Chapter 12 Chapter 12: The Music of the Grassland

A Bing was intoxicated and thought to himself, I thought I had traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River and listened to the music of famous mountains and ancient temples. I didn’t expect there to be such a charming Matouqin. Ah Bing really opened his eyes... Among the flowers in the vast grassland, the sheep squatted in front of the girl. Under the blue sky with white clouds, the melodious sound of the piano fills the heart. The sun was about to set, and there were several Mongolian yurts in the endless prairie, and a few herdsmen were still busy beside them, some were milking goats, some were skinning sheep.

It was getting dark, and two men on horseback came galloping not far away, and one of them said, "Xiao Zhao, ride faster, we must arrive at our destination tonight to complete the task assigned to us by our superiors. " "Yes, monitor." Suddenly, the one in front said: "There seems to be a person lying on the grass in front." "There is a person, maybe he is sick, go, go and have a look." There was indeed a person lying down on the grass, and the person in front rode quickly beside him and jumped off the horse. He squatted down, looked at the person, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! A Bing, why are you lying down?" it's here?"

As he spoke, he helped A Bing up, untied the kettle and gave him water to drink. Xiao Zhao rode over and asked, "Why, monitor, do you know him?" "Yes, we used to study Taoist music together in Jiangnan." A Bing drank a few sips of water and saw clearly the person who rescued him... He shouted in surprise: "Hero Fenglei, how could it be you!" "It's me, Zhang Fenglei." "Didn't you go to Jiangnan?" A Bing asked. "No, I went north to the northwest." Zhang Fenglei helped A Bing up, and A Bing snorted "Ouch".

"What's the matter?" "I sprained my ankle and passed out without food." "What are you doing here?" Zhang Fenglei asked. "Looking for Miss Qin, I heard that she was sold to a barbarian, so I came here." Zhang Fenglei sighed: "What an infatuated person!" A Bing smiled wryly. Xiao Zhao said: "Squad leader, our matter is very urgent, why don't you take him with you!" After hearing this, A Bing said hastily: "Where are you going? I'm not going anywhere. I want to find Miss Qin here." Zhang Fenglei thought for a while, and said, "Okay, come on, I'll help you get on the horse, and take you to the felt bag, where you recuperate first, and we'll pick you up when we're done."

"Good!" A Bing nodded. They helped A Bing to an old man. Zhang Fenglei bowed forward and said, "Master, our brother sprained his ankle. Can we rest here for two days? We have to leave tonight. In a few days." Come get him." The old man turned his head to look at them, then looked at A Bing and the huqin on his back, nodded, and said, "Yes, he looks like a Taoist priest, and he can play the huqin!" A Bing nodded and said: "Yes, sir, my name is A Bing, I am a Taoist priest, and I can play the erhu." Zhang Fenglei said: "His father is also a Taoist priest, and he plays the erhu very well."

The old man smiled and said: "I like playing the matouqin, okay, let him stay. I will drag the sheepskin from the small felt bag into the big felt bag and let him live there." "Thank you, sir." Zhang Fenglei bowed again. The old man shouted into the felt bag: "Wulanqinwa, here are the guests, entertain them quickly." "Hey!" The girl lifted the curtain and came out, bowed to everyone and said, "Hello, guest." "Hi girl." The old man said: "Invite the guests in quickly, and I will make room for the guests to live in the little rug."

"Hey, guests please." The three of them entered the yurt, Zhang Fenglei looked around at the very simple yurt, and sighed, "The shepherd is really suffering." The girl brought goat milk and corn, and five people sat around. The old man brought some sheep bones and said, "Let's just eat something. Alas, the shepherds can't eat lamb now, so they can only eat some sheep bones. In the future , I'm afraid I can't even drink goat milk." Zhang Fenglei said: "This world is too dark, and the poor are too miserable. Only by overthrowing it can the poor live a good life."

A Bing asked the old man: "Grandpa, is there a girl named Yang Qin who was kidnapped and sold to the prairie?" Zhang Fenglei said: "Yang Qin is his junior sister, who was taken away during the warlord's melee. A Bing heard that she was sold to the grassland, so she came here." "Oh, so that's the case, I will definitely help him find out." After eating, the old man put some herbal medicine on A Bing and said, "My herbal medicine can cure sheep's injuries, and it can also control people's injuries. Everyone knows it." "Thank you, sir. We still have something urgent to do, so we will leave first. Please take good care of my brother."

"Okay, you can go at ease!" Zhang Fenglei took out some money from his pocket and stuffed it to the old man, saying, "Master, thank you very much." "No, no, you are too polite." Zhang Fenglei said to A Bing again: "Brother, we have to leave quickly, you take good care of your injuries, and we will pick you up after we finish our work in a few days." "Thank you Brother Fenglei!" Zhang Fenglei and the two got out of the felt bag, got on the horse, and galloped away... In the early morning, A Bing was awakened by the melodious sound of the horse-head qin. He stepped out of the yurt and saw the old man sitting on a small mound playing the qin, while Ulanqinwa was milking the goat.

He stood and listened for a while, then walked towards the uncle and said, "Master, your piano is so beautiful." The old man said: "The sheep will have more milk when they hear my music, people will be happy when they hear my music, and even the birds and geese in the sky will come down to listen to my music." A Bing said: "It's amazing. After listening to your piano, my foot injury is much better." The old man smiled and said, "Haha, it's herbal medicine. You like to hear it. I'll pull it for you at night." "Yes, sir." At night, a full moon rose in the sky. A Bing sat on the grass and looked up. Not far away, the sound of the Matouqin came. A Bing remembered that he and his sister Qin were playing the piano under the moonlight, and he couldn’t help sighing sadly: "Sister Qin, where are you? When my feet are healed, I will find you, even if I go to the desert."

Just when Ah Bing was thinking, the old man came over holding the matouqin and his daughter, and said, "Abing, don't you like listening to the matouqin? Come on, the moon is good tonight, and I will play it for you." "Okay, I love to hear it." The old man played the matouqin, and the melodious sound of the piano sounded, and Wulanqinwa danced beside her... A Bing was intoxicated, thinking that I thought I had traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River and listened to the music of famous mountains and ancient temples, but I didn’t expect there to be such a charming matouqin... A Bing really opened his eyes... "Hey", as long as Zuqinmei is here, she must appreciate it very much. Thinking of Qinmei, A Bing's heart sank again. Wulanqinwa heard A Bing sigh after dancing, and guessed that he must be there again. Missing his sister Qin, he said: "Father, it's late at night, let's rest. After two days, when Bingge's foot injury is better, I will take him to the grassland to herd sheep." "Okay, it's time to sleep." One day, after breakfast, Wulanqinwa said to A Bing: "Brother A Bing, your foot injury is almost healed, let's go, I will take you to the depths of the grassland, and I will teach you how to ride a horse while herding sheep. " "Okay, let's go!" A Bing said excitedly. The old man helped A Bing onto the horse. Wulanqinwa jumped on the horse and said, "A Bing, grab the saddle strap." Wulan Qinwa was about to raise the whip, but the old man warned: "Qin baby, ride slowly, and don't drop A Bing." "Well, don't worry!" As soon as Wulanqinwa clamped her legs, the horse started to run, followed by the sheep. After a while, they came to the depths of the grassland. A Bing was very happy to see the endless grassland and the flowers blooming all over the ground. Wulanqinwa reined in her horse and jumped off the ground, saying, "Brother Abing, I'll help you down, this piece of grass is good, let the sheep eat for a while." A Bing said: "I will get off by myself, my feet are healed." Then he jumped off. A Bing looked at the flowers all over the ground and the blue sky and white clouds, took a deep breath, and said: "The prairie is so beautiful, if I find sister Qin, we will settle down in the prairie with her, Qin baby, are you welcome?" ?” "Of course you are welcome. When my sister-in-law is here, it will be even more lively." "I must practice horseback riding so that I can find sister Qin." "Okay, Bingge, I'm going to look for it with you, Bingge, try riding it yourself." "it is good!" A Bing got on the horse, raised his whip, and the horse started to run. Looking at the vast grassland, A Bing felt much better. He thought that the music in the future must be more unrestrained and cheerful, and not too depressed. Wulanqinwa was afraid that the horse ran too fast and would knock A Bing off, so she blew the whistle, and the horse stopped, turned around and came slowly. After returning, Wulanqinwa said: "The sun is westward, let's go back, this time you take me." Then she got on the horse. The horse started to run, Ulanqinwa whistled, and the sheep followed the horse and walked towards the felt bag. During dinner that day, the uncle said, "A Bing, I found out about Yang Qin's whereabouts." "Ah, where is she?" A Bing asked in surprise. "It is said that it has been sold to Hu merchants and has gone to the west of the desert." "Ah, I want to look for it." A Bing said excitedly. "Why don't you go alone? I'm going to sell sheepskins, so you can go with us, so we can take care of you." Wulanqinwa also said: "Yes, Brother Abing, we will help you find it." "Okay, thank you." In the morning, as soon as the sun came out, the three of them rode on the road, with sheepskins on their backs, and A Bing walked in front. He frowned, he was worried about the girl Qin who fell into the tiger's mouth. Wu Lanqinwa patted the horse and comforted him, "Brother Ah Bing, don't worry, let alone go to the desert, even if we go to Daoshan, we have to find Yang Qin." "Thank you, Qinwa, I will be grateful to you all my life." A Bing stood outside the felt bag, looking at the prairie in the sky and the flowers all over the ground, feeling very heavy, and sighed in his heart: "Oh, sister Qin, where are you!"