Chapter 8 Hometown Timidity
Gushan Castle is still bustling and lively.
The high city and Dayuan, which once gave Zhang Ran a huge shock, once made Zhang Ran unaware of the streets and alleys that made him unaware of the way several times, now it seems that it is only a corner of the red dust. The mood is different, the knowledge is different, how to get rich and rich in the eyes of others, but in Zhang Ran's eyes, he is just a mortal who eats and sleeps.
Of course, Zhang Ran still has some regrets. Duanmu Jin didn't know if he was still in the school in Gushan City at this time, with poetry and books as his companion, and his pen and ink dyed incense, he should be doing well. For Duanmu Jin, he has no objection. As for the brocade-clothed boy who insulted himself with the disaster, hey, forget it.
First went to the money village to exchange some silver tickets, Zhang Ran found a restaurant called "Zuixiangyuan", asked for a few dishes, a pot of wine, and sat down on the street. There are some things that need to be calculated. He thought of countless reasons not to kill Wang Yuan, and soon these reasons were overturned by him one by one. Grandpa, father, second brother and sister, he doesn't allow anyone to give them even the slightest harm, what he wants to do is to uproot these hidden dangers one by one.
In the depths of a remote alley, Zhang Ran found the shop where he had healed his wounds.
Wang Yuan's eyes widened, and he saw a young man dressed in black who was about the same height as himself, and he actually stuttered.
"You, you, are you alright?"
"Brother Wang, I'm not doing well. ”
"The brothers, the owner of the village, are dead. Wang Yuan said gloomily.
"Brother Wang, I wasn't in the cottage at the time, otherwise, I wouldn't have seen Brother Wang here. ”
"Hey, fate, I often walk by the river, how can I not get my feet wet. Wang Yuan's expression was gloomy.
Zhang Ran took the package from his back and put it on the counter, and accidentally, the package spread out in a corner, and more than a dozen silver tickets fell out of it. Zhang Ran re-packed the package without care, and his eyes inadvertently glanced at Wang Yuan.
As long as Wang Yuan had the slightest greed, Zhang Ran would not hesitate to kill Wang Yuan. It's very strange, Wang Yuan just didn't see it, and muttered in his mouth, "What's the use of more silver, it's useless if you don't have a life." Zhang Ran put away his killing intent, and this reason was given up by him. Wang Yuan is still kind to himself, Zhang Ran thought helplessly.
The two chatted for a long time, and Wang Yuan withered even more, and the shrewdness and courage and the trace of heroism that he once had were gone.
At night, on that familiar bed, Zhang Ran couldn't sleep over and over. Seeing Wang Yuan's old complexion during the day, he couldn't do it. Hey, sleeping is also a torture.
At noon the next day, the two finished eating and talked about some of the cottage's past from time to time.
Zhang Ran asked, "Brother Wang, where do you live, the child is not young?" Zhang Ran knocked on the side.
Wang Yuan raised his face and said happily: "Two boys, you can read well, and you can take the big exam of the whole empire in a few years." The home is in the east corner of the city. ”
Zhang Ran was surprised: "Brother Wang, you are almost fifty years old, is the child still so young." ”
Wang Yuan said helplessly: "Like what we did in the past, this business is precarious, who dares to start a family when we are young, if I didn't happen to meet a good woman, I guess I am also a single now, hehe." As soon as he said home, Wang Yuan was radiant, and his face was full of pride and intoxication.
Zhang Ran bowed his head and was silent. He didn't know if what Wang Yuan said was true, and this had to be clarified. If Wang Yuan told a lie, Zhang Ran was sure that Wang Yuan would not remain in the world in the next moment.
Wang Yuan went out with his front foot, and Zhang Ran followed from afar. Since cultivating the exercises, Zhang Ran's perception of external things has improved a lot, and although he is far away from Wang Yuan, he will not lose it.
In an alley in the east corner of the city, Wang Yuan disappeared in a flash.
The door of a house opened, and a faint light lit up. Zhang Ran stopped and wanted to leave.
"Hehe, little brother, since you're here, let's go and sit at home. Wang Yuan came out of nowhere, and Zhang Ran stared at him with a wary face, as if to say, you know I will follow.
Wang Yuan enthusiastically let Zhang Ran into the house. The house is very spacious, the furniture is neatly arranged, the floor is paved with blue bricks, it is very clean, and it can be seen that Wang Yuan's woman is very good at running a house. Seeing Zhang Ran coming in, the woman greeted Zhang Ran with a smile and was busy serving tea and pouring water. This woman is plump and white, with a happy and contented face.
Wang Yuan asked the child, and the woman reached out and pointed to the east wing, where the candlelight was very bright.
Before Zhang Ran left, he left a silver ticket of 200,000 yuan.
Back in the shop, Zhang Ran slept peacefully, as long as Wang Yuan was still involved, it would not affect his family. Although Wang Yuan knew Zhang Ran's details, Zhang Ran also grabbed Wang Yuan's lifeline.
After a good night's sleep, the homesick Zhang Ran couldn't stay for a moment. As soon as he walked out of the back room, he saw Wang Yuan sitting upright on a chair.
"That night, I knew you'd go with you. ”
"Why?"
"The day you just came back, there was a murderous aura on your body, and those who have done our job can smell it. ”
Zhang Ran was speechless.
"I know, you don't worry, I knew there would be today's ......"
Zhang Ran wanted to say, I put it down.
"If one of the two of us dies, it's going to be easy. With that, Wang Yuan pulled out a sharp short knife from his boot, aimed it at his chest and stabbed it into it with a "whoosh", and the blood immediately flooded the right hand holding the knife.
Zhang Ran was stunned.
"Brother Wang, why do you bother, you can also kill me. ”
Wang Yuan's face became more and more pale, and a large mouthful of blood foamed down the corners of his mouth.
"I, I can't kill yours, back then, Shi Biao's disappearance, plus your departure, I just, I already guessed, hey......"
Wang Yuan fell to the ground, and a paper bag rolled to the ground in his arms.
I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me, Zhang Ran sighed.
In the horse market of Gushan City, the boss carefully selected a charcoal horse for Zhang Ran that traveled thousands of miles a day. Although he spent a thousand taels of silver, looking at his slender body and strong limbs, Zhang Ran thought it was worth it, and he also believed that the boss would not dare to deceive him.
In less than two days, Zhang Ran arrived at Qingluoji, and in less than two hours, Gutang Village was in sight.
On the uphill slope, a young man dressed in black, carrying a package on his back, riding a high-headed horse of great value, holding a long sword with a cold light, his appearance is not very handsome, his skin is slightly dark, but the temperament of the whole person looks heroic and extraordinary.
Zhang Ran rode on the horse, squinting his eyes and carefully measuring the mountains, rivers, grass and trees in Gutang Village, and the familiar shadows in the depths of his memory seemed to be alive at this moment. It's been six years, how could I have been away for so long without knowing it, and my eyes don't know when they were moist. Grandpa, Daddy, little brother and sister, I'm back, are you okay? What will grandpa look like when he gets old, can his father's body withstand the devastation of heavy work over the years, and can his little brother and sister still recognize themselves. Zhang Ran was thinking wildly, and he couldn't stop in his mind for half a moment.
The adults and children of Gutang Village stared in amazement at the young man from a foreign land who was dressed differently from the local villagers, and how could they understand that they rarely went out in their lives. Looking at the villagers who were surrounded by many people, but did not dare to come forward to talk to them, Zhang Ran nodded to them kindly. When I was a child, I hated the younger brother of the village chief, and after so many years of running for his life, he was no longer in Zhang Ran's heart. Gutang Village is the place where he was born and raised, even if these villagers have done something to their family, isn't it too much.
Zhang Ran's mood has improved a lot invisibly.
Seeing the familiar old forest, Zhang Ran dismounted and slowly passed, and at the edge of the forest, he revealed the home he had been thinking about for a long time on the top of the earthen wall.
"Bang", "bang"......
The door opened, and a little girl with two pigtails tilted her head to look at the strange Zhang Ran. Father and mother, and a teenager, gathered around the table to eat.
Zhang Ran's tears burst out of his eyes, and he shouted: "Dad, mother," and knelt on the ground.
Father and mother listened to the familiar voice, "whew" stood up, the mother trembled and stretched out her hand, pointing at Zhang Ran, "Ran'er, are you really my Ran'er?", Zhang Ran said yes, the mother howled, rushed to Zhang Ran, hugged Zhang Ran's head with both arms, and cried "My hard-working Ran'er, my mother finally saw you."
Daddy silently wiped his tears with his big rough hands.
Zhang Ran raised his tear-misty eyes and looked at his father, who was much older, not yet fifty years old, and most of his hair was white. In the years that I was not at home, what kind of hardship my father and mother have suffered.
"Brother. ”
"Brother. ”
The little brother and the little sister fell on Zhang Ran, "Brother, you have gone there, why can't my little sister and I find you?"
The tears and calls of relatives, Zhang Ran couldn't hold back himself anymore, and hugged and cried with his younger brothers and sisters. It's been six years, although he has had a lot of fate and has been on the verge of life and death several times, he Zhang Ran still thinks about his own cultivation at most, he is not even as good as his younger brothers and sisters, and he ignores his kindness, how can he be embarrassed.
Zhang Ran looked around, "Grandpa", when he saw his father shaking his head, Zhang Ran fainted. Hey, creation makes people.
The haze gradually dissipated, and Zhang Ran's biggest regret was that he could no longer see the old man who loved him a hundred times.
"Ran'er, where have you been all these years? Dad asked.
Zhang Ran didn't dare to say that he was forced to go to Wuhuangshan Cottage back then, but simply said that he was not admitted to Gushan City School, and he had to learn to do business with others. The mother sighed when she heard this, and the worry on her face improved a lot.
Zhang Ran looked around suspiciously, and saw that it was no different from when he left, so he asked, "Dad, mother, has anyone sent silver to our family over the years?"
Father and mother had a strange look on their faces, Zhang Ran understood, Wang Yuan was simply deceiving himself, no wonder he was still young and couldn't see through, the so-called commitment of care is an empty word for the weak. For Wang Yuan's death, Zhang Ran lost half of his guilt.
Zhang Ran tilted his head and looked at the little girl, the chubby little baby became a little girl, and all the advantages of her parents were perfectly reflected in her. White and tender skin, big curved eyes, and a straight little nose. As for the younger brother, his skin is as dark as himself, and his body is thick and short, if you want to say the biggest difference from Zhang Ran, Zhang Ran's figure comes from his mother's slender and tall figure.
The family laughs happily together.
Now that I'm back, I'll change all that.