A late snowfall added a layer of snow to the silent earth. People who have worked hard for a year hide at home in this month, and the smile of their families after a year of hard work is more happiness. After the heavy snowfall, there was a group of tightly wrapped men in Peach Blossom Village who appeared on the street with brooms. A few figures that were common in previous years were no longer visible in the snow. There was an outland boy in the snow, and no one was surprised by the appearance of the boy.

Since that incident, the official family has ignored it, and that day the gray-clothed young man walked down the street with a bloody robe. The other hand holds the money bag and makes amends one by one, and each time he goes to a house to give money, he kneels in front of the mausoleum. The dead relatives and villagers punched and kicked, but the teenager never let his anger go out with his backhand. When he returned to Yulian's house, the injured young man had a blue nose and swollen face, but he was a little more relaxed.

In the snow, the snow began to be cleared in the early morning under the heavy snow, and a clean path appeared on the main road of the village after the heavy snowfall. Walking on the path with a broomstick, the villagers you meet will ask questions. The young man smiled faintly, and everyone in the village knew it in a few months. Even the earth dog will wag its tail and follow behind him when he sees the boy, and although the family of the dead relatives has not had a good face for the boy, they have no grudges. The entire autumn harvest boy ran through almost every house, leaving early and returning late every day, looking tired.

Carrying a broom, I walked to the door of the house and saw the girl sweeping the snow in front of the door, and there was already a very thin path in the yard. In front of the door, there was a large area connected to the door of each house, and the young man came up with a broom and said, "Sister, I'll come, it's cold outside and warm back to the house." ”

Yulian stopped and said, "It's okay, you are tired of cleaning early in the morning and go back to rest, and leave breakfast for you." ”

The cold red cheeks looked very ordinary, and the boy looked a little obsessed. No one has ever been like this since childhood, and the master has traveled all year round without a fixed residence. In addition to this martial arts, there has never been anything else, and every time I grow up so big, I am always so envious of my family. Ma San, which lady just asked a few more words, the teenager can remember in his heart, although the months have been hard, there is no freedom in the past, but there is more warmth.

smiled and said, "Sister, I'm not tired, and there's not much for us to be together." Yulian nodded slightly.

Ji's father stood in the courtyard with a cane and looked at his daughter's pain, and the day he lay on the bed, his daughter seemed to be a different person. Everything in the family is taken care of, and the only good thing is that there is an extra teenager in the family to help. I still feel guilty in my heart, I should be carefree and marrying someone myself, but I have become a drag.

He seems to be dozens of years old, and he is afraid that he will never be able to do heavy work in this life. Yulian single-handedly provoked a family, and someone from the Zhang family in Qinghe had come. Zhang Yuanwai came to visit once, but he said that he was living in Qinghe and someone took care of him. When Zhang Bai comes back, the two children will get married, and there is no need to say anything about the rules of Peach Blossom Village. It's just that Yulian said no, and it's not too late to go after getting married.

Looking at her daughter's hard work, she sighed a little in her heart, and the teenager was different from Liu Zhixing in a few months. Wen Xiaoming is not guilty about this family, but really regards his daughter and himself as a family. Coughed heavily a few times and shouted: "Okay, come back, there will be snow in the next few days, and you will be busy." ”

Yulian hurriedly put down the broom and walked towards her father and said, "Daddy, go into the house coldly outside." These things have me, He Xiaoming. ”

The young man finished sweeping the last piece and walked into the courtyard with two brooms, and said, "Uncle Ji, I'm here." You just wait at home for the New Year, and in a few days go up to the mountains to hunt some game. ”

Helping Ji's father into the house, Yulian brought the soaring meal from the kitchen and put it on the table. The stomach of the young man who got up early in the morning to help rumbled, and Yulian smiled faintly and said, "Eat quickly, I see that your hungry stomach is complaining." ”

Wen Xiaoming picked up the chopsticks and kept pulling them into his mouth, and said with a smile: "It's delicious." ”

Liu Zhixing was wearing battle armor on the snow in Nanjing, and many bits and pieces were placed on the war horse. There were twelve soldiers behind him, a total of thirteen people, who were the elite of a battalion. The barracks of less than 100 people seemed a little silent, and the more than 70 people left behind were a little envious when they saw that the general was about to return to Beijing.

One by one, they cast envious eyes, and the oldest warrior said: "Seeing that you are wearing the imperial armor one by one, you said that our thirteenth battalion will be able to compare with the Changfeng battalion for a while." ”

You Dahu slapped the iron armor heavily and said very narcissistically: "Don't be envious, this is all in exchange for Lao Tzu's life." Don't look, don't look. One hand was holding the sword, and the other hand was still caressing the new armor.

Two teenagers who looked very similar rode war horses, and the two brothers shot at the same time. One patted his head and the other kicked his ass, and You Dahu was about to do it. Zheng Shuixin said: "The big tiger looks at you proudly, what is there to envy who has not yet had a new armor." Zheng Shuiji, who was on the other side of You Dahu, said with a smile: "My brother is right, who hasn't said it yet." ”

On the other hand, the thin boy was also the youngest of the thirteen, and his armor was a little unfit and baggy. Next to the war horse, a person of the same age is Liu Zhixing's old department, and the two teenagers have a very good relationship since the joint venture. The boy named Qiao Si is much stronger, but the incredible thing is that Qiao Si has competed with Gao Xiaolong many times and never won.

patted the armor that he had worn for a few years and said, "Xiaolong, you don't see it fitting, or give it to me." ”

Riding on the horse, he was much taller than Qiao Si, and said, "This is not good, it doesn't fit well now." I've heard that there are a lot of delicious foods in Kyoto, so when you go to eat and drink a few meals, you will be fitted. ”

Zhang Han, who was the most popular in the barracks, rode a high-headed horse and was comfortable, surrounded by a group of subordinates who kept touching the brand-new armor. It seems that he enjoys the mentality of being praised very much, and Chu Yang, who is not far away, is very quiet. Wearing new armor, he didn't feel proud, and only thirteen of them were left out of the five hundred people in the battle. The best brother died under the hooves of Nanchu's horse, if it wasn't for someone blocking him, he should be the one who is riding a war horse and wearing new armor now.

Chu Hanlin, who looked bookish and angry, rode a war horse to guard the edge, and in the barracks, the young man could be said to be the most learned person except for the general. Born in a scholarly family, he has been fond of military books since he was a child. My father is also a big member, and he is still busy with his father and mother in the army. Until now, there has been no letter, and the route drawn by the general back to Beijing here has his hometown. Looking at the north, he muttered, "Daddy, there will be nothing wrong with the path I chose." ”

The crowd was noisy and happy, but there were not many people but there was no strife. Who doesn't know the origin of the thirteenth battalion. It was the thirteen people, including the general, who fought for this title, and the thirteen battalions were already in the heart. The crowd is only envious but never jealous, and they deserve it.

Liu Zhixing rode a war horse and galloped over, and behind him Lu Lin, Liu Qing, Zhao Chaokun, and Zhou Yancong were four.

Lu Lin bore the brunt of the shouting: "Line up." ”

The complicated thirteen battalions were arranged neatly in an instant, and Liu Zhixing looked at his thirteen battalions. The establishment of 3,000 people is now less than 100 people, although there are few people, after all, they are still their own soldiers. said: "Isn't it just wearing a new armor, what is there to envy." If you want to wear the new armor given by Your Majesty, you know how much it will cost, and we are now less than a hundred. Do you know that these thirteen pairs of armor were exchanged for the lives of more than 500 people, and I am not wearing honor, but the soul of the dead who died in the iron hooves of Nanchu. As long as you wear this armor, you must always remember that 500 people are watching you from heaven. ”

The few people who were originally excited suddenly lowered their heads, Chu Yang listened to the general's shout, and there seemed to be another scene in front of him. You Dahu and the others couldn't help but touch the scars left by the battle, they were not wearing honor but the war spirits of more than 500 brothers.

Sitting on horseback, he stared at the thirteenth battalion and said: "But this is also what they deserve, remember that the honors and exploits used are all exchanged for their lives." If you want to put on the new armor, then give me a good guard of the thirteenth battalion. I don't want to go back to Beijing when any of you are away. Your names are all written down here, if anyone is missing, court-martial. He patted his chest heavily, but there was regret in his eyes. When Zhengzhi and Nanchu opened their station, they wanted to return to Beijing at this time.

Looking at the twenty-eight-nine lieutenant general of the thirteenth battalion, he said: "Liang Bo's thirteenth battalion will be handed over to you first, and I will go to General Xue if I have something." Once you go on the expedition, you have to follow the Changfeng Battalion, so we can't die a single person. ”

Liang Bo, who had a mustache, said: "Order." ”

After a period of lobbying, Liu Zhixing turned his horse's head and looked at the south and said, "Let's go." "Thirteen pairs of armor walked out of the barracks.

Outside the barracks, Liu Zhixing looked at Nanjing and hated it in his heart, his father's letter to his family made him a man who relied on his father to sit in the position of the thirteenth battalion in the eyes of Chen Geng and even Wu Peng. My father asked me to come to the border pass, and my eldest brother stayed in Kyoto. Obviously, they are afraid of other people's gossip, and the wealthy families in Taiping City know that the second son of the Liu family may not know that Liu Zhifang, the eldest son of the Liu family. Not to mention the outsider Liu family, a few years ago, someone said that Liu Zhixing inherited the position of Guogong, and the eldest brother also said that as long as His Majesty agrees, the title of Lu Guogong can be passed on to him.

None of this really matters, and the brothers never clashed over it. When he left home, the eldest brother had already been banned as a deacon and protected the safety of Miyagi. Although the official position is large, there is indeed no real military power, and the commander of the forbidden army in Taiping City also needs to get the will of His Majesty the Emperor to dispatch the army. The eldest brother has the support of his father's military department, and now he also has five products.

Leaving the barracks and galloping on horseback, he suddenly remembered a person, pulled his horse's head and looked in the direction of Niujiao Mountain. Lu Lin then stopped and looked at the general, knowing in his heart that he was thinking about Miss Ji. Zhang Han, who followed Liu Zhixing to Peach Blossom Village once, rode slowly to Liu Zhixing's side. smiled and rubbed Liu Zhixing's horse, and said, "The general is thinking about the young lady." ”

Liu Zhixing subconsciously said: "Zhang Han, you owe it to clean up, right, You Dahu." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Han hurriedly tightened the reins and galloped in the direction of Peach Blossom Village, Lu Lin stepped forward and said, "General Wen Xiaoming said that he has nowhere else to go, and he should stay there for a long time. Ma Sanyi died, and there was a letter from the general to Meng Ergongzi, Niu Hongda should not go. ”

Liu Zhixing said: "Let's go and see, Uncle Ji is not well." ”

Clamping the belly of the horse and galloping on the horse, the other eleven people followed behind, especially Chu Hanlin always wanted to see a woman who was liked by the general. I am a few years older, and if I hadn't joined the army, I'm afraid I would have children now.

At noon, the sun was blazing, and the light reflected by the white snow was a little dazzling. Father Ji, who was lying in the courtyard, looked at the sky and turned his head to look at Wen Xiaoming, who was splitting wood. For a few months, the boy only said that he had no parents and only a master.

asked: "Xiao Ming, you have always said that you only have one master, what about your parents." ”

Put away the axe and said, "I don't know, I heard that the master said that I picked it up on the road when he traveled." The name was chosen by him, and his surname Wen was followed after he became a monk. ”

Ji's father held on to the recliner and wanted to get up, but Wen Xiaoming put it down and stepped forward to help Ji's father sit up. said: "Uncle Ji, why did you remember to ask this." ”

coughed heavily a few times and said, "You have always called Sister Yulian, and now I am the only old man left in this family." I used to be able to watch the children after Yulian got married, but now I am afraid that this body will not last for a few years. Living is also a drag, but I'm the only one who walks Yulian. ”

The young man immediately said, "Uncle Ji won't, I'll go to my master in the next year." His medical skills are very rare in the world, and he will definitely be able to heal Uncle Ji's body. ”

The old man looked at the young man and liked it very much in his heart, and said: "My old man has only one daughter, I hope you can look at Dian Yulian in the future and don't be bullied." If I am not there that day, you can help this old man bury him with Yulian's mother. Yulian has no relatives in this world, and your name is Uncle Ji Yulian also treats you as a younger brother. If you can do it, call this old man's father. ”

This surprised the teenager a little, and he didn't know what to say. The old man immediately said, "If you don't want to, forget it, my old man doesn't have anything for you." ”

Wen Xiaoming had never said so anxiously: "Uncle Ji is not, he has already regarded this place as his home during this time. It's just that I have a lot of enemies, and if I don't come to the door that day, they will kill people. Uncle Ji is not afraid, "Just as he was about to continue, Father Ji stopped.

"It's okay, it's good to call Uncle Ji, you go get busy, let's have a drink together in a while."

Wen Xiaoming nodded in agreement, but there was a happy expression on his face. In addition to the master, everyone who is good to themselves in this world is here. It's good that life is plain, at least it's much better than the wind and rain in the rivers and lakes. It's just that he Wen Xiaoming can do it?

I remembered what my master once said: "Princes and generals, tens of millions of family wealth are like dung, and plain is a blessing."