"I didn't deliberately hit you, I'm so happy! Because I have an older brother!"

There are many vendors on the street, some selling fruits, some selling buns, and some selling eggs. Everyone was stunned when they looked at such a little swallow, and they didn't know what strange disease the little swallow had. When the little swallow was happy, he took three oranges and threw them into the sky, performing special stunts, and took turns to pick them up with both hands, and still shouting in his mouth:

"I have an older brother! I have an older brother! I have an older brother..."

The stunt performance was very successful, so she changed the bun and threw it up, still shouting:

"I have an older brother, I have an older brother..."

After Xiaoyanzi threw the buns, she actually threw eggs:

"I have an older brother! I have an older brother..."

The egg seller was fat and raised his head foolishly to watch Xiaoyanzi perform. Unexpectedly, Xiaoyanzi was not lucky this time, and the egg fell from a remote place. When the vendor saw that it was not good, he instinctively shrank his head and all the eggs hit the vendor's head. Suddenly, the eggs bloomed, and the eggshell and egg yolk flowed over the vendor's face, feeling embarrassed.

The vendor woke up and shouted angrily:

"What's so great about having an older brother? I have an egg, what should I do?"

Xiaoyanzi laughed loudly. Erkang, Yongqi, Ziwei, Liu Hong, Xiao Jian and others were anxious and funny. Erkang hurriedly took out some copper plates and handed them to the vendor selling oranges, buns and eggs, and apologized continuously:

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" patted Xiaoyanzi, "This is my stupid girl, please forgive me!"

Xiao Jian and Yongqi took out their handkerchiefs and wiped them with a smile.

Passers-by and other vendors were laughing in a slight way.

The recognition between Xiao Jian and Xiao Yanzi brought great joy to everyone, and almost everyone was immersed in joy. However, Ekang is a person with very detailed thoughts. He analyzed it carefully and always felt a little uneasy. He did not dare to tell others about his worries and doubts, but he could only tell Ziwei:

"Actually, Xiao Jian's story is incomplete. He only said half of his story. He obviously didn't want to tell the story about the 'revenge'! Or, he didn't want to tell us, he probably told Xiao Yanzi alone! After all, who the enemy is, it's a matter between their brother and sister, and it has nothing to do with us! But... this incident has always made me feel a little uneasy."

"Unquitous? Why?" Ziwei asked, "No matter who their enemies are, didn't Xiao Jian say that revenge has been avenged? As long as he doesn't pull Xiao Yanzi to avenge, it doesn't matter!"

"I don't know why, but I think Xiao Jian still has a secret!" Erkang said thoughtfully, "Think about their family's 'deep hatred of blood', Xiao Jian only used the four words 'grudges in the rivers and lakes', which was too simple and vague! I can't figure out what 'grudges' will involve young children? Let their parents arrange their children to escape in a hurry? One will send them south and the other will send them north. At that time, the situation must have been sinister!"

"You are right! Xiao Jian must have hidden it!" Ziwei looked at Erkang, "Why did he still hide it? Is there anything he has to worry about all of us and Xiao Yanzi?"

"Yi Xiao Jian's personality, since he recognized his sister, he finally had a heart-to-heart talk with us! Since he had a heart-to-heart talk, there should be no secret! Why did he want to speak but stop? It seems that even with Xiao Yanzi, he doesn't want to talk in depth! Why?"

"This is really a bit strange!"

"I'm so curious! Tonight, if I have the chance, I will avoid Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi and the others and have a good talk with Xiao Jian!"

This night, there was a good moon.

Xiao Jian was drinking alone in the pavilion with a good mood. On the table, there were wine pots and side dishes. He was drinking and playing the flute. While enjoying himself, Erkang and Ziwei came together. Ziwei said in surprise:

"What a beautiful night! What a beautiful sound of the flute reminds me of a poem: 'How many times are sitting under the flowers and playing the flute, the silver man and red walls look away, it looks like these stars are not last night, for whom is the wind and dew standing in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Jian put down the flute, looked up at the two of them, and said in admiration:

"Ziwei, you are full of poetry and literature and talented. You are the most talented among the women I have ever met! You and Ekang are such a perfect match!"

Ziwei's face turned red and said:

"I'm so talented? That's so strange that you're rarely seen! In that memory city, I was being compared! If you don't know Qing'er, that's called "full of poetry and books, talented", that's the fire buried under the iceberg, with a "cold and arrogant" on the outside, and a "heat-blooded" on the inside!"

Xiao Jian said in surprise:

"Oh? Where is this kind of woman in the world? You aroused my curiosity! Qing'er, who is that?"

"In that memory city, there are countless women, and that is a woman's world!" Ziwei said breathtakingly, "There is the empress dowager above, the concubines in the middle, and the palace maids below! It can be said that all kinds of beauty and nobility are gathered! However, in the memory city, I saw the most 'noble' and 'beautiful' woman, Qing'er!"

Xiao Jian looked disbelief and said:

"Is it so amazing? The two most strange women in the world should be you and Xiaoyanzi!"

"That's because you don't know Qing'er! I'll tell you the story of Qing'er the next day! If it weren't for Qing'er, you wouldn't have recognized you and Xiaoyanzi today, because we would have died long ago! Xiaoyanzi and I were in the palace, and there was a Xiaojian who helped me outside the palace. Strangely, you two didn't have the chance to know each other!"

When talking about Qing'er, Ekang was a little unnatural. Hearing this, he couldn't help coughing and reminded Ziwei:

"Ziwei, have you diverted the topic too far?"

"It seems that you two came to me specifically and have something to talk about?" Xiao Jian said sensitively, looking at the two of them.

"Yes, finally, Xiaoyanzi fell asleep! We came to you specifically, hoping that you would tell your story completely." Ziwei said frankly.

"What does it mean?" Xiao Jian was stunned.

Erkang stared at Xiao Jian and asked seriously:

"Who is your revenge for killing your father?"

Xiao Jian raised his head suddenly and looked at Erkang and Ziwei with sharp eyes.

"You are so frank about it! Who is my enemy? Xiaoyanzi has repeatedly asked me the same question, but I avoided answering it! Why do you think I would be willing to tell you?"

"We are as affectionate as brothers, what else can't we say?" Erkang said sincerely, "Is your revenge not revenge at all? You don't want Xiaoyanzi to worry, so don't say it? Is your enemy a big family? You have arranged Xiaoyanzi and you have to take risks? Then, you should tell us! Don't you think it's very heavy to put all the problems in your heart alone? Why do you make friends? Believe in Ziwei and me!"

Xiao Jian looked at Erkang, then at Ziwei, his eyes flashed.

"To be honest, I don't want to talk about this. Everyone has something in their hearts. If you treat me as a confidant, don't force me to say it. Please respect my right to not say it!"

"If you don't say it, there is only one reason!" Erkang stared at him tightly.

“What’s the reason?”

"Your 'enemies' may have something to do with us!" Erkang said in contemplation.

Xiao Jian jumped in surprise, looked at Erkang, and burst into laughter:

"Haha! Haha! Go guess, think about it, you make up stories! I still don't want to say it!" He picked up the wine glass, drank the wine, and recited the poem in his mouth, "I always stayed with him in calligraphy, painting, piano, chess, poetry, wine and flowers, and I never left him back then, but now all the five things have changed, Xiao Jian, Jiangshan, poetry, wine and tea!"

"Good poem!" Erkang looked at him deeply, and said, "No matter it was 'in the past' or 'now', whether it was seven or five things, everything was so casual, without a single word, it was related to 'revenge'!"

"Erkang! You are so awesome!" Xiao Jian said in admiration, "No wonder you conquered Ziwei and the sleepy dragon. Let me tell you! My master is a great monk. When I was learning to leave my master, he told me that I wanted me to be ordained, but my fate was not over, so I had to let me travel through the world to complete my life. He knew that I had a 'deep hatred of blood' and once told me that the two most precious words in life were 'forgive'! And I asked me to swear to him that I would never hurt people's lives! I made a vow, so that 'hatred' was under my heart. Although it was heavy, it was never the theme of my life!"

After hearing this, Ekang and Ziwei breathed a sigh of relief. Ekang slapped Xiao Jian's shoulder heavily and said:

"Okay! Since that is not the theme of your life, I believe it will not become the theme of Little Swallow's life!"

Xiao Jian then realized that Ekang and Ziwei were worried about Xiaoyanzi, and their faces became softer:

"Don't worry, she is so happy and so cheerful. If I turn her into a person full of hatred, our parents will not be at ease in the underworld and will not forgive me!"

Ziwei looked at Erkang and said with confidence:

"So, what else are we worried about? Respect Xiao Jian's rights!"

Erkang nodded, but still looked at Xiao Jian with thoughtful thought. Xiao Jian picked up his flute and continued to play.

Erkang and Ziwei looked at each other and went into the room together.

Early that morning, Xiaoyanzi took a big gong and beat Ziwei and Liu Hong, who were still sleeping.

"Get up! Get up! The sun is shining on your butt! It's time for everyone to start work!"

Liu Hong and Ziwei jumped up in fear. Ziwei looked around in panic:

"What? What? Are the pursuers here? Are they going to go on the road?"

Xiaoyanzi was in a good mood and shouted with a smile:

"No! No! It's going to 'start'!"

"What kind of work is started?"

"Think about it, we have used up all our money, and the last little money has also been used up. I have used it! Now the He family cares about our food and our living, but if we want to use it, we are embarrassed to reach out to others! So, from today on, everyone will go out to perform their skills and make money!"

"Little Swallow is right! We should make money, so that when we set out, we will not have any money on everyone!" Liu Hong said, looking around, "Where is the little pigeon? Do you want to take her there?"

"She! She slept with Mrs. He last night! Now, I'm so kind to Mrs. He, so intimate! Let's not take her to perform anymore, let her be familiar with family life!" Ziwei said.

"I finally recognized a sister, so I'll give it to you all!" Xiao Yanzi pouted, thought about it, and laughed again, "But, I have an older brother, God is still very fair! Forget it, Xiao Gezi will give it to the He family! I'm going to argue with those big men now..." He beat the gong and shouted all the way, "Get up! Get up... The sun is shining on my butt! Work is on..."

So, everyone went to the streets of Nanyang to perform again. However, they did not start a business at all. It turned out that when everyone arrived on the street, they found that many people were running eastwards, all of them looking happy. When Xiaoyanzi saw it, she felt that there was a good show again, so she pulled passers-by to ask around. Passers-by looked at them and said enthusiastically:

"You can't make money when you are practicing here today! Everyone has gone to the square in front! Today, there is a 'drinking and exam competition' in Nanyang City, which was held by the rich man Meng here! Those who win can get a lot of money. Everyone rushed over to attend the grand event, and no one will come to see you play tricks!"

"What competition? What competition? Do the winners really have money to get it?" Xiaoyanzi became excited.

"Drinking competition? Can you get money if you win?" Xiao Jian also became excited, "That's easier than selling skills! Drinking can't hurt me!"

"It's not a drinking competition, it's a literary competition!" said a passerby, "Our Lord Meng is a gentleman, and he has asked many questions to test everyone! It's not that simple to win money, but you have to make pairs, couplets, poems, guess riddles, etc., which is very rare!"

Erkang, Ziwei, Yongqi looked at each other. Erkang was very interested and said:

"Working with couplets, couplets, guessing riddles, drinking...how can there be such an elegant program? This is probably not a problem for us to write poems, right?"

Yongqi is eager to try:

"Who will go if we don't go?"

As a result, everyone went to Dongcheng to attend the gathering of sages.

When I got there, there were already crowds of people. I saw a temporary stage in the square, with many big flags in it, with the words "Jixian Conference" written on it. Lord Meng was about fifty years old, and was sitting in the middle. There were a few white-haired old men sitting next to him, all of whom were smiling. There were many long tables on both sides, with wine jars and big wine glasses on it. Many beautifully dressed girls were filling the wine glasses with wine jars and wine jars.

The crowd was bustling with laughter and noisy, which made the entire square tranquil.

Xiaoyanzi took the lead and squeezed into the front of the crowd with Erkang, Yongqi, Liu Hong, Ziwei and Xiao Jian.

After a sound of gongs, everyone calmed down. Lord Meng stretched out his hands and said:

"Today, it is our annual gathering of sages! We make friends with literature. I have already proposed fifty taels of silver as today's bonus. As long as the referee determines the final winner, he can win the fifty taels of silver. Those who participate should answer my questions quickly! Those who cannot answer the questions or who answer the wrong answer will have to be punished with a big glass of wine! I hope everyone can answer them enthusiastically!"
To be continued...