Prosperity falls into the world, and there is no loneliness in the green fields. The mahogany on the waist of Hongshan Mountain west of Taiping is high, and a thousand-year-old temple stands tall. The cypress trees in the mountains are lush and the grass is verdant. A stone staircase that leads to the top of the mountain, connecting the bottom of the mountain and the top of the mountain.

Ziyun Temple has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties, and since the founding of the Great Liang, it has become the last residence of the harem concubines in their lives. Every generation of emperors dies, and there are no heirs, and a few will choose to come to the only quiet place outside this imperial capital. There is a Ziyun Temple in the mountain, a two-compartment temple.

The east of Hongshan is called Ziyun Temple, and the west is called Luoyuan. There are thirty-six Buddhas in Ziyun Temple, and the most vigorous incense is to send Guanyin. There is a Guanyin temple in Xishan, and the presiding officer is an old nun in his forties, and the Taoist name is Mrs. Keats.

People under the mountain don't know that the Guanyin Temple is a place where the emperor dealt with the emperor's concubines. Most of the concubines who entered the temple were young and had nothing to rely on, and only a few people in the Guanyin Temple knew about the entanglement for the sake of the royal face. How many concubines who live in the deep palace can't stand the hardships of the ancient temple, and only a few will choose a quiet residence.

A woman in white with black hair fluttering in the wind, carrying a basket made of rattan on a mountain path. The basket was full of wild vegetables, followed by a little girl who had taken off her red clothes, like a dog's tail that couldn't be shaken off. A person holds a bouquet of beautiful colors in his hand, walks behind with a swing, and from time to time picks one and puts it into the bouquet.

Yulian held the vegetable basket and shouted, "Red clothes." ”

The little girl in gray, who didn't know where to run, responded in the cypress bushes: "Sister, I'm here." ”

Jumping up and down the path, he kept swinging the flowers of different colors in his hands. A brisk stride rushed to Yulian's side: "Sister, look." He placed the bouquet in front of Yulian's eyes and shook it to reveal a small tiger tooth. It seems that the change of dynasty has nothing to do with this red dress who is no longer a little girl after the palace change.

Yulian reluctantly knocked on her little head, picked up the basket and said, "Mrs. Shi ordered you to go into the mountains to pick some wild vegetables, you know how to fiddle with these wild flowers." Look at you, just live in the flowers. Looking at the indisputable red clothes, there was nothing to do.

Hurriedly pulled up the basket, and gently put the bouquet in Yulian's hand and said, "This is a birthday gift from Hongyi to my sister, do you like it or not." ”

Looking at the flowers, and then looking at the girl who doesn't seem to remember anything, I feel sour in my heart. It's been years since I've had a birthday, and I still remember the last time when my dad was alive. On this day of that year, Daddy made a big table of dishes, and at that time, there was also Sister Xiuwen, Xiaohua, who sent a young swordsman with a strange wood carving.

Dad drank a few more glasses that day, and at such an old age, he had to learn swords from Wen Xiaoming. And then there was no then, the body was not good, there was no movement. It seems that there used to be a lot of interesting things, living in Peach Blossom Village carefree, at most I was worried that there were not many peach blossoms, and I was reprimanded by my father.

Holding a bouquet of flowers, he looked at a pair of smug red clothes and said, "I like it, it's been a long time since I had a birthday." ”

Hongyi, who was a little aggrieved, said: "Hongyi didn't know the year before last, but last year, sister, you were busy every day, and you had to take me with you." But this year, I remember, sister, let's have a meal of meat today! ”

Yulian was moved and looked at Hongyi again: "It seems that you are not my sister's birthday, but you are worried about eating meat." ”

"No, today is my sister's birthday, so I should have a good meal. The Ziyun Temple is full of radishes and cabbage, and there is no oil and water, you see that I am not skinny. Let that guy see that he is going to call the hairy monkey again, so he has to make up for it. Redcoat said.

Of course you know who the person in the mouth of the red clothes is, Lu Xiaozhao? The old shopkeeper died last winter, and Yulian couldn't leave this Ziyun Temple, so Lu Xiaozhao went up the mountain. The old shopkeeper is not young, but his body is still quite tough. The old man played with a kitchen knife, more energetic than a young man in his twenties, and suddenly it was gone.

Lu Xiaozhao didn't say anything when he went up the mountain, but just relayed what the old shopkeeper said in front of him. sent a copy of the title deed of the Peach Blossom Building to Yulian, but Yulian did not accept it and said: "I don't need these on the mountain, the old shopkeeper Xiaozhao is gone, you can just guard the Peach Blossom Building." It doesn't matter if the business is good or not, after all, it's just a thought. ”

Then what Lu Xiaozhao said, Yulian only heard it but didn't take it to heart. I was grateful to the Huangqu Lu family, and I never thought that I would get anything. From the bottom of my heart, I still respect the master, but until I entered the palace, the master has not appeared, and there are still two brothers. Of course, Lu Xiaozhao said that the eldest brother Lu Zhao entered the army. When he first joined the army, he served as a general of Suizhou, although the second brother Lu Yu had never entered the dynasty as an official, and his business was better than before. Only there is no news of the master Mrs. Lu, after the old man Lu Zhaoming returned to Huangqu, he was seriously ill and his health was not as good as day by day.

Looking at Hongyi talking to herself, Yulian suddenly asked, "Hongyi, do you like Xiaozhao?" ”

Suddenly asked, Hongyi didn't know how to answer for a while, and burst out with a mouth: "Nonsense, how could I like that bastard." Seeing that guy, I can't wait to beat him to death with a stick, that mouth is just underbeaten. ”

Holding the bouquet of flowers, he said, "Hongyi, if you want to go down the mountain, no one will stop you." You don't need to suffer here with me, life is always better than life on the mountain. After going down the mountain, let people find a good family and live a peaceful life. ”

Carrying the basket of red clothes, he looked up at his sister who was slightly taller than him, frowned and asked, "Sister doesn't want red clothes anymore, is there something wrong with red clothes?" ”

"The red clothes are very good, how could my sister not want the red clothes. I just think you still have a chance to live a good life, and you don't need to live a hard life in this mountain with me. ”

Carrying the vegetable basket, he suddenly stopped and said: "It's very good here, there is no fear in the palace, and there is no peace in the city." My sister has been in Ziyun Temple all her life, and Hongyi has been in Ziyun Temple all her life. ”

It doesn't make sense to this little girl, and Yulian can't help it. I can only say it when I am older, after all, Hongyi is only seventeen years old this year, and he is already twenty years old today.

Walking on the mountain path, listening to the insects and birds, it seems that they can't compare to the chirping red clothes. Holding a bouquet of flowers with a faint fragrance of flowers, this kind of life is actually very good, and there is more tranquility in Peach Blossom Village back then, and there are many people missing, which can only be kept in memory. It seems that as long as the little girl running in front is still there, there is still a home.

Near the top of the hill, in the middle of the road stood a burly man. Wearing a gorgeous dress, the vicissitudes of life on his face can't hide the traces left by the years. I'm only in my early thirties this year, and I look like a man in my forties.

The red-clothed man who had just turned the corner was startled by the man, and almost sat on the ground with the vegetable basket. The man quickly pulled the red clothes with his hands and feet, picked up the vegetable basket with one hand and said, "You are okay with the red clothes." ”

The red man looked at the burly man and said, "Uncle Flying Eagle, you scared me to death." This kind of title made the man feel very uncomfortable at first, he was only in his thirties and was called uncle by a little girl of sixteen or seventeen. Now I get used to it, and I recognize the title.

With a wry smile, he pulled the red clothes up, handed the vegetable basket to the red clothes, and clasped his fists with both hands and shouted, "Flying Eagle see the helper." ”

A year ago, the palace changed, and the Flying Eagle did not receive the reward of the new emperor like the Lotus Gang. Boiling Eagle removed the war dead, and most of the survivors returned to the 13th Battalion, and some people served as officials in Taiping like Zhao Ping. Only two people reorganized the Lotus Gang under Zhang Bai's arrangement. Today's Lotus Gang no longer has the prosperity of the past, and now it is just a larger gang in Xuzhou. Now the Lotus Gang has taken over the business of the 13th Battalion all over the border gates, and is doing some small business.

Feiying served as the deputy leader of the Lotus Gang, and Yulian inexplicably became the leader of the gang after arriving at Ziyun Temple, and she was also accustomed to the title of Feiying. The jade pendant that Zheng Shuiji sent to his hand only knew at that time that it was a token of the Lotus Gang.

"Flying Eagle doesn't need to be polite, I haven't seen the Lotus Gang, what kind of gang leader." Said helplessly.

said: "Helper, this is the income account book of the Lotus Gang last year. This time, I came to hand over the account books to the helper for inspection, and secondly, I came to congratulate the helper on his birthday. I didn't prepare any expensive gifts, but I heard that the helper liked music theory, and the gang got a good piano. As he spoke, he dragged the fully wrapped xylophone from the horseback with both hands and sent it to Yulian.

Lifting the blue cloth is a swarthy xylophone, exuding a faint fragrance. The strings are just ordinary, but the wood is different, and this fragrance can only be found in the best pear wood. Yulian handed the account book to Feiying, hugged the xylophone into her arms and said, "I won't read the Feiying account book, I'm relieved to have you." You can handle these things in the future, I'm just a nominal helper. I accepted this pear xylophone, and I thanked the brothers in the gang for knowing my birth as the leader of the gang. ”

Flying Eagle did not shy away from putting the account book in his arms, a year ago Zheng Shuixin resigned as the gang leader, and Fei Ying thought that he could leave the position of gang leader in the barracks at his fingertips. But he handed over the position of helper to a concubine in the palace, and he was unwilling.

It wasn't until after the palace change that I knew which concubine was the general's beloved, so I had to obey. This year's help, Yulian never asked, as if she never thought she was the helper, and everything was handled by him, the deputy helper. Although it is just a matter of asking Feiying every once in a while, he will report from Xuzhou to Hongshan Ziyun Temple one by one. After a long time, I have more respect for this young woman, and I also identify with the status of the gang leader.

The eagle put the xylophone on the horse's back again and led the horse in front. Hongyi kept staring at the bulging baggage on the horse's back, and stepped forward with the vegetable basket and asked, "Uncle Feiying, what do you put in your package!" ”

As he spoke, he opened the package, and the eagle didn't care about the actions of the red clothes. I've been here many times and I'm used to it, and I know that the little girl can't eat meat in the temple, so she will prepare a roast chicken every time. Yulian sighed and said, "I'll go back after the red clothes are eaten, and let Mrs. Shi know that it's time to talk about you again." ”

Hongyi muttered on his mouth while eating roast chicken: "I know, I know." ”

The flying eagle leading the horse in front said, "Helper, there is actually another one." The temple is light and watery, and it is not good to be vegetarian all year round. Otherwise, the general will ....." When he said this, he immediately shut up and stopped talking. She had said this many times, and Yulian pretended not to care again and again.

Walking to the top of the mountain together, Feiying said some things that happened in the gang, and seeing that he was about to go to Guanyin Temple, Feiying suddenly said: "Nanjing's side is fighting again, the Changfeng Army has lost many places this time, and the imperial court still has a complete plan." ”

Before he finished speaking, Yulian's face changed suddenly, and the Changfeng Army was frustrated in the battle of Nanjing, so what happened to Liu Zhixing. Suddenly opened his mouth and asked: "Where is Liu Zhixing, how is it, are the soldiers of the thirteenth battalion on the battlefield?" ”

The flying eagle watched a leaf fall from the book, and the life of a border soldier was different from a leaf on the battlefield.