The spring sun is shining warmly on the streets of Nanqiao County, and the bluestone pavement of the main street has been washed by residents on both sides, and it is wet and shining. From time to time, the street pickers and sellers shouted, the housewives carried vegetable baskets and bargained with the vendors, and the foot-picking men sitting on the street corners interjected and laughed maliciously, and then the women scolded angrily.

In the bloody battle caused by the □□ a few days ago, the county officials who knelt down and cried and begged for mercy but were still beheaded were all like the dirty blood washed off the bluestone slab, which became a past deliberately covered up by the people of Nanqiao.

An open-top black ox cart drove on the main street of Nanqiao, with a mottled frame leaking on all sides, a dilapidated wooden wheel that rotated around and around, and a shriveled and thin old ox pulling the cart, all showing that the owner of the ox cart had no money to spare.

The ox cart was so slow that everyone on both sides of the street could see the people sitting in it. The man was dressed in a white-washed gray linen robe, his long black hair was fixed with a scribe's hairpin, and he sat cross-legged in the car, with an elegant temperament and a handsome appearance, but his body was thin and his face was pale, and he seemed to be ill.

This man was not like some of the pretentious literati of the time, who sat in the car without squinting. His gaze wandered as far as he could see, as if he were examining something, observing something, and his brow furrowed from time to time. The strange thing is that the people of Nanqiao were not afraid when they saw his solemn appearance, but instead bowed down to greet him one after another: "Young Master Yi, I went out so early today!" ”

"Mr. Yi, when are you going back to the county government today, my eldest son always wants to work under you, you can test him!"

"Yi Gongzi, wait a minute, I saved a basket of eggs, you have to accept it. If it weren't for you and Yan Ye, my girl would have been occupied by the dog official of Wang County! ”

"Yi Gongzi, when will Yan Ye come back, my wife thinks about the two rabbit cubs who go with him every day, and she can't sleep."

"Yi Gongzi, I heard from the hawker that Yan Ye also occupied the territory of the neighboring county, is it true?"

Everyone said a word, and asked all kinds of questions, Yi Cui smiled at everyone who greeted him, and did not really answer their questions, and he did not accept the eggs sent by the aunt of Yunfang. Because more and more people gathered around, blocking the road of Lao Niu Ah Huang, several guard-like people ran over to maintain order, Yi Cui looked at each guard carefully, they were all hairy boys with fluffy beards on their mouths, and their eyes were still very clear and immature.

Who would have thought that this group of young people, who were as tender as grass seedlings, would follow Yan Zhao a few days ago, and dare to break into the arsenal of the mansion with the kitchen knives and wooden sticks at home, seize weapons, tie up the county order, and completely create a rebellion against Dajing.

The surrounding people walked away with a smile under the bombardment of the guards, not at all as frightened as they were in the face of the former Jing soldiers. Yi Cui looked at their calm and unfazed expressions, put his hands in his sleeves, and smiled faintly.

In this world, you can't live honestly, but you can live comfortably if you rebel, isn't it all messy?

Yi Cui looked at the loess road that winded into the distance outside the city gate in front of him, thinking about the situation of Quanjiao and Lai'an, which were adjacent to Nanqiao, and prayed that Yan Zhao would leave him a few usable county officials, so that his work would not be too heavy.

"Big brother, do you always nap during the day, urinate frequently at night, and often make mistakes in a trance?"

When the ox cart was about to pass the city gate, Yi Cui heard the voice of a woman, and he looked in the direction and saw that Zuo Da, the new person in charge of guarding the city gate, was listening to a woman. The woman looked slender with her back to Yi Tri, but she was carrying a large bamboo cage with an oil-paper umbrella prominently inserted on it, and a plain cloth towel wrapped around her head, revealing only a small half of her long black hair.

Zuo Da saw Yi Cui looking over here, and his expression that was listening carefully immediately changed, his eyebrows were upside down, and he said angrily to the woman: "What nonsense! I have always been diligent in doing things, and I have never gone wrong in defending the city, you are a yellow-haired little girl, don't buckle your hat and spread rumors for Lao Tzu! ”

"But, but your tongue is as red as a persimmon, and when you press your pulse, your fingers are empty, and it is clear that your kidney essence is deficient......"

"Phew!" Zuo Da was in a hurry, and waved his hand to rush her: "Where did the little girl come from, talk nonsense, get out of here!" Don't get in the way at the gates! Yi Gongzi wants to go out of the city! As he spoke, he forcibly pushed her inside, and the woman was thin, staggered, and almost fell.

Yi Cui knew why Zuo Da was anxious, he must be afraid that the words of his ill health would reach his ears, and he would lose this goalkeeping errand. Therefore he said nothing, and the ox cart did not stop as it passed through the city gates. However, when he heard it from afar, the woman was still aggrieved and said, "What I said is true, big brother, let me cure." ”

In this messy year, are there still doctors crying and shouting to treat people? Yi Cui turned back curiously, and saw that Zuo Da had driven the woman away, she still turned back and said something to Zuo Da without giving up, her long hair completely covered her forehead, because of the relationship between sunlight and distance, Yi Cui didn't see her appearance clearly.

I just felt that those eyes were unusually bright.

It's like déjà vu......

Yi Cui's heart moved slightly, and the blurred face of someone flashed like lightning in his mind, but it was only a flash of shock, and the word "parking" almost came out in an instant, and was finally swallowed back. Yi Cui looked at the rising sun in the east and urged Sheng San to say: "Let Ah Huang go faster, be sure to arrive at Quanjiao before noon." ”

If it is a troika, it must be able to reach the neighboring county within an hour. It's just that the county government is now very poor after being copied, and the only thing Yi Cui can bring out is this old cow named Ah Huang, such a poor and poor rebel, if you say it, you will be laughed at by other rebel thieves.

In the middle of the day, Ah Huang finally walked slowly to Quanjiao County. It was obviously daytime, but there was not even a farmer on the way, and the soldiers with red turbans standing with knives in front of the city gate were not neatly dressed, and they were familiar faces of Nanqiao.

"It's Yi Gongzi! Tell sù Yan Ye, Yi Gongzi is here! The soldier yelled back excitedly. When the old cow got closer, Yi Cui realized that the soldier who was leading the shouting had an empty sleeve and a bloody strip of cloth, apparently missing an arm during the capture of Quanjiao.

"Atri! You're too slow! ”

Not far away, a bold and loud voice familiarly began to shout: "Stretch your neck and wait for you for a long time!" ”

An old dark red cloak, as well as second-hand armor and second-hand swords picked up from the military captain of Nanqiao Province, could not hide the vigorous vitality and infinite confidence of the young man who was striding towards Yi Cui. Even though the county town of Quanjiao was empty and deadly silent, as soon as Yan Zhao appeared, it made people feel that the depressing and desolate atmosphere was completely dispersed, and he was like this noon sun, dispelling the dense fog and giving people a warm and exuberant hope.

Seeing Yan Zhao, the corners of Yi Cui's lips that had always been tightly pursed hooked upward, revealing a little smile: "The subordinates are here to compensate Yan Ye." So saying, he seized of the side pole of the ox-cart and got up with great difficulty, trying to get out of it.

Seeing this, Yan Zhao immediately quickened his pace: "What are you messing with, I'll help you, don't fall!" As he spoke, half of Izri's body had already leaned out, and only one side of his lower body could exert his strength and sway. He was already thin, so it looked like he was about to fall. Yan Zhao took three steps and made two steps, rushed up to help him get out of the car, and scolded: "You kid got it!" Sheng San, bring your son's wheelchair here! ”

Sheng San, who was driving, was dumbfounded: "Master Yan, I didn't bring the small one, I didn't bring it!" ”

"That thing is so heavy and huge that the ox cart can't squeeze it, and Ah Huang can't pull it," Yi Cui felt strained by the action just now, he took a breath, and then calmly took out two long canes from under the seat, and said to Yan Zhao, "I'm crippled, not wasted." Please hold me for a moment, and let me walk over with this thing. ”

He is tall and thin, different from Yan Zhaohao's strong and sparse thick eyebrows and big eyes, Yi Cui's eyebrows are delicate and elegant, the bridge of the nose is high, and the long eyebrows are in the sideburns, which is the most beautiful kind of family son. The wind gently blew through his robe, and he was so thin that he felt as if he could not bear the wind and was about to fly away.

The man just stood there, and it was a picture that was extremely pleasing to the eye, but as soon as he walked, he completely destroyed this beauty. The left and right sides were uncoordinated, and the trousers on the right side seemed to be empty, without legs, and could not bend the knees flexibly, so they could only support their armpits with the help of two canes, and dragged the mutilated right leg wrapped in shoes and socks to move forward slowly.

Yan Zhao helped him forward, not embarrassed by the strange gaze of the people of Quan Jiao from the window, and of course no one knew the deep sting in his heart. He didn't tell Trace, he didn't like to see him walking, because every time he saw it, it was like a reminder of his own incompetence, and if he hadn't found a doctor who could cure the poison, Trace's leg wouldn't have become what it is today because of that vicious arrow.

But he thought that Yi Cui had insight into his thoughts, because when he was walking, Yi Cui was observing the situation in Quanjiao County, and at the same time Wen Yan Jian with him: "Ah Zhao, you see, my situation is not enough to support the war with you, you must have a strategist who can grasp the situation for you in front, I heard that Mr. Xue Da is coming to An at this time, have you sent someone to invite him?" ”

"I went there twice in person, and both of them were closed, saying that I was sick in bed and didn't see any guests." Yan Zhao replied helplessly. Seeing that his best friend was out of breath, but his face was almost not ruddy, he knew that his body had never been good, and half a day's running had already made him very tired, and as soon as he arrived at Quanjiao, he immediately bothered to plan for himself for the future, he felt uncomfortable, and rushed out: "Ah Cui, stand firm in the coming day, I will recruit all the divine doctors I can summon to you, and you must take care of your body!" "It's better to heal the right leg, which has long been hopeless!

Yi Cui smiled, and it was rare to joke: "When Yan Ye will become famous in the future, those who come to serve in Shun will flock to him, and maybe there will be doctors crying and shouting, and they will come to the door to beg for me." ”

"Asking for a doctor?" Yan Zhao pouted: "If there is really such a doctor, eighty percent of them are flatterers and have no ability!" ”

"Not necessarily," Yi Cui couldn't help but think of the scene at the Nanqiao City Gate, and said with a smile on the corner of his lips, "I saw such a strange doctor this morning, and he was still a girl, and that appearance reminded me of the little girl who lived in a mass grave six years ago. ”

"Think of that little girl surnamed Gu? Wasn't she taken away by a wolf? Yan Zhao was surprised: "Could it be that he is still alive?" ”