Chapter 13 Willow Moon Grace
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed in Yunan Town, in the year of 352 in Kyushu, there was a great drought in the southwest, and most of the people who rely on the sky for food here were forced to stay away from their hometowns and find another place to make a living.
At this time, Wuya is no longer the crying and playful child of the past, now she is the appearance of a slim girl, a big girl who is liked by everyone, quiet and peaceful Yu Nan, and her body is sometimes good and bad, which also makes her temperament a lot more restrained.
When she saw Yuxi packing up her things again, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought, she had many opportunities to escape in the past six years, but she didn't, now she is used to staying by Cangli's side, thinking of him feels steady. Wuya didn't ask Cangli why she wanted to keep her as a hostage, and she was probably a little resentful at first, but then this hatred slowly faded, so that she was a little reluctant to think that she might be able to go home soon.
Cangli has protected her well over the years, connived at her willfulness and unreasonableness, and desperately saved her life at the critical moment when she felt that she was about to die, they went to climb the mountains together, rode horses, fished, and saw the scenery of all things in heaven and earth; I have had fun, I have read books, I have won the games in the town, I have wandered in the wilderness, I have watched the moon and the sunrise and sunset, this scene is unforgettable.
Although there are some reunion festivals, Wuya also misses his father and brother very much, and there has been no news of them for so many years, I wonder if they are also missing Ya'er? In this complicated state of mind, Wuya sometimes feels like crying in a daze. What would happen if I went back? It was a bad feeling to grow up, I didn't expect to have so many worries.
The weather was still very hot, and after dinner, Wu Ya was in no mood to go out for a walk. A nearby street is not as lively as it used to be, and many shops are closed. There are sparse and begging victims along the street, and the Kyushu court is still more concerned about this place, after all, there are only a lot of people here, and three groups of disaster victims have been forcibly allocated to go out to resettle before and after the famine, and those who do not want to leave, the government will give food once a day so that they will not starve to death.
For these victims, Wuya is also powerless, and even the rainy night who is in charge of her diet and daily life shouts that she can't live anymore, what can she do. In this way, I unconsciously walked to the end of Yunan Town, and the opposite hill was already bald, and all the plants and animals that could be eaten had been eaten. A crescent moon rises in the middle of the night, and it looks particularly bleak.
"Boundless ......," someone shouted behind her.
Wuya looked back and saw that it was Liu Fenghua. This person is the eldest son of the Liu family, a wealthy gentleman in the town, and a famous talent here. He and Wuya met in a cultural competition in the town, and Liu Fenghua, who had won the top spot for many years, naturally looked down on Wuya, who was unknown in this place, but he didn't expect to win three games in a row in the game to win the first place, Liu Fenghua was not convinced.
In the following year's Wendou Competition, Liu Fenghua, who was a famous teacher and a talented man, did his best to compete with Wuyan, who had not been to the academy to study, and finally the two were indistinguishable and tied, and this matter was praised by the people in the town for several months, and there was no end to be proud, of course, behind this is also indispensable to Cangli's guidance.
However, what is really talked about the most is that Liu Fenghua made an oath before the game, if he loses to Wuya this time, then he will immediately make a dowry to marry Shui Wuya. Liu Fenghua's vision is naturally not bad, he has long been attracted by Wuya, and his heart is even more pale, there are few women like Wuya in the world, if he loses, he wins the beauty, and if he wins, he will not live up to his name as a talent, so whether he wins or loses, he will not lose.
Therefore, as soon as the results of the Wendou competition came out, Liu Fenghua untied the jade pendant on his waist in front of everyone and gave it to Wuya to express his love. Everyone in the audience was instantly sensational, calling for talents and beauties, and good couples are natural.
Wuya was stunned at the time, and he didn't know what to do, so at the critical moment, Cangli appeared, relieved Wuya, and glared back at Liu Fenghua with a look.
When Cangli took Wuya back, Liu Fenghua also said unswervingly: "The husband will do what he says, Wuya, I will wait for you!" After that, those young men in the town who were interested in Wuya, as long as Liu Fenghua or Cangli were there, they didn't dare to have more thoughts about Wuya.
This is just a small episode, Wuya has always had no intention of him, just treating him as a friend, as for Liu Fenghua, he is serious.
"I heard you're moving out too?" Liu Fenghua heard that the three of them were moving away, so he kept wandering around their house to find an opportunity to talk to Wuya, and finally God paid off and let him wait for this opportunity tonight.
"Leave early in the morning on a cloudy day." Wuya said lightly, she didn't look at Liu Fenghua and said, but stared at the little glimmer of light in the distance in the pitch black.
"So where are you going? Will it be back? Liu Fenghua looked at Wuya's side face, and he couldn't wait to follow them in the morning, it should be said that he was going with Wuya.
Wuya was silent for a moment, remembering the place she didn't like very much, "Falling Goose City." After a pause, he said, "Probably never coming back." ”
"Falling Goose City? It's a wild place. Liu Fenghua took a step forward as he spoke, standing side by side with Wuya, also looking at the nameless night in the distance, and suddenly he mustered up the courage to say, "No matter where you are, I will go to you." ”
"There are countless stars in this sky, why just hold on to one." Wuya is persuading Liu Fenghua to give up, she has already rejected him before, Wuya is in her heart that she is going to leave here after all, she has a place where she should go.
"There are no stars tonight, only the moon, and it is right before my eyes, and all the stars are dimmed as soon as the moon comes out." Liu Fenghua said, took out the jade pendant from his arms again, and put it in Wuya's hand, "In this case, it should be regarded as a farewell for you at this moment, please don't refuse again." ”
Wuya looked at the jade pendant in her hand, she wanted to refuse again, but her heart softened in the blink of an eye, the people in front of her and the surrounding scenery at this moment, maybe they would never see each other again as soon as they turned around on a cloudy day, she was reluctant to be here, so she should leave a thought.
The night was getting thicker, Liu Fenghua sent Wuya back, Yuxi left the door for Wuya, but she was also hit by her, "Oops...... Is this to be a pity? Young people, the days are long, and we will naturally see each other again. ”
"Then borrow Sister Yuxi's auspicious words, and there will be a period later." After Liu Fenghua finished speaking, he said goodbye and disappeared into the night. Wu Ya returned to the room, lying down but unable to sleep, the cold and unfathomable cold in the Kun Hades Palace before, what will happen to the days after returning to the Kun Hades Palace? Maybe you can't be as relaxed as in Yunan again. When he came back just now, Wuya noticed that the lights in Cangli's room had been turned off, and it was silent, he should have slept, I don't know if he would miss his days in Yunan in the future.
Cangli, who was shallow in sleep, naturally didn't fall asleep, he could clearly hear Liu Fenghua's goodbye, the sound of Wuya's feet rubbing against the ground when he walked into the house, and the sound of her "creaking" closing the door, and the sound of Yuxi locking the door, he could hear it clearly. After a moment of silence, everything around him fell asleep, and his consciousness was still clear.
Suddenly, there was a new sound, it was from the boundless side. Wuya couldn't sleep, opened the window, and sat by the window, watching the endless dark night wait for the moon to fall in front of her window. But when she woke up at dawn, she found herself asleep on the table.
After breakfast, it's time to leave. Two days ago, Yuxi packed up his things, and he had given away a lot of items for daily use, and the particularly valuable ones were sold, but now the house is empty, and he has no intention of coming back. All the things in the house were at her disposal, Cangli didn't ask, even a few things he often played with were sold by Yuxi, according to what she said, this thing is not worthy of the temperament of Kun Hades Palace, it is not worth nostalgia, there is no need to take it away.
So the three of them went on the road lightly, bringing some food and a change of clothes on the road, nothing else, of course, Wuya secretly brought some things that she thought were important, such as the jade pendant that Liu Fenghua gave her goodbye, and the seal carving that Cangli gave her.
Out of Yunan Town, all the way north. On the road, you can occasionally see refugees who have left their homes due to famine, some with their families with them, and some who are walking alone. Yuxi rode a fast horse and walked in front, looking very excited, after all, her parents were in Luoyan City, and their family could be reunited when they went back, but Wuya couldn't be happy, she didn't like the gloomy and cold Kun Hades Palace, and deliberately rode a horse to follow behind slowly, and she was already a big step behind.
Passing by a fork in the road, Wuya heard a cry of crying for mercy accompanied by the cry of the child, "Let my child go......" on the mountain road where no one around, this sound seemed particularly poignant. Seeing that the sky was not far away, he twisted the reins and went to another fork in the road.
I saw three masked robbers snatching two children, and a couple struggling to protect the children, dragged all the way, and were beaten badly. In broad daylight, there was such a robbery, and there was no end to a quick horse to go over, "Stop!" ”
When others saw the robbers, they were afraid to avoid them, and they even bumped into them. The robbers stopped to see who dared to meddle.
"Another one, I'm making a lot of money today!" One of the robbers, with a full beard and a full body of flesh, saw that it was a girl, who was very good-looking, and rode a good horse, and one was worth more than four fleeing victims. Without saying anything, they shifted their target and dismounted Wuya first.
Don't look at the boundless softness, the robbers dare to make a move, don't blame her for throwing her hand and letting it go, the robber who was hit was so painful that he immediately fell to the ground and cried for his father. It is worthy of being a teacher of the Kun Hades Palace, and the first time he starts beating someone, he can knock people over.
The other two robbers were secretly surprised, this little girl can, but they are not vegetarian mountain robbers, empty-handed and out of the knife in a blink of an eye, one of the thinner robbers raised the knife and slashed at the horse, in a hurry, Wuya quickly turned over and dismounted, and shook the whip to entangle the robber's hand with the machete, and the two were competing with each other.
Seeing the knife, the horse was frightened and wanted to run, but he was forcibly restrained by the fat robber with a beard and meat, "Hey! If you hurt a horse, it's worthless. ”
"What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to eat horse meat tonight!" The thin robber spoke, pulling hard and snatching the whip from Wuya's hand. Without the protection of the horsewhip, Wuya is afraid that he will suffer.
The thin robber then said shamelessly, "Hahahaha...... This girl is very watery, it would be a pity if she sold it to Yichun Courtyard, so we have to cool off tonight. ”
"Tie her up first!" The bearded fat robber shouted as he grabbed his horse and kicked the fallen robber, "You pretend, get up and watch them, don't let them run." ”
The couple and the two children who had been robbed before shrank aside, and when they saw the two children, the elder brother was hugging the frightened sister, Wuya couldn't help but be a little angry, and the two barbaric and reckless robbers wanted to help her, and they didn't look at who she was learning from.