Spring is here, and the morning sunshine is extremely pure and gentle.
The grass is shiny green under the moisture of the dewdrops, and the mountains and plains are filled with all kinds of flowers. Because the officials have taken a series of measures on environmental protection, the air in the capital has been fresh and bright for three consecutive months, and the water in the moat has also been crystal clear and bright. , like a long jade belt slowly heading eastward. From a distance, the surrounding Babao Mountain is like a fairyland on earth.
Zhao Heng, Bei Ruyi and General Bei are now standing in the Northern Cemetery of Babaoshan. For some unknown reason, the latest row of tombstones have no inscriptions and are all blank, including the tombs for Bei Tathagata. Just like the tall and tall figures, watching the prosperous changes in the world, witnessing the wind and rain of the years, maintaining eternal silence.
Zhao Heng declined three meetings and four batches of entertainment today, and even asked Yue Xiaoxiao to accompany Ye Shishi's prenatal check-up. The purpose was to come here to offer a stick of incense to the North Tathagata. Now that the situation in China is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment, he and Ximen Qing , Nan Nianfo, Bei Ruyi and others all have sought-after honors, while Bei Ruyi turned into a cup of loess and lay in the Beijia Cemetery.
Zhao Heng felt emotion and guilt in his heart. Although Bei Tathagata died with praises and tears and left his name forever, Zhao Heng always felt sorry for him and felt pity for Bei Tathagata. In Zhao Heng's heart, all false reputations are not as good as the reality of living. , It's a pity that people cannot be resurrected after death. No matter how regretful Zhao Heng is, Bei Tathagata will not come out to call him brother.
But he will do his best to protect the Bei family and take good care of the Bei family sisters.
"Tathagata, it's the Chinese New Year again. It's a pity that you and I, brother and sister, can't get together again!"
As Zhao Heng's thoughts were spinning in his mind, Bei Ruyi, who had bowed three times, lightly opened her red lips and whispered to the clean, slender tombstone. He didn't know whether it was the loss that made him realize how valuable it was, or the changes brought about by the accumulation of these days. Bei Ruyi Ruyi is no longer as cold as frost as before, and there is a hint of care and tenderness on her face: "I hope you can be happy under Jiuquan."
Her sentimentality made the eyes of General Bei beside her turn red. Then he added softly: "By the way, your nephew has been born. He is a big fat boy. His smile is almost the same as when you were a child. He is very bright, but with a touch of evil charm. His nose is as tall as yours. I will bring him and his sister over to visit your grave during the next Qingming Festival and let you see if they are similar!"
Bei Ruyi's eyes also sparkled: "Brother, Sister Ruyan has to take care of the children, and the journey is far away, so I can't come to pay homage to you today. I hope you can forgive me. My sister said that she didn't take good care of you in the past, and she still did I have experienced a lot of things that have disappointed you, and I don¡¯t ask you to forgive her for being so crazy back then, but I just hope you can let her say I¡¯m sorry.¡±
"She used to think you were a playboy, but now she realizes how superficial her knowledge is!"
"You are a first-class martyr and hero!"
Bei Ruyi pulled Zhao Heng's hand: "You and Zhao Heng changed her!"
In General Bei's life, there were two people who had a strong impact on Bei Ruyan's heart. The first one was Zhao Heng, who liked her. In the past, she had always thought that Zhao Heng was a grassroots person. He was polite on the surface, but in his heart he only regarded Zhao Heng. He was treated as a pawn. After all, a mountain village boy could not stand on the stage. However, the result was that Zhao Heng stood at the pinnacle of power in China, while she became insignificant.
This dramatic change and ending left Bei Ruyan still feeling entangled in her heart. She didn't know where she went wrong, and could only blame God's injustice for their success and failure; except for Zhao Heng who shocked her soul. In addition, there is the change in her younger brother Bei Tathagata. She has felt since she was a child that her younger brother will never become a great person, and that no matter how gilded he is, he is just a vase.
Unexpectedly, during the battle on the Sino-Russian border, the words "Bei Tulai" not only resounded through every company of the Chinese army, but also won the immense respect of Lao Maozi. There was also a stone tablet erected by Lao Maozi on the border, which not only objectively described the original incident He also gave high praise to Bei Tathagata, who fought to the end, thinking that he was a qualified soldier with admirable iron bones.
A country bumpkin became the president, and a weakling became a hero. How could Bei Ruyan not feel emotional?
"Ruyi, don't worry, Tathagata will rest in peace!"
Zhao Heng gently shook the woman's hand: "History will also remember his name!"
Bei Ruyi smiled happily, then looked at the stone tablet and said, "Brother, today I am paying my respects. My sister will dance a song for you. I hope it can bring you a touch of joy!"
After she finished speaking, she stepped back three meters, twisted her waist, raised her hands and feet. Under the surprised eyes of Zhao Heng and General Bei, the flowers of various colors that General Bei bought with a lot of money just before going up the mountain began to follow Bei. Ruyi raised his hands and feet one after another, and followed Bei Ruyi's graceful dance, spinning in the air, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.
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This is?Ruyi danced for the first time, Zhao Heng's eyes flashed with surprise, then he took Bei Ruyi's sword, tapped his fingers rhythmically, and the sword made a soft sound, in harmony with Bei Ruyi's singing and dancing, In harmony with the breeze blowing over and the rhythm between heaven and earth, all the grass and trees seemed to sway with Bei Ruyi's graceful figure.
Every wave of her sleeves is like the flying clouds in the sky, carrying the prosperity of the past.
Under the sunlight, Bei Ruyi looked like crystal water droplets. The beauty like a spiritual rain in an empty mountain was beyond the scope of the world's words. Zhao Heng thought of Bei Ruyan in Lujiazhuang and the famous paintings. The charming woman's eyes were slightly dazed. He had no feelings for Bei Ruyan anymore, but he still felt sad thinking about the past.
"When did this girl learn to dance?"
Zhao Heng asked General Bei: "In my impression, she is a female man!"
General Bei smiled meaningfully: "People will always change!"
Zhao Heng was slightly startled when he heard this, and then sighed: "Yes, people do change!" Not to mention Bei Ruyi and the others, even he was a bit more sleek and sophisticated than three years ago, and his sharp edges turned into scheming and restrained. A little tired, but still in the stage of growth, he put down the sword in his hand and asked General Bei: "Is General Bei okay?"
"he's good!"
When General Bei heard the word "Bei Lao" being added with a touch of respect, he immediately responded to Zhao Heng softly: "Go to bed early and get up early, read books and newspapers, eat four meals a day, practice thirty calligraphy strokes, and run around Qincheng Prison. I went to visit him with Miss Bei last week, and although he hasn¡¯t gained much weight, the diseases on his body have been reduced a lot, and his face is two points more rosy!"
Zhao Heng murmured to himself: "It seems he has given up!"
"Bei Lao asked me to tell you something. He likes his current life very much!"
General Bei knew what Zhao Heng meant, and bit his lip and added: "He thanks you for supporting the Bei family, and also thanks you for letting him stay in Qincheng Prison so that he and his family can be reunited often. Now he has food and clothing, and his family The care and concern from the north continues, and I have also seen my grandson. I have nothing more to ask for. If you and Ruyi get married, you can send him a glass of wedding wine"
¡°There is no regret in life!¡±
Zhao Heng nodded: "Tell Mr. Bei that on the wedding day, there will be more than a glass of wedding wine. We will go to the prison to receive his blessing!"
General Bei¡¯s eyes lit up and he said with joy: ¡°Thank you, Mr. Heng!¡±
Looking at Bei Ruyi who was still dancing gracefully, Zhao Heng¡¯s shadow of Bei Ruyan flashed across his mind, and he asked General Bei again softly: ¡°How is she?¡±
General Bei¡¯s eyes were filled with confusion, and he responded after a long time: ¡°It should be good too!¡±
Zhao Heng said inexplicably: "I wonder what happened to her?"
Thousands of miles away in Xinjiang City, the first of the nine major mountain tombs, there is a lonely hut and a lonely woman on the mountainside.
In order to better take care of her father, and for her father to cheer up, Du Yaqi came to the border city from the bustling capital and built a house three hundred meters away from the entrance of the imperial mausoleum. Her life was lonely and hard, and she gave The mother burns incense and the father delivers meals, but she does not blame God or hate others, because she feels at ease and does her duty as a daughter.
She also refused help from local officials or Zhao Heng and others, and used her savings and hands to maintain her life. She bloomed like a lotus. This kind of lonely and ordinary life made her unhappy, but she has learned to endure it. Learn to be strong. There are many unsatisfactory things in life, and no matter who you are, you should learn to endure them.
Now one day has passed, a very ordinary day, but she knows that New Year's Eve is one day closer.
The prosperity of the capital in the past, the loneliness of the mountains today, the joyous gatherings last year, and the destruction of this year's family were all in sharp contrast. Every time Du Yaqi thought about it, she would inevitably feel a flash of pain, but she soon regained her composure and faced it. The pipes in the house were blocked. She couldn't find anyone to repair it for a while, so she could only carry a bucket of clothes and walk to a two-meter-wide creek.
She must finish washing this bucket of clothes today. It has been a habit of the Du family for many years that the clothes cannot be piled up for New Year's Eve.
Du Yaqi was still thinking about washing this bucket of clothes, and then went up the mountain to find her father in the mausoleum, hoping that he would celebrate the festival with her tomorrow. Warming her father would also comfort her. If her father was willing to come out of the cemetery to celebrate the New Year, she would go down the mountain to buy ingredients in the afternoon. , stir-fry some vegetables tomorrow, and boil a pot of green bamboo leaves, so that my father can have more hope in life.
Du Yaqi wore a string of small red beads on her lapel. This was the only ornament left by her mother. The stream was clear and the clothes were spread out, giving it a different kind of brightness. She lowered her head and stared at the blue, and suddenly saw the clear stream. A person is reflected in it, a lonely person, a pair of lonely eyes.Eyes, and a lonely knife.
Du Yaqi¡¯s heart started to beat. She raised her head and saw a familiar face.
Her heart almost stopped beating immediately, and crystal clear tears kept piling up in her eyes.
They just stared at each other silently, without speaking for a long time, and happiness bloomed like flowers in their gazes.
At this moment, what other words in the world can express their happiness and joy?