132

After the carnival that night, the old man invited the Tuda people to his village.

Tu Daren did not tell the old man his true identity, but only said that he was a businessman who went to the country of Yan and said his surname.

The old man also introduced himself.

Originally, this place was called Wudou Village, and the old man was the owner of the village, called Gatula.

The middle-aged man who brought them here was his eldest son, named Ugudus.

The man who won two consecutive wrestling fights was his second son, named Bakiyi.

The maiden was his youngest daughter, Zolmei, thirteen years old.

The ancestors of this Gatula once participated in the war of King Wu and had many contacts with the Central Plains.

Gatula lived in Ludi for five years, so that the whole family could not only understand the Central Plains language, but also speak some of it.

There are still some costumes and things of the Han people left in the house, and the sacrificial singing is indeed what he learned in the Lu country.

133

The next day, Gatula entertained the people to dinner and saw them off.

During the dinner, Gatula said:

"The old man has been in Shangguo for a few years, and he admires the Central Plains culture very much, and he has also learned some fur.

"After returning here, he brought with him many civilizations of the kingdom, and although he could not fulfill the essentials, he had a great effect on educating the people.

"Although we are also a member of the Western Dog Rong clan here, it is not as barbaric as the general barbaric land, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

Tuda Humane:

"The owner of the village can do this, which is really for the benefit of the people. Although it is located in a remote area, it is more affluent than many places in the Central Plains, which is gratifying. ”

Gatula laughed:

"In recent years, there have been many discords between the kingdom and our nation, and we are often conscripted by our king here, but we are often rejected by the old man. As the leader of the clan, the old man really didn't want to be ruined. ”

Tu Daren didn't know the details, didn't dare to answer deeply, and said vaguely:

"The owner of the village thinks about the people, and his feelings are commendable."

Gatula smiled and clapped her hands.

A young man dressed in Hanfu walked in.

Everyone looked closely, but it was Gatula's youngest daughter, Zhuo Ermei.

Gatula laughed:

"The old man's daughter has been in Shangguo for a few years with the old man, and she actually likes Hanfu very much, especially like women to dress up as men, and she has to wear them when she has nothing to do. However, this time I put on a Han costume, but it was different. ”

Long Zixi peeked at Na Zhuoermei and found that it was even more beautiful than last night, especially when he wore men's Hanfu, he was a little less wild and added a little solemnity, which was cute.

Long Zixi was watching, but when he saw Zhuo Ermei also looking at him, his face turned red, and he hurriedly avoided it.

But I heard Lord Tu ask:

"What is Ling Yu doing this time?"

Nagatula smiled and said:

The naughty girl is very fond of the Central Plains culture, and has repeatedly asked the old man to send her to the Central Plains, but the old man also hopes to fulfill him, but the road is far away and has not been able to do so.

"But isn't this a godsend? The old man has a close friend in the capital, and the old man takes the liberty of asking you to take her to the Central Plains. ”

When they heard this, they were astonished.

Master Tu pondered for a moment and said:

"I don't know how long it will be delayed when I go here, but I'm afraid that it will be inconvenient to take Ling Yuan."

Zhuo Ermei urgent:

"I'm just going to walk with you and I'm not going to trouble you!"

Father Yu Shi smiled:

"The girl said 'go together', right?"

Zhuoermeidao:

"Yes, in company. Some of your languages I can't speak well. ”

Gatula answered:

"The old man has already prepared all the expenses of the naughty girl, and he only needs to be accompanied by the guest officers. There is also a big gift. ”

Zhuo Ermei also said:

"I can also translate for you, it will be more convenient for you."

Tu-sama shook his head:

"It's a difficult one."

Gatula Dao:

"Could it be that the guest officer has something unspeakable?"

Tuda Humane:

"Well, not really. It's just that maybe we'll meet robbers and thieves. In case Ling Yuan has a mistake, wouldn't there be a negative trust? ”

Zhuo Ermei glared, waved his fist and said:

"I have hands and feet, and I have learned wrestling and fighting, and the bad guy dares to bully me, see if I don't break his head!"

He looked very serious.

Everyone laughed.

Gatula laughed and said:

"The old man once studied scriptures in Middle-earth, don't you know that life and death are fate, and wealth is in the sky?

"Even if she stays at home, how can she make sure that nothing goes wrong?

"If she really has any accidents, it's her fate, no one else."

Long Zixi said in his heart: "This old man is worthy of staying in the Central Plains, and what he said is quite reasonable. ”

Tu-sama thought for a moment and said:

"In this case, it can no longer be prevaricated. Just ......"

looked at the crowd and said with a smile:

"There's a girl in one of these big men, they're funny!"

Fourth Brother Fang smiled:

"I think only the Dragon Brothers will find it interesting."

Long Zixi's face turned red all of a sudden, and Zhuo Ermei's face was slightly red, but she was quite proud.

When Gatula saw that Lord Tu agreed, he was overjoyed, and invited everyone to drink a glass of wine, and said:

"Good, good! It's rare for you to be righteous! You just send her to the best friend of the old man in Hojing! ”

At that moment, he explained the name and residence of the best friend, and the Tu Daren and the Fang family brothers actually knew each other, and everyone was happy.

When Gatula saw that it was getting dark, he ordered the feast to be withdrawn.

A subordinate had already sent a plate of treasure, and everyone excused himself again and again, but he couldn't do it, so he accepted it.

134

After leaving the stockade, the group continued north.

Zhuoermei introduced the customs and folklore to everyone along the road, which added a lot of fun.

When Zhuo Ermei had nothing to do, he talked to Long Zixi, and after a long time, Long Zixi had that good feeling in his heart, and he couldn't help but think:

"Why do I feel that way when I'm with Miss Tian and Zhuo Ermei?"

I vaguely feel that the two girls are very cute, and they are good to themselves, what if the two of them meet in the future?

Although I don't know exactly what happened, I vaguely feel that the future will be quite difficult.

After two more days, he came to Weirong City, the capital of the Yan Yan Kingdom.

The group found an inn to stay.

Lord Tu sent Father Yu Shi and two of his subordinates to contact the Lord of the Beast, and the rest of the people were waiting for news at the inn.

Zoermei explained to the crowd:

"You call this place Weirong, although you mean that the Rong people here are powerful, but in the end it means derogatory. In fact, according to the language of the people here, it means 'safe city'. ”

Tu-sama nodded:

"Yes, we don't have much contact with the surrounding ethnic groups, and we call ourselves the above countries, and since ancient times, we have called them Yi, Rong, Di, Hu and the like, which is indeed contemptible. In my opinion, it is really inappropriate. ”

Zhuo Ermei suddenly said:

"You said you came here for business, why don't you go out and walk around? But only sit here? ”

After thinking about it, he didn't think that she could do anything with a girl, so he didn't want to hide it from her anymore, and said with a smile:

"Our 'business' is with their lords."

At that moment, the truth was told to her.

Zhuoermei was surprised:

"No wonder you're angry...... What extraordinary, not like a businessman. It turned out to be a high-ranking official in the kingdom, but I didn't expect you, you are an adult. ”

At that moment, he bowed a few times.

Master Tu smiled:

"Girls don't have to be polite. Are you saying that we are extraordinary? ”

Long Zixi couldn't say some things when he heard Na Zhuo Mei, and he thought it was very funny.

135

In the afternoon, Yu Shi's father came back and brought a man with him.

As soon as he was introduced, Fang Zhi was a special envoy of the Yan Qi country, called Tukule.

Natukule had been to Hokyo once, and Tu Daren vaguely recognized him.

After seeing the ceremony, Tukul said:

"My lord was very happy when he learned that Lord Tu had arrived, so he asked Lord Tu to move to the palace, and tomorrow my lord will meet with Lord Tu."

Tuda Humane:

"Thank you, Lord."

Then they packed up and followed Tukul to the palace.

The next day, after breakfast, Tukul came to meet him.

The earth lord and the father of the stone went to see the lord of the fox, and the rest of the people waited at the residence.

How can Zhuo Ermei sit still?

So she encouraged her to go out to have a look, but everyone was reluctant to her, but she also wanted to go out for a walk, so she left Brother Fang and Second Brother Fang to lead a few guards to wait at the residence, and the other two brothers of the Fang family, Long Zixi and Zhuo Ermei, went to the street to wander.

When I got to the street, I saw that although this Weirong City was not as prosperous as the Central Plains, it also had a unique flavor.

Everyone pointed fingers and walked all the way.

As he was walking, he saw more than a dozen big men coming on the opposite side.

The attire is also an ethnic minority, but it is not the same as the locals.

The dozen or so big men were all drunk, talking and laughing, and walked towards them with a loud voice, and the pedestrians gave way to both sides with interest.

When the group approached, they saw that the four of Long Zixi were still swaggering and had no intention of giving way, and several of them yelled at them.

Third Brother Fang asked Zhuo Ermei:

"What are they calling?"

Zhuo Ermei smiled:

"They told us to get out of the way."

Fourth Brother Fang glared:

"The road is facing the sky, and each one goes to the other. Why let Lao Tzu give way? ”

As he spoke, he stood in the middle of the road with his chest and arms crossed, and looked at the group with a sneer.

The group obviously didn't expect that the other party not only did not give way, but also had the intention of demonstrating, so they swayed and forced forward, shouting loudly.

Although Fourth Brother Fang didn't understand, he didn't know if he meant well, so he couldn't help but glance at Zhuo Ermei.

Zhuoermeidao:

"People say, if you don't get out of the way, you're going to break your dog's legs."

Fourth Brother Fang sneered:

"Want to fight? That's great! It just so happens that Lao Tzu is idle these days. ”

Seeing that both sides were fighting, Third Brother Fang hurriedly pulled his brother along:

"Forget it, don't affect the master's business."

Fourth Brother Fang snorted and reluctantly stepped aside with everyone.

The group laughed, looked at a few people, shouted something, and continued to walk with a strange smile.

Fourth Brother Fang said angrily:

"What are they calling?"

Zhuoermeidao:

"People scolded us for being ...... What about dogs. ”

Fourth Brother Fang was furious and wanted to attack again, but he was persuaded by Third Brother Fang and Long Zixi.

Everyone continued to move forward, but they were quite unhappy in their hearts.

After a few steps, Zhuo Ermei suddenly let out an "ouch".

The three of them looked back, but it was the group that turned back.

One of the bearded men grabbed Zhuo Ermei's headscarf and whined.

The rest of the people swayed around and laughed.

Zhuo Ermei blushed angrily, scolded something in Hu Ren's words, and swung her pink fist and slapped the big man in the face.

The big man laughed, grabbed Zhuo Ermei's fist, pulled it under his nose, sniffed it, and it was obvious that the smell was very good, and he couldn't help but scream excitedly.

Another big man tore Zhuo Ermei's headscarf from behind, and had already torn the headscarf open.

Zhuo Ermei's hair was scattered, and the group screamed.

Zhuo Ermei struggled with his life, where was the opponent of the strong man?

Two more men came, screaming something, and went to grab Zhuo Ermei's other arm.

Fourth Brother Fang couldn't hold back any longer, rushed up with an arrow step, grabbed the bearded arm, pulled and pushed, and heard the big man's ouch, let go of his hand, and bent down with a painful expression, but he was unloaded by Fourth Brother Fang.

The gang screamed and pounced on them in unison.

Long Zixi and Third Brother Fang couldn't bear it any longer, so they hid Zhuo Ermei behind them, pointed to the east and west, and knocked several big men to the ground.

When the rest of the big men saw that the other party was fierce, they screamed and drew their knives.

The people of Longzixi didn't bring weapons, and they didn't take a few strong men in their eyes.

A few people pull the shelf, and they have to put it on the other side.

was making a fuss, and suddenly saw a person running in, who was in the same costume as those big men, in his thirties, and shouted a few times at those big men, and the big men stopped.

The man hugged his fist at Long Zixi and the four of them, and said in the Central Plains language:

"Below is the deputy envoy and interpreter of Xijon State, Gruche, several subordinates have drunk too much, and they are offended, so don't blame you."

Third Brother Fang was also surprised to see that he could speak the Central Plains language, and replied politely:

"I'm from Middle-earth, and I'm down there. Since the Venerable Driver said so, the matter is over. ”

Gruche is another one:

"Thank you, Haihan!"

Turning back to those people, he said a few more harsh words.

The men obeyed him and followed him away.

Zhuoermei rewrapped the turban and aired:

"These ...... What shameless Hu people, I will teach them a lesson sooner or later! ”

Long Zixi smiled:

"They are not ashamed of anything, so they will not be like them. Besides, that Gruche is also a good courtesy, but it's not good to make trouble any longer. ”

Zhuo Ermei glanced at Long Zixi:

"I hate it, you're laughing at me!"

But he also smiled with less anger.

Fang Sange said:

"There are also envoys from the Xijon Kingdom who have arrived? I'm afraid that it will not be good for the affairs of the Tu people. ”

When several people thought of this festival, they were not in the mood to go any further, so they hurried back to the palace.

136

It was almost noon when a few people returned, but Master Tu and Father Yu Shi had not yet returned.

After a while, someone came to report, and the two adults ate there at ease.

The people ate lunch on their own, but they had something in their hearts, and they were not comfortable eating.

After lunch, seeing that the sun was already in the west, Lord Tu and Father Yu Shi hurried back.

The face of the local master was displeased, and Father Yu Shi also looked solemn, and everyone guessed a few points, it must be that the relationship with the family is not going well.

Sure enough, the Tu Daren saw that everyone hated and said:

"That lord is so unreasonable!"

Long Zixi asked:

"What, is it because they don't want to kiss anymore?"

The Tu Master was angry and said:

"Let Lord Yu talk about it."

Yu Shi's father said:

"When the lord and my lord contacted me in the early stage, he still had a positive attitude towards the matter of harmony, but this time he pushed back and seemed to be insincere.

Not only that, but they also intensified their efforts and put forward harsh conditions, saying that it is certainly possible for the two parties to marry, but it is not enough for only one princess to marry, and they still need five hundred beautiful women to marry together, and they need a lot of jewelry and money.

"Hmph, isn't this a selfless vision, is it reasonable?"

When everyone heard this, they all felt that the presiding man was too much.

Long Zixi thought, this Lord Yu is really interesting to speak, even if he is angry and scolding, he will not leave his mouth.

If it weren't for the seriousness of the crowd, I almost laughed out loud.

But I heard Brother Fang say:

"Hmph, my king is willing to marry his daughter, and he has already given them enough face. How deceitful they are that they have to make inches! ”

Master Tu sighed and said:

"Originally, when the king sent me, he told me that as long as he could calm the border trouble, he could agree to any conditions.

"It's just, alas, I can't bear it.

"Five hundred beauties are not difficult to find, but I don't know how much pain they will bring to the people!"

Longzi Xixin said:

"This king Xuan is only to calm the border troubles, where will he take care of the people? However, the Tu people have a lot of love for the people. ”

I wanted to say something, but I thought that it was not good to accuse King Xuan in front of the Tu people, so I couldn't help but say nothing.

Fang Sange said:

"By the way, we met the guards of the Xijon Kingdom on the street today, and it must be the envoy of the Xijon Kingdom who has also arrived here. Could the ambiguous attitude of the lord have something to do with them? ”

To-sama: "Oh? He asked:

"The country of Xijon has also sent an envoy?"

Longzi West Road:

"Yes. According to the following, it is very likely that the Xirong Kingdom knew that we were going to make friends with the Yanqi Kingdom and sabotaged it. ”

Lord Tu nodded and said:

"Eighty percent of this is the case, but we have to deal with it seriously."

After speaking, everyone discussed, but they couldn't think of any good countermeasures for a while.