There is a mother river in Watermelon Town, called Daqing River, this is a very magical river, the watermelon grown in Watermelon Town is sweet and delicious, there are two secrets, one is the stinky manure on the embankment, the other is the water of the Qing River, the water of the Daqing River is green and clear, and it will not freeze in all seasons, no matter how cold the winter is, there will be no trace of ice ballast on the river surface, and drinking the water in the river can even cure some minor illnesses and injuries.

There has long been an unwritten rule in the town that the water of the Qinghe River can only be used for irrigation and drinking, and the rest of the water is used to fetch water from the old well at the entrance of the town.

The water temperature of the Daqing River is very hot, so there are very few creatures such as fish and shrimp, and the fish they ate at the dinner table was from the Daqing River, a rare thing in the town that will only be served during the New Year's holidays.

After chatting with Fang Shan's father and son, Hua Wenxiang left Hei Qiu'er at their house to help clean up the dinner table, and came to the river embankment alone, he saw Tu Yuelian and Xiong Hengye who were burning paper by the river not far away, it seems that Mayor Fang was right, they were really here, but Hua Wenxiang didn't plan to go over, but sat on the river embankment and watched the two quietly.

Under the wooden bridge, Tu Yuelian lit a piece of yellow paper, crying sadly for her father, who had never seen her, and Xiong Hengye, who was not good at words, didn't know how to comfort him, so he kept throwing paper money into the fire.

Xiong Hengye has had a good relationship with Tu Yuelian, who has the same fate, since he was a child, and has always regarded her as his own sister, the few acres of land in Mei's mother's house, whenever he hires people, he will go to the field to help, and the two most common meals in the town are Fang Shan and Mei's mother's house, and Tu Yuelian, who has no one to talk to, is also happy to have such a little heel pestering her all day long, but the former little heel seems to have grown up, and she will join the army in a few days.

The paper money on the ground had been burned, and Tu Yuelian wiped her tears with her elbow and sobbed a few times.

She is sad for her father's sacrifice day, but more sad is to wronged her own bumpy fate, a girl with strong self-esteem will always hide this pain, all kinds of grievances have never been shown in front of others.

After being silent for a long time, Tu Yuelian took out a piece of residual jade from her sleeve and said softly: "You are about to join the army, I originally wanted to give you the dagger that you usually shout for, but when I fought with the kid named Hua Wenxiang before, he broke it, and I couldn't send it, this half of the jade was left to me by my mother back then, it was originally a whole piece, and I accidentally broke it, half of this carved dragon is for you, and I keep half of this carved phoenix." ”

Xiong Hengye saw Tu Yuelian give him a gift, and he couldn't be happy, "The dagger is broken, it seems that the person surnamed Hua really has two hits, and he originally said that he brought a decent weapon to defend himself on the way to join the army, and it seems that he can only take the kitchen knife of Old Man Fang's house."

Speaking of this, Xiong Hengye looked at the dragon-carved half-jade and refused: "This jade is too valuable, I can't ask for it, Sister Yuelian, you will see your mother in the future, this jade is all things that prove your identity, you can't give it to others." ”

Hua Wenxiang, who was sitting on the river embankment and pretending to watch the scenery, heard the conversation under the wooden bridge, and felt a little guilty, he broke the dagger with a little force, who knew that the broken dagger was still a treasure by them.

Tu Yuelian frowned slightly, "Take it, you are not someone else, Sister Yuelian, who has been shouting for so many years, is about to leave, don't I say something like that?"

Xiong Hengye suddenly straightened up and smiled, "Yes, Sister Yuelian." ”

Tu Yuelian put a few green silks behind her ears, looked at the paper ashes on the ground, and said: "Joining the army, in fact, I don't agree with it, although I haven't been on the battlefield, but those tragic battles, I know, but now in this turbulent era, joining the army is the best shortcut to get ahead, so, Xiao Xiong, promise Sister Yuelian that she must not die on the battlefield, and when the time comes, the big guys in our town will have to be wiped out with you." ”

Xiong Hengye nodded heavily and mumbled.

Shengchang and the war, the whole country has risen a wave of being a soldier, entering the army mixed with ranks, and then once the battle is over, then the rest of the life will be settled.

Li Sichun, a national teacher, once told the world that anyone who serves the country will benefit for life, and every year the local government will come up with a fee as a reward for veterans to participate in the war.

There are advantages and disadvantages, and while getting a lot of benefits, the identity of those who join the army will also be firmly recorded in the military region, and as long as there is a war, they must rush to the battlefield as soon as possible.

Xiong Hengye thought about this, how could he have to mix up an official and a half-job, and when the time came, he would transform his own town into a big city, so that everyone in the world would know that the watermelon in Watermelon Town was the sweetest in the world.

"Since you want to see your mother so much, why don't you go out to look for it, wait here until the Year of the Monkey. ”

The flowers on the embankment shouted loudly at the calm river.

Tu Yuelian immediately stood up, her face was flustered, and after scanning left and right, she saw the warm fragrance of flowers not far away, and said angrily: "What's the matter with you." ”

Like a flower possessed by Heiqing, the scoundrel said, "Are you talking to me?"

Tu Yuelian said a nonsense loudly, and sat in place angrily, she didn't think about what Hua Wenxiang said just now, but the world is so big, she is a girl with no money and no power, how easy it is to find someone in the vast sea of people.

Xiong Hengye, who had never had such thoughts, suddenly realized, "Yes, Sister Yuelian, you can take the initiative to find your mother, and you still have the token she once left you in your hand." ”

Tu Yuelian returned to her usual arrogance, and said angrily: "Shut up, what do you know." ”

Xiong Hengye stopped talking and beckoned to Hua Wenxiang, thinking that he would come again to persuade Sister Yuelian.

Hua Wenxiang really came over, he sat down next to Xiong Hengye, "You want a dagger, I'll buy it for you when you come back, is it just these two days to join the army? ”

Xiong Hengye saw that Hua Wenxiang was not badly dressed, and said that it should not be a fraud to give himself a dagger, Xiong Hengye, who had always wanted to put a weapon, did not dare to ask for those precious broad knives and thin swords, a cheap dagger was very satisfied, it is said that when he arrived at the army, the military camp would issue a unified Shengchang Dayan knife, Xiong Hengye looked at the unpretentious Gongzi brother who looked like Hua Wenxiang, and flattered: "Then thank you Brother Hua first, just give me the most ordinary dagger when the time comes." I'll leave the town in three or four days and go to Sword City in the south to join the army, shall we stop by the way?"

Hua Wenxiang is not simple to hear the name of this city, it must be a good place, or go there to walk around, and promised: "Just by the way, I will also go to the Sword City." ”

Tu Yuelian glanced at Hua Wenxiang, who was eavesdropping on her words, and muttered, "It's amazing to be rich." ”

Hua Wenxiang clarified: "You know I didn't mean that. ”

When it came to money, and seeing that Hua Wenxiang in front of him was a good person, Xiong Hengye thought of the huge debt owed by the town, hesitated for a moment, and decided to give it a try, "Brother Hua, is your family very rich?

When Tu Yuelian heard this, she immediately stood up and scolded, "Xiong Hengye, you shut up for me." ”

Hua Wenxiang motioned to Xiong Hengye not to leave this arrogant woman, and let him continue.

Xiong Hengye looked at Tu Yuelian, who was flushed with anger, and said angrily: "Sister Yuelian, if you don't give Zhou Hu any more money, he will go to the government to sue us for breach of contract, and when the time comes, Old Man Fang will have to suffer a lawsuit." ”

As soon as she heard the lawsuit, Tu Yuelian's momentum weakened a little, if Mayor Fang went to prison, the big guy would definitely not be happy in his heart, and he would not allow that kind of thing to happen.

When Zhou Hu came to the town to sell land for no reason, not to say that the dozens of acres of land on the south embankment were left by the ancestors, the people in the town planted there without his permission, and wanted to compensate for the rent over the years, he was afraid that the people of the town would not believe it, so he also took out a land deed, and there was a seal of the government on it, Fang Shan knew that the land deed was not fake, and there was no bitterness for a while, in fact, it is needless to say that the big guy is also like a mirror in his heart, it must be Zhou Hu who relied on the relationship with the official government to collude, blackmailed the people of the town, and then sat on the ground to share the spoils, this kind of shameless deeds are widely spread in this radius of 100 miles, they are countrymen, who have no ability and no backing, and signed an agreement at that time, within three years, Zhou Hu will be given two hundred taels of silver with interest.

Now that the appointed date is approaching, if the money is not paid, the agreement in black and white will appear with Mayor Fang in the official mansion a hundred miles away.

In order not to affect the people of the town, Fang Shan took it down alone, and over the years, every household had only a hundred taels of silver.

Tu Yuelian looked at this strange man who had only known him for a few hours, how could he speak? When Pingshui met, it was impossible for him to take out two hundred taels of silver to save the town at once.

Xiong Hengye resolutely couldn't let Old Man Fang eat a lawsuit, he was a lot old and couldn't stand the toss, so he told Hua Wenxiang in detail about the matter, saying that this money, when he enters the army in the future, he will immediately go to the front line, where the military merits are great, and the money is changed quickly, and he promised to send him Hua Wenxiang as soon as he has money, so Tu Yuelian also pulled down her face and prayed for Hua Wenxiang to help her again, and she also promised that she would pay back the money in the future.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is because of a Zhou Hu.

Hua Wenxiang, who had never seen a Terran woman, looked at this very beautiful girl, and had no intention of letting them do this.

It's really good-looking, it's so good-looking when she's angry and anxious, is there a better woman than her in this world?

Except for Xiong Hengye, Tu Yuelian, who never took the initiative to talk to a man of the same age, looked at Hua Wenxiang's straight eyes, she was not angry, she asked him, so let him take a few looks.

Xiong Hengye was surprised: "I said Brother Hua, you have been looking at Sister Yuelian, you can't like her." ”

Tu Yuelian's face immediately turned red when she heard this, "What nonsense are you talking about, stinky bear." ”

Hua Wenxiang hurriedly waved her hand and stammered: "No, no, I just haven't seen anything like this, I ......"

Hua Wenxiang was incoherent, Xiong Hengye looked at the embarrassed two, with a wicked smile on his face, Tu Yuelian pinched his arm fiercely, and he didn't dare to make a sound in pain.

After a long time, Hua Wenxiang cleared her throat and took the initiative to ask, "Is there a place to exchange silver tickets in your town?"

Xiong Hengye had been currying favor with Tu Yuelian on the side, and took the time to say: "In our poor place, how can there be a rich village, the nearest money village here is on the side of Sword City a hundred miles away." ”

Tu Yuelian, whose face was still a little red, asked Xiong Hengye to get out of the way, don't be obedient after this, and asked, "Will you lend money to the town?"

Hua Wenxiang said easily: "You don't need to borrow, I will give it to you directly, I want too much money and it's useless." ”

(End of chapter)