The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 48 Oops, a heart-pounding feeling
Looking at Xiao Yanyan's expression, Li Xiao was also a little puzzled.

However, when he noticed that Xiao Yanyan's eyes were always fixed on the knife, Li Xiao couldn't help but ask tentatively.

"Miss Xiao, is there something wrong with this knife?"

Xiao Yanyan shook her head gently, sighed slightly, raised her head, and when she looked at Li Xiao, there was a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

"Thank you, Li Xiao!"

Li Xiao was slightly surprised. It’s just a knife!
Although it is forged from Wootz steel and gold, it is not necessarily valuable considering Xiao Yanyan's status.

It wouldn't be enough to make Xiao Yanyan become so sentimental all of a sudden!

"Do you know what these two words mean?"

Xiao Yanyan stroked the two characters on the blade and spoke in a faint voice.

"Character?"

Li Xiao looked at the place where her fingers were touching.

Li Xiao had noticed these two characters before, but he didn't recognize them.

I guess it might be the writing of the Qarluk people!
"This is Khitan language, a person's name." Xiao Yanyan gave Li Xiao the answer.

Khitan?
Li Xiao suddenly understood, no wonder!

So, this knife is not from the Qarluk people, it may be from...

Li Xiao looked deeply at Xiao Yanyan.

The woman continued to look down at the golden knife and said softly, "This knife is a relic of my mother."

"My grandfather gave it to her when she was born."

"The two words on the blade are my mother's nickname."

“I’ve carried it with me ever since my mother passed away.”

"It's just that it was accidentally lost on the Beishan battlefield not long ago."

Xiao Yanyan looked at Li Xiao and said, "So, Li Xiao, thank you for helping me get it back."

Li Xiao was also a little confused when he heard this. When was Xiao Yanyan's mother born?
Damn, this is an antique!
It is well maintained and there is no sign of aging at all.

It seems that both Xiao Yanyan and her mother cherish this knife very much.

Li Xiao shook his head and smiled gently: "It's okay, this is also due to your great blessings."

"Your grandpa and mother are blessing you in heaven!"

The effect was better than Li Xiao had imagined.

For Xiao Yanyan, the value of her mother's relics must be far greater than an ordinary golden knife.

Although he was curious about what these two Khitan characters meant, Li Xiao was too embarrassed to ask when he thought that it was the person's mother's nickname.

"No matter what, I owe you another favor." Xiao Yanyan held the golden knife in her arms and looked at Li Xiao solemnly.

She, Xiao Yanyan, will avenge her enemies and repay her kindness.

Previously in Longgu River, Li Xiao and his men saved her life, and now he helped her find her mother's belongings.

She already owed Li Xiao two favors.

"Okay, although I don't care, but if you insist on repaying me, then I can only accept it reluctantly." Li Xiao shook his head and said.

"Pfft~"

Xiao Yanyan burst out laughing, her grief for her mother largely dispelled. "You're still reluctant? You're not very old, but you're so arrogant!"

"I'm just telling the truth." Li Xiao chuckled.

He joked, "Among us Han people, the best way for a woman to repay a man is to marry her to him."

"Hmph~You're so funny~" Xiao Yanyan sneered, and of course she understood that Li Xiao was joking.

However, these words also made her heart beat slightly, and a special emotion surged in her for a moment, but then she shook her head secretly.

Something that is simply impossible.

After that, the relationship between the two became more harmonious. When they chatted, Xiao Yanyan's laughter could always be heard, as if she was very happy.

The woman seemed to have found someone to talk to, and unknowingly said a lot to Li Xiao.

Her parents died shortly after she was born, and she has no memory of them at all.

After she grew up a little, the only thing she remembered was that her grandfather was always cold and annoyed with her.

Fortunately, her elder brother loved her very much and took good care of her.

After their grandfather passed away, the lives of the brother and sister changed drastically. Those who used to please them began to mock and suppress them.

Fortunately, after her brother grew up, he gradually took over some of his grandfather's remaining political legacy, and the situation of the brother and sister began to improve.

So, although Xiao Yanyan is called a princess, her life is actually not easy.

They were even worse than the children of herdsmen like Li Xiao, who had a more carefree childhood.

It was not until very late that Li Xiao and the other person went back.

After walking out of his second uncle's house, Li Xiao looked at the night sky, took a deep breath, and suppressed the thoughts in his mind.

"This woman~"

“It’s really powerful.”

Li Xiao looked back, but Xiao Yanyan was no longer there. He could only shake his head secretly.

For now, this woman can only be admired from afar and not touched.

Just as he was about to go find Huang Xiuer to vent his anger, when he passed by the door of her house, he vaguely heard his grandmother crying from inside.

Li Xiao reined in his horse and shook his head slightly.

"forget it."

"Wait a few days, now is not the right time."

As he said that, he walked into the house.

Sleep. The next day, Li Xiao got up late, it was almost noon.

First, I went to check on my second uncle's injuries.

As soon as he returned to Hexi Fort last night, the old man immediately helped him clean the wound and cut off the dead flesh.

The old man is also very adept at dealing with this kind of external injury.

The next most important thing is to ensure that the wound does not become infected again.

So, Li Xiao continued to extract allicin.

Soak it in water and pour it into my second uncle's mouth continuously every day.

The bactericidal effect of allicin is average, so you can only use it in moderation.

After doing all this, Li Xiao left home and started strolling around the village on horseback.

"Lord of the Castle, have you eaten yet?"

A middle-aged woman stood in her yard and greeted Li Xiao from a distance.

"Just ate it." Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Aunt Zhou, what are you doing?"

The woman pointed to the cattle and sheep in the yard with a smile on her face and said, "The cattle and sheep that were just distributed have filled up the yard. I'm going to expand the sheep pen."

"There are too many. There really aren't enough."

Although she was complaining, Aunt Zhou's tone was full of pride and joy.

Her husband and son both participated in the Battle of Sanhebao and shared a lot of cattle, sheep and spoils.

Her son also participated in the Battle of Houzhai and also received a lot of cattle and sheep.

There are so many that the yard is almost not enough.

This can be considered as both worrying and happy.

"Hahaha, if you really can't take care of it, just hire some people to help you look after it." Li Xiao said.

In comparison, the people in Sanhebao and Houzhai only have meager assets.

I'm free anyway, so it would be nice if I could help the people in Hexi graze and earn some money.

Li Xiao has a lot to think about for the development of Hexibao, the integration of herders and common prosperity.

After leaving, he met many people on the road and greeted Li Xiao.

What can be clearly felt is that, unlike before, after these two battles, the people of Hexi Fort are more in awe of Li Xiao.

In the past, most people simply called Li Xiao "Dalong".

Now, except for a few elders, more people call him "Castle Lord".

This shows that Li Xiao's prestige has been thoroughly established in Hexi Fort.

He completely relied on his own abilities to convince everyone, instead of just like before when others only looked at the old man and his father for his face.

"This feeling is good."

Li Xiao smiled faintly, continued riding his horse, and strolled around the village.

It was like a lord patrolling his own private territory.

But when he came to the east, he found a familiar figure.

"is her?"

This was the girl that Li Xiao rescued from the Karluk leader when he was in Sanhe Fort.

I still remember that it was dark at that time and Li Xiao didn’t see the girl’s appearance carefully. He only remembered that she was a little girl who was covered in dirt.

Now, even though she has changed a lot and washed away the dust on her body, and is completely different from her then, Li Xiao can still recognize her at a glance.

After all, the girl in Li Xiao's eyes was really dazzling.

Her skin is whiter than snow, with a warm luster, and her eyes are like a pool of autumn water, clear and smart, as if with a smile. Just a glance is enough to captivate people.

Her eyebrows were like distant black ink, neither thick nor thin, her nose was straight and slender with soft lines, her lips were like cherries, red without any makeup, and her slightly upturned mouth corners seemed to be wearing the sweetest smile in the world.

Her waist-length black hair was as smooth and shiny as silk, without any excessive decoration, just casually tied up with a ribbon.

A few strands of hair fall on both sides of her cheeks, dancing in the wind, adding a bit of playfulness and charm.

"Oops."

A heart-pounding feeling!
Just by taking a look at the girl, Li Xiao had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

A girl next door has just grown up.

She is simply the standard white moonlight in the minds of young people!
The lethality is astonishing.

At this moment, Li Xiao had to take back what he said last night.

Xiao Yanyan was no longer the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

"How could Sanhe Fort raise such a beautiful girl?" Li Xiao couldn't help but secretly marvel.

The women on the grassland are exposed to the wind and sun, so whose skin doesn't become sallow and rough?

But the girl in front of me is not like that.

"This is the only girl. Perhaps she was born after exhausting the Northern Frontier's five hundred years of spiritual energy."

No wonder all the women Li Xiao had met before were average looking!

It turns out that all the spiritual energy of the northern border has flowed into her.

But at this time, there was another woman next to the girl.

He was wearing a ragged pair of men's clothes, and from the exposed parts of his body, you could see that his body was covered in bruises and stains.

She walked barefoot on the cold, muddy ground with her long legs covered in dirt and blood. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked like a ghost. It was impossible to tell her appearance and age.

At this moment, she was excitedly grabbing the girl and shouting something loudly.

(End of this chapter)