Chen Xu looked at the crocodiles that rushed up in front of him in the thunder of the cannon, the blood and water burst out, the fishy smell was permeated, the corpses were all over the field, his mind seemed to imagine that the lives of the soldiers disappeared into the air, the blood was stained with autumn grass, the war horse cried to the sky and fell to the ground and died, the horse rope, the saddle leather shroud, the big eagle in the sky flew to the war and burned, the smoked grassland dragged people's intestines, the grassland in the autumn was exposed to the wilderness, there was a scene in front of him, the mood was sad for a while, and he chanted: The strong man and the horse died on the same day, The Aquila is looking at the bowels of the people. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info autumn to expose the original white bones, ancient to fight a few people also.

Several young men next to him didn't hear his poems, let alone understand what he was thinking, everyone was immersed in the carnival atmosphere of killing crocodiles and relieving hatred, only Han Tong could see Chen Xu's sad and affectionate expression, but he didn't understand why he was like this, I saw him pat Chen Xu's arm and shouted: "Hey, young man, what are you thinking, don't you feel like you when you see us all killing crocodiles, then let's push the chariot down the embankment on the bank of the stream now, We must blow up all the crocodiles in the stream that hurt people and killed one side. ”

Chen Xu wanted to speak, but soon disappeared into the shouts of the crowd, the car was pushed by everyone, the road was full of crocodile skin and flesh, bloody signs and plants were broken, and the scene of craters, Zhang Kundan and Chen Xu heard a burst of "thunderbolt balla" sound from the place where the axle passed, full of crocodile charred scales and skeletons.

Seeing the angry and applauding expressions of the crowd, Chen Xu would be considered inappropriate to say anything now, so he simply leaned into Han Tong's ear and whispered: "Big brother, can you kill all the crocodiles in the stream, I have thought of a way to not only prevent future troubles, but also give the crocodiles a way to live." ”

In the shouts of the crowd, Han Tong couldn't hear it very clearly, and only heard the second half of the line, so he suddenly became anxious: "What did you say that I should not kill the crocodile in the stream, I will tell you now, you can't say it like this, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, do you know that a few years ago, one of my brothers carried firewood home and walked on the embankment in Mingjing Creek, but was swallowed by a crocodile in one bite, and he couldn't help him collect his body until he died, so he could only set up a well-dressed grave, oh my God, is this the end of a filial son, For this reason, his old mother also cried blind in a pair of eyes, ah, I will never stop until I kill all the crocodiles in the stream. ”

Chen Xu followed the car to the shore in the reproach of everyone, Zhang Kundan was about to run over to comfort him not to meddle in his affairs, but was covered up by Han Tong's voice, he said to everyone to open the cannon, and immediately the rumbling cannon sound was broken and endless, I saw that some crocodiles just poked their heads out of the water, and they were hit by the cannons on the skull, and the upper jaw was bounced to the opposite side of Mingjing Creek with blood, and some were trying to dive into the water, but they were hit by the cannons, and they immediately turned their heads in a different place, and even the big tail that was more than a foot long was blown up to the treetops. Some of them jumped out of the water in a panic and were hit by a cannonball, and their stomachs, which were wearing sharp armor and leather, were blown out of a hole, and the blood sprayed onto the faces of the people standing on the shore, and the fishy breath suddenly entered their throats.

Han Tong threw more than a dozen bombs into the water, but he couldn't see the crocodiles on the water, and the crocodiles saw that they couldn't resist the attack of artillery fire and dived into the stream ten meters deep.

When Meng Fu announced to everyone that he had run out of bombs, everyone saw that it was twilight, so they pushed the cart together, but at this time, there was no figure of Agui, it turned out that he was standing on the embankment and looked at the corpse of the crocodile floating on the surface of the stream and sighed: "Oh, even if you animals are not good, but they are attacked by artillery, otherwise it is the same thing in the world to take your meat to eat." ”

As he spoke, a predator in the water wagged his tail, and a big wave rolled up in the stream, and the wind roared, and the crocodile jumped ashore. At that time, Agui's face was like frosty autumn grass, frozen seedlings, and he couldn't dodge, when he was about to pick up the knife and fork on the ground, the crocodile wind gusted, and the fire pounced on it, and then, a scream came from the deep valley.

When everyone rushed over, Agui had fallen to the ground, he was sad, his breath was weak, he couldn't move, his body was covered with scars, his legs were blurred with blood, his eyes were gone, and the crowd shouted bursts of shouts, crying and shouting, "Brother Gui, Brother Gui, what's wrong with you, wake up, wake up, wake up." ”

People were worried that the artillery carriage had run out of bombs, and if the crocodile went ashore to fight back, it would not be able to resist the crocodile's ferocity and cruelty, so several young men carried the dying Agui back to the village, and tried everything to save his life.

Chen Xu and Zhang Kundan were in a heavy mood, and they both tightened their hearts for the injured Agui, looking at Han Zhimin, who was still unconscious, it was not good to refuse the warm invitation of the villagers, so he had to stay at a middle-aged man's house.

The dawn is opening, the flying swallows are dancing in the sun, the road grass is dewy, the flowers are blooming in the morning, Chen Xu, who had just woken up in the early morning, was woken up by a burst of quarrels, at this time Han Zhimin was already standing outside the door, he was facing Chen Xu and asked: "It's strange how we live here instead of an inn." ”

Chen Xu had to pick up the key parts of yesterday's experience and explain them to him one by one, at this time Han Zhimin suddenly realized, and when a few people finished breakfast, Han Zhimin was still sitting on the chess pieces and thinking hard, Zhang Kundan asked him what was going on.

Han Zhimin told him: "There are two old men in the village carrying the body of his son Agui crying and crying that they want to go to the village blacksmith shop to ask for an explanation. ”

Chen Xu and Zhang Kundan also felt that something was wrong, and soon the three of them rushed over, the blacksmith shop in the village was already full of people, Chen Xu and two friends poked their heads out in the crowd, only to see bows, crossbows, knives, and swords hanging on the beams of the iron shop, but shields, spears, axes, forks, palladium, and halberds were placed outside the door. Inside the room the tables leaned on iron plows, copper palladium, hoes, pickaxes, and sickles.

The young man at the table held his chin, turned his head upside down, brushed his robe, and drank tea in a bad mood.

Outside the house, two gray-haired old men in gray cloth clothes suddenly burst into tears, standing on the stretcher of their dead son, their eyes were helpless, and they sighed with sadness on their faces and said: "You are coming out, give us an explanation, why did my son come back to the house, and you still asked him to go out with you to push a gun cart to blow up the crocodile in the river, my son was bitten to death by a crocodile like this." ”

The old man's words immediately let Chen Xu know what was going on, he walked to the corner of the room, squatted down to untie the white cloth on the corpse, and saw that it was really Ah Gui who they went to kill the crocodile together, the corpse was full of blood, his face was pale, his body was stiff, and his neck was scarred, Chen Xu looked at this friend and suddenly felt sad in his heart, leaving tears, he admired him for being a good man, daring to act, brave and strategic, and a good man. Chen Xu read out the verses in his heart:

The daughter of the golden Ying and the sword are made, and the dragon is slaughtered with great spirit. Men dare to die for justice, and the true colors of heaven and earth are not famous

Seeing Chen Xu's sad appearance, Zhang Kundan also came over and grabbed his arm and said: "Ah, I really didn't expect that this big brother would become yin and yang overnight like this, is it sad, Brother Lu has gone to the dead, and the living continue to mourn, let's go to the iron shop to see Brother Han Tong." ”

The two went to the blacksmith shop in the house, only to see Han Tong's haggard face and frowning, Chen Xu and Zhang Kundan stood beside him for a long time, and then he sighed: "Ah Gui died last night, hey, I just went to Baojing Town to invite Lang Zhong, just when I was about to enter the house, I saw his parents lying on his body crying, I was so scared that I didn't dare to step forward, hey, I regret it, I regret not listening to Meng Fu's words and shouldn't have taken Ah Gui to hunt crocodiles." ”

Zhang Kundan said: "None of this is your fault, this is an accident, don't blame yourself too much." ”

Chen Xu was just about to speak, and with a "bang", Han Tong stood up and shouted: "The hateful thing is that the explosives will not be recreated until half a year later, otherwise I must kill all the crocodiles in Mingjing Creek, leaving no trace of trouble, and avenge my two good brothers who died." ”

The three of them sighed, and a dozen villagers outside the house rushed to this side angrily, and the crowd made way for the group, and a dozen villagers shouted outside the door of the blacksmith shop, and a village woman who was a little older and had freckles on her face shouted: "It's so angry, Han Tong, you came out to explain it to me, and taught you not to provoke the crocodiles in the stream, now it's okay, you go and kill those crocodiles during the day, and at night these crocodiles will come up to my family's pigsty and drag away the big fat pigs that my family has worked so hard to raise." ”

As soon as the words of the village woman began, more than a dozen villagers also complained, some said that the big yellow dog with a heart like a family for more than ten years let the crocodile eat, some old people said that their son's thigh was bitten by a crocodile, but fortunately he was spared by burning the crocodile's tail with a torch, some said that there were crocodile cubs in the field, and they did not dare to work in the field during the day to plant seedlings, and some villagers said that the sandbag that intercepted the big pond was rolled open by the crocodile and a big hole, and the five-foot-old carp and four-foot-old catfish all ran out and let the crocodile eat a fine light.

The crowd suddenly exploded like an iron pot, and some of them were obsessed, and the old man who was not in his consciousness also stood up and said: "Let me explain that the crocodile in Jingxi is the evil spirit of Liu Niang and his lover, and the young people in the village will definitely suffer retribution if they go to hunt and kill them." ”

The crowd became more and more discussed, and some village women shook their heads three times in a row, sighing: "If there is still a time when crocodiles hurt people in the village, it is really impossible to eradicate the crocodile disease, I would better take my family to live in other counties." ”

Han Jimin, who had been standing outside the door waiting for the two friends, became more and more angry the more he listened, and stood up and said to the old man: "Old man, didn't someone put a drawing on the wall outside the city last time, didn't it mention the reason why crocodiles live on Mingjing Creek and some topographic patterns from field investigations, these can't be used as evidence that crocodiles are not evil spirits. ”

The gray-haired old man said: "The old man looked at the drawings on the city wall, although he didn't know what was pasted by the masters, and the things that the drawings said made some sense and were widely spread among the people, but the crocodile is difficult to eradicate, and according to this, you go to fight it today, and it comes out to hurt people at night, if there is divine help, you say that it is not an evil spirit, and what is it?" ”

Han Zhimin saw that the old man was stubborn and didn't reason with him, Meng Fu on the other side also walked over, originally wanted to go straight to the blacksmith shop, heard Han Zhimin's conversation, he also said that he agreed with his point of view, so he nodded to Han Zhimin to show friendship, Han Zhimin saw that he felt very familiar, and also smiled at him, but his harmonious approach did not affect the blame of the villagers, they still insisted on asking Han Tong for an explanation.

At this time, Meng Fu felt very angry, and said to everyone: "Everyone, please don't be angry, please listen to me, Han Tong and the young people in the village pushed the artillery to hunt and kill the crocodiles in the stream, his original intention was to eliminate harm for the people, but the crocodiles in the stream are very cunning and hurt people and animals, this must not be counted on Han Tong's head, everyone also knows, this crocodile problem has been around for a long time, and local officials are helpless against crocodiles that harm people and animals, for several years, The villagers gradually became a crocodile in the stream was wronged by the evil spirit of Liu Niang and his sweetheart who had been wronged decades ago, until someone recently posted on the city wall the real reason why the crocodile sneaked into Mingjing Creek, and then there was Han Tong to lead everyone, to drive away the crocodile, he has no merit and hard work, no hard work and fatigue, he is the first person to kill crocodiles in these towns around us. ”

"That's right, Brother Meng Fu is right, think about Brother Han's mood is the same as yours, he also wants to benefit everyone, for the benefit of dozens of nearby towns, his pure heart can really be described as heaven and earth as evidence, the sun and the moon can be learned, I think he didn't have a friend who was killed by a crocodile back then, and he was also to avenge his brother." Zhang Kundan walked out of the shop and said.

Gradually, the angry villagers were also persuaded by the three of them, and the villagers who suffered heavy losses from the crocodiles became less complaining, and the less damaged ones began to agree with Han Tong's actions, although they regretted their actions a little, but they asked loudly, when will they be able to lead us to drive away the crocodiles in the water.

Although everyone's emotions were controlled, the two old men who lost their beloved sons were still in tears and grief, and the three of them were also very sympathetic and respectful, and the two skinny old men who were over half a hundred years old also went over to comfort them.

Chen Xu and Han Tong in the room didn't know the situation outside, seeing the situation outside just now, Han Tong sighed endlessly, disheartened, no matter what Chen Xu asked, he didn't want to answer the question, this made Chen Xu understand, it is true that a person only thinks about doing good deeds, removing disadvantages and benefits for the villagers, and eliminating dangers, but this practice is not only recognized and praised by the villagers, but is blamed, and there are still people in the world who are not sad and cry for this situation.

But Chen Xu did not give up, unwilling to lose his fighting spirit, so he told him that he should be on par with the ancient sages and gentlemen, and not suffer a little setbacks and tribulations, so he gave up on himself, mourned and complained to himself, as long as he could benefit the people, he should not regret his death. Chen Xu also took a piece of paper on the table, and wrote a poem to comfort him:

Reading the book and knowing the ancients, the clothes are full of dreams

There is still an old man in the bone hall, and his spine is thin and he can still become a dragon

The female is not my life's ambition, and the male fly should do his best

Even if the body is dead to cover the loess, it should be turned into phosphorus and burned grass

When Chen Xu and he walked out to face everyone, they were surprised to find that most of the villagers did not blame him, and a few people came forward to thank him, Chen Xu felt a little strange, but Han Zhimin and Zhang Kundan smiled at him, Chen Xu immediately knew what was going on, he happily touched Han Tong's arm and said: "I'll just say, Tiangong pays off, one hundred and two Qin passes will eventually return to Chu, where there is a will, there is a way, and three thousand Yuejia can destroy Wu." ”

At that time, Han Tong was in a very happy mood, but soon, he was embarrassed by a question from everyone, there was an old man in a gray shirt and gray hair in the crowd, he asked Han Tong: "I heard that you have opened this blacksmith shop over the years, and it has taken several years to develop a car that can emit explosives, and you have made great contributions to driving the crocodiles this time, since you have this ability, please lead the young people in the village to kill the crocodiles in one go." ”

"This, this ----" Han Tong's face sweated for a while, and he was embarrassed, because he knew that he would have to wait until the next time he produced explosives for half a year, and it would be easy to kill all the crocodiles in the stream.

Han Tong shook his head helplessly, he promised that he couldn't do it, and if he didn't promise, he would disappoint the villagers, and it was when it was difficult to ride a tiger, he smiled at Chen Xu: "Hehe, it's really a man who lives up to his wishes, and where there is a will, there is a way." ”

Chen Xu stood up decisively at this time, and said in an astonishing voice: "Everyone, please listen to me, just now Brother Han and I discussed in the blacksmith shop about removing the crocodile for the crowd, and now there is a set of feasible measures, on behalf of Han Tong, I am here to assure you that after half a month, he will definitely be able to drive away all the crocodiles in Mingjing Creek, but you need your full help, otherwise it will be a monkey fishing for the moon - a waste." ”

The villagers all felt very unbelievable when they heard Chen Xu say this, but at this time, Han Tong was shocked and leaned into his ear, and said angrily: "Brother Lu, when did I tell you like this, you took care of everything, deliberately reckless, if you don't fulfill the promise you said, won't it affect me." ”

Chen Xu smiled: "Big brother, don't worry, when the time comes, I will have my own way, and I will definitely let you get your wish, and it will make all the villagers' wishes come true." ”

Han Tong said: "You are so sure, as the saying goes: Haiyue is still poured, and the message will never be moved, if you can't help it at that time, you can't drive away the crocodile in the stream, how to explain it to the villagers, although I have known you for a short time, but I don't believe that with a half-grown child like you, you can really do such a thing." ”

Chen Xu said with a smile: "Big brother, you don't have to be too nervous, when the time comes, you will act according to the plan I have made, and you will definitely be able to do what you say, but you must personally promise me one thing when you stand here now, that is, give me the artillery pattern you designed, and you will never make artillery privately in the future." ”

Now, Han Tong is not allowed to think about anything, he just shook his head and sighed: "Okay, I have spent several years of hard work to improve and manufacture the super artillery left by my ancestors, which is nothing more than to avenge my brother who is a brother and sister, if you can drive away and kill all the crocodiles in the stream, I will leave the artillery, it will not be of much benefit to me, I will hand it over to you." ”

Chen Xu smiled and pulled his fingers with him, saying that those who regret it will be hypocrites.

When all the villagers were about to disperse, Chen Xu looked at Zhang Kundan and Han Zhimin comforting the two old men in the corner of the house, and he immediately asked everyone to stop, saying that there was another decision to say it, and he wanted everyone to communicate and testify for this.

Everyone asked what was the matter, Chen Xu flashed a sly look and said: "Everyone, please don't talk about it, now Han Tong has a decision, and he is a little embarrassed to say it himself, so he discussed with me in private and asked me to announce it in front of everyone, and this decision is that Han Tong wants the parents of Biao Han to be his parents." ”

Han Tong said: "Hey, when did I tell you, it's too hasty for you not to discuss such an extremely important matter with me, even if I have this intention, I must be prepared."

Chen Xu said: "Brother Han, you look at the two old people crying in the face of their son's corpse, how can you and I bear it, as the saying goes: There are four extremely painful things in life, the first is: the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, and the second is, if you are careless in making friends, you will suffer the consequences." The third is that misfortune is born of Xiao Qiang, and the world is unfortunate. The fourth is, if you can't catch a thief, you can't do it. If my idea is too hasty, I am willing to make amends to you in private, but the two old people are about to be mourned, and you have no relatives and no reason, it is a great comfort for them to recognize them as your parents and relatives, and it is also a great comfort to you, so why not do it. ”

Han Tong pondered for a while and said, "Okay, since what you said is reasonable, then everything will be done according to your wishes." ”

Everyone saw them talking with laughter, and asked what they were talking about, Chen Xu turned his mind and smiled: "Uncles, aunts, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, just now Han Tong considered that the matter of recognizing relatives is not trivial, it is a big matter, and you can't be sloppy, you have to choose a good day and an auspicious day, after fasting and chanting Buddha, and bathing in fragrant soup for three days, you can perform the ceremony of recognizing your relatives." ”

Everyone shouted, "This is how good it is" Chen Xu walked in front of the two old men who lost their beloved sons, and Meng Fu and the four of them slowly helped up these two lovely people, and said: "Uncle, aunt, people can't be resurrected after death, please mourn more, although the eldest brother has left, but Brother Han is willing to take care of you two elders as meticulously as your previous son, Brother Han has both ability and political integrity, and is in the prime of life, he treats his friends consistently, and he has been doing things for ten years and today's things are called letters, and he can continue as always, For the villagers to eliminate harm called benevolence, to people and things to do their best, friends in trouble, he is also willing to help, call it righteousness, developed artillery, hit the crocodile in the stream called wisdom, personally go to danger, do not avoid danger, hunt and kill crocodiles called brave, Brother Han is a person with five virtues, I believe that he will take care of you two old people, will be able to be considerate to you like his own son. ”