Chapter 19 Plum Fragrance Bitter Cold
"Traveling all over the world, just for a piece of attachment in your heart?" asked and muttered, the scene in his eyes seemed to return to the small town in the south of the Yangtze River decades ago.
At that time, he had not yet achieved fame, and in his heart, like all scholars, he had a generosity and righteousness that wanted to change the world, because a friend invited him, so he went thousands of miles to Jiangnan to meet the appointment.
During the banquet, he met Qi Weilun, who has been unknown, and listened to Qi Weilun's determination to travel the world, wanting to know the world's loyalty and traitors with a pair of discerning eyes, and wanting to awaken the world's righteousness with his blood. At that time, his heart was filled with passion, and he immediately became close friends with Qi Weilun, wanting to advance and retreat together in the barren world.
It's just that in the following years, Qi Weilun still traveled around the world, and his persistence in his heart did not change. And when he asked to achieve fame and become a high-ranking official in Shifeng City, the passion in his heart was replaced by realistic considerations.
Whether stealing a hook is a thief or stealing a country is a thief, different answers represent different paths. At first, they could still look at each other from a distance, but in the end, they looked like strangers.
More than ten years ago, Shifeng City reunited again, and asked for the sake of the city's magnates, while Qi Weilun stood on the side of the hungry people. An uprising, former friends turned against each other, fought on the battlefield for more than ten years, and finally could not relive the old friendship.
After the death of the person, the resentment of more than ten years of exile in his heart, and the great hatred formed by several battles, all disappeared with Qi Weilun's death. Looking back, it's just the word "pity".
Several times he was sad, and asked that he could no longer maintain his previous paranoia, and that he could not regard the ideas of the young man in front of him as heresy, and criticize them directly.
"Don't have this kind of thought anymore, traveling around the world is like grass without roots, drifting away with the wind, just helpless sadness. To learn to be a big tree, you must become a pillar, this is what you should do. Like plum blossoms blooming in the bitter cold, it is naturally admirable, but like the pines and cypresses, they are evergreen all year round, and why not stand proudly. It is better to be yourself and not be afraid of the dangers and difficulties of the world than to let the cold wind blow and eventually wither and fall. Asked walked out of the meeting, tapped the young man on the shoulder, and then turned away.
The young man listened to the words of the question, and he was also thoughtful, and he didn't know how to think about it in his heart, and after looking at the plum blossoms for a while, he felt a little cold, so he went back to the room to rest.
Wendao returned to the study, picked up a roster, looked at a name, and pondered it.
"Shen Deqing, as his name suggests, seems to be really clean. Although it is not mature now, it is a persistent heart, and it may not be able to grow into a towering tree in the future. Rather than burying itself in the wilderness and letting it grow on its own, it is better to cultivate it in a garden and prune it into a tree. Asked to pick up the pen and change the roster, which also changed the fate of a person.
The Spring Festival is approaching, everywhere is full of festivities, although the whole world is not affected by the war, but it still can't stop people, full of expectations for the coming year.
In the depths of Yishan, there are many houses up and down in a valley, and there are paths connecting each house. People move around when they have nothing to do, and there is no shortage of lively conversations in the quiet valleys.
Since the hunting of yellow sheep, the village has enough food for the winter, and the seeds for spring planting in the coming year have also been saved. For a few months, without the stress of life, the people in the village seemed to be very relaxed.
Wei Zeng has also been relatively idle for a few months, and on weekdays, in addition to going to the mountain pass to explore the situation of the outpost, he is with his family. Having fun all day long is also a rare blessing.
Ye Yuan has grown up, and the perennial training has made Ye Yuan able to take charge on his own. Jin'er is four or five years old, and her lively nature is fully revealed, bouncing around all day long, and she is also endearing.
It's just a new rain that grows day by day, and the mustard in my heart has not disappeared, the longer I grow, the more beautiful I become, but my face is getting colder and colder. She inherited Feng Liansheng's beauty, and also inherited Liu Yi's coldness.
"The New Year is coming, and the second senior brother just bought some New Year's goods from outside, so all of us are going to have a good time." Wei Zeng carried a few bags of things, walked up to the upper level of the valley, and said with a smile.
"Brother Wei is good when he comes back, I'll put these things first, and then take them out after the New Year." Yui Zhen took the thing and said with a smile.
"Look at Jin'er like this, you have to wait a few days, and you won't spoil her. Come and open your mouth. Wei Zeng took out a piece of rock candy from a paper bag and put it into the mouth of Jin'er, who had been staring at him. Jin'er grinned when she ate the sugar, and then opened her hands to hug Wei Zeng.
"Xinyu, will you eat some too?" Wei Zeng hugged Jin'er up, turned his head and said to Xinyu on the side.
"I don't want children's stuff. I'm going to find my big brother. Xinyu also ignored Wei Zeng, and ran towards the valley with a shake of his head after speaking.
"You run a little slower, the hill is very steep, it's not good if you slip." Wei Zeng couldn't help but remind.
"Don't worry about it, I fell to my death, aren't you just happy?" Xinyu came back with a word.
"She's still so disobedient. Zhen'er, you have to bother a little in the future and discipline her well. She's not small anymore, otherwise it won't be good if something goes wrong in the future. Wei Zeng said.
"Usually it's okay, learn to read and write with my senior brother, and learn to do things with me, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that as soon as you see Brother Wei, you become like this. It seems that she still has a knot in her heart for you. Wei Zhen said.
"It's all a grievance of our generation, and it's impossible to say it now. That's it, what happens in the future, let's deal with it in the future. Wei Zeng shook his head and said.
Xinyu stood on the mountainside and saw a group of people in the valley, surrounding several carriages to receive things. Running all the way down the hillside, it wasn't long before she was in front of the carriage.
Everyone in the village knew her and knew that this was Wei Zeng's adopted daughter, so after Xinyu arrived, everyone smiled at her and made a way. Others took out some snacks and handed them to her.
It's just that Xinyu didn't appreciate all of this at all, ignored the person who greeted her, and didn't accept the snacks handed over, and walked straight to Ye Yuan.
"Why are you here?" Ye Yuan asked.
"Big brother, can you take me out? I want to go outside and have a look. Xinyu said with anticipation in his eyes.
"What are you going out for? It's dangerous outside, the Janturians are fighting the Predators, and if you find out, you'll be in danger. Besides, if you want to go out, you have to talk to your father. Ye Yuan replied.
"You're my big brother, but he's not my father, so he won't let me out, he wants to keep me trapped here. I beg you, I just want to go outside and take a look twice, I'm going to die of being in this valley all the time. Xinyu said.
"Don't be so willful, I can buy whatever you want, and I can do whatever you want for you. When you're older, I'll take you out to see it. Ye Yuan said.
"Hmph, if you don't want to, forget it, sooner or later I will go out by myself." After Xinyu finished speaking, he ran out of the crowd.
Xinyu was rejected by Ye Yuan, and she was very unhappy, so she ran a few steps and looked back, Ye Yuan had already ignored her and continued to distribute New Year's goods to the people in the village. Xinyu dodged his feet for a moment, and then left here in a huff.
"They all treated me like a child and didn't listen to me. That bad guy just wants to trap me here and manipulate me at will. Even my eldest brother doesn't care about me anymore. Wait, one day I'll get out of here and never come back. Xinyu walked with his head down, muttering all the time, and as he walked, he bumped into a person's body.
"Oops, it hurts me." Xinyu took two steps back and looked up, and it turned out that she had bumped into Wendi headfirst.
"It turned out that you are a bad woman, even you came to bully me" said, with a little face full of anger, he raised his hand and hit Wendi.
"Hey, obviously you hit me without looking at the road, you don't apologize to me, and you still want to hit me. You're just as unreasonable as your mother. Wen Di grabbed Xinyu's hand, raised his eyebrows, and shook his head and said.
"Bad woman, you let me go, I don't want to deal with you, you let me go." Xinyu tried hard to break free, but where could he escape from Wendi's hands.
"I'll let you go if you apologize, be polite and understand. If you don't know how to be polite, I'll make some effort to teach you. Wendy said.
Xinyu saw that Wen Di didn't let go, glared at Wen Yi, and then raised his foot and kicked Wen Di, Wen Di is strong in martial arts, where will he be kicked by a little girl. Xinyu kicked into the air and fell to the ground.
"All of you are bullying me, you are all bad people, woo." Xinyu fell to the ground, and a sadness came from his heart, and he began to cry.
"Where did I bully you? It's obvious that you don't know how to be polite, and you want to hit me, but am I still standing so that you can't fight? Get up and stop crying. Wen Di saw Xinyu crying, and panicked for a while, if others saw it, they thought she was bullying children, this was going to spread out, wouldn't her reputation be ruined? Wen Di hurriedly dragged Xinyu up from the ground and told her not to cry, but it was completely useless.
"I don't like to deal with children the most, I can't beat them, and I don't know how to persuade them when I cry. Okay, okay, today I confessed, how can you not cry? Wendy said.
"Bad woman, get out of the way, I don't want you to care. You're all going to trap me here and don't let me out, you're all bad people. Xinyu pushed Wendi away and walked forward with tears in his eyes.
"What do you want to go out for? There are a lot of fierce beasts in this deep mountain, what should you do if you are in danger? There are enemies everywhere outside the mountain, you have been captured, how can we save you. Wen Di saw her crying as she walked, and it was not good to leave, so he had to follow her and ask.
"Do I just want to go out and have a look? I can't run again. How boring is it to stay here, would you like to be managed all day? Xinyu said.
"It's really boring to stay in one place all the time, and you just want to go out and see it, right? No problem, I can grant you this wish. Wendy said.
"You bad woman, are you really willing to help me?" The new rain stopped. Hold back her tears and say.
"Remember, be polite and don't call me a bad woman again. In addition, I can't talk about today's events. As long as you can do both, I can take you out for a walk as long as I'm free. Wendy said.
"Are you free now? If you can take me out now, I won't call you a bad woman in the future, and I won't tell you about today's events. Xinyu asked.
"Tell me the conditions! I will be magnanimous and will not care about you. Wipe your face with a handkerchief. Wendy took a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to Xinyu, and then a whistle called the red horse over. Then he turned over and got on his horse and dragged Xinyu up.
"Dad, do you want me to call Xinyu back?" Ye Yuan looked at the red horse in the distance and said to Wei Zeng.
"No need, with your Aunt Wendi here, there will be no problems. If it weren't for her crush on me, I would have been willing to take her out myself. Now that everything is busy, it is just time to be free, and your aunt has fried a few good dishes, so you can go back to the house with me for a drink or two. After Wei Zeng finished speaking, he entered the house with Ye Yuan.
At the end of the year, the beginning of spring has arrived, and all the snow has melted. It's just that there is still a little chill in the wind in the desert north.
Wendi took the new rain out of the mountain pass and came to the grassland. Although the eyes are full of withered yellow color, there is also a sense of pleasure in viewing.
The new rain is in Wendi's arms, and Wendi shelters her from the cold wind, not only can she not feel the cold, but there is still a trace of warmth. As I wished, I was able to walk outside, and the resentment in my heart disappeared little by little.
"When I was young, my father took me everywhere, and I went all over the world. It's just that the world is too chaotic now, otherwise I will take you further, and there will be no problem. Wendy said.
"Does your dad often take you out to play? My dad used to play with me a lot, but my mom was always unhappy and ignored my dad. Dad never let me go casually, and now this bad guy is the same. Sooner or later, I'm going to get out of here, just like you, and walk around the world. Xinyu said.
"Little girl, you don't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings. Someone shelters you from the wind and rain, but you just want to face everything alone. Well, when you grow up, you'll miss everything you have now. Wendy said.
"I won't miss it! But you are a good person, and you are good at martial arts, will you teach me martial arts in the future? Xinyu said.
"I'm a good person again? Isn't it a bad woman anymore? Didn't Wei Zeng keep calling you martial arts, didn't he teach you well? Wendy said with a smile.
"I don't want to learn from him, I want to learn from you, do you teach me? If you don't teach you, you're a bad person. Xinyu pouted and said.
"How can a woman of my generation be a bad person? If you are willing to learn, I am willing to teach, but you can't endure hardship, and you can't blame me for learning to embroider legs. Wendi said with a smile.
"I knew you were good to me. I still want to take a look at the front, you can take me there. Xinyu had an attachment to Wendi and said happily.
Wendi was also very happy, so naturally he didn't refuse, and galloped around on the grassland with Xinyu. (To be continued.) )