Chapter Forty-Eight: The Years Are Quiet

Because Shen Mingyuan was injured and was afraid of being discovered, he couldn't leave the tent too far, and he couldn't go to the field to observe the Wei Jiajun drill, so he could only walk casually outside the tent. He found that Wei Yangyang's life was very simple, in addition to eating and sleeping, he practiced martial arts and rode horses. She practiced her sword and archery skills for two hours in the morning and evening, rested at noon, and fed the horses with bristles in the afternoon. Other than that, there's not much to do. Compared with the official women in Huadu, her life is obviously very boring.

But sometimes, her life is very lively, and it is a big excitement that cannot be seen at all in the flowers. For example, on this day, Shen Mingyuan heard Wei Yangyang's screams coming from outside the tent, and in her panicked barking, there were several dog barks. Ling Quan said curiously: "Oh, this Miss Wei, she is not afraid of heaven and earth, but she is actually afraid of dogs?" Shen Mingyuan also thought it was funny, Wei Yangyang, who dared to take on nine middle-aged men alone, would be yelled at by a dog? He decided to go out and see the excitement.

When he and Ling Quan walked out, they only saw an eagle flying in the sky, chasing Wei Yangyang, trying to catch her with sharp claws. And she was leading a yellow dog bigger than her, and she was running around with people and dogs being chased by eagles. In the distance, Wei Bingyue was walking slowly to this side, and asked loudly, "Do you dare to be lazy next time you practice?" Wei Yangyang didn't have a chance to answer him, because the eagle's talons were already close to her back. The moment Talon was about to grab her, she rolled on the ground and dodged the attack. The eagle had air superiority, and when the big dog saw it attacking its owner, he could only bark and scare it, but there was no way to fight back against it.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Wei Bingyue blew a whistle, and the eagle launched another attack from high to low. Only then did Shen Mingyuan know that the eagle was not wild, but raised by Wei Bingyue. He had never seen Wei Yangyang have such a frightened look on his face, and he was a little unbearable in his heart, and persuaded: "General Wei, Miss Wei refuses to practice, you just punish her for more practice, she,", Wei Yangyang saw that he was willing to intercede for himself, and hurriedly ran to his side. The eagle chased after him, lit up his claws, and grabbed Wei Yangyang's back, Wei Yangyang was so frightened that he screamed "ah", jumped up with both feet, and threw himself into Shen Mingyuan's arms.

Shen Mingyuan was pleading for her, but she was suddenly filled with warm fragrant nephrite, and her voice stopped abruptly. He knew that Wei Bingyue was beside him, although he didn't take the initiative, it was always inappropriate to hug other people's girls like this, so he stretched out his hand to push Wei Yangyang away. I don't know if the other party is too scared, his arms are tightly wrapped around him, and he won't let go. And the eagle missed the blow, and turned back and attacked again. Its sharp claws were so close to him that he panicked, and with a push, the two of them fell to the ground in unison. The eagle keenly seized this opportunity, and did not stop for a moment, grabbing at the two people on the ground. Seeing that the eagle's was in front of him, Shen Mingyuan and Wei Yangyang were frightened, lying on the ground and entangled together, unable to move.

Wei Bingyue was afraid of hurting Shen Mingyuan, so he immediately blew the whistle. But Wei Yangyang didn't know when he grabbed the dagger with his right hand, raised his hand high, and stabbed it indiscriminately. The eagle didn't pay attention, and its left wing was poked shallowly by the dagger, and it was enraged, completely ignoring Wei Bingyue's call, and flew low again, attacking the two people on the ground. Shen Mingyuan watched as the eagle talon got closer and closer to him, closer and closer, and was about to pierce into his eye. At this time, only a terrible cry of the eagle was heard, and it fell to the ground, and its wings fluttered weakly.

Wei Yangyang saw that the eagle was pierced by a blue feather arrow, and immediately called out to the big dog: "Xiaoxi, up!" The dog was obviously bullied by the eagle for a long time, and today he finally seized the opportunity to take revenge, ran faster than an arrow, bit the eagle's neck, and his upper and lower teeth were tightly forced, and he refused to let go. Wei Yangyang, who was still limp in Shen Mingyuan's arms just now, supported the ground with his left hand, and immediately jumped up and landed, and the dagger was inserted into the eagle's chest with unmistakable accuracy. Shen Mingyuan was helped up by Ling Quan, and saw the whole process of Wei Yangyang's killing of the eagle, ruthless, crisp, and definitely a first-class killer. He also saw that Wei Bingyue was holding a bow and arrow in his hand, and he looked at the eagle in distress.

Wei Yangyang pulled out the dagger and wiped it clean, and put it away again. The dog, named "Little Stream," feasted on it and began to gnaw on the eagle's carcass. Wei Yangyang stood up and deliberately angered Wei Bingyue: "Brother, this eagle has been raised for more than ten years, you are really willing to kill it." is worthy of the flag master of our blue battalion, and he is really courageous. Wei Bingyue was really angry with her, this eagle was raised when he was ten years old, only listening to him alone, Xiao Ni dared to be naughty since she was a child, and he used this eagle to scare her. Because Wei Yangyang has been very fierce since she was a child, this eagle is already very fierce, and she can't beat the eagle at that time. So for so many years, she has been living in fear, she can only be chased and run, and never dares to resist, and the same is true for Xiaoxi. But she was very smart and knew that this Lu Gongzi was a big official, and Wei Bingyue definitely didn't dare to let him get hurt, so she deliberately threw herself into Shen Mingyuan's arms just now. Wei Bingyue, who was in a hurry, bent his bow and shot arrows, shot the eagle that had been raised for more than ten years to death, and deliberately angered him.

Wei Bingyue watched Xiaoxi's sharp teeth tear the eagle to pieces, distressed and angry, and he still cared about Shen Mingyuan: "Lu Gongzi is frightened, please forgive me." Shen Mingyuan didn't know what his brother and sister thought, he just waved his hand: "It's okay, it's just that there is no danger." Wei Yangyang looked at Wei Bingyue's heart beating like thunder, and he had to pretend to be light and light on the surface, and he almost laughed out loud. But she still didn't think that Wei Bingyue was angry enough, so she added fuel to the fire and said: "Brother, fortunately, you are decisive enough and your archery skills are good, so Lu Gongzi was not injured." If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to shoot so accurately. Wei Bingyue was so angry that she almost fainted, but she still gritted her teeth and said: "Naturally, I practice diligently every day, and I don't have a moment of laziness, you have to learn more from me." ”

The eagle was shot, and Wei Yangyang was in a very good mood this day. I couldn't help but laugh at Shen Mingyuan. In the evening, the two of them sat together to look at the stars, and Shen Mingyuan told some interesting stories in Huadu, which caused her to giggle and laugh non-stop. He said casually: "It's a pity that there are no kites here, otherwise, this desert is so windy, it is a good place to fly kites." Wei Yangyang was interested: "Kite flying? Do you fly kites a lot when you're in Huadu? ”

Shen Mingyuan asked rhetorically: "Don't you often put it?" Wei Yangyang shook his head: "We are a border city here, and we are afraid that someone will secretly pass on the news, so we can't fly kites to the sky casually." I know what a kite looks like, I saw someone fly it once when I was in Bibo City, but I won't. Is there anyone in this world who can't fly a kite? Only then did Shen Mingyuan know that his good life in Huadu was all earned by the hard work of the soldiers in front of him. He thought about it carefully and said, "If you have the opportunity to go to Huadu in the future, I will teach you to fly it, and I will make you a big kite that can deform." ”

The five deputy battalions of the Weijia Army had to change their guards every 10 days and half a month, and on 16 July, they had to pull out the camp again. Wei Yangyang found a few soldiers to come and quickly dismantled the tent and loaded it into the truck. Because Shen Mingyuan specially told Wei Bingyue that he didn't have to take special care of him, so as not to be suspicious of others, Wei Bingyue did not send him another car. Together with Ling Quan, he and Wei Yangyang were huddled in the car with the tent.

They set off in the early morning when the sun was still not shining, and Wei Yangyang sang while catching the car: "The old vinegar of Haixi is black and sour, the dates of Haixi are red and sweet, the girls of Haixi are beautiful and beautiful, and the men of Haixi cut their ears to receive the reward." The robbers and robbers are here again, and the man quickly picks up the knife to defend the big yang and shakes the night, and returns victorious to drink the flower carving. The more Shen Mingyuan listened, the more surprised she became, it turned out that her voice was bright and brittle, and she sang so well, which was completely different from what she sang to Yuan Shukuo that day. She turned out to be deliberate? This is not torturing Yuan Shukuo, this is torturing me.

Thinking of this, he was angry and funny, and said, "Sing well, let's do another song." Wei Yangyang took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and handed him the wine bag. Shen Mingyuan raised his hand and refused: "My injury is not healed yet, so I can't drink." Wei Yangyang smiled "fluttering": "What's this, I was cut in the morning, and I can drink a bag in the afternoon." Shen Mingyuan asked, "You people here are all very good at drinking, aren't you?" Wei Yangyang drank two more mouthfuls before speaking: "Well, it's too cold in winter here, how can you survive the long winter without two sips?" Not only wine, we Haixi people also love to drink vinegar. ”

The place where they changed their guard was more bitter than before, and it was close to the water devil, and the danger increased. So Wei Bingyue asked Wei Yangyu to put her tent at the back and was blocked by the whole army. This actual military camp is completely different from what Shen Mingyuan learned in books, and the customs and customs in the Houwan area are also very different from those in Huadu, he thought: It seems that it is still necessary for my father to arrange for me to come out for training this time. Because of his close proximity to the border of the Water Devil, Wei Bingyue found border residents and bought a few chickens and fish. So that night, on Shen Mingyuan's dinner table, in addition to fish soup, there was also a plate of braised chicken feet and a grilled chicken.

He asked Ling Quan to call Wei Yangyang to come in and eat with him. It is not easy to eat hot meals when you are stationed, so Wei Yangyang is also very happy, she holds a braised chicken paw and gnaws and says: "Hehe, my brother usually says that I write like a chicken paw crawling." Through the contact in the past few days, Shen Mingyuan knew that she grew up in the military camp, was unruly, and was very angry with herself. Now hearing what the other party said, on a whim, he picked up a braised phoenix claw on the plate, dipped it in the wine glass, and wrote three words on the table: "Wei Yangyang." ”

Wei Yangyang stood up and ran to his side, looking left and right, with a little loss on his face: "Ah, it turns out that what I wrote is not as good as chicken feet?" She thought about it, returned to her seat, and sighed: "I thought it was my pen that was bad, but it turned out that it wasn't the pen's problem." Shen Mingyuan didn't believe it: "You write one and I'll take a look." When it came to writing, Wei Yangyang twisted: "It's not good to write." Shen Mingyuan encouraged her: "You write your own name and try." Wei Yangyang picked up a dead branch, afraid that he would laugh at himself, and he was a little overwhelmed, the dry branch seemed to be a little heavier than the Yide knife.

She was a little nervous and wrote her name on the sand. Shen Mingyuan only glanced at it, and knew that it was not modest for her to say that "the writing is not good". But this time he didn't make fun of her, but pointed to the word "Wei" and said: "Our Dayang character is boxy and boxy, like a house." But you see that the word "Wei" is written on it and is crooked, isn't this house about to fall? He casually took the dead branch in her hand, and wrote the word "Wei" on the sand, saying, "Look, isn't this square?" Wei Yangyang looked at the words on both sides and made a puzzled voice: "Huh? It's a little different indeed. Why do you write so much better? ”

Shen Mingyuan has been stubborn since he was a child, and his homework is not as good as Shen Minghuang, and he was scolded by Emperor Jiahou for three days. Today is the first time in his life that a girl who doesn't know his identity has praised him for his good handwriting, and his confidence suddenly increased, and he said: "I'll teach you the word "Wei" today. After you have learned, follow the practice, and over time, you will be able to write well. ”

The next morning, he walked out of the tent and saw Wei Yangyang sitting up from the quilt, still practicing writing there. He walked over and asked, "You won't practice here all night, will you?" Wei Yangyang didn't raise his head: "No, it's just midnight." He looked down at the writing on the ground again, still crooked, but more squarely than she had written the night before, and it was evident that she had mastered the gist of it.

Shen Mingyuan told her how to make the handwriting correct, and corrected her several mistakes. After Wei Yangyang thanked him, he continued to write. Shen Mingyuan felt strange, if she was so diligent, she wouldn't be able to write so badly. So he opened his mouth and asked, "You haven't practiced writing like this before?" Wei Yangyang raised his head and replied to him: "Well, no one is willing to teach me." I didn't know where to start, so I just knew how to read, but I didn't know how to write. Shen Mingyuan asked again: "Then, General Wei doesn't teach you either?" ”

Speaking of Wei Bingyue, Wei Yangyang became angry: "He? Do you know how he taught me to swim? When we were in Gusu, he kicked me into the sea, saying that we could learn it this way. Shen Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What? That's what he taught you? Thinking that Wei Bingyue had patience when he came to provoke flowers, he had little patience with his sister-in-law, and now Shen Mingyuan can also imagine that Wei Bingyue can learn to write like that.