Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

The bronze medal is not special in terms of shape and shape, it is similar in size to an ordinary waist medal, with a delicate texture, and it has a deep brass color in the night.However, what really made Zhan Zhao pause was the pattern painted on the bronze medal—it seemed to be a bird, but it was composed of cockscombs, eagle beaks, peacock feathers and other parts that did not belong to the same kind of creatures. .Its strange shape is eye-catching.

And where the bird's eyes are, there are two red gemstones the size of rice grains, which seem to be shining with a strange light from a distance.This makes the appearance of the whole bird indescribably vivid, adding a strange temperament together with the slightly raised head and half-raised wings.

Zhan Zhao just glanced at it, and felt that this thing had an indescribable evil spirit, which made people feel chills involuntarily.

"The things on this thief are really evil." Ouyang Chun also saw the waist card, and shook his head slightly while talking.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but asked in a low voice, "Brother, have you ever seen such a pattern?"

"Well, brother, you've stopped asking me." Ouyang Chun frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he replied, "I haven't seen it before, I probably haven't."

His tone was uncertain, but he didn't say anything more.

Zhan Zhao pondered for a moment, then leaned over to pick up the bronze medal and put it on the table, and then got up with Yan Fei.Before he left, he said to Ah Lan: "You can stay at the inn, and I will go with you, Uncle Ouyang, to send this dog thief to the yamen."

"En." Alan didn't insist on asking to follow, as if she was sleepy and lacked energy, and seemed a little absent-minded.

Zhan Zhao took a deep look at her, seeing that A Lan was listless with his eyelids down, he said again: "Take a break if you're sleepy, there's nothing else to do tonight."

Alan nodded as well.Zhan Zhao really had nothing to say, so he left the inn with Ouyang Chun, but he couldn't help but look back, vaguely feeling that there was something wrong with A Lan.

Ouyang Chun saw this scene, but didn't mention it.Together, the two brought Yan Fei to the gate of the yamen, tied up the thief with five flowers, and handed it over to the yamen guard who was watching the night.Those yamen servants have never seen such a battle of delivering people to the yamen in the middle of the night. Zhan Zhao had no choice but to show off the badge of the Kaifeng mansion, stating that this thief is a flower-picking thief who has committed many crimes in the world, and hopes that the government will bring him to justice. .The yamen servants hurried in to answer.Zhan Zhao was afraid that the governor would be alarmed later, and he would be in trouble, so he took Ouyang Chun out of the yamen quietly while no one was paying attention.

It was past midnight, and the temperature was much lower than the previous midnight.The moonlight was dim and hazy, making the houses shrouded in darkness look like monsters lying down and sleeping.Zhan Zhao couldn't help thinking: I don't know if Ah Lan fell asleep?Don't kick the quilt in this weather, you will wake up from the cold.

In this way, the two seemed to have their own concerns, and they didn't speak for a while.It wasn't until a few hundred steps away from the yamen that Ouyang Chun said: "Brother, we haven't seen each other for many years, if we don't drink a few pots tonight, it will be a pity for this fate."

"At this time, I'm afraid the wine shops are closed." Zhan Zhao said with a helpless smile, "If we brothers want to have a drink, we must have wine first."

But Ouyang Chun said frankly: "Of course there is wine. As long as there is a wine shop, are you afraid that there will be no wine?" Then he pulled Zhan Zhao up, and strode all the way to the wine shop where he drank during the day.At midnight, as expected, the wine shop was closed, but Ouyang Chun smiled and said, "Old brother will be a gentleman on Liangshang once, so I have to turn a blind eye to it." As he spoke, he pointed his toes, and swept like a roc spreading its wings. Go up the fence, and then jump in silently.

Zhan Zhao raised his head and smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to jump over the wall.Ouyang Chun had already found the wine cellar by familiar ways. He picked two jugs of good wine from the wine rack, threw two large ingots of silver on the table, turned his head and smiled at Zhan Zhao: "Why, isn't this wine available?" gone?"

The two then went out of the wine cellar, climbed up to the roof and sat side by side.Although the moonlight was dim tonight, the two of them faintly became interested. They slapped the mud seal off the wine jar, looked at each other, and each raised the jar and took a big gulp.The ice-cold drink ran down his throat, causing a burning sensation where it passed.Zhan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a low laugh, "Happy."

"That's it," Ouyang Chun held up the altar to the moon, "There is wine, there is the moon, and there is a confidant by my side, how can we not be happy." He took another big gulp as he spoke.

A warm feeling rose in Zhan Zhao's chest, and he said to Ouyang Chun, "Since I became an official in the imperial court, my younger brother has seldom interacted with friends in the world. Although he can show his ambitions, he is not without regrets. This encounter in a foreign land So I know that I am very happy to be able to drink with big brother Ouyang facing the moon in this Yingzhou city." After saying that, he took a sip.

Not far away, Night Breeze lingered and whimpered, making the surroundings unspeakably quiet.

"My dear brother is among dragons and phoenixes, if he can follow the blue sky around, he is a good bird to choose a tree." Ouyang Chun said slowly, "Although we have less contact with our friends in the rivers and lakes, we don't know that the sun is shining and the moon is full and the moon is falling. There is no perfect body. There are gains and losses, and it is in harmony with the way of heaven and earth."

Zhan Zhao smiled brightly when he heard the words: "The elder brother is open-minded, but the younger brother is dull."

"What's more," Ouyang Chun smiled slyly, "Isn't what we did tonight in line with the way of fighting for justice in the world? Although my brother is no longer free, we can still steal half a day of leisure. Relive the old dream of Jianghu."

Zhan Zhao laughed out loud.

In his eyes, the rivers and lakes and the officialdom have always been two completely different choices, like two roads that cannot intersect, leading to two very different places.It was because of his master that Zhan Zhao first entered the arena, and finally entered the officialdom, but it was still because of his master.Fate is never in his own hands, but Zhan Zhao has always been eager to gain the initiative.

But what Ouyang Chun said is also right, the world is not complete yet, after losing his once wanton life in the rivers and lakes, it is not for nothing.

The night was darker, contrasted with the accumulation of snow.However, the faint fluorescent light still couldn't dispel the darkness, so it appeared powerless and cowardly.

After Zhan Zhao and Ouyang Chun got on the roof, they swept the snow off the roof to clear a place to sit.The falling snow blocks smashed to pieces on the snow, but they blended perfectly with it.

The two talked about their divorce by the moonlight, unlike Zhan Zhao who mostly works in Kaifeng Mansion, Ouyang Chun likes to wander around.He has traveled almost all over the country in recent years, and his rich experience is amazing.

Zhan Zhao suddenly remembered the place he was going to, and asked casually, "Brother is well-informed, do you know that there is a Valley of Infatuation near the northern border?"

"The Valley of Infatuation?" Ouyang Chun replied with a smile when he heard the words, "Of course I know. Speaking of which, there is a legend in this Valley of Infatuation. It is said that there was once a man who fell in love with his sweetheart but failed, so he came to this valley in despair. He Every day I hope that my sweetheart will come to find him, but I still can't get what I want, and finally turned into a stone. Brother, you say, this man is born to stand in the world, but he delays his good life because of his children's private affairs. Learn from that Wouldn't it be ridiculous for a woman to make a 'wife-watching stone'?"

Zhan Zhao: "..." He heard that there seemed to be something in Ouyang Chun's words, and he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he just replied vaguely, "It's really a pity to do this for the sake of children's private relationship."

"That's not true." Ouyang Chun slapped his thigh and said to Zhan Zhao, "Even if we men can't serve the imperial court, we should show our ambitions and use our useful body to do something useful. How can we just love our sons and daughters?" Long, to the point where a hero is short of breath."

Zhan Zhao finally confirmed that Ouyang Chun was beating him, presumably because of Ah Lan.He couldn't help but smiled helplessly, and said: "Don't worry, elder brother, younger brother is not so confused."

"Your brother knows that you have a clever and exquisite heart, so you naturally understand the truth." Ouyang Chun said, "These words, I said these words in the name of my brother, just because I am afraid that my brother is still young and has a little misbehavior. If you make a mistake, you will be lost forever."

Hearing his serious words, Zhan Zhao felt a little gloomy for some reason. He said, "Alan met me by accident, and she was kind enough to save my life. I think she is lonely, but she is intelligent by nature, so I can't bear her to live in the rivers and lakes. That’s why I took her as a disciple.”

"Well, that girl looks clever." Ouyang Chun eased his tone.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Cleverness is cleverness, but I'm afraid the eldest brother just thinks this girl is dumb tonight? I don't know why, there is always something wrong with Ah Lan tonight. If you neglect elder brother, you can Don't be surprised."

"Where is it?" Ouyang Chun said with a smile, "I feel close to this child when I see it. How old is she?"

Zhan Zhao replied, "It's almost fifteen."

"..." Ouyang Chun was slightly taken aback, but then smiled, "Coincidentally, I have a son from an old man, and if he is still alive, he happens to be at this age."

Zhan Zhao was slightly surprised when he heard this.After Ouyang Chun finished speaking, he also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, and said with a smile: "Look at me, what are you doing with these things. Come, come, drink!"

After finishing speaking, he lifted the wine jar, raised his head to his mouth and "gudong gudong", and poured down most of the remaining jar in one breath.Ouyang Chun wiped the wine stains from his mouth casually, flicked on the jar with his fingers, and sang casually:

"Time can only make people grow old, don't believe in passion, long-term hatred for leaving the pavilion, tears dripping with spring clothes and wine are easy to wake up.

Indus last night, the westerly wind was strong, the moon was dim and bright, and the dreams were frightening, where did the tall buildings sound like geese? "

Zhan Zhao heard this song with a faint sadness, and guessed that Ouyang Chun was thinking about his old friend just now, so he felt a little sigh.However, he seemed to be a little gloomy in his chest. He raised his head and took a big sip of wine, and casually hummed "The moon is dim, the dream is frightening frequently, where is the sound of wild geese from the tall building?" Drank it all in one gulp.

The ugly cards are mating, the Yin time has not yet arrived, and the night is unprecedentedly gloomy.After drinking, the two of them clasped their fists together to bid farewell, and then left separately.One turns to the place to stay, one goes to the place to stay, one is alone, and the other has a beautiful woman by his side, but it is difficult to communicate with each other.

Zhan Zhao just drank the last sip in a hurry, walked a few steps with the night wind blowing, and felt a little drunk.He could still recognize the way back to the inn, he simply took a deep breath, his body suddenly swept up, and in the night and under the moonlight, he rushed forward along the roof ridges.It seems that by doing this, one or two depressions in the chest can also be expressed.

The night was dark and silent, except for the slight "rustling" sound of the snow under the feet when Zhan Zhao landed, there was no other sound.There was only darkness all around, and the two lanterns in front of the inn door gave off a faint light that was about to go out.

Zhan Zhao didn't go through the door either, instead he made a detour to the back and jumped, opened the window and climbed into the house.However, when he landed, he suddenly realized that he had gone wrong—this was not his room, but Alan's.Zhan Zhao just lost his mind, but unexpectedly made this mistake by accident.

He stood in front of the window, and the window behind him had been closed casually, but the slight warmth in the room still clashed fiercely with the coldness on Zhan Zhao's body.

Alan seemed to have fallen asleep, the dark blue curtain was lowered, and was slightly blown by the gust of wind that opened and closed the window just now.Zhan Zhao didn't dare to move, as if someone had tapped his acupoints, only his heart beat like a drum, causing a dull pain in his chest.

I don't know how long it took, he took a step slowly, and then took another step slowly.His heart beat faster and faster, Zhan Zhao seemed to be possessed by a demon, and he walked all the way to Alan's bed without making any sound under his feet.

He stretched out his hand lightly and lifted the curtain.There seemed to be a voice in my heart sneering: What is this, do you want to confirm whether she is there?

Another voice retorted weakly: Can't you just take a look?

Shameless, the voice replied coldly, no wonder Ouyang Chun wanted to mention you both inside and outside the words, because he saw that you behaved improperly.

Another voice aggrieved and asked: Where did I behave improperly?

That voice said: If you like her, you should marry her.Since he accepted her as an apprentice, he should treat her with the courtesy of a master and apprentice, but why did he have such dirty thoughts?

Zhan Zhao's heart was startled suddenly, and he was so shocked by the words "If you like her, you should marry her", he could hardly stand upright.Does he like her?Should he marry her?

Zhan Zhao never thought about this question—maybe he deliberately refused to think about it.In the first 20 years of Zhan Zhao's life, the idea of ​​spending his whole life with a woman almost never appeared.His elder brother has never married, and his master has always been alone. Zhan Zhao always thought that he would live like this for the rest of his life.

But maybe it was because of the wine tonight that he lost his former sense of propriety, Zhan Zhao actually felt an uncontrollable thought arise in his heart: Marry her, if you like her, you should marry her.What kind of apprentice can you take, except yourself, who can you deceive?

But another voice said: So what if you marry her?Sooner or later, these people will become passers-by.The closer you are to her now, the more painful it will be when she leaves you.

Zhan Zhao frowned, revealing a depressed expression.His mood was agitated, and in the darkness, Alan's face buried on the pillow was close at hand, and he was so familiar with it that he could describe it without looking at it.All this seemed to encourage him silently.

Finally, he slowly bent down and kissed A Lan on the forehead.

The author has something to say: "The sun is full and the moon is full and the moon is full and waning, and the heaven and the earth are not yet complete." These sentences come from Yuan·Guan Hanqing.