Bao Ye

It was autumn when we officially embarked on the journey back to China, and Yuecheng was full of sweet-scented osmanthus, both the scenery and the crowd were familiar.

Wangyue Tower is still crowded with people. There is a sign hanging in front of the Jinfu class, and there are new stories in the book recently. The thrilling life-and-death contest more than half a year ago is still being told in the teahouse. There is an endless stream of rewards. very well.

Vehicles moved slowly with the flow of people, street jugglers, candied haws sellers, and sugar water sellers shouted endlessly.

"Okay!" The crowd in front of the juggling applauded and shouted, and the child was carried on the shoulders of the adults, and they also clapped happily.

"It's so lively..." Chi Yunfei sat in the car, looked at the scenery outside the window and said with a smile, "When I got off the plane, I felt my whole heart was at ease. It's better to stay at home comfortably."

He looked back at the man beside him, his cat eyes were mottled with a beautiful amber color under the sunlight: "Brother Shen, did you also feel this way when you returned to China?"

"Yeah." Wen Xinyang said with a slight smile, holding his wife's hand, "No matter how long you stay outside, you won't get used to it. It's better to go home."

"En!" Chi Yunfei nodded, a little nervous and a little apprehensive, "Brother Shen, do you really want to go back to Chi's house first? Commander and the others may not have seen you for a long time, should you wait?"

"Father is busy now, and he hasn't been back to Yuecheng for a long time." Wen Xinyang said, "When the relocation work of the new capital is completed, he will leave here with mother. Now mother should be at Chi's house, go see him at Chi's house She's fine."

It was the first time Chi Yunfei heard about it: "What? Are you leaving? What about us?"

"Of course we are staying in Yuecheng." Wen Xinyang laughed, "I have to go to the Southwest Military Region early in the morning to sell vacations, and the headquarters of the military region is in Yuecheng. Where else do you want to go?"

"..." Chi Yunfei scratched his head, a little uncertain, "Don't I have to follow the commander and the others? I have to take care of them, right?"

"Don't I need someone to take care of me?" Wen Xinyang scratched the tip of his nose, "I just came back and left me in a hurry? What about Yangyang? You want to take it away too? I'm left alone..."

He thought of something, and he groaned: "Ziqing is here too, do you want to leave me and her together day and night?"

Chi Yunfei was shocked, and quickly reached out to cover his mouth: "No!"

Wen Xinyang kissed his palm, with a smile in his eyes, and raised his eyebrows to signal—isn't that enough?

The driver in charge of picking up people couldn't help looking in the rearview mirror frequently. Seeing Chi Yunfei looking over embarrassedly, he straightened his eyes and said with a smile, "The relationship between the general and Lord Bao is really good."

Chi Yunfei scratched his face with his fingers, and suddenly came back to his senses: "What did you call me?"

"Master Bao." The driver said, "Everyone calls it that, but I...don't call it right?"

"Ah? No..." Chi Yunfei was a little at a loss, and said in his heart: I haven't reached the crown yet, how do outsiders know this title?

Wen Xinyang was obviously also surprised, so he asked for him: "Everyone calls it that? Who are you?"

"Everyone is... everyone." The driver was puzzled, "They all said that about the closure of the city half a year ago, Master Bao concealed his name, pretended to be 'Tianbao', and made fun of the man surnamed Zheng. People have their own nature, turning bad luck into good fortune, completely changing the stalemate between the North and the South, and made a first contribution."

When the driver mentioned this, his eyes lit up, obviously admiring him: "These three provinces and eleven cities are all spread! Master Bao captured the thief and rescued you, General, tsk tsk... Who would have thought What? Master Bao is usually arrogant in Yuecheng, but when he leaves Yuecheng, he is also arrogant! He drove that thief into the soil! Hahahaha, in the next life, the person surnamed Zheng will have to take a detour when he sees you!"

Chi Yunfei: "..."

Chi Yunfei was taken aback when he heard it. If he hadn't personally participated in it, he would have believed it.

The driver was still chattering: "Master Bao, we really admire you. You can just tell me what to do in the future. Brothers will never hesitate to go up the mountain of swords or down into the sea of ​​fire!"

Chi Yunfei: "..."

Wen Xinyang was a little worried that Chi Yunfei would feel uncomfortable when he suddenly heard what happened half a year ago.Although the treatment effect in the nursing home was very good, the doctor also said later that this kind of mental illness may be cured suddenly one day, or it may not be cured for a lifetime.Although it looks like ordinary people on weekdays, people's hearts are complex and changeable, and people close to them should pay more attention.

But never put too much pressure on the patient, let nature take its course.

Fortunately, Chi Yunfei didn't feel any discomfort, and after a while, he couldn't help but laugh.

He asked curiously, "Brother, you are too polite. What else do you say about me?"

The driver was called "Big Brother" by Master Bao, and he immediately felt refreshed, blood rushed to the top of his head, and said enthusiastically: "That's a lot! Jin Fuban is going to adapt the story about your wit and thieves! The script outside There are so many, and the relationship between you and the general who share life and death, is really the envy of countless little girls."

"Oh?" Chi Yunfei laughed, "The story between me and the general? How did you say it?"

"This..." the driver said embarrassedly, "I didn't watch it. I only watched your heroic deeds in the city closure. Oh, that's really... I read it over and over again, and I can recite the lines."

Chi Yunfei: "..." Wow, there are still lines.

Wen Xinyang had no choice but to interrupt, worried that it would be bad for Chi Yunfei to mention too many past things: "Okay, I just want to hear others praise you, huh?"

"Isn't it possible?" Chi Yunfei hummed, "Master... ah no, Master Bao, I deserve to be praised for ten years!"

"Yes." Wen Xinyang leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Let's go home and I'll praise you slowly. Listen to it forever, huh?"

Chi Yunfei blushed, and his heart was pounding like a deer. Once upon a time, this general who was as pure as jasmine, coldly rejected people thousands of miles away, and seemed to have no extra emotions. Now it is good, and the love words are easy to come by, without repetition.

Chi Yunfei rubbed his ears, pursed his lips and snickered, the driver didn't dare to talk anymore, and sent him to the door of Chi's house, got out of the car and opened the door to salute.

Chi Yunfei carried out Yang Yang who had been sleeping all the way, and when he looked up, the driver's eyes fell on Chi Yunfei's left face, his eyes were awe-inspiring: "It's my honor to meet you! My name is..."

Wen Xinyang stood in front of his daughter-in-law, turned his face faster than a book, and said coldly: "Okay, let's go back."

"But..." The driver still poked his head to look at Chi Yunfei, "General, I took this driver's job with great difficulty, so please let me say a few more words! Master Bao, remember me, my name is Chi Yunfei. ..."

Wen Xinyang said in his heart: Remember you?remember what you do

He shouted in a low voice: "Relax—!"

The man immediately stood up with his hands behind his back, his legs apart, his eyes fixed on him, and his face was serious.

Wen Xinyang shouted again: "Stand at attention—! Turn right—! Go back!"

"Yes!"

The military orders were like a mountain, one order and one action, and the driver left reluctantly.Wen Xinyang loosened his tie, remembering that Chi Yunfei fell in love at first sight because of his military uniform, so he immediately glanced at his wife.

He was about to turn a corner and ask Chi Yunfei how that man looked in military uniform just now, when he saw a few people running down the stone steps of Chi's house.

"My son!"

"Yunfei!"

"Master!"

Master Chi and Mrs. Chi have been waiting for a long time. Mrs. Chi rushed ahead, even faster than her husband. The old butler followed behind with a cane, as if she had looked younger by several years.

Chi Yunfei's eyes were sore, and he was hugged by his mother, as if he was still the young man who had never left home and was ignorant of the world, and he only wanted to act like a baby in his mother's arms, and he didn't care about anything else.

But time is so ruthless, the half-grown boy has become mature and stable, and after experiencing changes, he has been able to comfort his relatives in turn.

"My son...my Yunfei..." Mrs. Chi cried so hard that she didn't dare to touch the child's face for fear that he would still be in pain.

"Mother, I'm fine." Chi Yunfei's eyes were soft, unknowingly he was much taller than his mother, he stretched out his arms and patted her, looking over his shoulder, he saw his father who was striding towards him.

"Father." With a hoarse voice, he called out in a low voice, and looked at the old housekeeper again.

Master Chi's eyes were red and he didn't say a word, while the old housekeeper looked at his face with great distress.The father who had always been angry in Chi Yunfei's memory for more than ten years now showed relief and pride in his eyes. He reached out to hold his son and wife in his arms, and hugged him vigorously.

"Just come back." The man's voice was low and trembling slightly.

Chi Yunfei closed his eyes, feeling that his soul seemed to have finally returned to his place, beside his family, giving him boundless peace of mind.

Chi Yunmao followed behind with his wife and children. Unlike his parents, who lost control of their emotions and forgot that there was someone beside him, he took the initiative to greet, "Xinyang, is your leg okay?"

"Okay." Wen Xinyang led Yang Yang and nodded, "Toefl."

"Okay, that's good." Chi Yunmao pulled Wen Xinyang and hugged him like his own brother, then knelt down to greet Yangyang: "Yangyang, do you still remember me?"

"Remember, Uncle Chi!" Wen Nianyang rubbed his eyes and yawned, "I brought a lot of candy, share it with my sister!"

The younger sister in his mouth refers to Chi Yunmao's youngest daughter, who is still in her infancy, staring blankly at the big family with round eyes.

Chi Yunmao couldn't laugh or cry: "Yangyang is so good." He couldn't help laughing, and said to Wen Xinyang, "Our seniority is too chaotic, he calls Yunfei brother, and he calls me uncle... "

Wen Xinyang also couldn't laugh or cry, rubbed the child's head, took out the prepared red envelope from his pocket, and handed it to Chi Yunmao: "It's for the child, if it wasn't for this, we should have met by now..."

Chi Yunmao was not polite to him either, he took it and handed it to his wife, saying, "Let's go, let's talk inside."

Yang Yang has already taken out all the candy in his pocket, and also found a lot of gadgets brought back from Japan from his pocket, stuffed them into Chi Yunmao's wife's arms, and stepped to see his little sister What does it look like.

He had never seen such a small child.

"Xinyang." Master Chi finally controlled his emotions, "You have worked hard all the way, come in and talk."

Mrs. Chi also said, "Is the journey all right?"

Several people entered the room while chatting, the old housekeeper supported his second young master, and coaxed him like he was when he was a child: "I don't think this injury is serious, young master, don't be afraid, I know a lot of genius doctors, and let them treat you one day." come and see."

Chi Yunfei's scar has softened a lot, it is not as hard and scary as it was at first, and the color of the skin next to it has also improved a lot, but it is still shocking at first glance.

Chi Yunfei gradually got used to it, and patted the butler's hand: "It's okay, this is a medal."

The old housekeeper's lips trembled, and he raised his sleeves and rubbed his eyes: "Young master, young master is really amazing, he is the pride of my Chi family. My ancestors bless you, and let you all come back safe and sound..."

A group of people first went to the ancestral hall to offer incense and thank their ancestors for their protection.

Wen Xinyang said: "Is my mother not here?"

"Yes." Mrs. Chi wiped the tears on her cheeks, and said embarrassedly, "She said you should be here soon, so you went to the kitchen to look at the soup, but you arrived just after you left..."

Just as she was talking, Mrs. Wen, who received the news, came over in a hurry. The usually reserved and steady woman ran profusely at this moment, her hairpins were crooked. When she saw Wen Xinyang, she rushed over.

"Shen'er—!" She shouted, tears streaming down her face, she looked exactly the same as Mrs. Chi before.Wen Xinyang was much taller than her, and almost hugged his mother in his arms, Yang Yang also shouted, "Grandma!"

"Hey!" Mrs. Wen hurriedly lowered her head to hug Yang Yang, and kissed Yang Yang fiercely on the face a few times, "My baby! I miss grandma to death!"

Mrs. Wen hugged Yang Yang and went to pull her son again, wishing she could grow eight hands: "How is your leg injury? Let me see!"

"It's all right." Wen Xinyang said, "Don't worry, mother, it's really all right."

Mrs. Wen's heart ached, and was supported by Wen Xinyang, and Yang Yang wiped her tears: "Grandma, don't cry!"

Chi Yunfei also came over and said, "Mother."

"Good boy!" Mrs. Wen took Chi Yunfei's hand, not knowing what to say, "Thanks to you..."

"Don't say that, I, I deserve it." Chi Yunfei bowed his head, "If I hadn't left home without authorization..."

"There is no right or wrong in this matter." Mrs. Wen reassured him, "Don't mention this, and I won't mention it in the future. It is God's blessing that our family can be reunited."

Chi Yunfei nodded, Master Chi was in a good mood, and said, "Go to the restaurant and get ready to serve! The whole family is reunited today, and you won't go home until you're drunk!"

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The days back to Yuecheng were busy and happy, and Chi Yunfei became a very busy person.

Going to "inspect" the restaurant owned by Xiao Tang and Yu Datou, chatting with Bai Huang, and being invited to listen to Jin Fu's new play.

Yang Yang is also very busy, going to Chi's house to play with his little sister, and going to Jin Fu class to visit Jasmine.

The two children were finally reunited, and there was endless talk, Feng Ying and Xiong Lie often came to Wen's residence for dinner, Lin Ziqing stayed in the backyard orderly, and arranged the family's trivial matters in an orderly manner.

Everything is back on track and seems to be the same as before, except for one thing.

In the past, when Chi Yunfei went to the street, he was followed by dudes, walking sideways. When the people saw him, they had to guard against him, for fear that he would cause trouble again.

Now when they go out, everyone takes the initiative to greet him, looking at him like they are looking at a hero.

"Grandpa!"

"Hey, Master Bao is going out? Going for a walk?"

"Has Master Bao eaten?"

"Master Bao! Young Master! Where are you going?"

Master Bao's name spread completely, and Master Chi was not a rigid person, so he simply crowned Chi Yunfei in advance, so Master Chi "assumed the post" and officially became Master Bao—as if commemorating a long-lost period. Years, broken cocoon rebirth.

Wen Xinyang also officially took office, changed his rank, and became a young commander.There were too many official affairs piled up, and he was busy for a long time before finally calming down.

When winter came, Commander Wen took Mrs. Wen to move to the newly relocated capital, and the huge Wen Mansion suddenly became vacant.Not long after, Wen Xinyang and Chi Yunfei moved into Jinglan Courtyard, officially becoming the "head of the family".

Chi Yunfei can't stay idle at home. Although he has matured a lot, he still doesn't have the manners of a "mother".He invested in the restaurants of Xiao Tang and Yu Datou, and invested in Bai Huang's Jinfu Class, and also mixed some shares with his elder brother's business, and planned to open a fighting gym.

During the day, he occasionally goes to the barracks to practice shooting and horseback riding, and most of the time he spends his time fighting in the fighting gym. I don't know if his kung fu has improved, but he has developed a lot of muscles.

On a certain day in the middle of winter, the weather was cloudy, and he came out of the fighting gym to walk home.I don't know if it's a late bloomer or something, but he has grown a bit taller recently, wearing a long purple gown with gray rabbit fur sewn on the skirt, he rolled up his sleeves and walked to the paulownia tree that he passed by when he was "married" at the beginning, looking up in a daze with.

When he was in a daze, the sound of horseshoes came from behind him. Hei Xiao's voice was very familiar to him, and the corners of his mouth curled up without turning his head.

"Huh!" The man on the horse was wearing an iron gray military uniform, a black cape, and a military cap, holding a whip in one hand.Just like that day when you came to welcome your relatives.

He got off his horse, picked up his wife from behind, and put her on the horse's back.

"It's cold, what hysteria are you spouting? Be careful of catching a cold." Wen Xinyang smiled, showing affection, and looked up from under the horse, with his white-gloved hand resting on the saddle.

At that moment, it was like going back in time: paulownia trees were covered with red silk to welcome relatives, the queue on the long street was long, gongs and drums were beating everywhere, gunshots were fired 108 times, and children followed the queue to pick up wedding candies and happy weddings. money.

He was riding on a horse, looking down at General Wen, who was standing under the horse, raising his hand as an invitation gesture, but his expressionless face gradually overlapped with the smiling face now, and finally became a person.

"You were here to pick me up from the horse that day." Chi Yunfei smiled, with light in his eyes, "At that time, I was still thinking, this man has a son, what if he doesn't like men? I have to find a way to let him Fall in love with me."

But I didn't know that so many things happened later, and it was even almost separated forever.

"Congratulations on your success." Wen Xinyang held his hand, and kissed the back of his hand in a gentlemanly manner, "Bao Ye is Bao Ye, there is nothing you can't do."

He imitated the tone of outsiders to compliment his wife, and then laughed: "Go home."

Hei Xiao wagged his tail happily, Chi Yunfei couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth, and replied softly: "Yes."

So Wen Xinyang led the horse and walked slowly, the horse's hooves sounded, the wind shook the last withered paulownia flower off the branch, and the petals were like small bells spinning, brushing against Chi Yunfei's scarred cheek, It landed on his shoulder again, and was picked up by the mischievous wind again, falling behind and rolling into the horseshoe prints.

Another year of winter.

The snow has not yet fallen, but the Chinese New Year is approaching.

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