Xie Yunliu's intimidating power in Yunhe Village comes entirely from his thick hair.
When Xie Yunliu was shaved off by an unknown person in the middle of the night, his whole person became different.
In the words of a blind man.
If the second master wears women's clothes and has female red paint, he will definitely be more handsome than the first master.
Zheng Xiu's status in Yunhe Village is increasing day by day.
First, he is a scholar.
Of course, it is not because the bandits believe in the concept of "everything is inferior, but reading is superior", but because among a group of illiterate people, Zheng Xiu's bookishness looks like a giant panda in the zoo, which is rare and rare. , if you accidentally kill him, you will no longer be able to find scholars who are willing to stay in the village and tell stories.
Secondly, he is Xieluohe's exclusive painter.
Life in the bandit village is extremely boring. As the severe cold approaches, there are fewer and fewer traders on the road, and they are all preparing to spend the winter. This also leaves the bandits in Yunhe Village without work, and they have nowhere to vent their energy. They have no time to relax. They formed a circle and started betting on boxing.
Holding banquets and having fun became a must-do program for the bandits every night. In the vast and heavy snow, the bright red bonfire reflected the falling fine snow red, like red flowers falling from the sky. And Zheng Xiu was slowly telling bizarre and touching stories under this poignant background, with a group of bandits watching eagerly.
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Zheng Xiu sat down on a leather drum, and a clever bandit handed him a cup of hot tea. Zheng Xiu skillfully used the tea lid to lift the floating tea leaves. This manner made the bandits always feel that the poor scholar in front of them lived like a rich man in the city. After taking a sip, Zheng Xiu smacked his lips. It tasted terrible.
"Where did you talk about last time?"
The bandits held up wine jars and shouted in unison: "Ice and Fire Island! Ice and Fire Island!"
"Yes, Ice and Fire Island! As I said last time, I was alone, wandering around the world, driving a lone boat, riding the wind and waves, and came to a place called Ice and Fire Island."
"Shh-"
When the bandits heard this, they burst out laughing and booed in unison.
Everyone knows that the scholar is bragging.
Then the awesome guy could be dragged into the village sideways.
But having said that, the bandits love to hear it. Who can let the scholar brag so beautifully?
Only at such times do they admire scholars.
Everything is soft except for the mouth.
No one can do it with a knife or a gun.
But if you open your mouth and brag, you can brag as if it is true.
Look, he said yesterday that he once smashed a mountain with a knife. Who the hell would believe it?
"On a starless night, Jane fell in love with...ah no, the lion king met the orangutan."
Zheng Xiu started talking nonsense until the female orangutan gave birth to a litter of nine sons. His mouth went dry.
The bandits were once again drunk and dizzy.
Xie Yunliu stood by drunkenly stroking his shaved head, squinting his eyes and mumbling about some bastard who shaved him off while he was drunk.
Zheng Xiu left the crowd with a guilty conscience.
At this time, not far outside the latrine, Zheng Xiu met Chu Chengfeng who had just finished urinating and had not had time to wash his hands.
"Brother Chu."
Zheng Xiu smiled and cupped his hands towards Chu Chengfeng.
Chu Chengfeng's expression hardened. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he waved to Zheng Xiu: "Brother Gongsun, please take a step to speak."
"good."
The two walked to the entrance of the cottage.
Chu Chengfeng glanced at the dome from time to time. It was obvious that he was very afraid of Xie Luohe.
The cold wind blew, and Zheng Xiu tightened his clothes.
Chu Chengfeng had a small jar of wine on his waist. He bit off the cork with his mouth and poured it into his mouth.
"Would you like a sip to warm yourself up?"
Chu Chengfeng handed over his wine jar.
Zheng Xiu smiled and shook his head.
"Do you have many questions?"
Zheng Xiu nodded first, then shook his head: "No need to ask."
Chu Chengfeng came closer and asked, "How are you getting along with the boss?"
Zheng Xiu was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
Seeing Zheng Xiu "pretending to be stupid", Chu Chengfeng smiled and made a strange gesture: "Aren't you with the boss..."
Zheng Xiu was speechless: "I was just painting for her."
"Painting?"
Chu Chengfeng looked suspicious.
"Yes, painting, what else?"
"That's it?"
"yes."
Chu Chengfeng looked disappointed.
"You secretly want to ask these questions?"
Zheng Xiu couldn't laugh or cry because of Chu Chengfeng's attitude.
Who do you think I am?
When Zheng Xiu was about to leave and go to bed early, Chu Chengfeng looked at Zheng Xiu's back firmly.
"Brother Gongsun, don't you want to ask why Chu joined Yunhe Village?"
"If you want to say it, you will naturally say it. If you don't want to say it, there is no point in asking."
The more Zheng Xiu acted indifferent, the more itchy Chu Chengfeng felt.
Chu Chengfeng gritted his teeth, stepped forward, grabbed Zheng Xiu, and pulled him into a corner.
Chu Chengfeng asked: "Brother Gongsun, how much older is Chu than you, so he shamelessly calls himself eldest brother. Brother Chu, let me ask you, what ambitions do you have in your heart?"
Chu Chengfeng's tone when he asked this question reminded Zheng Xiu that in some talent shows, the mentor loudly asked the young contestants: What is your dream.
Of course, whatever Zheng Xiu said at this time was a lie.
He doesn't belong here.
So Zheng Xiu thought for a while and said: "Have no worries about food and clothing, and live a long life."
Chu Chengfeng thought of thousands of answers, but he didn't expect Zheng Xiu to say it so... straightforwardly. Zheng Xiu's answer made Chu Chengfeng stunned for half a minute, and then he regained his emotions: "Didn't you say at the beginning that you wanted to get a meritorious degree?"
Zheng Xiu smiled and asked, "What's the point of getting the title?"
Chu Chengfeng shook his head blankly.
Zheng Xiu: "I want to be an official."
Chu Chengfeng suddenly realized.
Zheng Xiu asked again: "What is the purpose of being an official?"
Chu Chengfeng was at a loss again.
Zheng Xiu did not answer the riddle and answered directly: "For the sake of wealth."
Chu Chengfeng was stunned.
Zheng Xiu: "When you are rich, you can have enough food and clothing. If you don't have to worry about food and clothing, you will be relaxed and healthy. Naturally, it is possible to live a long life. In the end, in life, you talk about ambitions, but the scenery along the way is nothing more than that. To...live."
Chu Chengfeng's mouth twitched and his beard trembled continuously.
He always felt that what Zheng Xiu said was wrong, but he couldn't refute it.
Because the world is like this, Da Qian II was ignorant and immoral, and the eunuchs were corrupt. In order to make money, local officials promulgated many laws and imposed excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which made the people miserable. There are many issues left over from history that lead to this phenomenon. The founding emperor of Daqian was born in poverty before he became emperor. Later, the Dasheng Dynasty was struggling to deal with external and internal troubles, so the leader of Daqian took advantage of the chaos to revolt and conquered the world as if he had luck to protect him. Among the heroes who founded the country, many were ruffians. Because of their achievements in founding the country, they now have high positions and powerful families, which led to the mixed quality of the officials and military generals in power. Until the sudden death of the leader of the country, Qian Er, who was in charge, This era further amplified the shortcomings of hasty dynasty change and unstable superstructure.
Therefore, Zheng Xiu is right, being an official will make you rich, and when you are rich, you will naturally have enough food and clothing.
Nothing wrong.
Chu Chengfeng was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Gongsun, a good man is determined to be a good man in the world. Don't you want to make a name for yourself in the coming troubled times, make contributions, and carve out a smooth path for the Gongsun family?" ?”
At this time, Zheng Xiu finally heard that there was something wrong with Chu Chengfeng's words. In fact, he was naturally puzzled by Chu Chengfeng's choice to become a bandit.
It's just that Zheng Xiu has been practicing hard recently, looking at Xie Luohe's wool every day, and occasionally taking the opportunity to test whether Feng Bei's personality has the upper hand in Xie Luohe's heart, so he has no time to care about this.
Now Chu Chengfeng's tone changed, and his expression became more ferocious. Zheng Xiu frowned. He couldn't pretend not to notice anything strange, so he asked: "Chaotic times? Why do you think that troubled times are coming?"
"Hey!" Chu Chengfeng sneered: "The imperial court concealed the news! Xie Yunliu is a figure. He found out that in the northern territory, the Northern Barbarians had made some noise at the border! In fact, if you think about it for a moment, you will know that the Daqian Dynasty has just been established now. Within a few years, it was full of moths and decayed. In order to support the army, Emperor Qian II blindly gave extremely high salaries to his sergeants! He even used titles to lure the younger generation to join the army! But he never thought about this title. It was so easy to get, how many wealthy businessmen and families had to use so many skills to get the title! Now this group of divine warriors is no longer as ferocious as it used to be, and they are nothing but trash! If I were the barbarian king, how could I let this invading army go? Any chance of doing it?”
"I also heard that the contemporary barbarian kings are cruel and ambitious, and they will definitely make a comeback in the near future! By then, the world will be in chaos, isn't it an opportunity to make contributions and compete for the world! It is easy to conquer the country, but difficult to defend the country, so the Wei family can't put it bluntly They are just a bunch of bandits and thieves! They stole the country with the surname Nie!"
Chu Chengfeng glanced inside from time to time. When he got excited, his face turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, and the bones all over his body made creaking sounds due to shaking. Seeing that Brother Gongsun was silent, thinking that he was moved, Chu Chengfeng persuaded again: "I, Chu Chengfeng, will never misjudge the person. Brother Gongsun, you can win over Yunhe Village with your sharp tongue these days. The First Master and the Second Master favor you very much. Your ingenuity is not inferior to that of me, Chu Chengfeng! You and Xie Yunliu are both civil and military, and Xie Luohe is superior in military force. On the battlefield, one person can take the enemy general's head like a bag. It’s extremely easy, comparable to the power of thousands of troops! Plus, you hold the secret of Duke Nie’s treasure house!”
Chu Chengfeng squeezed Gongsun Mo's hand tightly with a snap, and was very excited, with a bit of madness in his eyes: "Brother Gongsun, the time and place are favorable, don't you think that we meet in this mountain today? Is it destined in the dark, everything is God's will? This great country is about to run out of energy!
"
Zheng Xiu looked at Chu Chengfeng in surprise.
It was as if it was the first day I met this rough guy.
Seeing the look in Gongsun Mo's eyes, Chu Chengfeng was suddenly shocked. He staggered on the door beam and retched violently: "Look at how drunk I am. The longer I live, the more I go back!" He slapped himself on the mouth. , Hanhu Digu said: "We are so restless with our bad mouth. Fortunately, we have become bandits. Why do we dare to spit out all the rebellious words! Brother Gongsun, just think that I am drunk and crazy, hiccup~ If you don't listen to me, , don’t take it to heart! It’s getting late, go get some rest early! After all, you have to paint for the boss tomorrow morning!”
After saying that, Chu Chengfeng winked at Zheng Xiu obscenely, as if "painting for the boss" was a great thing.
Chu Chengfeng walked in with a drunken gait.
Zheng Xiu looked at Chu Chengfeng's back and suddenly asked, "Who are you?"
"Chu will not change his name in business, nor his surname in office. The third young master of Plum Blossom Villa, Chu Chengfeng! Now he is just a little bandit from Yunhe Village~ a little bandit!"
Chu Chengfeng turned his back to Zheng Xiu and waved his hands.
Zheng Xiu didn't know whether Chu Chengfeng said these "drunk words" in front of Gongsun Mo two hundred years ago.
He didn't even know whether Gongsun Mo understood it at that time.
Zheng Xiu naturally understood.
Chu Chengfeng said, "If you don't like it, don't take it to heart." But what if it "pleases it"?
Who is Chu Chengfeng?
Zheng Xiu vaguely guessed the reason why Chu Chengfeng was willing to stay in Yunhe Village.
Does he want to copy the old path of the founding emperor of Daqian?
Starting from here, starting from scratch and competing for the world?
But in Zheng Xiu's era, the world was peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Two hundred years later, Daqian was not as miserable as Chu Chengfeng imagined. Two hundred years later, there has been no change of heaven or dynasty.
"In the end what happened?"
Zheng Xiu muttered to himself.
Early the next morning.
Early in the morning, Xiaotao knocked on the door and came to serve.
She first obediently helped Zheng Xiu change his clothes.
After Zheng Xiu took off all his clothes, Xiao Tao took off Zheng Xiu's bandage with a blushing face. After wiping off the black lake ointment on his skin, Xiao Tao stretched out her hand to caress Zheng Xiu's chest with blurred eyes.
"what are you doing?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Xiao Tao woke up from a dream, jumped up like a bunny, lowered her head, not daring to look at Zheng Xiu's puzzled eyes, and waved her hands repeatedly: "Xiao Tao is just worried about how the young master's injury is recovering."
"It doesn't hurt anymore. Speaking of which, there is no need to apply any more medicine from today on." Zheng Xiu moved his hands greatly. Under the influence of the muscles and bones, the pain in his chest was only a slight itching. The itching feeling may still be... The discomfort left behind by Xiao Tao's random touching.
Yunhe Village was extremely quiet in the early morning. Zheng Xiu walked out of the door and looked down.
A shaved head and a bearded man were having a heated fight in the yard. Both of them were shirtless, and the collision of fists and feet exuded pure hormones, dripping with sweat.
Every time their fists touched each other, there was a bright light in the eyes of the two of them, with a hint of reluctance.
"This is obviously a show of emotion."
Zheng Xiu looked at the familiar light head and couldn't help but cover his eyes.
I don’t know how Ruchen would feel if he regained his memory and remembered this scene.
Monk, monk, I have wronged you first.
I'll think of a solution on Fengbei's side first.
Zheng Xiu thought in annoyance as he skillfully picked up the bamboo basket and walked up.
Xieluohe has been waiting on the top of the mountain for a long time. Before the flowers wither, she will water the flowers and pluck the petals from time to time.
Now the flowers have withered, and the Xieluo River just waits every morning, standing motionless.
Zheng Xiu looked at Xie Luohe's back and sighed in his heart, then sat down and silently drew a "Back View" for Xie Luohe.
Xiao Tao followed Zheng Xiu like a shadow, swinging and polishing the ink, her technique getting better and better.
This matter seems to have become a daily homework for the three of them.
Xie Luohe didn't know why, but he didn't stop Zheng Xiu's weird behavior.
Zheng Xiu found that his experience value was rising faster and faster. He knew that once it exceeded a certain limit, he would be able to see through the secrets of the cannibal paintings, so Xie Luohe didn't say anything, so he continued to act stupid and immersed in the joy of gathering wool.
He was now certain that the passage of time in cannibal paintings was different from that in the outside world.
One night, Zheng Xiu secretly sneaked into an unguarded empty cage, penetrated the two worlds again, and returned to Zheng's house in a "mental state". He found that his posture and lying posture had not changed after more than a month. He was sure at that time that the cannibal paintings should be similar to the setting of "one day in the outside world, a hundred years in the painting". The passage of time between the two is not the same.
Zheng Xiu, who understood this, stayed in the painting with peace of mind and worked hard to become a real [painter].
Finished painting.
Zheng Xiu completed his daily tasks and was about to leave when he remembered something and asked Xie Luohe for a map of the four seasons.
He had only seen the Four Seasons Picture once, and Chu Chengfeng's drunken words last night reminded him of it again.
The relationship between Xie Luohe and Zheng Xiu at this time is very complicated. They understand each other's "past and present lives", but they are also angry. When painting, they are more like "painter and model", and they don't talk much at ordinary times. But when Zheng Xiu took the initiative to ask her for the two volumes of four seasons pictures today, Xie Luohe sneered.
"Why, with your physique, you were really persuaded by that man named Chu. Why do you want to fight for the world?"
Xie Luohe said disdainfully.
Zheng Xiu was stunned when he heard this.
"How did you know?"
Xie Luohe smiled.
"You know, Feng Bei's hand?"
After more than two months, Xie Luohe took the initiative to mention Fengbei for the first time.
"I know, otherwise why would I bet with you?"
Zheng Xiu rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Xie Luohe pointed to his ears: "The sound you made last night was very noisy."
Zheng Xiu was shocked: "Did you hear us whispering?"
Xie Luohe smiled and said, "Yes, I can hear the sound."
After a moment of pause, Xie Luohe closed his eyes.
"The world,
The sound of all things. "
