Chapter 72 (1)
Suddenly I remembered Yin Ziran, I grew up with him since childhood, is a veritable childhood sweetheart, from a few years ago I reunited with him in Luoyang City, he learned what happened to me, to me will not give up, although there are a hundred unhappy in my heart or do my best to help me, and me, this life owes him too much, not to mention that Ziran has not been married all these years, he is waiting for me, and I have promised him, how can I not believe it. Ziran told me that as long as I didn't settle for a day, he would wait until he was old, when I heard the tears flowing, how could I bear to let him wait for me to be old, he is also a person with parents, and the only son in the family, people say that there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, I don't want his parents to have any dislike because of me and Ziran.
It has been nearly seven years since I first left Jizhou.
Seven years, that is a woman's most beautiful years, in these seven years, I waited for a person who couldn't wait, from an ignorant and simple young girl, to a calculating and calculating heart-wrenching, and even a little cowardly, sentimental woman.
Now, Ziran and I are not young, it's time to settle each other's hearts.
After thinking about this, my heart suddenly surged, I hadn't been so excited for a long time, I walked quickly to the table, laid out a piece of paper, and wrote down a three-page letter, almost without thinking, from the first word to the last word, in one go, every sentence is sincere, and the words are full of sincerity.
I wrote the letter, put it in my sleeve and went out.
I didn't see Azu at the gate, nor did I see Rourou, and after asking, I realized that neither of them was on duty today, so I turned around and walked towards the backyard of the training ground.
Standing at the door and shouting twice, Azu did not respond, and went up again to knock on the door, and a small soldier opened the door and told me that Azu had not come back after eating lunch and going out. As soon as the little soldier finished speaking, he slammed the door.
I stood at the door and shook my head for a moment, thinking that today's trip was really empty, and it was not too late to give it tomorrow, so I walked back again.
Baifu is a big place, there are many corridors, no matter which one you go, you can go back, today I am interested, choose an unusual road to go.
The road was full of green trees, frogs croaking in the pond, and there was music playing for me in the sky above my head, and I was in a very happy mood.
Walking all the way forward, turning right through the Langting, you will see a low hollow carved pavilion, divided into two floors, about four or five compartments. From the inside, there was a faint earthy aroma, and the sun's light reflected on it from the hollow to the ground, leaving a speckled halo. The scene in front of him was both strange and familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, and his heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately understood that this was the cabin used by Baifu to store grain.
This situation is exactly the same as what Azu described to me at the beginning, it was also here that Zhao Yinlan framed him and almost fell to his head, and my Ju'er, because she saw everything that happened here, was tragically killed by Zhao Yinlan's poisonous hands and died in Huangquan.
Now Zhao Yinlan is locked up in prison by the general, and she is living a life that is worse than death, which is also her own fault and for a reason.
There was an inexplicable trace of hatred in my heart, and I couldn't help but look at the pavilion twice, and was about to leave when I heard the door of the attic slamming. Without saying a word, I stepped forward and kicked the door open, but I saw Azu pushing Rourou down on the grass mat, and was about to kiss it, I rushed over and dragged Azu up from the ground, and I didn't want to slap him in the face, and yelled "Azu, you brute, it's so disappointing to me."
This slap went down, and he unconsciously shed tears.
Rourou got up from the ground, covered her face and ran away crying.
Rourou ran in front, I ran behind, I just felt that this corridor was too long to run to the end, I knew that it was futile to say anything to Rourou at this time, just keep following her.
Seeing Rourou running in the direction of a courtyard around the corner, this courtyard is the study of the general Bai Zhanqi, and it is also the place where he and the major generals discuss matters, it is said that the general stays here except for the training ground on weekdays. I secretly said that it was not good in my heart, but I was afraid that Rourou would tell the general about this. Quicken your pace to catch up, shouting, "Rourou, listen to me, don't be reckless."
Rourou ignored me and ran towards the general's study, we ran into the house one after the other, both of them were tired and out of breath, I struggled to catch up, pulled Rourou, and said earnestly, "Rourou, I beg you, don't."
Rourou didn't take her breath, and didn't look at me, and said, "I know that Mr. is good friends with Azu, even if Mr. begs me for today's matter, it is useless, Azu ignores military regulations and military discipline and does such a dirty thing, even if I lose face today, I must inform the general of this matter, and let the general be punished by military law."
I said, "This matter is not right for Azu, and it is not aggrieved to cut off the head 10,000 times, but Rourou, have you thought about it, if you tell the general about this matter, the general will be furious, and his soldiers will have bad intentions and corrupt the manner, what a serious thing this is, it will set off a storm in Baifu, and when the time comes, not only hundreds of people up and down Baifu will know about it, at that time, how can you let Nineteen Shao deal with himself, how can you stay in Baifu again, the general is already dissatisfied with Azu, if this matter is known to him, Azu has only one way to die, can you bear to see such a result, even though Azu has thousands of kinds of no, but his heart for you is true, I don't believe that Azu will not know all the good things about you for so long."
Rourou Leng was there, looking at me and unable to say a word.
Rourou and I shouted in the courtyard, which attracted the attention of the guards guarding the door, and the young soldier stood at the door and shouted, "Who is making noise here, I don't know if this is the general's study, don't you leave quickly."
I smiled at the young soldier and pulled Rourou to leave, but I saw several people coming out of the house one after another.
General Bai Zhanqi glanced at me, there was no lack of surprise in his dark and deep eyes, and then looked at Rourou beside me, and after a while, he asked, "Who are you, what are you doing here, you are so bold, you dare to trespass anywhere, don't you know that this is also a military aircraft center?"
Rourou hurriedly arched her hand towards Bai Zhanqi and said, "General Hui, under Rourou, she is the female guard at the gate of the mansion."
Bai Zhanqi glanced at Rourou, took a few steps forward and stood firmly in front of Rourou, took a closer look, and asked, "Look at your demeanor, temperament, it doesn't look like the girl in my house, the female guards in my Baifu are all selected from all the girls, I look at the girl who is graceful and extraordinary, and it is definitely not a thing in the pool, and says, who are you and what is the purpose of coming to my Baifu."
Rourou knelt on the ground with a frightened puff, and said, "The little woman is indeed the female guard of the White Mansion, and I hope that the general will be aware of everything."
I was also very scared when I stood aside, pinching the corners of my clothes with both hands and holding them tightly, trying my best to control my trembling body, for fear that Bai Zhanqi would really investigate the origin of Rourou in a fit of anger. To say that this Rourou was recruited by mistake at the time, if it is really investigated, not only will Rourou be a capital crime, but I will also have nothing to do with the Twelve Young Bai Xiaoqiu.
About Rourou, it reminds me of an incident that happened a long time ago, at that time, I didn't come to Baifu for a few months, but it was the happiest day in my years in Baifu.
At that time, I didn't know that there was a woman named Chu Lianwei in this world, and I didn't know that there was a child named Jun'er, and I didn't know that their mother and son were Bai Xiaoqiu's dear and beloved in this life.
Just because I blocked a knife for Bai Xiaoqiu, I entered the White Mansion.
At that time, although I suffered a great blow and was on the verge of life and death, I still believed in the beauty of life.
At that time, the chieftains frequently harassed our borders, burned, killed, plundered, mutilated our local residents, and occupied their houses, which was extremely bad in nature. When the news reached the palace, Shengyan was furious, and ordered the general to lead troops to exterminate the chieftain clan after three months, and completely eradicate the remnants of the rebellion. The general Bai Zhanqi hurried back to the mansion and ordered Bai Xiaoqiu to gather a group of young and strong men within half a month and train them for later use.
Bai Xiaoqiu got instructions and rushed to Luoyang City overnight, wrote notices and ordered people to post them on the important streets and alleys of Luoyang City.
That day happened to be October 15, and Mrs. Mu and the third lady Bai Qingyang and I went to Luoyang City to catch the market and burn incense to worship the Buddha. Standing on the back hill of the highest temple in Luoyang City, overlooking the entire Luoyang City, I can't help but sigh that the bustling neighborhood and the high uplifted wall have been turned into ruins many times, and have been prosperous and glorious several times, so that we have today's proud appearance.
After that, I took a short walk in Luoyang City. The streets are very lively, with the voices of those who are juggling, showmanship, and shouting one after another, and the dazzling array of goods is dazzling and dizzying.
Mrs. Mu and Bai Qingyang were circling around a pile of cloth, touching them with their hands from time to time to discuss the price. I was also unable to move my steps for a game of throwing rings, and I was watching it with great taste, when suddenly I heard the sound of kicking and tapping horses' hooves, and a voice shouted, "Eight hundred miles urgent, eight hundred miles urgent." I saw a soldier waving a horsewhip and walking towards us, followed by two carriages, which were also hurrying over. The people on the street immediately started to stir up as if they had exploded, people squeezed, people pushed people, and I was so squeezed that I almost fell to the ground. Turning my head to look at Mrs. Mu behind me, they had long since disappeared, so anxious that I shouted, "Madam, Madam, Third Miss, where are you."
I was in a hurry to find someone, but my arm was pulled by a powerful force, which took me all the way out of the crowd and ran towards another group of people, who poked and poked me straight in front of a Jane platform and said, "Twelve Shao, catch another person you want."
The man pushed me to the table, pointed to a piece of white paper on the platform, and said, "Write your name, and then press your handprint, and you will officially become a recruit under the 12 Young Men of Baifu in the future."
I secretly said in my heart, it's a pity that those pair of shiny black eyes caught me before I saw it clearly, is this how you recruit small soldiers on weekdays, and it doesn't matter if people are willing to forcibly pull them in, there is still no humanity, and there is no bit of perversion, besides, is it glorious to become a recruit under Bai Xiaoqiu.
Glancing at Bai Xiaoqiu again, I saw that he was also tilting his head, frowning at me with a pair of eyebrows, blinking his two eyes, and having a posture of watching a joke, he should recognize me, why don't you tear my daughter's body in public, like a nobody, pouting at me, and signaling me to sign and draw a pledge quickly.
Behind the urgency of being urged, the people sitting on the platform on the platform also kept pouting at me, now I am the enemy on the back of the abdomen, there is suffering can not be said, brush a few times and write three big words, black and white: black crying spring.
The soldier who had taken me looked at the paper, then at me, and then at the name I had written, and said with some suspicion, "Is this your real name, if there is a fake, I cut off your head."
I patted my chest and said solemnly, "A good man stands up to the sky, he doesn't change his name or surname, this is my real name."
Bai Xiaoqiu coughed, with a big posture of being choked, and said, "Black Crying Spring, you come here."
I can't say anything about so many people, so when I walked up to him, he raised his head and looked at me, and I glared at him.
He said, "Black Crying Spring, I look at you, you don't seem to have a good temper, but the handwriting is very beautiful and square." I think so, in the future, I will leave all kinds of notices and precepts under my banner to you to complete, and also, tell me to go down, and if there are new recruits in the future, they don't need to write their own names, let Hei Wai Chun write them for them." The soldier knew the twelve.
After finishing the sentence, he added "remembered".
I replied sharply, "I remember."
In this way, I sat next to Bai Xiaoqiu all afternoon, and invited one to write their names on a piece of paper, register their addresses in detail, and the kinship of the family, including whether there is a lot of silver taels or something, and finally divide these people into three categories, one is the rich and rich silver taels, the other is the family conditions are generally just enough, and the last category is completely the bitter children of poor families, who are not fed and clothed, and even starve and beg on the street.
Recruiting soldiers is recruiting, why do you have to divide them into different categories, I don't know which string is wrong in Bai Xiaoqiu's head, and what gourd medicine is sold indiscriminately. Just thinking about it, Bai Xiaoqiu patted me on the shoulder from behind and said, "I'll stop here today, and I'll move on tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him ordered, "Black Crying Spring, resist Jian Tai in front of you to the inn."
I shook my head, do you want me to resist, bent down and was about to resist being intercepted by Bai Xiaoqiu, the soldier saw that the major general personally resisted Jiantai, and was so frightened that he hurriedly took Jiantai over, and said again and again, "Twelve less, I can't do it, I'll come." In the blink of an eye, Jian Tailun in front of him turned three people to resist.
The inn was not built in the center of the street, but on a vacant lot far from the street, and during this time it was just in time for the annual entrance examination, and the scholars who came from all over the place came to sign up for the army, and even such a small inn was full of people.
There are two inns with three floors, one is for dining and guest rooms, and the other is for guest rooms. After eating, the soldiers went back to the guest rooms of the other building to rest.
I didn't eat at night because I ate too much at noon, so I just sat on the side and watched Bai Xiaoqiu gnaw on the chicken feet slowly, and drank some wine while gnawing. It's not like it's out to work at all, but it's out to play. I got a little impatient to wait, kicked the table leg, and urged him, "You should eat quickly, go and help me get a room when you're done."
He didn't look at me and said, "You don't know how to ask."
I glanced at Bai Xiaoqiu, stood up with a puff, walked to the shopkeeper next door, and said, "Shopkeeper, please open a guest room for me, it is best to be cleaner, the cleaner the better, the direction is best to face inward, not towards the street, I am afraid of noise, and it is better to be inside, so it is safer." As soon as I finished speaking, the shopkeeper stared at me as if he was looking at an unknown object, and said half-loudly, "I said this young man, you are really lucky and delicate, I don't want to say that it is a good guest room here, and now even the firewood room is full of people." You have to pick the right time to be particular about love."
I said, "What does the shopkeeper mean?"
"Not a single one, all full. This little brother, you still have accomplices alone, if you don't have it, you can squeeze a bed with my little child, he is only ten years old, you don't look big, you can sleep in a bed with two people, I count you as a discount, how about it."
I didn't stand firm and stepped back, this retreat just hit Bai Xiaoqiu's body, he was full of wine and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, this brother of mine slept with me tonight" After speaking, he hugged my waist and turned to leave, and pinched my waist hard, and I screamed in pain.
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper who has passed the age of not being confused is quite well-informed, and he can only hear him say behind his back, "This year, it is really the most strange in the world, and today there is a pair of broken sleeves hidden in the inn I opened, sin, sin."
I feel aggrieved in my heart.
Although he was very unhappy in his heart, there was no other way at the moment, so he was carried into the room by Bai Xiaoqiu all the way.
There was only a simple table, a chair and a bed in the room, and I glanced at the ground, and I saw that there was still a person sleeping on the ground, and I coughed lightly, which was a wake-up call for Bai Xiaoqiu, I want to sleep.
But he ignored me.
Ignore him for now, throw the registration book on the table, take off his shoes and socks, and roll to the center of the bed. It's really comfortable to lie on the soft bed at this time, and when I was about to fall asleep, Bai Xiaoqiu, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly stood up and walked over to the bed, I quickly closed my eyes tightly and pretended to be asleep, accompanied by a slight snoring sound.
Bai Xiaoqiu sat down on the edge of the bed, patted my back and fed me twice, and said, "Sleep in a little bit, make room for me."
Seeing that I didn't move, he lay down stunned, and I jumped off the bed with a rub, and said, "Twelve young people, please respect yourself, men and women don't kiss."
Bai Xiaoqiu snorted, "I rented this room at my expense, so I should sleep on this bed, as for whether you want to sleep on the bed, or make a bunk on the floor, or just sit on a chair for one night, it's up to you, then I've left it here, the choice is in your hands." After finishing speaking, he rolled over and fell asleep.
My sleepiness was all gone, and since I can't sleep, you don't want to think about it, see who can consume whom. Pulling his leg and dragging him under the bed, he twisted, and I stumbled out, and kicked his crotch with my heel up.
Bai Xiaoqiu sighed, and said, "Why are you such a vicious woman" After shouting, he rushed towards me, and I slapped him in the face.
That's it, Bai Xiaoqiu and I, he grabbed my legs, I grabbed his neck, and we tore and wrestled together until late.
Later, when I got tired, I rolled my eyes, came up with a good idea, walked over and attached it to his ear, and said, "Guess the box, come or not".
Bai Xiaoqiu's eyes narrowed into a slit, and his mouth was like a dumpling, and he said, "Accompany you to the end."