The old man smiled and said: "With such a big Liang Dynasty, can't you find someone who can replace him?"

The child nodded and agreed with the old man's statement, but quickly asked: "But where is the general's home? Is it close to us? Can I go find him?"

"It's not that far, but what do you want to do with him?"

The old man took a sip of wine and looked very calm.

The child said: "See if he is as tall as dad said, one foot tall, and then say thank you to him."

"Thank you?" The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "What did you thank him for?"

The child said matter-of-factly: "If it weren't for him, those of us would have been eaten by those monsters. Of course we have to thank him."

The old man shook his head and said: "Without him, there will be others, and you won't be eaten."

The child was still stubborn and said: "But it's him on that Great Wall!"

The old man said nothing, as if he didn't know how to respond to these words.

after a long time.

The old man thought for a while and suddenly said: "That's it."

The child continued to ask: "Then where is he?"

The old man shook his head and said softly: "Old man, I forgot."

The child was a little disappointed, but still very satisfied. After all, he heard the story here today.

He raised his head and saw that it was almost dark, and then he said, "I have to go home, otherwise dad will scold me."

The old man nodded and said with a smile: "I hope you can get out of bed tomorrow."

He had already drank wine, and the child also broke the bottle, "I drank it anyway, I'm afraid I'll lose my eggs!"

The old man gave a thumbs up and said, "You are ambitious!"

The child smiled and said: "Anyway, when I grow up, I want to join the army and go to the Great Wall in the north. Where can I not drink?"

The old man poured cold water on him and said, "It will kill people."

"I'm not afraid, they're not afraid of death, and I'm not afraid either!" The child waved his little fist, a little excited.

The old man sighed and said: "Why are they not afraid? Even if they are afraid, they have to go. But if you are not afraid, you are great."

The child chuckled.

old

He thought about it for a while and said, "Send something to you?"

The child was startled and was about to refuse.

The old man shook his head, "Don't refuse, it's not a good thing."

Then the old man slowly stood up and walked into the house. When he came out, he was holding a wooden knife in his hand. The wooden knife was not exquisite, even a little rough. After handing it to the child, he said: "I am your age."

When I was young, I thought about joining the army all the time, but when I was young at that time, I made myself a knife. Looking at the knife every day, I felt like I was the most amazing person in the world."

The child took the wooden knife and couldn't put it down. After thinking about it, he handed over the paper kite in his hand and said, "Then I give this to you as a return gift!"

The old man shook his head and sighed: "I'm old and can't run anymore."

But the child said categorically: "I must give it to you, then we will be friends from now on!"

The old man said oh, took the kite, and said with a smile: "Then I'll take it."

The child nodded happily and said, "I'll come and play with you tomorrow!"

The old man smiled and nodded.

The child turned around happily and jumped away.

The old man smiled and watched the child leave, not forgetting to remind the little guy to close the door for him.

Lying on the recliner again, the old man murmured: "How wonderful it is to be young."

Taking the wine gourd on the side, the old man drank the last sip. There was already a moon in the sky, and the moonlight fell all over the ground, just falling on the old man.

The old man put the paper kite in his arms, narrowed his eyes slightly, and laughed softly: "My life is not in vain."

As he spoke, for some unknown reason, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. It was none other than himself when he was a teenager. He looked at the old man over there and suddenly asked, "Do you regret it?"

This general, who had fought many battles in his life and had guarded the north for countless years for the human race, smiled and shook his head and said, "How could it be?"

"Are you happy then?"

Hearing this question, the general smiled and said, "Of course."

So my teenage self nodded and said with satisfaction: "Then I'm really amazing!"

The general also smiled and said: "You are nothing extraordinary, I am."

The young man snorted and walked away.

The general looked at his back and murmured: "Goodbye, Daliang."

…

…

It was afternoon again, and a girl carrying a jug of wine trotted to the door. Today, her mother was guarding the shop. She hurriedly brought the wine to the old man, and when she came to the door, she wanted to push the door open, but she stretched out her hand.

For a moment, she paused, and finally she knocked on the door.

very light.

She seemed to be afraid of disturbing the old man inside.

The girl shouted softly: "Are you in there?"
Chapter completed!