South Road is an old administrative-exclusive territorial name.

It refers to the area of Gaoliang Mansion (Maozhou, Huaixiang, Diancheng, Huaxian, Meilu, Orange County), Nanlei Mansion (Suicheng, Haikang, Leinan), Qinlian Mansion (Nanbin, Xipu, Qinxian, Fangcheng) and Enzhou Mansion (Yongcheng, Chunzhou) under the jurisdiction of the Nanyue South Road Office before the founding of the People's Republic of China, including a total of 15 counties and cities.

In the past, it was collectively referred to as the South Road area.

During the Anti-Japanese War, there was a South Road Column that was not inferior to the Dongjiang Column and the Qiongya Column, also known as the Guangdong-Guizhou Border Column.

This team is officially organized into five regiments, and another more than 4,000 people are guerrillas and district joint defense units, and have repeatedly repelled the invasion of the Japanese puppet army wing occupying the river.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, due to the encirclement and suppression of the party, he was forced to transfer to the defense city of Qinxian County in western Guangxi, and once entered a foreign country to rest.

The old lady's husband was sacrificed at that time.

Li Yaoguo is very familiar with this historical material.

Facing the old lady's gaze, his expression was complicated: "My grandfather was the instructor of the second company of the fourth regiment at that time, and it was the body that he took his comrades to collect for the comrades of the third company. ”

Maybe among them, there is the old lady's sweetheart.

Later, they were buried in the martyr's cemetery on Liufeng Mountain in Nanbin, and people would go to worship every Qingming Festival.

His grandfather mentioned this many times before his death, and every time he was sad and embarrassed: "If we were better equipped, we wouldn't have to die so many comrades." ”

In order to delay the retreat of the enemy, a company intercepted a division, such a crazy thing, and that group of people did it, but they did it!

However, the cost is dearly.

……

"yes, I remember."

The old lady was stunned: "He doesn't want me, he can't come back." ”

"At that time, I received a message from him asking the puppet troupe to send me a message saying that I would move to another place with the army, so I don't have to worry. He also said that the devil couldn't hold it anymore, and the war would end soon, so just wait for him to come back at home. ”

"I waited and waited, but what I waited for was the news of his sacrifice."

"Before I learned to be a puppet, I liked to lie to me, saying that if I ate too much sugar, I would have worms in my stomach. After learning how to make puppets with my dad, he liked to lie to me, saying that my dad praised him for being more talented than me. Even when I went to be a soldier, I lied to me that I would come back......"

The old lady muttered, cloudy tears dripping from the corners of her eyes.

She subconsciously wiped it off with the back of her old bark-like hand and forced a smile.

"Thank you for giving birth to a child, it's all because I'm too old and have a bad memory, I don't remember these things."

The old lady was estimated to have Alzheimer's disease before, but now she remembered: "Later, I received a martyr's certificate issued by the state, as well as a military merit certificate and a medal, and the brigade will also issue some subsidies every month." In fact, I can't go hungry, I have hands and feet, and I can't do anything to live. ”

"I just occasionally think, what if the news is wrong, he is not actually dead, he is still alive? I'll have to wait for him to come back. Just stay here and don't go anywhere, it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer, as long as he remembers the way home. ”

As he spoke, he began to shed tears again.

Who knew that this was more than 70 years, and in the end it still didn't wait.

Xie Feifei only felt uncomfortable and turned his head to the side. The other two didn't know what to say, they just felt panicked.

Like the old lady, she is just a microcosm of the thousands of martyrs' families back then.

……

Long

The old lady sighed: "Forget it, since he can't come back, what's the point of waiting?" Maybe he's waiting for me, complaining about why I haven't gone to him yet. ”

I couldn't help but laugh when I said this.

After laughing, he looked at the three of them: "Thank you for coming to see me, otherwise I don't know when I will have to remember these things." ”

"I understand your intentions. Speaking of which, I haven't sung a puppet show for many years, and I suddenly want to sing it, but I don't know how much I remember. If you don't dislike it, please ask a few juniors to listen to me sing this last show. ”

The old lady looked at the puppet next to her.

"Just sing a little bit."

"Puppet show "Song Zuping Southern Tang", please!"

She stooped down to pick up the two puppets, and when she stood up again, she had transformed into a young girl in her early twenties dressed in burlap.

At the same time, out of thin air, there was an extra puppet show in the courtyard, surrounded by curtains.

Three wooden chairs appeared behind the three.

Zhao Yixie's extraordinary face changed, and he once again felt the strange terrifying strength of the B-level, and looked at Li Yaoguo.

Li Yaoguo took a deep breath: "Sit!" Just listen to the drama with peace of mind! ”

After speaking, sit down first.

The other two had to do so, and the sky fell anyway, and there was a tall one on top of it.

……

I don't know when the night will fall.

In front of the humble village theater, a dull yellow tungsten light bulb hangs, adding a bit of fantasy to the courtyard, and the big red embroidered curtain hangs on bamboo poles, blocking the interior of the theater.

Zhao Yi's eyes were fascinated, as if he remembered the scene when he went to watch a puppet show in front of the public house with his parents when he was a child.

I still remember that there are stalls selling all kinds of snacks and small toys next to the theater, and the whole village gathers together for the whole year, which is very lively.

It's a pity that such a grand occasion can no longer be seen.

Bell –

I heard a loud gong from nowhere, and the puppet show officially began!

For a time, suona gongs, drums, cymbals and cymbals sounded in unison.

"Liyuan drum music shakes the world~Pushing through the old and bringing forth new tricks and singing~"

Behind the curtain came a young voice, in the local vernacular, singing in a transparent and powerful voice, which shocked people's spirits.

Xie Feifei inadvertently turned his head and found that there were a lot of puppets beside them. The puppets sit or stand, behave like real people, and even talk to each other.

Damn it!

In an instant, the hairs stood on end.

Li Yaoguo patted the back of his hand quietly, hinting at a little restlessness.

Ghost play, the audience will naturally not only be people. Those who say that it is good to listen to the play, as long as they do not affect other "people", the scene will maintain a balance.

Once this balance is broken, something bad may happen.

So if there is anything, wait until you hear it.

The old lady was a good puppeteer when she was young, and now she has to make the final performance, and this scene full of friends is not humiliating.

Otherwise, it's a bit of a pity just the three of them.

"Huh? Where does anyone sing? ”

"It sounds like the direction of the cultural building."

"Maybe someone is idle and bored, entertaining themselves."

"That's a good song."

"If you want me to say it's probably on TV."

"I don't know if there is a puppet show to watch this year, and fewer and fewer people watch this and learn this, so if it disappears like this, I always feel a little pity."

“……”

The villagers of the boundary village vaguely heard as if someone was singing, but they didn't know where it came from, and asked each other.

Only some elderly people felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, and they couldn't remember where they had heard it for a while, but it did not prevent them from enjoying this sudden surprise.

Some of them have learned, and they hum along gently.

For them, the things of young people nowadays are too deviant, and only this thing that is about to be eliminated by the times is in line with their taste.

……

Inside the theater.

There was another sound of gongs and drums.

Under the curtain, a delicate puppet is drilled out, moving back and forth to the sound of drums, making various movements.

Suddenly converted to a male voice:

"Gao Junbao, the son of Jiangmen~Golden armor and silver spear Qingyuns~"

"I'm going to join the army today~Contribute to the country~"

For most of today's young people who are overly impacted by all kinds of entertainment information, this kind of traditional opera is really boring.

There are no special effects, no lighting, the action is dull, the quality of the puppets is mediocre, I really don't understand what is so beautiful.

However, if you can calm down and listen, you will actually have a different experience.

The lyrics of the Orange County puppet show are easy to understand, even if they are children who are not in school.

A little like other puppet shows, it is not easy to hold a puppet weighing several pounds smoothly for a long time and make corresponding movements according to the needs of the plot.

At the same time, you have to follow the right rhythm, and you have to be distracted to sing, and you can operate while singing.

It seems simple, but I don't know how much time it takes to practice in private. There are fewer and fewer people who like it, and it is reasonable to decline and die.

On the stage.

A puppet of a female figure dressed in beautiful long sleeves emerges from the other side and sings with a female voice:

"Let's talk to him first~Let's see what Xianggong plans to do~"

knew that there was only the old lady behind the curtain, but the two different voices of men and women switched back and forth, and they couldn't hear anything different, which was really dumbfounded.

The three people in the audience gradually understood, this is the story of a young general who got married, had to leave his newlywed wife because of the war, led the troops to the battle, and finally died on the battlefield, and the wife waited at home, but waited for the news of her husband's death.

How similar to the old lady's life experience.

Li Yaoguo and the three of them rarely listen to puppet shows, and they are usually not interested in puppet shows, but at this moment they are also infected by the emotions of the performers.

In particular, the grief after learning of the death of her husband in battle makes people feel like a knife in their hearts.

It wasn't until the end that the three of them came back to their senses.

If you look closely, what kind of theater is there? It's as if everything was an illusion just now.

I don't know when it will be bright.

The old lady returned to the way they had seen it at the beginning, smiled and waved at the three of them, and said nothing, and her figure gradually disappeared.

The breeze blew, and the puppets on the wall, whether they were done or not, turned into dust and dissipated with the old lady.

……

"Mission over?"

Xie Feifei asked cautiously.

I was prepared for a bloody battle in advance, but I didn't do anything, and I just listened to a play.

How to say it, I am both happy and feel empty.

The same goes for Zhao Yi.

Think about the last B-class weird incident in Orange County, the inside of the purgatory-like villa, and the scalp is still numb.

Li Yaoguo nodded silently: "Well, it's over." ”

As an old lady who was bound by the earth, she chose to leave after letting go of the obsession of waiting.

As for whether she is going to the legendary Hades, and whether she can meet her lover who has been waiting for more than 70 years, I don't know.

They had never experienced a battle from beginning to end, and the three of them had a heavy mood and a long sigh at the same time.

After making sure that there was no problem, Qi Qi bowed deeply to the position of the old man just now and chose to leave.

At this moment, the identity of the other party is no longer weird, but the widow of the martyr, who should be respected.

……

Over the yard.

Chen Jingle sat on the flying sword, looked at the departing figures of the three people below, and fell into deep thought.

"Is this the official one?"

The strength is very average.

It should just be ordinary combat power, right? If it's all like this, then it's hard to deal with stronger weirdness.

Retract your gaze,

He carefully studied the delicate palm-sized doll in his hand.

"I listened to a play for free, and I didn't lose anything."

Not to mention that he also got a magic weapon.

[A stand-in puppet that can hide a trace of the soul in it, and can resist a deadly attack at a critical moment.] 】

What a life-saving thing!

Although it is unlikely that he can use it, after all, there should be no one in this world who can threaten his life, but others may not.

Of course, you can't be unguarded, an unreasonable big killer like the legendary nailhead seven arrows book, anyone has to send it!

All in all, I was pleasantly surprised.

In fact, he didn't make a move from beginning to end, after all, a mere 1,000 incense points is really not worth mentioning compared to the widow of a martyr who has been waiting for more than 70 years.

However, the doll came out of his hand on its own.

It was probably the old lady who finally noticed him and gave him a gift.

"Towering morality, merit has been completed, descend to lead, master treasure self-lifting, compassion sprinkled with water, with has been washed and indulged, Yongdu Sanqingan, often resigned five turbid mud."

People respect me, I respect people.

This bathing soul mantra hopes to eliminate the pain of more than 70 years of waiting for you and see the person you want to see.

……

Flying sword speed.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Jingle had returned home.

"I have to say that this scene is really more interesting than just holding a mobile phone and moving your fingers."

Although it can solve the trouble with your fingers, it is friendly to lazy dogs. But unfortunately, this time there was no battle scene that Chen Jingle expected.

The whole process is too harmonious.

Because of the obsession of waiting for her husband's return, the old man still became an earthbound spirit because of the strange revival many years after his death. However, because of his character, he did not do anything to harm innocent people.

Or maybe the tricksters didn't provoke her?

In short, it was a breeze.

If only I could talk so well every time.

It's a pity that I can only think about it, for the tricksters, most of the weirdness still has to be contained or eliminated.

……

"The old lady's surname is Li, and her single name is a clear character. He had no children and no daughters in his life, and after his death, the funeral was handled by the village committee. According to the old man's last wishes, we buried her in the form of a tree burial on Liufeng Mountain. That way, she said, you won't have to wait that long. ”

This is the information that Li Yaoguo later learned from the Xinfeng Town Boundary Village Committee.

After listening, he silently put down the phone.

Therefore, there is no time to be quiet, but one generation has gritted its teeth and eaten the suffering of three generations.

"Cai Ju, I want to take two days off and go to Nanbin."

……

Life goes on.

In addition to collecting weird and related news on the Internet every day, Chen Jingle is to occupy the new realm master temple.

After Xinfeng Town was fully brought under his control, he began to develop into the town of Hengling next door.

Compared with Xinfeng Town, Hengling Town is much larger and more populous, with a total of 215 natural villages, and if it can be included in its own territory, it will surely reach a higher level of strength.