My years as a soldier

It was not as difficult as Hu Jiuzhang thought if he really wanted to leave.It only took an hour from when he left the camp in his carriage to when he lit a bonfire in Changxin Village on the eastern outskirts of Chang'an.

He was afraid that he would not move fast enough and cause Li Muyun to miss the time to take the medicine, but the car was driving too fast and the car was bumping up and down, which was really embarrassing.Fortunately, the Changxin Village mentioned by Yan Zhaozhong was not too far from the rebel camp, and the roads around Chang'an were much easier than the country roads around ordinary towns. He searched all the way and found the right place. It didn't take much effort.

Hu Jiuzhang randomly found some waste wood in the village, and then went to the open space to light a bonfire, but he was really not sure whether Yan Zhaozhong would show up because of this bonfire, and instead worried that his bonfire would attract nearby robbers, killing people and stealing goods.He sat on the carriage holding the knife and waited for about half an hour, when suddenly there was a crisp sound of bamboo flute not far away, Hu Jiuzhang looked in the direction of the flute sound, and his hanging heart finally settled down.

This guy in Yan Zhaozhong was rather elegant, and he brought a piccolo with a high-pitched sound when he went down the mountain, holding that flute in his hand was like holding a small wooden stick, the sound was not sweet, but like a whistle, suddenly It was very harsh to blow it, but it was enough to attract people's attention.

"coming?"

With a smile on his face, Yan Zhaozhong quickened his pace and walked towards Hu Jiuzhang.

Hu Jiuzhang let out a long sigh, he couldn't laugh.

"Well, thank Brother Yan for my friend's diagnosis and treatment."

Hu Jiuzhang saluted him politely, then made room for Yan Zhaozhong to get in the car.It's just that as soon as Yan Zhaozhong got up, Hu Jiuzhang was worried, so he hurriedly squeezed into the carriage.

"Brother Yan, look at him like this..."

"Well, take it easy."

Li Muyun was still asleep in the car, the sun was shining brightly outside the car, and the temperature was not low, but Li Muyun was covered with a quilt, and his face was still pale.

Hu Jiuzhang lifted Li Muyun's hand out from under the quilt, and Yan Zhaozhong reached out to catch his pulse.

"How is it?" When he saw Li Muyun, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help but cast a cloud over his face.

"Uh...strange." Yan Zhaozhong frowned, "This pulse...is clearly poisoned, but I see this little brother's complexion, it seems to be suffering from cold condensate and stagnation of qi, so I have to use strengthening to strengthen the body, A medicine that harmonizes qi and blood. Looking at it, it looks like..."

"like what?"

Yan Zhaozhong just said something and then fell silent, so anxious that Hu Jiuzhang hurriedly asked.

"It's like... the poison grows in the body, it seems that this little brother's body is already poisonous."

Yan Zhaozhong also thought for a long time before answering this question.It's just that when Hu Jiuzhang heard his answer, his expression became more and more confused.

"Is there a cure for that?"

"Intractable!"

Yan Zhaozhong answered this question quickly.

"Yan has no ability to cure this disease, but Yan knows that there is a genius doctor in his hometown. If he can be found, this little brother's disease will be cured."

"Then I'll take him to find that miracle doctor!"

Hu Jiuzhang's face was full of sorrow when Yan Zhaozhong said "difficult to cure", but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately ignited hope.

"Well, but this matter still needs a long-term plan. I will drive you up the mountain first. I am hiding in the back mountain with my friends. There are still some medicines in the thatched hut that he can take. As for going to find a miracle doctor... I will I advise you to prepare for some time before it is too late to leave."

For this part of the way up the mountain, Hu Jiuzhang accompanied Li Muyun up in the carriage.He was afraid that Li Muyun would be bumpy, so when he walked on the bumpy road, he hugged Li Muyun into his arms and protected him carefully until the carriage finally stopped, then he put his arms around Li Muyun's body and made him sleep on a soft pillow and covered him with a quilt.

Hu Jiuzhang's whole mind was on Li Muyun, how could he know that a shout from outside the carriage made him stop in an instant as if he had been in a lifetime.

"Brother, are you back?"

Outside the car, Hu Yan greeted Yan Zhaozhong softly.Yan Zhaozhong jumped off the carriage, moving neatly.

"Well, there are my friends and a patient in this car, and the big room will be used by them."

Yan Zhaozhong instructed casually, but Hu Jiuzhang in the car was already trembling all over, his mind buzzed, and he didn't know if he should trust his ears.

That "brother" sounded exactly like his younger brother Hu Yan's voice, and he could even recall the appearance of his younger brother delivering sesame seed cakes to him before he left home.Although it was already six or seven years ago, how could he forget the voice of his own brother!

Hu Jiuzhang took a few deep breaths one after another. He collected himself and opened the front door curtain of the car to look outside. No matter how much he tried to calm himself down, he couldn't stay still.

He saw a young man standing in the distance, wearing better-made cloth clothes than those in his hometown. His hair was neatly combed, just like the rich young masters in Chang'an City in the past, with a high hair crown. Wearing a copper hairpin, his face is also fair and clean, how can he see the appearance of that country boy.

So similar, but...

Hu Jiuzhang's expression was bitter. The idea that Hu Yan was dead lingered in his mind repeatedly.

He wanted to deny it, but the look on this young man's face made him think of his younger brother.

He thought that six years later, if Hu Yan put on expensive clothes and dressed up well, he would probably look like this.

But Hu Yan had died tragically in Chang'an, and the person in front of him...

Hu Jiuzhang was a little hard to judge for a while, he stood blankly in front of the carriage door, and Hu Yan in the yard also glanced at the carriage, and met Hu Jiuzhang face to face, there was no disturbance on his face, he just nodded politely. Nodding, it's a hello.Seeing that there was nothing wrong here, he turned his head and went back to the house.

It was not until Hu Yan left that Yan Zhaozhong turned around and looked at Hu Jiuzhang.

"By the way, didn't you ask your brother's name?"

"Oh...my name...my name is Hu Jiuzhang."

Hu Jiuzhang stared straight at the direction where Hu Yan left, and the circles of his eyes were obviously red.

"Hu Jiuzhang?"

Yan Zhaozhong was also taken aback at this time.Thinking back when Chen Fan first came here, he had told him about the experience of the Hu brothers. He immediately realized the reason for the strange appearance in front of him, turned his head to look in the direction of Hu Yan's room, and then looked back at Hu Jiuzhang's face.

"Hey, what a coincidence...what a coincidence!"

Yan Zhaozhong said fortunately, feeling a little cramped for a while.After all, in Hu Yan's eyes now, he, an outsider, is his own brother, but when the real brother appeared, the kid couldn't recognize him.

He was afraid that Hu Jiuzhang might misunderstand something, and wanted to comfort Hu Jiuzhang, so he hurried to the car.

"Ahem, that... Brother Hu, I just rescued that person by the river last year. He was seriously injured at the time, and his head was not clear. It's also a coincidence. I have an old friend. After coming to me for a while, I recognized him, and then told me what happened to him in Chang'an, or he had an older brother who came to Chang'an to look for him. Brother Hu, you are his older brother, right?"

"Uh...you...you saved him?"

Hu Jiuzhang originally suspected that he was admitting his mistake, but when he heard Yan Zhaozhong's words, his eyes lit up with fire, but because the facts in front of him were too shocking and bizarre, he appeared confused.

"Yes, he has been treating me as his brother for a while, so..."

"so……"

Hu Jiuzhang took a deep breath, "Then who is that friend you mentioned?"

"Oh, his name is Chen Fan, brother Hu, remember?"

When Yan Zhaozhong said this, Hu Jiuzhang seemed to have linked up this series of events.Yan Zhaozhong in front of him is Chen Fan's friend, and Chen Fan met Hu Yan when he was in Chang'an.Yan Zhaozhong rescued Hu Yan, who was dying at the time, and Chen Fan took him in with a leg injury in the later days. Now this matter... I am afraid it is the greatest good thing that I have encountered since I left Beiting Bar?

Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Hu Yan is still alive, just thinking of this, he seems to see a ray of light suddenly shoot into the bottom of his heart, dispelling the darkness that was piled up in his heart little by little.

At least there is hope, right?he thinks.

Hu Jiuzhang couldn't stop looking at Yan Zhaozhong's face. He couldn't imagine how this hulking, seemingly reckless man would volunteer to help so many people.Not only did he save Hu Yan, but he also promised to help treat Li Muyun's illness... If it is said that he is willing to help someone, it is too unrealistic. Hu Jiuzhang does not believe that there are people who do things without asking for anything in return.

He couldn't help frowning. To be honest, he couldn't see through the person in front of him.

"Anyway... I'll take my friends to settle in the house first, and Brother Laoyan will take care of me. I'm so kind... I can't repay you!"

As Hu Jiuzhang spoke, he saluted Yan Zhaozhong respectfully, and he was still frowning as he walked towards the carriage. He couldn't figure out how there could be such a kind-hearted person as Yan Zhaozhong in the world.

Hu Jiuzhang placed Li Muyun on the soft bed in the room.The furniture here is naturally incomparable to Cui Qianyou's large tent, but fortunately, when Hu Jiuzhang was leaving, he brought a lot of bedding and mats, which came in handy at this time.

In the afternoon, he hugged Li Muyun and gave him medicine. He didn't expect him to be able to speak, but this time Li Muyun regained his energy after drinking the medicine, and talked to him for a long time, asking where it was and who he called for help , and comforted Hu Jiuzhang not to worry too much.Li Muyun is also a worry-loving person. He is already so sick, but he still needs to ask these trivial matters, for fear that Hu Jiuzhang will offend someone for no reason and act impulsively.

Of course Hu Jiuzhang didn't tell him about Cui Qianyou's refusal to find the medicine. He only said that the doctors in the army were unable to do their best. recuperate.

After finally coaxing Li Muyun to sleep, Hu Jiuzhang stood at the door and hesitated again.

Of course he wanted to go to find Hu Yan, but he couldn't move after thinking about it.

After all, Xiaoyan doesn't recognize himself now, it seems that Yan Zhaozhong takes good care of him, at least much better than when he was at his Northwest home.That's why Xiaoyan recognized that man as his brother...

Hu Jiuzhang thought silently.

In front of Hu Yan today, he can't compare with Yan Zhaozhong, but in front of Yan Zhaozhong, he feels even more humble.The two most important people in my life were both saved by Yan Zhao.Even to repay this kindness, death is not enough.On the contrary, he hoped that Yan Zhaozhong was a man with plans, so that at least he would have a way to repay, which was better than receiving favors all the time.

But there is not much time left for Hu Jiuzhang to struggle.In the evening of that day, Chen Fan returned to the back mountain with a big bag of medicinal herbs on his back. Hearing the sound, Hu Jiuzhang hurriedly went out to greet him with a cane. Unexpectedly, Chen Fan's face was serious, as if he had encountered some disaster.

"Jiu Zhang, why are you here? Could it be that you are the veteran that Lao Yan said was going to treat his friend?"

Chen Fan put down the herbal medicine, was very surprised, walked up to Hu Jiuzhang in two steps at a time, and saw that he was leaning on a pair of crutches, his expression darkened again.

"Jiu Zhang, is the son sick?"

"Hmm..." Hu Jiuzhang's voice choked with sobs.The two met again after half a year, although it was not considered a deep friendship, but Hu Jiuzhang cherished seeing each other again at this time, only hearing Chen Fan's familiar voice, he was filled with emotion, and his nasal cavity was also sore.

"Ah...then have you seen your younger brother? He was rescued by Lao Yan before." Chen Fan stretched out his hand and patted Hu Jiuzhang's arm a few times. Seeing his strong muscles and bones, he smiled a little. meaning.

"Well, I would like to thank Brother Chen, my friend, who has really helped my brothers and sisters a lot."

"Hey, he's just a fool with a lot of money, so you don't have to be polite to him. Don't talk about this, how is the son's illness? If I knew it was your business, I would have asked him to bring him here!"

"Hey...Brother Chen is bothering you. His illness may be difficult to cure. Brother Yan said that he must go to his hometown to find a miracle doctor before he can be cured."

"in this way……"

Chen Fan pondered for a moment, when Yan Zhaozhong also came out of the room.

When Chen Fan saw him, he became even more impolite, changed his face immediately, and said seriously:

"Lao Yan, Jiu Zhang, let me tell you some news. Now the crown prince has ascended the throne in Lingwu, and his reign is supreme. This battle may take a few years to end, and once it is over, I don't think the world will be stable. You have to decide as soon as possible, Chang'an is definitely not a place to stay for a long time!"