When I saw her writing, I could see her soft and frightened look, with an occasional smile. How could I still bear the torment in my heart at this moment? He struck at the tombstone with one palm, and with one palm after another, he chopped the tombstone made of wooden stakes into pieces: "I committed suicide so many times, but you didn't die; I starved you for two days, and you didn't die either." Not dead; why are you dying now? Girl, I never believe you are dead..."
He folded the piece of paper, put it in his arms, kicked the wine bottle thrown on the ground away, and staggered around while cursing: "Girl, if I catch you, you will definitely be more beautiful. Girl , I swear, no matter where you hide, I will find you out..."
Six years passed in a flash, and they were all fighting and wandering.
This is a village called Zhending in Hebei Province. A group of well-known bandits gather here. The bandit leader Tao Jun not only led his people to plunder the village, but also occupied all the commercial markets in Zhending. Officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed many times to no avail. The power of the bandits But they are getting stronger and stronger. This time, the newly appointed envoy Xuan Fu ordered an all-out effort to encircle and suppress this group of bandits.
The bandits had already gotten wind of the situation and naturally deployed their defenses actively. On this day, a group of businessmen from other places came to the village. Tao Jun was overjoyed and immediately ordered the arrest of these strong businessmen and forced them to join the gang to increase the number of strong men and cope with the situation. Encirclement and suppression by the army.
A few days later, while Tao Jun was drinking in the stronghold, he received a report that an official from the imperial court led dozens of cavalry in front of the stronghold, shouting and challenging. Seeing that the number of officers and soldiers was small, the bandits opened the gate of the stronghold and poured out with great noise.
The second leader, Jia Jin, fought against the leader of the team. The team leader parried for several rounds, but he was no match for him. He whistled, turned around and ran away. Tao Jun waved his sword on the gate and said with a smile: "This guy It turned out to be a silver-like pewter spearhead. I killed all these bird officers and soldiers without leaving a single one behind..."
The bandits chased them out aggressively. Unexpectedly, at the bottom of the mountain, they suddenly heard a loud roar from the fleeing officer, and ambushes surrounded him. The young officer who was originally like a bear bag suddenly changed into a human-like, majestic one. Jia Jin turned back to fight fiercely, with a spear in his hand invincible. Within ten rounds of the fight, Jia Jin was shot in the center, and he fell off his horse and died. When the other gangsters saw this, they threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground, shouting for mercy. .And those "businessmen" who sneaked into the village turned out to be soldiers in disguise. They took advantage of the emptiness, set fire everywhere, and destroyed the bandits' den. Tao Jun fled on horseback in a panic, but was tripped by a horse rope. The squad leader came up and kicked him. Stepping on his chest, he captured him alive, and then commanded the crowd to press down on the prisoner, and returned in triumph with the spoils of war.
After the victory in the first battle, the Xuanfu envoy was overjoyed and personally welcomed him out of the government office. He saw the young man on the horse:
Wearing a silver helmet and chainmail armor. The silver-maned horse is like a white dragon playing in the water; the Liquan gun is like a phoenix dancing on pear blossoms. The whole body is snow-white and covered with silver. The horse is like a lion lifting the sky, and the man is like a diamond standing on the ground. Wherever the gun comes, everyone is killed; when the horse arrives, everyone is killed.
The famous name is Yue Pengju!
Yue Pengju had already dismounted, and before he could salute, Xuanfu had already supported him. He looked at this calm and composed young man with admiration and said with a smile: "Pengju, you are really good. Thank you for your hard work. Go back and have a rest first." , I will host a banquet to celebrate your success."
Yue Pengju took his time and made a courtesy gesture before saying: "Thank you for your appreciation, sir. I have agreed to go to a nearby place to visit a close relative whom I have not seen for many years. I sincerely ask your permission to return tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, go and come back quickly."
"Thank you, sir."
In the deep green shade, there are flocks of geese and sheep.
The closer Yue Pengju got to that place, the more nervous, excited, expectant, missing, excited... Thousands of emotions surged into his heart, and he couldn't wait to see that familiar face at the next glance.
It's been six years since the two siblings were separated. I don't know how she is doing now.
After entering the village, he immediately dismounted. Yue Pengju found that the number of farmers coming and going was significantly reduced; occasionally there were a few hungry and weak children, all with unfamiliar faces.
After six years of absence, Qingshan has not changed, and everything has changed.
Suddenly I became scared, sister, could she have left here? He was away from home for many years, the war was chaotic, and General Zhong died of illness. He only learned about these things later.
My heart was even more urgent, and I didn't even bother to look carefully to see if there were any familiar faces, so I just walked straight inside.
The hall of Nuo Da was already empty. There was only an old man dozing off tremblingly at the door. He was overjoyed. He recognized this old man. He was none other than Uncle Zhou, the old servant of Zhong Mansion. He stepped forward and made a promise: "Uncle Zhou..."
The old man opened his dim eyes: "Brother, we won't accept guests here anymore. You can find another place..."
When General Zhong was prosperous, the village often received fallen heroes, recommending them, retaining them, or subsidizing them with money and food. Now, looking from the gate with peeling red paint, we can see luxuriant grass inside and crows and birds flying everywhere. Obviously, Zhuangzi has followed It declined with the death of General Zhong.
"Uncle Zhou, where are the others here?"
"My family has all gone to meet my father-in-law following Souchong's advice. There is no one here."
Yue Pengju was anxious: "Uncle Zhou, I am Yue Pengju. I came here with my sister six years ago. You don't recognize me?"
Only then did the old man realize that he looked familiar and rubbed his eyes: "Brother, have you grown up?"
He nodded and quickly asked: "Uncle Zhou, where is my sister?"
"You mean Miss Hua? She just went out and will be back soon."
"Where have you gone?"
"Recently, there has been some unrest in Zhuangzi, with bandits intruding. Miss Hua led the tenants to practice martial arts."
Yue Pengju was overjoyed and immediately bid farewell to his old man and went to the martial arts field. When he was at the Zhong family, he would practice martial arts at that field every day. Hua Rong must also be practicing there.
When I rushed in, I found that there were only seven or eight people in the martial arts field. They seemed to have finished the training. They each took hoes and poles and went to work again.
Then, he saw a slender person in smart clothes walking over. She wore a green scarf with double rings, and her civil and military boots were smeared with green. She was carrying a bow and a pot of arrows. As she got closer, she could see her white teeth and white lips. He has handsome red eyes, arched eyebrows at the temples, slender waist and sharp shoulders.
Hua Rong came all the way, but saw a tall young man staring at him longingly without blinking, and thought to himself, this man is so rude.
Just as he was about to turn away, he heard an overjoyed voice: "Sister..."
I can never forget this voice, it is so familiar.
She immediately stopped and saw the man standing in front of her, with dragon-like eyebrows and phoenix-like eyes, tall figure, broad chest, strong bones and muscles, and impressive weapons.
The weak boy in the past has become a majestic man.
After a while, she laughed, her voice trembling with excitement: "Pengju, it's you!"
"Sister, it's me."
The two siblings only answered this simple sentence. Although there were thousands of things to say, they didn't know where to start. After standing opposite each other for a while, Hua Rong smiled and said: "What are you doing standing here? Let's go back with my sister." .”
Yue Peng responded and followed her silently, full of joy.
The setting sun stretched the person's shadow. Yue Peng lowered his head and saw that her slender figure was covered by his tall shadow. The two figures overlapped and looked extremely close.
"Sister, I wrote you a letter, did you receive it?"
Hua Rong laughed: "In the past two or three years, I have been away from the farm for most of the time, and the war has been chaotic, so I have never received it."
Yue Pengju's eyes suddenly lit up. His military career in the past few years, from a soldier to a death squad leader, was hard work and boring. When he had a little free time, he once sent a message to Hua Rong, but he never received a single word of reply. I was very worried about her, fearing that something unexpected might happen to her again.
Now I know that she has not been home for two or three years, so no wonder she didn't receive it.
After entering the door, Hua Rong was in a very good mood. While pouring tea for Yue Pengju, she looked at him: "You are already so tall, haha, why did you come back to see me this time?"
Yue Pengju briefly talked about the defeat of the bandit Tao Jun. Hua Rong was overjoyed and realized that the former boy had not only become a man, but also a hero.
"Will you stay with Ambassador Xuan for a long time?"
"There are frequent wars now. The Song, Jin and Liao dynasties have been fighting for years. I heard that the Xuanfu envoys were recruiting troops to fight against the enemy and bandits. I will stay here for a while."
"Haha, then it will be easy for us to meet."
Yue Pengju saw her hanging that kind of bow and inserting that kind of arrow. He could tell at a glance that apart from her appearance, she had changed a lot in other aspects in the past few years, especially her gentle eyes with a little bit of heroism. , just this one glance is like a spring breeze.
"Sister, you are exactly the same as when I left you..."
"I've changed. Now I can make a leap with a hundred steps."
Yue Pengju also laughed. His smile was completely sincere. Basically, he would believe whatever Hua Rong said.
"Are you hungry?"
"I'm really hungry."
"Sister, I'll cook you something delicious."
Uncle Zhou was chattering about preparing meals, which were all ordinary and simple meals. They were no longer the big fish and meat that he had when he was at the farm six years ago. The farm had long since declined. And the "delicious" food cooked by Hua Rong himself, It just adds fresh and tender mountain vegetables, and there is no meat.
But Yue Pengju ate an extremely delicious meal, as if it was the best meal in his life. The windows of the dining room were open, and the wind blew through the branches of the green poplar trees. The careful and gentle woman sitting opposite him felt this for the first time after many years of traveling. Feeling this profound tranquility was more intense than the joy of victory. It seemed like he had returned to the seaside, the days when the siblings picked up shells on the grass in the inlet. However, he no longer mentioned it, fearing that it would become the deepest feeling in her heart. of pain.
She didn't want to recall that time, and neither did he, but he remembered it because it was there that he met her.
The siblings had just finished eating when they suddenly heard a shout from outside the door: "A-mei, A-mei..."
Yue Pengju remembered this rough voice and said happily: "Brother Lu is back?"
"It's not him."
After the death of General Zhong, Lu Tiha stayed in the Zhong family to take care of him for a considerable period of time, until Mr. Zhong, the manager, moved his family to the place where he took office. During this period, Hua Rong not only received his guidance in martial arts, but also got his introduction by chance. A strange person, his riding and shooting skills have been greatly improved, and he has finally reached the point of being able to pierce the Yangtze River with a hundred steps.
After getting along for a long time, Lu Tiha was very generous and generous. She treated her completely like her sister and took care of her a lot.
The two siblings walked out together and saw Lu Tisha striding in carrying a Zen staff as thick as a bowl. When they heard Yue Pengju call him "Brother Lu", they immediately recognized him and laughed loudly: "Good guys, see you now." Your sister isn't crying anymore, is she?"
The embarrassing thing was revealed as soon as they met. Hua Rong finally defended his younger brother and said softly: "Pengju is a good man now, so he won't cry and cry. By the way, Brother Lu, have you got any news this time?"
Lu Tiha's face became cautious, and he sighed: "Now that the Kingdom of Jin is watching, the Ninth Prince was ordered by the court to set up a general's palace in Xiangzhou, and sent Liu Hao, deputy privy envoy, to recruit volunteers from the people. The Sa family contacted some people, Prepare to join the Ninth Prince and fight against the Jin together..." He looked at Yue Pengju and said, "Good boy, do you want to join the Ninth Prince?"
"I will make a decision after I report it to the Ming Xuanfu Envoy."
"OK."
The three of them talked for a long time that night, and the court was now in a completely precarious state.
Yue Pengju said: "I'm afraid that the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin will soon whip south..."
Hua Rong was surprised: "Will it be so soon? Aren't Song and Jin united to destroy Liao?"
"I participated in the joint attack on Yancheng. More than 100,000 Song troops besieged the dying Yanjing. However, due to lax military discipline and lack of fighting spirit, they were defeated by the Liao army and lost their armor. Even the leading general was defeated. Pharmacist Guo later defected to the Kingdom of Jin... "
In that battle, Yue Pengju and a handful of other officers and soldiers fought tooth and nail to escape. This was the so-called "alliance with the Song Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty." The Jin Kingdom saw through the weakness of the Song army at a glance. The tiger discovered that the donkey of Guizhou was just a It is not a strange thing for a huge monster with no fighting power to rise up and devour it.
That night, everyone almost talked about the dawn. Because Hua Rong was favored by the Ninth Prince, he decided to go to the Ninth Prince's tent with Lu Tiha to see if he could help. Yue Pengju wanted to rush back that day to meet with the Xuanfu envoy. Make plans again.