The past ignites old dreams

There are still so many years left, but Qiao Ran feels that she doesn't have the strength to go on.

Huo Li told him that if you are only a child, you will become an old man in an instant, and you should be afraid.While you are young, you should make more breakthroughs.

Qiao Ran didn't know that here, in this Dayang Dynasty, how he lived was meaningful.He doesn't know how to farm, and doing business is too complicated. The only thing left is to take the imperial examination, and he still has to study at a very old age, and there are four books and five classics, too desperate.

Qiao Ran followed Huo Li all the way to Shaanxi, and there were arrest warrants posted in several places. Although Qiao Ran didn't recognize the person on the painting, he still recognized his name written on it.

"On the level of this kind of portrait..." Qiao Ran sighed sincerely, "It doesn't matter even if you walk around in front of Yayi."

well!Qiao Ran sighed again, am I going to go to prison for a break?

Jiang Dongsheng thought that Qiao Ran was a taciturn person, so he didn't regard Qiao Ran's abnormality as abnormal.On the contrary, Huo Li always felt that something was wrong with Qiao Ran, so he pretended not to deliberately persuade him whenever he had the opportunity along the way.

Qiao Ran was depressed.He has also experienced this kind of emotion before, breaking up and falling in love, parents quarreling, no filming for a long time, no announcement, no one even finds him for TV commercials in the middle of the night, he can not go out for several months, do not open the curtains, and sleep for two days. One day and one night, or two nights and one day, eat some instant noodles and drink some boiled water when you are hungry, turn off your mobile phone, and shut down your computer communication software.Almost drove his manager, Sister Sai, crazy.

Now this emotion has come again, overwhelming, and there is nowhere to hide.

Assuming that a person cannot go out or surf the Internet for a lifetime, how long can he last without going crazy?

Robinson drifted on a deserted island, but fortunately he was accompanied by "Friday".

As for him, he is not the brave Robinson, but the unlucky Qiao Ran who committed the "capital crime".

All the usual life ends here, and if you live here in the future, what else can you do besides eating and sleeping, and walking two steps when you have nothing to do?For such a long time, grass can grow on my head.

Most importantly, no money.

Following Huo Li all the way west, Qiao Ran realized how rich Cui Yan was.In the past, the cost of food and clothing on the road was always the best.Now... Qiao Ran was lying on his back on the bullock cart, with his head resting on his hands and his legs crossed.

It was a sunny day, and it was a rare sunny day. Lying down and bathing in the sun, my body was warmed up.

Huo Li said that having an ox cart is pretty good, don't expect to have a horse-drawn cart.

Carriage, carriage...

The wheels rolled over the potholes, Qiao Ran squinted, staggered, and fell asleep.

"Joe! Joe!"

Hey, isn't that Lu Wenyu's voice?

When the bullock cart stopped, Jiang Dongsheng turned his head and pushed Qiao Ran, "Qiao Ran, he is from the Lu family of Fan Yang."

Qiao Ran rubbed his eyes, under the soft light, he saw - a carriage!

"Joe, I'm finally waiting for you."

"Brother Lu, why are you... aren't you... eh, I... I was excited for a moment, haha, I don't know what to say." Qiao Ran pulled Lu Wenyu enthusiastically, "Father, Dongsheng, he is my father." My friend Lu Wenyu, brother Lu, this is my adoptive father Huo Li, and this is my elder brother Jiang Dongsheng."

Lu Wenyu greeted with a smile, "I'm Lu Wenyu, Fanyang's family. Over the past few days, my brother Qiao Ran has been taken care of by everyone. Wen Yu is very grateful."

"What about Young Master Lu, Qiao Ran is my adopted son, and it's only right for us to take care of him." Huo Li spoke sincerely, and the implication was self-evident. I'm his relative, how about you?

Lu Wenyu was not stupid, she could hear the implication, so she had no choice but to get straight to the point, imploring Huo Li and Jiang Dongsheng to go ahead and let herself and Qiao Ran have a conversation alone.

Huo Li pointed to Mihua Mountain, which was ten feet away, and said to Qiao Ran, "Son, Dongsheng and I are waiting for you under that tree. Remember, if there is any change, don't panic, foster father will help you."

Qiao Ran's heart was warmed, and he quickly responded, "Thank you foster father, thank you Dongsheng. I see, I'll write it down."

Jiang Dongsheng drove the ox cart and walked forward with Huo Li.

Lu Wenyu personally raised the emerald green curtain with thrushes in pairs, and asked Qiao Ran to get on the carriage and talk.

Four copper balls with flowing clouds hang from the four corners of the carriage, and wisps of blue smoke rise from the hollow.

"What kind of incense is this?" Qiao Ran asked as soon as he entered.

Lu Wenyu's eyes brightened, "Does Brother Qiao also like to burn incense?"

"Ugh... Actually, it's okay, it's okay. It's just that I smelled this smell in Cui Yan's carriage before. I asked him what it was, but he didn't tell me."

Lu Wenyu's eyes dimmed, "This fragrance was developed by my sister herself. Bamboo leaves, lotus flowers, orchids, musk fruit, as far as I know, these are probably the ingredients. This fragrance calms the mind and calms the mind. She made it for my sister. I hope he can sleep peacefully every night, I like the elegant fragrance, so I asked for some by the way."

Qiao Ran's thoughts had drifted away, and he remembered what Cui Yan had said——

As a child, I was always unhappy.

I woke up countless times in the night, suppressing fear and grief, I asked myself, Cui Yan, why is your surname Cui, why did you come to Qinghe Cui family...

Then I just sleep and don't fall asleep anymore.

Anything, once numb, is inhumane.

……

A cup full of floating tea milk, with silver needles standing up and down, Lu Wenyu brewed the silver needles for Qiao Ran, "Brother Qiao has too many things on his mind, he will become sick from worry."

Lu Wenyu picked up the purple bamboo teacup with the purple bamboo tea holder and put it in front of Qiao Ran.

He said, "White tea is warm in taste and cool in nature, which can help Qiaodi to meditate."

It was cold, even though there was a plum blossom stove in the carriage to heat up the charcoal, but with the windows open for ventilation, the pot of white silver needles with bright yellow soup and clear water cooled down quickly.

The taste was sweet and refreshing, Qiao Ran put down the teacup after drinking it, the two had their own concerns, and were speechless for a while.

"Brother Qiao... After passing the city ahead, if you want to turn back, you will have nowhere to go."

"why?"

"The Yellow River is flooded. October is the day of Futrao, November and December is the day of Lingshui." Lu Wenyu frowned and said sadly, "The road is not easy. At that time, you have nothing to do if you want to come back, and you can only wait until the end of next spring .”

"I didn't say I'm coming back." Qiao Ran shrugged and smiled freely, "The emperor wants to chop off my head, so if I don't run away quickly, will I go back and be arrested?"

Lu Wenyu hesitated, not knowing where to start with a thousand words, "I won't be arrested."

"what?"

"Joe..."

"Hey, what's the matter, tell me quickly."

Lu Wenyu turned her head and couldn't bear to look Qiao Ran in the eyes, "You're fine, the emperor has taken back his orders, those who don't know are innocent, you are wronged."

"It's not that simple." Qiao Ran concluded, "Otherwise you wouldn't have waited for me halfway."

"Do you know the Tatars? The Tatars are our old enemy, and the most powerful tribe among them is the Suri tribe. Just a few days ago, the Suri tribe sent troops to the Blackwater Desert, threatening to destroy the Tatar tribe The Heishui tribe eats inside and out, and the Heishui tribe has always relied on the Dayang Dynasty as their backing. If the Suri tribe occupies the Heishui Desert, then my move to Shaanxi will be in danger."

"So... is there going to be a war?"

"The emperor is full of wings and has the military power in his hands. There is only one thing missing."

"money?"

Not surprisingly, Lu Wenyu nodded and said, "Money."

Lu Wenyu continued, "Fan Yang's Lu family is the richest man in the world. Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know that food and grass go first before soldiers and horses are moved. These years, it seems that there is nothing wrong outside the customs, but in fact, the Suri tribe has recruited troops and bought horses. . Grassland resources are limited, and plundering is their nature."

"Since the emperor is the emperor, if he wants your money, can you resist the order?" Qiao Ran thought to himself, even in China, there were robbery, tyranny, demolition and forced requisition, let alone ancient times.

"That's why the Cui and Lu families want to get married." Lu Wenyu said helplessly, "We have money, and the Cui family has the power. The wedding date has been set, and soon, my sister will marry Mingzhu in Fan Yang."

Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, but didn't say much.

"I don't know much about the affairs in the palace. After the marriage is settled, the emperor withdrew his order to arrest you and Cui Ling. As for the new king of Qi, Yang Jingli, no one knows where he is hiding again."

Lu Wenyu looked at Qiao Ran with her head down, and she could not bear to hold his hand, "Outsiders don't know about the transaction. You don't have to think about it. Just live a good life in the future."

"Brother Lu, when is your sister's wedding date?"

"Lunar New Year's eve."

"New Year's Eve..." Qiao Ran smiled, "New Year's Eve is very good, it's a very festive day. I won't go to the wedding banquet. Brother Lu, you know that I'm poor and poor, but I can't give you any good gifts."

"Don't, don't say that." Lu Wenyu paused, a little apprehensive and hopeful, "Actually, I... I hope you can become our family."

Qiao Ran laughed and pulled out his hand, poured himself a cup of cold tea, and said after drinking, "We are like brothers, you call me Brother Qiao, and I call you Brother Lu, although they are not related by blood, I sincerely love you. Be brothers."

Lu Wenyu also poured himself a cup of cold tea, and drank it in one gulp. From the coldness in his throat to his stomach, he became more awake. He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled softly at Qiao Ran, "Brother Qiao, then you have decided , Is it necessary to go to Huashan?"

"I don't have anything to do if I stay here." Qiao Ran laughed at himself, "Well, anyway, I don't belong here at all. I come and go, but I just hang out in another place. I used to have no relatives and no reason, but now I have a adoptive father. It’s kind of like home. After arriving at Mount Hua, I’ll learn some kung fu from my adoptive father and plant a few fields, and that’s how I’ll be for the rest of my life.”

"Wealth and honor are not my wishes, and the land of the emperor is beyond our reach." Lu Wenyu sighed, and looking at Qiao Ran again, he was thoughtful again, although he was here, his heart was not here at all.

"Joe."

"Ok?"

"There is one more thing. Although Mei Lang said that you don't need to know, I think I should tell you."

"Then you must not say it. I don't want to be implicated in his affairs before I leave. "

"It's not him, it's Crow."

"What happened to Qing Crow? Lu Liao is making trouble for him again?"

"He... seems to be sick. I heard that you brought many wonderful medicines from your hometown, which can cure all diseases."

"What are the symptoms?"

"Crow, I can't tell what's wrong, I often sleep for a long time."

Qiao Ran blushed, "I also like to sleep in."

"You know that people who practice martial arts usually don't sleep soundly, and they can turn over when there is a little movement. But it is already difficult for us to wake him up. Moreover, the color of the crow is getting paler, his body is thinner, and his body is getting thinner and thinner. More like Lu Liao."

"It doesn't sound like sickness, but poisoning." Qiao Ran was worried, "But I'm not a doctor. Whether it's sickness or poisoning, I have to go to a doctor. My medicines are professional for treating diseases, such as cold, cold, inflammation and pain relief Soothe the common diseases of the stomach and intestines. Where is-"

Qiao Ran stopped abruptly, and it took a long time before she could speak, "I do have—— Niuhuang Jiedu Pill."

Small white flowers bloom on the dark brown branches of Dendrobium japonica, and the oval leaves rustle when the wind comes.

The old scalper grazing with his head down, occasionally flicking the bullwhip a few times.

Huo Li waited for Qiao Ran to come over, and he already knew it in his heart.

"Father." Qiao Ran lowered her head, called her father, and said nothing.

"Son, don't panic. When you encounter something, you must first stabilize your mind."

"Father, I don't want to go back. But my friend needs my help." Qiao Ran felt very sad, Huo Li looked kindly, Qiao Ran seemed to really see his father, at that moment he was very helpless and wanted to cry .

"A friend is in trouble, he should help." Huo Li turned to Jiang Dongsheng, and took a simple long wooden box from him.

"This is?"

"This is the weapon that Orange's mother used before. Use it for self-defense."

Qiao Ran hurriedly declined, "It's absolutely impossible. I can't bear it."

"You don't know martial arts, you will definitely die in a bare-handed fight. With a weapon in hand, you can block a few moves at least. Although the things in this box are not expensive, they have affection. She never knew who her mother was, and neither did I." You can’t tell her. So if you take this relic, it’s for me, for my daughter, and pass it on.”

"Father!"

There is gold under the man's knees. Back then, Qiao Ran didn't even kneel to King Qi, but now he kneels in front of Huo Li.

"Father, Dayang Dynasty has a vast land and many people, but I am alone and have no relatives. I don't want to meet you again, I... I..." Qiao Ran choked up and was speechless several times.

Huo Li pulled Qiao Ran up, feeling sore in his heart. He hugged Qiao Ran as if he had hugged a child, and patted him on the back, "I told you how to get to Mount Hua, remember?"

Qiao Ran's eyes blurred with tears, "I remember."

"Since ancient times, Huashan has one road, but there are thousands of ways to go home. As long as you want to come back, Dongsheng and I will not turn you away."

"Qiao Ran." Jiang Dongsheng stepped forward to see him off, "Go early and return early."

Qiao Ran finally bowed to Huo Li, "Father, take care all the way."

The two under the tree watched the carriage go away.

The old scalper mooed when he was full of grass.

The wind blows, the grass moves, and the flowers of alum fall.

"What is supposed to come will eventually come. Those who cannot be kept will never be able to be kept."

Jiang Dongsheng didn't know whether Huo Li was talking about Shuangshuang who followed secretly all the way, or Huo Li, the daughter in Luliang City, or Qiao Ran whose life was at stake.

Everyone has his own life.

"The wind and rain are like this, who doesn't need to say goodbye."

With the flash of the knife, Shuangshuang came out from behind the four big men.

When enemies meet each other, their eyes are wide open.

Jiang Dongsheng drew his sword, "There is no need to say goodbye, why do we need to see each other."

Huo Li looked at Shuangshuang calmly, "Young lady followed us all the way, do you want to sit down and rest for a while?"

Shuangshuang sneered, raised her hand and said, "Here, the scar is still there. What should be paid back must be paid back. Behind me are the four imperial guards. You are lucky to compete with the people around the emperor today."

"No hurry." Huo Li still didn't draw his sword, "There are grievances in Jianghu, but it has nothing to do with it."

Huo Li took the old scalper away and drove it away.

Amid Shuangshuang's sneer, Huo Li drew his sword slowly and solemnly.

Sword and sword shadow.

White flowers fall.

Joys and joys flow with blood.

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