Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Fighting for Medicine

Situ Xue'er hadn't had time to yell, but the news that made her even more exasperated arrived. Qingshiling was swept away by Ga! One day a month later, Shiliang drove back a group of animals from the Tibetan area.This time I didn't buy it with money, but with medicine.Picking up food collected last year's leftover licorice, lilies, ephedra, etc., and quietly transported them to Tibetan areas, and made a deal with an old Tibetan doctor. Looking at the rapidly forming herds of animals and the newly built barn, Second Master Shui felt a whimper in his heart, and he felt a little overwhelmed when it came to collecting grain.Finally, on a drizzly night, Second Master Shui called the person who cut the hole into the upper room.

Shui Erye brewed a bowl of Fu tea for Lai Lu himself, and smilingly took out a piece of high-quality tobacco soil from the mahogany box for Lai Lu to smoke.He was flattered by his origin, but he was very unfamiliar with Dayan, so unfamiliar that he was a little scared, shook his head, held up the tea bowl with both hands, and said, "Second Master, you smoke, I drink tea, this tea is fragrant." "Everything in my yard smells good." Second Master Shui said narcissistically. "Fragrant, fragrant, everything in this courtyard is fragrant." Lai Lu's hand holding the tea bowl trembled a little, and he saw a smile that he had never seen before on Second Master Shui's face. This smile made him used to being in front of people. The trembling Lai Lu gained a sense of calmness, which is what Lai Lu lacked in his life.

"Second master, call me, what's the matter?" "I can't call you if I have nothing to do, you old ghost, there is such a good rain in the sky, look at how good the rain is, you old ghost just knows how to sleep." "I'm used to it. I go to sleep as soon as it gets dark, and I go to sleep when I can't sleep. Is there nothing to do if you don't sleep?" "This rain ruined your sleep, you old ghost, don't you know how to make noise?" Second Master Shui seemed to be oppressed by something in his heart, and the words he said didn't match the beginning, and the reasoning could only be incoherent. .The two chatted nonsense for a while with the butter lamp on, and Second Master Shui started talking about the topic.

The second master Shui praised the food first, and from the first day he entered the hospital, he praised one by one. He was uncomfortable at first, and he was a person who could not be praised. Although the second master Shui did not praise him, he praised him. His son is still uncomfortable after hearing that.Slowly, I was excited at the beginning, and then I was a little complacent. After a while, I added a sentence: "That's right, the baby is a good baby." Second Master Shui didn't want to be interrupted by the way he came from. Once the way was interrupted, his thinking would have to be readjusted.It can be seen that it took some effort for him to say these words tonight.

"You old ghost, drink your tea, and talk about it." "No, no, second master, go on." Shui Erye went on to say, boasting that Shiliang is smart, boasting that Shiliang is capable, boasting that Shiliang has brains, boasting that Shiliang has a backbone, and boasting that Shiliang has a backbone, and boasting that Shiliang is going to be praised to the sky. Boasting and boasting, the subject suddenly changed to dogs. Lai Lu groaned in his heart, and looked at Er Ye Shui vigilantly. He said dogs, why did Er Er Shui say dogs? He heard some gossip about the dog and his son, but they were all vague. He also observed carefully and found that the eyebrows and faces of these two children were a bit different from others.

Second Master Shui paused for a while, his eyes wandered over Lai Lu's face, and took a few puffs of cigarettes, feeling that he had smoked enough, and he was full of energy. "This dog dog is also a good baby." Second Master Shui said. "He's a good kid." Lai Lu mechanically echoed, not daring to let go of his eyes at all, for fear that Shui Lao Er would say something earth-shattering suddenly. No, the further down the line, the less dangerous it is.Second Master Shui imitated the tone of boasting about picking up food just now, and praised the dogs one by one. However, his grasp of dogs is obviously not as good as that about picking up food. It's full of energy, but the source sounds dry and dry, which is not satisfying.

Just when the source was getting more and more relaxed, Second Master Shui suddenly connected Shiliang with the dog, and said some weird words. For example: "These two babies, I think they are destined, they are a natural pair." Another example: "Girl Gougou, I am reluctant to marry out, and I want to keep her in this courtyard, in my Shui family." Lai Lu was vigilant again, and within two minutes of being vigilant, a big smile suddenly bloomed on his face, a bright and exaggerated kind: "Second Master, you won't...won't you want to pick up food...to accept children? "

Second Master Shui lowered his face abruptly: "By the way, what are you talking about, you grew up eating a pig's brain, I will give you some color, and you even used it to dye the jar." The smile on Lai Lu's face froze, he obviously heard that Second Master Shui meant that, and he went around a lot, didn't he just want to match Shiliang and the dog together, why did he say it himself, Second Master Shui Not happy again? "Second Master..." Lai Lu murmured. "The way..." Second Master Shui called out heavily, his face darkened, and his voice followed with sadness: "You careless bastard, you really didn't see anything?"

Lai Lu nodded foolishly, and stared at Second Master Shui in horror. "Okay, I won't go around the bush anymore, I'll just tell the truth." Therefore, Second Master Shui said those unspeakable words one by one. When he said these, his throat was full of smoke, and he couldn't help choking afterward. "The way it came, blame me, my second son raised a dishonorable thing, and it killed Shiliang." He was terrified when he heard the way the cave-cutter came. How could he have imagined that his son would suffer this crime at Shui's house when he picked up grain.Originally thought, he jumped into the dragon gate in one step and ascended to heaven, it was too late to enjoy the blessings, so how could he suffer?

"Second Master, can't you?" It was extremely painful, and he just asked the question. He wanted Second Master Shui to take back his words. These words were too hurtful, he didn't want to hear them, and he didn't dare to listen. "The reason, I, my second child, is not so confused as to make up my own girl. I have raised this girl for nothing." "Second Lord..." "The way to come, things have come to this point, you and I have to think of a way, I can't bear to pick up the food. I have already made up my mind, I will accept him as a son. in."

"No, Second Master." "origin--" "Second master, it is absolutely impossible, the marriage of the two children cannot be separated, it must not be separated, second master!" When he heard that Shui Erye wanted to separate Shiliang from Yingying and marry the dog, he abruptly left. He jumped off the kang and knelt down to Master Shui with a plop. "Second Lord, please do me a favor. My baby can bear it, and he can bear it. This marriage must not be broken up, it must not be broken up." Can't let go——After coming out of the upper room for a long time, the person who cut the hole came and stood in the backyard, standing in the continuous rain like a thin thread, and this voice still rang through his heart. The drizzle wet the clothes of the person who came from, and also made his heart full of water.In the vast ocean, a flood is raging... It was a flood that is still chilling to mention. It rained from June to July. The sky seemed to be dead, and there were more tears than in any other year. It rained lightly for three days and heavy rain for five days. There is no gap in the air, and I will smash the ice storm down for you.The sky is confused, the earth is also confused, and the sound of thunder is more like splitting the world. In such a year, it makes people not panic. The Sister River swelled at the beginning of June, the sky was cloudy, the water was cloudy, and the Qingfeng Gorge was shrouded in mist and rain.At first, people hoped that the sky would clear up, but soon, the flood blocked everyone's eyes.At the place where the eyes were broken, the flood was surging, and the evil water roared, rolled, and swept down.On the surface of the water, a box floats down for a while, and a roll of quilts for a while.The upstream villages are gone, completely gone, turned into a piece of grass in the water, a piece of firewood.The people in Xigou were excited at first. They braved the heavy rain and held long wooden poles to stand on the riverside to salvage. They really made a lot of windfall.Soon, Sister River became angry. It would not allow people to snatch its fruits, let alone take advantage of the fire.With a roar, the two people standing on the riverside disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, two more disappeared, turning into four corpses going down the river.Only then did the people in Xigou get scared, and they never dared to come up the riverside again. If you dare to come, there is only one way.When they came, they did not salvage or rob, but just stared at the river, staring blankly at the river for a whole day.Strange to say, in those days, the acupoint cutter came in a hurry, more urgent than the frenzied rain, more urgent than his own family rushing to the house. Anyway, he couldn't stay in Xigou, so he had to go to the riverside and stare at him. Only by staying in the river and staring at his heart can he be stable.Staring back and forth, a straw basket appeared. He still clearly remembers the origin so far. He did not salvage the straw baskets. The Sister River made a wave before his eyes, and hit the straw baskets entangled in tree roots on the riverside.The straw basket seemed to be jumping a few times, and became stable. He felt strange, stood up and looked, and saw a face, the face of a baby. Looking along the river again, one can clearly see a corpse swept away on the river surface, a woman's corpse, very young, with a fair face and a peaceful expression, as if she even smiled at him.God's will, Lailu picked up the baby, but the baby didn't die, and the three-month-old baby didn't drown in the flood. It can be seen that the woman who went down the river did a lot of tricks!At first, I wanted to call my baby a river swimmer, but when I rummaged through the basket, I found two steamed buns.He understood, the woman must have been blocked in the house by the flood while steaming the steamed buns, and she wrapped all the things she could get in time in the straw basket, falling down layer by layer, wrapped the baby tightly, and floated into the water For a moment, I didn't forget to take two buns.Lai Lu imagined the various scenes when the woman was swept away by the water, and the name "Shiliang" popped up in his mind. Shiliang is the second child given to him by God, and this day also becomes his son Shiliang's birthday.The birthdays of the three children who came from here are calculated in this way. The old people say that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings, but this child, where is the blessing, where is it... The way in the rain was so sad.Could it be that, as the barbarian woman said, he was born with a hard life, even though he picked up the baby, he also crushed the baby? oh my god- Whether or not to disperse, there is no way out. This matter, Second Master Shui has been conflicted in his heart for a long time, and he has also weighed it for a long time, weighing and weighing, and finally came up with such a compromise.Although this method is a bit of a loss, it is fair to pick up food, and it is also fair to his own Yingying. He will not let Shiliang leave the yard, never, if he is not allowed to leave, he has to find a way to tie him.The dog has become a rope, a thread for him to pick up food.It's just that this thread cannot be pulled by others, it must be pulled by his second child. The harder it is to do, the more determined you are to do it, and in terms of time, there must be no delay.This is the reason for cutting the mess with a sharp knife. Before the wind blows into his son's ears, the showdown between Shui Erye and Shiliang has already begun.Second Lord Shui chose Langlaoya Terrace as the location, which he had spent a lot of time thinking about. In the face of the Chinese medicine that has grown up in one place, and the fertile future, there is nothing between Weng and his son-in-law. .Because he believes that all things are lighter, thinner and weightless compared to the word "future".So what is he hesitating about? Shiliang seemed to have expected such a day long ago, he listened very carefully and calmly.After listening, he didn't say anything, and continued with his work.Second Master Shui didn't ask any more questions, it seemed that there was a tacit understanding between the old and the young.On this day, the two of them persisted in this fertile field until dark.He didn't say he was going to pick up the grain, and the second master Shui didn't say he was going. He just kept working in silence.Later, when it was so dark that he couldn't see, he stopped to collect food. He seemed to look back at his father-in-law, but it seemed that he didn't. He didn't say anything to Master Shui. Laoyatai.After his footsteps completely disappeared, Second Master Shui straightened up and stepped out of the ground with three sighs. In the long days since then, the smile on Shiliang's face and Shui Yingying's face has also disappeared.On the night when she was called into the upper room by her father to discuss business, Shui Yingying walked into the room where Shiliang was sleeping. At that time, Shiliang was already asleep, snoring lightly.Shui Yingying believed that the snoring was fake, just like she believed that his silence was fake. She stood silently by the kang for a while, and said, "Father has made it clear. If you think dogs are good, that's fine." After finishing this sentence, she went back to her own room, no, back to the room where she and Shiliang lived. The smile hangs on the dog's face for a long time. Those days were the happiest days in the dog's life, and he was so happy that he was about to faint.She was like a little bird, flying around happily, bringing her chirping words to the people in the courtyard.Finally, one day, Mrs. Wu became impatient and scolded the dog humming a little tune, "You've eaten a flowery grass, I say you should be more stable, don't just give me a stick as a pillow!" A mallet is a mallet, never a pillow, and it was a long time before the dog realized that. Another three years passed by. These three years have been the three years when Second Master Shui spent his life trying his best, and it was also the three years when the Shui family's courtyard was overflowing.Relying on his outstanding intelligence and extraordinary courage, Second Master Shui accomplished many things under the watchful eyes of the militiamen, just like a tiger grabbing food. The most beautiful thing he did was to collude with Donggou Leng Chinese Medicine to sell medicine to outsiders.It's hard to tell who came up with the idea first, let alone who wins over whom, as if everything is preordained. Who would have thought that the old fool who has been a matchmaker for a lifetime has really become a big matchmaker.It is unheard of in the gorge to actually tell Wuyue, the little girl of cold Chinese medicine, to Xiao Wuzi, a long-term worker. On the day of the wedding, the wealthy family was so shocked that they didn't dare to leave the door. It seemed that Leng's move turned the sky of Qingfeng Gorge upside down.Leng TCM himself seemed very calm. "Down-marry, what do you mean by down-marry? I am afraid that someone married three girls, all of them are married up, and the second one is married to Liangzhou City, what can I do? I have to carry a medicine box every day. It's time to boil medicine, but it didn't lift me up to the sky." "Marrying a daughter is to point the way for the baby. If you point it out, it's her blessing. If you don't point it out, who can be blamed? Golden bumps can tell Who dares to say that if you can keep up with Xiao Wuzi, you can't serve the gold and silver bowls?" "Speaking of which, I still want to marry Wu Yue to the palace, but is there a palace right now?" After speaking, all the people at the banquet laughed.This cold Chinese medicine is enlightened.The only one who didn't smile was Shui Erye.Second Master Shui didn't smile, because he knew that Leng Chinese medicine doctor was not telling the truth, and there was a mystery hidden in his words.It was that time that a secret deal was reached between Master Shui, the owner of Qingshiling ranch, and Donggou TCM. Shui Erye decided to sell medicine to Donggou Leng TCM. The medicine grows on my mountain, planted by my people, I want to sell some medicine, why worry?As for the silver, Leng Chinese medicine doctor said, just ask, I will never pay back the second price.By saying this, who do you think he is?In these years, if you don't want money, you can't do it, and if you want too much money, you can't do it.Shui Erye slapped his chest, I will just give you the medicine, as for the money, you can give it according to your needs, I won't refund if you give more, and I won't mind if you give less.Let’s not talk about it, you and I have a lifetime of friendship.Listen, how bold. In the past three years, there has been another play on the site of Qingshiling.Every now and then, Second Master Shui gets sick. If he gets sick, he has to find a cold doctor. If he can’t ride a horse, he has to take a carriage. It’s still a four-horse carriage. Anyway, the Shui family now has livestock, so they can afford a four-horse carriage. .As for what was in the car, no one knew, but Feng Chuanwu had doubts about it, and went inside the car to see it himself. It was empty, except for a few pieces of rags used to keep out the wind and rain.Second Master Shui laughed straight away. If you, surnamed Feng, get caught, can I still be called Shui Lao Er? While the carriages were coming and going, the medicine went all over the place and got into the hands of Dr. Leng. As for where Dr. Leng got the medicine, Second Master Shui couldn't and couldn't control it.It's like no one can control where he gets the money he sells.Anyway, apart from the little money returned by the commissioner Zeng Zihang, there was not even a hair of silver in the cellar.Things should be done in such a meticulous way, the kind of things that make people step on their heels when they are done on the front foot, is not done by his second child! Including son-in-law Shiliang and daughter Shui Yingying, he also kept the truth.By the way, Second Master Shui's brilliant plan three years ago fell through.Shiliang answered him with nearly a year of silence, and Shui Yingying also answered him with nearly a year of silence.The silence came and went, and Shiliang moved back to the original house. As soon as he moved, the dog's face became completely stiff, and he couldn't see the smile again.However, daughter Yingying's face didn't smile more because she went back to pick up the food, she still had a sullen face, this girl is incomprehensible anyway. What I don't understand is the life of their young couple.But Second Master Shui figured it out, everyone has their own destiny, they can't be forced, how they live, that's their business, he won't worry about those idle thoughts anymore, as long as the Shui family can get rich, he will be happy. It's time for him to be happy.In three years, God has made up for his debts. Even the money that Da Leng Chinese medicine doctor took away was more, several times more than what Feng Chuanwu snatched back then.Now, as soon as he closes his eyes, there will be money everywhere in this courtyard, money from his Shui family! In the past three years, some things happened one after another. Xiao Wuzi, the long-time worker, moved out of the Shui family compound. His small courtyard in Xigou was next to the Liang family. There were two hole kilns and two thatched cottages. There were more houses than the Liang family. A juicy daughter-in-law and a silly son. Shiliang also became a father. The baby is picked up, picked up by the way.In his life, the acupoint cutter seemed to come here specially to pick up babies, and those beings that were lighter than grass could just jump into his eyes.The origin is the baby picked up when Donggou was cutting the acupuncture point. The daughter-in-law of Donggou who made skewers jumped off the cliff, and was forced by burning skewers.The reincarnation of burning money blisters, before marrying a wife, was still like a human being. He knew that he was suffering in the farmland, but once he got a wife, he didn't bother to burn it and eat it.Light laziness also wins, but also gambles.During the troubled times, all kinds of unhealthy trends arise, and a good ditch is forced to be gambling.Burning skewers to gamble with the family, holed the skylight, his wife begged him, refused to listen, and continued to fight, each time he hit his wife harder, as if his luck would improve after beating his wife, but in the end he gambled again, and still lost .In the end, if you really didn't give it, you lost your daughter-in-law to others. The daughter-in-law is a good daughter-in-law, filial to her parents-in-law, and a good hand in the farm, but she just married such a guy, what can I do?As a result, on that night, the night when Shao Chuanzi lost to someone else, he ran out and jumped down the cliff. Miserable.When the father-in-law and mother-in-law saw a mountain of blood, they didn't have the will to live. Several people blocked it, but they didn't block it. They all jumped down with their daughter-in-law.Three corpses were laid down in one day, and the way of doing so could not be done without cutting the acupoints.As soon as these three were buried, people came running into the ditch again. They had to cut a mouthful and burn the skewers, and the skewers also jumped. Do not chop! The origin is really not clear, but when passing by the cliff head, he picked up the baby and burned the baby he left behind before jumping off the cliff.Gou Ri's is still a bit humane, and he didn't jump off with the baby in his arms.Amidst the baby's howling, Lai Lu let out a long sigh, God, do you pity me or hate me, why do you push all the hard lives into my Lai Lu's arms? The baby was just three months old when I picked her up, she looked like a cat, and she didn't even have a name.The way to find Shui Erye: "Second Master, you can read and know a lot, so give your baby a name?" Second Master Shui asked, "Girl or baby?" "Girl." The excitement on Second Master Shui's face disappeared, and he said bitterly for a long time, "Take me away!" The dog rushed over: "Why take it away, no one is raising me." As he said, he snatched the baby and hugged the baby in his arms like a mother.After the dog failed to drop the pie from the skylight, his temper became more and more violent, and he had trouble with the second master Shui all day long.Second Master Shui thought about that hurtful idea and hurt her, so he didn't care, and let her make trouble. A few days later, Second Master Shui heard cat-like cries in the yard, and rushed over angrily: "Dog, take it to the grassy beach. My Shui family can't hear this sound." "Father—" With a sound of "Father", he blocked all the words that Second Master Shui said.The one who came out with the baby was Shiliang. "Father, you can keep her, it's good, it's your life." In Second Master Shui's eyes, the tears blurred with the sound of the ground, it wasn't the poor baby who blurted it out, it was the sound of "Daddy", Shiliang finally called him Daddy, he changed his words, and called Uncle Daddy, Dad—— "Stay, stay, daddy didn't say not to stay, when did daddy say not to stay." Second Master Shui said while wiping his nose. "Father, give the baby a name." "Take it, take it, daddy will take it now..." Sighing, Second Master Shui raised his head, intending to look at the sky, but ended up looking at Peng.For a long time, Peng didn't show up, but now, it flew over.Peng!He almost blurted out.After thinking about it, the baby is a girl, and said with a little regret: "Let's call it Yueyue..." Yueyue is already three years old, and she is a tender and loving person.Since having this baby, the courtyard has become a different scene.On weekdays, Mrs. Wu and the dog take turns to take them with them. Whenever they have free time, they come over to pick up food, pick up the baby suddenly, and rub their rough and dark face back and forth on the baby's tender face, making the baby cry and cry .The dog rushed over distressedly, wanting to grab it, but refused to give him food, and coaxed the baby to call him father, but the baby blinked timidly, not daring to call.The dog deliberately said: "If you don't shout, you won't shout." Shiliang threatened the dog in revenge, but the dog snatched the baby and entered the house with a sullen face.Yingying accidentally saw this scene, and when she saw her, she felt something in her heart, not hatred or jealousy, but, what it was, Yingying couldn't tell.However, since Yueyue came into being, Yingying's nights became more and more restless, and there was more commotion in the restlessness. Really commotion. The days went on like this. In the past three years, the traditional Chinese medicine in Qingshiling has expanded a lot. On the grassy beach, several rows of guardrails have been added one after another, surrounded by medicines.These medicines actually grew on the grassy beach at the beginning, but people didn't know it was medicine. In the afternoon of this day, a pair of feet walked out of the guardrail. These feet walked out of the Dashuijia compound, walked down the grassy beach, and then turned around, as if at a loss, undecided, and deliberately Dodging something, Mimi blinked, and finally stopped in front of the guardrail. These feet belonged to Feng Chuanwu, who came to Shui Yingying in the guardrail. Seeing Feng Chuanwu, Shui Yingying smiled and asked, "Commander, you have been in Qingshiling for almost six years, right?" "Six years, six years, in a flash, so fast." Feng Chuanwu expressed emotion. "Who says it's not? Look, you have white hair on your head." Feng Chuanwu was surprised, and just about to reach out to touch his hair, he suddenly remembered something, put his hand down quickly, and Yuan pressed it on the gun again.This is Feng Chuanwu's habitual action. Ever since Cha Man'er was shot by Ga Da and lost a leg, Feng Chuanwu who was stationed at Qingshiling became cautious and relaxed, and did not walk out.When you have to go out, you can also learn from Zeng Zihang and the others. There are five sons in the front to clear the way, and the soldiers are guarding the back. On both sides, there are a few newly captured young men.During the troubled times, cold guns were everywhere, and Feng Chuanwu had to guard against them.That's it, in the past three years, he was attacked several times, one time was on the Xigou Bridge, and that time he was shot by Shuan Wuzi, who shot him on the left shoulder. Picking up food also used a lot of brains, and it was useless to tie Wuzi and one arm.His arm was saved, but he couldn't lift it up. Hanging it on his body would get in the way.Later, at the bank of Sister River, he was ordered to arrest Gada, but he was ambushed by Geda Wu. If the soldiers stationed in the He family compound hadn't come to rescue him, he might have become a ghost of Sister River that time.After that, Feng Chuanwu became a coward, trapped in the Shui family compound for a long time, not daring to come out. Cold gun, do what you like. At this point, rumors continued to spread in the gorge. First, it was said that Gada was going to take his head on the seventh night of the seventh month, and then he said that Gazelle would skin him and eat his flesh.Feng Chuanwu's heart was tugged together every day, and he regretted that he had come to Qingshiling in the first place. "Commander, you are so funny, are you still afraid of being with me?" Shui Yingying seemed to be teasing Feng Chuanwu on purpose, but she followed closely: "Don't worry, under my Shui Yingying's eyes, there is no one Dare to shoot you coldly." Feng Chuanwu smiled awkwardly, he wanted to let go of his hand, but he didn't dare to let go. For the past three years, fortunately, Shui Yingying accompanied him, otherwise, Feng Chuanwu would have died of suffocation, or he would have died of worry if he was not suffocated.It's different to be accompanied by a woman. The days go by quickly and with pleasure.Thinking of this, he salivated: "Miss San, when are you going to Liangzhou City with me?" Feng Chuanwu is still called the third miss Shui Yingying now, and in his eyes, Shui Yingying is still the same Shui Yingying as before, and Feng Chuanwu turned a blind eye to her marriage with Shiliang. "Didn't you say that the war is almost over, as soon as the war is over, go." "real?" "Whoever lied to you will pull you down if you don't believe me." Shui Yingying said, smiling very brightly at Feng Chuanwu. "Believe, believe, Miss San's words, when did I, Feng, have any doubts?" In Feng Chuanwu's heart, there was a layer of joy filled with doubt, as if he had already held Shui Yingying's hand and was heading towards the sweet place. Go for a moment. A mysterious red tide also appeared on Shui Yingying's face unexpectedly. In the distance, on the mountain, the food collectors in the medicine field stopped their work and stared at the guardrail resentfully.In the courtyard, the dog ran into the stable at some point, picked up a wooden stick, and yelled at a newly bought stallion: "Sao, I will make you swear!" Yueyue's cries startled Second Master Shui: "Dog dog, you can't marry and leave, you are more scolding than a pig scolding a dog, who are you scolding!" A few lumps of red clouds rose up, and it was time for heavy rain. While speaking, deafening thunder rang out. "Come back, come back quickly, the rain is coming." Feng Chuanwu pulled Shui Yingying up and walked into the courtyard.When Shui Yingying broke free and looked up to the sky, she saw Peng passing through the clouds and pounced down, as if that sharp mouth was about to peck at the person in front of her at any time. The rain poured down. In the storm, an exciting news came suddenly! The Japanese devils surrendered. Eight years later, the Japanese devils finally surrendered. There was a sound of firecrackers in the gorge, and it was even more lively on Qingshiling.The moment Second Master Shui heard the news, he let go of his voice and shouted, "Quickly kill the sheep, kill the sheep." When the hot mutton was brought out, Second Master Shui shouted at Feng Chuanwu: "Commander, thanks to you, Qingshiling is finally at peace. Hurry up, eat mutton!" Feng Chuanwu looked embarrassed, as if Japan It was a bad thing for the devil to surrender.When Second Master Shui was talking and laughing, he was silent, his eyes staring at Shui Yingying from time to time.Shui Yingying also didn't say a word, she couldn't see how happy the Japanese devils surrendered her.After eating the mutton, Second Master Shui rushed to the road and said: "Dear family, stew up the wine, let's have a good drink today." After a few days of excitement, news suddenly came from the gorge that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had turned their backs, and this time, it was a complete turnaround.Ahead, my family is fighting with my family. Second Master Shui collapsed on the kang in frustration, his wishful thinking was in vain.Originally, he thought that once the fighting stopped, Feng Chuanwu would go back to his Liangzhou City, and Qingshiling would naturally become his second child. There would be no one for this mountain of medicine and one mountain of silver. rob him.Unexpectedly, after returning to Liangzhou City for a few days, Feng Chuanwu once again stood on the Qingshi Ridge with a gun in hand, and this time, Feng Chuanwu suddenly had a domineering and fierce look on his face. Almost on the same day that Feng Chuanwu returned to the mountain, Second Master Shui looked at Ga Da. This time, Ga Da didn't dodge, didn't hide, walked straight to Second Master Shui, clasped his fists and said, "Second Master, it's been a long time." "No, I'm Gada." "Ashamed of your ancestors, you are a bandit, dare to pretend to be Ga Da?" Liao Wu laughed and said, "Second Master, the family doesn't talk about each other. Today, I made a special trip to thank you." "Thank me for what?" Second Master Shui looked at Liao Wu vigilantly. "medicine." "medicine?" Liao Wu laughed loudly: "To tell the truth, the second master, the medicine you gave Leng Chinese medicine is ours." "What's the matter, the Leng family is afraid of getting into trouble, so is he?" "Second Lord, the Japanese devils are gone, and the life-killing party is almost over. The world will be ours." "Gada?" "No, Gada is the sufferer, that is..." As he said, Liao Wuyi waved his hand, and shadows suddenly appeared one by one under the mountains and in the valleys, my God, they were like mushrooms emerging after the rain, blossoming Yes, full of mountains and fields.Second Master Shui was surprised to see that Xiao Wuzi, who was not afraid of death, was also inside.He was standing among the Malan bushes in the distance, waving at Second Master. "Hmph, follow a good person, learn from a good person, and jump the fake rope with Master Master." Second Master Shui cursed unconvinced.In my mind, I couldn't connect the descendant of the bandit, Piedao Wu, with the word "Communist Party". Piada Wu didn't mind, since the day he was persuaded by Qiu Jiayuan, his life had already been entrusted to a sacred cause, and at the same time, he was also prepared to deal with all kinds of stares.At this moment, what he has to do urgently is to convince Second Master Shui. "In the future, none of the medicines from Qingshiling will fall into the hands of the life-scratchers. We will show up when the medicines are collected." "Hmph, aren't you afraid of Feng Chuanwu's box gun?" Second Master Shui stared at the man he would never fall in love with with a sneer, he even laughed at Leng TCM in his heart, no wonder you wanted to hide, It turns out that you are mixed with these people. "Afraid of him? He won't be running for a few days, Second Master, Qingshiling will be ours." "Hmph!" Second Master Shui turned around bitterly. What he hated the most was that people coveted his Qingshiling.When he was about to enter the courtyard gate, he yelled in his chest: "My, none of you will think about it!" "Father, what are you talking about?" He came out of the yard picking up grains. He was thinking about the medicine on the mountain. The weather was abnormal these days. He was afraid that there would be insects in the medicine field, so he was thinking about setting fire to the mountain with cypress and mugwort. Mile. "I didn't say anything, I mean, no one wants to take this medicine away." Second Master Shui was a little confused for a moment. "Don't worry, I can't take it away. No one can take this medicine or this medicine away." Shiliang was angry with Feng Chuanwu. When Feng Chuanwu came, Shui Yingying's face immediately looked different.When he was looking for Bai Xiang in the courtyard just now, he bumped into two people talking. Qingshiling fell into the whirlpool again.No one expected that Feng Chuan, who came back this time, suddenly had five faces. He was like a snake. After a long sleep, he finally woke up. Once he woke up, he became extremely vicious.He changed his usual lazy appearance, got up early and went to bed late every day. During the day, he led soldiers and guns, and patrolled the Qingshi Ridge in a majestic manner. At night, he ran around the courtyard like a dog. Always looking at Shui Yingying. He knew that the time was ripe for Chongshui Yingying to strike.When he came to Liangzhou City this time, Situ Xueer told him personally that Zeng Zihang was going to leave Liangzhou and never come back.As for where to go, he didn't ask, too lazy to ask.Situ Xueer also said: "The real evil battle is about to begin, and the common troubles can no longer be tolerated." Feng Chuanwu also heard the news that Situ Xueer's backer, the man surnamed Rong in Xi'an City, is likely to leave. Situ Xueer's life in Liangzhou City will not last for a few days.Compared with what Situ Xueer told him, this news made him more excited and more ambitious.Thinking about the anger he has suffered in Situ Xueer's hands these past few years, he wished he could pull out his gun and end this woman early.But with his mouth, he still pretended to be tame. As soon as he returned to Qingshiling, Feng Chuanwu set his sights on Shui Yingying.This woman, playing around, is actually playing with him, playing with him, and giving him a pie drawn on paper to satisfy his hunger. "Hmph, I don't believe I can't get it!" "Assemble!" Feng Chuanwu blew his whistle at the soldiers for no reason. Just when Feng Chuanwu cast his coveted eyes on Yingying again, Shiliang also made an unexpected move.On this day, Feng Chuanwu, who had just finished walking around Dacaotan with Shui Yingying, returned to the yard in high spirits. He was in such a good mood that day, who would have imagined that he almost succeeded.At the place where Shui Yingying often chased hares, he almost took off Shui Yingying's pants. That moment was really beautiful. She hugged it once, hugged it once, until she was almost out of breath.Feng Chuan thought to himself, the first time is raw, the second time is cooked, and in a few days, he will be able to eat this mouthful of tender meat! Eat it in your mouth!Feng Chuan thought about it, and walked towards the backyard.Every time he got Shui Yingying's smiling face, or had any contact with Shui Yingying, Feng Chuanwu always wanted to change his way to walk in front of Shiliang, just a few steps, and he would feel happy after walking.When he walked in that day, he almost scared himself to death. Picking up food is sharpening the knife! He was actually sharpening his knife while he was collecting food.Mrs. Wu has always sharpened the knives in the kitchen, and the dog occasionally sharpens them once or twice, but he has never seen a Shiliang mill.On this day, Shiliang was sharpening his knife.Not only did he grind the ones in the kitchen, but he also took out all the sickles that were hanging idle under the thatched shed and sharpened them one by one.When Feng Chuanwu walked into the backyard, he saw a knife on the ground at a glance. The knife was shining, and Feng Chuanwu was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.Later, he forced a smile, and deliberately asked: "It's not the harvest season, what kind of knife should be sharpened?"The knife made a cracking sound in his hand, after sharpening it for a while, he picked up the knife and put it on his tongue to lick it.Oh my god, this bastard dared to lick the blade with his tongue! Feng Chuanwu turned around and left in fright. From then on, Feng Chuanwu's eyes often shone with a cold light, the cold light of a knife.Finally one day, he couldn't bear it any longer, and only sharpened his knives when he picked up food, and whenever he had time, he would sharpen it and show him the sharpening.He wanted to make noise with this shit, if he didn't make noise, Feng Chuanwu would be tossed to death by the sound of sharpening knives if Shui Yingying didn't want to die.他瞅个拾粮在地里忙活的空，故意走上前，咳嗽了一声，跟拾粮喧起来。当然，冯传五是不会跟拾粮喧什么的，他就是想吓吓这狗日，给他敲点警钟。比如好好种药，千万别把药种死什么的，再比如，有人检举拾粮，说他通共。 “通共什么罪，你知道么？”他故意黑下脸，摸摸腰间的枪，问拾粮。 拾粮不吭声，只管埋头理地里的药，冯传五以为拾粮怕了，又连着吓唬了一阵，感觉吓唬得差不多了，打算离开。就在冯传五扭头的一瞬，一直弓着腰的拾粮猛地挺起身子，还未等冯传五看清，他已甩起了腰间勒的炮肚，冯传五刚说了句你想做什么，就见拾粮猛一用劲，手里的炮肚嗖一声，一块石子飞出去，鸡蛋大的石子，差一点就击中冯传五的头，所幸，冯传五把头藏得快。就这样，石子还是从冯传五眼前掠过，画个漂亮的弧，飞出地头，飞到了山坡上，飞进了草丛中。冯传五煞白着眼，傻傻地望住拾粮。 拾粮不紧不慢说了声：“兔子。”然后就低头摆弄他的药去了。 冯传五不甘心，抖着一身的冷汗出了地，往山坡上走去。等他从草丛中找到一只死兔时，他的心，立马就暗成了一片。 这石子，比他的枪子快，比他的枪子准，要是在黑夜，或者在他不注意的时候，天，不敢想！ 河谷里，沟畔内，另一股潮流也在涌动。针对抗战结束后的新局势，上级做出重要决定，要尕大和黄羊联起手来，迅速掀起古浪县的地下斗争，让革命的圣火燃遍沟沟洼洼，让每一片土地都觉醒起来。同时，上级要求黄羊和尕大密切注意冯传五在青石岭的一举一动，确保这一岭的药不被反动派所用，一定要想方设法做通水二爷和拾粮的工作，尽快将青石岭掌握到自己手中。 劝说水二爷的任务最终落到了小伍子身上。 小伍子再次提出到水家大院种药时，遭到了水二爷的强烈反对。 “伍子，不是我不念旧情，我是为你好哩，回去，收起心来种好西沟那几亩地。啥时候都记住，庄稼人，天生就是务弄庄稼的，务弄好庄稼，比你跟上五公子六贼胡闹强。” 小伍子好话说了大半天，水二爷还就一句话：“这院里，留不得你。”没办法，小伍子的媳妇、冷中医的闺女五月出面了，奶头上吊个娃，一口一个把伍子留下。水二爷冷冷地梗起脖子：“伍子家的，你一个妇道人家，瞎跟着起啥哄，回去，管好你家伍子！” 小伍子两口子走后很久，水二爷还陷在怔忡中醒不过神。末了，长叹一口气，莫非，世道真要变？ 这一天，水家二女古浪二梅突然带着一个人，意外地站到了草滩上。草滩还是那个草滩，院也还是那座院，但，水家二女子的心，变了，变得跟从前，大不一样。 要说，水家二女子的脚步，是没让这山岭阻断过的，这三年，她回娘家的路，还是通的。水二爷对她，也稍稍比对姐姐大梅好点。至少，她来了，还能进得了这院。 三年前，就在姐姐水大梅可怜巴巴四处奔波的那段时日，水二梅赶在一个阴天，出现在父亲面前。望见二女子的那一刻，水二爷心里既暖又痛，他正为赶走大梅后悔呢，后悔得直淌眼泪，谁也活人不容易啊，他难，难道女子们不难，难道，何家仇家不难？再说了，女子们毕竟又上他的门了，这就证明，当爹的拿心铺成的路，三年五年的，还没让日月的杂草荒废掉，路不断，心也就不断。 “来了？”他像是生怕再做下啥后悔事，抢在内心的波澜涌起之前，赶忙先问了一句二梅。 “爹——”二梅一抱子，就把爹抱住了。来自平阳川商人家的仇二梅，很多事情的处理上，远远超过姐姐水大梅。比如这一抱，打死水大梅也做不出，她宁可站在院门前哭死，伤心死，绝望死，也断断想不出，做女儿的还能用抱这种方式把爹给软化掉。足见，商人就是商人，活人的花样上，低住头子种庄稼的何家，压根没法跟平阳川仇家比。 那一次，二梅连哭带捶打中，水二爷心里要起的怒怨，一脉儿一脉儿就让她给捶了下去，末了，水二爷竟也很新潮地伸出两只手，连颤带抖地揽住了女儿。“娃，不哭，不哭，哭啥哩，爹这不好好的。” “爹——”水二梅趁势又喊了一声。 水二爷心里，就恓惶了。就连吴嫂，也恓惶得躲一边抹泪珠儿去了。哭够了，喊够了，估摸着，爹再也不会生气了，水二梅挣出身子，抹了把脸说：“爹，我给你带了几双袜子哩，全是凉州城有钱人穿的洋袜子。” “哦，我看看，快给爹看看。” 三双洋袜子，就把水二爷三年里冷掉的心给暖了过来。难怪水英英现在要骂他：“哼，你见识多，见识多咋让三双臭袜子哄得不知东西了。” 又是三年后，水二梅再次站在草滩上时，内心泛起的浪就不一样了。时光如同姊妹河不息的涛声，冲走许多，又带来许多。这一来一走中，世上，发生了多少变？ 水二爷闻声走出来，一望见二女子，笑得脸就抖开了：“嘿嘿，你个死丫头，还知道上我的门啊。” “爹，人家走了一路，腿都酸了。” “得酸，得酸啊，你现在是仇家大掌柜啊，腿脚金贵着哩。” 水二爷说的是实话，去年开冬，平阳川仇家忽然做出一个新鲜决定，发誓要一生为商的仇达诚居然把仁义河一半的字号交给了媳妇儿水二梅，跟后，他又立了条规矩，仁义河所有的出货进货，都得水二梅说了算。等于，是把仁义河交到了媳妇儿手里。仇达诚这样做，绝不是一时心血来潮，这里面，既有他不得已的苦衷，更有他的远谋与深略。当然，这是仇家的事，水二爷犯不着操心，也操心不了。只是看着女儿能干，他比仇达诚还开心。 父女俩斗着嘴，往院里走，走了没几步，水二爷猛就盯住二梅身边的男人：“他是谁，咋没见过？” “爹，进去说。” 二梅拉了一把身后的男人，男人不高，年纪轻轻的，顶多也就二十出头，细皮白肉，一看，就不是庄田地里受苦的。 进了屋，照样先是一阵热闹。眼下只要是平阳川的二小姐来，这院，定是会起满说笑。包括狗狗跟水英英这一对冤家，也会暂时的抛开恩怨，挤进水二爷的屋子争抢东西。你还甭说，二梅带来的东西，真是能把人眼馋死。 狗狗抢到手的，是一件碎娃衣裳，做的真好看，还有个小喇叭，放嘴上一吹，嘟嘟的响。水英英抢到的，竟是一把漂亮的藏刀，比她那把，还要精致，水英英心想，这定是打布达拉宫那边来的。 热闹过后，事情回到了正题上。二梅这次来，是给青石岭带来一个人，就是那个长得白皮细肉的顾九儿。 “他原在古浪县城的分号里当学徒，不小心把客人得罪了，客人是仇家的老主顾，公公非要撵他走，我看着他机灵，就想带来给爹帮个忙，打个下手啥的。”二梅说。 “我院里不缺下手。”二梅还没说完，水二爷就道。 “爹，你听我把话说完么。” “说，你只管说，你仇家那么有势，哪儿放不下一个人，还用得着往爹这山旮旯里塞？”老道的水二爷一眼就看穿了破绽，他相信这个顾九儿身份不简单。“这娃年轻，又肯动脑子，爹留着，肯定有用。” “爹最怕外人动脑子。” “他打一手好算盘。” “爹这儿，要算盘没用，十个指头，啥都算清了。” "father--" “没用，说啥也没用，人，你带回去，爹现在是缺啥也不缺人。” 话说这儿，等于是说死了。叫顾九儿的似乎有点急，二梅给他眼色，让他安稳坐着，自个，正在加紧想主意。 黑饭时分，吴嫂回到了院里。吴嫂去西沟看五月娘俩，五月硬留着她住，她左一个不行右一个不行，饭也没吃就赶着回来了。刚进院，就听二梅来了，急猴猴就往这半边院跑：“二梅呀，可把你盼来了，我让你带的漏勺子带了没？” “带了，两个哩，一大一小。”二梅说着又翻包，这一院的人吃饭，吴嫂手底下没个好用的漏勺子，捞面时真是费劲儿，上回走时再三跟她安顿，说啥也要给她带一把来。 吴嫂进了门，接过漏勺子，脸上喜滋滋的，刚要说啥，眼睛，忽地让顾九儿捉住了。楞住神盯半天，不敢相信地问：“你是土门子顾家的？” 顾九儿赶忙起身，嗯了一声。 “顾勺勺家的？” "Ok." “你爷爷是老勺子？” "Ok." 顾九儿连嗯几声，脸，已被这陌生女人问得红彤彤的。 “你娘是……红香？” "Ok." “天呀，红香，你真是红香的儿子？”说着，吴嫂扔掉漏勺子，扑过去，一把将顾九儿揽进怀里。我是水兰花，你娘打凉州城嫁过来的第二年，我去的草窑沟。 屋里的人都让吴嫂的举动弄傻了，谁也不明白，这个红香跟她有啥关系，值得她这么激动。 “娃，你不知道，我跟你娘，是结拜姊妹哩。”说着，一把鼻子一把泪，竟哭了起来。水二爷大张了半天嘴，一听是这么回事，败兴地道：“你个老妖，想娘家想疯了。” “就疯了，女人不想娘家，还想啥？”争道了一句，也觉自个有点失态，拉过顾九儿，问他是老几。顾九儿说是老九，吴嫂又惊乍乍道：“天呀，我说她能生，她还真能生，一肚子，生了九个。” 水二爷骂：“真是个糊涂鬼，一肚子，你给我生？” 吴嫂破涕为笑，但对顾九儿，却是左看看，右望望，仿佛自个多年走散的儿子。一听红香还活着，身子骨还硬朗，马上嚷着要回娘家，去看红香。气得水二爷直骂：“你今儿吃啥了，莫不是也吃了花样子草？” “你才吃了花样子草哩，你哪个知道，当年我过门，身上穿的，头上顶的，尽是红香一针一线做的呢。”那神情，好像一下又回到出嫁前的那个晚上。水二爷自然不能理解，当年土门子顾家那间厢房里，两个好得跟亲姊妹一样的粉红女儿，度过了怎样一段亲亲热热的日子。可惜，一头毛驴儿将水兰花驮到草窑沟后，两人就再也没见面。若不是顾九儿那眼睛和嘴巴跟他娘一模一样，猛一看就是当年的红香转了男儿身，她才不敢这么大着胆子问哩。 “缘，真是缘哩，想不到，打死我也想不到，三十多年了，原本想说啥也见不着了，谁知，谁知老天爷送来了她儿子。”吴嫂絮絮叨叨，一时半会，打往事里醒不过来。也难怪，十六上离开娘家，她的脚步，就再也没踏进土门子一步。爹遭土匪娘饿死，也是时隔多年后才听说的。如今，对娘家的惟一记忆，就剩了红香。 第二天，水二爷要撵顾九儿回去时，吴嫂站出来说话了。“不回去，娃有了难，你不留，我留。” “留，留，见谁也留，这院里，你说了算，还是我说了算？” “谁说了也是闲的，娃留，我留，娃走，我走。” “走？你还能走到天上去？” “天上去不了，姊妹河开着哩，崖头上的路认得哩，你甭吓唬我，说不准，逼急了也一头栽下去，省得你见谁也不顺眼。” “谁逼你哩，你听听，里反面正尽是她的理了。”水二爷虽是气着，话，显然没刚才硬了。一旁的二梅憋着劲儿，不敢笑出声。原来，一向天管不着地管不着的爹，竟也有个怕的人。果然，嚷了没几句，水二爷沮丧地败下阵来：“好，好，你留，你留，家是你的家，业是你的业，我水老二回我的万忠台总行了吧？”土门子顾勺勺家的顾九儿，就这样留在了青石岭水家大院。吴嫂最后的理由是，顾勺勺是有名的厨子，他的后人手艺肯定错不了。“我还不是替你着想哩，身子一年不如一年，让九儿好好侍候你几年，怕是吃了头一顿，你就再也舍不得撵了。” 冯传五隐隐感觉到，这个顾九儿，来者不善。 自然，顾九儿做饭的手艺，堪称一流。吃了头一顿，一院的人都就知道，啥叫个饭了。饭决不只是吴嫂跟狗狗这样的女人随便糊弄出来填肚子的，饭还有另种做法，就是顾九儿这样的做法。在凉州城吃喝多年的冯传五，不是没听过土门子的顾勺勺，但仅仅也限于听，亲口尝一口顾勺勺的饭，他还没那个资格。顾勺勺活着的时候，凉州城每天拿着帖子排队请他的人，怕不下二十，其中一大半，都是富得流油的大户，可惜顾勺勺名声太大，后来青海马家派人来请，让他改行做清真，他厉言相拒，结果，让马家的二管家一枪打穿了双手。 冯传五怀疑，顾九儿来青石岭之前，绝不是在仁义河当伙计。一个完美继承了祖上手艺的勺勺客，是不会屈尊给别人家当伙计的，水家二女古浪二梅肯定撒了谎。他将凉州城关于仁义河及平阳川仇家的种种传言跟顾九儿联系起来，对此人的身份，就判断出八九分。不过，他装，没有抓到具体的把柄前，他还不想揭穿这个年轻人。他想起这次临行前司徒雪儿再三叮嘱过的话：“眼下虽说日本人是赶出去了，可真正的对手，还是共产党。日本人在明处，好打，共产党在暗处，怕是你还没找到，命已丢他手里了。所以这次回青石岭，你务必要防范每一个人，特别是将要出现的新面孔。” 冯传五站在药地里，目光，死死盯住嚷着要跟拾粮学种药的顾九儿。 而另一双眼睛，却躲在很远处，一动不动地恨住他。 八月的天空里，久不露面的鹏再次飞起来，旋在湛蓝湛蓝的碧空里，仿佛，只要主人一声口哨，它就会俯冲而下，直取恶人的眼睛。 水英英孤独地收回目光，掉转身子往岭下走时，辽阔的大草滩上，闪出一行人来。县长孔杰玺刚刚办完东沟的公事，转道青石岭，他带着国民政府最新的政令，还有筹建青石岭保公所的任务，再次踏上了这片熟悉的土地。 水二爷头摇得格巴响，跟县长孔杰玺预想的一模一样，水二爷坚决不同意在岭上设保公所，更不想当什么保长。“孔亲家，不，孔县长，你快收起那些个歪主意，当年你一句话，我水老二瘸了一条腿，如今，我青石岭刚刚缓过一口气，你又跑来折腾了。” “二爷，这不是折腾，保障所改保公所，这是上头的令，东沟那边刚改了，还增了不少甲。这青石岭啥地儿，你心里还不清楚？不行，所得设，这个保长，说啥也得你当。” “上头，你有几个上头？这三天五天的，吃饱了没事干，胡捣腾个啥？再说了，就我这巴掌大的个山头，犯得着你左一趟右一趟跑？” 情况跟东沟惊人的相似，县长孔杰玺这一路，可谓吃尽了苦头，听够了风凉话。新的保甲制度是民国政府在驱走日本倭寇后，在乡村新推行的一种建制，其用意，县长孔杰玺自是明白不过。熟料，除少数几个村子人们争抢着当保甲长外，大多村子，人们表现出惊人的冷漠。东沟一开始也是这样，财主何大鹍一听要选他当保长，一个蹦子跳起来：“你走，你立马给我走，我要是再认你这个亲家，我何大鹍不是人！”何家父子拒不出任保长的行为令整个东沟对新的保公所产生近朱者赤近墨者黑的恐慌，将近十天时间，孔杰玺在东沟一无所获，最后，不得不在少数几个人的推举下，将新的保长任给了行动越来越诡异的冷中医。 这青石岭原本是不用设保的，顶多设个甲就行，无奈上头非要设保，而且再三申明，要水二爷出任保长。县长孔杰玺琢磨半天，用商量的口吻道：“二爷，你也甭把话说太绝，你要实在嫌这个保长小，我举荐你当青风峡的联保主任，这青石岭，保还是要设，至于保长么，我找你女婿去。” “拾粮？”水二爷差点要笑得喷饭了。 县长孔杰玺走出那半边院子，琢磨着怎么跟拾粮开口。一旁的冯传五不耐烦了：“还跟他商量个啥，敬酒不吃吃罚酒，一绳子下去，他乖乖儿的。”县长孔杰玺没理他，步子，带着几份孤独地站在了草滩上。今年的青石岭，已远非当年他来时的青石岭，这一岭的药，怕是到了谁眼里，也恨不得…… 第二个后晌，县长孔杰玺打发开所有人，单独将拾粮留在了小院里。冯传五奉命把守小院门。县长孔杰玺跟拾粮谈了足足一个下午，其间，只有厨房的顾九儿隔空不隙端个小菜进去，说是县长要跟拾粮喝小酒。冯传五满脸狐疑地盯住进进出出的顾九儿，但是从他脸上，真的看不出什么。 青石岭设保的事因为水家翁婿俩的坚决拒绝，不得不先搁浅下来。县长孔杰玺走后若干天的一个下午，冯传五一脸困惑地站在了二道岘子上。药已前前后后采收了不少，剩下的，怕都要等到来年再采。要说今年的药，比往年都强。可凉州那边既不说运也不说不运，只让他严加看护。冯传五就有些吃不准了，到底，上头玩啥花样？这药放在他眼皮下，真是令他睡不着。冯传五想的是，尽快装车拉走，只要离开青石岭，离开大草滩，哪怕在峡里被人抢了，也不管他的事。放在这儿，等于把他的命系在了药上啊。 更令他奇怪的是，峡里静悄悄的，黄羊和尕大都没一点动静，仿佛消失了般。 这种时候，怎么能如此安静呢？ 冯传五感觉到，这不是一个好兆头。 Absolutely not. 正忧心忡忡着，身后，突地响起三才板：“不闻你的声，不看你的面，单凭你脚下把狼粪踩，就知你命里有大灾。” 冯传五头里轰一声，低头一看，脚下，真就踩着一泡干狼屎。心里那个憋气哟，掉头就吼：“蛮婆子，你有吐吣的没？” 叫眼官的蛮婆子绝绝无意拿冯传五开涮，这是她的习惯，路上逢着人，不由得就要给人家观相算命。听见冯传五骂她，心想这人，大难临头了还不醒悟，便又唱：“左眼睁来右眼闭，左肩高来右肩低，胆敢往前走五步，你的生死你便知。”冯传五本来就对前途把握不定，对命运更是凶险难测，一听蛮婆子准确唱出了