Liuzhai, main house.
Zhao Yufeng was furious when she pushed Liu Pingkuan to bed. Out of anger, she gritted her teeth and gave Liu Pingkuan several bad looks.
Unfortunately, Liu Pingkuan was so drunk that he could no longer feel any pain or hear curses. He just rolled around on the bed and yelled, making Zhao Yufeng so angry that he stamped his feet.
At the end of the matter, Zhao Yufeng hated him for shouting at Liu Pingkuan without any argument, and then slammed the door and left in anger at his lack of force. Then he went to the door of the main room, took away the clothes basket placed at the door, and went to the auxiliary bedroom in the side room. Instead, he sat on the bedside, gritted his teeth, and sewed new clothes for Liu Pingkuan.
At that time, it was already dusk, and I don’t know how long Liu Pingkuan had been noisy in the afternoon. I could only see the afterglow of wine being poured on the dining table in the courtyard, and then the wine was poured out under the bright moon.
In fact, Zhao Yufeng had already learned from Liu Pingkuan's mouth who had done the cruel trick, but it was precisely because he knew who that person was that Zhao Yufeng was gnashing his teeth and full of resentment at this time.
After all, Brother Beggar is a special figure in Heyang Town.
The real name of Brother Beggar is Zhang Shaotian. Although this guy is only twenty-seven years old and only two years older than Liu Yuexu, when it comes to the seniority of everyone in the town, he is actually the same generation as Zhang Xu’s old lady Zhang Gongjin, more or less. Anyone who sees him will be relieved of his seniority, let alone Liu Pingkuan? If he really wanted to deduce it, he would have to call the other person grandpa!
Then again, if Brother Beggar's parents hadn't died early and all his ancestors' belongings had been stolen by his second uncle's family who had gone abroad, he would never have ended up begging in the town for more than ten years. And the reason why Brother Beggar is so arrogant, or so arrogant and domineering is somewhat inseparable from these.
However, despite being reduced to this and being arrogant by nature, Brother Beggar has never had any non-verbal disputes or prejudices with others in many years, let alone physical conflicts with others? On the other hand, there are really few people in the town who can cry out when they see injustice and support when they see injustice like Brother Beggar.
And this is why the townspeople with different temperaments are so unanimous in tolerating and even doting on Brother Beggar.
Therefore, in Zhao Yufeng's opinion, although Liu Pingkuan's beating was just okay, it was indeed a good one. She even felt a little annoyed. Even though she was gritting her teeth now, she still wanted to go over and kick him. But after all, he was angry for a moment, so he threw down the new clothes that he had been sewing for a long time, and felt sulky.
The so-called pitiable people must be hateful, and hateful people must suffer sadly. However, this is sad and pitiful, because people depend on themselves and nature.
…
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year, noon.
Liu Pingkuan slept until the smoke was filling the air, and then he woke up with a big tug on his mouth, and then he sat up in shock, covering his swollen face.
Although the room was dim and no one made him angry, he frowned when he heard the excitement outside and turned to look out the window.
However, the windows and doors here were closed, and not much light could come in. How could he see the busy scene outside? Then he saw him snort angrily, then he covered his face gloomily and got out of bed to put on his shoes.
At that time, Zhao Yufeng was busy in the house directing all the friends and neighbors to prepare a banquet. She had no time to worry about when Liu Pingkuan got up and where he came out.
The courtyard was very busy, with people coming and going. Liu Pingkuan couldn't help but frown when he saw how crowded and busy he was when he opened the hall door.
But at the moment, all the villagers who were so busy inside and outside had no time to pay attention to Liu Pingkuan. Even when they saw him, they just covered their mouths and smiled. As for Zhao Yufeng, who rushed to the door with her skirt in hand to guide the people to move the wine rack and table, she didn't even notice him.
Seeing this, Liu Pingkuan's face sank, but what could he say? He curled his lips gloomily, muttered a few words in a low voice, and then turned around to fetch water from the stove to wash up.
This was good news. When Zhao Yufeng turned around, she saw Liu Pingkuan covering his old face and getting into the kitchen room. He turned away his head and snorted in annoyance.
Without waiting for Zhao Yufeng to be more dissatisfied, the owner of the vegetable store came with his people, especially the loud and loud shout he made before entering the door, which instantly put Zhao Yufeng's thoughts away.
With her worries behind her and being busy at the moment, Zhao Yufeng was too lazy to worry about Liu Pingkuan anymore, so she put on a smiling face and happily held up her skirt to greet the vegetable store owner.
…
On the same day, under the small pavilion.
Ling Yunzhi was finally proud and proud today, but he killed Ling Ye on the chessboard with a lot of strokes, and he was so happy that he looked up to the sky and laughed.
Seeing Ling Yunzhi's shameless behavior, Liu Yue, who was sitting on a bench over there sewing a tiger fur coat, couldn't help but groan, but couldn't say much, so she started sewing alone.
Ling Ye's eyes were gloomy and his face was aggrieved, but he was depressed because of repeated misfortunes. But even though he had lost seven games in a row, he was not convinced, so he curled his lips gloomily, swept away all the chess pieces on the chessboard, and then started to divide the chess pieces with a grimace.
Seeing that Ling Ye was so deflated, Ling Yunzhi couldn't help laughing wildly, but Liu Yue over there gave him a hateful look.
However, now that the rain has passed and the sky has cleared, how can Ling Yunzhi see her face again? But in order to show respect, he hurriedly shut up, and then he trembled his neck and laughed strangely.
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Xiaofengxiang Inn, Room No. 1, Tianzi.
Duan Zhigan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He had been standing here all day, but until now, as dusk was passing, he had not expected the person he wanted to see but did not want to face.
Even Brother Beggar was absent from his company.
The dusk wind took away a trace of the years, but the passing time did not disturb his silent eyes. Unless...it's this white dove flying from far away.
call!
The homing pigeon comes from a far distance, and even if there are more windows in the row, it still has its own judgment. Then he saw it flying past Duan Zhigan's eyes and entering the window of the side room. There, No. 1, is Shi Chongrui's guest room.
Duan Zhi felt deeply silent, and then slowly lowered his gaze. That's all, there was a knock on the door.
Duan Zhigan was silent for a moment, and then made a sound to let in.
The person who came was Shi Chongrui. He was holding the carrier pigeon lightly with his left hand. In his right hand he not only held a roll of letter paper, but also a handful of rice grains. Not surprisingly, the homing pigeon was pecking at the rice grains in his hand.
Duan Zhigan did not look back, but asked the other party to read it out after silence.
Shi Chongrui was silent for a moment, and then started dictating directly.
As soon as Shi Chongrui said something, the pigeon tilted its head and stopped pecking at the rice. Then it turned its little head left and right, but it looked at Duan Zhigan's back.
Duan Zhigan kept looking down at the horizontal table under the window in front of him. He was deeply silent about the message conveyed by Shi Chongrui.
After finishing his dictation, Shi Chongrui stopped talking and just waited for Duan Zhigan to give instructions.
Duan Zhigan remained silent for a while, then he looked out the window at the dark dusk and spoke softly.
…
It's night, Xiaozhu.
Liu Yue sat sideways on the bed, focusing on sewing the tiger fur fur in her hands. There were only candles and moonlight for company in the simple bed.
In the hall, at the dining table.
Although Ling Yunzhi was instructing Ling Ye to copy the lyrics from the book, he was leaning on the corner of the table, raising his head and rolling his eyes. How could he act like a teacher and a father?
Looking at Ling Ye again, he looked both aggrieved and impatient, and his small face was straight and elongated. Perhaps it was because he was in a bad mood, so the entries he transcribed often had to go through and scratch the paper.
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That same night, room No. 1, Dizi.
Shi Chongrui was sitting at the table, writing.
Here, the night room is always bright, and the homing pigeon stands with it. This small corner of the table beside the sleeve is its resting place.
Shi Chongrui paused for a moment to think, and then stopped writing after just a few strokes. Then he folded and rolled up the letter paper, then poured a drop of hot gold mud and sealed it with a small seal. Afterwards, Shi Chongrui gently blew on the brand to dissipate heat, and then put the letter into the mailbox on the pigeon's foot.
The carrier pigeon was agile and did not struggle. It only waited for Shi Chongrui to pat its head lightly before spreading its wings and flying away, and left through the window.
Shi Chongrui watched off with a smile, but was left far behind by the messenger.
"Gu. Gu." The homing pigeon fluttered its wings and soared high. Even this long dark night could not withstand its wings a few times.
call! call!
Although the army was heavy, it was in good order.
Surrounded by two wings of cavalry, the powerful force in the front is the vanguard, the middle force is the bows, and then the chariots and giant crossbows. It is like a moonlight marching formation, only the chariots and horses are protected in the belly.
Looking at this group, the banner is clear and quite impressive. Looking ahead, there is a majestic vehicle with three riders. I guess it's the coach's car.
The above is just what the messenger saw when he turned and flew over.
call! call!
Although the army was large, the messenger knew where he was going. The place he went to was the chariot and horse logistics department located in the back half of the army. Because among them, there was a large row of cage cars holding many homing pigeons.
Each of the caged carriages was accompanied by a guard and horse, and this extraordinary envoy accompanied him on the right side of the leftmost caged carriage.
By the way, although these messenger members were also wearing military uniforms, they did not have any additional armor, and they all carried a letter pad with neatly stacked equipment on their backs.
Without further ado, let’s return to the field.
Seeing Fei Nu return to life, the envoy's eyes suddenly flashed, and he stretched out his right hand from afar to guide him.
call……
As soon as the carrier pigeon landed on his hand, it folded its wings and tilted its little head to look at the other person.
The envoy smiled slightly, then took out the letter and threw the pigeon to the carriage.
call!
The pigeon took advantage of the force and flew away, then landed directly on top of the cage car and began to wander around step by step.
"Huh." Upon seeing this, the envoy couldn't help but smile, and then lowered his eyes to look at the letter in his hand. But when he saw that the letter was sealed with a golden clay seal, he couldn't help but frown, and then he rode towards the three cavalry in front of him.
Hoo, ho!
Although the progress of the army was as dull as the howling wind and rain, the four cavalrymen on both sides of the accompanying car heard the distinctive sound of horse hooves almost at the same time, and they all frowned and looked behind.
"Uh-" The envoy immediately reined in his horse and slowed down before he came near. However, he nodded to the four guards first, and then drove his horse towards the right window of the car under the supervision of the eyes of the two on the right.
When he came near, the envoy bowed his head and said: "Commander."
"Huh." The other party smiled. Before the curtains were down, he stretched out his right hand and said, "It's the second son of the thieves."
"Exactly." The envoy smiled and nodded, then handed the letter over with both hands: "Please take a look at it, Marshal."
"Huh." The insider smiled and took the letter to take a look.
He is a handsome man, with far-reaching eyebrows and slender eyes. Even though his half-foot-long beard is gray, he still has a heroic look on his face, but he has had enough of the wind and frost.
This person's surname is Li, his given name is Jing, and his courtesy name is Pharmacist.
"Oh?" Li Jing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Xin's face, and then he stroked his beard and smiled: "You are so brave, you dare to order me to change the way."
The five followers smiled implicitly but said nothing.
"Huh." Li Jing smiled leisurely, then clenched his fist and crushed the letter into dust. Then he stroked his long beard with his left hand and said: "Send the order, turn to Shao County and go around, pick up Duan Thief's two sons and return together."
The envoy smiled leisurely, clasped his fists in salute, and said to the leader: "Yes."
