On the edge of Huaiyin, the place of going to the countryside, and Donghe Township, a village close to the mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers are quiet, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

On a tall, flat land, overgrown with weeds and the scent of wild flowers, a newly built mound abruptly sits in the middle of the flat ground, and a down-and-out young man in rough garment, holding a wooden plaque in his hand, struggling to carve the font with a bronze sword.

The young man was so engrossed in it that he didn't even care about the butterflies and bees jumping on him. After carving the wooden plaque, the young man inserted the wooden plaque next to the grave, buried it with earth, clapped his hands, and looked around before speaking.

"Mother rests in peace, the house is surrounded by walls, and there is no extra money to use for the funeral. That's why I've found such a tall and spacious piece of feng shui treasure to house your body and spirits. The four spirits of the mountains and fields will sleep with you, and you will not be lonely with the green mountains and green waters. That's all the child can do, and I hope the mother doesn't blame the child! ”

After the young man finished speaking, he knelt on his knees again, kowtowed a few times to the graveyard, inserted the bronze sword into the scabbard, and left without any nostalgia humming the song of the mountains.

But he said that the young man roamed around with a sword all day long, did not do anything to produce, treated people arrogantly, and had a strange temper, and the villagers hated him very much. Many villagers persuaded him to return to his normal job and earn money to support his family, which was much better than hanging around all day. The young man did not listen to persuasion, he still went his own way, he was at ease, he sold his only remaining ancestral business, and bought all the money he got to watch the book of war, but this was a ruined practice in the eyes of the villagers, and they all said that this man wanted to lead thousands of troops and horses, but in fact he was a poor man who daydreamed.

After reading one military book after another, the man burned the military books, and his companions of the same age asked him: "All the books you bought with the remaining family business have been destroyed, so don't you have nothing now?" ”

The man held the sword and said proudly, "The books are all in my head, so I don't need to make such a strenuous bamboo slip to increase the burden." I sold my family business, burned books, and had nothing, but in fact, I really got it now. ”

"What do you get? Food? Wearing? Or is it something to feed your family? Partner asked.

The man glanced at his partner and said disdainfully: "What is the nostalgia for these things outside the body, what I want is naturally something different, not something you can think of, it is not enough!" ”

The partner saw the man's arrogance and rudeness, a little angry, but still said kindly: "I don't know what you want to get, but I understand that people can only have strength if they are full, I heard that the pavilion chief of Nanchang in the countryside cherishes talents, you can go to his house to ask for help, if you are really talented, maybe he will recommend you to a half-official position, you will not be like this, nothing has been done." ”

The man waved his hand to show that he understood, and left with his sword, ignoring his partner's persuasion. The man spent all the entanglements on his body, and the villagers hated him for not being willing to give alms, so he thought of what his partner said about going to the countryside Nanchang Pavilion Chief, and he tried his luck with the mentality of trying.

When the Nanchang Pavilion Chief saw the young man, he saw at a glance that he was not an ordinary man, and he had the bearing of a nobleman in his manners, but his personality was too indulgent and informal. But this is a common disease of the aristocracy, which does not affect the Nanchang Pavilion Chief's good impression of him at all, and he heard that he has no place to live and does not have enough meals, so he invited the man to his home as a guest.

The pavilion chief's wife is a jealous woman, who is stingy and stingy by nature, and when she saw her own man bring back this well-known loser, she was unhappy and said to the pavilion chief in private: "Is the husband confused? This Han Xin has an indulgent personality, is lazy and slippery, and delusionally wants to read military books and become a general. ”

The pavilion chief put on the majesty of the head of the family and said: "What do you know about this woman, people are down-and-out now, it doesn't mean that they will always be down-and-out in the future." I see that he has a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and he is full of poetry and books, and he is a talent. It's just that he is impatient and arrogant, as long as he polishes it well, he will become a big tool in the future. You don't care, just treat him well for me, and I have my own plans in the future! ”

The pavilion chief's wife didn't dare to disobey her husband's order, so she put on her face and went to cook. Besides, since Han Xin settled in the pavilion chief's house, it is natural to talk about the art of war and strategy with the pavilion chief, but the pavilion chief is not a master of the art of war, nor is he a general who goes into battle, and he is also not interested in this aspect of things.

Han Xin stayed at the pavilion chief's house, so his arrogant temperament changed a little, knowing that people can't take themselves too seriously under the eaves, so Han Xin also became more polite, and usually helped the pavilion chief do what he could. But in essence, he didn't change anything, he still didn't do his job, he was idle all day long, went out to hang out, and returned to the pavilion chief's house to eat and sleep at the end of the day.

For several months in a row, Han Xin was eating idle meals at the pavilion chief's house, and this matter was spread all over the countryside, and the whole villagers looked down on this Han Xin a little, he had hands and feet, but he was attached to others like maggots, how could this be done by the big husband?

The pavilion chief's wife disliked Han Xin even more, and when she met people, she said how righteous her pavilion chief was, and how shameless Han Xin was, eating and drinking at home every day. Later, a village woman gave her an idea, and the pavilion chief's wife thought it was a good idea, so she finished the meal early the next morning and ate it on the bed, but when the meal was served, she didn't cook for Han Xin.

"Han Xin, our family, we don't eat regularly, and we don't have extra food to help you. It's you who didn't catch the hour, so ah, you can't blame us! The pavilion chief's wife said with a pouting face.

"Sister-in-law, where is this, is the letter not in time, this is not to blame you, I will come early the next day!" Han Xin turned around and went out.

In the afternoon, Han Xin and the pavilion chief went home to eat, but the pavilion chief's wife still did not cook.

"I'm sorry, these days my relatives are picking up relatives, and we are going to eat and drink, so this meal is not cooked, Han Xin, you can go to another house to have a look! Maybe a well-wisher will give you food! The pavilion chief's wife said sarcastically.

The pavilion chief was not on the left or right on the side, looked at Han Xin and said, "Brother Han, look at this ,,,"

Han Xin saw the pavilion chief's tangled appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he understood most of it, held back his anger, and thanked the pavilion chief: "Thank you for the pavilion chief's gift of food these days, Xin, I am not very grateful!" In the future,,, will definitely be rewarded! ”

Han Xin bit the word "repay", bowed and bowed and immediately turned around and left, here he would only attract ridicule, he understood that there was no room for him here.

The pavilion chief saw that he couldn't keep Han Xin, so he could only watch Han Xin go away in amazement. He turned back to his wife and accused: "You, you, you don't have the weight to tolerate people, what kind of person is this Han Xin, he is so arrogant, how can he stand your ridicule, you are angry with him now, are you willing?" ”

"Humph! The husband knew that this Han Xin was eating and drinking, why did he still leave him at home and waste food, and asked me to say that it was good for him to leave. Without him, our lives can still go on, and with him, this family will be empty for him sooner or later. The pavilion chief's wife said dissatisfied.

The matter has come to this, and the pavilion chief can't say anything, so as not to hurt the harmony of the husband and wife. The pavilion chief himself was not sure why he wanted to keep Han Xin, but he subconsciously felt that this Han Xin was extraordinary, and now that this Han Xin was gone, the pavilion chief didn't bother to think about these things.

After all, life has to go on, doesn't it?

Han Xin broke away from the pavilion chief's house and walked all the way to Donghe Township. Halfway through, I was hungry and thirsty, so I drank some cold water and still walked with my sword. Halfway through, I was dizzy and starved on the side of the road.

In the dark, Han Xin heard someone shouting about himself, and rice porridge was also put in his mouth, this is really a secret liquid of elixir, Han Xin was hungry and thirsty, and subconsciously picked up the rice bowl and feasted.

"Drink slowly, what else? ,,, not in a hurry"

Hearing the sound of talking, Han Xin realized that there was someone around him, and slowly opened his eyes, and saw a pure and beautiful woman smiling at him! Han Xin was stunned, facing such a scene for the first time, it was false to say that he was not nervous.

Han Xin handed the bowl to the woman, and his eyes never took off the woman. The woman took the bowl and took a bowl of rice porridge from the basket, handed it to Han Xin, and watched Han Xin continue to gobble up, the woman felt a little funny.

"Haven't you eaten in a long time? I saw you faint on the side of the road, and no one cared about you, so I fed you rice porridge, but I didn't expect you to wake up, great! ”

The woman looked at Han Xin while holding her chin to Dao Ming Yuanwei.

"Thank you, thank you,,, girl for saving me, letter! Appreciate! Han Xin felt that his spirit had come back after eating, and said avoiding the woman's eyes.

"My name is Hu Zhu, Hu Sifu from Hedong Township is my father, what is your name? Why did you come to our Hedong Township? The woman said familiarly.

Han Xin repeated the word "Hu Zhu" in his mouth, and looked at the woman, as if he was trying to imprint this woman's appearance in his mind, so that this hard-won encounter would become his eternal memory.

"My name is Han Xin, and I live in the village next door, because my mother unfortunately passed away, and there is no longer any concern at home, so I decided to go out on a tour to find opportunities to make achievements and fulfill my ambitions!"

Han Xin can't do anything else, but he is unequivocal in pursuing women. Get the woman's sympathy first, and then say that you have great ambitions, and leave a good impression on the woman with ambitions, so that it will be convenient to get along later.

"What a sad loss of a family, but you endure the pain of bereavement and pursue meritorious deeds, you are a respectable man." The simple Hu Su was stunned by Han Xin in this way, and the two talked for a while during this period, and they both got to know each other a little.

It was not early, Hu Zhu packed up the basket and said to Han Xin: "I'm going back, I came out to deliver food to my father, and if I go back late, my mother will worry about me." ”

Han Xin was a little reluctant, looking at Hu Zhu's graceful posture, beautiful face, and pure bearing, he couldn't help but feel agitated.

"So, Miss Hu-so, can I still see you?" Han Xin asked.

Hu Zhu, who was far away, waved goodbye and said, "You are an interesting person, you have great ambitions, let's meet again!" ”

The setting sun slowed Han Shin's pace, and Han Shin didn't continue walking until Hu so disappeared from his sight. He stopped and shouted loudly to the sky: "I, Han Xin, will there never be a day?" ”