It was already afternoon at this moment, and the sun did not hang over the sky as hot as noon, but hung obliquely on the western mountain, emitting an orange light.

"Bingbing, how do you feel, isn't it much more beautiful than Bairen City?" Zhao Fan pulled Li Bingbing, and the two walked side by side to a willow tree not far away, and sat down on a big bluestone under the tree.

"Well, Brother Fan, I also like this kind of life, I can be by your side every day, and I can come out and make a living." Li Bingbing stared at him with a pair of gentle watery eyes, bit his red lip with his teeth, and said quite domineeringly.

Zhao Fan looked at the stubbornness in Li Bingbing's eyes, suddenly became a little distracted, and muttered: "To be honest, I also like this kind of life, unrestrained, you don't have to think so much every day, you don't have to intrigue with others, you don't have to harvest the life you don't want to harvest in your heart on the battlefield." ”

Hearing Zhao Fan say this, Li Bingbing couldn't help but be stunned, in fact, what she said just now, she was just joking, although she really liked this kind of life in her heart, but she also knew that this kind of life was very far away from her, at least for now.

Li Bingbing looked at the helplessness and unyielding in Zhao Fan's eyes, and suddenly felt a sense of pity in her heart, she hugged the latter's arm, and said softly: "No matter what, I will accompany Brother Fan, if Brother Fan doesn't want to go to Cloud City, we can go back, or settle here." ”

Feeling the latter's soft ** pressing on himself, Zhao Fan's heart was also slightly fluttering, but he quickly suppressed the ripples, far away, and said: "Choosing to go to Cloud City, in fact, I am choosing my own destiny, in the troubled times, human life is as cheap as grass mustard, only by constantly climbing up, in a higher position, you can better control your own destiny." ”

Zhao Fan lightly hugged Li Bingbing's fragrant shoulder, paused, and continued: "If there is war and chaos today, even if we live an idyllic life in Xuzhuang, however, if there is a war in the country, we ordinary people will still be conscripted into the army. That's why I chose to go to Cloudsdale, where the lady will take care of us, and no matter what, at least I won't use us as cannon fodder. ”

Li Bingbing kept listening to some strange words coming out of Zhao Fan's mouth, and felt extremely surprised in her heart, but she was already smart and clever, and many words could guess the general meaning after a little thought.

Seeing that Li Bingbing nodded as if she didn't understand, Zhao Fan also scratched her nose affectionately, and said with a smile: "When you arrive in Cloud City, you and Ya'er live in the city with peace of mind, and Li Mu and I entered the army, but I don't know what kind of life it will be in the barracks." ”

Hearing this, Li Bingbing asked a little strangely, "Didn't you want me and Ya'er to enter the barracks as well?" How? ”

Zhao Fan smiled slightly and said, "Where am I willing to let my lady enter the barracks?" It's a place for men, what are you going to do? Moreover, the lady is the county guard of Yunzhong County, and when the time comes, you will live in his mansion, and I can rest assured. ”

"Well, it's just that Sister Ya'er still wants to show her hands and feet in the barracks, if she knows that she can't go to the barracks, I don't know if she will cry and make trouble with you." Li Bingbing blinked mischievously and said, she only listened to Zhao Fan's meaning, as for whether she entered the barracks or not, it didn't matter.

"Uh...... Does that little girl dare to turn the sky upside down? What my eldest brother said, would she dare not obey? Zhao Fan thought of Zhao Ya'er's little witch, and couldn't help but have a headache, at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a smile in Li Bingbing's eyes from the corner of his eye, and in order to show his manhood, he immediately raised his fist and snorted.

Li Bingbing knew that Zhao Fan was a little doting on Zhao Yaer, and Li Bingbing naturally didn't believe what he said just now, but she didn't break it, the two snuggled together like this, looking up at the sunset on the west mountain, and when they arrived in Cloud City, maybe the two of them would have a lot less time to be alone together.

Both of them cherished the time they could be alone together now, and sat and watched the sun fall, and the afterglow of the fall sprinkled on the slender and elegant bodies of the two of them, and suddenly sprinkled two seductive silhouettes in the fragrant earth.

The two figures looked very well matched, and they gradually overlapped on the edge of the fiery sky at sunset, until the sun completely set below the horizon, and then slowly separated.

The sky gradually darkened, Zhao Fan and Li Bingbing returned to Xuzhuang, at this time Xu Ying and others had already prepared the meal, the two came to the front hall, more than a dozen people gathered together, drinking wine and eating meat. Knowing that Zhao Fan and the others were going to Cloud City tomorrow, the two brothers Xu Ying were also extremely reluctant, but there was no way, the old lady in the family wanted to serve, so they had to drink the wine in a big gulp, drowning the sorrow of parting in the turbid wine.

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In the early morning of the second day, hundreds of people gathered at the gate of Xuzhuang Village, and the people at the head were Zhao Fan and others, and behind them, in addition to the more than 40 hunting houses that went to Cloud City with them, there were also more than 50 Xuzhuang villagers.

When these people heard that Zhao Fan was leaving Xuzhuang this morning, they immediately threw down their work and rushed to the village to see them off.

Zhao Fan stood at the front of the crowd, he looked at the grateful eyes of the villagers of Xuzhuang, and a warm current suddenly surged in his heart.

"Sir, it's a long way to go to Cloudsdale, so I hope you can take care of yourself." In the crowd, an elderly man held Zhao Fan's hand and admonished. A face of vicissitudes, the surface of which has been ruthlessly cut into wrinkles by the years, with a touch of concern.

Zhao Fan felt the simple and clean hearts of the villagers, and his heart was suddenly moved, he smiled and nodded, but secretly made up his mind in his heart that if he had the opportunity to become a master in the future, he must treat the people well.

"It's a pity that I can't go to Cloudsdale with Mr. now, if there is a chance in the future, my two brothers will definitely follow Mr." Brother Xu Ying stood beside Zhao Fan with a double halberd and a big sword, and said with some regret.

Zhao Fan smiled and patted the shoulders of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Come and say Fang Chang, there will definitely be a reunion between the few of us then." ”

There were a total of forty-three villagers in Xuzhuang who went to Cloud City with Zhao Fan, and if Zhao Fan and others were added, there were exactly fifty people in total. King Wuling of Zhao implemented the "Hufu Cavalry Shooting" not a simple reform of the arms, but a set of military, political and economic reform measures. In addition to strengthening the cavalry, it also included the "horse policy" that encouraged the population to raise horses on a large scale and the policy of encouraging agricultural production.

Therefore, although the villagers of Xuzhuang are generally not wealthy, many of them have horses in their homes, and because the soldiers of the Warring States Expedition must bring their own clothes and carriages, these young men who followed Zhao Fan to Yunzhong City not only rode war horses, but also wore armor and swords.

In this way, not only will the speed of everyone rushing to Cloud City not decrease, but also because of the addition of these forty-three people, the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. Zhao Fan didn't know if the bandits in the Warring States Period were serious, but no matter what, with so many people joining, relatively speaking, it was a lot safer.

After saying goodbye to the villagers of Xuzhuang, Zhao Fan and his party, except for Li Bingbing and Zhao Ya'er riding on an ox cart, the rest of them were riding war horses and carrying swords and swords, and walked towards Yunzhong City.

The early morning air, still stained with the smell of dew, combined with the earthy fragrance of the forest, smelled Zhao Fan's snort, and suddenly made him feel a sense of magical refreshment. Xu Yue rose in the east, and after a while, it broke through the shackles of dark clouds, and thousands of brilliant rays sprinkled on Zhao Fan and others, making them look as if they were pacing on a layer of gold edges, majestic and solemn.

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