Jincheng flower hour

In the jujube forest in the afternoon, the shadows of the trees are very long and intertwined.

There were three people and three horses outside the jujube forest, and the figures of the people and horses overlapped, like a black beast stuck to the ground.

After the three rides, there were chattering villagers. They watched and did not dare to enter the jujube forest.

"How many thieves are there?"

Old Duan frowned, and asked a village elder. Before the old man answered slowly, the people around him began to murmur, some said two, some said three.

"Master, there is a road in and out of the jujube forest, and another mountain road is rugged and difficult. Most of the thieves are still in the forest."

He used to live in Fengxiang, and Zaolin was the place where Liu Hong often played, and he was familiar with it.

"That's easy, Qi Ji, you follow me there, Ahong, you stay."

Lao Duan and his companions rushed into the jujube forest, and their figures quickly disappeared among the lush leaves.

Liu Hongyue got off his horse, carrying a long knife, and glanced at the group of villagers holding poles and hoes in front of him. Someone shouted, "He's a dog!"

The crowd was moving, chatting and chatting, and some asked: Who is it?Someone said: Isn't this Dong Da's nephew?Some people even yelled loudly: "Dong Su, come forward quickly and see if this is a dog."The more Dong Su was shouted, the more he hid in the crowd. He was still a fat and clumsy person, and he didn't grow tall, like a short and fat melon.

"Come out with a young man with a weapon."

Liu Hong didn't take the villagers' advice seriously. He spoke in a loud voice, and the crowd immediately fell silent.

"I'll trouble you to surround him here, and I'll help You Pao catch the thief."

As soon as Liu Hong finished speaking, two or three young people stood up, followed by a row of people.What they hold in their hands is only hoes and sickles, but they are better than those aunts and aunts who hold water ladles and rolling pins.

"Gouzi, we will follow you into the jujube forest."

A man with a knife stepped forward, followed by three teenagers.Liu Hong recognized the man carrying the knife as the son of Dong Cunqiu who slaughtered dogs, and the two had fought when they were young.

"If you want to help, stand guard at the intersection."

Liu Hong said his instructions as if he was giving an order, he jumped on his horse, and rushed to Zaolin under the eyes of everyone.

There were thieves in Fengxiang, who stole cattle and killed people, and were driven into Zaolin by the masses.The matter of catching the thieves was naturally paid by Duan You, and that's why he invited Lao Duan, and Lao Duan called for two helpers.

Liu Hong entered the jujube forest and listened to the sounds around him. There was no sound of fighting or horseshoes.Liu Hong knew that the thieves must be hiding, and they were waiting for dark.

Liu Hong walked to the depths of Zaolin, and saw a canal that had been in disrepair for a long time. He leaned over the canal to investigate.The water in the canal has bottomed out, and more than half of the built stone walls have collapsed.

No one was found, so Liu Hong supported himself with a knife around his head, and he stood up slowly. Before he could stand up straight, he heard a sound behind him, and saw a strong man jumping out of the grass and slashing at him. Come, Liu Hong couldn't dodge in time, and simply rolled into the ditch.Liu Hong stood up quickly and looked up to meet a machete flying towards him. Liu Hong did not panic, swung the ring head knife and knocked it down. With a "clang clang", the old ring head knife broke, and the broken blade even cut Liu Hong himself. A bloody gash opened on his arm.Liu Hong didn't care about the pain, he stood in the canal, and the cattle thief stood on the canal, looking at each other.The cattle thief is wearing a calf-nosed jacket, shirtless, barefoot, and his beard is tangled into balls.This is a poor man, or a fugitive slave. This kind of person does not value his own life, but also regards the lives of others as nothing.Liu Hong trampled on the collapsed stone wall and jumped onto the opposite bank. Thanks to his quick reaction, the young man with a small nose had already picked up the stone and smashed it into the ditch.Liu Hong took the bow and arrow from his back, and when he saw the bow and arrow, the man in the small-nosed suit ran away. He was as light as a swallow, and he ran a long way in the blink of an eye.Liu Hong picked up the bow and set the arrow, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, the red wooden bow opened and closed, and the arrow feathers flew out, and there was an "oops" in front of him, almost at the same time.

"Whatever you run, you don't need to take an arrow if you don't run."

Liu Hong put away his bow and arrow, carried the broken knife, and walked towards the vicious cattle thief.

"Oh My God."

The small-nosed man sat down on the ground, hugged the thigh hit by the arrow and howled miserably.

Liu Hong untied the rope from his waist and tied up the man's hands and feet. The man in the small-nosed suit didn't cooperate and kept struggling.

"It broke my knife, you'd better be honest."

After tying up the small-nosed man, Liu Hong swung his broken knife twice in front of his eyes. His eyes were cold, and his murderous aura was instantly concentrated.Of course, it's just to scare people.

"Ahong!"

The old Duan came in a hurry on horseback, he must have heard the sound, and came one by one, worried that something might happen to his apprentice.

"Master."

Liu Hong stood up, with a smug smile on his face, he pointed at the thieves on the ground as if showing off a spoil.Only then did he look like a young man.

The old Duan praised: "The boy is not bad, now he is here to grab the teacher's job."

Old Duan picked up the thick, young-nosed man, like a chicken, and put him face-to-face on the horse's back.The small-nosed man squirmed like a spring silkworm on the horse, but there was nothing he could do.

"Master, have the other thieves been caught?"

"Grab one, and Qi Ji will hold it."

The master and the apprentice rode horses and escorted the second thief out of Zaolin.After interrogation, there were only two people, and there was no third person. Lao Duan sent them to the county prison and received the reward, needless to say.

With money in his arms, Liu Hong immediately hung a piece of bacon and a pot of wine—the rewards from the villagers. Instead of rushing home, he went to Fenghu Lake in Fengxiang, stood in front of an old wooden house, and Wine and meat hung on the wooden door.Liu Hong rode his horse back home on the grass as high as his horse's knees, and galloped back to Zhuli before the sun went down.

Arriving in Zhuli, there are few stars in the sky, and the crescent moon has just climbed up quietly.Liu's mother had been waiting outside the house, shouting: "My child, come and eat." Liu Hong responded, tied the horse to the stable, and went to the kitchen to eat.We ate pancakes, fish soup, and a dish of bean paste, which was considered rich.

"Did the thieves catch it?"

"I got it."

Liu Hong bit off the pancakes one by one without dipping them in sauce.

"You have to be careful, baby. My mother heard that there are thieves everywhere. There is no way to catch them."

Seeing that her son drank half of the bowl of soup, Liu's mother filled it up with a spoon.

"Don't worry, mother, I won't mess around."

After Liu Hong finished eating a piece of pancake, he gulped down the fish soup.

"Eat slowly, there is more."

Mother Liu thought her son was starving.

After a hasty meal, Liu Hong went to visit the rabbits and sheep at home, fed the horses, and then walked towards the farmer's yard.

Liu Hong walked across the wooden bridge and looked back at his yard. Liu's mother was still busy in the kitchen.Recently, Mother Liu does not need to weave day and night, and the Liu family lives better.

In the courtyard of the farmer under the moonlight, the camellias are bright red, with a faint fragrance, quietly blooming.

Before entering the yard, the first thing I saw was the camellia, and the first thing I heard was the sound of the piano.

Liu Hong would come to listen to the piano almost every night. Sometimes he just stood behind the camellias, not to bother the piano player, but also to avoid being noticed by other people in the courtyard.

It seems a bit silly to act like this.

"Ah Hong, today you and Duan Youfu went to catch the thief again, have you caught it?"

As soon as he entered the yard, he was discovered by Ah Yi.

Lao Duan rode a horse to Zhuli this morning to invite Liu Hong, and Ah Yi obviously saw it.

"Two cattle thieves caught."

"If you say that these cattle thieves really have a terrible death, stealing other people's farm cattle, killing them and cooking them is really wicked. If you want to steal them to eat, you can steal chickens and ducks. How can a farmer live without cattle..."

Ah He was washing by the well, and he was very angry when he heard that he was a cattle thief.

The sound of the piano stopped, as if the person playing the piano was listening to their conversation.

Ah Yi echoed: "It's too hateful, he was still beaten to death when he was caught."

Liu Hong was not thinking about it, he walked towards the camellia tree, and he came to Zhuang Yang's side.Under the moonlight, Zhuang Yang was looking up at him, even if Liu Hong approached quietly, he had already noticed it.Liu Hong sat quietly beside Zhuang Yang, straightened his waist, and sat upright.

Mosquito-repellent herbs were burning in the incense burner, and the fragrant fragrance rose up and touched Liu Hong's skirt. Liu Hong lowered his head and sniffed lightly.

Zhuang Yang said, "You smell like blood, but you were injured?"

"Ah."

Xu Shi was so close that Zhuang Yang noticed it, and Liu Hong had no intention of hiding it.

"Come upstairs with me, I'll help you bandage."

Zhuang Yang got up, and Liu Hong followed, going upstairs one after the other.

Climbing up the stairs and walking through the wooden corridor, Liu Hong glanced at the irises growing on the wooden railing. Two years ago, it was just a single plant.Two years ago, Liu Hong was only as tall as Zhuang Yang's shoulders. Now, Liu Hong is no shorter than Zhuang Yang, and his body is also stronger than Zhuang Yang.

In the dormitory, Zhuang Yang opened Liu Hong's sleeves, revealing his haphazardly bandaged arms.After removing the blood-stained cloth, Zhuang Yang saw a long but not deep wound.Zhuang Yang sat beside Liu Hong. He held Liu Hong's hand and checked the wound.Zhuang Yang's hands are delicate and delicate, while Liu Hong's hands are rough with thick palms.Zhuang Yang fetched the powder and skillfully sprinkled it on the wound.He kept his head down, concentrating.Liu Hong peeked at the way Zhuang Yang bowed his head. Under the hazy orange light, Zhuang Yang's face was soft and graceful, with a gentle demeanor.

"Brother Ah Hong is so strange, if you are injured, you will come to see your brother."

A female voice sounded, and Liu Hong knew it was Zhuang Lan without looking up.

"Elder brother is not a doctor."

Zhuang Lan came over with two or three wooden slips, piled them on the wooden case, and ran to Liu Hong to have a look.

"Wow, what a long injury, brother Ahong, will it hurt?"

Zhuang Lan poked Liu Hong's arm with her finger, and Liu Hong raised her eyebrows.

"Hey, it will hurt."

"Alan, have you finished reading?"

Zhuang Yang covered the box containing the powder, wiped his fingers with a towel, and then took out a clean cloth strip from the box.

"Brother, I watched it several times, but every time I watched it, I felt sleepy and fell asleep."

Zhuang Lan talked about her experience very seriously, and she felt that her brother would definitely understand her difficulties.

Zhuang Yang wrapped the cloth strips around Liu Hong's arm and hugged the wound. His strength was so light that Liu Hong didn't feel the pain, and even seemed to be enjoying it.

"It doesn't seem to hurt at all, brother, brother Ahong obviously smiled."

Zhuang Lan pulled up the corners of her mouth with her fingers, demonstrating a smile.

Zhuang Yang seemed to be smiling too, not obviously.

"You must pay attention, the sword is ruthless."

Zhuang Yang bandaged it up and told Liu Hong.

"Thank you Jiro."

Liu Hong stood up and put down his sleeves. He saw Zhuang Lan looking at him curiously. He glared at Zhuang Lan. Zhuang Lan immediately danced and danced, pretending to fight, and made a sound of drinking and haha, apparently imitating Liu Hong's usual martial arts practice. look.

"Does Alan want to learn martial arts?"

Liu Hong has never seen such a rude girl, even Duan Si is much quieter than her.

"Brother Ah Hong, will you teach me? Brother Ah Hong, I also want to have a knife like yours, how majestic." Zhuang Lan immediately stood up.

"Ah Hong, tomorrow I'm going to the county to deliver clothes to A Ping, can you go with me?"

Yisou is old and sick, so he doesn't drive much anymore, not to mention that in recent years, there have been occasional thieves in the mountains and fields.

"Yes." Liu Hong readily agreed.