Chapter 171: The Last Mission
Shan Tianfang said: "Yes, no matter how he treats me, but at least these days, the children have eaten him and used him, and I have to repay this favor." ”
"Oh, that'll do. What did he ask you to do? ”
"Let me bring a letter and give it to Liang Garrison in Huangmei Town next door, and then bring someone over from there."
Lu Yu said: "This is easy to do, you give me the letter, and I will send it for you." Tell me who you want to bring here, and I'll be able to bring them in a moment. ”
Shan Tianfang thought about it, shook his head again, and said, "There's no need for this, let's just go by ourselves." ”
"Aren't you alone?"
"No, there are also Monkey and Arwen, and two other officers."
Lu Yu said: "Okay, you three be careful, I'm afraid that this person surnamed Zhao doesn't have any good intentions." ”
"Don't worry, we three brothers are together, there is nothing to be afraid of." Shan Tianfang was relaxed, and asked Lu Yu to go to see the group of children together.
The group of children, who had been locked up in the courtyard for many days, were very happy and excited to learn that they could leave the compound. But when they heard that the place they were going to was not Yangshan Village, but a strange place, they all seemed very depressed.
Coaxing the children, Shan Tianfang is much better than Lu Yu, he assured the children that he will definitely visit them often, and as long as they are obedient over there, he will take them back to Yangshan Village.
The children were still a little unhappy, and then Lu Yu told them that Lake Pyeongtaek was very fun, there was a big, big lake, and they could eat white rice and fish all year round. In the winter, the lake freezes over, so people can walk on the ice without falling down, and they can skate.
When the children heard Lu Yu say this, they felt that it didn't seem so bad there, but they were still reluctant to give up on Shan Tianfang. In the end, after Shan Tianfang's repeated promises to visit them often, the children were finally willing to go to Pyeongtaek Lake.
A group of people didn't have lunch, Lu Yu took Shan Tianfang and a group of children to Lu Ming's house, he didn't care whether Lu Ming was happy or not, he asked Lu Ming to prepare food when he went.
In fact, Lu Ming still likes children, and he himself is going to have a second child. As for Zhang Qiye and his wife and Ah Li, they have always sympathized with these fatherless and motherless orphans.
Therefore, Lu Ming's family prepared rich meals very carefully, and after the group of people were full, they prepared a lot of dry food that they could take on the road to eat, and handed them over to the Tianhai Gang men who sent ox carts to pick up the children.
When he parted from the child's door, Shan Tianfang's eyes seemed to be a little red, but he looked at the intersection where the ox cart disappeared, turned his head and said with a smile: "Now I am finally relieved, I don't have to worry about them running out of food and clothes." ”
Lu Yu also said: "Yes, Gang Leader Qin will definitely take good care of the children." ”
"Alas, they are so pitiful, they don't have parents." Yan Xi'an and this group of children are not familiar with each other, but at this moment of separation, they can't help but feel a little sad.
Shan Tianfang shook his head and said, "The other children are okay, it's Xiao Jin, she's still too young." I plan to discuss with Xiaoru and them after getting married, and then take the girl back and raise it myself. ”
"That's fine." Lu Yu patted Shan Tianfang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Then you hurry up and finish your work, go back to the village, there will not be a few times in your life to get married, you have to prepare well." ”
Yan Xi'an glanced at Lu Yu and sneered, "What? Uncle, how many times do you want to be a relative in your life? ”
Shan Tianfang did not return to the village, he was about to leave for Huangmei Town in the afternoon, and Lu Yu returned to Yangshan Village with the four members of the Yan family and Lan Shaofang. After going back, Mrs. Yan and the others wanted to clean the house, and Lu Yu went to Fang Darong's house, and he wanted to tell Fang Huaru the good news of Shan Tianfang's resignation.
The three members of the Fang family were very happy to learn that Shan Tianfang would no longer follow Zhao Shoubei to do things in the future. Fang Huaru asked Lu Yu again: "Brother Yu, why didn't General Shan come back with you?" ”
"He said that he would do the last thing for Zhao Shoubei, he would send a letter to the next town, and it was estimated that he would come back tomorrow." At this time, Lu Yu was also very happy, and couldn't help but make a joke: "What's the matter, are you in a hurry to see him?" ”
Fang Huaru smiled slightly, without denying it.
Fang Darong said: "You say, what is this called? Everyone else is leaving, and what's the last thing to do. ”
Lu Yu said with a smile: "What is the old man anxious about, are you afraid that your son-in-law will not be able to run away?" ”
"I can't run if I can't run, I just feel sorry for him and I'm tired."
"General Shan has been working very hard recently, and when he comes back, tell him to rest for a few days, recuperate his spirits, and prepare to get married." Lu Yu said a few more words to the Fang family and went home.
A few lotus leaves in the backyard pool have grown and floated on the water like duckweed (duckweed and lotus leaves are not the same thing). Lu Yu originally wanted to catch a few fish and put them in the pond to raise, but he was worried that the fish would bite the tender stalk of the lotus leaf.
Yan Xiding moved two chairs and sat side by side with Lan Shaofang, looking at the pool.
Lu Yu asked Yan Xiding with a smile: "Where is Xiding, isn't it good to live in my house?" ”
"It's okay, there's nothing to do in the city, it's boring."
Lan Shaofang also said: "It's not fun in the city, it's fun here." ”
Lu Yu stretched out his head to look at the house, and saw that Yan Jibai and his wife were in the house, so he asked Lan Shaofang again: "Then what if you keep living in the city in the future?" ”
"That's not good, I want to live in the village, the village is good."
Yan Xiding also hurriedly said: "Then I will also live in the village, and after a few years, I will build a few rooms next door to Brother Da Yu's house." ”
"Then what if your parents refuse to live in the village?"
"This ......" Yan Xiding scratched his head, thought for a while, and then said: "Then I will persuade them, what are you doing when you go back to the city, you and my sister are in the countryside, and I also like the countryside, so they won't go back." ”
"Hehe, I can't help you." Lu Yu touched Yan Xiding's head, and said, "The city is actually quite good, it's convenient to buy anything, and there are many people." ”
"People are not fun, and you can't hunt in the city." Speaking of hunting, Yan Xiding asked Lu Yu again: "Brother Da Yu, when will we go up the mountain to hunt again?" ”
Lu Yu is not very keen on hunting wild beasts in the mountains now, he said: "After a while, I don't want to eat meat much now." ”
"I want to eat, I want to eat eggs, fish, sweet potatoes." Yan Xiding snapped his fingers and said, "I haven't eaten eggs for several years, I really want to eat them." ”
Lu Yu said: "Now eggs are much more expensive than meat, and we can't find a single chicken in the entire Jinhua City." ”
"Can't you catch pheasants and raise them?"
"It's not easy to raise, you think that pheasants can be turned into chickens by raising them." Lu Yu looked at the fruit trees planted not long ago, and the saplings were still bare, and no new branches and leaves had grown.
Sleeping at night, the room was still arranged as before. Lu Yu moved into the utility room again, Yan Jibai and his wife slept in the master bedroom, Yan Xi slept in the room where the grain was placed, and Xi'an and Lan Shaofang still occupied a bamboo house by themselves.
The Yan family is under the same roof with him, which makes Lu Yu feel very comfortable, comfortable from the inside out, and feel at ease.
At noon the next day, Fang Darong came to look for Lu Yu, and he asked Lu Yu why Shan Tian Fang hadn't come back yet.
Lu Yu smiled and told him not to worry, although Huangmei Town is not far, it is not close, and he will not be able to come back until the afternoon.
"I'm not in a hurry, my girl is in a hurry." Fang Darong saw the Yan family, and he said again: "Da Yu, you are also a young man, don't you young people always want to meet." ”
"yes." Lu Yu scratched his head and said with a smile: "You tell Miss Fang not to worry, don't worry, General Shan will definitely come back today." ”
Fang Darong went back, Lu Yu felt funny, and thought: "This old Fang father and daughter are really good, they have been here for so many days, and now they are still anxious about this day and a half." ”
But in the evening, Shan Tianfang still didn't come back, Fang Darong and Fang Huaru came to ask a few times, and in the end, even Lu Yu himself was a little anxious. No matter how slow Shan Tianfang goes, a trip to Huangmei Town is enough for one day and one night.
Lu Yu said to the Yan family, and went directly to Dunlin Town, he wanted to go to the town to see if Shan Tianfang had returned, and he might be retained by Zhao Shoubei at this time.
Shan Tianfang was not in the town, and even Zhao Shoubei was gone. Lu Yu went to the town guard yamen, it was dark inside, there was no one, and he couldn't even see a guard officer.
Lu Yu felt that something was wrong, so he set off to Huangmei Town again. Lu Yu didn't teleport directly, but ran all the way, thinking that maybe he could meet Shan Tianfang on the road.
From Dunlin Town to Huangmei Town, it was almost seventeen or eighteen miles, and it didn't take long for Lu Yu to get there. It's night, and I haven't seen a single figure along the way.
Huangmei Town is not big, there are only two streets in total, and it looks much more dilapidated than Dunlin Town, and it is night again, so Lu Yu still hasn't seen anyone.
Lu Yu walked alone on the street, looking anxious, looking left and right, and didn't see anyone. He didn't know where the town guard yamen of Huangmei Town was, let alone where the town guard was here, so he was anxious, and couldn't help but open his mouth and shout a few times: "Shan Tian Fang, Shan Tian Fang, Shan Tian Fang......"
The shouts were extremely loud, piercing the clouds and breaking the wind, as long as the people who lived in Huangmei Town, they would definitely hear Lu Yu's three shouts. Lu Yu didn't care if he disturbed the residents of the town, he hoped that Shan Tianfang would hear his shout and come over to join him.
I don't know if Shan Tianfang left Huangmei Town, or if he didn't hear Lu Yu's shout in the town, Lu Yu waited for a long time, but no one came to look for him. In a hurry, Lu Yu flew up to a slightly higher roof, released his mind and divine sense, and searched door to door, hoping to find Shan Tianfang in the town.
Of the hundreds of households in the town, most of them are empty. Lu Yu's thoughts were divided into countless parts, and they quickly swept through one house after another, one household after another.
Lu Yu saw with his mind that the man of a family was lying on the bed and dying, and his wife and children were crying and waiting by the bedside; And next door to them, an old couple was carefully swallowing the dry and hard nest head. In a small courtyard not far from these two houses, a woman was standing at the gate, looking out of the courtyard with a restless expression. Lu Yu heard the children's crying again, heard the adults' reprimands, and saw that some people were laughing and some were crying.
But none of this has anything to do with Lu Yu, he just wants to find Shan Tianfang as soon as possible. He quickly searched the entire Huangmei Town, but found no trace of Shan Tianfang, and even his two brothers, Monkey and Ah Wen, were not in the town.
Lu Yu was very worried about the three of them, and he even blamed himself a little, why didn't he come with Shan Tianfang.