Chapter Seventy-Three: Revival
The little girl giggled and said, "I think grandpa is very confident!"
"Of course, I'm a talented man in Liaozhou, but I'm not in vain. After saying that, there was another burst of laughter.
This old and young, the old man is called Yunjing, and the girl is called Yunqian.
Yun Qian was not Yun Jing's own granddaughter, a few years ago a seriously injured man took the seven-year-old her to faint in front of his house, Yun Jing Xin was kind to rescue him into the house, the man said that his surname was Lin, he was robbed on the road, and before he died, he entrusted the girl to him, saying that he would be a granddaughter, and took the surname Yun.
Yunjing was born in a scholarly family, is a talented man who reads poetry and books and is good at calligraphy and painting, and was very famous in Liaozhou in his early years. However, wars were frequent at that time, and twenty-three years ago, Yunjing took her daughter Yunying and more than a dozen fellow villagers to escape the rebellion and went to Peizhou, and was separated from her daughter halfway.
A few years later, I heard the news of my daughter from my fellow villagers and learned that she had died at the foot of the cliff of Huangqi Mountain in Fenzhou. Yunjing was grief-stricken, and came to build a small hut near the cliff and lived here.
Because he was sad all day long, his body was sick and weak day by day, his eyes began to blur, and his hand began to tremble with a pen, so he could no longer display his skillful calligraphy and painting skills, so he lost his way to make a living, and could only rely on the cultivated thin land to grow some food, and his life was very hard.
However, he doesn't care much, because he doesn't have much attachment to this world, whether he lives or dies, it doesn't matter much.
But a few years ago, Yun Qian's arrival brought him the warmth of family affection, and he gradually began to cheer up, wanting to raise this hard-working little girl to adulthood.
And although Yun Qian is young, she is unusually smart and sensible. Her family has some martial arts in her body, and she can also come back with a pheasant or hare on the mountain behind. Yunjing sometimes brought her to the town to exchange some books, pens, paper and ink, and did his best to teach her knowledge.
Yun Qian is smart and studious, and she is particularly keen on medicine that Yunjing does not know, in the past few years, she has read a lot of books, tried herbs and tried medicines by herself, and finally achieved a small success. Three months ago, she began to give her grandfather food therapy, and as she expected, her grandfather's body began to get stronger day by day.
And this little kingfisher "Ling'er" is the spirit bird activated by Qianxun with fairy blood, not long ago Yunjing went to the town to buy books accidentally encountered, it is also strange, but this bird followed Yunjing home, since then like a member of the family, did not leave.
Yun Qian put the book in her grandfather's pocket, held her grandfather's arm and said with a smile: "Okay, good! My talented grandfather, now let's go fishing! Since grandpa is so confident in himself, next time we will go to the town for the next restaurant." ”
Ling'er also flapped her wings and chirped happily around the two.
"Ha......" Yun Qian pointed at it and smiled: "You little guy, what are you happy about? You can't eat anything we eat, don't you only eat wild fruits?"
The two of them walked towards the river, talking and laughing. As soon as I walked not far away, I saw Mrs. Qu and an old man walking towards this side, Mrs. Qu was still carrying a heavy big basket in her hand, and she looked at Yunjing and shouted:
"Brother Yun, are you going out fishing?"
"Brother and sister of the Qu family, why are you here? This is ......"
"Hey, we're here to thank Brother Yun!" Mrs. Qu pointed to the old man who was smiling and chanting next to her: "This is your brother Qu, it's the first time you've seen each other!"
"Brother Chen! I'm glad to be there!" Lao Qu smiled gently, but his voice, which was obviously sharper than that of ordinary men, still surprised Yun Jing.
"I'm glad I'm going to meet you!" Yunjing hurriedly returned the salute. "You two are really polite, I don't know what I deserve to thank you?"
"Why not? You have done us a great favor this time! Your calligraphy and painting were brought to my son and sent to his host, who was very happy and promoted him to be a steward!" said Mrs. Qu with a smile.
"Oh, that's good, it's finally worth the hope, but I have already received your money, how can I receive it again and again?"
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This old lady met Yun Jing and his husband last time they went to the town to sell calligraphy and paintings, and she admired his calligraphy and paintings very much, not only gave him silver, but also invited him and Yun Qian to have a meal in a small restaurant. Yunjing is also very grateful for the customer's kindness and generosity.
"Eh!" Mrs. Qu smiled: "We didn't bring anything valuable, just two fish and a pot of wine." Your brother Qu, he has seen your painting skills, and he sincerely wants to set up a set of almost close and close!"
"Then thank you two scholars who can afford me, please come to the house so quickly!"
"Grandpa Qu, please hurry up!" Yun Qian squeezed her little face to the mouth of the basket at this time, and at a glance, not only did her little eyes widen, but she also flashed: "Wow! Grandpa, it's so big, it's big." ”
Mrs. Qu looked at Yun Qian with a smile in her eyes from the beginning, pinched her little face at the moment, and said with a smile: "I knew you must like it, the taste in that small restaurant last time was a little worse, this time my mother-in-law personally made it for you, so I make sure you eat more happily!"
"Really, mother-in-law, you're the best!" said the little face and rubbed into Mrs. Qu's arms, making Mrs. Qu laugh happily.
Back at Yunjing's house, Mrs. Qu asked Yun Qian to help her and cook the food by herself.
Not long after, a pot of delicious and tempting sweet and sour fish was served on the table, followed by two side dishes, and the small table was packed.
Before Yun Jing's words of "Everyone, please eat!" landed, Yun Qian took a large piece and put it in the bowl like a greedy cat, blew it twice, and the hot one went into a small mouth.
"Eat slowly, eat slowly, there's more!" Granny Qu smiled and put another piece on her in the bowl: "Be careful, this carp has a lot of small spines, don't get stuck!" The concern on her face was like that of her own granddaughter.
Yun Qian's heart warmed, and she smiled sweetly: "Granny Qu, you have been busy for so long, you have to eat more!"
"Qian'er is so good!"
"Brother Chen, I heard that Qian'er is almost thirteen years old, right? Look at this little body is still very thin! It looks smaller than the same age. Lao Qu filled Yunjing with a glass of wine.
"Yes...... Over the years, Qian'er has followed me with not enough food and clothing, and she has been wronged. But it'll be fine in the future......" Yunjing said.
"You're so old, there's no way to do it...... By the way, I heard the old woman say, Qian'er is not your biological granddaughter, I don't know where Qian'er's father is from and what he does for a living?" Lao Qu said, and slammed the wine glass on the Yunjing cup, signaling to do it together.
Yunjing took another drink refreshingly: "He is from ......"
"Grandpa Qu, where does my grandfather remember living so far ago? But I do remember that when I was a child, there was a river in front of the door and a mountain behind the house. Yun Qian raised her little face, cracked her little flamshell and smiled innocently.
"yes...... When his father arrived at my house, he was so hungry that he couldn't say anything, as if he had come from somewhere?...... I can't remember a little either...... It seems to have come from the south. Yunjing pondered hard.
"That's it...... Qian'er, do you remember what happened when you were a child?" Granny Qu wiped Yun Qian's mouth with a handkerchief with a smile, "Do you remember the names of your parents?"
"Of course I remember!" Yun Qian blinked.
"Oh, what's your name? Lao Qu teased her with interest.
"Daddy's name is Lin Sheng, and my mother's name is Rong Rong...... That's what my dad called her. Yun Qian said with a smile.
Lao Qu's eyes crossed a touch of gloom, lowered his eyelids, and beckoned Yunjing's grandfather and grandson to eat.
After the meal, the second elder of the Qu family left, Yun Qian was a little sullen, sitting in a daze when she sat on the tree, as if she had something on her mind. Yunjing walked over to touch her little head and asked, "What are you thinking?" Do you want to tell grandpa?"
Yun Qian raised her head and grinned: "It's nothing!"
...... Late at night, Yun Qian was still tossing and turning on the bed with a pair of big round eyes and didn't fall asleep, and an ominous premonition always hung in her heart.
"Did Grandpa Qu really sing opera before? I had dinner with Granny Qu twice, why did I always bring the topic to my background? But now that so many years have passed, the imperial court has long since investigated things related to me......
Yun Qian didn't feel sleepy anymore, and sat up from the bed.
Got out of bed lightly, slowly touched a corner of the room, pulled out a knife hidden in his arms, pried open a small stone on the ground, and reached in with his little hand to find something, put it in his arms, and quietly walked out of the room......
By the hazy moonlight, Yun Qian walked on the path leading to the river, and from time to time there were sounds of birds or insects among the grass, which frightened her heart "thump", but she did not stop for a moment.
After walking a mile, I gradually heard the sound of gurgling water, and soon, the familiar river appeared in front of me.
Yun Qian took out something from her arms and spread it out in the palm of her hand, it was a blood-red ringed jade pendant. She looked at the jade pendant, her fingers gently caressed it, with an extremely cherished expression, and after a while, she closed her palm, and gently suppressed the sentence "Father and Emperor......" and tears rolled down.
Yun Qian took a breath, as if she had made a lot of determination, and threw the jade pendant in her hand towards the river.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew in front of him, and he the jade pendant that was about to fall into the river into his hand, and with a little river water on his toes, he turned back and stood in front of Yun Qian.
Under the moonlight, Lao Qu's thin face was not as gentle as during the day. With an expressionless face, he held the jade pendant in his hand with two fingers and looked carefully at the moonlight, "Little princess, are you willing to throw away such a valuable thing?"
Yun Qian recognized that the person who came was Lao Qu, and after a moment of panic on her face, she calmed down again.
"Grandpa Qu recognizes this jade pendant?"
"Little princess, don't call the slave like this, the slave can't afford it!" Lao Qukou called the slave maid, but he didn't salute, and even the waist pole was straight.
"Grandpa Qu, I'm not a princess, the princess has been buried in the fire with the emperor. Yun Qian didn't have much expression on her face.
"Why do you want to hide it anymore, the slave maid just saw you holding the jade pendant and calling your father. Lao Qu put his hands behind his back and turned to face Yun Qian.
"It seems that you are very clear-sighted, so who are you? What kind of person do you want to do, just say it!" Yun Qian also changed her tone, as calm as if she had changed someone.
"Slave and maid Pugui, doesn't the little palace master recognize the slave and maid? No wonder, the little princess was still too young when she left, and there were many people in the palace, so naturally she couldn't remember such an inconspicuous old slave as me...... Don't talk about you, if it weren't for this jade pendant, the slave wouldn't be able to recognize the little princess. ”
Pu Gui brought a gentle smile again at this moment, and the cold expression just now had been cleaned up.
"The Southern Wing is gone, and I'm not a princess anymore. Yun Qian looked indifferently ahead and said leisurely.
"Little princess, you can't say such things! You are the only bloodline left by the former emperor, and you should take on the great task of restoring the country! Although the territory of our southern wing country has been temporarily robbed by the dog thief of Huangfu Shangren, my loyal and brave soldiers in the southern wing are all over the world, as long as the princess ascends to the top and shouts, they will return to the princess's side and fight for the revival of our southern wing!" Pu Gui said with an impassioned expression.
Yun Qian shook her head, her eyes were determined: "How easy is it to talk about revival and rejuvenation? Now it is the will of the people to rejuvenate and unify the world, if we raise troops to restore the country again, it will be tantamount to splitting and causing chaos, not only will we sacrifice in vain the loyal and brave people who have not died in our southern flank, but also affect the people of the dawn of the world, so why bother?"