A crow in the desert

Pick up the pumpkin skins on the ground, these can be put into the corn mush.Crow helped him clean up the guys.

In the evening, kerosene lamps are lit in the hotel lobby.Li Yue was dressed in a military uniform, sitting in the center with a big knife and a golden horse. In front of him was a plate of dried beef, a plate of scrambled eggs with green onions, two sheets of naan that were bigger than the lid of the pot, and a bowl of pumpkin porridge.

Li Yue clapped his hands: "It's time for dinner, everyone upstairs is coming down."

A Gou and his son moved their dinner to the table in the corner - corn porridge, pickles and steamed buns with mixed noodles. The crow helped them carry the chopsticks.Prince Chonghua came down from the stairs, followed by the dejected Lan Beibei.The two sat at the table of Agou and his son automatically.

Li Yue looked at the crowd and asked in doubt: "There are only so few people?" After a while, he suddenly realized: "The Mongols are gone." He smiled and pointed his head at the crow: "Hey, friend, do you really want to leave too? ?”

The crow wanted to leave here a long time ago, but the soldiers guarding him did not let him go.

Crow handed the chopsticks to Lord Chonghua and Lan Beibei, and only when everyone started to move their chopsticks did he say: "Yes."

Li Yue got up and walked around the lobby, finally stopped beside Lan Beibei, bent down to look at it for a while, and suddenly asked, "Crying?"

Lan Beibei lowered her red and swollen eyelids, and Prince Zhonghua put his hand on his shoulder as a protective gesture: "Housework."

Li Yue was not very interested in the two, so he walked up to the crow, took out a pair of clean chopsticks from the bamboo tube in the middle, put a strip of pickled radish into his mouth, nodded and said, "This one is good."

A Gou said: "Your Highness, if you like it, take it."

Li Yue honestly took the plate of radish sticks away, and then he brought over another plate of beef: "I won't take advantage of you."

The atmosphere in the lobby was very silent, Lan Beibei lowered his head to stir the soup with chopsticks, and Prince Chonghua looked at him with concern.Agou and his son shrank their hands and feet, trying to reduce the sense of presence as much as possible.The crow ate in an orderly manner, with a mouthful of steamed buns and a mouthful of porridge.

Li Yue pondered for a while, and then said: "Lingxi..." After he said these two words, he took another piece of pickle and chewed it in his mouth.He's impatient, but he doesn't mind keeping people waiting.

The steamed bun in Crow's hand fell to the ground.Lan Beibei also stopped her chopsticks, and looked at the little devil in the desert with a surprised and confused face.

Lingxi is a dusty name, and Crow doesn't mention it himself, and hates being mentioned by others.

"Lingxi Town is your hometown?" Li Yue swallowed his food and finally finished the sentence, then he looked at the other people on the opposite table: "Did I say something serious?"

Lan Beibei picked up the chopsticks again and ate listlessly.Crow picked up the steamed buns, broke them open bit by bit and put them into his mouth: "It's my hometown."

"Haha, my subordinates spent a lot of time investigating you."

The crow looked disgusted and lowered his brows: "Investigate me?"

Li Yue nodded, admiring the crow's expression, and finally solved the mystery: "I'm lying to you, this place is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, and flying pigeons don't pass letters so fast. I guessed it from your accent."

Li Yue was enjoying himself, while the others silently looked at the dining table. Although the steamed buns and porridge had been eaten long ago, he couldn't get up, and the others had to sit obediently.

A servant ran in and whispered in Li Yue's ear.Li Yue's face quickly darkened. A person's expression can change so quickly, it will only make people feel fierce.

"Impossible." Li Yue almost gritted his teeth and said, "I won't miscalculate, he must still be here."

The counselors around Li Yue probably had a higher status than others, so there were not so many taboos in speaking: "Maybe he has expected this a long time ago. Compared with you, the eldest prince knows how to guess people's hearts."

Li Yue glared at this strategist who was not afraid of death.The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and the bystanders had no doubt that the little prince would kill the counselor.But in the end Li Yue just said: "Assemble, set off to the east."

As the password was passed on, the entire street was filled with the sound of intensive footsteps. Although it was hasty, it was not in a hurry, which showed that this army was well-trained.

The counselor continued: "What you want is the throne, not the eldest prince. Turn around and go back to Loulan, and you will become the new King of Loulan immediately."

Li Yue looked at him with eyes like steel knives: "I need your advice in doing things?"

"I'm just doing my duty as a minister."

"Shut up, I'm not a father and a big brother, and I don't have the heart to do good. Say one more word, and I will cut your tongue."

The counselor shut up.

Li Yue led the army to set off. It was night and the sky was covered with dark clouds. The torches lit up in the army were like a galaxy, gradually disappearing into the depths of the desert.

No matter what, a pile of corpses and a group of panicked people were left behind in the town.

Lan Beibei didn't care about everything, he went back to his room to sleep.The huge bed board is now empty, and there is a worn leather robe on the table, which is the last bit of care left by the Mongolians for Lan Beibei.

The Mongols sold him to Lord Chonghua, and they got a lot of money. They muttered: "The Han people are really troublesome. If the mother-in-law is not obedient, she will beat her, so I can't be used to it." Then they said to Lord Chonghua: " But you still don’t want to hit him, he’s as weak as a chicken, you can’t help but hit him.”

Lord Chonghua didn't mention these words to Lan Beibei, he just showed the deed of sale to Lan Beibei, and said with a smile: "This is the second time I've bought you." He casually threw the paper in the In the fire, the flames jumped up, reflecting Lan Beibei's disheartened face.

Lord Chonghua followed Lan Beibei into the room, and he saw Lan Beibei curled up on the bed, maintaining a quiet and sad posture.But Lan Beibei sat up immediately when she saw him.

Prince Chonghua behaved leisurely and spoke slowly: "You are different from them, why do you have to try your best to blend in? If you like being bullied, come to me, and I can satisfy you too."

Lan Beibei sat against the corner of the wall.He used this attitude to express his resistance to Lord Chonghua.

"You like them because they are the only ones who treat you like a man." Lord Chonghua glanced at him and continued, "But Beibei, this is childish. A person's nature is inherent, isn't it?" You can be what other people think of you. All this time I've looked at you, wearing stinky leather robes, swearing, drinking hard alcohol, talking about women. I think you're funny and pathetic. Do you want To be a Mongolian, a caravan, a rascal, but I just don’t want to be myself..."

Lan Beibei finally gritted her teeth and rushed over.However, his force value is similar to a kitten's paw in front of Lord Chonghua.

"That's my business! You think you are very smart, but you will only make me hate you more." Lan Beibei's cheeks were flushed, and his hands were tightly clenched by Prince Chonghua. He said loudly: "I really hate you so much. is you."

"Because I was the first person to walk into your heart." Prince Chonghua raised his eyelids and looked at him gently: "I know you had an unfortunate childhood, and it is very dangerous for you to open your heart." thing?"

Lan Beibei froze for a moment, he couldn't break free from the shackles of Prince Chonghua, so he had to kneel on the bed, maintaining a decent posture."I don't think so," he whispered.

"Ok?"

"I don't mind telling others about myself. I know what I am. People like me don't deserve to be known."

"Don't say that about yourself."

Lan Beibei was unmoved: "I am shallow, stupid, and selfish. I am such a person." His hand had been released, so he leaned back slightly and sat on his heels.He glanced at Prince Chonghua: "I don't know why you pester me endlessly, but sooner or later you will be disappointed in me."

Lord Chonghua smiled and said: "The person who can say what he said just now must be neither superficial nor stupid. Don't say that what you say is worthless, or if I spend money to buy you twice, wouldn't it be a loss?"

Lan Beibei was very irritable: "You have been fooled, you are a fool." He turned his back to him, put his arms around his head: "I am sleeping, don't talk to me again."

Prince Chonghua got out of bed and blew out the lamp, closed the window, and lay down on the bare wooden bed.

Agou stood at the stairs with a kerosene lamp, and Crow repaired the windows with the light.The night outside the window was very dark, a strong wind hit, and the sand blinded the crow's eyes.He held the hammer in one hand, and with the other bent, he wiped his eyes with the only clean wrist.

A Gou stood there blankly, and then said: "This month has been repaired for the fourth time."

The crow raised his face and thought for a while, then comforted him, "Today is the end of the month, and it's the last time."

Agou couldn't understand his humor and just stood there miserable.A swaying figure on the adobe wall, clanging knocking sounds, in this boring and boring atmosphere, Ah Gou suddenly said: "Is the person mentioned at the dinner table today important to you?"

"Who?" said the crow without looking back.

"Ling... Xi." Ah Gou said these two words not quite accurately.

The hammer hit his hand, and the crow jumped off the bench, his eyebrows and eyes were wrinkled together, and strands of blood ooze from between his nails.He shook his hand: "It hurts." Looking up at his results, he said, "It's almost done, I'm hungry."

He glanced at the gray dog, and didn't expect the other party to make a bowl of noodle soup or glutinous rice balls for midnight snacks.Hearing the cold wind howling outside, the crow said with great interest, "Let's go for a walk."

Agou never seemed to have any ideas of his own. He put down the kerosene lamp, took a worn sheepskin jacket and put it in the crow's hand, and went out with him.

It was dark outside, and the two walked along