Strange events in the imperial capital

After returning from the expedition, for a while, Chu Han often went to Captain Liu to bother him, chatting and eating with a group of brothers.

Having experienced some tribulations and tasted the life hanging by a thread, Chu Han has a deeper understanding of some people and some things, and especially admires Liu Xuecheng's team members.

Thinking back to the first time I met those people, each team member covered their faces with sunglasses, and they were all in a line of about the same height and height, but their faces were mechanical and vague.Now, Chu Han and those few people are too familiar, the dimple that Comrade Lao Qi shows every time he is teased and amused by others, or the dimples in the corners of the eyes that tremble when Ba Ye laughs and scolds his mother, are so kind and vivid.

A few men got together and chatted about the past of these years and the brotherhood that went through life and death.

The old seven and the eighth have rules in the team and don't drink much. Chu Han pays the bill and invites the two to eat barbecue for themselves.The waitress pushed the kind of small dining cart commonly used in restaurants, and brought plates of sliced ​​meat and vegetables.Chu Han's appetite is quite normal, and the two masters each ate meat from four dining cars.

The owner of the restaurant was a bold one, and said: "Eating a lot shows that the food in my store is authentic! Brothers eat hard, today is also a chance to meet!"

"Hey, Boss, since you said that, let me introduce you to someone who is destined to be with you." Ba Ye pointed, "Chu Han, bring your husband tomorrow, and I will eat here!"

Chu Han laughed at himself: "You're too bad. Whom does our small house have a relationship with? That store is about to go bankrupt, and the pot in the back kitchen can be eaten."

The waitress is very juicy, she looks like a girl from the south who came to the capital to work.

The old eighth had a good time with the girl: "Girl, who is it?"

The waiter was a little shy: "Is it from Jiangxi?"

Lao Ba smiled even more happily: "Well, let me just say it, fellow townsman. When I look at you, I have a kind face. Our Jiangxi girls are the most handsome."

Lao Qi also nodded and buried his head in looking at the meat, but he didn't look directly at the girl.

The old eighth snorted, and deliberately said to the waiter: "Girl, you are so handsome. My brother gets nervous when he sees handsome. If you are ugly, he can eat two more cars today. "

Chu Han took a sip of tea and wanted to spray it out.

Lao Qi looked up from the meat plate and stared at Xiao Ba.

The girl also laughed: "Is that so?"

Ba Ye slapped the table in a serious manner: "Girl, let me introduce you. This man is the number one king in our unit. He is kind, loyal and reliable, and he can protect girls from being bullied by bad guys. This kind of person, especially It is suitable for looking after the house, nursing the home, and living life, and it does not bark, but people are shy and introverted and lack initiative! Or they are still single..."

Old Seven: "What are you talking about?"

Old Eighth: "Say you don't have a date yet. Brother, I won't wait for you. I'll go back to my hometown to get married someday."

"Go get married." Lao Qi's face was indifferent, he didn't care at all, and seemed to have something on his mind.

Lao Ba sneered: "Hey, this man seems uncomfortable all over, girls are not shy, you are shy!"

Comrade Lao Qi was quite at ease at first, he was full of meat and food, and he was really uncomfortable when he let his cousin stir up at the dinner table. sandwich meat.

However, those little girls from the same country kept looking at them and smiled with their mouths covered. They probably saw that the three men at this table were good-looking, which was quite rare.Comrade Old Seven's ears were red from the charcoal fire, and dimples appeared when he pursed his lips...

Lao Ba drank a few sips of tea to relieve the meat, and his tone became serious: "Brother, I just feel that you are too restrained, and there should be someone beside you to enlighten you, so that you can be happier and smile more. Otherwise, I think You're also on the verge of 'retirement syndrome'."

Lao Qi said, "I won't."

On the surface, Comrade Lao Qi dislikes his brother's talkativeness, but actually likes to listen to Xiao Ba's gossip. It is rare that there is a lively person around him to tell jokes with him, which makes him happy physically and mentally.

Many men who have served in the army and stayed in the army, after leaving the army, once they leave the army environment, they are extremely uncomfortable with the rhythm of society.Living in a closed and depressive environment for a long time, receiving harsh training, performing dangerous tasks under dual psychological and physical pressures, and escaping death again and again... Various factors have shaped the introverted and paranoid character.Those with a strong will may be able to get stronger and stronger, and those who are not strong enough will easily have a mental breakdown, or suffer from depression or mania.

Lao Ba whispered to Chu Han: "Little Fourteen, who used to go on missions with the two of us, has been unable to persist recently, and was forced to retire, and was sent to the hospital for compulsory treatment."

Lao Ba pointed to his head and then to his heart.Chu Han nodded, not in a good mood.

Lao Qi looked out the window, his eyes were a little starry, and he didn't speak.

Qi Ye has also reached the threshold of age.The peak of the individual combat ability of the action team members is about 25 to 30 years old.After thirty, as people get older and their physical abilities decline, they will gradually retreat to the second line.

He's almost thirty, and it's time to think about the future.

Ten years of uninterrupted, boring and lonely sniper training for at least eight hours a day.Many times, in the wilderness of the shooting range, or in the deep mountains and old forests of a certain district and county in the suburbs of Beijing, he would lie alone in a pile of weeds more than one meter high, motionless, letting the wind and sun, insects and rats bite, only his eyes moved slightly , discerning the rustling of wild birds in the ear, watching the swan geese flying in the sky... Maybe I have really gotten used to that kind of peace and loneliness, and I don’t need anyone to accompany me, and talking too much is too noisy.

Chu Han inquired tactfully: "Brother Seven, you are in such good condition, why haven't you found a partner yet?"

Qi Ye was very cool: "I haven't met anyone who is pleasing to the eye."

Old Eight: "Let me tell you, men still have to 'practice', that work is always useless, impotence."

Old Seven: "Fuck...get out."

Old Ba: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Chu Han, right?"

Chu Han sullenly said, "...heh."

Chu Han's mind wandered to his husband's place. In fact, he wanted to refute Ba Ye: Some people haven't used that job for 800 years, and they don't have impotence. , the air moves the mountains and rivers, so that every time he gets out of bed after finishing his work, he sees the white dragon spirit flowing out of there in shame, and always has the illusion that he is about to be impregnated and pregnant...

"It's hard for a single man, and he has strong firepower." Comrade Lao Ba's eyes were slightly evil, "I can only be self-sufficient in bed. Master Chu, you don't understand the sufferings of our world."

It's rare for Chu Han to be lewd once: "Is your seventh brother also self-sufficient in bed?"

Comrade Lao Qi's complexion turned red!

The old man laughed and said that his brother looks strong and tough, but he is actually very afraid of the cold, especially in winter when he is so tight that he does not let others see him, he must be making trouble in the bed.

Lao Ba then told a story: "When we were still there, we lived in the aquarium tribe of Mr. Fang and his brother. My brother and I lived in a tent. It was cold, so he put himself naked first. Wrapped in a blanket, and then got into a sleeping bag. It was very tightly wrapped, and slept until midnight, and this man suddenly arched and struggled, and suddenly flipped out of the sleeping bag. Damn, I scared me and thought the enemy army was coming!"

"Guess what, a big snake got into his sleeping bag, it's huge! Especially the tail, it's so, so thick!" Lao Ba told the story with a very rich expression, and he gestured with his fingers at the thickness.

"... Big snake?!" Chu Han's eyes sparkled.

Lao Ba said: "The snake was also frightened. It was stunned, its eyes widened, and then it slithered and quickly disappeared into the beams of the house."

Chu Han: "What kind of snake does it look like, do you two know each other?"

The old seven kept his head silent, and the old eight said: "I don't know her, but she is very beautiful, with circles of gold on her big thick tail. The aquariums in their place all have spiritual energy. Anyway, I dare not mess with it. That snake They didn't bite my brother with venom either."

Old Seven said dully, "What nonsense?"

Old Ba laughed again and said, "I reckon it's also cold. Snakes are afraid of the cold, so they feel that our Seven Heroes' quilt is the warmest. It's so tight. It's warm under him, hahaha..."

Lao Qi interrupted: "It's not that he's afraid of the cold, it's just..."

Chu Han stared at this person: "How do you know that 'he' is not afraid of the cold?"

Lao Qi was at a loss for words, the dark red color on his ears suddenly spread to his face, he was very embarrassed, his nose turned red.

Mr. Chu knew the golden-ringed serpent with a handsome tail very well.The old eight probably also knew, he was clear in his heart, pretended to have no intentions, and couldn't bear to say it clearly.

The Seven Great Heroes looked very uncomfortable that night. They were already bored and kept everything in their hearts, so they felt ashamed immediately when they were exposed.The man got up and went out, stood at the door of the restaurant to blow the cool breeze...

Comrade Lao Qi still faced a choice at that time, whether to stay in the second-line team of the department and continue to work, or to change jobs and leave the capital to work hard in the south and completely change his appearance.

The original unit also belongs to the half-secret department.Even if you go to work in another place in the future, or get a marriage certificate, there will be a lot of organizational review and restrictions.

Chu Han really wanted to keep this person.He took Lao Qi to visit his company building once.Qi Ye is tall and masculine, and attracts attention. Two single and unmarried female colleagues pretended to talk to Mr. Han about business and came over to say hello.

But this person is introverted, not good at talking, he is more polite and reserved to everyone, not easy to talk to, and not so easy to fall in love with anyone.

Chu Han said with a smile: "Seventh brother, don't leave Beijing even if you change jobs, come to our company."

Lao Qi laughed at himself lightly: "You are a great designer, what can I do here? Be a security guard for your company?"

When Chu Han went back, he went to look for his Erwu father, and made sure to keep the seven comrades under Captain Liu. "Meritorious players, kick them away when they get old, can't they be so impersonal? At least be a staff officer, sniper instructor, special mission instructor, etc." Chu Han fooled his father like this.

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The following winter, Chu Han went there with Fang Qiantui and lived in Baishan Tianchi for three months.Because Fang Chitose lived in the capital for a long time, he was very unwell, with asthma, joint pain, skin discomfort, and the halo of abundance and handsomeness on the top of his head was gone. It was like a small cabbage that had been dehydrated. of.

When Xiao Chitose's hair changed from silver to gray, Chu Han said, "I'll accompany you back."

The two spent the harsh winter in the beautiful spiritual world.According to Mr. Shen and the others' subsequent questioning, Chu Han said that he followed Xiao Qiantui to the cave at the boundary of Baishan and Heishui, and the husband and wife formally worshiped heaven and earth.

The vast Tianchi Lake is clear and translucent, reflecting a pool of dragon scales.That kind of deep and extreme turquoise blue is intoxicating.

In the middle of the lake, a spectacular welcoming team stepped out, and a water tent with a majestic [-] miles was raised.Everyone there has a fair face and a beautiful face, jade belt and fine clothes, and a graceful figure. They respect Mr. Chu very much, and they all bowed their heads in front of him to salute.

Every prince and relative of the Shui nationality wears a huge jeweled coral when they attend various weddings, funerals and wedding ceremonies.Corals are divided into blue, pink and red according to the official ranks, and a large row of coral headdresses are bright and dazzling when kneeling and saluting, and the aura is compelling.

It is said that the first thing Mr. Chu did when he stepped into Xiaoqiantui's water mansion was to learn how to walk, eat, and sleep with a large clump of coral on his head.The red coral and pearl crown that belonged to the third princess weighed as much as a small Christmas tree!Just this incident made the empress tired and stupid, and her temples hurt from being pressed all day long. Chu Han almost regretted having such a wonderful marriage.

But Fang Qiansui treated him very well, took him to visit the Five Sacred Mountains and Three Mountains in the spirit world, toured their territory in the sea of ​​clouds, and saw all over the river, north and south, so happy and happy.

Shuifu Dongtian is a unique fairyland in the world.

It is so prosperous that people forget the life, old age, sickness, death and all sufferings in the world...

But Chu Han didn't stay long in the end and came back anyway.He and his classmate Xiaofang actually have the same temper, they can't stand being idle in one place all day long, enjoying wealth and luxury, and being treated like useless people.

Every day is to do at sunrise and rest at sunset, and basically do the same thing.They have only been married for two years, and they haven't reached the level of boredom of old couples. They are very nostalgic and obsessed with each other, and they are inseparable from each other.Such a decadent and carefree life was not Chu Han's real wish.

He and Fang Qiansui are doomed not to be together for a long time in one place.

Leaving each other is the incompleteness of the soul; and leaving one's original life is not complete enough in life.

For many years later, Chu Han and Fang Qiansui lived apart in two places, but they reunited every year on the day they agreed on.

The rainy season comes every year in the imperial capital, the weather is muggy, and the clouds are full of water vapor.Every afternoon or evening, there will be a downpour of rain. At that time, the sky is full of dark clouds, and there are thunder and lightning over the Forbidden City. The light of the lightning illuminates the sitting statue of Xiaolong mocking the wind on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The streets in the inner city are flooded with Jinshan, Kunming Lake and Miyun Reservoir are all exploding to the waterline, and there is a strange roar from the underground of Beixinqiao...

This kind of weather is the favorite of the Third Highness.

They meet every year in this season, and every year will not fail.

When the heavy rain covered the capital, Chu Han sat on the steps of the waterside pavilion in Prince Kung's Mansion at night, watching his room Chitose with his head sticking out from the ridge of the roof, he waved at him, and then jumped into the pool.

Fang Qiantui jumped out of the water again, revealing a face with a familiar smile on the corner of his mouth, looking at him...

At the bottom of the Tonghui River, the spiritual power of the "Xianlin Cave" composed of sacred trees is declining year by year.Perhaps one day in the future, the passage to and from that place will collapse naturally, and they will no longer be allowed to pass freely.At that time, they will need to find new passages.

Chu Han teased Xiaolong and said, "Do you have other wives and concubines?"

Fang Qiansui said disdainfully: "Go and ask Master Zuo Shi and Young Master, they will not lie, do I have other wives and concubines in my house?"

Chu Han actually knocked on the Zuo envoy to ask, but it wasn't to ask if Xiao Qiantose had an affair, but to inquire about another matter.

Chu Han asked straightforwardly: "When you were in the spirit world, you got under his quilt and slept all of us. Can you still pretend that you haven't slept?"

Young Master Zuo Shi was slightly surprised, quickly lowered his eyelashes, struggled and thought for a moment, and said sadly: "Young Master, have you forgotten my spiritual world's rules and regulations?"

Chu Han couldn't do it himself, so he had no reason to say to Mr. Zuo Shi: You stay, and you will never go back to another place.