"Huh? Why is the light over there so on? At this time, it was close to evening, and many people in the town lit up candles, Sun Dong's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly found that there was a strange light in the little spark, and he asked curiously.

"Oh, there, hehe, it's my eldest brother who is greeting me." Second Master Qi looked in the direction of Sun Dong's finger, and then said with a smile.

"Say hello?" The drunkard and Sun Dong were very curious when they heard it, there is a distance of more than 100 steps from here to that light, and such a distance, I am afraid that only the fierce Zhang Yide, who rode alone and drank the Dangyang Bridge alone, could make the sound far away, right?

"Hehe, my eldest brother likes to practice martial arts, so as to make friends in the rivers and lakes, heroes and heroes, often sigh that he was born at the wrong time, if he was born a hundred years early, catch up with the Great Zhou Dynasty to open up the territory, conquer the barbarians in the south, and fight the Huns in the north, with his ability to enlist in the army, he will definitely be able to become a general who has won a hundred battles, glorify his ancestors, and leave a name for future generations, but now it is the four seas and the world, the world is peaceful, not to mention the war between countries, and there are not many opportunities to suppress bandits and thieves, but unfortunately his ability is useless, and he can only stay at home to stay up for time. But having said that, he has never relaxed himself, and in addition to practicing martial arts every day, he also reads military books and ponders the art of war. This method of transmitting news by light was also thought up by him -- the method of quickly transmitting news in the army is usually the method of using the flag during the day and the golden drum at night, but it is difficult for the golden drum to transmit sound far, and because it is easy to be disturbed, it is difficult to transmit more complicated messages, so my eldest brother thought of using the method of using light. ”

Speaking of which, Second Master Qi ordered someone to bring a special lampstand, the bottom of the lampstand is made of hardwood, four feet high, two inches thick, the bottom is inserted into a one-foot square copper base, and the top is carved into a hand shape, holding a cover more than one foot high. The copper cover is divided into two layers, the inner layer is closed around and made of white paper, and the outer layer is made of brass. In the middle of the inner cover is the place where the candle is inserted, and there is still a red candle as thick as a child's arm, with a wick close to the thickness of the little finger. It is conceivable that after this kind of candle is lit, it will be protected by an outer shield, and it will not be blown out even if it is taken to the wild on a windy day in the winter wax moon.

"How do you use this thing?" Up and down, inside and out, Sun Dong looked at this special tool, and then preached to Second Master Qi.

"Oh, it's easy to use - light a candle and cover it. Orient the trap of the hood in the direction you want to convey the message, and then lift or lower the trap door, and the change in the candlelight can be seen from a long distance, and the darker it gets. The better you use it. As for the content of the message, it is composed according to the pronunciation of the words, every four times as a combination, and there is a difference in the length of time in between. Of course. The principle of this information transmission is simple, but it is quite difficult to operate in practice, even if I understand the method. But there is no way to operate smoothly and interpret, and someone needs to be responsible. Second Master Qi said with a smile.

"Oh, I see. Hehe, each profession has its own specialty, that's what it means. So what does your eldest brother mean by that? Nodding, the drunkard smiled and said - the so-called drama people will change, each with its own ingenious differences, just like Go, the basic techniques and skills can be easily learned, but the combination when used in the actual combat game is thousands of times, countless, non-masters can not master, people who can design exquisite houses to build rebellion by themselves are not as skilled craftsmen, understand the truth of things and can handle this matter well are two levels of problems, and Qi Erye's situation is exactly like this.

"Heh, Qi Guang." There is someone in charge, and Second Master Qi naturally won't bother to interpret the information sent from the eldest brother's house, and with a shout, a subordinate walked over quickly, looked at the light for a while, and then turned around, "Go back to the second master, and ask you if you are here to meet guests." He reported.

"Oh, yes." Second Master Qi commanded.

"Yes." The subordinate answered, took out the fire fold from his waist, skillfully lit the candle, and then turned the lamp plate, turned the trap of the lampshade towards the opposite side, pinched the handle on the trap with two fingers, sometimes fast and sometimes slow up and down, and after a few operations, he lowered his hand and retreated to the side.

After a short while, the lights began to flicker again, and they stopped after a while.

"Second master, ask what kind of guest it is, it's convenient for the eldest master to come over." This time, there is no need to wait for Second Master Qi's orders, the subordinate named Qi Guang has already reported first.

"Well, I wonder if you two would like to?" Qi Erye likes fine wine, and wine and food are often inseparable, so the chef invited by Qi Erye's family is very good, it is a chef specially invited from Anhui, and the first-hand Hui cuisine is superb, famous far and wide, so he has the confidence to invite the drunkard to the drunkard to the drunken fairy pavilion to drink and feast, in contrast, the chef on the uncle's side is a lot worse, fortunately, the uncle is from a martial arts background, used to drinking in a big bowl, eating meat, usually don't care, but people who live in a big way also want to taste delicious times, It is estimated that he saw that his drunken immortal pavilion was brightly lit and his head was shaking, and he knew that he was going to invite someone for a night banquet again, so on a whim, he planned to come over and join in the fun.

"Well, it's up to the host, since it's the second master's brother who wants to come over, we're happy to get acquainted." Sun Dong immediately replied - they are brothers, and they are just passing guests, how can they say that they are unwilling? Do you want people to alienate their brotherly feelings because of themselves?

"Hehe, Brother Zun is coming over? It's good, there are a lot of people, it's lively. "The drunkard agrees more happily, drinking is most afraid of drinking widowhood, a large group of people together push the glass to change the lamp, talk and laugh, and drink a few more glasses.

"Okay, tell the eldest brother and let him come over." Since the two guests did not object, Second Master Qi was very happy, and immediately instructed Qi Guang to pass on the words, as for the specific wording, it had already formed a fixed format under this kind of communication method that needed to be highly summarized and concise, and he didn't need to worry about it.

Qi Guang passed the news over, and soon replied, "I'll be there soon." ”

As soon as the news came here, Lao Wei had already been picked up, and he went to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, and saw that there was a wine banquet on the table, Sun Dong and the drunkard and another person who looked like the master were talking and chatting on the balcony, and the hanging heart was finally completely put down, and he hurriedly came up to speak. (To be continued......)