Chapter 262: Homecoming
In the summer season,
Liangzhou boundary,
Now it is the spring wheat harvest season in the north, and the golden wheat fields can be seen everywhere in this vast northern land, and a gust of wind blows the wheat fields to fall, and there are shirtless northern men in the fields who are sweating like rain.
"The moon grows hairy, and the rain is pouring down. ”
"The stars blink, and the rain is not far away. ”
"The stars are squeezing, and the wind is coming. ”
"Grandma, we still have to hurry up and harvest this wheat, don't look at the hot weather now, but in a few days I'm afraid that the heavy rain will come, so as not to rot in the ground, but it's a pity that it's been a busy year. ”
Not far from the stream,
A rough-looking man was cutting wheat in the field, his wide-mouthed shirt was soaked with sweat, but the movements in his hands still did not stop.
"Yang San, it's not Grandma who said you, your own field hasn't been cut yet, so go to Grandma's house to help, your father and mother know, I'm afraid it's not easy to explain, and let your aunt do the rest of the work. ”
"After eating this bun, you go back early. ”
"Your heart, Grandma understands it. ”
The woman in a coarse cloth dress beside her took out three steamed buns from the wooden basket on the ridge and handed them to the rough man who was sweating like rain, and took out a pot of water and handed it over, with a sense of shame in her eyes.
"Don't mind, grandma, Second Brother Liu is not at home. ”
"Where can you be busy alone, I still have the eldest brother and second brother at home, and I can't delay much effort on those few acres of wheat, but auntie, you are still counting on this acre of land to eat, if you delay these two days, the back is wet by heavy rain, what will you eat later?"
The rough northern man bit down half of the bun and poured it up, swallowed it carefully, and then grinned, Speaking of which, although Aunt Liu did not have a strong labor force at home to support her, she had never suffered skin and white eyes in the village.
Because everyone knows that the eldest son of the family went to fight the barbarian and did not come back alive, and the old man did not complain when the second son ran to enlist in the army.
"Hey, let's be neat then. ”
"Strive to finish this acre of land by tonight. ”
The old woman was stubborn, but the man had to answer with his mouth, and silently covered the remaining bun in the wooden basket, and stopped eating it, for harvesting wheat was a manual job, and he couldn't let the family help him hungry.
......
At the end of the unitary time,
It's dinner time,
The croppers who had been busy in the fields for most of the day stopped what they were doing, sat in the empty wheat field, took out the food prepared in the morning from the wooden basket and filled their stomachs.
If you look closely, it's all coarse tea and light rice,
But it is a great blessing to be able to eat a full stomach after a busy day, so everyone also eats with relish, except for the old woman on the edge of the ridge who silently watched the man called Yangsan eat the last bun in the basket.
"Grandma, this is too much, I can't eat it alone. ”
"Let's be half of us. ”
Yang San looked at the empty basket under the white cloth and reacted, scratched his head honestly, pulled off half of the bun and handed it to the old woman.
The old woman was stunned for a moment, but she still took the half of the steamed bun, and ate the tea, the tea was already cold, but her heart was still inexplicably warm......
......
"Grandma, Xiaoyanagi is here!"
The man named Yang San poured the crumbs from between his fingernails into his mouth, and when he looked up, he saw a beautiful girl on the official road above carrying a wooden basket.
"Grandma, Xiaoyanagi has prepared some food for you. ”
"Koyanagi, you ......"
Grandma saw the girl's firm eyes and didn't postpone it any longer, looking at the girl next to her who was lowering her head and carefully arranging the dishes and chopsticks, and finally the hurdle in her heart passed.
"Hey, if my Liu Er can really marry a daughter-in-law like you. ”
"Grandma can wake up laughing when she falls asleep. ”
"In the past two years, Grandma has saved it for Liu Er's stupid boy, and when he comes back, no matter what, Grandma is also cheeky to ask his Uncle Ma to be a witness, and she can't live up to Miss Xiaoliu's wishes. ”
The old woman held Miss Xiaoliu's hand and whispered, the latter had waited for a long time to finally come to this sentence, and now her cheeks were slightly red, and the movements in her hands looked a little flustered.
......
"The small heat is hot, and the big heat is cool. ”
"Damn, that's it. ”
"This hell weather is still hot and ...... death"
Not far away, a young man was pouring water on his head after eating what he was holding, and the sun was setting in the distance, but the temperature did not mean to drop in the slightest.
"But this year's harvest is good. ”
The young man wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and the smile on the corner of his mouth when he looked at the wheat with a pleasant color could not be concealed, and a large open space had been cut behind him.
"Damn, I didn't have enough to eat in the past. ”
"So much wheat is also worried. ”
There was a farmer in the wheat field, and he laughed and cursed.
"The clouds go away in the morning, and the dog dies tomorrow. ”
"The north wind went up to the east, and the more it blew, the more it softened. ”
"Don't fucking talk nonsense, tomorrow's day may be hotter, let's take advantage of today to do more, your third brother hasn't come back yet, do more, it's a tiring thing to be alone with an acre of land, don't let him work with him later, take a good rest for two days." ”
"It's not easy for her family, and it's better to help a little more. ”
The old farmer is sitting on the ridge of the field, smoking a dry tobacco,
Looking at the little son who was working hard not far away, he scolded with a smile.
"Dad, this is not your temperament, I still remember that the third brother helped Widow Zhang's family in the village when he harvested wheat last year, and when you came back, you left him behind for half a month. ”
The boss who had just finished eating the steamed bun quipped.
"You silly boy, can this be the same?"
"That bastard boy went to Widow Zhang's house to harvest wheat last year,"
"That's gluttonous people's bodies. ”
"But the situation is different now, her eldest son died by beating a barbarian, and now the younger son has enlisted in the army and has not come back, he is alone, why don't we help her and help ourselves?"
"In the final analysis, the head of the soldier is pinned to the waistband of his trousers, in addition to serving the emperor's life, it is also serving us, the country is gone, where is there a home......"
The old farmer let out a thick puff of smoke.
"That being said, all three of us brothers want to be soldiers. ”
"Why did you never allow it, Daddy?"
"Dad, although I haven't read a book, and I don't know how to read, but I also know that protecting the family and defending the country is a matter of duty, but you also saw what Yang Da was like when he went to join the army, people died, and nothing was left behind, I heard someone say that Yang Da killed seven or eight barbarians, and when converted into a reward that the court said early on, how could there be a few dozen taels of silver, but it was only a few taels of silver in his hand, and I don't know which official who killed a thousand knives was greedy......"
"The old mother at home doesn't see any subsidies from the government,"
"I don't even have a condolence person during the New Year's holidays...... It's chilling......"
"Your father, I just think that this life is not worth selling!"
The old man shook the ash from his cigarette stick and sighed.
"Brother Yang was born early, when he joined the army, we were still playing with bare butts and mud, at that time, I joined the army, I joined the army of the Qing Dynasty, and I was a soldier of the Li family, not a soldier of His Majesty Daqian, and not a soldier of our Zhenbei Marquis......"
The second child on the side rarely rejected.
"This ......"
The old farmer was stunned when he heard the sound,
That's the reason for it.
Speaking of Zhenbei Hou in Liangzhou, there is no one who does not give a thumbs up, if a few of his own cubs are cast under his account, it is a good thing, speaking of Liangzhou Iron Rider who does not praise it, then the grandmother of the Liu family is not a good example, although the silver has been saved, life is a little harder on weekdays, but in the village is also a straight waist.
"Do you three really want to be soldiers?"
After a long time,
The old farmer bowed his head and asked.
"Not really. ”
"When our Hou Ye ......"
"Phew, be our Majesty's soldier!"
"Where's the second child?"
"I ......"
The second brother said hesitantly,
But looking at that appearance, I also have the intention of going.
"Well, your wings are stiff, and your stature has grown. ”
"No, I won't stay. ”
"Get out of here. ”
"If our Daqian Imperial Court really has a time to recruit soldiers. ”
"Let's all get out of here. ”
The old farmer scolded,
But there is still a simple smile on the corner of his mouth.
"It's a pity, I don't know how long it took for the imperial court to recruit soldiers......"
"But it should be fast. ”
"After all, our Qianguo has just fought a few wars recently, since it is a war, there are dead people, and the dead people have to be filled. ”
"When the time comes to enlist in the army, remember to read the recruit, try to go to the village head of the old horse, anyway, his old horse is now mixed into a town of soldiers, although he comes back on weekdays There are fewer days, and the relationship is not so warm, but it is also a person in the village, and this old love still has to be remembered. ”
"If you can be like the second child of the Liu family. ”
"It's also great to mix up with a pro-soldier. ”
After the old farmer finished chattering, he put down his cigarette stick, picked up his sickle, and continued to harvest the wheat, chatting with his son by the way.
The red glow on the horizon is gone,
When the canopy of heaven is getting dark,
"Knock, knock, knock, knock......"
In the distance, there was the sound of iron riding on the ground,
"Thunder in the sky?"
Yang San, who was still busy in the wheat field, straightened up from the wheat field and looked into the distance.
The sound of horses' hooves on the ground is getting louder and louder,
Finally, a black dragon flag embroidered with the word Xu appeared in sight, followed by the soldiers in red clothes and black armor with black and gold python patterns embroidered on the sheath.
"This is our Liangzhou Iron Horse?"
"I'm finally back after entering the customs!"
Yang San didn't know that the sickle in his hand fell to the ground, and he could feel a desolate and solemn atmosphere from a long distance, and this momentum was only available in the world of Liangzhou Iron Cavalry.
"Daddy!"
"Daddy!"
"Look, this should be the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry ......"
Not far away, the second child of the Yang family also looked stunned, that is, the water in the water bladder poured into his chest and wet it down, and he didn't know it, he was completely stunned in place, and after a while, he reacted and shouted.
"I'll be a good girl, this has to be a few thousand people......"
"If you don't say anything, you have to be a general soldier!"
"Damn, but I always feel a little familiar when I look at it, it can't be the old horse coming back, right?
"But when I returned to the village in the past, I only brought three or five personal soldiers, and I didn't see such a big battle, it's strange......"
The old farmer looked at the slightly familiar face at the front of the line and spoke.
"Ahh......h
The reins are tightened,
The sound of horses' hooves gradually stopped,
Lang, a young man in a python robe, rode his horse to the edge of the ridge, looking at the large open space in the field, and the wheat piled up like a hill, as well as the people of Liangzhou who were full of affection in their eyes, and took a deep breath.
"Uncle Ma, it's here!"
After the young man shouted to Ma Youliang beside him,
Ma Youliang turned over and dismounted very neatly, and the farmer who was busy in the field looked at Ma Youliang on the side and rubbed his eyes, and wanted to say hello after confirming that he had not made a mistake, but he only felt a little strange when he looked at the thousands of troops and horses behind him.
"You're a dog-shit. ”
"What's the matter, I don't know your Uncle Ma?"
Ma Youliang didn't care about his identity at all, looked at the man's appearance, and couldn't help laughing, stepped into the wheat field, and slapped the man's head with a slap.
"Damn, I played you kid finch back then. ”
"Now I don't say hello to each other. ”
Ma Youliang scolded in his mouth,
But the action of this kiss dispelled the strangeness.
"Horse ...... Uncle Ma ......"
"Why did you bring so many people back this time......
"Hehe, your Uncle Ma is not just coming back alone. ”
"Who is this man?"
The crowd looked at the horses and food.
A very familiar face came into view,
"Second Brother Liu?"
The man rubbed his eyes, incredulous.
"It's really Second Brother Liu!"
"Grandma, Second Brother Liu is back!"
.........
"Mother!"
"The descendants of the Yang family are back, ...... back"
"Bang Bang ......"
As soon as the hand was soft, the sickle fell on the stone in the wheat field and clanged, and the woman in the cloth dress not far away listened to this familiar voice, and for some reason, maybe she was too happy, and the emotion came too suddenly, and the whole person only felt that the world was spinning, and there were turbid tears in the corners of her eyes, but fortunately, the little willow girl beside her helped her not to fall.
"Mother!"
Liu Er's lips squirmed, and he wanted to run over when he saw this, but when he wanted to move, he found that his feet were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't take a step.
"You melon baby, don't get over quickly!"
Seeing this, Ma Youliang laughed and scolded,
kicked Liu Er's buttocks.
"Mother, I'm back!"
This kick down,
Liu Er came to his senses and knelt down in front of his mother, and when he got up, he noticed the person standing next to him, it was the girl who was thinking about it, rubbing his eyes vigorously, and looked at it with some disbelief, the girl did not tie her hair and insert it, and naturally she did not marry a wife.