Jiapingguan Chronicle

"It's not that I'm unwilling to say bad things about him, it's just that I don't have anything bad to say about him. In fact, we still know each other very clearly about the relationship between us."

"Relationship? What kind of relationship? Childhood sweethearts who are engaged to be engaged?"

"It's not accurate enough. It should be a childhood sweetheart or a relative or family member who is bound by a marriage contract. Anyway, it has nothing to do with the couple."

"But you still married him and even gave birth to his child, didn't you?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. This is what the parents of the two families want. We can't resist. Although he was already a general at that time, he was still a junior at home and still had to listen to the wishes of the parents, especially love. The patriarch who threatens his life."

"When you say that, I understand that love threatens with life..." Hongye sneered, "I have seen too many elders like this who would wipe their necks or hang themselves at every turn to force their children to do what they want."

"Unfortunately, both of our parents are like this. We have learned this lesson countless times since we were young." Tuesday's mother chuckled, "Because of their way, the two of us have talked about it several times. Regarding future life, we all feel bleak and don't want to be tied down by a marriage that we don't even know about. Therefore, the two of us have an agreement. If one of us doesn't want to get married and has a boy or girl that we like, If you have someone you really want to get married to, then the other person must fulfill your promise and get in touch with the marriage contract.”

"Sounds reasonable. Were you convinced by him? Did you agree?"

"This agreement sounds pretty good, so of course I agree." Zhou Niang nodded. Seeing that Shen Cha and Hong Ye were both angry, she smiled at the two of them and said, "Everyone Everyone has the right to dream, right? I think he gave me a thought and made me look forward to the possibility of meeting someone I really like. But as time goes by, I know that dreams are just dreams. "

"Yeah, but for him, it's no longer a dream, right?"

"When we talked about this at the time, we didn't expect that something like this would happen, right?" Tuesday's mother looked at Hongye, "When we made this agreement, it would have been about... seven weeks since he brought that girl back. In eight years, we won’t be able to figure things out, so we naturally don’t know what will happen in the future. I can only say that he is indeed luckier than me.”

"If you say so, it is true."

"Moreover, we thought it was just a joke at that time, and we just talked about it casually. After all, we had no place to find the boy or girl we liked. Although the place where our home was was called a town, we could walk from the east end of the town to the west of the town. It only lasts as long as a stick of incense. Everyone in the town knows each other. The children in each family have played together since childhood. They know each other very well, and they also know each other's families very well. .So, the children from other families know that we are engaged, and they don’t really like to play with us.”

"But now that I think about it, I still feel shameless that he made this request." Hongye curled her lips in disgust and said, "Anyway, it doesn't feel good to hear it. I always feel that he has his own agenda and tricked you into making this promise. This promise will provide him with a guarantee to terminate the engagement and choose someone else in the future."

"Well, as I said before, I have also thought about this. I have complicated feelings for him. I have all kinds of feelings, but I don't think he will become my husband-in-law in the future. But this is how God arranged it. There’s nothing we can do, right?”

"That's true, but I just feel uncomfortable."

"I never thought at the time that he would find someone he liked when he joined the army."

"This is like God's calculation. The more unimaginable things are, the more likely they are to happen." Seeing Tuesday's mother sighing softly, Hongye shook his head helplessly, "After he joined the army, from the time he was injured and discharged his armor and returned to the field, a total of How long?"

"Ten years... no, a little more than ten years, almost 11 years."

"Eleven years, that's not a long time. It's really not easy to be a general." Hongye thought for a while, "During this period, he never came home, and he just kept letting you wait at home. Hugging him? Isn’t this too much?”

"Is this too much?" Tuesday's mother looked at Hongye with a blank expression, "Isn't everyone like this?"

"Of course this is very excessive. Besides, how can they all be the same?" Hongye patted Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian on the shoulders, "Shen Jiajun still has the opportunity to visit relatives and take a vacation once a year. Marshal Liu should also have it, why? Maybe not?"

"That's not the case. It's because we have become accustomed to the life of a family without a mature man."

"Ah?" Hongye was stunned and looked at Zhou Niang in confusion, "What does this mean?"

"The situation in our town may be slightly better. There are more people doing business, but there are also many people who go to sea. But this is not the case in the fishing villages below our town. The main labor force in the family has to go to sea or work as a fisherman. Fish, either go with the merchant ship, and can only leave the elderly, women, and children at home. However, the time of going to sea is different each time, ranging from half a month to two or three years, and those who go with the merchant ship Yes, it's normal not to come back for three to five years." Zhou Niang looked at Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian, "This is our normal living situation, and for those who go to sea, it is luck to come back, and it is acceptable to not come back. Yes, nothing is too much or too little.”

"Have you been like this since you were young?"

"Yes, it has been like this since I was a child. My grandfather, father, elder brother, and all the boys in the family have to leave home. Those who look after shops look after shops, and those who go to sea go to sea. Then, only the old and female are left in the family. The young and some At that time, when my grandfather, father, and brother were all going to sea, we were the ones looking after the shop." Zhou Zhou's mother spread her hands, "The people over there are actually used to this kind of waiting life, and we don't think there is anything wrong with it. That’s not right, our ancestors have been here for generations.”

"So that's it." Hongye suddenly realized, "Sure enough, each place has its own living habits."

"It's like this, so people who have never lived there can't understand it." Tuesday's mother smiled, "Also, when he went to join the army, he was actually not far from our town. From the town to the commander's Camp is only half a day's drive away, and we all know he is there, which actually makes us feel very at ease. If we are going to sea, from the time our family leaves to the time we come back, we will always have this in our hearts."

"In comparison, your situation is indeed better."

"Yes, Marshal has the opportunity to visit his relatives once a year, especially those who live in nearby villages and towns. It is easy to go home."

"Then he comes back every year?" "Not every year. In the first few years, he didn't come back so frequently. Later, because he got promoted, when he was on a mission, he would drop by to visit home and give him a salary. , rewards and so on.”

"Then when did he start not coming home?"

"It was almost the second year he became a general under Marshal Liu, which was also his seventh year in the army. Suddenly he became very busy, and then the frequency of going home gradually decreased, and then he stopped coming back."

"You don't think anything is wrong?"

"I didn't have the energy to take care of this matter at that time, because my grandfather, father and brother were all at sea. I needed to look after the shop and was worried about their safety, so I didn't think much about it. Later, my grandfather, father and brother all returned safely. , I just thought of this. It’s just that it took less than three months for him to take off his armor and return to the field, but when he came back, there was already a girl with him. "

"That's the person he likes, isn't it?"

"Yes!" Zhou Niang nodded, "To be honest, when I saw that girl, I didn't feel any emotion at all, but suddenly I felt like I could finally be freed and our engagement could finally end. Later, he He took the initiative to tell me about this matter, saying that he had saved this girl and that before her relatives passed away, he promised her relatives to take good care of her. Moreover, after this period of contact, the two of them have become better and better. We have been in love for a long time, and we have confirmed our feelings for each other. Therefore, he wants me to fulfill his wish."

"Is it true? He wants you to fulfill your promise, right?" Seeing Zhou Niang nodding, Hongye snorted, "That's true, but when did this girl appear? How come she has been in love for so long? Also, this What is the origin of the girl?”

"In the third year after he became the general, the girl went to sea to do business with her uncle. They encountered a shipwreck and were rescued by his men led by Marshal Liu." Tuesday's mother sighed softly, "He told me this When I read the story, I felt quite sad and sad for this girl.”

"Shipwreck?" Hongye looked at Shen Cha, "Did this happen?"

"It happened. Although shipwrecks are not common in Liu Shuai's jurisdiction, they still happen." Shen Cha nodded, "If I remember correctly, the shipwreck that Mother Tuesday mentioned should be the most serious one that happened after the founding of Daxia. , the largest and most disastrous one.”

"you know?"

"It was only a few years ago. At that time, it was written in the Di newspaper that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs had specially allocated money and prepared things for disaster relief. Many people died, but few survived." Shen Cha looked at Tuesday. Mom, "That girl is the survivor, isn't she?"

"The general is right. That time, people in our town and the villages below said that it was a disaster that had not happened in the past hundred years."

"What exactly happened?"

"I remember that seven or eight days before that disaster, it rained all over the town and villages, and it rained very hard. It rained continuously. Occasionally, there would be hailstones the size of eggs. The shops in the town and the villages Houses were damaged by hail. At that time, experienced old people were very worried, saying that a major disaster was about to happen."

"It's really accurate!"

"It's very accurate." Zhou Niang sighed, glanced at the baby who was tired from playing with Xiao Xiu Shui and was sleeping soundly on Xiao Xiu Shui's lap, and continued, "Originally, at that time, there are other people Those who were going to sea listened to the old man's words and stayed at home. Later, I found out that I had really escaped and saved my life."

"These old people have great merit."

"Well!" Zhou Zui's mother smiled at Merlin who brought her a cup of tea, thanked her, drank two sips of tea, moistened her throat, and then continued, "It rained heavily for several days, and then It suddenly stopped, but a very serious situation still occurred, especially near the sea area of ​​Daxia, where huge winds and waves were set off. All of this happened suddenly after the rain stopped, catching everyone by surprise."

"God, it was really scary!" Merlin stood aside, "What happened next?"

"Daishuai Liu took his people to the beach, including my husband. When they arrived at the dock, they discovered that the situation was much more serious than they thought. If you don't live by the sea, you may not be able to imagine the scene at that time. , no matter how large and sturdy the ship looked, it was caught by the strong winds and huge waves, and was thrown violently from the sky. The people and cargo on it were swallowed up by the sea and disappeared the moment they fell into the sea. Without a trace. At that time, my husband-in-law said that when he saw those things, he suddenly felt that people were so small, so fragile, and so vulnerable."

"We can understand this." Merlin looked at the others. Judging from their expressions, they should have thought of the same thing as himself. "Although we don't have the sea, we do have deserts. During sandstorms and desert whirlpools, the desert is the same as what you just described, even more terrifying."

"Yes!" After listening to Mei Lin's words, Hong Ye's face turned pale and she couldn't help but reach out and grab Shen Cha's sleeve. Even after so many years, she still felt fear.

Shen Cha felt Hong Ye's fear, reached behind her and patted her gently, giving her some comfort.

"We once encountered this situation in the desert. The situation was more serious than what you said. The waves picked up people, threw them high up, and then fell back into the sea and were swallowed again. The whole process, in fact, you Everyone knows what they are facing and is prepared, but the desert does not prepare you at all. If you step into the trap set by the desert without warning, you will not be given any reaction, and you will be completely trapped by the sand. Swallowed." Shen Cha looked back at Hong Ye, "It's all over, don't think about it anymore."

Shen Haolin also looked at Hongye, saw her pale face, and unexpectedly reached out and patted her shoulder.

"My lord?"

"You were very brave at that time. If it weren't for your bravery, you struggled with all your strength, survived, and tipped us off, we might have been completely wiped out. So, you are the best."