Crossing the green wheat ears

Xiyuan was anxiously looking forward to the dawn outside Yansui City, so that he could go to the city to find Wei Cheng, but he didn't know that Wei Chengcheng was no longer in Yansui.

Wei Cheng was standing in the yard at that time, watching his brother carry his sister-in-law into the house, his mind went blank.Standing in a daze for a while, he led the horse and walked out of the courtyard in a daze. He and the red horse were always inseparable.

He is only reluctant to leave the Xi family because he is greedy for the warmth given by his brother. Why do people say that he is greedy for the money of the Xi family?My brother treated him so well, but he took revenge and lost his brother's child!

Wei Cheng's mind rang loudly. He still remembered that when he found out that his sister-in-law was pregnant, his brother was very happy, and even joked with him and Xi Wei, saying that the nephew would be under their care in the future, one would teach literature and the other would teach martial arts. Produce a small decathlon expert, capable of governing the country with literature, and capable of fighting on the battlefield with martial arts.

He and Xi Wei were even joking with his brother, saying that they can't teach for nothing, they have to let their little nephew's father start the training. Now that they have committed a mess and lost their little nephew, what face do they have to see brother again!He, Wei Chengcheng, is a white-eyed wolf and an ungrateful person!

Wei Cheng walked all the way and thought wildly, and when he came back to his senses, he had already arrived in Yansui City.From Lianhua Village to Yansui, since he was 13 years old and went to study in Yansui, he and his elder brother Xiao Wei have walked countless times. In the past, the road was full of laughter and laughter. Now, Wei Cheng only feels sad in his heart. It's so big, but I don't know where to go!

Without his elder brother in his life, without the warmth that his elder brother gave him, how could he survive!

The head of the guard wiped away his tears, looked up and saw that he had come to the west of the city, which was the place where soldiers were recruited in the yamen.

The Great Yan State implements a conscription system and a military recruitment system. All men who have reached the age of 17 must report to the government and be ready to be recruited into the army at any time.In addition, the recruiting system is also implemented, recruiting strong men who are good at riding and shooting to join the army.

Because the country has always been peaceful and there have been few large-scale wars, when conscription, those who do not want to join the army can be exempted as long as the family pays the corresponding money.When recruiting soldiers, you can sign up freely, but the selection is stricter, and not anyone who wants to go can go.

Of course, the Xi family didn't want them to go to the army to suffer, so every time they were recruited, they had to spend money. Xi Wei Yangyang studied for merit, even for himself, because he had to take the martial arts exam, so the matter of recruiting soldiers had never been considered. , my brother said, the life of soldiers is hard, don't let the younger brothers suffer this crime.

If he can be admitted to Wu Juren or Wu Jinshi, my brother will not stop him. If he fails the exam, he would rather farm at home than let him be a big soldier.

The year before last, the Northland suffered from a drought, and the places beyond the Great Wall, which are further north than the Northland, where the Hu people lived, were not spared. Moreover, the harvest in the Northland was good in the second year, and the imperial court also reduced or exempted taxes for two years. The life of the people has settled down, but the nomadic tribes in the north are still not doing well.It is said that since last year, the Hu people have been detained one after another, and they have all been driven back by the frontier army. However, in order to be prepared, the government has started recruiting soldiers again this year.

Now that I have no face to see my brother, then go join the army.

Wei Cheng also got into a corner for a while, thought for a while, and walked in to the recruiting place.

He is a candidate for the martial arts examination, so is it more than enough to be a soldier?Wei Cheng made a little effort, and the officer in charge of the recruitment passed without saying a word.

But Wei Cheng didn't expect that when it was getting dark, he and three other people would be picked out, and the four of them and a big black man would be let go.

"Why?" Wei Cheng was surprised. He actually regretted his impulsiveness. He shouldn't have entered the barracks in a fit of anger. Now that he was about to leave, his first reaction was—"What should I do if my brother can't find me?"

"Damn, why? If you're told to go, you go. There's so much nonsense." The big black kick kicked Wei Cheng. He tried his best to stabilize his figure, but he didn't fall down.

"Hey, don't say it, you're really not bad." Seeing the big black man, instead of being angry, he laughed.

"Brother, please do me a favor. I'm here to join the army. My family doesn't know about it. I want to tell them before leaving." Wei Cheng had no choice but to soften his tone and beg.

"You think this is your home, so you can do whatever you want?" The big man tapped Wei Cheng on the back with a horsewhip, probably moved by the eagerness in Wei Cheng's eyes, "Okay, I'll give you a quarter of an hour, a quarter In the future, Zhong will let me go if he wants to."

Where is he going to tell me in a quarter of an hour!

Wei Cheng turned around several times, and finally saw the person passing by who seemed to be Zheng Xuan's servant Ming Yu not far from the recruiting place, and hurriedly chased him out.

Wei Cheng asked and asked Mingyu not to forget, go to Xi's house and tell him that he is going to join the army, and tell his brother not to look for him, not to get angry, he still wants to say a few more words, the big man over there Already impatient, Wei Cheng had no choice but to follow the big man and leave Yansui City.

Ming Yu is still very reliable in his work. He came to buy food for his young master today. Zheng Xuan liked the lotus flower cakes and lotus seed cakes in a shop here, so he specially asked him to come to buy them, and happened to meet Wei Cheng.Mingyu was still surprised, Wei Changshan was fine, why did he join the army?

Curiosity is nothing but curiosity, Mingyu sent the news to Xi's family early the next morning.

Xiyuan was at Yansui's house at this time, but Wei Cheng was not found in the yard. He asked Xi Wei, and he also said that Wei Cheng hadn't come. Xiyuan was dumbfounded at the time, and wanted to ask Wei Cheng's other classmates, wondering if Wei Cheng had gone mad Biejia, when he heard Mingyu's words, he sat down on the chair in a daze.

This child, why is he so majestic!Run off to join the army?How hard it is to be a soldier!No, he had to go find Chengzi and get him back, any money would do.

Xiyuan left without saying a word. When Xi Wei came in from his elder brother and asked if his second elder brother was there, he felt that something was wrong, so he followed at this time. The two brothers came all the way to the recruiting office, but they heard that they were looking for Wei Chengwei People say they don't know about Changshan, let alone seeing someone.

Xiyuan hurriedly asked for connections again, looking for the back door, and finally he was told that Wei Cheng had been taken away by the commander of the army he belonged to, and he was not in Yansui, but he didn't know where he went.

Upon hearing the news, Xiyuan's mouth burst into flames at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Xi Wei shouted anxiously, "Brother, brother."

Back home, the two brothers only told the others that Wei Cheng had joined the army, nothing else was said. Although everyone thought it was sudden, they didn't know what happened the day before yesterday, so they didn't think too much about it.

Xiyuan didn't go back with Ximingwen, and stayed in Yansui for another half a month, asking someone to ask where Wei Cheng was, but there was still no news.

Since the military and government have been separated, the local government has no control over the military, and the military is not allowed to intervene in the local government, except, of course, during special periods.With the contacts of these small people, it is difficult to inquire about the affairs of the yamen, let alone the military camp.

It seems that we can only wait for Wei Cheng to dissipate, and take the initiative to write a letter to his family!

Xiyuan comforted himself over and over again, looking forward to it, hoping that one day Wei Cheng would send a letter back, even if it was just to let him know that Cheng Zi was safe and well, no matter where he was.

After waiting for a few more days, there was still no news from Wei Cheng. Uncle Zhao and Shuan Zi sent letters to him over and over again, asking him to go home. Ling Zi was not feeling well.

Xi Wei persuaded, Xiyuan waited and waited, but had no choice but to go back to Lianhua Village to have a look.

At home, Lingzi felt uneasy after Xiyuan and her father left that day. She was relieved when Xi Mingwen came back and said that Wei Cheng had joined the army. It seemed that others didn't know what was going on. Cheng didn't say anything.

Reiko's heart sank, she got rid of Wei Cheng, who was an eyesore, and she felt better.However, after going to Xiyuan for more than [-] days, she didn't come home, and she was at a loss again, so she excused that she was not feeling well, and asked Uncle Zhao and the others to bring a letter and call back to Xiyuan.

When Xiyuan came back, Lingzi saw that he treated her the same way, so she was completely relieved this time.Xiyuan himself was upset, so he still asked Dr. Li for Lingzi's pulse. Dr. Li just said that the adults are a little anxious, but the problem is not serious. You don't need to take medicine, just pay attention to your diet.

The family wanted to ask Xiyuan, why did Wei Cheng join the army so suddenly?But seeing Xiyuan's distraught look, he couldn't bear to ask.Xiyuan didn't want his family members to worry, so he tried his best to adjust his emotions and make himself happy.

Xi Wei was worried about his brother, so he rushed back the next day and stayed with him at home for two days. Seeing that although Xi Yuan was not interested in doing things, he was doing well overall, Fang felt relieved and went back to Yansui.

On this day, everyone in the family was busy with their own affairs, so Xiyuan wanted to visit the chicken farm in the backyard if he had nothing to do.Because of the disaster of the year before last, the number of chickens raised by their family has decreased a lot. Last year it was only a few hundred, and this year it was just over 1000. Xiyuan went to Li Dong, explained what he said clearly, and reassured their family. When Li Dong went back and told his father what Xiyuan said, Li Waipou didn't think about it.

After watching the chicken, Xiyuan went out. Just after he walked not far away, he heard someone shouting from behind. Xiyuan turned his head and saw Li Weibo's wife chasing him out. When he got close, he looked at Xiyuan, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. The way it shouldn't be said.

"Aunt Li, what's the matter with you? It's okay, let's talk." Xiyuan asked kindly, feeling very strange in his heart. Although Li Weibo's daughter-in-law looks like a normal person now, she is still timid to come into contact with people, especially men. , Every time I saw them, I nodded and rarely spoke.

"Yuan, no, master, young master." Li Weibo's daughter-in-law hesitated for a long time, and called Xiyuan, but she didn't know which title was appropriate.

"Aunt Li, you can call me Xiaoyuan." Xiyuan smiled.

"Hey, Xiaoyuan." Although she was not in good spirits, she also knew that Xiyuan was their family's benefactor and treated them well. She also asked Li Dong to follow Xiyong to learn how to read and do things. Their family said it was I value their family Li Dong and will reuse them in the future.

"My aunt, I have something I want to tell you." Yesterday they Li Dong and Xiaoyong came back and said that Wei Cheng had gone to join the army. The eldest and fifth young masters were not very happy because of this matter. She is a real People, when others treat their family well, she thinks that she should treat them well, so she knows what she should not hide.

"Ms. Li, if you have something to say, just tell me. Don't worry, I won't tell others." Xi Yuan was a little suspicious.

With Xiyuan's guarantee, Li Waipou's daughter-in-law was relieved. The daughter-in-law of the young master's family was a bit powerful, and both she and Li Waibou were afraid.

It turned out that Li Waipai's daughter-in-law was not good at other jobs, but she was good at making shoes. Because she was grateful for the kindness of the Xi family, she not only made her own, but also helped Xi Yuanniang to make Xi's shoes.Hearing that Qiuyang's daughter-in-law had a new sample of shoes, the shoes she made were comfortable and beautiful, so Niang Xiyuan went to borrow them.

That day, Li Waibo's wife came to sketch the shape of the shoes, so that they could make them for the brothers of the Xi family and his own boys.Niang Xiyuan and the old lady were in a hurry to go to Grandma Wang's house, so she asked her to draw in the room by herself. Before she finished drawing, she heard the quarrel between Lingzi and Wei Cheng outside the house. Dare to say anything, she is not in good spirits, and her reaction is different from that of normal people. She secretly hides in a corner, trembling all over her body.

It wasn't until the yard became quiet that she sneaked back to the chicken farm and tossed and turned for a few days. Only when she saw Xiyuan today did she pluck up the courage to learn things.

After Xiyuan heard this, his head buzzed, and he said, how could his son leave the house in anger because of such a trivial matter, don't want this family, don't want him as an older brother, it turned out to be like this thing!

The child left with a broken heart!

Xiyuan beat his head with his hands, breathing hard in the heartache.

"Boss, how far away?" Li Weibo's daughter-in-law was terrified.

Xiyuan hurriedly calmed himself down, don't scare people, it's not normal, "Aunt Li, I'm fine, I know what you said, don't mention it to others in the future, remember."

"Yes. I remember." Li Weibo's daughter-in-law nodded and looked at Xiyuan worriedly.

"It's okay, ma'am, you can go back." Xiyuan forced a smile, turned around and left.But after walking for a long time, he still walked around in the back garden, and finally, he simply sat down beside the vegetable ridge, staring at one place with ecstasy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

It wasn't until it was dark and the dew was heavy, that Xiyuan got up and went back to the house when he heard his mother calling him to eat.He didn't go back to his new house that night either. He only said that he felt a little uncomfortable and was afraid of bringing it to Reiko, so he rested in the house he used to live in.

Tossing and turning, still unable to fall asleep, Xi Yuan got up, lit a candle, and came to Wei Cheng's room.

This room was said to belong to Wei Cheng, but he only lived there for half the night, and then squeezed into a room with his brother hugging the quilt.Usually it's just used to store his own things, almost like a warehouse, but everything is neatly placed, and Xiyuan Niang usually cleans it up.

Xiyuan opened the cabinet that Wei Cheng used to store his treasures. The key was placed under the mat at the top of the kang, and Xiyuan took it out without any hassle. It has been several years, and the location has not changed.

Xiyuan opened it layer by layer, and the bottom two floors contained what Xiyuan gave him: broken and patched paper lanterns, small shuttlecocks made of chicken feathers, wire-wrapped skates, and wooden knives , wooden swords, checkers...

Even if some are severely worn, they are all wiped clean and placed neatly, as if they are the most precious things in the world.

The same was given, many of Xi Wei's were gone, but Wei Cheng's was not much of the same, and he kept everything his brother gave him!

Xiyuan sat on the ground and wanted to take out the entire drawer. When he reached out to support the wooden board at the bottom, he felt something on it. He picked it up and saw that it was an envelope, which was firmly glued to the bottom.

Xiyuan tore it off carefully, and slowly opened it. Inside was the letter of guarantee written by Wei Cheng when he refused to go to Yansui City to study that year. The handwriting was a bit worn out, but it was still well preserved.

After writing the letter of guarantee, Xiyuan felt ashamed and wanted to take it back and destroy it. While Wei Cheng was not around, he secretly searched for it several times, but he couldn't find it. One time, Wei Cheng found out and smiled proudly at him. , Said that it was his life's trick, brother don't try to play tricks.

His son!

In the middle of the night, Xiyuan held Wei Cheng's things and let out a silent cry.

The next day, Xiyuan returned to Yansui City. Knowing that there was no hope, he frantically searched for Wei Cheng.

After searching for two or three months, there is still no news. The peaceful and warm Xiyuan before is gone, and the whole person becomes irritable and hysterical. He often cannot sleep all night, and walks around the house unconsciously. .

In my mind, I always think of Wei Cheng crying for brother when he was leaving.This child has cried three times since he met him, and each time he cried because he felt that his brother was leaving him.

Xiyuan also found out that he was a little abnormal and refused to live at home. He returned the tenants who had rented the courtyard prepared for Wei Cheng in Yansui, and moved in alone. Xi Wei was close to his brother since he was a child. The change of the elder brother made the child completely frightened and stupid. He was worried that his elder brother would get sick all by himself, so he followed him shamelessly.

If there is one person who can make Xiyuan smile now, it is Xi Wei. Both he and Wei Cheng were raised by Xiyuan with great care. Unfortunately, Xiyuan accidentally lost one of them.

That night, Xiyuan still tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, fearing to disturb Xi Wei, he stared at the roof by himself.There was really no other way, so he got up quietly, poured a cup of wine and drank it down, Xiyuan had a problem, when he drank, he became sleepy, either drunk or unable to open his eyes.

Now that he really can't fall asleep, he will drink a few sips, and it will be effective five or six times out of ten.

This time too, after some time, Xiyuan gradually fell asleep.In his sleep, he felt that he came to a place, a river with clear water, flat banks, unknown flowers blooming, no fragrance, but people linger.

"Brother, brother." Xiyuan heard Wei Cheng's voice calling his brother, turned around, and saw Wei Cheng was small, just like when he was brought home back then, smiling at Xiyuan.

"Chengzi? Chengzi, what are you doing?" Xiyuan asked anxiously, feeling that Wei Cheng was far away from him, he stretched out his hand to grab it, but he couldn't catch it, no, he had to call Chengzi back, otherwise he would never be able to find him again It's him, Xiyuan repeatedly flashed this thought in his mind, ran crazily behind Wei Cheng, and shouted loudly, "Chengzi, Chengzi, come back, come back!"

"Brother, brother, wake up, brother!" Xi Wei's cry came from his ear, Xi Yuan opened his eyes, and it turned out to be Nan Keyi Meng.

Xiyuan raised his hand and touched Xi Wei's head, wanting to say something, but didn't say anything.

"Brother, don't scare me! Are you dreaming about the second brother? You call the second brother's name at every door." Xi Wei wiped the sweat from Xiyuan's head with a cloth towel, and the elder brother looked like he was going to collapse.

"Brother dreamed of your second brother, he was right in front of him, no matter how hard I chased after him, I couldn't catch up, and no matter how I called him, I couldn't hear him."

"Brother, you miss your second brother so much. People say that you think about it every day and dream at night." Xi Wei comforted his brother.

"Brother knows, I'm just afraid that something will happen to your second brother outside." Xi Yuan didn't want to make Xi Wei worry about it, but he felt uncomfortable if he didn't tell anyone.

"No brother, the second brother will be fine." Xi Wei said over and over again, not knowing whether he was comforting his brother or himself.

"Xiao Wei, don't worry about brother, brother is fine, just sleep for a while, it's not yet dawn." Xiyuan lifted the quilt and let Xi Wei lie in. The child has been worrying about himself recently, and the flesh on his face is thin. Yes, Xiyuan looked distressed.

"Brother, then you also sleep for a while." Xi Wei stretched out an arm, put his arm around his brother's shoulder, and slowly fell asleep.

In the dark night, Xiyuan kept his eyes open until dawn. The next day, he became ill.

And far away from here, in an important military town on the northwest frontier, surrounded by wild weeds, Wei Cheng had just woken up from a coma.

There had just been a small-scale war here, Wei Cheng was seriously injured, and his life was slipping away.In a coma, he felt that he was standing next to a clear water, with flowers blooming on both sides, and he felt an indescribable peace and tranquility in his heart, as if this was the place he had been searching for for a long time before he finally found it, and it was the ultimate destination of life.

"Chengzi, Chengzi, come back quickly." A voice shouted behind Wei Cheng. Wei Cheng thought it was so familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

"Chengzi, if you don't come back again, I'm really angry. I won't talk to you anymore." That's right, this is my brother. My brother is not angry with him anymore. My brother forgave him and let him go home.

Wei Cheng turned around and saw his elder brother standing not far away waving to him, "Good Chengzi, listen to what brother says, come back quickly, our Chengzi is the most obedient." Yes, he wants to listen to his elder brother, in this world, only elder brother treats him the most. alright.

Wei Cheng stood there hesitating, and slowly felt something warm on his face. Wei Cheng, who was in a coma, woke up. It turned out that it was his red horse, which was spraying Wei Cheng's face with its nose. steaming.

Wei Cheng wanted to raise his hand to touch the horse's head, but he felt a heart-piercing pain. Yes, he was injured, a serious injury, and he might die here, and he would never go back. I will never see my brother again.

brother, brother!He is not reconciled, not reconciled to sleeping in a place without his brother, where there is no warmth, and there is cold everywhere.

It's so cold!

Wei Cheng moved his feet vigorously, suddenly, with a crash, something fell out of his broken boot, Wei Cheng struggled to pull the thing to his hand, it was given to them by his brother, he and Xiao Wei, everyone They all have one on their body, which contains the knife wound medicine handed down by Dr. Li's family.

Since he was injured while saving his elder brother last year, his elder brother was always worried. He specially made a small iron box with two small porcelain bottles inside.Tell them to carry it with them, and check it whenever they have nothing to do. If they are lazy and don’t bring it, the elder brother will be very angry.

Knife medicine!Could it be that my brother had a premonition that he would be injured at that time, and made special preparations to save his life?

Perhaps in the dark, there is God's will.

Wei Cheng struggled to open the iron box, took out the medicine bottle inside, poured the medicine for external application on the wound on his chest, poured the medicine for internal medicine into his mouth, and swallowed it hard.

Well, this is my brother who saved him again. Wei Cheng looked at the starry night sky and swore in his heart that if I, Wei Cheng, survived this time, I must go back to my brother, regardless of whether my brother is angry or ignores me. , will never leave again, stay by my brother's side for the rest of my life, never go anywhere, for the rest of my life!

In this way, Wei Cheng stayed in the wild all night in a daze. The red horse was psychic, and every time Wei Cheng lost consciousness, he would put his head close to Wei Cheng, put his nose on Cheng Cheng's face, and put Wei Cheng's consciousness pull back.

It wasn't until daylight that the soldiers who came to clean the battlefield found Wei Cheng and took him back.

Even the accompanying doctors were surprised that Wei Changshan survived such a fatal injury and lay in the wild overnight, and recovered at an astonishing speed.