Chapter 9 On the Way Out

A small soldier came and took away the blanket from the carriage. But there is no new one, and I think there is none. Is it really specially prepared for this carriage?

At night, the army stopped resting, and in the wilderness here, everyone had to spread tents on the spot and light fires for the night.

Si Koulin was taken to a tent, with a quilt spread on the ground and a quilt covered. The winter nights are cold, not to mention the flooring. Outside the tent, there were some soldiers who kept vigil and talked, and there were also some who couldn't sleep because it was too cold at night, and they all came out to gather around the fire to roast the fire, chat, and make trouble.

Si Koulin rolled up the quilt by himself, but he was still shivering with cold, there were too many things happening in a day, he was very tired, but he still couldn't sleep. Listening to the lively chats outside, those soldiers seemed to be very happy, won the battle, returned to Beijing to welcome the reward, reunited with their wives and children, and swore to follow General Sheng to the death. Faith, family, and career are all complete.

I don't know who started, listening to the soldiers singing the ballad of homesickness, first it was the soldiers outside singing, and then the soldiers were singing, and the sound echoed loudly in this lonely field, occasionally there were some beast howls, but no one paid attention.

These soldiers who were born and died, as early as how many lurking nights, how many moments of blood and soldiers, experienced too many majestic life and death.

Si Koulin listened to the song and buried himself in the quilt, but he still broke into his ears through the quilt. It's so good, it's so good that it even feels like I've heard it before. Experiencing life and death is always for the sake of living. is very warm and shocking singing, but it also makes me even more sad, they live for their families, wives and children, live for their brothers, live for their families and defend the country, and live for following their beliefs. And what about yourself?

Since I have memories three years ago, I have been living in the corner of the deep palace of depression and loneliness. For the first time, on this night, I really felt, thought, the fear of the coming future helplessly unknown.

In winter, it dawns late, and just in the early hours of the morning, the soldiers are well trained, and they have already begun to pack up their tents, organize their things, and prepare for their departure.

Si Colin was jolting uncomfortably in the carriage. He vomited out a little bit of food in the morning. But this time he didn't vomit in the carriage, but even though he opened the curtain, he vomited outside.

The pony looked really uncomfortable when he saw him. I went to the military doctor.

This alarmed Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng went to the carriage, opened the curtain, and saw the young man inside, sick nested in a corner of the carriage, buried his head, his little face was pale and white, without any blood.

Wave your hand for the medic to come in and take a look. The military doctor took the pulse and said, tired from the journey, caught a cold, and felt depressed. Take a lot of rest, let go of your mind, and don't think too much. Just get some sweet and sour hawthorn and eat it. In the case of traditional Chinese medicine, it is not easy to boil medicine on the march, and the taste is bitter and unpalatable, and it is easier to vomit.

The military doctor retired after diagnosis. Xu Sheng went out with the military doctor.

After a while, after Xu Sheng came back, he asked someone to bring two more books, got into the carriage, sat on the side, and said, "It's boring on the way, you can read some books to pass the time." ”

The boy still had his head down, and did not answer.

Xu Sheng put the book next to him and said like a homely chat, "Do you remember me?" ”

"Huh?" Si Koulin looked up in confusion and saw a handsome face, and those golden eyes were shining at him. Si Koulin hurriedly lowered his head, there were only two people in the carriage, and the distance was so close.

It's the first time I've been in a confined space so close to an outsider.

"Have you seen me?" Si Koulin asked in a low voice, very surprised in his heart, could it be that before he lost his memory, the two of them met? Why did he ask? The first time I saw him, yesterday morning, he was in the array of thousands of troops and horses, and he had just been sent to the Haoyuan National Army. The second time, yesterday at noon, was in his tent. The third time, it was now, in this compartment, there were only two people, so close.

"Yes." Xu Sheng looked at the young man's pale face, his face was full of surprise, and what he asked the military doctor just now, he thought that he really had amnesia.

"Was it three years ago?" Si Koulin asked cautiously, too much to know about what happened three years ago, but unfortunately no one ever mentioned it.

"Hmm." Xu Sheng picked up a book casually, opened it and read it.

"Where did you see me three years ago?" Si Koulin looked at the general, was opening the book, and lowered his eyes to look at the contents of the book. I didn't communicate with people for many years, and I didn't know if I should continue to ask, so I gritted my teeth and asked, "Did something happen?" ”

"You were going to escape, you were seriously injured at the bottom of the cliff, I saved you, but you were still taken back by Si Kou's national teacher."

Si Koulin was horrified in his heart, looking at the man sitting in the carriage, flipping through the book in his hand, as if saying that the weather was really good, talking about an inconsequential matter. Is it true? Did you ever want to run away and not want to stay in Si Kou Country?

"You saved me?" Si Koulin leaned forward slightly, still puzzled, three years ago, he was only thirteen years old, Hao Yuanguo, a noble general with thousands of troops, countless battles, and a decisive person who killed and killed, how could he appear under the cliff of Si Kouguo, and be kind enough to save a child?

Xu Sheng saw that the young man who had been keeping his head down for the past two days finally looked up at him, and his face was full of eagerness to know the answer, "Hmm." ”

"Why?" Si Koulin blurted out. But he didn't wait for an answer.

"It's just a matter of hand." Xu Sheng put down the book, straightened his clothes, and then lifted the curtain and went out.

Si Koulin wanted to stop him, how could it be so simple, he wanted to ask for other answers, but he was afraid. I was left alone in the carriage and thought about it for a long time.

The two books left in the carriage didn't bother to read at all.

Until the evening, they camped in the wilderness. Si Colin mustered up the courage to let the pony take him to their general.

Naturally, the pony didn't dare to slack off. took Si Koulin to General Sheng's private camp and made a report.

"Enter." Xu Sheng was wiping his knife and saw Si Koulin coming in. said, "Fourth prince, please take a seat." ”

Si Koulin saw that there was a rare chair in the tent, but he did not move.

Xu Sheng waved his hand and told the pony to step back. "What is the matter with the four princes here?"

"I just want to ask, know what happened to the cliff three years ago." Si Koulin forced himself to say what he wanted to ask.

"Actually, I don't know, I just met you and saved you." Xu Sheng put his sword into the sheath.

"Is it that simple?" Si Koulin asked as if he didn't believe it.

"Acting in a hurry, it's just fate." Xu Sheng said with a smile, where will he find out what the reason is.

"Then why did you save me?" Si Koulin still didn't believe it, although he understood that there were many things that people in this power center couldn't say, but he still didn't believe it, how could such a serious and resolute man who looked at the killing and decided, be soft-hearted to save a person from an enemy country?

"It seems that if I don't say it, you won't give up." Xu Sheng turned around and said, "At that time, I was only seventeen years old, and it was impossible for a child to die in front of me. ”

"Seventeen?" Si Koulin looked at the general in front of him, he was so young. He was only twenty years old. can lead thousands of troops to defeat the Sikou country. Unrelentingly, he asked, "Nothing else?" Didn't I say anything at the time? ”

"Nope." Xu Sheng walked up to Si Koulin, looked down at him, and said, "I saved you three years ago, and now I tell you, I just hope that you can cherish it yourself now." ”

Si Koulin looked up at Xu Sheng in front of him, his golden eyes were like falling whirlpools, his heart was shocked, listening to what he said, he subconsciously took a small step back, lowered his head as if protecting himself, and left the camp in a hurry.

Before I came, I thought about thousands of possibilities and thought of a lot of questions to ask, but I seemed to have an answer, and there was no substantive answer.

But, at least, as he said, he saved himself.

Xu Sheng watched the young man come out of the camp, this fourth prince of Sikou Country really didn't look like a person polished out of the royal family, but more like a small animal that had never been educated.

The army walked for four days and five nights, and finally arrived at the populated and prosperous prefecture and county.

Everyone stopped and prepared to eat something good and drink something good. Replenish the food, and you will be able to return to Kyoto in more than ten days. It has already passed that wasteland, and now it has entered the place where Haoyuan Country is slowly beginning to be inhabited.

Si Kuolin would often open the curtain and look at the various crowds on the roadside, shouting and buying and selling, which was very lively. He's never seen it. I even sometimes see something strange back again. After all, it is a teenager's nature, and when he is alone, he always shows a curious look and yearning. If you are alone, you don't have to go to the enemy country to be a proton, and you don't need to go back to Sikou country to be the fourth prince of the nest, right here, it's not bad to sell sugar gourds on the roadside.

Xu Sheng gave everyone half a day to rest and take care of it. Then I have to start hurrying again, but I shouldn't go into the town later, but go straight to the official road.

Xu Sheng also deliberately came to the carriage and instructed the pony to take a few people to lead Si Koulin to go shopping. Two personal guards were also assigned to Si Kolin.

It's a pity that Si Koulin didn't accept his affection, and when he went shopping, he didn't buy anything or eat. Just from this side of the street, to the end of the street over there.

There was no expression on his face, and he didn't say he wanted anything, he just led a few people and walked with his head bowed habitually.

Xiao Ma thought to himself, these four princes are really the same, with their heads down every day, and they haven't changed. Thinking about this folk gadget, he shouldn't be able to look down on it. But then I think about it, which prince who is a proton will have the leisure to shop around these things.

The group returned to the carriage, and Si Koulin returned to the carriage and stayed.

It's not that I don't want it, but I don't dare to show it.

When Xu Sheng came back, he realized that Si Koulin didn't buy anything and didn't eat anything.

Then he got into the carriage, told him to come down, and took him out to eat.

Si Koulin had no choice but to follow behind Xu Sheng silently.