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(Several episodes, mainly to fill in the endings of some characters.)

In March of Yangchun, the snow in Shandong has just melted away.

A man with a broken arm and gray temples came to the bank of Jiaoshui River in a carriage.

There is a post station near the ferry, and it is a big station. If there is a typhoon near Shanghai, documents from Nanjing will enter Shandong through the canal and be sent to Liaodong through Dengzhou Port, and this post station is a must.

Of course, there are many storms in summer and autumn, which often cut off the sea route, and it is safer to go directly to Shanhaiguan.

Since it is the main way, it will naturally prosper.

There are inns next to the station, and there are more than one.

Officials, businessmen, and scholars often stayed in the guest rooms, while the caravan men who escorted the goods slept in cheap Datong bunks.

"It's getting late, let's stay at the hotel first." The man with the broken arm paid the fare and said to the woman who was getting off.

The woman was in her early thirties and wore a hat with a veil hanging down from the brim to completely cover her face. She was also holding a child in her hand, about ten years old, curiously observing the surrounding scenery.

This family of three has been incognito for many years, and even the government's wanted notices are no longer posted.

The man with a broken arm is Li Huchong, the protagonist of the first major army smuggling case in the new dynasty. Now that he has changed his name to Mu Feiyu, his old comrade-in-arms turned a blind eye and let him hide in Shaanxi for nearly ten years. Now he is carrying fake documents and plans to go to sea to settle down in Luzon.

Glancing at the three inns, Li Huchong walked straight to the smallest one with his wife and children.

It was a small two-story building with only seven or eight guest rooms, and there were no stables or other facilities.

"Among the three, do you want to be a top player, or do you want to stay in the shop?" The shop assistant warmly greeted them.

Li Huchong said, "Stay overnight and cross the river tomorrow."

The clerk said: "Then you register first."

Li Huchong walked to the counter and said as he walked, "Fried two side dishes."

"Okay, fry two small dishes." The shop clerk shouted inward, and reached out to receive the salute. Li Huchong only handed over the big luggage, but the small luggage containing the gold cake was hung on his shoulder.

At the counter, holding a writing brush was Wei Jianxiong who had disappeared for many years.

Wei Jianxiong's head is already gray, and he took his wife to look for relatives for many years, but after finding nothing, he actually opened a small inn by the Jiaoshui River.

Taking out the store calendar, Wei Jianxiong asked, "Does the guest officer have a guide ticket?"

"Yes." Li Huchong took out the fake document.

The store calendar, also called the store book, must record the identity information of the guests staying in the store in detail, so that the government can come to check it regularly.

In ancient times, staying in a hotel also had to check the "ID card"!

Wei Jianxiong glanced at the opponent's severed arm, then caught a glimpse of his callus, and asked casually, "Retired officer?"

Li Huchong said, "Retire early."

"That's a veteran." Wei Jianxiong looked at the fake document and smiled playfully. "Since you are a veteran of Datong, I will give you a 20% discount. Go to sea to join relatives?"

Li Huchong said: "There is a nephew who has made a fortune in Luzon. He wrote a letter home and asked me to help."

Wei Jianxiong quickly recorded the store calendar, handed back the fake documents, and warned in a low voice: "Don't make trouble in my store, it's good for you and good for me."

Li Huchong fixed his eyes, stared at Wei Jianxiong for two seconds, then smiled and said: "The shopkeeper was joking, in this prosperous world of Great Harmony, how can there be bad people causing trouble for no reason."

"I hope so." Wei Jianxiong also smiled.

Li Huchong took his wife and children upstairs, and followed the man to the guest room.

After placing the luggage, Li Huchong sighed: "I was recognized."

Yang Shi was startled and said, "No way?"

Li Huchong said: "The shopkeeper has a background, he is a practicing family. Besides, I have probably met me before... where did you meet?" After thinking for a long time, Li Huchong stared his eyes straight, and said in a low voice with some horror, "I Thinking about it, I met him in Jiangxi, and His Majesty once called him Uncle! At that time, I asked Lao Huang, where did His Majesty get his uncle, and Lao Huang said that he was His Majesty's master. His Majesty's martial arts were all taught by this man! "

Yang Shi was so frightened that she trembled all over: "Your Majesty's Master Spear and Stick must be very powerful, will he..."

Li Huchong comforted himself: "No, no, definitely not."

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downstairs.

A six or seven-year-old boy was jumping up and down with a schoolbag on his back, ran into the inn and shouted, "Father, I'm back!"

Wei Jianxiong immediately smiled: "What did you learn today?"

The child said: "I learned subtraction, and I also learned two new words."

"Go find your mother in the backyard." Wei Jianxiong said.

Seeing his son bouncing away, Wei Jianxiong smiled more and more happily. He has been dog licking for half his life, and he still has a child with the goddess. What could be happier than this?

Wei Jianxiong only hopes that he can live a long and healthy life until the day his son gets married and has children.

If his son fails to pass the college entrance examination in the future, Wei Jianxiong, who has never begged for help all his life, will probably put down his old face and beg the emperor. He doesn't expect the emperor to break the rules, but there are many ways to circumvent them, such as letting his son learn a foreign language, and then recruiting him into Honglu Temple as a diplomat.

Children rushed across the backyard, and Mrs. Chen was spinning in the house.

Although Shandong, like Jiangnan, has long used steam engines extensively, folk women still like to spin and weave cloth by themselves.

"Mom!" The child put down his schoolbag.

Mrs. Chen glanced at it, and asked scoldingly, "Did you go fishing in the river again on the way from school?"

The child denied it flatly: "No."

Chen said angrily, "Hurry up and change your pants, the legs are all wet."

"Oh." The child bowed his head and walked away.

Next to her was a maid in her teens who was packing up her things and was planning to go home from get off work. She said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, the young master is good at studying. If you are more playful at this time, you can become a high-ranking official when you grow up."

Chen said: "I don't ask him to be a high official, as long as he can live a safe life."

The maid is Lian Er, a villager nearby, who has been married for half a year, and usually helps Mrs. Chen with some housework.

Lian Er finished work and left the backyard, then went to the front shop to say goodbye to Wei Jianxiong. Not far from the gate of the inn, she heard a noise from the inn next door, and she ran over curiously to watch the excitement.

The shopkeeper of that inn said: "Guests, the guest rooms are really full, only the Datong shop is still vacant. How about you go to the side and ask?"

A follower patted the counter and shouted: "The small shop next to it, how can you wrong my master? Do you know what my master does? Let me tell you..."

"alright!"

The middle-aged man with a fat body suddenly shut up his followers: "Go and see the store next door."

The shopkeeper suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he could tell that this group of people has a lot of background. A fat middle-aged man with seven or eight entourages, the entourages are armed, and they don't seem to be in business. They almost used a knife just now. This kind of person is definitely not easy to provoke.

A group of people went to Wei Jianxiong's shop, Lian'er was afraid that something might go wrong, so she hurried back and said, "Master, a group of vicious customers have come, and they don't look very talkative."

"Understood." Wei Jianxiong nodded and said.

The fat middle-aged man had already walked into the inn, Wei Jianxiong was stunned for a moment, and the other party was also stunned when he saw him.

The entourage is still clamoring: "Clean up the best room in your store..."

"Shut up!" The fat middle-aged man angrily reprimanded.

Wei Jianxiong called the assistant: "Clean up the empty rooms."

The fat middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed his hands together: "Uncle Wei, long time no see."

Wei Jianxiong cupped his hands in return: "Master, please come to the backyard to talk."

Lian Er and those followers stopped talking, it was obvious that they met acquaintances.

The fat middle-aged man is of course Fei Yuanjian, who had trouble with Zhao Han when he was studying, and was one of the early civil servants who followed Zhao Han to conquer the world.

After being led to the backyard by Wei Jianxiong, Fei Yuanjian saw Mrs. Chen and saluted respectfully, "Mother!"

Chen Shi was overjoyed: "Sit down, sit down!"

Lian Er also came over and hurried to serve water and tea.

The child leaned against Mrs. Chen curiously, wondering about the situation in front of him, why did this big fat man call his mother his mother?

Mrs. Chen said: "This is your elder brother, quickly call him big brother."

The child shouted in a daze, "Brother."

Fei Yuanjian's mood was a bit complicated, but he was more than happy, and took off the jade pendant with a smile: "I haven't prepared a meeting gift either, so I'll give this to my younger brother."

He was not born to the Chen family, but his biological mother left her alone on her deathbed, and the Chen family was considered his mother in the legal sense. Apart from his wife and children, he has no other relatives now, and the multiple "brothers" at this time can be regarded as a surprise to him.

Everyone recounted the past for a while, Wei Jianxiong asked: "Master..."

Fei Yuanjian interrupted, "Wei Shumo called me Young Master."

"Cough...then you...go on a business trip?" Wei Jianxiong was a little awkward.

Fei Yuanjian said: "I have recuperated at home for many years, and now I have finally recovered. I was transferred to Xuantu Province to be the Zuo Buzheng, and also supervised the civil affairs of the Andong Governor's Mansion."

With Fei Yuanjian's qualifications, he should have been a cabinet minister long ago.

However, his personal ability is average, and he has been ill for many years and has been bedridden into a fat man. I returned to Beijing last year to return to work, but I couldn't find a suitable vacancy. This year I will be transferred to Xuantu Province first, and I will be transferred back to the central government after a few years of work.

His position is extremely powerful, not only governing Xuantu Province (Jilin), but also supervising the civil affairs of the entire Heilongjiang region.

Fei Yuanjian currently has no title, but the emperor treats him well.

Yiwang Mansion in Jianchang, Jiangxi Province covers an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of square meters. Part of it was rebuilt into a primary and secondary school, part of it was rebuilt into a court office, and the remaining 50,000 square meters of gardens were all rewarded to Fei Yuanjian as a private residence.

Moreover, there are mines in Jianchang Prefecture, and Fei Yuanjian has the right to operate a mine.

Although Jianchang is located in a remote place, with a large mansion and a mine, Fei Yuanjian is living a relatively comfortable life among the heroes.

Wei Jianxiong asked, "Why don't you go to Liaodong by boat from Shanghai?"

Fei Yuanjian said: "I have a friend in Shandong. I stopped by to visit. I didn't expect to meet Uncle Wei and Mother."

Mrs. Chen said with emotion: "If my sister knows about Quanxia, ​​she must be very pleased to know that brother Jian is so promising. Last time I went back to Qianshan, I heard that my sister's grave was moved to Jianchang, and I have never had a chance to pay homage to her." .”

Fei Yuanjian said: "When I return to Beijing in a few years to report on my duties, I will also go to Jianchang to pay homage. Mother and Uncle Wei will go together."

"That's fine, that's fine." Chen agreed without hesitation. After all these years, the past grievances have faded away.

The next day, Fei Yuanjian set out to cross the river.

Li Huchong was also on the boat with his wife and children. When he saw Fei Yuanjian, he was so frightened that he quickly bowed his head and didn't speak. When I arrived in Dengzhou, I was anxious to find a boat to go to Luzon, so that I could live a normal life overseas.