Chapter 23 The Four Heroes of Taihang
Along the way, Zhuge Yunzhi followed me from a distance. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info I stay in the hotel, he Zhangluo, I eat, he pays, I hurry, he follows. This saved me a lot of things along the way, so I went with him.
When I left Fang County, I met a few red-clothed men from the Flame Sect, and I didn't have much trouble helping Zhuge Yunzhi solve it. Zhuge Yunzhi was even more attentive, looking at me like a hungry dog seeing itγγγγγγ Uh! It's like a beggar who has been hungry for three days and three nights sees a chicken leg. Well, it's chicken legs. I really can't think of any good words for a while.
I have always ignored Zhuge Yunzhi, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that I am annoyed by his entanglement. It's just that along the way, I have also been taken care of quite comfortably by Zhuge Yunzhi, and I, a person who has practiced and endured hardships since I was a child, is also a little accustomed to it.
I couldn't resist Zhuge Yunzhi's entanglement, and I still taught him a set of palm techniques and a set of swordsmanship on the road. Zhuge Yunzhi was very happy, shouting from the master before and after the master all day long, looking like a disciple who had something to do, which was unbearable.
When I arrived in Wolong Town outside Xiangyang City, Zhuge Yunzhi always wanted to invite me to Zhuge Village for a walk, but I refused. The two said goodbye here, and finally got rid of Zhuge Yunzhi's flattering face.
For the next few days, nothing happened. I hurried and hurried back, and returned to Seven Star Villa half a month later.
When I arrived at the mountain gate, there was no secret sentry on duty. I couldn't help but wonder if something had happened to the villa, and I was urging the horse to gallop. But after half a cup of tea, it was already in the square outside the gate of the villa. The gate of the villa was open, but there was no one to be seen.
I was in a hurry, jumped off my horse, let the horses wander around the square, and rushed through the gate. There was no one in the concierge.
I looked around like crazy. Bedrooms, practice rooms, classrooms, kitchens, and even latrines are not spared. The whole villa was empty, and there was no one in it, as if it had disappeared out of thin air.
What happened to Xuansi? Where did everyone go? Did it happen after Xuansi came back? I don't know. The head was like empty, groggy.
I ran up the back hill and shouted the name of Xuansi, but the mountains only answered me with an echo. The tears couldn't stop staying, and I fell down under the tree in the back mountain, motionless.
It wasn't until two days later that raindrops from the sky fell on my face and onto my already dry lips. I woke up a little, shook my still drowsy head, and staggered down the back hill.
The rain became heavier and heavier, drenching my clothes and my heart.
There was still no one in the lodge. I walked out of the gate in a daze, and under the dripping eaves of the gate, the horses snorted and kept rubbing their heads into my arms. I smiled bitterly, touched the horse's head, and said, "Horse, horse, don't you want me? Now, it's all left for us to rely on each other. The horse snorted, stuck out its tongue and licked my face, as if it understood what I was saying.
I led the horse, climbed up, looked down and touched the horse's head, and said to the horse, "Horse, let's go to the end of the world together!" The horse raised its head, sighed and neighed, stepped out of all four hooves, and went down the mountain.
I let go of the reins and just sat groggily and let the horse go forward.
My head grew more and more groggy until I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I was lying on a wooden bed, covered with a patched quilt with the scent of soapcorn. I shook my head, still a little groggy. I sat up slowly, looking at the shabby, dilapidated wood-paneled room.
An old lady opened the old curtain and walked in, and when she saw me sitting on the bed, she was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed, and said, "Ah, child, you are awake at last." Why are you up? Lie down, lie down. The doctor said that if you have typhoid fever, you should lie down more, and it will get better quickly. As he spoke, he put the bowl in his hand on the stool aside, and the pungent smell of medicine filled the room.
The old lady helped me lean on the bed, pulled up the quilt, and said, "Don't get cold anymore." You've been in a coma for two days and two nights. Poor boy, come, drink the medicine first. As he spoke, he picked up the medicine bowl on the stool.
My chest was a little sore, and I wanted to say something: "Auntieγγγγγγ β
"Don't talk, drink the medicine first!" The eldest lady's tone was a little reproachful and a little pitying.
I smiled at the eldest lady and let the eldest mother feed the medicine into my mouth one by one. The medicine is bitter and somewhat sweet.
The eldest lady said while feeding: "Child, the medicine is very bitter, right? The medicine is bitter, and it is over patience, and the illness will get better quickly after drinking the medicine." I smiled and gulped.
After drinking the medicine, the eldest lady asked me to lie down well, helped me cover the quilt, tucked the corners of the quilt, let me rest well, and walked out of the room with the medicine bowl.
After a while, the voice of the eldest lady came from outside: "Old man, you are back! The child woke up, went to kill the old hen, stewed it and made up for the child!"
An old voice came: "Ah, yes, the boy is awake, I'll go and see." β
There was the sound of something on the ground outside, and the footsteps came to the door, and an old man opened the curtain and walked in, looked at me with a smile, and said, "Child, it's okay to wake up!" Seeing that I was struggling to get up and say something, the uncle held me down and said, "Don't talk, lie down well! I smiled and nodded, in agreement. The uncle happily went out.
After a while, there was a rooster crow outside, and soon it was inaudible.
It turns out that this is Liu Village, not far from the foot of Qixing Villa, the uncle and aunt are surnamed Liu, and they have built two houses at the end of this village, planted a few acres of thin fields, and chatted to get by. The only son joined the army more than twenty years ago, went to the desert of the Northland, and never returned.
I rode that day, tired and hungry, and rainy, but I was cold. When the horse came to the house of the aunt and uncle, I finally fainted and fell off the horse. The uncle and aunt heard the noise outside the door and went out to check, and then they found me.
In the past two days, the uncle and aunt took out the only savings and invited a doctor from the town. When I was unconscious, I could only feed a small spoonful of medicine and rice soup into my mouth.
That night, after drinking the chicken soup, I fell asleep under the power of the medicine.
When I woke up the next morning, I was able to get out of bed and walk around, and my aunt and uncle were even more happy to see it, and praised me for being in good health as a young man, but I recovered quickly. While boasting, I also counted that I didn't know how to cherish my body, so I could only listen with a smile.
I walked out of the room, outside the room is the kitchen, a table is placed not far from the stove, the two door panels are removed and stacked on one side, it turns out that in the past few days, the uncle and aunt actually gave me the only room and bed, and I set up a bed in the small hall of the kitchen to rest. Luckily, it's still summer, and the weather is hot.
Walking out of the kitchen, there was a small open space. There is a simple chicken shed against the wall, but there is only a porcelain pot for feeding the chickens, and there is no trace of the chickens.
Horses were leisurely nibbling on the grass on the hillside not far away. When he saw me come out, he screamed and ran to me with small steps, and kept rubbing my head against me.
Even though I was already in good health, I was able to stay here for a few more days. On the day I left, I got up early in the morning and went to town, bought a lot of things, and two old hens and a flock of chickens, and hired a wagon to pull them back. When the uncle and aunt saw it, they complained that I was spending money indiscriminately, and if I was young, I should save the money, find a daughter-in-law, and live a good life.
I laughed and said to the uncle and aunt that I already have a daughter-in-law, and I will bring my daughter-in-law to see the second elder when I have the opportunity, and the second elder is very happy. Xuan Si's face appeared in front of me, maybe she didn't go back to the villa? I thought so, and told myself, no matter where you are, I will find you. Wait for me, Xuansi!