A knife in love

Chapter 2385
Li Qiufeng seemed to be standing in a wilderness, seeing Wu Xiucai and Bai Wei talking.He was surprised, thinking to himself that I was sitting in the tavern listening to Feng Tiezui's storytelling, why did I come here all of a sudden?It's just that although he faintly sensed that the situation was different, he didn't know where he was for a while, and he couldn't help but clenched the handle of the knife with his right hand, so he felt a little relieved.

After hearing what Wu Xiucai said, Bai Wei smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Wu was worried about this matter. This time the Jin people went south, and the troops were very aggressive. After breaking through Bianliang, the Jin people burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil. Another Zhi Pianshi rushed to Luoyang, thinking that it was a suspicious soldier. It stands to reason that this golden army only has a few thousand people, and Luoyang City is extremely strong, but the officers and soldiers are too pusty. I heard that the Jin people killed a lot around Luoyang, and tens of thousands of people became ghosts under the sword of the Jin people. Fortunately, Xishan was originally a barren land, and few people passed by here on weekdays. The Jin people broke into the Central Plains, just In order to rob property and plunder livestock and women. Jin people would never come to burn, kill and loot in places like Xishan where no birds shit. Fortunately, people like Bai who lived in seclusion in Xishan were lucky enough to survive .”

Wu Xiucai was stunned when he heard Bai Wei's words, and after thinking for a while, he said to Bai Wei: "From Mr. Bai's words, it seems that there are other people living here. I don't know which side is sacred, but they can Unpredictable prophet, hiding here to avoid disaster?"

Bai Wei was startled, glanced at Wu Xiucai, and then said: "Mr. Wu is right. Not only Bai has taken a fancy to Xishan, but also some noble people hate the filth in the world, and like Bai, they live in seclusion in the world. Among the Western Mountains."

When Bai Wei said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "But those people have weird temperaments, and they are not as easy-going as Bai. If Mr. Wu meets them, he must not talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble with them." , but not beautiful."

Wu Xiucai nodded again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Wu is more like a bereaved dog. He has already been frightened by the golden man. How dare he talk to people casually? I just want to have a safe place tonight, and I have to leave tomorrow morning." This time rushing back to his hometown, Wu also followed the example of Mr. Bai, looking for a hidden place to live, never asking about worldly affairs, farming and reading every day, and leaving this rest of his life.”

Bai Wei smiled slightly, shook his head, and said in his mouth: "The general trend of the world, long-term division must be united, and long-term unity must be divided. Right now, the Jin people are rampant, and the Song Dynasty is weak, but the world will not be like this forever. After a few years of chaos, it will naturally Calm down. Mr. Wu has a useful body, and it will not be too late to fight for fame when the examination room reopens."

The two talked and talked, and they had already reached the foot of the mountain without realizing it.Bai Wei led Wu Xiucai through a dark forest, and suddenly two huge rocks appeared in front of him, like two giants, standing on both sides of the mountain road.Wu Xiucai felt a little uneasy when he saw the eerie and strange appearance of these two boulders.He wanted to stop, but Bai Wei repeatedly gave in, finally he had no choice but to grit his teeth and follow Bai Wei to walk carefully between the two boulders.It's just that he was afraid in his heart, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look around at all.

At this time the sky was completely dark, Bai Wei stretched out his hand and took out a fire pocket from his bosom to shine it on.I could hear the majestic mountain wind blowing through the branches and treetops, making strange noises.The flame of the Huozhe in Baiwei's hand was blown by the mountain wind, left and right, up and down, reflecting the two people's shadows on the road and trees, at first glance, the situation was extremely strange.

Wu Xiucai became more and more frightened as he walked, and at the end, his hands were covered with sweat.He was about to stop, when he suddenly heard Bai Wei say: "The front is our house. Thank God, we finally made it back. I see that the weather is not good, there may be a big storm tonight. If there is a storm on the way, we And I didn’t bring an umbrella and coir raincoat, so I had to get soaked to the bone.”

Wu Xiucai looked up, only to see two lanterns [-] or [-] feet away, swaying freely in the wind.By the light of the lantern, a house can be seen vaguely.Wu Xiucai's heart trembled, secretly wanting to hear what Bai Wei said just now, he went to Xishan to live in seclusion.How could a hermit in the mountains build such a large house?
Wu Xiucai was suspicious and wanted to stop, but he heard the mountain wind whistling around and the branches rattling. It seemed that there were countless ferocious monsters following behind the two of them.Thinking of this, Wu Xiucai didn't dare to look back, so he bravely followed Bai Wei and walked slowly towards the mansion.

When Wu Xiucai followed Bai Wei to the gate of the house, he saw a gate in front of him, with stone walls covered with black tiles on both sides.Two red lanterns hung on the lintel of the gate, swaying left and right in the wind, making "pop" and "pop" sounds.Wu Xiucai saw that the gate and stone walls of this house were not vulgar, but a little dilapidated, as if they had been in disrepair for a long time, and he couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Bai Wei walked to the door, stretched out his hand to push the door open, and made a gesture of invitation to Wu Xiucai.Wu Xiuguo was horrified when he saw the darkness behind the door. He couldn't help but stop, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Bai went to live in seclusion in the Western Mountains. How could you build such a large-scale house with your own strength? Moreover, the Jinren are brutal. , if you see this big house, how can you not break into the house and burn, kill and loot?"

Bai Wei smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Wu doesn't know something. This house was originally the family temple of Mr. Zhang Yingzhang's family in Baima Lane, Luoyang City. When the Zhang family was in its heyday, this family temple held sacrifices at all seasons, and the incense was extremely high. Sheng. It’s just that Mr. Zhang died of a sudden illness four or five years ago, and his three sons were troubled by housework. They took advantage of those dog officials in Luoyang prefect’s yamen, and were beaten to the bone by the officials. Suddenly, in two or three years, the family’s wealth was wiped out. The three prodigal sons were ruined and their wives were scattered , disappeared, and the Zhang family temple was left unattended, and became a shelter for wild foxes and pikas. When Bai went to Xishan to live in seclusion, it happened that no one lived in this temple, so he cleaned it up a little. , regard this place as a place to study and drink tea. Otherwise, with Bai’s power, wouldn’t it be a dream come true to want to build such a large-scale house?”

Wu Xiucai felt relieved after hearing Bai Wei's words, and walked into the yard with Bai Wei.Bai Wei pointed to the main room in the middle of the yard and said: "That main room is the main hall of Zhang's family temple, which originally housed the tablets of the Zhang family's ancestors. It's just that after the Zhang family fell, there was no one to clean it here. Everything was stolen. There was nothing left of Zhang’s ancestral tablets, most of which were buried in dust. Bai moved to live in the temple, thinking that this is the property of Zhang’s family after all, so he can’t deceive the master with guests? I found iron chains and iron locks to lock the main hall, so as to prevent some young people from going to the temple to plot evil and damage the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhang family. There is also a courtyard at the back, which is divided into the main room and the left and right wing rooms. When the family members come to the family temple to worship their ancestors, it is the resting place for the elders and female relatives of the family. Although most of the houses are dilapidated, there are still a few neat ones, and Bai uses them as bedrooms and study rooms. Today Wu Your Majesty is here, you might as well stay in the backyard for one night, and you won’t be too late tomorrow morning.”

(End of this chapter)