Chapter 20: Friends in Trouble
Handan is west of Taihang Mountain, southeast of Fuyang River, Qin River from west to east through the city. Therefore, it can develop into a big city, on the one hand, its convenient water and land transportation, and its superior plain topography is also a major reason why residents can live together.
Sweet Water Lane, just on the bank of the Qin River, is named after a well at the mouth of the lane. Although there are wells in many alleys and alleys in Handan City, only the well water in this well tastes a little sweet, and many residents of the alleys and alleys, even if the road is far away, have to come here to draw water. In addition, the Qin River flows here, so many people choose to settle here.
Li Zhuo and his entourage followed Li Yan's explanation, came to the mouth of Sweet Water Alley, and went around to explore Lian Wu's mansion. In fact, although there are a lot of ordinary people here, middle-level generals like Lian Wu and Pang Cong still chose to settle here, even if Pang Cong has been promoted to general, he has not moved away from here, which shows that there is always a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in the market.
After all, Lian Wu is an official person, so the address of his house is easy to inquire, and under the guidance of an aunt, Li Zhuo and a few people walked along the winding alleys to Lian Wu's house.
"The young general is still too impulsive, although the person just now shouldn't have been saved, but Handan City is full of dignitaries, and it is easy to fall into trouble if you are not careful, so it's better to be careful." Uncle Guo was still nagging about what had just happened, although Li Zhuo seemed impatient.
"Uncle Guo, my father has taught me since I was a child, the eldest husband does something and does not do anything, if something matters, he should do it with all his heart, and if he does nothing, he should also watch from the other side." Li Zhuo was obviously still quite angular, and he didn't think much of Uncle Guo's words and deeds, "If I hadn't rescued him just now, that person would have died there." ”
"Young General, if you don't save him, he will be killed, and if you save him, he may not be able to live." Uncle Guo said a little angrily, he didn't expect that he was kind, but this kid didn't appreciate it.
"What do you mean by that?" Li Zhuo asked suspiciously, he didn't expect that he had saved people and saved the wrong person.
"Born in troubled times, or died on the battlefield, or died in a fight, among them, there is no one in ten who is safe in old age." Uncle Guo said, "If this person dies in a fight, it will be considered that he will die in this troubled world, and you save his life, not to prolong his life, but to delay his death." Have you ever thought that if he never had a way to live, he would starve to death sooner or later, and those who starved to death could do anything! ”
Li Zhuo was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself what kind of logic this is! This salvation of oneself has saved a scourge. "According to what Uncle Guo said, do you want to die or not save you?"
"Alas!" Uncle Guo shook his head, obviously, he didn't know how to answer this question.
"Actually, this old gentleman's words really need to be discussed." Just when the two of them were depressed and didn't know how to proceed, a person appeared beside them, next to him, followed by two and a half children, one was in his teens, although he was not very old, but he was already a little heroic, and the other was still a little immature, but his body was quite strong, and he was relatively strong among children of the same kind. Such a strange combination, who else could it be if it wasn't the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi?
However, it was said that the crown taught Pang Nuan and Xiao Lianpo, and the method of teaching apprentices was different from others. He never forced the two of them to learn anything, but he gave them what the two children wanted to learn. For example, Pang Nuan likes the art of vertical and horizontal, the strategy of the military advisor, and Lian Po likes the battlefield technique and the strategy of the soldier. The crown of the crane does not pick one or two, but everything that is known, all of them are handed over. He is a talented man, and he is also the junior brother of Guiguzi, and what he has learned is also very complicated, so it is very easy to make two children. often lead them to go out to play and increase their experience. This is exactly when I came back from going out, and I happened to meet Li Zhuo and others.
"What Mr. said just now can be regarded as a technique for survival in troubled times. Since ancient times, there are two ways to govern the world, one is unity, and the other is chaos. In the chaotic world, there have been two emperors of Yan and Huang first, the battle of Chiyou Demon God, and then there is the plan of Yan and Huang to fight for hegemony. Xia Wei has no way, Xuanniao descends to business, Shang Xun is cruel, and Fengming Qishan. During this period, the dynasty changed, and the cycle of chaos was controlled. If the world is unified, all the people will be blessed, and if the world is divided, all things will be destroyed. Crane Guanzi paused slightly, and said: "Therefore, the root of this person is not to save a few times, but how to save it." ”
Li Zhuo was born in a military family, and it was the first time he had heard of such a high-minded talk, because he was greatly inspired by the words of the Crane Guanzi, and suddenly felt that the world was more reasonable, and he couldn't help but ask the name of the Crane Guanzi. After Que Guanzi introduced the people around him to Li Zhuo, the two sides were stunned and laughed, but they didn't expect that there was no more ingenuity in the world than this. It was to humble each other and go to Lian Po's house in a group.
Let's let go of Li Zhuo's matter, and talk about Su Qin, who still has half a life left.
After Su Qin was rescued by Li Zhuo, he held half a piece of corn cake and limped in Handan City, constantly looking back at the pedestrians hurrying by, but on the one hand, he had to endure the pain, turned around, left Handan City, and then walked for a long time before he arrived at the door of an abandoned thatched hut.
The hut has been abandoned for a long time, there are no other residents around, the hut is overgrown with weeds, and most of the roof has collapsed, and if it rains, it will definitely not be able to cover it. The windows were tattered, and the wind was mischievously drilling around. Through the gap, you can also see that the room inside has long been deserted, and the weeds are slowly spreading.
Su Qin had just opened the door, but he heard someone inside say angrily: "But... Brother Su is back? ”
When Su Qin heard the voice, he endured the pain and ran two steps, turned over the messy wild grass, and saw a young man in coarse cloth clothes, his face was much worse than his own, his lips were already chapped, and his legs were still wrapped in coarse cloth, but the faint blood stains showed that he was seriously injured. His eyes have lost their lustre, and he is often in a coma, if Su Qin didn't open the door, the dilapidated wooden door made a loud noise, he may not be awake by now, he tried his best to say to Su Qin: "I didn't expect... And sure enough... Still back. ”
Su Qin's eyes were slightly red, and he opened the cloth wrapped around his leg, a shocking wound, still bloody. The wound was not big, as if it had been bitten by something, the two tooth marks had spread, and the entire calf was swollen like a steamed bun.
Su Qin's eyes turned red again, he gently wrapped his legs, looked at him and said, "Brother Li, it's all my fault, if it weren't for my negligence, you wouldn't have let the snake bite like this." ”
That Brother Li smiled faintly and said to him, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem." Fortunately, it's not a poisonous snake, and after a while, I'll find some herbs and apply it myself. ”
Su Qin nodded, remembering the half of the corn cake he was carrying, he quickly flipped it out and handed it to his mouth. Brother Li was resting with his eyes closed, when he felt Su Qin handing over something, licked it subconsciously, and then opened his eyes and saw Su Qin looking at him with a smile. "This is the half of the corn cake I found, you taste it first, and then I'll go find some wild vegetables." With that, he was leaving.
Brother Li hurriedly grabbed Su Qin's sleeve, Su Qin was suddenly taken along, sat on the ground, looked back at Brother Li, saw that he was looking at himself carefully, and then as if he thought of something, he hurriedly covered himself with his sleeve, and was about to leave again. But he was caught by Brother Li and couldn't break free.
"You... Beaten? Brother Li asked in a slightly trembling voice.
Su Qin knew that he couldn't hide it, nodded, put down his sleeves, and said to Brother Li: "I went to steal half a piece of corn, but I didn't expect to be caught and punched and kicked for a long time." If it weren't for a son passing by, he wouldn't have seen Brother Li. ”
Su Qin said as Brother Li's eyes moistened. Unexpectedly, Su Qin actually went to steal corn cakes for himself. You must know that these things were done by yourself before, Su Qin said many times that even if he starved to death, he would not steal anything, but he didn't expect that for his own sake, he actually broke his promise. This is the so-called friend of life and death!
"Brother Li, wait a while, I'll go find some wild vegetables, otherwise you and my brother will definitely die here." Su Qin said, limping out of the house. Looking at the figure of him leaving, Brother Li said silently in his heart: "Today's love, I, Li Dui, will definitely repay you." "The sun shines through the thatch, casting a golden yellow.
Su Qin left the hut and habitually walked towards the mountains. He had already figured out that there were some mushrooms around the mountain forest, which could satisfy his hunger. He picked some yesterday, but it was too late to pick too many. Now while the sun is still acceptable, hurry up and pick some more.
Suddenly, a white elf sprang out of the grass beside him. When Su Qin saw it, it turned out to be a rabbit! He suddenly smiled, he didn't expect to live here for so long, and he could still see rabbits. If you catch this guy, it will definitely be a delicious meal.
Without thinking, he slowly walked towards the rabbit. The rabbit was obviously a little dumbfounded, watching Su Qin slowly approach, he didn't even know how to hide, so he looked at Su Qin in a daze. Su Qin thought about it, and sure enough, he was a stupid rabbit all along, he slowly approached, picked up a stone from the side, and hid it behind him. When you get to the right distance, you take out a rock and throw it at the rabbit.
Therefore, human beings left the trees and evolved from apes to humans, and although they became the masters of the earth, they also lost their original agility. When the rabbit saw that there was a foreign object coming, he also sensed that this person was not a good thing, and quickly dodged it. Running forward as fast as he could.
Seeing that the blow missed, Su Qin quickly picked up the stone, limped behind the rabbit, and vowed to eat a whole rabbit meal. The rabbit ran in front, Su Qin chased behind, and after a while, he ran a long distance, after all, Su Qin's legs and feet were not flexible, and the rabbit was also tired, so he stayed there for a while. Seeing that the opportunity had come, Su Qin hurriedly stepped forward, threw out a stone, and threw it towards the rabbit. The rabbit let his guard down a little this time and was smashed squarely.
Su Qin saw that the rabbit banquet had been settled, and ran forward unwillingly. Suddenly, his feet loosened, and the whole person fell down, only to see the sand and gravel flying, Su Qin seemed to have fallen into a pit, and he didn't finish for a long time. Suddenly, his butt hurt, his head slammed into a rock, and he fainted.