Wishful Things

Ah Li looked at the dress that fit perfectly, and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Yun Liu, I want to ask you..."

"Don't ask." Yun Liu interrupted the little maid's questioning.

Asking makes me want to die.

The general had been away from Beijing for a long time, and the girl never asked him to dress up as a woman, so he was very relieved.

But the girl didn't send him to do any serious business, so he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

Until Qin Wu went out of the capital secretly with the girl named Ah Kui, there was no one more available for the girl, and it was so special to go out today that he asked him to follow, and it was the kind of follow that didn't wear women's clothes——

He was very pleased about this, the girl seemed to have finally discovered her conscience, and finally discovered his strengths and usefulness.

But who knows what should come is still here, just a step late.

Seeing Yun Liu's tense face, as if it was about to collapse in the next moment, Ah Li couldn't help but secretly "tsk" in her heart.

As a man, it is such a rare thing to have such a reasonable opportunity to wear women's clothing, how could Uncle Yun not know how to cherish it.

And it's such a glorious thing to pretend to be a girl.

This meant that she was not as tall as a girl, otherwise how could such a good thing have happened to Uncle Yun?

As for pretending to be someone else, it is actually very particular. It is not enough to change clothes like Uncle Yun. This kind of imitation has no soul-I think she pretended to be Ah Kui to deal with the visitors from the palace that day. , with his superb and outstanding acting skills, he has won everyone's unanimous praise.

There were even quite a few motivated little girls who brought some snacks to ask her for advice.

She originally wanted to discuss this matter with Uncle Yun Liu, and impart some essence to him for free.

But now it seems that Uncle Yun Liu is obviously not keen on this.

Ah Li has always been the best at trying to figure out other people's expressions, so she didn't make fun of herself, so she grabbed a few melon seeds and ate them.

While spitting out the melon seeds, he just said: "You don't have to worry about being discovered, the girl said, you just need to eat and rest on time, if any monks from the temple come, I will deal with it."

Yun Liu didn't want to hear anything now, so he turned his head and didn't speak.

Ah Li simply "tsk" this time.

Not to mention, turning her face sideways like this really looks like a little daughter-in-law who is in a mood.

It's clear that God rewards you with food.

...

When Xu Mingyi rushed to Fengming County, it was just at the time of dusk.

She had already changed into men's clothes and went to the inn that she had agreed with Wu Chao in advance. Seeing that he hadn't arrived yet, she took Ah Zhu for a stroll around the neighborhood.

This is the busiest area in the county, the master and servant wandered around casually, Xu Mingyi stopped in front of a stall selling folding fans.

When she was carefully selecting, she suddenly felt someone pat her on the top of her head from behind.

She knew who it was without looking.

Turning around, she saw Wu Chao standing behind her, looking at her with a smile.

Xu Mingyi took out two fried chestnuts from the paper bag in front of him, and handed them to him: "The ones are still hot after frying."

Wu Chao looked over and saw two round chestnuts with shiny skin lying quietly between the girl's white palms.

He stretched out his hand to take it, it was warm and warm.

The chestnut was, and so was her palm.

"Have you had dinner yet?" He asked the girl holding a chestnut.

"I'm waiting for you."

"Then let's go." Wu Chao had a faint smile in his eyes, turned around and said, "Go for food."

Xu Mingyi followed with a bag of chestnuts.

Both of them came back to Fengming County for the first time, but Xiao Qi was there, so they searched for people and inquired about them, and quickly listed a few delicious places.

After all, they came out to do business, and the two of them didn't go to those restaurants. They chose a noodle restaurant and ate two bowls of Yangchun noodles and a few side dishes, which tasted quite good.

When I came out of the noodle shop, the night was beginning to smudge between the sky and the earth, and there were still some lively scenes around.

Wu Chao asked her, "Do you want to go shopping again?"

"No, I have to do some work tomorrow, so let's go back to the inn earlier to rest."

Wu Chao nodded, and the two walked back to the inn without haste.

For the convenience of taking care of each other, the guest rooms for the two are adjacent to each other.

After washing and bathing, Xu Mingyi, who had been walking around all day, soon fell asleep.

The lights in the next room were also turned off, and the boy was resting his arms on his pillow, with a faint smile on his lips.

Thinking that she was next door and might have already slept peacefully at this moment, he felt an unspeakable joy and joy constantly growing in his chest, but felt a sense of tranquility and stability in his heart paradoxically.

In the deep darkness, the boy closed his eyes, but the smile was still on his handsome face.

The next day, Xu Mingyi got up at the usual time.

After dressing and washing, he was drinking a glass of warm water when he heard a knock on the door.

Ah Zhu stepped forward to open the door, and Xiao Qi's big smiling face came into view: "Master Xu, did you clean up? My son is waiting for Mr. Xu at the hall, and wants to invite Mr. Xu to go to the morning market together."

morning market?

Xu Mingyi put down the teacup and stood up.

After leaving the guest room, he looked downstairs through the corridor of the corridor on the second floor, and saw Wu Chao, who had changed into a long robe of raven blue silk, was waiting in the hall. As if he had sensed her gaze, he slightly turned his head and raised his eyes to go upstairs. look up.

Seeing her figure, he smiled.

Xu Mingyi quickly walked down the stairs.

The two left the inn together and headed towards the morning market.

Although it was still early, the morning market was already full of people coming and going, very lively.

It seems that there is still a little damp dew on the green brick road in the morning. The vendors on both sides are shouting and selling. A drawer of buns has just been opened, and they are crowded in the steamer. Wash away the early morning light.

In the crowded crowd, Xu Mingyi and Wu Chao walked side by side.

Feeling the hustle and bustle of being in the market, and the atmosphere of fireworks everywhere, Xu Mingyi felt an indescribable touch in his heart, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Wu Chao beside him, only to find that his eyes were already waiting for her. .

In the bustling surroundings, the young man's usually cold and dignified eyes seemed to be a little more approachable.

When their eyes met, they both had faint smiles on their faces.

Xu Mingyi clearly sensed that his state of mind at this time was similar to hers.

At this moment, walking with him among the crowds in the city, she had extremely complicated feelings in her heart.

It's not just the love between the two of them, but also the real feeling of walking in this noisy world.

What's more, she was greatly moved by the lively and happy scene in front of her. She couldn't describe what this touch was in detail, but she had already had a very clear expectation in her mind— — She hoped that this happiness could last for a long time.

And, not just this one.

In the hustle and bustle, a warm and cool hand grasped the hand hanging by her side.

The boy's palm is clean and strong, just like the rising sun at this time, it seems to bring comfort and strength to people.

After Xu Mingyi was slightly startled, he slowly held his hand back.

She knew that he must be able to perceive what she was thinking at this moment.

Some things are destined to be difficult, but there are always people who will do it and try their best to do it.

The two walked slowly in the market until Xiao Qi caught up with them, holding warm steamed buns wrapped in oiled paper in both hands.

I bought it from the most famous steamed stuffed bun shop in the county, and I waited for a full two quarters of an hour just waiting in line.

Xu Mingyi took a bite, the hot buns were white in color and soft in texture, soft with the aroma of wheat, and the meat filling was eaten in one bite.

Seeing that she was eating happily, Wu Chao, who had never eaten buns standing on the street, also took a bite.

Immediately, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

Not bad indeed.

Xu Mingyi swallowed everything in his mouth, held half of the bun in his hand, looked around, and suddenly said softly: "I heard my grandfather once said that when he first led troops to fight, he didn't think too much about it. As long as he doesn’t get bullied by others, it’s enough to have more and more people under his command, occupying a few cities, and life is much easier, in his words, finally he doesn’t have to suffer from being useless anymore.”

Wu Chao listened carefully.

"At that time, for a period of time, after he suffered several consecutive defeats, he had doubts and often asked himself, is it necessary to fight this battle again..."

Xu Mingyi said with a smile in his tone, "Then he went for a walk around the street, ate two sesame seed cakes, drank a bowl of mutton soup, his stomach warmed up, and he had the answer—— Fight, fight until peace. Otherwise, what should I do if I can't find a place to drink such delicious mutton soup in the future?"

Wu Chao also laughed.

Then he looked at the crowd and said: "General Xu is a man with great benevolence and righteousness, this is the blessing of the world."

Xu Mingyi looked up at the young man - she believed that so did he.

In her dream, he seemed to be fighting all the time.

Although he is very strong, he is not a warlike person, running around like that is nothing more than for the stability of the country.

This time, they are no longer alone, and she will not be just a bystander.

They are like-minded people.

Therefore, she has always been very confident about the road she will take next. No matter how long or difficult the road is, just walk forward step by step. The road is at their feet, and they are walking forward.

As the sun rose above their heads, the two of them walked slowly along the long street side by side.

At the end of the street, a follower came over.

"Young master."

The entourage stopped to salute, and said in a low voice: "Qiao's family has gone out and brought burnt paper and other things. It should be to worship."

So early?

Xu Mingyi was a little surprised, so he looked at Wu Chao and said, "Then let's go there quickly."

Wu Chao nodded.

Xiaoqi and Azhu quickly brought their horses over, and the group left the town and headed towards Fengming Mountain.

Qiao Bing was buried in the cemetery behind Fengming Mountain. Fengming County is where the Qiao family's old house is located. Before entering Beijing, Qiao Bing grew up in this small town. After death, he will return to his roots.

At this hour of Fengming Mountain, there was no one at the back of the mountain.

Xu Mingyi and Wu Chao took a shortcut on horseback, when they arrived, Qiao's mother and son just got off the green donkey cart.

The driver was dressed as an old servant, and he carried burnt paper and other things to follow into the cemetery, but was picked up by a man in green shirt beside him, "Uncle Ning, I'm going with my mother, you just stay here .”

The old servant seemed to be used to not wanting to be disturbed by others when the mother and son worshiped, so he responded with an "eh".

Xu Mingyi and Wu Chao quickly found a hiding place near Qiao Bing's tomb.

At the back of the mountain, there are many weeds and trees, so there are many places to hide.

It is wrong to eavesdrop, but there is no better way at this time. They don't know whether Qiao's family knows anything inside, so even if they want to talk to each other, they don't know how to do it. In order to find out the situation as soon as possible, they can only go out This is the worst policy.

Xu Mingyi looked through the gaps in the grass.

Qiao's mother and son came over.

The area around Qiao Bingying's tomb was well cleaned up.

She remembered that Wu Chao had mentioned once the day before yesterday that apart from the death day of Qingming and Chongyang every year, Qiao Bing's son would come to worship at most every half a month on weekdays.

The man in the green shirt looked younger than his actual age, tall and thin, with no beard on his face, fair complexion, and neat facial features.

Xu Mingyi's eyes flickered.

How do you feel... as if you have seen this person somewhere?

She hadn't had time to think about it yet, and saw the man in the green shirt take out the sacrificial objects, and first put fruit snacks and other offerings on it.

Then he knelt in front of the grave, raised his hand and slowly poured a jug of wine on the grave.

He said: "Father, what I brought today is your favorite apricot blossom wine. My son brewed it himself last year, but it must not be half as good as yours."

A woman with a gray hair bun and a camel-colored trousers sat kneeling aside, throwing handfuls of paper money into the fire.

Slowly, tears came into the woman's eyes, and her voice choked up: "How can you be so cruel... Tim'er was only twelve years old at that time, how could you be willing to abandon our mother and son, and did it?" Such a stupid thing..."

Hearing the woman's incessant sobbing, Xu Mingyi subconsciously exchanged glances with Wu Chao.

The mother and son didn't look like they were cheating at all.

From this point of view, if Qiao Bing really faked his death that year, then the mother and son should also be kept in the dark.

The woman complained sadly like most widows whose husbands left early, complaining that the husband was cruel, and complaining that the husband did not care about their mother and child.

Just when Xu Mingyi was about to think that there shouldn't be anything worth mentioning from this trip, the man in the green shirt who had been kneeling beside him suddenly spoke——

"Does mother really think that father abandoned us back then and was willing to commit suicide?"

The woman cried slightly.

"Mother is definitely more aware of my father's personality than me. I clearly remember that on the eve of my father's accident, he was still pointing out my article, and made an appointment with me to see how I changed it tomorrow—" The man in the green shirt looked at the tombstone , said: "I don't believe it anyway, but just a day later, my father actually had the idea of ​​committing suicide."

"Tian'er... don't talk nonsense anymore!" The woman's eyes were red, and her voice was hoarse: "It's been so many years... How many times do you have to tell your mother before you give up?"

"My son believes more in what he sees and perceives."

The back of the man kneeling there was straight, and his tone was stubborn: "And whether the son is talking nonsense, does the mother really not know? Or is it because the mother also noticed something, and she just kept whitewashing it because she didn't want me to delve into it?" Taiping...for these years, he has failed in the general examinations repeatedly, could it be that his son has little talent and learning, and his luck is not good?"

Or was it because some people didn't want him to contact the court and deliberately obstructed him?

Two chapters in one, good night everyone.