Sunrise in the East - Smile Allure

Dongfang Bubai listened carefully at first, but when He Qicheng mentioned the red clothes, his heart beat a little flustered, and he glared at He Qicheng and said, "Come practice with me first, and we'll talk about these things later." Caring about He Qicheng's feelings, he couldn't help but said softly: "If you like it, I'll just wear it for you to see some other day."

He Qicheng knew that Dongfang Bubai's willingness to speak softly like this was extremely rare, so he couldn't help but smile, and excitedly took Dongfang Bubai's hand and walked to the open space in the backyard.Dongfang Bubai asked him to pose several strange poses repeatedly, and he didn't find it boring. On the contrary, he felt that being able to see Dongfang Bubai all the time was the greatest blessing in the world.

It should be said that the two of them secretly agreed in their hearts earlier, but they are not as harmonious as they are now.On the one hand, it was because He Qicheng didn't know much about love affairs, and was always ignorant about emotions.He lived in an extremely dangerous place since he was a child. He was in pain or frightened day and night, and later he fought against demons alone. In the past 20 years, not to mention being a lover, I have not even had a heart-to-heart friend, so I never know what position a couple should put each other in.At this time, I had a skin-to-skin contact with Dongfang Bubai, and I tasted joy that I had never had before, and my mind matured a lot as a result.

On the other hand, it was because Dongfang Bubai had finally let go of the last grievance in his heart after last night, and was willing to entrust his body and mind.He is much older than He Qicheng, and his relationship was not smooth in the first half of his life, so naturally he has much more worries in his heart.At this time, he suddenly lost a lot of worries about gains and losses, and he was willing to extend his hand and join hands with He Qicheng for a lifetime, which naturally made He Qicheng understand a lot of truths when living together.Only then did the relationship between the two stabilize. It is neither as illusory and beautiful as flowers in a mirror, nor as simple and uninteresting as firewood, rice, oil and salt. On the contrary, it is like fine wine. Once brewed, it will last for a long time. But not for outsiders.

Since the second day, He Qicheng has really started to be busy with stabilizing interest again. After talking for more than ten days, it is considered that eight big merchants have been finalized. Together with Hu Wanwan and himself, there are ten in total, becoming the first batch Merchants who have been granted lending concessions.On September [-]th, the imperial court issued a decree restricting private lending, and implemented a whipping law in various places.The whole world was shaken for a while, and business travelers from all over the world paid attention.Even He Qicheng's past deeds became the biggest topic of conversation among businessmen.

During the period, the two drank wine with Qi Jiguang again.At that time, Qi Jiguang was very high-spirited, but he had just obtained permission from the imperial court to allow him to recruit soldiers.

According to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, all the soldiers in various places are government soldiers, that is, they have military status from generation to generation. They become soldiers in wartime and farm in leisure time.At this time, the Japanese invasion was serious in the south, and most of the Japanese invaders were exiled warriors. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but their weapons were also more sophisticated than ordinary government soldiers.When the first emperor was in power, there was a group of Japanese pirates with only a hundred men who attacked all the way to the city of Nanjing, and they flaunted their might for three days before retreating.

Qi Jiguang has long seen the ills of Fubing.Not to mention the lack of training of the soldiers, the weapons have been in disrepair for a long time, and the generals from all over the country are on empty pay, resulting in a shortage of troops, which is not enough to fight against the Japanese pirates, so a few years ago they went to the sparsely requested recruitment.In Qi Jiguang's eyes, recruiting soldiers are not disbanded, and they can fight everywhere and live on military pay. In Qi Jiguang's eyes, this is the only way to fight against Japanese pirates.However, he was very soft-spoken among the people in the court, and naturally this memorandum quickly disappeared.It wasn't until I got to know Zhang Juzheng fortunately that I had the opportunity to bring up the old story again.

Zhang Juzheng wanted to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. After the war in the north was over, he naturally put the anti-Japanese plan in the first place.He saw Qi Jiguang's talent in military training, and he did not hesitate to use his network rights to achieve Qi Jiguang's idea. Finally, a few days ago, he persuaded the emperor to allocate 3000 military salary quotas to Qi Jiguang, and let him recruit soldiers for three years. Send out an anti-Japanese iron army!

He Qicheng had heard about the Japanese invasion in the south for a long time, and when he heard that Qi Jiguang was going to form an army to fight against the Japanese, he couldn't help applauding.Ask him where he's going and what kind of people he's recruiting.

Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, brother He, I passed by Yiwu a few years ago, and happened to encounter a gang fight between Yiwu miners and Yongkang miners. In that scene, tens of thousands of people fought together, and each of them was brave enough to die. At that time, I thought , if these people can give me practice, in time, I will become an invincible iron army! This time I am going south, I am going to Yiwu to recruit soldiers. I have already made the four dos and don’ts, and those who meet these eight , you can take it all!"

He Qicheng wondered: "Why do you want four things and don't want them?"

Qi Jiguang said: "The so-called four don'ts are those who live in the city, those who have held public positions in the government, those who are old or fair-looking, and those who are timid or too courageous. The so-called four don'ts are those who work in agriculture. , the thick and strong ones, the godly eyes, seeing the government... Hehe... If you are still a little scared, you should!"

Dongfang Bubai nodded and said: "People in the city have seen a lot of worlds, they are easy to be afraid of death, and they are easy to disobey orders; most of the people who have held public positions in the government are cunning; they are old and have no energy, and those with fair skin are unwilling to endure hardships. The timid dare not kill the enemy, and the bold are easy to make up their own minds. Farmers are honest and responsible; strong and strong people have the strength to kill the enemy; Criminals. These four musts and four don'ts are very reasonable. In this way, the people selected must be strong and courageous, and they must not disobey orders. It is a good soldier. Material."

Qi Jiguang gave a thumbs up, and sighed: "The leader of the East is still very powerful. He can see the mystery of my four things and four things at a glance. To tell you the truth, I plan to recruit all the places within a month, and I will go there after a while of training." Fujian is a small trial. Although the imperial court said that the period is three years, how to fight to kill the Japanese pirates, but it needs to gain experience from actual combat. What I want is to eliminate the Japanese invaders after three years and return the people to a peaceful world!"

He Qicheng couldn't help praising: "Good! General Qi has such an idea, it is really a blessing for the people in the south. I wish General Qi success and drive the Japanese pirates out of Ming Dynasty from now on!" collide.

"From now on, drive the Japanese pirates out of Daming!"

The three of them repeated the words again, each of them couldn't help being emotional, Qi Jiguang's blood surged even more, his face turned purple, and his tiger eyes were full of firm determination.After talking for a while, Qi Jiguang hinted that there will be a big change in the court and China in a few days.He Qicheng knew that Qi Jiguang was Zhang Juzheng's direct descendant, and what he said at this time was most likely about the position of chief assistant, so he smiled to express his understanding.He didn't care what method Zhang Juzheng used to pull the current chief assistant down from his horse. He only valued Zhang Juzheng's idea that he could truly enrich the country and strengthen the army. Seeing Qi Jiguang's happy face, he couldn't help but sigh that a passionate man like Qi Jiguang who cared about the common people had to get entangled in the party struggle Only then can we get the opportunity to show our ambitions and eliminate harm for the people.

The three of them drank until late at night, before Qi Jiguang reluctantly bid farewell to He Qicheng and Dongfang Bubai.In the end, I also invite the two of you to go to Fujian to talk again when you have time, and then use the head of the Japanese pirate as a jug, and drink him until you get drunk!

A few days later, after Qi Jiguang left, He Qicheng was busy with opening a bank and buying properties around the capital.It took more than two months to gain a firm foothold near Gyeonggi.Zhao Da and Qian Er were also sent by him to take care of the business in various places, but at a young age, Lu Fei brought four accountants with him to calculate the accounts of various places for him.

I am busy, but I am not tired of practicing exercises every day. When I finish learning a set of "Shadow Changing Jue", it will be almost the end of the new year.Dongfang Bubai heard that Ren Yingying took over as the leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, and that he has turned his quarrel with the Hengshan faction into friendship, and made a marriage contract with Linghu Chong. They will marry after the filial piety period is over, and now the two are looking for his whereabouts.He knew that Ren Yingying was anxious to get an antidote, so he asked He Qicheng to find someone to send a box to Hengshan and hand it over to Linghu Chong.Inside was a pill concocted by He Qicheng, even with all the efforts of famous doctors in the world, it was impossible to know the medicinal properties of the pill.There was also a note with the words "The man has passed away, write it off with one stroke", which was considered to be the end of Ren Yingying.

A few days later, it was reported in the imperial court that Gao Gong, the first assistant, was despotic and had no power. He said that the emperor "a ten-year-old boy, how can he be the emperor", and was reprimanded by the imperial concubine and Empress Chen.He Qicheng hurriedly prepared a generous gift and delivered it to Zhang Juzheng's residence in person.He bought another Guqin and entrusted Zhang Juzheng to forward it to Feng Bao as an annual gift.Although he is not a frequent visitor to Zhang Juzheng's residence, he will inevitably be regarded as "Zhang Xiang's party", and his business dealings can be regarded as a prestige, and he has gained a lot of convenience.So every festival must be expressed.What's more, Zhang Juzheng is an extremely human minister, although giving him gifts is just icing on the cake, but it is also indispensable.

After the lights and festoons were put up everywhere in the capital, and there was a warm atmosphere to welcome the New Year, He Qicheng gave the servants in the mansion an extra year's monthly money in one go. Everyone was so happy that everyone was smiling, and they were busy cleaning the court and buying new year's goods.

He Qicheng also bought an excellent fox fur cloak for Dongfang Bubai, which coincided with Dongfang Bubai.All of a sudden, he received four sets of winter clothes from Dongfang Bubai. Seeing that these clothes were all embroidered with exquisite patterns, he couldn't help holding Dongfang Bubai's hand and saying, "Thank you, Big Brother Dongfang!"

Seeing that He Qicheng had already noticed, Dongfang Bubai couldn't help being secretly surprised.Staring at He Qicheng for a while, he realized that He Qicheng's eyes did not have the slightest hint of contempt, so he felt relieved, smiled and said, "You know I've worked hard, so don't mess around with me at night."

In the past few months, he has finally understood how amazing He Qicheng's physical strength is, and with the power of medicine, he often becomes more energetic the more he is noisy. Some can't bear it.He accidentally said the words, seeing the thoughtful expression on He Qicheng's face, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.But He Qicheng hugged him around the waist, and said in a deep voice: "Then tonight I will just sleep with Big Brother Dongfang and do nothing, okay?" His eyes were full of sincerity, and he felt a little embarrassed to see Dongfang Bubai.After thinking about it, it was the desire to sleep peacefully that prevailed, and said softly: "Don't... don't vent to me, just sleep once you do it... that's fine too."

There was a three-point redness on the face, like plum blossoms in the snow outside the house, and it was so beautiful.

Part62

On New Year's Eve, He's residence was full of excitement.Although there were only two masters, He Qicheng invited all the shopkeepers who couldn't go home in Beijing to his home.The host and guest enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner, and even Dongfang Bubai was made a few small jokes.

He Qicheng usually never concealed his actions, but at this time, nine out of ten people present knew about his relationship with Dongfang Bubai.So during the banquet, topics such as when the owner will get married will naturally not be brought up, but he is bold enough to coax He Qicheng to pour wine for Dongfang Bubai.

After the reunion dinner was over, He Qicheng sealed a full red envelope for everyone, and gave the shopkeeper and the staff half a ten-day vacation before sending everyone away.Lu Fei, Zhao Da, and Qian Er were left. Because there were still a few hours before the New Year, He Qicheng took out a deck of Pai Gow, and joined the others to watch the New Year while playing cards.

Zhao Da and Qian Er have been on their own for the past few months, and their appearance has become more and more stable.He Qicheng made an agreement with them, and after a few years, two people will be assigned to take charge of the business of a province.At this time, one was sitting in front playing cards, and the other was sitting in the back watching, they were more serious than He Qicheng.

After fighting for a while, Dongfang Bubai lost a round, but it was Lu Fei who came out on top.Dongfang Bubai smiled, took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Lu Fei.Lu Fei lifted the cover proudly, and suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

He Qicheng went over to look, and saw that there were three kinds of jewelry inside the box, a jadeite hairpin, a necklace inlaid with jadeite and a pair of jadeite earrings, the green is so beautiful.He knew that Dongfang Bubai had chosen it specially for Lu Fei, so he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Dongfang is much richer than me. Lu Fei, why don't you thank Brother Dongfang, he is picking a dowry for you!"

Lu Fei's face turned red, and she was not stage-frightened. She bowed generously to Dongfang Bubai, and said coquettishly: "The Dongfang Bubai treats me best, unlike the young master who always bullies Lu Fei! I don't want to marry so soon , I’m still waiting to be the young master’s dowry girl!”

He Qicheng couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea when he heard the words.Dongfang Bubai smiled and said: "That's right! How could you lose such a capable dowry girl when your young master leaves the cabinet?" After speaking, he glanced at He Qicheng and said: "Girls grow up, and they always have to dress up. Don't keep giving her candies with candied fruit, or you may damage your teeth."

He Qicheng nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Dongfang taught you the lesson."

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.

After a while, He Qicheng saw that the time was almost up, so he asked Zhao Da and Qian Er to fetch firecrackers, and the group walked to the door to set off firecrackers.Generally speaking, in business families, firecrackers are always bought loudly and loudly, so as to bring good fortune for the new year, and the He family is no exception.Once the firecrackers were ignited, the sound shook the sky in an instant, and even the snow on the branches was shaken off a little.Lu Fei was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her ears, but she couldn't help poking out half of her head from behind the door to watch.Zhao Da rolled up his sleeves and smiled happily.Because Qian Er was carrying the firecrackers and was the closest, he couldn't help turning sideways and covering his ears with one hand.

He Qicheng took Dongfang Bubai's palm, looked at his sweetheart amidst the sound of firecrackers for a moment, raised his other hand and brushed off a few pieces of red paper from Dongfang Bubai's hair, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.Dongfang Bubai's heart trembled. Thinking of what happened in the past year, it was as if he was dreaming. He couldn't help clasping He Qicheng's fingers tightly, fearing that the dream would be gone in a blink of an eye.

After letting off the firecrackers and saying auspicious words to each other, several people dispersed separately.He Qicheng was in high spirits, he dragged Dongfang Bubai to the cellar to fetch a few jars of wine, walked all the way outside the Nuan Pavilion, pointed to the roof and said, "Brother Dongfang, how about we go up and drink until dawn?"

Dongfang Bubai looked at the snow on the roof, nodded and said, "Okay. You wait for me here first."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and took out two thick bear skins from the warm pavilion, and swept them up to the roof.First he blew away the snow with his palm, then spread the bear skin carefully, and then came down to bring He Qicheng to the roof.After that, he jumped down again, and with a clever trick, he threw all the jars of wine on the roof.After thinking about it, he simply resorted to the light kung fu of crossing the river with a reed, flew across the water of the pond, took out several jars of wine from the wine cellar, and threw them all on the roof.He was afraid that He Qicheng would catch a cold, so he finally took out a small charcoal stove from the house, lit it and lifted it to the roof.

Seeing that Dongfang Bubai finally sat down, He Qicheng couldn't help but handed over a wine jar, and said with a smile, "Brother Dongfang is really wronged to let him use peerless martial arts to do such a thing!"

Dongfang Bubai let out a breath, and said with a smile: "Martial arts are originally used to facilitate people, so why not be wronged? If you can't protect the love in your heart, so what if you have peerless martial arts?" When He Qicheng met, his eyes reflected the charcoal fire, like flowing amber, he stared blankly at He Qicheng.

At this time, although there was heavy snow, there was no wind. Countless snowflakes fell from the sky and landed on the two of them, making tiny noises.After a while, a thin layer of snow has accumulated on the clothes.Fortunately, the snow in the north is dry, as long as Dongfang Bubai stretches out his palm, he can blow away all the snow within a few meters.

Holding the wine jar, He Qicheng didn't drink heavily, but just drank it in one gulp, so that the wine would warm down his throat and reach his stomach.He saw the darkness around him, at most he could only vaguely see a corner of the lotus pond under his feet, only the dark red fire from the stove illuminated the two of them, and with the quiet snowflakes, it seemed that there was only each other left in the world, and there was nothing left in his heart. There was a sudden tenderness.He smiled and said: "Brother Dongfang, I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it. I can't remember how I celebrated the New Year when I was a child. When I grow up and return home, I always feel that something is missing. I have never thought about it. This time, I had to ask an old shopkeeper in Beijing to follow the rules of the Chinese New Year. I don’t know if I did it right. Brother Dongfang, you used to be the leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, black Will the New Year be celebrated on the wooden cliff?"

Dongfang Bubai just finished drinking a jug of wine at this time, using a skill in his hand, the wine jug sank into the darkness with a whoosh, but it was silent, and he didn't know where it fell.After thinking about it, he took off the big banner that was wrapped around his body, pushed the stove forward a little, sat next to He Qicheng, and put the big fox fur banner on the two of them.A pair of eyes watched the sporadic sparks rising from the charcoal stove, and murmured: "Naturally there is a New Year's Eve on Heimuya. I joined the religion at the age of 12, and there was not a day before the age of 20. There was no one who had not lived a day before the age of [-]. Days. If there is still life during the festivals, the brothers will always spend money to eat and drink, and occasionally they will drink wine before worshiping the graves of the deceased brothers. Later, I have a high status in the church. , but they are always busy, and they are not in the mood to celebrate the festival. However, on New Year’s Day, according to the rules of the gods, you must go back to Heimuya to report on your work. The more you eat the New Year's Eve dinner, the more frightened you are. It is about the antidote of the Three Corpse Brain God Pill, and no one dares to take a wrong step."

"I remember one time, when I was the deputy leader, it was New Year's Eve. There was a big banquet on Heimuya, and a group of elders sat around Ren Woxing. I hugged Yingying and Yingying suddenly said, why is this year Another person was missing on the table. At that time, I was quietly eliminating dissidents, and I happened to plot to kill an elder who was wrong with me. Hearing Yingying's words, although Ren Woxing just slapped him at the time, I really felt that I was quite frightened, for fear that Ren Woxing would see something unusual."

"Although I had a small success in "Sunflower Treasure" at that time, everyone at the banquet was a master and he was a confidant of Ren Woxing. If we join hands, even if I have three heads and six arms, I won't be enough to kill them. After I went back, I couldn’t close my eyes for three days in a row. After much deliberation, I decided to launch it in advance. Regardless of Ren Woxing’s martial arts, I must get rid of him before he tries to kill me.”

"Later, when I became the leader, I became less concerned about those intrigues. During the Chinese New Year, it was always just a formality. Occasionally, after the banquet, I would set up a table of wine in my residence to celebrate alone. "After Dongfang Bubai finished speaking, he couldn't help being startled, and suddenly realized that he had never really celebrated the New Year with anyone in these years.Even though Yang Lianting was always with her on weekdays, on New Year's Eve, for some reason, she didn't want to see anyone, and often locked herself in the room, drinking until dawn.Thinking about it again, it is probably because I have fought more openly and secretly with people on this day in the past, and I can't even like the New Year, so I want to watch the New Year alone.On the other hand, with He Qicheng today, even though they were drinking and eating normally, they had a lot of expectations for the new year out of thin air, which was quite different from previous years.

Seeing Dongfang Bubai's downcast eyes and dazed expression, He Qicheng knew that he was immersed in the past.He didn't speak, just put down the wine jar, let Dongfang Bubai's head rest on his shoulder, grabbed Dongfang Bubai's hands, and warmed them in his arms.

Dongfang Bubai whispered: "Qicheng, what do you think we will look like in another 20 years?"

He Qicheng laughed and said, "In another 20 years, when people see us, Guan Bao thinks I'm the righteous brother."

Dongfang Bubai wondered, "Why?"

He Qicheng said solemnly: "At that time, no matter what I said, I had to be more mature and stable, but Big Brother Dongfang is still as beautiful as today, doesn't he look much younger than me?"

Dongfang Bubai couldn't help but turned his head sideways, glared at He Qicheng and said, "Nonsense!" But he thought in his heart, He Qicheng looks so handsome, even in a few decades, he probably won't look old.On the contrary, I am much older than him. When a young man is with a beardless old man, it will be scary no matter how you look at it.Fortunately, I still have a few cheat books in my hand, which are quite effective after practicing.Instead, you might as well practice more from now on, and when you practice to the extreme, as long as your life span is not reached in the future, you will be able to keep your current appearance by He Qicheng's side, and you won't look too unsuitable.He was about to make up his mind, but suddenly He Qicheng grabbed his chin, and a pair of thin lips bullied him fiercely.

After a while, the man whispered softly in his ear: "I'm not talking nonsense. Whether it's ten years, twenty years or more, Brother Dongfang is the most beautiful in my heart. The texture of those years, in my opinion It is the proof that you and I have been together for a lifetime. I couldn't walk with Big Brother Dongfang in the past few decades, but I don't want to miss the time after that."

Dongfang Bubai's heart trembled, he felt that he had never felt so comfortable and at ease before, so he couldn't help but clenched his fists, hugged He Qicheng's back, and kissed him proactively.

Year after year, hand in hand with white hair, probably that's it...

Part63

After the Lantern Festival, the snow around Gyeonggi has not stopped.He Qicheng was worried that the heavy snow would cause disasters, so he bought a lot of charcoal, rice, cotton clothes, medicinal materials and other things in advance.When he heard that a disaster broke out in Baoding Mansion, he personally took people to rescue.Dongfang Bubai was worried that heavy snow would block the road and encounter obstacles along the way, so he would not dare to let him go alone, so he quickly packed his bags and went together.Fortunately, both Long Wen and Zhao Ye are very good horses, and they can often find the pits on the road ahead of time. They drove the unicycle team back and forth, and arrived at the disaster area without any risk.

At this time, He Qicheng was already very famous in the capital area. It was heard that he was in Baoding for disaster relief, and other rich households and business travelers around him also followed his example to help the victims.Coupled with the proper scheduling by the imperial court, there were very few deaths in this snow disaster except for the first few days.People from all walks of life have been busy for more than a month before they finally arranged everything properly.When He Qicheng was about to leave, the folks insisted on escorting them all the way, and they packed a lot of specialties for He Qicheng to accept.He Qicheng couldn't resist, so he had no choice but to accept the gift, and led the horse for more than ten miles slowly before waving goodbye to the people.

After another two days, he finally returned home, but someone was already waiting in the front hall.When He Qicheng saw that the person was Liu Jingyuan, his heart skipped a beat, he hurriedly went up to greet him, and said, "Mr. Liu!"

He originally made an appointment with Liu Jingyuan. If Liu Jingyuan wanted to find him, he could go to Suzhou Sijixiuzhuang to inquire about his whereabouts.It's just that now that he is famous, Liu Jingyuan can know where he lives without asking.

When Liu Jingyuan saw He Qicheng, he first smiled in relief, and then slowly explained his reason for coming.It turned out that after He Qicheng left last year, He Qiwu fell ill after just over a month, and finally passed away on the head of June.

Later, the decree to suppress interest was promulgated, and Chang Yu immediately brought people around, trying to find someone to guarantee and pay a deposit to the court.Unexpectedly, those big merchants who have obtained privileges are all concerned about the favor of He Qicheng, and they will not give San Yu a good look at all.Even though the He family is as famous as the Hu family, there is nothing they can do.

Changyu bumped into walls everywhere, but he was reluctant to give up the huge benefits of his son and mother's money, so he simply borrowed money from others in private.Unexpectedly, he was exposed by someone, and he was thrown into a prison and ate a full month of prison food.

Originally, with the wealth of the He family, even if San Yu could not be pardoned, he could find someone to go in and go to jail instead.It's just that everyone knows that the He family's family is not in harmony with the capital, and the local officials are afraid of offending the celebrities in front of Zhang Juzheng, so they are extremely strict in enforcing the law.Although it would not be possible to use severe punishment on Chang Yu, he did not dare to let him go casually.

Without Chang Yu, the He family has no leader.Although the old lady's prestige is still there, she is a woman in the end and doesn't know how to manage it.Liu Jingyuan couldn't bear to let Master He's family run into ruin, so he took the initiative to help take care of the He family's property in Jinxiu Town.But he is not the chief shopkeeper after all, and he is beyond the reach of the semicolons in various places.In a few days, there were several incidents of shopkeepers from other provinces fleeing with money, but it took a long time for the He family to get the news, and they couldn't even catch up with them.

Coincidentally, in November, Mrs. Li was eight months pregnant, and suddenly suffered all these stimuli, and suddenly gave birth to a baby boy prematurely, named He Shuangliu.Because she hurt her body during childbirth, she survived for more than a month before passing away.

When the He family paid a large sum of money and redeemed Chang Yu, it was already difficult to save the decline.The old uncle of the family family proposed to go to the capital with generous gifts, make peace with He Qicheng, and welcome him back to Jinxiu Town as the head of the family.The old lady and Chang Yu insisted on refusing, and insisted that Chang Yu temporarily supervise the family business, and wait for He Shuangliu to grow up to be the head of the family.It took Chang Yu a lot of effort to suppress the opinions of the elders in the clan, and when Li Shi died of illness, he had to arrange the funeral first.

Not long after that, Chang Yu became depressed because he believed in the wrong person and was cheated out of a large sum of money.He also no longer cares about the business transactions in various places, either drinking or hanging around in Huajie and Liuxiang every day.After that, for some reason, news of his inhumanity came out from the mouths of those women who traded in flesh and blood.At first, no one believed it, but at first Chang Yu only secretly invited the doctor to come back for a consultation, but later it got worse, every day he invited "famous doctors" from other places, and everyone was convinced that he was indeed suffering from hidden diseases.

After another month of losing money in such a business, the clansmen proposed to change the chief shopkeeper, but the old lady refused to let go, and finally had to give up.The He family's business has really been in a slump ever since.

Seeing that he could no longer hold on to these properties, Liu Jingyuan bid farewell to the old lady and went north to find He Qicheng.Seeing that everything in the He residence was in order, he was somewhat satisfied.At this time, seeing that He Qicheng entered the door in high spirits, his gestures were even stronger than before, even if he was not much different from Master He back then, he was immediately relieved and nodded to He Qicheng.

When He Qicheng heard that his younger brother had indeed passed away, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and asked Liu Jingyuan's plan with a wry smile.He thought to himself, Liu Jingyuan was his elder, and someone his father valued during his lifetime, since he came here at this time, no matter what, he had to arrange a suitable place for him.

Liu Jingyuan shook his head and said: "I haven't been to the capital for decades. I think I lived in the capital for half a year when I went to Beijing to catch the exam, and then... oh... it's hard to say. This time, I have Two purposes. One is to find a place to settle down. I have already inquired about it. Those who framed me had already lost in the party struggle and fell from a height. The end was a hundred times more miserable than mine. I will never serve the country again I had no choice but to go to the Eldest Young Master to beg for a meal. This is the second time... The He family's family seems to be dying, so there is no need for the Eldest Young Master to go to this muddy water. I figured it out. As I said, you don't have to stick to this property. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Today, it seems to be a prophecy. When the young master is showing his grand plans, I am willing to do my part for the young master. It's just the second young master The old lady is Shuangliu's real grandmother, so naturally she will not treat him badly, but she is getting old, and Sanyu is losing her normalcy day by day, so I can't take the risk of leaving the child there. I want to ask the young master one thing, can you take Shuangliu back and raise him for the sake of brotherhood?"

He Qicheng sighed and said: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Liu, Xiwu had already arranged for me to raise his child. I thought that no matter how bad Chang Yu was, he would be able to survive for a few years, but I didn't expect it to be so. The He family will soon be defeated. Don't worry, Mr. Liu, Shuangliu is my nephew. I will definitely bring him back as soon as possible and raise him personally. I will pack up and set off tomorrow morning. If Mr. Liu is willing, he will stay Live in the capital. If you still want to move around, I also have some restaurants, money shops, rice shops, etc. in the capital, and Mr. Liu can choose one at will."

"That's great!" Liu Jingyuan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't want to stay in the capital, do you have any other errands for Eldest Young Master? Although Liu is not young, he is still strong, so Eldest Young Master can do whatever he wants. "

He Qicheng pondered for a moment and said: "I have a matter that I need to find a reliable person to handle. It's just that it takes a lot of time to do it, and it's far away in Guangzhou."

Liu Jingyuan smiled and said, "Young Master, you don't know yet? Liu's ancestral home is Guangzhou, and Ye Luo returns to his roots. This arrangement couldn't be better."

When He Qicheng heard this, he also felt that such an arrangement was very good.The two chatted for a while, and Liu Jingyuan said that after He Qiwu left Heqi City, he destroyed all his beloved zithers, and planted two Tangli trees in the yard to express his longing for his brother.He Qicheng's eyes turned red when he heard the words, and he felt very uncomfortable.Dongfang Bubai didn't want to see He Qicheng sad, so he said he wanted to pack up and dragged He Qicheng away.

When we got back to the warm pavilion, there wasn't much to prepare.After all, the two had just returned home, and they hadn't had time to unpack everything, so they saved the effort of tidying up.Dongfang Bubai saw He Qicheng sitting in front of the table, looking where he was looking, there was neither sorrow nor joy on his face, but no expression on his face, knowing that he was very uncomfortable, so he sat beside him.

After sitting until midnight, He Qicheng suddenly came to his senses and smiled apologetically at Dongfang Bubai.After a pause, he let out a long sigh and said, "Brother Dongfang, do you think I did something wrong?"

He didn't wait for Dongfang Bubai to reply, and said directly:

"If I were willing to stay and join forces with Qiwu, the family might not be in such a decline. If I were by my side, it wouldn't be difficult for Xiwu to survive for a few more years. But I just want to leave! From the first day, I have been thinking about how to leave in the future. This is of course because I received my father’s suicide note, knowing that he was afraid that I would be rejected by my second mother when I returned home, and he had already prepared a way for me. But in my heart , before receiving the suicide note, do you really want to stay in that home?"

"Xiwu is my flesh and blood brother, but I don't have much affection with him. Not to mention him, if my father hadn't passed away, I might not have been able to get close to him. For so many years, I suffered so much in the underground cave. Suffering, I can’t even remember the appearance of my parents. What I fear most in my life is being restrained in one place. When I tried everything possible to return home and found out that my parents had passed away, I couldn’t tell whether I was secretly relieved at that time. , I just know that no one in the world can hold me anymore. This filial piety is not exhausted. When I receive my father's suicide note, I don't even have to take care of my family. Once I finish what I want to do at home, So he cheered and pushed the boat with the flow, and was 'kicked out' of the house by Chang Yu."

As He Qicheng said, tears finally filled his eyes: "Brother Dongfang, do you think I did something wrong? If I had cared more about Xiwu, maybe he wouldn't have left so early..."

Dongfang Bubai saw that He Qicheng was crying, and each drop felt like it was scalding his heart. He couldn't help but grabbed He Qicheng's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong with you? Is it because of doing good deeds for the He family to reduce the reputation? Stabilized the business income from various places for the He family? Is it wrong to use blood to treat He Qiwu? Or is it wrong to set all kinds of rules so that the He family will not be ruined after you leave? He Qiwu could have lived, but he wanted an heir , He pinned all his hopes on that child, that's why he chose to take the medicine, so that he would be no different from ordinary people within three months. He asked to die, so what does it have to do with you? He Qicheng, He Qicheng, sometimes, I really wish I could tear all these people out of your heart! In your heart, you only need to pretend what you want to do. Wherever you want to go, I will accompany you there. No one can separate us. !"

He Qicheng's shoulder was aching from being grabbed by Dongfang Bubai, but he also knew that what Dongfang Bubai said was the truth, and it was the first time for his sweetheart to express his love like this, the sadness in his heart could not help but healed a little, so he forced a smile and said: "Brother Dongfang is right. After receiving Shuangliu, we will live in the capital for a while, and when the child is a little older, we will take him to travel around the world, okay?"

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