Chapter 173: The Meaning of Life
"Righteousness! Righteousness! Belief! Zhang Yue yelled.
The four people behind him were infected, and they also raised their arms and shouted in unison: "Righteousness! Righteousness! Belief! β
Lin Shaoge smiled lightly: "Wrong." β
He jumped off the back of the ox and walked slowly towards the men.
I don't know if he intended it or not, his steps seemed to contain some kind of strange rhythm, step by step, obviously extremely close distance, but he walked for a long time.
Those people couldn't help but hang their hearts high, he lifted his feet, they inhaled, he landed, they exhaled.
By the time he walked in front of them, Zhang Yue was already looking at him in a daze like a marionette.
Lin Shaoge raised his hand and waved, slanting at them.
"The most important thing is for people to live, eat and sleep."
Bang Yuesheng was forced to hold back a loud laugh that rushed to his lips and rolled his eyes. She bent down and buried her face behind the calf's neck.
It's a shame. Such an awe-inspiring atmosphere of righteousness...... He, he, he......
She is still like this as an outsider, not to mention the five people led by Zhang Yue in front of Lin Shaoge.
Just when they were overwhelmed by the pride in their chests, they felt as if they had stood up to the sky, not afraid of life and death, incarnated as a blade of justice, and wanted to poke out a big hole in this turbid world, this man named Lin Shaoge actually walked in front of them and said lightly-
"The most important thing is for people to live, eat and sleep."
Zhang Yue was so anxious that his face was red and he wanted to refute, but he trembled his lips and couldn't speak.
Lin Shaoge squatted down, his gaze at the same level as him.
"How long has it been since I didn't know how to eat and couldn't sleep? How long has it been? β
Bang Yue was stunned, raised her head from the cow's neck, and brushed the hair on the back of the cow's neck for the calf.
The men's gaze changed.
Slowly, two or three people hung their heads and buried their faces between their fingers.
Lin Shaoge sighed lightly: "Even eating and sleeping, these two top priorities are not comfortable, what is the meaning of living?" β
Those guys stayed for a long time.
"Yes...... one of them muttered: "Since I followed Master Long, I have eaten and drunk spicy food, but this heart just can't be steady, and there are always a few bloody faces dangling in front of my eyes......"
Another said: "I haven't dared to touch meat for half a month, and if I continue like this, I might as well become a monk." As soon as I close my eyes at night, alas, ......"
Another said, "Every time I sleep, I don't know if I will be able to open my eyes and see the sun tomorrow." I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will come to suppress it, I'm afraid of the silver tiger, I'm afraid of the old man, and I'm afraid of those who come to take revenge ......"
Zhang Yue said, "Yes." In the past, no matter how bitter it was, chewing the vegetable root had to pick the sweet one, and the ground shaved a fallen potato and burned it, which was really delicious in the world. At night, with the wind on my pillow, holding the moon, the sky is made into a bed, and I sleep soundly! Even in the past few years when it fell into the hands of Yinhu, they would still look forward to what dishes they burned today, and whether there would be two more meats...... No one came to toss at night, so I took the time to close my eyes, comfortable, and always slept until dawn. Now...... Sure enough, there is no taste for anything to eat. β
His voice was hoarse, and he said these words slowly, word by word.
The five of them slowly turned their gazes, as if they wanted to find their former selves from each other's faces.
Just yesterday, they were smiling and beating the villagers with their fists and kicking them, and they also rummaged through the cabinets, took out the good wine hidden in the kiln that Hong Sanniang had not had time to scavenge, slaughtered the pigs and cattle in the village, and drank and munched on them happily. Just yesterday.
But, after only one day, they couldn't remember at all, what the village wine was made of? Was it chicken, pork, or beef yesterday? Eat white or black rice?
In the past, it was only during festivals or ceremonies that you could eat meat in such a big way. How fragrant that meat is! When a pig is slaughtered, half of it must be left, and the meat is cut into pieces, hooked under the eaves, and made into bacon, which can be eaten slowly for a whole year. If you are hungry, cut a small piece and fry it in the rice, which is called a fragrant!
Now, now......
The eyes of the five people slowly condensed into one and fell on Lin Shaoge's face.
"I'll help you save people!" Zhang Yue's Adam's apple trembled.
Lin Shaoge smiled: "Thank you." β
Zhang Yue closed his eyes and slowly calmed down.
After a long time, he said, "But you have to listen to me, and you can't fool around." Long Ye...... It is my great benefactor, and I cannot take revenge. This thing...... You just wait here, and my brothers and I will go back and help you get people out, and that's it. β
"Big brother, it's too risky!" A young man with a round head and short eyebrows persuaded: "Master Long doesn't trust us anymore, ...... at this time"
"Shanzi." Zhang Yue sighed heavily, "I have to do this matter, it will affect you." You don't have to follow me back on the adventure, you ...... I went to the old man. I know you've been thinking about it for a long time, and this time is an opportunity. β
"Big brother! How can you cope with it alone? I'm not leaving, you three, will you follow the eldest brother? The round-headed young man named Shanzi looked at the other three.
"Follow! Why don't you follow! I, Cheng Yifei, was born as Brother Zhang Yue's person, and died as Brother Zhang Yue's...... Dead person! β
"Good! Good brothers! β
The palms of the five people were stacked on top of each other, and the friendship of life and death was stirring in their arms.
After they calmed down, Lin Shaoge nodded his eyebrows and said, "Don't fool around, listen to me about this matter." β
"You don't understand." Zhang Yue said, "You may have read more books than us and heard a few more heroic and chivalrous stories, but you have never seen real swords and guns, and you have never seen blood, in case of any accident, you can't deal with it." You two are waiting here, our brothers will be able to help you get people out, believe me, yes! β
He thought for a moment and then said, "It's not that I look down on you scholars. Just now, a few words from you made me feel something...... What an empowerment, in short, is an enlightenment. At this point, I admit that you are better than me and have seen life more thoroughly than me. But if you want to use real knives and guns, you can't. You see, in the imperial court, civil officials and military attachΓ©s are the same big officials, and we can't look down on civilian officials just because they can't fight. Therefore, I don't mean to look down on you in the slightest, it's just that you literati have your affairs, and we martial artists have our affairs. β
"I'm like...... Literati? The corner of Lin Shaoge's mouth twitched slightly.
Zhang Yue stretched out his futon-sized slap and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Shaoge! Don't be upset! Literati can also stand up to the sky! It's true! A few of our brothers, we will not look down on you at all, brother, who looks down on you, I will be the first to be anxious with him! Zhang Yue comforted.
"Okay." Lin Shaoge rubbed his eyebrows, "Hmm... Brother Zhang Yue, have you thought of a plan? β
Zhang Yue waved his hand: "What a plan is not a plan, take one step at a time!" Play it by ear! β
After the corners of his mouth twitched, the corners of Lin Shaoge's eyes twitched again.