Chapter 195: Farewell to the White Bird Blending in with the homeless
In such a comparison, Li Chengzhou's experience is relatively rich and free, unlike the two friends, one was hunted down and killed, and the other has been arrested to build roads.
Before the sun set, the two of them came to the south gate of White Bird City, and the old man was very happy.
"I'll just say, if we hurry at this speed, we will definitely be able to reach White Bird City before the sun sets!"
However, in their field of vision, the south gate of Shiratori Castle slowly closed.
The two men were dumbfounded.
"Old man, didn't we think we should be able to enter the city, old man?"
"It really shouldn't! Why is this so? They shouldn't have closed so early! ”
The old man ran over with Li Chengzhou.
"Master Jun! Slow down, let us in! ”
The defenders at the gates looked at the two men below.
"I'm sorry, you two, we can't open the gates."
"Master Jun, shouldn't you wait for the sun to set in the evening before closing the door?"
"The county has just ordered the lord! Recently, the city gate is open late and closed early, once it is closed, it can't be opened for anyone, so the two of you will find a place to hide again! It's too late to enter the city tomorrow morning. ”
The soldiers in the city thought for a moment and threw down the stone spears in their hands.
"You two hold weapons and defend yourself for the time being, and you really can't open the city gate below."
Li Chengzhou looked at the old man.
"Dumbfounded, huh? Now what? ”
"Don't worry, I found a great place to hide on the way. You come with me, and I will take you there. ”
The old man took Li Chengzhou to a deserted cave, and he could vaguely see that this cave had been used by someone, but it was abandoned for some reason.
"How did you find such a hidden cave?"
"Good eyes."
Li Chengzhou now disbelieves the old man's words more and more.
The two of them were chatting in the cave, and the old man said a lot to Li Chengzhou, which made Li Chengzhou feel a little strange, he didn't know why the old man suddenly had something to say.
"Boy, your family is a big official in the city, right?"
"Sort of."
"If you are an official, you must serve the people, but you can't fool around."
"I'm not a big official, it's useless for you to tell me."
The old man sighed.
"Rest, boy, I have to go into the city tomorrow, if I become a big official in the future, I can't fool around."
Li Chengzhou agreed, and the two of them fell asleep around the fire.
Li Chengzhou woke up the next day, but he didn't find the old man. I looked for the figure of the old man everywhere, but there was no clue, only a line of words in the cave Bishan.
"Boy, be a good person, and you and I will meet again in the future."
came abruptly and left in a hurry, Li Chengzhou couldn't even remember the appearance of this old man, so he hurriedly separated.
See you again in the future? This old man is also an interesting mystery man, and I don't know what he will be like when I see him in the future.
Li Chengzhou picked up his spear and came to the south gate.
"Open the door, yesterday said it would open today."
The guard who had a conversation with Li Chengzhou yesterday poked his head out.
"Coming so early? What about the old man who was with you yesterday? ”
"He's going somewhere else."
"You'll have to wait until the teams that have left the city to build roads, hunt, and cut down have left before you can come in."
"So much trouble? Is something happening? ”
The guard shook his head: "Little brother, I see that you are still young, you should go to other places, it is best not to enter the city recently, it is easy to enter the city and difficult to get out of the city, and the city is not very peaceful." ”
Li Chengzhou could barely guess what was going on, but White Bird City was his final stop, and it was also the one he had worked so hard to come over, so how could he not enter it so easily.
"Thank you big brother for reminding me, it's more dangerous outside now, spending the night alone in the forest is no different from committing suicide, it's better to go into the city, and it can be a little safer."
"That's what you said."
After a while, the various teams out of the city were carefully screened and inspected before they were released from the city.
When the team was almost out, the guard beckoned to Li Chengzhou.
"Come here!"
Li Chengzhou was about to fall asleep leaning against the city wall, and when he heard someone calling him, he got up and walked over.
"Big brother, your spear."
Li Chengzhou handed the stone spear to the guard.
The defender will not let him go so easily just because he has a few words with him.
After some careful inspection, Li Chengzhou was put in.
Before leaving, the guard told Li Chengzhou: "There are the most people basking in the sun at the west gate of the city, you can go directly, you can go to the east gate every day to receive relief food, remember not to make trouble, and stay away as soon as possible in case of fighting." ”
Li Chengzhou arched his hand: "Thank you for this big brother." ”
"No thanks, let's go inside!"
Li Chengzhou went straight to the West Gate as soon as he entered the White Bird City, after all, under the education of the nameless old man, he is now able to skillfully find the best place to rest, and with his current outfit, he can also quickly integrate into the homeless.
He lay in the sunniest part of the western city wall, listening to the gossip of the wanderers around him.
"Do you know why you've been so strict lately?"
"Why?"
"I heard that the wife of the county order was stolen, and he was very angry! It's going to get this guy out. ”
Li Chengzhou, who was eavesdropping on the side, almost didn't laugh, when did Zhao Qingfeng find a wife?
This rumor is flying.
"Why don't you go and build roads, have food to eat and clothes to wear?"
"Do you think we don't want to go, the government recruited us to eat, drink and control, they can't accommodate so many of us, so they can only call us over slowly."
"Yes, yes, a few days ago, a brother went out to repair the road, and he had nowhere to rest at night, so he went back to lie under the western city wall."
The homeless gossip about what they knew, and Li Chengzhou squinted his eyes and said a few words from time to time so that they could say more.
Li Chengzhou usually brags and bets with this group of homeless people, and when they get to the meal, they go to the east gate to receive relief food, and find a sheltered place to warm up at night.
On several occasions, I encountered the generals of the previous garrison.
"Little brother, you can't mess yourself up! I know the officials who built the road, I can introduce you there, would you like to? ”
Li Chengzhou didn't come to build the road, what he wanted was the feeling he had now.
"Thank you big brother for your kindness, but I'm not ready yet."
"Come to me when you're ready, I often work as an errand at the South Gate."
Through these few days of fighting, Li Chengzhou already knew that the old man in the west gate was not good at sex, his wife ran away when he was young, and he also knew how many men the widow at the north gate had stolen, and even knew what kind of animal skin the girl's chest was made of.
Li Chengzhou stayed in such an unashamed environment for many days.
But as the end of the month approached and the weather became colder, most of the homeless were recruited by the government to build roads or houses. There are fewer and fewer people at the west gate, and when people from the government come to visit, there will be fewer people here.