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Chapter 1093 Chapter 1034 Autumn Leaves

Chapter 1093 Chapter [-] Autumn Leaves

The night after arriving in Zizhou, I dreamed of my sister who had died.

That was more than ten years ago.

The Jurchens went south for the second time, destroying countless families.The Tang family was a small landlord family near the Daming Mansion. Their family was originally well-off. When the Jurchen went south for the first time, because Zhuji cooperated with the Xiangfu’s implementation of the measures to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, they evacuated in time, so they did not suffer too many casualties. But this time , but no good luck for the first time.

Parents died in the rebellious army soon, and all the family assets they brought with them were looted, and a large number of people were driven south by the disaster.Tang Minjie, who had read some books at that time and was active in thinking, took his younger sister Tang Baoer all the way to Xiaocanghe in the northwest.

Right and wrong in the human world are actually hard to define when faced with many complex situations.Even after many years, Tang Minjie, who was more mature in thinking, had a hard time discussing whether his thoughts were clear at the time, and whether he could survive by choosing another path.But in short, people make decisions and face consequences.

From Daming Mansion to Xiaocang River, a total of more than 1000 miles, the brothers and sisters who have never experienced complicated things encountered many things: military disasters, bandits, refugees, beggars...the money on them quickly Not anymore, was beaten, witnessed the plague, almost died on the way, but also benefited from the kindness of others, and finally suffered from hunger...

The younger sister was starved to death.Before I die, I want to eat meatloaf...

In the countless time since then, he will always recall that journey.At that time, he still left behind a knife. Although the war and starvation spread everywhere, he could have killed people, but when he was 17 years old, he didn't have the courage.He could have cut his own flesh too—for example, the flesh on his buttocks, he had thought about doing this several times, but in the end he still didn't have the courage...

His younger sister died of starvation on the road. He met several other refugees and walked to Xiaocang River together.Because of the books he had read, he was assigned to do some clerical work, and then he also attended some courses, and finally understood a truth:

When things come to an end, you need to be bold.

If I had been able to do it back then, whether it was against others or against myself... Maybe my sister wouldn't have to die...

Waking up from sleep, it was vaguely early in the morning, and Lu Mingfang talked to him:

"Is there anything else you want to entrust to me? For example, the younger sister in the boudoir, do you want me to go back and visit for you?"

"You are not suitable. I am afraid that someone who runs around with her head up all day will become a widow."

"Is there really a sister?"

At that time, Lu Mingfang's eyes lit up, with a silly look of interest.

In the end, it was me who came back...

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With the ringing of the morning bell, the eastern sky reveals the morning glow.The escorted team went to the south road of Zizhou City, joined a convoy returning to Chengdu, and took a ride.

The convoy belonging to China No. [-] Military Industry walked along the spacious avenue where people came and went, passed through the fields after the autumn harvest, and passed through the lush Longquan Mountains. There were large white clouds in the sky moving with the wind, sitting on the cart The prisoners occasionally heard people talking about various things: the restructuring of Zhuji, the war that is about to start in the Central Plains, the deal with Liu Guangshi, He Wen's abomination, the workers in Chengdu... one after another, this may be true. Many concepts are unfamiliar to him.

What he is most familiar with in his memory is the ice and snow in the north. Even in a world without ice and snow, that piece of world looks cold and chilling.

But the road in front of him is wide. When he left the border of Liangshan many years ago, passed through Chengdu, and passed through Jianmen Pass all the way north.

On the eighth day of the seventh month of the second year of the Yuanli calendar in Huaxia, Tang Minjie returned to Chengdu from the north, and it was his former junior brother Peng Yueyun who came out to greet him.

Then, there was an interrogation.

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Zhang Village.

The light of the stars and the moon gently enveloped this place.

In the auditorium at the northern end of the village, a wedding banquet was going on. The two parties were Du Sha's fourth son, Du Pengpeng, and Su Wending's daughter, Su Xiaoxian, on the other.Both of these two are considered big households in Zhangcun, so although they follow the standard of frugality, the banquet scene is still very lively. Su Tan'er brought people over to help Zhang Luo, and Ning Yi also showed up briefly.

Lin Jingmei tied her hair into a long ponytail, and led a few sisters busy cooking in the kitchen.

Since the rebellion of the Huaxia Army's regicide, the lack of supplies has lasted for more than ten years. Up to now, although the rapid development of Chengdu has become extravagant, Zhangcun has been under Ning Yi's control. Relatively simple customs are still maintained.Although the wedding banquet was lively, it did not invite any prominent cooks from other places, nor did it have excessively extravagant dishes.Since she grew up by Ning Yi's side for more than ten years, Lin Jingmei, who was adopted by Ning Yi as a foster daughter, is very good at cooking. This time when the little girl in the sister group got married, she volunteered to make two dishes.

The kitchen was smoky and smoky, and I was exhausted, but there were annoying flies beside me.

"Hey, hey, in this way, you are the only one left, Meizi, you are the only one left..."

Today is not the first person to talk about this topic, Lin Jingmei brandished the spoon in her hand like a big knife, fiercely.

"Go away, go away, go away, help serve food..."

One fly was driven away, and other flies surrounded it.

"Yes, you should think about something, Meizi..."

"Okay, okay, say something useful."

"My cousin came back yesterday, you go and meet..."

In the big kitchen, several male cooks were cooking and shouting loudly. From Lin Jingmei's side, someone came over from time to time, and chatted with her about blind dates and marriage while helping her.On the one hand, it is because she is Ning Yi's righteous daughter, and on the other hand, it is also because her appearance and temperament are really outstanding.

The Huaxia Army had a tight life in the early years. Some outstanding young people delayed their marriage for a few years. After the Southwest War ended, a large-scale blind date and marriage wave began to appear, but now it seems that it is coming to an end. .

Lin Jingmei couldn't laugh or cry and blocked the marriage-promoting lineup one by one. Of course, there were many people who came, and occasionally someone would bring up more complicated topics.

"Hey, Meizi, you don't want to get married, don't you still miss that surname He? That person is not a thing..."

When this matter was brought up, the nearby male cooks all joined in: "Nonsense, how could Meizi be so blind..."

"I'm telling you, Meizi, if you marry anyone, you can't marry that bastard!"

"That's right, I should have killed him if I knew it earlier!"

"Cook the croton for him to eat."

"Sooner or later there will be retribution."

This is one of the most discussed things in Zhangcun recently—or within the Huaxia Army.Regarding the relationship between the Huaxia Army and the Fair Party, the previous definition has always been ambiguous. The Huaxia Army's attitude is actually open-minded: We defeated the Jurchens here, and you can only use this reputation if you want to.

However, when the news of the Jiangning Heroes Tournament came, and the Huaxia Army's World No. [-] Martial Arts Tournament chose a similar time point, the popularity here was immediately stifled.Especially for these people at the core of Zhangcun, they know what happened to He Wen at the beginning, and they also know how magnanimously they dealt with it later. Thank you, now taking advantage of the advantages and tearing down the stage, it is really a bitch who would not regret being beaten to death several times.

Everyone was cursing for a while, and then a few male cooks changed the topic, guessing whether we have taken any countermeasures against this hero meeting, such as sending a team out to disturb the other party's affairs, and some people think that After all, it’s too far away, so there’s no need to go there now. After talking like this, I returned to the discussion about using He Wen’s head as a toilet.

Lin Jingmei's side was also full of excitement. After a while, she finished the two meals she was in charge of, went out to eat noodles, and there were still endless people coming to talk about the marriage.She dealt with these matters either tactfully or directly, and when everyone clamored to have a bridal chamber, she took a chance to go out from the side of the auditorium, took a walk along the street, and then went to hang out by the small river near Zhang Village.

In the misty night of early autumn, the bustling auditorium in the distance is like an island floating in the night, and the surrounding courtyards are scattered with light.The river was gurgling under the starlight, she took a deep breath of the air by the river, and she couldn't help thinking about He Wen in her mind.

For her now, thinking of He Wen is not only about her original relationship.After she became an adult, she participated in the rear work of the Huaxia Army. She had been exposed to a lot of clerical work and the espionage system. Compared with these matters related to the rise and fall of the whole world, it was related to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of lives. Personal emotions are actually insignificant.

Just like those acquaintances in the kitchen, if they just yelled a few words according to their heart, of course they would kill He Wen.But if you think about it on a real political level, there will be various solutions, and some of the topics derived from this are the reasons why she is troubled today.

With a bang, someone threw a stone into the river, awakening the woman who was walking by the river while thinking.

There are many secret sentries patrolling around Zhangcun, and there will not be too many security problems.Lin Jingmei turned her head in surprise, and saw a man in military uniform appearing under the starlight behind him, showing a familiar smile after playing a prank.

"Peng...Xiao Peng, you are back..."

"Send an urgent document. I'll come back privately under the guise of Gongji, but unfortunately it's a bit late and I didn't make it to the banquet..."

"Have you eaten yet? There must be food in the kitchen."

"I ate something on the way, I sneaked out to find you."

It was Peng Yueyun who appeared at this time, and the two were talking, walking side by side on the embankment by the river.

"When I went there, the banquet hadn't ended yet. Miss Jia arranged a seat for me. I checked that you were not there, so I inquired a little bit. One or two of them wanted to introduce someone to you for a blind date. I guessed that you had run away."

Lin Jingmei smiled: "Anyway, it's all those words. There is no malice, so I'm used to it. I just cook in the kitchen, and I want to go out for a walk after I'm full."

Peng Yueyun took her hand, and the two of them walked forward slowly, swinging their arms.

"Sister Xiaomei, you marry me, let's get married." Peng Yueyun said.

The two were acquainted in the past, Lin Jingmei was half a year older than Peng Yueyun, and they used to be called siblings.They established their relationship in the first half of this year, expressed their affection for each other, and held hands for the first time.It's just that Peng Yueyun went to work in Chengdu, and Lin Jingmei stayed in Zhangcun. They didn't meet many times, and the marriage was not fully finalized.

Of course, as far as the relationship between men and women is concerned at this time, after holding hands, getting married is usually a certainty.When Peng Yueyun said it now, it seemed natural.

Lin Jingmei smiled naturally, but then, after thinking of something, she lowered her head: "Xiao Peng, of course I am willing, but... now there are other things..."

Her hands loosened slightly.

Peng Yueyun tightened his palms: "It's about He Wen."

The woman with the ponytail turned her head to look at him, not knowing where to start.

Peng Yueyun smiled, and then his eyes calmed down. He walked forward and whispered: "He Wen wants to hold a hero conference in Jiangning. It is one thing to borrow our fame, but on a larger level, a power Holding such a large-scale event is a way to purge its internal forces and centralize its power. Competition is second, and the most important thing is that He Wen also knows that the fair party has expanded too fast, and the initial structure is no longer so useful. .”

"Jiangnan expelled refugees to form soldiers, killed landlords, and massacred gentry. Now the scale is in the tens of millions, and the strength of troops is in the millions. But among them, He Wen, Gao Chang, Xu Zhaonan, Shi Baofeng, and Zhou Shang each formed their own forces. Soon to become a prince of the Five Routes. He Wen wanted to imitate our martial arts competition last year, to make a good name for the outside world, to arrange his seats, and to strengthen his ruling power in the Fair Party. The political meaning here is Very strong."

"So, Xiao Peng..." Lin Jingmei frowned and looked at him.

Peng Yueyun squeezed her hand: "I know some people under the staff are discussing, from this point of view, we can also send people to intervene, and if we want to send people, let those who were familiar with He Wen at the beginning It is of course the most ideal way to go in person. Sister Mei, you... I know I must have heard this kind of talk."

"Xiao Peng, there was nothing between me and He Wen... back then, I was a little naive back then, and He Wen didn't like me... But if my father needs me to go on a mission to negotiate, I think I should go , because I do know something about his past..."

"But if you pass this time, what should He Wen do if he says that he suddenly fell in love with you? Even if he threatens you with his relationship with the Huaxia Army, what should you do?"

"...I will take care of this matter."

She was silent for a long time before she uttered this sentence. She didn't swear too firmly, nor did she speak rashly about her feelings. She just looked at Peng Yueyun with serious and complicated emotions deep in her eyes.Peng Yueyun could sense the meaning of that gaze, it was the gaze of a soldier he had seen many times over the years.

He laughed slowly: "In Chengdu, someone mentioned your name to the teacher."

"what……"

"I was scolded by the teacher, saying that he learned tricks and tricks, and learned to lose his conscience."

"what……"

"And as far as I know, the team to Jiangning has probably already been dispatched, and only you, Sister Mei, are still foolishly waiting for deployment."

"Ah..." Lin Jingmei was slightly taken aback, then pulled out her hand and punched him on the chest, "You didn't say it earlier."

Peng Yueyun held her hand: "I just like Miss Xiaomei like you."

Lin Jingmei kicked him, but Peng Yueyun didn't let her go, bouncing forward on the embankment.

"So Miss Xiaomei, you can marry me."

"...Otherwise, who else can I marry?"

"I will find a good opportunity to propose marriage to the teacher."

"Dad is very upset recently, don't bother him."

"Teacher's troubles every day, so what's the matter?"

"Ning He scolded the aunt who came to work at home. Dad felt that he had acquired bad habits and put on airs with others. He punished Ning He to kneel in the yard for a day, and then sent him to Xiatou Township to suffer."

Lin Jingmei talked about this matter in a low voice—recently there have been accidents in the Ning family. First, Ning Ji was framed and then ran away from home, and then Ning He, who had always seemed obedient, put on airs with the aunt who worked at home. It didn't seem like a big deal, but Ning Yi rarely lost his temper, and sent Ning He out directly. It is said that he is a very miserable family, but no one knows where it is, and no one asks.

Ning He is the son of Hongti. This female grandmaster who is said to be able to defeat Lin Zongwu with the highest martial arts even shed tears for this matter.

Regarding the family affairs of the Ning family, Peng Yueyun just nodded and didn't comment, but said: "You still think that the teacher will let you join the mission and make friends in the past, but in fact, the teacher is quite soft-hearted when it comes to such matters. "

"It's not a kiss either. I just thought maybe it would let me... well, forget it, let's not talk about it."

As Lin Jingmei said, she kicked Peng Yueyun again.

The two were arguing like this, turned from the river embankment to the nearby road, and then turned around a backyard of a house. Lin Jingmei wanted to take her hand out, but Peng Yueyun still grabbed it. What do you do if you see it, you are a hooligan..."

Peng Yueyun smiled and was about to speak when he was seen.

On the other side of the road, Ning Yi and Hong Ti seem to be walking, coming all the way here.Then she narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the two people holding hands here, Lin Jingmei struggled for a while, but did not break free, then struggled again, and finally broke free.

"Playing hooligans?"

"Ah?" Peng Yueyun opened his hands and blinked his eyes.

"Arrest Peng Yueyun... for me!"

Ning Yi's face was gloomy, and in the darkness, soldiers ran over from the side, heading towards Peng Yueyun.Hong Ti pulled La Ningyi's sleeve aside, but the night was filled with murderous aura.

"Ah... no, no, no..." Peng Yueyun was a little flustered, and Lin Jingmei opened her mouth: "Father, no, no, no... no..." She hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Peng Yue Yun's hand, dragging him behind, their arms intertwined: "No, we are..."

In the light shining in the courtyard, the murderous look in Ning Yi's eyes gradually changed, and at some point, it turned into a smile, and his shoulders shook: "Hoohoo...hahahaha..." He looked at Lin Jingmei's face And the hands they held together, "This is really...the most happiest thing I've ever done recently."

"Peng Yueyun." He then said, "Come here!"

Peng Yueyun also looked at his clasped hands with Lin Jingmei, and after realizing it, he smirked and walked forward.He knows that there are many things to be explained to Ning Yi right now, not just about himself and Lin Jingmei.

And about Tang Minjie.

(End of this chapter)