Linyue Mountain packed his bags early in the morning and left the northern city early, all the way to the south, the recent northern weather is very good, today's sunshine is also warm and sunny, Linyue Mountain walked slowly on the road, after leaving the northern city, although Linyue Mountain also has some nostalgia and concern, but the mood is always getting better and better. Lin Yueshan looked at the rosary on his wrist, in addition to his own experience, there is another thing to look for Lao Li, although Lin Yueshan does not believe in any rebirth, but recently there have been a lot of strange things, Lin Yueshan is also half-convinced, and Lin Yueshan does not know whether it is himself or the rosary, he will always tell him which direction to go, anyway, he doesn't know where to go, it is better to follow this feeling.

There are too many soldiers in the north, so most areas are implementing the tuntian system, the people in the north live in the village on weekdays, every family has cultivated the field, and the soldiers are concentrated in the city, and the soldiers in the north are also half trained, half tuntian, according to the time rotation, the tuntian soldiers need to be responsible for the cultivation of all the surrounding fields, so, although the north is bitter cold, each family is more from the army, but the annual harvest is not low. This not only ensures the training and number of soldiers, but also ensures that the taxes, food, and people in the north can survive well.

Linyue Mountain passed by such a village today, and before he reached the entrance of the village, he heard bursts of crying from the village, and Linyue Mountain was a little curious, so he detoured to the village, intending to take a look.

When Linyue Mountain walked to the entrance of the village, he saw seven or eight women kneeling and crying, and some people stood aside, watching silently, with some tears in their eyes. Two young men stood in front of the villagers with some soft and food. There was a young woman whose face had not yet fallen with tears, and her belly was a little big, thinking that she was pregnant, so she stood up crying and crying, and threw herself in front of a young man, and hammered the man with a fist in her hand, and kept cursing in her mouth: "Why, why, you asked him to join the army, he died, why are you still alive." The man stood firmly with his hands behind his back, without dodging, his teeth clenched, and he whispered sorry in his mouth.

"Don't argue, stop arguing, the village chief is here. Someone shouted not far away, and then I saw an old man being helped over, even though the old man was being helped, but he also walked fast, and someone came to help the old man and stood in front of everyone. The old man seemed to have a lot of prestige in the village, and when the old man came, everyone around him fell silent, except for the only young woman who was still sobbing quietly. The old man's crutches slammed heavily on the ground, and then he spoke: "Is the battle in the northern city over? Who is back? The battle situation is good?" The old man's eyes opened and looked empty and godless, and the two men saw the old man, and he knelt on the ground at once, and the man who had been cursed at the beginning finally couldn't help it, and said with a crying voice: "Village chief, it's me, I'm the junior, and the battle is over." The old man laughed when he heard this: "Okay, it's good to be back, it's good to be back." The old man groped forward, and Xiao Si hurriedly stepped forward and held the old man's hand tightly.

The old man grabbed Xiao Si and got up, the old man smiled and said, Xiao Si lowered his head: "Village Chief, except for me and Xiao Liu, everyone is dead." The old man was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded, "It's okay, just come back, just come back." "Village chief, everyone died, only the two of them survived, your son also died, my husband, I just got married and my husband also died, he didn't even see his children. The young woman roared loudly, and the people around her began to cry.

"Shut it all up. The crutches in the old man's hand slammed into the ground with a muffled clattering sound, "What are they doing? They are defending their families and country, protecting other people who can't go to the battlefield, protecting women and children, and us old things that don't use it." Anyone will die on the battlefield, even the general is no exception, no one knows if they will die, but if they know that they may die, they will not go, then who will protect others, if they do not die, no one else is alive, who has not died, Xiao Si, Xiao Liu's parents also died in the war, and now they are dead, General Lin will give them food, clothing, and people to help with farming, if they died before, they died in vain, forget it. The old man was stunned for a moment as he spoke, "It's already calculated, help me go back, I'm a little tired." After the old man finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving everyone quiet, "They all died for us." An old woman whispered, and soon, the crowd around her gradually dispersed. Although some people still sobbed, no one blamed the two young men who were kneeling on the ground.

Linyue Mountain watched this scene from a distance, and after looking at the village, every household was white silk and white satin. Most of the people in the crowd just now had their arms wrapped around white cloths, according to the customs of the north, guarding the tomb for three years, thinking that most of the families had experienced today's scene, Linyue Mountain thought about it, and silently followed behind the village chief. Walked into the village chief's room.

The village chief was lying on the chaise longue at the moment, heard the sound of the door, and asked, "Who, is it Xiaosi?"

"Yes, village chief. I'm here to see you, and I'm really sorry for not being able to protect the people of our village. Lin Yueshan used his breath to lower his vocal cords, and said in the voice of Xiao Si.

"There are dead and wounded in the war, don't blame you, you don't go to rest, what are you doing here?" the old man shook his rocking chair silently.

"Village Chief, don't you have any resentment in your heart?"

"What is there to resent, everyone is desperate on the battlefield, all to protect other people, I stay at home and be protected by others, where is there any right to complain. There's nothing to complain about, but I only complain that I hurt my eyes and can't go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

"Don't you want to know how this battle ended?"

"There's nothing to know, the barbarian must have been beaten back by the gray, there is the northern border of the general, and he won't lose it. ”

"You are wrong, this time, the North and the North have made peace, and there will be no more war. ”

After Lin Yueshan finished saying this, the old man was stunned, even the rocking chair stopped, and after a few minutes, the rocking chair shook again, and the old man said flatly: "I don't understand whether to discuss it or not, I only know that General Lin's decision must be for the good of our northern border, just do it." Little four, help me. After hearing this, Linyue Mountain hurriedly walked up, and his hand was just about to touch the old man, the old man stood up instantly, and took out a northern knife from the back of the chair and slashed at Linyue Mountain. Lin Yueshan stepped back and hurriedly dodged. The old man's body was bent, his feet were tentatively behind him, and he slowly retreated, holding the Northern Border Knife in his hand, facing the direction of Linyue Mountain, "You are not Xiao Si, although your voice is very similar, but Xiao Si does not walk as lightly as you, who are you and what do you want to do?"