Chapter 22: Guarding the Tomb

It is said that Zhou Tong passed away, Yue Fei cried so much that his liver and intestines were broken, and everyone was sad.

Wang Yuanwai instructed the family to carry out the sandalwood coffin, which was prepared for his mother, and now, Zhou Tong died suddenly, and he had no choice but to use it. Zhang Da was busy preparing the clothes of the deceased, and Tang Wenzhong was busy inviting monks and Taoist priests to come to the dojo.

"Outside the king, Old Hero Zhou asked me to do one thing for him, and now that Old Hero Zhou is gone, I have to take advantage of his soul to tell you. On the way back to Qilin Village, Zhou Lao Hero and I passed through Liquan Mountain, and he pointed to the high ground of Liquan Mountain and said to me where he would be buried when he died, and he wanted to see how his four apprentices walked out of Qilin Village and how they returned to Qilin Village in a beautiful manner. In this way, he died blindly. He said, "That piece of high ground belongs to your family, and I want me to mention it to you after he dies, I wonder if you will agree?" ”

"Since it's the old hero's dying will, why don't I do it? The first hero of the Great Song Dynasty can be buried in Liquan Mountain, which is the glory of my royal family. Li County Order, don't worry, the old hero wants to fall into that place, and I will absolutely obey it. Wang Yuanwai readily agreed.

"Then I'll take my leave first, and on the day when the old hero climbs the mountain, you send someone to inform me, and I'll give him a ride." Li Chun came to Yue Fei after saying that, helped Yue Fei up, and persuaded him: "Virtuous son-in-law, people can't be resurrected after death, let's mourn and change!" I know, you and Old Hero Zhou have a deep father-son relationship, and you are reluctant to let him go, who of us is willing to let him leave? As the saying goes, 'Hades wants you to die on the third watch, and will never leave you until the fifth watch'. This is also a helpless thing. ”

"Father-in-law, I know you are kind, but my godfather went in such a hurry, how can I not be sad? In the past few years, my godfather has cared for me, passed on my martial arts, told me to be a man, and worked hard to find my younger brother Yue Teng. Yue Fei said with tears streaming down his face.

After hearing this, everyone respected Yue Fei even more.

At that time, all the people prepared clothes to help Zhou Tong bathe in the coffin, and the coffin stopped in Wangjiazhuang. A dojo was set up in the village, and four monks and two Taoist priests were invited to do the 7749-day rituals, and then the coffin was sent to the high ground of Liquan Mountain.

After the funeral, everyone left one after another, and only the four Yue Fei brothers remained in the cemetery. The three of them understood the children's hearts, and it was not easy to stop them, so they had to let them follow Yue Fei.

Yue Fei built a simple grass hut in the cemetery and stayed in the grass hut to guard the tomb.

Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, and Wang Gui saw that the eldest brother was wholeheartedly guarding the tomb for the master, so they had to stay with him.

After seven hundred and forty-nine days in a row, it has entered the middle of winter, and several grandfathers feel sorry for their sons and take them away.

In the cemetery, only Yue Fei was left saying that he would not leave.

But it is said that winter goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye, it is the Qingming season in February. The grandfather of the staff brought the children to the grave, came to pay tribute to Zhou Dong, and came to persuade Yue Fei to go home.

"Pengju, your mother is in the hall, no one is serving, it is not suitable to live here for a long time, you had better clean up and return to Qilin Village with us." Wang Yuanwai persuaded.

Yue Fei refused, and said that he would keep filial piety for three years.

"Dad, don't persuade him. Brother Yue is a tendon, he decides things, and no one can change them. Let me tear down this shed first and see where he lives. Wang Gui said that he would do it.

Zhang Xian and Tang Huai saw it and clapped their hands. They also came over to help Wang Gui do it together.

The brothers went to two, and in a short time, they completely dismantled the straw shed. They are all their own brothers, and in front of all the grandfathers, Yue Fei is not good at losing his temper at them, so he has to kneel in front of the master's grave and cry.

"Grandpa, go back first! My three younger brothers and I spent more time with Master. Yue Fei turned around and thanked the three members first, and then agreed to them.

"Dad, go back! We'll stay with Master again. Wang Gui said.

"Alright! You must come back with your brother-in-law. Wang Yuanwai told him to go back in a sedan chair. Zhang Da and Tang Wenzhong also went home in a sedan chair.

The four brothers picked up a mountain mouth and sat down, where they could see the beautiful scenery of Liquan Mountain and the curling smoke of Qilin Village.

Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, and Wang Gui instructed the family to open the fruit box and bring out the fruit, wine and food, and the four brothers put the wine in the wind, full of interest.

Tang Huai picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said, "Brother Yue, isn't it miserable for the old aunt to be alone at home and unattended?" Today you go back with us, and my aunt doesn't know how happy she is. ”

"Big brother, since you are guarding the tomb on the mountain, the younger brother's writing and martial arts are unfamiliar, how will you win fame in the future? This time you go down the mountain, you must teach me well. Zhang Xian said.

"Three virtuous brothers, since the death of my father-in-law, I don't care about this fame. Life is a grassy life, and fame and fortune are no longer so important to me. Yue Fei said lightly.

"Big brother, if you think so, then we will be even more hopeless in the future to make contributions and glorify our ancestors." Wang Gui said.

"Big brother, have you forgotten what Master and his old man told you before he died? Have you forgotten Master's last wishes? Where is your sense of responsibility? Zhang Xian asked.

"Yes, big brother, the master's kindness is unforgettable, but we can't help but listen to the master's teachings. Right now, the national crisis is at hand, if the eldest brother doesn't raise his arms, then how can we serve the court? Big brother, cheer up! Tang Huai also persuaded from the side.

Yue Fei listened to the words of the three righteous brothers, and was silent, and his heart was also thinking about every word that the master said before his death.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the grass behind him.

"Who? Come out! Yue Fei turned around and shouted at the grass.

"The king spares his life, the king spares his life......" After the shouting, a middle-aged man came out of the grass, his face was pale, his whole body trembled, and his mouth shouted in a stack.

"Big brother, don't be afraid, we are all good people. We are here to pay our respects to Master and have a glass of wine and chat. We are not the king of the mountain, why do you call us king? Have you ever seen any mountain kings? Yue Fei asked curiously.

The middle-aged man listened to Yue Fei's words and finally relaxed his heart.

"It turned out to be a few ministers, I thought it was those robbers. Come out, everybody! They are not robbers. The middle-aged man shouted into the grass.

Suddenly, more than 20 people came out of the grass, carrying packages and looking panicked.

"A few ministers, you are actually drinking and chatting here, don't you know that there is a place called Rancaogang not far ahead, and a robber has recently come, and his kung fu is very good. He was in the grass and grass, and he specialized in robbing the wealth of merchants who came and went. We are all locals, and we are familiar with the road, so we bypassed the robber who cut the path and took the path to get here. I didn't expect to disturb Yaxing, who is a father-in-law, I'm really sorry. An old man who looked quite sven said.

"Don't get in the way, you are Neihuang people, go down the mountain from here, and take the road to get there soon." Yue Fei said.

And they thanked them and went down the mountain with joy.