Section 27 Smiling faces in the firelight

Lao Luo squinted his eyes and pretended to sleep, the Shu Tai in his heart was indescribable, Hua Biao also lay beside him and snorted comfortably, and several big dogs retreated a little later, putting their jaws on their paws, although no one paid attention to them, but they were also leisurely.

There was a faint noise of other camps all around, the occasional sound of patrolling cavalry galloping by, more often the shouts of the various camps for food, the words of men and women, and the occasional neighing of horses from the distant stables......

The small children's camp, the space is not large, and there is a wooden fence around it, as if to separate most of the noise, and at this time of nightfall, the sound of the beeping bonfire burning, the laughter of the children, and the crisp words of the women...... All this made Luo Kaixian a little drunk.

Sound is the most expressive part of the five basic human senses, but the eye is the most direct terminal for perceiving the outside world.

It is said that it is a pleasing thing to look at beauties under the lamp, and by the light of the bonfire, Luo found that this statement is indeed very reasonable, not to mention that the beauties who are busy around the bonfire have a heart-warming demeanor.

At this moment, through the squinting eyes, his gaze was more bound to Li Ji, and the figure with tall and long hair pulled up looked extremely enchanting against the backdrop of the firelight. Thinking that it wouldn't be long before the figure shuttling among the children would become his wife, Luo was a little excited, and of course, a little panicked.

Naturally, there is no need to mention the excitement, Luo Mou, who has become younger, seems to have become younger, and at this moment, he is as excited as a real young man.

As for panic, after all, he is not a real young man, and under the young appearance is the soul of a professional soldier who has experienced complicated experiences in later generations. In the troubled future generations, unlike those conscripts, professional soldiers like him are always far away from marriage and family, soaked in the barracks all the year round, and walk on the boundary between life and death from time to time.

Not only himself, but also his colleagues, his comrades-in-arms, and his partners, most of them are either far away from marriage or family, with only one purpose, to avoid more war contamination of the people around him.

In those days, most of the time, war was not as fair and easy as one might think.

At least Lao Luo's cognition is like this, although there are few large-scale national wars, but the conflicts on the border have never stopped, the battles between countries, and even between merchant groups have never been eliminated, open wars, dark wars, trick wars, mixed vendettas, and politics full of conspiracy and trickery, especially the latter, is full of darkness and dirt.

Lao Luo, who was already cold about marriage and family, found that he could easily enter into marriage in this era, and the time was so "sudden", how could he not panic?

Excitement and panic were blended together, Lao Luo's squinting eyes became a little dull, and I don't know how long it took for a few chirping voices to wake him up.

"Third uncle, try the barbecue I made...... It smells good! ”

"Third uncle, the naan cake I made is delicious, come and taste it!"

"The broth is very good, third uncle ......"

When he opened his eyes, Lao Luo found that more than a dozen small Luo Buts surrounded him, and they were still holding wooden plates in their hands, which contained freshly made food, such as barbecue, scones, broth, wild vegetable cakes, etc., although most of them looked inconspicuous, but the fragrance was indeed very attractive.

"It looks very good, you all made it yourself?" Lao Luo glanced around, squeezed out a little smile and said.

"Yes, third uncle, try it and see who does it better!" Luo Jiawu, who combed twenty or thirty pigtails, had the clearest voice, and he shook the pigtails on his head and said first.

The other Luo Jiachen and Luo Wuhu, as well as seven or eight team leaders of each group, also began to talk nonsense.

Raising his hand to stop the words of the children, Lao Luo said very easily: "Third uncle, I have a great appetite, and I have given me all the food, what do you eat?" ”

"Aren't they all for you, third uncle greedy ghost!" Perhaps because they were familiar with Luo's temperament, the children who first entered the children's camp relaxed a lot when they spoke to him, especially Luo Jiawu, a somewhat brutal little girl.

Luo Jiachen is gentle and gentle, but his tone is not weak at all, "Third Uncle Hugh wants to talk to me, we are not children anymore!" ”

Luo Wuhu, who was still a little ignorant, held a wooden plate and said straightforwardly: "The third uncle can eat as much as he wants, anyway, the third uncle will not lack food for our children." ”

Other people's words suddenly swarmed up, Lao Luo already had the urge to pat his head, as long as he cultivated it, these little ghosts would never be simple in the future, although the temperament was different, the bold ones had already revealed the difference in thinking.

Among these children, Luo Jiawu's appearance is the most beautiful, and his young age has begun to show a trace of adulthood bewitching, Luo Jiachen should be regarded as a dignified type, with a gentle personality, but with a good mind and language logic, as for Luo Wuhu, he is a Han slave from Herat, and he is only twelve years old and is already the most lively and clever among the boys.

The rest of the children also have their own characteristics, except for those who have entered the camp in the last three months, which are still difficult to see, and some children who speak very little are also very good.

Thinking of it, he said, Luo is usually lazy and talkative, but he will not be pinched by a few children, "You little ghosts! Who did you learn from you? Third Uncle still lacks your food? Come on...... Give me an empty plate, and give me a little bit of each plate! ”

Lao Luo was not polite, someone handed a wooden plate over, he took out the hand fork (table knife) on the cowhide belt and cut the food from the plates in front of him.

It was not that he coveted the good food that his children had made, but that he was teaching them the joy of sharing and appreciating their craft, and that humility was not a virtue at a time.

After dividing the food a few times, tasting and evaluating it one by one, the happy or frustrated children were allowed to go about their own work, and the chaotic emotions in Luo's heart were reduced to almost nothing.

Li Ji and Ge Rina walked over with two huge plates.

"It's hard work!" Getting up and taking the plate full of food and placing it on the ground, Lao Luo said politely.

Li Ji glanced at Lao Luo, and said with some disgust: "I didn't know to announce it before I came, if it wasn't for the two newly hunted yellow sheep sent by the cavalry battalion in the afternoon, it wouldn't be able to satisfy your good appetite, third brother!" ”

She complained, but there was no delay in her hands, and with the help of a few female men, all the other food was brought up.

Knowing that Li Ji was just complaining, Lao Luo didn't say anything at all, not to mention that it was his fault in the first place, and being complained about was just what it should be, somehow, a strange emotion surged in his heart, this kind of scene was like the simple warmth and happiness between his parents in the later life.

Dinner was sumptuous, with freshly hunted yellow sheep roast, naan cakes made of finely sifted wheat flour, delicious broth, and even fresh milk and goat's milk as well as seasonal melons and fruits.

Everyone was eating happily, and the children were eating quietly, and they didn't need to be controlled, and the group group between them would be self-disciplined.

Annalia, Li Jiao, and Lao Luo sat together, talking about trivial matters around them, and Karina and several other female men sat next to them, and the rules of servant rule among each other were not so strict.

After half full, the topic turned to the bride-to-be in the women's camp, and when she heard Lao Luo say that she was going to prepare a collective wedding for those people, Li Ji said with some resentment: "I want to bless the girls of those tribes, it is their luck to marry our brave warriors." ”

"It's a good thing, it's much better than them being trapped in a poor tribe." Analia nodded and said softly, she didn't care about the resentment in Li Ji's tone, for her well-informed, the relationship between Li Ji and Luo Kaixian was a matter of course.

Compared with the years between the Romans and the Arabs, Analia feels that although the life is a bit bumpy, she has no worries about food and clothing, and she does not have to worry about life and death. She knows better than anyone that in the world in front of her, strong force is the guarantee of everything, and all power, wealth and fame are based on force.

Analia could ignore Li Ji's emotions, but Lao Luo didn't want to, and with this topic, he said directly: "Siniang, I have discussed with Du Lao, our wedding will be arranged around the Winter Solstice Festival, and the specific days will be discussed by Shibo and Max Oude. ”

"Huh?" As if hearing something incredible, Li Ji snorted softly, and then her face became more and more ruddy against the firelight.

"Bang bang" Analia happily clapped her hands, "Good thing! Now Siniang can go to a heart disease! ”

"Teacher, look at what you said!" Analia's words were blunt, and Li Ji's face suddenly turned even redder in shame.

"Shy of what? Bartol is a rare and powerful man, and he knows how to understand your thoughts, Siniang, your happiness will make people jealous! "After all, the ancient tribe of Thrace from Europa, speaking very straightforwardly, and in high spirits, Analia even had a rare tirade.

"This world is dominated by men, weak and incompetent men are not worth relying on, but strong men are not necessarily good husbands. A thousand years ago, Alexander was a powerful man, but he was not a man who could protect his family and his wife, and the consuls of Rome were also powerful men, but few of them could keep their families at peace. Julius. Caesar, or after Gnaeus. Pompey, including Constantine the Great, the ancestor of the House of Constantine who now rules the Straits, was likewise not a man worthy of a woman's reliance......"

It is rare to hear people in this era talk about history and humanities, and Luo Kaixian listened attentively without saying a word.

Probably Li Ji and the people around him rarely had the opportunity to hear such comments, no one spoke out at this time, and Li Ji's shyness also faded a lot, but the ruddy on her face did not decrease in the slightest, not only her, but Ge Rina, who was sitting beside her, was also silent with a red face.

The embarrassing or shy scene that Lao Luo had expected before was completely gone, but what remained in his heart was a solid concept of family and responsibility, as well as the happy smiles of several women under the firelight.

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P.S. The more things come to the end of the year, there are really nothing to say.

The title change is finally in place.

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