"Oh? Are you a guest from out of town? Recently, it has not been peaceful in Qingzhou, and the city gate has indeed closed a lot earlier than before. The old man didn't look surprised at all, but looked understanding, "The door is a guest, if you need to stay overnight, it's easy to say, the old man here is alone, but there is nothing to disturb." It's just ......"

"Old man, we'll pay you for some accommodation!"

Seeing that the old man showed a hint of hesitation, Yang Mi thought that the other party was trying to ask for money, so he stepped forward and spoke first.

"Hey! What kind of money is not money, what do I want so much money for a bad old man? The old man waved his hand, and did not take care of the sheep secret's proposal, "I mean that the conditions here are relatively poor, except for the old man, although my room is also cleaned from time to time, but this quilt is not complete, if you want to live, the mattress is okay, but this quilt may not be able to do anything." ”

"It's okay, at this time, if there is a quilt, it will be covered, and it will be cooler without a quilt."

Han Yan waved his hand, although he didn't take the old man's words to heart.

"In that case, who of you will come in with me to get the oil lamp?"

The old man nodded, said no more, turned around and walked back into the house.

"You're waiting for me here!"

Turning around and explaining to Yang Mi and the others, Han Yan followed the old man.

Taking the oil lamp from the old man's hand, Han Yan subconsciously looked at the furnishings in the room, and after seeing a thick cylindrical object on the table, his pupils suddenly narrowed, and then he took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, old man." ”

"Hey! Needless to say, I have a room here, and I think you should bring something to eat. Old man, I'm old, so I won't help you pick it up. There is a lock on the west side of the house, but the old man I don't lock it because I think it's troublesome, you just go in if you want to rest, and the bedding and everything else are put in the cabinet inside, just take it yourself. ”

The old man's waist bent down slightly, and he explained to Han Yan as if talking to himself.

"Yes, I see."

Holding the oil lamp in his hand, Han Yan looked at the old man and didn't seem to care about himself anymore, so he turned around and walked out of the house.

An oil lamp, spreading light in the dim courtyard, although it is not very useful, but it is always comforting to people's hearts. In this respect, psychological comfort is actually more important than the role of oil lamps themselves.

Waving his hand at Yang Mi and the others, Han Yan turned around with the oil lamp and walked towards the west side of the house. Walking to the door, it was indeed as the old man said, the door lock was just hung on the door, pushed open the room, and Han Yan walked in first.

The furnishings in the house look old, but they are still neat, and there is no dust on the bed, so it is obvious that the old man really cleans it often.

Placing the oil lamp in his hand on the wooden table, Han Yan began to instruct Dian Wei and Le Jin to take out the futon from the cabinet next to the bed and spread it, and then sat on the bed.

Yang Mi sat opposite Han Yan, his face vaguely revealing worry, "Brother Han, the people outside this city are almost gone, just like this, there shouldn't be anything wrong, right?" ”

"Something? What's going on? Could it be that this old man can still do anything to us? ”

Raising his eyebrows, Han Yan didn't care much about Yang Mi's worries, when he was in the old man's house before, Han Yan already had some understanding in his heart.

"But ......"

Yang Mi was reluctant to argue with Han Yan, but he was still a little worried.

"Alas! Brother Sheep, do you know what a candle is? ”

Han Yan knew that it would not work without explaining, so he sighed at the moment and asked the sheep secret.

"Wax ...... Candle? Could it be that Brother Han ...... you?"

was asked by Han Yan like this, Yang Mi was stunned at first, and then exclaimed in a low voice.

"That's right, just when I entered the house with the old man, I saw the candle."

There is nothing to hide, Han Yan casually said what he found just now, but like Yang Mi, Han Yan's mood is not very good.

Candles are extremely common in later generations, cheap, and the lighting time is not bad, so at some times candles are better than charging desk lamps and flashlights, even when Han Yan is teaching, some people in the city will prepare some in case of power outages. However, the meaning of candles, which were extremely common in later generations, was not so simple in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

When exactly the candle appeared in China, or was introduced to China, Han Yan is not very clear. However, when Han Shuo was still alive, Han Yan chatted with Han Shuo by chance, but vaguely guessed that this candle should have appeared since the early years of the Western Han Dynasty. Originally, it was paid by South Vietnam, because the amount was very small, so in addition to the royal family's own use, only some high-ranking officials or special people like Han Shuo would receive a reward like candles.

In the early days, candles were rare, but they were not a rare thing for the family. However, since Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the so-called 'Son of Heaven Reward' is not much, because it is scarce, so it is not ordinary, even if Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty is not dead, whether Han Yan can get a candle from Liu Hong's hands is two words.

It was precisely for this reason that the old man's house made Han Yan cautious. And the sheep secret, after hearing about this matter, he will be so gaffe.

Whether the candle belonged to this old man, Han Yan couldn't be sure, but he had already determined it in his heart. Maybe the old man is indeed dilapidated now, but judging from this candle, at least his ancestors are still prominent, as for the son of the prince and general, Han Yan can't say, but he doesn't dare to ask more.

I already knew that most of the people in Qingzhou were descendants of royal clansmen and dignitaries, but if you find a place to stay outside the city, you can meet an old man who is suspected of being a dignitary, which naturally will not make Han Yan a little happy, you know, Han Yan came this time to seize Linzi City!

Even if Han Yan's purpose is to sweep away Qingzhou, but his actions are not authorized by the imperial court and the permission of the Son of Heaven, no matter how righteous and awe-inspiring, it is always easy to give people a handle, especially if there are such irrelevant people before the city, it is even easier to have accidents.

Staring at the candle flame on the wooden table, Han Yan's expression was uncertain, and he couldn't tell what kind of thought he had in his heart.