Phoenix Shadow Coming From the Sky: 6. The moon tide is like v. 5

At that moment, Yi San could feel the softness of Feng Duying's clear and cold voice for an instant. He couldn't help turning his head to stare, and saw her looking at the night sky with focused eyes and a soft expression. Her fourth brother was different, he thought.

"We walked all day that day, and we couldn't move in the evening. We saw a few broken walls on the side of the road, which could be regarded as shelter from the wind, so we decided to spend the night there. Then the eldest brother, second brother, third brother Brother went to the river to see if he could catch any fish, and the sixth brother and I went to collect some firewood. When the eldest brother and the others came back, they not only caught a few small fish, but also brought back a big living person."

Even though he was already guessing, Yi San couldn't help but ask: "Is your fourth brother brought back?"

"Yeah." Feng Duying nodded slightly, "Brother said he picked it up in the river, and they would have drowned if they arrived a little later. Later, the third brother insisted that the fourth brother jumped into the river, and the fourth brother said that he jumped into the river." I don’t admit it, I just said that I fell into the water by mistake. But judging from the reaction of the fourth brother when he was picked up, the third brother’s statement is more reliable.”

"Oh?"

"Because the eldest brother carried the fourth brother back and put him on the ground, he just lay there motionless, his whole body was dripping wet. We called him up to warm himself by the fire, but he didn't move, and when we talked to him, he ignored him. He eats fish, but he doesn't pick it up, just like an unconscious wooden doll." Feng Duying sighed.

Yi San raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

Feng Duying shook his head, "The fourth brother was always like that that night, and then we were about to leave. The eldest brother and the second brother felt that it was too much for them to leave him alone, so they took turns to carry him. After two days like this, The fourth brother seemed to wake up suddenly, and then walked on his own, but he still didn’t speak. Tell us, the robe that the fourth brother is wearing is made of brocade, which ordinary rich people can't buy even if they have money, so the fourth brother must come from a family of officials."

"Your sixth brother has such a small vision." Yi San smiled.

"Later when we arrived in Jiacheng, the third brother said that he couldn't raise a free eater, so he cleaned up the fourth brother from top to bottom, and told him to laugh when he made you laugh, and then Lead him to the street. When he arrived at the stall selling bags, he poked the fourth brother to make him laugh, so the fourth brother smiled at the stall owner, and the result..." Feng Duying couldn't help it when he said this Smiling, "The steamed bun seller actually gave the fourth brother two steamed buns, and after getting the buns, the third brother led the fourth brother to the bakery stall, and also made him smile at the stall owner, so he got another one." A piece of cake... In this way, when they came back that day, we rarely had a full meal."

When Yi San heard this, he suddenly turned his head away.

Feng Duying looked at it, so he returned the sentence, "Don't bear it, you will have a stomachache."

"Hahahaha..." So Yi San laughed loudly, his laughter was clear and clear, like a flute piercing the sky, "Toyoshiro's face is peerless, and he is the most beautiful woman in the world. From this point of view, he really deserves his reputation!"

Feng Duying looked at him, and continued to say quietly: "According to your childhood sweetheart's evaluation, you can also exchange cakes with a smile."

The laughter stopped suddenly.

General Feng watched with satisfaction as the smile froze on that handsome, god-like face.

"Ahem..." Mr. Yi cleared his throat, "Let's continue the story."

Feng Duying smiled, nodded in a high manner, and said: "The fourth brother didn't speak until he met the Jade Master, and we didn't know the background of the fourth brother until then." She paused slightly, restrained her expression, and hugged her knees Looking at the night sea before, "the world was in turmoil in the chaotic times, but Nanping and Jiangquan counties had more than 50 years of stability because of the Su family. The Su family was originally a general of the former dynasty. After the former dynasty fell, the Su family had With a heavy army, he established himself as a king, named the country 'Yongsu', and it lasted for four generations. He did not compete with the heroes outside, and the internal regime was stable, so the area has always been relatively healthy."

Yi San also nodded when he heard that, "The Su family finally surrendered you, and the people in Nanping and Jiangquan were saved from the disaster of war. So far, I am very grateful to the Su family."

"That's right, after the Su family descended, the eldest brother named him the 'Uncle Good Shepherd', and he will inherit the title for the fifth generation." Feng Duying looked far away.

"Is your fourth brother from the Su family?" Yi San asked.

Feng Duying nodded, "At that time, the fourth brother's father was an official in the Su family. From the Su family to the early summer of the ninth year, the riding man was convicted of treason with a knife and ordered to behead all the families. The fourth brother's father believed that it was an unjust crime, so he wrote a letter to plead for his friend, but he was reprimanded instead. He and the son of General Qi Lang's family have been in love with brothers since childhood, so they secretly hid the son of General Qi Lang in his room. As a result... not only failed to keep his brother, but even implicated his family in being accused of being an "accomplice" Sin. Seeing this, his father knew that there was no room for repayment. He only waited for King Su to issue a decree on the second day that all the Manchus would be thrown into death row. So he dispersed his family's wealth that night and ordered all relatives and servants in the family to rush out of the house. Live one is one."

"When people are in a desperate situation, most of them will hold the idea of ​​breaking the jar." Yi San sighed.

Feng Duying paused for a moment before saying, "Fourth Brother was taken away from Nanping City by his two older brothers, just to protect him. One of the fourth brothers."

"So that's how it is." Yi San sighed, "This way I can understand your fourth brother's reaction back then. Presumably, he blamed himself very much and believed that the whole family was his own harm."

Feng Duying didn't say a word, but just quietly looked ahead.

"Then when the Su family came to the country, your fourth brother didn't..."

"Fourth brother is not that kind of person." Feng Duying interrupted Yi San, "Fourth brother is not someone who disregards the overall situation and only reports personal grievances. Besides, it has been more than ten years, and King Su has long passed away. It is his nephew who succeeds to the throne and descends to the country."

Yi San glanced at her quietly, and then said lightly: "The Su family hated him for destroying the family, but he never retaliated. I'm afraid he took all the hatred on himself."

Feng Duying's heart moved, and she turned her head to look at Yi San. After watching for a while, the corners of her lips tugged slightly, but it disappeared in an instant, and her voice was as cold as before: "No one knows whether fourth brother has hatred in his heart." It's just that, for so many years since he was a child, the fourth brother has always been so rational and cautious, and he also hates people's emotions. He always thinks twice about everything he does, and he is always so calm, never makes mistakes, and is never perfect. "

"Such a person..." Yi San stared blankly at the bright moon in the sky, as if muttering to himself, "Life is the most tiring."

Feng Duying closed his eyes, then fell back and lay on his back on the reef, silently.

The two lay side by side on the reef without speaking, one was staring at the night sky while the other was listening to the sound of the waves.

After a long time, Yi San said: "In this way, six of you have met, and there are only two left."

"Well, the fifth brother and the eighth brother met last, but they also met together." Feng Duying said softly.

"How did they meet again?" Yi San asked.

"After meeting the fourth brother, we walked along the Wuyun River, and then arrived in Jiacheng. At that time, the eldest brother and the second brother had grown into half-grown boys, so they worked as coolies to earn money. Earning four or five copper nets is enough for us to eat two steamed buns a day. In addition, the third and sixth brothers often try to get some money, and Jiacheng is still stable, so we will live there first. A few It is extremely hard for my brothers to get up early and work in the dark to earn money, so I get up the earliest every day, buy hot steamed buns and come back, feed them to my brothers before going to work. Then one day, I found a child behind me , he followed me when I went to the steamed bun stand, he stood behind me when I bought steamed buns, and he followed me when I came back, but only followed for a while and then stopped. The next day, it was still the same, although I was strange , but seeing that he didn’t **** my steamed buns, he didn’t care. Unexpectedly, on the third day, when I went to buy steamed buns again, the stall owner told me that your brother had already taken four steamed buns. Qian, I saw that you were a regular customer, so I agreed. I naturally refused to admit it, saying that I had no younger brother. The stall owner said that the person who has been following you these two days to accompany you is not your younger brother. Only then did I understand That kid did something wrong."

"Haha, all of you brothers are so capable at such a young age." Yi San laughed loudly after hearing this, "This little devil must be your eighth brother."

"Yes." Feng Duying opened his eyes, looking at the bright stars in the sky, with a faint smile on his face. "I went back and told my brothers about it. The eldest brother and the second brother were fine, but the third brother and the sixth brother jumped up on the spot, saying that this brat was really brave and dared to play tricks in front of them, so the two of them that day I stopped working, dragged my fourth brother to call me, and said that I wanted to find the child to settle accounts. We have been wandering for so many years, so we naturally know where the homeless people are hiding, so we quickly found the child. Then At that time, he was tearing open steamed buns to feed a child who was lying on the ground who was slightly older than him, but the child lying on the ground was obviously sick, and could not eat it in a daze. The child cried out, "Brother, eat it!" , you won’t die if you eat it.” The situation was miserable, and the fourth brother was moved with compassion, and brought the child and the sick child back to the place where we lived, and hired a doctor with the little money he saved on weekdays Later, the third brother and the sixth brother said that it was not worthwhile, not only lost the steamed buns but also paid the money, so it would not be considered a loss if the two children were taken as their own, so there were fifth and eighth brothers."

"In this way, eight people gathered together." Yi San smiled.

"Yes, the eight of us gathered together." Feng Duying breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes, with a calm face, "We lived in Jiacheng for two months, and when Liao Yu attacked Jiacheng, we On the way to escape, we still followed the Wuyun River, heading south, and then in a village at the foot of Tianzhi Mountain, we met a jade master..."

Hearing this, Yi San suddenly sat up.

Feng Duying lying on the reef still closed his eyes, with a calm expression, "We walked all the way and passed the village. There was a hundred-year-old locust tree at the entrance of the village, and the jade teacher was under the locust tree that day. Teach the children in the village to recite books. The summer sun is bright, the locust trees are luxuriant, the children’s voices are loud under the tree, and the jade teacher is dressed in white clothes and stands facing the wind. For us back then, it was like the pure land of bliss in the painting.” She The voice was as soft as a raving, thinking back when they first met Yuyantian, it must have been a dream.

At that moment, Yi San, who was facing the sea, slowly suppressed the smile on his face, and looked at the night sea with distant eyes and a solemn expression.

Feng Duying opened his eyes, glanced at the night sea starry sky, then closed his eyes again, and sighed quietly: "So many years of hardship, but now it is only two hours."

Yi San was silent, just staring blankly at the night sea in front of him, his mind was far away.

For a long time, he lowered his head to look at Feng Duying, only to see that her face was quiet, her breathing was long, and she had fallen asleep. He smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to pull up the robe a little for her.

Looking back, the two lotus lanterns in front of the wooden house in the distance are still burning, and the red lights are extraordinarily bright in the deep night.

At that moment, his heart warmed up, and what he thought was, "The lights are turned off to return to the small courtyard, and the hospitality shines on the peach blossoms." [Note ○4]

Looking down at the person sleeping soundly on the reef, the eyes are as soft as spring water.

[Note ○1] Zhang Jiuling "Watching the Moon and Huaiyuan"

[Note ○2] Su Shi's "Water Melody Getou? When Will the Bright Moon Come"

[Note ○3] Cao Cao's "Duange Xing"

[Note ○4] Ge Shengzhong's "Butterfly Love Flower"