For the Ursulas, housing is another hell besides food.

A long row of Datong shops, under which is a red clay paste ondol, on which are covered with straw mats, filled with a sour smell of sweat.

Brooke sat in the doorway and leaned against the wall, and it wasn't long before he snored loudly.

The maid swept for more than half an hour, then spread out a blanket and sleeping bag, and then felt that she could barely lie down. Compared to the wilderness, the only advantage here is probably the well water.

Cool and refreshing, with a little sweetness, it is refreshing.

In this way, the group stayed.

A few days later, in early November, the Wilderness Circus finally arrived.

Outside the village, enthusiastic drums and trumpets sounded, and caravans drove in and stopped in the square at the entrance of the village.

The first group of clowns in fancy clothes to get off the bus were all disabled people with missing arms and legs, lame, blind and deaf, holding begging pots in their hands, and begging from the onlookers while performing burlesque performances.

This is a wilderness circus tradition, called "The Beggars Open the Way". It is said that the prototype of the Wilderness Circus was a group of beggars who could not survive and gathered together and depended on each other. Initially they just wandered around, begging for a living. Later, in order to increase the success rate of begging, some small animals were raised to perform to increase the fun, and later, some small handicrafts were made for sale.

Then, the Wandering Warbler and the Goddess joined the group.

After thousands of years of development, it has gradually evolved into today's wilderness circus, a diversified mobile business system integrating begging, circus performances, tarot card divination, herbal medicine, small handicraft sales, and skin and meat business.

Ursula and his party stood in the crowd, and Margareth's eyes widened and she was curious about everything that was new.

"Madam, Miss, it's good, give some reward!"

An old blind man on crutches stretched out a potholed basin and begged for the two.

"Aren't you blind, how did you see us?" Margareth said strangely, even though the other party had no eyeballs in them, only the whites of their eyes, but accurately stated the identity of their mother and daughter.

"Hehe......" the old blind man pointed to his nose, "I smell the perfume of the noble lady." ”

"That's amazing!" Margareth exclaimed, and took three gold coins from the old butler's purse and threw them into the basin.

"Oops, three gold coins, kind lady, the wandering god will bless you." The old blind man stretched out his hands, bowed down, and made a standard aristocratic salute.

According to the rules, after a beggar receives a reward, no other beggar can disturb the charity man.

Behind the beggars was a drum and bugle corps, a group of monkeys riding goats, playing trumpets and drums, which was very funny, and made the villagers laugh and laugh.

"Roar!"

A sexy-clad female animal trainer sits on the back of a lion, swinging her long whip from time to time with a crisp sound of breaking through the air.

If Chen Xing were here, he would definitely think of someone - the princess of Allure, Lacey Maris. It's just that the lion on the ride was replaced by the two-headed manticore "Manticor", and the whip was replaced by a golden twin spear.

Then, a group of actors and actresses in gymnastic uniforms, with enthusiastic smiles on their faces, kept waving and kissing the onlookers.

Then there was a group of players, some playing the accordion, some playing the tuba, and some playing the violin.

At the end of the walk was a group of old women in tattered cloth robes, with crutches in their hands, their robes dragging on the ground, dirty.

The goddess, an old woman who specializes in taking over the fate of servants and providing some herbal medicine.

"Wow, they're all so happy~"

Margareth couldn't help but exclaim. Although these people are dressed in rags, and their bodies and faces are full of indelible traces of poverty and hunger, they all have one thing in common, that is, they feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.

The world seems to have opened a new page for the eldest lady of the Earl's family.

A world that has never been seen before, beyond cognition.

It turns out that there is such a life.

It turns out that the smile is OK

With such splendor.

It turns out that happiness can be so simple, so unrestrained.

The smiles she saw were completely different from those of the nobles of Ice Blue City.

Although the nobles of Ice Blue City always have a gentle smile on their faces, in fact, anyone can feel the coldness and vigilance in their hearts, like a smiling lion that will burst out and hurt people at any time.

For them, smiling is nothing more than a form of etiquette, something that must be carried, not really happy.

Others are like this, and so is she. Smiling every day, smiling at anyone, but the coldness in my heart is inversely proportional to the smile on my face. The happier you laugh, the more you want to kill each other.

Because she grew up in that environment and was surrounded by such people, she could only be that kind of person, otherwise she would be ostracized by that circle and become a "loser".

And the happiness of these people is simple and pure, like a bird flying through the sky, free and unrestrained.

Because I am happy, I laugh.

It was not only the young lady of the Ursula family who touched the heartstrings, but also the lady.

She remembered her girlhood running through the countryside, and the day she got married to her husband, and it seemed like she hadn't felt such joy for a long, long time.

The Wilderness Circus is the angel that brings happiness to those who struggle to survive in the harsh environment.

Power, wealth, status, it doesn't matter to them. They don't care about poverty, hunger and discrimination, the only thing they need is happiness.

Their happiness infects countless people who are struggling on the edge of the world and living a hard life, so that they can continue to live, feel the warmth of the sun, and feel the kindness of the world.

Before she knew it, Mrs. Ursula put her arms around her daughter's shoulders, and the latter burrowed her small head into the crook of her arm.

The mother and daughter snuggled up to each other, as if time had slowed down, like a trickle of water, soft and serene.

In this moment, they were reconciled.

In the afternoon, the circus pitches huge tents and puts on a grand show.

Although the equipment is a little old, the speakers are hoarse, the costumes are simple, the dancing girls are either too old to move a little slowly, or too young to learn to be clumsy, as for the animal performance, the lion did not dare to jump the fire ring and rushed out of the stage to chase the monkey who teased him, which frightened a group of villagers and shouted for a refund.

Professionalism aside, it's really fun to be happy.

After the performance, it was already nightfall. A huge bonfire was set up outside the circus tent. People gathered around the fire, holding hands, singing and dancing.

Suddenly, a high-pitched music overshadowed the accordion and six-string guitar.

The movement is light and joyful, like a heavenly sound. Everyone paused, looking at where the music was coming from.

I saw a young girl walking out of the crowd, her white neck supporting a violin, the strings pulling rapidly, and two golden ponytails beating in the light melody. As soon as he turned around, the skirt was flying, as beautiful as the legendary elf fairy.

People gradually came back to their senses and danced to the rhythm of the music, and the dance became more and more enthusiastic.

When the music reaches its climax, Margares jumps on the campfire, her little red leather shoes on the burning logs, the ballet steps unleashed, and the high-pitched sound of the piano soars into the sky.

The people cheered, and I don't know who shouted the slogan "Flaming Swan" first, and everyone shouted.

The revelry continued all night, and it was not until the next morning that the tired faces left.

The Wilderness Circus will stay for three days, the first day is a large-scale show and bonfire carnival, the second day is a magic trick and a fireball throwing and other small acrobatics, by the way to sell small crafts, the goddess takes over the servants to see the doctor and sell herbs, the night of the warbler singing and dancing plus accompaniment/sleeping, and the third day continues with the next day.

For homeless people who have been busy all year long, these three days of the circus are the happiest time of the year, even happier than the harvest festival.

Especially for those old bachelors who haven't married a wife, or who are adults but don't have a girlfriend, none

A young guy who vents his exuberant hormones.

Compared with the ordinary warblers who have a fixed residence, the quality of the circus warblers is generally not high, and they run around in the wild all day long, and their skin is not too good, but the price is relatively cheap, and sometimes they don't need money, just give some food.

And the circus warblers have a tradition of not using any contraception. Once pregnant, they are born and raised by the circus family, which replenishes the population.

Some of these children have grown up to be acrobats, animal trainers, craftsmen, or guards and warblers.

Some of the descendants of the displaced people are in the circus, and if they pass by again and their blood relatives want to claim it, they will have to pay a large amount of alimony, or they will give up their settled life and join the circus so that they can live with their children.

Usually the Wilderness Circus has its own travel route. The route is relatively fixed, going back and forth between familiar villages, almost once a year. After all, homeless villages and marginal towns are poor and can't afford too many revelries.

If there is an occasional "crash", when two Wilderness Circuses come to the same village at the same time, or if a circus has just arrived, they will politely leave.

However, this is rarely the case, because they will make an appointment with the local village chief or tribal leader on the date of next year.

For example, after the circus leaves, the head of Guzara village will hang a colorful flag at the entrance of the village, indicating that the circus has already visited this year, or that there is an agreed object. At the sight of this flag, the other circuses will leave silently.

On the third day, Mother and Daughter Ursula visited the circus leader.

"Beautiful Miss Flame Swan, and this noble lady, may I ask if there is anything I can do to help you both?" He was middle-aged, and the somewhat balding regiment leader bowed down to greet him.

Ever since Margaret's stunning violin solo and the ballet of the flames, everyone has come to call her that.

"We want to go north, I don't know where you'll go?" Margareth asked.

"We'll arrive at Beifeng before the onset of winter, and then spend the whole winter there, passing through Dashi Village, Niujiao Village, Lazi Tribe, Prade Town, Rock Town, Roast Duck Town, Orchid Town, ...... along the way."

Hearing Orchid Town, Margaret's good-looking eyes lit up, and she immediately asked to follow the team to the north.

Despite Brooke's repeated admonitions, Margareth did not reveal her true destination despite the fact that the middle-aged uncle seemed to be a good person, so as not to be coveted.

Although Margaret has reservations, the tradition of the Wilderness Circus is that anyone who wants to join can come at any time and leave at any time, let alone a noble lady who is willing to pay for the trip.

After receiving a huge sum of one hundred gold coins, which for the Circus of the Wilderness might be half a month's income, the head of the troupe freed up a newer caravan for them.

The caravan was fuel-powered, with a long carpet on the inside and a thick canvas patched on the outside. Although it looks tattered, it is quite comfortable to sit in. At least you don't have to bask in the sun, and you can lie down for a while.

However, compared with the tolerance and friendliness of the Wilderness Circus, there is also a cruel and ruthless side. In the course of traveling, the sick and weak will soon die and be buried everywhere.

And those who lose their role are also easily abandoned, because everyone is a freewheeling person and can't ask for too much.

A bard once wrote, "If one day, you feel tired, tired, disappointed in this hypocritical world, and want to let go of all your baggage and find your own happiness, then you can join a wilderness circus, because there is only happiness there." ”

The Wilderness Circus has always been full of dramatic romance, but the premise is that it has given up all the pursuits of the world, all fame and fortune, love and hatred, and responsibilities and obligations.

Compared with the Church of the Light, Neo-Zen Buddhism, and the Supreme Cult of God, which emphasize pure heart and few desires, and the Cult of Supreme God, the Wilderness Circus is more pure and thorough.

Just ask, how can an organization with a strict hierarchy and a territorial concept and expansion needs really be born without desire and transcendence?