Yun Meng took a deep breath, this was the first time he had breathed a fresh breath in a few days, and it seemed that this cool breath also had a hint of sweetness. After the cold wind blowing on the river, Yun Meng's mind also cleared up a lot.

In fact, the boat was not big, there was only a narrow aisle between the cabin and the side of the ship for people to pass sideways, Yun Meng followed the lean man, passed the cabin sideways, and came to the stern. In contrast, the stern of the ship was indeed much larger, with a small stove in the center of the deck, on which was placed a clay pot, in which the soup was boiling, bubbling, and the smell of fish wafted out. The stout man was sitting cross-legged by the stove when he saw Yun Meng. Chao Yunmeng beckoned and said, "Childe, the night wind on the river is cold, sit down here, so as not to catch a cold." As he spoke, he threw half a felt mat over Yun Meng.

Yun Meng thanked him again, pulled over the felt mat, and sat down by the fire. The lean man also sat down, picked up the spoon on the side and stirred the fish soup in the clay pot a few times, and then took a bowl and handed it to Yun Meng, Yun Meng took the fish soup with both hands, maybe Yun Meng hadn't eaten anything in the past few days, and he was indeed hungry, so he sniffed, "It's so fresh!" I didn't care about anything else, I drank a bowl of fish soup into my stomach after a few sips, and as soon as the fresh soup entered my stomach, a warm current instantly spread all over my body, and the chill was suddenly gone. The two people next to them were also drinking soup by themselves, but no one spoke individually, and the fire flickered, reflecting on the cheeks of the three from time to time.

After another while, Yun Meng saw that the two of them were still silent, and thought to himself, "I can't just keep consuming it, I have to ask something." He arched his hand towards the two, and then said: "Thank you for the help of the eldest brother, but I don't know the names of the two honorific names, if he has the opportunity to Yun Meng, he will definitely repay him." ”

The lean man served Yun Meng another bowl of soup, handed it to Yun Meng, and said, "It's enough that Gongzi just doesn't blame us for what happened a few days ago, as for repaying us, we brothers really don't dare to do it." ”

"Yes, yes, our brother is just acting on orders, don't blame, don't blame." The stout man also interjected at this time.

Yun Meng hurriedly said again: "Where is it, the two eldest brothers are in trouble, Yun Meng is naturally clear, where can the two eldest brothers be blamed?" ”

The thin man smiled slightly, and said: "From today on, Gongzi can move freely on this boat, but don't make trouble for us, and when we arrive in Jiangzhou, my brothers and I will have nothing to do with each other." Childe, okay? ”

Yun Meng nodded and said, "It's hard work, Yun Meng must be well-behaved, and he won't cause trouble to the two eldest brothers." I just want to know, why do you want to go to Jiangzhou? ”

The sturdy man glanced at the lean man, and then replied: "Jiangzhou is the camp of Beifu, but in fact, it ......."

Before he finished speaking, he was snatched up by a thin man: "Actually, we don't know why we sent my son to Jiangzhou." ”

With the man's move, Yun Meng immediately understood that there must be something strange in it, so he stopped asking. In order to ease the atmosphere, Yun Meng opened the topic again and asked the two about some customs and customs of Jiangzhou. The vigilance of the two gradually relaxed, and later the sturdy man told Yun Meng that his surname was Li Mingba, and the lean man's name was Fang Gui, and that there would be something to do along the way in the future.

After another three days on the boat, Yun Meng and Li Ba and Fang Gui got along more familiarly, although Yun Meng grew up in the north and was not good at boating, but since he was a child, he also followed Li Shan to plow the fields, weave mats, and do the work is also a good hand, just a few observations, he can also help the two of them support the boat and rock the oars. Even sometimes Yun Meng boiled soup and cooked for the two, and Li Ba and Fang Gui were even more impressed by Yun Meng. Li Ba talked a little more on weekdays, and asked again: "I thought you were a son of a family who was pampered all day long, and had fine clothes and fine food, but I really didn't see that you were not ambiguous when you worked." ”

Yun Meng smiled bitterly and said: "Big brother, you know that Zai Xia is actually from a poor family, but although his life is hard, he is also carefree, only because of the unfortunate war, his family was ruined and his parents were separated. Hey......" Yun Meng was also sad when he talked about the past.

Seeing this, Li Ba said: "Sure enough, at first I thought I was mistaken, but now it seems that we are really the same kind of people!" ”

Li Ba turned back to Fang Gui and shouted, "Brother, come here, come here." ”

Fang Gui actually heard some of Yun Meng's words, and he was also a little surprised in his heart, so he put down the cable in his hand and walked over. Li Ba briefly told him Yun Meng's words again, Fang Gui waved his hand to signal the three of them to sit down first, and then asked Yun Meng: "Childe, is what you just said true?" ”

Yun Meng replied: "The two eldest brothers treat me well, how can Yun Meng deceive the two, what he said is true!" I think my parents died tragically when I was four years old, and my grandfather, who depended on each other, also committed suicide with hatred, and finally even my adopted father-in-law and mother were separated from me in the war, but fortunately I was rescued by the teacher, so I have today's Yunmeng. ”

Fang Gui didn't say anything on the side, just lowered his head, as if thinking about something. But Li Ba's eyes were full of tears, and he was about to cry. Li Ba sobbed a few times, patted Yun Meng and said, "I didn't expect you to be more miserable than us, you became an orphan at a young age, pitiful!" ”

Yun Meng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and asked suspiciously: "Listening to the meaning of Brother Li's words, could it be that you also have a similar experience with Yun Meng?" ”

Li Ba didn't speak, but Fang Gui answered, Fang Gui sighed and said: "Yes, our two brothers are also from Jiangbei, both of them are from the same village, as soon as the war is gone, the whole village is left with the two of us, that tragic scene can still be seen as long as I close my eyes, we were only ten years old at the time." Ay! ”

Yun Meng seemed to understand something, and hurriedly asked: "What the two eldest brothers said in their mouths is that they are the same kind of people as the two of them, so that's the case!" However, Yun Meng was puzzled that he hadn't told the two eldest brothers about his life experience at first, so why did he seem to know it for a long time? ”

Li Ba interjected: "None of us are Da Luo Immortals, and we can be unpredictable prophets. Second, no one told us about it. It's just that when I got on the boat that day, I happened to see ......"

Li Ba didn't continue, but looked at Fang Gui again, and Fang Gui looked at Yun Meng with a puzzled look in his eyes. Yun Meng was puzzled and asked, "Brother Li, Brother Fang, what's wrong with the two of you, what did you see?" ”

Fang Gui still asked with a little doubt: "Childe, do you really know what you have?" ”

Yun Meng was even more confused, but Yun Meng knew very well that it was likely that the truth of the matter was getting closer and closer to him. So Yun Meng shook his head and said in a very affirmative tone: "Two big brothers, I really don't know what you are referring to, please make it clear." As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to the two.

Fang Gui saw that Yun Meng's attitude was so sincere, it didn't seem like he was lying, so he pulled Yun Meng to sit down again, then opened the collar of his clothes, faded his underwear to his armpits, turned his back to Yun Meng, and said, "Childe, please see, what's behind your left shoulder?" ”

Yun Meng was surprised in his heart, and he didn't know why Fang Gui did this. But he also leaned forward and looked carefully at the back of Fang Gui's left shoulder, and at first sight, Fang Gui's left shoulder was tattooed with a walnut-sized Lishu text "North".

Yun Meng gasped, and summed up in his heart, "This 'north' word doesn't mean 'Beifu', Fang Gui showed me what this tattoo mean, is it ......?"

At this time, Fang Gui had already put on his clothes again, and said to Yun Meng: "How smart Childe is, he must have guessed one or two!" ”

Yun Meng replied: "Don't hide it from Brother Fang, could it be that the word on your shoulder has some kind of connection with Yun Meng?" ”

Fang Gui smiled slightly and said: "Childe has a good analysis, the reason why Gongzi is the same as me is actually in this 'north' word." Actually, we set off from Jiankang to Shouchun with Childe, but Childe didn't notice us at the time. On the way, Li Ba and I received a secret order from General Xu, ordering the two of us to wait at the Lujiang ferry first. The two of us obeyed the order, and three days later, General Xu drove alone to join us, but on the car lay the son who was already unconscious. Although the two of us also muttered in our hearts, we did not dare to disobey the military order. General Xu didn't let us ask more, only said that Gongzi had committed a great sin, and he was ordered by General Huan to escort Gongzi to the camp in Beifu, Jiangzhou, but he must not hurt Gongzi in the slightest. So Li Ba and I carried Childe onto the boat, accidentally ripped off Childe's clothes, and inadvertently saw that there was also a tattoo on the back of Childe's left shoulder. Hence the preceding events, and this is how they were. ”

After listening to Fang Gui's narration, Yun Meng woke up like a dream, but he never knew that there was a tattoo behind his left shoulder, so Yun Meng opened his shirt and touched it with his hands, and sure enough, there was an uneven scar behind his left shoulder, which felt really a "north" word. When and by whom did we put it on ourselves? Why don't you notice it? Is it him, or is it him? Yun Meng's thoughts were chaotic for a while.

Fang Gui then said: "In the Beifu, all those who have the word 'north' behind their left shoulder are all refugees or orphans from the north, and after our group was taken in by General Huan, they were tattooed with this word on the back of their left shoulder, so that we can always remember that our roots are in Jiangbei and our home is in the north, and one day we must kill all the enemies and return to our homeland." ”

After hearing this, Yun Meng said: "So that's the explanation why we are the same kind of people, right?" But Yun Meng is not from Beifu, I have never even heard of Beifu before. ”

Fang Gui thought for a long time and said, "This is also my brother's suspicion. Not everyone in Beifuzhong has a tattoo, but as long as they are refugees from the north, they are tattooed, and they are organized into a battalion, and we all recognize the brothers in the camp. But I didn't know that Gongzi was also from Beifu. However, maybe because Childe is a great general and a high apprentice, his status and identity are different from ours, so it is reasonable not to know. Although we served under the command of a great general, we have never seen the dignity of a great general. ”

Li Ba on the side also said: "Yes, so it is strange for us to wait, although the son does also have a tattoo, but it is absolutely different from me waiting, the general has a clear order, all the soldiers of Beifu, no matter who, if there is a violation or disobedience, kill him immediately." But since Gongzi has committed a great sin, not only has he not been executed, but he has not suffered any flesh and skin, General Xu has done everything possible to settle down and treat you well, but it doesn't make sense. And the most bizarre thing is that Gongzi doesn't know that he is from Beifu. Maybe it's a matter of secrecy, and we brothers can't and shouldn't know about it. ”