The next day, before dawn, Zhu Chongba was woken up by a cough, he opened his eyes, and through the faint morning light outside the window, he saw Zhang Laohan carrying a large bundle of dry firewood, which was slowly unloading on the edge of the stove, and the child was still sleeping soundly. The top > point" novel www.23wx.com

"I'm sorry, ahem, the old man is used to getting up early, and he woke you up. Zhang Laohan saw that Zhu Chongba woke up and said apologetically.

"Don't say that, my husband, where do the people who stay there so much. Zhu Chongba almost didn't close his eyes all night, he was sleepy, but he was embarrassed to lie down anymore, he was busy, Zhang Laohan squatted on the ground and prepared to make a fire to cook, Zhu Chongba was a little embarrassed, and looked around to see if he could help.

I saw that there was a one-person high, dilapidated large urn for water on the side of the stove, and the bottom had been seen, so Zhu Chongba hurriedly picked up a wooden bucket next to him and went to the river to fill water.

On a late autumn morning, there was a thick morning mist rippling on the banks of the Wei River, and the trees near and far were all shrouded in the morning mist, and it was impossible to see anything clearly. Zhu Chongba tightened the torn jacket on his body, quickly filled a bucket full of water, and hurried back to the grass hut.

The steam in the house was curling, Zhang Laohan had made a fire, and had already started to make breakfast, Zhu Chongba glanced at it, only to see a pot of water boiling in the cauldron, which was full of boiling a pot of green wild vegetables, Zhu Chongbafeng Meal has been sleeping in the open for so many years, and he has not eaten a hundred kinds of wild vegetables, and he has eaten fifty kinds, but the wild vegetables in Zhang Laohan's pot are dark green, and there are small serrations on the edge of the leaves, I don't know what kind of wild vegetables they are.

After a while, Zhang Laohan's wild vegetables were cooked, he turned around and called his little grandson up, and the three of them sat on the straw mat, and each of them ate a big bowl of wild vegetables.

Zhu Chongba ate a few bites, only to feel that this kind of wild vegetable is extremely bitter in the mouth, but after eating it in his mouth for a while, it will be sweet, and he can't help but admire: "Uncle, what kind of wild vegetable is this? ”

Zhang Laohan put down his rice bowl and said with a guilty face, "It's really a snub to the guests, the old man only has wild vegetables here to entertain guests, this kind of wild vegetables are very common in Shaanxi, and our country people call them bitter vegetables." ”

"Bitter herbs. Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "It's really bitter, but it's bitter, and it can be regarded as delicious." ”

Zhang Laohan shook his head and said: "This kind of bitter herbs are all over the mountains and wilderness, picked in the spring, dried outside, and can be eaten as vegetables all year round, which is the main dish of our poor people." If you love food, eat more. ”

Zhu Chongba saw that the child only had a bowl of wild vegetables, and he couldn't bear it, so he gave the child all the remaining wild vegetables, and said: "I'm not hungry, the child grows up, so it's good to eat more." ”

Seeing that Zhang Laohan opened his mouth, he was about to speak again, and said busily: "Uncle, after eating, can it be convenient for me to cross the river?"

Zhang Laohan hurriedly said: "That's no problem. The old man is the boatman at the ferry, and we will leave in a while. ”

While talking, several people finished eating, Zhang Laohan picked up the hat hanging on the door, led the child, walked out of the door with Zhu Chongba, walked on the wooden platform in a few steps, Zhang Laohan first put the child on the boat, and then went to untie the cable on the boat pile, Zhu Chongba had nothing to do, looked around, and enjoyed the mountain scenery on the Weishui River alone.

Zhang Laohan was quick with his hands and feet, untied the cable in a few clicks, stepped on the boat, waved off the penny, and beckoned Zhu Chongba to get on the boat. Zhu Chongba was about to get on the boat, when he suddenly heard someone not far away who seemed to be shouting something to him, and he hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, he saw a person walking quickly in the morning fog in front of him.

The man seemed to be about to cross the river, waving and shouting at the two of them. Zhu Chongba hurriedly asked Zhang Laohan to stop the boat first and wait for that person.

The man in the distance saw that both of them were looking at him, and knew that they were waiting for him, so he stopped shouting and strode over.

Walking closer, Zhu Chongba looked fixedly, it turned out to be a young man with a big waist and a round waist, about the same age as himself, this young man walked quickly in front of the two, and said with a gentle breath: "Thank you two equally." ”

As soon as Zhu Chongba came up, he had a good impression of this white and sturdy young man, nodded, and said: "Everyone is a passerby, wait a while, why say thank you." Please get on board. ”

The young man smiled slightly, and jumped onto the boat, very agile. Zhu Chongba also jumped into the boat, Zhang Laohan beckoned the two to stand firm, and as soon as he held the penny, the boat slowly started.

Zhu Chongba and the young man sat in the boat one after the other, the young man looked around at the scenery on both sides of the Weishui River, Zhu Chongba also looked at it for a while, and saw that it was still far from the other side, so he asked: "Under Zhu Chongba, dare to ask the little brother's surname?"

The young man saw that Zhu Chongba was dressed as a monk, but the exit was the name of a layman, he was slightly startled, and immediately returned to his usual expression, smiled, and said, "It turned out to be Brother Zhu, who was in the soup." ”

Zhu Chongba heard Tang He's accent and asked, "Listening to Brother Tang's accent, are you from Haozhou?"

Tang He looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "Yes, I am from Haozhou, how did this Brother Zhu know the Haozhou accent?"

Zhu Chongba smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, I'm also from Haozhou, because I've been out for a long time, and the accent in my hometown has changed." ”

Zhang Laohan listened on the side and sighed: "Oh, in such a wilderness, the two of you meet people from the same township, and it can be regarded as fate." ”

Zhu Chongba and Tang He also felt that they were very fateful, and when the two asked their age, Tang He was still three years older, thinking that Zhu Chongba had been through the wind and frost and looked more than ten years older than Tang He.

The two chatted for a while, and Tang He suddenly asked: "Uncle, the sign here says that there are two temples, why don't you see the temple, there is such a small ferry?"

Zhang Laohan sighed and said: "There were indeed two ancient temples here, one was called the Lonely Soul Temple, the other was called the Sansheng Temple, and there were two docks.

Later, the official army occupied Chang'an, and burned down two ancient temples, and this place was slowly deserted. ”

When Tang He heard this, his face was full of anger, and he smashed his fist on the board of the boat, and the boat was swaying for a while, and said angrily: "The court is unreasonable, and corrupt officials are everywhere." The Yuan army claims to be officers and soldiers, but what they do is banditry, killing, wounding, humiliating, plundering, and doing all kinds of evil, which really annoys me. ”

Zhu Chongba saw that Tang He hated the Yuan Army so much, and said tentatively: "Brother Tang, this Yuan Army is an official army, you scold so much, be careful of trouble." ”

Tang He's eyebrows were raised, his eyes widened, and he said loudly: "What's the trouble, don't say scolding Yuan Jun, if you meet him in person, I will take his dog's life to relieve the hatred in my heart." ”

Zhu Chongba slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Brother Tang's words are exactly what my brother wants. The Yuan army is brutal, and it should have been expelled from my Central Plains a long time ago, but, alas!"

"Alas what?" Tang He glared and said: "Since you have the intention to kill the enemy, why don't you take action, what's the use of sighing here!"

Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "Brother, I am suffering from being alone, and I have never found like-minded people, so I have traveled everywhere." ”

Tang He stood up, put his hands behind his back again, and just looked around at the scenery on both sides of the Weishui River. At this time, the morning fog has completely dissipated, and the late autumn sun shines into the mountains and forests, and it is bleak.

Zhu Chongba watched Zhang Laohan hold the penny, and the penny went down, breaking through the calm water, and there were countless golden ripples.

After a while, Tang Hecai said slowly: "Brother Zhu, you were born in Haozhou, don't you know the White Lotus Sect in Haozhou?"

"Maitreya came to the world, King Ming was born, I vaguely know something. Zhu Chongba shook his head and said: "I have been poor since I was a child, my parents died early, I wandered around when I was a teenager, and I have been in the north all these years, so I don't know much about the White Lotus Sect. ”

Tang He nodded and said: "That's it, the White Lotus Sect is currently mainly active in Haozhou, Luzhou, and the north is almost not involved, you don't know, and you can't blame you."

Now, under the leadership of General Han Lin'er and General Liu Futong, the White Lotus Sect Army has conquered Yingzhou, Haozhou and other places, and more and more local people have joined the Righteous Army to fight against the Yuan army. I haven't seen it for long, and sooner or later Luzhou will be in the pocket of the rebels. ”

Zhu Chongba was also shocked in his heart, although he knew that the White Lotus Sect Army was gaining momentum, he didn't expect that the progress of the Righteous Army would be so fast, and it had already captured important places such as Maozhou and Yingzhou, he was moved in his heart and said: "Brother Tang, in this way, you are also the White Lotus Sect's Righteous Army, right?"

At this time, the White Lotus Sect is the most taboo three words, let alone the White Lotus Sect members, as long as the three words of the White Lotus Sect are said and heard by the officials and soldiers, it is also a big crime, if you join the White Lotus Sect, it is a big crime to be beheaded.

Tang He snorted coldly and said loudly: "Yes, the eldest husband dares to be bold, I, Tang He, am the White Lotus Sect Army, a member of the Thousand Households under General Guo Zixing." ”

Zhu Chongba also stood up, grabbed Tang He's arm, and said loudly: "Brother Tang, you told me such a secret thing, and you are so relieved of me?"

Tang He glared and said: "As long as you are Han and you are from Haozhou, I Tang He can rest assured." Over the years, how has the Yuan army suppressed our Han people, and how has it treated Haozhou, since the Tartar Emperor came up, the people have been living in poverty, the people have died, and the people have died, and who has not been persecuted by the Tartars? Why don't I dare to mention it in front of you?"

Tang He's words are heroic and dry, and they hit Zhu Chongba's heart. Zhu Chongba couldn't help but think of the few paragraphs that the child read yesterday, "And the strong man is not dead, and he will be famous when he dies, and the prince will have a kind of Xiangning!" couldn't help but pat his thigh and said: "Well said, Brother Tang, with your words, I, Zhu Chongba, am willing to follow Brother Tang to join the White Lotus Sect Army, kill all the Tartars as soon as possible, and return me to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Readers are encouraged to look forward to watching the next chapter, "The Crossing of the Two Temples - Part II"