A tall horse galloped towards it, and the people rolled and crawled away from its hooves. I saw it rush onto the stage, and the "person" on the horse held the bell in one hand and the envelope in the other, shook the bell, and lifted the paper scroll. His neck stretched out along the path he had come from, and his head was not visible as far as the eye could see.

Everyone didn't know how to react for a while, after all, there have been too many things that have happened in today's competition. At the critical moment, several judges were still old-fashioned, and Mayor Zhao said: "Boss Qian, look at what the letter in his hand is written." ”

Boss Qian plucked up the courage to take the envelope, he took out the letter and looked at it, only to see that his face was red and white, inexplicably. After reading the content, he hurriedly handed the letter to the judges' seats.

The judges studied in a circle, and some said, "It's unbelievable, the competition should be suspended", and some said, "Tradition must not be lost". In the end, Mayor Zhao said: "We are recruiting talents and gathering talents from all over the world, and we should dare to break the rules." Boss Qian, you can read this to everyone. ”

Boss Qian then cleared his throat and read aloud: "My name is Feitianying, I have a long neck, and now my head is in Beihai, and I am the first in the world." ”

At this time, the crowd really exploded, and there were many discussions, and people who had been out of the house reminded others that Beihai was far, far away, hundreds of miles away. Suddenly, the listener gasped.

The judges were studying how to verify the authenticity of the contents of the letter, and some people said that they would send someone to ride a horse to see it, and it was 800 miles faster; Some people say that it is faster to release carrier pigeons to relatives in Beihai, and it is faster to write a reply letter if it is true or false; Some people also say that they should simply find a long stick for him to roll up, saving time and effort......

Xiao Linglong said: "I don't know how many miles Beihai is from here, wait for me to see if it's true or not." After saying that, she took out the bamboo binoculars from her sleeve and raised them to the north in front of her, only to see her close one eye and look into the bamboo tube with the other. After a while, she put away the bamboo tube and said, "He didn't lie, his head did drink water in an extremely distant place." ”

The beggar said with disdain: "I didn't expect you to have a short neck and a long knowledge, but others won't believe what you say, and no one will want to take care of you just because of your short neck." ”

Xiao Linglong was angry, and roared: "I lied to people, I am Wang Ba, and besides, what's so strange about a short neck, your long neck here is weird." ”

When the people around heard this, it immediately caused a commotion, and the people glared at Xiao Linglong angrily, and two people came over and grabbed Xiao Linglong and shouted: "You dare to slander us, you damn short-necked monster!" ”

Xiao Linglong laughed angrily, she suddenly thought of an idea, so she said: "Do you want to see the real long neck?" However, people did not want to listen to what a short neck had to say, and they rushed to shout to throw her out.

Judge Mayor Zhao invited them to the stage: "What this little brother just said is true?" ”

"There is no half-lie, the neck of the person I am talking about is definitely longer than 800 miles, maybe more than 80,000 miles, and it can pierce the sky if it stretches straight up." Xiao Linglong said confidently.

Not only did the people around laugh, but even Mayor Zhao couldn't help laughing: "It's really strange that there are many things every year, especially this year." Then we really want to open our eyes, but we don't know where the person you said can pierce the sky? ”

Xiao Linglong pointed at the beggar Duan Bozhi and said, "It's him." ”

Now everyone laughed even more fiercely, some people laughed so much that they covered their stomachs and slowly squatted down and shook their hands again and again, some people laughed with tears in their eyes, some people laughed so much that they fell from the tree and broke their legs, and some people laughed so much that they couldn't breathe and passed out. Mayor Zhao laughed and coughed: "Okay, let's see how this short-necked beggar pierced the sky, is it looking for someone to throw him up?" Ahahahaha......ha

Sun Li's face was flushed, he pulled Xiao Linglong's sleeves from the side, who knew that Xiao Linglong was really angry, and said unmoved: "May I ask how you can believe that his neck is so long that it pierces the sky?" ”

Mayor Zhao looked at Xiao Linglong with a serious expression, and thought to himself, I want to see how your big lie was exposed in public. He looked up at the sky, then took a puff of dry tobacco, and when he looked at the smoke, he suddenly said, "There is." ”

Everyone didn't know what he had come up with, so he slowly stopped laughing and watched with bated breath. I saw him knock out the tobacco from the pot, and while filling it with new tobacco, he said, "Let the beggar bite my cigarette stick, and go to the sun to help me light the cigarette." To be able to do so proves that his neck is indeed that long. ”

Everyone felt that the mayor's method was very good, and they praised Jiang for being old and spicy.

Xiao Linglong said: "What's so difficult about this, you can see it." She walked up to Duan Bozhi, took out a small box from her sleeve, opened it, smeared some ointment from it and handed it to Duan Bozhi, "This is a great sunscreen hydration, you can wipe it on your face and neck yourself, and you won't get sunburned when you get close to the sun." ”

Sun Li said in a low voice: "Don't forget it, it's important for us to hurry." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "You don't have to worry about this, I want to open the eyes of these people with long necks and short knowledge." ”

Zhao Qian also said hatefully: "It's time to teach these frogs at the bottom of the well a lesson." ”

Duan Bozhi grabbed the mayor's cigarette pouch, and Xiao Linglong urged the spell and said, "Rise." I saw Duan Bozhi's neck rise rapidly.

How can you see it, like a dragon going out to sea, and like a thunderbolt. Nanshan bamboo shoots are three feet long a day, which is not worth a hand; The Xishan gourd weighed ten catties overnight, and he sighed. You can touch the top of the mountain on the top, and you can explore the giant source below, which is unheard of in ancient and modern times, and it is difficult to see at home and abroad. I only saw Duan Bozhi's head and face rushing into the clouds in the blink of an eye, rising higher and higher, higher and smaller, and finally disappeared.

After a while, there was a sudden exclamation of "Ah--", and the neck was tilted to one side, as if it was about to fall, and the people tilted their heads together, and the whole square was like wheat in a field, blown crooked by the wind. After a while, the neck slowly straightened up again, and the people let out another "whoop", and as it straightened up again.

Then there was no movement, time seemed to stop, and people's necks were sore a few times.

During this period, Xiao Linglong asked Mayor Zhao: "Everyone in our town has to have long necks, what is the benefit?" It can't just be used to smell the noodles for moisture, right? ”

Mayor Zhao said with a smile: "No, no, this competition is sponsored by the four major families in the town, and it has a history of nearly 100 years. The four major families are Qian's Cloth Village, Rong's Jewelry Store, Liu's Rouge Workshop, and Yang's Knife Industry, if you think about it, what do they have in common. ”

Sun Li shook his head sharply, and Zhao Qian said to himself: "Aren't these all common behaviors, is it difficult that it has something to do with the neck." ”

Mayor Zhao thought it was Sun Li talking, raised his thumb and said, "This little brother is really smart!" Yes, it's related to the neck. The blade is used to shave the hair on the neck, the fat powder is used to whiten the neck, the jewelry necklace is used to decorate, and the cloth is used to make a scarf. As long as the people here regard the beauty of long necks, the business of the four major families will prosper for a long time. ”

"Oh, I see!" Sun Li and the others suddenly realized together.

Before the words fell, Duan Bozhi's neck suddenly fell and shrank back, and there was a puff of green smoke in the smoke pot.

Everyone was stunned, and their brains stopped thinking. The mayor took the pouch and took a puff and said, "The cigarette is on!" Beggars are truly gods, and blessed are we in town. Come and worship the gods. Then all the people fell to their knees and shouted happily: "Long live the beggars!" ”

For the first time in his life, the beggar Duan Bozhi was worshiped by people, and he was at a loss for a while, but he suddenly remembered something: "Everyone listen to me, I was very angry when the sun lit a cigarette for me just now, and he said that we are not doing our job properly, and we will be exposed to the sun." ”

It's okay not to say this, but as soon as he said it, everyone wailed again and again. Mayor Zhao and Boss Qian surrounded Sun Li and said, "It's all you who disturbed the sun god, and he wants to condemn us." What can I do? ”

Sun Li stood on the stage and said loudly: "Don't be discouraged, the so-called 'Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement', we must unite and take our destiny into our own hands." ”

The mayor said, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

This question stopped Sun Li, he could shout the slogan, but the specific method was not, he turned to look at Xiao Linglong.

Xiao Linglong said: "What's so difficult about this, the sun wants to scorch you, you just find a way to grow more trees and store more water." The Flying Eagle could drink water from the North Sea and urinate in the pond outside the town, day and night, so that it would not be afraid of drought. ”

"Rao is so, it's still a drop in the bucket for drought fighting." Mayor Towns.

Sun Lidao: "So from now on, everyone should open up sources and reduce expenditure, dig more wells and repair more dams, and collect rainwater; Conserve water and recycle it. It's better to wash your face and bathe as little as possible like a beggar. ”

Speaking of beggars, everyone remembered that he had the longest neck and won the championship of this year's long neck. I only heard the mayor of the town say in a loud voice, "The beggar should inherit the mantle of the alien and bless our town with good weather." Come, bring the artist's artifact, and we will give it to the beggar. ”

The mayor personally presented the ritual weapon to the beggar: "Please... You see I don't know your name yet, please give us a lecture first! ”

Duan Bozhi looked at this and that, at a loss, and finally he patted his head and said, "Everyone, go home and get the tools, let's go dredge the pond, and then dig it big to fight drought and prepare for famine." ”

Everyone shouted together: "Fight drought and prepare for famine, defeat the sun, beggars are great, and their necks are the longest!" ”

Duan Bozhi came to Sun Li and the others, and Xiao Linglong said: "How can you grind, you should have come down early according to the time." ”

Duan Bozhi said: "When I rose into the air just now, I suddenly swept a giant bird, its wings swept to my neck, and when I turned my head to look, I found a person hanging under the big bird, he reached out to hug my neck, and asked me what year it is?" Where is this? ”

Zhao Qian said: "Ah, it's that big bird again." ”

"I was about to ask him why he was flying and where he was going, when the silk threads on the big bird pulled and pulled me crookedly. He let it go in a hurry. Duan Bozhi said.

Sun Li said: "No wonder your neck tilted so badly just now, I see." ”

Duan Bozhi said to Xiao Linglong: "I won't be the 'Neck King', and I won't use this magic weapon, I will wear it in the future." ”

Xiao Linglong said: "Don't be afraid, I have a copy of "Folk Proverbs" here, you memorize the "weather forecast" in it, and you can guide production and life in combination with actual observation." ”

Duan Bozhi opened the book and saw that it was written, "Sparrows are bathing, rain is coming; Mosquito bites strangely, and the weather is going to go bad; In the morning, the red clouds shine, either strong winds or hail; The rain and cold wind swept for a long time, and the weather was clear and reliable......"