Chapter 488 The country is still rising and falling, and the people have nothing but hard work
Brothers are fighting against each other!
Hearing these four words, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
But her face remained calm. She just took a deep breath and tried her best to suppress the unusual throbbing in her heart. At this moment, Shen Tutai suddenly said: "If it is Er What choice will the young master make when encountering such a thing?”
“…”
At this moment, Shang Ruyi's breath was choked.
She looked at Yu Wenye in a panic, but she saw him staring intently at the bonfire in front of her. Even though his face was illuminated by the orange-red warm light, his expression became colder and colder. A profound calmness.
He was silent for a long time and said calmly: "I just said that some things have no solution."
After saying that, he stopped speaking and just lowered his eyes silently. .
What he said was not an answer, but after hearing these words, the people around him seemed to feel something, especially Shang Ruyi, whose eyes deepened a little deeper at this moment.
At this moment, Shantong'er suddenly shouted: "Oh, it's going to burn!"
No one could react in time, and they saw him hurriedly taking down the barbecue from the shelf on the campfire. He was so burned that he grinned. Only then did the person next to him come to his senses and hurriedly took the bowl. When the disc came over and was put on, Good Tong'er pinched his ears and jumped up and down, huffing and saying: "Fortunately, I was watching, otherwise it would have fallen into the fire."
Originally, everyone was thinking about Yu Wenye's click. He was a little lost in his words, but at this time, everyone was amused by his appearance.
Even Yu Wenye couldn't help laughing.
He said: "Why are you in such a hurry? What if you get burned? Besides, there is a lot of meat here. Even if that piece is burnt, there are others."
The good boy shook his head solemnly: "No, I can't stand the waste of food, it will make my stomach hurt."
This made everyone burst into laughter again.
At this time, several soldiers came back from the side and came to Mu Xian and said something. Mu Xian frowned and turned to Tusheer who was still standing by the bonfire with a pot on the other side. After a few words, Tu Sheer also frowned.
Shang Ru asked after commenting on the petition: "What happened?"
Mu Xian came over hurriedly and said to her and Yu Wenye: "Second Young Master, Young Madam, I just belonged to I sent people to search nearby villages to see if they could find some fresh fruits and vegetables. Unexpectedly, there was no one in the nearby villages.”
"What?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned when he heard this: "There is no one left?"
Mu Xian nodded and said: "They found a village, and when they entered, they found it was pitch black. , there was no light at all. After searching for a long time, only There are some empty houses and no one is there."
Shang Ruyi was a little surprised: "How could this happen?"
After hearing this, Yu Wenye thought for a while and asked, "Is it because of this? A village abandoned by war? ”
He also remembered that when he was chasing the rebels from Longmen to Taiyuan, many villages along the way were almost empty. In this era of war and chaos, although it was pitiful, it was not uncommon.
Mu Xian said: "Because no one is left, I can't find out the reason. However, the house doesn't look too shabby. It shouldn't have been deserted for too long. Maybe it's really because of Xue Xian ——"
"..."
Shang Ruyi frowned when he heard the words.
At this time, she also thought of the desolate scenes on the roadside that she had seen on her way to Taiyuan when she got married. Even as prosperous as Dongdu, there were so many deserted villages around it, let alone here; besides, A few days ago, Xue Xian besieged Fufeng and killed 80,000 soldiers. The people were afraid that he would continue to advance eastward and fled for their lives, leaving this empty village behind.
She sighed softly and said: "The country will still rise and fall, and the people will only have to work hard."
Although these words were light, they fell heavily on the hearts of the people around them.
For a while, everyone fell silent and put all those things behind their minds for the time being; after a while, Tusheer and Wuxue prepared meals and served them to them, and Yu Wenye held a Bowl of steaming rice, silence After a while, he suddenly said: "If the superiors can take the people into consideration, then the people will have less trouble."
"..."
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi His mood was a little heavier than before.
She thought of the previous superior.
The man who is like an immortal is indeed high above, unstained by dust, and his eyes are always looking forward; but it is precisely because of this that he cannot see his feet or the people crawling beside him. The people who are struggling to survive under their feet will obviously have lofty aspirations, but they will take one step, make a wrong step, and end up with a different body and head.
And the next person in the upper position——
Just thinking about it, she seemed to be a little more relaxed, but in the relaxation, there was also a little bit of indescribable tension, slowly deep in her heart Wandering around.
But no one said anything else, they just ate their food silently. By the time dinner was finished, the sky had completely darkened, and everyone took a rest soon. Because it was only two days' journey, they didn't bring tents out. They just spread a felt on the ground to keep out the water, and then lay down in their clothes. Shang Ruyi rarely lived like this, but he didn't complain. On the contrary, listening to the chirping of insects in the surrounding grass made people fall asleep.
Just when she raised her head and looked at the bright stars above her head with blurred vision, almost falling asleep, a ray of light suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, like a shooting star flashing through her mind.
"...Huh?"
Shang Ruyi suddenly opened his eyes and looked above his head.
There are still countless bright stars twinkling in the dark sky, but the light just now seems to be just an illusion of mine, leaving not even a trace in the starry sky.
However, a little inexplicable doubt remained in her mind——
Did those villagers really escape because of the war? |
No matter what, the night passed quietly.
They got up early the next morning to clean up their tents. After having a simple breakfast, they continued to walk eastward along the road. At noon, the sun was high. When taking the photo, everyone finally saw the outline of the huge Daxing City outlined by the sun on the distant horizon.
As soon as he saw the shadow of the tower in the distance, Shang Ruyi felt relaxed, but with a hint of uneasiness, he felt relaxed again.
But before she could say anything, there was a cheer behind her -
"Wow, we are back!"
Looking back, it was the good boy, and he was beaming with smiles. He stopped and waved to the majestic tower in front of him, and the burly Shen Tutai next to him, several times bigger than Shantong'er, also smiled, but his fierce and tiger-like face showed a trace of confusion at this moment. .
Shang Ruyi remembered that he should have served in Daxing City in the past.
Because I couldn't stand the misbehavior of my boss, I accidentally beat him to death, and then fell into the trap. Unexpectedly, now I have turned around and returned to my original position. Anyone would feel absurd and helpless.
But aren’t things in the world so absurd yet helpless?
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi sighed again.
Immediately, Yu Wenye's voice sounded next to him: "Why are you sighing?"
Shang Ruyi turned to look at him and smiled: "Who sighed? I am relieved." "Relieved?"
"Have you forgotten, what did dad tell me during this expedition?"
"...?"
Yu Wenye was startled, obviously he didn't remember it, Shang Ruyi immediately smiled He stood up and said: "We The day before I left, my father said that he would leave Fufeng to you, but he would leave you to me."
"..."
"Now, both of us can be considered meritorious. Cheng is back.”
"..."
"I finally did not break my promise to dad."
She said happily, smiling brightly in the sunshine, and her smile was even more brilliant, but Yuwen Ye looked at her, and for some reason a faint gloom suddenly flashed across his eyes.
He was silent for a moment and said: "Yes, you are still Sheng Guogong's good daughter-in-law."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned and looked at him.
Why are Yu Wenye’s words so lukewarm?
Just when she turned to look at Yu Wenye in surprise, trying to tell something from his expressionless face, she saw that Yu Wenye, who was originally expressionless, suddenly frowned and stretched out his face. The long neck looked forward, as if looking intently at something in the distance.
Shang Ruyi said subconsciously: "What's wrong?"
Yu Wenye said: "Who is in front?"
"Huh?"
Shang Ruyi also followed his line of sight and looked forward, only to see that the road under his feet was no longer disturbed by the surrounding forest and vegetation, and stretched straight towards the huge road in front of him. Daxing City, like a crouching lion on the horizon, was just about to approach the city gate because of a pavilion for people to rest on the street, which caused a slight bend in the straight road.
And in that curved place, two figures stood.
Although it is far away, looking at it from a distance, one can still feel a bit handsome and tall. Moreover, looking at the figure, it seems that it is also looking up into the distance, or more like, looking at them.
Could it be that someone is there to meet them?
Although the news of their return from Fufeng should have been sent back to Daxing City, the court's response should have been after entering the city gate, and there were only two people standing there. It seemed more like they were greeting someone alone.
They subconsciously rode their horses and quickened their pace. After only one stick of incense, they were getting closer and closer. Looking at the two figures who seemed to be eager to take a few steps forward, Shang Ruyi suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Brother!"
"...!"
When Yu Wenye heard this, he frowned.
In fact, at this time, he also vaguely recognized the tall and straight figure standing on the left. Even his silhouette in the sun showed a bit of elegance. He seemed to be Shang Ruyi's expression. Brother——Shen Wuzheng!
When he went on the expedition before, he did not do it deliberately and did not notify him. What's more, Shen Wuzheng had no official position and no position, and it was impossible to follow Fufeng.
I just didn’t expect that as soon as they came back, he would be waiting outside the city.
As soon as he saw his figure, even from a distance, Shang Ruyi was already overjoyed and said with a smile: "That's great, I didn't expect my brother to come back to pick me up."
Yu Wenye said lightly "uh".
But the next moment, his brows frowned even tighter.
Because he saw the same tall and straight figure standing next to Shen Wuzheng, showing a familiar outline in the sunlight.
(End of this chapter)