Li Qinghuan

He Li rested his forehead with one hand, and whispered: "Grandma, don't make fun of me."

The mother-in-law laughed: "Okay, don't make fun of me, don't make fun of me, the dumplings are ready, I'll make them for you."

"Thank you mother-in-law." He Li raised his head and said with a smile, "I want to eat twenty!"

"Okay! Where's Miss Qin? How many do you eat?"

Qin Yang thought for a while: "I have twenty too."

The mother-in-law stood up with the dumplings: "Okay."

Facts have proved that He Li still underestimated his own food intake. He said it was twenty, but he ended up eating more than thirty.

After eating and drinking, He Li bid farewell to Granny Lin, and was led back by Qin Yang.

There are fiery red lanterns hanging everywhere in the village, and the cold snowflakes are illuminated by the warm lights, making them look a lot gentler.

He Li raised his head, a snowflake fell gently on his face, and it turned into water in an instant.

What is Ji Qing doing at this time?He Li thought of this question again for no reason, did he sit by the fire with Yuan Xi and talk about drinking?Or have you stopped?Ji Qing is so afraid of the cold, without him holding her, I don't know if he can sleep well.But it's okay, the stove should be lit in his room, so it won't be too cold.

He Li raised his hand to wipe off the water on his face, lowered his eyes and smiled.

"A Li, are you thinking of Ji Qing?" Qin Yang's voice rang in his ears.

He Li came back to his senses: "Ah, no, no."

Qin Yang smiled: "I miss him now, what should you do when you go to the northwest?"

He Li lowered his head, watching his feet step by step on the thick snow, the surrounding became quiet, so quiet that he could hear the sound of snowflakes falling on the ground.

He Li stood still in this vast expanse of whiteness, and shook his head lightly: "I don't know."

Qin Yang also stopped and turned his head: "What's wrong?"

He Li shook his head, then continued to walk: "It's nothing."

Qin Yang sighed: "I really envy you."

He Li smiled: "Why do you envy us? Get together less and leave more?"

Qin Yang clenched his lips: "Of course not, I envy you. We can advance and retreat together."

There was a smile between He Li's brows and eyes, he hooked his lips and sighed softly, then changed the subject: "Miss Qin, I heard from He Ming that the imperial court will suppress bandits in the coming year. There are so many people in the village, what are you going to do?"

Speaking of this, Qin Yang frowned again, and she shook her head: "To tell you the truth, I don't have a clue, I've been running around outside for the past few days, and I've met with several other villages in private. The people who came out said they were all planning to recruit security."

He Li's face also became a little dignified: "Those villages..."

Seeing He Li hesitated to speak, Qin Yang quickly guessed what he was thinking, and took the words: "Those villages are different from mine. Most of the people in my village are hard-working people, and they are all forced by the government. I was forced to go up the mountain to become a bandit when I had nowhere to go. I usually control them strictly, and I don’t allow them to go down the mountain to cause harm to the people. I just let them develop good skills and get a living from the gang of dog officials. If they figure it out someday I don’t want to stay on this mountain anymore, let them go if I want to go.”

"Miss Qin, why are there so many men in your village?"

"In the past few years, the dog officials in the Pingyao government have become more and more rampant. Whenever they see a beautiful young lady, they will directly take people to rob them. Many of these men have their wives robbed, and their family members are all dead. There are also some officials who beat the yamen and went up the mountain because they were out of breath."

"The people have been oppressed and haven't reported it yet?"

Qin Yang sneered: "It's just a nest of snakes and rats."

He Li was helpless: "I don't believe that a small magistrate in Pingyao has such a great ability to hide the truth."

Qin Yang: "I don't know if I have this ability. Anyway, we common people have suffered enough from the government. If my husband hadn't exchanged his life for it, I might have become the wronged soul of the Pingyao official."

He Li bowed his head deeply: "Sorry."

"It's not the prince's fault, the prince doesn't have to feel guilty."

Prince?When He Li heard this title, he didn't realize it for a while. It seemed like it was yesterday that he was demoted as a white body, and it was still vivid in his memory, and it seemed that it had been a long, long time, and it was vague.

"You...what did you call me?" Before the man could react, the words had already come out of his mouth.

These words didn't mean to question at all, He Li was just in a daze for a while.

Qin Yang hurriedly said: "Sorry, I said something wrong."

He Li was stunned for a moment, then said in a muffled voice: "It's okay, I just, just didn't slow down for a while."

Qin Yang sighed softly, and comforted: "It's all over."

"Yeah, it's all over. If I'm still in a high position, I will definitely eliminate harm for the people and destroy these dog officials. It's a pity that I have been demoted to nothing now, so I can't help you." When He Li said this It was helpless and lost again.

Qin Yang smiled: "Don't worry about Ah Li."

He Li didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly said: "You can find Heming!"

"what?"

"You can contact Heming for the affairs of the Pingyao government." Seeing that Qin Yang didn't understand, He Li explained.

Qin Yang's eyes lit up, but then his expression dimmed again: "Would it be too much trouble for him?"

He Li: "Being in the temple should be for the benefit of the people. Although everyone has their own ambitions, He Ming doesn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. But you have known him for many years, as long as you ask him, he will not help you."

Qin Yang shook his head: "No, I already owed Ji Qing my life, so why bother him?"

He Li pursed his lips and said proudly: "This is not about you alone. This matter concerns the people of Pingyao. He Ming knows me very well. If he knows that I know about Pingyao, he will do it without me asking. , if I tell him personally, he will be very happy."

Qin Yang chuckled: "You just rely on him to spoil you."

He Li: "Then it's okay for me to be arrogant once in a while."

Qin Yang laughed loudly: "Not bad."

He Li lowered his head, kicking the snow under his feet while walking.

After a moment of silence, He Li suddenly said: "Qin Yang, if the imperial court suppresses bandits in the future, if you are really desperate, follow me to the northwest."

Qin Yang stopped in his tracks: "Sir, don't joke about such things, what if I take it seriously?"

He Li keenly noticed that Qin Yang called him from 'A Li' to 'Young Master' again.

He turned his head and looked at Qin Yang who was standing there: "How can I joke about this kind of thing? If you want to, you can follow me. It's okay if you don't want to find another way. It's just that there are so many brothers in this village. Young, old, weak, women and children, it is really difficult for you to settle them down by yourself."

Qin Yang stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.It was too dark, and He Li couldn't see the emotion on her face clearly.

"If you stay here, you will either be recruited, or you will have a fight with the officers and soldiers, or you will send all the brothers away before the court suppresses the bandits."

Qin Yang was silent for a while, and said softly: "My brothers and sisters in the village and I have a sworn hatred against the Pingyao government."

He Li: "That's it, so the road of Zhao'an will not work. If there is a fight, there is no chance of winning. It's just a waste of life, using flesh and blood to pave the way for those people to get promoted."

"Why don't I know?" Qin Yang sighed, and then continued with the third method proposed by He Li, "Dismissal doesn't work either, the village is full of lonely families, and they are wanted by the government. I have nowhere to go, maybe I have to die in the hands of the government in the end. It’s not that I haven’t thought about this idea, and I mentioned it to them today, but they are brothers for many years, and no one can bear it.”

He Li pondered for a moment: "Since none of these three paths work, then follow me."

"But I want to make it clear that going to the northwest is going to fight a war. It is very likely that you will never come back after you go, but at least you will not die at the hands of the enemy. It is up to you whether you go or not. I will not force you."

Qin Yang was silent for a moment, took two steps forward, knelt down in front of He Li on one knee, and bowed his hands: "Thank you son, you gave us a way out."

He Li stretched out his hand to grab her arm, and pulled her up: "Don't kneel, I'm young, if you kneel, I might lose my life."

Qin Yang stood up, patted the snow on his robe, and said: "Young master, please rest assured, the people in this village are all rough people, although they don't know much, but they know how to punch and kick, and they won't drag you down." hind legs."

He Li nodded, but didn't speak.He had considered this matter long ago. There are many wars in the remote northwest, and the situation is extremely sinister. If the people in this village have no strength to restrain chickens, he would not rashly say this.Those old and weak women and children in the village will definitely not be able to go with them. When the time comes, talk to Ji Qing and make arrangements for them.

It was late at night, but the hall was still bustling with activity.

He Li stood outside the door and listened to the commotion inside, feeling lost for no reason.

"Qin Yang, I'm going back to sleep, the child's time has passed, and I can count as keeping this year."

"Okay, can you find your way back?"

He Li nodded: "I can find it, not far away."

"Row."

Qin Yang stood at the door and watched He Li leave before turning around and pushing the door in.

He Li didn't lie down immediately when he returned to the house.He took off his cloak and hung it beside the bed, and sat on the bed by himself.

After being dazed for a moment, he came back to his senses, reached out and took out a paper bag from under the pillow. There were two pieces of paper in the bag, which were two letters written to him by Ji Qing.

One was the one that Ji Qing borrowed buns from him when we first met, and the other was written to him when he first woke up from a serious injury.

He Li carefully took out the two pieces of paper, and carefully read them again.

The corners of the letter I wrote when we first met were worn out, and even had rough edges, and the other letter was not much better.

He Li usually took it out to look at it, but no matter how much the owner cared for it, it couldn't prevent it from getting old.

Seeing words as faces...seeing words as faces...indeed, seeing words as faces.

When He Li touched the yellowed paper with his fingertips, he seemed to see Ji Qing who was in high spirits through time.Ji Qing with a smile in his eyes, Ji Qing who frowned in thought, Ji Qing who was indifferent and ruthless, and Ji Qing who was as gentle as water in front of him.

On the other piece of paper, the handwriting was weak and feeble, leaving only the strength of character.He Li could see the pale Ji Qing sitting at the table holding his strength, writing down his miss for him word by word.

Missing is the most unbearable when love is deep, and in a blink of an eye, a teardrop fell on He Li's hand.

He Li hurriedly wiped away his tears, folded the letter, put it back into the paper bag and pressed it under the pillow.

He Li claims that he is not a weak person, but he can't imagine, if there is no Ji Qing, whether he can survive to the present.

It was useless to think too much, he lay down, covered the quilt and closed his eyes, thinking that he was lucky enough, now he should sleep well.