The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 101: Victory News, Deputy Governor, Shocked [Happy New Year to Everyone]

Located at the west end of Hexi Fort, there is a group of newly built thatched houses.

This is the temporary residence of the Houzhai herdsmen. During this period, they built houses.

Although each household only has one or two rooms, they can provide better shelter from wind and rain than tents.

Huang Xiuer's house is located further in the interior. It only has one room where she lives alone. Apart from that, there is a large yard where she keeps 150 sheep, more than 20 cows, and three horses.

These were the properties of her and Hou Tiancai's small family, and Li Xiao decided to give her half of them.

These cattle and sheep are her own property, and they are enough to support her life without her having to rely on anyone else.

Huang Xiuer is relatively satisfied and happy with her current life.

However, on the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Huang Xiuer had packed her clothes and was about to ride her horse to graze, she was greeted by two uninvited guests before she even left the house.

"Mom, little brother, why are you here?"

Looking at the two people outside the door who were exhausted, Huang Xiuer's beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

"Xiu'er, I finally found you. I missed you so much."

Huang Xiuer's mother walked up to Huang Xiuer, held her hand, and expressed her longing for her.

Her younger brother Huang Erxi walked into the yard with his eyes rolling around, looking at the cattle and sheep with a smirk on his face.

He looked here and there, looking very restless.

Huang Xiuer hurriedly invited them into the house.

"Xiu'er, you've suffered a lot these days, my daughter."

"All the people in the Hou family are dead, and now you are the only woman left. How are you going to live?"

"When I think of you suffering here alone, my heart aches. I can't sleep all night."

"When I have some free time, I will bring your brother to see you."

Huang Xiuer's mother held Huang Xiuer's hands tightly, wiped her tears, and whispered her longing for her.

Huang Xiuer was also deeply moved, her eyes were red, she also wiped away her tears but shook her head gently and said: "Mom, I am not suffering."

"I'm living well in Hexibao."

“No one dares to bully me.”

Except for that little man, Huang Xiuer added in her heart.

But in fact, she has been living a pretty good life these days.

She went out to graze every morning and came back in the evening. She had no worries about food and drink, and had plenty of milk and meat. No one dared to bully her.

So these days, Huang Xiuer's figure has become a little fuller.

But Huang Xiuer's mother looked unconvinced and shook her head, saying, "How can we live a good life without a man in this family?"

"Mom came here today just to take you home."

Huang Erxi beside him also said quickly: "Yes, Second Sister, you are here alone, and mother and I are really worried. Come home with us."

As Huang Erxi said this, his eyes kept wandering around the room.

Hearing this, Huang Xiuer bit her lip, very hesitant and reluctant, and shook her head gently and said: "Mom, I won't go back. I am living very well in Hexi Fort, and I want to stay here forever."

When the mother heard this, the tears on her face disappeared instantly, and she was replaced by an unhappy expression: "You child, how can you be so ignorant? Your husband's family is gone, so you should come back to our family. What are you doing here as a widow?"

Huang Erxi also echoed: "That's right, sister, don't be confused, come back with us."

Huang Xiuer lowered her head, her eyes slightly red, and she kept her head down without saying a word.

Before coming here, Huang Xiuer's mother also found out about her daughter's situation.

I know that she is having an affair with the Lord of Hexi Fort.

So she said bluntly: "Aren't you thinking about that little man in your heart?"

"But do you think he can really marry you? All men in the world are the same. All he cares about is your body."

"He'll marry sooner or later. What will you do then? Follow him around without any official status? Or become his mistress?"

"When you're old and ugly, how are you going to live without a child?"

As she listened to her mother's words, Huang Xiuer's face began to turn pale, as if she was really frightened of the lonely life she would live out her life in the future.

When the Huang family mother and son saw this, they smiled at each other.

Huang Xiuer has a soft personality, and they know very well how to control them.

"Xiu'er, listen to me. Take these things and the cattle and sheep from your family and go back to Huangsha Village with me."

Huang Erxi also nodded reluctantly: "Yes, yes, sister, let's go home."

If Huang Xiuer were to follow the Lord of Hexi Fort without any status or position, it would be simply bullying.

Did I sleep with his sister for nothing?
Not even giving a share of the betrothal gift?
But if Huang Xiuer returned to Huangsha Village and was married off, she would receive a lot of gifts.

The Huang family will not only receive a generous betrothal gift, but most importantly, all the cattle and sheep in Huang Xiuer's hands will definitely remain in the Huang family.

"One hundred and fifty-three sheep, twenty-one cows, and three horses~"

Huang Erxi, who has been fond of gambling since childhood, is particularly sensitive to money. He only needs to take a quick look to understand how much Huang Xiuer's family wealth is.

I suddenly felt excited.

"I didn't expect that even though everyone in the Hou family died, my sister still had so many cattle and sheep left? Hahaha."

"Now, Sharifei's gambling debts are settled, and there's more than enough to pay for them."

Huang Xiuer's father took his eldest brother to the battlefield, leaving only Huang Erxi and his mother at home.

Huang's mother has doted on her youngest son since he was young.

All of a sudden, Huang Erxi was completely out of control and spent the whole day fooling around with those bad friends.

And not long ago, when he went to a town in the southern desert to play, he lost a hundred sheep.

The creditor gave him ten days. If he could not pay it back, he would personally bring people to Huangsha Village to collect the debt with principal and interest.

Huang Erxi could only tell this to his mother, who was also shocked when she heard it.

Although the Huang family, as the master of Huangsha Village, can provide a hundred sheep, it will still cost a lot of money.

When Huang's father returns from the battlefield, he will definitely break Huang Erxi's legs.

The mother and son discussed it and soon thought of Huang Xiuer.

After the Hou family was wiped out, I heard that she still had a lot of cattle and sheep.

So the mother and son wanted to take Huang Xiuer back home, not only to help Huang Erxi pay off his gambling debts, but also to get another betrothal gift for the Huang family in the future.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

But what the mother and son did not expect was that Huang Xiuer's temper seemed not as soft as before.

Although her eyes were red, she lowered her head, wiped her tears, and listened to her mother and brother brainwashing her for a long time, Huang Xiuer finally raised her head and said firmly.

"Mom, I'm not going back. I want to stay in Hexibao."

"A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. This is what you always said before."

"I'm already married and no longer a member of the Huang family."

"Li Xiao treats me very well. Even if he can't marry me in the future, as long as he can give me a child, I will stay in Hexibao for the rest of my life."

Hearing Huang Xiuer's words, Huang's mother and Huang Erxi were stunned for a moment. They had never expected that Huang Xiuer, who had always been gentle, would actually contradict them.

"You, sister, what nonsense are you talking about? We are a family."

Huang's mother's face became even more angry. She glared at her and said, "I did say that."

"But I married you to the Hou family, not the Li family."

"The Li family wants to keep you. Fine. Marry you formally, send me a sedan chair with eight bearers, and send me 108 boxes."

"Without these, you still want my daughter to follow the Li family unclearly?"

"no way."

Huang's mother yelled loudly, "I'm telling you, you have to go back to this home whether you want to or not."

"I rebelled against you."

Then he looked at Huang Erxi and said, "Xiaoer, go help your sister pack her things. We will go home this afternoon."

Huang Erxi was delighted when he heard this: "Oh, okay."

After saying that, he ran directly to the yard, ready to take all the cattle and sheep back to Huangsha Village, and then rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to see if Huang Xiuer had hidden any good things in the Hou family.

Faced with her mother's strong attitude, Huang Xiuer's eyes were red but she still insisted, "No, I won't go back."

But the next second, there was a "pop" sound, and Huang's mother slapped Huang Xiuer in the face.

She cursed viciously, "Shameless bitch, how could I have given birth to such a frivolous daughter like you?"

"She hasn't even made it to the seventh day after her husband's death, and she's already been hanging out with another man."

"Shame on you! Today I'm going to teach you a lesson."

Hearing these vicious words, Huang Xiuer's expression suddenly froze.

I never expected that my mother would say that about me.

"Mother~"

Her eyes were red and she screamed, but in return the mother and son just continued to search the house.

Huang Xiuer was desperate and could only lie on the bed and cry in pain.

At this moment, the people around had heard the noise from Huang Xiuer's house, and a group of women walked in.

Leading the group was Lin Dazhuang's wife, a middle-aged woman who looked very strong.

"Hey, you're not that guy?"

"Xiu'er's mother?" Lin Dazhuang's wife looked at Huang's mother in surprise.

On the day of Huang Xiuer's wedding, she also went to Huangsha Village to welcome the bride, so she still had some impression of Huang's mother.

"Yes, I am Xiu'er's mother. I plan to take her back to live in Huangsha Village."

When Huang's mother saw that the other party had a large number of people, she smiled and explained.

Upon hearing this, Lin Dazhuang's wife immediately shook her head: "That won't work, you can't take Xiu'er with you." "When the castle lord left, he specifically told my husband to take good care of her."

"If you want to take Xiu'er away, you have to wait for the castle lord to come back and tell him."

Then he looked at Huang Xiu'er and said, "Xiu'er, you don't know yet, right?"

"The castle lord and my men have won several great victories and will be back soon."

"Moreover, the Khitan king personally appointed the fortress lord as the deputy governor of our Jinzhou."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent.

Huang Xiuer stopped crying immediately and raised her head with a confused look.

When her mother and brother heard the news, the expressions on their faces instantly became extremely wonderful.

The mother, who was originally furious, suddenly had her eyes wide open and her mouth slightly opened, looking as if she couldn't believe it.

A trace of shock first flashed across Huang Erxi's face, and then he suddenly understood something, and his face instantly became overjoyed.

Looking at Huang Xiuer, he started laughing.

As a typical gambler, he has already figured out how to maximize the benefits of this matter.

The group of women in Houzhai had previously discussed Li Xiao becoming the governor, and now they were talking about the topic again, they still had endless things to say.

"I've long known that the castle lord is no ordinary person, but I didn't expect him to become the governor of Jinzhou."

"That's right. How could an ordinary person become a castle lord at the age of a teenager and hold such a high position?"

"He's the deputy governor. I heard there's a Khitan governor above him."

"So what? A Khitan wants to control us?"

"That's right, we must listen to the castle lord when the time comes."

These women started chattering in Huang Xiuer's room, as if they had completely forgotten the existence of Huang's mother and son.

At this time, Huang's mother, after experiencing the initial shock, quickly understood the situation.

The Lord of Hexi Fort, his daughter's lover, became a high-ranking official.

He is also one of the highest-ranking officials in Jinzhou, and even his own old man has to listen to him.

Thinking of this, the mother's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.

She held Huang Xiuer's hand tightly, with a smile on her face, which was even more exaggerated than when she was pretending to cry just now.

"Oh, my dear daughter, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"My son-in-law has become the governor of Jinzhou. That's a great joy!"

"You must stay here and follow him closely."

Huang Erxi also came over quickly and said flatteringly: "Sister, you are so lucky!"

"Thanks for finding such a formidable figure like my brother-in-law. The future of our Huang family depends on you, sister."

In fact, Huang Erxi is four years older than Li Xiao.

But just now she said that Li Xiao was a wild man, but now she can say "brother-in-law" without hesitation.

Huang Xiuer felt very uncomfortable when she saw the two people's expressions change.

Tears flowed again.

She was no longer the little girl who knew nothing, and she could vaguely guess the purpose of her mother and brother's visit this time.

Because of this, she was even more sad.

I heard my mother start chatting with those women again, talking about how good she was to Huang Xiuer and how well she had raised her.

Huang Xiuer just felt very tired.

"Li Xiao~"

"I am so tired."

Compared to the liveliness on Huang Xiuer's side, the Wei family's side seemed particularly deserted.

After nearly two months of rest, Wei Xuan's injuries have basically healed, but he still cannot engage in strenuous activities.

At noon that day, when he returned home, Erya had already prepared lunch.

Two bowls of hot goat's milk with a few pieces of minced meat floating in them.

This is the main course for lunch.

"Brother, the village has been a bit noisy since this morning. What happened?" Erya asked quietly while drinking goat's milk in small sips.

Wei Xuan nodded slightly. Many people died in Sanhe Fort.

The young and middle-aged generation has almost disappeared, leaving only a few old men alive.

Then there were some young men about the same age as Wei Xuan.

It is also because of this that the talents of Sanhe Fort are more united.

Wei Xuan has been with his tribesmen these days, mainly discussing whether there are any opportunities to kill more Qarlugs and avenge their relatives.

Of course, the news is not blocked.

Then he said, "The army that is going to fight against the Naimans is about to return."

Upon hearing this, Erya paused her movements for a moment, and slowly lifted a few strands of hair from her forehead, revealing her fair and delicate face.

He looked at Wei Xuan with curiosity and asked softly, "Did you win?"

"We won." Wei Xuan nodded.

"Li Xiao was appointed as the Vice Governor of Jinzhou, his status in Jinzhou is second only to the Governor."

Wei Xuan was not unfamiliar with the name Li Xiao.

During the period since I woke up, this is the name I heard most often in Hexi Fort.

Heard a lot about Li Xiao.

He is about the same age as me, but he has done many things that adults cannot do.

He is a brave and capable man with both wisdom and courage.

He also learned from Erya that his life was saved by Li Xiao.

This made Wei Xuan feel admiration and gratitude towards Li Xiao.

However, when he learned the rumors about Li Xiao and Erya, his mind changed instantly.

That guy named Li Xiao definitely has bad intentions towards his sister.

Although he saved my life and avenged Sanhe Fort, I just sold my life to him. Don't try to take advantage of my sister.

One yard owned by a yard.

"Deputy Governor of Jinzhou?"

When she heard this name, a look of confusion appeared on Erya's face.

I couldn't help but think of that night when my life was hanging by a thread, and it was that young man who suddenly appeared and saved my life.

During this period, the scene of Li Xiao rushing in remained in Erya's mind for a long time.

I often think of that handsome young man riding a war horse.

After he went to war, Arya was worried about him and prayed for his safe return.

But unexpectedly, when I heard from him again, he had become a high-ranking official.

Others thought of the high position and power of the Deputy Governor of Jinzhou.

But the first thought in Arya's mind was: "He must have suffered a lot, right?"

The hardships and efforts that a Han Chinese had to endure to climb to such a position in a country ruled by the Khitans are probably unimaginable to others.

No one else can know the dangers I have experienced.

So at this moment, when Erya thought of Li Xiao, she suddenly felt a little sad.

But Wei Xuan didn't notice Erya's emotions, and continued to talk to himself: "Although Li Xiao avenged our Sanhe Fort."

"But I still don't have a clear idea of what kind of person he is."

"When he comes back, you need to keep your distance from him and don't get too close to him. As for other matters, I'll discuss them with you after I get to know his character clearly."

There was a warning in Wei Xuan's words, and Erya knew what he meant as soon as she heard it.

His face suddenly turned red.

She put the bowl on the table and said coquettishly, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"You can believe what others say?"

"We really just wanted to save you."

Wei Xuan nodded gently: "I understand."

"But that doesn't represent what he thinks."

As a man, he understands men's minds too well.

His sister is pretty, so he doesn't believe that Li Xiao is just trying to establish a pure friendship?
In short, Wei Xuan would never easily hand his sister over to another man.

After lunch, Wei Xuan mounted his warhorse, took his bow and arrow, and went to the top of the hill to practice horseback archery and charging into battle.

Erya looked at his gradually receding back and sighed softly in her heart.

Originally, Wei Xuan had a cheerful personality and liked reading. His grandfather always joked that their Wei family might produce a high-ranking official in the future.

But after experiencing this drastic change, Wei Xuan's personality changed.

He never smiled, and he no longer enjoyed studying. Instead, he practiced with bow and spear every day.

Erya knew what he was thinking.

I was holding back my energy and wanted to avenge Sanhe Fort with my own hands.

Although the Aslan tribe was destroyed, there are still many Qarluk tribes in the world.

In the end, he has to untie this knot himself.

(End of this chapter)