Chapter 4: The Ravine

The night has shrouded Xijiang City. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The most prosperous city west of Chang'an has been sleeping in the dream of the prosperous era of the Great Wei Dynasty.

The lights are like day, and the traffic is like a dragon.

Su Changan ended the conversation with Guan Canghai, and after dinner, he left the Shenjiang Mansion alone.

He frowned and began to wonder where he was going, where he could go.

He inevitably felt lost, his enemy was too strong, but he was too weak, he wanted to do too much, maybe too little, so that he didn't know how to start.

Did you go to Jiangdong to join Hua Feiqian and the others, or did you go back to Chang'an to question Sima Xu's identity?

Thinking about this, he came to an alley.

This alley is no stranger to him, and it is no accident that he came here.

Or rather, his presence here is intentional on purpose.

He walked to the door of a dilapidated house and stood still.

At that moment, his hand was raised and dropped again, as if hesitating for something.

After a quarter of an hour of hesitation, the door was opened from within.

An elderly woman carrying a basket of things seemed to be about to go out, when she saw Su Changan standing in front of her room. The old woman, who had never seen anything in the world, was stunned for a moment, obviously frightened, but when he saw Su Changan's appearance clearly, the expression on her face changed from surprise to surprise.

"General Nan! It's you!" the old woman exclaimed, forgetting that she was about to go out, and turned sideways to introduce Su Changan into the house, and said: "General Nan, why are you here, please come in, please come in!"

Without saying anything, he pulled Su Changan into the door and beckoned him to sit down at the small wooden table in his house.

He enthusiastically put down the basket in his hand, went to the back room to make a cup of tea with Su Changan, and hurriedly handed it over, as if he was afraid of neglecting Su Changan.

Su Changan was silent during this process, and he didn't even dare to look up at the old woman.

"General Nan, where is my family jade?Why didn't I come back with you?" After finishing all this, the old woman sat down next to Su Changan and asked with a smile.

This old woman is Liu Changyu's mother who died outside Yongning Pass and blocked a knife for Su Changan.

Su Changan felt that he owed a lot, and he was ashamed to come this time.

"Changyu he..." Su Changan hesitated for a moment, and was about to tell the woman the truth, but before the words were spoken, the woman interrupted.

"What's wrong with Changyu? I heard a few days ago that Xiliang was defeated, and the remnants fled back to Jiangdong, but why didn't Changyu come to see me, although this kid was sensible since he was a child, he was also playful, and the general didn't want to be angry with him. If you are disobedient, you will be disciplined. Mother Liu chattered, her eyebrows seemed worried, but out of instinct she didn't seem to think in the worst direction.

Su Changan was stunned, and when he came to his lips, he couldn't say it for some reason.

"Why does General Nan want to stop talking? Isn't it my Yu'er..."Although the old woman has not seen much of the world, after all, she has lived a handful of years, and she can see Su Changan's hesitation at a glance, her heart sank, and the look on her face suddenly became panicked, and her face, which was already wide and horizontal, suddenly became swollen, and she was about to cry when she saw it.

When Su Changan saw this scene, the courage he had just mustered disappeared at this moment.

He was afraid that if he said a few simple words, the old woman's world would collapse, and he didn't even dare to think about how a lonely widow, after losing her only son, should face this coming troubled world.

He forcibly suppressed the guilt and uneasiness in his heart, and squeezed a smile on his face.

"Mother-in-law, don't think about it, Changyu is very good, but the army is in a hurry, and there is no time to visit, so I asked me to come and see my mother-in-law. ”

Su Changan said.

After that, he carefully observed the old woman's expression, for fear that he would reveal some flaws.

"Really?" the old woman was obviously skeptical.

"Naturally, how can I lie to you about this kind of thing. Su Changan continued.

At this time, the expression on Liu's mother's face eased slightly.

"This kind of thing, just write a letter to my family, why bother the general. The old woman looked at Su Changan apologetically. "The general has not eaten, and there are still two hens in the old family, so why don't you slaughter them and stew a bowl of chicken soup for the general. ”

The old woman was in a much better mood when she got the news that her son was safe, and as she said she was about to get up and catch the hen she had spoken of.

"Mother-in-law, don't bother, long... Nan had already had dinner. Su Changan hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop the old woman, and the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of the things that the old woman had put on the table at this time, at that time, a basket of soles, looking like it was still new, thinking of the appearance of Liu's mother going out, Su Changan probably guessed that it should be something to buy.

He couldn't help asking, "Didn't Changyu send some silver taels to his home every month, isn't it enough for his mother-in-law?"

"Hey, how can it be enough, Changyu, this child sent me two taels of silver in January, how can I use it up, I will save it for him, he is not small, until the war subsides, I will find a girl for him, and give me a few big fat grandchildren to hug. The old woman smiled a little more at the mention of her child.

After all, no matter whether their children have the ability or not, whether they can achieve fame or not, but in the eyes of most parents.

Your own children are always the best.

The same is true for Liu's mother.

It's just that these words fell on Su Changan's ears, which made him feel even more guilty.

He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart again, and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely ask Changyu to send you a letter every month when I go back this time." ”

"Then how can you do it, your marching and fighting is a big deal, how can I delay it as a woman. Mother Liu waved her hand, as if she remembered something again, and she asked: "General, I heard that Xiliang lost this battle, and the barbarians are about to enter the customs, is this true? ”

Liu's mother's chatter, Su Changan listened to it but didn't get bored.

He just didn't know how to respond to the woman's question.

"I don't know. He shook his head in silence.

"Alas, I don't know what the meaning of this war is, fighting back and forth, the world is so big, it's either yours or mine, so can you still make a flower?" Liu Mu said, "If it's a dough, if you have more, you will divide a little bit, and if you occupy it, it will only be broken, so why wait for someone to grab it." ”

After that, she looked at Su Changan and asked a little embarrassedly, "General, do you say this is reasonable?"

Su Changan was stunned when he heard this, he nodded, but in his heart he remembered what Candle Yin had said to him.

You give the beggar the dough, and the beggar thinks of your clothes, and you give him clothes, and he thinks of your house.

Desire, this thing.

It is always a gully to fill the dissatisfaction.

And so with people.

The same is true with the country.