Chapter 51: Words and Mountains
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Xu Tinglan had just finished washing her hair and started to blow her hair, when she suddenly felt someone hugging her from behind, so frightened that she dropped the hair dryer on the ground, saw the person coming clearly, picked it up and was about to throw it on him.
was snatched by him, pulled her long black hair, and turned on the hot air of the hair dryer, "How do you blow the cold wind?" ”
She was lazy and leaned her head on him, and soon large water stains appeared on her clothes, "sober and sober." ”
He knew that she was thinking about today's events, so he lowered his head and kissed her, his voice soft and gentle, "Don't think about it." ”
She wiped the saliva from her face and connected all the plots in her mind, first digging up the tomb robber from the sarcophagus, and then meeting Chu Heng who was looking for the murderer, and then a series of things happened, and now the rose was lost inexplicably.
It all started with her appearance, or maybe someone was already controlling the beginning and ending of the story.
While she had nothing to do, she chatted with him, "Do you know where I came from?" ”
He stood behind her and blew her hair, unable to see the expression on her face, and followed her words, "I don't know." ”
She looked up and looked at his gentle face through the glass, "The sarcophagus, I came out of the sarcophagus." ”
His hand paused, "How do you get out of there?" ”
She let out a casual "um", "I didn't want to live at that time." ”
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A.D. 1974
Chen Xin's body was fished up from the river by fishermen, and Xu Yan and his wife, who had lost their beloved apprentice in their later years, were heartbroken, and took advantage of the outbreak of the war of resistance to aggression, and decided to do their best to make some contributions to the country against foreign aggression at the invitation of Junli's father.
In the reluctant words of the people in the mountain, Xu Yan gave them the last lesson before setting off.
At the beginning of the class, he asked, "What do you think is the death of the country and the death of the world?" ”
The students whispered that they didn't know.
Now that he is gone, it is not only to serve the country loyally, but also to repay the kindness of the Jun family at the beginning.
Xu Yan pointed to Junli who was sitting on the side and asked him to answer.
Jun Li stood up, his voice was unwavering, "The death of the country is the rise and fall of the dynasty, and the death of the world is the destruction of the entire nation." ”
"The surname of Yi was changed, and it was called the death of the country. Benevolence and righteousness are full, and as for leading beasts to eat people, people will eat each other, which is called the death of the world. …… Know the world, and then know the country. Those who defend the country are their kings and ministers, and those who eat meat seek them; To protect the world, the cheapness and responsibility of the husband are deaf. (from Gu Yanwu)
"Nowadays, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband."
The students unanimously stood up from their seats and said in unison: "The previous students did not know the general situation, which hindered the master's ambition to serve the country, and I ask the master to forgive me." ”
When it was warm and cold, Xu Yan explained the matter clearly, and the affairs in the mountains were in charge of Junli and Chu Zhaozhou, assisted by Lin You, and entrusted Tinglan to them, and took Mrs. Xu to leave the mountain to serve the motherland.
The night before departure, Mrs. Xu walked into Xu Tinglan's room, and her graceful and luxurious face was a little sad and parting.
After this country that has gone through the world's lead flower, he has read some sage books and suffered some worldly suffering, although it is well maintained, it is no match for the passage of time.
Mrs. Xu is amiable, without the majesty and solemnity of the queen, and she is approachable and takes Xu Tinglan's hand to explain her parting words.
"Now that you're older, you need to think about the future for yourself." She said, "Don't cling to your parents, we can't take care of you, you also have to be able to support yourself." ”
Xu Tinglan didn't understand a little, so she asked, "How can I say these words, I'm chasing the mountains, and you won't take care of me. What else is at stake? ”
Junli's father invited many times, but they just took advantage of Chen Xin's death to push the boat down.
Mrs. Xu smiled complicatedly, "Your father has read too many "Four Books and Five Classics", his mind is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and he only thinks about the world in his heart. ”
"In the past, in the name of cultivating talents, he set up a mountain academy, and now he devotes the rest of his life to the cause of liberating the whole country for the sake of the common people in the world, and gives up his family...... I don't know, what is so good about the people of the dawn who have nothing to do with us, the people of the world? ”
She is a woman, and she does not have the righteousness of their family and country.
put his hand on Xu Tinglan's shoulder, "He forgot that it was these people he loved who overthrew the Ning Dynasty and sent us here." ”
Xu Tinglan looked at Mrs. Xu, who was depressed, and called out hesitantly in a low voice, "Mother......"
She shook her head and signaled that she was okay, "I can't let you go, we're leaving, who will take care of you?" The people outside are like wolves and tigers, and the city is like the sea, if we have any accidents, what should you do, not to mention, how should you keep the things in the treasury? ”
Xu Tinglan smiled comfortingly, not wanting her to worry, "There are so many people chasing the mountain, they can take care of me." Between the words, it was easy not to take property seriously, "No matter how bad it is, I will give them what is in the treasury." ”
She has this kind of measurement, although Mrs. Xu is worried, she doesn't say more, "If we can't come back, what about your life's events?" ”
The first half of the sentence made her frown, went around for a long time, and finally fell on it, she looked at Mrs. Xu helplessly, "Mother, how can you not come back, this matter is uncertain, don't worry about this." ”
After that, I was afraid that she would be worried, so I patiently told her what I heard from others before, "I heard Junli say that foreign countries can be opened up, and they all pay attention to free love, if men and women feel that each other is suitable, they don't look at the rank of the family, and they fall in love and get married directly, if it is not suitable, women can also file for divorce, and men and women are equal." ”
Even though Mrs. Xu was well-informed and open-minded, she couldn't help but be stunned, and asked in surprise: "Is it still like this?" ”
Xu Tinglan nodded without hesitation, "That's it, if I have someone I like in the future, I will bring it back to you and your father to see, if you think it's suitable, then it's good, if you think it's not suitable, I'll think of a way to make you feel suitable." Thinking that they would definitely not embarrass their lover, he laughed out loud first, "Don't set your requirements too high then." ”
Mrs. Xu listened to her imagination about the future, and her mood was a little better, and she deliberately teased her, "Don't you like Junli, how can there be anyone else you like?" ”
Xu Tinglan covered her face shyly and snorted, "Mother......"
The next day, after the two of them walked away, Xu Tinglan remembered something, rubbed the ground and turned around to chase after him, Lin You looked at her inexplicably, "What's wrong?" Suddenly there was such a big movement. ”
She looked at the invisible figure in the distance, staring at Junli with empty eyes, and there were all kinds of emotions surging in her eyes.
He noticed something, turned his head, peeked into her inner thoughts in her eyes, knew that she had thought of understanding the truth of the matter, and opened his mouth to explain, but saw her turn her face sideways, showing an expression that did not want to listen, cut off all gaze, and walked quickly past him.