Chapter 8: Revenge (1)
Passing through the guest hall, the two entered a room larger than the guest hall. There was not a single piece of furniture in the room, and if the shelves for weapons were furniture, it was the only one.
This is the general's training room, in addition to the eighteen weapons, there are sandbags and wooden stakes and other martial arts training equipment. What the general wanted to show Ye Yu was an iron spear with a cold light.
Ye Yu's eyes lit up as soon as he saw this gun, and he was excited and excited, as if he had met a friend he hadn't seen for a long time, and he recognized this gun.
This is Tang Jianli's gun.
The general said: "In order to recover Brother Tang's gun, I wasted a lot of time." ”
The iron spear is still as silver as ten years, and the tip of the spear that is wiped by someone every day is spotless, as if it has never killed anyone, as if it was as new as when it was first cast. In addition to the change from the white spike to red, there are also two words engraved on the tip of the gun: Killing
"It's still the same as it was 10 years ago. When Ye Yu saw the two words of murder, he asked, "You carved this?"
The general nodded.
Ye Yu said: "What do you mean?"
The general said: "When I made this gun to kill the enemy, I felt that Brother Tang was still there, and he never left." Ten years ago, Brother Tang was reluctant to submit. I couldn't bear to use his gun to do what he didn't want to do, so I found a craftsman to engrave these two words on the head of the gun, killing feelings, that is, to cut off feelings, to cut off personal feelings, only in this way, can I set my heart to kill the enemy on the battlefield. ”
When he had killed enough people and gained a foothold in military exploits, the general changed from a righteous man to a rich man, and began to spend all his days drinking and indulging in pleasures.
Ye Yu can understand that this is what he thought when he fought bloodily on the territory of Xu State, and when he finished the battle, made military merits and received a reward, he would buy a few acres of land, build a small thatched house, and raise a few cattle and sheep.
Ye Yu can't help but envy the general now, he has done what he wanted to do before but didn't do.
In the largest restaurant in the city, the bartenders and Xiao Si were busy around the stage to welcome today's full house.
The musicians on the stage all wore fuchsia robes, and they only wore them so ceremoniously when performing for the big shots.
The biggest man in the city is the general.
The troupe behind the stage was busy putting on makeup, more carefully and carefully than usual. They are going to sing for their benefactor today, without this benefactor guarding here, they can only go hungry in the rivers and lakes.
There are two kinds of people here, one is afraid of the general, and the other is grateful to the general.
No matter what kind of people they are, as long as the general gives an order, they are willing to serve the general without any benefit, and even die for him.
The stage troupe belongs to the second type of people, who are willing to perform for the general for nothing.
The owner of the restaurant is the former, and he often endures the generals who come to eat the overlord's meal in the name of "credit".
But today's generals do not seem to be overlords or generals.
Today, he changed from his usual armor to an ivory-colored civilian dress, looking much more easy-going, with a bold smile on his face.
The owner of the hotel also smiled, the general not only did not eat the overlord's meal today, but also gave him two taels of silver, saying that it was the account that was paid on credit before, and the extra power should be a reward.
"I have guests today, so prepare more good wine and food. When the general said this to the hotel owner, the boss suddenly realized that this was the gentlest sentence to himself since he met the general.
The boss almost regarded the general as his own father, changed the attitude of fooling the general in the past, and did not hesitate to order the cook to put the best meat in the pot and open the best wine.
The general's guest is, of course, Ye Yu.
When the stage was lively and singing, although Ye Yu couldn't understand it, he knew that this must be a good show, just as good as the wine in the cup and the meat in the bowl.
"I can't imagine that you, a rough person, have fallen in love with listening to the opera. ”
"I used to dart on the road, and then I killed enemies on the battlefield, most of my life has passed, and now I am tired, and while the days are still dull, I have to hurry up and enjoy the happiness. ”
In addition to the general, there are other officials in the audience, I don't know if they came to listen to Bai or invited by the general.
At this time, in this lively restaurant, under the eaves of the crowd, a weak figure suddenly appeared, it was Mr. Yan walking down the stairs slowly with silent steps, wearing an azure cloak, and a little tiredness in his eyes was left after just consulting a patient, obviously she was not used to this lively atmosphere.
The general's keen eagle eyes saw her at a glance.
There seemed to be a kind of magic in his eyes, and those who were seen by these eyes would be stabbed, and Mr. Yan looked at this feeling, and met the general's pair of eagle eyes.
When Mr. Yan found out that it was the general, he smiled slightly and nodded in greeting.
The general smiled back and said to Ye Yu beside him, "Look, that is Mr. Yan who treated your injuries." ”
Ye Yu followed his gaze and said, "Which one?"
The general said, "It's the one with the cloak, the one who just came down the stairs to the door." ”
Ye Yu looked over here, and could only see Mr. Yan's back and the bun on her head, although he couldn't see her face, he could also recognize that it was a woman, and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Mr. Yan is a woman?"
The general laughed: "Does the one who is called Mr. have to be a man? You see that the character of Yu Ji is a man." ”
Ye Yu said thoughtfully: "I should go over and thank Mr. Yan." ”
The general pressed Ye Yu, who was about to get up, and said: "That's not the way to say thanks, she must have come here for a visit, there are many people here, you have the courage to go and thank you, it's not polite." When she comes back for your follow-up in a few days, it's not too late to thank her. ”
Ye Yu smiled slightly: "I didn't expect you to not only become more particular about eating, drinking, and enjoying yourself, but also very particular about this person's sophistication." ”
The general laughed, and with a high-pitched singing voice on the stage, he couldn't help but applaud and cheer loudly.
He applauded, and the people applauded.
The general also became very particular about rewards, personally went backstage, and handed over a piece of broken silver to the boss of the troupe.
I give less, and I am afraid that people will say that I am stingy. I give too much, I'm afraid that people can't afford it. So every time the general gives a reward, he gives no more or less, and only in this way can he get the respectful eyes of others.
The general was really happy to meet Ye Yu, an old man. Every day, he was entertained at the General's Mansion, and let the chef cook all kinds of delicacies in different ways.
When the weather is good, he will also walk a few tricks with Ye Yu in the practice room to move his muscles and bones.
The cellar has been hiding good wine for many years, and the general does not hesitate to open several jars every day and drink with Ye Yu. A few times, he even drank with Ye Yu until dawn.
I don't know if a few days later, most of the wine in the cellar was drunk, I don't know if it was invited by the general, or Mr. Yan took the initiative to come to the door, she came to the house for Ye Yu's follow-up on this day.
On the day Mr. Yan came, it was pouring rain, and the general stood at the door with an umbrella to greet him.
In the gusts of rain, Mr. Yan had not yet arrived, but the smell on her body hit Ye Yu's nose first.
It is the unique medicinal fragrance on Mr. Yan's body, which smells a little bitter and not pungent, giving people a feeling of refreshment.
After Mr. Yan entered the house, the general personally took the cloak on her body with both hands, shook the rainwater hanging on it, and the medicinal fragrance in the room became even stronger.
"This is Mr. Yan. The general pointed at Ye Yu again and said, "This is my friend, Ye Yu, Mr. has already met last time." ”
Ye Yu, for Mr. Yan, this is a strange name she has never heard of, and he has never mentioned Ye Yu himself ten years ago.
For Ye Yu, Mr. Yan is not only an unfamiliar name, but also a strange person and an unfamiliar face.
His gaze stayed on Mr. Yan's face for a long time, without any warmth, any shining.
He no longer recognized the person in front of him, and in his memory, Xiao Mu's smile was fixed on her eleven years.
Ye Yu didn't speak, and hugged his fists and expressed his gratitude deeply.
When Ye Yu coughed softly, ten years had already taken away the familiar voice in her memory.
Mr. Yan's white right hand is carrying Ye Yu's copper-colored wrist, this gentle skin touch should be the touch of reunion, but now it is just a doctor checking the pulse of a patient.
After a while, Mr. Yan withdrew his hand and said lightly: "The whiplash injury is no longer a major problem, the pulse is stable, and the cause of the cough cannot be diagnosed for the time being. ”
This was the first thing Xiao Mu said to Ye Yu ten years later, and it turned out to be an unfamiliar voice.
Ye Yu smiled bitterly: "Yes, Mr. Lao, I have had this disease since I was a child, and I have seen many doctors and have not been able to get better." ”
Mr. Yan said: "If it has been fine, it must be just that your body is relatively weak, so you should recuperate more." ”
When Mr. Yan left, it was still the general who personally sent her out. As last time, after no one was around, the general cautiously asked, "Sir, how did you think about the matter that I asked you to do before?"
Unlike last time, Mr. Yan seemed to have been prepared, and he was not taken aback as before, but was very calm, very serious, and even said with a bit of rejection: "General, I will carefully consider this matter, and I will definitely tell you when I finish thinking about it." ”
I don't know what to ask her for, the general, an eight-foot-tall man, actually looked submissive in front of this little woman, and hurriedly said: "That's that, I believe Mr. will definitely consider it carefully." ”
The general returned to Ye Yu's house, and Ye Yu, who had been dressed, just put down the empty bowl that had just finished drinking the medicine, and said, "I always felt that something was missing here, but I couldn't say it." ”
The general asked with interest, "What's missing?"
"Woman. Ye Yu said: "When I saw Mr. Yan, I realized that there was a lack of a woman by your side." ”
The general laughed and said, "You're not the first person to think so. There are military merits, the general's mansion, gold and silver treasures, there should be a lady with a beautiful national color, and a dozen little wives with more beautiful appearances. ”
Ye Yu said: "But you don't, you don't even go to the kiln." ”
The general said: "Maybe I'm really not interested in this aspect, but I can't help but do things like drinking and eating meat, and playing with guns and sticks, otherwise my whole body will be uncomfortable." ”
Ye Yu said: "You haven't changed, you are still the same dart master ten years ago." ”
The general said: "What about you? You have reached the age of establishment, and there seems to be a lack of a woman around you." ”
Ye Yu said: "A person like me, which woman is willing to follow me." ”
The general said, "Are you still looking for the person you were looking for ten years ago?"