Back in the camp, Shi Liang immediately asked Xiu Mu to be transferred, but was intercepted by Lu Pei. Lu Yicheng was very regretful about Lin Jian's extremely poor feedback. He told the platoon leaders who were temporarily called into the central tent by him that he had no time to take care of the bright moon because of the sudden death of his previous regular platoon leader that night. The hint of guarding Yujie on the restaurant table neglected the distinguished guests from afar, which led to such an oasis.
"Fortunately, the leader of the army, Master Bai Yan, is my former disciple. Taking into account the past friendship, this boy revealed to us a piece of favorable news in advance: that Deacon Lin will definitely return. In short, We at Yujie Station will definitely fulfill our duties as our host and make our original distinguished guests as satisfied as returning home." Lu Xingshou stood up and stood in the field, patted the table, and set the final tone of the work.
Seeing the chief's arrangement, all the platoon leaders immediately nodded their heads. They had been sitting around in the middle tent to discuss for about two hours, and the reception work for the next few days had been preliminarily finalized.
By the time the "short meeting" ended, it was already midnight, but Shi Liang, who was still missing his family, couldn't wait for dawn the next day, so he took leave overnight and ran back to Yangjiawan. The crescent moon is like a sickle, the fields are as dark as an abyss, and most of the small candles in the farm have been extinguished. Although Shi Liang has walked the field path home many times, a military man is rushing on the night road with a small lamp. , today the walking is still quite bumpy.
Lin Muyan, what Yang Hao reminded was too obvious. He didn't expect that the silly girl he accidentally saved would have such a background. She would be the daughter of the bloated and luxurious Deacon Lin who visited the Jade Festival several times. The two of them had been getting along for a long time, and Shi Liang naturally knew that Mu Yan had always been in some unspeakable pain, so he never wanted to mention his past to anyone.
Feeling the darkness of the night, walking on the country road that he had already become familiar with in his life, Shi Liang, who had been thinking wildly, finally knocked on the wooden door of the Shi family courtyard.
"Who is it?" Amidst the rapid knocking on the door, the little girl's slight inquiry came from far away. The voice sounded very clear in the midnight silence, with some sleepiness in it, and of course mixed with a little timidity, which seemed to be a little bit of fear of the unknown.
After a while, dim candlelight lit up inside the inner room, illuminating the shadows in the courtyard and spreading out the faint shadows outside the wall.
"I, Shi Liang. Mu Yan, open the door quickly." Shi Liang walked too fast, and his voice was a little breathy.
"Ah! Brother Xiaoliang! Wait!" The girl in the room cried out after hearing this, and then there was a sound of cleaning up. After a while, a beautiful figure came out of the courtyard that lit up with a creaking sound. Amidst the sound of quick footsteps, it must have hurried behind the thick wooden door.
The sound of the door bolt being pulled out was heard halfway, but then it was inserted back into place with a click.
"Uh huh! Brother Xiao Liang, if it's really you, go to the middle and let me see if it's really my brother Xiao Liang." Behind the big wooden door, the little girl's alert commanding voice soon came. He was probably peeking out through the crack in the door.
Shi Liang shook his head speechlessly, but he also knew that this was the alertness and carefulness of the little girl who was used to being alone, so he very obediently took two steps back and stood in the middle of the crack in the wooden door. Then, fearing that the light was not bright enough, the man raised the small lamp in front of him again, so that the dim light could illuminate the face hidden in the night, and let the shining black eyes shine in the door. See more clearly.
"Bang!" After the identity was verified, the door was opened, and a girl in slightly disheveled clothes rushed out of the door, jumping up and down and saying in surprise: "Brother Xiaoliang, why are you back today!"
Looking at the girl coming towards him, Shi Liang was very sure that she still had the same deep dependence and attachment on him as before. After two years of getting along with each other, the man has gradually become accustomed to it, which is why Shi Liang is so nervous about this matter.
"Let's go back to the house and talk." Shi Liang looked a little solemn, but he still habitually patted the head of the girl who had just hid in his arms. Mu Yan must have just emerged from the bed. Her plush, loose hair had already been untied and draped down to her lower back. A floral blouse was draped over her shoulders, and underneath were the thin clothes of a farm girl. The pants were short but just enough to expose some of the girl's fair and slender figure.
The little girl looked at Shi Liang, who had already walked to the back room, with a very abnormal expression on his face. She felt nervous for no reason, but she obediently bolted the door and followed the man. The room was much hotter and stuffier than outside. Shi Liang, who was rushing back home, felt a little irritable and felt a little breathless.
It had been a long time since he stayed at home at such a late hour. The man couldn't adapt to it. He was about to get up and open the door and window, but saw Mu Yan running into the inner hall, already bringing out a glass of cold water with a cup of cold water under her arm. Holding a small cattail leaf fan.
"Brother Xiaoliang, please drink slowly. There is still a lot of cold water in the room." The little girl was as obedient as ever. Taking advantage of the man's break to drink water, she was already helping Shi Liang shake the small fan. Over the past two years, the two have begun to form a tacit understanding of taking care of each other.
Shi Liang kept his thoughts to himself. He put down the glass of water after a little relief from the heat. He didn't know how to speak for a moment. He thought for a long time before saying, "Xiaoyan, your surname is Lin, right?"
When Mu Yan heard this, her gentle smile obviously stagnated, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her voice trembled: "He came to see me, right."
Seeing the girl's reaction, Shi Liang felt pity and was a little overwhelmed. He gently grabbed Mu Yan's little hand, squeezed it gently, and comforted her softly: "It's okay, he's not here yet."
"Wow!" Mu Yan lost control of her emotions instantly, hugged Shi Liang, and burst into tears, "Woo-wu-wu-wu-"
The crying sound lasted for a long time, and the man who was at a loss could only twist his hands and raise his hand, gently patted the tearful girl, and gently and quietly asked: "Two years ago, he actually came to find you. Yes, right?"
The girl didn't answer, her shoulders were still shaking uncontrollably, and she kept crying. Shi Liang could only continue to comfort you softly: "It's okay, it's okay, I will protect you."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Mu Yan's crying still didn't stop, let alone answering Shi Liang's question. The girl's intermittent crying continued for a long time, and the fear that had been suppressed deep in her heart for a long time began to be slowly released. Mu Yan choked and said intermittently: "Brother Xiaoliang, he is a devil, do you know?"
"It's okay, it's okay. He didn't come, he didn't come. I'm the only one here." Shi Liang could only continue to give gentle and feeble comfort. The man no longer dared to ask questions anymore, for fear that one of his unintentional words would cause the girl in his arms to collapse emotionally again.
This was the second time in so long since Mu Yan met a man that she had been so lost in front of him. Shi Liang didn't know how to imagine what the girl had gone through, but he knew that his father, who had always been lively and cheerful Mu Yan, so frightened and cowered and wanted to escape, must have failed to the extreme. fear. This made him feel extremely solemn, and he had to consider how to deal with the upcoming bloated senior official in the future.
Mu Yan had been crying for too long, and her heart was already in chaos. She tightly held onto Shi Liang's sleeves and was no longer willing to let go. Time passed quietly along with the tears that the pear blossom girl shed bit by bit. This was the first time that Shi Liang held Mu Yan in his arms so intimately. He gently patted the back of the girl who was now curled up like a little girl. He spoke softly and coaxed her softly. Apart from that, All he can do is wait patiently for this girl to slowly recover on her own.
The dim candlelight danced from time to time as the air slipped in along the window sill, gently swaying the shadows of young men and women quietly. The man gently shook the small cattail leaf fan in his hand, sending bursts of gentle breeze to Mu Yan in his arms. At this time, Shi Liang's black training clothes, which he had not had time to change, already had faint white marks. The salty one contains girls' tears, and the sour one contains summer sweat.
I don't know how long time passed until the little girl hiding in Shi Liang's arms began to snore slightly. Mu Yan probably vented her emotions too much, and finally fell into a deep sleep after her body could no longer support her. The man who was full of pity gently picked up the girl who was lying in his arms and was already crying. For a moment, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Tomorrow may be bad, but this girl needs a good sleep now." Shi Liang endured the soreness and numbness in his arms and sent Mu Yan back to the bed in the back room as if he were holding a princess. Shi Liang, who had not entered his room for two years, felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
The quilt on the pink bed sheet has been naturally sunken, forming the shape of a petite person. Shi Liang naturally tucked Mu Yan, who had fallen asleep in his arms, into the quilt. Pulling up the edge of one side of the quilt, he brought up a lot of clothes that were obviously stuffed randomly. I don't know if they were just changed out at night, or if they were already washed by the third aunt next door yesterday.
There is a ceramic round vase on the side table, with a dry branch inserted in it, but it has been slightly cracked because it has not been taken care of and replaced for a long time. Shi Liang shook his head speechlessly, feeling amused in his heart: "This girl looks just like Xiaohua, she is usually very slovenly." 'But he kept his hands on it, and naturally he had to help clean up the room.
"Brother Xiaoliang, save me!" The girl's sudden cry startled the man. Putting down the sundries in his hands, he hurriedly looked back at Mu Yan, who was still sleeping soundly, and confirmed that she was talking in her sleep, "Good brother, just take me and run away."
"Okay, okay." Shi Liang muttered to himself, not paying attention to whether he heard if he secretly squinted his eyes, and continued to tidy up the room that should have belonged to him.
