Chapter 10: Falling Grass (2)
Feichen quickly went downstairs, and saw Zhang Mouchang, who was standing at the door, was bandaging his wounds with broken clothes at the moment, and the green tendons on his face were faintly bursting out, it could be seen that the pain was extremely high, but Zhang Mouchang was also a person who had been on the battlefield after all, and he could still hold up this pain, so he would not shout out directly in pain.
Fei Chen looked at Zhang Mouchang in front of him and the corpse placed aside, and couldn't help but have some red eyes, after all, if all this was not eased up, it would be one thing, and after it was relieved, it would be another thing, for the young Feichen, what he experienced today was much more than what he experienced thirteen years ago.
It seemed that he was paying attention to Feichen going downstairs, Zhang Mouchang turned to Feichen and said:
"We should go, there are probably bandits coming here soon, once there are many people, we can't run away, so we have to hurry, you were upstairs for a lot of time before, so it's better to leave now, huh? What about that "doll"? you don't take it?"
It seemed that he noticed that Fei Chen was not holding any corpse except for the sword on his body at the moment, Zhang Mou often showed a rare surprise, but it was also fleeting, and this emotion quickly disappeared on his face, but his steps did not take a step, as if he wanted to wait for Fei Chen to finish speaking.
Fei Chen didn't open his mouth when he heard Zhang Mouchang's question, just shook his head, picked up the woman's corpse, and walked out of the door.
It may take several generations of effort to build a prosperous town, but if it is destroyed, it may only take a raid, a harassment, and all that seems to be solid is often not worth mentioning, In an instant, Zhang Mouchang had a sense of strangeness.It's not that he hasn't tried, he went to communicate with Feichen, tried to enlighten him, but Feichen's words blocked the question he wanted in his throat, and he couldn't get out.
"We don't have much time, so we have to deal with this matter quickly, the eldest lady is dead, you are also a grave in your care, this gang of thieves may have discovered the situation of the restaurant, and are looking for us everywhere, although this trail is hidden, but after all, it is easy to track it down, don't forget, there is a scout there."
Fei Chen's expression was no different when he heard Zhang Mouchang's words, he just looked at Zhang Mouchang indifferently and said:
"She saved my life, although she is not my mother, but she is better than my mother, now I can't find my mother's body, I can't let her into the ground, it's my incompetence as a son, but if the eldest lady in front of me, I can't send her on the last journey, then I am immoral.
Zhang Mou often didn't know how to speak when he heard Fei Chen's words, thinking about it carefully, he was still a child, and it was normal to be a little obsessed, but after thinking about it carefully, this is taking the lives of the two of them to do filial piety here, this is not a good thing, before that, Zhang Mou often vaguely felt that he understood Fei Chen's character, but now it seems that many things still can't understand what the young man in front of him thinks, which makes people unpredictable.
The two of them simply reached a tacit understanding, and at the moment they both kept their mouths shut and did not speak, one observed the surroundings, and the other carefully did their filial piety, until Feichen put the soil on it, and then bowed sincerely to the grave in front of him, and then the matter was over.
Zhang Mouchang watched Feichen finish his work, and then carefully glanced at the movements around him, and then said appropriately:
"Don't take it too hard for you, there are always some things in this life that you can't solve by yourself, you are still young and just met, so ah, don't think too much, relax your mood, and follow Uncle Zhang to find Zhang Jingang's kid first, I always don't worry that he will go to the state government to report to the official alone, I know best what kind of character my nephew has, there is this piece of material."
Hearing Zhang Mouchang's words, Feichen shook his head and directly rejected Zhang Mouchang's suggestion, which made Zhang Mouchang a little strange at this moment, and couldn't help but ask curiously:
"If you don't go with me, where else can you go? The town has been ruined, maybe this group of cottages will still regard this place as their home, and people will come over from time to time, if you don't go with me now, don't you want to seek death on this mountain, and accompany your dead mother?
Hearing Zhang Mouchang persuading himself with great effort, Fei Chen shook his head vigorously, picked up the sword in his hand and planned to turn around and leave. Zhang Mouchang couldn't help but be startled when he saw this scene, and hurriedly wanted to pull Fei Chen to prevent him from doing stupid things, but he didn't expect that before he got close to Fei Chen's side, Fei Chen opened his mouth and said:
"Don't you think Uncle Zhang is strange?"
Hearing Feichen's question, Zhang Mouchang couldn't help but stop, and the whole person couldn't help but tremble, but he didn't speak, just waited for Feichen's next words.
"If it's just a bandit attacking the town, forget it, but what's going on with those cavalry? Although my Great Zhou's control over military horses is not as strict as that of other dynasties, but in general, five horses is already an upper limit, and it must be certified by the government, and the general dart board is only twenty horses, this is all a regular way, yesterday I witnessed them on the road, those horses' farts are no less than fifty! This is not something that ordinary state governments can afford, and such a large number of private army horses, even if there are private horse dealers who sell them, they will not dare to sell so many at one time! You must know that smuggling military horses is a capital crime! Even if there is only one horse, it is a capital crime!"
Hearing the words of Feichen in front of him, Zhang Mouchang couldn't help but be a little stunned, for him, who had been a soldier, horses were the things he envied the most, and ordinary recruits had the opportunity to ride their own war horses? You have to go through a lot of screening to be promoted from infantry to cavalry, which also requires a lot of relationships in it, and just like Feichen said, although the management of military horses in the Great Zhou is slightly inferior to other dynasties, allowing some merchants and darts to be private, but it will definitely not rise to more than fifty horses, and the stakes in this can not be explained by three or two sentences, plus Feichen was just facing away from him, all this was not discovered by Feichen.
"And not to mention anything else, our town used to have occasional bandits to harass, most of them were scattered, not a climate, at most only fifty people, still in the middle of the night, but the overall attack was extremely unbearable, where could it be compared to yesterday's group of bandits? There are really too many doubts in this, if I believe that this is an ordinary bandit invasion, then I am 10,000 unwilling in my heart!"
Hearing Feichen's analysis, Zhang Mouchang was already silent at the moment, but the sword in his hand was slightly unsheathed, but it was always controlled, and the sword had just revealed its blade at the moment.
"Then what will you do? You must know that you are still a child, even if you have analyzed everything correctly, but for you, this is not something you can solve, you have to know how much is involved? How dangerous is the road ahead? There may only be three of us left in our town, you are what I grew up watching, and you are like a brother to King Kong! I can't watch you go on an adventure! So you have to come with me today, let's go to King Kong first, after finding him, let's go to the state capital to report to the official, and then go to the barracks to find my former brother, and let them come forward to solve this matter is the best way!"
After being silent for a long time, Zhang Mouchang said a long sentence at the moment, but there was always a mystery in Feichen's heart that had not been solved, so for him, no matter what Zhang Mouchang said today, Feichen would not agree.
"Uncle Zhang, cherish, remember to help me tell him when I see the panda head, you still have to read the book well, otherwise how to raise people in the future? How to be an official to benefit the people? But Brother Feichen can't accompany him, he has to do what he should do, and he will see you again!"
After saying this, Feichen no longer stayed, and walked towards the town with his sword, Zhang Mouchang looked at Feichen's figure and couldn't help but move a little murderous, but at this moment he seemed a little hesitant, at a loss, he didn't know what to do, he looked at Feichen's back, after all, he just sighed, and put the sword back into his sheath, at this moment, Zhang Mouchang's face was full of loneliness and remorse, all this remorse affected the rest of his life, even if he was forgiven by Feichen before he died more than ten years later, he never let go of himself, and chose to commit suicide to hastily cut off the rest of his life...
Fei Chen walked alone on the path, his expression flashed with determination, he looked at the town that had gradually appeared outline, and couldn't help but say in his heart:
"If you're still alive, then I'll have to find you, but if you're dead, then I'll have them bury you."
The first rays of the morning sun hit the young man's head, but with a hint of warmth, and the young man on the ground walked on the road with a sword on his back, looking lonely, and if someone asked him what to do at this time, he would surely say:
"The grass is a coward."