The countryside is calm and peaceful.
There are dozens of farm families here who make a living by farming. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
There is a family in the village, a family of three. The husband is in his thirties and is a well-known down-to-earth man in the village.
However, this man was not from the village, but came from out of town. He married a girl in the village and settled down here. A few years ago, he had a fat son.
In the past few days, although the man named Zhao Tiesheng was farming as usual, the attentive woman still noticed that something was on her husband's mind.
That woman was just an ordinary farm girl, not pretty either, but she had a keen intuition that ordinary women didn't have.
On this day, Zhao Tiesheng returned from farming. The woman had prepared the meal, took the hoe from her husband, and asked him to wash his face.
Zhao Tiesheng smiled at his wife, his eyes full of tenderness.
The son, who was only six or seven years old, was already sitting at the dinner table, looking at the food and swallowing. He was obviously hungry, but his mother's teachings made the child know that he could only use chopsticks after his father served the table. Even at this time, No matter how much you want to eat, you have to endure it.
Zhao Tiesheng washed his face, and the family of three sat at the dining table to eat. This was also the time when Zhao Tiesheng enjoyed it the most. Zhao Tiesheng would feel very satisfied looking at his children eating big meals and his gentle and kind wife.
After the meal, the woman asked the child to go out and play with the children in the same village. Zhao Tiesheng was clearing away the dishes when the woman suddenly said, "Are you worried?"
Zhao Tiesheng moved his hands for a moment, then recovered as before, and said with a smile: "No."
The woman looked at Zhao Tiesheng: "I can see that you have something on your mind. You have been uneasy these days."
Zhao Tiesheng put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and sighed, but he was silent, with a complex look on his dark face.
After six or seven years of being together, the woman knew her husband very well. He was indeed a down-to-earth person, but he was also someone who would not hide himself.
It was precisely for this reason that she was willing to marry Zhao Tiesheng, because she felt that this was a man worthy of being entrusted to her for life.
"I am your wife. You can tell me any worries you have. Maybe I can share them with you." The woman said softly, holding one of Zhao Tiesheng's hands with both hands.
Zhao Tiesheng looked at his wife and sighed: "The Tang Dynasty is in danger and foreign enemies are invading. I am unwilling to accept it."
When the wife heard this, her heart trembled, and she held her husband's hand tighter.
"Are you leaving?" his wife asked. Although Zhao Tiesheng did not express any intention, as a woman, she was more sensitive than a man.
As for Zhao Tiesheng's origin, the woman has long known that her husband is not comparable to those ordinary farmers. He is a man from outside, who has a lot of skills, but is willing to stay in this small rural place for himself.
In the past few years, the woman has been worried that her husband will leave, because she knows that her husband does not belong here after all.
"I will not leave. You and the children are here, why should I leave? This is my home." Zhao Tiesheng said, comforting his wife.
The woman looked into Zhao Tiesheng's eyes and smiled. Although she was not beautiful, she had a unique charm at this moment.
Late at night, a few dogs barked occasionally in the village.
Zhao Tiesheng's child had already gone to bed, but Zhao Tiesheng's wife was still mending clothes under the oil lamp.
"Get some rest soon." Zhao Tiesheng put a piece of clothing on the woman and said softly.
The woman smiled and said, "You are about to travel far, and I need to mend these clothes as soon as possible, so that you will not be out alone without a change of clothes."
Zhao Tiesheng's hands trembled and he hugged his wife tightly from behind.
"I won't leave." Zhao Tiesheng said.
The wife didn't speak, she just did what she was doing silently.
The days went on as usual, without any disturbance.
A few days later, a young man who left the village and went out to explore came back. As soon as he returned to the village, he told everyone that there was chaos outside, and half of the country's land was occupied by Qihai barbarians.
Zhao Tiesheng did not hear these words, but his wife heard them.
That night, the woman sewed all the clothes for Zhao Tiesheng and quietly packed them into a bag.
The days were as usual, with no changes. The woman did not mention Zhao Tiesheng's departure again, and neither did Zhao Tiesheng, living the same ordinary life as before.
Ten days later, several young people from the village came back to seek refuge, bringing the latest news.
However, these young people are also ordinary people, and the news they can bring back is nothing more than the war ignited somewhere in the Tang Kingdom and how many people died there.
But even this kind of news makes many villagers in the village a little uneasy, fearing that one day, the war will burn down their peaceful little village.
Zhao Tiesheng also knew the news, but he still did his farm work and lived his own life.
And his wife never mentioned Zhao Tiesheng leaving again.
That night, Zhao Tiesheng lay in bed, unable to sleep for a long time.
To be precise, he had been unable to sleep for many days.
The wife on the side did not fall asleep either, and kept looking at Zhao Tiesheng silently. Neither the husband nor the husband spoke.
"You can go as soon as dawn comes." After a long time, the wife said.
Zhao Tiesheng was startled: "Where to go?"
The wife smiled softly: "Go where you should go and do what you should do."
Zhao Tiesheng knew what his wife meant, but he was unwilling to leave here. He wanted to stay here to accompany his wife and children.
But in his heart, he was also concerned about the safety of the Tang State. As a person of the Tang State, he was obviously capable of fighting for the Tang State, but he was hiding in this small village and only knew how to live his own stable life. This made Zhao Tiesheng feel tangled and complicated. .
Zhao Tiesheng's wife was very aware of her husband's current contradictions. He could not let go of this small family, let alone the great Tang Dynasty.
If the Tang Kingdom ceased to exist, then this small village, no matter how peaceful and remote it was, would cease to exist.
"Go, don't worry about me and the child. I have prepared the baggage for you. You will leave here early tomorrow morning," the wife said.
Zhao Tiesheng shook his head: "I won't leave."
The wife hugged her husband gently: "Needless to say, just come back early and remember to take care of yourself when you are out."
Zhao Tiesheng did not go to see his wife. He did not want to see her cry.
The rooster crows and the sun rises.
Zhao Tiesheng's wife got up first, made breakfast, took out the baggage she had prepared, and finished all the housework.
Zhao Tiesheng finished his breakfast and sat there in a daze.
The wife came over with the baggage and handed it to Zhao Tiesheng.
"Go quickly, don't think about it anymore." The wife said with a very calm expression.
Zhao Tiesheng stood up suddenly, hugged his wife, and then took out a long wooden box from the corner of the house.
This was the only thing he brought with him when he came to the village.
From the wooden box, Zhao Tiesheng took out a silver gun. He was seen holding the silver gun and carrying the baggage, saying goodbye to his wife and children, and walked out of the house.
"Wait for me to come back!" Zhao Tiesheng's voice came, with determination and even more reluctance.
Behind her, the wife cried silently and felt severe pain in her heart. She vaguely felt that her husband might never come back.