There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 226 Yan Dashan: After a few years, things have changed
[Ps. I recently had a literary illness and wanted to write a tragic plot... But please don't worry, tragedy will only happen to the supporting characters... Of course, this is actually the need of the plot]

"Based on the situation back then, that meeting might have been the last!"

"For this reason, I waited for many days, until I was sent to the Prison Division Prison, but my mother never came to see me..."

"There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. I know that my mother will definitely come if she has a chance. But she hasn't come..."

"..."

When Yan Dashan spoke, the whole street fell silent.

The generals who accompanied him, as well as the ordinary people watching on the street, all looked silent and did not say a word, and some even lowered their heads deeply.

Apart from Yan Dashan talking to himself, there was only the sound of horse hooves treading on the bluestone street.

Yan Dashan had already fallen into memories, so he did not notice the strange silence on the street. He only heard him continue:

"Unexpectedly, I was released from prison today and was acquitted!"

"Today I can finally go home and see my mother. The meeting that I should have seen years ago is finally completed today..."

"A few years ago, my mother asked someone to tell me that she wanted to take a closer look at my appearance... Now that several years have passed, my appearance has changed slightly, but I am still me..."

"..."

As Yan Dashan was talking, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why is it so quiet around here?

He immediately stopped his horse, stared at the generals with thick brows, and asked in a deep voice: "Why don't you say anything... Is my mother already..."

"..."

Most people remained silent and looked very ugly.

Yan Dashan's heart immediately sank to the bottom.

His hands holding the reins were clenched, and his fists as big as sandbags were trembling slightly.

At this time, a general suddenly laughed heartily, patted Yan Dashan's shoulder hard with one hand, and said loudly:
"Da Shan, what are you thinking about? Mrs. Yan is fine. She is waiting for you to come back at the house. Don't think nonsense!"

"That's right, we're just lamenting what happened to you..."

"..."

Yan Dashan took a deep breath and asked uncertainly, "Is my mother really okay?"

The generals replied: "Of course it's fine, don't think too much about it."

Seeing this, Yan Dashan finally believed it. He grinned and said with a smile:

"As long as it's okay, it's okay...it's just that I have just been released from prison. I have a big painted face, like a beggar. I'm afraid my mother won't recognize her..."

"..."

The crowd moved on.

Because of what happened just now, the generals worked hard to liven up the atmosphere, and there was constant laughter and laughter along the way.

Suddenly, a general asked:
"Da Shan, what are your plans next? Are you still coming to the army?"

"With Dashan's prestige in the army, if he returns to the army, not only will he be reinstated, but he will at least be promoted to three levels in a row!"

"..."

Yan Dashan frowned and slowly stretched out his hand while riding on the horse.

The generals' discussion suddenly stopped, and they all looked at him and waited for the next step.

Just listen to him say:

"Ten years ago, nine of my father and brothers were killed in a battle with the Liao army... Because I was lurking in the Liao country, I luckily escaped."

"At that time, before my father and brother were buried, I made a vow that if I could return to Daliang safely, I would serve my mother and my sisters-in-law well..."

"I survived the catastrophe today and was released without charge. I shall fulfill the oath I swore in front of my father and brother's soul ten years ago... As for returning to the army, we will talk about it later."

"..."

As soon as Yan Dashan finished speaking, the accompanying generals all felt sad again.

Some of them shook their heads and sighed.

Yan Dashan immediately noticed the abnormality, stopped his horse again and asked with a pair of bull's eyes:
"What are you... Could it be that my wife and sisters-in-law are all..."

"Dashan, don't think too much!"

A general reacted quickly, laughed and patted his shoulder, and said loudly: "Dashan, it's getting late. Let's hurry up. Mrs. Yan is still waiting for you in the mansion."

Yan Dashan was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly said:
"You're right. My mother wanted to take a closer look at me a few years ago. Don't delay any longer... Drive! Drive!"

"..."

On the street, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves.

Yan Dashan rode his horse ahead and ran towards home according to the route in his memory.

The accompanying generals looked at each other and followed behind with their whips raised.

Soon, Yan Dashan rode his horse to the gate of Yan Mansion——

The majestic and glorious mansion a few years ago is now in a lot of dilapidation...

He was stunned for a while, then turned over and dismounted.

The generals also got off their horses, patted Yan Dashan hard on the shoulders and said:
"Dashan, we will send you here."

"Don't be too sad after you return home..."

"everything will get better!"

"If you want to drink, you can come to us anytime!"

"..."

The generals comforted Yan Dashan for a while, and then left. The moment they turned around, their expressions turned very ugly...

Yan Dashan turned a deaf ear to the generals' comfort, and stared at the dilapidated gate of Yan's mansion with tearful eyes.

I saw the mottled broken door closed tightly, and the stone steps in front of the door were covered with weeds on both sides.

A scene of desolation and desolation...

He stood silently in front of the empty mansion for a long time. Finally, the grand and majestic Yanfu a few years ago merged with the dilapidated Yanfu now.

He waved his sleeves and wiped the sparkling light from the corners of his eyes, then stepped onto the moss-covered stone steps.

Squeak!

At this time, the tattered and mottled door opened a crack, and an old servant who looked like a young man hid behind the crack in the door and peeked out secretly, with a pair of muddy and sad eyes filled with anxiety and expectation.

Swish!
Yan Dashan's eyes met those of the old servant.

Yan Dashan stopped, and the old servant inside the door was startled. The two of them looked at each other through the thin crack in the door, and the weeds growing in the cracks in the stone steps were blowing in the wind.

"Kuro!"

The old servant inside the door recognized Yan Dashan.

He yelled in surprise.

Then he opened the two tattered and mottled doors, and stepped out with his hunched back and trembling hands and feet.

"Kuroro is really you!"

"You're really back!"

The old servant's veiny hands tightly grasped Yan Dashan's. Because his back was stooped, he was a long way shorter than the taller Yan Dashan, so he raised his head and looked at Yan Dashan's old face with wrinkles. A rare smile appeared on his face.

"Uncle Huang!"

Yan Dashan recognized this person.

Uncle Huang is an old man in the mansion. It can be said that he has watched him grow up.

But... after not seeing each other for just a few years, how did the formerly charming Uncle Huang turn into such a little old man?
What has he experienced in the past few years?
And what kind of destruction did this dilapidated Yanfu have experienced?
Things are right and wrong!
Yan Dashan was filled with sadness, and he grabbed Uncle Huang's hand with both hands, his eyes full of tears.

"Kuroro, it'll be good to be back..."

"Last night, someone came to tell me that you are going back home today."

"At first, I didn't believe it, and I didn't dare to tell the old lady... But I didn't expect that they didn't lie to me. Jiulang, you are really back..."

"..."

Uncle Huang was very excited and incoherent.

Yan Dashan extracted a piece of useful information from the rough and detailed words——

Mrs. Yan, his mother, is indeed still alive!

that's nice!

Just be alive.

Yan Dashan was so excited that he didn't care to exchange greetings with Uncle Huang. He hurried to the house and shouted loudly: "Quick, take me to see my mother!"

(End of this chapter)