Don't be clouded

Today, Lingzhou is full of spring, and a new green branch grows in the dark gray courtyard wall.

The young boy in his early ten years was struggling to hold on to the top of the wall, with his toes stepping on the edge of the water tank, his whole body was wobbling, and he would fall if he didn't pay attention.But Liu Yunjing himself was not worried at all, he just stared at the courtyard with a pair of clear eyes, his eyes were filled with joy, as if he had found some treasure.

There was no one in the yard, it was silent, and the faint sound of wooden fish and chanting sutras in the distance was even more ethereal.

Liu Yunjing shook his head, trying to get rid of the sound of the wooden fish in his head, but a blue-gray figure suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision.His eyes were shining, he lowered his voice but couldn't hide his excitement, and shouted: "Little monk! Little monk Huizhi! Look up!"

The person who came was also a boy and a half, who looked two or three years older than him.With shaved hair and wearing novice clothes, coupled with a calm demeanor, he doesn't look like Liu Yunjing's peers at all.

After hearing the shout, the monk raised his eyes calmly and saw Liu Yunjing on the wall.

The novice came over without haste, without any emotion on his face, and uttered a sarcastic remark as soon as he opened his mouth: "Young master of the Liu family, the little monk said last time that this temple has a main entrance."

Liu Yunjing bent his eyes and smiled, and raised a small package in his hand, "I brought you some good things, but it's hard to explain when you walk through the main entrance, the great monk is reciting scriptures, and when he sees me, he's going to complain to my parents. "

The little novice sighed, thinking that he had already seen the "good things" in his mouth, and finally showed a little helpless and helpless expression on his face, as if he was about to refuse.

When Liu Yunjing saw this expression, the smile on the corner of his mouth drooped half.After all, he is the young master of the Captain's Mansion who was spoiled since he was a child. Although he doesn't have a lot of airs, he is not too thick-skinned. His face changed and he threatened: "If you drive me away, I will never come again."

This threat is childish and has no power. The little novice pointed to the courtyard wall calmly, "You must have misunderstood it. The monk wants to say, the ladder is not here today, how do you get down?"

Knowing that he was not rejected, the smile on Liu Yunjing's face immediately came back, he raised his hand, and threw the package down without knowing it.Supporting his thin body with both arms, he struggled to climb up the wall and said with a smile, "Don't bother little master, I'll just jump off..."

As soon as the words fell, there were two exclamations from young people.

Liu Yunjing jumped down without warning, and only halfway through the jump did he realize that the wall was so high, and howled in fright.The monk was also frightened by his recklessness, his body went against his subconscious, and he took a step forward to reach out to catch it.

"Get out of the way—"

After a while of dizziness, the result was that both of them fell to the ground and rolled around, one finally lay on the ground, and the other lay beside him.The package also fell to the ground, and the knots of the cloth were scattered.

Liu Yunjing almost fell to the ground, and his cheekbones began to tingle.He knew in his heart that his face was stained, and it would be difficult to explain this time when he went back, and he would definitely be reprimanded by his mother, so he gave up on himself and refused to get up from the ground.

"Little monk."

It was quiet.

"Little monk Huizhi?"

He called again vaguely, but still no one answered.

"Zhao Quehan!" He angrily called out the little monk's common name, still including his first and last name.

The boy lying on the side finally made a movement, turned to look at him, with an unhappy expression on his face, "What are you doing?"

Liu Yunjing realized that he was so tired that he fell down, put on an embarrassed smile, turned over and stared at the little monk.

"Do you really want to be a monk? How about I ask my parents to let you return to vulgarity?" The young master thought for a while and then changed his mind. "Actually, they don't need their consent. You can just return to vulgarity. It's been so hard for a monk all his life, this abbot is necrotic, you can't eat well or keep warm, look at your body, it's too thin..."

While talking, Liu Yunjing suddenly sat up, crawled over to pick up the package, threw the outer cloth, and held a square carved food box in front of the little monk.

"I brought some snacks, and..." He turned his head and glanced around, making sure that no one was there, and then whispered, "There are a few pieces of crispy meat at the bottom, if you like it, I'll bring it to you every day. No , not tomorrow, the teacher will come to class tomorrow. The day after tomorrow? It is also this time, you are waiting for me under the wall—"

"Master Liu."

Liu Yunjing was suddenly interrupted and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Huizhi also turned over and lay on her side, looking up at him.He is a little more mature than Liu Yunjing, and his facial features have gradually departed from the childishness of his childhood, from delicate to a somewhat cold and handsome appearance.

A few beams of sunlight seeped through the shadows of the swaying trees, shining on the two young men.

"I'm a monk and don't eat meat." Huizhi stared at him seriously, thinking he was really funny, and couldn't hold back his smile anymore.

"Also, in fact, there is a small door in the southeast corner of the courtyard, you don't have to climb over the wall in the future."

Six years later.

The New Year passed in a bustling manner. Just a few days after the Shangyuan Festival, Lingzhou returned to its former appearance.

The winter is bleak, and here is no longer the aura in summer, only the north wind passes through the city.The thick clouds overhead were extremely low, as if a heavy snow was brewing.

On a trail three miles outside the city, a humble shop was half-hidden by the woods. The faded old wine flag was blown up by the wind, and soon drooped down again.

A young waiter walked out of the store, looked around, and retreated behind the curtain when no customers came.

After all, this place is not next to a wide official road, and it is normal for business to be bad.Xiao Er reassured himself with a few words, and then became worried. If it continues to be deserted like this, I don't know if this month's monthly money will still be available.

He brought out a jar of warm wine for the guests, and just as he poured it for them, he heard a movement from the door.

Looking back, a new guest was lifting the curtain and walking in.

At first glance, he only saw the guest's tall figure like a green pine, powerful but slightly thin.Then he noticed that the other party's clothes were too thin and rough. In this cold winter, this person only had dusty burlap clothes on his body, and even the jacket was pitifully thin.

The guest covered the lower half of his face with a cloth, revealing a pair of black and bright eyes, which could be seen as the eyes of a young man.It is estimated that like Xiaoer himself, he is also seventeen or eighteen years old.

Xiaoer was stunned for a moment, then came forward with a smile, "Guests, please sit down. The wine brewed in this shop is rich and mellow. After drinking it, all the cold air is gone. Would you like to warm up a pot?"

The young man stood at the door and looked around the store for a while, then walked in silently, and took a seat at the place closest to the store door.After sitting down, he raised his eyes to look at Xiao Er, his eyes were a little cold, but the words he said were polite and restrained: "Please warm it up."

"Okay!" When the business came, Xiaoer hurriedly responded with a smile, but when he turned to leave, he caught a glimpse of something.A section of the back of the young man's neck was exposed from the gap in the back of the neck, and half of the conspicuous scar was coiled on it, which reminded him for a moment of the ax mark cut on the trunk of the green pine tree.

But he only saw it for a short moment, and he couldn't tell what kind of scar it was. He just felt a chill in his heart.

After warming up the hot wine, Xiao Er nervously delivered it to the guests' table.Fortunately, he has worked in this small shop for two years, and has seen some people who have traveled far and wide, and he knows that as long as he doesn't provoke them, there will be no disasters.

However, just as he turned around, the guest suddenly called out to him.

"and many more."

He couldn't tell whether it was joy or anger in this tone. He bit the bullet and turned back, but the guest poured a glass of wine and handed it over, "I came from another place and wanted to find a job in Lingzhou. Inform one or two about the recent situation."

He breathed a sigh of relief, just at the moment the shopkeeper was taking a nap in the back, and he was happy to take a break.After turning around to confirm that the shopkeeper hadn't come out, Xiao Er bent down and took a sip of the wine.This wine was extremely pungent, and it was designed to remove cold and dampness, and his internal organs were about to burn after one sip.

After a while, Xiaoer whispered: "Lingzhou City is neither big nor small. After all, it was an important border town a few years ago. Although Nanchen has been beaten down now, Lingzhou City The Duwei’s Mansion is still equally important. If you can go to the Duwei’s Mansion to do some chores, you will be able to eat and wear clothes. It’s a pity that there are very high requirements for the guys who do chores. I have tried it, and everyone is right. They don’t even look at me. But I see that you, the guest, will be fine if you go.”

The young man was also eloquent when he talked, the young man listened quietly, and only when he picked up the wine glass again did he answer: "I don't know the surname of this party's Du Weizun. I've heard it before, it seems that the surname is Liu?"

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Er's hands froze in the air, and after rolling his eyes, he got closer.

"The guest should stop saying this after he enters the city. The captain here has been changed long ago, and now he is in charge of Mr. Sun sent by Jingli. The former Captain Liu is a taboo in Lingzhou City, so it cannot be mentioned."

"taboo?"

The young guest's eyes were dark, he lifted the masked black cloth and took a sip of the wine. After taking a sip, he immediately put down the black cloth and asked after a pause, "Why is it taboo?"

It was rare for Xiao Er to find someone to listen to him, and seeing that the other party was a foreigner, he kindly told him: "Collaboration with the enemy! That year, Nan Chen had not been defeated, and everything on the border was safe and sound. But one night, the governor suddenly He brought a team of elite soldiers to the Captain's Mansion and detained him!"

It seemed to be snowing outside, and through the thick curtain, the noisy wind attracted the young man's attention.He turned his head and looked towards the direction outside the door. The heat in the cup was steaming up, covering his cold expression.

Xiao Er was talking about the excitement, and seeing that the guest didn't talk to each other, he didn't lose his enthusiasm at all, and continued: "It is said that I was imprisoned for three days and interrogated, and the order of Beijing came down on the third day. Guess what?"

Asked by him, the guest looked away and cooperated, "What's wrong?"

Although it was a question, he didn't seem curious, as if he knew the answer a long time ago.

"The imperial decree confirmed Liu Duwei's crime of collaborating with the enemy, saying that he would be executed immediately, and the whole family would have to be exiled to Shugu City!" Xiao Er shook his head, "Originally, everyone still didn't believe Liu Duwei after he was imprisoned. He will commit crimes, what a nice person he looks at on weekdays, and the soldiers under his hands treat us common people kindly, unexpectedly..."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Er finally found the words to make a conclusion. He drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp, and sighed heavily: "Do evil!"

"I think you are the one who really committed crimes! Don't want to do it anymore?"

An angry shout interrupted the conversation between the two of them, Xiao Er shuddered all over, and begged for forgiveness before turning around.A middle-aged man came over and grabbed his arm and pulled him back. He cursed angrily, "I didn't give you wages to make you lazy. You're so good, you dare to eat and drink! Get the hell out of here!" Look at the stove!"

Xiao Er shrank, and ran to the back kitchen in a low voice.The middle-aged man glanced at the young guest, but he didn't have a good face. I don't know if it was because of his nature, or he blamed the young man for dragging Xiao Er to be lazy.However, the man just turned around and took two steps, but fell back again, looked him in the eye and said: "I heard the little brother and my buddy were talking about the Captain's Mansion just now?"

The young man remained indifferent, lowering his eyes, as if he didn't want to talk to him, or even look at him, "I'm just asking where there is work in Lingzhou City."

The shopkeeper looked at him sideways, said nothing, and went to the back kitchen on his own.

The young man regained his composure, and poured another small glass of wine, but didn't drink it, and just watched the heat floating up in silence.

"Doing evil..." A murmur seems to be absent.

The lingering news of the Duwei's mansion has not disappeared, it seems that he can't enter Lingzhou City now.

It gets dark early in winter, and people who come and go on this road have their destinations, even if they rest in roadside wine shops, they can't stay for long.

Therefore, the customers in this small shop left one after another, leaving only the young people at the table.

Xiao Er guessed that the wine in his jug was completely cold, so he was going to scald it again.

However, as soon as he picked up the flagon, strange noises came from all around.The voice was cold and piercing. He felt familiar but couldn't remember what it was for a moment. Before he could react, he was pushed aside by the young guest.

"Find a corner and hide well. If you want to survive, don't get involved."

The author says:

I really want to eat this monk attack, and I come from cutting the leg meat again.There is a certain proportion of intrigue, and the emotional line follows the development of the plot.