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Chapter 1118 Chapter 1059 Homecoming

Chapter 1118 Chapter [-] Homecoming

Jiangning City is like the corpse of a huge beast.

A section of the city wall to the west of the city was more than half collapsed, and no one repaired it.The golden autumn is here, and the wild grass blooms small flowers on it, some are white and some are yellow.

Ning Ji stood near the city gate and looked at it for a long time. It is rare for a fifteen-year-old boy to be sentimental, but after watching it for a long time, he felt that the whole city had given up treatment in terms of city defense.

Crowds were bustling around the city gate, trampling the entire road into tattered mud. Although there were soldiers maintaining order, there would still be a lot of abuse and noise from time to time due to traffic jams and queue jumping.The team entering the city stretched along the road beside the city wall, gray and black people of all kinds, from a distance, looked like ants clustering on the corpses of wild animals.

He remembered last year in Chengdu, what his brother told him about what he was learning from his father, how many people can only pass on a road in a city at a time, if the pedestrians on the road are kept at the maximum speed, when there are not enough roads, How to expand and how to divert the flow, Ning Ji was bored listening to it, said: "Build one more, if one is not enough, build another one."

The elder brother just shook his head and looked at him like a silly child, with his hands behind his back as if he knew everything: "Oh, city planning and governance is a big problem."

Who do you look down on? My sister-in-law definitely doesn't understand...he thought at the time.

……

"Well, urban planning and governance is a big problem."

Ning Ji sighed among the crowd, and walked forward slowly.

He used to be the most impatient kid and hated the slow queues.But at this moment, Xiao Ningji didn't have much impatience in his heart.He followed the team slowly forward, watching the wind blowing from the field, blowing the thatch in the field and the willows by the small river, looking at the tall and dilapidated gate of Jiangning City, which was dark. There are traces of war on the bricks...

When at home, it is usually the mother who talks about Jiangning City in detail.

The father is a person who does great things, and he is often away from home. When they were young, there were rumors that his father had passed away for a while. Although they returned home later, the relationship with each child was mostly piecemeal, or Telling some interesting gossip, or taking them to eat some delicious food secretly, it is easy to recall, but there are not many such days.

The aunt supports many properties around the house and often has to watch over and patrol. When she is at home, what she cares most about is all the children's homework.Ning Ji is a scumbag at school, and often sees his aunt smiling and asking him: "Xiao Ji, how is your recent homework?" Ning Ji feels guilty for a while.

The aunt never beat him, but she would pull him to say a lot of words earnestly, and sometimes she would press her forehead while talking. Ning Ji knew that this was the problem caused by the aunt's overwork.For a while, the aunt tried to give him a small lesson and did homework with him for a few days. The aunt's studies were not good. Except for mathematics, the two of them couldn't discuss the rest of the subjects, so they had to ask Aunt Yunzhu.

Of course, the aunt should have finally given up on the idea of ​​improving her grades after arriving. Ning Ji breathed a sigh of relief. She was only occasionally asked about her homework by the aunt, and when she briefly said a few words, Ning Ji knew that she really cared about herself. of.

Aunt Hong's martial arts is the most powerful, but she has an excellent personality.She was born in Luliang, and despite all the killings, her swordsmanship has become more and more peaceful over the years.When she was very little, she would play mud with the children, and she often "clucked and clucked" to feed the chickens at home.Two years ago, Ning Ji felt that Aunt Hong's swordsmanship was becoming more and more mediocre, but after experiencing the battlefield, he suddenly discovered the horror in that peace.

Due to work, Aunt Hong doesn't spend much time with everyone. She sometimes watches the surrounding situation from a high place at home, and often goes around to inspect the situation of the sentry posts.Ning Ji knew that during the most difficult time for the Huaxia Army, people often tried to arrest or assassinate his father's family members. It was Aunt Hong who always guarded the family with a high degree of vigilance.

She often watches her group of children play from a distance, and as long as she is there, other people definitely don't need to worry too much about safety.It was only after experiencing the battlefield that Ning Ji realized how reliable Aunt Hong's wings were, who often watched people not far away but didn't come to play with them.

Compared with Aunt Hong, Aunt Gua's martial arts are completely different poles. She rarely comes home, but because of her lively personality, she is often like a king of children at home.She occasionally takes a group of children to challenge her father's authority. In this respect, Aunt Jin'er is similar. The only difference is that Aunt Gua provokes her father and often breaks out with her father. The appointment was settled "in private", saying that it was to take into account her face.When Aunt Jin'er did this kind of thing, her father would often tease her back.

The mother is the housekeeper of the family.

She doesn't care about too many things outside, she just takes care of the lives of everyone in the family.The meals that a group of children have to prepare when they go to school, the clothes that the whole family needs to wear every day, the bedding when the seasons change, and the food for each meal... As long as it is a family matter, it is mostly the mother who manages it.

When a group of children were young, or at home during some holidays, they often got together with their mothers.In spring, my mother took them to smash green balls under the eaves, and in summer they were tired of playing in the yard, drinking sour plum juice under the eaves... At these times, my mother would tell them about the time when the whole family lived in Jiangning.

The courtyard with white walls and blue tiles, the small flower garden that was carefully cared for in the courtyard, the antique two-story small building, the wind chimes and lanterns hanging on the small building, at dusk after the shower, the sky is as blue as a daisy, and the lanterns one by one Light up in the yard... There are also festive festivals and grand occasions when going to the market. The cruise ships on the Qinhuai River are like weaving, the parade team dances long dragons, and lights up fireworks... At that time, according to my father, my mother was still carrying two A stupid but cute little maid with a bun...

Of course, the mother claims that she is not stupid. She, Aunt Juan and Aunt Xing grew up with the aunt, who are similar in age and love like sisters.At that time, many people in the Su family were not successful, including Uncle Wenfang and Uncle Wending, who are now very, very powerful. At that time, they were just young people who ate and drank at home.My aunt was interested in doing business since she was a child, so the old grandfather at that time took her in and out of the shop frequently, and later let her take part of the family business.

At that time, the aunt and mother were only thirteen or fourteen years old, and they had already been exposed to these things.One year, when they were about 15 years old, several carts of goods could not return in the heavy rain outside the city. Several of their masters and servants came out in the rain and urged a group of people to go on the road. A large cart slid on a sunken slope beside the road. Here, the people escorting the car were tired and stayed on the side of the road passively and sabotaging their work. They taunted and ridiculed the ignorance of the girls. The aunt took her mother and Aunt Juan into the mud to push the cart in the heavy rain, and arranged for Aunt Xing to go to the side Farmers bought hot tea and food.A group of workers escorting the car finally couldn't stand it anymore, and helped several girls lift the car up in the heavy rain... From then on, the aunt officially began to take charge of the shop.Thinking about it now, the aunt named Su Tan'er and the mother named Chan'er are exactly the age I am today.

Mother would also talk about her father's situation after he came to Su's house. As the aunt's little spy, she went shopping with her father and walked around Jiangning City.My father was hit on the head at that time, and he couldn't remember the past, but his personality became very good. Sometimes he asked this and that, and sometimes he deliberately bullied her, but it was not annoying. A learned grandfather, he can also talk to the other party, and joke around without falling behind.

Then my father wrote that powerful poem, which shocked everyone, and gradually became the number one genius in Jiangning, so powerful...

The fuzzy memory in Ning Ji's mind began when he was in Xiaocanghe, and then went to Liangshan, Zhangcun and Chengdu.He has never been to Jiangning, but the Jiangning in his mother's memory is so vivid that he can recall it without any effort.

When he left Southwest, he just wanted to join in the fun, so he came all the way to Jiang Ning, but it was only then that he realized that his mother might be the one who had been thinking about Jiang Ning.

My mother followed her father to experience the ravages of the Jurchens, followed her father to experience wars, and experienced a life of ups and downs. She saw bloody soldiers and civilians lying in a pool of blood. For everyone in the Southwest, those There is no doubt about the reasons for the bloody battles, and they are all struggles that must be carried out. The father led everyone to fight against the aggression, and the anger that burst out was as magnificent as a molten stream.But at the same time, the mother who arranges the lives of everyone in the family every day, of course, misses the past days in Jiangning. In her heart, she may always miss the peaceful father at that time, and also miss her rushing into this place with her aunt. The appearance of pushing a truck in the mud on the side of the road. In that rain, there is also the youth and warmth of a mother.

Ning Ji has never experienced that kind of life, and occasionally sees the concept of youth or peace in books, and always feels a little hypocritical and distant.But at this moment, when he came to the foot of Jiangning City and recalled these vivid memories in his mind, he could somewhat understand.

Wanting to return to Jiangning, more, actually comes from the mother's will.

He looked up at the dilapidated city.

My mother is still in the southwest, and I don't know when my father will bring her back here...

After queuing for a long time, he entered from the west gate of Jiangning City. After he entered, he saw a messy market near the city gate—this place was originally a small square, but now it is full of various wooden sheds and tents. The Fair Party seems to be waiting here to sell something, but no one speaks clearly, and the flag of Shitbaby hangs in the middle of the square, proving that this is his territory.

Beyond the small square is a dilapidated but relatively lively street after the military disaster. Some shops are repaired and repaired. In Chengdu, it can only be regarded as a slum waiting for repair. Dirty water was flowing everywhere, and most of the trees in front of the shop were withered, and some had only half of their yellowed leaves. The leaves fell to the ground and turned black immediately after being stained with dirty water. People of all kinds walked on the street.

Ning Ji inquired about the direction of the Qinhuai River and walked there.

When I was in Liangshan, apart from my mother who would often talk about the situation in Jiangning, Aunt Zhu would occasionally talk about things here. She redeemed herself from a shop selling people and lived in a small building by the Qinhuai River. Sometimes she would run by over there--it was a weird thing at the time--she couldn't even kill a chicken, spent all the money, and set up a small stall with the encouragement of her father, who drew pictures on the little car , and the painting is very good.

Aunt Zhu had some rifts with the aunt at the time, but after passing the Xiaocang River, the two sides stood by each other, and these rifts have been resolved. Sometimes they would speak ill of their father together, saying that he was eating from a bowl and looking at the pot. However, many times it is also said that if you don’t marry your father, your life may not be good, and it may be worse.Ning Ji doesn't understand well, so he doesn't participate in this kind of discussion of three aunts and six wives.

When Aunt Zhu talked about Jiang Ning, the one who talked the most was the grandpa Qin who was sitting at the chess stand by the Qinhuai River. It was a very, very special thing for his father and Grandpa Qin to make friends, because that The old man is indeed a very powerful person, and for some reason, he became friends with his father, who was only a married man at that time. According to Aunt Zhu, this may be the ability to recognize heroes with eyesight.

Of course, if the father joins the topic, he will sometimes mention another old man in Jiangning City who has married into the family.Grandpa Kang Xian from Princess Chengguo's Mansion is a bit shameless in playing chess, and his mouth is not forgiving, but he is an admirable good man.When the Jurchens came, Grandpa Kangxian died in the city.

The Qinhuai River, Aunt Zhu's small building, the Su family's old house, the place where Grandpa Qin set up a stall, and Grandpa Kang's home in Princess Cheng's Mansion are the coordinates in Jiangning City that Ning Ji estimated in his mind.

He first followed the obvious coordinates of the Qinhuai River, passing through busy streets and alleys, and also through relatively remote paths.The city is dilapidated, black houses, gray walls, and stinking mud on the roadside. Except for the various flags of the Fair Party, the brighter colors in the city are only autumn leaves. There are no beautiful lanterns and Sophisticated street embellishment.

When he came to the Qinhuai River, he saw crooked houses in some places, black wreckage that had been burned into a shelf, and small sheds on the side of the road. Refugees from all directions occupied sections of the place. Smells a little, with strange duckweed floating.

For a while, it seemed that the small building mentioned by Aunt Zhu and the place suitable for setting up a chess stall could not be found.

He put on a kind gesture, and inquired again at the food stall on the roadside. This time, he asked about the original residence of the demon Ning Yi and the old house of the Su family in Jiangning, and he asked about it easily.

"...Going to play in the old house of the heart demon, let me tell you, young man, it's not peaceful over there, there are two or three great kings fighting for it."

"Why?" Ning Ji stared innocently and asked.

"Oh, this is not very clear. Some people say that it is the land of Longxing, and if you occupy it, you will have a dragon spirit; some people say that it is good for doing business. It is the place where the God of Wealth lived. Take a brick. In the future, as a town house, the business will continue to prosper; in addition, it seems that some people want to set fire to the place to stand up... Hey, who knows who has the final say..."

Ning Ji was speechless for a moment, asked the place clearly, and walked over there.

When I arrived at the Su family's house, it was two o'clock in the afternoon. It was getting closer to dusk but it was not yet here. The autumn sun was lazily emitting a powerless light.The original Su family’s old house was quite a large house, and there was a side yard next to the main courtyard. The maximum number of people lived was 300, and it was composed of dozens of courtyards. Most of the outer walls have collapsed, and there are dilapidated houses in the outer courtyards. In some places, tents have been set up like streets, and in some places, shops have been opened based on the original houses. One of them is obviously a shop. The casino with the Yama flag.

There is no gate, no plaque, and the original door frame of the courtyard has been completely demolished.

Ning Ji stood outside and looked in. The walls of many courtyards inside were also uneven. Unlike the general post-war ruins, this large courtyard looked as if it had been torn down by hand. Most of the things in the building have been removed. Compared with other houses around the street, most of its whole body seems to be "eaten" by some strange monster, and only half of it stays on the ruins.

And the surrounding houses, even if they were burned, the ruins still look "complete"...

He remembered the scene when his mother sat in the courtyard and talked about Jiang Ning with a group of children in those difficult days.

Xiaochan's words were gentle, talking about everything she had experienced during that period of ups and downs, talking about the warm hometown and destination, while the little children listened to her.

all that,

no longer exists.

　Simply change the subject.

(End of this chapter)