All your life is gentle

This section of the mountain road is more exciting than the Miao Village mountain road.Along the way, there is a situation where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.A wooden bridge is built between the cliffs, at most two feet wide, often leading to an abyss.In the narrow part of the winding mountain path, you have to move across the stone wall. First, call out to see if there is anyone on the other side. If there is someone, you have to retreat to a slightly spacious place and wait.

Zi Shi thought to himself: Living in this kind of place, you can become a master even if you are not a master.It's no wonder that all the mast runners look strong, dexterous, and athletic.In such a natural and dangerous place, natural disasters may be inevitable, but man-made disasters can be avoided to the greatest extent.What a great place to hide.

Came to a cliff again.The single-plank bridge on the cliff is about two feet long and no more than three inches wide.

Changsheng looked up, and there was a big tree at the opposite bridge.Find a long rope from the back basket, tie one end to the arrow cluster, and aim at the tree trunk to shoot.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" With the rapid and crisp voice of a child, a ten-year-old boy emerged from behind the tree, stood on the edge of the cliff and shook his hands vigorously at them. The two buns swayed and swayed.

"Whose child is so playful, like a ginseng doll." Zi Shi laughed.

"Brother, do you think it's really a ginseng doll?" Zigui was always romantic.

"Haha..." Several people were happy.Changsheng put down the bow and arrow.Zi Shi turned to the other side and asked, "Little brother, why can't you shoot?"

"This pigeon flower tree is [-] years old. If you shoot it, Grandpa Wu will definitely spank your ass." His expression was serious.

Zi Shi suppressed a smile: "It turned out to be a Davidia involucrata tree. I wondered why it was so beautiful. It really is better to see it than to hear it. It really shouldn't be shot."

Davidia involucrata is a famous species in ancient times, with beautiful flowers and beautiful colors, shaped like white doves.At the end of April, the flowering period is in full bloom, with countless white and light big flowers, like birds perched on the branches, ready to fly.

"Well, let's shoot the rope to the ground, can you help us tie it to the tree trunk?"

The boy scratched his head: "That's good, but what are you tying the rope for?" He crossed the bridge by himself, and it was always carried by Grandpa Wu or Brother Sanshui, so it was very easy.

"Guess it."

With only two parts of Changsheng's strength, the arrow branch crossed the cliff with the long rope and landed just in front of the little boy.

"Yes, go around... Tie two more knots to make it tighter." Zi Shi remote-controlled here.The boy finished his task and turned around.The other end of the rope was pulled by Chang Sheng in his hand, pulling it straight, becoming a guardrail parallel to the single-plank bridge.

"Ah! I see! You have to help it and walk over."

"So smart!" Zi Shi had already crossed the bridge while he was speaking, followed by Zi Gui and Zi Zhou.

The girl had a maternal instinct, touched her little head and asked, "Little brother is so cute, what's your name?"

The little boy ignored her and stared at Zizhou behind him.After watching for a while, tears came out, and she rushed forward: "You are brother Zizhou who gave me rice cakes! Brother Zizhou, don't you recognize Xiaoran? I am Xiaoran..."

This pink and juicy ginseng doll turned out to be Xu Tingran, the cousin of Xu Lingruo, the leader of the Baisha Gang, and the only son of Xu Hengjiang, the former leader of the Baisha Gang.On the way to escape that day, the child was sick and hungry, his face was yellow and thin, how could he look so white and red now?So the four of them didn't recognize each other at first.

"Why is Xiaoran here?" Zi Zhou was also overjoyed to meet him again.

"My sister said that Grandpa Wu's place is the safest place, let my mother and I live with Grandpa Wu."

Over there, Chang Sheng went up to the bridge with a big bamboo basket on his back, walked over like walking on flat ground, and went to untie the rope from the tree.

The boy caught a glimpse and felt cheated, and looked up at Zi Shi: "Big brother, can't that big brother come over and tie the rope too?"

Ah, the kids are so smart.Didn't I hear you say that you know Mr. Wu, and try to get close? Zi Shi blinked his eyes: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. That big brother is powerful, but after tying the rope, he has to go back and come back , in case you accidentally fall down... you helped us, just treat it as brother Zizhou owes you a favor, okay?"

The child felt guilty: "No need, no need, I didn't expect it. My sister said that helping others in need is what I should do. And brother Zizhou saved me. This, thanks to the kindness of others, should be, Repay each other with a spring..." These awkward sentences were squeezed together like memorization, as if they were reading the famous sayings of the leader of the Baisha Gang.

Zi Shi pursed his lips and suppressed a smile.Brother Zizhou Bai glanced at him, and took Xu Tingran's hand: "Xiaoran, will you take us to find Grandpa Wu?"

The five people walked into the col while talking.

The two big ones fell behind.

"The same is to be a good person. People only remember Zizhou, and the three of us are all left alone. It can be seen that unknown heroes can't do it."

"You are really... the child is very simple and honest, what do you want to do to play tricks on him." Chang Sheng had a smile on his face.

"Playing tricks on him? Am I that kind of person?" He also laughed, "I thought that plums in our family were so loyal and rare, but I didn't expect there to be even rarer varieties..."

There is a small village in the col, and all the people living by the riverside are sailors.Every household has bluestone paths, wooden windows, bamboo fences, and bamboo tubes that lead the mountain stream and clear springs to the yard.The wild flowers on the side of the road are crowded and blooming happily.

"I'm afraid this place is the secret base of the Baisha Gang." Zi Shi whispered.

"Well. Near the cliff, someone peeked at us. It disappeared after crossing the bridge."

"I'm afraid that this child was deliberately left to try us - I didn't expect to hit the right one and save a lot of tongue."

"It's because Zi Zhou has a lot of face, let's take advantage of it."

Hearing this, Zi Shi turned his face towards Chang Sheng, his eyebrows and eyes curved: "It's also thanks to not blocking him at the beginning. A good deed every day will be rewarded." There was something else behind the words, and his tone and demeanor were a little teasing Meaning.

There seemed to be a nest of ants crawling in Changsheng's heart.Suddenly he became serious: "I will definitely do more good deeds in the future."

Although he is telling the truth, the effect is completely dark humor.

Zi Shi laughed loudly, and thumped him: "Gu Shaoxia... Please don't be so dedicated... Ouch! I'm so funny..." He thought: Mensao, Mensao, the best, the best.

Immortal speechless.The ants turned into leeches, sucking all the blood from the heart.

Xu Tingran took the lead and rushed into the courtyard at the highest point at the end of the col, and shouted from afar, "Mother! Grandpa Wu! There are guests—"

Undoubtedly, the four of them received the highest standard of hospitality from Mrs. Xu.Wu Sanye heard that they wanted to cross the river, so he agreed without saying a word.The old man had just passed his sixtieth birthday, and he was dark and thin.A pair of small eyes are shining brightly, the veins on the arms are protruding, the speech is sharp, and the actions are swift and powerful.After traveling on the river for decades, all the words echoed, and the real voice was like a bell.

Hearing that they came from Yonghuai County and met Xu Lingruo, Third Master Wu didn't ask much.He just said: "Master Hua is still in good shape? How is Ruo girl looking good? Qu Buyan still looks like that - as if someone borrowed his rice and returned his chaff?"

Zi Shi stood up and answered the first two questions.Hearing the last one, the whole room laughed.

Third Master Wu stroked his sparse beard: "He is a round younger than me, relying on his seniority in the Jianghu, he bluffs and deceives everywhere, relying on the old to sell the old..."

Mrs. Xu interjected with a smile: "The third master likes to joke, don't take it to your heart. Hero Qu is famous all over the world, not to mention Chuzhou, who doesn't admire his demeanor among the chivalrous people in Jiangnan and Jiangbei?"

The four of them thought of Qu Buyan, who was dressed in a green shirt, elegant and elegant, always with an indifferent expression on his face. It was really interesting to contact Wu Sanye's sentence "It seems that someone borrowed his rice and returned his chaff".Qu Daxia's superior demeanor suddenly shattered into tiles.

At first, I was worried that the elder Wu Sanye of Baisha Gang would not be easy to deal with, but I didn't expect him to be such a lovely old man.Of course, Zi Shi and Chang Sheng knew very well in their hearts: without Xu Tingran's precious sword, the lovely old man could turn into a soul-stirring black impermanence at any time.

I heard Wu Sanye say again: "It's okay to cross the river, but it's just not enough time. This time, Fengci Beach in Mengjin, the bottom of the water is full of sharp knife-like stones, and it can only be crossed when the water is high. From last year to this year, there has not been much rain. , the river is rising slowly, and I am afraid that we will have to wait until the day of "June [-]th, when the dragons wear their robes."

"Isn't there still more than a month left?"

"It can't be helped. Now the river is full of black barbarians' boats, only Huimengjin and Hongfendu dare not come. Huimengjin is diagonally opposite to the "Lingguan Port" in the north of the river, just under Fenglan Mountain. Turning over is the Shu Road leading directly to Fenglan Pass, which is only twenty or thirty miles away, so there is no need to alarm the black barbarians. Xin is a bit hard, but it is the only way to safely enter Shu right now. Let alone a month, even a day You have to wait for half a year, don't you?"

Mrs. Xu said: "Xiao Ran likes you very much. He is so happy to live here for a while."

Xu Tingran has a good family education, and has been trying not to interrupt, so he nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Brother Zizhou said he could teach me to read, but I haven't read for a long time—" Zishi glanced at his younger brother: the public relations are well done nice.But I heard the little boy say a big truth: "Besides, brother Sanshui has gone to set the mast, and there will be no one to play with me for several days. Brother Sanshui is a boss, brother Zizhou is much more friendly..."

Everyone laughed again.

Changsheng laughed, but felt his face go numb.One more month... Of course, the later the parting, the better.However, the torment before the parting, I really can't guarantee that I can survive it.

Zi Shi looked at Xu Tingran's chubby face and thought to himself: This kid is actually quite smart, but it's a pity that he has a super capable sister who protects her too well and is too loyal.Smiling and asking: "Xiaoran, who is brother Sanshui?" I knew it must be the black-faced boy I met on the plank road.

"Brother Sanshui is brother Sanshui..."

Wu Sanye continued: "You should have bumped into each other on the way here. That kid's name is Luo Miao—we all call him Luo Sanshui, he is the son of Boss Luo in Qingyangwu, Yuping. Yuping was the first port. His father protected him when he was dying, and told him to join Ruoyatou. Ruoyatou saw that he was clever and honest, so she sent him to accompany our old man and kid. I'm afraid the boss won't like it here, haha..."

The battle of Yuping in March last year was never experienced by Changsheng, and it was won by Fu Yi.It is said that the Jinxia Navy was defeated at that time, and hardly organized any effective resistance.On the contrary, some gangs of fishermen by the river fought bravely and bloody battles when the Western soldiers robbed the ships.Although the number of people was small, it was loose and chaotic, and it took a little effort for General Fu to smooth everything out.This young man surnamed Luo should have slipped through the net in that battle.It's no wonder that a person flees in exile, so he has to take a sheep to get food.

Zi Shi and Chang Sheng didn't feel that Luo Miao's theft needed to be condemned.Zizhou and Zigui are kind and honest, they won't expose their faults in front of others.So they didn't mention that they met a year ago.

The four temporarily lived here, leaving behind a rare pastoral life.

The house is simple and the houses are limited.Xu Tingran dragged Zi Zhou's elder brother to live with him, Zi Gui shared a room with Mrs. Xu, and Zi Shi Changsheng shared a room.Luo Miao was not at home, and when she came back three days later, she found that her bedding had been moved to Wu Sanye's room by Xu Tingran, who loved the new and disliked the old—or should I say miss the old.It was just a temporary move, without saying anything.

During the meal, eight people gathered around a large table.As soon as she was seated, Xiao Ran told Brother Sanshui vividly how she met Brother Zizhou that day.

"...I feel that I have no strength at all, and a lot of stars are flying in my head. Uncle Bing talked to me, his voice was like thunder, and his ears hurt. Then, and then, I saw a bag of snow-white rice cakes appearing In front of him, a very gentle and gentle voice said: "Brother gave it to you. "" The little boy's big eyes sparkled, "I have never heard such a beautiful voice, and I have never eaten such a sweet rice cake - then I thought: Is this brother sent by the gods in the sky to save me?" ?..."

Zizhou was suddenly worshiped like this, and he was so beautiful in his heart.I also feel that it is nothing more than a little effort, and I am very embarrassed to earn such a good reputation for nothing.In the end, she gave up her vanity and put on a serious look like a brother: "Xiaoran, as your sister Xu Bangzhu said, helping others in need should be done according to their duties. We will also help if you are someone else that day. And if you If you don’t meet us, there will be other people helping you. Don’t worry about it, you just need to remember to help others.”

"Oh." The little boy nodded obediently, but his expression was a little disappointed.

Third Master Wu turned his head and asked Luo Miao: "How is the business this time?"

"The old price, I got rid of it smoothly, and the money will be kept by Uncle Qi. But Boss Ge said that he won't be able to come after half a month at most—the Xibing soldiers have already started to go into the mountains to grab food, and sooner or later they will touch Hongfendu. They must all be robbed and set up camp, and they might lose money and lose their lives."

"Then we'll work for another half a month. In the evening, you go to Lao Qi's place and ask him to set up a guard post and watch at the head of Fenghuangkou." After finishing his orders, Mr. Wu said to the others at the table, "Don't worry. , there is no place in the world that is easier to defend and harder to attack than Huimengjin, and soldiers from all dynasties and generations dare not come here."

After the business is finished, everyone eats quietly.

Two pairs of chopsticks suddenly stuck into the same vegetable bowl.Changsheng raised his head, and Luo Miao looked over with a pair of eyes, with a little guard and questioning inside.Knowing that he had already recognized himself and the others, with a twitch of the corner of his mouth and a flick of his wrist, the short-blade grapple came out.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged hands.Sitting still, he made a move on the table with one hand.

On the Eight Immortals table is an old and a young person sitting first, and two women are sitting next.The eldest son Shi is on the right, and Luo Miaozi Zhou is on the left.So these two are exactly the opposite.After more than a dozen moves, everyone at the table watched with great interest.

Zi Shi looked at it for a while, his eyes dazzled.Ignore them and eat with your head down.After taking two bites, he said to Changsheng: "Help me get a bowl of soup." The soup bowl was in the middle of the table, which happened to belong to the area where the two of them fought fiercely.

Changsheng responded, and led the opponent to the side with his right hand, and took a spoon to fill the soup with his left hand.A bowl was full, not even a drop was spilled, and it was delivered firmly to Zi Shi.

This time, the outcome has been decided.

The two withdrew at the same time.Three small applauds.

"Thank you." Zi Shi drank his soup in a gentle manner without looking up.

Chang Sheng was polite: "You're welcome." Concentrate on eating.

Luo Miao was so angry that his seven orifices smoked.It's nothing to lose, the opponent's incomparable virtue is really hateful.Especially the one who doesn't know martial arts, who looks like he will fall when the wind blows.

"Crack!" The chopsticks slapped the table: "Gu Changsheng, right? Gu Changsheng, after dinner, let's have a good fight."

"Happy to accompany."

Third Master Wu nodded: "It's fine for young people to compete with each other."

Zi Shi said heartily: "This Sanshui classmate is so awkward. He should be the one who is wronged, why is it as if we owe him a debt?"

From this day on, Luo Miao and Changsheng will have a match every afternoon.At the beginning, both sides were a little angry, but later on, it really became a sparring.Zi Zhou Zigui also joined in, and they practiced heartily.In the end, they looked at each other and smiled, all grievances and hatreds were wiped out.

Changsheng thought: As for the hatred of the country and the family, I don't care, but you may not have the opportunity to know.

Zi Shi took Xu Tingran to pick flowers, fight grass, catch butterflies and catch insects, and taught him names and characters by the way.Xiao Ran soon discovered that it was much more interesting to follow Brother Zi Shi than Brother Zi Zhou.But he is a good boy with a firm stand, no matter how intimidating and lure Zi Shi is, he will never change his original intention: Brother Zizhou is good, as long as he is good, he is good.

Martial arts practitioners rest on the grass.I heard Zi Shi teaching a little boy to write.

"Xiao Ran write down her name."

"I will do this." The words "Xu Tingran" were written crookedly.Feeling ugly, he whispered: "I learned this from my master in the village. Later, I was always sick, so I didn't go there. Those who have time to accompany me at home can't do it, and those who can read have no time to teach it. I……"

Zi Shi said: "Ting is the level of the water. The ancients said, "Tingzhou is Duruo, and it is far away". ——Elegant in the middle, elegant and elegant, it not only fits the right time and place in Chuzhou, but also coincides with your identity as a disciple of the Baisha Gang. I don’t know who started it?”

"It was started by my sister's master. My sister said that I will be sent to her master's place when it is more peaceful outside, and I will never get sick again." Still thinking about the name, "I always feel that "Ting Ran" looks like a girl Like, I don’t like it.” Turning to ask, “Brother Zizhou, is this name really as good as what Brother Zishi said?”

"really good."

Reassured, the little boy was relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

Zi Shi pretended to be angry: "This is unreasonable! Xiao Ran, remember, in terms of learning, ten Zi Zhou brothers combined are not as strong as Zi Shi Ge, do you understand?"

Xu Tingran looked at Zizhou again.Zizhou wanted to shake his head, but he didn't dare, and finally nodded.The little boy looked at Zi Shi with admiration.Changsheng and Zigui hehele.

Luo Miao suddenly said, "Li Zishi, there is a saying in our hometown——"

oh?Everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears curiously.

I heard him say seriously: "It's called "Saint Egg"."

"Haha..." Changsheng and a pair of twins laughed and beat their chests.

Chang Sheng pointed to Zi Shi: ""Holy Man egg"... Ha! You have today too, so happy."

Zi Shi tilted his head to ponder, and he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Sanshui, you and I have a little old friendship, a fellowship. We meet in different places in troubled times, and we should help each other—— I'm not very kind, is it?"

Luo Miao thought that he would become angry with embarrassment, but she didn't expect to understate it and expose it.In fact, he seldom joked with others. The reason why he made provocative words was purely because he didn't like the other party.Quilt Shi's ridicule, but I feel embarrassed.Fortunately, he was dark-skinned, so he couldn't tell if he blushed.

Zigui laughed heartily.After laughing, I felt a little ashamed of my elder brother.So he said: "Brother Luo, do you know that we lost something outside Xianxia Town that day, we were frightened, and we couldn't find a place to stay, so Brother was ill for a full month before he recovered."

Luo Miao looked at Li Zishi, he really seemed to be able to scare him to death.Even more embarrassing.

Zi Shi and Chang Sheng smiled at each other, thinking: This girl has also learned how to blackmail honest people.

While they were talking, Zi Zhou took over from Zi Shi and taught Xu Tingran to write.I wrote down the names of several people, and it happened to mention Luo Miao's "Miao" character: "Didn't you call Brother Luo "Brother Sanshui"? Three waters are big waters."

Here, student Luo Sanshui suddenly felt a little regretful, he shouldn't have beaten Li Zishi with the "Holy Egg".Otherwise, you can still hear him commenting on his own name.