In Fengtian City, there was a bleak scene, and there was no trace of anyone on the street in the middle of noon.

A few days ago, the Russian soldiers suddenly cut the lock and entered the city to detain the Shengjing general Zengqi. Suddenly, I saw Qiu Ba, who was standing on the city wall and street corner, carrying guns and knives, which scared the residents of the city enough. It is rumored that three years ago, these big noses went on a killing spree in the north, killing tens of thousands of people in one go, and dyeing the water of Heilongjiang Red. Who knows if they'll go crazy again this time? Some of the people who have connections have already dragged their families out of the city to join relatives and friends, and there are only powerless ordinary people left in the city. In line with the principle of being cautious and not making a big mistake, all the houses were closed, and they did not even dare to speak loudly, and the children had to cover their mouths when they cried.

No matter how chaotic the country is, the small people of Shengdou also have to beg for food. Seeing that there was no movement on the street, some of them were bold and began to go out to ask for work. Seeing that he had entered the wax moon, he thought that the days would be stable, but the Russian soldiers suddenly grabbed strong men everywhere. It is said that he went to dig a ditch outside the city to give food, but who can say what it really is? Maybe you will be sold to some mine as a piglet! People who are frightened for the second time are like frightened rabbits, hiding in the house and never coming out.

Within a few days, there was definite news, saying that Little Japan was going to fight with Lao Maozi, and they were going to dig trenches outside the city to catch strong men. In case of war, hiding in the city will not be unlucky? This time, no matter whether they left the city or not, everyone tried to run out. There are even fewer people on the streets of the city.

In the courtyard of Zhang's family in the south of the city, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy tiptoed into the courtyard, saw that there was no one on the left and right, and flashed into the warehouse where the grain was stored. Instead of lingering near the piles of sorghum rice, the young man dressed as a junior didn't linger around the grain hoard, stopping near the place where the debris was placed under the south window.

As soon as he wanted to gently move away from the empty reed mat, he heard someone inside: "Nie Fan Nie Ziyuan, what are you doing here?" ”

"How do you know it's me?" The young man named Nie Fan was a little frustrated, and he opened the reed mat and walked in the Jiaohua Raiders. I saw a tiger-headed young man sitting on a chair, reading through the sunlight through the window, and around him, there were stacks of books, brushes, white paper inkstones, and an abacus. A place to put miscellaneous items, after such a tidying up, looks like a private small study.

Seeing that the young man patronized and ignored himself, Nie Fan was not angry, glanced closer, and said, "Hey, Zixing, are you reading physics books again?" Where did you memorize the "Left Biography" that the old man asked you to memorize? I've been carrying Xuangong for three years! When the old man checked this time, you can't blame me for not reporting the news! With that, Nie Fan picked a clean place and sat down, picked out a book from the stacks of books, and prepared to flip through it.

Zixing was still fascinated, but when he heard Nie Fan mention the old man and "Zuo Chuan", he suddenly became completely interested, and put down the book in his hand: "You Nie Ziyuan, it's really frustrating!" Originally, my brother wanted to take advantage of the old man's drunkenness to make up for the homework that I had missed in the past few days, but you are good, and it will all be ruined as soon as you come! ”

Nie Fan flipped through a page of the book before he replied slowly, "How can you blame me?" I'm kind enough to remind you! You will bite Lu Dongbin and don't know the hearts of good people. When the old man whips your palm with a ring ruler, you will naturally think of my brother! ”

When he said this, Zixing's expression was even more depressed, and his face was full of sorrow.

Nie Fan didn't give up: "By the way, where did you memorize "Zuo Chuan"? ”

Zixing scratched his head and said hesitantly: "I want to think about it, I will carry it to Gong Wen...... No, it's the twentieth ...... It's not right, it's the first year of Min Gong? I guess I don't remember exactly......"

Nie Fan suddenly raised his head: "Scared!" Min Gong, the first year? Zhang Zeyu, you are dead this time, absolutely dead, even if your mother invited Guanyin Master, she can't save you! ”

This young man's original name was Zhang Zeyu, and his words were exciting, and he was even more distressed when he heard the words: "I don't want to either." However, every time I read a book, I get sleepy, I finish the first sentence after memorizing the second sentence, I forget the first two sentences after memorizing the third game, and when I memorize the fourth sentence, I fall asleep before I have time to forget it......"

Nie Fan said disdainfully: "Nonsense! Then if you look at mathematics and physics, why have I never seen you sleepy? ”

Zhang Zeyu patted his head: "I don't know either!" If I see mathematical symbols and physical formulas, I won't feel hungry even if I don't eat for three days, and I won't feel sleepy if I don't sleep for three days. But as soon as I saw those 'Zhihu also', the two eyelids were like a thousand pounds, and they fell down! ”

Nie Fan looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Tell me, the old man is a lifter, how did he give birth to such a son as you?" Is it biological? It can't be picked up, right? ”

"Don't talk about this, sad! Frustrated! Zhang Zeyu picked up the physics book in his hand, glanced at it reluctantly, and changed it to "Zuo Chuan" ruthlessly, and then asked, "By the way, why are you free to come over today?" Your dad won't let you work? ”

"The tavern is going to be closed for a while, and my father will leave it to me!" Nie Fan's tone couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Zhang Zeyu was a little surprised: "The tavern is your father's lifeline, why is he willing to close it?" The tavern is closed, what do you do for a living? ”

"Alas, there's no way!" Nie Fan finally sighed, "These days, there are always Tsarist Russian soldiers who come to the tavern to drink, they are addicted to alcohol, and they don't pay for drinking. You ask him for money, and he will tell you foreign languages. They are armed with knives and guns, and they can't force them. Instead of being eaten and shut down by them like this, it is better to close the door first to be comfortable and save this group of rakshasa ghosts! As for the future livelihood, I haven't thought about it for the time being, and now the family still has some savings, let's talk about it after this period of time. ”

It turned out that Zhang Zeyu's old man was a lifter, had been a petty official for several terms, and was tired of officialdom and deceit, so he returned to his ancestral hometown of Fengtian and concentrated on running the family's pot burning wine shop. And Nie Fan's father opened a tavern near the gate of Fengtian City, and often bought wine from Zhangjia Distillery to sell it.

Mr. Zhang is a middle-aged child, and his wife loves her baby son like a pearl in her palm and a piece of flesh in her heart. The old man wanted to teach his son Jackie Chan, and since he was a child, he used three, hundred, thousand, and thousand enlightenment, and when he was older, he began to recite the Four Books and the Five Classics. But this Zhang Zeyu is not the material for learning literature, he likes those strange skills and tricks the most, and as soon as he heard "Zi Yue" and "Shiyun", Zhou Gong came to the door. made the old man so angry that the three corpses jumped violently, and he almost smoked Zhang Zeyu's two hands into bear paws without using a ring ruler.

In contrast, Nie Fan, who is a companion, is very different, although it is not the best asset to remember and write a thousand words, but the endorsement and writing arranged by the old man are completed every time with quality and quantity. There is a comparison of positive teaching materials, and the negative typical history of suffering is even heavier! But in private, the relationship between the two brothers is excellent.

Nie Fan is a poor man's child who has been in charge of the family for a long time, and he lightly covered up this unpleasant incident at the moment: "Don't talk about this!" You see what good things I bring you? As he spoke, he took out a few books from his arms and handed them to Zhang Zeyu.

"Alarm bells? "Turning Back"? How can it all propagandize the rebel revolution? Hey? Is this the Journal of Private Universities of the Honsei University? That's great! Zhang Zeyu flipped through each book, and finally found the treasure he liked, "Ziyuan, where did you get these things from?" ”

Nie Fan saw that Zhang Zeyu liked it, and he was also a little proud: "I was idle just now, I went to the Fengtian Ordinary School to have a look, but it turned out that it was occupied by the Russian soldiers as a military camp, and the teachers and students were scattered." There were a few letters sent to the school, but the Russian soldiers did not recognize the words, so they were thrown outside the door, so I picked them up and showed them to you. ”

What Zhang Zeyu is holding in his hand is the "Journal of Private Jingshi University? Natural Science Edition, Issue II. When he opened the magazine, he saw the advertisement "Jingshi University Aircraft Research Institute Recruits Talents" glued to the second cover. After reading it from beginning to end, I don't feel excited. In the blink of an eye, a ghost idea came out, and he said to Nie Fan in a tired voice: "Brother Zixing, can I ask you for something?" ”

Nie Fan suddenly got goosebumps and fell to the ground, so many years of struggle experience told him: This kid is going to bub out of bad water again! moved three feet away at the moment, and looked at Zhang Zeyu vigilantly: "Say, what's the matter with you?" ”

"I heard that the Russian soldiers are blonde and blue-eyed, bloody, and nine feet tall, I want to go and see what they look like in a few days, can you go with me?" Zhang Zeyu's eyes were full of peach hearts, and he began to sell cuteness to Nie Fan.

Nie Fan hurriedly moved a foot away: "Why are you with me?" ”

Zhang Zeyu took a step forward: "First, the brothers are good brothers, and the first thing that comes to mind is you." Second, you can keep it a secret. Thirdly, you have seen the Russian soldiers, you are familiar with them, and you will not be afraid. Fourth, good brothers should share weal and woe. ”

Nie Fan thought for a moment: "Okay, if you can memorize "Zuo Chuan" to Xuangong for three years, I will promise you!" ”

Zhang Zeyu opened his mouth wide: he could barely carry it until the first year of Min Gong, and there were 33 years between Duke Xi and 18 years of Duke Wen before he arrived at Duke Xuan. If you want to recite so much in a few days, it's better to refuse it directly! Half a day before he snorted: "Three years of duke, right?" ”

"Three years of Xuangong!" Nie Fan did not back down.

"Thirteen years of the Emperor!" Zhang Zeyu gritted his teeth.

"Thirteen years of Duke Wen!"

"Twenty-three years of duke, Brother Ziyuan!" Zhang Zeyu sacrificed his invincible and cute killer weapon.

"Then, then the thirty-three years of the father-in-law, no less! Otherwise, it will be scattered in two. Nie Fan also showed his bottom line.

"Deal!"

It has been proven that the potential that people can unleash under certain conditions is unimaginable in ordinary times. For example, Zhang Zeyu, who usually gets sleepy when he sees "Zhihu", in order to see the Tsarist Russian soldiers, he actually memorized the nearly 10,000-word "Zuo Chuan" part of the public in just a few days!

The old man was overjoyed, thinking that his son had finally opened up under his diligent teachings. Immediately ask someone to bring a wine jug and drink it heartily. As soon as he was happy, he drank a little too much wine, and lay on the bed and fell asleep, not knowing that his son had taken the plane and went out with someone.

When they arrived at the door of the Nie family tavern, the two stood still and carefully looked at the Russian soldiers standing guard at the city gate. The people in the city can go early, and those who can't go hide at home, and no one will come to the city gate to find it uncomfortable, so the noisy and noisy city gate in the past seems quite deserted at this time, only a few Tsarist Russian soldiers are bored to stay there, and the rest don't know where to bask in the sun.

Zhang Zeyu pressed his arm against Nie Fan: "Those few, have you ever drunk in your tavern?" ”

Nie Fan took a closer look: "Those few have all been drunk at our house!" ”

Zhang Zeyu nodded and walked forward. Nie Fan thought that he was moving forward to look good and clearly, and he didn't stop him much. As a result, Zhang Zeyu did not stop and walked straight towards the group of Tsarist Russian soldiers. Nie Fan was frightened and wanted to shout, but he was afraid of any misunderstanding, so he had to follow quickly so that he could pull him back.

Seeing someone approaching, the Russian soldiers also put away their laziness, picked up the swords and guns in their hands, and motioned for Sun Yuan to stop. I saw that after Zhang Zeyu stood still, he took out a bottle of wine from his arms, opened the bottle, and after a little shake, the thick aroma of wine spread out. Nie Fan, who was standing in the back, slapped his head a few times: when he went out today, he felt that he was wearing a little bloated, and he thought that he was afraid that it would be cold when he went out, so he wore more. Who knew there was wine hidden inside! What is this kid doing with wine? Could it be that it is just to tease this group of Tsarist soldiers?

The group of Russian soldiers smelled the smell of wine, and they couldn't hold their knives steadily, and their legs couldn't stand up straight, and they swallowed their saliva vigorously. Zhang Zeyu tasted half of it himself, and made another gesture of please. The guy who couldn't help it rushed up, grabbed the wine bottle, raised his neck and poured it into his mouth, and for a long time, he said: "cпacn6o!"

Seeing this, the others also came up to scramble, and one of them took a sip, and they all gave Zhang Zeyu a thumbs up. Zhang Zeyu took out another bottle from his arms, handed it over, and then pointed to the city gate, the meaning was very clear: Can I go out?

The Russian soldier who took the wine bottle smelled it after opening it, and was very satisfied, so he waved his hand at the two of them very casually: "Дockoponвctpeчn!" It is a man who knows what he means: Get out!

Seeing Zhang Zeyu out of the city, Nie Fan had no choice but to follow. After walking through the city gate, Nie Fan vented his dissatisfaction: "Zixing, what are you doing?" Didn't you say to come and see the Russian soldiers, why did they run out of the city? ”

Zhang Zeyu didn't answer his question, but said proudly: "How is it, Ziyuan?" Brother, I used two bottles of puree wine, and I successfully mixed out of the city, is it the reincarnation of Kong Ming and the rebirth of Bowen? ”

Nie Fan directly ignored Zhang Zeyu's stinky fart and grabbed his hand: "Let's go back quickly." When the old man wakes up after a while, he knows that you came out without permission, and you can't use the family law! ”

Zhang Zeyu threw off his arms and walked along the official road: "I'm not going back, if you want to go back, you can go back, don't worry about me!" ”

Nie Fan was stunned: "Then where are you going?" ”

Zhang Zeyu stopped, took out a book from his body, it was the "Journal of Private Jingshi University" sent by Nie Fan a few days ago, and shook it at him: "I'm going to Beijing!" I'm going to Jingshi University! ”

"Are you crazy?" Nie Fan said in a lost voice.

"I'm not crazy, I'm normal." Zhang Zeyu said unhurriedly, "Ziyuan, we have known each other for so long, you should know what my biggest dream is, right?" ”

Nie Fan said angrily: "Don't you just want to become a birdman and be able to fly in the sky!" ”

Zhang Zeyu patted the magazine in his hand: "The book says that now the United States has invented a machine that can fly in the sky." Jingsei University also wants to research, so it recruits students and teachers. For the sake of my dreams, I must go to the capital to see! Since you know my heart, don't stop me! ”

Nie Fan was completely speechless.

Zhang Zeyu thought that Nie Fan was worried, so he patted the bulging money bag on his waist: "Ziyuan, don't worry, I have enough money, enough to go back and forth." Don't worry, I'll be back soon! After saying that, he turned around and left.

After walking for dozens of meters, he turned around and was about to wave goodbye to Nie Fan, but he saw Nie Fan running and following him, and thought that Nie Fan was coming to stop him, so he shouted loudly: "Ziyuan, you don't have to stop me!" I definitely want to go to Beijing."

I heard Nie Fan panting and said, "I'm not trying to stop you, I'm going to Beijing with you!" ”