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Duan Yunyi's face was mixed with confusion and surprise, and he didn't say anything for a while. At this time, the shopkeeper came over with a tray, and when he saw that the two of them were strange, he asked carefully, "Two?" Your dish is here. Is there anything wrong? ”

Duan Yunyi came back to his senses and said to Xiao Er: "It's nothing." Dishes are put down, it's none of your business. ”

The two looked at each other for a long time, and couldn't help but smile.

Qiu Yinming said: "Yunyi, why didn't I recognize you?" The first time I saw it yesterday, it sounded familiar. Looking at it now, it's really similar to when I was a child. Duan Yunyi shook his head and sighed: "Yinming, you have become too much, if you don't say it's you, I won't recognize you anyway." How are you doing all these years? ”

Qiu Yinming was a little speechless, and he didn't know where to start. "It's a long story. Let's talk about you. Where did you go back then? ”

Duan Yunyi said: "I remember when I was a child, I always told you that I want to be a hero in the future." I went to hunt pheasants that day, but by chance, I met a Taoist leader. And when he saw that he had been wounded, he gave him something to eat. He will thank me and take me as a disciple. At that time, he was a small person, and he only knew that the Taoist chief was not a mortal, so he went with him without thinking too much. Later, I learned that he turned out to be the uncle of the head of Wudang, known as the one-armed Heavenly Master. Has my brother ever heard of him? Qiu Yinming lowered his head and smiled: "I'm not from the rivers and lakes, how can I know." Duan Yunyi nodded and said, "I just made his only disciple by mistake." Over the years, I have been learning art with him in Wudang. I really didn't think about it, the jokes when I was a child came true. ”

Qiu Yinming could see the pride faintly revealed on his face, and secretly thought to himself: For so many years, he must have lived a smooth sailing life, the one-armed Heavenly Master Chang Zhengqing, Shangguan Daoist had mentioned it. That is the veteran of Wudang Mountain, his temper is very hot, pretentious, and his martial arts are indeed outstanding. Yun Yi has become his descendant disciple, what kind of person will he be. He remembered that when he was studying with Mr. Huang in Sangyuan Village, Yunyi was playful, so it was better to study hard by himself, so Mr. Huang was a little partial to himself. Qiu Yinming clearly remembered that although he was young at the time, Duan Yunyi was very competitive, although he was poor in reading, he always had to fight for victory when playing. I was weak at that time, and I always surrendered to defeat by myself, so I got along well. But what happens today?

Seeing that he was happy, Qiu Yinming said in passing: "It turns out that my brother has already come out of nowhere. Admiration for my brother. You say that you have relatives in Henan, is it true? ”

Duan Yunyi said with a smile: "This is really God's favor. Five years ago, the senior brother of the head of the family went out to travel. My master asked him to take me on a tour. It was my first time away from home, everything was new, young and vigorous, and I was looking for a chance to show off my skills. On that day, more than 30 miles outside Zhongmu County, I met a young man who was upset. When the young man saw that a local gentry were bullying the peasants, he stood out on his own. But he was not good enough, and he was about to be injured by the gentry's family, so I came to my aid. In order to thank me, the boy invited me to stay at home. It was getting late, so the head of the house and I went with the boy to his house. When I arrived, I realized that the young man was actually dressed as a girl, and his family was actually a big family in Zhongmu County, surnamed Duan, and he was also a martial arts family, and he was an only daughter. When her father learned of what had happened, he gave us a great hospitality. Coincidentally, when his father saw me, he said that I looked like an old man. After chatting back and forth for most of the night, I realized that he was my own uncle. ”

Qiu Yinming was surprised: "There is such a coincidence in the world! ”

Duan Yunyi said: "Yes." You know, my mother's last name. I didn't know the reason for this at first, but after listening to my uncle, I learned that my mother ran away from home that year. It's a twist and turn. Moreover, it's not a glorious thing, don't talk about it. Qiu Yinming was a little puzzled, guessing that this disgraceful thing might be the so-called corrupt deeds of ordinary people. It can be said that Yunyi is also a Taoist disciple, how can he care about the world. Qiu Yinming's face remained unchanged, and he continued to listen to him: "Uncle is the younger brother of my late mother, and my sister and brother have a deep affection, and they have been looking around for many years. Unfortunately, my mother died of a plague. That's when I met you. My uncle didn't have a son, and after he met me that day, he wanted me to take over the family's family business in the future, and he went to Wudang Mountain to see me every year, and every time he gave alms. I also come to my uncle's house every year for a while. By the way, how did my brother leave Sangyuan Village? ”

Qiu Yinming didn't want to hide it from him, but he was still thinking about what to say, so he said: "Not long after you left, something happened in Sangyuan Village, Sister Chunxi's father died, and Sister Chunxi and her mother and I went north to join relatives. But I didn't go far before I was captured by the traffickers, after escaping, I experienced too many things, and it is inconvenient for people here to talk in their ears, so let's eat first, and find a quiet place after eating, and I will talk to you slowly. Duan Yunyi was a little surprised, but he also nodded: "Okay." There was something else going on tonight, but we rarely met again, so we didn't care about anything else. Qiu Yinming asked: "Yunyi, the chivalrous man who taught Gu Dangjia is you, right?" ”

Duan Yunyi smiled: "Yes." I'll tell you the truth. What I hate most are corrupt officials and profiteers. Since I've bumped into it, how can I stand by and watch. To tell you the truth, I was going to teach them another lesson tonight. And the prefect doesn't seem to be a good official either. I'll go another day. Qiu Yinming said: "I think you should not go." Even if you teach them one more time, they will still be the same as when you leave. What's more, I was already angry yesterday. That Gu Dangjia went to the prefect to complain this morning, but he was beaten by the prefect again, and now he must be lying at home and unable to move. It's better for you and me to reminisce about the past. Duan Yunyi was curious: "How do you know so much?" Qiu Yinming said: "I'll tell you in a while." Let's eat it first, the dishes are going to be cold. "Both of them ate absent-mindedly at this meal. Qiu Yinming had occasionally thought of Duan Yunyi in the past, but he never expected that the world would be so big that there would be a day of reunion. The sworn situation that seemed like a child's play came to my mind again, and after many years, he had already become a stranger, and I don't know if he still recognizes his brother.

After eating, the two strolled to the dock. At this time, the vendors on the wharf were almost scattered, and the wind lanterns on the merchant ships swayed slightly with the gentle night breeze, and the moonlight was bright and illuminated. On the bow of the ship were sailors drinking and guessing in the dim light, but the shore was quiet at this time at a distance. The two found two stone stools to sit down, Duan Yunyi couldn't wait for a long time, and asked, "Yinming, now it's your turn to speak." I don't think you're a horse dealer. Qiu Yinming smiled and said, "That's casual nonsense." Let's start at the beginning. ”

So Qiu Yinming slowly started from leaving Sangyuan Village that year, carefully met Tieyan in Quanzhou, got on a smuggling ship, and drifted to the South Seas, and later went to Qiongya with nine deaths, and told Duan Yunyi all about meeting the Taoist. Duan Yunyi sighed when he heard it. When Qiu Yinming finished speaking, it was already nearly two days. After hearing this, Duan Yunyi sighed: "I didn't expect it, you have experienced so many things, no wonder, you don't have the appearance of a child at all." So, what have you been doing in recent years? How could it be in Zhuxian Town? ”

Finally speaking of this, Qiu Yinming hesitated for a moment and said, "Yunyi, let's tell you the truth." About two and a half years ago, I escorted a friend to Beijing to take the exam, and at the instigation of his grandparents and grandchildren, I also took the exam as a pretending person, but I was selected to explore the flowers. First as an official in the capital, the year before last was sent to Kaifeng to govern the Yellow River, and the current prefect of Kaifeng is me. ”

Qiu Yinming seemed to say this sentence lightly, and it sounded very clear in the dead of night, and the two looked at each other silently for a while. Duan Yunyi's originally surprised face revealed a hint of loneliness at this time. Qiu Yinming saw it in his eyes, and then said: "What happened in the past two years is purely accidental, and it can only be said that it is the will of heaven to make people." I'm not like you can be a ranger, and I can't simply punish the traitors and eliminate evil like you, and I didn't handle the matter of letting the peasants plant mulberry trees this time. Seeing that he didn't answer, Qiu Yinming said again: "Yunyi, in fact, I envy you." ”

Duan Yunyi smiled reluctantly and said, "I haven't achieved anything so far, what is there to envy you." Qiu Yinming sighed secretly in his heart: The competitive temperament when he was a child has really not changed at all, and I am afraid that it is more so now than before. So he said, "How can you say that." You are a senior disciple of the martial arts, and you are naturally a leading figure in the martial arts. Duan Yunyi said: "You are a scholar, and you are indeed more able to speak than me." Qiu Yinming said: "Alas, we haven't seen each other for many years, so we should have celebrated." If you come to my mansion tomorrow, my chef will cook very good food. You see, as the years go by, you and I have lost some weight. ”

Duan Yunyi looked at him and said, "It's inconvenient." I'm the one you sent the officials to arrest. ”

Qiu Yinming was a little embarrassed, so he had to say: "Actually, I arranged it this way because I wanted to meet you." But as a prefect, it's not easy to let things like trespassing into private houses go unchecked, and besides, you and I have already taught that businessman a lesson. I came to Zhuxian Town alone tonight, and I was originally here to wait for you to appear. ”

Duan Yunyi sneered slightly: "Your prefect is really strange. If you want to be a good official, why do you want to protect that profiteer? Yinming, seriously, I'm actually very happy to see you again today. But nowadays, the Tao is not the same. ”

Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "That's it." I have already received an official letter from the Ministry of Officials, and I will be transferred back to the capital in a few days. If you want to come to the government to find me these days, you can come at any time. ”

Duan Yunyi was noncommittal, got up and said, "Let's talk about it." It's not too early, so let's leave it at this day and see you another day. ”

Qiu Yinming didn't know what to say, so he also stood up and said, "Yunyi, no matter what, I have always treated you as a brother." If you come to the capital, you will definitely come to my house to sit down. ”

Duan Yunyi didn't say anything, said goodbye to him, and walked away, leaving Qiu Yinming standing alone for a long time.

In the afternoon of the next day, Gu Dangjia brought a group of silk merchants to the government and signed a new document with the prefect, and promised that they would make up for the lack of money to the peasants when the funds were returned. Qiu Yinming didn't believe in these people, but there was no other way to do it now, only hoping that the new prefect would be responsible for the peasants. In the next few days, as he expected, Duan Yunyi did not visit.

On July 15, an autumn rain brought a little coolness, and the carriage was driving on the way back to Beijing, Qiu Yinming looked out the window and suddenly remembered Wuwei. I don't know how he is now, maybe he is already somewhere in the Central Plains.