Li Yong followed a valley and finally crossed Zhongtiao Mountain in Hedong County. At this time, his left arm was injured, he was hungry and thirsty, and he was almost dying.
The terrain is still undulating, but it is much gentler than the mountains in Zhongtiao Mountain. Li Yong knew that if he continued walking to the west, he would reach a plain in a short time; he had been to this place before, but it was many years ago.
Instead of going to a flat area, he took a breath and changed his route to the north. As he walked, he observed the terrain and looked for the scene in his mind. If he didn't go the wrong way, Zhou Yangyi should be in that direction to the north.
In the evening of the next day, Li Yong finally found a village. The patches of millet were yellowish in color. The villagers who were still in the fields straightened up and stood there without hesitation and looked at Li Yong carefully. There should be very few outsiders here.
, those villagers seemed to want to identify which family the visitor belonged to.
Li Yong lowered his tattered bamboo hat and hurried forward with all his strength.
There was a low and broad mountain in the distance. The mountain was neither big nor steep. When he came to the hillside, he even felt that the gentle terrain here did not even look like a mountain.
A house is located halfway up the mountain. Most of the houses are thatched houses, but there are a few tile houses in the middle. In front of the house is a rammed earth dam, and there is a stream below the earth dam; on both sides are small pine forests. Not far from the pine forest, there are
Several houses can be seen.
When the fence was pushed open, an old man with gray hair said: "Close it, don't let the chicken escape."
Another familiar voice said: "Chickens know how to circle."
The sun has set, the sky is dark, and it is time for the poultry to turn around.
When Li Yong heard the voice, his heart moved, and he cupped his fists and said, "Brother Chen Shi!"
Chen Shi immersed himself in observation for a moment, and suddenly said: "Li... How did Qing become like this?"
Li Yong sighed: "It's a long story." Then he said happily, "Fortunately, I finally met my good brother!"
Chen Shi immediately put down the wooden basket in his hand, glanced around, and said, "Brother, please come into the house and talk."
The two of them walked into a wooden door nearby, which contained a kitchen. After entering another door, they could see a wooden table and a straw mat. Chen Shi invited Li Yong to take a seat, and first went to the kitchen to fill a large bowl of rice and rice for dinner.
Soup comes in.
Li Yong was rude, picked up his chopsticks and ate without saying a word. He had never had a decent meal in the past few days.
Chen Shi and Li Yong actually had similar experiences. When they were still young, their families were destroyed due to disasters such as war and disease, and the family was sparse and had little to rely on. Then they were taken in and raised by the Sima family and became a banker.
The difference is that both Chen Shi's parents are dead, and Li Yong still has a mother. Moreover, Chen Shi seems to have been in the Sima family's manor before, just helping to manage the attached farmers; while Li Yong was selected as an undercover agent. Some others also
He became a private soldier of the Sima family.
When Li Yong was still in the manor in Hanoi County, he and Chen Shi lived in the same manor for a while. In total, the two had known each other for at least ten years.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign country, when Li Yong first met Chen Shi, he felt so cordial in his heart!
But after finishing half a bowl of rice, Li Yong gradually calmed down and felt that Chen Shi was not so enthusiastic.
Maybe Li Yong looked down and out like a beggar and was disliked by his former friends? Sometimes I treat people as brothers, and people don't necessarily value them that much. It's just that they haven't seen each other for many years and suddenly meeting him gives me an illusion.
If you think about it carefully, when they were in the same manor, they were not so good that they ate from the same pot. After all, they were not a family. The passage of time will make people mistakenly think that after so many years, their love will become deeper.
Like wine, that may not actually be the case.
The main reason is that now Li Yong is asking for help, but he can't bring any benefits to Chen Shi.
Chen Shi knelt down on the straw mat opposite and asked, "What happened to my brother?"
Li Yong remembered that when he was in Bazi just now, Chen Shi was observing the actions around him, as if he was worried about being discovered by his neighbors. The government should be looking for an assassin. Maybe Chen Shi already knew what Li Yong had done?
But it may be that Li Yong is overthinking. He has lived on tenterhooks these years and is indeed very suspicious.
Li Yong said: "I originally wanted to go to Hanoi County to find an acquaintance. Unexpectedly, I met a few men on the road. They had an argument and started fighting. I panicked and ran to Zhongtiao Mountain. Thinking that my brother was in Hedong County, I came to help him.
Please give me some help. I'm causing trouble to my good brother."
Chen Shi waved his hands and said: "Nothing, nothing. I'm really happy that brother can think of me. But I didn't expect that brother would still remember me."
Li Yong smiled and said: "Not long after Brother Xian bought this land, I came here. It was indeed many years ago. I also thought before that Brother Xian might not be here anymore, but I didn't expect that when I came
Then he found someone."
Chen Shi said with emotion: "This place is a bit remote, but it's nice. To this day, I just want to find a place to live in peace and quiet."
Li Yong nodded and said: "That's good. Don't worry, dear brother, I won't be able to stay here for too long. I will recover from my injuries and borrow some dry food before leaving."
Chen Shi was once a member of the Sima family, and he hid in such a place because he was afraid of being implicated; he and Li Yong were also good friends and old friends, so they should not dare to say anything to the government.
The Sima family has also been destroyed, leaving only Sima Shi hiding in the Han Kingdom thousands of miles away. It is difficult for Sima Shi's people, such as Cai Hong, to find this place, and it is hard to say whether they even remember a person like Chen Shi.
Chen Shi is not an undercover spy, and has little relationship with people like Cai Hong. It is extremely difficult to contact him at the last minute. Who knows where Cai Hong is now?
Therefore, Li Yong came to ask Chen Shi for help. As long as he didn't live here for a long time, there shouldn't be any problem. The main reason is that Li Yong has no choice. He really needs help from others now.
At this time, Chen Shi lowered his face and said: "You just came here, brother, why do you say you are leaving? You just want to live in peace of mind. The conditions at my brother's home are not very good. There is no delicacies from the mountains and seas. The food is simple and simple. Please don't dislike it."
He continued: "I will boil some hot water for my brother later and find some clean clothes. I will take a bath and change my clothes first so that I can have a good night's rest. I will look for medicine for my brother tomorrow morning... Is the injury on my arm caused by a criminal?"
Li Yong nodded and said: "There are many people on the other side, and they are outnumbered. I got a bruise, probably just a flesh wound." He immediately changed the topic, "Brother Xian, are you planning to settle down here?"
Chen Shi said: "I own a large area of land around this mountain, and I also have some auxiliary farmers. The place is good."
Li Yong asked casually: "Xiandi has a wife?"
Chen Shi smiled and shook his head: "Not yet."
Li Yong was a few years older than Chen Shi and had already married twice. Li Yong said in a casual tone: "It's past time to get married and have children, so that we can live in peace." As he said this, he also thought to himself, An.
It's better to keep things at ease. People who are at peace don't take the initiative to look for trouble.
Chen Shi nodded and said: "These women in the countryside are really vulgar in their words and deeds. I kind of look down on them. The person I like is not willing to come to the countryside to live a down-to-earth life. Alas!"
Li Yong glanced at him and said: "After we get married, we stay together all day long. After a long time, we look the same. How different can women be? Aren't they just like two barbarians sharing a bowl of porridge?"
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Chen Shi laughed "hehe" and said, "The difference is quite big."
At this time, Li Yong had finished eating the corn rice and vegetable soup. Chen Shi asked if he was full, then put away the bowls and chopsticks and went to the kitchen to boil water. Li Yong took a long breath and looked at the wounds on his arms with the help of an oil lamp.
...The woman Chen Shi mentioned who didn't want to live a down-to-earth life in the countryside was Chao Yun.
A few days later, Chaoyun heard from a servant at General Wei's mansion that there was an old man outside the mansion who wanted to see her. She had no choice but to go to the gate of the mansion, and sure enough, she saw an old man in the gatehouse, but she didn't recognize him. His
He doesn't seem too old and seems to be in good health, but at first glance he looks like someone who has been exposed to the elements and worked hard all the time. The rough skin and wrinkles on his face make him look older.
The old man didn't know Chaoyun either. After meeting and confirming it repeatedly, he handed a roll of bamboo slips to Chaoyun.
As soon as Chaoyun saw the words on it, he immediately recognized it as written by Chen Shi. The two almost grew up together and often referred to each other as brother and sister. Of course Chaoyun was familiar with Chen Shi's handwriting.
Chen Shi wrote quite simply in the letter, saying that he had an urgent matter and wanted to discuss it with his sister, but at this time he couldn't leave and could not come to Luoyang; so he asked Chaoyun to rush to Zhouyangyi, Hedong County as soon as possible to meet and talk.
Chaoyun asked the old man: "Why does Chen Shi want to discuss with me? He is getting married?"
The old man shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't heard about the marriage."
Chao Yun put the bamboo slip into his sleeve pocket and suddenly saw Qi Da, a military general in General Wei's mansion, also at the door. Qi Da noticed a woman in the house and was looking in.
Chaoyun then bowed his head and said, "I would like to ask General Qi for help. I'll accommodate a guest for the time being."
Qi Da glanced at the old man next to him, nodded and said: "Don't worry, girl, there are many houses in General Wei's mansion."
Chao Yun returned to the front hall with the bamboo slips and walked slowly in the corridor.
Chen Shi's letter was very simple, as if Chaoyun could leave Luoyang at will without any explanation. But it's not Chen Shi's fault. He probably didn't know that General Qin had already known about Chaoyun's relationship with the Sima family.
Not to mention leaving Luoyang without permission, Chaoyun didn't dare to be too careless about today's matter. She met a stranger and received a secret letter. The incident happened inside the mansion, and more than one person saw it.
Chaoyun weighed for a while and reached the base of the Di Pavilion. From here, she returned to the courtyard where the prostitutes lived and had to pass by the Di Pavilion.
The two maids came down the stone steps carrying wooden trays. Chao Yun glanced at the guards not far away and asked the maids: "Is General Wei in the front hall?"
The maid replied: "The general is waiting for guests."
Chao Yun raised his head and glanced at the pavilion on the platform, finally lifted his long skirt and walked up the stone steps.
She came to the platform and did not go in to disturb Qin Liang. She only walked back and forth outside the door. Chao Yun rarely came to the pavilion to see Qin Liang. When she came here, she must have something to see.