Looking at Gu Ling'er who was asleep, Gongsun Jian's thoughts returned to twelve years ago......

On that night when the moon was setting, Gongsun Jian looked around for food for his younger brother, but he still didn't get anything after walking a long way, and he was very anxious.

It had been almost two hours since I left my brother, and when I left, my brother was already hungry and cold, shivering and even talking incoherently, intermittently.

What will happen to my brother now? If you go back empty-handed like this, how will you face your hungry and cold brother?

There is a large mansion in front of it, which is lit up with attractive lights, and there must be a lot of good food there. Gongsun Jian gritted his teeth, and a thought flashed out: Go steal!

I remember that when my father and mother were alive, they always taught the two brothers Gongsun Jian that they were poor but strong-minded, and no matter how poor they were, they had to have backbone and principles, and they couldn't be robbers at any time.

Daddy and Niang have passed away, but Daddy's teachings are still in my ears, how dare Gongsun Jian not listen, how can I forget?

Gongsun Jian, who was standing in the cold wind, was fighting fiercely in his heart.

Under the cold wind of the night, Gongsun Jian felt like a leaf blown off a branch, drifting with the wind and having nowhere to lean. The world is so big, where is the fate of the two brothers? Where is their safe haven?

With his agility, Gongsun Jian climbed the high wall and jumped into the courtyard.

But this mansion is too big, Gongsun Jian doesn't know that it is the kitchen of the rich man's house, he has never been to this kind of place at all. For Gongsun Jian, this place is like a labyrinth.

He wandered around sneakily, never able to find where the food was for this large family, but Gongsun Jian was convinced that there was a lot to eat here, and there were delicacies and delicacies from the mountains and seas that they had never eaten before.

He must find out these delicacies......

"There are thieves! Catch the thief! ”

Suddenly, a shout was heard, and a large number of people rushed out of the room, each armed with clubs, swords and spears.

Gongsun Jian immediately realized that he had been discovered, he was taken aback, this surprise was not trivial, and he was immediately frightened, he had never been a thief, how could he have seen such a formation.

Gongsun Jian ran out of his legs, wanting to escape from the place of right and wrong, if he was caught as a thief, then he would not be beaten half to death and then escorted to the official?

If that's the case, his life will be over. It doesn't matter if he's done playing, but he also has a brother who is dying of hunger, he was caught, what should the younger brother do?

But......

He was only thirteen years old that year, he was still a child, and he was skinny enough to outrun everyone, Gongsun Jian was surrounded by groups, and countless torches illuminated the entire mansion, so that Gongsun Jian had nowhere to hide,

"The thief has been caught!"

"Shoot him, shoot him!"

Gongsun Jian squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, embarrassed like a water dog, ready to receive a beating of sticks from the crowd, and then died tragically under the sticks, and then threw his body on the street or in the wilderness.

Let wild dogs bite and rats eat......

Gongsun Jian was discouraged, and silently shouted in his heart: "Brother, brother, I'm sorry for you......"

……

"Brother Gongsun! What's wrong with you? ”

Gongsun Jian was immersed in sad memories of the past, although he was sitting on the edge of the bed at this time, his eyes were dull, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and he didn't even know when Gu Ling'er woke up.

Gu Linger was taken aback when she saw Gongsun Jian sitting stupidly in a daze, so she quietly got up and sat up and asked Gongsun Jian in a low voice.

Gongsun Jian immediately realized that he had lost his temper again, and if he used a lie to prevaricate Gu Linger again, obviously he would not believe it, so Gongsun Jian turned his head and smiled embarrassedly at Gu Linger, and did not answer Gu Linger's question.

In order to lighten the atmosphere, Gu Linger quipped: "Are you getting dust into your eyes again?" ”

Gongsun Jian shook his head.

Gu Linger said: "I know that there are some things that should not be asked, but seeing you like this, Brother Gongsun, I feel uncomfortable, I know that you must have something on your mind, you must have remembered the sad and unforgettable past, right?" ”

Gongsun Jian saw that Gu Ling'er saw what was on his mind, so he nodded and replied, "Yes, I don't know why, after seeing you, I remembered my younger brother who had been separated for twelve years. ”

Gongsun Jian sighed and continued: "Twelve years, that year I was thirteen years old, my younger brother was only ten years old, I don't know if he is still alive now, maybe ......"

Gu Ling'er moved forward understandingly, sat next to Gongsun Jian, and asked softly, "What does your brother look like?" If you saw him now, would you still recognize him? ”

Gongsun Jian shook his head and sighed: "It's been twelve years, and now my younger brother should be a twenty-two-year-old young man, even if we meet in person, I guess our brothers won't recognize each other." ”

When Gongsun Jian said this, his words revealed a lot of helplessness, in his imagination, he would definitely not be able to find his younger brother in this life, because he didn't know each other even if he met.

Gu Linger comforted Gongsun Jian and said: "Don't worry, as long as your brother is alive, you will get together one day, do you remember if your brother has any marks or birthmarks that can be recognized?" ”

Gongsun Jian replied: "I remember that my brother had a black mole on his neck, but I can't remember anything else. ”

"Black moles? Have a mole under your neck? Brother Gongsun, you see I also have a black mole here! Gu Linger exclaimed to Gongsun Jian.

Gu Linger seemed to be excited, as he had heard from Gongsun Jian that his younger brother also had a black mole under his neck.

"Brother Gongsun, look at it."

Gu Linger raised her head and stretched her neck, allowing Gongsun Jian to examine the black mole on his neck. There is indeed a black mole in the middle of his white neck, a powdery jade neck, and this black mole is just right to embellish it, adding a bit of charming charm and grace.

Gongsun Jian was also very excited, could it be that after all these years of stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, his younger brother suddenly came to the front of him?

"Brother Ling'er, can you tell me about your background? Do you have an older brother? ”

Gu Linger pondered for a long time and replied: "It seems that there is also an elder brother, but I don't remember his appearance, I was also adopted by my stepfather at a very young age, as for who my stepfather is, it is inconvenient to reveal it to my grandson brother for the time being, but it doesn't matter who my stepfather is, right?" ”

Gongsun Jian nodded and said in surprise: "You also have a brother?" Do you ...... Do you remember what your name was when you were a child? What's your brother's name? ”

Gu Linger shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't remember, I don't remember everything." ”

Gongsun Jian was a little disappointed, Gu Linger didn't even remember his surname when he was a child, so it was difficult to judge, he couldn't just have a black mole to conclude that it was his lost brother, if so, it would be too far-fetched, there are more people with moles on their necks in the world.

But Gongsun Jian looked at Gu Linger's figure and appearance, it was indeed very similar to his younger brother when he was a child, but the Gu Linger in front of him was a little more agile and delicate.

It doesn't matter if Gu Linger is self or not

Gongsun Jian didn't react for a while, but soon Gongsun Jian was amused by Gu Linger's words.

Gongsun Jian said with a smile: "Brother Ling'er, you are such a funny brother, Gongsun Jian faintly feels that the person in front of him seems to really have a fate with him, and this relationship will be permanent and lifelong." As for why Gongsun Jian had such thoughts, he himself couldn't say clearly.

Maybe it's because of his character and character; Maybe it's his handsomeness and dashing; Maybe he looks too much like his younger brother when he was a kid.

Now I can't tell if it's my lost brother, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that I can get along often in the future, even if it's not my own brother, then I'll be a brother in the future.

Suddenly, Gu Linger came up with a sentence that made Gongsun Jian a little inexplicable: "Brother Gongsun, is your younger brother a boy or a girl?" ”

, even asked if the younger brother was a boy or a girl? ”

Gu Linger was serious and said: "I'm serious, can't a girl be called a younger brother?" There are many names for girls in our area, such as 'Zhaodi' and 'Pandi', and there are also girls who call them younger brothers. ”

Gongsun Jian shook his head and replied, "My brother is a boy, not a sister. ”

When Gu Linger heard this, her face turned gloomy, and she suppressed her smile as if she was a little disappointed, but soon bloomed with a bright smile again, and seemed to be happier than the excitement just now.

Gu Ling'er smiled at Gongsun Jian, and a red cloud suddenly appeared on her face.

……

A flash of dawn shined through the treetops through the attic and into the house, and it was dawn.

As the saying goes, spring is lacking and autumn is sleepy, so the early morning in spring is a time when sleepiness is strong.

Last night, we chatted until late at night, and Gongsun Jian fell asleep almost at five o'clock. And Gu Linger seemed to be still talking to him, but Gongsun Jian, who felt extremely sleepy, was in a daze, and couldn't remember what Gu Linger said to him.

When the chirping of a few birds outside the house came in, Gongsun Jian was awakened from his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he realized that it was already dawn.

Gongsun Jian rubbed his eyes, stretched his arms and stretched his waist, and when he looked up, he saw that Gu Linger was still asleep, but now he was not sitting with his back against the head of the bed like last night, but the whole person was lying in the quilt, and a coat hung on the side of the bed.

Gongsun Jian was about to get up, but Gu Linger pressed his feet on Gongsun Jian's feet in his sleep, Gongsun Jian gently moved his feet away, and said with a secret smile in his heart: This kid was dressed last night, and he bounced up when he touched him, but now he doesn't know if he presses his feet on others, and it seems that he is defenseless against this.

After Gongsun Jian got up, he took a towel and a wooden basin from the room and walked out of the room, ready to go downstairs to wash, walked to the stairwell and looked down, there were already many people sitting in the hall, there was breakfast, it seemed that these people were ready to go early in the morning.

Gongsun Jian found that a few eyes were secretly observing him, Gongsun Jian pretended not to notice, and glanced at all the people in the hall as if nothing happened, when passing by the place where those people were seated, Gongsun Jian's gaze did not stay, but quickly judged and discerned those people in his mind.

Aren't these the same people who fought with Gillinger yesterday? Were these the same people who were sneaking around outside the door last night? What exactly do they want to do? Who are they?

Yesterday, when these people surrounded Gu Linger and wanted to make a move, Gongsun Jian took action to relieve Gu Ling'er, is it because of this that these people hold a grudge and wait for an opportunity to take revenge?

Gongsun Jian recalled that when he fought with one of them yesterday, it could be seen from the strength of that person's arm that he was a person who knew martial arts, and his martial arts were not low. Although he was brought over by Gongsun Jian with one hand, he fell to the ground, but at that time, Gongsun Jian used the Tai Chi borrowing technique, and the man was unstable on his feet, but he did not hurt the person at all, and he turned over and stood up with a carp at that time.

Gongsun Jian walked past these people silently, and pondered as he observed: there were five of them, dressed like merchants, scholars, and peasants, and Gongsun Jian concluded that these five people had identities.

Judging from the luxury and simplicity of their clothes, they don't look like strongmen in the mountains who rob money, but more like people in the official palace or doormen and thugs in the official house.

Of course, they are not like the killers and assassins in the rivers and lakes, because killers and assassins are very particular about the use of weapons, and most of them use swords rather than broadswords.