Chapter 1 Return to Lu Kingdom
Lu State, outside Qufu City.
After more than two months, Huan Chang not only recovered his injuries, but also rushed to the capital of Lu.
"A Yun, I'm back, are you okay?"
Looking at this city that had been away for five years, Huan Chang felt mixed feelings in his heart. The familiar and unfamiliar city wall made Huan Chang suddenly feel the urge to cry.
"The so-called timid feeling near home is perhaps this is the feeling."
Huan Chang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, showed a self-deprecating smile on his face, and then strided towards the city.
The streets of Qufu are still bustling, and the people are smiling.
"This feeling is so friendly and unfamiliar!"
Huan Chang walked among the crowd, feeling the lively and noisy atmosphere, completely emptying the distracting thoughts in his heart, and feeling extremely relaxed all over.
"I want to redeem the handkerchief first."
Although Huan Chang enjoyed this feeling of relaxation very much, after thinking of Xiao Yun, his heart immediately became extremely hot. He found the right path and walked towards the street where the pawnshop was located.
In order to marry Xiao Yun, Huan Chang served as the captain of Qufu City Gate at Xiao Ji's strong request, and was naturally very familiar with the streets in Qufu City.
Although five years have passed, Huan Chang quickly found the pawnshop he had originally.
"Guest, what do you want to be a thing."
The shopkeeper is still the old man back then, but after five years, the shopkeeper has already had a lot of white hair on his temples, and his eyes are not as good as before.
The pawnshop owner looked up and down at Huan Chang and found that the man's unshaven beard looked a little decadent and his clothes were a bit torn, but the fabric of the clothes was of the best product produced by the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, Huan Chang also had a sword on his back, and the shopkeeper's originally a little cloudy eyes immediately became brighter.
His clothes were torn and his beard were unshaven, which means that the person was not in good condition. The clothes and fabrics were of the best goods of the Song Dynasty, which means that the person had a good family background.
Having a sword behind his back means that this person may be a down-and-out enemy.
When people like Huan Chang come to pawn shops, they will basically produce good and valuable things. If they operate a little, the store can make a lot of money.
The shopkeeper's eyes were as keen as a kettle. He soon saw the business opportunities from every detail, and immediately asked Huan Chang with a smile.
"Shopkeeper, I'm not here to be a thing, but I want to redeem things."
When Huan Chang heard this, he shook his head, walked to the pawnshop owner, lifted up the long hair covering his face, revealing his unshaven and angular face.
"Do you still remember the shopkeeper?"
Huan Chang said again, with a smile on his face.
Although this pawnshop shopkeeper did not have much close relationship with Huan Chang, he finally returned to the first acquaintance he met in Lu State, so he naturally felt in a good mood.
The shopkeeper stared at Huan Chang for a long time, but he still couldn't recognize the other party's identity. He immediately said embarrassedly: "The guest is really embarrassed. I'm too old, so my memory is getting worse and worse. I really didn't remember who the guest is."
Huan Chang's changes were too great, and there was no comparison with the gentle and elegant man five years ago, who even had a strong scholarly aura.
Moreover, the pawnshop shopkeeper didn't believe that Huan Chang, who had held an important position in Qufu and later made great contributions in the war to attack the Juye Gang, would have become so down and out.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the shopkeeper to fail to recognize Huan Chang.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Huan Chang couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "I stored a handkerchief here five years ago. Does the shopkeeper still remember it?"
"Five years ago, handkerchief."
When the shopkeeper heard Huan Chang's voice, his face changed slightly, and hurriedly came up to look at Huan Chang carefully.
After a long time, the shopkeeper was shocked to see the shadow of the gentle and scholarly man from Huan Chang's angular face.
"Sir, how could you become like this?"
Five years ago, Huan Chang had a good status and was very strange to store a handkerchief in the pawnshop. The shopkeeper naturally remembered this matter deeply, and even after five years, he still couldn't forget it.
Therefore, the shopkeeper remembered that matter so quickly after being reminded by Huan Chang.
However, the man who is now dressed in rags and unshaven is far from the splendid young knight five years ago.
The old shopkeeper knew that Huan Chang was a master of Qufu five years ago. Even if his martial arts did not make any progress in five years, he would never be so depressed.
Therefore, the shopkeeper only had such a fierce reaction after he recognized Huan Chang's identity.
"It's hard to describe it."
Huan Chang looked at the shopkeeper's face full of horror, smiled bitterly and shook his head, but was not ready to tell the other party about the matter.
"Is that handkerchief still there?"
Huan Chang changed the topic and looked at the shopkeeper with anticipation, his voice trembling.
The small handkerchief records the purest love between Huan Chang and Xiao Yun, and is also the token of love between the two, expressing Xiao Yun's love and affection for Huan Chang.
The importance of this handkerchief to Huan Chang who restored his memory is self-evident.
He was very scared. The handkerchief was gone five years ago, so he was a little worried and a little out of control.
"At, at, of course!"
When the shopkeeper saw Huan Chang change the subject, he naturally knew that he had made a mistake. He hurriedly nodded and responded, and then called Huan Chang to sit in the hall, but he ran to the back to look for a handkerchief.
For pawn shops, valuables have value for reselling. If a customer encounters a valuable item, he will try his best to prevent the customer from redeeming it, and then reselling it to make money.
But that handkerchief seems to be of no value to the shopkeeper, and no one will buy it even if it is reselled.
The most important thing is that Huan Chang clearly stated at that time that handkerchiefs could not be sold and could only be kept in the pawnshop, and he would redeem them one day.
In order to ensure the safety of the handkerchief, Huan Chang also paid a huge deposit as a labor fee for the shopkeeper to keep the handkerchief.
In addition, Huan Chang was very skilled in martial arts and was quite capable in the capital of Lu. The pawn shopkeeper naturally did not dare to let the handkerchief lose his handkerchief. He has been sealing the handkerchiefs for so many years.
"Young Master Huan, the handkerchief is here!"
Not long after, the shopkeeper took out an exquisite sandalwood box, opened the white handkerchief lying quietly inside the box.
Huan's usual symptom was so excited that he couldn't help but feel excited. He carefully took out his handkerchief, pressed it tightly on his face, and smelled it with his nose.
"For five years, the handkerchief no longer has the fragrance of A Yun's body, but is wrapped in the fragrance of sandalwood."
Huan Chang smiled bitterly and left with a handkerchief after paying.
"A Yun, I'm back, are you okay?"
Huan Chang held the handkerchief tightly with both hands and was about to go looking for Xiao Yun, but just after taking a few steps, he saw his tattered clothes and stopped immediately.
"I can't just go to see A Yun."
Chapter completed!