Chapter 065: Funeral
Hua Tuo's fame at this time was far less exaggerated than that of later generations, and it was only circulated among states and counties.
In later generations, Hua Tuo was not only rubbed by various medicines, but his book also appeared frequently in novels, and the word green bag was simply depicted as a fairy law.
Long Xiang believes that Hua Tuo's medical skills are superb, but he doesn't believe that the novel describes the magic of having a needle that works.
Qiao Rui's external injury happened to be the professional counterpart of Hua Tuo, but unfortunately it was extinguished by Xu Ding's cold answer.
"Do you have any news of him?" Long Xiang is not dead yet.
Xu Ding shook his head: "About two years ago, he came to the village once, and since then he has not heard from him, now the army is in chaos, it is not easy to find him, it is better to feed your general some wine, and you can forget the pain when you are drunk..."
"My general, he..."Long Xiang stopped talking.
Xu Ding sighed: "With Xu's experience over the years, the situation is already very bad, I'm afraid there is not much time left..."
"General..."
Long Xiang's eyes were blood-red suddenly, and his body was shaky and he couldn't stand.
If it weren't for Qiao Rui's care, a low-level pawn like him would have become cannon fodder on the battlefield long ago.
The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to raise but does not wait.
Before Long Xiang could repay him, Qiao Rui fell in front of him, and fate was always so impermanent.
Tang Yu quickly helped Long Xiang with his eyes, and comforted in a deep voice:
"Yunqi, cheer up, let's listen to Xu Zhuangshi and feed General Qiao some wine."
"Oh, yes, yes..."
Long Xiang hurriedly squatted down with the wine jug, Tang Yu gently helped Qiao Rui who was lying on his stomach to lift up, and the two of them cooperated to 'pour wine' to the patient.
As soon as the mouth of the wine jug reached Qiao Rui's lips, Long Xiang choked up and said, "General, drink quickly... You..."
Qiao Rui's originally lowered hand suddenly put on Long Xiang's wrist and dragged Long Xiang's hand holding the wine jug down.
When Long Xiang was surprised, Qiao Rui said angrily:
"I just... I heard it all just now... I should have died a few days ago... Able to survive these days... That's enough..."
"Don't talk about it, general, drink quickly..."
Long Xiao trembled and persuaded as he lifted the flask up.
Qiao Rui's sick body was originally weak, but suddenly the strength in his hand increased, and the stunned Long Xiang had to stop moving.
"I can't... Don't go... The children at home are still young... If the clouds rise... There is room for it... Please take care of it for you... One-two..."
Long Xiang responded violently with a crying voice.
"Rest assured, the general will live up to his trust..."
"That's good... I'm thirsty... Wine..."
Qiao Rui reached out and grabbed the flask, and poured it down his throat in a big gulp, the action did not look like a seriously ill and dying person at all.
Even the aftermath has been explained, and Long Xiang knows that it is a return to the light.
Sure enough.
Qiao Rui had only taken a few sips when the flask fell out of his hand and fell to the ground.
The wine was shattered.
Qiao Rui, who was lying in Tang Yu's arms, suddenly softened his whole body.
Xu Ding, who was standing next to him, hurriedly probed his nose with his hand and found that his breath had been broken.
Tang Yu is used to seeing life and death, and although Qiao Rui's death in front of him is sentimental, it is not as strong as Long Xiang.
"Yunqi, general, he went..."
"I know... Know..."
Long Xiang stood motionless, as quiet as a beam in the room.
"I didn't help, the deal I agreed on didn't exist, the ten horses were tied to the barn at the head of the village, and I remember to take them tomorrow morning."
Xu Ding patted Long Xiang on the shoulder to comfort him, in fact, he didn't plan to leave a horse behind since he invited the other party into the village.
In addition to putting on a jar of old wine just now, Xu Ding also asked people to cook more than a dozen pots of rice, and more than 100 soldiers finally had a full meal.
Heroes cherish heroes, that's about it.
Xu Ding thought that Long Xiang would feel better, but unexpectedly, the other party turned his head and looked serious.
"Since we were invited to the village by an exception, the things agreed upon before still count, and the soldiers under my command have spent a lot of rice, so we don't eat white food..."
Tang Yu was originally overjoyed, but after listening to Long Xiang's answer, he put down the bridge and slapped his head, saying in his heart that he had just heard a mistake?
Does Yunqi dislike our horses? Otherwise, how can you push it out?
This kid is young and has never been a householder, do you know how much food ten horses can get back?
"A little food is not enough to worry about my teeth, I, General Guanlong, am a loyal and righteous man, how can I ask for benefits when I invite my friends to dinner?" Xu Ding smiled heartily.
Long Xiang shook his head lightly, clenched his fists and explained: "The reason why Long wants to keep ten horses is actually a presumptuous request..."
"Please try to say..."Xu Ding frowned slightly.
"Because we have military affairs in our bodies, we have to travel far tomorrow, and it is inconvenient to carry the general's body, so I wonder if we can be buried here? After he finishes his military affairs in the future, he will come to your village to move the grave and change the grave. β
Long Xiang guessed that he was in the jurisdiction of Cao Jun, and he couldn't take Qiao Rui's body on the road, although he promised to come to move the grave and change the grave, but the specific time to come was not determined, leaving ten horses to ask Xu Ding to pay tribute on his behalf.
"Thisβ" Xu Ding stroked his beard and was noncommittal.
Seeing this, Long Xiang added: "I know that there are rules in various places, and the general of my family is not from your village, and it is not polite to be buried in your village, but I promise that I will definitely come and move away, how about ten horses as funeral rewards?" β
"How much space can a grave occupy? Since I have made it clear that I approve of you, what pay will I talk about and not pay?
Since General Long is in a hurry, I will take someone to find a place, let's bury him at night and take his leave..."
Xu Ding turned around and waved his hand, striding across the threshold and into the darkness.
"Xu..."
Without waiting for Long Xiang to continue to fight, there was no shadow of Xu Ding outside the door.
Tang Yuxin said that this person is arrogant, and he deserves to be the leader of such a large village.
Tang Yu approached Long Xiang and asked, "Yunqi, since you are going to be buried at night, do you call all the soldiers to mourn?" β
"Uncle Yu will look at it."
Long Xiang nodded lightly, and then sighed gloomily: "It's a pity that I was in a hurry that day, and I couldn't collect the bodies of my brothers who died in the woods, I'm sorry for their trust..."
Tang Yu hurriedly comforted: "In the troubled times, as a soldier, everyone has already had the consciousness of death, Yunqi can properly settle their families, I believe that although the brothers have no regrets in death, when they will be buried for the general, they can shout the names of the brothers, and everyone will sacrifice from afar." β
"Very good, Uncle Yu reminded me that we must remember every brother who died in battle, and when we arrive in Hefei in the future, we will erect a monument to heroes for them, so that their relatives and comrades can hang according to the monument." Long Xiang looked serious.
"Monument to Heroes? Very good, very good, I'm going to call someone..."
"Go ahead."
After Tang Yu left, Long Xiang leaned on the edge of the couch and sat down, accompanying Qiao Rui, whose body temperature was slowly decreasing.
When the soldiers entered the house one by one to mourn, Long Xiang nodded like a mourner.
Qiao Rui was buried in Hai, and a light rain fell when the child was born, and the new grave became an old grave for a while.
Xu Ding found someone to clean up a few cowsheds to let the funeral soldiers shelter from the wind and rain at night.
Long Xiang originally planned to stay in the cowshed, but because of Xu Ding's invitation, he followed him to the other party's house.
Xu Ding is tall and broad, Tang Yu is worried that Long Xiang will lose, so he has to protect him if he says anything, so he will stay at the door when he arrives at Xu Ding's house.
"I have something important to do with General Long." Xu Ding's unspoken meaning made Tang Yu evade.
Tang Yu's eyes did not leave Long Xiang, and said solemnly: "You can talk casually, I don't talk to you, and I don't spread the word." β
"Xu Zhuangshi, please tell me something, I have no secrets with Uncle Yu."
Long Xiang looked at Xu Ding and shook his head slightly.
"General Long's loyalty is unparalleled, and the soldiers under his command are so brave and loyal, it is indeed remarkable..."
Xu Dingkua suddenly changed his words, and asked meaningfully: "If Xu Mou's expectations are correct, you are not Cao Cao's soldiers at all, but Huainan Yuanshu's team, right?" β