dhibooks Chapter 38 Distress
Chapter 38 Distress
Seeing Mu Qi approaching, Tao Linghua lowered his head, circling the wine glass with his fingers and turning it gently on the table, his thousands of thoughts were hidden in his glinting eyes, when he raised his head, a polite smile appeared on his face, patiently Wait for the two to come over.
Mu Qi walked towards Tao Linghua, feeling that the short steps were as long as more than ten years.He worked hard but struggled, and finally pushed his beloved into the arms of others.The faint sunlight in winter shines through the window lattice on Tao Linghua's pink face, smooth skin, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, once also bloomed in his arms, used to laugh like flowers, used to snuggle together to keep warm, thinking that the world In the world, only yourself and the person around you are the happiest.Now she is smiling and talking to other men, her style is even better than before, you can imagine what kind of style she is in bed.
I gritted my teeth in my heart, resisting the urge to growl when the vinegar gourd was overturned.
Fortunately, he is still there, as long as he works hard, he will definitely be able to get it back.
Holding the wine glass, Mr. Mu cheered himself up, and slowly, he finally walked up to Tao Linghua and Zhao Tai, and said with a gentle smile, "It's a great honor for you two to come. I respect you both with this glass." He raised his cup in his hand.Turning around, motioned for the concubine to come forward to toast.The woman walked lightly, walked forward with lowered eyebrows and bowed her head, gave a blessing, took the jug from the tray in the hand of the following girl, poured it for Tao Linghua and Zhao Tai one by one, and said softly: "Please two You guys are having fun."
Tao Linghua and Zhao Tai glanced at each other, they both raised their hands and said with a smile: "Brother Mu is happy, you should congratulate him, do it." They both drank the wine in their glasses.
Mu Qi stared at Tao Linghua, his eyes were very complicated, his expression changed again and again, finally he didn't speak, and he smiled again: "You two can drink freely, I'll go over there for a walk."
After coming out from Mu Qi, Tao Linghua smiled and said, "By the way, I still have a jade pendant with him, just give it back to him later."
Zhao Taixi smiled and said: "That's natural, why keep that thing?"
After finishing speaking, he wrapped Tao Linghua's palm in his big hand and walked forward, saying: "Your second brother said that he wants to buy a few catties of mutton and go back to eat hot pot. Let's go to the butcher's shop to have a look."
The two walked away while chatting.I don't know that while seeing off his colleagues, Mu Qi looked in this direction, very melancholy.After everyone had left, he came into the yard. The woman who had just entered came out to support him, leaned softly by her side and said, "My lord, I have prepared wine and soup for you. You can use it while it is hot."
Mu Qi glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "Go and rest in your own room." After speaking, he walked away and entered the study.
Disappointed, the woman stood hesitantly in the courtyard, and after a while she sighed and entered the inner room.
The Zhao family had a hot pot feast at night.I bought not only mutton, but also beef, and various vegetables, mushrooms, and gluten-free noodles. The table was full, and the ones that couldn't be piled up were put in other basins first, and brought over when needed.
Zhao Hua personally stewed beef bone soup as the soup base. He cooked it for a whole day from yesterday to today. The taste is very thick and the soup is clear to the bottom.Made the sauce again.
Six people sat full around the table.
The large copper hot pot in the middle is red with burning charcoal, the water in the pot has boiled, and the water vapor is boiling.
Hong Jin first blanched a lot of vegetables for a few people to eat, and then slowly put in a large plate of beef and a plate of mutton. They were cooked as soon as they rolled, and they were eaten with sauce. The taste was delicious and wonderful.
It was cold outside the house, which made it even more hot inside.
After drinking for three rounds, Tao Linghua, Zhao Tai, and Lao Gao all drank a little too much. When they were half drunk, they looked like immortals, and when the wine was good, they all let go of grabbing something to eat.You rob mine, I rob yours, the leaves of the vegetables are flying everywhere, and the sliced meat is picked up by others as soon as it is cooked in the pot.
Tao Linghua is quite talented in the matter of snatching food. Although he doesn't know martial arts, he has a light body, sharp eyes and quick hands. He ran around the table and was very good at smoothing things out. He snatched a piece of meat before it even entered his mouth.
Fu Chun also ran around under the table, wagging his tail and purring, and Zhao Hua would feed him some meat from time to time.
Hong Jin smiled at Zhao Hua, "Tao Tao is really a natural predator."
Zhao Hua took a sip of his wine, smiled and remained silent.It's a great joy in life, but it's cold and cold, but there are laughter and loud noises in my own house, and the heat is steaming.
After the new year, Zhao Tai still went to the camp for rotation. Tao Linghua followed Zhao Hua to learn medicinal materials. He thought, since there was no hope of taking the imperial examination, there must be a job. Hong Jin was right, he could always be supported by others.So I don't know if I have the talent to study medicine with my second brother.After all, the second brother has been learning since he was a child. It has been more than 20 years. I don't know if I can learn fur.
Zhao Hua didn't care. Tao Linghua wanted to learn, so he taught him patiently, telling him stories about his travels while teaching.Mr. Zhao Er is unrestrained, gentle, refined, and well-informed, and people like to get close to him the most. Besides, they are as close as mandarin ducks crossing necks. Therefore, Tao Linghua follows Zhao Er every day, laughing and laughing, learning and learning while learning. Being able to kiss and touch, is extremely joyful.When Zhao Tai came back and saw them being intimate together, he deliberately pretended to be jealous and snorted.
Seeing him squinting at him, Tao Linghua quickly dropped the herbs in his hands and hung them on his neck to kiss him, asking, "Aren't you busy in the camp today? Why did Big Brother come back so early?"
Only then did Zhao Tai smile and said: "Not busy, tomorrow is a day off, I'll take you outside the city to play."
"Great!" Tao Linghua hurried to tell the second brother.Zhao Tai followed behind and shouted, "Just the two of us."
In the morning of the next day, the two rode together and went out of the East Gate—Heyang Gate to play by the Yu River outside the city.
The mountains and rivers are frozen, and the eyes are white.Taking a deep breath of the cold air, looking up at the lonely birds flying by in the sky, the two hugged each other and strolled along the river.The river was still frozen, and the ice was covered with a thick layer of snow. There were few pedestrians, but not without.Occasionally, there are jackdaws and sparrows jumping in groups on it, trying to find food at 01:30.Tao Linghua saw someone walking on the ice, and wanted to go up. Zhao Tai had no choice but to lead the horse to accompany him on the ice. The ice was very thick, and he felt relieved to walk up.
Walking slowly to the south for about a mile, there was an abandoned temple on the other side. Zhao Tai said: "I can't go any further. The river in the south is melted."
Tao Linghua asked in surprise: "Why? In such cold weather, the river can still melt?"
Zhao Taila went ashore and said as he walked: "There is a small tributary over there, but it is a stream of hot spring water, so when it reaches the river, the warm water of the river blooms, but the river water is still very cold, if it falls into it, it will surely I'm going to freeze to death."
The two of them pulled their horses and walked south in peace and contentment, and they saw a thin tributary flowing into the main trunk of the Yu River. The main river had melted, the current was fast and the water was deep, and white steam was rising from the river, like a fairyland Generally, it is amazing.
Tao Linghua squatted down and touched the river water, it was really icy cold, it seemed that the rising white mist was an illusion.
Not far to the south, there is a small flat stone bridge over the river, and the two of them have nothing to do, only on the bank side.
Tao Linghua was playing on the bank, Zhao Tai told him not to lean too tightly, lest he fall, while looking around, there were few people here, and the other bank was a forest of trees, but they had not yet sprouted and long leaves, as hard as a wire, straight Refers to the gray sky.After playing for a while, snow flakes fell from the sky, so I had to go back home.But playing in the suburbs is indeed much better than being bored at home, so Tao Linghua often begged Zhao Tai to take him out.Zhao Tai is helpless, anyway, there is no war now, the camp is leisurely, and he is happy to be with Tao Tao.And I agreed.So the two often come out for a walk from time to time.
This day is the eighth day of February. Although the solar term is spring, the mountains in the north are still covered with heavy snow, and the mountains and rivers are quiet.The two rode out again and walked to the edge of the small bridge to play.
While watching Tao Linghua playing, Zhao Tai looked around leisurely, and suddenly found a few people coming out of the small temple opposite, looking like ordinary people dressed for playing.But pulling a few horses and wearing a cloak tightly on his body, there is something suspicious.He has been in the army for a long time, and he is very vigilant and suspicious. Whether it is the enemy or not, he must be prepared to make no serious mistakes. He quickly pulled Tao Linghua and said, "Quickly lie down, there is a suspicious person on the other side."
Tao Linghua was startled, and hurriedly fell down among the withered grass on the bank, but at this moment, Wu Jin suddenly yelled, which alarmed the people on the other side, and those people also looked over, and saw Zhao Tai immediately standing on the opposite side with his saber , didn't get close, just walked as far as possible into the forest.There were about five or six people.
Zhao Tai hesitated for a moment, if he hadn't brought Tao Linghua with him, he would definitely go up and ask him.But taking him now is afraid of danger, and this place is far away from the city gate, so it is too late for people.So I just stood still on the shore without making a sound.
Unexpectedly, the people on the other side gathered together and seemed to say something, and they actually walked towards the river.
Zhao Tai's hairs stood on end, he immediately felt that something was wrong, he quickly pulled his horse over and shouted, "Tao Tao, go!"
Tao Linghua didn't know why, when he heard his words, he got up quickly and ran towards the horse. Unexpectedly, the people on the other side ran so fast that they even crossed the stone bridge in a few steps. Injuried.
Zhao Tai pulled him over and carried him onto the horse. Several people had already chased him, but Zhao Tai didn't have time to get on the horse, so he quickly drew his knife to defend.Taking time to slap the horse's buttocks, Wujin hissed and ran away.
Tao Linghua hugged his arms, and at the same time held tightly to the reins of the horse. He couldn't help being led away by the horse. He had never encountered such a situation before, and he was a little scared, but he was thinking about Zhao Tai. He quickly turned his head and saw this Several people were very tough, and none of them lost to Zhao Tai's body and martial arts. Zhao Tai had already chopped down two, and there were three more.Tao Linghua was frightened by the bloody scene, and thought in a panic, "This place is far away from the city. If I leave, I may not be able to call for rescuers. Isn't it dangerous for my elder brother? If I stay, there may be a little help." .Therefore, he held down his heartbeat, bit his lip hard, held back the pain and galloped back to the shore.
Seeing him coming back, Zhao Tai shouted, "Go!"
Tao Linghua ran up to him and saw that there was only one burly man still fighting Zhao Tai. Zhao Tai had a chance of winning, but he fought against four good opponents. He was exhausted, and his thigh and chest were also injured.
Tao Linghua ruthlessly pulled out the arrow from his arm, almost fainting from the pain.But he still stopped, and walked towards the two people who were fighting.The big man seemed to have exhausted his strength, and he was trying his best to put the other party to death.
Tao Linghua looked at the kung fu of the two of them raising their swords to fight each other, and gathered all his strength to slam into that person, hugging him tightly with both hands and pushing him back.It turned out that it was not far from the river, but Tao Linghua slammed the man into the water, and he didn't stop. He stumbled back and fell into the river with a "plop". go away.It disappeared after a while.
Zhao Tai felt that his heart was about to break, and he wanted to jump into the river with a loud roar, but he was exhausted and fainted when his eyes went dark.
The mountains and rivers returned to silence, only the river whimpered, Wu Jin licked Zhao Tai who fell on the ground, and screamed at the river, but no one paid attention.