I still remember back then, and my hair was still full of green silk. When I first arrived in Longxi, I didn't feel any discomfort, but the iron rule of entering the city once a half month made it a little unbearable. After all, the blood is strong, and a bunch of big men in the barracks will eventually fade out.

This time, I finally managed to get into the city, although I was with him, but the captain didn't have too many constraints on them. It's just that you have to meet at the city gate before sunset, otherwise you will be dealt with by military law. There were three of them, in addition to Huang Wanli, there were also Chen Asan and a taciturn sullen gourd.

This matter has to start with entering the city......

At the end of the morning exercise, the captain received a report that he needed to go to the city. Although it was not urgent, the city governor was in a hurry, so he didn't think much about it, so he beckoned to the end of the line, wanting to steal and play tricks on the three people, and go with him. And it just so happened that the old yellow head was among them.

The three of them followed behind the lieutenant and didn't dare to ask more. From the barracks to the city gate, it was only seven or eight miles away, and it was almost an hour or so. The captain gossiped with the three of them all the way, and the most asked question was why he came to join the army. I remember when I first enlisted in the army, I also asked like this, but now that I have some time, I will inevitably feel homesick.

At that time, Huang Wanli was not as perverse as he is now. With a lot of enthusiasm, he always wants to be able to make a contribution, return to his hometown, and let those neighbors who used to look down on him see how majestic he is now. Of course, there are still parents who haven't seen each other for a long time, and they are probably still thinking about the fact that they secretly ran out of the army.

The captain's words interrupted Huang Wanli's thoughts, "If you are a little quiet today, why do you still want to join the army?" ”

Chen Asan, who was the most anxious, took the first step, made a grimace at Huang Wanli, and said loudly: "Lord Captain, I want to make contributions and serve my family and country." ”

Huang Wanli scolded in his heart when he heard this, "Dog, rabbit cub, you have said it, Lao Tzu is a fart." But I can't repeat it again, isn't it because I can't hang it on my face. As he was pondering, the county lieutenant's question came one after another, "What about you?" Yellow? ”

Huang Wanli was slightly stunned, he hadn't figured it out yet, why did he catch up. Busy spitting out the dog's tail grass in his mouth, he said seriously: "If you want to make money, go home and marry a daughter-in-law." ”

Before Huang Wanli could continue, Chen Asan on the side of the captain couldn't help laughing, and he didn't even hold back with the captain, and laughed along.

Huang Wanli was not happy, and stepped forward and came to Chen Asan's head for a moment, "What's the matter, don't you want to?" ”

The county lieutenant hurriedly started a round, "Human nature, human nature." By the way, Cheng Gong, what about you? ”

The most silent pawn of the four suddenly raised his head when he heard this, a little straightforward, and said very firmly: "I want to go back to my hometown to see." ”

Huang Wanli seemed to be noisy on the steps, patted Cheng Gong on the shoulder, and hugged him, "What's the matter, homesick?" ”

"It's not good, I'm homesick too, it's been a few months, and I don't know if there is any ...... left in the buns that my mother made for me."

But Huang Wanli felt that Cheng Gong's face was gloomy, and the captain was also like water, stopped and looked in the direction he came, and sighed softly, "Are you talking about Hou Zhou?" ”

When Huang Wanli heard this, he seemed to pull the hemp scripture, and immediately bounced it away, pointed at Cheng Gong and said, "Are you from the Later Zhou Dynasty?" ”

Chen Asan's eyes also widened, as if he couldn't believe it. The lieutenant ignored the doubts of the two, patted Cheng Gong on the back, and pointed to a far, far away place behind the barracks, "We will go back, we will take back what we have lost, we will definitely do it." ”

The captain's relief seemed to have worked, and Cheng Gong raised his lowered head and began to look into the distance.

At this time, Huang Wanli and Chen Asan realized that Cheng Gong was not from the Later Zhou Dynasty, but a hard-working person who lost his home.

The atmosphere began to fall silent, and the captain was also a little sad, as if he had thought of something not very happy in the past. Huang Wanli laughed and snorted, grabbed Cheng Gong and Chen Asan, and said in a low voice: "The captain will go to do something in a while, and the two of you will follow your brother and go for a walk." ”

Before Huang Wanli could be proud, the captain stopped in front of the three of them at some point, and suddenly gave Huang Wanli a kick, "You count you as the most dishonest, don't run around for a while, there is time for you, do you hear?" ”

"Gotcha!" Huang Wan smiled flatteringly, and pinched the waists of the other two. The two of them didn't dare to be rude in front of the captain, so they could only hold on to their faces and not change their colors, which made Huang Wanli's heart feel a little calmer.

The three of them followed the county lieutenant all the way to the city gate, reported their identities, and swaggered in.

This is not the first time the trio have visited this small border town. Although Rucheng is not large, it is indeed a military artery, otherwise they would not have sent hundreds of light horsemen to camp here to guard and strictly check the merchants who come and go. It's just that this time this Rucheng is really different.

I saw that among the three of them, Huang Wanli looked like he was showing off his might, and Chen Asan's eyes were sloppy, as if he wanted to count the thick hair on the man's chest, and as if he wanted to see the waist posture of those women. But the people of the city are dressed very strangely today, with strips of sackcloth wrapped around their heads and silver ornaments hanging on their bodies, which jingle with a clang.

The captain walked a few steps, heard no movement behind him, and thought that this group of rabbit cubs must be a little unable to walk, so he turned around and scolded: "Why, it's not the first time to come, and when you see others celebrating the festival, you can't walk?" ”

"What, what, what, what? What festival is it, why haven't I heard of it? Chen Asan looked like he had never seen the world, and shouted loudly.

When the captain saw him like this, he immediately wanted to whip someone, but was held down by Huang Wanli, "Don't mind, he is so virtuous, you don't know it, you can tolerate him, tolerate him." ”

The county lieutenant slowly withdrew his hand from drawing the whip, and his face was gloomy, "You don't have to go back to time today, you can pay attention later, this is their unique festival - Menglan Festival." ”

"Halloween?" Cheng Gong also seemed to be attracted to these people, and only came back to his senses when he heard the words of the county lieutenant at this time.

Chen Asan was about to shout again, but Huang Wanli covered his mouth before he squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "Halloween?" ”

"This Menglan Festival is the Ghost Festival. This is the Sanskrit language in the Buddhist family, but it has been agreed for many years, and it is no different from the mid-year festival in our memory. It's just that the inhabitants here are not the natives of Longxi, but migrated from the polar sea, and they still retain their customs and habits. So, a few of you, especially you, to go and don't cause trouble. The captain said this, and poked Huang Wanli's chest with his hand.

Huang Wanli immediately covered his chest, pretending to be injured. Then he began to smile again, as if he intended to be amused by the captain. But Cheng Gong on the side said quietly at this time, "Let's go quickly, they all looked at us and were a little panicked." ”

At this time, the other three people found that these people in strange costumes were all looking at them with an unkind gaze at this time, and they didn't seem to be very welcoming.

After all, Lord Lieutenant has been on the battlefield for a long time and has seen strong winds and waves, so he hurriedly apologized and walked forward with three people in great strides. As he walked, he said, "Remember, don't get their attention." Do you hear all that is going to be done today, and when you go back, don't you hear? ”

The three of them agreed in unison, their eyes still glancing in both directions. Maybe after the accident just now, there is some awe in my heart, and then I look at those people, but also with some timidity and respect. After all, it's someone else's custom to be respected.

The captain led the two of them to walk about half a stick of incense, and came to a mansion in all directions. Raising his hand to signal the three of them to wait in place, he stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door, and then respectfully retreated. Huang Wanli was bored, and looked up at the door, the beast ring on the door was not the king of ordinary beasts, but a very weird-looking creature, with its mouth closed and biting the copper ring.

When he was stunned, the door creaked open, and out came a man who was also dressed in strange clothes, and saluted the captain: "The town guard is invited." After speaking, he leaned sideways, bowed and raised his hand, in a posture of invitation.

Without delay, the captain turned around and waved his hand at the men, motioned for them to follow, and walked in with them.

When Huang Wanli walked to the door, he wanted to raise his hand to touch the beast ring, but the urging voice of the captain came at this time, interrupting his movements. But what he didn't know was that this sound saved his life in what happened next. But Chen Asan was not so lucky, he took advantage of everyone's inattention and pressed it on the beast ring.

But this time, his finger pricked out blood. He didn't dare to say much, but he secretly scolded in his heart: "It's really unlucky, this can also happen." Cheng Gong, who was walking at the end, did not stretch out his hand, but just glanced at the beast ring meaningfully, as if he had thought of something, and then quickly followed.

When Huang Wanli walked into the hospital, he smelled a faint fragrance. This fragrance was different from other flavors, it was a sweet fragrance, and at this time, he didn't know that he was in danger. The three of them followed the captain and the puppet group like the main hall, and an old man in official uniform with a somewhat pale face was already sitting on the chair and stool, coughing lightly, holding a tea cup in his hand, and he was about to put it away.

Led by the man, the three of them came to the main hall. The captain was in front, and the three of them were behind, and with the instructions of the captain, he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Li Chun, the captain of the Qianhu Commander of the Rucheng Rapid Battalion, will meet the Lord of the town guard." The three of them did not say anything after that, but their movements were uniform.

The town guard, who was sitting upright, gently put down the teacup in his hand, coughed twice heavily, and seemed to expel the turbid breath in his chest, and then said, "Get up, sit down, and watch the tea." ”

Captain Li took the lead in getting up, raised his hand to signal the three of them to get up, walked to a side position and sat down, clenched his fists and asked, "I don't know what is the matter with Lord Zhenshou urgently recruiting his subordinates?" ”

The town guard didn't know when he picked up the tea cup again, wiped it gently, blew it again, took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "It's nothing special, it's Qilipo outside the east of the city, something happened, and some people gathered here and wanted you to take a look." By the way, the horse halberd in the city has passed, you see if there is any help. Today is an important day, and there is no room for error. ”

The teacup was still in his hand, but the eyes of the town guard were on Captain Li, and there was a hint of unkindness in his eyes, in an instant. Captain Li didn't feel anything unusual, but just hugged his fists and took his life. And Huang Wanli, who was behind him, happened to see this scene in his eyes and remembered it in his heart......