Chapter 14: The Story
In the end, Lao Li, who couldn't stand it, separated the two, and said with some shame: "Today's events are all caused by misunderstandings, if you don't dislike it, the two of you will go to our camp tonight to spend the night." ”
The old beggar shook the flask in his hand and said, "Is there any wine?"
"There are some cheap rice wines, as long as the old people don't dislike the rough wine, just drink it. Lao Li replied.
"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, this rice wine is right in the mouth of the old man, very good!"
Li Chenfeng saw the old beggar's addicted appearance and said, "Old drunkard." ”
When Lao Li heard this, he was afraid that the two would scuffle together again, so he hurriedly diverted the topic and walked to the camp with the two.
"Hey, what's your name?" the swarthy girl asked as she looked at Li Chenfeng.
Li Chenfeng glanced at the little girl and didn't speak, and walked forward by himself, widening the distance between him and her.
The swarthy girl came forward and said, "My name is Li Qingzhao, what is your name." ”
Li Chenfeng almost fell when he heard this name, the female lyricist Li Qingzhao came out, and then looked at the dark little girl in front of him, how could anyone have the temperament of the first talented woman in the ages.
Li Qing looked at Li Chenfeng on himself, and wrapped his clothes vigorously like a thief, looking unhappy, Li Chenfeng knew that he was a little rude, and then turned his head away.
"Li Chenfeng. ”
"Li Chenfeng..."Li Qingzhao muttered a few times in his mouth.
"It's a nice name, it's a good match for my name, it's a nice name. ”
After Lao Li, who was walking in front, heard the conversation between the two, he also interjected into the topic, looked at Li Qingzhao dotingly and said: "This Nizi is my daughter, because her mother read some books and had a little ink, so she gave her such a name, this Nizi is sixteen, and she is still like a boy, no big or small all day long, one Lao Li." ”
Lao Li looked at Li Qingzhao dotingly while talking in his mouth, Li Chenfeng saw it in his eyes and remembered his life experience, whether it was in his previous life or in this life, he had never experienced the love of his parents, and he was a little envious of Li Qingzhao.
"A mother who must be clear must be a good mother. ”
After Li Chenfeng finished speaking, Li Qingzhao's eyes were full of tears, and then he lowered his head to hide the tears he was about to shed, and Lao Li, who was walking in the front, also paused, and then sighed: "Yes, she is a good mother." ”
Li Chenfeng saw the reaction of the two and didn't talk again, there must be some story in it.
Then everyone came to a valley, with the gradual deepening of the road also became narrow, after walking out of this road, everyone came to the destination, a lot of beams appeared in front of Li Chenfeng's eyes, looking from afar like a floating creature, and when Li Chenfeng came to the near point, he saw clearly, it turned out that the floating torches of each family, Li Chenfen roughly counted, there were about 30 families, looking at the house made of mud mixed with weeds, there were some doubts in his heart, why live here.
Li Chenfeng and the old beggar were arranged to an empty room, Lao Li took out some raw meat and a jar of rice wine, the old beggar was not polite, poured a bowl for himself, drank it all, and did not forget to chirp after drinking, Li Chenfeng didn't bother to pay attention to it, and roasted raw meat on the side.
Late at night, the old beggar fell to the side with the tip of his nose red, and after a while, he snored, and the father and daughter looked at each other at the rice wine that had been half of the altar, Li Chenfeng was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly changed the topic and asked: "Old Uncle Li, at the beginning in the mountain temple, what is the matter with the spies you are talking about." ”
Lao Li came back to his senses and sighed when he heard Li Chenfeng's question.
"It's not a secret, it doesn't hurt to tell you, do you know where the end of this Han River is?"
Li Chenfeng shook his head.
"This Hanjiang Mountain seems to be a poor and remote area, but behind this mountain is a more prosperous Hanjiang City, Hanjiang City belongs to the Hanzhong region, I have a king and four kings in Lieyang, just this Khan River City belongs to the jurisdiction of the King of Hanzhong, originally our people live in this prosperous area, but also abundant food and clothing, in the past few years, Hanjiang City has a new official, at the beginning only increased taxes, we can still pay, but then began to intensify, we are also miserable. ”
"Didn't you report to the imperial court, isn't the king of Hanzhong you mentioned very close to you?" asked Li Chenfeng.
"Alas, we thought the same way at first, many people wanted to run to the prince to sue him, but those who wanted to sue all broke their legs and feet and sent them back, and we had to obey. ”
"Although the days are hard, we can live anyway, just last year this high-ranking official surnamed He intensified, since he wanted to seize our land deed, at first everyone strongly opposed, and did not let him succeed, I didn't expect this surnamed He to collude with the bandits on the Han River Mountain, forcibly rob us of the land deed, these days the robbers in the Han River city rape and plunder all kinds of evil, my wife was also at that time......"
Lao Li lowered his head with red eyes before he finished speaking, Li Qingzhao on the side also shed tears, and Li Chenfeng was even more angry.
After adjusting his mood, Lao Li said slowly: "The one surnamed He snatched our land deed and sold it to us at a high price, except for some powerful people, where can we ordinary people buy it, many people are living on the streets, seeing that we can't squeeze oil and water, the surname He has started human trafficking, women are sold to Qinglou as prostitutes, and men have become slaves of powerful people, all of which are his tools to make money." ”
"In the end, the dead and the fleeing, the rest of us are hiding here, although the life is hard, at least there is no oppression and exploitation. ”
"Recently, the government and robbers have begun to inquire about our location, so there is a scene tonight, and the two of us are used as spies. ”
Lao Li said with some embarrassment.
Li Chenfeng waved his hand to say that it was okay, and the father and daughter saw that it was not too early, so they told them to rest early, and then the two left.
After Lao Li and the two left, Li Chenfeng slapped the old beggar on the ass and said, "Don't pretend, everyone is gone, get up." ”
As soon as the words ended, the snoring stopped abruptly, and the old beggar lay on his side, supporting his head with one hand and looking at Li Chenfeng with a dissatisfied expression.
"Old man, you are very abnormal today, do you have some unsightly secrets?"
The old beggar didn't bother to take care of Li Chenfeng, so he just opened the gourd and poured a sip of wine.
"You heard it all, should we take action and punish that corrupt official. Li Chenfeng looked eager to try.
The old beggar scoffed a little after listening to Li Chenfeng's words.
"You punish a fart, don't you just want me to do it, don't you have a fancy for that little black egg?"
After speaking, he looked cheap.
"Go, go, go, I think it's quite pitiful, that surname He really deserves to die. ”
"How many officials are not greedy, in fact, this matter is easy to do, I know the king of Hanzhong, and it can be solved with one sentence, but I have to owe favors, and this prince's favor is not easy to repay. The old beggar said earnestly.
"Cut, you still know the prince, old man, why don't you blow the cowhide into the sky. ”
The old beggar blushed after hearing this, he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed, and he didn't bother to pay attention to Li Chenfeng anymore, turned his back and went to sleep.
Li Chenfeng also lay down, I don't know if he heard too much about Lao Li, or remembered his own affairs, Li Chenfeng couldn't sleep, got up and walked out of the house, and saw Li Qingzhao looking up at the sky on the stone not far away.
Li Chenfeng sat next to Li Qingzhao, propped his hands back, and raised his head, Li Qingzhao was startled by the person who suddenly appeared, and then relaxed after seeing that it was Li Chenfeng, and said in his mouth: "My mother told me in the past that after death, people will turn into stars in the sky, which one do you say is my mother." ”
Li Chenfeng chuckled, and after his fingers wandered in the sky for a while, he stopped on the brightest star.
Li Qingzhao looked along his finger and saw which star was the brightest, and asked, "How do you know that it was my mother who became a star." ”
"Because I think your mother is great, the brightest and brightest must be your mother. ”
Li Qingzhao nodded with a smile, looked at the star and said: "My mother used to be the most talented woman, and my mother also taught me to read real words, and my mother said that women can also become great poets, in fact, I wanted to be a chivalrous woman, but I wanted to be the person my mother said." ”