Hua Qian lay sideways in the courtyard, staring at the red sun with his eyes, and poured good wine into his mouth one after another. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Beside him, there were already all kinds of wine jugs, some of which had been spilled on the ground before they were finished, causing the smell of wine to fill the courtyard.

Xu Yun smelled the aroma of wine and pushed the door out, and saw Hua Qian's appearance: "Xiao Qian, what are you doing?"

Hua Qian turned his head and saw that it was Xu Yun, so he beckoned: "Brother Yun, you come, you come, sit down and drink with me." ”

Xu Yun sat cross-legged beside Hua Qian, looked at the wine jugs all over the ground and said, "Why do you drink so much wine in the daytime?"

Hua Qian didn't answer, and said to himself: "These wines have been collected by my grandfather for so many years. ”

"Then do you dare to take it out and drink it, aren't you afraid that Grandpa Hua will wake up and beat you?" Xu Yun picked up a pot of wine that had not yet been touched and drank it with a "coo-dong".

"I wish he had risen and beaten me up right now. Hua Qian said softly, "It's the second day, why hasn't he woken up yet, he hasn't even coughed." ”

Xu Yun saw that Hua Qian's eyes were full of sadness, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa Hua is just too tired, just take a break." ”

"I hope so. Hua Qian sat up and said, "It's strange to say, my third uncle was very fierce, but after grandpa fainted, he immediately quieted down." And my second uncle, I thought that with his temper, he would fight with the third uncle for the sake of his grandfather, but he didn't do it. Moreover, the two of them were able to sit together peacefully and stay by the side of Grandpa's bed. ”

"That's natural, after all, they are all members of the Hua family, and no one will make trouble at this time. Xu Yundao.

Hua Qian shook the wine jugs on the ground one by one, and found that the wine was all drunk, so he got up and said, "The wine is gone, I asked people to move out those jars of loveless wine, how about the two of us drink?"

Xu Yun waved his hand and motioned for Hua Qian to sit down: "No, let's sit like this and chat in the sun for a while, isn't it good?"

Hua Qian sat down obediently, unwillingly touched each wine jug again, and after confirming that there was no wine, he sighed and said, "Brother Yun, you don't want to drink, this is not like you!"

Xu Yun smiled and did not speak.

Hua Qian continued: "I have lived for almost thirty years, and I didn't know until yesterday how my father died. I was really surprised to hear the third uncle say that he died on the battlefield. ”

When Xu Yun heard this, he was quite surprised: "Has no one ever told you the truth?"

"No, I always thought that my father, like my mother, was seriously ill and died. Hua Qian said.

"Well, but I really admire your father's personality, those Confucians often talk about 'sacrificing their lives for righteousness', it should mean people like your father! ”

"Are you saying that my father has killed himself? But what's the use of this? The Khitan people didn't stop going south because my father died, so didn't he lose his life in vain? On the contrary, I think the third uncle's words are more reasonable, in order for our Hua family to survive in troubled times, sometimes we do need some flexibility. Hua Qian shook his head, seemingly disagreeing with Xu Yun's words.

"Xiaoqian, flexibility doesn't mean going to treason. Do you think Grandpa Hua, your father, and your second uncle are all wrong?" Xu Yun looked at Hua Qian eagerly, hoping to hear what he wanted to hear from him.

"I don't know, and I don't think they're wrong. But for the sake of the so-called 'country', is it worth it to ruin the future of our entire Hua family?" Hua Qian still didn't say what Xu Yun wanted to hear after all.

Xu Yun patted Hua Qian on the shoulder and said: "If the country is not a country, where is the home? If everyone only thinks about the rise and fall of their own family, then what is the need for this country to exist? There is no question of whether it is worth it or not, since you are a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, you should be concerned about the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, how can you abandon the Great Song Dynasty for your own selfishness? I remember that Master once told me that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a general named Huo Qubing once said: 'The Xiongnu have not been destroyed, why should you be at home?' You have read more books than I do, and I think you must understand the meaning of this sentence better than I do. ”

"I understand the truth, but our Hua family was not born to be the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Long before the great grandfather Chen Qiaoyi added the yellow robe, my famous Hua family was already famous in the rivers and lakes. Could it be that the Hua family has become a traitor to the Great Zhou?"

Xu Yun smiled helplessly, although he felt that Hua Qian was wrong, but he didn't know how to refute him.

Seeing that Xu Yun was silent, Hua Qian squinted his drunken eyes and asked, "Brother Yun, you have told me so much, but I want to ask you, why did you save that Yelu Longqing?" I know you must have your reason, but I still can't figure it out. ”

"There's nothing you can't figure out, you're just drinking too much and your mind is blocked. Seeing that Hua Qian was already drunk, Xu Yun couldn't help but shake his head, "It's actually very simple, I don't want Yelu Longqing to die in the Great Song Dynasty, lest the covenant I just got become a piece of waste paper." ”

He paused slightly, and then continued: "If the Great Song Dynasty fights with the Khitan again, it will be the people of Hebei who will suffer, and even the Hua family will not be able to escape. ”

Hua Qian let out a "hmm", his eyes stared straight at the sky, and he didn't know if he understood.

"By the way, Xiaoqian, where has the Mao mouse been these days, why haven't I seen him in the mansion?" Xu Yun has encountered too many things in the past few days, and he is restless, but he calmed down at the moment, but he remembered that he had not seen the Mao mouse since he returned to the Washington Palace yesterday.

"He, these days, I let him learn to settle accounts with the bookkeeper at home. If he disappears, he will probably go to the village to collect the accounts. Hua Qian said absentmindedly.

"You let the Mao Mouse collect the accounts? You said you let the Mao Mouse collect the debts?" Xu Yun was a little suspicious of what he heard, so he repeated it twice.

"Well, doesn't he like to gamble? I deliberately let him take care of the money. If he can't control himself and takes this opportunity to gamble privately, then this person is really hopeless. If he is that kind of person, then it will be a scourge to stay with you sooner or later, it is better to let him leave you sooner. Hua Qian gasped and said, "However, if the Mao mouse can clean himself and distinguish between public and private, it means that he can still be entrusted with important tasks, after all, he is very righteous and angry, and he is already a good man, if he can restrain his selfish desires, it will be even more commendable." ”

Xu Yun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect that Hua Qian, who had no opinions in his impression, would do such a thing: "Xiao Qian, I haven't seen you for so many years, you have really changed, and I don't even know you anymore." ”

"Hehe, isn't it just to let the Mao mouse get money? Didn't you all the way from Yunzhuang to the Daimyo's Mansion let him hold the money bag? You should think the same way as me!" Hua Qian laughed.

"No, I really didn't think so. Xu Yundao.

"Here you go again, you say I've changed, and I find that you're becoming more and more unpredictable, not real at all. I don't even know if what you're saying is true or not......" Hua Qian buried his head between his legs, as if he was about to fall asleep.

In fact, Xu Yun really didn't think about it that much.

"You've really drunk too much today, so I'll just treat you as if all you are talking about is drinking. Xu Yun said in his heart.

For a moment, the air seemed to stop, and Hua Qian's heavy wheezing sound could be clearly heard in the courtyard. Xu Yun wanted to break the silence, but he didn't know what to say. He just felt that the Hua Qian he saw today was very unfamiliar, maybe the current Hua Qian was the real him? Xu Yun couldn't say it well.

Xu Yun continued to ponder Hua Qian's words, and thought secretly: "Have I changed...... Am I still the Yun'er of the master and the master, and the senior brother of Xiaoyu?"

Suddenly, he remembered Chen Kai and Wu Renyi's evaluation of him: "In the mouths of those old rivers and lakes, I didn't expect that I was a murderer without blinking...... Swordsman. However, the ten years of living in seclusion in the bamboo forest have changed me somewhat, and now I have completely forgotten what it feels like to kill someone. ”

"Well, it's better never to think about it. Xu Yun sighed lightly and muttered to himself.

"Young Master, Young Master!" an old servant hurriedly walked into the courtyard and shouted loudly.

"What are you calling me for?" Hua Qian heard the shout, did not raise his head, and roared in a muffled voice.

"Old lady, old lady, he's awake!" the old servant ran to Hua Qian and said anxiously.

"What!" When Hua Qian heard this, he had already woken up for the most part, stood up suddenly, and ran towards Hua Taigong's bedroom.

When Xu Yun saw Hua Qian leaving, he also got up and wanted to go to see Hua Taigong's condition. He casually patted the dust off his shirt, smiled and pointed to the wine jug on the ground and said to the old servant, "You can quickly clean up these." This is all good wine that Grandpa Hua has hidden for many years, and after a while, he will see it, and he will beat your eldest young master again. ”

The old servant nodded silently, and then crouched down to pick up the flask.

Xu Yun suddenly remembered that there was no trace of joy in the words of the old servant, but he was very urgent, and he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, so he squatted down again and asked, "Uncle, you tell me, Grandpa Hua is ...... Isn't he so good?"

The old servant stopped his busy hands, hesitated slightly, his eyes were red, and he nodded silently.

Hua Qian ran into Mrs. Hua's house, but saw his grandfather lying haggard on the warm bed. And Hua Yongwei and Hua Yongfu both stood aside.

When Hua Taigong saw Hua Qian coming in, he pursed his lips and smiled and stretched out his hand to him.

Hua Qian hurriedly greeted him, held his grandfather's hand, looked at his sunken eye sockets, and said softly, "Grandpa, are you awake?"

Hua Taigong's eyes were full of tears, and he didn't say a word, just grabbed Hua Qian's hand tightly, and Hua Qian's arm hurt.

Hua Qian didn't know what Hua Taigong was going to do, and looked at Hua Yongwei beside him blankly, Hua Yongwei shook his head, but he didn't say anything either.

Hua Taigong pulled Hua Qian with one hand, patted the warm bed with the other, and slapped the bed with a loud sound, and his eyes kept scanning his two sons and a grandson.

"Dad, don't worry, this family can be managed well by long-term wealth. After a long time, Hua Yongwei suddenly said such a sentence.

Hua Taigong nodded with tears in his eyes, let go of his hand, and slowly closed his eyes.

That night, Hua Taigong left quietly, leaving his children and grandchildren forever.

After all, the famous Hua family is a famous family in Hebei Jianghu, and on the day of Hua Taigong's funeral, the funeral procession was lined up from the cemetery on Huajia Mountain to the bottom of the mountain. Hua Qian held the spirit banner in his hand and walked at the front of the team, looking unusually calm and calm. What surprised Xu Yun even more was that since Hua Taigong's death, Hua Qian hadn't even shed a tear - at least in front of people.

Xu Yun followed everyone to kneel in front of the grave, looked at the words "Zukao Hebei Huagong Baofang" written on the funeral object, and said in his heart: "I have known Grandpa Hua since I was a child, but I don't know his old man's name until today." ”

After the funeral, the funeral procession slowly retreated down the mountain. At this time, although it is nearly February and the weather is getting warmer, there is still snow on the mountain road, and there is no trace of spring.

"Brother Yun, do you remember? The first time we met, it was in the cemetery of my house. Hua Qian leaned next to Xu Yun and whispered.

"Of course I remember that when you and I first met, we were about four or five years old, and we were still dolls. Xu Yun said softly.

"Well, I remember that at that time, my father had just been buried. Hua Qian rubbed his reddened eyes and choked up.

"I know, didn't I come here to steal the steamed buns on your father's grave?" Xu Yun put his hand on Hua Qian's shoulder and recalled.

"That's right, you little beggar who can't even get food, dare to snatch my father's steamed buns. Hua Qian pursed his lips and smiled, two lines of tears crossed his cheeks and hit the mourning clothes.

He still cried after all.