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Chapter 53: One person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven
"Brother Yi and Brother Yu are back!"

In the village, a child was running through the entire village from the entrance, shouting loudly as he ran.

In an instant, people from almost all the houses ran out to watch.

"Wang Ergouzi, why don't you go home and eat? What are you yelling about?"

Someone couldn't help but stop the child and curse him.

The child named Wang Er Gouzi, who looked no more than six or seven years old, sniffed hard and said in a baby voice, "A lot of people came to the village entrance, all riding big horses. They gave me a lot of money and told me to go to the east end and call Liu Da."

As he spoke, the little guy showed off the few copper coins in his hand.

Each coin is a new coin of full color and weight.

The man was stunned when he heard this, then suddenly realized what was going on and asked hurriedly, "What did you just shout? Yi Ge'er and Yu Ge'er?"

"That's right! I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to go call Liu Da."

The child ran to the east.

After a long while, the man sighed with a complicated expression: "Good days are coming for the Liu family!"

that's it.

The tranquility of the village was broken by the sudden intrusion of more than twenty men on horseback.

Soon, the news that Yi Ge'er and Yu Ge'er had returned spread throughout the not-so-big village.

……

Li Yi rode his horse in the village, and the houses on both sides were filled with onlookers.

Perhaps someone has already recognized both him and Ma Renyu.

But no one dared to step forward and say hello.

It’s not just because the two men were followed by twenty strong men who were as fierce as wolves and tigers.

Moreover, the gap in status between the two parties is huge.

Li Yi looked around carefully, and everything in his memory seemed to have not changed much.

Perhaps the biggest difference is that there are more unfamiliar children in the village.

These children were either born after he left, or were still in their infancy when he left, but were now running around the village, so he naturally didn't recognize them.

"Brother Yi is back!"

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a weathered face came jogging over, with excitement on his face.

This man is Li Yi's uncle Liu Da.

At first glance, this name sounds like a nickname, but it is actually the real name. Poor families don’t pay so much attention to naming.

If Li Yi's mother had not been Guo's wet nurse when he was born, and Guo's Alang had not given him the name, he might have been called "Li Er" now.

"uncle--"

Li Yi dismounted and was also very happy, and quickly went to meet him.

"Great, Brother Yi has made it big! He has made it big!"

"If Sister were still alive, she would be able to see her brother Yi achieve such great things. She would have... Alas!"

Liu Da held Li Yi's hand tightly and couldn't help looking him up and down, tears visible in his eyes.

Li Yi is grateful to his uncle.

If his uncle had not taken him and his mother in, he might not be who he is today.

People should learn to be grateful and repay kindness, so now that Li Yi has become rich, he will naturally let his uncle's family enjoy the benefits as well.

As he spoke, Li Yi looked past his uncle and cast his gaze on the people following behind him... his aunt, cousins-in-law, nephews and nieces, and cousins.

"Xun'er, Ping'er, come and kowtow to your uncle. And Aunt Erlang, come and kowtow to your cousin as well."

Aunt Chen quickly pulled Li Yi's nephews, nieces, and cousins ​​to kowtow to him.

"Kowtow to my uncle!"

The nephew and niece were honest and banged their heads on the ground, making loud noises.

"Cousin..."

My cousin was a little older, but he also knelt down and kowtowed obediently.

Seeing this scene, Li Yi was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It's okay if they are just nephews and nieces, both of them are no more than ten years old. As their uncle, there is no problem in receiving a few kowtows from them.

But his cousins ​​were of the same generation as him, and they were already in their teens. What was the big deal about them kowtowing to him? However, Li Yi could guess what his aunt was thinking.

That year, Li Yi's mother took Guo and his two brothers back to Xiajin to live with his uncle.

My aunt actually has some complaints, and she inevitably seems a bit stingy on weekdays.

Today, Li Yi is no longer the same person he was before. He holds a high position and enjoys wealth.

His aunt was naturally very nervous, fearing that she might not be respectful enough in some way.

Li Yi chuckled and said, "Everyone, stand up. There's no need to kneel down when you're family."

Afterwards, Li Yi gently supported his uncle's arm and walked towards the house at the east end of the village.

My aunt and the rest of the family quickly followed.

But at the same time.

It was different from the warm scene where Li Yi met his uncle's family.

Ma Renyu was standing at the door of his house, being greeted by his father with a broom.

"You little brat, you still remember to come back? I'll beat you to death!"

His father beat him and scolded him, "You've been running away to join the army for the past few years, and you haven't come back once. You don't care about your wife and children, right? You only care about your own happiness outside..."

Facing his father, Ma Renyu could only grit his teeth and endure the beating, with a rather funny expression on his face.

After all, he is now the Inner Palace Guard Commander, a mid-to-high-level military officer of the Imperial Guard. No one dares to treat him like this except the emperor.

But since it was his own father who did it, Ma Renyu had nothing to say.

After all, the emperor is the father and the subject is the subject. The emperor is the father and his biological father is also the father. They are both qualified to beat him, the inner palace guard.

……

"Uncle, have you built a new house?"

Li Yi looked at the old house in front of him that was completely unrecognizable, and subconsciously turned his head to look at his uncle.

"These are the craftsmen sent by our Xiajin County Master Zhang to help with the renovation... We won't pay a cent."

"It was repaired very quickly. With a lot of people, it was done in three to five days."

Hearing this, Li Yi sighed in his heart. He had just made a great contribution and people from his hometown of Xiajin began to curry favor with his relatives.

No wonder people say "When one person succeeds, the whole family will prosper."

Then, Uncle Liu Da thought of something and quickly pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms and handed it carefully to Li Yi.

"That day, County Magistrate Zhang also sent someone to deliver this, saying that you, Yi'er, had personally led the army with the emperor and made great contributions."

"I didn't understand what was written on it, so I asked the scribe at the horse farm to read it to me..."

Li Yi took the paper, unfolded it, and saw two big words: Official Gazette.

This Dibao was considered an "official newspaper" in ancient times, specifically used by the court to convey information about state affairs, as well as political intelligence and news reports on various major events.

Li Yi continued browsing and indeed found important news about himself in the official newspaper:

"Li Yi, a native of Xiajin, lived in Machang Village east of the Zhang River when he was young. He was the first to achieve this feat, having slain the Han general Zhang Yuanhui in battle during the Battle of Gaoping, effectively crushing the Han army's morale."

"He also defeated the Liao infantry and cavalry at the Battle of Xinkou, repelling the Liao government official Yelü Dilu and the reinforcements led by the Southern Court Prince Yelü Talie, thus enhancing the prestige of our Great Zhou."

"…promoted to the position of Inner Palace Guard Commander-in-Chief, concurrently serving as Governor of Qianzhou, with the same duties as before."

I glanced at the date casually and saw that it was copied in mid-June.

It was shortly after Li Yi repelled the Liao army at Xinkou.

He didn't expect that his influence would be so great now.

It actually occupies such a large and important position in the official report.

"Xu Shunfu, the head of Machang Village, has come to pay a special visit to General Li."

At this moment, a flattering voice sounded from behind.

Looking back, Li Yi didn't recognize the person.

Then, with his uncle's introduction, he learned that this person was the new village chief in charge of Machang Village and surrounding villages.

　Yesterday's chapter was revised and reposted.

　　I will return to Hefei after I finish my work tomorrow and should resume my normal two updates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)