After saying that, the boat had already slid far away, and Pei Yuanxiu's vision suddenly became blurred. I couldn't see the expression on his face, and because of the sound of gurgling water, I couldn't hear whether he had spoken, but I saw him take a step forward, and the river breeze was dignified, blowing the white clothes like flying.

I can't see it, but it seems that I can read it all.

I stood at the stern of the boat, the river breeze blowing on my face, the moist touch as if someone was shedding tears, but I knew that I didn't, and at this moment, there were no tears to flow.

I was just far away, and with a long throw at him, I turned back to the cabin.

Although the fishing boat is not small, after all, it is not as big as the big boat that Pei Yuanxiu used to accompany me across the river before, and it does take a lot of time and effort to go to the waters near Jixiang Village.

Fortunately, the boatman looked at an experienced one, skillfully holding the bamboo pole, the fishing boat swayed into the middle of the river, the speed is not too fast, but it is very stable, listening to the sound of the murmuring around the water, feeling the hull with the waves and ups and downs, but giving people a sense of safety, even peace of mind, as if the child is in the arms of the mother.

I sat in the cabin and turned my head to look at Gu Ping.

I haven't seen him these days, he has grown a lot, maybe the boy of this age is the same day by day, not only has he jumped a lot taller, his skin has also darkened, and his expression is no longer as reckless as before, but has a trace of the calmness of a big man. It's just that when he looked at me, the affection in his eyes still didn't change much.

I smiled and said, "I haven't seen you in a long time, are you okay?" ”

"Mrs. Baby-"

As soon as I heard his title, I frowned again: "Ping'er? ”

He hesitated for a moment, but he also smiled and said, "The son was here just now, and he couldn't shout nonsense, and he forgot to change his words." After speaking, he said to me, "Aunt Qing." ”

I laughed and said, "How are you doing?" ”

"I'm doing well." He said: "In the barracks, although the training is very hard, you don't have to think about it, and you can eat enough every day. ”

"Well, I think you're stronger than you used to be." As I spoke, I asked, "Is the drill hard?" ”

"Yes, I get up before dawn every day, run ten laps around the camp, and practice marksmanship, boxing, and sparring with others. When I first went, I was often beaten to the ground and couldn't get up, but not anymore. ”

As he spoke, he seemed to be a little proud: "Even the centurion said that I am a good material for martial arts." ”

"Oh."

"Besides, don't you know, now that they've recruited new recruits, I'll bring a few more with me!"

"Yes......"

I smiled faintly, but my heart sank a little.

I am glad that he is doing well, and that he is fulfilling every day without having to think about the tragedy he has experienced; However, his fulfillment is to learn martial arts, train soldiers, learn to fight, and take people younger than him to learn to fight......

What does this qiē indicate, maybe the people in it don't have time to think about it, but when they go far away, they can understand it better when they look at the scenery from the outside.

I subconsciously turned my head and looked at where I came from, behind the vast smoke on the south bank, the huge water village.

With the flames of war, the people were displaced, and the corpses were everywhere, how innocent were the people......

Perhaps, the camp should have been destroyed.

Shen Xiaokun is indeed right, the sword does not see blood, how can it be returned to the sheath empty? Pei Yuanxiu cast such a large naval camp, recruited and forged, and practiced diligently day and night, what else could he do if it wasn't for war? If the camp is destroyed, at least the battle will not be fought in the short term, or even if it does, it will not be too miserable; If the imperial court can peacefully recover Jiangnan without spending soldiers, resist foreign enemies after the great reunification, and pay attention to farming and recuperation, it is possible to usher in a new prosperous era.

Nor will the people be displaced and suffer from the flames of war.

But......

Thinking of the immense smoke, the figure standing still, looking at the daughter sleeping in my arms, I can only sigh weakly.

I don't have the strength and I really don't want to care anymore.

The general trend of the world is impossible to change because of the wishes of one or two people, and now I don't want to meddle in those things, I just want to take my daughter to live a good life, make up for the maternal love owed to her over the years, and heal my old wounds. I've experienced everything I shouldn't have experienced in my life, and now, I just want to live my own life.

Thinking of this, I turned around and carefully stroked Li'er's cheek.

Gu Ping kept looking at me, and suddenly whispered at this time: "Aunt Qing." ”

"Huh?"

"I have something that I want to give you."

"What's that?"

I raised my head to look at him, only to see this young man from behind him take out a cloth bag and hand it to me, as soon as I took it, it was so heavy that I could hardly hold it, and when I opened it, it was all large pieces of silver, and I checked it with my hand, not to mention dozens of taels.

It's-

"This is the money you gave to the shipwright when you were on the ship."

I was stunned for a moment: "There are not so many." ”

He nodded, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes: "At that time, I saw that Aunt Qing and Gongzi seemed to know each other, and they were polite to me, so they told the people over there about it, and they really helped me find the boatman and got the money back, and they got it all back." But the other people who took the boat were scattered, and I couldn't find them, so I gave all the money to Aunt Qing. ”

I couldn't help but laugh: "You. ”

This kid, I thought he was an impulsive and ignorant child, but I didn't expect him to be so cunning and learn to be a fox and a tiger.

But...... That's it! Anyway, the money is already here, and if I don't take it for nothing, my life in Jixiang Village will be easier.

There was still a smile on the corner of my mouth, but I saw Ping'er reach out and take out something from her arms again, and carefully put it in my palm: "And this, Aunt Qing, I will also help you come back." ”

I looked down, and the smile on my lips became a little heavy.

In the palm of his hand is a silver lock.

The light of the silver lock was originally white and warm, but at that moment, my eyes were stung all of a sudden.

I vaguely saw a few familiar words in the silver light-

Light

Liu San

Never leave

"Light...... Liu San...... Never leave ......."

I muttered as I spoke, and every word pierced into my heart like a needle.

I don't know what kind of mood he used to hit this silver lock in such a difficult time, and engraved these words, maybe his mood at that time has now been completely forgotten, and the firm belief at that time has long disappeared with the passage of time.

The ...... left behind I looked down at my daughter, who was so close.

But what about my Liu San? Where is he, who said he would be inseparable from me?

I don't know how long it took, but the ship was finally about to come to shore.

I walked out slowly with my help to the cabin, and standing at the bow of the boat, I could already smell a familiar fishy smell, diffusing in the moisture. It's a familiar landscape, with fish baskets, shrimp baskets, and fishing nets hanging on the river beach in the shallow waters, with fragments of fish scales reflected in the sun.

There are a few children, who are gathering on the river beach, throwing stones, hopscotch, and you are chasing me and running around. There are two or three large fishing boats docked on the shore, which are also the homes of fishermen, and at this time it is almost noon, and the sound of them cooking is faintly heard, and the fishy smell of fish can also be smelled.

Li'er had already woken up, rubbing her eyes and holding my hand, looking at the strange environment in front of her in ignorance.

After a while, she raised her head and asked me, "Mother, where is this?" ”

I smiled: "This is called Jixiang Village." ”

"Jixiang Village? What kind of place is it? ”

"It's where we're going to live here in the future."

"Huh? ……”

She was stunned, her little head seemed to have no way to digest this fact for a while, and she stupidly led me not to move, then the hull of the boat shook, the boat finally stood firm, and I was carefully helped by the boatman to go ashore, and turned around and hugged Li'er.

She still didn't react, and I held her in my arms, staring at the fishing nets, the fishing boats, the children who were poorly dressed and had a lot of fun guarding a few small rocks.

As soon as I turned around, I saw that Gu Ping was already carrying those few burdens, but he easily jumped ashore and asked, "Is it in front?" ”

"Hmm."

I nodded, thanked the boatman, and walked over with Gu Ping.

Jixiang Village is still the same.

The sound of barking dogs and chickens was incessant, the smell of fish filled the air, and of course, the stunned gazes of the surrounding villagers along the way.

I've gained a little more weight and dressed a little more well, but that doesn't stop them from recognizing me. The woman who had scolded me before I got married was stunned when she saw me, and the basin she was holding fell to the ground and splashed the water.

I didn't speak, there was always a faint smile on the corner of my mouth, Li'er had completely lost her reaction at this time, and I was carrying all the way over, and finally stopped in front of a clean courtyard.

The fence seems to have been renovated, and the yard has been cleaned and clean, with some firewood piled up in one corner; At the door, as in the past, there was a large wooden shelf with a dustpan on it, but it was empty inside, and there was no aquatic product to dry.

I stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked at the qiē in front of me.

Seeing that I hadn't spoken or moved, Gu Ping, who was behind me, stepped forward and said softly, "Aunt Qing, is this here?" ”

“…… Be. ”

I nodded in a bit of a trance, and reached out to push open the courtyard door.

When I walked into this courtyard, I was already at a loss.

The courtyard was empty in front of me, but my vision was blurred, as if I had seen ...... I saw a dark-skinned, sturdy young man, wielding an axe in the yard to chop wood, and the sweat looked particularly crystal clear in the sun; I saw him lying on the table, writing letters and obituaries for the people in the village, and beside him, the woman in the cloth skirt was cutting the dried fish one by one and putting them in the dustpan to dry.

A qiē, as if it was just yesterday.

Pushing open the door, it was still the humble room.

The little bed was still there, the patched old tent had been laid down, it had been washed to the point of no color, but fortunately it wasn't too dirty, and the table was still clean, and the two teacups were upside down, but apparently they had been useless for a long time.

I didn't go to the back room, and the blue curtain was lowered, but as the door opened, the wind poured in, blowing and fluttering the curtain slightly.

The one qiē here is alive.

I still seem to be able to see the family, the seriously ill but kind mother, the crazy aunt who is crazy but especially dependent on her "son", the man who carries the burden of the family's life but always has a smile on her face, and the woman with a big belly who brings fried vegetables with oil and salt to the table, and they eat dinner around a faint candle flame, the meal is very simple, and it is not even too satisfying.

They did not have an easy life, heavy taxes, and a hard life.

But I can clearly see that their smiles are clearly happy.

"Mother......

Li'er's voice suddenly sounded in my ears, and I was slightly shocked, and the illusory scene in front of me disappeared immediately.

I turned my head to look at Li'er a little dazed, and the uncertain, almost helpless expression that appeared on her little face for the first time: "Mother, where is this?" What are we doing here? ”

Children are very easy to coax, but at the same time they are also the most sensitive, obviously the surrounding Qiē has made her feel uneasy, she looked around again, and the little hand that was already around my neck grabbed me even harder: "Daddy? Why didn't Daddy come? ”

I said softly, "Li'er, Daddy doesn't live here." ”

"Huh?" There was already a hint of crying in her voice: "Daddy, why doesn't Daddy come, why don't you live here?" ”

"Leaving the ......"

I wanted to say something, but before I could speak, she had already cried: "Daddy! I want Daddy! ”