I don't need too many words, and I can't use words to express my inner sadness. Wu Qing only knew that this second life would repay Aunt Wu's love. It's just that he's only three years old, and his family is so poor that he clangs.

In the Tang Dynasty, Gaozong Xianqing two years of the northern drought, especially in the Guanlong area, Cao Yun was not passable, the food crisis was strict, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi listened to the Empress Wuhou Jian, set Luoyang as the eastern capital, and for the first time in Luoyang, in order to alleviate the food crisis in the center of the imperial court. However, this has not changed the living environment of the people in the north, and droughts and locust plagues have occurred frequently for more than a decade.

Although the Juntian system allows farmers to own land, it has always been green and yellow after the annual harvest is removed from the field rent, although Wenshui is the hometown of Empress Wu Zetian, and the field rent has been reduced for one year, but there is still not much change. Many people have fled, and those who can't leave are either those who are waiting to die in their homeland, or those who still have some hope.

On this day, Wu Damiang took Wu Qing to Guogong Mountain, Wu Qing was very strange, there were incense candles and paper money in the bamboo basket that Wu Da Niang was carrying in the crook of her arm, in Wu Qing's consciousness, this should be to worship whom.

Guogong Mountain is a low mountain, according to Wuqing's view, it can only be regarded as a large dirt bag, but the cypress trees on this soil bag are towering, the forest is very vigorous, climb the steps, and finally come to a pergola. After a short break in the pergola, we moved on. Not far away, Wu Qing saw a big tomb, Wu Qing was happy in his heart, now he can touch Captain Jin at the moment, and he will not worry about eating and drinking in the future.

Walking to the tombstone, Wu Qing clearly saw that it was engraved with "The Tomb of the Warrior Tong of the Duke of Yingguo".

Aunt Wu asked Wu Qing to kneel, Wu Qing was very strange, and wanted to ask, but saw Aunt Wu kneeling down and crying.

Wu Qing didn't know the reason, but he saw that Aunt Wu had set up incense and candles, and there were no sacrifices, only paper money.

When the paper money was burned, Aunt Wu said to Wu Qing: "Qing'er, kowtow to grandpa, your grandfather is the prince of our Tang Dynasty and the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Aunt Wu's face was solemn, and at this time, Aunt Wu was more like a strict mother, educating her children.

Wu Qing replied seriously: "Please put it down, the child remembers." ”

Wu Qing wanted to say, how can I become a man who stands up to the sky, what is the use of a dead grandfather, I can't even eat enough now, now I have to solve the problem of eating first. Looking at this atmospheric and sturdy cemetery, Wu Qing couldn't help but shake his head, even if there were gold, silver and jewelry inside, his thin arms and legs couldn't hold a shovel.

For Guo Xing, a big family in the village, Wu Qing wants to take revenge, but what can he do now that he is more than three years old? He doesn't have a chance at all, but he won't give up any opportunity.

In the east of Xubei Village, there is a family, it is the veteran Zhang Xing, according to the head of the village, Zhang Xing followed Emperor Taizong to attack Goryeo, was wounded on the battlefield, lame, and had to give a lord from the seventh rank of the martial cavalry captain received a hundred taels of silver and returned to the field, although there are no relatives at home, but the court rewarded the land, because there are lords, there are preferential treatment in all aspects, and life is quite passable. Zhang Xing married his daughter-in-law and gave birth to a baby, but unfortunately the locust plague more than ten years ago led to a famine, and the woman and the child starved to death. Now Zhang Xing has also reached the twilight of his life, and in addition to basking in the sun every day, he is leading an old horse out for a walk.

After Wu Qing knew that Uncle Zhang was Zhang Xing, he decided to accompany Zhang Xing often with a grateful heart, but he knew that the lonely old man lived a very lonely life.

In the afternoon of this day, Wu Qing called Xu Xiaoying and Wang Xiu and came to Zhang's house. Now these two little boys have completely become Wu Qing's followers. As for Wang Xiu, he was born to a maid of the Wang family, so his status is not as good as that of other concubines, so as for what Wang Xiu does, Wang Baishi will not pay attention to it at all. Xu Xiaoying is the youngest daughter of Aunt Xu's family, although she likes Aunt Xu very much, but after all, there are not so many rules in poor families, so it is natural to play with Wuqing.

Wu Qingtou led the way, quite a bit of a boss. This reminded Wu Qing of not studying well when he was a child, and learned some tricks all day long. Soon Zhang Xing's house arrived, and a green fence wall appeared in front of him, with trumpet flowers blooming on it, and a few small bees working hard. Three tiled houses stand side by side, and in the west corner is a stable, where a yellow and brown horse grazes. In the middle of the courtyard was a tall persimmon tree, which was already covered with scarlet persimmons. Under the tree, a gray-haired old man was lying on a straw mat, napping, and the fan in his hand fell to the side.

Wu Qing and the three of them secretly peeked through the crack in the fence wall, and Xu Xiaoying stepped on a tile inadvertently, and made a "click" sound.

"Ahem"

Zhang Xingqing coughed, sat up, and said, "What are you three little guys hiding, come in!" ”

After Wu Qing carefully looked at the face of this veteran, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, Zhang Xing was already very old, the years had carved wrinkles on his face, and the half-foot-long goatee was almost completely white, but the essence of the old man's eyes made people feel that this veteran was very unusual.

"Well, it's very good, Wu boy, I didn't get killed last time I rode a horse, and I dare to come this time?"

Wu Qing patted his chest and said loudly: "Grandpa Zhang, what is that injury, it's okay to fall ten times or eight times!" ”

Zhang Xing seemed to have seen something strange, you must know that he fell unconscious last time, and he was still panicked at that time. However, those who have been soldiers have different tempers, and scolded: "Okay, you rabbit cub, come, pull grandpa up, grandpa will let you go horseback riding!" ”

Wu Qing definitely didn't have much strength, and when he beckoned, Xu Xiaoying and Wang Xiu helped at the same time, grabbed Zhang Xing's outstretched arm, Zhang Xing got up with his strength, and then dragged his stump to the stable.

led the old horse, Zhang Xing caressed the horse's neck lovingly, and said, "Old man, I'm going to work hard for you today." He turned his head to look at Wu Qing and the others, and scolded: "Stinky boys, don't come here yet!" ”

Wu Qing rode a donkey and herded sheep when he was a child in the countryside, and rode a horse during a tour organized by the company, so he really didn't have much excitement in his heart, but he had to pretend to be happy. So he followed the other two little children and ran to Zhang Xing with a cheer, Zhang Xing's smiling face was like a blooming flower, and his face was full of wrinkles. Then he hugged the old horse's back one by one, and told him to sit firmly.

For such a long time, a veteran and three little children stayed together like this, riding horses, rolling around, playing in the water.

Wu Qing also knew that the veteran was originally a cavalryman, and when he returned to the field because of his disability, the horse could not become a war horse because of his injured leg, so he rewarded the veteran. In this way, eighteen years have passed since the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, and the foal of that year has now become an old horse, and the cavalry warriors who were in the prime of life have also reached their twilight years. It's just that whenever he sees a veteran climbing the mountain and sitting and watching the sunrise and sunset, the shadow of that person and horse always makes Wu Qing feel a kind of sadness, and he will not be like this, but for the rest of his life.

Just like Wu Qing's life, he can't change his life at all now, if he can be a few years older, he will also have a way to make a fortune, but what can a child who is only three years old do? Not to mention such a remote place far from the capital.

Wu Qing felt deeply sad, not only that he did not have much dazzling halo as the protagonist of the crossing, but also that he was sad about the selfless love of Aunt Wu when he returned home. Wu Qing was moved, but also a heavy burden was pressed on his body.