On this day, outside the residence of the old leader, the natives who heard the news from all sides were gathered in the Mahe Valley.

Xie Changgeng, the governor of Hexi, arrived here in person today.

It is said that in addition to visiting the old leader, he also discussed the whereabouts of Mahe Valley in the future.

People looked at the gate guarded by the guards, either waiting for a breath or whispering, and their expressions were mixed with joy and sorrow.

If you don’t have to be trapped in the future like before, and even get salt daily, it is naturally a great good thing.

But for them, their ancestors have reproduced and lived here for generations, and the land under their feet has long been integrated into their blood. Now they are facing the fate of being moved. In addition to reluctance, they are even more confused and uneasy about the future.

Everyone is waiting anxiously.

Time passed by moment by moment. Finally, the closed door opened, and a deacon ran out of the door and announced a news.

After on-site inspection of the terrain, the Jiedushi believed that it was not necessary to move all the residents here. He planned to choose a site outside the valley entrance, build a subway, build an outer city, send troops, and set up garrisons.

The natives were surprised, then ecstatic, and cheers burst out from all over the world.

Amid the deafening cheers, people saw the governor walking out of the door. Beside him, the old leader was sitting on a chair and was also carried out.

There was a commotion. Everyone rushed up and smiled happily.

Xie Changgeng raised his arms and pressed his wrists.

The surroundings slowly became quiet.

He faced countless gazes that were aimed at him and said, "Xie came here to serve as the governor of the court for more than four years. It is up to the people's love and soldiers to serve, and the northern enemy was defeated by the northern enemy. However, the northern enemy coveted the good land of Hexi, and has a long ambition and will never die. You have lived here for many years, such as a landlord. When Xie came here, he knew that if there was no help from you, he would be alone and unable to make a living. Now his wish has finally been paid. The old leader of Meng was enlightened and generous, and is willing to help me fight against the enemy with all his strength. Xie was grateful to him, and knew that his hometown was difficult to move. After discussing with the leader, he made a decision and planned to build a city at the valley entrance. After the completion, he sent an army to guard. In addition to our Hexi soldiers, the soldiers also hoped that you and others would join in to fight against foreign enemies together to protect my parents' longevity and wife's safety!"

His official uniform was majestic, his figure was upright, his eyes were bright, and his words were short and powerful. Everyone was grateful to him, and he was deeply infected at this moment, and his blood was boiling, and they all bowed to him. Those strong native men were even more ready to fight to join the army and serve the governor.

Xie Changgeng leaned over and whispered a few words to the old leader.

The old leader nodded. He stood up straight and smiled and said, "From now on the way, there will be another garrison city in the west of my Hebei area. The name, I and the leader have just agreed, so I called Wu'an Shu. With Wu Ding'an, the family and country will be permanently stationed!"

As his words fell, the cheers resounded again in the Mahe Valley.

That night, the natives cooked cattle and killed sheep, and held a banquet to entertain Xie Changgeng and his party. The guests and hosts all had fun. After the banquet, Xie Changgeng said goodbye and agreed to hold a banquet at the Jiedushi's Mansion to invite them to the city to discuss matters.

Despite his weakness, the old leader asked someone to carry him out again and send him to him in person.

Xie Changgeng said thanks again and again.

"The chief's body is important, don't send it to me. Please rest assured that the matter agreed today will not change!"

The old leader was filled with emotion.

"Madam is so righteous, how can the Jiedushi be a person who has no faith in his words? In the past, we misunderstood the Jiedushi and repeatedly defied their good intentions and became enemies with you. The Jiedushi not only did not blame him, but also considered his people everywhere, but also made the wife take risks and suffer so much because of me, an irrelevant person. I am extremely grateful and cannot express my gratitude. I am willing to make a bloody alliance with the Jiedushi to express my heart and mind. As long as the Jiedushi dies on this day, my children and grandchildren will inherit it!"

Someone had already set up an altar. After the alliance was completed, Xie Changgeng took his followers out of the valley.

On the way, his subordinates were very happy. Liu An said: "Moving the natives out will not only waste money, but also settle their livelihoods in the future. It is not a trivial matter. If they are not handled well, they will cause trouble. It is the safest way for adults to save effort, not only to save effort, but also to encourage natives to join the army and join the war. It can be said that they kill two birds with one stone."

Everyone agreed. Xie Changgeng said nothing, and there was no joy on his face. When he reached the intersection of the road, he suddenly stopped his horse and looked into the distance, saying, "I have something to do. You all return to your position. From tomorrow, we will immediately start building a city and prepare military."

After he gave the order, he turned his horse's head, climbed the fork to the Beishan Horse Farm, and galloped away.

It was already late for him to arrive, and the Liang regiment, who was in charge of the guard, called out the maid.

Xie Changgeng asked Xier about her diet and daily life these days. The maid came one by one.

"According to the explanation before the Lord Weng left, the young master rested every night at Xu hour and was already asleep now."

Xie Changgeng stood in the courtyard for a moment, entered, gently pushed open the door, and walked in.

He sat on the chair in front of the bed, looking at the child sleeping heavily on the bed opposite, his expression gradually relaxed.

The silent ears were as water, and the night became darker and deeper. I had not had a good rest for many days. At this moment, he felt endless tiredness, as if he was coming towards him from the depths of darkness that could not be illuminated by the lights. He then leaned in the chair, leaned his head back, and slowly closed his eyes.

I don’t know how long I slept, but suddenly, he shuddered, opened his blood-wounded eyes, and saw a small figure standing in front of him, on the ground in front of him.

The child woke up at some point and climbed off the bed, wearing pajamas and barefoots, standing on the cold ground, reaching out a hand to him, as if scared by his reaction, and his hand stopped and the person was fixed there.

"Sir Xie... I woke up and saw that you fell asleep. I was afraid that you would be cold and wanted to let you sleep on my bed..."

Xier slowly withdrew her hand and said in a low voice.

Xie Changgeng was stunned, reacted, stood up immediately, picked up the child from the ground, rubbed his palms and put him back in the quilt.

"I'm fine. Don't be frozen anymore." He said in a hoarse voice, raising his hand and rubbing the child's little head.

"Did I wake you up?"

Xier shook her head: "I woke up and saw you sitting here and falling asleep..."

"If you are tired, just sleep next to me."

The child moved to the inside of the bed generously.

Xie Changgeng hesitated for a while, finally took off his coat and slowly lay down.

The child thoughtfully covered him with a quilt and said, "Mom said, "You must protect many people. You should cover the quilt well and you should not freeze. If you get sick, you should get sick."

Maybe because of drinking tonight, when Xie Changgeng heard the child's whisper, he suddenly felt a sense of depression in his chest, and it was surging.

He reached out and covered the child with a quilt, and said softly: "Go to sleep."

Xier closed her eyes, after a while, she opened her eyes and said, "I can't sleep."

"Why? If you don't sleep, your mother..."

"She knows, she's going to be unhappy," he said.

"I just dreamed of her. I missed her and couldn't sleep." Xier said softly.

Xie Changgeng paused.

"Where is she now? Do you know, sir?" the child asked.

It has been three days, and tonight has passed, and it has been three nights.

According to the speed of the team and the path of their journey west, we should have arrived near Jialinzhu today, but it was just the beginning, and the journey was long from Tianshan Mountain.

You have to pass through Yanzhizhan, Ganjunzhan, Helizhan... After climbing the mountain alone, there are many mountains and mountains, and then go west for hundreds of miles before you can finally reach the end of the lonely city, Jincheng.

"She is on the way and will be back then."

"Go to bed, it's very late." He said with a smile for a moment.

The child bit his lip, huh, closed his eyes, and opened his eyes after a moment.

"The house is so warm, but where will she sleep tonight? If it snows again, will she be very cold?"

The suffocation in my chest seemed to come again.

Xie Changgeng felt a silence in his chest, and slowly let out a breath of suffocation, and said softly: "Don't worry. Someone who walks with her will take good care of her and will give her a place to sleep, so that she won't be cold."

Xier stopped asking questions and said in a depressing manner: "I want to go with her. But I don't dare to tell her. She won't agree."

"Sir, I dream of growing up soon, so that I can protect her."

Xie Changgeng's voice was deep: "Go to sleep."

The child yawned, closed his eyes, and finally fell asleep again.

Xie Changgeng didn't want to go back to the city, but he had to go back.

Tomorrow morning, his subordinates and subordinates will wait for him to appear in the yamen to discuss the matter of Mahe Valley guarding the city.

This is a big deal, and he must not refuse to go back.

He looked at the eyes of the sleeping child beside him, looked for a moment, covered him with a blanket, got out of the bed, and left the house gently, and his figure sank into the night.

...

On the seventh day after Mu Fulan left, at night, Xie Changgeng came back from outside. As soon as he entered the door, he was told that his mother asked him to come back and immediately went to see her, saying that something was wrong.

I've been too busy recently, Xie Changgeng goes out early and returns late every day.

If a person is in the Jiedu Mansion, no matter how busy he is, he will definitely go to Xie’s mother’s place in the morning, but if he really has no time at night, he will skip it.

I don't know what happened to her.

Xie Changgeng asked the manager, but the manager shook his head and said hesitated for a while, and then said, "The old lady was not very happy to see him. She asked for a while and asked, "Master, if you come back, you will go to see her immediately."

Xie Changgeng hurried over. When he entered the house, he saw his mother sitting alone on the edge of the bed, with a calm face and anger.

Xie Changgeng walked up to him and said to the courtesy, "I have been busy recently and I couldn't come to my mother to greet him in the evening. It was because my son was negligent. My mother asked me to come here, what's the matter?"

Xie's mother grabbed her son's sleeve and asked, "Geng'er! What does the godson raised by Mu's family have to do with her? Do you know?"

Xie Changgeng glanced at his mother: "What does mom mean?"

Xie's mother whispered: "I heard that the child was a bit like Mu. My mother was wondering if it was her own seed? Otherwise, she was not old or old, and she was not sure that she could not have a child. Why would she bring such an adopted son with her as a treasure? Even if she really wanted to adopt him, who would not choose to raise him who was ignorant, and would take such a big and small family home like her?"

A look of doubt appeared on her face.

"Mom was wondering if the child was the bastard born by Mu himself and others. He bullied you honestly and brought you back to raise him, but told you that he recognized his godson! Geng'er, you must keep your eyes open, you can't..."

"Mom! Do you know what you are talking about? Where did you hear this?"

Xie Changgeng suddenly shouted.

Xie's mother was shocked, stunned, and came to her senses. Seeing her son's face showing anger, she muttered in a low voice: "Don't worry about where you heard it. Anyway, my mother is for your own good! I'm afraid you will suffer a loss, so I reminded you! What's wrong with you? I'm talking to my mother?"
To be continued...