Jincheng flower hour

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Hong returned to Zhuli, and saw a group of people surrounded by the farmer's yard, discussing enthusiastically about catching the thief last night.Liu Hongcai knew that while he was away, the banker almost had an accident.

"The big bamboo shoots are awesome! Don't worry, there are more."

Zhuang Lan is feeding the bamboo shoots, and the bamboo shoots are buried in the pile of bamboo shoots to eat bamboo shoots. It sits on the ground, grabbing the bamboo shoots and gnawing on them like a human being, chewing on the tender parts, and skillfully peeling the skin with bear paws and teeth. .

"Big spring."

Seeing that Dachun and the night watch team were in the yard, Liu Hong went to greet Dachun.

"Liu Hong, you are back. A thief broke into the dealer last night. Don't worry, we caught you."

Dachun was triumphant, this was the first time the night patrol had caught a thief since the establishment of the night patrol.

"Where are the thieves?"

"In jail."

Liu Hong entered the dealer's hall, and Zhuang Yang, Zhang Li, and Zhuang Ping were in the hall.

"Erro."

Liu Hong and Zhuang Yang exchanged glances, if it wasn't for this time and place, there were people all around, Liu Hong would have embraced his Erlang.

None of the dealer's family was harmed by the thieves, except for the unlucky Ah Yi, who was hit on the head and bled.

"Brother Hong."

"Brother Hong."

Zhuang Ping and Zhang Li greeted Liu Hong.Everyone knew that the thief dared to come to the dealer to steal while Liu Hong was away. After all, Huo Da, who robbed Erlang before, was still wearing shackles, moving bricks and repairing walls in the suburbs of the county.

After Liu Hong entered the table, Zhang Li talked about the thieves who came last night. One of them was from a neighbor. He had been to the dealer before selling oil, so he knew the situation of the dealer.The man only knew that there was a dog in the farmer's yard, but he didn't know that there was a big tapir.

The quiche was lying at Zhuang Ping's feet. The hair on its neck was a little bald. When you brush the hair away, you can see that its neck is bruised.Zhuang Ping caressed its back and smoothed its fur, but it seemed to be enjoying itself.

"Egg cake."

Liu Hong knelt down and touched its dog's head, and the egg cake wagged its tail.

"Ah Hong, I need to go to the county to get a doctor, Ah Yi is seriously injured."

Zhuang Yang called Liu Hong aside and talked to him.

"Erlang, I'm going right now."

Liu Hong touched Zhuang Yang's face lightly, and Zhuang Yang said softly, "Be careful on the road."

The two stood in the corner, and Liu Hong blocked Zhuang Yang. Even if someone stared at them, he might not be able to notice this small gesture.

Liu Hong invited Doctor Yuan from the county, and Doctor Yuan sewed and bandaged Ah Yi's wound, and prescribed some medicines.Ah Yi lay on the bed, with a cloth strip wrapped around his head, and said to Liu Hong pitifully, "Brother Hong, if you had been here last night, my head would not have been broken." Liu Hong said, "You blame me, You must have been sap last night because you slept too deeply." Ah Yi rested his chin under the pillow and said angrily, "I really didn't notice them coming in." Liu Hong said, "Heal with peace of mind."

Ah He came in with chicken soup: "Erlang asked to serve you a bowl, let it be delicious, eat it quickly."

Doctor Yuan was packing up the medical box, and said with a smile, "Erlang is really a good man."

Find a doctor to treat the injury, and give the chicken to eat.

Doctor Yuan picked up the medical kit and stepped out of the house, when suddenly he heard a girl behind him ask him, "Doctor Yuan, can you help me take a look at the omelette?" First of all, it is a dirt dog.

"What's up with him?"

"The quiche was strangled by thieves last night and was beaten."

"Where is he?"

"here."

Doctor Yuan saw a big yellow dog beside Zhuang Lan, and then remembered that it was an omelet.Doctor Yuan laughed at himself and said, "I don't want to be my old Yuan, but today I want to treat a dog."

Lao Yuan checked the omelet, rubbed the dog's head and said, "It's fine, I can't die."

When leaving the dealer's house, Dr. Yuan boarded the carriage and saw a big black and white bear walking slowly into the dealer's house. "This is a tapir?"

"Yes." Liu Hong, the driver, looked calm.

Doctor Yuan stared wide-eyed, watching the dealer's child call the tapir "bamboo shoots", the big tapir would hum in response.

"I know Erlang raised a tapir before, so I don't want it to be so big."

"Erlang treats people kindly, even this dog and tapir has to be taken care of by him. Although he is not a doctor, he has a benevolent heart like mine."

Doctor Yuan praised Zhuang Yang, and by the way he also praised himself.

Ah Yi was seriously injured and was taken back by Yi's family to take care of him. For a while, the dealer had no caretaker.In the past, Ahe's husband Daqing would come to help, but recently Daqing went to serve in corvee and has not returned yet.

Liu Hong sent Doctor Yuan back to the Zhuang's house, and Zhuang Yang asked him, "Ah Hong, are you willing to move to live in the Zhuang's house? There are two rooms on the first floor, and there is also a place for weaving."

In the past, I dared not ask Liu Hong, he was not a servant, but the situation is different now.

"Erlang, I'll go talk to my mother."

Liu Hong is naturally willing, he will protect Zhang Yang and his family.

How could Mother Liu disagree, Erlang has done them a favor, and now is the time to repay them.Besides, the dilapidated house on the west bank was also dilapidated, leaking when it rained, and it was a lonely house on the west bank. It was fine when the dog was at home. When she was not at home, Mother Liu often had to worry about being broken into by thieves.

On a fine day, Liu Hong and his mother moved to Zhuang's house. Liu Hong's room was just below Zhuang Yang's bedroom. It was a vacant room, cleaned and cleaned, it was spacious and bright.Mother Liu lives next door to Zhizhi, which is convenient for her to come and go.

Liu Hong and his mother just lived here, cooking in the old house on the west bank, where there are still livestock to take care of and fields to plant.

On the first night when the Zhuang family fell asleep, Zhuang Yang was in Liu Hong's room.The spacious dormitory has a big bed, a suitcase, a wooden table and other things, which are several times better than Liu Hong's original dormitory.

An oil lamp was lit on the wooden table, Zhuang Yang sat beside the table, and Liu Hong sat opposite him, and the two talked in a low voice.Zhuang Yang was talking to Liu Hong about what happened to his family in Jinguancheng ten years ago.

Hearing that ten years ago, Cao Caixian, a thief from Jinguan City, took advantage of the chaos to collude with bandits, ransack the dealership, and kill Zhuang Yang's father and uncle's family. Liu Hong's eyes widened in shock.

"That day I followed my elder brother to go to the theater, and escaped a catastrophe. When the robbers entered the house, my father hid my mother in the firewood. He wanted to hide, but he heard the uncle's child cry He went to visit. At this time, the three members of my uncle’s family had been killed, and my father never returned.”

"The purpose of the thieves was to loot, but they were afraid that they would leave people alive. They searched the house. At that time, Alan was still in his arms, and Aping was only five years old. When the thieves searched, they used knives and spears to insert firewood several times. Aping lay on the ground, Panic looked at my mother, not daring to move; my mother said in her heart that Alan must not cry, but Alan didn't make a sound, and when my mother panicked, she almost passed out."

"When the thief left, my elder brother and I returned with the two accompanying servants. Before entering the house, we heard mournful cries. Numerous servants were killed and injured in the house. My father was lying on the passage leading to the front yard, his body counted. Knife, fell in a pool of blood."

Zhuang Yang had tears in his eyes. He had never told anyone what happened that night. He was only seven years old at that time.The horrible scene he saw when he stepped into the house that night made him have nightmares for several days and fell seriously ill.

This is Zhuang Yang's deepest memory of the turmoil. Because he saw bloody killings when he was young, he likes a quiet life. He only wants to live a peaceful life. He also does his best to take care of and protect his family.

"Uncle was doing business in Linqiong, and moved to live in Zhuli to avoid the flames of war. My mother took us to flee from Jinguan City to Linqiong. On the night our family was robbed and killed, other wealthy families in the west of the city also suffered, including Mr. Zhou's. At that time, We fled to Linqiong with the Zhou family and parted ways in Laili."

In a calm tone, Zhuang Yang told how they encountered robbers blocking the way on the way to Zhuli, and how he thought about the little boy who was stripped of his clothes in the freezing weather.At that time, the little boy was not afraid of death, because he and Zhuang Bing went out to escape the massacre, both he and Zhuang Bing felt very guilty.When the accident first happened, Zhuang Yang became dull and sluggish; while the always gentle Zhuang Bing was irritable and good at fighting.

The robbery they encountered halfway this time almost cost them their lives. Fortunately, the team that came to meet them was in time, and the servants were armed.

Liu Hong quietly listened to Zhuang Yang's narration. Hearing Zhuang Yang's statement about being stripped of his clothes by thieves in the ice and snow, and facing sharp knives, he wished he could be born a few years earlier and beat up these thieves.

"Erlang, I won't let you encounter such a thing again." Liu Hong grabbed Zhuang Yang's hand, covered his cold palm, and pressed it to his warm lips.Zhuang Yang acquiesced to Liu Hong's actions, and the two looked at each other in the dark.

"That thief Cai Xian, is he still alive today?"

"Ah Hong, he later became the county lieutenant of Jinguan City. Just a few days ago, he was imprisoned for collaborating with the enemy. He is full of crimes and has countless enemies. He deserves to end up like this."

Zhuang Yang smiled gratifiedly. Under the dim oil lamp, he also saw Liu Hong's smiling bright eyes.Zhuang Yang withdrew his hand and patted Liu Hong's head.

"Ah Hong, a few days ago, my elder brother went to Jinguan City to get back the house belonging to our family. At that time, Alan and I, our family, will all leave Zhuli."

Liu Hong was silent, he stood up, walked to the door, leaned against the door frame, and looked at the dark yard.

"Are you willing to follow us to Jinguan City?"

Zhuang Yang will tell Liu Hong the ins and outs tonight, and this is what he did, and he will tell Liu Hong about the news.

I thought Liu Hong would agree, but what Zhuang Yang saw was Liu Hong's silent back.

From Liu Hong's silence, Zhuang Yang understood Liu Hong's mind.What it means to be separated from this person, even the wise Zhuang Yang still can't understand.He has a deep love for Liu Hong in his heart, just as deeply as he loves his family members, but this love for Liu Hong is different from this family love.

The accident in his childhood made Zhuang Yang cherish everything he had, and treat all the people and things he felt worthy of being treated kindly.Looking at Liu Hong's back, he felt for a moment that this person was about to step into the dark courtyard and leave him.

"Erlang, when I was young, I wanted to go outside."

Liu Hong looked up at the stars and the moon in the sky.

"To a place farther than Jinguan City, I also want to cross the river and visit Sizhou."

In the young man's heart, there is a desire throbbing, like a seed, which sprouted from Liu Hong's childhood and grew up with him.

Liu Hong is not an ordinary person. He will not be a farmer, servant, or even a tourist all his life.

Like bamboo shoots, they leave when they grow up, Zhuang Yang thought it was the same, he looked at Liu Hong, Liu Hong was walking towards him, under the moonlight, this man was tall and heroic, he should be as mighty as a general.

When Liu Hong turned around and walked towards Zhuang Yang, he had already closed the door.Liu Hong embraced Zhuang Yang from behind, and put his head on Zhuang Yang's neck. Zhuang Yang turned around, and for the first time he reached out to embrace Liu Hong, and pulled Liu Hong into his arms.Liu Hong murmured: "Erlang, I will always be by your side." Liu Hong knelt on the ground with one knee, leaning against Zhuang Yang, and the two embraced silently.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew open the door, poured into the room, and extinguished the oil lamp at the same time.

Ears and temples rubbing together, I don't know whose lips touched whom first.Liu Hong felt like getting an electric shock. He posted it to kiss Zhuang Yang, but Zhuang Yang got rid of it silently.

"It's late at night, go to sleep."

Zhuang Yang got up and spoke calmly.After leaving these words, he left Liu Hong's room.Liu Hong watched Zhuang Yang walk out of the door, took a lantern from the door, and slowly climbed the stairs with the lamp.

What Liu Hong didn't know was that when Zhuang Yang walked to the railing on the second floor, he leaned against the wooden wall and looked at the quiet night sky, as if he was calming his ups and downs.