The cold wind blows on the face and the fallen leaves are colorful.

Amid the sound of horse hooves, a row of light riders galloped past, lifting up the dead leaves on the mountain road and dancing gracefully, with wisps of dust mixed in between.

After passing through the not-wide official road, the group rode their horses into the narrower mountain path. The road became more and more rugged and difficult to walk.

This path seems to have been abandoned for a long time. The narrow path is full of vines, and many thorns are growing on the roadside. Falling leaves cover the road surface, covering the ditches below, and winding to the riverside.

Fortunately, it was winter at this time, and the kudzu vines, thorns and wild trees on the roadside were all bare, with branches hanging and leaves falling, which revealed this small path in the forest. If it was midsummer, there would be no road. People who are familiar with this place can only rely on their memories to find the winding riverside path that once was winding.

After walking a few steps forward, the group turned over and got off the horse, then led the horse, looked at his feet, walked slowly forward, and walked towards the river.

No matter how difficult the road is, there will be an end.

Standing by the river, the man in the brocade clothes in the leading man threw the reins to his entourage beside him, standing on the mound by the river, staring at the clear river water flowing in front of him, he looked sad, and his eyes were filled with unconcealed sorrow.

The big river in front of me seems particularly quiet, with clear water quality, blue at the bottom of the river, flowing slowly, carrying a bay of clear springs flowing east into the sea. If you stare at the pool of clear water in front of you, you can hardly feel it flowing. The water reflects the mountains on both sides, just like a man who is physically and mentally exhausted lying in the arms of a dignified and beautiful beauty and wandering in a sweet dreamland.

In front of the group was a ferry bridge that could cross a carriage. The bridge deck was very clean, and it seemed that some people were cleaning it frequently. The handrails on both sides were spotlessly wiped, and it seemed that some people often stood on the bridge and looked at the railings. What was he looking at, where was he also like the man in brocade clothes standing on the shore at this moment, and was timid in his hometown, standing at the bridge and standing quietly, and could only stare at the river water quietly. In this way, he remembered his relatives.

Looking at the tall and upright figure of his man, Xiao Qiao sensitively felt that his back was actually a hint of loneliness. His face was filled with sadness, tears in his eyes, and the crystal tears rolled in his eyes, but never slipped down.

This is the first time since Xiao Qiao and Li Li met that a man was so sad. So lonely, it is also the first time she saw Li Li crying with her own eyes. Why is he sad, why are there tears in the corners of his eyes? Who can make him miss this way? For whom are the shining tears that have not fallen?

In fact, Xiao Qiao knew who he was missing, and why he stopped moving forward, and even knew that his tears were just to remember a kind and kind old lady who once lived across the river.

However, knowing that it was one thing, seeing this scene with one's own eyes was another feeling, so that Xiao Qiao felt very sad at this moment. She couldn't help but burst into tears. She had never seen Mrs. Bu, but had already heard of this kind old man who was regarded as her mother by Li Li, but she was dead.

It is said that Mrs. Bu was very weak during his lifetime. She was petite and cherished life very much, but she was weak and sickly. She always relied on precious medicine to maintain her life. However, when someone held her hostage and forced Li Li to surrender, the old lady resolutely chose to end her life and thus preserved Li Li, who had only met her.

Perhaps, just when Mrs. Bu rushed towards the sword, she truly regarded Li Li as her child. So she ended her life without hesitation, using this to protect her child from threats and harm. The greatness of her mother burst into an indelible brilliant light at the moment when she committed suicide, so that things have been going on for four years, but they are still firmly engraved in Li Li's heart, and they cannot be dispelled and lingered.

At this moment, Xiao Qiao was sad and crying not only for the sake of Mrs. Bu, whom she had never met, but for the man she loved. She always felt happy when she saw a man's handsome and cheerful smile; when she saw her beloved man feel sad, she would cry with him. Love what he likes, worry about what he is worried about, be one and one heart, and empathize with him. This is husband and wife, this is love.

Coincidentally, Bu Lianshi, who was standing beside her, was crying with Xiao Qiao at this time, so that Lu Lingqi, who accompanied her, was also infected by them, feeling sad and burst into tears.

The beautiful eyes of Xiao Qiao, Bu Lianshi and Lu Lingqi made Guo Jia and Li Zhi, who followed Li Li to Shu County, feel heavy. They can't help but recall the tragic scene of Bu Mansion being destroyed and Mrs. Bu committing suicide that day. On that thunderstorm night, Guo Jia and Li Zhi were both present, experienced the disaster personally, and witnessed the touching scene of Li Li and Mrs. Bu being mother and son, as well as Li Li's heartbroken pain and regret after Mrs. Bu was killed.

However, in Guo Jia's opinion, things have long passed and the dead have passed. Regret is useless, and sadness is useless. There is no need to be so. But he also knows that human feelings are very complicated and difficult to be rational and contemplated. Everyone may have spiritual trauma that is difficult to completely heal, everyone may make mistakes that they cannot forgive themselves, and everyone has people and things that they will never forget.

However, Guo Jia has long been accustomed to looking at things with rational eyes, so even if he is in a heavy mood at this time, he can control his feelings. Then he walked lightly to Xiao Qiao and Bu Lianshi, waved his hand to signal them to control their emotions, otherwise their silent tears would directly affect Li Li's mood.

Sure enough, Xiao Qiao, Bu Lianshi and Lu Lingqi were all smart and kind-hearted women. They immediately reacted after seeing Guo Jia's eyes and gestures.

Then they wiped away their tears, forced their emotions, and tried their best to calm themselves down. Then Xiao Qiao and Bu Lianshi walked gently to Li Li, holding his arms left and right. Both of them said nothing, but a sweet smile appeared on their pretty faces.

Sure enough, after seeing the sweet smiling faces of Bu Lianshi and Xiao Qiao, the melancholy on Li Li's face quickly escaped, replaced by a knowing smile.

"Well, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Maybe it's because I've been in the military camp for too long. I can't help but feel moved when I see such a beautiful scenery." Li Li explained with a smile. Explanation is equivalent to concealment, but concealment is also a good way to divert attention. At least it can make people come out of a certain situation and change their mood, and the melancholy will go with it.

Seeing that Li Li finally smiled, the smiles on Xiao Qiao and Bu Lianshi's faces became stronger and stronger, and they smiled more seriously and sweeter.

A sweet smile is extremely contagious and can affect the other person's mood. It is not only pleasing to the eye, but also pleasant to the mood.

The smiles of Xiao Qiao and Bu Lianshi deeply infected Li Li, especially Bu Lianshi's sweet and pure smile had a great impact on him, because this was Bu Lianshi's home. If Mrs. Bu was still alive, she would definitely be very happy after seeing her daughter's sweet and happy smile.

At this point, Li Li's melancholy was wiped out. He gently embraced Xiao Qiao and Bu Lianshi's slender waists and walked slowly on the crossing bridge. He smiled and said, "It seems that no one has been here for a long time, and the road is also abandoned."

"No, my husband said it wrong." Bu Lianshi smiled and shook his head, pointed his hand at the shore, and said softly: "Look, husband, there is a new road built on the shore, and the road is very wide, so you can pass the carriage. Therefore, the road leading to Bujiazhuang has been changed, and the path we just walked was naturally abandoned."

"Haha! It's true!" Li Li turned around and saw that as Mr. Bu Lian said, there was indeed a newly built road along the river bank, and he could drive a carriage to Bu Mansion on the other side of the river. However, Li Li originally wanted to say that this was Bu Lian's former residence, no wonder he was so familiar, but when he spoke, he didn't say it, for fear that Mr. Bu Lian thought of the sad past of Bu Mansion being destroyed.

I walked all the way and took a look, and soon I arrived at the gate of Bu Mansion.

However, the gate of Bu Mansion was like early summer four years ago. There were no servants in front of the door and the main door was closed. Everything was the scene when Li Li and his group came to visit. The only difference was that the two big red lanterns hanging under the corridor in the past were raised a little, not covering the door, revealing the word "Bu Mansion".

"Let me wait, let me knock on the door." Just as Li Li stepped up the steps and was about to knock on the door, Guo Jia quickly followed, walked to Li Li while talking, and raised his hand to knock on the door of the Bu Mansion.

"Dong, dundong!"

Four years ago, one evening in early summer, Guo Jia knocked on the gate of Bu Mansion like this, which led to the encounter between Li Li and Bu Lianshi, and also made Li Li get to know Bu Lianshi's mother and regard Mrs. Bu as his aunt.

"Who? I knocked on the door in broad daylight, and I still let people sleep? My master is not in the mansion, come again another day!" The door did not open, but an extremely impatient voice came from it. The speaker seemed to have been woken up from his sleep, so he had a very strong temper and a bad tone, so he couldn't even bother to open the door, so he spoke to drive people away.

The voice behind the door sounded familiar and familiar, so that after Guo Jia heard the sound, he turned his head to look at Li Li, and the two looked at each other and smiled. At this time, Bu Lianshi, who was following Li Li, couldn't help but blush his pretty face, and naturally remembered the first time he met Li Li. That scene was exactly the same as at this moment.

The person who spoke inside was the former guardian of the Bu Mansion. This guy could never change his bad habit of sleeping during the day, and he seemed to have a good temper and became more and more arrogant. Last time Guo Jia came forward to knock on the door, he still opened the door, and then looked at the sky and drove Li Li and his group away. Now, it's fine, this guy didn't even open the door, and shouted directly behind the door, and without saying a word, he opened his mouth to drive away people.

The scene in front of him was very embarrassed and complained to the master: "After so many years, why has A Si still not improved and made a fool of himself in front of his husband again!"

Immediately, Master Bu Lian walked to the door and shouted angrily: "A Si, are you sleeping lazy again? Open the door quickly, I'm back."

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Chapter completed!