"How? It's worth it, right? Slippery asked with a smile.

Zhao Sheng nodded and said, "Our brothers love to listen to stories the most, you start from the beginning." ”

Slippery Tou was very satisfied with the capture of the two listeners, so he set up a position and spoke slowly: "It is said that forty years ago, the two kings of Erma led thousands of troops and horses, and with the assistance of Master Zu's artillery team, they blew Wu Zihan and his soldiers to pieces, and even the palace was razed to the ground. After the end of the war, the ancestor fell in love with this mountain, and planned to live here for a long time, not wanting to go back to the sea fairy country. The two kings enlisted thousands of captives, and spent more than ten years building the palace you see now. It took more than ten years to build this green city under the palace. After the Qingcheng was built, the two kings kept the best courtyard for themselves, and distributed the rest to relatives and meritorious people, and the rest was sold to wealthy merchants to set up shops and do business on the central street. As for the common people, those who want to farm live under the mountains, and those who want to graze go to each other. In the past 20 years, the world has been peaceful, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”

Zhao Sheng asked: "What happened to those captives in the end?" ”

Slippery head sighed, and said cautiously: "I heard that the old man said that after the completion of Qingcheng, the two kings sent troops to escort them to the deep mountains, saying that they were allowed to find their own way in the deep mountains. But it was also said that the captives were killed. ”

Zhao Sheng looked at Gao Yang, and both of them sighed.

Slippery head said again: "Master Zu saw that the killing was too heavy, so he called the two kings to him and said, since Wuzihan and the rest of the party have been annihilated, for ordinary people, they need to open the net, and those who flee should not be chased and killed, and those who are willing to stay will be given their fields." Although the two kings were reluctant, the ancestor gave an order and did not dare to disobey, so he issued a notice, saying that from now on, the horses will be put in Nanshan, the swords and guns will be put into storage, and there will be no more wars, so let's live a good life. Some people who were bold enough to hear the news thought that instead of starving to death in the mountains, they would go down to the mountains to gamble. When they came down the mountain, the magistrate really gave them the land, so it spread ten, ten to hundred, and slowly almost all went down the mountain. There were also some people who liked to live in the mountains and live by hunting, and often came to the market town to exchange their game for salt and food, and the magistrate did not care when he saw it. After a long time, the situation was settled, and everyone was fine. ”

Zhao Sheng thought for a while and asked, "Now the age of the two kings is also sixty or seventy, right?" ”

Slippery head said: "The king's name is Ma Chao, sixty-eight this year, and the second king's name is Ma Yue, sixty-three this year." Usually they are staying in the city, not coming out, only during the New Year's holidays, will they go out to meet the ancestor and put on a stick of incense. Tomorrow is the grandfather's birthday, as long as you go to the palace on the mountain, you will definitely be able to see them. ”

At this time, Gao Yang thought of a question, so he whispered to Zhao Sheng, and then Zhao Sheng asked the slippery head again: "We used to hear that the sea is far away, why is it so close to Daqing Mountain now?" ”

Slippery touched his chin and smacked his lips, saying, "It's a strange thing." Three months ago, there was a sudden tsunami that flooded almost the entire grassland. According to those who fled, there was an earthquake in the sea, volcanic magma erupted, and the waves were thirty or forty meters high, which was very scary. I don't know if what they say is true or not. What is certain is that something big must have happened in the sea, and the place where the volcano appeared is on the way to the sea fairy country, maybe in the fairy country. These are all speculations. But when the people from the Immortal Kingdom come tomorrow morning, they can ask clearly. ”

At this point, Slippery Yawned, as if to take a nap.

Zhao Sheng also wanted to find a place to stay, so he asked, "Is there a cleaner inn near here?" Since we have caught up with the birthday of our grandfather, our brothers and I want to stay for a few more days and see the world. ”

The slippery head pointed to the south with his hand and said, "You go downstairs and walk a short distance, you can see a 'Xia Heyuan', you will say that I introduced you, and the house price will be cheaper for you." ”

Zhao Sheng said thank you, called the guy, and paid for the meal. Slippery said he was going to rest here for a while and let them go first. Before leaving, Zhao Sheng said to the slippery head again: "We live in that 'Xia Heyuan', you have time to come to us at night, let's have a good drink." ”

Slippery head arched his hand and said yes again and again.

Zhao Sheng and Gao Yang went downstairs and went straight to Xia Heyuan.

Besides, Zhao Gao, Li Feng, and Gao Hong pulled the cart and followed the old man surnamed Huang into the city and passed through the central street that day. Sure enough, it was a prosperous scene, with shops next to each other, and the things for sale were unseen and unheard of by the three of them; The people who came and went were all richly dressed, and it was obvious that the farmers of the market towns below could not compare.

At the end, there was a small city gate, also guarded by four or five soldiers.

The old man handed them the official document given to him by Chief Manager Cao, and the captain waved at them and let them pull the cart into the inner city. I saw a square in front of me, with a white-walled and blue-tiled courtyard on the north and south sides, Damafu to the north and Ponyville to the south. At this moment, a group of family members are hanging lanterns and flags on the eaves.

To the west of the square is a ten-meter-wide mountain road that leads to the palace of the ancestors.

The three of them followed the traffic and came to Malaysia. The old man stepped forward to ask for a report. After a while, one of Mr. Cao's attendants came to the door, ordered some goods, and then said to the old man: "It's better to move to the No. 1 warehouse, and you can come to me again after moving." After saying that, he turned around and walked away in the courtyard.

The old man unloaded the car with a greeting, and then each of them carried a basket of food, and under the leadership of the old man, walked from the small side door to the courtyard. It is a five-entry courtyard, very wide and magnificent, and there are quite a few people trotting in and out of it. The old man led them to the small door on the east wall, where there was another courtyard, and the buildings in it were much smaller than the one in the middle. One of the doors of the east wing was open, and a man sat in front of it. The old man greeted the man and said, "This is sent by Chief Manager Cao." ”

The man nodded and said, "Got it, let's leave it all here for now." ”

Then the old man gave an order, and everyone came over and put their things down. The old man took them out again. After four or five moves, I finally finished moving all the goods. The old man went to ask the attendant just now to come and count it. After taking the inventory, the attendant said, "The same old rules as in previous years, you know?" ”

The old man nodded hurriedly and said, "I know, I know." ”

The attendant snorted, and said, "Take them to dinner." ”

The old man waved his hand to the twenty people, led the way to the north, passed a moon gate, and saw five large tables in the courtyard, on which were placed five large pots of stew, and the two men made two baskets of dishes and chopsticks, and came over to distribute them to them.

Zhao Gao, Gao Hong, and Li Feng served the meal and sat down to eat together. Li Feng whispered: "Work and take care of food, this family is really generous!" Zhao Gao shook his head.

At this time, I heard a young man next to the old man ask, "We can't go back home tonight, can we?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "I can go back when I'm done." ”

Another person said, "How much do they get paid for working here day and night?" ”

The old man frowned and reprimanded: "You will take as much as you give, which time did you lose it?" Stop talking nonsense, let's eat. ”

After lunch, and resting for a while, the attendant came and led everyone to a storehouse, and moved out a number of fences, and then went out of the gate, and installed the fence from the east gate to the stone path up the mountain. It took a whole afternoon to finish, and everyone was so tired that their legs and feet were shaking, and they couldn't wait to lie on the ground and fall asleep.

In the evening, Zhao Sheng and Gao Yang had a simple dinner in the room and walked out of the Xia He Courtyard.

Gao Yang picked up a stone from the ground, painted a peach blossom with only two petals on the wall, and then quickly caught up with Zhao Sheng and walked into the bustling street.

Because tomorrow is the birthday of the grandfather, it is also a festival here, and every family is full of lights, so it is not lively. The two grew up in the isolated Peach Lake, where have they seen so many people, where have they seen so many strange things? So I'm curious about everything.

was strolling, and suddenly someone tapped them on the shoulder, and when they looked back, it turned out to be a slippery head!

Slippery smiled and said to them, "I was just going to look for you." ”

Zhao Sheng thought he was drinking again, thinking about excuses in his heart, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Slippery head said: "The people of the immortal kingdom have come ashore, haven't you heard?" ”

Both of them shook their heads, and Zhao Sheng said, "I slept all afternoon and didn't go out, so I didn't hear anyone say to go." ”

Slippery then asked, "Do you want to see it?" Let's go together! ”

The two nodded in agreement, and together they turned right from the intersection in front of them and walked straight to the east.

Outside the market is the farmland, although there are no lights on the road, but there are also pedestrians carrying lanterns, it is estimated that they are all going to see the people of the fairy country. The three of them walked seven or eight miles, and then they saw a white object shining in the east. Some passers-by, wary of strange figures, stood still and watched from a distance. Slippery Head took a lantern from a person next to him, and continued to move forward with Zhao Sheng and Gao Yang.

After walking for more than ten miles, the three of them found that the white thing was getting bigger and bigger, like a city tower.

Zhao Sheng reminded that it was best to extinguish the wick when he lowered his head. When he heard this, he quickly complied. Then the three of them walked forward in the dark for a while, and suddenly heard a loud noise, and they were all frightened, and quickly lay on the ground. There was a sound in the sky, followed by countless sparks - "What the hell is this?" Zhao Sheng asked nervously. Slippery shook his head vigorously and said, "How do I know!" ”

As he spoke, there was another loud bang, and then sparks flew - and I saw the crowd behind me fleeing in panic. "Let's run." Gao Yang said.

Zhao Sheng and Slippery Head both nodded, got up and ran, leaving Gao Yang far behind.

- The next day, the people of Daqingshan learned that the big white boat launched last night was only fireworks, and it was not an offensive weapon to decorate the atmosphere.

Zhao Sheng and Slider ran back to the market town non-stop, out of breath, and it took a long time to recover. After waiting for a long time, Gao Yang came over with an unhappy face. The slippery head patted Gao Yang's shoulder and said, "The enemy is now, so I can't care so much." ”

When he arrived at the street, he pulled Zhao Sheng to buy something. At this moment, Gao Yang felt that he saw a familiar figure flashing in the crowd, and when he wanted to catch up and take a closer look, the person was gone.