Yang Zhenglin had a flattered expression on his face. His strength in Ningguan City was not considered top-notch, and his medical skills as a military doctor were only average. For a long time, he had been in an embarrassing situation. Now, General Xue actually invited him to have a drink with him. , this is already a great honor among the Ningguan Cavalry.
"I'm tired. I'll take a rest for a while. Call me when the meal is ready!" Xue Ding said and slowly lay down on the bed. Er Zhuang and Yang Zhenglin looked at each other. Yang Zhenglin winked and they walked out.
Just when the two came to the door, Mrs. Xue walked in. She stood at the door with a cold face and said nothing.
Yang Zhenglin looked embarrassed and said: "General, madam is here!"
Xue Ding turned his face to look at Mrs. Xue with a flattering smile and said, "Madam, what's the matter?"
Mrs. Xue remained silent, which made Xue Ding feel terrified, but he did not continue to speak.
"Drink less..." Mrs. Xue left these three words and turned around to leave.
After Mrs. Xue walked away, Xue Dingcai cursed: "Xue Kai, you traitor! Traitor!"
Yang Zhenglin and Er Zhuang looked at each other and smiled knowingly. They walked to the stone bench outside the door and sat down, without disturbing Xue Ding's rest.
After Xue Ding scolded him for a while, there was no movement, and he had obviously fallen asleep.
The courtyard of the General's Mansion was very peaceful at this time. Yang Zhenglin stretched himself and said with emotion: "It's great to come home alive. I just don't know how many of the other brothers are lucky enough to escape back."
The home Yang Zhenglin talks about is naturally not the General's Mansion, but the entire Ningguan City.
"There must be many people who can come back!" Erzhuang said firmly.
"I hope..." Yang Zhenglin felt a little melancholy.
Er Zhuang's expression darkened, and he said bitterly: "I really envy Brother Yang for still having a family, but I don't know where our uncle and nephew Er Rao can live."
Although he promised Sun Zheping to serve in Jin'an, everything in Jin'an is unfamiliar to him now. He really doesn't know what Jin'an's arrangements are for him. Such emotion is not just pretentious, but really true. Feeling inspired.
Yang Zhenglin patted Er Zhuang on the shoulder and said: "Er Zhuang, since you have returned to Ningguan City with us and the general likes you so much, you might as well stay. This will be your home after joining the Ningguan Cavalry!"
Er Zhuang did not respond directly to Yang Zhenglin. He murmured with a wry smile: "Stay?"
"Big man, why are you so pretentious! Do you have a better place to go?" Yang Zhenglin was a little anxious.
The military doctor had long seen that Xue Ding was interested in recruiting Er Zhuang. He also admired Er Zhuang's martial arts and strategy. This was one of the reasons why he risked his life to save Zhou Lin. As long as Zhou Lin was left behind, Lin, it is impossible for Erzhuang to leave.
"I have to think about this again..." Er Zhuang looked confused.
Yang Zhenglin didn't want to press any more, he said with dark eyes: "Indeed, the situation is tense now, and it is very likely that Ningguan City will be invaded by a powerful enemy soon. You are not from Ningguan City, so it is understandable that you don't want to stay... "Disappointment was written all over his face.
"Brother Yang, you misunderstood. I, Zhou Shan, am definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" Er Zhuang said quickly.
"It's okay, no need to explain..." Yang Zhenglin waved his hand and said.
The two fell into silence.
After a while, Xue Kai walked into the courtyard, saw the two of them and said with a smile: "Why are you two sitting in the courtyard? Where is my dad?"
Er Zhuang and Yang Zhenglin looked at Xue Kai at the same time, their eyes very strange.
In Xue Kai's eyes, Er Rao's eyes seemed to be: "You are dead!"
"What do you two mean?" Xue Kai asked somewhat dissatisfied.
"You traitor! Come in!" Xue Ding shouted angrily from inside the room, and he was already awake.
Xue Kai was so frightened that he alerted himself. He glared at Er Zhuang and the others and walked towards the house without daring to stop.
Er Zhuang and Yang Zhenglin heard Xue Ding say from inside the room: "You are so capable, right? You dare to tip off the news to your mother!"
"Dad, it wasn't my son who tipped off the news. This matter must be told to my mother. It would be weird if I killed you first and then reported it to my mother and didn't take care of you when she came back. This is for your own good, my son!" Xue Kai argued forcefully, not to be outdone.
silence…
Xue Ding thought for a while and said very arrogantly: "You have to be right, this matter really needs to be done first. It's your father's miscalculation. Don't worry about it. Let's go drink! What can that old woman do to me!"
Slow footsteps sounded in the house, and Xue Kai helped Xue Ding walk out.
The two people outside the door immediately stood up, and the four of them came to the lake-centre pavilion in General Xue Ding's mansion.
There is a lake in the general's mansion. In the center of the lake is an island. A large pavilion is located on the island. It is almost the same size as the island and takes up 30% of the lake itself. There is only a narrow stone road in the water connecting the pavilion to the shore.
This pavilion in the lake is Xue Ding's favorite place. It has only one function, and that is drinking.
The four of them walked along the stone path in the water and came to the pavilion in the center of the lake. A huge plaque attracted the two men's attention.
It's not that the words on the plaque are expressive or the artistic conception is so beautiful, but that the words on the plaque are really not flattering. Although Er Zhuang's calligraphy is average, he is much better than the owner of this word. The three words on the plaque are "Drunk." "Guiting" also makes people a little speechless.
"Drunk Gui, Drunk Ghost, Drunk Turtle. The homophony of this name is too silly. Who picked this name..." Er Zhuang thought to himself. He suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Xue Ding.
At this time, Xue Ding happened to cast his gaze over, and the two looked at each other. Xue Ding smiled and said, "Did you see it?"
Er Zhuang nodded solemnly. In fact, he was trying hard to control his expression and prevent himself from laughing.
"This name was chosen by me personally, and the word was also mentioned by me. As the saying goes, you can't return until you are drunk. You can only return when you are drunk at my drinking pavilion! How do you think it is, is it very domineering!" Xue Dinghao said angrily.
Erzhuang tried his best to control every muscle on his face. He felt that all his old injuries were being affected.
"The general's literary talent is outstanding, and he writes like a master! It's really admirable!" Yang Zhenglin said without conscience, and the two men looked at Yang Zhenglin with admiration in their eyes.
Xue Ding was in a good mood. He waved forward and said, "Let's go and drink! You won't come back until you're drunk!"
At this time, the huge stone table in the pavilion in the center of the lake was filled with dishes, and the four of them sat down.
Xue Ding looked at the various delicacies in front of him, and looked at Xue Kai with much softer eyes. These dishes were all his favorites. Xue Kai really became more sensible after marriage. Very satisfied.
"Dad, is your injury okay?" Xue Kai asked with worry on his face.
Xue Ding patted his chest and said, "I have been fighting on the battlefield all my life. What does this injury mean? When I defended Bei Liao and attacked Ningguan City, I was much heavier than this. Didn't I still drink and eat meat!"
Xue Kai couldn't defeat Xue Ding, and Er Zhuang and Yang Zhenglin didn't do anything good either. The three of them could only drink with Xue Ding.
The huge stone plate on the stone table can be rotated, so you don't have to worry about someone not being able to reach the dishes. The four people are pushing cups and changing cups, and the atmosphere is quite lively.
Seeing that Er Zhuang was a little drunk, Xue Ding stood up slowly and said, "I have something important to announce below!"
The three of them had already drank a lot, and they didn't take Xue Ding's words to heart. They were still laughing, thinking that he wanted to do something at the wine table.
"Just drink General, I, Old Yang, will definitely follow!" Yang Zhenglin patted the table and said.
"I can't drink any more. General, please drink slowly." Erzhuang blushed and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Dad, I'm not a coward now, let's go!" Xue Kai raised the cup and poured it into his mouth.
Xue Ding also drank the wine in the glass, but he did not sit down after drinking, but said: "I'm going to die..."
His words were very relaxed, as if it was not a matter of his own life or death.
The three people looked at Xue Ding at the same time, their faces full of shock.
"What? Are you stupid?" Xue Ding laughed.
"Dad, what's going on?" Xue Kai asked anxiously after all the alcohol had dissipated.
"The Qinghe army was fighting against the Qinghe army outside Beidou City. Those Qinghe people were very fierce, especially Yusei Yusei of the Qinghe army. He was a real master. My father had already exhausted his strength. If Shan hadn't fought to save him, what would he have done for me? My husband died outside Beidou City a long time ago."
"Although I did not die directly in the hands of the enemy, all the strength in my body has been exhausted long ago. It stands to reason that my father would not be able to return to Ningguan City."
"Who knew God would provide me with a breakthrough at the last moment of my life!"
"But at that time, my body was already like a bottomless pit. No matter how much vitality the breakthrough brought, it could not make me better."
"The breakthrough only extended my time, but it was only a short time."
Xue Ding's words made the three of them turn to stone, and they didn't say anything immediately.
Xue Kai was the first to react. He hurriedly said: "Dad, don't be discouraged. I'm going to find a doctor, the best doctor, to cure your injury."
"No need, I know my body well, even if the gods come, there's nothing I can do about it!" Xue Ding said calmly.
Yang Zhenglin walked around Xue Ding and said, "General, let me have a look."
Xue Ding did not dislike this military doctor who was not very good at medical skills and stretched out his hand.
Yang Zhenglin began to take his pulse seriously with a solemn expression.
"Brother Yang, how are you?" Er Zhuang asked anxiously.
At this time, Yang Zhenglin also withdrew his hand to check the pulse. His face was very ugly and he said: "The general is like a flour bag with holes in it. The flour will continue to drain until the empty bag is left. In this way, if there is no real The treasures of materials and land, I’m afraid the general is really in trouble!”
"Don't be sad, let alone cry in front of me, especially Xue Kai, you lack the courage to remain calm even when Mount Tai falls!" Xue Ding frowned.
Xue Kai was silent for a moment, as if he had made some kind of decision. He looked at his father with a sad face and said no more.
"Listen up, you three. Ningguan City is likely to be in crisis after I leave. You three must unite as one and get through the difficulties! You must defend Ningguan Cavalry no matter what." Xue Ding raised his glass and drank it down. He said loudly in a pleading tone. He was very energetic and did not look like he was dying at all.
