Chapter 19: Mid-Autumn Festival (2)

He took a sip of his wine and continued: "And the process took almost a year, and after a year, the strips were taken out and dried in the shade for several months. After gluing with high-quality glue paint into a thick hand, the outer layer is wrapped around hemp rope. Wait for the hemp rope to dry thoroughly, apply raw lacquer, and wrap it in arrowroot cloth.

The kudzu cloth is lacquered, dried and wrapped in a layer, until it is cut with a knife, and the mallet makes a metallic sound, but it does not crack, so it is qualified. Then go to the beginning and end and cut it shorter. The front is equipped with a stainless steel lance, and the rear is a red copper lance. Constantly adjusted, the qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang at the tail of the lance two feet, the whole horse lance can be in mid-air like a weighing rod at both ends without falling. In this way, riding on a horse, it is possible to keep the tip of the lance forward without the slightest effort.

The resulting lance is light, tough, and strong. It can be used to charge with borrowed horsepower, or it can be wielded for melee combat. It's just that the whole lance takes three years, and the success rate is only 40%, so the cost is surprisingly high. ”

Du Dalei exclaimed: "This is too laborious, it takes three years to make one, Lao An, how much did you spend on this horse lance?" ”

An Dalang shook his head, "It's not bought, it's a family heirloom, this object is easy to buy, and it is usually customized by a lance master." ”

Du Da Lei asked: "Lao An, I think you killed people that day like chopping melons and vegetables, it was too fierce, who did you learn martial arts with?" ”

"I learned from my father, but unfortunately he died early, and my kung fu is not as good as his."

"Then your family must be a family of Jiangmen, right?"

An Dalang was a little gloomy, "Don't mention it, drink, drink, and get drunk today." ”

After drinking for a while, Boris asked, "Da Lang, I'm very interested in kung fu, can you teach me?" ”

An Dalang took a sip of wine, "I started practicing martial arts at the age of five, and I have to practice for three hours every day. From the age of twelve, he officially practiced the horse lance, stabbing 3,600 times a day, and also practiced bowing the horse. He joined the army at the age of sixteen, participated in dozens of battles, killed hundreds of enemies, and almost died a few times. ”

Zhao Zi patted him on the shoulder, "Don't talk about the previous things, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone be happy, come to drink, do it." ”

The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and after fighting side by side the day before yesterday, everyone in the caravan and the traverser became acquainted with each other, and they fought each other for wine. Na Zhe sang Faye Wong's version of 'When is the bright moon' with a big tongue. Everyone drank high, and no one could hear what he was singing.

Only Cui Hong didn't drink too much, he listened carefully, thinking to himself, this seems to be a long and short sentence, and the tune is unheard of and a little weird. But the lyrics are excellent, the realm is high, ethereal and far-reaching, with a fairy atmosphere. I don't know who did it. He recited in his heart and wrote down the words.

In the middle of the moon, the banquet was still going on, and Steward Cui confessed, left the table and returned to the room, and started to write a letter. He wrote down in detail what had happened these days, along with the long and short sentences he had just jotted down.

After writing it, he sealed the letter and called a guard on duty, "Cui Wulang, you will go south tomorrow morning and return home by boat to Suzhou (Suzhou in Liao is now Dalian)." Deliver this letter to the head of the family in person, and remember, it must be fast. ”

Everyone made a fuss until late at night. An Dalang and Du Dalei were both so drunk that they couldn't wake up. Boris is worthy of being born in a fighting nation, he staggered the two back to the room in turn, and Jiang Wuniang followed to take care of everyone.

Zhao Zizhong looked at her drunkenly, as if he saw his wife. He was so anxious that he fell into a deep sleep after a while.

The next morning, everyone got up late, and after eating, the convoy went out of the city and headed south. On the way, Du Dalei regained his vitality, clumsily learned to ride a horse, and laughed at Boris, "Old Bao, you are too tall, this horse is short and small, your feet are almost up to the ground, hahaha!" ”

Seeing this, An Dalang drove his horse over, "Lao Bao, I am the same height as you, you come to ride my horse, I am about to sleep for a while." Then he jumped into the carriage and went to sleep with his head covered.

Boris looked at him gratefully, changed horses and moved on. Du Dalei leaned over, salivated and said, "Old Bao, let me ride for a while, this horse is really exciting." ”

Boris ignores him, and he goes back to harass Puppy and Apricot.

August 18, 962 A.D

The caravan traveled for three days and came to Shenzhou City. Na Zhe was very excited, Shenzhou was the predecessor of Shenyang City in the later generations, and it was Na Zhe's hometown.

Everyone went into the city to find an inn to rest, and the next morning, the convoy went out of the city to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. At noon on August 20, we arrived at Liaoyang Mansion.

This is a majestic city, the towering city wall is six or seven meters high, and the length of each side of the city wall is more than 3,000 meters, which is much larger than Huanglong Mansion. The caravan entered the city, where there was the Cui family's shop, and the shopkeeper and his men helped everyone find an inn and arrange meals.

In the afternoon, Cui Hong found Zhao Zizhong: "Mr. Zhao, there is a slave trader market in Tokyo City, let's go and sell the captives." ”

Zhao Zizhong called An Dalang, took a few guards to escort the prisoners, and followed Cui Hong out of the inn.

I followed the bustling flow of people all the way to Minami City in Tokyo City. Passing through a few alleys, a small square appeared in front of everyone. There are a lot of people here, and there is a bad smell in the air. Many were tied with ropes, their clothes in tatters, and most of them were skinny and skinny.

Steward Cui went to the slave trader to negotiate the price, and Zhao Zizhong had nothing to do and wandered around at will. Walking to a corner, he saw a dozen children tied up and squatting on the ground. The eldest of these children is in their teens, and the youngest is only five or six years old, both men and women, and they wear very tattered clothes, and some of the children have whip marks on their faces and bodies, and they are all yellow and thin, and they are weak.

Zhao Zi was full of compassion and squatted down to observe these children carefully. At this time, a boy of about eleven or twelve years old said, "Uncle this man, you can buy us, we will do a lot of work, we will eat very little, and we will be very obedient, you are very merciful, and the Bodhisattva will definitely bless you." ”

Some children cried and begged Zhao Zizhong. He stood up and said, "Da Lang, get the owner of these children." ”

"Brother, you don't want to buy all of this, do you?"

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "That's right, I bought them all, you go and negotiate the price with the traffickers." At this time, a guy with a full face came over and said with a smile: "This gentleman, are you going to buy these children?" ”

"Yes, you can make an offer."

"No two prices, three dollars a piece. There were sixteen children in total, forty-eight times. ”

"Okay, you follow me to Cui's shop to withdraw money, Dalang, beckon the brothers to take the children away."

At this time, Cui Hong returned, and the guard behind him carried a large pocket. Steward Cui said happily: "Mr. Zhao, eight people sold a total of fifty-six yuan, this business is really good." ”

Knowing that Zhao Zizhong had bought sixteen children, he smiled and said, "It seems that this money is not easy to earn, even if it is a good deed." Forty-eight cents were then paid to the traffickers.

Zhao Zizhong and the guards untied the ropes and said to the children: "You will follow me in the future, and everyone will be able to eat enough." ”

He picked up a boy with a wounded leg, "Everyone, follow me, I'll take you to dinner." ”

The guards also picked up the smaller children and walked in the direction of the inn. Passing by a porridge shop and buying some for the children to eat, Zhao Zizhong watched the children gobble up the porridge and felt sour. The children drank the porridge cleanly, and some of them licked the bowls.

A guard came over and said, "Mr. Zhao, I'll buy some more porridge, see that they are not full." ”

"They can't eat it, they starve for a long time, and if they eat too much, something will happen."

Back at the inn, Zhao Zizhong instructed the guys at the inn to prepare a bath bucket, hot water, and bathe the children. At this time, everyone came over one after another when they heard the news, and Na Zhe said in surprise: "Boss, you are really generous!" With so many children at once, are we going to open an orphanage? ”

"I'm also impulsive, seeing that those children are so pitiful, I don't care about anything when my brain is hot."

An Dalang leaned over, patted his chest and said, "Brother, I will help you raise these children, and I can't spend my salary myself." ”

Wei Hongye also said: "In the future, we will definitely need a lot of manpower, so it is better to train ourselves from an early age." ”

Du Dalei nodded again and again, "Lao Wei is right, I can be a teacher and teach them to pick up girls and fight since I was a child, hahaha." ”

Jiang Wuniang walked over and gave a salute, "Mr. Zhao, I can't help much along the way, there are so many children, I can take care of them, do you think it's okay?" ”

Zhao Zi hurriedly said: "Then thank you Jiang Niangzi, there are just a few girls, and it is inconvenient for us big men." I will ask Mrs. Jiang to bathe them later. I also want to ask you to buy some clothes, shoes, these children's sizes, please go and measure them, please. ”

Jiang Wuniang agreed, and Du Dalei volunteered to pull Na Zhe to help. Half an hour later, when the tub and hot water were ready, the twelve boys were brought over, stripped naked, thrown into the tub, and scrubbed the children vigorously with burlap. The puppy looked at it with a grin. An Dalang frightened him and made a gesture to throw him into the bathtub, which scared the dog and barked.

The water was changed several times, and the children were finally washed. Na Zhe and Du Dalei got back a lot of clothes and shoes. Everyone put on the children, and these children suddenly took on a new look, not like the little Hanako.

Wei Hongye also asked the guys at the inn to prepare more dinner, and Zhao Zizhong told the guys to prepare some soup and noodles (called soup cakes at this time).

After eating, the children were gathered together, twelve boys and four girls. Wei Hongye began to talk to the children to understand the situation.

"Tell me, what's your name and how old are you?"

The children were a little timid, looked at each other, and did not dare to speak.

At this time, the first child to talk to Zhao Zizhong during the day stood up, "My name is Hu Sanlang, and I am twelve years old this year. ”

Du Dalei Yile, "In the future, you will be called Hu Yidao." ”