Chapter 80
The sun was shining brightly. Gongsun Yin looked at Fan Changyu who was a few steps away and suddenly thought that there might be something wrong with his ears.
He asked again in disbelief: "Who hunted it?"
The people in the Fire Camp laughed and said, "It's Miss Fan!"
Gongsun Yin looked at the black bear that was as big as a hill, and then looked at Fan Changyu with his thin arms and legs. It was obviously difficult for him to imagine how Fan Changyu had hunted and killed the black bear.
Earlier, I heard that Fan Changyu went down the mountain, raided the enemy camp, and stole a lot of food. Gongsun Yin knew that Fan Changyu probably followed Xie Wu and his men on the dangerous trip, and it was Fan Changyu who gave them the strategies and guidance to steal the food.
He killed the pig because he had the information he had heard from Carpenter Zhao before as a cushion. There were also many soldiers from the Fire Camp watching over the wild boar when he slaughtered it just now. He also felt that Fan Changyu was different from ordinary women.
Now, when he was suddenly told that Fan Changyu had hunted a bear, Gongsun Yin was confused about his past knowledge. He asked, "How did Miss Fan hunt it?"
There was a soldier who had gone hunting with Fan Changyu in the morning. He answered excitedly, "We found the footprints of a large beast in the forest. We thought it was a wild boar. We followed the footprints to find a pig's den, but we didn't expect it to end up in a bear's den! We all saw how big the bear was. It had a bird in its mouth, bitten to a bloody mess. Its ferocious black eyes were staring at us, and we were so scared that we broke into a cold sweat!"
The soldier was a man of great eloquence. He described the scene of his encounter with the black bear in such vivid detail that the people gathered in the Fire Head Camp gasped, trembling in their hearts, and became extremely nervous.
Gongsun Yin rubbed the goose bumps on his arms without saying anything.
The soldier continued, "We had never seen such a situation before. We only had swords and ordinary bows and arrows in our hands. We were afraid that we couldn't even pierce the bear's skin. We quickly ran away. When the black bear saw us running, it chased us ferociously. One brother had no place to hide and climbed up a tree. The black bear was so strong that it fell down after hitting the tree twice. Several of our brothers who went hunting thought that the brother in the book was dead, but they didn't expect that Miss Fan untied the rope around her waist, quickly made a noose, and threw it over to catch the black bear's neck!"
Everyone seemed to be like a chicken with its neck pinched, not daring to breathe.
The soldier even described Fan Changyu's movements: "Miss Fan put one foot on a big tree, grabbed the rope with both hands and pulled it back with all her might. Hey! The black bear was pulled flat on its back by Miss Fan!"
The soldiers of the Fire Head Battalion gasped.
"How much strength does that take?"
Someone who had just gathered around to hear the story and had never seen the scene in person questioned, "Is this true? Who can be so strong? And she's a girl."
The soldier shouted, "The hunters in front of us saw it with their own eyes! How could it be false?"
The people nearby chimed in, "Miss Fan is not an ordinary girl! Today, I followed Miss Fan to rob the bandits' camp. You didn't see that Miss Fan threw two bags of salt weighing 100 to 180 kilograms on her shoulders! She even reached out to search for the cloak and took away the sheep that the bandits were resting on at the foot of the mountain!"
Some people have seen a soldier running with a bag of salt and a roasted whole lamb on his shoulder, but they didn't know that it was Fan Changyu. The soldiers gathered around him were amazed, shocked, and all kinds of praises were heard.
The Jizhou soldier who had been transporting food up the mountain with Fan Changyu said, "Carrying a hundred kilograms of salt is nothing! When they were building a dam upstream of Jizhou, they needed to dig up earth and rocks. Miss Fan carried a basket of nearly three hundred kilograms of rocks from the mountain all the way to the dam! That night, the news spread throughout our camp, and the captain in charge of digging earth and rocks even rewarded Miss Fan with a roasted chicken!"
The people's breathing became louder. Gongsun Yin held his fan and said nothing, but his expression was obviously becoming increasingly dull.
Fan Changyu was quite uncomfortable accepting everyone's attention. He wanted to say something, but felt that it was inappropriate to say anything in this situation. He could only put on an honest face and let everyone look at him.
The Jizhou Army who had just spoken felt that promoting Fan Changyu's deeds was also giving face to the Jizhou governor, and continued: "The battle to flood Lucheng to fight against the bandits seemed to have benefited from the right time and place, and there was no doubt that we would win, but there were dangers inside! We have tens of thousands of people stationed in the upper reaches of the Wu River to build a dam. If we are not careful, the bandits' scouts will detect our movements, and we can only keep a close eye on the bandits every day. Scouts, kill them if you find one. But on the eve of the battle, the rebels sent a cavalry to raid our camp and cover the scouts to escape! Once the news got back to the rebels, it would be a disaster, and the plan to flood the rebels would be useless! At that time, three scouts escaped, and it was Miss Fan, a woman, who crossed Wuling alone in the rainy night and killed the three scouts! "
This military achievement is not insignificant no matter where it is.
For a moment, the soldiers surrounding the Fire Camp looked at Fan Changyu with eyes full of respect.
Fan Changyu looked at these people who were looking at him excitedly and could only nod his head sincerely and honestly, but he was actually very confused in his heart.
The soldier who said that Fan Changyu hunted the bear was also obviously shocked by Fan Changyu's achievements. He stumbled over the second half of the story: "The black bear was then pierced through the heart and lungs by a bamboo spear cut by Miss Fan. She then stabbed it once with the knife she had used to kill the pig, and it died."
When Fan Changyu followed Gongsun Yin out of Huotouying, he felt that the elegant and graceful Gongsun seemed to have turned into an old man. He put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps and then looked back at him, as if he had suffered some shock.
When he looked back for who knows how many times, Fan Changyu finally couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Gongsun, are you okay?"
Gongsun Yin shook his head numbly: "I'm fine."
Fan Changyu frowned and said sincerely, "You don't look very well."
Gongsun Yin said, “A little bit.”
He looked at Fan Changyu as if he were a monster, as if he was very puzzled: "So, when you came down the mountain, what was your husband worried about?"
Before knowing about Fan Changyu's deeds, Xie Zheng could understand his worries.
After hearing this, he didn’t understand!
Fan Changyu moved the corners of his lips and said, "He..."
Gongsun Yin raised his hand to stop her from saying anything. He obviously hadn't recovered from the shock. He said, "Miss Fan, I want to be alone for a while."
Fan Changyu said "Oh", walked a long way away, turned around and looked at Gongsun Yin who was sitting on the low slope in a daze and doubting about his life, and scratched his head in distress.
She seemed to have caused Mr. Gongsun a lot of trouble?
Fan Changyu strolled back to her temporary residence. Xie Zheng had said a lot of teachings to her before. She understood it in her heart, but for some reason, she still felt a little depressed. At least for the moment, she didn't want to go to his place again, so she went to see Changning.
Chang Ning, who was taking a nap, had woken up. Xie Wu brought him some grilled lamb chops. Chang Ning sat on a small stool at the door of the tent, gnawing on a lamb chop in one hand, but he was not gnawing very attentively. His two big eyes like black grapes were fixed on Xie Wu, listening to him talk about his sister's performance today.
Fan Changyu saw Chang Ning from a distance. Since everyone in the camp was wearing military uniforms and Xie Wu had his back to her, she didn't recognize him for a moment and could only call out, "Ning Niang."
When Chang Ning heard Fan Changyu's voice, she looked over with bright eyes and said excitedly, "Sister is back!"
Xie Wu also greeted her with a smile: "Miss Fan."
Miss Fan nodded: "It's Brother Xiaowu, why are you here?"
Fan Changyu had only just become somewhat familiar with Xie Wu and Xie Qi today, but he didn't know their last names. He only knew that one of them was called Xiao Wu and the other was called Ah Qi, and they seemed to be brothers.
Xie Wu said, "Brothers, please reheat the lamb and cut a few lamb chops for Miss Fan. If it weren't for Miss Fan, the brothers wouldn't have had this good fortune today."
Fan Changyu thanked him, and Xie Wu left first, making the excuse that he had something else to do.
After he left, Fan Changyu patted Changning's head and asked with a smile, "What did you say to that big brother just now that made you so happy?"
Chang Ning couldn't help dancing with joy while holding the lamb chops: "He said that my sister is amazing! She killed a big black bear by herself! My sister even went to the bad guys to steal their food and roast lamb!"
She looked up, and Lijia's big dark eyes were full of longing: "It would be great if I could tell Baoer this. His teeth tremble when he talks about the bad guy who locked him up. If I tell him, he won't be so scared. Sister will go to save him and Aunt Yu!"
Fan Changyu was also a little worried about Yu Qianqian's situation, so he comforted Changning and said, "Well, when we get down the mountain, we will go and rescue them."
Chang Ning happily took another bite of the lamb chop and followed Fan Changyu into the house while saying, "After we rescue Bao Er and Auntie, they can continue to run the wine shop, and Sister will build a pig shed and open a pork shop. Ning Niang will also learn how to kill pigs from Sister and make a lot of money!"
Fan Changyu was amused by the child's wish and said, "Okay."
Chang Ning counted on his fingers and found something wrong. He asked in distress, "What does my brother-in-law do?"
Fan Changyu was slightly distracted by this innocent childish talk, but Changning had already thought of what he thought was the best arrangement and said happily: "Brother-in-law will go to the pig shed in the countryside to raise pigs!"
Outside the door, Xie Wu, who had returned, suddenly started coughing violently.
Fan Changyu opened the curtain and saw Xie Wu standing at the door with a look of trepidation. He asked in confusion, "Brother Xiaowu, is there anything else?"
Xie Wu thought about the time when he went back to report, he was told that Fan Changyu had also returned, but he just didn't go to his place. Xie Zheng's murderous eyes quickly said: "Brother Yan's injuries are quite serious, and there is no one to take care of him. I just helped the military doctor to deliver medicine, and I learned that he had been lying in bed for a whole day. He wanted to drink some water, but no one helped to boil a pot..."
He couldn't continue his story and stopped talking out of embarrassment.
Fan Changyu thought to himself, didn't Mr. Gongsun go there to visit the wounded not long ago? But then he changed his mind and realized that Mr. Gongsun was an official after all, and Yan Zheng was just a small soldier, so how could he dare to trouble Mr. Gongsun to serve him tea and water.
She had seen Yan Zheng's injuries before, and felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. She said, "Thank you, little brother. I'll be there in a moment."
Xie Wu then left with a guilty conscience.
Chang Ning also looked at Fan Changyu eagerly: "Sister, my brother-in-law wants to drink water but no one is pouring it for him? My brother-in-law is so pitiful."
Fan Changyu thought that they had fought another fierce battle today, and there would definitely be more casualties in the casualty tent. It would be inconvenient to take Changning there, so she told her: "You stay in the tent and don't run around. Sister will go over to take a look."
Chang Ning nodded: "Ning Niang is very obedient. Ning Niang won't go anywhere."
Fan Changyu then set off to Xie Zheng's place. It was just as Xie Wu had said, it was extremely deserted here. Not only was there no one celebrating the victory, even the newly wounded soldiers had not been accommodated.
When Fan Changyu lifted the curtain and walked in, he saw Xie Zheng leaning against the head of the bed, his face pale and his eyes closed as if he was in a light sleep. The daylight that came in through the curtains fell right on his black eyelashes, which were as furry as crow feathers, and inexplicably revealed a childish fragility.
Perhaps sensing the light source, Xie Zheng opened his eyelids and looked over almost at the moment the curtain was opened. The childish fragility on his face disappeared, and his eyes were cold and gloomy. When he saw that the person coming was Fan Changyu, he was slightly stunned. After a moment, he lowered his eyes and said, "I thought you didn't want to see me anymore."
Fan Changyu pursed his lips and did not answer. After entering the big tent, he went straight to the table to pick up the teapot, and found it was empty.
She turned around and was about to go out with the teapot in hand, when she suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Wait."
The author has something to say:
Chang Ning (counting on fingers): Bao Er and his mother run a wine shop, my sister runs a pig shed, I follow my sister to learn how to kill pigs, brother-in-law? Emmmmm... my brother-in-law will go to the countryside to help my sister raise pigs! (satisfied)
Xie Wu: Is this something I can listen to?
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