A word like brother means a brother for life; a word like brother means a close relative for life.
The two brothers, who had not seen each other for a long time and were already slightly strangers, looked at each other in confusion. At this moment, even though there were all kinds of feelings, it was difficult to describe them in a thousand words, but they turned into sighs and sighs.
Yes, the two brothers are no longer the teenagers they were back then, and they no longer have the innocence they once had. There is a gap between them that is difficult to eliminate, and they have secrets that they need to protect and cannot tell others.
The two of them stood in silence, looking at each other, with complicated emotions in their eyes.
"Brother, you're awake." It took a long time for Xu Yang to hold back a useless nonsense. His expression was filled with joy and some unconcealable self-blame and solemnity.
"Um"
Xu Sheng nodded and lowered his head slightly. He really didn't know how to face this unusual brother.
"Just wake up, everything is fine." Xu Yang said tenderly, as if he was comforting Xu Sheng, but also comforting himself.
"Um"
Xu Sheng still nodded, several past pictures flashing back and forth in his mind, making him feel a mixture of sadness and joy uncontrollably.
Under the moonlit night, a ten-year-old child held a five-year-old boy in his arms and sang softly. In the scorching sun, a half-grown boy led a young child to steal melons in the fields. In the cold winter, a handsome boy concentrated on boiling a bowl of ginger soup.
Of course, there are others. The young man slams the door and walks out resolutely; or he acquits himself and returns home with a look of arrogance on his face; or there is the time when they meet again after a long absence and then fly away from the world.
The corners of Xu Sheng's eyes felt moist, and Xu Mang's heart tightened when he saw De Xu. He was at a loss for a moment, and his face showed a rare look of embarrassment.
After a long time, Xu Sheng finally noticed his gaffe, turned his head and wiped his tears fiercely.
"Brother, although you are awake, you are still far from recovered. Can I take you to rest for brother?" Xu Yang asked softly, deliberately not looking at Xu Sheng, with a soft tone that sounded like a discussion.
"No, no need." Xu Sheng looked back, shook his head seriously, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I know my body well, there is nothing serious; now, I just want to see the man who saved me many times.
My child in need."
"That's natural. He is your benefactor, and also my Xu Mang's benefactor. These days, he has been arranged to rest in the inner palace, and he misses you very much."
"Then take me there quickly." Xu Sheng's eager tone was serious. For Xiao Jiang, for such a deep kindness, he really had nothing to repay, and he was filled with only gratitude.
"Okay, I'll take you there." Xu Yang answered neatly, nodded, turned around and asked Xu Sheng to follow.
Zhiyang is not a small city, although there are only tens of thousands of residents in the city now; but back then, before the chaos in Guandong, it was one of the largest cities in Qingzhou; although it is now in decline, the original layout is still there, and the urban construction area is quite large.
As the "general shogunate" today, the "prefect's office" also covers an area of several hundred acres.
Xu Sheng has been following Xu Ramidi quietly without saying a word; after walking for a long time, he would even have the illusion that he had returned to the small mountain village called "Linxi", as if he was walking there again.
On the way to go fishing in the river with my brother.
It's just that everything is an illusion and the past is long gone.
"general"
"general"
...
Along the way, Xu Sheng could always hear sounds like this, and he could always see majestic men stopping to salute in front of his brother.
Xu Sheng finally couldn't help but look at Xu Yang. Looking at the back that was still the same as before, he couldn't help but feel a sore nose.
Brother, why did you become the master of this big city? Why did you become the general of this mighty Fanchuan Army? Why did your temperament change so much back then? Why did you kill everyone? How many secrets do you have in your body?
As he watched, the familiar back gradually became unfamiliar, and Xu Sheng's steps couldn't help but slow down.
"Huh?! What's wrong?"
Realizing that Xu Sheng had not followed for a long time, Xu Yang turned around and asked.
"It's okay, nothing happened." Xu Sheng replied in a low voice with a worried look on his face.
Although Xu Yang had doubts, he did not continue to ask. He smiled, turned around and slowed down his pace.
After twisting and turning three times, about half an hour later, the two stopped and stood side by side outside a quiet courtyard.
"You go in, Xiao Jiang, who has saved your life, is inside. Don't lose your etiquette." Xu Yang warned, gently patting Xu Sheng's shoulder to signal him to enter.
"Um"
Xu Sheng nodded and whispered, took a deep breath, slowly stretched out his hand, and with a little force, pushed open the courtyard door with a "creak" sound.
He stepped on the winding bluestone path, and after walking no more than a dozen steps, he heard bursts of chanting. Out of curiosity, he took a few more steps forward, and Xiao Jiang's voice fell into his mind more and more clearly.
in the ears.
"One year spent similar, each year is different."
One year spent similar, each year is different!
Xu Sheng heard clearly, and vaguely felt where he had heard this poem before, but he had no clue after thinking about it carefully; then he shook his head, unwilling to think about it any more, and continued to move forward.
Standing outside the side room, Xu Sheng's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air. He was about to face Xiao Jiang, but he felt a little nervous for no reason.
"Xiao Jiang, are you in there?" Xu Sheng hesitated for a while, then his hand that pushed the door turned into a knocking motion, and said softly.
"Who? I'm inside." Xiao Jiang responded, and the chanting stopped abruptly; then, Dan heard a "squeak", and a delicate and childish face poked out of the side room.
"Hello, Xiao Jiang." The moment he saw this face, Xu Sheng couldn't help but smile kindly.
"You, God...Master God!" Xiao Jiang's expression visibly changed from calmness to shock; he yelled out and was about to kneel down.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly." Xu Sheng quickly stretched out his hand, picked up Xiao Jiang, and said somewhat unhappily: "You are my Xu Sheng's savior. If you want to kneel down, it should be me. How can you be like me?"
So upside down?"
"No, how dare you?!" Xiao Jiang's complexion suddenly changed, and he trembled with fear: "How dare I ask the immortal to kneel down and worship me? You are just trying to offend me by saying this."
"You?" Xu Sheng smiled hoarsely and said helplessly: "Who taught you these weird and whiny words at such a young age?"
"I..." Xiao Jiang was stunned for a moment and could not answer.
"Haha" Xu Sheng laughed, thinking that Xiao Jiang was really cute. He gently picked up his sleeve and pulled him into the house.
"Were you studying just now?" Xu Sheng asked softly as soon as he entered the inner room and saw the messy books on the table.
"Yes, I read it casually, because I only went to private school for two years when I was a child. Although I can recognize the words, I don't understand many of them." Xiao Jiang stood behind Xu Sheng in a restrained manner, his eyes constantly rolling over his body.
"Oh, if there are any you don't recognize, let me help you figure it out." Xu Sheng said softly, grabbing a half-open book on the table, and when he raised his eyes, he happened to see the wonderful line Xiao Jiang chanted just now.
"The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year." Xu Sheng read aloud and couldn't help but comment on the word "wonderful" in his heart.
"It's the sentence you read. Of course I understand the literal meaning, but I always feel that it has a deeper connotation beneath the meaning."
"Yes." Xu Sheng nodded, appreciating Yu Xiaojiang's spirituality. After two years of reading, it was already considered good to be able to recognize most of the characters, let alone be able to feel the artistic conception of the witty words; he looked at Xiaojiang deeply. He glanced at it and said slowly: "This sentence seems simple at first, but after thinking about it, it really contains six levels of emotion?"
"Six sighs?!"
"Yes." Xu Sheng put down the book, stood with his hands behind his back, and said: "First, he lamented that the years are flowing and the years are fleeting; second, he lamented that the present is not what it used to be, things and people have changed; third, he lamented that his old friend is no longer here, and he is alone; Fourth, lamenting the uncertainty of human affairs and the impermanence of ups and downs; fifth, lamenting the eternity of things but the changeable nature of life; sixth, sighing the relief and joy amidst the sadness and helplessness."
"How can this fourteen-character poem have such a complex and majestic meaning!" Xiao Jiang was stunned when he heard it.
"More than that, the sixfold sigh is just the most basic. Maybe there are deeper meanings that we haven't 'explored'." Xu Sheng shook his head, stood upright for a long time, turned around to face Xiao Jiang and whispered: "I'm a little bit better than you. It's more powerful. After reading for more than ten years, if you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask me."
"Okay." When Xiao Jiang heard this, his face suddenly became full of joy; he was not a stupid person, and he understood that when "Master Immortal" said these words, it meant that he agreed to follow him.
"'Master Immortal,' Xiao Jiang is willing to obey you for the rest of his life." Xiao Jiang fell to his knees with a plop and kowtowed hard.
"What are you doing?" Xu Sheng was shocked. His reaction was half a beat too slow to stop him. He said in a cold voice: "Get up quickly and stop talking nonsense. You are my savior. As long as I, Xu Sheng, are alive. , naturally I will try my best to repay your deep kindness."
"Thank you 'Master Immortal'!"
Xiao Jiang kowtowed again, but Xu Sheng couldn't bear it anymore and simply turned his back.
"My name is Xu Sheng. I'm a few years older than you. If you don't mind in the future, you can call me brother." Xu Sheng waited for Xiao Jiang to bow to him, then turned around, leaned over to pick him up, and said softly. .
"Brother...brother," Xiao Jiang obviously couldn't adapt to this title, so he stuttered in a tentative tone.
"well"
Xu Sheng responded very naturally. He patted Xiao Jiang on the head and said seriously: "I will still call you Xiao Jiang from now on, but you still have to tell me your name."
"My name is Jiang Yichen." Xiao Jiang replied timidly.
"What a good name." Xu Sheng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I remember, you were seriously injured, just take a good rest in this city; if you need anything, just ask me, I will I come to see you often."
"Okay" Xiao Jiang nodded heavily.
"Then let's leave it like that for now." Xu Sheng stretched his waist and then whispered: "I have other things to deal with. I can't stay long, so I'll say goodbye first." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around to leave.
"Wait a minute." Xiao Jiang stopped him at this moment, paused for two breaths, gritted his teeth and said, "God... no, brother, I have something to ask of you?"
"Oh?" Xu Sheng turned back curiously and asked with concern: "What's the matter? But it doesn't matter."
"Well..." Xiao Jiang's face suddenly showed an embarrassed look, and he said angrily: "I want to bring my sister here."