Every year on July 15, the Midyear Festival, the day when the legendary ghost door opens.

Every family prepares paper money and ingots in advance and burns them for their ancestors, hoping that their ancestors will be rich in another world, and also bless their living relatives with peace and joy.

Almost as soon as the sun goes down, there is no one on the street.

Even during the day, the children are detained at home by their parents and are not allowed to come out.

Even in the new capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the place where the dragon qi rises is the same.

But there is one exception, and that is the best restaurant in the shopping street, cyclamen.

Ten years ago, after the last battle at the Tianwu Border Pass, the grassland barbarians were killed, and the Northern Expeditionary Army completely completed their mission and began to slowly withdraw from the eyes of the world.

But from that time on, cyclamen had an unwritten rule.

It is closed on the fifteenth day of every month, but the fire in the back kitchen is not extinguished.

The wounded soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army will come to receive subsidies on this day, 200 wen per person, which is not much, but it is enough for one person to eat and drink.

Moreover, there are doctors who sit in for consultation, and see a doctor to take medicine or ointments, medicine and wine, etc., are all free.

There are also two summer shirts in May, jackets and cotton boots in September.

After receiving the money and things, you can also find a table to sit down and eat and drink as you like.

This eating and drinking does not even limit the wounded soldiers, anyone who was born in the Northern Expeditionary Army, whether he was a general or a soldier, and whether he is still in the army now, can sit down and get together.

The source of this subsidy, wound medicine, and clothing and pants is also disputed.

Some people say that it was given by the imperial court, some people say that it was left by the missing Hou Ye for the wounded soldiers, and some people say that it was the business profits of the Li family.

But whether it is the new emperor or the Li family, no one has ever explained, so it has always been so vague.

When the wounded soldiers received it, they all held their heads high and never felt that it was a charity.

Some of them have lost their hands and feet, some have lost their ears, some have lost their eyes, and some have even walked on crutches.

This is the permanent pain left behind by their battle for Tianwu.

And Tianwu will ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and that they will live with dignity!

Year after year passed, some people became biological children, some people found a livelihood, and some simply farmed at home.

Whatever they do, as long as they can get by, they will no longer receive a stipend.

However, the 15th day of the month when cyclamen come to drink, it has become a matter of habit and joy.

On this day, before the sun could reach mid-air, the cyclamen was already full.

The veterans held tea bowls, while blowing about the bravery on the battlefield back then, and talked about how many of today's soldiers are cowardly, spitting and flying, and they are also very lively.

"Back then, Lao Tzu hacked two barbarians to death with one knife! It was a flurry of human heads, and blood spurted like a spring! "A veteran who has no ears, and he brags especially badly.

It's a pity that the old brothers sitting next to him all know his details.

Someone ruthlessly exposed, "Haha, Third Brother Sun, don't blow it, one knife on two heads, that's the ability of Master Hou!" His sword was long and sharp, and it was easiest to do. Our waist knife can cut off the head of a barbarian, and it's good if you don't get stuck in the bones! ”

"That's it, that's it! Back then, our knife was not very good, it was like the waist knife of these boys now, sharp and strong, and my eyes were red with envy! Others also agreed.

Sun Laosan was not convinced, and when he was about to shout again, one person entered the door.

Everyone turned their heads to look over, but they laughed and got up one after another.

"Commander Wei, you're finally reluctant to go out!"

"Erniu, haha, you kid is not busy holding his grandson at home!"

"It's rare, rare guest, you came to brag to us!"

Wei Erniu was the commander of Hou Ye's guards back then, and he was also the top three in absolute terms of bravery and bravery.

But over the years, he stayed in the new village, took everyone to protect the broken gold beach, ate and drank enough every day, and did not have to work hard, so he would inevitably be blessed.

Not to mention anything else, his belly is bigger than the woman who was five months pregnant!

At this moment, he was wearing a thin satin shirt and a hat, like a rich businessman, and he was smiling harmlessly.

While arguing with his old brothers, he joked, "You bullied me and have a good temper now, but I got a grandson last month, and I was lazy at home for a day, and I delayed drinking with you, so I hurt me like this, I really have no conscience!" If I knew you were like this, I wouldn't have brought the cart of jasper melons outside the door! ”

The crowd immediately became excited and shouted.

"Haha, you actually brought jasper melon!"

"That's it, say it earlier! I won't care about you if I said it earlier, how happy it is to eat melons! ”

Saying this, more than a dozen people at the door ran out, and one of them came in with two jasper melons.

The young men also grinned and took knives from the back kitchen and helped open jasper melons from table to table.

After a while, everyone was holding the jasper melon and eating it happily.

Wei Erniu also fished a large piece, and counted the old brothers while gnawing on it.

"It's up to you, there's no end to the blessings! Thirty years ago, no one came back from the battlefield, dragging half-crippled arms and legs, and still lived like a dog!

"Just this jasper melon, two taels of silver, the master specially instructed me to pull a cart over, a hundred taels of silver! I was distressed all the way, and I almost yelled and sold it directly! ”

The crowd laughed and quarreled with him.

"So you're a head of the guard, and you can't be the master, because you're not atmospheric! The Lord thinks of us, and we rejoice! You can't be jealous! ”

"That's it, that's it! People in our village said that they knew to follow Hou...... followed the master's family to fight, and he didn't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he also stuffed his son into the Northern Expeditionary Army! ”

Some people also looked at the upstairs and downstairs were their own people, and asked in a low voice, "How is the main family's health lately, and where do you live?" Is there anything we can help with? ”

When the rest of the people heard this, they all looked at Wei Erniu with blank eyes.

Of course, Wei Erniu knew that the main family they were referring to was Hou Ye, so he smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, the main family is fine." I heard that a while ago, I went out with the county lord and went to enjoy the mountains and rivers. I don't know where I'm going! You can rest assured, our master family will not be bullied wherever he goes!"

That's right, unless someone thinks it's too long!

Everyone nodded and laughed again.

Soon, the sun climbed overhead, and the food and wine were served.

Wei Erniu looked at the account book and had an understanding of the situation of the old brothers.

For example, how many people have received subsidies, and how many people have committed old problems such as leg pain.

In the end, he took a random bite and planned to go home to pick up his grandson.

"Brothers, eat and drink enough, and go home early. Today's Midyear Festival, don't be greedy for black. Beware of unclean ones coming home with you! ”

He gave a few words of advice, and then got up.

Everyone pouted disdainfully and waved their hands.

"Go back quickly, don't say such shameful words!"

"That is, there are not a hundred dead under Lao Tzu, but eighty! It's just that there are ghosts, and I'm scared away when I see Lao Tzu! ”

"Haha, that's a good point!"

Wei Erniu shook his head, scolded a few words and hurriedly retreated.

The veterans laughed as if they had won the battle, and then raised their glasses in unison.

"Come, brothers, respect this peaceful and prosperous world, respect our lord's family for peace and ease, respect our past, and respect the invincibility of the Northern Expeditionary Army!"

"Cheers! Cheers! ”

"Cheers!"

One hundred and ten people clinked glasses together, the spicy liquor went down, and the glory of the past was not blurred in their minds, but clearer!

The hero is in the twilight, there are regrets, but not sadness.

This world has not failed their lying snow and drinking ice, and the iron bones are strong.

They shed blood, but they didn't shed tears after all!

Today's update is present~