Chapter 37: Fireworks on a Moonlit Night
After the sunset leaked its last smile, it slowly entered the land of sleep.
Liu Ningmo walked quickly to the stone bridge that Lord He said, this Qingshan Town is even more lively at this moment than during the day, the lights of each house are bright, the street is bustling, and the small river that runs through Qingshan Town is like a galaxy in the sky.
"Come and see, this is all handiwork, pinching candy people, five cents a piece, do you want a girl?" A voice came from behind Liu Ningmo.
Liu Ningmo turned around to see that a middle-aged man in his thirties was shouting at Liu Ningmo at the sugar man on the bridge.
The middle-aged man had a faint smile on his face, but his eyes looked helpless and desolate. Why did he look so much on this joyous day?
Liu Ningmo walked over, took out a few copper coins from his body and put them in the hands of the middle-aged man, and said: "Uncle, I want one, but I am very puzzled, how can you be unhappy on this day today?"
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly twice and said, "The girl doesn't know, today is indeed a happy day, but... ”
Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, his eyes were rosy, and two lines of tears slowly flowed down the corners of his eyes.
Seeing this scene, Liu Ningmo's heart suddenly chuckled, and he hurriedly reached out to help the middle-aged man squatting up, and asked, "Uncle, do you have something unspeakable?" You can say it and see if I can help you. ”
The man trembled and said, "How can you help me with a girl's family?"
Indeed, in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Ningmo is just a sixteen-year-old girl, and this middle-aged man naturally feels that Liu Ningmo can't help much.
Liu Ningmo comforted: "Uncle, Lord He from Qingshan Town will come in a while, you might as well tell him the truth, he is a parent official, and he will definitely help you." ”
The middle-aged man raised his head, wiped his tears, and said, "Girl, what you said is true? ”
As soon as the man finished speaking, he heard the voice of a man next to him: "Uncle, what difficulties do you have, don't let go of telling He Feng and see what He Feng can do to help you?"
It turned out that Master He was here, Liu Ningmo hurriedly turned around, only to see He Feng change into black clothes, and his hair was also scattered, looking full of bookishness.
"Xiaomin greets Lord He. When the middle-aged man said this, he hurriedly knelt down.
He Feng saw the man kneeling, stretched out his hand and hurriedly helped the man up, and said, "It's not a bad day today, so you don't have to salute." ”
Then the man stood up and lowered his head and said respectfully: "My lord, Xiaomin is a person from Changhe Village, Qingshan Town, a few days ago, the thieves came to our village to rob the house, I escaped with my wife and children, but who knows that we just came out of the village, and met a Taoist priest, he defiled my little daughter, and killed my wife and daughter, I tried my best to escape, and now in order to make a living, I am doing some handiwork in this Qingshan Town to make a living. ”
"I'm already planning to stop thinking about it when I move in, after all, many months have passed, but when I saw this girl of the same age as my little girl, I couldn't help but feel affectionate, hey, it's all useless ....... for me."
He Feng also frowned when he heard this, and said: "Don't worry, those bandits have become more and more rampant recently, I have asked for troops to be sent to the army, and you can send troops to recruit from now on, you don't have to worry, as for that Taoist priest, this official will definitely give you a clear answer." ”
Liu Ningmo stood aside, heard the man say this, and then said, "Uncle, do you know where those bandits are entrenched?"
He Feng and the middle-aged man were all stunned, looking at the dark and serious Liu Ningmo, the man said: "Girl, don't look for them, those people are all evil ghosts who kill people without blinking, you white and pure little girl will definitely be caught by the king of the mountain." ”
The middle-aged man didn't know Liu Ningmo's means, but He Feng knew a little, but his fists were invincible with four hands, so he hurriedly grabbed Liu Ningmo and said: "Girl, don't be impulsive, I have investigated this group of thieves, and there is a big sect behind it, I will definitely deal with my affairs, the girl can rest assured." ”
Liu Ningmo nodded and said, "Lord He, if you need the little girl to come when you are fighting the bandits, the little girl will definitely do her best to help." ”
He Feng looked at Liu Ningmo, and he was very puzzled why Liu Ningmo had such an atmosphere.
In fact, Liu Ningmo saw his father's death with his own eyes not long ago, although he has nothing to do with it, but this kind of pain of parting from his relatives, Liu Ningmo is going to taste the bitterness, but whenever he encounters this kind of thing, he will think of his own life experience.
He Feng took out some silver taels and put them in the middle-aged man's hand, and said: "Uncle, today I am not a person from the Governor's Division, I am just an ordinary person, I personally use this money to help you, you must accept it." ”
The middle-aged man looked at He Feng and didn't speak for a long time, after all, in the eyes of this middle-aged man, although the person in front of him was a dignified sixth-order official, but he didn't have the slightest frame of being an official, just such a good official who was considerate of the people was really rare in this era.
The middle-aged man didn't refuse, just wiped his tears, thanked him one by one, and kept talking.
Liu Ningmo was also very pleased, it turned out that the young man in front of him was so kind.
He Feng turned to Liu Ningmo and said, "Miss Liu, the fireworks show is about to start, let's go." ”
The two talked and talked happily along the way.
However, in the time of half a pillar of incense, the two came to the central square of Qingshan Town, which was surrounded by seats, most of whom were from the government, and some celebrities and businessmen, rich and noble.
Just as the two of them were about to enter the arena, an old man in a fifth-order official uniform walked over, saluted He Feng, and said with a smile on his face: "Xiaguan Wang Yun has been waiting for Lord He for a long time again, and the viewing seat of Lord He has been arranged by Xiaguan, and I also invite Lord He and Mrs. He to come with Xiaguan." ”
Mrs. He? Liu Ningmo subconsciously thought about it and looked around, there was no other woman around him except for his own accident? Could it be that this Wang Yun regarded himself as a lady of the wind?
He Feng was also slightly stunned at this time, and was about to open his mouth to explain, who knew that this Wang Yun had already walked out a few steps away.
In desperation, He Liu Ningmo said as he walked: "Miss Liu, don't misunderstand. ”
When I saw Liu Ningmo, he smiled and said, "Lord He doesn't need to explain, Lord Wang is wrong, don't worry." ”
As the night deepened, everyone present also sat down, and suddenly, only to hear the fireworks explode in the sky, and suddenly the entire Qingshan Town seemed to be boiling, and the sound of fireworks sounded one after another, and the originally dark night sky was also reflected in the colorful and gorgeous.
Liu Ningmo looked at the sky, and then his gaze was fixed on a businessman's body.
I saw a graceful middle-aged woman sitting next to this man, who was eating melon seeds peeled by the servant and watching the fireworks in the sky.
Suddenly, a particularly large firework exploded into the sky, and the maid next to the middle-aged woman was startled, and accidentally spilled the tea she was holding on the ground, and a small part of the tea was splashed on the skirt of the middle-aged woman.
I saw that the expression on the middle-aged woman's face instantly turned from sunny to cloudy, and a pair of eyes stared at the maid, casually slapping the maid.
The maid did not scream or shout, but just wiped the tea off the middle-aged woman with tears in her eyes.
Just when the middle-aged woman was angry and was about to raise her foot and kick the maid again, she heard an official shouting and ran in, "Lord He is not good, something is wrong." ”
All the people present looked at the official errand, but He Feng stood up and said, "What happened?"
The official said breathlessly: "A large number of rebels have suddenly gathered outside the city gate tonight, as well as the bandits from Huangfeng Village, and they are now preparing to attack the city!"