Chapter 13 Appeal to the Heart
When the team was being formed, a young girl came over slowly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a white belt around her waist, and a white flower tied with a white cloth in her hair, which was Yu Lan, the daughter of Yu Hai.
Yu Lan came over, first stood quietly in the distance, saw Yu Zhilong talking with Zhao Shi, Ji Xiancheng and others, after discussing the matters that should be paid attention to along the way, after everyone dispersed and walked away, he came over hesitantly, and said to Zhilong: "Less than a head, I heard that you are going to lead a team to open the way for the big guy?" ”
Yu Zhilong was discussing with Zhao Shi and the others just now, and he didn't notice that Yu Lan had come over, but Qian Zheng and Wu Side caught a glimpse, and they looked at each other knowingly and squeezed their eyes.
Seeing Yu Lan coming, Yu Zhilong's heart beat faster, this young girl, usually not only treats people kindly, but also can endure hardships, often takes the initiative to help take care of the light and serious wounded, in order to consolidate the influence and status of the leader of Yu Hai, it has invisibly played a lot of auxiliary roles, and Yu Lan has a kind personality and perseverance, and she dares to draw her sword to resist in the face of the Yuan army, even the veterans also give Lan's courage a thumbs up. Although Yu Lan is a peasant girl, she has also done farm work, and has experienced the wind and frost of the war, but her complexion is still fairer, just a little wheat-colored, and she looks handsome, she can strongly attract the attention of young soldiers and leaders wherever she goes, but because of Yu Lan's identity, it is not easy to open her mouth to Yu Hai.
Since the beginning of this year, Yu Zhilong has continued to emerge in the scout team, and gradually attracted the attention of various leaders, Yu Hai has also talked to Lan several times in private about some of his young people, including Yu Zhilong's series of performances, which deepened Yu Lan's impression of him, and Yu Zhilong is young and strong, and he is alone, although he is not very handsome and chic, but he is also a heroic and resolute person, and in this chaotic rebellion, he is still more attractive to some girls who have not yet been allowed to rebel.
Everyone is a person who is not tolerated by the Yuan court, before the rebellion, they were just hawkers and farmers, it doesn't matter what the family says, Yu Hai doesn't care about his background, and in private, as long as he is affectionate, he can stop at courtesy. It's just that now is a good time to talk about marriage.
Because Yu Zhilong often participates in the leader's deliberations with Zhao Shi, he often sees Yu Lan, and he also takes the initiative to greet him many times when he meets the stationing place of the army's family, and naturally has a good impression of this handsome girl with a strong personality. Everyone is from the Zhuang family, and the men and women of the religion don't care about it. Because of her father's introduction, coupled with the private ridicule of her sisters, Yu Lan gradually learned more about Zhilong, the so-called girl loves heroes, and she has some hazy feelings for Zhilong.
"We're ready, let's go, I don't know what Sister Yu's command is?" Yu Zhilong called his sister, firstly, to show respect, and secondly, Yu Lan was the same age as him, but it was indeed a few months older than him. This was only known when Yu Zhilong secretly asked Zhao Shi to ask Yu Hai's mother-in-law, Xin.
The Yu brothers and sisters had just lost their father, and everything was simple for the funeral, and after the hasty burial of Yu Hai, Yu Lan's mood was very gloomy, her eyes were red and swollen, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes. "You, you go to be careful in everything, it is best to avoid the Tartars, all kinds of major events are shared by the leaders and brothers, don't always charge ahead, you have already led the team, and when you encounter the enemy, you still need to command on the spot."
"Uncle Liu told me, you guys will leave soon, I have some things here, well, I'll give them to you on the road." The more Yu Lan said the back, the quieter the voice of the words became, and after speaking, he took out a blue cloth package from behind him and handed it to Yu Zhilong.
Yu Zhilong stared at Yu Lan blankly, speechless for a while, although he was more familiar with Yu Lan and could talk when they met, but there was no more private communication so far. Speaking from the heart, Yu Zhilong admires Lan more, and he has been careful, but the war continues, and there is no guarantee that he can survive until tomorrow, and as Yu Hai's daughter, many young guys are pursuing her, and he is not advantageous compared to them.
Now that Yu Lan is alone, he gives away everything, and his heart is undoubtedly revealed.
Yu Lan saw Yu Zhilong looking at him blankly, but he didn't move, he couldn't help but be shy, his originally fairer face gradually turned red, and the package in his hand was not delivered, nor was it delivered, and the silver teeth were bitten, paused, and turned around to leave.
Yu Zhilong hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the package, and said: "Thank you sister for your concern, Sister Meng's gift, this heart, Zhilong will remember it in his heart!" This time I will lead the team to open the way, I will definitely be careful, my sister does not need to worry. It's just that Uncle Yu has just passed away, and my sister is tired of taking care of my aunt! ”
"Well, in the future, my sister will also take care of herself, don't work too hard! The soldiers are in danger, or they are trying to dodge! Knowing that Yu Lan was resolute, Yu Zhilong was worried that she would be bloody and fight to the death with the enemy when she was in danger.
Yu Haizhan died, Yu Hai's wife Xin was grief-stricken, the family since they had no life, and rebelled when they were cornered, they have been displaced to fight in four places, I can't imagine that my husband is dead today, how this kind of day will be a head in the future, and then think of the future of a pair of children, Xin is even more sad from it, difficult to suppress. Yu Lan felt sorry for her mother, she had been with her mother since her father was buried, and when she heard her brother talk about the news that the troops were being mobilized, she inquired carefully, and learned that Yu Zhilong would be the leader of the forward team and would set off soon.
Although Yu Lan is a girl, after experiencing so many battles and living in the open air, her personality has become more fruitful, she had a crush on Yu Zhilong, and she knew that Yu Zhilong led the team to go on the expedition, and the good luck was unpredictable, and the feeling of concern in her heart suddenly emerged. It is said that girl's feelings are always poetry, but Yu Lan's youth is a sword and sword, life and death, accustomed to seeing these, Yu Lan cherishes the person in front of her even more, so she doesn't discuss with her mother, picks and chooses the items she carries with her, picks and picks, collects and puts them a few times, and then picks up the package and brings it over. Seeing Yu Zhilong talking to people, the girl was shy, watching from afar, and stepped forward when she saw the opportunity.
Yu Zhilong was moved in his heart, and after speaking, he grabbed the package and silently looked at this lovely and poor woman.
When Yu Lan heard Yu Zhilong's words of concern, her heart was sour, and tears were about to fall. The father who loved him suddenly went, in the troubled times, the future of his mother and brother, including his life's events, was uncertain, life and death were unpredictable, and the future of the person he loved in front of him was only afraid that it would be a sea of blood.
But then a warm current emerged in Yu Lan's heart, and Yu Zhilong's words of concern also revealed his true feelings, his father was gone, and there were still beloved people who could remember and cherish him, and the feeling of being helpless in his heart was finally more down-to-earth. I hope that he can turn danger into disaster along the way, be invincible, and come back safely.
Neither of them is a hypocritical child, time is urgent, Yu Lan is tender again, "I wish you success and return safely!" After speaking, he turned around and returned, leaving Yu Zhilong staring blankly at Yu Lan's shadow.
Yu Zhilong finally retracted his gaze and turned his head, but saw Qian Zheng standing far away, tilting his head, twisting a thin branch in his mouth to make a tooth picking shape, seeing Yu Zhilong walking over slowly, spitting out the thin branch in his mouth, he also turned around and left, sighing as he walked: "Hey, I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch." A flower was stuck in the cow dung, but it's a pity! ”
"Well, Xiucai, you're looking for a fight!" Yu Zhilong roared and chased after him to fight. Qian Zhengze saw that the situation was not good, and slipped faster than a rabbit.
Qian Zheng is only two years older than Yu Zhilong, and he is also Yu Lan's admirer, and now he sees Yu Lan alone to see Yu Zhilong, and also parting gifts, he understands that Yu Lan's heart belongs, although he is lost, but he and Yu Zhilong are also incompatible, and he is still happy for Yu Zhilong, but Qian Zheng is witty and free, and it is inevitable that he will say witty words.
Yu Zhilong joined the brigade, and after checking the number of people and horses and baggage with Zhao Shi, he said goodbye to Liu Zhengfeng and others and set off immediately. On the way, Yu Zhilong untied the package sent by Yu Lan, and found that Yu Lan had prepared some dry food, two new clothes and a new pair of cloth shoes for himself. There were also a few yuan bills of different denominations and dozens of taels of silver in the package, and it seemed that Yu Lan also knew that Yu Zhilong was so poor that he could only wring out water, so he prepared some for him.
Yu Zhilong and his entourage totaled more than 70 people, each with a war horse, some dry food and blankets, and beans were all camelped on the remaining more than ten horses. The scouts, who were familiar with the road ahead, had already set out, leaving safety markers along the way, and after everyone had identified them, they just walked forward.
Because there was no shortage of supplies for the time being, Yu Zhilong and the others did not stop at the villages they encountered on the road, and passed straight through. There are no Yuan soldiers stationed in these places, and occasionally a few villagers see this large group of people and horses are not in good clothes, carrying knives and guns, carrying bows and arrows, and coming violently, and they think that they are wandering horse thieves, and they do not dare to show their heads to block and ask.
The sound of horses' hooves, the crisp autumn breeze, the summer wheat has already been harvested, the fields are basically ploughed by farmers again, and part of the land is beginning to be ready for sowing cabbage and other crops. From time to time, you can see farmers using orange trees to carry water from the canals in the fields.
After three days, according to the guidance of the scouts, we have arrived at the Yangtian Mountain area, and then to the east is Wujing Town, and it is out of the mountainous area, and there are mostly plains ahead. Look at the sky, it is the time when the sun is thin, the fiery sunset hangs in the sky, like a burning flame, a scout returns to report, seven or eight miles ahead, there is a village named Shiyu Village, the village is not small, more than 200 households, the scout enters to explore the village There is no Yuan soldier stationed, it can stop and rest.
At sunset, everyone enters Shiyu Village, which is built on a hillside, and a main road passes through the village, dividing Shiyu Village into two halves. Although there are many households in the village, there are no large households, the land here is poor, it is not easy to grow crops, the yield is not high, and some village households still rely on hunting to make a living.
After looking at the houses, Zhao Shi arranged for everyone to be stationed in separate houses and assigned night guards. Because it is a mountainous area, most of the houses, courtyard walls and other buildings are made of stones, and the villagers are frightened when they see a large number of cavalry entering the village, and they flee to their homes one after another, closing their doors and closing their doors, and they dare not make a loud noise. Yu Zhilong and others entered the door, and it was not difficult for the villagers, Wen Yan told them that he was just passing by, not a bandit, not robbing and plundering, not lewd women, but just borrowed a village house to live for a night. The villagers opened the door in fear and welcomed them into the house to rest.
It's just that most of the families are poor, and there are only some coarse grains at home to barely survive, Yu Zhilong has already ordered everyone not to disturb the people, but to go to the rich house in the village to exchange some coarse grains for yuan bills, and then distribute them to each accommodation to cook by themselves. Along the way, the amount of food that I had brought was greatly reduced, and I had to replenish some on the spot along the way.