After saying that, the boat had already slid far away, and Pei Yuanxiu suddenly became blurry in my sight. I couldn’t see the expression on his face, and because of the sound of the gurgling water, I couldn’t hear whether he spoke.

, I only saw him taking a step forward, and the strong wind from the river blew his white clothes as if they were flying.

Although I can't see it, I seem to be able to understand it all.

I stood at the stern of the boat, and the river wind blew the mercury across my face. The moist feeling felt like a person crying, but I knew that I had no tears, and at this moment, there were no tears to shed.

I just bowed my head towards him from a distance, then turned around and returned to the cabin.

Although the fishing boat is not small, it is no bigger than the big boat Pei Yuanxiu used to accompany me across the river. It does take a lot of time and effort to go to the waters near Jixiang Village.

Fortunately, the boatman seemed to be an experienced man. He held the bamboo pole skillfully, and the fishing boat swayed into the middle of the river. The speed was not too fast, but it was very stable. Hearing the sound of the gurgling water around him, he felt the hull of the boat.

The waves rise and fall, giving people a sense of safety and even peace of mind, as if a child is in the arms of its mother.

I sat in the cabin and turned to look at Gu Ping.

I haven't seen him in the past few days. He has grown a lot. Maybe boys of this age are the same every day. Not only is he much taller, but his skin is also darker. His expression is no longer as reckless as before, but he has a hint of a man.

He is calm. But when he looks at me, the affection in his eyes has not changed much.

I smiled and said: "It's been so long, how are you?"

"Mrs. Qingying——"

When I heard his name, I frowned again: "Ping'er?"

He hesitated for a moment, then smiled himself and said: "Young Master was here just now, so you couldn't yell randomly, and you forgot to change your words." After saying that, he said to me: "Aunt Qing."

I laughed and said, "How are you doing?"

"I'm living a good life." He said: "In the military camp, although the training is very hard, I don't have to think about it and I can eat enough every day."

"Well, I think you are looking stronger than before." After saying that, I asked again: "Is it hard to practice?"

"Yes, I get up before dawn every day, run around the camp ten times, practice marksmanship, boxing, and spar with others. When I first went there, I was often beaten to the point where I couldn't get up, but now

No more."

He seemed a little proud as he said: "Even the centurion said that I am a good material for practicing martial arts."

"Oh."

"Besides, don't you know, now they have recruited new soldiers, and I still have a few new soldiers!"

"Really..."

I smiled lightly, but my heart felt a little heavy.

He lives a good life and is fulfilled every day without having to think about the tragedy he has experienced. I am very happy; but, his fulfillment is learning martial arts, training soldiers, learning to fight, and learning to fight with people younger than him...
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What all of this indicates may be something that people in it don’t have time to think about. But if you go far away and look at the scenery from outside your own body, you will understand it better.

I subconsciously turned around and looked at where I came from, the huge water village behind the vast mist on the south bank.

As the war rages on, people are displaced and corpses litter the fields. How innocent are the people...

Maybe, that camp should be destroyed.

Shen Xiaokun is indeed right. How can a sword be sheathed without seeing blood? Pei Yuanxiu built such a large naval camp, recruited troops to forge it, and trained diligently day and night. What else could he do if it wasn't for war? Destroy that camp, at least for the war.

short term

If the imperial court can fight internally, it will not be too violent, or even if it does, it will not be too violent; if the imperial court can peacefully regain the south of the Yangtze River without using troops, resist foreign enemies after unification, and focus on farming, rest and recuperation, then it is possible to usher in a new prosperous age.
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The people will not be displaced and suffer from the war.

But...

Thinking of the figure standing still behind the vast mist, and looking at my daughter sleeping soundly in my arms, I can only sigh helplessly.

I don’t have the strength, and I really don’t want to take care of it anymore.

The general trend of the world cannot be changed by the wishes of one or two people, and now I don't want to interfere with those things. I just want to lead my daughter to live a good life, make up for the maternal love I have owed her over the years, and also care for her.

I have healed my old wounds. I have experienced everything I shouldn’t have experienced in my lifetime. Now, I just want to live my own life.

Thinking of this, I turned around and carefully stroked Li'er's cheek.

Gu Ping had been looking at me, and then suddenly whispered: "Aunt Qing."

"Huh?"

"I have something I want to give you."

"What?"

I raised my head and looked at him, and saw the young man took out a cloth bag from behind and handed it to me. As soon as I took it, it was so heavy that I could hardly hold it. When I opened it, I saw that it was full of large pieces of silver.

I weighed it with my hands and found that there were at least dozens of taels.

This is——

"This is the money you gave to the boatman on the ship."

I was stunned for a moment: "There aren't that many."

He nodded, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes: "At that time, I saw that Aunt Qing and the young master seemed to know each other. They were also polite to me, so I told the people over there about it, and they really helped me.

I went to the boatman and asked for the money back, and I got all the money back. But the other people on the boat dispersed and I couldn't find them, so I gave all the money to Aunt Qing."

I couldn't help laughing: "You."

This kid, I thought he was an impulsive and ignorant child, but I didn’t expect him to be so cunning, and he has learned how to use deception to show off his strength.

But... forget it! Anyway, the money is already here. If you don't take it, it will be free. My life in Jixiang Village will be easier.

There was still a smile on my lips, but I saw Ping'er reaching out and taking out something from his arms, and carefully put it in my hand: "There is also this, Aunt Qing, I will get it back for you."<

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I looked down and the smile at the corner of my mouth became a little heavier.

In the palm of your hand is a silver lock.

The light of the silver lock was originally white and warm, but at that moment my eyes were stung.

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I vaguely saw a few familiar words in the silver light——

Light

Liu San

Never leave

"Light...Liu San...never leave..."

I murmured, and every word was like a needle piercing my heart.

I don't know what kind of mood he used to type this silver lock and carve these words in such difficult years. Maybe his mood at that time has been completely forgotten now. His firm belief at that time,

It has long since disappeared with the passage of time.

What's left... I looked down at my daughter, very close at hand.

But where is my Liu San? Where is he who promised to stay with me?

I don’t know how long it took, but the ship was finally about to dock.

I supported the cabin and slowly walked out. Standing at the bow of the boat, I could already smell a familiar fish smell, diffused in the water vapor. The scenery here was familiar, and many fish baskets and shrimps could be seen in the shallow water.

There are baskets and fishing nets set up to dry on the river beach. The scattered fish scales on them are illuminated by the sun, reflecting a little silver light.

There are several children gathering on the river beach, throwing stones, playing hopscotch, chasing each other and running around laughing. There are two or three large fishing boats docked on the shore, which are also the homes of fishermen. This time is coming.

At noon, I could faintly hear the sound of them cooking pots, and I could also smell the fishy aroma of fish.

Li'er was already awake, rubbing her eyes and holding my hand, looking at the unfamiliar environment in front of her in confusion.

After a while, she raised her head and asked me: "Mom, where are you?"

I smiled: "This is called Jixiang Village."

"Auspicious Village? Where is it?"

"This is where we will live here in the future."

"Ah?..."

She was stunned, and her little head seemed to be unable to digest this fact for a while, so she held me stupidly and stopped moving. At this time, the hull of the boat shook, and the boat finally stabilized. I was supported by the boatman and carefully climbed on.

After reaching the shore, he turned back and hugged Li'er.

She still didn't react at all. She was held in my arms and stared stupidly at the fishing nets, fishing boats, and children in simple clothes, guarding a few small stones but having a great time.

When I turned around, I saw that Gu Ping was already carrying the baggage on his back. He jumped onto the shore easily and asked, "Is it in front?"

"Hmm."
To be continued...