Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2550 The wild goose will never regret

  The further Shi Shi walked towards the house, the slower his pace became.

  Everything around seems to be both familiar and unfamiliar.

  He remembered that the street seemed to be very wide, but it didn't seem that wide now. There is a lot of moss growing on the tiles on the eaves. At the corner, there used to be a small nest of swallows, but now it is empty, and only a little trace remains which seems to prove something.

"Stone! Is it a stone? ! 』An elderly man was walking, looked up at the stone approaching, stopped suddenly, stared at it with rounded eyes, then when the stone was about to walk past, suddenly yelled as if thinking of something, and pulled Stone's sleeves, "This, is this back?" 』

"alright. ”Shitou stopped, turned his head, looked back from the surrounding houses and scenery, and then a name popped up in his mind, “Wang, Uncle Wang, you...do you still remember me? 』

  Uncle Wang laughed, the wrinkles on his face seemed to be shining, "Why don't you remember? Back then, you were the most skinny, you climbed trees to dig out bird eggs, and even trampled several pieces of tiles on my house, and you never compensated me...』

  『…』Shitou was speechless for a while.

  『By the way, where is my second boy? Isn't he with you? ’ Uncle Wang asked, looking at the stone expectantly, ‘Did my second boy come back together this time? 』

  Shitou shook his head and said, "Uncle Wang, Erlang and I are not in the same queue..."

  In order to avoid too many casualties in a village during a war, for example, all the people from the same village died in a queue, so people from the same village will be consciously separated when we compile.

  Of course, this is also to reduce the situation of forming factions among the military.

Uncle Wang seemed to have just remembered this, with a somewhat lonely expression on his face, "Yeah, I'm an idiot, he seems to have said before... It's okay, it's okay, just come back Shitou... Come, come to my house for a while... I'll let your aunt There are two dishes, high and low, let's have a good meal...you're welcome...』

  Uncle Wang is about to abduct him to his house by pulling stones.

  『No, Uncle Wang,』Shitou hastily declined, 『I haven’t come back yet...I’ll go back and have a look. I’ll go to your place another day, another day...』

"what? You haven't come home yet? ’Uncle Wang let go of his hand, ‘That’s right, that’s the way to go back first! Ah, don't delay you, you go, go, let the aunt bake some white flour pancakes for you later! Don't be disgusted, you will be angry if you dislike the uncle! go Go! 』

  Leaving the enthusiastic neighborhood, Shitou walked to the entrance of his own alley.

  The familiar street scene made him excited.

  He stood for a while, and then involuntarily quickened his pace. He rushed to the door, staring at the whitish peach charms on the door in a daze.

  Door appears to have been repainted.

  The old damaged parts on the original door have also been repaired, and the cracks below have been repaired, and people can no longer look through the cracks in the door...

   That was one of the games Stone often played when he was a child.

  Shitou walked to the door and knocked lightly on the door. The door leaf shook slightly, and then Stone realized that the door was not locked.

  Shitou took a long breath and pushed open the door.

Two or three chickens jumped away in the yard, four or five little chickens followed the big chicken in a panic, and one little chicken seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of a stone, and fell down with a groan. , and then quickly stood up and ran with two calves...

  「Ahem…」 Shitou suddenly choked up his voice, "I...I..."

  He patted his chest, as if it would make his breathing easier.

  The door curtain in the house shook, a figure came out, and then looked up and saw the stone, the sieve in his hand fell to the ground, and some sorghum crashed to the ground.

The eyes of those big chickens lit up immediately, and they flapped their wings and pounced on them. While giggling and laughing, they were busy pecking, and they had some leisure time to tilt their heads to look at the two big hairless chickens standing there. , I wonder if the hairless chicken is stupid today, why did it give so many such good food...

  『I...I'm back...』

   After holding back for a while, Shi Shi finally said this sentence.

  『…』Yuemeizi burst into tears with a whoosh, then threw herself forward with open arms, crashed headfirst into Shishi's arms, and then clasped Shishi's waist tightly.

  Shitou raised his head high, trying not to look at Yuemeizi as much as possible, because he knew that as long as he lowered his head, his tears would surely fall.

  『Who is here? 』An old voice came from inside the house, and then the door curtain moved, revealing an old man's face, and then stood there for a moment, staring at the stone for a while.

  『Old...cough cough...』Shitou instinctively wanted to call Old Gouzi, but changed his words when he got to his lips, "Master, I, I'm back..."

  『Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough' 』

  『Well, I’m back. 』

  『Come back...okay...』Old Gouzi was on crutches, looking up and down the stone, and didn't know what to say for a while.

  『Have you eaten the stone? I'll cook for you! What do you want to eat? Shall I make you white flour steamed cakes? Do you want to..." Yuemeizi looked around, and suddenly saw the big chickens pecking at the sorghum, "Ah! My sorghum! By the way, let me kill a chicken! 』

  The big red-crowned rooster suddenly felt a chill in the back of his head, and stood there dumbfounded.

  『No, no, I ate at the Jiangwutang camp outside the city, and I’m still very full! Shitou quickly waved his hands and said, "There's no need to do anything, really, I'm so full that I can't eat!" 』

  Shitou was eager to express, so he couldn't help but took two steps forward, and then naturally exposed the problem of his legs and feet.

"Your leg…"

Yue Meizi stared at Shi Shi's leg, her eye circles were red again, tears flowed down again, and then, regardless of her father being nearby, she stepped forward and pulled Shi Shi, reaching out her hand to touch Shi Shi's injured leg, "I heard A wounded soldier from the Western Regions came back... Dad and I didn't dare to look at it, we were afraid, we were afraid to see you... But...it's okay, it's good to be back...Brother Shitou, you must have been in pain at the time...do you still hurt now? 』

  『Cough cough cough, cough cough cough cough...』The old dog beside him almost coughed out his lungs. If it weren't for the fact that it was not easy for the stone to survive the struggle of life and death, I am afraid that the walking stick is not lifted now. What's the matter, is this still working? With Brother Shitou, Dad will be left aside, right?

Only then did Sister Yue come to her senses, her face flushed red, then she lowered her head, turned around and ran to the backyard, "I...I'm going to cook..." When passing by those big chickens that were eating happily, she pounced, He quickly grabbed the big red-crowned rooster, "Wait, it will be ready in a while..."

  The red-crowned rooster screamed, struggled, and stared at the stone with its head tilted.

  『Hey...no...』Shitou raised his hand, trying to stop, but Yuemeizi had already disappeared.

  Old Gouzi paused on the ground with his cane, "Okay, let her go to work...you...you hurt your leg, right, other places...well, ahem, are you okay in other places? 』

"Ok? Shito was stunned for a moment, "No, no..."

  『That’s right. ’ The old dog didn’t wait for the stone to finish, and moved to the yard, and waited for the stone to come over, looked up and down the stone for a while, and said, ‘You look stronger than before...you have a lame leg, don’t be afraid ! There are hundreds of medical clinics in Chang'an, my two legs...』

  The food in the army is actually much better than that of ordinary people. Coupled with planned training, there is naturally a gap between physical function and ordinary people.

  Old Gouzi patted his leg, "It was also treated by the Hundred Medical Center. Although it can't be said to be completely cured, I can go now!" At that time, you will go too, isn't it said that those who have served in the army will be exempted from seeing a doctor? It's fine! fine! Sister Chonghuoyue can also help out, it's okay! 』

  Shitou swallowed, not knowing what to say.

  『What’s the matter? Wasn't Barbara very good at talking back then? The old dog laughed, "Why do you become bored when you come back?" 』

  『…』 Shitou laughed along with him.

   It was time to leave, and...

   At that time, wasn’t the stone still young…

   Now that he has experienced life and death on the battlefield and seen the market, he will naturally not be so manic...

"Speaking of which, you went to the Western Regions, which is really worrying and frightening. Every time the officer in white linen holds a white sign, Meizi Yue and I tremble behind the door, afraid that the officer in white linen will Come to knock on the door... Do you know, the old Wangtou on the other side of the street, those two boys in his family... By the way, isn't his second boy in the same group as you? How's it going? 』

Shi Shi said: "We went together, but we separated later... By the way, I met Uncle Wang at the intersection just now... I was with Wang Erlang when we were in the new barracks, and we separated after we passed the new barracks... At the beginning, he even wrote me a letter, but after I changed camps, I didn’t receive any letter from him...』

  『That’s how it is…』Old Gouzi said, 「Then you can’t say you don’t have any news...Just say you don’t know...Old Wangtou lost his eldest son a while ago...I’m afraid that’s all I’m thinking about now...」

"what? Why not? ' Stone asked.

  『It is said that he was hit by a poisonous arrow from a mountain barbarian when he was fighting those mountain barbarians...』 The old dog sighed, 『I couldn’t save him...』

  『…』 Shitou fell silent, then gritted his teeth, “Damn mountain barbarian…”

  Poison Arrows.

Those who are hit by ordinary arrows, as long as they are not fatal injuries to the body, chest, abdomen, etc., and the arrow wounds are moved, under the timely treatment of the military physicians, there are basically 80 to 90% of them who can survive, and then the body can recover to the same level as before. About the same, probably occupying nearly half of it, but if it's a poisonous arrow...

  If the treatment is a little slower, let alone recovery, the survival rate will directly drop to 10-20%.

  Bone scraping to heal wounds is a romance after all.

  Mr. Luo may not know that some human tissues such as muscles, tendons, bones, nerves, etc., once damaged, can never regenerate...

  If there is such a thing as scraping the bone to heal the injury, even if Guan Erye can survive in the end, that arm will be equivalent to useless.

  At this stage of the big man, some things are hard to counter.

  The two people in the courtyard were silent for a while, and then the old dog broke the silence, "Come back this time...won't you leave? 』

  Shitou was taken aback, "This..."

"how? Still want to go? You're crippled! ’Old Gouzi was also a little anxious, so he was not too particular about his words, ‘Is there a lame man to fight in battle? 』

  『…』 Shitou scratched the back of his head, 『No, it’s like this…』

  Shitou told about the possibility of being assigned to Longxi.

"That's it..." Old Gouzi was also pondering, and said slowly, "In exchange for money... Don't look at the amount as a lot, but in fact... Going to Longxi... I heard that Longxi is not peaceful... You really have to think about it think…"

  『Where Brother Stone is going, we will go there! 』I don’t know when, Meizi Yue has packed up some food and brought it to the back of the two of them, 『What else is there to think about! 』

  『You silly girl! The old dog snorted, "You think it's that simple?" If you really want to move the place, do you want a house? Do you want Tian Mu? Do you want something? How to replace it and how to add it are all problems... Then you and Shi Shi get married and have a son in the future. Do you want to think about what will happen to the son in the future? What a silly girl...」

Yuemeizi blushed when she heard the words "marriage" and "cub", she didn't dare to say anything more, she shivered and put the food on the stone table in front of the two of them, and then seemed to run away Ran.

  Shitou was also a little embarrassed, scratching the back of his head hehehe.

   These are indeed problems.

   And it's all very cumbersome.

  In the current era of Dahan, there is no concept of backpackers and check-in with bags. It is not an easy task to move from one place to another.

  While the two of them were thinking about it, suddenly there was laughter from outside the courtyard gate. Uncle Wang, whom they met on the street earlier, carried a small bamboo basket, and went outside the courtyard, saying, "Brother Shi is back, this is a happy event!" There is nothing good at home, a little beer wine, a little bacon, and a little white flour, to show that, let's celebrate! 』

  『Oh, Brother Wang, how dare you do this? ’Old Gouzi supported his walking stick and stood up, ‘I have to take care of my brother a lot on weekdays, and now I have to spend a lot of money on him...’

  On the one hand, old man Wang really came to celebrate as a neighbor, on the other hand, he was also concerned about his own child, hoping to get some news from Shitou, so as to relieve his longing mood.

It just so happened that Yuemeizi also killed the chicken, processed some chicken offal, and fried it on the table first, and the chicken was still stewed, it will not be ready so quickly in a while, but it is enough to eat and drink first up.

  Old Gouzi pulled Old Man Wang and refused to let him go. The two tugged a few times, and finally sat down together...

  Shitou watched from the side, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

  If he hadn't gone to the Western Regions back then, Shitou would probably have felt that such behavior was very hypocritical, or even unnecessary. That's why his name is Shishi, and his temper is more like Shishi.

   Now, Stone suddenly felt that not only did this not make him feel bored or anxious, but on the contrary, it seemed more humane. Perhaps it was during this kind of chatter that the mutual friendship between neighbors became stronger.

   After eating and drinking for a while, Uncle Wang naturally brought up the topic about his child...

  Shitou didn't seem to have the stinky latrine temper between the two, throwing a few words stiffly, but deliberated, mixing what he knew and what he guessed, trying to comfort Uncle Wang as much as possible.

  Uncle Wang was somewhat disappointed, but he still smiled and congratulated Old Gouzi and Shitou...

  While speaking, some footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate.

  When Shitou heard this, he instinctively stood up and stood in awe. When he saw two or three figures outside the courtyard gate, Shi Shi trembled and immediately saluted, "I have seen the warlord!" 』

Superintendent, similar to a military judge, is slightly smaller than the general military law captain, but for ordinary soldiers, they have the authority to picket military laws, and can directly impose punishments of less than 20 lashes according to the violation, and more than 20 lashes. , it is to be reported to the military judge for separate disposal.

When Shi Shi first joined the army, he was fined a lot. Although they were not very heavy, he was particularly impressed by the warlord's unique bronze medal chain hanging around his waist that jingled with his steps. Now that he is retired, his instinct is still there. Hearing this voice, the mind has not yet turned around, but the body reacted instinctively.

  『Excuse me, excuse me...』Although the warlord had never seen a stone before, he knew it when he saw this posture. He looked at Shi Shi and reminded him with a smile, "Now you're retired... I can't control you anymore... Well, Uncle Wang is here too?" By the way, your family Erlang has a letter back, I just sent it to your family...』

   "You, me, me, me..." Old man Wang jumped up immediately, unable to even speak.

  Old Gouzi kept waving his hands, "What are you giving me back, go home and have a look!" 』

  『Hey! 』The old Wang didn't care about what to say, so he hurried back.

  The warlord looked at the back of the old Wangtou, then turned his head to the stone and the old dog, smiled and said: "Let me introduce, this is a member of the Li family, Longxi Li family..."

  One person took a step forward from behind the warlord, bowed his hands and saluted, "My surname is Li Mingying, and I have seen a strong man." 』

   Stone quickly returned the gift.

  『This time, one of them is to inform you about the appointment, and the other is also for Li’s... 』 said the governor, and then looked at Li Wei, 『You tell me. 』

  Li Wei clasped his hands and said: "I heard that my brother is going to Longxi to take up a job. I am in Longxi, but my income is a little bit low. I am willing to make a deal with my brother..."

  Shitou was a little dazed, "What do you mean?" 』

Li Wei said with a smile: "If my little brother intends to sell this courtyard, I am willing to buy it, whether it is direct payment of money, or exchange of houses. Of course, the housing price in Longxi is naturally not as good as that of Chang'an's first assistant." At the same time, I am willing to subsidize additional acres of land, or money... I will listen to my brother's wishes...』

  『Change rooms? who? ’ Shitou asked without end, and then a name jumped out, ‘Captain Li? 』

  With the continuous development of Chang'an, the number of houses in the city and in the mausoleum is far behind the speed of population growth. Not to mention the increase in housing prices, there may not be people selling them. Therefore, if Li Er wanted to take root in Chang'an, it would be inconvenient not to have a place to live. Although the houses and courtyards here in Shitou were not big, they were not something that Li Er could get in a short time.

On the other hand, although the Li family in Longxi still has a name, there is still a big gap compared with some wealthy families. It is unrealistic to spend a lot of money to buy real estate for a captain, so Thinking about a replacement plan, exchanging the real estate in Longyou for the house in Shishi.

  Shitou was silent for a while, "I have to think about it..."

  『This is natural. Li Wei nodded and said, "It's really rude to come here without invitation... This is a wild goose gift, as an apology... I have disturbed you, I will leave..." Li Wei left a famous thorn and was given a pair of Dayan and a box of apologies left first.

"Wild geese, autumn is gone and spring is here..." Before leaving, the warlord said to the stone, "I heard that your sister has been waiting for you for a long time. This gift of wild geese is also suitable for the occasion... Besides, there are also words The meaning of the letter, so you can rest assured that whether you pay it back or not, it's up to you... Okay, I'm leaving, you know where to find me if you need something, right? 』

After seeing off the visitors, Shi Shi stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, then came back and sat down in silence, after a while, looking at the worried eyes of Old Gouzi and Sister Yue, he looked excited, "Don't worry about those things." , the world is big, eat first to be the biggest! Come, let's eat first! Have a meal! 』

  (end of this chapter)