？ Wu Qingzhu was particularly happy when he saw the villagers standing in front of him one by one.

Today is the third day that the war has stopped, and the arrival of Yuan Dashuai has added a lot of manpower here, and there is no need for the villagers to stay any longer.

Wu Qingzhu asked the manager Fan to inquire like the one above, and asked when they would be able to go home.

Steward Fan also lived up to his trust, and brought a reply from the big handsome last night, and he was able to go back early this morning.

The villagers can go back, but Wu Qingzhu is different from the villagers, Wu Qingzhu's work is not finished yet, he needs to do a handover with others, and by the way, he can only go back after finishing the work that should be done for him.

Father Wu really didn't want to stay in this city, but it was a pity that his son was left in the army, and he originally planned to stay and wait for Brother Zhu to return together. Considering all aspects, Wu Qingzhu persuaded him, which dispelled his thoughts.

After thinking about it, I really didn't worry about the old and weak children in the family, so I could only sigh and go back with the villagers.

After Wu Qingzhu said goodbye to the villagers at the city gate, he pulled Father Wu aside, and the father and son whispered to each other.

"Dad, I'll tell you something."

"Tell me what's going on."

"Wu Tong, this kid saved me once on the battlefield, and then lived in a tent camp for a while, people are still very good, not honest, but at least treat people sincerely, and look very clever, you go back and discuss that matter with grandpa."

"Did you agree to let your sister tell him?"

"What if you don't agree, you can't meet other suitable ones, Qingmei is not the daughter of our Wujia Village now, she really married outside, maybe she will be looked down upon."

"Alas, it was too early to change my surname, this kid Tiezhu, don't let me meet him!"

Hearing what Wu's father said, Wu Qingzhu leaned next to Wu's father's ear again and said, "I inquired, Wu Tiezhu was taken to the front to fight, and his father-in-law's family didn't know where they were escorted because of the involvement of the county master. ”

"That doesn't necessarily mean it's coming back? We're all so serious, and he probably won't be much better, so don't talk nonsense about this, so as not to make people think that our family is gloating when we see others in distress. ”

"I know, it's ten taels of silver, you hide it and take it back."

"Where did you get all this money?" Wu's father was so frightened that he hurriedly put away the silver, but he still asked his son uneasily, afraid that some things he didn't know would be hidden.

"This is what Steward Fan rewarded me, I'll tell you in detail when I go back, it's not good to make others wait for a long time, you can go back quickly."

"Alas, then you protect yourself, Dad is waiting for you at home."

"Well, I know, you go back and tell your mother and Helan don't worry about me, I'll go back in a few days, and Steward Fan also promised to send a soldier to send me back."

"Okay then, you stay safe."

Reluctantly, he still wanted to part, Wu Tiemu, the eldest son of the village chief, led the men in the village to walk briskly in the direction of home.

When I came, there were more than forty or fifty people, and when I went back, there were forty people left, some of whom had lost their fathers, and some of whom had not had brothers, and basically all of them died in accidents.

Fortunately, the bodies were found, and the ashes were left after cremation for everyone to take back for burial and chat to send condolences.

Looking at the old folks who were gradually moving away, Wu Qingzhu didn't have time to sigh more, didn't look at it anymore, and turned around and went back to busy with his own affairs.

Now he has a lot of hopes, after he goes back, he has to study hard, looking forward to the next Enke, the early test of Xiucai, not to mention for the sake of Li Min, but also for the people of his own family to work hard.

Then live a good life with Helan, have a few more children, open a school, so that the children of the Wu family can read books in the future, and this life is also complete.

This war suddenly made Wu Qingzhu grow a lot, and the biggest change may be about the way he looks at things.

After learning more, I become a little compassionate, looking at everyone pitiful, looking at everyone like corrupt officials and bad people, I only feel that I am just to save Cang's life, in fact, I can't even control my own fate.

Now the tempering on the edge of life and death on the battlefield has made him understand that only when people live can there be hope, and when you pity others, you are the most pitiful.

Looking up at the sky, it's so good, and suddenly I thought of what Helan said, it's so good, the air is sweet!

Wu Qingzhu stayed in the county seat for another four days before finishing the things in hand, but the new person who came to replace him still had some things to figure out, and Wu Qingzhu could only stay one more day before he could go back.

Wu Qingzhu, who was idle and bored, wanted to see the other places in the city at this time, and planned to walk around the city as soon as his footsteps turned.

But when I arrived in the city, I saw a desolation, and the doors of every house in the city were closed, and there was no one in sight, and the doors were covered with moss, as if no one had come out of them for a long time.

The doors of the houses near where the sergeants were stationed were removed to store some things, and from time to time sergeants came in and out.

Wu Qingzhu walked to a bamboo forest, there were some new shoots on the ground as if they had been gnawed by something, and at this moment, he saw a living thing hidden in the corner, and it was still moving from time to time.

Out of curiosity, Wu Qingzhu picked up the stick next to him and walked over there.

At this time, the little thing in front also heard the movement behind and turned his head back.

After the two looked at each other, Wu Qingzhu realized that this "living thing" was actually a person, to be precise, a little boy, four or five years old, unkempt, with tattered clothes, dirty face, and I don't know how many years of soil had been piled up.

Wu Qingzhu dared to swear to the sky that the soil on the little guy's face would definitely be able to peel off a thick layer.

Wu Qingzhu let down his guard when he saw that it was a child, first threw the stick in his hand aside, and then said, "Why are you here?" ”

The little boy opened his eyes, stared at Wu Qingzhu, and did not speak.

Wu Qingzhu thought about it, took out a piece of pastry from his arms, and shook it in front of the little boy's eyes.

I didn't know that I was snatched by this little guy after just shaking around.

The little boy gobbled up the things in his hand and stared at Wu Qingzhu again.

Wu Qingzhu saw that he was really pitiful, so he could only shake his head, and took out a nest head from his arms.

After the little guy finished eating, Wu Qingzhu handed over the water again.

The little guy didn't see anything outside, he ate what he gave him to eat, drank what he gave him to drink, and then put down the bucket in his hand after he had a hiccup.

"You're full, can you tell me who you are?" Wu Qingzhu saw that the little guy was full, so he opened his mouth in time.

The little boy first looked at Wu Qingzhu's appearance, and felt that he didn't look like a bad person, so he opened his mouth.

"My name is Gou Yu, my father is a merchant who walks the streets, many people rushed in many days ago, my father told me to hide, and then I never saw him again." The little boy couldn't help but cry as he spoke.

"Don't you have any other relatives? Like mothers? ”

"No, I only know that there is a father, there is no mother, I grew up in my father's basket since I was a child."

Wu Qingzhu saw that this child was really pitiful, sighed, and couldn't say that he was lost when the city gate was breached, so he asked, "What is your father's name?" My brother helped to find it. ”

"Really? My father's name is Zhang Da Hammer, tall and skinny! As he spoke, the little boy gestured with his hand stretched out.

Wu Qingzhu remembered something after hearing this name, at the beginning he was arranged to carry the job, there was a middle-aged man in the same queue, this person was named Wang Dazhu, and he also said that he was a merchant walking the streets.

Coincidentally, when Wu Qingzhu recorded the death list of the people in the city two days ago, he saw the body of this person, and his name was written by himself, followed by a four-word remark, civilian, merchant.

Wu Qingzhu didn't speak again, and led the little boy to the nearest water's edge, the little boy was not afraid at all, Wu Qingzhu didn't cry or make trouble when he carried him, and let Wu Qingzhu either carry, pull, or lead away.

"Brother, is my dad dead?"

"I ......" Wu Qingzhu wanted to say that he didn't know, but looking at the simple little boy with big eyes, he really couldn't bear to say other deceptive nonsense.

"I know he's dead, there's an uncle who occasionally stutters to me, and he told me, it's just that I don't know what it means to be dead, doesn't he want me?"

"How have you been living lately?" Wu Qingzhu didn't answer, he didn't know how to explain, maybe not explaining would be the best result.

"Just there, there is bamboo to block the wind, and it's not cold."

Wu Qingzhu sighed, after all, this war has brought trauma to the civilians in the city, and I don't know how many people like this little boy have lost their loved ones and been displaced.

"Where's the uncle who gave you food?"

"He told me yesterday that he was leaving, and there was no way to take me away and let me live well."

The little boy stared at the big eyes of the copper bell and said words that he didn't understand, or maybe he vaguely understood, but he didn't want to understand it in his heart.

"Daddy will come back to me."

Wu Qingzhu sighed, maybe this is the fate of the two of them, and they happened to meet him at this time.

Wu Qingzhu didn't say anything, he pressed the kid's hand into the river first, rubbed it vigorously a few times, and when he saw that the rubbing was not clean, he asked him to soak his hand in the water, and then took out a broken handkerchief from his arms to help wash his face.

Wu Qingzhu rubbed it for a long time, and the more he rubbed it, the more uncomfortable it became, and he wanted to throw the child into the water and soak it well.

But now the weather in May has not warmed up to this extent, and it is not worth it to let this child have a minor illness because of this.

Wu Qingzhu rubbed the child's neck, arms and legs vigorously with disgust, and when he stood up after finishing his work, he saw that the pool next to him was really muddy.

Reluctantly, he carried the child upstream, and after washing him again, he took off his shoes and socks to wash them well, and looked at the water under his feet, Wu Qingzhu was also a little embarrassed.

I just disliked this child, but when I look at myself again, it's not much better.