Zhang Mingqi, who was parallel to the building, held the reins in one hand, and his horse's head was level with a few people beside him, not lagging behind or ahead, but he frowned slightly, not as excited and expectant as others, and seemed to be worried.

The building looked at his eyes ahead, and his other hand rose and fell from time to time, but his mind had already drifted to nowhere.

"What's wrong? Do you have a stomachache?" Lou Lou stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Mingqi's shoulder, asking strangely.

Zhao Qian rolled his eyes at the building, looking at him like a fool: "Stomach ache......?

"you, the dog can't spit ivory out of his mouth. The building glared at Zhao Qian angrily, "I'll talk to Zhang Mingqi, what's the matter with you, you are talking nonsense every day, just a talker, a long-tongued woman!"

"You ......" Zhao Qian pointed at him indignantly with a finger, his face flushed.

Zhang Mingqi finally felt the palm of the building on his shoulder, took his gaze back from afar, turned his head to look at the building and Zhao Qian, and smiled slightly: "My stomach doesn't hurt...... What were you talking about?"

Seeing his innocent look, the building knew that he didn't care about the words and deeds of the people around him just now, and sighed: "It's nothing, it's all useless words." What were you just thinking, so engrossed?"

Before Zhang Mingqi could speak, the building's heart moved, and he blurted out: "Is Uncle Zhang's illness bad again?"

Uncle Zhang.

In the past, the building would never call Zhang Mingqi's father like this, after all, at that time, Zhang Mingqi and he not only had a bad relationship, but even hostile to each other, plus Zhang Mingqi's father had a knighthood and a place in the court, where would it be his turn to shout "uncle"?

It's just that this businessman who used to be rich in Jingwu, the leader of a new family, was finally convicted in the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, and fell into the dust.

left the lives of three generations of Zhang's ancestors and grandchildren, but all titles were stripped away, and all family property was confiscated, and they were all demoted to commoners, and the Zhang family has declined since then.

The bitter cold and punishment of the prison, coupled with the feeling of losing everything and falling from the clouds, struck down this man who was once wise and brave, and now he is in that dilapidated old building, lingering on the sickbed day after day, which is embarrassing.

Zhang Mingqi's eyes repeatedly appeared in front of his father lying on the sickbed, coughing incessantly, and his heart ached faintly, but he was somewhat comforted to think that his father was still alive, so he smiled reluctantly and said, "It's okay, his illness has improved a lot recently...... Speaking of which, I have to thank you, if you hadn't helped me find a doctor, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived last winter. ”

The building also saw his smile that was uglier than crying, and the hand holding his shoulder used a little strength, grinning: "It's a trivial matter, and it's not much money, we still need to worry about that." ”

Actually, it's not that there isn't a lot of money, the doctor invited that day is a first-class famous doctor in Jianye City, although for the sake of the building and Zhao Qian is a disciple of Taixuetang, the doctor received some less consultation fees, but the money for the medicine stone is still not a cent.

Building, Zhao Qian, and their family have been honest people for generations, even if they can have a bowl of full rice to eat, even if they have a headache and brain fever on weekdays, they can only go up the mountain to collect medicine by themselves...... Of course, they didn't dare to ask for money from their families, so they privately united a few people and put together the silver money that Taixue Hall distributed to students every month, so that Zhang Mingqi's father drank hot decoction in the wax moon.

Zhang Mingqi felt the warmth on his shoulders, looked at the concerned eyes of the building, his heart was warm, and the smile on his face gradually stretched, appearing natural and sincere.

In the past, such a doctor's consultation fee and medicine money were simply not worth mentioning, and they were not even as good as the number of tea he invited to the girls in the building, but now it is not what it used to be, although he was young and frivolous, but he is by no means an ungrateful villain, he knows very well how much he has received from others in the past year, but he can't open his mouth.

He still remembers that on a rainy night in late autumn last year, his father Zhang Yuan watched him repair the leaky roof, from lying on his side, to supporting half of his body, and finally sitting up with difficulty......

At dinner, Zhang Yuan ate the light noodle soup in the bowl, and looked at his son who was covered in rain and mud and tired eyes through the dim candle flame - where is there still the appearance of the noble son who was full of energy back then?

swallowed a mouthful of noodles, a muddy old tear fell into the noodle bowl, Zhang Yuan choked and said, "Son." Daddy I'm sorry for you...... If it weren't for the fact that my father was anxious for quick success and wanted to get closer to those scholars, why would you have to suffer so much now......

Zhang Mingqi shook his head and pretended to comfort calmly: "It's nothing, father." I don't care if I am the son of a family or not, as long as our father and son are still alive and well, it is the best. Presumably, A-Niang will be relieved to see it under the nine springs. ”

Zhang Yuan's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears couldn't stop dripping, and he couldn't cry.

It has been more than ten years since his wife died, many times, Zhang Yuan does not remember her demure face, after his career, he married several aunts, and there are beautiful women day and night.

Now he has lost his family wealth, the official robe on his body, and the title, and his aunts and wives have also been scattered, and even the last two people to leave have swept away the only remaining gold and silver in the family, and their whereabouts have been unknown ever since.

How ironic?

He closed his eyes, only to feel that the figure of his deceased wife appeared again in the darkness, and the familiar and unfamiliar face did not carry the slightest ridicule, some were soft, it was distressed, she moved her lips, her voice was illusory, she said: "Don't be afraid, if you can't do it one day, we will go back to our hometown together, you will farm, and my weaving skills are still there...... It's just that life is tighter. ”

This is what she said to herself before she made a fortune in Jiujiang, that night the moon was bright and the fishing fire was swaying.

It's a pity that she is an unblessed person, obviously the two have spent so many years together, and they have tasted all the suffering, but they can't survive until the day when Zhang Yuan makes his career.

If she were still alive today, she would have said the same thing to herself, right?

If you can't do it anymore...... He just can't do it now, but even if he still has the strength to farm, who will be by his side and weave and sew clothes for him?

"Son. Zhang Yuan reached out to touch Zhang Mingqi's face, that handsome face became thinner and thinner with the tempering in the army, but it also became more resolute and well-defined.

"Dad kind of got it. What kind of people are sophisticated, what courtesies are still exchanged, are all fake, my father thinks that he has a deep relationship with those people, and the number of silver money and beauties he gives on weekdays is countless, but when I am in trouble, ......" Thinking of this, he looked around, and felt sad for a while, "There is no one, they don't help any of them......"

"On the contrary, it was the prime minister, and it was for the sake of his father's contribution back then, that he saved his father's life. Those poor kids...... I know you must have looked down on them, but at this time, they are willing to squeeze out the money to hire a doctor for me and buy me medicine...... We have to keep this love in our hearts, understand?"

Of course Zhang Mingqi understood, so he didn't say anything, just nodded vigorously, held his father's hand and picked up the bowl of noodles, while feeding his father with chopsticks and eating it bite by bite.

He won't forget......

"By the way, what arrangements do you make at home when you go on this expedition?" The words of the building pulled Zhang Mingqi back from his memories, "Uncle Zhang's condition has improved, but after all, he still needs someone to take care of him, and your place is too ......."

He thought about it and swallowed the word "tattered" back, he knew that after Zhang Mingqi's family had been changed, he had become very sensitive to many things.

"Or else...... While it's still too late, I'll tell my parents in a moment that they can take Uncle Zhang to my house first?"

"Your father?" Zhang Mingqi was slightly stunned.

"Yes. The building laughed, "Last night, the students of the Taixue Hall were granted a holiday, did you forget? My family knows that I will go out with the army today, and they said that they will come to the street to see us off." ”

"Oh. Zhang Mingqi nodded, since he joined the army, he has had a lot of military affairs, and he doesn't always stay in the Taixue Hall, "That's a good thing." However, I don't need it here, my father has someone to take care of. ”

The building looked at Zhang Mingqi: "Who?"

Zhang Mingqi didn't hide it, and said: "I also know that my father is very sick and has to be taken care of, but I have to stay in the barracks and don't have much time to go home, so I asked someone to inquire...... It happened that a country girl came to the building at the beginning of the month, who came to Jianye City to look for relatives, but her relatives had already passed away, and there was no place to stay at this time. I think I'm also an honest girl, so I gave her all my money this month and asked her to help take care of my father. ”

"Is there anything else going on?" Zhao Qian smiled and said, "She is a girl, can she take care of your father?"

Zhang Mingqi nodded, thinking of the face that was not bright and moving, but it looked exceptionally clean, and when she laughed, it was like a bright light shining into the old building.

"Laundry, cooking, decoction and cleaning, everything is good, compared to her, I am ......" he smiled embarrassedly, "I have this ability, and I can live with rough old men in the army, if it weren't for my father's serious illness, he would be able to work better than me." ”

The building and Zhao Qian laughed at the same time.

"Ah, it's my father!" Lou's eyes suddenly lit up, and the hand that had been stopped was raised high again, waving at the front, and of course his relatives spotted him early, waving and shouting at him.

His father's words were full of scenes of meritorious deeds, but the worry in his eyes could not be hidden, and his mother wiped her tears and said that you must be careful when you go into battle, and if you can not get out, you will not come out, and you will survive...... And his sister, who was only ten years old, opened her eyes with curiosity at this time, and shouted as she jumped, "Brother, are you going to be a big hero?"

The building puffed up his breath to make his posture stand taller, and as he passed them, he replied forcefully, "Your brother and I are going to be great heroes this time!"

It's just that no one knows, after going thousands of miles, everyone will make contributions and return triumphantly, or will they be heroes with shortness of breath and horse leather shrouds?