There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 72

Ning Weifeng heard his sister's crying and Qiaoqiao's dull eyes, he frowned and said, "No wonder, when I inquired about this, I heard that the child Zhiwen was pleading for him, and many soldiers were talking about it. He said that Zhiwen and him were the most at odds on weekdays, and they almost didn't even want to say hello when they met. I didn't expect that after this incident, he would be the most unreserved person to intercede for him."

Qiaoqiao turned her eyes around, looked at the second uncle, and asked tremblingly, "What about after that?"

"I don't have time to ask in detail. Zhiwen is not stupid. It may be hard to say what is right or wrong about some things. He didn't say anything when he pleaded. He just told Zheng Cang along with the men who Zheng Cang took care of. The previous achievements and the character praised by everyone. Don't worry, I'll go back and see if I can help you, and you all wait here." Ning Weifeng nodded at Qiaoqiao and was about to Walk.

"Second uncle, help him..." Qiaoqiao pinched the corner of the clothes tightly with her hands and rubbed them unconsciously.

"Don't worry." Ning Weifeng turned and walked out.

Qiaoqiao knew that she couldn't help, even though she was extremely anxious and uncomfortable, she could only wait quietly, if she rushed to the barracks to plead for mercy and explain, it would make things worse Unfortunately, under the pressure of General Li, everything was still unclear. He could leave for any reason, but once she appeared there to intercede, then he could only leave the battlefield to save her.

All his hard work, seriousness, and everything over the years will be erased because of this incident. In the eyes of everyone, he is just a man who loves his sons and daughters and makes all soldiers look down on him.

She doesn't want to be like this, she must suppress all anxiety and pain, and wait patiently, she believes that he is also working hard, and, there is also cousin, she knows, even if he hates Zheng Cang, every time he sees him I don't deal with him, but I still help him regardless of the past at this time. Although he also believes in Zheng Cang's character, it may not be because he and Zheng Cang are more familiar.

Therefore, for the sake of everyone, she can only wait here. If she doesn't cause trouble or trouble, she is doing her best.

Living like a year is talking about the current state. It’s just the second day after Ning Weifeng left. The whole family can’t sit still. Qiaoqiao can’t even eat. It’s not because he doesn’t want to eat, but because he wants to I feel that my stomach is already very full, and I can't put a little more in it.Looking at her, Ning's eyes were full of worry. Now she vaguely understood that her daughter really let go of the child named Zheng Cang in her heart, and her nephew was probably only because of herself and Daman. Someone proposed to her, but she was too embarrassed to refuse.

After dinner that day, Qiaoqiao just managed to drink a bowl of porridge under Ning Shi's persuasion. It can be seen from here that the street is very quiet, and the sky against the setting sun is red. I remembered that not long ago, Zheng Cang rode by here several times. Qiaoqiao was holding the door frame blankly. After a while, he was about to turn around. Going back to the house, so that mother would not have to worry about herself again, she found a horse running towards her.

She turned around abruptly, her heart beating wildly, and she looked intently, only to find that it was not Zheng Cang, but General Li who had walked here with him, and he seemed to be heading straight for her.

Qiaoqiao knew that he might have understood something. This man, from the first time he saw him, felt that he was the kind of person who had experienced a lot. His appearance habitually used another expression to cover himself. This kind of person, Maybe I lived in a completely different environment from myself since I was a child. Although I don't hate him, but Qiaoqiao doesn't like this kind of person either. She always wears a mask and is always on guard against anyone.

She stretched out her hand and closed the door so that her parents would not hear the noise and come over. She did this quietly, and then took two steps forward, waiting for him to jump off the horse.

"Is it convenient to talk here?"

Qiaoqiao nodded: "Yes."

Li Yuanchen had a slight smile on his face, holding the rein in his hand, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "So calm? Shouldn't you come up and cry to me first, take all the faults on yourself, and then intercede?"

Qiaoqiao looked at his eyes without a hint of a smile, and let out a sigh of relief: "Is that useful?"

Li Yuanchen chuckled: "That's right, a pretty smart girl is useless. But, don't you want to try it? Maybe it will be useful."

After he finished speaking, he leaned against the wall and looked at Qiaoqiao with a bit of leisure.

Qiaoqiao didn't know what he was calling for, and he didn't know why he came, but it was better not to annoy him, and to follow along.

She blessed her body: "I beg General Li to spare him."

"Too dishonest." Li Yuanchen shook his head.

There was always that faint smile on his face, but his eyes turned from being meaningless at the beginning to condensation. Qiaoqiao straightened up, took two steps back, and knelt down directly with a plop, making a dull sound.

The ground was paved with bluestone slabs, and Li Yuanchen could imagine the pain of kneeling down without any cushion, but the expression of the woman in front of him didn't change at all, she was still a bit stubborn and a bit begging.

He thought she would cry, and she would find many excuses to excuse Zheng Cang, but she didn't, she just knelt down in front of him frankly without playing tricks.

After a while, he said, "Get up."

Qiaoqiao replied yes, then bent down, kowtowed solemnly and not perfunctorily before getting up.He still stood there with his hands clasped in front of him, neither crying nor fussing.

The last rosy clouds in the sky are about to fall. Li Yuanchen looked at the little girl in men's clothing, and thought of his sister who was far away in another place. He closed his eyes and listened to a woman who came from behind the wooden door. Name: "Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao?"

He jumped on the horse at once, and was about to leave as soon as his legs caught the horse's belly. Qiaoqiao, who had been calm all the time, suddenly rushed over and stood in front of his horse. Li Yuanchen reined in the reins and frowned. She already withdrew her hand and stepped aside, her face turned red and pale, and said in a nasty voice: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

that's it?Going all out to stop him, but didn't say anything?

Qiaoqiao firmly held her hand, retreated step by step to the wall, blessed Fu's body again: "General, go slowly!"

It's not as calm as it seems on the surface, it's not that she doesn't want to cry and make a scene, but she is smart and knows that those are useless, but when her only hope is about to leave, her body takes a step forward, blocking her before.

The small door creaked open from the inside, and Ning walked out. Seeing Qiaoqiao outside with a man riding a horse, she froze for a moment, walked around to her daughter and stood beside her, seeing that she was not Nothing happened, so she turned her eyes to look at this man. Although she was puzzled why the two of them were outside, she didn't ask anything, but greeted with a smile: "Master, do you want to see me?" Go in and have a cup of tea, it's so cold and warm with a cup of tea."

Qiaoqiao hastily stopped: "Mother, no need, this one..."

Unexpectedly, Li Yuanchen jumped off the horse, walked in front of them, looked at Ning, and said directly: "Then I would like to thank this lady."

Qiaoqiao didn't know why he changed his mind. He had made up his mind just now that he didn't want his mother to see him, but she didn't say anything and followed the two into the house.

Ning poured a cup and gave it to him first.Although he was in a bad mood, he still smiled at him: "Young master..."

"Mom, this is Li"

When Qiaoqiao was about to explain who he was, she was interrupted by Li Yuanchen: "You can just call me Li Yuanchen, madam." After saying this, she still stared at Ning's face.

"Okay, hurry up and drink some hot tea. It's so cold outside. My child is not sensible. I won't call you in when I have guests. I'll let you suffer from the cold outside."

Li Yuanchen saw that Ning Shi didn't respond to his name, so he took a sip of tea and chatted with Ning Shi casually.A few times in the middle, he interrupted what Qiaoqiao was about to say, and Qiaoqiao stopped talking wisely.Just hold the teacup to warm your hands and listen to them.

Qiaoqiao was very strange, at first he thought he came in for some purpose, but he didn't say anything else, just said some irrelevant things with his mother, and the two chatted and chatted to their hometown.

"Oh, I don't know if Ma'am has heard of Maozhou? My hometown is there, and I haven't been back for many years."

"Maozhou, how could I have never heard of it! I have a sister who married there."

Li Yuanchen said a few more things about Maozhou, and asked them if they had visited their relatives there, and what year they went there. After talking a few words as usual, Li Yuanchen stood up from the chair , he looked at Ning, the alienation in his eyes was a little less, he walked up to him in a few strides, looked at him solemnly, and then bowed deeply.

When he bowed, nothing scared Qiaoqiao the most, because only she knew who he was here, she rushed forward and pulled Mother away, Ning staggered a few steps before leaning on Qiaoqiao to stabilize body, looking at her reproachfully.

"You child, why are you saluting for no reason?" She leaned sideways and hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Yuanchen up. From her daughter's nervous attitude, she realized that this son was definitely not an ordinary person, and she couldn't stand this salute.

"Madam deserves it. Madam remember me?"

Ning looked at him carefully, as if looking at a child she hadn't seen for a long time, and Li Yuanchen let her watch without any impatience.

After watching for a long time, Ning shook her head: "My memory is not good, I can't remember where I met this young master."

Li Yuanchen took two steps back: "Sit down, madam, I'll tell you. Many years ago, when you went to your sister's house, you met two kidnapped children, a boy and a girl. You kindly rescued them." They also helped to look at the injuries and took good care of them all the way until they were sent back to the place designated by the two children. Madam, do you still remember the names of the children at that time?"

Ning smiled and shook her head: "I can't remember clearly. Could it be that those two children..."

"Yes, it's me and my sister."

"Really? They've grown so big and changed their appearance, how can they recognize them?" Ning said in surprise.

"Yes, many years have passed, the little girl who was with me at that time, is this one?" Li Yuanchen pointed at Qiaoqiao.

Ning smiled: "Yes, you still recognize it."

"No, I didn't recognize it either. I just remembered Madam's appearance. Although many years have passed, Madam doesn't seem to have changed much. So when you appeared just now, I recognized you. I just couldn't be sure. That's why I followed you." Madame chatted a few more words."

Ning was worried about Zheng Cang because of her coincidence, so after talking for a while, she also felt a little tired and couldn't lift her spirits. Li Yuanchen looked at the two women who looked worried, and hesitated while holding the teacup After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he poured the remaining cold tea into his mouth in one gulp.

"Ma'am, in fact, just now your daughter wanted to say that I am a member of the military camp, so I won't mention the specific position. To put it simply, I am Zheng Cang's immediate superior. I will take full responsibility for what happened to him this time." In charge of the interrogation."

The cup in Ning's hand almost fell to the ground, she looked at her daughter in surprise, saw her nodded, and then looked at Li Yuanchen.

Ning's lips moved a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say it, or she didn't know what to say, so she gently pulled off Qiaoqiao's sleeve, only to find that her daughter was sitting there with her head down. There.

"Ma'am, you saved me and my sister. If it wasn't for you, even if we didn't die, today would be a completely different ending. Therefore, I can help you with this matter." Li Yuanchen seemed to see their embarrassment, Offered to help.

Qiaoqiao's heart is also like a mess. From the beginning when Li Yuanchen came here and looked at her without knowing the purpose, then he recognized his mother, and then he said that he can help Zheng Cang, one after another. , she felt as if it was a dream, and after walking so many roads, all of a sudden, the road jumped to your feet.

She dared not leave for a while.

My family didn't know about this matter at all, but he, the person who had accepted their kindness, suddenly came out by himself, and it just so happened that they needed to rely on him to solve their plight at this time.

This man, I am afraid that many people have died under his hands, maybe there are also those who are related by blood, but such a small kindness, what is it worthy of his concern.

Li Yuanchen knew what Qiaoqiao's silence meant. She didn't believe him. In fact, she was right. He was really not a good person. The so-called kindness and friendship were only in certain circumstances. When faced with a real conflict, those are nothing.

But what they don't understand is that in this world, there are two people he puts first. One of them is his sister who was rescued by them. He doesn't care. Dare to imagine, so, for the sake of his sister, he is willing to help them once, not to mention that there is no conflict of interest between them.

"Don't think about anything else, I don't need you. You can't help me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiaoqiao was slightly embarrassed. She also knew that they had no power, no power, no money, and could do nothing. It was just a coincidence back then, and he was still young. Now, how could he use them?
"I didn't just help you guys and let him go without reservation. I can't choose his life for him. I will give him a choice.

He came to this barracks earlier than me. When I first came, anyone who knew him would praise him.I can also see that he doesn't talk much, he is down-to-earth, serious, from a small soldier with no background, no power and money to today, he has put in more effort than others, he never wins over his subordinates, nor Flattering his boss, but he is not stupid, and he avoids his edge in some things, so he is a good seed, and, I think, he is a man, he also has his own ambitions, maybe, he also wants to be a general. "

Qiaoqiao's face was still so calm, she just pursed her lips and continued to listen to him quietly.

"I also have someone who is important to me. I understand what he did at the time, but I cannot support or agree. There are rules in the barracks.

At present, this matter has not been clarified. For the sake of the face of that incident, I will give you a chance. I will explain the matter clearly to him, and then give him two choices. He regretted committing suicide, then released him and let him go back with you.The second is that I suppress the matter or find an explanation to find someone to excuse him, and let him become that Captain Zheng again, or even go up to a higher level. If he can't leave this time, he must continue to stay in the barracks for at least ten years. to retire. "

"Then..." Ning shook her head slightly. In this case, I am afraid that Zheng Cang will definitely choose the second choice. What about Qiaoqiao?

Although my daughter likes this child, she really doesn't want her to marry someone who will continue to stay in the military camp. As long as Zhiwen's child is active in the local area, he should be able to find a good official position. This Zheng Cang, either leave here without getting anything, or stay for ten years, which is a bit tricky.

When she was hesitating here, Qiaoqiao said: "Don't tell him that you gave him a chance because of us. How should I put it, I think General Li, you should be more capable than me!"

Ning exclaimed, how can this work? Leaving aside this, Zheng Cang must have chosen to stay here without any scruples, and all his gratitude will be placed on General Li in front of him!

Fortunately, Qiaoqiao's back was very straight, she just sat there, she didn't look excited or sad, but she just stared straight at Li Yuanchen with a pair of eyes that seemed to have some understanding in her firmness.

Qiaoqiao was in a trance, and seemed to understand in an instant that Li Yuanchen might be really grateful to them, but he also had his own purpose, he wanted to show favor to Zheng Cang through this incident, let him know that he could continue It is because of him, General Li, that he is alive and even continues to advance to a higher level in the army.

Qiaoqiao didn't have any complaints or resentment in his heart, maybe he could see that he cared about Zheng Cang very much, so he definitely wouldn't tell Zheng Cang about himself and make it difficult for Zheng Cang.However, thinking about it, he thought that even if Zheng Cang knew that it was the reason for himself and his mother, he would continue to stay in the barracks. After all, a man with self-motivation would make the second choice.What's more, choosing to stay in the barracks doesn't mean that you can't stay with me.

Qiaoqiao doesn't want to let him have a little mind in his heart, doesn't want him to choose himself for these reasons, doesn't want to let his feelings be mixed with any impurities.

Just let her be willful this time.

She grabbed Ning's hand and shook it tightly, gave her a comforting smile, and then repeated what she said just now. Li Yuanchen seemed a little surprised, and it seemed that everything was in his expectation.

He walked to the gate of the backyard and stepped on the horse, gradually drifting away in the eyes of Qiaoqiao and Ning Shi.

Back in the house, Ning was a little impatient, she walked back and forth with her hands in front of her body: "Qiaoqiao, we have been here for so many days, we can't stay here anymore, there are still your sister-in-law and two Nephew, and your second brother, it’s not okay to leave the house for too long. But why are you so stupid, since you think you can live with him and have such a good opportunity, why don’t you let him go back? As long as the child is willing to work, it is not impossible to support you at home. Although mother thinks that he will not let you live well, since you think he is good, I have no objection, but what do you mean now?
If you don't tell him about this, he must have stayed here. If you stay here, you can't marry him, but after this marriage, you will be here for ten years, helpless , there is no one to help, if he has a mission, it is not impossible for him to disappear for several months, you kid?What do you think? "Ms. Ning spoke faster and faster, and at the end, she walked up to Qiaoqiao's side, and couldn't help raising her fist to lightly beat Qiaoqiao's shoulder: "Are you going to let mother leave you here alone?Don't you want a mother?No, you can't stay here with him! "

(End of this chapter)