Chapter Twenty-Three: A Thousand Shots (1)

On a frosty wax moon day, Zhou Yu hurried back to the nest, braving the cold wind to prepare for the relocation of the grave for his parents and his former wife. At that time, he and his father Zhou Shang were forced by the current situation and had to succumb to Yuan Shu's account, but he was unwilling to work for Yuan Shu, so he only got such a small official as Juchao Ling. Zhou Yu was so heartbroken that he couldn't bear to bury them far away, so he buried them in the mountain behind the nest. Now that I think about it, he was so willful that he had to make them suffer from the relocation of graves today.

It was a cold day, thousands of mountains and birds flew away, all the sounds were silent, the winter rain fell densely into the water of Chaohu Lake, Zhou Yu invited the abbot of the Buddhist temple in the north of the nest to chant the scriptures, with the sound of the scriptures, the three coffins were lifted at the same time, and slowly transported to the carriage. Although it has been a few years, Zhou Yu still can't help but feel like a knife, he desperately restrained his emotions, rode his horse in front of his head, and led the carriage all the way to the ancestral grave outside Shucheng.

In the bitter wind and rain, the car was difficult, and it took most of the day to finally arrive in Shucheng, Zhou Yu chose a good day and buried the coffins of his parents and his wife. After the ceremony was completed, Zhou Yu asked the abbot in a deep voice: "Master Laofu, can you help me see, has she been reincarnated, where was she born?" ”

The abbot took the brocade silk handed by Zhou Yu, and saw that the year, month and hour were written on it, he took a cursory look, folded his hands and saluted: "Lord Zhou, the old man asked, is this the birthday of Mrs. Zunxian?" ”

Zhou Yu arched his hand and replied: "Exactly." ”

"Mrs. Zun Xian was born on the eighth day of the fourth month, on the same day as the Buddha's birthday, and she has a relationship with my Buddha. If you have a vision in life, you will definitely be able to do so. ”

Zhou Yu was stunned, remembering that before she died, she said that she dreamed that she had become a little girl twisting flowers in front of the Buddha, and she was silent for a long time, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The abbot looked at Zhou Yu like this, and said: "Lord Zhou, you and I have been friends for many years, and the character of the adult can be called an example in the world, but it is just ...... Adults are people with wisdom roots, they should know that 'dependent origin is extinguished, dependent birth is emptiness', if adults only know the past, they are only afraid of the coming day, and there will be more regrets. ”

Zhou Yu listened, his heart was shocked, and he didn't respond for a long time, only bowed his hand, and couldn't say a word.

It's not that no one has said anything like this to him before, but it sounds especially deafening today. On the way back to the nest, Zhou Yu has been thinking about the sentence "Origin is extinguished, fate is emptiness", if so, love and hatred are meaningless, why should we withdraw from the past and cherish the present?

The weather was cold and frosty, Zhou Yu drove the abbot back to the temple, and then turned back to the old house, who knew that when he came to the intersection, he saw Lu Meng standing there in his usual clothes, and anxiously greeted him: "My lord is back, I have been waiting for you here for most of the day!" ”

"Did Brother Zibu send you? But what's the news? Zhou Yu asked as he walked, and walked into the old mansion with Lu Meng and entered the main hall.

Lu Meng Monkey shrunk his body, his thin lips were bruised, he picked up the ginger soup handed by Aunt Zhou and drank it all, and raised his hand to wipe it: "My lord, according to your strategy, Lord Zhang Zhao will plan and release the news of your return to the nest, a few days have passed, and finally there is a sound: Zhang Xiugongzi came to the military camp yesterday and sent Yuan Shu's old man's reward, but it is just some weapons and war horses, and there are not many of them......

"Nagaki Shu is here?" Zhou Yu frowned, his face became a little colder, needless to say, the person who entered the barracks at this juncture was the one who dug the grave of his first wife, "Besides, what else did he say?" ”

"It's strange here, Lord Zhang Zhao thought that they had tried their best to break the adults apart, and they did such a thing that damaged Yin morality, the purpose should be to fight in the southeast, but who knew that he just brought a letter, saying that it was General Qiao's family letter, and he wanted to take Miss Qiao to Xuzhou......"

Zhou Yu's heartbeat missed a beat unconsciously, but his face did not move: "What about Miss Xiao Qiao?" Went with him? ”

Lu Meng shook his head and said with a puzzled expression: "It's strange to say, Mrs. Qiao's sister is not in the camp at all, and she disappeared without leaving a word. We have all looked for the surrounding mountains and forests, but Mrs. Qiao's identity is special, we don't dare to make a noise, Lord Zhang Zhao has no idea, and he doesn't dare to report to the young general that he knows, so he sent me to live in the nest and discuss countermeasures with adults. ”

Little Joe and Big Joe are missing? Zhou Yu couldn't care about Confucianism anymore, Huo Ran stood up and said hurriedly: "Have you ever asked the guards?" Can two big living people be lost for no reason? ”

Lu Meng and Zhou Yu have known each other for a few years, and in his impression he is always gentle and elegant, pampered and not surprised, he has never seen him so impatient, Lu Meng didn't dare to drink the water, and Erlang's legs didn't dare to bend anymore, put down the cup and sat up straight, and replied honestly: "All the soldiers on duty have inquired, but no one noticed anything abnormal, and we didn't dare to ask too carefully, for fear that there would be Yuan Shu's meticulous work in the army......"

Zhou Yu forcibly suppressed the confusion and thought carefully: Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao's living tent is in the middle of the camp, and there are guards patrolling the inner and outer three floors. And Changmu Xiubaba came to him, and even took out Qiao Rui's own handwriting, which he didn't know if it was true or not, and wanted to pick up Xiao Qiao, but he really didn't know that Xiao Qiao was not in the camp.

Zhou Yu recalled that day, Xiao Qiao asked him for a waist card, and his heart became more and more chaotic: "Mrs. Qiao is demure and not a playful person, and running away with Miss Xiao Qiao at this time must not be a whim." You hurry back to Qu'a, take some people to the direction of Xuzhou to find it, and I will immediately lead the troops to the direction of Wancheng to find it! ”

Lu Meng rode his horse all day without stopping, and only rushed from Qu'a to the nest, and now the water and rice have not entered, and he wants to let him go back, which really makes him a little desperate. Lu Meng couldn't help muttering, "Huh? This goes? That little girl Qiao has a little bit of work on her body, so she doesn't have to be so anxious. Adults are also tired from a long day, why don't we eat something and rest......"

"No way!" Zhou Yu changed out of his plain clothes, put on a frost-colored cloak, and prepared to go out, "The two of them are too eye-catching, if they are calculated by someone with a heart, it will be bad, Bo Fu is on the front line, I can't let him worry about this." ”

After speaking, Zhou Yu walked straight to the stable, pulled the mount out, turned over, and quickly hit the horse out, and disappeared in front of him in an instant.

It seems that Zhou Yu is worried about the second Qiao sisters, no less than Sun Ce. Lu Meng wanted to cry without tears, and complained bitterly, and greeted Aunt Zhou, who was busy in the kitchen: "Auntie, I'm going out!" I won't eat the meal! ”

After coming out of the barracks that day, Xiao Qiao rented a carriage and drove Da Qiao all the way south from Qu'a, completely unaware that Zhou Yu and the Changmu Monks were so worried about themselves.

Da Qiao's body became more and more bulky, and it looked extremely strange in men's clothes, so he had to change back to women's clothes. Xiao Qiao invited Lang Zhong to check the pulse for Da Qiao, and learned that the fetus in the womb was already eight months, so he didn't dare to delay anymore, and rushed to Wancheng day and night.

On that day, the two walked to the Moling on the bank of the Huai River, and after a short rest, they went on the road again. The weather was cold and frosty, the cold wind was fierce, and it was raining Xiaoice again, and Xiao Qiao couldn't help but slow down the speed of driving. Da Qiao lifted the curtain and draped the crane on Xiao Qiao's shoulder, Xiao Qiao hurriedly turned around and said, "Sister, I'm not cold." ”

Xiao Qiao drove for six or seven hours every day, and his little hands were already suffering from chilblains, how could it not be cold, Da Qiao couldn't help but feel distressed: "It's snowing, Wan'er, I'll hold an umbrella for you." ”

"Sister, don't, you can't stand the cold, I'm fine. What's more, I can't see the road clearly with an umbrella, so let's hurry up and get to the post station early to get warm. ”

Xiao Qiao's words were reasonable, but Da Qiao did not insist anymore, looking at Xiaoice Ling, who turned into fluttering snow flakes, his eyebrows were full of tenderness: "Wan'er, we should be able to rush to Lu'an today?" ”

"My sister misses Brother-in-law Sun again, right? I think he is like a monkey spirit, he has completely changed when he fights, he is brave and invincible, my sister doesn't have to worry about him, as long as the doll in my belly is born safely, and when my brother-in-law comes back, I must be very happy. ”

Hearing this, Da Qiao lowered her eyes and smiled, her eyes were as warm as water, and her little face was not powdered, but she was still extremely beautiful, if it weren't for her belly bulging, no one would be able to see that she was already a mother.

Just as the two sisters were gossiping, they suddenly saw three or five soldiers at the end of the official road fleeing in a hurry, wearing the uniform of Sun Ce's army. Xiao Qiao hurriedly reined in his horse and asked loudly, "Are you soldiers under Major General Sun?" It seems that Xiang, isn't Mo from Huiji County? ”

The men fled and said, "So what? Sun Bofu was shot to death by Wang Lang, the whole army is vegetarian, we still can't wait for death! ”