In the dimly lit shop, countless dolls were placed in it, either sitting quietly on the cabinet or standing quietly in the corner, with different expressions on their faces, maintaining silent silence.

The two people in the shop also sat opposite each other like dolls, silently and without the slightest movement.

For Mamoru Wada, the man in front of him is an unfathomable person, but at the same time, he is also a person who has changed him.

About ten days earlier, the man had defeated him and all his men, and had taken him in under siege by officers and soldiers.

Why did he take him in, Wada Mamoru didn't know why. But this man said to him indifferently at that time: If you want to die as a samurai, you must first become a real samurai.

This sentence broke Wada Mamoru's will to die, because he was indeed no longer worthy of calling himself a samurai, nor was he worthy of the death of a samurai. He really didn't have the face to see his dead father with such a face.

So he stayed, wanting to rediscover his samurai path.

Of course, there is a more important reason that the man in front of him who can manipulate the puppet offers him a hire. As long as he is willing to become his subordinate, he can get a salary of one tael of silver a month.

A whole tael of silver!

Mamoru Wada was already able to imagine that after a few years of appointment here, he would be able to return to Kamoto and marry Miss Nanako in a beautiful manner.

And from the perspective of the strange old man, he is also running a shop now, so he really needs a long-term worker to help him with chores. This person needs to be easy to communicate with and obedient enough. Wada Mamoru undoubtedly met these conditions, so he left Wada Mamoru behind, anyway, this was just an inconsequential decision for him.

During these days, the strange old man taught the language of Hetian Shou Tang from scratch, and Hetian Shou's performance was basically satisfactory to him, at least most of the things didn't need to be told a second time.

I have to say that this person's talent in language seems to be really good. It's strange that the old man knows many languages, and the language of the Tang Kingdom is also one of the more difficult languages he knows, and the fact that Hetian Shou can learn it so smoothly really saves him a lot of effort.

But externally, he still asked Wada Shou to claim that he was self-taught Tang dialect. As for the identity of Wada Mamoru, it is strange that the old man has no intention of concealing it, so he asked Wada Mamoru to directly say that he is a homeless person from overseas.

So on the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, when Lao Luo invited the strange old man, Li Si and the others also met Wada Shou.

After learning that he was a long-term worker recruited by a strange old man, Zhang Susu, the shopkeeper, didn't care much about it, so he entertained him together. Anyway, they will be neighbors in the future, and they will always have to get along well.

Li Si recognized Hetian Shou's appearance, and was slightly stunned, but he didn't break it. He believed that the strange old man had his own plans, so he was not prepared to talk too much.

Similarly, Wada Mamoru also recognized Li Si, after all, this was the first innocent person he had slashed with a knife. He was very sorry for Li Si, so much so that when preparing for Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Si's work was basically robbed by him.

Mamoru Wada's Tang dialect is not very good, and many times he can't fully understand what everyone means, so he also needs to cooperate with some gestures when communicating with him.

When he heard about his origin and his plan to learn Tang dialect on his own, Lao Luo asked him to ask himself if he encountered something he didn't understand, anyway, he also wanted to learn an overseas language.

This year seems to be quite lively, Xiao Cao and Xiao He are outside with firecrackers to be set off at night, Lao Luo spread out the pen and ink to write couplets, Zhang Susu cut the window flowers with red paper, and the strange old man is manipulating the puppet to paste the window flowers on the window. The dirty work was basically taken care of by Hetian Shou, and Li Si and Banjuxian hid in the corner to be lazy.

Hao Dayou was preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, perhaps in a good mood, and his knife skills were sharper than usual, and the dishes he made suddenly had a lot of noodles. In his own words, these dishes are put in the big restaurants in the capital, and they are also the number one.

Whether it's true or not, everyone doesn't care, in short, Hetian Shou almost cried when he ate it, and said that he had never eaten such a delicious thing in his life.

This sentence alone made Hao Dayou regard him as a confidant, and he took the case and called him brother.

When the firecrackers were lit, Mamoru Wada was startled by the first explosion, and directly picked up a broom next to him and blocked it in front of everyone.

Everyone was silent for a moment when they saw his knee-jerk reaction, and then they laughed again.

In the midst of the laughter, Wada Mamoru scratched his head for some reason, but when he saw that everyone was laughing, he unconsciously laughed aloud.

In the city of Mingzhou that day, the streets and alleys were filled with the sound of firecrackers, which was so noisy that people could hardly hear any other sounds. But it is also because of this kind of noise that people can easily sink into it, no longer have to worry about the things they usually worry about, and can unreservedly blend into the laughter of everyone.

Therefore, it is also the human world on this day, with less coldness in the depths of winter and more hustle and bustle that should have been.

In the night sky of Chang'an City, that kind of "heavenly fire" began to bloom again, and since the thief saint dedicated it to the princess of Chang'an, this has become a special way to celebrate in Chang'an City. In the pavilion of the palace, a woman dressed in a palace robe silently looked out the window. Half a sound should have been fruitless, she withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and smiled bitterly, opened the packet of marzipan in front of the table, and took out one and put it in her mouth.

In the wind and rain of the rivers and lakes, a woman in gray looked at a man in the rivers and lakes who fell in front of her, and silently put away her sword. She glanced sideways in the direction of Jiangnan, touched the hilt of the sword at her waist, and then turned her head and walked deeper into the wind and rain.

Huan Qingshan, the black-clothed swordsman was still practicing his sword, the difference was that there was an extra jar of wine beside him.

Tang Zhong of the Tang Sect practiced the flying knife against a wooden stake, and he sighed. There is one less person who often makes trouble, and the rivers and lakes during this period of time have become a little boring again.

Yan Tingzhi of the Six Doors has been dealing with a big case recently, and he is so busy that he can't be idle at all.

Tie Muyi was dragged by his mother again and said that he was kissing, and Jiang Li'er was still hiding in Yunshan.

In the Valley of Hundred Flowers, it was finally the day of the New Year, and the disciples spread out the valley very lively, but Hua Yunjun still did not participate. She just sat in the pavilion on the valley, looked at an old sachet for a while, laughed, leaned against the railing, and hummed a ballad softly.

"Little disciple, go out of the mountain to be born, Master respectfully warns you, there are thieves on the road······"

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The year of the Tang Kingdom left a deep impression on Hetian Shou, not only because of the delicious food, not only because of the scary firecrackers, but also because of the heartfelt smile on people's faces. To tell the truth, Mamoru Wada has never seen so many people, and they laughed from the bottom of their hearts.

It's really a beautiful place, isn't it, Wada Mamoru thinks this way in the sound of firecrackers. He even thought that if he could, he would really want Miss Nanako to come and see this scene too. She must be very happy, thinking so, Mamoru Wada also laughed silently.

In the Qianjia Building, Li Si and Banjuxian sat idly at the table and chairs together.

Li Si sat against the wall, his eyes closed.

Half of the fairy swallowed the melon seeds in his hand, suddenly glanced at him, and asked out loud.

"What are you thinking. ”

"Homesick ······"

Li Si replied so lightly, and then did not say another word.

(End of chapter)