Chapter 299: The Post Station and the Man Without a Shadow
Just as the members of the third team approached the building with lights shining in the shadows, they suddenly noticed that in the distance in the other direction of the dirt road, there were several figures that could not be seen clearly, and they were also slowly moving towards the building.
It's just that because the direction is exactly opposite to them, the distance is far away, and the world here is gloomy and there is no moonlight, so they can't see the specific appearance of the opposite side, and can only see some vague figures of human figures.
"Anyone?"
Lian Peng was the first to open his mouth in surprise.
He didn't expect that the first misty world he experienced was the kind with humans.
Who knew that Gao Jingfei shook his head and said:
"It's not certain whether it's human or not, it's too early to draw conclusions!"
has had a lot of contact with the ancients, and often reads some ancient literature practice books, Gao Jingfei, a person who has never been to college in two lifetimes, has become a bit literary when he speaks, and some vernacular words of the ancients pop up from time to time, but modern people can understand it completely.
In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, modern people will not have the obstacle of completely incomprehensible language communication when they travel to ancient times, because the great melee that almost penetrated the Central Plains before the Yuan Dynasty and the great migration of people around the country after the Yuan Dynasty have caused the integration of population and language, especially most of the dialects in the Jiangbei region are not very different.
After the Jin Dynasty entered the customs, the massacres that broke out in various places and the great migration of the population of Huguang to fill Sichuan and Shu also led to the similarity of Huguang dialect and Sichuan Yin and other dialects. The official dialect of the capital has not changed much from the former Ming Dynasty to the present, although the Jin people brought a little Jurchen vocabulary after entering the customs, it is like a bottle of ink poured into the pond, but it is absorbed and fused.
Therefore, there are many similarities in the pronunciation of modern Jinling dialect and Yanjing dialect, for example, Jinling people are one of the few areas in the south with children's pronunciation.
This also means that in ancient times when you arrived at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, even in places where dialects were spoken like in western Guangdong, there would be scholars such as Xiucai Juren or businessmen and officials who would speak official dialect, so as not to fall into the dilemma that no one could communicate.
As for before the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the accent of Middle-earth was more similar to the Middle Ages, and it was not exactly the same as the dialects of the modern northern and southern regions.
Gao Jingfei saw on the Internet that there was a so-called "intellectual" who engaged in music in the Tang Dynasty, and the people spoke Cantonese, which is actually very wrong, to say that Cantonese is closer to the accent of the ancient era, it is undoubtedly the Song Dynasty, but it is only close, there are still certain differences.
According to the research of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, it is more similar to the accent of Fujian, for example, since ancient times, Quanzhou is a maritime trade city to and from the Oriental island country, and the people of the island country generally land from there to send waiters and merchants to the Tang Dynasty, and they have learned the Tang sound with Fujian characteristics, until a hundred years ago, the upper-class people of the island country still retain the custom of speaking Tang Yin as noble, so according to research, the accent of Fujian and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions close to Fujian is closer to the real Tang Yin.
As for how many people that "intellectual" misled, Gao Jingfei didn't know, anyway, he wouldn't agree with the other party's point of view, because that person also said that Tianzhu's environment was very good, and it was like heaven.
As the team approached, the veterans who had developed a pair of spiritual eyes could already see the real situation of the building opposite.
It is a very old wooden building, with a courtyard in front of it, and a two-zhang high pole stands, and a vague linen cloth with illegible handwriting patterns hanging on it, which looks like it should be a flag.
In front of the courtyard was a dilapidated straw mat pergola, with a stake for mules and horses on one side, and a rough stone pier on the other that seemed to be a rest.
In addition to a wooden hall in the courtyard, there are seven or eight thatched huts at the back.
The two lanterns hanging at the door emitted a dim glow, although not very bright, but they became more and more conspicuous in this gloomy and gray world.
The brothers Gao Jingfei and Gao Jingkun, who had a lot of knowledge of ancient times, immediately saw that this place was a place similar to a post station.
"Inn?"
The others listened to Gao Jingkun's words and were a little curious about how he saw it. In everyone's impression, this place is more like the kind of ancient teahouse and wine shop in film and television dramas.
Gao Jingkun explained: "The reason why I didn't think it was a place like a tea shop or something was because if it was a place like that, it would inevitably be a flag. ”
A banner is an object that resembles a modern signboard banner with a number of characters representing the type of business that the store handles, such as "sake" or "tea", and usually there is not only one side. It is also said that in the past, if the chef was good and famous, a lot of banners would be hung up.
Gao Jingfei also said: "The courtyard here is a bit too deserted, more like a post house run by the government, rather than a store that opens its doors to welcome customers." ”
"Of course, because post stations and the like will also collect money to serve the common people, they are also similar to those teahouses and wine shops in the countryside, and it is not easy for people who don't understand to distinguish just by looking at their appearance."
Everyone suddenly felt that the captain was worthy of being the captain, and the consultant was worthy of being a consultant, and it was indeed a family history.
In fact, Gao Jingfei and the others also learned about these things because they went to the ancient world of the late Jin Dynasty and lived for a while, otherwise ordinary people would study this if they have nothing to do?
It is estimated that only experts and scholars who specialize in the study of ancient folklore will be interested in it.
Guo Shihong suddenly said:
"Since there is a post station and a figure of Fang Cai, does it mean that this is also similar to the world that the captain and Xiao Fei experienced last time?"
At this time, Gao Jingfei shook his head, pointed to the building that seemed to be a post station, and said:
"I'm afraid not, look at those people!"
Everyone looked over there, the distance was only a few hundred steps, and normal people's eyes could see blurred faces, they were all selected elites of the Public Security Bureau, and their eyesight reached the standard of joining the army, even Qin Linming, who was a little short-sighted, was a civilian who had more eyesight than modern people who stared at their mobile phones every day, resulting in a general decline in strength.
"That's?"
They saw only three or two figures dressed in simple linen costumes walking towards the gate of the inn, some with thatched heads, some simply cloaked, and all barefoot.
This appearance is not even as good as a modern beggar, and it does not have any characteristics of modern civilization, it is obviously more like an ancient homeless or beggar.
"I see, they don't have a shadow!"
A newcomer who was good at shooting and acting as a sniper for the team suddenly whispered in surprise.
As a sniper, he was able to control his volume when he was so surprised, and he didn't make a loud noise to attract the attention of the other side.
The others noticed that the feet of the three figures seemed to be blank under his reminder
Gao Jingfei glanced at the new teammate appreciatively and said:
"Brother Shen is right, these people should not be people, or they are not living people!"
This is understandable to everyone, because according to folklore, a person without a shadow can only be a dead person, that is, a legendary ghost.
Everyone is a member of the Special Affairs Bureau who knows the existence of ghosts, and has even experienced it many times, even if they are new members, they have also read the case files provided by the bureau and understand what they will face after joining this special department.
It's just that this is a ghost?
When they found out that the figure on the opposite side was inhuman, although everyone felt a little sudden, they were all ready to fight.
Although Gao Jingfei felt that the three figures on the other side with relatively weak aura in his spiritual vision could not pose any threat to the team, he did not stop his teammates from acting cautiously.
After all, in the midst of a dangerous and unfamiliar foggy world, vigilance is the best way to live in the long run.