The backyard of Chunlai Restaurant in Yuzhou City.
A one-eyed man was holding a sharp ax and was chopping steadily and forcefully the firewood piled up in half the yard.
With each stroke of the ax, a log can be neatly divided into four parts.
The hard work of chopping firewood was as simple as a trivial matter in the hands of the one-eyed man.
The one-eyed man was chopping firewood with a calm expression, and a pretty girl of about 20 years old came from the kitchen carrying a thin porcelain bowl.
Judging from the way the beauty is not walking smoothly, it can be vaguely guessed that there seems to be some underlying disease on the beauty's right leg.
"Brother Ye, my father told you to take a rest. The firewood should be chopped within ten days. You don't need to be in a hurry. Just drink a bowl of herbal tea and take a rest."
When the man heard the movement behind him, he quickly put down the ax in his hand, wiped his hands on his clothes and silently took the tea from the pretty lady.
"Thank you, Miss Zhao."
The pretty woman wrinkled her nose and looked at the one-eyed man with dissatisfaction: "Brother Ye, I have told you so many times that you are older than me, just call me Wen'er.
Besides, I'm just the daughter of a restaurant owner. If I can't deserve such a noble title as young lady, don't flatter me."
The one-eyed man drank the herbal tea in one gulp and handed the porcelain bowl to the pretty girl Zhao Wen with a depressed expression.
"Wen...Ms. Zhao, please don't embarrass me, a rough guy. I really can't scream. Thank you for the herbal tea."
After the man finished speaking, he casually wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, then sat on the low stool, picked up the ax and started chopping a log.
Zhao Wen looked helplessly at the man who didn't talk much and looked slightly dull, with a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
This rotten piece of wood has been around for more than a month. I and my father have been caring about him so much. Isn’t it obvious what it means?
My father also said that Brother Ye is not like a homeless and down-and-out vagabond, but like a general on the battlefield. But no general commanding thousands of troops is as boring as a boring gourd.
I was a bit naughty when I was a child, following my brother up and down the ladder. Unfortunately, I developed some hidden problems in my right leg that were not serious problems.
It's just that she can't walk as smoothly as a normal woman, so she becomes a crippled girl in the eyes of others.
So much so that the matchmaker arranged several marriages with no success, and she was still waiting to marry her when she was twenty-five years old.
Zhao Wen, who had long been discouraged and had no intention of leaving the government, had already planned to serve her parents for the rest of her life and help her father manage the restaurant business.
Until more than a month ago, my father hired a woodcutter, and Zhao Wen's heart, which had been dormant for many years, gradually revived.
Zhao Wen naturally didn't pay attention to this aspect at first. Her restaurant was big or small, and there were seven or eight waiters. How could she have the time to pay attention to the arrival of a waiter?
But later I couldn't bear it, and my father and mother kept blowing wind in my ears.
Zhao Wen gradually focused on the one-eyed handyman in the backyard.
She is a crippled girl in the eyes of others. Unfortunately, Brother Ye, who is silent and doesn't talk much, injured an eye, and both of them have the root of the disease.
It's not a match made in heaven, but it's perfect to spend the rest of your life with a partner.
Dad observed this Brother Ye for a few days and found that he was honest and hard-working. No matter whether anyone was watching or not, he was never lazy in his work. He could do the work that only three or four men could do by himself every day.
Zhao Wen listened to her father's whispers from time to time, and observed silently for a few days intentionally or unintentionally, and found that the one-eyed man was indeed what her father and mother said. Gradually, she also came to the backyard from time to time, and slowly became familiar with the one-eyed man.
Got up.
Seeing that the man was down-to-earth and capable, looking like someone who could live a stable life, Zhao Wen gradually became attracted to him.
But no matter how much I care about it, this piece of rotten wood is still the same piece of rotten wood as when I first spoke.
He was dull and heavy, and he wouldn't even talk to me if he didn't speak first.
Watching the man finish drinking tea and then start chopping firewood silently, Zhao Wen put down the porcelain bowl, hugged her knees with her hands and sat on a low stool nearby, secretly looking at the one-eyed man.
"Brother Ye, I heard from my father that you haven't gotten married yet. Is this true?"
"There used to be a woman who was not with me when she had a difficult delivery, but then..."
"Then what? Didn't you continue?"
"Someone helped me get married, but then I traveled all over the world and became home all over the world, so I didn't bother to renew my relationship. Unfortunately, I injured an eye and became half-blind. I didn't meet the right person for a while.
of.
The main reason is that I have been drifting for more than ten years and cannot stabilize at all.
There is no time to take care of this aspect.
Besides, no girl can look down on a blind homeless man like me, let alone entrust me with a life-long mission."
A hint of secret joy flashed in Zhao Wen's eyes: "Brother Ye, don't be discouraged, you may find a suitable girl one day who will be willing to commit to you for the rest of her life.
My dad said you don't look like a homeless wanderer at all.
He is more like a general on the battlefield.
But I think it must be my father's eyesight. Which general is as dull as you?
How can we command thousands of troops like this?
My father knows nonsense. Since I can remember, my father has never even been out of Yuzhou Prefecture. How can I know what the generals of the imperial court are like?
I just know how to brag."
Listening to Zhao Wen's teasing words about his father, the one-eyed man stopped chopping firewood, glanced at Zhao Wen standing aside and chuckled twice.
"Did your father serve in the military?"
“I heard my mother mention it when I was a kid, but I don’t know if it’s true or not!”
The one-eyed man nodded thoughtfully: "Then what do you think a general should be like?"
Zhao Wen thought for a while and shook her head silently: "I don't know, but the general in charge of the city's left prison, General Yu, came to my house for a drink. He was wearing armor and was escorted by his own soldiers. He was very impressive!"
To tell you the truth, I have actually wanted to marry an upright general as my wife since I was a child. He would be away fighting for the country on the battlefield, while I would be at home caring for my husband and raising my children.
It’s a pity that I’m not so lucky!”
"One eye determines the world, and no one knows the hero.
With a long roar, all directions are leveled, leaving traces of the sun and the moon; with gold and iron horses fighting for hundreds of times, they conquer the dust with a proud smile.
Heroes in thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are equal, and they dominate the situation.
It is said that tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains, and unicorns are hidden in the countryside.
Retreat after success, hiding your merit and fame.
Girl, since you want to marry a general as your wife so much, how about my brother making the decision for you and finding you a general as your husband?"
Zhao Wen felt a little sad when she suddenly heard a clear and playful voice coming from the side, and subconsciously looked over.
He looked at the handsome young man holding a folding fan in front of him and looking at himself slowly with a slight smile in his eyes. Behind the young man, two strong middle-aged men were also looking at him with strange expressions.
After coming back to her senses, Zhao Wen screamed and shrank behind the one-eyed man, looking at the three people standing by the firewood pile in the backyard in panic.
"You...who are you? Why are you in my backyard?"
The three of them looked at each other, seeing Zhao Wen's somewhat pale appearance, and then turned their attention to the one-eyed man who was staring at the three of them with excited eyes, smiling lightly and giving him a fist.
"Lao Ye, I'm willing to give in!"
Ye Baotong looked at the playful looks of the three people and stood up nervously. He glanced at Zhao Wen who was clutching his clothes tightly and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"I...I just came here to chop wood."
"Chopping wood, chopping wood, but splitting the girl's heart, that's fine.
I have been thinking about how you, a bachelor, will spend the rest of your life. Now it's better.
Don't bother me, young master, you can handle it yourself.
Ye Baotong, the general of the Hundred War Army, listens to the order."
Ye Baotong instinctively dropped the ax in his hand, stood up straight like a javelin, and then knelt on one knee in front of Liu Mingzhi.
"The general will obey the order."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Cheng Kai beside him, and Zhou Baoyu cleared their throats.
"I order you to finalize your marriage to Miss Zhao Wen in two quarters of an hour."
"ah?"
"We'll wait for you at the restaurant!"
To be continued...