After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 20 Gratitude and Outlook (Revised)

Haijiao finally calmed down.

He turned to look at the little girl sitting next to him, softened his expression, and reached out to touch her head: "Brother wants to thank Tangtang. If you hadn't persuaded me, I might not have been able to save the whole family, let alone It’s said that a great revenge must be avenged.”

Haitang blinked, let him touch her head, tilted her head and asked, "Brother, why do you say that? Although I have advised you, the one who really makes the decision is you yourself!"

Hai Jiao smiled slightly: "But if Tangtang hadn't persuaded my brother, my brother would have been obsessed with trying to convince his grandparents to leave Suzhou with his family as soon as possible!"

In fact, if he refused to tell his past life experiences, it would be impossible to convince his grandfather.And even if he said it, grandpa might not believe him.If he hadn't disguised the information he learned in his previous life as "information overheard from spies", told his grandfather, and then reported it to the generals of Suzhou Guard, so that the generals would increase the intensity of guarding the wells and send People went to Jiayuguan to garrison the city, so that the Hu spies could not find an opportunity to take advantage of it. The Hu army would probably still attack Suzhou City on the day they attacked in a previous life.The defenders in the city were drugged and unable to resist, and there was no way to change the outcome of the city being destroyed and people dying.

If things go like this, even if he manages to save himself, what's the point?

All the changes came from the idea that my younger sister Haitang gave me.He pretended to have overheard important information from a businessman named Sun and reported it to the generals. He successfully prevented the Suzhou Guards from being plotted by spies and saved himself and his family.

Even if the younger sister doesn't feel that she has made any great contribution, Hai Jiao will not forget her help to him.

He promised Haitang: "Brother will never forget your kindness for the rest of his life. I will do my best to be good to you in the future! Whatever you want, just tell me. As long as my brother can do it, I will definitely do it for you!" "

Haitang smiled and said: "My brother and sister, why are you so polite to me? Besides, I am also trying to save myself. My brother insists on saying that this is a favor, which scares me."

Hai Jiao smiled: "It is indeed a kindness... You not only helped my brother to save our family, but also the third prince... I never thought that I could catch him as the instigator. Now he has become Da Chu Bian Being imprisoned by the army's subordinates can finally relieve the great hatred in my heart."

Haitang thought for a while, then patted her brother on the shoulder and said: "There is no need to say more words of gratitude. It is enough for us brother and sister to have a good relationship and get along harmoniously. My parents have passed away, and my grandpa and grandma are getting older. From now on, Maybe we, brother and sister, will be left to depend on each other. My brother is good to me, and I try my best to help him share the burden. This is a family! If you say too many polite words, it will seem alienated. "

Hai Jiao nodded: "You are right. I will not say these words again in the future, but I will keep them in my heart."

After saying his thanks, Hai Jiao began to ask his sister for advice on another matter: "Is our family going back to our hometown in Yongping? Is there no other choice?"

Haitang didn't understand what he meant: "Brother, don't you want to go back to your hometown? Grandpa and my cousin discussed going back to your hometown, as if it was just for you. They felt that the border was too dangerous, and they were afraid that you would be like my father and join the army and go to war. , and then at a young age... They hope that you can live a more stable and safe life. Yongping's hometown is much more peaceful than the frontier. My cousin also wants you to take the scientific examination!" Hai Jiao laughed twice: "I No way... Counting from my last life, I haven't studied seriously for 20 years, and I have almost forgotten all my lessons. These days, my cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu have been thinking about the coming of the Hu people's army, and they have not cared about it. Only by asking me about my homework in the exam did I escape, otherwise I would have leaked the information long ago!”

He is worried about this matter.

Haitang thought for a while: "I roughly remember where you learned the lessons from the past few days. How about... you temporarily pretend to be sick for two days, seize the opportunity to memorize the book, and finally get over it first? These days, first You were on your way, and then after you entered the city, you felt sad because this house reminded you of bad things, and then the enemy attacked the city... With so many things happening, it's understandable that you forgot your homework for a while. Yes. As long as it lasts three to five days, you will have time to prepare for the emergency."

"Even if you get through it temporarily, it won't be a long-term solution." Hai Jiao paused, "I plan to tell my cousin and the others that because I have personally experienced this war, I feel that I no longer plan to be a scholar, and I want to march into the army. I'm going to go through the middle school training. I think my uncle and the others won't force me to endorse and make a fuss if they know that I'm going to give up my writing and join the army, right?"

"Dream!" Haitang rolled his eyes, "Do you think you don't need to study to be a general? At most, you just don't read the Four Books and Five Classics. You still have to learn military books. You have to memorize all kinds of maps and battle cases. In the military, You have to memorize the rules and regulations, and it won't be easy. Brother, it's better not to have any illusions. You should read the books you should read. If you forget, you can learn it again. How old are you? Even if you want to join the army, you can't go now , If you don’t study, what can you do?”

Hai Jiao suddenly wrinkled his face with worry: "You said it lightly. I have put down my books for 20 years, and you want me to start reading again. How can I learn from it? Besides, my cousin and the others don't know about my rebirth. , what if they find that I have forgotten all my homework and my handwriting is different, and think that I have hit an evil spirit?! If they have something to do, just ignore me for the time being, at least they can hold on until I can When you join the military, you don’t have to worry about schoolwork anymore.”

Haitang smiled and said: "The elders also wish you well and want you to learn more while you are still young. Otherwise, when you grow up and have serious things to do, you will be too busy to work. Where will you be?" When do you have time to study?" She thought for a moment and asked more seriously, "Brother, what did you do in your last life? What did you do after you escaped from the barbarian's horse farm? Will you do the same thing again in this life? ?"

"Of course not!" Hai Jiao flatly rejected it. Thinking of the experience in his previous life, he couldn't help but shudder. "I can't live like that in my previous life. Such an experience... is too scary!"

In his previous life, he escaped from a barbarian horse farm and fled directly back to Suzhou City, only to find that his relatives had died tragically, he had no relatives, he couldn't even find an acquaintance who could help him, and he was even beaten.In desperation, he had to do odd jobs for passing caravans. After working hard for half a year, he saved enough travel expenses and followed the caravan to Ganzhou.Then he worked in Ganzhou again, earned enough money to move to the next city, and finally arrived in Chang'an three years later.

He stayed in Chang'an for more than half a year and found out that an old county magistrate wanted to retire and return to his hometown, and he was kind-hearted and willing to take him for a while.The old county magistrate's hometown is in Wanping County, Zhili, but his daughter is married in Datong Prefecture. He plans to visit his daughter, son-in-law and grandson first, and then return to his hometown.Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Datong, he discovered that his daughter and grandson were in a bad situation. He spent a lot of effort to rescue them...

It was at that time that Hai Jiao met the young lady... The young lady knew that she was in a very bad situation, but she still kindly helped him and gave him money and a horse.Relying on the money and horses, he followed the old county magistrate back to Zhili. Soon after, he heard that the young lady had been killed...

Hai Jiao didn't want to recall the subsequent experience, but he really wanted to meet this benefactor lady again.If possible, he hopes to save her from the fire pit, and never die at a young age like in his previous life...

(End of this chapter)