The further the stone walked towards home, the slower it could not help but become.
Everything around me still seems familiar, but also seems strange.
He remembered that the street seemed to be very wide, but it didn't seem that wide now. There was a lot of moss growing on the tiles on the eaves. At the corner, there used to be a swallow's nest, but now it is empty. , only a little trace left seems to prove something.
"Stone! Is it a stone?!" An older man was walking and looked up at the stone approaching. He suddenly stopped and stared with wide eyes. Then when the stone was about to walk past, he suddenly seemed to think of something. They both shouted, and then pulled Shi Shi's sleeves, "Here, are you back?"
"Yeah." Shitou stopped, turned his head, and looked away from the surrounding houses and scenery. Then a name jumped out of his mind, "Wang, Uncle Wang, you...do you still remember me?"
Uncle Wang laughed, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be shining, "Why don't you remember? Back then, you were the most naughty. You went up the tree to dig out bird eggs, and you even broke several tiles on my house. I have never been compensated..."
"..." Shi Shi was speechless for a moment.
"By the way, where is my second boy? Isn't he with you?" Uncle Wang asked, looking at Shitou expectantly, "Has my second boy also 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 the situation where people in a village suffer too many casualties in a war, for example, if all the people who died in a group were from the same village and the same town, people from the same village and the same town will be consciously separated during the establishment.
Of course, this is also to reduce cliques in the military.
Uncle Wang seemed to have just remembered it, and he looked a little lonely, "Yes, I am an old fool, he seems to have said before... It's okay, it's okay, just come back, Shitou... Come, come to my house and sit down... I Let your aunt prepare two dishes, and we'll have a nice meal... You're welcome..."
Uncle Wang pulled the stone and turned to his house.
"No, Uncle Wang," Shitou declined quickly, "I haven't come back yet... I'll go back and take a look first, and I'll go to your place another day, another day..."
"Ah? You haven't gone home yet?" Uncle Wang let go of his hand, "That's right, then I have to go back first! Ah, I won't delay you anymore, go ahead, go ahead, let aunt bake some white flour pancakes later. I’ll send it to you! Don’t dislike it. If you dislike it, you’ll make me angry! Go, go!”
After leaving the enthusiastic neighbors, Shitou walked to the entrance of his own alley.
The familiar street scene made him feel excited.
He stood for a while, then his pace couldn't help but quicken, and he rushed to the door, looking at the white peach charms on the door in a daze.
The door appears to have been repainted.
The old damaged areas on the original door have also been repaired, and the cracks below have been repaired. People can no longer see through the cracks in the door...
That was one of the games Shitou often played when he was a child.
Shitou walked to the door and knocked gently. The door leaves shook slightly, and then Shitou discovered that the door was not bolted.
Shitou took a long breath and opened the door.
Two or three chickens fluttered away in the yard, and four or five little chickens followed the big chickens in a panic. There was also a little chicken that seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of a stone, and fell down with a squeak.
, then quickly stood up and ran with his calves...
"Ahem..." Shitou suddenly choked up in his throat, "I...I..."
He patted his chest, as if this would help him breathe easier.
The door curtain inside the house shook, and a figure came out. Then he looked up and saw the stone. The sieve in his hand fell to the ground, and some sorghum clattered to the ground.
The eyes of those big chickens suddenly brightened up. They flapped their wings and pounced on them. They giggled and pecked busily. They even had some time to tilt their heads and look at the two large, hairless chickens standing still.
, I feel like I’m being stupid for having a big hairless chicken today, why did I give so much good food...
"I...I'm back..."
After holding it in for a while, Shitou finally said this.
"..." Yue Meizi cried out, then opened her hands and rushed forward, bumping her head into Shitou's arms, and then tightly grabbed Shitou's waist.
Shitou raised his head high and tried his best not to look at Yue Meizi, because he knew that as soon as he lowered his head, his tears would definitely fall.
"Who is here?" An old voice came from inside the house, and then the door curtain moved, revealing the face of an old man. He then stood blankly for a moment, looking at Shitou for a while.
"Old...ahem..." Shitou instinctively wanted to call him "Old Gouzi", but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words, "Uncle, I, I'm back..."
"Ahem, cough, cough," Old Gouzi also coughed, and then pointed at Yue Meizi with his eyes. When Yue Meizi slowly loosened his hand, he said, "You're back?"
"Well, I'm back."
"It's good to be back...good..." The old dog walked up and looked at the stone up and down, holding on to his crutches. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Have you eaten the stone? I'll cook for you! What do you want to eat? Can I make you white flour steamed cakes? Do you want..." Yue Meizi looked around and suddenly saw the girl who was pecking at the sorghum.
A few big chickens, "Ah! My sorghum! By the way, I'll kill a chicken!"
The big red-crowned rooster suddenly felt a chill on the back of his head and stood there blankly.
"No, no, I ate at the martial arts hall camp outside the city, and I'm still very full now!" Shitou quickly waved his hands and said, "No need to do anything, really, I'm very full, I can't eat anymore!"
Shitou was eager to express his feelings, so he couldn't help but take two steps forward, and then naturally the problem with his legs and feet was exposed.
"Your leg……"
Yue Meizi stared at Shi Shi's leg, her eye circles became red again, and tears flowed down again. Then she didn't care that her father was right next to her, and stepped forward to pull Shi Shi, and stretched out her hand to touch Shi Shi's injured leg, "I heard
Some wounded soldiers from the Western Region have returned... My father and I didn't dare to go and see you, for fear of seeing you... But... it's okay, just come back... Brother Shitou, you must have been in pain at the time... It still hurts now...
Does it hurt?』
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..." The old dog on the side almost coughed out his lungs. If he didn't think it was not easy for the stone to survive on the battlefield of life and death, I'm afraid he wouldn't have raised his crutches now. What's the matter, this
Have you started yet? With Brother Shitou, dad will be left alone, right?
Only then did Yue Meizi react, her face turned red, then she lowered her head, turned around and ran to the backyard, "I...I'm going to cook..." When she passed by the big chickens that were eating happily, she let out a cry.
He pounced and quickly caught the big red-crowned rooster, "Wait, it'll be over in a moment..."
The big red-crowned rooster screamed, struggled, tilted its head and stared at the stone.
"Hey... no..." Shitou raised his hand and tried to stop him, but Yue Meizi had already disappeared.
The old dog paused on the ground with his crutch, "Okay, let her go and do her work...you...you are only injured on this leg, right? Other places...well, ahem, are the other places okay?"
"Huh?" Shitou was stunned for a moment, "No, no..."
"Then I'll hit the mark." Old Gouzi didn't wait for Shitou to finish. He walked to the yard. When Shitou came over, he looked at Shitou up and down for a while and said, "You look stronger than before..."
I’m lame on one leg, don’t be afraid! There is a hundred medical clinics in Chang’an, and these two legs of mine…”
The food in the army is actually much better than the food of ordinary people. Coupled with the planned training, there is naturally some gap between the body function and that of ordinary people.
Old Gouzi patted his leg and said, "It was also treated by Baiyi Medical Center. Although I can't say it's completely cured, I can go now! When the time comes, you can go too. Isn't it said that medical treatment is exempted for those who have served in the military?"
It’s okay! It’s okay! The heavy-duty moon girl can also help with it, it’s okay!』
Shi Shi swallowed his saliva, not knowing what to say.
"What's the matter? Wasn't Barbara very talkative back then?" Old Gouzi laughed, "Why are you so boring when you come back?"
"..." Shitou laughed along with him.
I was leaving back then, and...
Wasn't Shitou still young at that time...
But now that I have experienced life and death on the battlefield and seen the market, I will naturally not be so manic...
"Speaking of which, when you went to the Western Regions, you were really worried. Every time the military officer in white linen held a white lottery ticket, Yue Meizi and I would tremble behind the door for fear of the white linen military officer.
Knock on the door... Do you know, Lao Wangtou on the other side of the street, and those two boys from his family... By the way, aren't his second boys from the same group as you? How's it going?"
Shitou said: "We went together, but we separated later... By the way, I just met Uncle Wang at the street corner... Wang Erlang and I were together when we were in the new barracks, but we separated after we passed the new barracks."
…He wrote me a letter at the beginning, but then I changed camps and no longer received his letter…”
"That's it..." Lao Gouzi said, "Then you can't say that there is no news... Just say that you don't know... Lao Wangtou lost his eldest son some time ago... Now I'm afraid that's all that's left in his heart.
...』
"Ah? Why not?" Shitou asked.
"It is said that when fighting those mountain barbarians, I was hit by the mountain barbarians' poisonous arrows..." Old Gouzi sighed, "I couldn't save him..."
"..." Shitou fell silent, then gritted his teeth, "Damn barbarian..."
Poison arrows.
If someone is hit by an ordinary arrow, as long as it is not a fatal injury to the body, chest, abdomen, etc., with the timely treatment of the army doctor, there is basically an 80% to 90% chance of surviving an arrow wound, and then the body can recover to its original state.
It's about the same, probably close to half of it, but if it's a poisonous arrow...
If the treatment is a little slower, let alone recovery, the survival rate will drop directly to 10 to 20%.
After all, scraping bones to heal wounds is a romance.
Mr. Luo may not know that some human tissues such as muscles, tendons, bones, nerves, etc., once damaged, can never be regenerated...
If there is such a thing as bone scraping to heal the injury, even if Mr. Guan can survive in the end, his arm will be useless.
At this stage of the Han Dynasty, there are some things that are difficult to counter.
The two people in the courtyard were silent for a while, and then Lao Gouzi broke the silence, "When you come back this time... you won't leave?"
Shitou was stunned, "This..."
"What? You still want to go? Your legs are lame!" The old dog was also a little anxious, and he was not very particular about his words, "Is there a lame man going to fight over there?"
"..." Shitou scratched the back of his head, "No, that's it..."
Shitou recounted the possibility of being assigned to Longxi.
"That's it..." Lao Gouzi also pondered and said slowly, "In exchange for money... the amount seems to be a lot, but in fact... are you going to Longxi... I heard that Longxi is also uneasy...
…You really need to think about it carefully…』
"Where Brother Shitou goes, we will go!" At some point, Yue Meizi had 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!" Old Gouzi snorted, "Do you think it's that simple? If we really want to move the place, do we need a house? Do we need acres? Do we need property? How to replace it, how to add it, etc.
Question... Then you and Shi Shi get married and have a baby in the future. Do you want to think about what the baby will do in the future? What a silly girl..."
Yue Meizi suddenly blushed when she heard the words "marriage" and "baby". She didn't dare to say anything more. She placed the food on the stone table in front of the two of them with a trembling voice, and then seemed to run away.
Ran.
Shi Shi was also a little embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.
These are indeed problems.
And they are all very complicated.
In the current era of Han Dynasty, there is no concept of backpackers and check-in with bags. It is not an easy thing to move from one place to another.
While the two were thinking about it, suddenly there was a laugh outside the courtyard gate. Uncle Wang, whom they had met on the street before, came outside the courtyard carrying a small bamboo basket, "Brother Shi is back, this is a happy event!"
There is nothing good at home, just a little wine, a little bacon, a little white flour, just to express my gratitude and celebrate!"
"Oh, Brother Wang, why are you so embarrassed?" Old Gouzi stood up with his walking stick, "On weekdays, I have to take care of you a lot, but now I have to spend a lot of money..."
On the one hand, Old Man Wang really did come to celebrate as a neighbor, but on the other hand, he was also worried about his son and hoped to get some news from Shitou to soothe his missing mood.
It just so happened that Yue Meizi had also killed the chicken, processed some offal, and fried it before serving it. The chicken was still simmering, and it would not be ready for a while, but it was enough to eat and drink first.
Already.
Old Gouzi pulled Old Man Wang and refused to let him go. After a few pulls, the two finally sat down together...
Shitou watched from the side, with a smile appearing on his lips.
If he hadn't gone to the Western Regions back then, Shitou would probably have felt that such behavior was very hypocritical, even unnecessary. Wouldn't it be enough to just say whatever happened? That's why his name is Shitou, and his temper is more like Shitou.
But now, Shi Shi suddenly felt that not only did this situation not make him feel bored or anxious, but it actually made him more humane. Perhaps it was during this tug and pull that the friendship between neighbors became stronger and stronger.
After eating and drinking for a while, Uncle Wang naturally brought up the topic of his children...
Shitou didn't have the stinking temper among others, where he just threw out a few words. Instead, he considered it, mixed what he knew with what he guessed, and comforted Uncle Wang as much as possible.
Uncle Wang was somewhat disappointed, but he still smiled and congratulated Lao Gouzi and Shitou...
While he was talking, some footsteps were heard outside the courtyard door.
As soon as Shitou heard this, he stood up instinctively and stood solemnly. When he saw two or three figures outside the courtyard gate, Shitou trembled and immediately saluted, "I've seen the governor!"
A military governor is similar to a military judge and has a slightly smaller position than an ordinary military law captain. However, he has the authority to inspect military discipline for ordinary soldiers. He can directly impose punishments of less than twenty lashes according to the violation of the situation and has the authority to impose punishments of less than twenty lashes for crimes exceeding twenty lashes.
, it must be reported to the military judge for separate handling.
When Shitou first joined the army, he was punished a lot. Although they were not very severe, he was particularly impressed by the unique bronze medal chain hanging around his waist that jingled with his steps. Now that he has retired, his instinct is still there.
Hearing this sound, before his mind could turn around, his body reacted instinctively.
"No courtesy, no courtesy..." Although the governor had never seen Shitou before, he knew it when he saw this posture. He looked at Shitou and reminded him with a smile, "Now that you have retired... I can't control it."
You...well, Uncle Wang is here too? By the way, your Erlang has a letter back, I just sent it to your family..."
"You, you, me, me, me..." Old Man Wang suddenly jumped up and couldn't even speak clearly.
The old dog waved his hands continuously, "What do you want from me? Just go home and take a look!"
"Hey!" Lao Wangtou didn't care to say anything more and hurried back.
The warlord looked at the back of Old Wangtou, then turned back to Shitou and Old Gouzi, smiled and said: "Let me introduce, this is a member of the Li family, the Li family of Longxi..."
A man took a step forward from behind the governor, raised his hands and saluted, "My surname is Li Mingwei, and I have seen strong men."
Shitou quickly returned the favor.
"This time, one of the reasons for coming here is to inform you about the appointment, and the other is for the Li family..." the governor said, and then looked at Li Wei, "You can tell me."
Li Wei cupped his hands and said: "I heard that my brother is going to Longxi to take up a job. I am in Longxi and have a little bit of income. I am willing to make a deal with him..."
Shitou was a little dazed, "What do you mean?"
Li Wei said with a smile: "If I want to sell this hospital, I am willing to buy it, whether it is paying money directly or exchanging a house for a house. Of course, the housing prices in Longxi are naturally not as good as those in Chang'an."
I'm willing to subsidize additional acres of land, or money... I'll listen to what I want..."
"Changing rooms? Who?" Shitou asked nonchalantly, and then someone's name jumped out, "Li Duwei?"
With the continuous development of Chang'an, the number of houses in the city and the tombs is far less than the rate of population increase. Not to mention the increase in housing prices, there may not be people selling them. Therefore, if Li Er wants to take root in Chang'an, it will definitely be inconvenient to have no place to live.
Although the houses and courtyards here in Shitou are not big, they are not something Li Er can build if he wants to in a short time.
On the other hand, although the Longxi Li family 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
I came up with a replacement plan, exchanging the properties in Longyou for the houses here in Shitou.
Shi Shi was silent for a while, "I want to think about it..."
"It's natural." Li Wei nodded and said, "It's really rude to come here uninvited... This is a gift to apologize... I'm sorry for disturbing you, so I'll take my leave..." Li Wei stayed.
Ming Ci was given a pair of wild geese and a box of apology, and then left first.
"O wild geese, autumn has passed and spring has come..." Before the warlord left, he said to Shi Shi, "I heard that your sister has been waiting for you for a long time, so this gift from the wild geese is suitable for the occasion... In addition, there are also words
And it means trust, so don’t worry, whether you return it or not, it’s all up to you... Okay, I’m leaving. If you need anything, you know where to find me, right?”
After seeing off the visitors, Shitou stood at the courtyard gate for a short while, then came back and sat down in silence. After a while, he looked at the worried eyes of Lao Gouzi and Yue Meizi, and then he cheered up and said, "Don't worry about those things."
, The world is huge, it’s best to eat first! Come on, let’s eat first! Eat! 』
