Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 204 The Bell
On the first New Year's Eve together, Lu Tieshi and Ning Wan whispered after returning to the room. They didn't know why they always had a lot to say, so they didn't close their eyes and fell asleep for a while until they were really sleepy. The next day, the two woke up when the sky was bright.

Since she couldn't do what she usually does in the morning here, Ning Wan hurriedly got up and put on her clothes, "I'm going to see my mother-in-law."

Lu Tieshi also understood that it would be unbearable not to get up again, so he also sat up, "I'm afraid my mother hasn't woken up so early, I'll take you to Anpingwei for a stroll."

After hearing this, Ning Wan couldn't help but asked strangely: "What is there to see so early?"

Lu Tieshi laughed and said, "I'll take you to see that big clock."

It turned out that when the big clock rang at midnight on New Year's Eve, Ning Wan showed a look of longing—although she had been to Anpingwei several times before, she had never looked at the clock.At that time, she went to Anpingwei mostly to accompany Mrs. Zhao, and she couldn't go shopping by herself. Later, Mrs. Zhao got older, and she didn't have the chance to go to Anpingwei to have fun when she took over the business of the Zhao family. The long-famous bell is still only famous.

I don't want Tie Shi to wake up, and I will take her out early in the morning to see her.Ning Wan was held by him and walked out quietly, and there was silence in the courtyard, the girls and women in the servant room were still awake, and no one noticed when they opened the door latch.

When I came back last night, it was already late and the surroundings were pitch black. Only now did Ning Wan realize that this was indeed the main building of the Commander’s Office, with blue bricks and gray tiles. Immediately thought that "my mother-in-law's life has nothing to do with Ronghua." After all, it's Chinese New Year, but I didn't tell Tie Shi.

They went out from the side door of the main house, entered the garden through two small doors, and turned around in the garden to a corner door. This is where the water and vegetables were delivered in the morning. Don't dare to ask, it's very easy to get in and out, so Ning Wan turned her head and smiled, "I don't want you to be so familiar with the mansion!"

Lu Tieshi led her into a very narrow path, "My mother sent me here to study martial arts when I was seven years old, so I remember all the paths here."

It was the first time for Ning Wan to hear it, not only was it not in the past rumors, even her mother-in-law hadn't mentioned it, so she asked, "How many years have you lived in Anpingwei?"

"Actually, it's only a few months." Lu Tieshi thought about it for a while, "I can't remember the exact time, it was the New Year's Eternal Mother who left me in the mansion, and then I went home when the willow branches outside were green."

That's three to four months, it's really short, no wonder I don't know it.Ning Wan asked again: "Since father-in-law and mother-in-law let you stay in Anpingwei, why did they agree to let you go home?"

"Although I was young at that time, I just didn't want to stay here. Before the year was over, I ran back alone. My father rode a horse and chased me all the way home, beat me up, and brought me back again, but I ran back and after a few times, they left me alone."

"Then how did you learn reading and martial arts?"

"Mother hired a martial arts master for me at home, and taught me at home for several years; I learned a few words in the school, and then followed Luo Bing to read books."

I see!Ning Wan fully understood why Tie Shi couldn't stay in the mansion. Just like what she felt yesterday, the people in this family looked down on them very much. Even though Tie Shi had become a fifth-rank officer, they still didn't like him and rejected him. He and himself, it is self-evident what happened to the little iron stone back then.She said, "I don't like coming here either."

Lu Tieshi smiled and said, "I don't care anymore."

Thinking that Tie Shi was reluctant to come to Lu's Mansion a few days ago, and seeing his relaxed expression now, Ning Wan also smiled.This man's temper couldn't be tougher, and no one can change it, but if he figured it out, he would be very thorough, even stronger than himself.So she said: "I'm petty. In fact, it's not bad to come here. I won dozens of taels of silver in one night. If I have this income every day, I can earn more than so many people in Dejufeng who work hard. , I will stay here for a long time!"

Tie Shi liked Wan'er's playfulness so much that his heart itched unbearably, so he raised his hand and pinched her face, and whispered in her ear, "We'll play cards when we go home. If we don't win money, whoever loses will be punished." ..."

Ning Wan felt ashamed and patted him, "It's outside!"

"I saw it earlier, there is no one around!"

Early in the morning, there was no one in sight, but Ning Wan still said, "Be more solemn!"

"Well, I'll tell you again when I get home." Lu Tieshi straightened his expression and said, "Wan'er, in fact, not only did I not want to go to the Commander's Office of Anpingwei in the past, I even didn't want to go to my house in the past." I would rather live in the army."

If others heard it, they would be puzzled. Obviously Tieshi respected his mother-in-law so much, but he said he didn't want to go home.But Ning Wan understands that the old house of the Lu family is not actually a home. Although there are concerns, there is no happiness. It always makes people feel depressed. Who would want to come back?She had noticed it before, but today the feeling is even deeper.

Ning Wan, who had just warned Tie Shi to be more solemn outside, stretched out an arm, wrapped it around his waist from under the cloak, leaned tightly on him and said, "Tie Shi, from now on, we will Live happily and forget about the past!"

"I listen to my wife." Recently, Lu Tieshi loves to say this sentence.

The two hugged each other and walked forward, talking in a low voice and occasionally laughing.

The Commander's Office is not far from the Bell Tower. Lu Tieshi took Ning Wan through a small path outside the corner gate of Lu Mansion to the street, and saw the Bell Tower not far away.

Ning Wan stopped on the street and looked up. The reason why the bell tower is called a building is because it is indeed a three-story green brick building, almost the tallest building in Anpingwei. The top floor has no walls, and it is supported by four large pillars. A cover is very similar to the pavilion, except that a huge copper bell is hung in the middle.She pulled the iron stone and asked, "Do you think this clock is taller than me?"

Lu Tieshi laughed, "Shouldn't we go up and have a look?"

"Can it work?" Ning Wan never thought that she would be able to go up to the bell tower, which is the most important place. Every day, the gates of the city are opened and closed, and the bells are used as the clock, and when there is an enemy, the bell rings As a warning, so there are soldiers stationed there, they can't help but shrink back, "Let's take a look below."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Lu Tieshi didn't know what it meant to retreat, so he took her hand and walked forward, instead of going through the doorway under the bell tower, he went straight up the steps.

It turns out that the clock tower is located in the center of the cross street, so the first floor is actually a gate hole that runs through all sides, and people coming and going from all sides can pass through it. After going up the steps to the second floor, there are doors and windows just like ordinary houses. When two guards saw them, they shouted: "No one is allowed to enter the bell tower!"

Lu Tieshi smiled and stepped forward and said, "I'm Lu Tieshi, Deputy Qianhu of Hutai County. I want to take my daughter-in-law to see the big clock today. I wonder if it's convenient for me?"

The two soldiers were stunned, and one of them was clever and asked first: "Are you General Iron Stone?"

"Exactly," Lu Tieshi said, picking up the badge from his waist, "it has my official name on it."

Unexpectedly, the soldier didn't look at it, but turned around and ran into the room, "General Tieshi is here!" Suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers poured out of the room to look around Lu Tieshi, and the leader, who was wearing a small flag uniform, shouted loudly. He yelled, "It's really General Iron Stone! I saw you take Yishou to Anpingwei before!"

Ning Wanyuan also knew that Tieshi was very prestigious in the army, but Tieshi had been in Hutai County for a long time, and he didn't want to meet everyone's aspirations in Anpingwei, so he quietly took a step back, feeling both proud and dissatisfied Sorry, because Tie Shi was saying to Xiaoqi: "I want to show my wife what the big clock looks like." If I want to see the big clock, will it affect his reputation?

The little flag had already nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, "That's natural! That's natural!" Taking another step back, he raised his hand and said, "Madam, please go upstairs for inspection!"

Ning Wan felt at a loss, she quickly smiled and waved her hands, "I'm just looking around."

Lu Tieshi graciously took her hand and went up the steps, turned around a platform and went up to the third floor.

The big clock is right in front of you, hanging on the beams and pillars at the top of the bell tower, the body of the clock is facing Ning Wan's eyes, it's really big!Zhong is taller than Ning Wan, and several times as wide as hers!The brass clock face is very bright, and the characters and chevron patterns cast on it are clear. Ning Wan reads around the clock, and then realizes that this clock was actually cast by General Zhenglu when he pacified Liaodong in the early years of this dynasty. Still remembering the time when the bell was cast and the name of the craftsman, he couldn't help saying: "Sure enough, I have learned a lot."

The little flag said at the side: "I heard that the bell-casting craftsman is very famous. He and his apprentices cast the bells in the capital. Therefore, General Zhenglu transferred him from the capital to cast bells for Anpingwei." And the sound of this bell is really loud, not only in Anpingwei, but every time it rings, it can be heard in nearby villages."

Just as they were talking, someone said: "It's almost morning, it's time to strike the seeds."

The little flag stepped forward to support Zhong Chu, seeing Ning Wan was looking at him, suddenly put it down again and said, "Sister-in-law, give it a try."

Ning Wan was both excited and worried, "Is it okay?"

"Of course it's fine. As long as someone announces that it's morning time, hit the bell and pestle hard and the bell will ring."

Lu Tieshi said, "Let me help you." He also came over and supported the bell and pestle together.Ning Wan saw that the bell and pestle was carved out of wood into the shape of a whale, with red silk wrapped around its tail, and suddenly remembered that she had read the phrase "摐鼍鼓, Keng Jingzhong" in a book, and she just understood.

Just listen to the sergeant who watched the time say: "The morning is here!"

Together with Lu Tieshi, Ning Wan slammed the bell pestle against the big clock, and then she remembered that she didn't ask how many times she should hit it, but when she turned her head and saw that Tieshi was very determined to slam the bell pestle over, she followed his movement and stopped. , I counted in my heart exactly eighteen times.

Why is it eighteen?Ning Wan's heart changed, he just celebrated the new year, he really has a heart!
Looking back and turning his eyes, he saw Tie Shi smiling at him, so kind and warm, and his love for him was all in the bell.

Of course I am the same.

(End of this chapter)