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第 43 章（第1页）

Thevillageslowlyreturoitsusualrhythmaftertheattack。Therewerestilldamagedhousestorepairandafewinjuredsoldiersreceivingtreatment，butthepanichadpassed。Peoplewentbacktotheirwork，childreurothewells，andmertsbeganreopeningtheirsmallstalls。Suyuanstayedforseveraldays，shesimplydidntfeellikereturningtothebarracksyet。ShespentmostmswalkingaroundthevillagewithAyaoandthesoldiersassigoguardher。Sometimesshehelpedcarrysmallthings。Sometimesshesimplysatbehatreeandwatchedthevillagerswork。

ShewasbeginningtouandwhyhermotherhadcaredsomuchaboutXian。Thesepeoplewereraordinary。Sometimestheyarguedetables，plainedabouttheweather，laughedatsillythings，andworriedaboutwhethertheirroofswouldsurvivethestormyetwheneversomeoneneededhelp，anotherpersonappeared。Anoldfarmerbroughtfirewoodtoafamilywhosehomehadburned，awomansharedvegetableswithherneighbourandthechildrencollectedbrokenpiecesofwoodtohelprebuildafence。Smallkindnesses。Nothingworthyofsongsorstatuesbutperhapsatrywasbuiltfromexactlythesethings。

Oernoon，Suyuansatoutsideasmallhousewhileanelderlywomanmendedachildscoat。ThewomanglaSuyuan。"Princess，areyoufeelier?"

"Alittle。"

"Youshouldeatmore。"

Suyuanlookeddownatthebowlinherhands。

"Iameating。"

Thewomansmiled。

"Thatswhatsickpeoplealwayssay。"

Ayaolaughed。

Suyuangaveheralook。

Theoldwomanchuckledaurohersewingforawhile，everythingeaceful。ThenagroupofsoldierspassedbyandoneofthemstoppedwhenhesawSuyuan。"Princess。"

Shelookedup。

"GeneralSuhasreturned。"

Suyuanshandpaused。

"Already?"

"Hecamebaho。"

Shenodded。

Thesoldiertinuedwalking。

Ayaoimmediatelystood。

"Arewegoingback?"

Suyuanlookedaroundthevillage。

Sheshookherhead。

"Notyet。"

"Why?"

Suyuanwatchedtheoldwomantinuesewing。

"Iwanttostayalittlelonger。"

Ayaosmiled。

"Okay。"

herofthemnoticedthesoldierwhohadstoppedfartherdowntheroad，helookedtowardSuyuanforonlyamomentbeforetinuingtowardthebarracks。

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Thatevening，XieZhengfinallyfoundSuyuansittihevillagewell。