immortal

Ten years did not return.

The eucalyptus tree I planted in the courtyard before my last expedition has grown to more than three feet.The branches and leaves are luxuriant, and the trees are full of red bells.And I knelt under the tree, and my mother almost fainted from crying.With the support of a group of female relatives behind me, I tremblingly raised my crutches and knocked on my back.

My father stood in front of me without saying a word, maybe he hadn't recovered from the shock of my sudden return home.He has aged a lot in the past ten years, and his beard is almost completely white.I bowed down at his feet, not daring to raise my head.Zhang Qiling stood very far away, he had already obliterated the memory of his family in the long years, so he just stood there without taking a step forward.Quietly stay outside our chaotic world.

Independence.

The mother was finally tired from crying, and was helped back to the room. Before leaving, she stomped on the ground twice with a cane, and turned around to tell the people around her: "Go and help him up."

I raised my head slightly, and a woman in a dark red long skirt and deep coat slowly walked over.That face seemed familiar, and in a panic, a face jumped out from the depths of memory, and his chest was suffocated.Almost subconsciously, I pinched the jade ring around my neck. It was the only possession I had for so many years, and I never took it off.

"General." I heard her call softly.Just like ten years ago.

Ten years ago, it was also such a spring, the wide alley in front of the door was filled with the procession of welcoming relatives.The relationship between the DPRK and China is deeply intertwined, and a single incident affects the overall situation.The expedition is imminent, and my father ordered me to marry Miss Qin's family.

After the Sixth Ceremony, the Wu Mansion had one more victim.

I was originally opposed to this marriage, but my father's order is hard to disobey, not to mention that everyone is involuntary.The next day was the day when the army set out for the western expedition. That night I sat outside the window and watched the candles in the house light up until they turned white in the east.In the end, he never stepped into the room.Before leaving, she, who had already changed into a woman's attire, called me softly as she stood under the horse.

"General." She raised her face slightly, with a trace of melancholy in her eyes. This was the first time I saw her carefully.Then she took a step forward, tore apart the jade ornaments she carried with her, and stuffed a jade ring into my palm.

That is the only picture of her that I have in my memory.

We followed the servants to take a bath and change clothes, and walked all the way to the backyard.Surprised by what I saw.I think that I, the generals of the Wu family for three generations, have lived in Beique Jiadi for generations, with wooden clothes and brocade clothes, and soil covers with nobles, but now it has been dilapidated to this point.And it was only at this time that he realized what his father's hesitant to say just now was.

My Wu family has finally come to this point.

The little brother was taken to another room by the family servants. I carefully ordered them to serve me well. He looked at me without saying a word, and followed obediently.I soaked in the bathtub for a while, and heard two light knocks on the door.

Mrs. Qin didn't come in, but told me through the door that the clothes had been prepared.

I responded and asked him if he could prepare it for my brother.She paused, then said: "There is nothing ready-made, only the general's old robe, which has already been ordered to be delivered."

I say yes.She stood outside the door for a long time, but finally left.

Zhang Qiling was only wearing a white Zen robe, and his hair was still wet. He looked at the stack of clothes in front of him in a daze, as if he didn't know where to start.After I came in, he looked up and stared at my face for a long time.I walked over and asked him a little shyly, "Do you want to shave off your beard too?"

He touched his face, then suddenly reached out to touch my chin, I couldn't dodge it, his palm was already on it, and then nodded.After shaving off his beard, his appearance has changed a lot, but his eyes are still emotionless.I took a deep breath, smiled and said to him: "I'll ask someone to come in and tie your hair."

"Don't wear a crown," he said.

Don't wear a crown... This is the first time he has clearly expressed his likes and dislikes to me, and I am even a little excited. He may have thought of some of the past, those years that are silent in the long river of memory.Before I could think about it carefully, he said again: "It's just fine."

Suddenly, looking at Zhang Qiling, who was bowing his head and putting on his belt, and almost changed into a different person in front of me, that song suddenly popped up in my heart.

There are bandit gentlemen, who are as sharp as cutting, as sharp as grinding...