Chapter 6 Preparing for the Expedition
"Meaningless! I thought it was a big deal! I'll be done in a quarter of an hour, you wait! ”
After listening to Yu Nian's appeal, Li Shaowei opened his folding fan in a chic manner, "You come with me and choose fabrics." ”
"Stinky two cakes, why did you suddenly think of making a little bag for Jade Sakura, so witty."
"It's because I didn't think about it before, you look like you're a child, just such a small jade cherry blossom will be lost in a few minutes. Keep it safe, so as not to waste my money. ”
Lake blue brocade, rose-red woven Suzhou embroidery, goose yellow linen...... Small pieces of fabric of various styles were placed in front of Yu Nian and Chen Hao'er. "Let's do it." Yu Nian picked up a piece of dark pattern fabric that was dark black and similar in texture to his robe.
"Hey, I'm a woman, okay?" Chen Feng'er stared at Yu Nian.
"Didn't you like to wear black before? What, isn't black pretty? ”
"Before? Why didn't you two know each other before? Li Shaowei interrupted their conversation.
"I happen to have seen it a few times on the street." More than a year of playing haha.
"Didn't you fall in love with Feng'er for a long time, and your heart has been dark for a long time!" Li Shaowei lowered his voice and covered his face with a fan.
"Shaowei, I've been secretly in your heart for a long time, do you want to consider it and accept me?" Yu Nian followed the direction that Li Shaowei came over, stretched his head over, and pursed his mouth.
"Bah, you go away, you're sick to death." Li Shaowei rolled his eyes. "And this black? You've decided? This material is precious, and there are not many such good black brocades. Do you want to embroider something, such as mandarin ducks playing in ......the water?"
"You are Shaowei, I think you are really looking for death." Chen Feng'er shook her fist.
"Okay, good, I was wrong, what do you embroider, you say."
"Let's embroider the word 'Ping'." More than a year out of voice.
"Chen Hao'er's cheek? Brother Yu, you really think highly of me, pick such a difficult word. ”
"It's a mere flat. It is also the peace of peace. Yu Nian added without squinting.
Chen Hao'er felt that a soft place in her heart was touched. She turned her head to look at Yu Nian, who was standing beside her, this kid's face did not change, but the roots of his ears were pink. It's not that I'm shy. No, as brothers, how can they have evil thoughts about each other, maybe he is just worried about my life. Chen Hao'er shook her head.
"How do you embroider the word 'Ping', is Feng'er sick, what do you do when you suddenly ask for peace?" Li Shaowei looked at Chen Hao'er.
"I'm on my way. I'm going to go with my father. Chen Hao'er looked at Li Shaowei calmly.
Li Shaowei paused, "Going on the expedition?" Just your fist embroidered legs? ”
"Would you like to try it?" Chen Hao'er kicked Li Shaowei's knee, "Then I have to be a cannibal flower!" ”
When I came out of the Anju Cloth Workshop, it was already dusk.
"Yu Erbi, there is still a week to go on the expedition, do you think I will die on the battlefield." The dim light sprinkled on Chen Hao'er's face, looking a little lonely.
Yu Nian didn't hesitate, "No." ”
Chen Hao'er turned her head to look at the people around her, and suddenly felt a lot more relieved. "How do you know?"
"I knew it."
After saying goodbye to Chen Hao'er, Yu Nian stood at the gate of the General's Mansion for a long time. In fact, he can't guarantee whether Chen Hao'er will return safely, and he can't even guarantee whether he will be able to see her with a smile after Chen Hao'er returns. Everything around him became more and more complicated as the days went by. The cultivation of his father, the sacrifice of his brothers, and the courtship of the prince made Yu Nian gradually begin to doubt whether he was on the right path. Only when he stays with Chen Hao'er can he be his heartless self again.
But she, she's going to war.
Yu Nian raised his head and looked at the plaque of the General's Mansion. The three big characters are vigorous and powerful, and the emperor himself writes them. He suddenly hoped that all this was a dream, and after waking up from the dream, he was still the same Yu Xiaonian who loved to tease Chen Pingping, and he could still lean on the side of the bicycle, drink the fat house happy water and wait for Chen Pingping to get out of class.
On this day, the people who passed by the General's Mansion at dusk could see a young man in a black robe, holding his hair in a daze. The sun's rays had passed over him, leaving only endless shadows.
A week later.
At the gate of the palace, the army was ready to go, and the prince saw him off in person.
The leader of the crowd was Chen Huyan, who was dressed in silver armor, and the general of Zhenguo, whom everyone admired. If you look closer, you will find that beside him, there is a girl wearing black armor and red silk hair, and she looks particularly abrupt among the iron-clad men. has a childish face, but has the same resolute expression as Chen Huyan, and has the demeanor of a little female general.
In fact, Chen Feng'er's heart is apprehensive. She used to read martial arts novels and watch costume TV series, so she longed for the troubled times and worshiped heroes and daughters like that. Now I am standing here dreaming, but I find that everything is different from what I imagined.
The armor was heavy, it was cold, and her shoulders ached. The army was serious, it was bloody, and she stood in it, feeling her own insignificance. The father, who has always been majestic, now looks even more solemn. Chen Hao'er gently touched the place containing the jade cherry blossom bag with her hand through the armor. Sure enough, Yu Nian didn't come to see her off.
The drumming sounded, and the rhythm was crisp and clean. Chen Huyan and Chen Hao'er bid farewell to the prince, and the army set off in a mighty manner.
Du Zhenhe stood outside the palace gate, looking at the back of the departing army, and the scene when he saw Chen Hao for the first time flashed in his mind. The fawn-like girl, with ignorant and clean eyes, looked up at the branches with him, revealing a small white neck. When saying goodbye just now, seeing her thin body in a big armor, her expression was determined, Du Zhenhe shook his head for a moment, is it the same person? I never thought that there was such power in that small body.
Liang is in the north of Du State, and the junction of the two countries is Saibei, which is full of wind and sand all year round, and the climate is harsh. The military journey is even more uncomfortable. At first, Chen Hao'er was still full of enthusiasm, and with the support of freshness, she enjoyed the scenery outside the plug, and sighed that the ancient poems she had memorized really appeared in front of her. But after a month's trek, Chen Hao'er couldn't hold it anymore at all.
"Hao'er, we will be at the camp in three days, and we can rest for a few days." Chen Huyan looked at Chen Feng'er, who looked sluggish, and couldn't help but say comfort.
"Father, have you ever been tired of fighting in all directions?"
"This is the way to go, Feng'er, the so-called march to fight, march, is not so easy. We are only the beginning now, and the real combat period is the hardest. It has been more than 30 years since my father went to war at the age of sixteen. ”
"Haven't you thought about giving up?"
"The big husband should have squandered his blood on the battlefield. Feng'er, you are a daughter, but your father firmly believes that the bloodline of our Chen family will not be a delicate child, so even if you have resisted martial arts training so much, your father does not want to give up.
The Father believes in you as much as he believes in the ground beneath our feet.
So on this expedition, even though your mother obstructed you in every way, my father still insisted on taking you with him.
It's not that your father doesn't feel sorry for you, it's just that this day will come one day. This is the fate of our Chen family. ”
This is the most time Chen Huyan said to her at one time in Chen Hao'er's impression, and it is also a rare soft moment for the iron-boned man in front of her that she has seen.
That night, Chen Hao'er suffered from insomnia. She thought about what Chen Huyan said during the day, as well as his expression. Unable to sleep, Chen Hao'er sneaked out of her separate small tent. Today, I stayed on the bank of the Lazy River, and the view was extraordinarily broad.
After more than a month of hard work, Chen Hao'er was extremely sore, sat on the big stone by the river, and stretched her muscles and bones. When she raised her head, she saw the stars in the sky, as if they were overwhelmingly enveloping her. This is a good time when there is no pollution. Chen Hao'er thought to herself. I don't know what Yu Erbian, a fool, is doing, if he is playing tricks with his father again.
Take out the small brocade bag from the underwear, and the black brocade is densely embroidered with a big "flat" character. Thinking of Yu Nian's slightly reddened ears again, Chen Hao'er smiled unconsciously.
"General Chen, you are also here." A clear female voice came.
Chen Hao'er turned around, it was Zhao Xuechi, one of the few female generals in the army, in charge of managing archers.
In fact, Chen Hao'er has always admired her. As early as when she set off, Chen Hao'er noticed this heroic woman, who was not a few years older than herself, but she was in charge of nearly a thousand male archers, and everyone seemed to be a little scared of her. At this moment, she has lost her uniform, but she is still heroic and sassy.
"General Zhao." Chen Hao'er beckoned to her and motioned for her to sit beside her.
"General Chen, why are you here alone?" To Chen Hao'er's surprise, Zhao Xuechi really came over and sat beside her.
"I... I can't sleep... Don't call me a little general, just call me Feng'er. ”
"Okay, Hao'er, just call me Xuechi."
"Snow pool... Sister, why don't you sleep, do you also have insomnia? ”
"Hmm." Zhao Xuechi answered softly, his eyes drifting into the distance, "I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time." ”
Chen Hao'er saw that Zhao Xuechi, who was a little harder than a man during the day, suddenly opened up to her, and was at a loss for a while.
"Feng'er, it's your first time fighting." Zhao Xuechi didn't look at Chen Hao'er, just quietly looked at the night sky.
"Yes... It's my dad who is going to bring me..."
"When I saw you, I remembered when I first arrived at the barracks." Zhao Xuechi turned to look at Chen Hao'er, there seemed to be a smile on his face, the moonlight was hazy, and Chen Hao'er didn't see it real. "But I'm younger than you. When I was thirteen years old, I began training in the barracks. ”
"Sister Xuechi, were you also sent by your family?" Chen Hao'er asked cautiously.
"No, I came by myself. My father and mother and my brother and sister were all killed by the warriors of the Liang Kingdom. ”
Chen Hao'er couldn't hear Zhao Xuechi's tone, there seemed to be no sadness or anger, as if she was blandly narrating something that had nothing to do with her. "That's... Are you going to avenge them..."
"It's not. They were not good to me, and thanks to them being bad to me, I was able to escape by letting me go up the mountain every day to collect firewood. ”
"Then why did you come to the barracks?"
Zhao Xuechi suddenly approached Chen Hao'er, and Chen Hao'er saw that her eyes were bright, and she seemed to have contained all the moonlight. "I made an appointment with someone."
"Who?"
"I'll talk to you later. By the way, what is in your little black bag, I see that you have been holding it in your hand for a long time. Zhao Xuechi's gaze was fixed on Chen Hao'er's clenched hand.
Chen Hao'er smiled evilly, "Sister Xuechi, I'll show you when I have a chance in the future." ”
This time, Chen Hao'er saw Zhao Xuechi smile genuinely, and in the moonlight, she smiled like a child.