After a day of training, Nao Nao returned to his small courtyard in Mobei with a little exhaustion.

There is only one small town within a hundred miles of the northern desert. Half of the people living in the small town are high-ranking people in the military camp or family members, some are civilians living in border towns, and some are business travelers who come and stay.

As long as there is no war, the security of this small town is very good. Stealing and poaching rarely occur. It is almost impossible to pick up things on the road and close the house at night. However, if there is a war, it will be the first to bear the brunt.

Since the Mobei camp had artillery, this small town has been stable for nearly ten years, and more and more people have lived in the city. They firmly believe that the powerful artillery can deter the surrounding barbarians who have repeatedly invaded the country.

The small courtyard where Nao Nao currently lives is not large, with only a small entrance, and the layout is extremely simple. It is far less comfortable than his Shuhe courtyard in the Princess Protector's Mansion.

Nao Nao is not a person who likes to enjoy himself. When he first entered the military camp, he even slept in a big bunk with 20 or 30 people. Naturally, he would not dislike the small courtyard. Besides, it is not a problem for three or five people to live here, and now he is the only one living there.

Just an old servant who specializes in washing and cooking.

The aunt who had just finished cooking saw her master coming back and greeted her respectfully: "Sir, you are back."

Nao Nao nodded: "Master Gu will be coming for dinner later, so you can make some other dishes to go with the wine."

When the aunt heard this, she quickly responded: "Yes."

Nao Nao waved his hand to signal her to leave, and he took off his heavy armor and hung it in the room.

In just three years, at the age of 18, he had completely lost his naivety when he first entered the military camp and became a mature and resolute man. Now he has been promoted step by step from a small soldier to a captain of thousands, with his subordinates in charge.

One thousand people.

Although the rank of captain is not a popular official position, it is too difficult to be promoted as Mobei is stable and there is no war at the moment. He has achieved the position of captain in three years and is already a leader in the military camp.

Not long after, Gu Xici came over carrying a few oil paper packages, which were some snacks he bought at the braised food shop.

Compared to Nao Nao, whose appearance and temperament have changed drastically, he looks the same. His skin is darker and he has grown a lot taller. He still looks gentle and elegant, more like a scholar.

Back then, he and Nao Nao were serving under the same Shangguan. The two were inseparable. They got into trouble together and got into trouble together. Later, when Nao Nao became a captain, he volunteered to become Nao Nao's deputy and trained his subordinates together.

of soldiers.

Nao Nao took out a jar of wine and poured two glasses of it, then the two of them started drinking with a few packets of braised meat.

After a glass of wine, Gu Xici took the lead in talking: "You have been here for three years and have never been back once. Is it time to go back this year?"

According to regulations, ordinary soldiers have five days of family leave every year, centurions have ten days, and thousands of captains have fifteen days. However, the people in the military camp come from all over the world, and this short leave is usually not enough to travel on the road.

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Fortunately, family leave can be accumulated, which means that when ordinary soldiers are not promoted, if they want to go home for a visit, they need to accumulate at least five or six years. The family leave accumulated by Nao Nao and Gu Xici in the past three years is exactly one month.

, if you hurry up, you can stay at home for a day or two.

However, privileges are available at any time, and given their backgrounds, it is not difficult for them to take a few days off.

Gu Xici's words made Nao Nao suddenly think of his relatives at home. He was in a daze for a moment and glanced at Gu Xici: "Don't you want to go back and have a look?"

Gu Xici smiled and said, "If both of us leave, those bastards will start to stir up trouble again."

Nao Nao hummed, "Let's see who dares."

I don't know whether it was for the purpose of training the two of them, or because they felt that they were capable of the job, but their immediate superiors deliberately gave them the senior officers in the camp.

These old men range from sixteen to twenty years old and have more or less backgrounds. The most ordinary of them are the concubines of the county magistrate's family, and a few are even the legitimate sons of the earls and marquises.

They were sent to the military camp by their families for various reasons. They just refused to participate in training properly on weekdays. They also formed gangs and caused various troubles, which gave the superiors a lot of headaches.

Finally, two young men with outstanding family backgrounds and fairly good abilities arrived. The superior officials started fighting Xiao Jiujiu and sent over all the most difficult children from the aristocratic families under their control.

In the beginning, these old guys didn't accept the discipline of Nao Nao and Gu Xici at all. It was frivolous to contradict them. They tried to put sacks on them in vain, but they were easily resolved by Nao Nao and Gu Xici.

When it comes to deceiving people, there is probably no one in the military camp who is better at it than Gu Xici. With the cooperation of Nao Nao, a man with the same evil intentions, in less than half a year, these thousand old oilmen were surrendered.

If there is even the slightest thought of resisting, the outcome will be worse than death.

Looking at his friend's stern face, Gu Xici smiled and said, "So you plan to go back?"

Nao Nao did not give an affirmative answer: "We have been busy with military affairs recently. We will wait until after this period."

Gu Xici said seriously: "You can go back if you want. It happens that my birthday in August is coming."

When Nao Nao heard this, he said calmly: "It's just my fourteenth birthday. Just ask someone to send the birthday gift back. As an elder brother, I can't miss the little girl getting hairpins next year."

Hearing this, Gu Xici looked a little impatient: "Right now, there is no war in Mobei. The general will definitely let you go back to Beijing on leave, but I don't know what the situation will be like next year. What if there is an emergency military situation and you can't come back!"

Nao Nao was smiling but not smiling: "I'm not even worried, so what are you worried about?"

Gu Xici choked and coughed to cover it up: "You are my second brother, how can I not worry about you."

Nao Nao stared at him without saying a word.

Even though Gu Xici was as steady as an old dog, he felt a little guilty at this time. He subconsciously picked up the wine jar and filled it with wine for him: "If you don't want to go back, forget it, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, a soldier hurried in, saluted the two of them, took out a letter and said to Nao Nao: "Sir, a letter was just delivered from the inn."

When Nao Nao heard this, he immediately ignored Gu Xici and stood up to take the letter. When he saw that it was stamped with the seal of Nanming County Prince's Palace, his expression softened unconsciously.

Gu Xici secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked to him and asked casually, "Is it Aunt Qin's letter?"

Nao Nao ignored him, dismissed the soldiers, put the envelope on the table, and greeted Gu Xici, "Come, have a drink."

Gu Xici looked at the envelope, feeling like a hundred claws scratching his heart: "Didn't I just receive a letter at the beginning of the month? Another one came in less than half a month. Maybe there is something urgent, so you should read the letter first."

Nao Nao seemed not to understand, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, don't worry about it for a moment."

Gu Xici's chest felt tight and he wanted to open the envelope for him to see if there was any letter from him inside.

Unfortunately, Nao Nao didn't respond, so he had no choice but to sit down and drink.

Nao Nao looked at his absent-minded look and smiled coldly in his heart.

After a while, the aunt prepared the dishes to go with the wine and placed a full table.

The two of them had a good appetite for wine and food. After an hour, the dishes on the table were all eaten, and the full jar of wine was also drunk, making everyone drunk.

When he was hazy, he noticed that Gu Xici's eyes were fixed on the envelope. Nao Nao patted his shoulder and said bluntly while he was drunk: "August was still young before, so it's okay for you to exchange letters. Next year she will

It’s almost time to get your haircut, so even if you have bad intentions, just keep it in check!”

Gu Xici was drunk, but his mind was still clear. After hearing what his friend said, he said angrily: "I regard August as my sister, what bad intentions can I have? You and I have known each other for more than ten years, but you don't even have trust?"

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Nao Nao sneered: "July and August are twins. Their temperament and appearance are exactly the same as August's. It stands to reason that she has been raised by you and can be considered your sister. Why don't you miss her letter?"

Gu Xici frowned, tilted his head with his fist and thought hard, but he didn't know how to respond.

Nao Nao hummed and said: "In August and after haircut, my parents will choose a marriage for her. It is not appropriate to continue to correspond with you. I will remind her in the letter that you should not write to her again."

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Gu Xici felt extremely uncomfortable, and said forcefully: "Yuyue calls you brother, and also calls me brother. If you can write, why can't I write?"

When he was sober, he would never say this, nor would he argue with him. Now both of them were drunk, and they didn't know how to restrain their words.

I heard Nao Nao mockingly say: "I am August's biological brother, with the same blood, but you are not."

Gu Xici was stimulated and became even more drunk. She grabbed his collar uncontrollably and said, "What are you so proud of? Isn't it just that you have an extra layer of blood connection?"

Nao Nao slapped his hand away and said childishly: "With this extra layer of blood connection, the correspondence between August and I is legitimate, but you can't."

Gu Xici suddenly became confused after hearing his triumphant words: "Change, change blood, I'll change with you!"

Nao Nao pushed him: "You are dreaming!"

Gu Xici was pushed and staggered, leaning on the table. He did not move, but his eyes slowly turned red.

Nao Nao ignored him, grabbed the envelope, tore off the paste, took out the thin page of letter inside, and read slowly: "My son Nao Nao, I have something important to do, and I hope to come back soon."

After reading it over and over several times, he couldn't help but frown when he found that there were only these few sentences.

Gu Xici's eyes lit up the moment he opened the letter. He found that there was only a thin page and only a short sentence. The light in his eyes went out. He looked at his friend faintly, thinking that he was the one who got it.

It was so troublesome that August's sister didn't write to him.

Nao Nao had no time to pay attention to his thoughts, and repeatedly wondered what happened at home, so that his mother would send such a letter all the way. After thinking about it, he could only conclude that it was not an elder in the family who was ill, but it was most likely related to something.

His important things.

It's just that he has been in Mobei for three years, what important things need to be resolved back home?
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