Chapter 1022: The Cuckoo Cries Blood
As the saying goes, it's easy to go up the mountain and hard to go down, but for Shi Yuan, it's hard to go up the mountain, and it's even more difficult to go down! If it weren't for Qin Hongmian beside him leading the way, he would definitely be lost in this mountain forest!
Fortunately, although this mountain road is not good, Shi Yuan's physical fitness is not bad, and he can finally keep up with Qin Hongmian along the way, but it will not drag down Qin Hongmian.
Looking at Shi Yuan, who was sweating but not panting and his face was not red, in fact, Qin Hongmian was also a little surprised in her heart: she had already found that Shi Yuan had some foundation when she went up the mountain before, and now that it is really the case.
"General Shi seems to be also a martial artist?" Qin Hongmian saw it in his eyes, so he asked with a little curiosity.
Shi Yuan heard it, and remembered that she said that she was a "practitioner" before, so she couldn't help but feel nervous in her heart: "Cotton Girl, don't you want to compete with me again?" ”
Qin Hongmian was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to understand what Shi Yuan meant, the corners of his mouth raised, and he shook his head, "I already know your identity General Shi, and I have no interest in competing with you." It's just that General Shi is walking smoothly, but he is different from ordinary people, so he has this question. Qin Hongmian explained.
"I see!" After listening to Qin Hongmian's explanation, Shi Yuan was finally relieved: "When I was in Jinling before, I was blessed by the Chinese divine doctor and learned a set of methods to strengthen the body. ”
"Oh? It turns out that General Shi actually has this relationship with the Hua Divine Doctor, no wonder you asked me about the Hua Divine Doctor before. ”
"Yes! His old man is a great person, and he doesn't know how he is staying in the land of Shuzhong......" Referring to Hua Tuo again, Shi Yuan said with some concern.
"Nothing should happen. That Ji Wuyan has always been a person who cherishes talents, Corporal Lixian...... Doctor Hua should be regarded as a guest. ”
"I hope so!" Shi Yuan nodded, and was about to move forward, but he saw a flourishing flower blooming under the tree. Then the corners of his mouth raised, and he ran towards the flower field, "I thought of a very good title for the Cotton Girl!" ”
Qin Hongmian watched him run towards the flower field, thinking that he had found something, but he didn't expect that he was still thinking about it, "I'm really a little curious about what kind of person you are, General Shi, why are you so concerned about such an inconsequential matter?" ”
This is also true, one second the two of them were talking about Hua Tuo, and the next moment Shi Yuan turned the conversation to the title of Qin Hongmian...... No matter who this is, they can't understand Shi Yuan.
But this time Qin Hongmian's attitude was much better, and she had gradually begun to understand Shi Yuan's behavior - this should be Shi Yuan's hobby!
"Cotton Girl, do you know what this flower is called?" Seeing Qin Hongmian approaching, Shi Yuan casually folded off the flower branch and asked with a smile.
Qin Hongmian looked at the flower in Shi Yuan's hand, in the sun, it was as red as blood, and it was brilliant...... She had never had the heart to appreciate such a thing before, and she couldn't help but feel a little fascinated when she looked at this flower. It wasn't until Shi Yuan coughed twice that she reacted and shook her head at Shi Yuan, "There are so many flowers in this mountain, but I don't have time to appreciate them." I don't know what the name of this flower is? ”
"Hey...... This flower is called a cuckoo! Originally, this season has passed the flowering period, but I didn't expect to see it on this mountain, and sure enough, there is a providence in the dark! After Shi Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Qin Hongmian again and asked, "Girl Cotton Tree, do you know the story of the cuckoo's blood?" ”
"Cuckoo cries blood?" Qin Hongmian shook his head, "I haven't heard of it." ”
"The so-called azaleas and birds, resentful and beautiful, are suspected to be blood in the mouth, dripping into flowers on the branches...... The name of this cuckoo is not only a flower, but also a bird named Cuckoo. Legend has it that there was a poor family surnamed Du, with a family of three, a mother and two sons. The eldest son is unmarried in his Chinese New Year's Eve, and most of the people in the village call him Du Da, and his younger brother is called Du Er, who is eighteen or nineteen years old, and his brother makes a living by selling illegal salt to support his old mother. Du Dali is big, he can pick 300 catties of salt at a time, Du Erli is small, a burden is not more than 100 catties, and he can barely make ends meet.
One day, when Du Da was resting in a neighborhood, because the burden was too heavy, the salt burden slipped down and crushed a child to death. His life was at stake, and Du Da was arrested by the government and locked up in prison to be sentenced to death. Du Er sells salt alone, supports his old mother, and lives a very difficult life. Once, Du Da said to his younger brother who came to visit the prison: "In two days, I will be executed." "The brothers hugged each other and wept......
But this Du Er said: "I'll die instead." I will die only one, and you will die three. Because I had little strength and the money I earned could not support my mother, both of them would starve to death. ”
Two days later, Du Er died for Du Da. But Du Da was afraid of things, and he didn't go home to his mother after he came out, so he didn't know where he was hiding...... Du Er's soul turned into a cuckoo bird, flying everywhere and shouting: "Brother is back!" Brother is back! As he screamed, blood dripped from his mouth. Where the blood dropped, a red cuckoo grew. Since then, every time I see this piece of red azalea, people say that this is Du Er's red heart and filial piety......"
After telling this story, Shi Yuan looked at Qin Hongmian, who had fallen into silence, and said, "So I changed the title to the Cotton Girl to be called 'Red Cuckoo'!" ”
Shi Yuan said very proudly, but after he finished speaking, Qin Hongmian did not reply. Instead, he muttered at the azalea in Shi Yuan's hand, and it wasn't until a long time that he muttered: "I can't imagine that this wild flower has such an embarrassing story......"
"What does the Cotton Tree girl think I changed this title?" Shi Yuan then asked.
"Sounds good, but it's a little too sad. And this kind of name doesn't match me well. Qin Hongmian said this, nodded and pondered for a moment, and then continued to say to Shi Yuan: "Since General Shi, you are so persistent with my title, I think it is better to change it to 'Blood Cuckoo'!" ”
"Yay? Wouldn't that be even more desolate? Why are you so stubborn about this blood letter? Shi Yuan said so, but in his heart, he also felt that the "blood cuckoo" that Qin Hongmian changed was better than the red cuckoo he said.
"It's like General Shi, you like to give others titles, this is also my hobby." After a pause, "I don't know how General Shi is planning to build momentum for me?" ”
"I have a plan for this, but I still have to stop the Beiqing army right now! In the future, I will call you the blood cuckoo in the army, and the troops you will lead in the future will be named after this! ”
On this day, the name of the first female soldier in history was officially born, and the way of this name was Shi Yuan's whim......
(End of chapter)