Chapter 2550: Yan Zi returns with no regrets
?The further the stone walked towards home, the pace could not help but become slower.
Everything around me still seems familiar and yet strange.
He remembered that the street seemed to be very wide, but it didn''t seem to be very wide now. There is a lot of moss growing on the tiles on the eaves. There used to be a swallow''s nest at the corner, but now it is empty. There is only a trace left that seems to prove something.
"Stone! Is it a stone? ! "An older man was walking and looked up at the stone approaching. He suddenly stopped and stared with wide eyes. Then when the stone was about to walk past, he suddenly shouted as if he had thought of something, and then pulled. Stone''s sleeves said, "Here, are you back?" 』
Yeah. Shitou stopped, turned his head, and looked away from the surrounding houses and scenery. Then a name jumped out of his mind, "Wang, Uncle Wang, you...you still remember me?" 』
Uncle Wang laughed, the wrinkles on his face seemed to be shining, "Why don''t you remember?" Back then, you were the most naughty. You went up trees to dig out bird eggs, and even trampled on several tiles on my house. You never compensated me..."
…” Stone was speechless for a moment.
By the way, where is my second son? Wasn''t he with you? Uncle Wang asked, looking at Shitou expectantly, "Has my second son come back together this time?" 』
Shitou shook his head and said, "Uncle Wang, Erlang and I are not in the same queue..."
In order to avoid too many casualties among people in a village during a war, for example, if a group of people died in a group all from the same village and the same town, people from the same village and the same town were consciously separated during the compilation.
?Of course, this is also to reduce cliques among the military.
Uncle Wang seemed to have just remembered it, and he looked a little lonely, "Yes, I am an old fool, he seems to have said before... It''s okay, it''s okay, Shitou, just come back... Come, come to my house and sit down... I''ll let your aunt There are two dishes, high and low, let’s have a nice meal... You’re welcome..."
?Uncle Wang was holding the stone and was about to turn to his house.
"No, Uncle Wang," Shitou declined quickly, "I haven''t come back yet... I''ll go back and have a look. I''ll come back to you another day. I''ll come back to you another day..."
"ah? You haven''t gone home yet? ”Uncle Wang let go of his hand, “That’s right, that’s why we have to go back first!” Ah, I won’t delay you anymore, go ahead, go ahead, and ask aunt to bake some white flour pancakes for you later! Don''t dislike it, you will make me angry if you dislike me! Go, go! 』
Leaving the enthusiastic neighbors, Shitou walked to the entrance of his own alley.
The familiar street scene made him feel excited.
?He stood for a while, and then his pace couldn''t help but quicken. He rushed to the door and looked at the white peach charms on the door in a daze.
The door seems to have been repainted.
??The old damaged areas on the original door have also been repaired, and the cracks below have been repaired. People can no longer see through the cracks in the door...
?That was one of the games Shitou often played when he was a child.
?Stone walked to the door and knocked gently. The door leaf shook slightly, and then Shitou realized that the door was not bolted.
?Stone took a long breath and pushed the door open.
Two or three chickens jumped away in the yard, and four or five little chickens followed the big chicken in a panic. There was also a little chicken that seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of a stone, and fell down with a squeak. , then quickly stood up and ran with his calves...
"Ahem..." Shi Shi''s throat suddenly became choked up, "I...I..."
He patted his chest, as if it would make him breathe easier.
The door curtain inside the house shook, and a figure came out. Then he looked up and saw the stone. The sieve he was holding fell to the ground, and some sorghum clattered to the ground.
The eyes of those big chickens suddenly brightened up. They flapped their wings and pounced on them. They giggled and pecked busily. They even had some time to tilt their heads and look at the two large, hairless chickens standing still. , I wonder if the big hairless chicken today is stupid, why did I give so much good food...
『I…I’m back…』
After holding in his voice for a long time, Shitou finally said this.
…” Yue Meizi cried out, then opened her hands and rushed forward, bumping her head into Shitou''s arms, and then tightly grabbed Shitou''s waist.
?Stone raised his head high and tried his best not to look at Yue Meizi, because he knew that as soon as he lowered his head, his tears would definitely fall.
Who is coming? ” An old voice came from inside the house, and then the door curtain moved, revealing the face of an old man. Then he stood blankly for a moment, looking at Shitou for a while.
"Old...cough cough..." Shitou instinctively wanted to call him "Old Gouzi", but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words, "Uncle, I, I''m back..."
"Ahem, cough, cough," Old Gouzi also coughed, and then pointed at Yue Meizi with his eyes. When Yue Meizi slowly loosened his hand, he said, "You''re back?" 』
Well, I’m back. 』
“It’s good to come back...good...” The old dog stood on crutches and looked at the stone up and down. He didn’t know what to say for a while.
"Have you eaten the stone?" I''ll cook for you! What do you want to eat? Can I make you steamed white flour cakes? Do you want..." Yue Meizi looked around, and suddenly saw the big chickens pecking at the sorghum, "Yeah! My sorghum! By the way, let me kill a chicken! 』
?The big red-crowned rooster suddenly felt a chill on the back of his head and stood there blankly.
“No, no, no, I ate at the martial arts camp outside the city, and I’m still full now!” Shitou quickly waved his hands and said, "No need to do anything. Really, I''m so full that I can''t eat anything!" 』
? Shi Shi was eager to express himself, so he couldn''t help but take two steps forward, and then the problem with his legs and feet was naturally exposed.
Yue Meizi stared at Shitou''s leg, her eye circles were red again, and her tears were flowing down again. Then she didn''t care that her father was right next to her, and stepped forward to pull Shitou''s leg, and stretched out her hand to touch Shitou''s injured leg, "I heard Some wounded soldiers from the Western Region have returned... My father and I didn''t dare to go and see him, for fear of seeing you... But... it''s okay, just come back... Brother Shitou, you must have been in pain at the time... Will it still hurt now? 』
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough cough..." The old dog beside him almost coughed up his lungs. If it weren''t for the fact that it was not easy for Shi Shi to survive the battle of life and death, I might not have even raised the walking stick now. What''s the matter, have you started yet? With Brother Shitou, Dad will be left alone, right?
Only then did Yue Meizi react, her face turned red, then she lowered her head, turned around and ran to the backyard, "I...I''m going to cook..." When she passed by the big chickens that were eating happily, she pounced, He quickly grabbed the big red-crowned rooster and said, "Wait, it''ll be over in a moment..."
??The big red-crowned rooster screamed, struggled, tilted its head and stared at the stone.
『Hey…no…』 Shitou raised his hand and tried to stop her, but Yue Meizi had already disappeared.
??Old Gouzi paused on the ground with his crutch, "Okay, let her go and do her work...You...you are only injured on this leg, right? Other places...well, ahem, are the other places okay?" 』
"Um? Shitou was stunned for a moment, "No, no..."
Then win. " Old Gouzi didn''t wait for Shitou to finish. He walked to the foot of the yard. When Shitou came over, he looked at Shitou up and down for a while and said, "You look stronger than before... You are lame on one leg, so you are not afraid. ! There is a hundred medical clinics in Chang''an, and these two legs of mine..."
The food in the army is actually much better than the food of ordinary people. Coupled with planned training, there is naturally some gap between the body functions and ordinary people.
Old Gouzi patted his leg and said, "It was also treated by Baiyi Clinic. Although I can''t say it''s completely cured, I can walk now!" When the time comes, you can go too. Isn’t it said that those who have served in the military will be exempted from medical treatment? It''s fine! fine! The rejuvenating girl can also help with it, it’s okay! 』
?Stone swallowed his saliva, not knowing what to say.
『What’s going on? Wasn''t Barbara very capable back then? ” Old Gouzi laughed and said, “Why are you so bored when you come back? 』
…』Stone laughed along with him.
I was leaving that year, and...
?At that time, wasn''t Shitou still young...
Now that I have experienced life and death on the battlefield and seen the market, I will naturally not be so manic...
"Speaking of which, you went to the Western Regions, which really made people worried. Every time the military officer wearing white linen would hold a white lottery ticket, Yue Meizi and I would tremble behind the door for fear of the white linen military officer. Knock on the door... Do you know, Lao Wangtou on the other side of the street, and those two boys from his family... By the way, aren''t his second boys from the same group as you? how''s it going? 』
Shitou said: "We went together, but we separated later... By the way, we met Uncle Wang at the street corner just now... Wang Erlang and I were together when we were in the new barracks, but we separated after we passed the new barracks... He wrote to me at the beginning, but then I changed camps and didn’t receive any letters from him..." ? ? ? "That''s it..." Old Gouzi said, "Then you can''t say you have no news... just say you don''t know. …Lao Wangtou lost his eldest son some time ago…Now I’m afraid that’s all that’s left in his heart…”
"ah? Why not? ” Shitou asked.
“It is said that when I was fighting against those mountain barbarians, I was hit by the barbarians’ poisonous arrows…” Old Gouzi sighed, “I couldn’t save him…”
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Poison arrows.
As long as those hit by ordinary arrows are not fatal injuries to the body, chest, abdomen, etc., with the timely treatment of military doctors, there is basically an 80% to 90% chance of surviving an arrow wound, and then the body can recover to its original state. It''s about the same, probably close to half, but if it''s a poison arrow...
??If the treatment is a little slow, let alone recovery, the survival rate will directly drop to 10 to 20%.
Scraping bones to heal wounds is, after all, a romance.
Mr. Luo probably doesn’t know that some human tissues such as muscles, tendons, bones, nerves, etc., once damaged, can never be regenerated...
??If there is such a thing as scraping the bone to heal the injury, even if Mr. Guan Erye survives in the end, the arm will be useless.
At this stage of the Han Dynasty, there are some things that are difficult to counter.
The two people in the courtyard were silent for a while, and then the old dog broke the silence, "When you come back this time... you won''t leave?" 』
? Shitou was stunned for a moment, "This..."
"how? Still leaving? Your legs are lame! ” Old Gouzi was also a little anxious, and he was not very particular about his words, “Is there a lame man going to fight over there? 』
“…” Shi Shi scratched the back of his head, “No, that’s it…”
? ? Shitou told the story about the possibility of being assigned to Longxi.
"That''s it..." Lao Gouzi also pondered and said slowly, "Change it into money... Although the amount seems to be a lot, in fact... Are you going to Longxi... I heard that Longxi is also restless... You really have to think about it carefully. think…"
Wherever Brother Shitou goes, we will go! "I don''t know when, Yue Meizi had packed up some food and brought it out behind the two of them, "What else is there to think about! 』
‘You silly girl! ” Old Gouzi snorted, “You think it’s that simple? If we really want to move, do we need the house? Do you want acres of land? Do you want something? How to replace it and how to add to it are all questions... Then you get married to Shitou and have a baby in the future. Do you want to think about what the baby will do in the future? What a silly girl..."
When Yue Meizi heard the words "marriage" and "baby", she immediately blushed. She didn''t dare to say anything more. She placed the food on the stone table in front of the two of them with trembling hands, and then seemed to run away. Ran away.
Stone was also a little embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.
?These are indeed problems.
And they are all very cumbersome.
?In the current era of Han Dynasty, there is no concept of backpackers and check-in with bags. It is not an easy thing to move from one place to another.
While the two were thinking, suddenly there was a laugh outside the courtyard gate. Uncle Wang, whom they had met on the street earlier, came outside the courtyard carrying a small bamboo basket, "Brother Shi is back, this is a happy event!" There is nothing good at home, just a little wine, a little bacon, a little white flour, just to express my gratitude and celebrate! 』
‘Oh, Brother Wang, why is this so embarrassing? "Old Gouzi stood up with his walking stick, "On weekdays, I have to take care of you a lot, but now I have to spend a lot of money..."
On the one hand, Old Man Wang really came to celebrate as a neighbor, but on the other hand, he was also worried about his son and hoped to get some news from Shitou to soothe his missing mood.
It just so happened that Yue Meizi had also killed the chicken, processed some offal, and fried it before serving. The chicken was still simmering. It would not be ready for a while, but it was enough to eat and drink first. .
??Old Gouzi pulled Old Man Wang and refused to let him go. The two of them pulled for a few times and finally sat down together...
? ? Shitou watched from the side, with a smile appearing on his lips.
??If he hadn''t gone to the Western Regions back then, Shitou would probably have felt that such behavior was very hypocritical, even unnecessary. Wouldn''t it be okay to just say whatever he wanted? That''s why his name is Shitou, and his temper is more like Shitou.
Now, Shi Shi suddenly felt that not only did this situation not make him feel bored or anxious, but it actually made him more humane. Perhaps it was during this tug and pull that the friendship between neighbors became stronger and stronger.
After eating and drinking for a while, Uncle Wang naturally brought up the topic of his children...
???? Shitou didn''t have the stinking temper among others, who would just say a few words stiffly. Instead, he considered it carefully, mixed what he knew with what he guessed, and tried to comfort Uncle Wang as much as possible.
?Uncle Wang was somewhat disappointed, but he still smiled and congratulated Lao Gouzi and Shitou...
As he was talking, there were footsteps outside the courtyard door.
As soon as Shitou heard this, he stood up instinctively and stood solemnly. When he saw two or three figures outside the courtyard gate, Shitou trembled and immediately saluted with a military salute, "I''ve seen the warlord!" 』
The governor, similar to a military judge, has a slightly smaller position than the general military law captain. However, for ordinary soldiers, he has the authority to inspect military discipline. He can directly impose punishments of less than twenty lashes according to the violation of the situation, and has the authority to impose punishments of less than twenty lashes for crimes exceeding twenty lashes. , it will be reported to the military judge for separate handling.
When Shitou first joined the army, he was punished a lot. Although they were not very severe, he was particularly impressed by the unique bronze medal chain hanging around the waist that jingled with every step. Now that he has retired, his instinct is still there. Hearing this sound, before his mind could turn around, his body reacted instinctively.
although the warlord has never seen a stone before, he knew it as soon as he saw this posture. He looked at Shi Shi and reminded with a smile, "Now that you have retired... I can''t control you anymore... Well, Uncle Wang is here too?" By the way, you have a letter from Erlang, I just sent it to your family..."
"You, you, me, me, me..." Old man Wang suddenly jumped up and couldn''t even speak clearly.
??Old Gouzi waved his hands, "What do you want from me? Just go home and take a look!" 』
Hey! ” Lao Wangtou didn’t care to say anything more, so he hurried back.
??The military governor looked at the back of Old Wangtou, then turned back to Shitou and Old Gouzi, smiled and said: "Let me introduce, this is a member of the Li family, the Li family of Longxi..."
??A man took a step forward from behind the governor, raised his hands and saluted, "My surname is Li Mingwei, and I have seen strong men." 』
Stone returned the favor quickly.
“This time, one of the reasons for coming is to inform you about the appointment, and the other is for the Li family...” the governor said, and then looked at Li Wei, “Just tell me.” 』
Li Wei raised his hands and said: "I heard that my brother is going to Longxi to take up a job. I am in Longxi and have a little bit of income. I am willing to make a deal with him..."
?Stone was a little dazed, "What do you mean?" 』
Li Wei said with a smile: "If I want to sell this hospital, I am willing to buy it, whether it is paying money directly or exchanging a house for a house. Of course, the housing prices in Longxi are naturally not as good as those in Chang''an." I am willing to subsidize additional acres of land or money... I hear what I wish..."
Changing houses? who? Shitou asked in a confused manner, and then someone''s name jumped out, "Captain Li?" 』
With the continuous development of Chang''an, the number of houses in the city and the tombs is far less than the rate of population increase. Not to mention the increase in housing prices, there may not be people selling them yet. Therefore, if Li Er wants to take root in Chang''an, it will be inconvenient to have a place to live. Although the houses and courtyards in Shitou are not big, they are not something Li Er can get if he wants to in a short time.
On the other hand, although the Li family in Longxi still has a name, there is still a big gap compared with some wealthy families. It is unrealistic to spend a lot of money to buy real estate for a captain, so I came up with a replacement plan, exchanging the properties in Longyou for the houses here in Shitou.
?Stone was silent for a while, "I want to think about it..."
This is natural. "Li Wei nodded and said, "It is extremely rude to come here uninvited... This is a gift to apologize... I''m sorry for bothering you, so I''ll take my leave..." Li Wei left a famous thorn and was given a pair of them. Dayan and a box of apology left first.
"O wild geese, autumn has passed and spring has come..." Before the warlord left, he said to the stone, "I heard that your sister has been waiting for you for a long time, so this gift from the wild geese is in line with the occasion... In addition, it also means what it says." The meaning of the letter, so don''t worry, whether you return it or not, it''s all up to you... Okay, I''m leaving. If you need anything, you know where to find me, right? 』
After seeing off the visitors, Shitou stood at the courtyard gate for a short while, then came back and sat down in silence. After a while, he looked at the worried eyes of Lao Gouzi and Yue Meizi, and then he cheered up and said, "Don''t worry about those things." , the world is huge, eating first is the best! Come on, let’s eat first! Have a meal! 』
(End of this chapter)