Chapter 32 Act Three ? A Fateful Encounter? Twelve
Chapter 32 Act 3 Fateful Encounter 12
"I'm back!"
Under the setting sun, Jiang Yan jogged all the way back to Jia Yunzhai. He couldn't hide his excitement and wanted to share the good things that happened to him with Ning Yue as soon as possible.
If it weren't for the bruise on his thigh that was still aching, the young man might have thought that following Xiang Baili into the palace just a moment ago was just an extremely real dream.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Leng Jiayun busy behind the counter. Seeing Jiang Yan come back, the woman in purple immediately put down what she was doing and ran towards him. The child with dark eyes smiled and took out something from his arms. A string of copper coins tied with Begonia was handed to the other party:
"Sister Jia, General Baili wants to buy some jars of Qingli Shao, and asked me to deliver them to him tomorrow."
Leng Jiayun seemed to have not heard what he said at all, and there was some confusion in her tone: "You little brat, why are you back at this time?"
"Sister Jia, why don't you seem to welcome me? I have been on leave for more than a month and have not had time to come back." Jiang Yan was confused by what the other party said, "Where is Yue'er?"
"You three have made an appointment long ago, so why are you here to ask me? Xiaoyue went out early in the morning!"
After being reminded by the woman, the boy suddenly slapped his head hard and thought back: "Oh, that's bad. How could I have forgotten this!"
Today is June 13th. As early as half a month ago, Ning Yue had vaguely agreed with him and Qi Zi that they would go to the sea together to pick up some seafood and come back to make tooth sacrifices.
The smile suddenly froze on the young man's face. He immediately clasped the copper coin in his hand with his backhand, turned around and rushed out of the store door.
In addition to Xigang, where Baishaying is located, the suburbs of Mulu are also adjacent to several shallow bays that go deep inland. The history of collecting shellfish from the sea has a long history here, and has long been a tradition among the locals.
Whenever the sea is warm and pleasant in summer, some greedy people will go to the beach. When the tide falls, they will pick up all the fresh seafood that will not escape back to the sea. Sometimes, there are even thousands of people, and the number is huge. The scene of rioting is spectacular. Nowadays, the influx of refugees into the city has increased the number of people going to the sea every day.
Children in the city are the most loyal fans of this activity. Regardless of their family background, as long as they think of being able to rummage around on the beach with bare feet to find some small crabs, razor clams, sand snails, and clams, they will be as excited as a festival. .After harvesting a bag full of seafood, many children are not in a hurry to take it back to the city. Instead, they directly wash the fine sand and black mud on the food in the clear water, and then set up a bonfire to roast it on the spot. , enjoy the unique salty and fresh flavor.
The place where the three of them agreed to catch the sea today is not far from the Baisha Camp. Ning Yue discovered it accidentally, and not many people knew about it. Stepping barefoot on the extremely white and soft sand, there was no fear of being buried in the sharp The rocks scratch the soles of your feet. In addition, the tide comes and goes quickly, and there is an abundance of seafood of all kinds. There is no need to worry about the sudden rise in water level that will catch people off guard.
Originally, Jiang Yan planned to sneak out of the camp to meet his companions after feeding the horses. However, after following Xiang Baili to the palace for a while, he was so excited that he completely forgot about the whole thing. Jing. By the time he hurried to the beach, it was already past the time to rush to the sea.
In the distance, the young man saw a lonely figure, sitting on the beach with his knees bent. His red hair looked dull. The bonfire beside the girl was about to go out, and the goose-yellow skirt had already been soaked by the rising tide. But she was completely unaware of it, just facing the setting sun slowly setting towards the sea level in a daze.
Hearing the faint sound of someone stepping on the beach behind her, Ning Yue's shoulders suddenly shook. Even though she guessed the identity of the person, she did not look back.
Jiang Yan silently walked to the girl and sat down. He knew that today's tide should have risen again an hour ago, and the girl beside him has been waiting for him until now. Now, any apology is gone It didn't help. The young man's brain suddenly went blank, and he didn't know what to say.
"What else are you doing here? A blockhead, a fool, a dead fool!"
Seeing that her companion was silent, Ning Yue became more and more angry. She cursed loudly, then suddenly put her head in the arms of her knees and started sobbing silently.
"Yue'er, I——"
"What are you doing? Do you know that Ziyin was waiting for you with me until Brother Miao flew back to urge him to return to the palace! I also thought about going back alone, but I was afraid of you. You will come eventually, just sitting there stupidly like this, waiting! Just now, I thought you really wouldn’t come!”
"sorry……"
The black-eyed boy just wanted to let the other person know how guilty he felt as soon as possible, but before he could finish his apology, Ning Yue immediately pushed him back:
"Do you know what it feels like to sit alone on this beach? It's like the whole world has abandoned me! A few months ago, it was my father who personally ordered me to be imprisoned in the 'Ganyuan' and forced me to I had to leave my hometown and flee to the land. It was not easy for me to make friends here, you two, who can be my companions. If you both abandon me and ignore me, I will really be left alone!"
The red-haired girl raised her face again and mumbled something that the young man couldn't understand. Her blue eyes were filled with tears and she stared hard, but there was no trace of anger in them. Just endless grievance and loneliness.
Seeing the other party crying sadly, an uncontrollable sadness suddenly surged in the young man's heart. At first, he didn't know why he was so heartbroken, but gradually he realized that the salty sea breeze and the smell under his feet The touch of the beach, the smoky bonfires and the bright clouds on the skyline all made the depths of my mind feel as if there was an electric shock, and a bitter memory that had been forgotten for a long time and that was heartbreaking slowly emerged!
Those past fragments were strong and real, making Jiang Yan's nose suddenly sore. He could no longer stop the tears in his eyes, and actually cried more sadly than the girl next to him.
The red-haired girl was stunned on the spot when she saw this, and the anger that had just arisen in her heart disappeared in an instant. In her impression, the other party had always shown incomparable strength and courage. Even in Fangqiu before, after discovering that Uncle You had been killed When the Gu Eagle ate it, he never shed a tear. The girl quickly reached out her hand and gently touched the boy's face:
"Okay, okay, little stutter, why don't I stop blaming you?"
But her persuasion not only did not make Jiang Yan stop, but she completely gave up her last bit of patience, and even her voice became hoarse: "My father and mother, they are all dead, they are all gone." ah!"
The red-haired girl's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She never expected that Jiang Yan would reawaken the most painful memory for him at this time and in such a way.
The black-eyed boy's shoulders couldn't help shaking. He didn't want to lose his composure in front of Ning Yue, but his tears were like Yanjiang that burst its embankment, and he couldn't hold it back at all. The boy's throat kept making shrill and sharp sounds. Whining, like an injured orphaned dog, makes people feel pity.
The girl was a little panicked for a moment. She didn't know how to comfort him, so she turned sideways and hugged the boy's shoulders. She couldn't imagine that after losing all her memory, she would suddenly recall her close relatives one day. Feeling that the person was no longer alive, I couldn’t help but shed tears along with him:
"Cry, cry, cry hard, maybe you will feel better..."
The comfort from his companions made Jiang Yan completely put aside all his reserve, lay on the girl's shoulders, and cried heartbreakingly. It wasn't until he felt that the clothes on the other girl's shoulders had been soaked with tears and became a little cold, that he finally Finally coming back to his senses, he pushed Ning Yue away from him with some embarrassment.
"Little stutterer, are you feeling better?" The red-haired girl asked timidly.
The young man nodded and wiped his face with his sleeves, but his eyes were still red: "In this life, I swear to find the person who killed my parents and avenge them with my own hands! That man, I will never do it in my life. I can’t forget his face!”
"Do you remember what the murderer looks like? Who is he?"
"I - I don't know." Jiang Yan was a little helpless, raising his clenched fist angrily and waving it at the sky, "But I will definitely find him, I will definitely!"
Seeing her companion acting as crazy as a beast, Ning Yue suddenly felt that she actually didn't understand him well enough. She thought for a moment and suddenly pointed to the Milky Way that was looming in the sky:
"Little Stammer, stop crying. Have you seen the stars in the sky?"
The black-eyed boy nodded, but he didn't know what the other person wanted to say and didn't answer.
"Someone once told me that every star in the sky is a lost soul. No matter when, you are never alone in this world, because your relatives have not left you, but will always protect you in the sky. With you. And Sister Jia, Ziyin and me, we will always be with you!"
The words of his companion suddenly shook Jiang Yan's shoulders, and he fell into a long silence. After a long time, he finally thought more, nodded and said:
"That's right, as long as you are still around, I will not be alone. In fact, today, I planned to tell you and Ziyin some good news - General Baili ordered me to be transferred to the palace as an errand, and promised to teach him personally. I have mastered martial arts and the art of war!"
"You said that sloppy and weird uncle wants to accept you as his disciple?"
"Tsk, that's General Baili, Yue'er, don't be so rude again."
Although he has not yet gotten out of the bottom of his sadness, Jiang Yan's scarred eyebrows quickly relaxed when he mentioned the man in green clothes.
Ning Yue actually didn't quite understand the reason why the young man was so excited, but when she saw that the other person was happy again, her inner melancholy was instantly swept away:
"Well, little Stutter, should we celebrate this?"
"Of course! What did you guys catch today, Yue'er? I'll make some delicious food to apologize to you."
"Hehe, I don't need you to do it. I have learned a lot of cooking techniques from Jia Yun Zhai these days. I have just roasted a lot of clams with Ziyin, and I have left a lot for you! "
Saying that, Ning Yue took out a small package of seafood wrapped in oil paper from her arms. It turned out that she was afraid that the food would get cold, so she kept it in her arms. At this time, the oil paper was opened and only opened The clams in the mouth were still steaming slightly, and the aroma immediately overflowed, making the glutton in Jiangyan's stomach growl.
The setting sun slowly fell below the sea level. The evening sea breeze blew on the body, taking away the heat of the day and drying the tears on the young man's face. Under the purple clouds in the sky, the fine white sand was stained by the afterglow of the setting sun. After turning golden, the two children also accompanied each other, enjoying the rare beauty and leisure in this troubled world.
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