My years as a soldier

Cao Yi and his group actually lived in Guiyifang, located in the southwest corner of Chang'an County.The Lifangs in the south of Chang'an City are mostly desolate compared to those in the north. Firstly, because they are far away from the imperial city, the houses and buildings themselves are simpler than those in the north;Over time, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, and the north and south sides of Chang'an City gradually became what they are now, with a world of difference.

And this Guiyifang is one of the most impoverished areas in Chang'an County. Whenever there is a disaster year, more people die of starvation in Guiyifang than those in the villages outside Chang'an City.As for Cao Yi and his group, in fact, except for Cao Yi, an outsider, the other dozen or so are just ordinary residents in Guiyifang.These people have no land and no land, so they can only make a living by working hard for other families in Waifang.

These people are used to suffering, and have experienced too many difficult things, so that when Li Muyun suddenly fell to the ground in front of them, most of them did not react.On the contrary, Cao Yi, the bandit leader with a ferocious face, bent down and grabbed one of Li Muyun's wrists vigilantly, and tried his pulse for a while.

"Tsk... This kid is still a sick man... Big head, Tie Zhu! You two carry him into the house. As long as he is still awake, no one is allowed to touch his things without my permission! "

Following Cao Yi's order, two people ran out from the crowd, and carried Li Muyun one after the other into an abandoned house next to the open space.

The people were carried away, and the matter should be over. Several people stood up and packed the things in the carriage consciously. Cao Yi stood aside, looking over the things Li Muyun was carrying one by one.

"Northwest Army..."

He suddenly muttered in his mouth, and then frowned.But Cao Yi's thoughts were quickly interrupted by a voice behind him.

"Brother Cao, I...that..."

Cao Yi turned his head, but saw Fan San standing in front of him with his head down.

"Fan San, what's the matter with your second dog?"

"No, it's not about Ergou this time, Brother Cao...I think..." Fan San lowered his head.He was already short, but when he bowed his head like this, he seemed to lose half of his body in front of Cao Yi, making him appear even shorter.

"What's on your mind, just tell me what you have to say." Although Cao Yi was talking to him, his mind didn't seem to be on it, and his eyes still looked at Hu Jiuzhang's big rattan box from time to time.

"Brother Cao, I want to take care of that son. After all, I robbed him. If he really dies here, I will bear his life."

"Hehe, Fan San, I can't see that you are still responsible! I don't hate you, but you have seen the things he is wearing. This person is definitely not the son of an ordinary rich family. Well, I think he is probably a person with official background, both powerful and rich. This kind of son who was born in a honey jar has a very fragile body. If that kid really dies here... the government will investigate it in the future , everyone in our workshop may have to suffer.”

When Cao Yi said this, he let out another sigh.

"Today is the first day of the new year. I don't want people to be killed in the workshop. If you want to go, you can take care of him, but if he really dies here, the people in the government will pursue him, and at most they will pursue me. , has nothing to do with you."

"This... hey... thank you Brother Cao!"

Fan San bowed solemnly to Cao Yi, turned around and entered the dilapidated house that Li Muyun had just been brought into.

This is not the first time that Li Muyun has suffered from such a serious illness. In fact, he almost spent his entire childhood in pain.During the four seasons of the year, in spring and autumn, cold and heat, most of the days, he was ill.So Li Muyun has always known how to get along with illness, he is the most able to endure pain, and he knows the way of living while suffering.

When a person feels pain, he will try his best to alleviate and improve.People's attitudes may be pessimistic or optimistic, but there is no doubt that no one wants to be in pain forever. Even patients will always fantasize about the day when they recover from a serious illness.But when the pain continues to spread silently, and the sufferer is unable to resist, the pain becomes normal, and getting used to the pain and adapting to the pain becomes the only way to survive.

Li Muyun was like this, he had been ill for many years.In fact, he has long been accustomed to being accompanied by illness, even if one day he dies suddenly, Li Muyun will not feel the slightest surprise.In fact, being able to live to the age of 21 was beyond his imagination when he was a teenager.

Thinking about it now, Li Muyun remembered that his health gradually improved when he was 17 years old.That year was the year when King Su decided to take Zhao's two biological sons to Anton to take office.During that year, for some reason, Li Muyun's pain suddenly eased, and his appetite increased a lot.And it only took one year for him to grow from a sick and weak boy to the prestigious noble son of Chang'an.His body recovered quickly, and it was this vitality that was so tenacious that even Li Muyun himself was amazed, that made him see the infinite vitality contained in life.

He wants to live.More than ever and anyone, I want to live.

In the darkness, Li Muyun's body would twitch from time to time, his face would turn blue and pale for a while, but the chill in his body could not stop spreading outward.

As soon as Fan San entered the room, he lit the stove next to Li Muyun.Although the fire is choking, people will not be choked to death by the smell of smoke, but will be frozen to death by the severe cold of this winter night.Fan San had never seen a person as weak as Li Muyun, but he knew he was cold, so he had to help him warm up.Fan San lit the fire, and brought over the quilt to wrap Li Muyun tightly.After one night, Li Muyun's body gradually stopped twitching, but the others still couldn't wake up.

"Brother Cao, he's like this..."

In the early morning, facing Cao Yi who came to check, Fan San's expression was not good.He was just an ordinary Chang'an citizen, and when someone died, he had to bear the responsibility.

"Fan San, you have robbed an ancestor." Cao Yi's expression was much more relaxed than Fan San's, "This kid's pulse condition is much weaker than that of ordinary people. I think if he doesn't invite a doctor, he will be so exhausted. In a few days."

"Then...then I'll invite you!" After hearing this, Fan San turned around and was about to go out, but was held back by Cao Yi.

"Hey... San'er, don't invite the old boss, go to the Shennong Pavilion to find Dr. Lu and ask him to bring medicine. This kid is carrying something unusual. There will definitely be a tail chasing after him. Come back When you do, be careful."

"Brother Cao, I understand."

Fan San ran out of the broken house in a hurry, while Cao Yi stared at Li Muyun's pale face, looking again and again.

It was the next night that Li Muyun really started to wake up.At that time, Dr. Lu invited by Fan San had already fed several bowls of soup and medicine to Li Muyun. These two people took care of him day and night, and finally pulled him back from the gate of hell.As the night deepened, Li Muyun slowly opened his eyes.There was still a dull pain in his head, but at any rate, his consciousness recovered, and even the sense of urgency he felt when facing Cao Yi before he fainted quickly came to his mind.

He was wary and opened his eyes slightly, only to see the short and thick Fan San sitting beside him, holding a round straw fan in his hand, helping him to fan the smoke overflowing from the stove not far away from time to time.

"Father, you're finally awake!"

Seeing Li Muyun open his eyes, Fan San was extremely excited.

"Doctor Lu said that your body is the most taboo to be tired and cold. Although I shouldn't say this, it's winter and it's Chinese New Year. You don't even take your servants with you when you go out. It's too messy .”

Hearing Fan San's words, Li Muyun was a little stunned. It took him a lot of effort to make a sound, and his voice was hoarse.

"When is it your turn to teach me? If it weren't for you...would I have fallen to where I am today?"

Li Muyun also exerted 12 points of strength, trying to put on a lordly posture while sick.But Fan San actually really listened to Li Muyun's words, lowered his head, guilt spread like wildfire.

"You are a noble person, and a villain is not qualified to say such things to you, but this matter is about life, so Fan San has to say something more."

"okay……"

Li Muyun was discouraged.He can also see that this Fan San is the fate of the current person, and now that he is a prisoner, he still has to pay attention to these high and low levels.I have to say that sometimes you can only serve as a servant.

"You take one noble person at a time, do you know who I am?"

"You fainted as soon as you came last night. How can we know your identity? But our boss said that the things you carry are definitely not something ordinary people can get in their hands. In addition, we met you in Dongshi that day. When it comes to you... I guess, you must be from a noble family."

"Hehe...that's true...since your boss said it, did he say how he would deal with me?"

"I told you earlier that our Boss Cao doesn't take human life. The dignitaries in Chang'an City cherish their lives. As long as they can save their lives, everything can be negotiated. The Boss has seen this clearly, so he dared to ask us to do it in the Dongshi area. robbery."

"So? He's going to use his method of judging good and bad to decide how to treat me?"

Li Muyun still didn't take it seriously, while Fan San had a rather helpless expression.

"My lord, you've walked through hell. It's true that Brother Cao doesn't kill people, but it's the New Year's Eve, and we don't want to kill people in the workshop. Our group of people is just a part of Guiyi Workshop. It’s just helping the poor, relying on Boss Cao’s means to make some rich people’s windfall, just to survive in Chang’an City. Don’t torment us, and don’t torment yourself. You are recovering from your illness. Brother Cao is terrible. I’m dead, and I’ve been wary of your family bringing people around, and I’ve arranged it outside.”

"Heh... that Cao Yi is afraid of this? Besides, if my family were to come to encircle and suppress... they would have come a long time ago, so why would you wait until now?"

Li Muyun never cared about Fan San's worries.Although he had just woken up from his lethargy, the memory in his mind was not in the slightest confusion.Cao Yi is not simple.It stands to reason that this person shouldn't be afraid of killing, he doesn't kill, but for some reason.It is possible that, as Fan San said, Cao Yi tried his best to win over the hostages he had taken here in order to prevent this group of poor people from being recognized as city bandits by the government, so as to reduce the possibility of exposure.

But Li Muyun felt that since a bandit leader dared to do it, there was no reason for him not to admit it.Cao Yi will not be afraid of the government or any force coming to hunt him down.If he is worried, it must not be for himself. He is very likely to be worried for the sake of this group of people who helped him rob people.

But thinking of this, Li Muyun couldn't help frowning again.According to this reasoning, Cao Yi should be regarded as a chivalrous bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor, and Fan San should belong to Cao Yi's command and be protected by Cao Yi. Why does he have to behave so lowly when facing himself as a hostage? , Didn't have the consciousness of being a robber at all?

Could it be that Fan San kept secrets from Cao Yi in his heart, so that he was more willing to side with the hostages?

Li Muyun thought of this naturally, but soon he dismissed this thought.

There should be no estrangement between Fan San and Cao Yi, because if he is dissatisfied with Cao Yi's actions, he is free to kidnap anyone, and Cao Yi can't say anything else.And since Fan San has become an accomplice, he must agree with Cao Yi's move.But that being the case, why did Fan San put on such a humble posture in front of him?

Li Muyun couldn't help sighing softly.The more complex things are thought about, the harder it is to draw conclusions.At this moment, his brain was still in pain, and it was really too hard to think about it.He had no choice but to let his thoughts slacken, and after being so stunned for about three or four seconds, Li Muyun suddenly seemed to have figured something out.

One of the most obvious possibilities was just ignored by him.

Under what circumstances would a person go to another person?Of course, when he needed help from the other party.Fan San is so considerate to himself, in fact, he is very much like ordinary people who fawn on Su Wangfu's forces in ordinary times.It took Li Muyun a long time to figure out such an obvious move.

Fan San is flattering himself now, and he is very likely to ask for something.That's why he was so considerate to the hostages, as if he was not a kidnapper, and he, a sick person, was not a hostage either.

Having figured this out, Li Muyun was finally able to let out a long breath, and Fan San also laughed in front of him, explaining in a low voice.

"Brother Cao..."

"Don't talk about him, Fan San. Just talk about you." Li Muyun coughed lightly, breathing heavily to make his voice sound more solid, "What on earth are you here to take care of me all day? I guess... Even if I was really sick and dying, Cao Yi would take the initiative to ask the doctor to come and see me, and it was not your turn to take care of me. Besides, you are the gangster who hijacked me here. There is no such thing as you and me. What kind of friendship..."

Speaking of this, Li Muyun let out a long sigh, his eyes fixed on Fan San's ugly square face.

"What on earth...why did you come to approach me?"