The Dangyang Case Chapter 3 Falling Wind City
Luofeng City is a small border fortress city in the northwest of the Sima Dynasty, and the city is inhabited by the residents of the Sima Dynasty, prisoners who have been convicted and distributed, walking merchants and Jianghu guests, as well as wolf people and Di people, etc., who also often come and go to Luofeng City. Falling Wind City is a small city in the northwest of Shenzhou, there is a very peculiar natural phenomenon here, the wind and sand outside the city stop here, there is no high mountain around it, but let the wind and sand blow from the depths of the beach next door stop here, over time, people think that there are gods here, guarding the north of Shenzhou, and the name of Falling Wind City has been passed down like this.
Ji Feiyun walked for a long time to come to the city gate, walking all the way in the wind and sand, at this time, he was already a dusty, weather-covered person, he saw such a city gate and so many strangers for the first time in his life, his heart was at a loss, at a loss.
In the north of this stopper, people like him are no longer surprised, and when people in the past see this gray-faced young man, at most they only cast a trace of pity at all, and they will not even stop and walk away. A few guards at the city gate glanced at Ji Feiyun and saw that he was not a suspicious person, so they didn't care.
Ji Feiyun stood at the city gate for a while, looked at the city gate a few times, gritted his teeth and walked towards the city, he didn't know what to do in the city, there was no one to find in the city, and there was no place to go, at this time he felt like a thief in his heart, very uncomfortable.
When he entered the city, he looked curiously at everything around him, and saw a gray street in front of him, and there were many people on both sides of the street with stalls, and there were all kinds of things, some of which he had seen, but many more that he had not seen. There are also a lot of people coming and going on the street, Ji Feiyun has never seen so many people, and they are dressed like he has never heard of or seen. He was dazzled by all the new things around him, and his heart, which was still apprehensive just now, was filled with curiosity.
Ji Feiyun walked along the street and looked all the way, most of the people here were speaking the official dialect of Shenzhou that he could understand, but the pronunciation was slightly different, and occasionally someone said something that he didn't understand at all. Unconsciously, he came to a slaughterhouse, at this time the owner was cutting a big sheep with a knife, and a young man slightly younger than him was helping on the side.
I remember one winter, he and his father went up the mountain to hunt, and that time they were lucky, they actually caught a big goat, and after they carried the goat home, his father told him how to make mutton while burning the fire and removing the hair, and he watched and listened to it, and his heart was very happy. Now, his father's life and death are uncertain, and he has come to this strange place again, he reached out and touched a handful of tears, and walked away.
Ji Feiyun walked aimlessly in Luofeng City, at first he was still curious about the things around him, while walking and watching, and later, he was hungry and tired, and he thought of his father in his heart, remembered the tragedy that happened in the valley, and was sad and helpless, yesterday he was lying on the grass in the valley, leisurely looking at the blue sky and white clouds, but today he has become a person walking in this strange place, becoming lonely and helpless.
He walked so slowly, he was embarrassed to stop, and after walking the street and the alley, the sky gradually darkened, and there were fewer people on the street, and there was a slight chill in the air.
Ji Feiyun was hungry and tired, especially when he asked about the smell of wine and food wafting from the restaurant, which made him even more hungry and unbearable, he walked in the Gobi Desert for most of the day today, which had consumed most of his energy, and experienced such a big change, which made his mind become trance, at this moment he was walking and smelling the aroma of food in the air, and finally collapsed on the side of the street in front of a tavern on the street.
Just such a dusty-faced and dirty boy fell on the side of the street, without attracting anyone's attention, just like the common Hanako or down-and-out people in this city. This is the way it is in this world, some people live in the eyes of many people, even in their hearts, and some people are like grass on the side of the road, the wind has passed, and no one will notice, and they will become a pinch of dust and return to nature.
Late at night, the cold wind outside the plug still blows into all corners of this small border city, people have already sat around the fire, drinking hot mutton soup, or they have already gotten into the quilt early, and they have begun to dream on the yellow sorghum.
This tavern is called 'Luofeng Tavern', with the name of 'Luofeng', it seems that the owner of this tavern is not small, but this tavern is really famous in Luofeng City, and it is still ranked in the eyes of those past merchants, foreign nationalities, and even horse thieves. Of course, in addition to being famous for wine and food, the main reason is that the owner of this tavern is actually a young and beautiful beautiful girl, this beautiful girl is called Yueniang by everyone.
Yueniang was able to open a tavern in this chaotic border town, and the business was booming, not because of the background, but on the sword in her hand.
Over time, everyone knew that this was a rose with a poisonous stinger, and no one dared to joke with their lives anymore, but the number of people who came to the tavern to drink continued unabated.
At this time, the tavern sent away the last wave of guests, ready to close, the young man in the tavern Xiao Shanzi cleaned up the tables and chairs in the lobby, and then came to the door panel, he habitually looked at the street outside, and found that there was a dark shadow lying on the ground not far away, vaguely like a person, so he called Uncle Guan inside, took the wind lamp on the table, and walked slowly to see.
Approached him and took the lamp, and saw that it was a person lying on his back to the sky, both sides were closed at the moment, although his face was full of dust and dirt, but he could vaguely see that it was a teenager, and this teenager was Ji Feiyun who fainted on the street. Xiao Shanzi poked his hand in front of Ji Feiyun's nostrils, and when he saw that there was still breath, he shouted loudly: "Uncle Guan, there is a child here who has fainted." ”
Out of the tavern came an old man about 60 years old, not tall, gray hair, wrinkled face, and slightly hunchbacked, he walked over quickly, looked down, and saw that it was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, covered in dust, as if he had walked a long way to come here, he turned his head to look inside, and then said to Xiao Shanzi: "Go, tell Yueniang." ”
Then Uncle Guan looked down carefully at the strange young man who had fainted on the ground in front of him, stretched out his two hands, picked up Ji Feiyun, and slowly walked towards the tavern, when he walked to the lobby, Xiao Shanzi came with Yueniang, Yueniang glanced at Old Uncle Guan, and then looked down at Ji Feiyun, held back a look, and said, "Hug it in, see what the situation is." ”
Uncle Guan nodded, and then walked to his residence with Ji Feiyun in his arms, Uncle Guan put Ji Feiyun on the kang where he was sleeping, and then turned his head and said to Xiao Shanzi who came with him: "Go to a big basin of hot water, and bring it with a bowl of hot mutton soup." ”
Xiao Shanzi answered the way and went out, and after a while brought a basin of hot water and towels, and went out to prepare mutton soup. Old Uncle Guan wiped Ji Feiyun's face with a hot wet towel, and when he saw that it was a handsome young man, he shook his head, sighed, and said to himself: "These days, alas!" Old Uncle Guan wiped Ji Feiyun's hands again, washed the towel, wrung out the water, and put it on Ji Feiyun's forehead, and then he sat aside and looked at Ji Feiyun lying on the kang.
The room was warm, and a hot towel was put on his forehead, and after a while, Ji Feiyun woke up. He slowly opened his eyes, and saw that he was lying in a house made of adobe bricks, and some daily necessities were hanging on the walls of the house. Although the pronunciation of the speech was a little different from what he usually heard, he still understood, the key was that there was a person beside him, he was shocked and wanted to stand up, but his whole body was weak, so he had to give up. He turned his head to see an old man with a gray-brown face looking at him, his eyes full of concern.
Ji Feiyun asked, "Uncle, where is this, why am I here?"
When Uncle Guan saw the young man speak, and what he said was slightly different from the people here, he knew that the young man should be from the mainland.
"Child, this is my residence, how do you feel?" said Uncle Guan with a smile.
Ji Feiyun thought about it, remembered that he had been walking and walking in the city, and finally fell down somehow, and then he didn't know anything, he turned his head to look at Uncle Guan and said, "Uncle, did you save me here?"
Uncle Guan smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Ji Feiyun, and I am from Dangyang Valley. Ji Feiyun replied.
"What kind of place is that?" asked Uncle Guan puzzled.
"It's my hometown, we are a valley where no outsiders go, and the people of our village have always lived there. Ji Feiyun said.
Old Uncle Guan thought about it, it should be a valley somewhere in the Guannei, it seems that this kid is a countryman, and then he asked Ji Feiyun again: "Child, then why did you come to this Falling Wind City?
Ji Feiyun saw that Uncle Guan asked about his family, his heart was sour, tears flowed out again, and he cried: "My father was killed by them, and the people in the village were also killed by them, I fell off the cliff, and I don't know how I got here." After saying that, he cried.
Old Uncle Guan looked at Ji Feiyun, shook his head, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that there is a hidden secret, and he is a hard-working child." ”
At this time, Xiao Shanzi came in with a bowl of steaming mutton soup, and Uncle Guan stood up and walked to the kang, stretched out his hand to help Ji Feiyun sit up, and said, "Child, drink the mutton soup first and warm your body." ”
Ji Feiyun said thank you, and then wanted to reach out to pick it up, but he didn't have the strength to raise his hand, Uncle Guan sat on the kang, helped Ji Feiyun, and then asked Xiaoshanzi to feed him. After a few mouthfuls of hot mutton soup, Ji Feiyun felt that his body suddenly warmed up, and his strength was recovering little by little.
After drinking a large bowl of mutton soup, fine beads of sweat appeared on Ji Feiyun's forehead, and he was able to sit up by himself. He said thank you to Uncle Guan and Xiao Shanzi again.
"Child, it's better!" Seeing Ji Feiyun nodding, he said to Xiao Shanzi again: "Xiao Shanzi, you go and prepare a few more meatloaf." ”
Xiao Shanzi agreed to go, Xiao Shanzi just walked on the front foot, Yueniang walked in, Ji Feiyun only felt that his eyes were bright, a fairy-like woman stood in front of him, dressed in light yellow clothes, a hair pinned with a hosta, red lips and teeth, picturesque eyebrows, Ji Feiyun had never seen such a beautiful woman, and he was stunned for a while.
Yueniang has become accustomed to it, seeing that this beggar-like boy is also attracted by his beauty, this time there is no disgust in his heart, he only feels that this young man is also very handsome, but his face is simple. She saw that Ji Feiyun was still looking at her, so she smiled slightly, Ji Feiyun only felt that Yueniang's smile made him feel like a spring breeze, and his heart was suddenly warm and comfortable.