One evening in the autumn of Xinhai year, Bian Yifu was coerced by his mother, Mrs. Li, to kneel in front of the statue of the son Niangniang, waiting to welcome the birth of his son.

The bright light of the setting sun came out of the door and through the cracks in the nine-grid paper, reflecting the orange and red on the incense table.

The incense candles are lit, and the candlelight and the sunlight shining into the room reflect each other, so that the swirling green smoke is also dyed with orange-red colors, which is very beautiful.

This made Bian Yifu feel a little happy, and the dissatisfaction with his mother that he had been holding back in his heart dissipated a lot. Kneeling on the soft and warm futon, squinting at the colored light in front of him, Bian Yifu thought of the bombs he tried to make, and felt that the offerings in front of the statue of the goddess were all like bombs, and they could be exploded with twists.

Later, Bian Yifu imagined the red incense head as the fuse of a bomb, and speculated about the feasibility of making a time bomb with incense sticks.

I didn't want to continue kneeling, and my body was always twisting and turning.

The mother seemed to sense Bian Yifu's thoughts, turned her face, and only let Bian Yifu regain his stability with a demonstrative dry cough.

After that, Bian Yifu's will slackened, so he took a nap and had a short dream.

In the dream, I saw a woman in a red cloak riding a red-maned horse with a wind and dust to break into the peach blossom market, and went straight to his door. The woman's face was not clear, and all she could remember was the red light she had seen in her dreams.

Bian Yifu was puzzled: What did the woman in red mean by coming to his house? It doesn't mean that he is destined to have no children, right?

Therefore, it is inferred that Mrs. Bian Yu still can't give birth to a son, at least not this time.

So, he psychologically obtained a reason not to kneel anymore, and Bian Yifu hesitated slightly, that is, wiped away the saliva that flowed from the corners of his mouth when he was napping, and bravely went to the second courtyard.

Mrs. Li scolded Bian Yifu behind her.

Bian Yifu just didn't hear it.

It was getting dark, and the twilight was deep.

The courtyard is quiet, and the sky above is quiet, which is a good time to rebel.

Bian Yifu immediately thought of using incense sticks to create a time bomb.

As he was moving to the cellar in the backyard, suddenly there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, which became louder and louder, and gradually sounded in front of the door...... This made Bian Yifu very nervous, standing in front of the waist door leading to the backyard, neither entering nor retreating, and the figure of the official hall immediately poured out in front of him, and there was a little cold sweat on his body.

It was obviously inopportune to go to the cellar to make a bomb, and Bian Yifu hurriedly slipped over to his mother and knelt down.

As soon as he knelt down, he was shocked, and Wang Sanshun, a member of the same party who was also a rebel in his family, had come to report that he had a guest to see.

Bian Yifu was still catching fast soldiers in front of him, so he didn't want to see it, twisted his head with long braids to the side, and timidly ordered Wang Sanshun: "You ...... You just say I'm not there. ”

Wang Sanshun knelt beside Bian Yifu, smiled secretly, and whispered, "Bian Ye, yes...... It's Aunt Xia from Peach Blossom Mountain who is here......"

I didn't expect that.

As soon as his eyes lit up, Bian Yifu hurriedly got up and ran out of the door, thinking as he ran, the woman in red in the dream was afraid that it was Xia Guli!

These days, he has been thinking about the incident planned by Aunt Xia and her, maybe he thought too much, and he made this annoying strange dream as soon as he closed his eyes!

Sure enough, it was Aunt Xia.

Bian Yifu only walked to the moon gate that entered the courtyard, and he had heard Aunt Xia laughing in the courtyard, and the laughter was crisp and loud. There was also something to say to his daughter, the eldest lady, who laughed with him. As soon as he stepped into the moon gate, what he saw was a fiery red, and when he looked closely, he saw that Xia Gu untied the red satin cloak on her body and put it on the horse's back.

Ma Zhen is a red-maned horse, with an excellent coat color, like a shining red satin, and I don't know where Xia Gu took it from.

Bian Yifu picked up the blue satin robe, walked over quickly, and happily pointed at Aunt Xia and said, "Okay, you sister Xia, I just dreamed that you came, and you really came!" ”

The eldest lady learned Mrs. Li's tone, and interjected: "Come and hook your soul!" ”

Bian Yifu wrenched on the eldest lady's head and scolded: "Do you know what it means to hook the soul? Don't interfere with adults, children! ”

Xuan said to Wang Sanshun, who came over together: "Sanshun, take the eldest lady away, I have something to talk about with Aunt Xia." ”

As soon as Wang Sanshun took the eldest lady away, Aunt Xia leaned on the horse and smiled, and said, "Brother Bian, did you really dream of me on a dog day?" This in broad daylight? ”

Bian Yifu said: "Isn't it? Still dreaming of your horse. It's a red-maned horse. ”

The whip in Xia Gu's hand was flicked, and she smiled again: "Is the horse on the bed or on the ground?" ”

Bian Yifu knew that Aunt Xia was teasing him, so he didn't tell the truth, scratched his bright head and said, "I can't remember this." One moment it seemed to be on the bed, and the next it seemed to be on the ground. ”

Aunt Xia restrained her smile and asked, "Seriously, do you know about the dog's day?" ”

Bian Yifu looked at Aunt Xia's handsome face in a daze, and asked rhetorically, "What do you know?" What's the matter? ”

Aunt Xia looked around and saw that there was no one in the courtyard, so she shouted, "Brother Bian, you ...... You really don't know? Wuchang...... Wuchang has succeeded, and Wuchang has recovered! ”

Bian Yifu was afraid that his mother would hear it, so he hurriedly dragged Aunt Xia's hand and said, "Don't worry, let's ...... Let's go inside and talk about it! ”

When he arrived in the factory hall, as soon as he closed the door, Bian Yifu asked: "Sister Xia, tell me quickly, when did Wuchang do something?" What is the situation now? ”

Xia Gu took a sip of tea, knocked on the edge of the table with a horsewhip and said: "According to the information of the party members in the provincial capital, the Wuchang New Army started on the night of October 9, and the governor's yamen was captured on the second day, and Hankou and Hanyang were also recovered one after another. Today, Wuchang has electrified the whole country to establish the Hubei Military Government of the Republic of China, and has elected Li Yuanhong, the commander of the new army, as the governor of the capital, presiding over the military and political affairs. ”

Bian Yifu clapped his hands again and again and shouted: "Good, good! In this way, the change of dynasty is today! ”

Xia Gu said again: "The party members in the province have moved. The militia groups from all walks of life wanted to gather in the provincial capital, and Liu Xietong, the new army in the provincial capital, was also persuaded by the party to plan to raise the banner of the Han military government after the uprising, echoing Wuchang. ”

Bian Yifu nodded: "Yes, if the whole country can echo Wuchang, the general trend will be created!" ”

After that, he asked, "Sister Xia, are you here for this this time?" ”

Aunt Xia raised her eyebrows and said proudly: "Of course! Huang Huzi, a member of the provincial party, asked me to report a message to Li Shuangyin and Baibaihe in Tongshan, and also took the opportunity to start an incident in Xinhong, echoing the provincial capital. Huang Huzi said that Xinhong is an important town in the western part of the province, and the incident is of great significance! ”

Bian Yifu happily asked, "That...... What day is that date? ”

Aunt Xia said: "This is a big secret, I can't tell you." ”

Bian Yifu said: "I've been thinking about it for a few days......"

Aunt Xia didn't answer Bian Yifu's words, and only said to herself: "It's just that it's not easy for Xinhong to get started!" The Qian Guan Belt of the Xinhong Patrol Battalion and the Jiang Biaotong of the Green Battalion are not Liu Xietong, so they may have to fight with them, and a few big bombs will be used to attack Xinhong City. ”

Bian Yifu immediately thought of the problem of making a time bomb with incense, so he expressed his credit: "As soon as you say the bomb, I remember, I am planning to try to make a bomb that can time the time and use the incense stick as a fuse......

Aunt Xia interrupted Bian Yifu and said, "You still mention your bomb!" So far, there has never been one. I can't even count on a time bomb, and besides, we don't need it now! I passed by Peach Blossom Market this time, and I just wanted to take you into the mountain, and I went to throw a bomb with an open fire. ”

Bian Yifu didn't expect Aunt Xia to invite him into the mountain, and felt that things were sudden, so he was stunned for a moment and said, "Sister Xia, you ...... Are you kidding? ”

Aunt Xia said, "Who is kidding? Auntie, I can afford you, so I took you to the scenery. ”

Bian Yifu saw that Aunt Xia really didn't look like a joke, so he didn't dare not be serious, but as soon as he was serious, he immediately felt that he couldn't go.

It's not that I don't want to go, it's that I can't. Mrs. Bian Yu was giving birth, and her mother, Mrs. Li, was staring at her tightly, and it was naturally impossible to wander as usual.

So, he glanced at Aunt Xia very ashamedly, and said dejectedly: "I'm just afraid...... I'm afraid it won't work for a while! Yu's is going to give birth in the next few days, my mother ...... My mother only told me to kneel and send my son, even ...... I won't even be allowed to go out of the ...... gate."

Aunt Xia said disdainfully: "It's your mother again, it's again!" Was your mother tied to the crony? Don't you have a claim yourself? Don't your legs grow on you? ”

Bian Yifu was even more ashamed, sighed again, and rubbed his hands again: "Sister Xia, you say...... Do you think I don't want to go? If I don't say that I have you, I don't have you, I ...... I also want to go to the scenery, I like to be lively the most, and this kind of thing like revolution is so lively. But this is ...... at home."

Aunt Xia was impatient, waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay, you said it, if you really can't go, forget it, just because I didn't say it." ”

Bian Yifu said again: "I didn't say that I must not go, can the revolution do without me?" I...... I just want to wait, and I'll go ...... when Yu is safe."

Aunt Xia said, "That's good! It's just that I don't have the time to pick you up again. Naturally, I won't nest in Peach Blossom Mountain anymore, and when the time comes, you will go straight to Xinhong City to find me. Li Shuangyin and I and Bai Baihe invite you to drink at Huang'en Restaurant. ”

Bian Yifu said: "Okay, good." ”

Aunt Xia finally said: "Also, don't tell people about the days of the Xinhong uprising. ”

Bian Yifu said: "You didn't tell me on the day of the incident, I don't know myself, who else will I talk to?" ”

Aunt Xia was silent, so she immediately changed the topic and said something else, and after she finished speaking, she didn't care about making love with Bian Yifu, and she had to leave without even eating.

Bian Yifu was surprised, and when Xia Gu turned around, he suddenly hugged Xia Gu from behind and touched Xia Gu's chest with his hand.

Xia Gu struck Bian Yifu's hand hard with the handle of the horsewhip.

Bian Yifu exclaimed and withdrew his hand.

Aunt Xia just pretended that nothing had happened, and went out to lead the red-maned horse in the courtyard.

Bian Yifu chased him all the way to the courtyard, and called Aunt Xia in a low voice, asking Aunt Xia to sit for a while before talking.

Aunt Xia turned her head, lit up her beautiful teeth, and smiled at Bian Yifu: "I'm afraid that your words will be said in XX, right?" I'm busy with big things right now, but I don't have that kind of leisure! ”

Bian Yifu relented at this time, blushed, and sent Aunt Xia and her horse outside the gate without saying a word. Outside the gate, I saw a few brothers with Mauser guns and horses in the dark.

There was a brother whose face seemed to be very familiar, and Bian Yifu couldn't tell if he had seen it in Peach Blossom Mountain or somewhere else, so he nodded at the brother.

The brother also nodded at Bian Yifu, and said, "Master Bian, you have to go to the mountains to play." ”

Bian Yifu said: "Good, good. ”

At this time, Aunt Xia had already walked to the horse stone and was about to get on the horse, when Bian Yifu saw it and wanted to walk over to help her.

Aunt Xia turned her head, waved the horsewhip in her hand and said, "Brother Bian, go back, let your mother see it, and you have to scold again." ”

Bian Yifu smiled timidly: "Don't be afraid...... I'm not afraid, I'm used to being scolded by her anyway......"

Xia Gu got on the horse and walked away before the horse stone.

Bian Yifu saw Aunt Xia, her red-maned horse, and her brothers disappear without a trace in the sound of their hooves, and only then did he hear the faint cry of his newborn in the yard behind him.

When he turned around and stepped into the courtyard gate, he saw his mother, Mrs. Li, standing at the door, and he couldn't help but be shocked.