Sunset City, east of the city, in a remote corner, in the dilapidated houses, the lights are beating, slightly dim.
Inside the room, Ning Chen looked at the little boy in front of him with big tears in his eyes, lightly took the sword in his hand, then stepped forward and hung it up again.
"Xiaowen, heirlooms can't be easily given to others, otherwise, how can they be called heirlooms?"
Ning Chen turned around, rubbed the little boy's head, and said with a smile, "Your mother's illness will get better soon, don't worry."
"Is what sir said true?" Xiaowen raised his hand to wipe the tears from his eyes and asked.
"Of course it's true, sir, you never tell lies," Ning Chen replied with a smile.
"I believe sir"
Xiaowen broke into a smile and felt relieved.
At the bedside, Xin Yu released the pulse-diagnosing hand, looked at the husband on the side, and said softly, "It's the wind chill"
"Wind cold?"
Ning Chen frowned slightly, if it was cold, how could Xiaowen's mother be so ill.
"The cold is just an incentive. In fact, the biggest problem is that Xiaowen's mother has been tired for many years, and her body is already very weak."
Speaking of this, Xin Yu sighed softly and said, "I'll try my best"
"gentlemen?"
Xiaowen gently tugged at the sleeves of the person beside him, hoping, "Is your mother okay?"
"Xiaowen Fangxin, your mother is fine"
Ning Chen lowered his head, with a gentle expression on his face, and answered.
Xinyu took out the silver needle she carried with her, and placed acupuncture points on the Taiyin Lung Meridian, Du Meridian, and Ren Meridian acupoints on the woman's hand one by one, to expel the wind-cold qi in the woman's body.
Half an hour later, Xin Yu put away the silver needle, looked at the little boy beside him who had been waiting nervously, and smiled, "It's alright, Xiao Wenming can continue to go to the school every day, and I will come to help you take care of your mother."
"But"
A look of hesitation flashed across Xiaowen's face, and said.
"Xiaowen is obedient, your mother-in-law knows medical skills and can take better care of your mother," Ning Chen said softly.
Xiaowen nodded, looked at the fairy-like woman in front of him, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mistress."
Ning Chen patted the little boy's head and said softly, "It's getting late, let's go back first, Xiaowen, you also go to bed earlier, and you have to go to school tomorrow"
"Um"
Xiaowen answered obediently.
"let's go"
Ning Chen looked at the person beside him and said.
Xin Yu nodded and walked outside together.
On the street, Ning Chen whispered, "Xinyu, I saw something in your words just now, what's the matter?"
"It's about Xiaowen's mother's illness"
Xin Yu sighed softly and said, "After a long time, I'm sick, even if the cold is cured this time, the time for Xiao Wenniang will not be too much."
"How long can it last?" Ning Chen frowned.
"Five or six years"
Xin Yu replied softly.
Ning Chen was silent. After a while, he said, "If Xiaowen's mother wakes up tomorrow, tell her about it. I think she should know a little bit."
"Um"
Xin Yu nodded and replied.
"rumble"
At this moment, in the distance, the sound of horse hooves sounded again, but unlike before, there was only one person. This time, more than ten cavalry galloped past, with long knives on their waists, arrows behind their backs, and murderous aura.
In front of the street, Ning Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, it was an eventful autumn.
The iron cavalry passed, the dust filled the sky, the two stood for a moment, and when the dust dissipated, they continued to walk forward.
A few hours later, two hundred miles east of the ancient city, more than ten iron cavalry caught up with the people who had left earlier, and the fight began. The Daxia Imperial City in the east rushed over.
The night passed, the day came, everything was the same as before, Ning Chen went to the private school, Xin Yu went to Xiaowen's house, and the people in the city continued to work day by day without any change.
In the private school, the sound of reciting can be heard loud and clear. Young children do not know much, and their minds are the purest. It is very satisfying to have the opportunity to read.
After school, Xiaowen ran out of the school in a hurry without waiting for the etiquette to finish. He was always worried about his seriously ill mother.
Looking at the child's reckless appearance, Ning Chen didn't blame him. A child's filial piety is the most precious emotion in the world, and no one can blame it.
When he got home, Xinyu had not come back yet, Ning Chen went to the medicine garden to help sort out the herbs.
The garden is full of flowers and plants, releasing a unique medicinal fragrance. Among them, one medicinal herb is extremely dazzling.
Ning Chen saw it in his eyes, but pretended he didn't see it, and continued to sort out the other herbs.
“Back so early”
The courtyard door opened, Xin Yu walked in, looked at the figure in the medicine garden, and smiled lightly.
"It's not that I'm early, it's that you're late"
Ning Chen smiled, stepped forward, helped him get the medicine box, and said, "Are you tired?"
"Not tired"
Xin Yu shook her head and said.
"How can you not be tired after taking care of the patient for a day, let's go back to the house first"
Ning Chen took the hand of the woman beside him and walked towards the house.
The sky in the frontier is different from the imperial city, and the time of the four seasons is also very different. It is already a hot summer in the imperial city at this time. However, in the frontier, it is just after the cold winter, and it is extremely cold.
The fire in the house was crackling, Ning Chen put down the herbs, stretched out his hand to hold the former's cool hand, and said, "Roast the fire to warm it up."
"Um"
Xinyu sat by the fire, feeling the warmth coming from her body, leaning her head lightly on the shoulders of the person beside her, and said softly, "Xiaowen's mother woke up today and told me a lot of things, it turns out, Xiaowen's ancestor is a family of generals"
Ning Chen moved his body carefully, making the former more comfortable to rely on, and replied, "When I saw that sword yesterday, I guessed something, where is Xiaowen's father?"
"died"
Xin Yu said with a look of emotion on her face, "Xiaowen's family has already fallen into disarray when his grandfather's generation has reached his generation. Xiaowen's father also chose to join the army in order to make their mother and son live better. Unfortunately, the former died in the fight against the rebellion"
"Generals die in a hundred battles, strong men return in ten years"
Ning Chen murmured softly, war is always a matter of life and death, and there is no one out of ten who can really survive.
He didn't like war, he didn't like it very much, and he wished, if possible, that there would never be another war in the world.
At the beginning, Fan Lingyue's power to attack Xia in the north was to unify China and completely end the confrontation between multiple dynasties.
He didn't know whether there would be the prosperity of the century that Fan Lingyue spoke of after the reunification of China. He only knew that in the history of China, the unification of the world would never last long.
The general trend of the world, long-term division must be united and long-term division must be carried out. The reason for this is the human heart.
The heart of the world's pursuit of full strength will never stop. It is almost impossible to completely end the battlefield.
It's cruel, but it's the truth.
The origin of war is to fight for power and profit, and any glorified words are hypocritical words, no matter whether the winner of writing history is the loser who is nailed to the pillar of shame, there is no exception.
"Husband, this half year, Xinyu is very happy"
In soft whispers, Xin Yu leaned on the shoulders of the people beside her and fell asleep exhausted.
Ning Chen gently took the sleeping woman into his arms, a light fragrance penetrated into his nostrils, with a faint medicinal fragrance, so familiar, as warm as ever.
This is his wife, a woman who deserves his company all his life, and he doesn't regret his decision.
Time, little by little in this scene, immersed in each other, willing to be ordinary.
Five years later, in the ancient city, a team of soldiers will appear, there are more than 5,000 soldiers.
It was the first time that the people in the city saw so many officers and soldiers, and they all moved out of the way, not daring to get too close.
In the city, Su Mei, who sells tofu, is married to a woman, and her husband is an honest man. The two of them set up a stall together and continue to do the tofu business.
When the officers and soldiers arrived, the horse-drawn carriage knocked down the tofu booth, and the tofu was spilled on the ground. Su Mei and the man squatted down silently, cleaned up the booth, and did not dare to resist.
Since ancient times, people have not fought against officials. Although they have not read books, they also know this truth.
When the two were cleaning up, a figure in plain clothes appeared and squatted down to help them clean up.
"Thank you Mr Ning"
Seeing the person in front of him, Su Mei's tearful eyes flashed with gratitude, and said.
"Just a little effort"
After cleaning up the tofu spilled on the ground, Ning Chen got up, looked at the officers and soldiers who were leaving, and walked towards the home in Chengdong without saying anything.
As soon as she got home, Xinyu walked up, with a worried look on her face, and said, "Xiaowen's mother may not be able to hold it anymore, and she may not be able to survive this winter."
Hearing this, Ning Chen was slightly startled, and said, "So fast, it's only been five years"
"You are also aware of the situation at Xiaowen's family. It's not easy for Xiaowen's mother to manage it alone. It's not easy to survive for five years." Xinyu sighed softly.
"That child, what is her mother going to do?" Ning Chen walked towards the room and asked.
"Xiaowen's mother is going to give Xiaowen all the money left over from the family's savings and frugality over the years, and let him go out to study, and he will not be allowed to come back until he is famous," Xinyu replied.
"Pity the hearts of parents in the world"
Ning Chen's face flashed with emotion, and said, "Do you still have money at home? Let's help if we can."
"Well" Xinyu nodded and said, "There is still some money at home. Since Xiaowen's mother doesn't want Xiaowen to know about this, then you will give the money to Xiaowen in the name of your husband. The students will go out to study, and the husband will give some money. , also said in the past, Xiaowen would not think
too much"
"That's the only way." Ning Chen nodded.
"By the way, when I came back from Xiaowen's house today, I saw a lot of officers and soldiers, do you know what's going on?" Xinyu asked in confusion.
"not sure"
Ning Chen shook his head and said, "The official looks at the third rank, but he has never seen it before. It should be a newcomer. The court sent officials above the third rank to come, it should be a major event, this city will not be in the future. so peaceful"
"I didn't expect that this remote place can't escape the disputes. If it really doesn't work, let's move out." Xin Yu said softly. "I don't need it for now. Since that official was not a courtier before, he should not know us. Moreover, after Xiaowen left, Xiaowen's mother also needs someone to take care of. Let's take a look first. We have lived here for five years, even if to move away, nor
One or two days," Ning Chen replied.
"Well, I'll listen to you." Xin Yu nodded lightly.