When I opened my eyes, I was gradually becoming familiar with the simple layout. Screens, desks, wooden frames, etc., everything is no different from yesterday, yesterday's songs and laughter are still vaguely in front of me, but the person who once slept next door is no more.

After the group of flowers, the West Lake is good, and the wolf is red. Flying flotsam. The weeping willows dried up the sun and the wind.

Sheng song scattered all the tourists to go, and began to feel the spring sky. Hang down the curtains. Shuangyan returns in the drizzle.

How could he be drunk? It was very sober from beginning to end.

"Whew!"

One paw pulled open the door, and the round head must have been drilled in. Three and a half tigers jumped on the kang and licked Chen Cheng's face vigorously, making his mood immediately better.

"Haha!" He got scared from the kang, grabbed the largest one, rubbed its belly, and said, "You're hungry again, aren't you?" ”

"Whew~"

Seeing the three little ones constantly circling around him, Chen Cheng kneaded them one by one, then took out the jerky and let them eat to their heart's content, and then went to feed Gollum and the other horses, and then fetched cold water from the well in the yard, and after washing, he said hello to Guan Yu Jian Yong, who got up almost at the same time.

Guan Yu's face is like a heavy jujube, even if there is any change in his expression, others can't see it. But Jian Yong's drunken spirit has not subsided, and his attitude towards Chen Cheng is obviously much more respectful. Chen Cheng was aware of this, but he didn't care, and said with a smile: "Second brother and Mr. Jian are going to the county government with me, or do you want to look around?" ”

Jian Yong hurriedly said, "Let's take a look around first." ”

Guan Yu glanced at the same and did not speak. Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll send someone to take you outside the city to pick three hundred horses later." ”

"Huh?"

"Brother Liu gave me such a big gift, how can I not reciprocate?"

Guan Yu shook his head and said, "Four thousand stone grain is not worth three hundred horses. ”

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "How can gentlemen intersect in terms of value? Even if those 300 horses are worth a lot, how can they compare to the friendship that the second brother has come from thousands of miles away? Besides, when my eldest brother gave me food, did he expect me to reciprocate? Second brother, please don't shirk! ”

has said that to this extent, then Guan Yu naturally can't shirk anymore. Chen Cheng said again: "I have a division to be busy during the day, and I will come to talk to the two of you at night." ”

Jian Yong said respectfully: "Wenzheng doesn't need to pay attention to us and others, just do things by himself." ”

After Chen Cheng left, Guan Yu asked, "Why is Xianhe's attitude so different today?" ”

Jian Yong let out a long sigh and said, "Chen Wenzheng is a dragon, when he sees a real dragon, even Ye Gong, who likes dragons, will be afraid, let alone me?" ”

He glanced at Guan Yu and said, "Only a hero like Yun Chang will not be afraid." ”

Chen Cheng naturally didn't know the conversation between Jian Yong and Guan Yu after he left, and even if he knew, he would laugh at most. When he arrived at the county office, the agreed person had not yet arrived, so he first checked and sorted out the bamboo slips, and ate some Hu cakes sent by the people in the county government, and waited until the sun rose high, Wei Ran and others were late.

On weekdays, they weren't so late, mainly because they were drunk last night, and they came late today. Seeing that Chen Cheng was already sitting in the hall, Wei Ran hurriedly confessed and said, "Everyone has already arrived, just wait outside." ”

Chen Cheng didn't raise his head, carved a new sentence on the bamboo slip, and asked, "Have you eaten it all?" ”

"I've eaten them all."

"Is food and water ready for lunch?"

"Rice soup, jerky, and vegetable dumplings are all ready!"

Chen Cheng finally raised his head, he put the carving knife on the table, and said, "Then let's set off now." ”

The open-pit coal mine they found was in the mountains sixty miles to the north, and although it was not far away and it was easy to mine, there were no ready-made roads in the mountains, and it was acceptable for people and horses to pass through, but it was difficult for large vehicles to drive. Therefore, while mining, it is also necessary to open a road in the mountains.

Chen Cheng divided the four hundred men into two teams, one led by Wei Ran to dig coal, and the other led by him himself, preparing to widen the road that could only accommodate two horses in parallel, as long as the two carts could be separated from each other.

Whether it is digging coal or building roads, it is dangerous and hard work, and it is impossible to say that the soldiers have no grievances. But as soon as Chen Cheng told them clearly, the coal dug out was for them to use in the winter; Second, Chen Cheng, as a county official, even if he is an agent, he does several times the work of others, he has not complained, what else do others have to say?

When the day's hard work was over, Chen Cheng returned to the yard covered in dust, and the three little tigers pounced together. Chen Cheng kicked away and said, "Go away, wait until I wash the dust on my body first!" ”

When he saw that he was stripped naked, he lifted up the well water and poured it on his head. The water splashed the tiger's head and face, and they hurriedly ran to the side, shaking their bodies vigorously, and throwing the water droplets everywhere. The well water was very cold, but it was not taken into Chen Cheng's eyes. With his current physical fitness, even if he uses snow to scrub in the shower, he won't have any problems.

After washing, seeing that Guan Yu and Jian Yong had not returned, Chen Cheng fed Gollum a few more handfuls of black beans, and then rode it straight out of the West Gate. Three tigers followed. At this time, it was already the time of handicraft, and the city was full of people on horseback, both Han and Hu.

Seeing a few tigers running out, everyone avoided the side and watched Chen Cheng go away with awe-inspiring eyes.

After leaving the west gate, he ran out for a few miles, and came to the river. A few waterfowl were sorting their feathers at the water's edge, and when they heard the sound of horses' hooves, they all flapped their wings and flew away. Chen Cheng jumped off the horse, led Gollum to the shallow water, and then cleaned it with a brush. Starting, the muscles are sharp and angular, and it is obviously a powerful explosive force.

Chen Cheng took off the saddle on Gollum's back, combed its hair, and said, "I always feel that you have grown taller?" ”

He gestured at the position of the war horse on his chest, and it didn't seem to have changed, was it an illusion?

Gollum tilted her head to the side and glared at him with her eyes, snorting a rough breath from her nose. It stood there motionless, letting Chen Cheng bathe it, only its tail flicking from time to time. Three tigers frolicked on the shore, two of them fluttering and biting together, while the other bent down and quietly touched a waterfowl.

At the moment when Chen Cheng looked back, the tiger suddenly pounced out of the water, bit the fat water bird, and then dragged it to the shore. When the two brothers saw the big bird, they both wanted to come up and get a piece of the pie, but how was this possible? The tiger roared and took possession of the fat bird.

The other two eyes watched as the brother feasted and drooled greedily.

When Chen Cheng saw it, he laughed and said, "If you want to eat, you can catch it yourself!" ”

The two tigers, naturally, couldn't understand what he was saying, so they both raised their heads and looked at him together. Then they screamed a few times and ran to them. Gollum hated these tigers very much, and when he saw this, he honestly and unceremoniously stepped on the water with his hooves, making a large splash, trying to drive the tigers away.

On the other side of the river, some Wuhuan people were driving their flocks back to their tents. Guan Yu and Jian Yong each rode a horse and rushed towards Guanzi City, and behind them, hundreds of good horses were driven by people. Thousands of horses' hooves trampled on the ground, making it seem to tremble slightly.

The best horse-producing land in the Han Empire is nothing more than Yongliang and Youzhou and the four states, Youzhou is riding armor in the world, and the war horses used are naturally first-class. Guan Yu's body is quite large, and ordinary horses can't carry it, but today he found one that he could ride, and he couldn't help but be very happy.

After galloping around on his horse, he slowed down his horse so that he could talk to Jian Yong, who had caught up.

Jian Yong is Liu Bei's fellow villager, although he has been doing the work of a scribe, but he is also good at horseback fencing. The two were talking and laughing, and suddenly saw a person washing horses on the other side of the river, it was Chen Cheng.

The smile on Jian Yong's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, but Guan Yu didn't feel so much discomfort, and said loudly: "Wenzheng! ”

Chen Cheng waved his hand at them and pointed upstream. Guan Yu understood what he meant, and beat his horse and galloped upstream. Every two kilometers of running, you will see a pontoon bridge. He drove his horse across the river, then ran downstream, and then saw Chen Cheng catching fish in the river with several tigers.

I don't know if they all belong to the feline family, but these three tigers all like to eat fish. However, their skills in catching fish are not very good, and Chen Cheng still has to do it himself to feed them.

Guan Yu jumped off the horse, waited for a while, and said, "I heard that Zilong is gone?" ”

Chen Cheng shook his hand, and then said with a smile: "He was originally a cavalry general of the White Horse Yicong, and he stayed here to recuperate from his injuries, and now that he has recovered, he should naturally leave." ”

Guan Yu said "hey", and said: "Zilong is a hero in the world, wouldn't it be a pity to let him go?" ”

Chen Cheng got out of the water, grabbed a carp in his hand and went to the shore, he was wet, first fed the fish to the tiger, and then said: "Gongsun Baima will send troops to attack Zhang Chun again next year, Zilong is excellent in martial arts, how can he miss such an opportunity for meritorious service?" ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Gongsun Zan is brave and brave, Zilong can show his strengths under his command, what is the pity?" ”

Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh, and said after a while: "It's been many days since I came out, I miss my brother very much, and it will take a long time to go back, and if I leave late, I'm afraid that it will snow, so we will go back in two days." ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "Then I'll give the second brother a meal the night after tomorrow." ”

Guan Yu shook his head and said, "It's better if you're so busy, we'll leave early the day after tomorrow." ”

"Then I'll prepare some coils for the second brother," Chen Cheng said, "They were all found from the rebel camp during the war." ”

Guan Yu and they came and went, just like many wounded soldiers, they didn't belong here, they were just passers-by here. Chen Cheng was not saddened by Guan Yu's departure, because, who of us is not a passerby? Even if it is my parents and relatives, in the end, they will leave one by one, and we are the only ones left.

The man who is the master of heaven and earth, the reverse journey of all things. Those who have passed through time have passed by for hundreds of generations. And floating like a dream, for joy?