Chapter 314: Old Comrades
With Cui'er's ingenious thinking guidance, Lian Qingshan actually felt that he had seen the dawn of a long time, and at the moment he couldn't hold back his excitement, and after sending Cui'er back to the backyard, he called Uncle Zhong again and again, and ran to find someone.
Even the two old comrades that Qingshan thought of, one surnamed Hu and the other surnamed Qu, both lived in Beijing from their ancestors. When General Yang rescued Lian Qingshan, he had these two people with him, obviously very close, Lian Qingshan thought, even if these two people couldn't find General Yang directly, they would definitely know the news of General Yang.
Thinking about it like this, even Qingshan only felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and he reported the mansion of the two in his memory, Uncle Zhong heard that it was a place with a medium standard of living in the capital, and it was not too late to see that it was dark, so he took two copies of the Ye family's commonly used gifts, and drove a carriage to accompany Lian Qingshan to explore.
Because I know the specific name and surname and know the address, although the time is late, the purpose is still clear.
Lian Qingshan and Uncle Zhong discussed two addresses, one lived in Youfang Hutong and the other lived in Lantern Hutong, both of which were old residences in the south of the capital, but if they were found according to the location, the comrades surnamed Hu from Nayoufang Hutong lived closer, so they simply went to Nayoufang Hutong to find someone first, and then went to Lantern Hutong.
When Lian Qingshan first entered the battlefield, he was just a teenage peasant boy who had hunted for two years and was physically stronger than ordinary people, and he was hurriedly dragged in the new barracks for two months before being pushed to the battlefield.
When he faced the barbarian veteran who was killing him with great momentum, he could barely cope with the attack of one person, but he could never deal with the second one, and he could survive a battle by luck, but he could never guarantee that he could continue to live in the next one.
Lian Qingshan clearly remembered how violently his heart beat when the recruits around him fell one by one, and when he faced those terrifying barbarian soldiers.
Even Qingshan naturally will not forget how desperate he felt when the three barbarian soldiers surrounded him in that battle, dodging the machete of the first barbarian and blocking the axe of the second barbarian, but watched the third barbarian laugh wildly and slash the sharp blade at him.
Just between the lightning and flint, an arrow flew over at a faster speed, hitting the eyebrows of the third barbarian, who was still clamoring for the life of the man just now, was taken so quickly, and Lian Qingshan, who had the room to turn around, didn't know where the strength came from, but he rolled backwards and escaped from the knife edge that the man fell on.
In the later scene, even Qingshan felt that he would never forget it for the rest of his life, five teenagers of the same age as him, killed them, and killed the two remaining barbarians by dividing them by two, saving himself who was hanging by a thread.
And the young man who was holding a bow and arrows and smiling brightly at himself was Yang Wuchang at that time, and later General Yang, two of the remaining four people were the irons who followed General Yang and fought in the south and north, that is, what Lian Qingshan wanted to find this time, Hu and Qu.
"Uncle, I asked for directions, it should be Youtiao Hutong from the main road in front, there are many houses here, maybe it will be a little dirty, you bear with it first." Uncle Zhong is not very familiar with the environment of the capital, but because what Lian Qingshan wants to do is related to the future of the two children, Da Niu and Xiaohu, the whole family does not dare to ignore it, so it is Uncle Zhong who accompanies Lian Qingshan from beginning to end.
… And every time the two of them go out to run errands and go back, no matter how tired and busy they are, they will wear a few back and forth from the crowded street market, until Lian Qingshan does not find any suspicious situation of following him and others, and will go home, which is also to protect the safety of his family.
"Okay, let's go in first, if there is a place where the carriage can't be parked, pull over and I'll go in." Even Qingshan's impression of the Hu family is still the situation a few years ago, I heard Brother Hu say that the situation of their family is not good, but it is a two-entry courtyard, where a large family of people live, quarreling all day long for livelihood and the like, or Brother Hu is a good child, and he will not sell himself to enter the barracks and live a precarious life.
Lian Qingshan pinched the money bag in his hand, which contained twenty taels of silver that Cui'er brought to him, so that when he went out, he could use it for emergency use, such as having a meal, making friends, and inquiring about something.
Lian Qingshan opened the light blue money bag embroidered with fine bamboo patterns by Cui'er, looked at the whole piece of silver with three ingots and five taels in it, a few pieces of loose silver, and a lot of big money, and breathed a sigh of relief, and Cui'er replenished the money in the money bag when she didn't know it.
Lian Qingshan pinched the money bag and thought about it seriously, if he went to Brother Hu's house later and saw that the situation in his family was still as he said a few years ago, how would he stuff this money bag into him, and his heart would be less resistant.
Before Lian Qingshan could finish thinking about it, Uncle Zhong had already driven the carriage off the road and turned to the fritter alley, and Lian Qingshan in the carriage also saw a scene beyond his imagination from the open carriage curtain.
Originally, Brother Hu described the extremely dirty fritter alley, which is very neat and clean, although the alley is not wide, but it is definitely not narrow, there is absolutely no problem for two carriages to pass in parallel, and although the courtyard next to it is not as high-gate as the Dingguo Mansion, it is also neat and tidy, it looks clean and tidy, and it is not something that people who lack money can afford to live in.
Lian Qingshan's heart sank suddenly, is this because Brother Hu has renovated his house after he has developed, or has Brother Hu and the others moved away? Thinking of Brother Hu, who was always rushing ahead on the battlefield, even Qingshan's heart tightened.
"What do you do? What's the matter with coming to our Hu Mansion? Suddenly there was a questioning voice outside, Uncle Zhong hurriedly got out of the car to negotiate with people, Lian Qingshan listened to this, there was still Hu Mansion in front of him, and the hope in his heart became stronger and stronger.
"Northwest Lian Qingshan, come to visit the old man, dare to ask Brother Hu Sishen, do you still live here?" Lian Qingshan Shi Shiran got out of the car, shook the robe on his body, and asked gently and politely.
"Are you looking for our lord?" The man dressed as a man looked at Lian Qingshan suspiciously, and saw that although he was wearing a robe, he was very tall and burly, and he still had the same momentum as his own master, so he first believed it in his heart, and politely asked Lian Qingshan to wait for a while, and then rushed to send someone inside to reply.
Lian Qingshan stood under the carriage, forced himself to hold the excitement in his heart, he looked left and right, and saw that this fritter alley was 100 meters long, and this hundred-meter-long alley was actually the same wall, and there was only one gate, Lian Qingshan was secretly surprised in his heart, Brother Hu's Hu house was the only one in this fritter alley, and his hand was really too big.
Lian Qingshan thought of this and smiled bitterly, if he had been following the general and returning to the capital after making military merits, the rewarded silver would probably be able to buy such a large part of the industry, right? Thinking of this, Lian Qingshan shook his head again, if that was the case, he would not have taken the general's wife to run thousands of miles to escape, it is estimated that it is impossible for a little tiger to be born now, and even the big girl has already become a small piece of loess.
"Even if it's for the sake of the kids, I'm worth it!" Lian Qingshan thought of the lively and lovely big girl and little tiger, and exhaled softly, even if he lost his glory and wealth, even if he might be punished for the crime of escaping, it didn't matter, as long as the two children of the big girl and the little tiger were well, they would be worth it.
When Lian Qingshan was thinking like this, a rush of footsteps came, and when he looked up, Lian Qingshan only felt that his nose suddenly became sour, looking at the tall and still tall person in front of him, Lian Qingshan couldn't help but whisper, "Brother Hu!" ”
"Hey, Brother Lian, you made us look for it so hard!" The tall and burly man rushed to Lian Qingshan in three or two steps, grabbed Lian Qingshan, looked up and down several times, and saw that although he was very tired, he still had all his beards and tails, and couldn't help but hug him tightly and pat him on the back hard.
"Brother Hu!" was said by Brother Hu like this, even Qingshan couldn't suppress the surging feelings in his heart, and his voice choked, the two were fatal friends, and the people who could hand over their backs to each other without reservation on the battlefield were gathered again after a few years, and they actually felt the vicissitudes of life.
"You kid, where have you been after all these years?" Brother Hu was also in tears, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's hard to put into words! Brother Hu, do you know that our previous brother is still in Beijing? I have something important to tell you! Lian Qingshan looked at Brother Hu, although he believed them very much in his heart, but because this realm was outside the gate, he was afraid that someone would hear it and it would be unfavorable to his family, so he didn't say it directly.
"I know, Lao Qu and I are in the same place, and we live not far away, so I'll call someone to find him!" Brother Hu is a cool character, and he also knows Lian Qingshan deeply, knowing that he is not a person who casually talks big, seeing him so cautious, he knew that the matter was important, and he hurriedly ordered his cronies around him to invite people, and he warmly welcomed Lian Qingshan into the mansion.
Brother Hu took Lian Qingshan to the main hall, and after serving tea, the two of them spoke for a while, and there was a rush of footsteps outside, and Lian Qingshan looked out, it was Brother Qu. In the old days, the comrades who fought together on the battlefield in the northwest gathered in Beijing, and everyone greeted each other for a while, which made the original uneasiness in Lian Qingshan's heart gradually fade.
"The two eldest brothers, the younger brother came this time, and there is really a big matter to ask the two brothers to help!" Lian Qingshan looked at him, stood up, saluted the two, and said solemnly.
"Even brothers, you can say that we have a lifelong friendship, no matter what, my brothers will help you!" r1152