Jincheng flower hour

In winter, when the snow was falling, Zhuang Yang and Liu Hong were watching the snow on the second floor, while Zhuang Lan and Egg Pan were playing happily in the yard, and Zhuang Lan laughed haha ​​from time to time.Zhuang's mother shouted from the house: "Lan'er, don't stay outside for too long, come in quickly."

Ah Yi hurried into the courtyard, shouting loudly: "Erlang, come quickly! There is a big tapir behind the house!"

Zhuang Yang and Liu Hong went downstairs, A Yi led the way, Zhuang Lan and Egg Pan followed, and everyone came to the weeds not far behind the Zhuang's house, and they saw a big tapir lying inside.The big tapir was lying on the ground, motionless, and the egg cake barked at it, and it stood up and made a sound similar to barking.

"Egg cake, don't bark!"

Zhuang Lan trained on the egg cake, and the egg cake hummed beside him aggrievedly.

The adult tapir is very ferocious, and everyone dare not approach it easily, and keep a distance from it.

Tapirs live in deep mountains and old forests, and will not easily go down the mountain and get close to human residences.Zhuang Yang stepped forward slowly and looked at the big tapir's body. He saw that the white fur on the belly of the big tapir was stained with blood, and this tapir had only half of one ear.

"It hurts."

Since the tapir stayed where it was, it didn't attack or run away when it saw anyone approaching, probably because it was injured and came to seek help.

"Brother, is it a bamboo shoot?"

Zhuang Lan felt that it had a round face and small bright eyes, like a bamboo shoot, but it was bigger than the bamboo shoot in memory.

To most people, tapirs look alike, making them difficult to identify.

"Bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, come here."

Zhuang Yang tried to call it, but the big tapir looked up at Zhuang Yang, and the call caught its attention.

"I'm afraid it's really a bamboo shoot."

Liu Hong observed the reaction of the big tapir, and felt that its bear face had a bit of the delicate appearance of bamboo shoots back then.

When the bamboo shoot was young, it was injured and went down the mountain to ask for help. Although the bamboo shoot returned to the forest two years ago and became wild, it may still remember the experience of being rescued and the family that raised it.

"Bamboo shoot, be good, come here."

Zhuang Yang was still calling, he knelt down and looked at the big tapir.The big tapir looked at Zhuang Yang thoughtfully, and finally it made a sound similar to bleating.Zhuang Yang was delighted, and quickly called it bamboo shoots several times, and it hummed in response.Zhuang Yang approached it and raised his hand to touch its head. The bamboo shoot seemed very quiet, but when Zhuang Yang wanted to check the wound for it, it became irritable again and turned its head to try to bite, probably annoyed by the pain.

"Erlang, be careful."

Liu Hong pulled Zhuang Yang to his side, he looked at this big hairy man, but don't look at it being hurt, a bear's paw can knock people out, and being bitten by it is even more serious.

"Erlang, don't get too close to it, I'll call someone to carry it back."

Liu Hong grabbed Zhuang Yang's arm and pulled Zhuang Yang into his arms. He probably didn't realize that his behavior was too ambiguous.Zhuang Yang freed himself from Liu Hong's imprisonment, and said, "Ah Hong, I still need to bring a net."

I am afraid that it will be frightened and run back to the forest. It is wounded and will not be healed.

Liu Hong went to call for someone, but he brought a few young men from Zhuli, who were carrying nets, thick wooden poles, and thick hemp ropes.

"Erlang, is this the one you raised? It's so big."

Tapirs are not often seen in Zhuli, not to mention that it is still lying behind the farmer's house. It is probably the tapir that Zhuang Erlang once raised, and it ran down from the mountain again.

"It's it, it's injured, and it has a violent temper. Be careful when you catch it."

Zhuang Yang told everyone not to mistake it for being as docile as domestic animals.

"Erlang, don't worry, there is a net covering it, and it will do nothing."

Dachun put the net in his hand on the ground, Qing Zhuang pulled the net away, pulled one end each, and quietly approached the bamboo shoots lying in the grass.

After casting a net, the bamboo shoots struggled a few times, but seeing that they couldn't break free, they obediently let these people lift it up and carry it.

Two ordinary young adults couldn't lift it, and it was really difficult. Dachun and Liu Hong came to lift it, and they sent the bamboo shoots to the dealer steadily.

Bamboo shoots live back in the original bamboo house, which used to be a big house, but has become a short house.Ah Yi picked fresh bamboo and piled it outside the bamboo house.

"Bamboo shoots, come here."

Zhuang Yang called it, and the bamboo shoot came out obediently. Seeing that the bamboo seemed to have no appetite, Zhuang Yang picked up a bamboo shoot and peeled it to feed it.

While it was eating, Zhuang Yang carefully inspected the wound on its body, and found that the wound was on the hind leg, the hair on the hind leg was dyed red, and there was a blood hole on the thigh, as if bitten by some wild animal.

"Erlang, after it falls asleep, I will tie its paws and head, and then you will bandage it with medicine."

Liu Hong was worried that it would hurt Zhuang Yang. People would still want to bite people when they were in pain, let alone a beast.

"I thought it would leave when it grew up, but I didn't expect it to come back."

Although it is an animal, Zhuang Yang has raised it and has feelings for it, and as a tapir, it is quite human.

"This tapir is smart. When it gets hurt, it will come back to Erlang."

Liu Hong tentatively reached out to touch the heads of the bamboo shoots, but the bamboo shoots patronized to eat and ignored him.

"Big Bamboo Shoot is the same as Brother Ahong, if you get injured, you will come to see your brother."

Zhuang Lan squatted aside, watched the bamboo shoots eat, and felt that the bamboo shoots were quite similar to Brother Ahong.

Zhuang Yang looked at Liu Hong, Liu Hong stared at Zhuang Lan, Zhuang Lan rested her chin as if nothing had happened.

The bamboo shoots have been raised in the farmer for a few days, and the wounds have healed, and the heart is wide and the body is fat.Just like two years ago, it will go to Zhushan to eat bamboo by itself, and come back when it is full.Zhuang Yang thought that it would leave on its own after it recovered from its injury, but bamboo shoots didn't seem to miss the life in the deep mountains.

Bamboo shoot became a member of the dealer again, walking around in the yard of the dealer, accompanying Zhuang Yang. It has a calm temperament and is not a full-time troublemaker like it was when it was a child.However, he still loves to hug his thighs, which is different from grabbing his legs like when he was a child, but directly throws people down, thinking that he wants to play with it, and entangles him and won't let him go.

Fortunately, the bamboo shoots spent most of their time eating bamboo in Zhushan, which did not cause trouble to the farmer's family.

One early morning, the bamboo shoots were sitting in the bamboo grove and biting on the bamboo leaves with one hand, and the food was delicious.Zhuang Yang was talking with his family in the hall, and Ah Yi led a guest to the hall to announce the arrival of the visitor.

"Erlang, a guest who claimed to be Huoja came to visit, saying that he was entrusted by Mr. Zimu to see Erlang."

Zhuang Yang got up quickly, greeted the visitor, and invited him into the hall.

Hoja said no, he took out a roll of cloth from the courtyard and handed it to Zhuang Yang.

Zhuang Yang wanted to reward him, but Huojia declined, saying: "I have delivered what Mr. Zimu entrusted, so I am leaving."

Zhuang Yang sent him out of the hospital and thanked him again and again.

Since Zhou Jing left Zhuli and went to Jinguan City, the cloth he entrusted was full of words, presumably there was an important announcement.

Zhuang Yang went upstairs and returned to his bedroom before opening the cloth to read.

Zhou Jing said two things in the cloth, one of which is very important to the banker; the other is not known why he specifically told it.

Not long after receiving Zhou Jing's letter, one late night, Zhuang Bing hurried home in a carriage.

Zhuang Bing brings news to his family.

"Ayang, when the family gathers tomorrow, I have something important to say."

Zhuang Ping was in the county, so he had to be called back to tell him the news.

"Brother, what is it?"

"It's great news. I think our farmer's return to Jinguan City is just around the corner."

Zhuang Bing spoke excitedly, his temperament was calm, and it was rare to see his brows brimming with joy.

"Brother, I received a letter from Mr. Zhou a few days ago. In the letter, Mr. Cai mentioned that Cai Xian was imprisoned. Brother wants to tell, but this matter?"

The cloth sent by Zhou Jingtuo, a Linqiong businessman who was doing business in Jinguan City, wrote two things: first, Gongsun Shi, the self-appointed king of Shu, intends to form an alliance with Liu Yu, the great Sima, to fight against Xu Sheng, the king of Wu in Jianghuai, after losing successive battles ahead; Second, Cai Xian, who was a lieutenant of Shu County, was accused of collaborating with the enemy and had secretly communicated with Xu Sheng. As a result, he was sentenced to prison and implicated his family.

Cai Xian was the same enemy who colluded with bandits ten years ago, ransacked the mansion and killed Zhuang's father.

"Yes, does the family know?"

"I know everything."

Zhuang Yang smiled faintly.

Zhuang Bing only stayed at home for one night, and went out again, this time not for business, he was going to Jinguan City.

Zhuang Bing's goal is clear, he will ask to see the sheriff and take back his family's house in Jinguancheng.In the past, Cai Xian's family occupied Jinguan City and had nowhere to sue. Now, the situation is very different.First take back the ancestral house, and then move the whole family back to Jinguan City, where the father and his ancestors lived.

Back then, the family fled Jinguan City in a hurry because of the turmoil; now, they want to move the family back to Jinguan City and leave Zhuli because of the turmoil.

Zhuang Yang embraced Zhuang Bing and told him to be careful.

The family watched Zhuang Bing leave, and their countless hopes were pinned on Zhuang Bing's trip to Jinguan City.

When Zhuang Bing came back, Liu Hong happened to be in Huxiang.

In Hu Township, a bandit leader named Wu Ting led 30 people to capture the house of the village stingy man and raised the banner to rebel.When the officers and soldiers arrived, the group was stationed in Huyang Mountain, and they were at loggerheads with the officers and soldiers.

Liu Hong has no interest in arresting these people. He has extraordinary skills and can earn some money so that he will not be cornered by exorbitant taxes. If it were Liu Hong two years ago, he might be rebelling people inside.

Liu Hong went to Huxiang at this time because his mother entrusted him to visit his aunt's house.

Because some members of this group of bandits were from Fengxiang, Lao Duan was also called to participate in the siege.Lao Duan sympathized with the poor and dealt with them perfunctorily.

The master and apprentice met by the side of the road, and the laughter was a coincidence.The old Duan sighed that Linqiong was not as peaceful as in previous years, and he was afraid that there would be chaos.

Before leaving, the old Duan warned: "Boy, don't let people treat you like a bandit, hide your bow, arrow and knife."

"Master, be more careful."

The master and apprentice hugged each other goodbye, Liu Hong put away his bow and arrows, and watched Lao Duan leave with a team bound for Huyang Mountain.

With the arrival of the cold winter, bandits from all townships appeared one after another, not only Hu Township, Luo Township, but even Feng Township were also harassed by bandits.

The night when Liu Hong was not in Zhuli was the day after Zhuang Bing left.Some thieves did not know how to know that the dealer Dalang had just returned home and brought back a considerable amount of money from business.

Three thieves covered their faces and carried weapons. They broke into the farmer's house in the middle of the night. The egg cake lying in the yard did not come to bark. The first thief who came in was an acquaintance. When barking, a rope was put around the neck, and it was tightly strangled, and the bark could no longer be heard.At this time, the thieves divided into two groups, leaving one person to watch the wind in the courtyard, and the other two knocked Ah Yi unconscious who was sleeping on the first floor and tied them up, then went up to the second floor.

Quiche struggled desperately. It bit the arm of the thief who was trying to strangle him and escaped. Dragging a length of rope, he screamed and got into the gap between the bamboo house and the dealer's building.The thief was flustered and angry. In the dark, he swung his wooden stick vigorously, ready to kill the bad dog. He didn't want a ferocious beast lurking in the bamboo house to rush out with a roar, and then there was the heart-piercing scream of the thief. .

The thieves screamed in agony, one more shriller than the other, waking up the family of Zhuang and Zhang.Soon Zhang Li led a group of fucker servants to the mansion.