Han Xiufeng's hometown is not on Zoumagang, but at the foot of Ciyun Mountain, about seven miles northwest of Zoumagang.

Because he was so eager to return home, Han Xiufeng didn't want to go along the official road first, and then turn back to Ciyun from the path he had often walked. So as soon as he entered the border of Ba County, he found a villager and asked, intending to take a shortcut to go home. He never thought that after leaving the official road, he got lost at the doorstep!

There are many peaks, towering ancient trees, and winding mountain roads, which cannot be distinguished between the southeast, south, west and north.

Just when Han Xiufeng was regretting and wanted to lead everyone back, Chen Buxun, who was exploring the way forward, found that there was smoke in front of him. The smoke in the cooking pot means someone's house, which means he could find someone to ask for directions, so he continued to walk forward. Unexpectedly, when he approached, he saw that there was a bamboo forest, and there was a temple behind the bamboo forest.

Mr. Fei thought he had taken the wrong path and was going to the temple in front of him to stay, but Han Xiufeng said excitedly: "It's here, finally, we're here, we're not wrong!"

Qin'er has been to Ciyun's hometown twice. She looked at her kids, but she didn't look like she did when she came before. She couldn't help but say, "But you can't see people around..."

"You came from Zouma. We are now from Bishan, and we are taking shortcuts." Han Xiufeng signaled his eldest son to grab the saddle and walked along with the horse, explaining: "The reason why our hometown is called Ciyun is because it is located at the foot of Ciyun Mountain. The reason why Ciyun Mountain is called Ciyun Mountain is because there is a Ciyun Temple on the mountain, which is the temple in front. When my elder brother took me here once when I was a child, but it was too long since I couldn't remember it. Now that I remember, I know how to leave when I got here."

Mr. Fei subconsciously asked: "Why go?"

"Walk forward first, there is no need to reach the gate of Ciyun Temple. There is a fork road. Follow that fork road down the mountain and walk to the foot of the mountain and you will arrive."

"Second Master, there is really a road ahead. The road down the mountain is much easier to walk than the road you came here!"

"I'm right, right?" Han Xiufeng looked at Chen Hu, Chen Buxian and others happily, and explained: "The monks from Ciyun Temple are going to go down the mountain to beg for alms, and the villagers at the foot of the mountain are going to go up the mountain to burn incense. As there are more people, this road is naturally easier to walk than the road we have come."

"I finally arrived, I'm rushing all the way." Qin'er finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned over to find the village she remembered.

However, the pine trees along the way down the mountain were covered with green mist and winding, and the surroundings were full of forests. In addition, the sky was dark and I couldn't see anything. After walking for nearly three incense sticks, I turned two or three bends, and then I suddenly realized that there were fifty or sixty families living at the foot of the mountain. A pond not far from the entrance of the mountain was particularly conspicuous in the hazy twilight.

Qin'er hugged the baby tightly and said excitedly: "I remember it, I'm really here! Fourth brother, the mountain pass is the entrance of the village. Last time, my father and I brought Goudan from the entrance of the village!"

I have been away from my hometown for too long, and the changes in my hometown are not one or two points. Han Xiufeng felt very unfamiliar. After looking down for a long time, I couldn't find the three thatched huts I had lived in. I asked awkwardly: "Qin'er, where is our home?"

"It's there, right behind the pond!"

"Oh, I know." Han Xiufeng then remembered that his hometown had been rebuilt and even built a ancestral hall.

It is not easy for villagers to make some money. They are reluctant to light the lights and sleep very early. On the way from the back mountain to the village to the door, they didn't see anyone. Until they confirmed with Qin'er that the house in front of them was their own, and went up to pat the door knocker, they heard the familiar and strange voice from the elder brother.

"Who is here."

"Brother, it's me, my little baby, I'm back."

"Siwozi!" Han Da thought he had heard it wrong, so he pulled out the door bolt and opened it and saw Han Xiufeng standing in front of him with Goudan in his arms, and was stunned for a moment.

"Brother, it's really me."

"Brother, brother, where is my mother and sister-in-law?" Qin'er couldn't help but walk forward and ask with her baby in her arms.

"What a Siwazi. I'm really back. You're back!" Han Da finally recovered and hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Mr. Duan, Mr. Duan, Siwazi is back, they're all back..."

The house that originally took the opportunity suddenly became boiling, Duan Jiqing ran out in a hurry, and Xu and Han Xiufeng's mother ran out together. What surprised Han Xiufeng was that the three wealthy families in the village, Xu Yunshan, Wang Jingcheng and Chen Huagui were there, and they were there, rushing to say hello, and then helped to greet Fei Erye, Gao Yunfeng and Chen Hu and other entourages, and helped to call the women in the village to get up and help cook, and call the young people in the village to come and help unload things.

It was confirmed that the son-in-law was really delayed by Qin'er's childbirth on the road, and that the daughter and the little grandson and the son were safe. Duan Jiqing was so excited that he burst into tears. When he thought about why Han Xiufeng came back, he quickly asked his wife and mother-in-law to hand over the two little grandsons to Han Xiufeng and Qin'er, and then called Han Da and went to the next ancestral hall to burn incense and kowtow to Han Yugui.

The Han Family Ancestral Hall is three times inside and outside, and it is not as grand as the ancestral halls of those wealthy families outside, but it must be the most grand in Ciyun.

I don’t know if I have cried, nor do I know if I have received bad news for several months. Looking at my father’s portrait wearing fifth-grade official uniform and the tablets under the portrait, Han Xiufeng suddenly felt uncomfortable, but was just apologized. At the same time, he felt that everything around him was so strange and he became dazed.

After raising the incense, kowtowed, burned the paper, he returned to the main courtyard surrounded by everyone.

Duan Jiqing led him around inside and out, and finally stopped in front of the doorman and sighed: "Speaking of this, your father is still in poor life. He doesn't live in so many big houses inside. He insists on staying in the doorman, and he is worried about not staring at the doorman. As a result, the dragon turned over and the other houses did not collapse, and the row at the door collapsed later..."

Zhang was afraid that his younger son would blame his eldest son and second son, so he wiped his tears and said, "Siwazi, don't blame your elder brother and second brother, and don't blame your elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, this is all fate."

"Mom, why would I blame them? Just telling you, this is all fate." Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and turned around and asked, "Big brother, where are the second brother and second sister-in-law?"

"They are in the city, and the children are all in the city."

Duan Jiqing reacted and quickly talked about what happened at home and even in the city over the past few months.

Han Xiufeng did not expect that Cui Huanzhang, Yang Liqing and other gentry were waiting for him to come back, nor did he expect that Pan Er would come back first, nor did he expect that Du San would also help send foreign guns and gunpowder and lead in the name of escorting his brothers to their hometown to return.

Seeing his son-in-law's thoughtful look, Duan Jiqing continued, "Changsheng is waiting for you while mourning at Zuomagang. Forty-one of the dozens of soldiers brought back from Jiangsu also followed him. Master Liu Cunhou asked Changsheng to send you a letter, "Didn't you come back then? I took a look."

It turns out that Mr. Liu was worried about the safety of his hometown, so he asked the forty-one soldiers to follow you in the future and would not have to go back to Jiangsu. There were also ten soldiers who were Du San’s subordinates, and they were all in the county town with Du San. Du San came once a few days ago and said that it was easy to make money in Jiangsu. I wanted to make more money when I could make money, and planned to go to Jiangsu after you came back."

"He is not waiting for me to come back, but for silver."

"The silver for selling foreign guns and gunpowder lead?"

"It should be."

Duan Jiqing pulled Han Xiufeng aside and whispered: "I asked Changsheng, and Changsheng said that those foreign guns were not expensive in Shanghai. When they bought them, they used silver dollars. The silver discount seemed to be more than 60 taels per shot. Two hundred and sixty shots were 15,600 taels, and gunpowder and pencils seemed to be less than 3,000 taels, but the sum of them was less than 20,000 taels."

"Dad, have you ever asked about how much silver a gun like these foreign guns sent back by Du San and Changsheng in Ba County?" Han Xiufeng asked with his arms in his arms.

"I really inquired about it. Those officials who passed by our Ba County to Guizhou to quell the rebellion said that the kind of foreign guns that ignite with a fuse would cost more than 100 taels per shot. For example, the kind of self-guided foreign gun you bought from Shanghai would cost 200 taels per shot, and even if you had the money, you could not buy them."

Han Xiufeng pondered: "Tomorrow, I will visit my father's grave first, and in a few days, I will go to the city to pay homage to Taoist and Futai."

Duan Jiqing asked in surprise: "Enter the city?"

"Dad, I know what you are worried about, but some things cannot be avoided." Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and said meaningfully: "What's more, Du San is waiting for me. I'll get some money to take him back quickly. If you can't let those friends in Shanghai help, you have to pay for it."

Duan Jiqing reacted and couldn't help asking: "Zhixing, are you planning to sell those foreign guns to Lord Cao and Lord Du?"

"It is not sold to the Dao Bureau and the government office, but to the Baojia Bureau."

Han Xiufeng touched the corner of his mouth and continued, "It's not all sold. It only sells 160 foreign guns and 3,000 kilograms of gunpowder lead. We have to keep the remaining 100 foreign guns and 3,000 kilograms of gunpowder lead. No one knows whether the bandits in Tongzi will come here. Nowadays, no one can rely on himself, otherwise what will we use to protect our family if those thieves come here to kill them."

"Zhixing, so you really plan to hold a group training?"

"Liu Cunhou gave me more than 40 brothers, and I brought back a few brothers from the capital. Moreover, the emperor also issued an edict, but it would not be possible to handle it. However, I didn't think about how big it would be. I just wanted to build a small group. After I got it done, I could not only work with the emperor, but also protect the country and the people."

"What should I do with Cui Huanzhang and Yang Liqing?"

"You can rest assured that I will not get involved in their affairs, nor will I offend them."

"Okay, since you have an idea, I don't have to worry about that anymore."

...

As he was talking, Han Dahe's three wealthy families shouted for midnight snacks, but Han Xiufeng realized that there were people outside the yard.

Thinking that his father-in-law had never said in his letter that Xu Yunshan, Wang Jingcheng and Chen Huagui and other villagers had taken care of the Han family for many years, Han Xiufeng hurriedly asked Mr. Fei to take out the candy, candied fruit and other food he bought along the way and share it with the children who flocked to watch the fun.
Chapter completed!