"What word?"
Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe looked at each other.
They all saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
The couple came up with an idea.
"About... Bingxu?" Xie Yunliu chuckled: "Strange thing, isn't it?"
Zheng Xiu nodded and pretended to be calm: "Where are the others, Cheng Xiao?"
"Run away." Xie Yunliu curled his lips: "Now the whole government is looking for Cheng Xiao, and there is even such a rumor." Xie Yunliu suddenly changed his expression and said solemnly: "Whoever kills Cheng Xiao and takes his head will be able to He was greatly appreciated by the imperial court."
Zheng Xiu chuckled: "How much does it weigh?"
Xie Yunliu said: "Below one person and above ten thousand people."
Zheng Xiu: "But this 'one person' above one person is still vacant, right?"
Xie Yunliu: "Now the second prince Wei Yanjun has the loudest voice, and the fight is fierce inside, but in my opinion, he now has the support of many ministers, and becoming the emperor is just around the corner."
Zheng Xiu counted on his fingers and nodded: "It's reasonable."
Xie Yunliu drank the last glass in one gulp and sighed: "The world is going to be in chaos."
"I said uncle, you seem to have changed."
"Ah?" Xie Yunliu was stunned.
Zheng Xiu: "In the past, you were more like a rebel than anyone else. You kept shouting all day long that Wei Tian was dead, thank you for your support. You wanted to be the emperor, right?"
"Tsk, who doesn't want to be?" Xie Yunliu showed a bit of embarrassment, touched his bald head, and coughed twice: "My dear brother-in-law, even if there are no outsiders here, don't talk nonsense, for fear that the walls may have ears."
Zheng Xiu sipped his wine.
Xie Yunliu added: "Today, the one I admire the most is General Zheng. As long as General Zheng lives, I, Xie Yunliu, will live. Have you never seen the cruelty of those barbarians, eating human flesh and drinking human blood? If they really let them If I cross the border and step into the Central Plains, I'm afraid I'll end up in ruins! I don't care if Rhubarb, Two Yellows and Three Yellows are emperors, who becomes the emperor has nothing to do with me? In this life, if you can kill a battle vigorously, this life is not in vain."
The end.
Xie Yunliu stood up, put on his big cloak, and left alone. He said sadly: "I just hope that Lao Chu won't get it wrong and shout slogans at this bad time."
The old Chu in his mouth was naturally Chu Chengfeng.
Zheng Xiu actually didn't know much about what had happened to them over the years.
But many years later, the most rebellious man in the past has now become a general, and the most upright knight in the world has now become a mountain bandit. The descendant of a reclusive painting family lives in seclusion in the desert. The most evil man in the world retired from the world and became an ordinary wife.
All these changes made Zheng Xiu lament that fate was playing tricks on people.
The couple sent Xie Yunliu off to Richan Valley.
Before leaving, Xie Yunliu teased Xie Luohe and said, "Sister, you have been married for many years. It's time to work harder and risk death to give birth to a pair of children, so that our old Xie family can have successors."
Xie Luohe blushed and nodded, then secretly glanced at Zheng Xiu.
Xie Yunliu hated the irony and pulled Xie Luohe aside, lowering his voice and educating him: "If my brother-in-law is weak, he should take more supplements. If he doesn't take more supplements, how can he achieve great things?"
Xie Luohe lowered his head and shook his head vigorously, shaking it like a wave drum. After a long time, he whispered in a gentle voice like a mosquito: "Brother, it's not necessary." After a moment of pause, Xie Luohe was afraid that Xie Yunliu wouldn't believe it, so he said seriously: "It's really not necessary. "
He's great, great, great.
Anywhere is fine.
The young woman thought silently in her heart.
Watch Xie Yunliu leave.
Zheng Xiu sighed at Xie Yunliu's retreating back: "Can you chew your tongue more quietly next time? You accidentally let me hear it on purpose, right?"
As he said that, Zheng Xiu also laughed.
Xie Luohe was silent for a moment, then suddenly took Zheng Xiu's arm, silently climbed up with his other hand, and gently stroked Zheng Xiu's cheek: "I want a child."
Zheng Xiu gently patted the back of Xie Luohe's hand and grabbed the hand that was rubbing his face. Hearing this, the past few years flashed through his mind like a slideshow. Zheng Xiu suddenly recalled his situation as if he was awakening from a dream. He was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say "good" to the person on his pillow, but when his words came to his lips, he turned into: "Let nature take its course."
When he returned home, Xie Luohe looked a little more melancholy, as if he really wanted a child.
The next day.
Zheng Xiu secretly brought a few paintings and framed them in gold-inlaid frames.
"Tacky."
Zheng Xiu looked at the noble painting, smiled disdainfully, and wrapped it in oilcloth.
Who makes rich people like this style.
Zheng Xiu crossed the border alone and entered a small country in the Western Region.
These years of hard work gave him a lot of opportunities, and he painted "Boss Mo"'s face easily. When Zheng Xiu came back the next day, several paintings were gone and replaced by a small cradle.
He tiptoed close to the door of his house, the courtyard door was ajar. When Zheng Xiu sneaked in, Xie Luohe was washing dishes and chopsticks with his back to the courtyard door.
Zheng Xiu gave Xie Luohe a big bear hug from behind.
"Where did you go last night?"
Xie Luohe washed up for a moment and did not look back. He had already heard Zheng Xiu's footsteps and pretended not to know. At this moment, Zheng Xiu was acting strange. She asked with a straight face, pretending to be calm.
"I took a trip to the Western Regions."
"I heard that girls from the Western Regions are particularly enthusiastic." Xie Luohe smiled.
Xie Luohe knew Zheng Xiu's temper, and even though she was not jealous, she still deliberately showed her attitude.
"Are there any girls in the Western Region? I didn't see any."
Zheng Xiu replied confidently. Zheng Xiu showed the small basket covered with blanket in front of Xie Luohe: "Hmph, I'll bring you a small gift."
bass.
An orange furry head popped out, with two green eyes looking directly at Xie Luohe.
The cat raised its paw, and the pink cat print softly stamped Xie Luohe's face.
Bo~
The cat's claws moved away from Xie Luohe's face.
"Meow~"
"Hey!" Not only did the little orange cat's claw not make Xie Luohe angry, but it actually made Xie Luohe excitedly turn around, grab Zheng Xiu's shoulders and shake it vigorously, directly shaking Zheng Xiu's body out of the afterimage that moved back and forth frequently.
"Husband! Husband! It, it, it's not afraid of me!"
"That, that, that, that, you, you, you, you..." Zheng Xiu almost bit his tongue.
After finally getting Xie Luohe to calm down, Zheng Xiu rubbed his cervical spine: "Do you like it?"
"Yeah~ I like it~"
Xie Luohe held up the orange cat, feeling delighted.
"nice! You love it."
"Bah..."
The orange cat was held up by Xie Luohe. Instead, it bared its teeth at Zheng Xiu, and its hair stood on end.
Xie Luohe asked strangely: "Compared to me, it seems to be more afraid of you, my husband?"
"Uh, normal."
Zheng Xiu later told Xie Luohe how he picked this one out of thousands of cats.
He first bought all the cats from the cat dealer.
Then they were all locked in a room.
Then Zheng Xiu let in a vicious dog that was as big as a heifer.
Cats of other breeds were frightened and ran around.
Only this one was the most courageous. He stayed motionless on the spot and even peed all over the floor calmly.
Xie Luohe happily held the little orange cat and walked around Richan Town.
The whole Lie Sun tribe knew one thing on the same day.
The proprietress of Mohexuan is delighted to have a new cat from the Western Regions, so she is very happy to congratulate her.
There was a banquet in the whole city at night, and they stayed up all night.
The day after the wedding, Zheng Xiu hadn't woken up after a hard night.
Xie Luohe held the quiet little orange cat in his arms and stood in front of the curved bow on the wall for a long time.
"From today on, you will be called Xiaofeng, okay?"
"Meow~"
The name of the little orange cat was decided.
When Zheng Xiu woke up and learned about this, it was too late.
Mrs. Xie and Xiaofeng were having fun in the yard.
…
The Lie Sun tribe holds a grand ceremony every year.
Commemorate the "candle" that merges with the scorching sun.
Every year, the ceremony is presided over by the great elder himself.
But this year, the great elder fell out of control at a critical moment.
About half a year after Xie Yunliu visited his relatives.
The great elder became seriously ill and became weak day by day.
There was an herbal medicine witch doctor in the clan who took a look at the elder and concluded that the elder's time was short.
The selection of new tribal elders has been finalized and it is imminent.
Several respected elders in the clan recommended "Sun Di" to be elected.
There was even an old man who often went to Mohexuan to drink. He had a very good relationship with Gongsun Mo. They became close friends and recommended Gongsun Mo to lead the Lieri tribe. In this way, the two couples can truly become part of the tribe.
When Zheng Xiu learned about this, of course he refused immediately.
Not long after, the great elder was dying and called Xie Luohe and Zheng Xiu to his home.
After sending away their children, the great elder solemnly handed an ancient sheepskin scroll to Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe.
Zheng Xiu opened it and saw at the very corner, a pattern of a golden cicada. This made Zheng Xiu's pupils tremble.
Xie Luohe took a look, hugged the orange cat, and approached the cat's head. After a few moments of identification, Xie Luohe asked doubtfully: "The route of Green River?"
The old man was very angry at this time and murmured: "Legend has it that Master Zhu relied on this ancient map to cross the desert..."
Without saying a word, Zheng Xiu took the map from Xie Luohe's hand and stared at it.
"Husband, what's wrong? What's wrong?"
Xie Luohe's mind was sharp and he noticed something was wrong with Zheng Xiu.
At this time, Zheng Xiu looked at Xie Luohe with an unexplainable look. After a moment of silence, Zheng Xiu slowly shook his head: "Although it is somewhat biased from the current route, what is recorded above is indeed the route of Green River."
"Is it?"
Xie Luohe nodded.
The two were about to ask the great elder why he handed over this ancient scroll.
The great elder raised his fingers tremblingly, then quickly dropped them, making no sound at all.
In these years, the Great Elder has never treated Gongsun Mo and his wife as outsiders, or even as relatives.
After the great elder died, his elderly widows and a dozen children gathered around the great elder's body and cried all night.
The two held hands and stood outside the house, listening to the crying from inside, and stood in silence until dawn.
Zheng Xiu noticed that his wife was feeling a little depressed, so he held her hand tightly and comforted her: "Birth, old age, illness and death are inevitable events in a person's life. The great elder has lived for one hundred and ten years, which is enough."
"Yes, that's enough."
A popular funeral ritual in the desert is "sand burial".
It is similar to the "sky burial" popular in some places.
In the "sand burial" ceremony, dozens of camels pulled the body of the great elder deep into the desert with others.
When a camel is restless, it means there is quicksand ahead. After confirming the location of the quicksand, everyone watched as the great elder's body sank into the sand little by little until it was completely buried by the flowing fine sand.
After the great elder died, Zheng Xiu handed the ancient scroll to Sun and Earth.
For the desert peoples, the symbolic meaning of the ancient scrolls is greater than its practical significance. Almost every man, woman, and child in the Lie Sun tribe knows the route of the "Green River" by heart.
"You seem to have something on your mind."
One night.
The two of them were naked and wrapped in quilts. Xie Luohe's fingers drew moist circles on her husband's chest. She was keenly aware that Zheng Xiu was worried, so she took the initiative to ask.
"I wonder who we will be more like if we have children in the future."
Xie Luohe's calm face suddenly became a bit playful: "What's wrong, you don't want to leave?"
Zheng Xiu was silent and did not answer.
He suddenly felt pain in his temples, and an inexplicable feeling of dizziness came over him.
"I am Shelo River."
Xie Luohe suddenly turned over and pressed on Zheng Xiu, his face pressed tightly against Zheng Xiu's chest.
As Xie Luohe said, he tore off the hair tie and let his hair become disheveled.
"like you."
Xie Luohe suddenly smiled.
"ah?"
Such an out-of-the-box answer made Zheng Xiu unable to react in time.
"I said, the child must be like you."
"You mean..."
"Have a baby!" Xie Luohe held Zheng Xiu down fiercely, but the ferocity that came from her bones gave her an indescribable charm: "Have a baby now!"
So they had another night together.
Zheng Xiu decided to hide his thoughts completely in his heart.
If this was all a dream.
Neither Xie Luohe nor he wanted to wake up.
So, go ahead.
Time flies.
Two years ago, my neighbor Ridi married two girls at the same time. He became a father last year and his children are all like him.
When the eldest brother Ridi was happily drinking with Gongsun Mo, he drank to a high point and said that he wanted his children to learn archery from Xie Luohe when they grew up. Xie Luohe refused with a smile, saying that she had not used the bow for many years and had long forgotten about it.
Brother Sun and Earth said it was a pity and did not force it.
The two ladies were quietly in the corner of Mohexuan, each holding a delicate baby and coaxing her with her head down.
Xie Luohe looked at the Sun and Di family of six with envy in his eyes.
She and Gongsun Mo worked hard every day, but they still didn't get pregnant.
"Meow~"
On the other hand, the orange cat Xiaofeng got fatter and fatter as he ate, sitting on the counter like a living lucky cat.
"Ten years."
Zheng Xiu grew a long beard and looked at himself in the mirror. He braided a few braids on his beard, which made him look particularly domineering.
In the blink of an eye, the two have been husband and wife for ten years in the desert.
In the past ten years, there have been many changes in Richan Town.
The crowd was bustling and there was an endless stream.
Mohexuan's business is very good.
After Zheng Xiu worked hard for another day, at closing time, Zheng Xiu counted the days with his fingers and frowned.
Xie Yunliu travels across the desert to visit relatives in June every two years, unimpeded by wind and sand.
It is now September, Xie Yunliu is still in the future, this place is isolated from the outside world, and the news is blocked. Zheng Xiu's brows are twitching, and he has a vague premonition of something ominous.
Late September.
Zheng Xiu once again brushed his face and asked Sun and Earth to send good men from the tribe to cross the desert and go deep into the Central Plains to find out about Xie Yunliu.
Ri and Di readily agreed immediately.
October.
Zheng Xiu was keenly aware that the atmosphere in the town was different from the past.
In the past, most of the people who came to Cicada Town were businessmen coming and going, but after September, there were many tall men with unkind faces.
Although they deliberately dressed like businessmen, the temperament they revealed unintentionally made Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe recognize at a glance that they were both practicing masters.
October thirteenth.
More than ten uninvited guests from the town came to Mohexuan and sat down one after another in silence.
Zheng Xiu had known that there was such a group of people wandering around Richan Town, so he was not surprised.
"They killed people."
Xie Luohe told her husband firmly.
Even so, she still seemed very calm. Neither she nor her husband are afraid of trouble.
More than a dozen tall men pretending to be foreign businessmen ordered a few jars of wine and appetizers. One of them, with bulging temples and calloused mouth, seemed to be the leader of the group. He politely called out to Zheng. build.
"Boss Mo, I came from the west and want to enter the Central Plains to do business."
He spoke to Zheng Xiudao in a raw Chinese language, straight to the point, without any roundabout ways to express his meaning.
"I heard that Boss Mo is from the Central Plains. I wonder if Boss Mo and his wife know the route of the Green River?"
