Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 241 Putting the Heart in the Heart
Susu pulled the bowstring's hand for a moment. The gentle and beautiful Madame Molun behind her was the only person she could talk to for months, but it was a pity that this lady was the mother of the man she hated the most.
Maybe she's right - women always want to have a shoulder to lean on. However, who should Su Su rely on?
The man who held himself in his hands since he was a child? Su Su only remembered that when he left, he stabbed his face fiercely with his beard, but the name of Lingyu Zhang Lun has now become a tall but vague back. Su Su couldn't even remember his father's face, except for the stubble on his face, what his facial features were.
And the guy who helped him realize his wish for revenge, counting Talga, it's been a few months, that guy should have cured the Gu poison on Baishou Mountain.
"Damn, that guy won't die!" Su Su firmly believed in her instincts, but sometimes she would panic inexplicably, "If he is really well, why don't you come to me......"
"Whoosh", the bowstring trembled, and the last white feather arrow finally broke free from the palm of its master's hand, but it neither could resist the wind, nor did it fly to the bull's-eye, and with a roar, it shattered countless snowflakes that were still dancing wildly in the air, and finally plunged into the thick snow on the ground and disappeared.
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Seeing that Su Su didn't want to continue the topic, Mrs. Mo Lun quietly left some exquisite snacks and left silently. These are the shares that Mrs. has saved by frugality on weekdays, and now the entire Hasuya tribe is almost out of food, and ordinary families can only survive on the limited rations allocated by the tribe.
When Mrs. Moron left the prison, she only hid a piece of snow-white milk cake in the end, which she intended to bring to her most distressed "foal".
At this moment, Wobetai is still with a few retinues and is counting the prey that has been searched from the vicinity of the tribe today. There are only a few sand rabbits. There are also a few grass snakes that are frozen hard. These mad grass snakes probably wouldn't have imagined that they would never be able to wait for the next spring after this hibernation.
Li Xian, who was on the side, couldn't help frowning when he looked at these barren harvests, he picked up a small snake that was only the size of a palm and coiled together, and shook his head, "This snake is poisonous, besides, such a small snake, I am afraid that the poison sac has already frozen and cracked, and the venom has infiltrated the flesh and blood, and it is inedible." ”
The ranger who risked his life to pick up this little snake on the side suddenly looked frustrated, "National Teacher, I raked three mountains to find this, are you really sure that it can't be eaten? ”
Wobettai patted the warrior on the shoulder to show reassurance, "Erjia, we can't go any further, the wind and snow outside are too big, beyond the boundaries of the three mountains, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a way back to our camp." ”
"Alas!" the Ranger stomped his foot in frustration, and had to take a long time to pull his leg out of the snow, "Why haven't our Southern Grain Riders come back yet, don't they know that the people in the tribe are dying of hunger?"
Wobetai looked at the dejected appearance of all the subordinates around him, and cheered for everyone,
"Don't be discouraged, maybe it's because of the heavy snow. The more difficult it is for them to come back, the more fruitful their harvest will be, and at that time, the grain grown by those Great Xia people may be able to burst the belly of the ear armor!"
Hahaha, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed, and Wobeitai asked the team members who were looking for rations to go down to rest, leaving only Li Xian to help register the prey together.
Li Xian watched everyone retreat, and while registering the prey, he told Wo Beitai, "Second Prince, in fact, the rations of Great Xia are not so rich. ”
During this time, Wobetai was overwhelmed by the problems in the tribe, and if it weren't for Li Xian's help to share it, I am afraid that he would have been unable to withstand it a long time ago. Therefore, the two princes also became extremely polite to Li Xian. Hearing Li Xian's words, he thought that this national teacher was minding that his words just now were wrong, and hurriedly gave a deep salute according to the hand salute that Li Xian handed over to him.
"Sir, don't be angry, I just want to cheer everyone up, there is no other malicious intent, we are robbing grain to Great Xia, it is also a helpless move. We are only for the winter, and we will not target the people of Great Xia. ”
Li Xian likes to call him "sir" in Wobeitai, which is better than "national teacher".
However, there were only a few cases, Li Xian quickly completed the registration, carefully put away the account books, and sighed, "If the second prince leads the team, I can naturally rest assured, but this time it is the southern expedition of the prince of Tokto, and I can never rest assured......"
Whenever the matter of the eldest prince is mentioned, Wo Beitai has the heart to avoid it and keep silent.
Li Xian put his hands behind his back and looked at the endless world covered by snow, and after looking at it for a long time, it seemed that even the ups and downs of the hills as far as his eyes could see became a little illusory, which made people feel a sense of confusion.
"Second prince, you have always been cautious and ambitious, I can understand it, but now that you are on the verge of despair, if you still have to make a decision, I am afraid that you will be slaughtered ......"
The meaning of these words is that the two thoughtful men have a clear heart. Li Xian no longer spoke deeply, and Wobetai no longer asked, these days, Wobetai has been staying in the camp to take care of the affairs of the tribe, and according to Li Xian's instructions, he has read a lot of books that Li Xian brought from Great Xia.
These Great Xia scrolls told him about the nature of this world, and throughout the ages, the most murderous thing was not the sword, but the desire. The greater the temptation, the more unstoppable the desire to kill.
Li Xian was hiding in the Northern Wilderness, so he naturally saw a lot of the wanton bullying of the people of Southern Daxia by the Northern Wilderness Rangers. It seemed natural for sheep to eat grass and wolves to eat meat, but he understood that Liangmuha and Wobetai would restrain their contempt for Great Xia in front of him, which would achieve the coexistence of Great Xia and Northern Wilderness to some extent.
But if it is the tyrannical detachment that has half of the Great Xia bloodline, but shows everywhere that is incompatible with the Great Xia, and controls the rangers, I am afraid that the Great Xia and the Northern Wilderness Rangers will inevitably start a life-and-death battle.
And before this battle began, he and the second prince, who had been pretending to be confused and evading, were afraid that they would become the unjust souls of the flag.
When Mrs. Mo Lun took difficult steps and appeared in front of the two of them through the snow, Li Xian deliberately avoided it, bowed deeply to Mrs. Mo Lun, and respectfully retired.
When I passed by Wobeitai's side, I heard the second prince Wobeitai whisper,
"Sir, let me think again. ”
Just a few words, but Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that his "little pony" was a little unkempt, and his originally round face plate had also lost a lot of weight, Mo Lun heartbroken his hand held the sunken cheeks of the nest table,
"My son is really suffering......"
"Mother, what are you talking about, the whole tribe is overcoming the difficulties together, I just take everyone to think of a way together. By the way, is my father's illness better?"
"It's still like that, after all, I'm older. He knows that it is not easy for you to go around looking for food rations for everyone, and in order to support your food restriction policy, you have to avoid eating less with everyone, and the recovery of natural diseases will be slower. ”
"Mother, you have also lost weight...... Wo Beitai thought that Mrs. Mo Lun was taking care of Liang Muha, and at the same time, she had to worry about herself, and she also felt very sorry for her mother.
"So, I want to eat something delicious for my mother, but ah, I'm afraid that you, the adult who issued the food restriction order, will blame you, so it's better to pull you into the water. ”
As she spoke, Mrs. Mo Lun carefully took out the snow-white milk cake, which was Wobetai's favorite food since childhood.
"Mother, this is your ration, how can I eat the ration you saved. A child cannot do such a disgraceful thing. ”
"It's okay to have nothing to do all day long for your mother, and it doesn't matter if you eat less. But what you are shouldering is the life and death of the entire tribe, and your body can't collapse!"
The mother and son argued for a long time, and Mrs. Mo Lun was rarely angry, "Son, what is filial piety, do you tell your mother, is it to make your mother happy and filial piety, or to make your mother angry and filial piety?
Seeing that Mrs. Mo Lun was really angry, Wo Beitai couldn't bear it, so she lowered her head, but under the soft grinding and hard soaking, the mother and son divided the milk cake into two and ate half of each.
Mrs. Mo Lun took out her handkerchief and wiped the stains hanging on her lips for Wo Beitai, "My son has grown up, and this beard has become more and more piercing of my mother's hands." ”
Wobeitai smiled, looking at the silver threads that were faintly visible on Mo Lun's sideburns, and tears appeared in the eyes of both of them.
"I still have some snacks for my mother, I sent them to that girl, after all, you have to bear the life and death of the entire tribe, don't give her favoritism, you will be gossiped. ”
"Niang ,......" Wobeitai has the intention to deny it, but he doesn't know where to start.
"Mother doesn't want to embarrass you, child, now, I think you have never dared to ask me a question, I can tell you the answer. ”
Mrs. Mo Lun turned the story of that year out of her heart again and told it to her son. In order to include her in the tent, Liangmuha almost slaughtered the Tahar warriors, and even the grandfather and uncle of Wobetai were boiled alive in a cauldron.
Wo Beitai's reaction was not as surprised as Madam Mo Lun imagined, he just listened silently, and even had little excitement on his face. After Mrs. Mo Lun finished speaking, Wobeitai was silent for a long time,
"Mother, what do you want me to do, just tell me that I am willing to use my father's and my own blood to wash away the sins he committed against my grandfather and uncle. ”
Back then, my mother was very secretive about her grandfather's affairs, and Wobeitai had already investigated the ins and outs of the whole thing in private. He didn't have any contact with Tahar's relatives and friends, and he didn't have any feelings, but if his mother wanted to atone for his sins, Wobetai was willing to bear it with his father, Liangmuha.
"When I married your father, I did think about killing him. For the first time, Madame Moron confessed her heart in front of the only trustworthy man, "However, I am telling you about this to tell you why I did not kill him. ”
Mrs. Mo Lun said this, the conversation came to an abrupt end, and Wo Beitai couldn't help but look up at her mother curiously, but she didn't expect that although Mrs. Mo Lun didn't speak, her eyes full of love were looking at her tenderly.
Wobeitai's heart was shocked, "It turns out that Mo Lun didn't forgive Liang Muha, Mo Lun, but he couldn't bear to deprive himself of his vitality." ”
"I studied swordsmanship with your father, and when I thought I had the ability to do it, I found that I already had his flesh and bones...... Decades ago, I don't want you to hate anyone, I just want to tell you that no matter how strong a woman is, her children will always be her concern. Susu is a good girl, and I believe that if she can stay by your side, she will follow you for the rest of her life. ”
This thought startled Wo Beitai, and immediately retorted, "Mother, I really like Su Su, I won't force her to do anything." ”
Madame Moron nodded, "It's worthy of my son." ”
When the mother and son were talking in the tent, Li Xian was still worried about the rations. This adult man who has gone through ups and downs understands that those people of Great Xia work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and after years of hard work, they cannot exchange for full rations. The Northern Wilderness Ranger likes to live in grass, graze and raise, and harvest meat. In every year of natural disasters, they could only survive on rations looted from the homes of the people of Great Xia.
However, those poor people often find it difficult to feed their own families, and once they are deprived of their rations, they will also fall into a desperate situation. The Great Xia Empire doesn't care about rations, maybe only those officials and lords who are above the people, and the leader of these officials is naturally the Great Xia Emperor who has no worries about food and clothing.
"Lu Li, I see that you have a bad appetite during this time, this is the cherry tomato specially transported back from your west. ”
Lu Li's eyes lit up when he saw those bright red fruits the size of his thumb, "Ah, I didn't expect your uncle to have such a skill?"
Hua Sijian looked at Lu Li's cute and naughty smile, and couldn't help but laugh too, "You little girl, you haven't seen my real ability, you just want dragon liver and phoenix marrow, uncle, I can get it back for you." ”