Fox Road Travel Notes

"Xiao Yan'er..."

She should be a petite and cute girl, Chen Zican thought.

Like many people, they were neighbors.

Gao Xinzhi is four years older than her, but this does not prevent them from playing together since childhood.

She has no brother, and he has no sister.

So, she called him brother, and he called her sister...

Like a biological sister, she adores him, is attached to him, and is considerate of him.

He, like a real brother, lets her go, protects her, and pampers her.

Really, at that time, she was his sister, and he was her brother, now and forever, no one has ever doubted it.

Gao Xinzhi took her fishing and catching shrimp every day, and also played house with her.

There is a hill outside the city. On the mountain, there are 999 steps. There is a dilapidated wooden tower on the top of the mountain.

From the age of five, his uncle asked him to wrap his legs with iron sand and go up and down twice a day to exercise his foot strength.

Since he was six years old, not only has his legs been wrapped in iron sand, but he has also been carrying a little girl who looks like a glutinous rice ball on his back.

She liked the feeling of her brother taking her flying, as if she had really turned into a little swallow.

He liked to hear her waxy voice when he was sweating: "Brother is great! Brother is so awesome! Come on, brother!"

He didn't think she was heavy at all.

Every time he reached the top of the mountain out of breath and laughed together, he felt that he could climb again.

Gao Xinzhi said that this is how he achieved his Qing Gong.

Gao Xinzhi said that originally, the steps were only nine hundred and ninety.

They all hope that life will continue like this forever, so every year they will open another level below...

Later, they grew older.

Her brother could no longer take her to fly, but she dreamed of flying every day.

His sister can no longer practice with him, but he has endless energy every time he practices.

Many times, they can only talk through the wall.

This wall is not high, but it is difficult to cross, and I dare not cross it.

Just like that, he threw over a wooden hairpin made by himself, and she threw over a small purse that she embroidered by herself...

Occasionally, we meet each other on the streets.

He had grown taller and stronger, and his burly figure made her blush involuntarily.

She became softer and more beautiful, and her pretty face made him unable to control his head.

At some point, there was a little more cat-like anticipation and cat-like fear in their hearts.

That cat still has that kind of expectation and that kind of fear, and as it gets older, it also grows up quietly.

This year, he is twenty-one and she is seventeen.

They have reached the age when it is time to talk about marriage, and from the family's perspective, they don't seem to be in a hurry.

In fact, they were very anxious.

When he returned home this time, Gao Xinzhi couldn't wait to tell her the good news that he had become a junior student.

He also swore pointing at the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps that if he was admitted to the Wu Xiucai School this fall, he would marry her in an eight-carat sedan chair.

However, under the earthen wall covered with morning glories, he waited from dusk until the Milky Way was setting before he heard her voice.

She cried and said: She is getting married.

She said that a few days ago, a matchmaker came to her house to propose marriage. She said that a certain gentleman met her in the store and was obsessed with her and would not marry her unless she was the one.

The other party is a young and talented man with a bright future.

When her mother asked her what she meant, she rejected him flatly.

Yesterday, the master of the magistrate's family came to the door in person and sent a greeting card to Ye Futai.

It is said that the prefect wants to personally act as a matchmaker for talented people and beautiful women to achieve this eternal legend.

He repeatedly emphasized that the master who held the title of Juren was not only talented and knowledgeable, but also capable in his hands.

The prefect valued him very much and relied on him.

The hundreds of miles of ground in Huaiqing Mansion, according to his words, can be a thoroughfare or an abyss...

Xiao Yaner's family owns a small shop and has been a silversmith for generations.

Although he relied on his ancestors to live frugally, over time, he could still be considered a wealthy household in the small Hanoi County.

But deep down, he is still an honest craftsman.

In the past two days, government officials came to the store every day to hang out. They made loud noises, jingled their chains, and asked questions. They stayed there for a long time.

Xiaoyan'er Niang said, as a parent, how can you not know the thoughts of your children?

I originally thought that the kid from the Gao family was pretty good and knew the basics.

His uncle is also one of the most famous people in Qinghe County.

If you marry him, you will be settled in this life, not to mention the person your daughter loves.

But the situation is stronger than the people!

Now, even the prefect has come forward, and it seems that the situation is not getting better.

If we don't know how to praise, I'm afraid that the whole family, let alone their property, may not even be able to save their lives.

Dad is a man who can't stand upright when he meets an official, so he can only agree.

I changed my job offer this morning and am waiting for the appointment with three letters and six gifts.

Gao Xinzhi's heart broke when he heard Xiao Yan'er's cries.

He wished he could tear that Juren to pieces, tear that magistrate to pieces, tear this world to pieces, and then tear himself into pieces, and bury them all under this earth wall.

Why is there this wall?

In my dreams, I had knocked down this wall many times, but when I woke up the next day, it was still standing here, as if it would never collapse.

Without this wall, how many fewer tears would be shed in this world?

Maybe the Milky Way will dry up?

Gao Xinzhi crossed the wall for the first time, only to realize that the wall was not very high, and he could jump over it. It was not thick, just like a piece of window paper.

They hugged each other, laughed together, and cried together, just like they were children, and it was like the first time.

Gao Xinzhi said, I will take you to fly, Xiao Yaner.

Fly over this wall, fly over the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, and never come back.

However, she has parents that she can't let go of, and he has family ties that he can't stop cutting off.

Everyone knows the price to pay for traveling far away.

Finally, Xiao Yaner shed tears in his arms and said with a smile: "Brother, let's die together!"

There is no farther journey than death, no higher flight than death...

Gao Xinzhi choked and nodded.

He said: "Wait for three days and I will go find my uncle."

Gao Xinzhi knew what his uncle was capable of.

General Song, the martial arts tycoon who once shocked Lianghe, was his childhood idol and the hero in his dreams.

Back then, he had a cooked copper stick and thirty-six Shaolin magic wand skills. He had beaten many green forest heroes to fear, and won many passionate men to fall in love with him.

He has a wide reputation and has brothers who appreciate him whether in the Qing army or the rebel army.

He is very capable. As long as he is willing to take action, killing a small person is like trampling an ant to death.

Even the heavily guarded magistrate's office, for him, could come and go freely without any defense.

However, when he rushed to his uncle's house overnight and finished talking about the matter, his uncle just stroked his beard and hesitated.

He knelt down and begged, and his uncle finally asked his brothers to find out the inside story.

After coming back, Fu'er said a name, but his uncle's expression suddenly changed, and even a few strands of his beard were broken.

He lowered his face, sighed and said, "This person is not easy to mess with!"

"Uncle himself is already in a lot of trouble, and you are still going to cause trouble."

"Besides, why should a man worry about not having a wife?"

"As long as you study hard and practice martial arts, gain fame and glory as soon as possible, what kind of woman can't you find?"

Gao Xinzhi still wanted to argue, but his uncle had already stared.

"You kid is so ignorant!"

"Second brother, send him back to Xiuwu County in person, immediately!"

When Gao Xinzhi was dragged away, he only heard his uncle's cold voice from behind.

"From now on, focus more on fame!"

"Remember, if we can't get to the shore, our boat will capsize sooner or later!"