At three o'clock in the morning on the second day, Erzhuang opened his eyes and looked at the roof in a daze. His memory of yesterday was very blurry. He couldn't even remember how he got to bed. His head hurt, and his stomach was a little churning. I feel uncomfortable all over, obviously I was drunk yesterday.
He rubbed his temples and got up to freshen up and go to find Gu Xifeng. Gu Xifeng had kept his room since he went to Xinghe Sect. Er Zhuang lived in a separate wing. When he came to Gu Xifeng's room, the bedding had been folded. , there was no trace of Gu Xifeng.
Er Zhuang went to find Sun Zheping. At this time, Sun Zheping was sitting at the table eating breakfast. When he saw Er Zhuang coming in, he motioned for him to sit down.
"Drink some porridge while it's hot. It can relieve your drunkenness. You're so tall and tall, but you really have a bad ability to drink." Sun Zheping said mockingly.
"You made the teacher laugh, where is Xiaofeng?" Erzhuang asked with a simple and honest smile.
"Already gone. He was passing by and set off before dawn." Sun Zheping said calmly.
"Ah? You're leaving now? You didn't even say a word. It's really not fun." Er Zhuang was taken aback and complained.
"He came to see you. He saw that you were sleeping too deeply and he couldn't bear to call you."
"Hey, I wonder when we will see him next." Erzhuang sighed softly and drank some hot porridge in small sips, feeling much better in his stomach.
"Eat quickly. I have something to say after eating." Sun Zheping put down his bowls and chopsticks and watched Er Zhuang eat and drink.
Although Er Zhuang ate quickly, he also had a large appetite. It took him a long time to finish. Sun Zheping watched him eat without saying a word. Er Zhuang had food in his stomach, and the drunkenness from yesterday had almost completely disappeared.
"Have you finished eating?" Sun Zheping asked, standing up and starting to clean up.
Er Zhuang nodded and helped to clean up, and soon the table was clean.
"Er Zhuang, I have something to tell you." Sun Zheping said seriously.
Erzhuang was also shocked when he saw his teacher looking like this, and he stood up respectfully.
"Er Zhuang, you have been practicing with me for three years. You were originally learning swordsmanship from Lao Lu. Lao Lu had to leave for something, so he had no choice but to leave you to me to teach you. I am not good at swordsmanship, so I can only teach you. Some of your exercises and military strategies."
"You have a bad memory, but you have a good understanding of how to use soldiers. You have made some achievements in the past few years."
Sun Zheping spoke unhurriedly, Erzhuang had a bad feeling about Sun Zheping's abnormal performance today.
"With your current strength and knowledge, if you join the army, after a few years of hard work in the army, you can at least hold an official position. If you have a great opportunity, it is possible to become the commander-in-chief of the army. If you don't join the army, you can do it at the worst. If you go find a job as a yamen servant, you can live and clothe yourself for the rest of your life."
Sun Zheping continued, this weird atmosphere made Er Zhuang feel uncomfortable.
"Teacher, what do you want to say?" Er Zhuang couldn't help it and asked eagerly.
"Er Zhuang, remember, you must be patient at all times." Sun Zheping said with a slight frown.
"Disciple, please follow the instructions, but teacher, something is wrong with you today. What's going on?" Er Zhuang remained respectful even though he was extremely uneasy.
"Listen to me and don't interrupt."
Seeing Er Zhuang nodding, Sun Zheping continued: "Xifeng hardly stays in Xinghe Sect now, and I don't need to stay here all the time. I will leave today and go to a far away place."
"Ah, teacher, where are you going? Are you coming back? When will you come back?" Upon hearing that Sun Zheping was leaving, Erzhuang became anxious and asked quickly.
"I told you not to interrupt, but you won't listen to the teacher before he leaves, right?" Sun Zheping slapped the table, his tone was a little angry, and he couldn't stop coughing after speaking.
Seeing that Sun Zheping was angry, Erzhuang observed Sun Zheping uneasily.
"Disciple realizes his mistake." Erzhuang said timidly, then lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Where you go or what you do has nothing to do with you." Seeing that Er Zhuang stopped interrupting, Sun Zheping continued: "I have decided to go, you don't need to persuade me. Now, I will give you two choices."
"One is to stay and live a normal life, marry a wife and have children here, and the other is to come with me. You will live a completely different life, and you will probably not be able to take care of your current home, and may even bring disaster to your life. family."
"This..." Erzhuang was silent. He wanted to leave with his teacher, but he was reluctant to be separated from his family.
"You don't need to tell me your decision right away. Go back and think about it carefully. I also need to make preparations. I won't leave until evening. I will leave you to give me an accurate message then."
"Yes, teacher, I'll go back and think about it." Er Zhuang left the house and walked home, completely distracted.
"The second son is back." Mother said when she saw the second son walking into the house.
Erzhuang, however, did not speak. He stood blankly in the yard, looking at everything he was familiar with. Thinking of what the teacher had just said, he didn't know what to do.
The mother saw that Er Zhuang looked quite strange, but she had no time to pay attention to him. She had to make lunch for her husband and eldest son who were working in the fields. After a while of busy work, the delicious aroma of food came from the kitchen, and Er Zhuang's mother came from Walk out of the kitchen.
"I'm going to ask my father and eldest brother to eat." Er Zhuang said first. After that, he hurried out of the house and soon came to his own field. At this time, his father and eldest brother turned their backs to him and were working hard to drive towards the field. Fertilizing and sowing seeds in good ditches, it was noon at this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the sweat of the two people wet their thin shirts.
Seeing his father and elder brother working so hard, and thinking of his mother who was busy at home every day, his son and younger brother really did not contribute much to the family. Almost all the burdens of life were borne by his family members.
At this time, the father and the eldest brother turned around and saw Er Zhuang. Without Er Zhuang saying anything, they started to clean up the guy and walked to Er Zhuang. The father saw that Er Zhuang was not in the right mood, and patted Er Zhuang's shoulder with his big, thick hand. Said: "Second brother, what's wrong? If you have any troubles, tell me."
"Dad, it's okay. Let's go home for dinner. Mom's cooking is delicious today." Er Zhuang forced a smile and said carelessly. His father was also a rough man, so he didn't take it seriously. He just thought that his younger son was in a daze.
The family of four ate lunch happily. The second son looked at his family while eating the familiar taste. The father and mother are still in good health, but they also have some wrinkles on their faces and a lot of gray hair on their heads. The father The originally straight waist is now a little rickety.
The eldest brother looks very similar to me, but he is more honest than me. He is nearly ten years older than me. He has been very kind to me since he was a child. Now his eldest brother is getting married.
The eldest brother saw Er Zhuang looking at him and said with a smile: "Second brother, what's the matter? I always feel like you have something on your mind today. Do you have a crush on some girl? It's okay. If you have any questions, tell me. It’s not too young, big brother will take you to propose marriage!”
As he spoke, Da Zhuang hugged Er Zhuang and rubbed his head vigorously.
"Boss, don't make fun of your brother. You are also getting married, so be more prudent." The mother couldn't stand it anymore, so she lectured Dazhuang, then turned to look at Erzhuang and said: "Second brother, your eldest brother is getting married. You have to put in your best efforts when the time comes, otherwise it will be in vain that the boss has been so good to you since you were a child."
"Mom, I know, I will definitely give my best when the time comes." Erzhuang promised.
My eldest brother is getting married, can I really leave with peace of mind?
After lunch, Er Zhuang's father and his eldest brother took a nap and then went to work in the fields again. Er Zhuang felt as if there was a stone stuck in his heart, so he picked up a long knife and vented his anger on the firewood.
But not long after, a little kid from the village ran into his yard and said, "Auntie, brother Erzhuang, it's not good. Uncle and the others got into a fight with Zhang Wangcai and his family in the fields."
Er Zhuangxin couldn't help but ran towards his own fields quickly without waiting for his mother.
Zhang Wangcai is very arrogant in the village, not because his family is powerful, but because he has a prosperous family with four sons and two daughters who are also married to people from the same village.
In total, there are seven adult males in their family, and no one dares to mess with them in the village. Erzhuang's family's farm is next to Zhang Wangcai's family, and they are often bullied by their family. However, Erzhuang's father and eldest brother both It was very honest, but no big conflict broke out. I don’t know what happened today.
Erzhuang soon saw his father and eldest brother surrounded by Zhang Wangcai's family in the field. The Zhang family was punching and kicking his father and eldest brother.
"Stop!" Er Zhuang roared and rushed forward. When Zhang Wangcai saw that it was Er Zhuang, he smiled disdainfully, greeted his two sons and rushed towards Er Zhuang. The Er Zhuang knocked his two sons to the ground with one punch. .
Zhang Wangcai's two sons were silent after being knocked down. They didn't know whether they were alive or dead. This frightened Zhang Wangcai. He hurriedly went to check and found that they had just fainted. He was so angry that he called his other two sons and The son-in-law rushed towards the two heroes together.
Facing these ordinary people, Erzhuang was not afraid and laid them all down on the ground. This time, he was not knocked unconscious because Erzhuang had something to say.
The Zhang family lay on the ground and wailed, looking in horror at the middle child of the Zhou family who didn't know when he had become so powerful.
"I will spare you today. If you dare to bully my family again, I will break your legs!" Erzhuang said angrily. "roll!"
The Zhang family scrambled to their feet, supported the two brothers who were gradually waking up, and ran away in dejection.
Er Zhuang hurriedly stepped forward to check the injuries of his father and elder brother. Fortunately, he arrived in time and the injuries were not serious. He could no longer do the work in the fields. The three of them returned home together. Their injuries frightened their mother. , getting busy carrying hot water and looking for medicine.
Er Zhuang asked the reason while applying medicine to his eldest brother. It turned out that it was the younger brother of the Zhang family who was talking dirty to his sister-in-law who had never been married. Get started.
"These bastards, I hit them too lightly." Erzhuang said angrily.
"Forget it, second brother, we are all from the same village. We can't see you when you look down. It's better to do less than to do more." The father advised.
Erzhuang looked at his father who was bullied and still swallowed his anger, and made a decision in his heart.
In the evening, Er Zhuang found Sun Zheping. At this time, there were two horses in the house, and Er Zhuang felt something in his heart.
Er Zhuang walked into the room and saw Sun Zheping looking at him quietly, as if waiting for his answer.
Er Zhuang gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher, I can't go with you now. My parents are not far away..." Before Er Zhuang could finish speaking, Sun Zheping interrupted him.
Sun Zheping waved his hand and said: "It's enough to know your decision. You can read the books in the room where I live in from now on. There is a horse in the yard that was originally prepared for you. It's up to you to do whatever you want. I’ve also left you the key to this house, so you can come over anytime to practice and read in the future.”
As he spoke, Sun Zheping put a key on the table, stood up, walked to the yard, and led one of the horses out of the yard. Erzhuang hurriedly chased after him.
Sun Zheping climbed onto his horse and the horse ran towards the road outside the village.
"Teacher, take care." Er Zhuang shouted with tears in his eyes.
Sun Zheping just waved his hand back slightly, without speaking or looking back. The setting sun shone on him, making him look particularly lonely.
