Yang Chu's body was getting better day by day, and there was a smile on his face. However, God was so unfair to him. The good dream was not only short-lived, but also quickly turned into a nightmare. A group of more than ten of them went deep into the wilderness and returned with a full load. On the way back, they encountered a snowstorm that was rare in a century. Even experienced hunters could not tell the direction and unknowingly got lost in the deep mountains and old forests. At that time, the wind and snow were raging, and no one could be seen three or five steps away. Face to face, they were pulling their necks and shouting, but they could not hear what was said. Yang Lougui beat the horse in front, and Yang Chen followed closely behind. It was destined to be doomed, and he was confused. I was confused and separated from the large group of people. I was in the dark, shouting that the sky was not working, and the earth and the earth were not responding.
The two of them led the horses and trudged, trying to avoid the wind and snow and hid in a bear cave. Unexpectedly, there was a female bear hiding her cubs deep in the cave. She was extremely ferocious. She roared and rushed forward, breaking the horse's neck with a slap. The other horse was frightened and ran away. Yang Jian's arm was tightly entangled with the reins, and he couldn't untie it in a hurry. He was about to be dragged off the cliff by the frightened horse. Fortunately, Yang Lougui rushed forward regardless of everything and brandished his knife. He cut off the reins and saved his life.
After losing their horses, the uncle and nephew supported each other and staggered forward. Finally, they found a sheltered mountain col and huddled together to survive the long night. The wind and snow came fiercely and went away quickly. By the afternoon of the next day, the sky and the earth were clear again, with white snow, the mountains and forests were like dots, and the dry food had fallen off the cliff together with the horses. The two were so cold that they could only grab a few handfuls of snow and stuff it into their mouths. Here, a little relief from hunger.
The sheep couldn't bear the pain, so it fell headfirst into the snow, its legs and feet were as soft as noodles and could not get up anymore. When Yang Lougui touched his forehead, he found that the rain was pouring all night, and the wind and cold entered his body, and he actually developed a high fever. . He dragged his nephew to a mountain col, found a bush that was sheltered from the wind, cleared away the snow to expose the grass nest, made him sit up straight and lean on the tree trunk, and repeatedly told him not to fall asleep and to go find food alone.
After going round and round, the journey seemed familiar. Yanglou Guizhong returned to the bear cave. The horse carcass was bitten and mutilated, leaving only a blood-red skeleton. The female bear had eaten her fill and was sleeping deep in the cave. Yanglougui tiptoed to unload his luggage, cut off a horse leg, and panted back to the col while it was still dark.
That night, they lit a bonfire and roasted horse meat with strong wine. That was the most delicious meal in Yang Kai's memory. Although horse meat was coarse, it was far better than game meat such as roe deer and wild ham. After a full meal, they laid out blankets, turned their backs to the bonfire, lifted up their clothes and warmed their backs, then wrapped themselves in their fur coats and slept on the ground. After sleeping soundly all night, when she woke up the next day, Yang Jie's high fever had subsided. Although her hands and feet were weak, she could stand and walk. Yang Lougui finally felt relieved.
After losing their horses, they could only trek on foot to find a way back to Weibo Town.
After walking for a long time in the mountains and forests, with few prey, Yang Lougui finally pulled out a frozen wild boar from the snow. It was only thanks to the old and hard wild boar that the two of them survived the most difficult period of time. Yang Jian remembered clearly that they had already walked out of the dense forest, separated by a mountain pass, and could see freezing water and sparse human settlements. The second uncle shook off the leftover wild boar head from his shoulder, split it in half, heated the knife on the fire, and removed the hard hair. After scalding it, he fell to the ground and never woke up.
After all, Yang Lougui was getting old. He had taken care of Yang Jian all the way and had stretched his life span until the lamp was dry and the oil was exhausted. At this moment, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Yang Jie was at a loss. He carried Uncle Liu's body on his back and hurried forward. He gritted his teeth and walked for a day and a night before he found the herdsmen at the foot of the mountain for help. The journey back home was long and it was inconvenient to transport the body, so Yang Jian buried Yanglougui between the white mountains and black waters. He believed that Uncle Liu's spirit in heaven would be happy to rest here.
On the way, he met some separated troops and heard that Yang Lougui was dead. He couldn't believe it, so he led Yang Jie back to the burial place. He dug it out and inspected it carefully. He found that there were no fatal injuries on the body. He was originally a strong man but was too thin. How much meat is too much to look at.
People want to see people when they are alive, and corpses want to see when they die. The Yang family of Heshuo will never allow their children to leave the body outside. The group of people tied Yang Lougui's body to the back of a horse and rushed back to Weibo Town in a hurry, bringing back the bad news and willing to accept the family law. Disposal. Yang Lougui died an unexpected death, but Yang Jian survived. He had one mouth and two pieces of skin. No matter how Yang Jian tried to tell the difference, he couldn't win people's trust. Liu Shu's widow and three sons scolded him and dragged him to Yangsanggui. In front of him, he angrily demanded that he die.
Yang Sanggui stared at the troubled son for a long time, feeling even more disgusted in his heart. However, as the head of the Yang family in Heshuo, he had to be fair in dealing with things, and risking his life was unjustifiable. Yang Mian had a sullen face, took out the family law with his own hands, and interrupted The sheep's legs were broken, so he ordered his servants to carry them to the study and lay them down in the yard all night, leaving Ah Fu alone to look after him.
Ah Fu stayed with him all night without saying a word.
All thoughts were shattered, and his heart was set on fire. That was the longest night in Yang Chu's life. His legs were broken and swollen into elephant legs, but he didn't moan even a single word. A man is so determined to give up that he has already given up.
The rooster had just crowed the next day. Ah Fu found a cart and limped him back to his room. He found a good doctor for treatment and kept him for more than half a year. Fortunately, the sheep did not become disabled. However, he never called him "father" again, and Yang Sanggui never mentioned sending him to work in the accounting office. He just thought that he died in the barren mountains and old forests together with his sixth brother.
After Yang Lougui's death, Yang Chen seemed to have lost part of his life and became taciturn, often not speaking for a whole day. Most of the family members seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and he has no close friends. The death of his sixth uncle and his father's brutal beating pushed him to the bottom. As the days passed, his leg injury gradually recovered, and the pain in his heart became more intense. The wound is always bleeding.
When everyone left him, Yang Jie, the second son of the fourth room, took the initiative to make friends with him.
Before this, Yang Jie and Yang Jie were not familiar with each other. Although they were cousins, the eldest brother had always been superior to them. They only met by chance and nodded in greetings only at family banquets during festivals or when ancestors were worshipped. . Yang Jie had heard a little bit about the fact that Yang Jie from the fourth room was a dandy who couldn't be helped. He used the name of Yang family in Heshuo to eat, drink, gamble, and cheat in Weizhou City. Yang Sanggui showed disdain every time he mentioned his name. .
Yang Jie was depressed and accepted him happily.
In the past, Yang Chen would have disdained to hang out with such people, but after experiencing painful and suffocating days, he urgently needed a little comfort and a little stimulation, even if it was a friend with bad behavior, to numb him. Own. Being dissolute, depraved, indulgent in drinking and debauchery, breaking pots and smashing things, completely disappointing everyone, this is a kind of pleasure in Yangba!
Yang Chen is calm and wise. In the past eighteen years, he has followed the rules and played the role of a good son in Yang Sanggui's heart. Yang Jie opened a window for him, allowing him to see a completely different world, a world of flowers and dreams. .
