found a fool

Hurry up and rush to the frontier. At the beginning of the third month, Zhao Xiaoyi happened to pass by Niujia Village. Zhao Xiaoyi used public power for the first time, saying that he would let the soldiers rest for a day and go to Niujia Village with Xia Liyang.

Niujia Village is gone, and people from Yanghua Village passed by and told them about the sky fire: "It burned for a day and a night, it must be the crime of Grandpa Tian, ​​otherwise why didn't anyone escape?"

Xia Liyang felt uncomfortable, and didn't want to hear him talk again, but he hadn't come back for several years, so he had to ask the people from Yanghua Village to lead the way, and the villagers kept talking about what happened back then:

"At that time, the fire was so red that half of the sky was red. When I got close, I felt my face was scorched and hurt. Some people went to water it, but the fire was too big..."

"People from our village and other villages went to put out the fire. They all have relatives in Niujia Village. They wanted to save their relatives, but they couldn't!"

"Fire, big fire, the water was poured on it and burned dry. There is no well around here, so we have to go all the way to fill the stream. We also helped, but how can there be enough water?"

"It was hot and sweaty, but half of the people could not be saved. It stands to reason that someone should have run out for such a big mistake, but no one ran out, as if they were all asleep inside."

"I'm crying, saying I shouldn't marry my son, I shouldn't say my husband came back to visit relatives, but what's the use of regretting? If you want me to say, they must have made a big mistake, and the heavenly grandpa will punish you!"

"Stop talking." Zhao Xiaoyi held Xia Liyang in his arms: "Just lead the way, what's the point of talking so much?"

Xia Liyang trembled in Zhao Xiaoyi's arms, and cried silently all the way. When he reached the original boundary of Niujia Village, Zhao Xiaoyi's outer layer of clothes was covered with water.

"Go away." Zhao Xiaoyi handed over the money to the villager and sent him away.

After the villager left, Xia Liyang finally burst into tears and said, "No!"

"Well," Zhao Xiaoyi followed his words, "No..."

"It's not Tianhuo," Xia Liyang cried heartbreakingly: "It's not Tianhuo at all, they didn't do anything wrong, no..."

What did the people of Niujia Village do wrong?They just took in a couple from out of town, because it was pitiful to see that couple wandering with their children.

In a small village in the countryside, neighbors are more or less related to each other, even if the relationship goes back a dozen generations, they are still relatives, and they don't like to accept people with foreign surnames.

Xia Liyang's surname is Xia, not Niu. When he was a child, there were children who quarreled with him with this sentence. Most of the fathers of the children would beat up their children, saying that the baby is ignorant, Li Yang is good, don't be sad.Even if someone is unreasonable, some people can't stand it and say a few words for him.

These people regarded him as a relative, but what about him?

He brought them bad luck and killed them. At this moment, Xia Liyang's mind reunited with the original owner, as if he was a native Xia Liyang. Go to the imperial city..."

Zhao Xiaoyi clenched his teeth, his heart throbbing at Xia Liyang's words, but he knew it was Fu Lang's unintentional words, so he suppressed his sadness and hugged Xia Liyang even tighter.

He already knew what happened, looking at the snow-covered white space in front of him, he felt very sad, he held Xia Liyang in his arms and comforted him softly: "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself, okay?" good?"

"Don't cry, I feel bad..."

Xia Liyang cried for a long time before his sobs stopped. He claimed that a true man never shed tears, but now his eyes were red from crying, and he understood what it means for a man to not shed tears easily, but he did not reach the point of sadness.

Still sobbing, he took Zhao Xiaoyi's hand and walked away, relying on the half-burned tree in the distance to identify the location: "I picked you up here, you are so dirty that even children hate it."

"This is Uncle Niu's house. He has a good personality and a warm heart. He helped me move you in..."

"Our family is here. When you first opened the house, the house was completely bare. Later, we depended on you to live. The wedding banquet was also here. I lifted the hijab myself."

"The couple next door love to quarrel, but in fact they have a very good relationship. If an outsider dares to bully one of them, the other will definitely punish the outsider."

Xia Liyang paused, and he said: "The little grandson of this family is a brother. He recognized me as a godfather, and he is also your godson. It's a pity..."

never see you again...

Tears welled up in Xia Liyang's eyes, but Zhao Xiaoyi took out a piece of silver from his bosom, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't bring any jade pendants..."

The only jade pendant is a family heirloom and cannot be given away. Under Xia Liyang's suspicious eyes, Zhao Xiaoyi put the silver on the snow pile in front of him: "It can be regarded as a meeting gift..."

Xia Liyang shook his head: "Why bother, everyone is gone."

Zhao Xiaoyi rubbed his head and said, "Yes, why bother?"

Xia Liyang was stunned for a moment, and understood Zhao Xiaoyi's meaning. His nose was sore, but he tried his best to restrain himself. He held Zhao Xiaoyi's hand and said that he wanted to leave: "I've been out for a long time, and I'm in a hurry, so I'm going back."

After walking for a while, he couldn't help but look back. The houses in the village burned and left piles of ashes, which looked like graves after being covered by snow. It was really scary to think about it.

"Wait for me a little longer." Xia Liyang stopped in his tracks, turned his head and faced the snow graves, and knelt down: "Fellow folks, Li Yang is sorry."

His obeisance this time is not to worship ghosts and gods, not to worship the imperial power, nor to worship the guilt in his heart, but to worship the lives of the people in this village-he has never been able to afford such things as life, but now he is forced to bear so many burdens .

Zhao Xiaoyi looked at Xia Liyang, and also knelt down, but what he said to Xia Liyang was different: "If you want to chase your life, come to the Zhao family Xiaoyi."

"They won't." Besides, there are no ghosts in the world, Xia Liyang finally wiped away his tears and said, "Let's go."

He didn't look back, because he knew that Niujia Village would only exist in his memory from now on. He suddenly hoped that Zhao Xiaoyi would remember what happened back then. people.

It was already dark when we went back, Xia Liyang was in a bad mood, he fell asleep when he returned to the station, and naturally he didn't find any acquaintance came to the barracks, the acquaintance heard that he had fallen asleep, so he didn't bother him, but went to find him Zhao Xiaoyi.

It wasn't until he woke up the next day and was blown awake by the cold wind that he realized who was chasing after him. Surprised by surprise, he couldn't help complaining: "Why are you here?"

Didn't you say go back to Qubei?How did you come to the frontier? !