Dressed as an actor in the Qing Dynasty

The two found a boat and went down the river. There were few people along the way and they could hardly hear any sounds. They traveled all the way west and finally found a village before sunset. They docked the boat and followed the path along the river.This is a secluded small village. The houses in the village are mostly built of earth and stones, the roofs are covered with thick thatch, and the houses are surrounded by a circle of stone-stacked walls.

There are four people living in this house, the old couple and their son and daughter-in-law.The house is not big, with earthen walls and wooden doors, a little crude. There is a small yard outside the house, where some chickens and ducks are raised, and it is very lively. There is an earthen shack behind the house, and a sow is groaning and burying her head in the feeding trough. , surrounded by a few little piglets.

The old couple's son is called Zhuang San. He is as his name suggests. He is tall and big. When he came back from the outside, he saw two strangers in the house. With a simple and honest smile on his dark face, he turned his head and went into the house to look for his wife. up.The young couple just got married not long ago, and they are very affectionate. The young daughter-in-law is ten years younger than Zhuangsan, and she looks quite young, about seventeen or eighteen. Seeing a stranger coming to the house, she poured two bowls of water for the guests. I just hid in the house and couldn't come out, obviously afraid of strangers.

The dinner was very simple. Diced sweet potatoes were added to the thick porridge, and a plate of pickles was added. Probably because of the arrival of guests, the old woman specially brought her daughter-in-law into the kitchen and spread out a pot of scallion pancakes.

At the dinner table, the old man chatted with the two of them, and the old man's son also said a few words to them. The little daughter-in-law hid in the house early, and she didn't come out to clean up the dishes until everyone finished eating, with her head buried low. With a part of his neck exposed, Zhuang San stood in front of her and smirked at her, helping her tidy up.

After dinner, the old man went to visit the next door with a cigarette bag. Zhuang San was stirring the pig food with a wooden stick, and while stirring, he smiled at the wife in the kitchen who was washing the dishes with a loofah.

The house is not big, there are two rooms and one firewood room, the old couple and their son and daughter-in-law each have one room. The old man originally said that he would let his son and daughter-in-law sleep in the firewood room with the door for one night, and give up the house to a guest, but Su Qingchi declined. Thanks to the old man for his kindness.

Su Qingchi had just entered the woodshed when he ran into Zhuangsan's daughter-in-law. The younger daughter-in-law secretly glanced at him, her delicate cheeks blushed, and she lowered her head and muttered in a local accent, "Clean up the house for you guys." Alright" and ran away from him, Su Qingchi thought it was funny.Just as he was looking at the firewood room, footsteps came from behind him. Turning his head, it was Zhuang San, a simple and honest big man hugging the quilt, grinning at Su Qingchi, "My mother told you to build this bed, and the fresh cotton .”

"Excuse me." Su Qingchi smiled.

Zhuangsan scratched his head, "The gray here is thick, I'm afraid you are not used to sleeping."

The man's accent was very heavy, and Su Qingchi was a little slow to understand. He probably guessed that he was talking about Huiduo here, nodded and smiled, "It's okay, it's already fine, thank you."

"Hey, I'll go then, call me if you have anything to do."

The night was getting dark, and the outside became much quieter. Occasionally, a few women who gathered together to do household chores not far away could be heard waving goodbye, and there was also the creaking of cart wheels, mixed with a few dogs barking.The windows of the firewood house were in dilapidated condition, and there were only a few pieces of faded gauze that could not be seen floating in the wind, with a wooden stick in the middle. Looking out of the small window, the eyes were completely dark. After getting used to the darkness outside the house, Through the moonlight peeking out from the clouds, one can vaguely see a pigsty a few steps away, and when the wind blows, there is a moderately strong smell.

When Shang Chengen came in, he brought in some cold air. There was a short piece of candle stuck in the candlestick in the room, and a lot of candle oil had accumulated, and the weak candle light trembled slightly dyed the firewood room dimly.

"What did you do just now?" Su Qingchi asked casually.

Shang Chengen paused, probably did not expect that Su Qingchi would take the initiative to talk to him, "Go to the river to wash."

Su Qingchi didn't make a sound, stretched out his hand to make the bed, then stretched out his hand, untied his clothes, folded them and put them on the bedside as a pillow, "You sleep on the other side."

"I can sleep on the floor."

Su Qingchi glanced at him, "It's up to you."

Candle oil overflowed the wick, the candle flickered, and went out quietly.

The bed was made temporarily, and it was only a wooden board that was not wide. Although there was a layer of mattress on it, it was still very hard. I was used to sleeping on a hard board bed in the military camp, so I didn't feel anything at this time.The wooden board is only about one arm wide, with a quilt and two people, how can it not be crowded.

"Didn't you say you slept on the ground?"

"...no mattress."

The two stopped talking, the moonlight came in from the small window, the halo was hazy, and only the outline of the scenery outside could be vaguely seen, and the dogs in the distant village barked one after another, echoing from the south of the village to the north.The bedding is new, but the wooden boards underneath have a faint musty smell.Shang Chengen felt the person beside him turn over, his eyes turned to the side in the darkness, and when the other person stopped moving, he looked back.

Ye Mingming was very quiet, but his heart couldn't calm down.

In one night, the man turned over several times, sighed several times, and tucked the quilt several times, he clearly knew it, obviously he didn't pay attention to it, but he paid attention to it.

The shoulder on the left side was aching. I washed it by the river in the evening. I didn't have my luggage by my side, and I didn't have any ointment for sword wounds on my body, so I had to wrap it up with a cloth. Shang Chengen let out a sigh of relief.

It was almost dawn, and the light outside was still dim and hazy. Shang Chengen sat up. The man was still asleep, with one hand under his head and the other casually placed in front of his abdomen. His face was calm and calm, and the white clothes on his body were not messy .Shang Chengen knew that he was a fastidious person. No matter how tired or busy he was during the drills, he had to change his inner clothes and clean socks every day. His black braids were not as dry and messy as other soldiers in the camp. He never combed them meticulously. , the thin braid is tied with a braid, and the color of the braid is always elegant, usually water-colored or tea-white.

It is said that he is particular, but he can sit on the ground with the rough soldiers in the battalion, hold rough pottery bowls and drink heavily, or fight with those rough men in close quarters on the training ground, making his face dirty and covered in grass, and he can also laugh heartily .

Shang Chengen looked at the man's peaceful and soft sleeping face, with a slight curve on his lips.

At dawn, the two got up to wash, had dinner with the old couple and Zhuang San, thanked them and said goodbye, and set out on the road.Still walking on the water, on the calm and waveless river, the small boat moved forward slowly, causing ripples that gradually faded away. The reeds by the river were reflected in the water, green and green, and the water and the sky in the distance were the same color.

Su Qingchi sat at the stern of the boat, while Shang Chengen stood at the bow, shaking the oars.

"How many days until we get there?" Su Qingchi hugged his knees and put one hand into the water. The river flowed through his slender fingers, and the water rippled silently.

Shang Chengen stopped his movements, raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face casually, and turned his head, "No accidents, we will arrive tomorrow, there is still a mountain ahead, over the mountain... what's wrong?"

Su Qingchi pointed to the other side of the river, "Do you think that floating over there is a person?"

Shang Chengen looked in the direction of his finger, there was indeed something floating in the reeds on the river bank ahead, and it looked like a person. Shang Chengen reached out and untied the sword at his waist and threw it to Su Qingchi. , "Take it."

Su Qingchi took it, and saw Shang Chengen plunged into the water. After a while, Shang Chengen had swam to the bank of the river.

Su Qingchi quickly moved the scull to move the boat closer, Shang Chengen had already carried the man to the shore, Su Qingchi went ashore to see, he couldn't help being surprised, the other party was also a green battalion soldier just like them.

The two looked at each other and got people onto the boat.

There are mountains everywhere here, but the two of them were not as lucky as before. This time they couldn't find the cave, and there were no villages around, so they were destined to sleep in the wild that night.The two sat in front of the bonfire, and the man who had been rescued by the two was lying on the side. There was no serious problem. The two guessed that the man probably fell from the mountain, but the specific reason was unknown.

Su Qingchi looked at the fire, holding a twig in his hand, and casually lit the fire, "Could it be that there are Zanla soldiers in ambush near here? Zanla people in it are used by Zanla to collude with Zanla and other tribes to create chaos everywhere." , here is not far from the two places, so it is hard to guarantee that we will not meet local soldiers."

"It's not impossible." Shang Chengen pondered for a moment, "But although this man has several injuries, it doesn't look like he was injured by a sword, bow or crossbow, but rather..."

"What does it look like?" Su Qingchi looked up at him.

Shang Chengen was about to speak, when a weak moan came from the side, and then he seemed to say something, the two of them couldn't hear clearly, so they leaned over, Su Qingchi asked, "What did you just say?"

"..." The man spoke again, then tilted his head and fell unconscious.

Shang Chengen quickly reached out to detect his breath, Su Qingchi reached out to stop him, "No need to detect, he is not dead."

"He just..."

"...he said he wanted to eat meat."

Shang Chengen beat a pheasant, plucked the feathers and removed the internal organs, and roasted it on the fire. Although there was no salt, the smell was very fragrant.A certain person who was still awake just now was holding a pheasant and eating sea food, making his hands greasy, which really didn't match the other's handsome appearance. The person slurred while tearing and chewing, "It's delicious, it's delicious." Then he reached out and pulled a chicken leg and handed it to the two, "Eat it too."

"No need." Su Qingchi avoided his greasy hands without a trace, glanced at Shang Chengen, and asked, "Why did you fall into the river?"

"Ah?" The man responded vaguely, buried his head in the belly of the roast chicken.

Su Qingchi had no choice but to wait for this person to eat and drink enough to ask questions, so he sat silently, and Shang Chengen at the other end of the fire took a look at him and threw him two wild fruits, "washed gone."

Su Qingchi nodded, and he was indeed hungry.

"Phew... It's been a long time since I ate so happily." The man spat out a pile of chicken bones, licked his greasy fingers clean, turned his head and thanked the two for saving their lives with a smile, "Under Pan An, thank you two brothers Thank you so much for saving Taiwan’s life, if you need help from me in the future, just ask me, I will go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, and I will not hesitate to roll nails and drip oil into the pan.”

Su Qingchi was choked, coughed twice, and said with a smile, "It's really unnecessary."

"How can I do that? After all, the two of you saved my younger brother's life, so I should..." He stopped suddenly, stared at Su Qingchi and took a deep breath, "My dear mother."

Su Qingchi asked him with his eyes, Pan An knew that he had lost his composure, and immediately corrected his posture, muttering to himself as if chanting, "Form is emptiness, form is emptiness, form is emptiness..."

Su Qingchi knew what he was talking about, and there was no movement on his face, but Shang Chengen frowned almost imperceptibly.Pan An got up and ran to squat in front of Su Qingchi, grinning, "Hey, brother looks so good, hey, what's your name?" There was no frivolity in his words.

Su Qingchi smiled, "Zhao Suyang." This was his name in the military camp.

"Haha, brother Zhao." Pan An patted Su Qingchi on the shoulder, then turned to ask another, "Brother, how about you?"

Shang Chengen fiddled with the fire as if he had never heard of it.

Pan An scratched his head in embarrassment, then turned his head and smiled at Su Qingchi, "Where is Brother Zhao from? I'm from Yangzhou."

"Yangzhou?" Su Qingchi smiled, "I also lived there for two or three years."

"Really?" Pan An couldn't hide his excitement, and suddenly felt the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Su Qingchi frowned, "It used to be in Jinque Lane, but later moved to Shaoyao Lane."

Pan An still had one hand on Su Qingchi's shoulder. While the two of them were chatting, they couldn't hide their excitement, so they leaned towards him again, "I live in Lantern Alley, and during the New Year's and holidays, the street is full of lanterns, which are so beautiful. , Hey, by the way, my elder brother used to live in Shaoyao Lane, maybe you have seen him in the alley."

Su Qingchi smiled and didn't speak, Pan An said again, "By the way, our camp is just ahead, walk along the path, and we'll arrive in half a day, you..."

He suddenly looked at the clothes of the two of them intently, and slapped his thigh, "You two are also from our green camp, right?"

Su Qingchi smiled, and Pan An lowered his head and thought for a while, "I heard from my elder brother that the Biaozuo Camp in Chuanbei Town will join our camp in the past two days, which camp does Brother Zhao belong to?"

"What a coincidence." Su Qingchi looked at Shang Chengen and smiled.

Shang Chengen nodded, "Rest first, and leave early tomorrow morning."

Pan An cast a glance at Shang Chengen and thought to himself, so it's not dumb.

Because there is no cave to shelter from the wind, the night is unavoidably cold and bitter. The three of them sat around the fire, and none of them felt sleepy, so they sat and chatted to relieve boredom. Pan An danced and talked about things from all over the world. Occasionally they should say a few words, the two talked and laughed, and got along very well, while Shang Chengen was silent at the side.

In the early morning of the second day, the three of them set out on the road. Pan An led them along the path. Sure enough, within half a day, they saw a camp on the mountainside in front of them, with green camp flags planted around the camp.