Chapter 19: The Captain of the City Gate

Walking all the way, everyone finally approached the county town of Mayi, and the people who were originally sparse became more at this time.

The city seat of Mayi County is in Shanyang, and Qingque Village, where Han Cheng is located, belongs to Shanyang County, to be precise, Mayi County, Shanyang County, Shanhe Township, Qingqueli, and Qingque Village.

The county town is tall, about three zhang high, under the city gate hole, two heavy wooden doors wrapped in iron sheets are wide open, leaning on both sides, there are two gunmen standing inside and outside the city gate hole, and sometimes they will check the people passing by, but they are not strict.

After all, it is now the fifth year of the Great Cause, and the Northern Turks are still subjugated to the feet of the Great Sui at this time, and although Mayi is a border county, it is generally stable.

The group of people in Qingque Village looked at the county town of Mayi and showed shocked expressions one by one, and the two teenagers who came to the county town for the first time were even more shocked and couldn't close their mouths, even Uncle Liu, who was not the first time to come to the county town, could not hide their shock.

In this era when a large number of dwellings were mostly low mud-walled thatched houses, it was indeed a lot of shock to people to suddenly see such a city rising from the ground here.

Of course, this is only for people who have been living in this era, Han Cheng came from later generations, and he just looked at this city with an appreciation of the ancients.

After all, in later generations, there were too many tall buildings, and the floors of the houses that Han Cheng bought in the small county town were much higher than this.

A few soldiers in armor and guns looked very intimidating, especially the black-faced soldier, who was not only tall, but also unsmiling, and when he stood there, he looked like a door god, and looked very bluffing.

At least Uncle Liu and the others were not lightly bluffed, and when they passed by here, they were all tense and worried, and they didn't even dare to raise their eyelids.

Han Cheng was the opposite of them, not only did he not feel nervous, but on the contrary, he felt a little kind, after all, he had also been a soldier for several years in the later life, and he was the kind that cooked for the rest of his compatriots while serving as a soldier, and he did it for several years as soon as he did it.

"You, stop!"

Han Cheng didn't notice that among the crowd of pedestrians who were cautious and didn't dare to speak, for fear of doing something wrong and provoking these soldiers, his performance was simply dazzling.

So after a few steps, the big black-faced soldier who had been holding the gun motionless and acting as the door god spoke.

If it is a gorgeously dressed person, it is understandable to be able to look at them so relaxed or ignore them directly, after all, in the eyes of those nobles, these soldiers are really nothing.

But it would be very different if that happened to a teenager who looked like he was from the countryside in patched clothes.

The voice of the black-faced soldier scared everyone who was coming in and out into a tremble, for fear that the unlucky person who was stopped was himself.

Worriedly, he raised his head and glanced here quickly, and when he saw that the military man was heading towards a young man, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then some of the excitement that had nothing to do with himself rose.

"What for?!"

The black-faced military man looked at Han Cheng and asked out loud, and he didn't need to accentuate his tone too much, a tall man with a black face that didn't smile could make people lose their courage first.

"There is no salt at home, and I don't see the salt seller going to the village to buy some salt in the county."

Han Cheng replied with a smile, his speech was clear, neither humble nor arrogant, he really couldn't give birth to too much sense of being a soldier, although this was not a soldier of an era at all.

This kind of performance not only surprised the black-faced military man, but even Uncle Liu, who was bluffed by this sudden scene, also felt a little surprised.

"Army... Master Jun, this is the baby of our village, today I went to the city to exchange some salt and went back, we are all responsible people, that is, Shanhe Township, Qingqueli, Qingque Village, Xiao Lao'er is the village Zheng. ”

Walking to the front, Uncle Liu hurriedly returned to accompany him to explain carefully, for fear of a fork.

In Uncle Liu's careful explanation, and in the panic of the rest of the people in the same company, the black-faced soldier asked a few more words, and after checking the identity certificate that Uncle Liu took out, he looked at Han Cheng a few more times, waved his hand to let them enter the city, and returned to his original position with his gun and stood up, continuing to act as a door god.

"Wei Chi, but something is wrong?"

Another soldier looked at the big man with a black face and said.

"Nope."

The military man who was called to be Wei Chi withdrew his gaze from behind Han Cheng, who had already entered the city, shook his head and said loudly.

"It scared the hell out of me!"

"Brother Cheng, why did the soldier stop you?"

……

When the group entered the county town, they breathed a sigh of relief after being half a mile away from the city gate, and they all looked scared and talked about how they felt at the time.

"Brother Cheng, why aren't you afraid of that soldier? When he walked towards us, my legs went limp......"

The six dogs were in front of Han Cheng just now, and when the military man came to Han Cheng's side, he was not lightly scared.

At this time, he was wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly remembered Han Cheng's reaction, and asked with some admiration.

"That's it, Brother Cheng, why aren't you afraid of that soldier?"

When Liugou said this, the rest of the people also remembered Han Cheng's reaction not long ago, and they all gathered around to ask.

Han Cheng sniffed slightly, I can't tell you that I used to be a cook in the army, and I was dealing with soldiers all day long, right?

"I don't know, I just can't be scared, and I feel a little close to them when I see them......"

Han Cheng continued to pretend to be confused.

As soon as these words came out, the people on the side suddenly looked up to the mountains, and it was a normal state for the people to be afraid of officials, especially in ancient times.

And Uncle Liu, who has hardly been out of the house, is even more in awe of the government and the soldiers, and at this time, I heard Han Cheng say that he was not only not afraid of those gatekeepers who didn't seem to be good, but also felt that they were close, and it would be strange if they didn't show such a look.

"Go, go, go and change the salt!"

After everyone looked at Han Cheng like a little monster for a while, Uncle Liu urged, and then led the people towards the city where trading was special.

However, after experiencing such an experience, Han Cheng's status among the crowd has improved a lot, after all, in the face of the gatekeepers who make them feel afraid, it is impossible to deal with it so indifferently without being admired......

It's time to buy salt! Once you have table salt, you can make your own salted fish!

If you make salted fish, you can sell it for money!

When you earn money, you should pay off your debts first, buy some food for your family, tear some cloth, make two new clothes for your mother and little girl, and it is best to renovate the house......

However, the desire is very full, but the reality is often very skinny, and the kind of bones feel awkward......