Chapter 33: Bonfire
Soon after the three of them left the hut, they saw Tukou and Ferejo waiting outside the door of Aguer's house, and there were two villagers behind them, who seemed to have come with the two to greet Shi Cheng and the three.
Everyone greeted each other warmly, but Shi Cheng keenly noticed that the smile on Aguer's face didn't seem natural.
"Three righteous men, let's go to the celebration venue." Tukou said with a smile.
Shi Cheng nodded, "It's hard work." ”
Wu Neng looked at Aguer and found that he was still standing still, so he asked, "Uncle Aguer, aren't you going with us?" ”
"Ahh Aguer came back to his senses, he laughed dryly, and replied, "Meda and I will take the children over in a while, and you should follow the village chief first, little brother of the immortals." ”
"Huh? Won't Granny Kaga go with you? Wu Neng was keenly aware of the problem in Aguer's words.
"Maybe it's because of her old age, my mother has been tired for the past two days, so she won't go tonight." Agul replied, "Hmm...... You shouldn't be surprised by the village chief. ”
Tukuo smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, just let the old man have a good rest, this celebration was not mandatory for everyone to participate." ”
"Okay, thank you village chief."
Wu Neng's heart was very puzzled, he also saw Mrs. Kajia when he went to Aguer this morning to return the plate used for breakfast, the old lady was very energetic, why did she suddenly feel weak at night?
Wu Nenggang wanted to ask again, but a big hand quietly reached out from behind and gently pulled the corner of his clothes.
Wu Neng turned his head in surprise and found that Shi Cheng was looking at him.
Shi Cheng shook his head slightly, as if to tell Wu Neng not to ask any more questions, and then he withdrew his gaze, as usual.
After saying goodbye to Aguer, Shi Cheng and the others followed Tukuo and the others, talking and laughing towards the open space where the celebration was held.
After a while, Meda walked out with her two children, and as she walked out, she whispered a soft reprimand to Kanda, who was a little greedy. After walking up to Agul, Meda asked her husband, "Master, shall we go?" ”
"What about Mother? She really doesn't want to go? Aguel asked his wife, his eyes looking at his house.
Meda sighed and replied, "Let's let Mom rest at home." Let her go over and look at the faces of those ungodly new bosses, and then add a blockage to her heart? ”
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The scene of the bonfire party was even more lively than Shi Cheng and the three of them thought.
A bonfire was lit in the open space north of Xianyou Village, and pots of broth hung on the fire, which was also a belated gift prepared by the new village chief for all the villagers in the village.
After speeches by Tukuo, Shi Cheng and several elderly villagers, the bonfire celebration officially began.
Shi Cheng's speech was not very much, and was roughly divided into two parts, one was to congratulate the rebels on their success, and the other was to wish Xianyou Village a smooth season in the future, and the villagers would be happy and healthy.
While sending good wishes to the villagers, he also called on all aspiring villagers to join the team of the new government and dedicate their efforts to Kawa's mother to get rid of her pain and run towards a better future.
Shi Cheng, who sat quietly and listened quietly, keenly noticed that in Tukuo's speech, he kept emphasizing words such as "we Kawa people", rather than "our village" as the villagers were accustomed to.
Perhaps Tuko's speech today will not be truly understood by the villagers, but the seed will always sprout one day.
After Tuko's speech, several village elders walked up to the big stone that served as a podium and sent blessings to the villagers.
After all this was over, Tukhor walked up to the podium again, this time holding a red and green flag in his hand, and after standing still, eleven villagers came to the fire in front of the podium, faced the flag in Tuko's hand, raised their hands, and read aloud the oath of joining the Righteous Banner Officers' League, which had been memorized in advance.
After seeing this scene, Shi Cheng's eyes widened in surprise.
Those eleven villagers were no strangers to Shi Cheng, Shi Cheng had been going around the village these days, most of the villagers he had seen, and he found that these eleven people were all from the poorest people in the village without exception.
Aqas was among the eleven men.
Of course, what surprised Shi Cheng the most was that the scene and form of the oath of joining the alliance actually made him feel a little familiar.
The little military doctor Fei Leihuo sitting next to Shi Cheng seemed to see Shi Cheng's thoughts, he leaned over with a smile and said to Shi Cheng, "Mr. Orange, they are taking the oath to join our team. I heard from the village chief uncle that the form of today's oath ceremony is still borrowed from the same way that you Chita people used when they joined the Protectorate League. ”
Shi Cheng was amazed: "I didn't expect that your people still know this, and I am now more and more interested in the leaders of your rebels." ”
"Do you speak of our leader?" "I've heard our head say that our great leader is a great man, who has loved to read since he was a child, and when he became an adult, he went to study in the Wei Kingdom in the northwest, and he has knowledge in his belly!" In addition to the Great Leader, there are several other leaders who have also studied outside. ”
"I see," Shi Cheng muttered to himself softly, and what Ferrejo said made a lot ......of things clear in his mind at once.
After the oath-taking ceremony, Tukuo took the lead in beating the small wooden drum in his hand, and the villagers sang along with him, and after a while, the bonfire piled up in the open space was surrounded by the villagers who were dancing and singing, like a bird that had just come out of the cage, and surrounded the long-awaited sun in the sky.
Ferrejo looked at the people who were celebrating not far away, and for a long time, he couldn't help but whisper, "That's good." ”
Wu Neng turned his head to look at Ferrejo and asked in surprise, "You...... Why are you crying? ”
Shi Cheng and Tie Mian also turned their heads in surprise, there seemed to be only a cheerful smile on the face of the little military doctor on weekdays, and this was the first time the three of them saw him cry.
Ferrejo hurriedly wiped away his tears and said with a smile: "Look at me, the head of the regiment said before that a man can't shed tears easily. ”
"Did something happen?" Shi Cheng asked with concern.
Ferrejo stared blankly at the nearest bonfire, and replied, "It's nothing, I just thought, if my grandma and my brother and sister can survive this day, they should also sing and dance with everyone in that village, just like tonight." ”
Shi Cheng's heart moved, he knew that what the little military doctor was talking about must be a sad past, so he quickly changed the topic.
"We've known each other for so long, and we still don't know about you." Shi Cheng asked, "Did you join your Grand Leader's army at the beginning?" ”
Ferrejo straightened his chest and replied proudly: "Of course, as early as the beginning of the uprising, our 17th Infantry Regiment was with the Great Leader, and it was our regimental commander who personally rescued me from the whip of the old dog in our village. ”
"I didn't know anything at that time, so I knew that it was right to follow the regiment leader. He taught me a lot, he made me understand why we have to fight, why we have such a hard time. Later, the bandits came to suppress us, we couldn't beat them for a while, and many brothers and sisters died, so we had to temporarily retreat into the mountains, and those days were very uncomfortable, and many corpses could be moved down from the front line every day, and our regiment commander said to me, 'Baby, you can't hold a wooden gun at this age, and you stay in the cave honestly, and take care of your injured brothers, which is also a great achievement.' And so I became the medic of our regiment. ”
"Your head is for your own good." Shi Cheng suddenly interjected.
"Our regimental commander is the best man." The little military doctor said, "Even if you always treat me like a child, I can hold a wooden gun." ”
Shi Cheng and Wu Neng glanced at each other, then he smiled and nodded at the little military doctor.
Wu Neng asked curiously, "Then what, how did you defeat the enemy?" ”
"It was our big leader who rescued us, about two months ago, the big leader personally led people to capture all the newly formed artillery teams of the bandit army in a battle! Then he took the army and artillery with him, and copied the back road of the bandit army in front of us, and as soon as he attacked from the front and back, those dogs were crushed. The little military doctor said with a fluttering eyebrow.
"After that, you've been a medic in the regiment, haven't you?" Wu Neng continued to ask.
"Yes, the regiment commander and my comrades-in-arms praised me for my good treatment of injuries, and gave me the nickname 'Lingtong Little Bean', and then I changed from holding a wooden gun to holding a medicine bag." The little military doctor replied, but there was a trace of regret in his eyes.
Shi Cheng sensed the regret in the eyes of the little military doctor, so he comforted him: "Those who kill the enemy and those who save people are heroes, no different. ”
When Shi Cheng spoke, Wei Guoguan's language was mixed with some Chu Ze language, and in the end, it was Wu Neng who translated it for him before Fei Rejo could understand what Shi Cheng meant.
"That's what our head of the regiment said." Ferrejo laughed.
Shi admitted and asked sincerely: "You are very talented in treating external injuries, I don't feel like a halfway monk, did you do some business before joining the army?" ”
After Wu Neng translated, Ferrejo's eyes widened, "How do you know?" Before I followed the head of the regiment, I had been learning how to treat the cattle in the cattle pen of the village chief's house from the cattle breeder. ”
Wu Neng was drinking water at this time, and he almost didn't spit out the water in his mouth after hearing this.
After Wu Neng translated Ferrejo's words, Shi Cheng and Tie Mian couldn't help but glance at each other.
"What's wrong with you? Why does the expression look so strange? Ferrejo asked, confused.
"Uh...... It turned out to be ...... Veterinarians. Wu Neng stammered.
"Little brother, what I'm asking is not to treat cattle, but whether you have treated the injuries of people in your village before joining the army? Lao Wu, when you translate my sentence, emphasize the word "person". Shi Cheng said.
After Wu Neng translated it, Ferrejo was even more puzzled, "If you can cure cows, can't you treat people?" People in the village who have a headache, brain fever, or bruises will go to the cattle breeder for treatment, and most of them do not go to the temple to ask for money after being sick or injured. ”
Shi Cheng was stunned, and after a moment, his expression finally became natural, he bent over, his elbows propped on his legs, "Oh...... I really have the talent to be a pharmacist, but I didn't look away. ”