiehu is almost 80 years old, and no one slapped over 80 in the entire county. .
Xiao's suddenly.
Ning Hai was a little bit sad and a little guilty: "Father, don't worry, I won't have to go back in the future. Father, go back to the house and rest on such a cold day."
Tiehu didn't dare to let go of his hand, for fear that he would leave while he was asleep: "You go to sleep with Dad!"
Ning Hai has no objection: "Okay."
The couple took a hot bath late, ate another bowl of noodles, and both rested. However, Ning Hai accompanies Tiehu to sleep, and Xiao sleeps in a room by himself.
It snowed for more than ten days after going out, and drove under the snow for more than ten days. That road is particularly difficult to walk, tossing too hard. Xiao suffered a lot of crimes these days and fell asleep on the bed.
Hongbo and his wife also returned to the house.
Fu hesitated and asked, "Master, my uncle will stay in the capital after retiring now. Do you think he will take his grandfather to the capital?"
Hongbo shook his head and said, "My grandfather didn't even want to stay in the county seat and wanted to go back to Tiejia Village. How could he go to the capital?"
Fu Shi thinks about it too.
Before dawn the next day, Ning Hai got up to practice swordsmanship.
Hongbo stood by and waited for him to receive the sword, and said, "Uncle, why don't you sleep more?"
Ning Hai smiled and said, "I get up at this point every day, and I can't sleep even if I want to sleep. By the way, when I have used rebellion, I will accompany your grandfather back to Tiejiacun." It's Tiehu, who hasn't woken up yet. . However, the elderly can eat and sleep well, which is a good thing.
"Uncle, let's take a day off and go tomorrow!"
Ning Hai shook his head and said, "No, we'll go back later. You don't have to ask for leave anymore. Business matters. I'll take your grandfather with you later."
With that said, Hongbo still took two days off to accompany them back to Tiejia Village.
It was getting dark, and the group returned to Tiejia Village. People were sent to inform early that when they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a crowd of people under pressure.
Upon seeing this, Ning Hai hurriedly told everyone to go back: "It's freezing cold, don't freeze it badly, go back quickly."
Seeing that Ning Hai didn't like this set, the patriarch even let the people go home, and then came forward to see him.
Ning Hai received the patriarch's gift and said with a smile: "It's too cold here, let's go to the house."
Instead of taking a carriage into the village, he walked in. As he walked, he said to the patriarch: "Remember that the road was not so wide last time, when was it widened?" The road was very wide, enough for two carriages.
The patriarch smiled and said: "It was expanded five years ago. Hongbo took the lead in this matter." Of course, Hongbo paid the most money.
Entering the village, Ning Hai smiled and said, “The green brick houses in the village are a lot more than the last time I visited.” It can be seen that the life now is better than before.
After hearing these words, the patriarch said hurriedly: "This is all thanks to your uncle."
Ning Hai shook his head and said, "This is my blessing, it is the blessing of the court." If the court does not reduce taxes, people's lives will not be as good as they are now.
In fact, the government's series of policies to benefit the people can only ensure that they have enough food and clothing. Tiejia Village is richer than other villages, among which Hongbo contributes a lot.
Feeling that the flattery was on the horseshoe, the patriarch said hurriedly: "Yes, it is the blessing of the court."
Seeing Ning Hai and Xiao, Chunni said with a smile on her face: "Kuizi, younger siblings, it's cold outside, go in the house and cook." Inside the house, two large basins of charcoal were burning vigorously.
Upon seeing this, the patriarch wittily took the chief and several elders back home.
Ning Hai glanced at the house and said, "The house is much bigger." Their house that day had only four houses. Now, there are more than twenty rooms.
Hongbo said, "Uncle rest assured that the neighbors moved away on their own initiative and did not force them. I also gave them 60 taels of silver for each family." The land is allocated by the village, and the wood can be cut in the mountains. . There are sixty taels of silver compensation, enough for these people to build a big blue brick house.
Ning Hai nodded then.
Hearing that the patriarch said that he wanted to put on the running water table, Ning Hai refused without even thinking about it. As a result, Tiehu's mind was not confused, and he said: "Put, how can I not celebrate my son's return to his hometown without a banquet. Pen, it must be set."
Ning Hai felt very guilty for making Tiehu fear for him all these years. Seeing that he insisted on setting up a running table, he agreed. You can't spend a lot of money on either side, so it's just to coax the old man to be happy.
The running water table was set for three days, and the villagers nearby all came to have the banquet, which was very lively.
After three days of running water seats, people from all walks of life came to visit. The mayor came to visit this day, but Ning Hai didn't want to see him. If everyone sees him, he won't pass this year.
Xiao Clan looked at him impatiently, and said with a smile: "In the countryside, this kind of thing is common." Ning Hai is not only Uncle Anyang, but also the uncle of the current emperor. It doesn't matter if Ning Hai doesn't see them, how dare these officials not come to pay a visit.
Ning Hai said, "I originally wanted to come back and spend a good year, but I didn't expect to be at peace." It is conceivable that these people will also come to pay New Year's greetings during the New Year.
"For this period of time, you can bear it, and we will go back to Beijing after the Lantern Festival."
Ning Hai said: "It's still very cold after the Lantern Festival, and it's after the beginning of spring."
After speaking, Ning Hai said again: "I plan to take you to the stone house after the beginning of spring!" He was on the mountain, but he stayed for five years. I felt very bitter at the time, but now I feel lucky in retrospect. Hiding on the mountain, away from all disputes, so that he can learn kung fu with Tiehu with peace of mind.
Xiao is not interested in the stone house at all: "In spring, your old injury is about to relapse again. It is better to return to Beijing earlier." There are so many famous doctors in Beijing that even if the roots cannot be removed, they can control them without letting them continue. Deteriorating.
Ning Hai said, "We will leave in early March."
Xiao nodded, and then asked, "Master, do you think we won't take Dad back to Beijing this time?" Her husband is filial, and he can do his filial piety even after taking the old man into Beijing.
Ning Hai shook his head and said, "Daddy is getting old, so he shouldn't travel long distances. And he said that he won't leave this time when he comes back. He will stay here for the elderly until he grows old." For them, it means death, and they must die in their own den.
Xiao said hurriedly: "Daddy is in good health and he will definitely live to be a hundred years old."
Ning Hai looked a little sad, and said, "I also hope that his old man can live a long life."