Xu Fu held the reins, jumped down from the carriage, and stepped on the soft loess. He looked around, everything here seemed to be hung with a layer of yellow brocade curtain, everything revealed a faint
In terms of color, there are no trees, and no green can be seen. As far as the eye can see, everything is yellow soil, but it is not yellow sand.
The wind carries some sand and surrounds it. It is neither hot nor cold, just enough to blow away the impetuousness and give some coolness. In this yellow world, everything is quiet, there are no people, no noise,
Xu Fu's heart calmed down. He led the horse and slowly walked to an old tree. The old tree was not green either.
It had long withered, but it revealed the same color as the earth. He put the rope on the dead wood, Xu Fu rolled up the curtain, carefully picked up the master, and let him stand on the ground, one hand still
Supporting him, he picked up the crutch and put it in his hand.
"Master, we have arrived in Liangzhou!"
"Liangzhou?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Jia Xu's cloudy eyes. He looked around, looked at the familiar wind and sand, lowered his head, looked at the land without any vegetation, and smiled happily.
"Home...."
"Yes, we are home!"
Jia Xu walked tremblingly forward, aimlessly, touching the dead wood in front of him, then lowered his head and picked up some soil, put it in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully. Gradually, he seemed to wake up.
Looking at Xu Fu aside, there was no trace of turbidity or confusion in his eyes, "Yuan Zhi?"
"Hahaha, Master, it's me, you finally recognized me." Xu Fu was very happy. He really didn't expect that after returning to Liangzhou, his Master showed some signs of improvement.
For several days, Jia Xu was in a state of great fear. He did not recognize Xu Fu, did not know where he was, and even did not know who he was.
Sitting in the carriage, I looked at Xu Fu in horror. Every time I saw Xu Fu, all I had to ask was one sentence, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Because of this, Xu Fu was intercepted by local officials several times, because when the local pavilion chiefs came, Jia Xu always asked them for help, saying that he was being held hostage by an unknown thief and did not know where he was. As a result,
Well, these pavilion chiefs and the like directly pinned Xu Fu to the ground. It wasn't that Xu Fu couldn't beat them, but he just couldn't fight back.
After painstakingly explaining it over and over again, taking countless documents, and even asking the county, he could continue on his way.
However, even so, Xu Fu did not complain at all.
In his life, his father passed away when he was very young, and he had only one mother, who took great pains to raise him. When he was young, he was not sensible, so he followed a group of friends to do evil and became a notorious ranger.
Until he was captured by the officials and almost died. When he returned home, he saw his mother crying for him and could not open her eyes. He slapped himself hard several times. From then on, he began to read and write essays.
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He entered the military academy and went to the Confederate Army. His mother was very happy and sent him away, telling him not to miss him and to serve the great man.
However, after only two years in the Southern Army, he heard the news that his mother was seriously ill. But at that time, he had no way to leave the Southern Army. At this time, he met Shijun, who sent someone to take care of her.
His grandmother, who was kind to him, took him out of the Confederate Army and asked him to visit him. Just like that, a year later, his grandmother still left this world, but at the last moment, he also stayed with her.
around.
Master Shijun was his benefactor, and he didn't care about his previous actions. He didn't keep anything he knew secretly. Whether it was the military books he wrote or the current affairs, he handed them all over to Xu Fu. Even the emperor's most important He also handed over some secret actions to Xu Fu. Xu Fu was very moved and grateful. A teacher is like a father, and he treated his teacher as his father.
The confused Jia Xu returned to his original appearance at this moment, with a smile on his face, gently stroking his beard, looking at the land, a little excited, Xu Fu supported him, and he didn't know what the master was watching. What? Xu Fu found a seat in the carriage and found some food and drink. The master and the disciple just sat on the loess and looked into the distance.
"Master, take a rest for a while, and then we'll continue on our way."
"Where to?"
"Wuwei County, isn't that the master's hometown? Wuwei County Guzang County..."
Xu Fu asked with some confusion.
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "No hurry, no hurry, wait a little while, Master will show you the most beautiful scenery in Xiliang..."
Xu Fu looked at the sky and reluctantly agreed.
"When I was young, there was a lot of chaos in Xiliang. Qiang people, bandits, horse thieves, and even some farmers who had no food left at home would just cover their faces with the cloth containing food and go out to rob people. , my family is pretty well off, but I was quite naughty when I was a kid, I always ran away, and I wasn’t afraid of robbers or anything like that..."
"My family can't always control me. I just love this kind of unrestrained life. I make the world my home and wander around. This is the enjoyment. No one cares about me, no one pays attention to me, and I don't even think about it. It would be great to harm me and want to kill me, but I am lazy and I don’t like farming, so I study, thinking that with the status of a famous scholar, I can eat and drink when I go out in the future..."
"As I grew up, I read more books. Most of the villagers admired me, and the local government began to conquer me. Oh, how could I be a dog for those idiots? I was trapped in a prison, all day long Busy, that is not what I want, so I left my hometown and wandered throughout Xiliang. When I met robbers, I said that I was the grandson of Mr. Duan, and I pulled the tiger's skin, so others did not dare to embarrass me, even... , and several Qiang and horse thieves leaders have all become my friends."
"However, the Xianbei dogs came in and I fled back to my hometown. It was just because of my kindness that I came up with an idea and was noticed by the temple. Zheng Gong recommended me and I went to Luoyang. Once I went there, my life was changed. In the past, I don’t want to make a great contribution, nor do I want to enter the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs. I just want to live freely. No one scares me and asks me to do this or that, and I will be content..."
"It's a pity that I have never been as happy as I wanted in my life, and I haven't been able to get what I wanted."
"Just promise me one thing..."
"Ah? Master, tell me."
"After I die, don't let me enter the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs. I don't like it there. Just bury me in this desolate Gobi. Don't let others come to offer sacrifices and disturb me. In life, I failed to fulfill my wish. After death, I I am about to become a lonely ghost wandering around Liangzhou. I don’t want to sit in the Zhonglie Hall and continue to listen to those bad things... By the way, I have a few books under the carriage cushions for you. ..."
"Master...it's still early, what kind of book is it?"
Jia Xu smiled and did not answer. At this moment, Xu Fu could clearly feel that the master had finally returned to his original appearance, wise, intelligent, and in control of everything. He was so confident that he could no longer see the previous decadence.
, or confused, which made Xu Fu feel a little confused. He frowned and asked: "Master, ahem...do you still remember before...?"
He now really suspected that Jia Xu had been faking it before. How could a person's mental state return to its peak so quickly?
With a smile on his face, Jia Xu raised his head, looked at the sky, and said, "No words, just look."
Xu Fu raised his head, and the sun slowly set. Only half of his body was left, still falling slowly. The whole sky was shining with a different kind of light. With the sunset, it looked so charming.
The color gradually became like that of the earth. Xu Fu was stunned. It was not that he had never been to Liangzhou, but he had never seen such a beautiful scenery.
Xu Fu looked at the scenery in surprise, "Master...I have never..."
Jia Xu lowered her head, looking peaceful, and sat quietly in her seat.
Xu Fu was stunned, "Master? Master??"
The wind and sand hit again, and Jia Xu slowly fell behind him. Xu Fu stretched out his hand and hugged him. Jia Xu had a smile on his face. Xu Fu put his trembling hands in front of Jia Xu's mouth and nose, but there was no trace of it.
Breathing, Xu Fu couldn't hold back his tears anymore, and hugged his master. Tears kept falling. He hugged his master tightly. After a while, a painful roar came from here.
Xu Fu cried for a long, long time.
It wasn't until the sky came that he put his master on the carriage, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and began to dig the soil here. He remembered his master's wishes, he wanted to be buried here, and he didn't want to
When he went to Zhonglie Hall, he just wanted to be a lonely ghost. After digging for a long time, Xu Fu lost his sword and started digging with bare hands. In the middle of the night, he lit a fire with dead wood.
After digging, he carefully put Master into the soil.
Looking at Master lying quietly among the soil, he wiped away his tears and began to cover it with soil.
Next day, early morning
The sun once again climbed into the sky, and the world was still pale yellow, light, and exceptionally gentle. Xu Fu sat alone next to a dead tree. He did not set any tombstone or mark. His master did not like to be
After sitting for a long time, Xu Fu stood up and was about to get into the carriage. Suddenly he remembered something, got into the carriage, and took out a book from under the seat cushion.
As expected, the master did not deceive him. The master indeed hid a book under the cushion.
However, he remembered that his master had given him all his books, including his own works, long ago. What was this book?
Judging from the cover, the book was old, a little worn, and a little gray. Xu Fu slowly opened the first page.
"Boy, thank you for burying me. Now I have become a lonely soul. I cannot appear in front of you, so I can only talk to you like this." There is only this line on the first page.
Xu Fu was stunned and slowly turned to the second page.
"You still don't believe it? Master didn't lie to you. Anyway, don't tell others where I am buried."
Xu Fu looked at these familiar words, tears filled his eyes again, and he continued to read.
"Okay, don't cry, I'm right in front of you, yes, right next to the carriage."
"I'm going to visit Liangzhou. Just cry here alone. I can fly now."
"You have to study hard. I will come back to see you from time to time. Oh, I also saw your grandma. She is doing well and has gained some weight."
"Remember, live as you wish. Stop paying attention to others and live happily. Don't be like me. Only when you die can you live as you wish..."
"Hahaha, I won't tell you anymore. I'm going to scare people. Do you think I should knock on Xun Yu's window or Xun You's window at night?"
Xu Fu flipped through the book and couldn't help but laugh.