Chapter 9 Wind and rain outside the mountain
It seems that his guess is right, the Wen family and the Mu family really have a deep relationship, the 'Mu Yun' that his father said should be a close friend with him, plus his widow is his own nurse, so the two families have such a friendship, but I don't know why the Mu family is so respectful to his father and himself? Wen Xuan listened quietly to the two of them, and quickly sorted out the relationships between the characters he had come into contact with.
The three of them were speechless, and they heard Tie Niu shouting in the distance: "Xu Nong has woken up!" ”
Li Nanniang was a little puzzled, "Xu Nong? How did he end up here? ”
"Yuan Bing brought it, and was later rescued by Chong'er and Xuan'er." Wen Xianzhong explained briefly, and then waved his hand to the front, "Let's go, go see him." ”
Xu Nong was lying topless on the wooden frame that the villagers had made for him, his entire back covered in flesh and blood, covered with scars from rattan and whips.
The boy was obviously a little scared when he saw it, he broke free of Mu Chong's hand and didn't dare to go any further, Wen Xuan saw this scene and chuckled and took two steps forward to pull him behind him.
"These goddamn bastards are really heavy hands!" Seeing this, Li Nanniang immediately scolded.
Xu Nong, who was lying on his stomach, heard everyone's movement and wanted to sit up, but as soon as he twisted the wound on his back, blood immediately oozed, and he "hissed" in pain.
"Let's talk about it on our stomach." Wen Xianzhong said expressionlessly, and then sat down next to Xu Nong with the hem of his robe.
Xu Nong was not polite, smashed the clothes pressed under his chest, found a more comfortable position for himself, and said straight to the point: "Something happened in the east." ”
Wen Xianzhong squinted, took over the handle and said, "Hasn't the east always been unstable?" ”
"This time it's a big deal!" Xu Nong's voice suddenly became solemn, and after speaking, he glanced at the Mu family's mother and son and the villagers on the side.
Tie Niu and Li Nanniang were naturally people of interest, and immediately led the others into the distance.
"Say, this is my own son, don't shy away from it." After Wen Xianzhong finished speaking, he glanced at Wen Xuan and motioned for him to sit down on the side.
Wen Xuan immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, sat a little behind his father, and looked at the scarred Xu Nong.
Only then did Xu Nong recognize Wen Xuan, and said with a grin: "I haven't seen you for a few years, but you've grown so big." ”
Wen Xuan smiled and nodded in return, still not speaking.
"It's been seven or eight years since you came out of the mountain, and the children have naturally grown up." Wen Xianzhong responded lightly.
Xu Nong said "um", and then said business, "Qinglong Hall is completely chaotic now, Cai Chaotou, the owner of the tailwater altar, took the lead in reversing, and most of the brothers in the other altars also gathered on the sea with him, and became a sea robber who robbed the house. ”
"What did you say?" Wen Xianzhong stood up in shock, "How dare he be so nonsense!" Why didn't you come back sooner? ”
"Heh, messenger? In the past few months, I have sent my cronies to the mountains, but all of them are like stones sinking into the sea without a single response, if I hadn't come back in person this time, I still don't know that someone in our Ming Sect actually colluded with Yuan Bing! The more Xu Nong spoke, the more angry he became, and he smashed his right hand on the bed in front of him.
When Wen Xuan heard the words "Qinglong Hall" and "Weishui Altar", he was still wondering, guessing what Jianghu sect his father and the villagers had joined, until Xu Nong finally said the word "Mingjiao", Wen Xuan suddenly realized and opened his mouth in disbelief.
No wonder they wear white! No wonder you want to fast! No wonder the dead are buried naked!
Wen Xuan was forced to study and read a lot of books in his previous life, but it was all for disguise, lurking, espionage and other covert work, although little is known about this period of history at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but the famous Mingjiao is undoubtedly heard of.
After a short period of surprise, Wen Xuan immediately suppressed the excitement in his heart and thought calmly.
It seems that Mingjiao does really exist, since this non-governmental organization can be shaped by novelists of all generations into a model of chivalry and serving the country and the people, presumably the Mingjiao in real history must not be far behind, Wen Xianzhong can participate in it as a descendant of the Wen family, and it can be seen that he can only straighten out the situation and the relationship between all parties as much as possible, and it is useless to think too much.
In an instant, Wen Xuan had already made up his mind in his heart, and Wen Xianzhong also tilted his head and continued to ask: "Seeing that you look like you have suffered a lot, what did Yuan Bing ask after he caught you?" ”
Xu Nong's expression instantly became a little ugly, and he glared and asked, "You want to ask what I said to Yuan Bing, right?" ”
Wen Xianzhong moved his mouth lightly, "You are too careful." ”
Xu Nong's eyes flickered, and he suddenly smiled bitterly, and said to himself: "I am the one who walked back from Xiaofushe Village, and no matter how bad it is, I will not come back to harm my family." ”
"That's right." Wen Xianzhong gave him a step down at the right time.
Xu Nong slowly explained: "The way into the mountain should be exposed after the people below can't stand the torture, and the way to the mountain is not clear to anyone except us old people, so the Yuan soldiers should only be able to touch the mountain pass, it is estimated that there is only a small hidden village inside, otherwise they would not have only sent this person." ”
"Well, that's pretty much what I guessed." Wen Xianzhong twisted his beard and said, "I have already ordered the fire of Xiaofushe Village. ”
Xu Nong was shocked and blurted out: "What? Set fire to the village? ”
Wen Xianzhong's tone became intriguing, "In the past, they were all in the light, we were in the dark, and we had the final say on what we wanted to do." But now that Yuan Bing not only broke in but also escaped, this matter has changed its taste. ”
Xu Nong immediately heard the sound outside the strings, but there was still some anxiety in his eyes, "For such a big matter, why don't you ask Shanli's opinion first?" ”
"I'll take care of the problem, what are you anxious about?"
Xu Nong's face froze, and then he seemed to notice Wen Xuan's direct gaze, his eyes dodged slightly, and explained: "After all, this is the village where I grew up, and it was burned like this, and I couldn't bear ...... in my heart."
Wen Xianzhong said irrefutably: "I can't bear it either!" But at the moment, this is the best way, only by trying to create the illusion that we have escaped from burning the village can we have a chance to confuse the Yuan soldiers and divert their attention from the mountains, otherwise when they regroup and bring a large group of men and horses to kill, there may be a lot of chaos at that time. ”
"That's good, but ...... Alas, that's it. Halfway through the words, Xu Nong swallowed it back again, and said instead: "It's okay to burn it, so as not to leave any clues for the Yuan thief." ”
"You should take care of your injuries first, and then we will talk about the rest when we get to the mountains." Wen Xianzhong stood up after being relieved, and Wen Xuan also stood up with him.
"Don't worry, you can't die yet." Xu Nong agreed nonchalantly.