"Drive--drive!" A few old car sounds and the grunt of wooden wheels broke the silence of the field, and on both sides of the potholed dirt road, on the sparse trees, a few scattered knew that they had exhausted their strength and were too lazy to chirp anymore. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info is also strange, the ancients said: "July fire", now it is more than half of July, but the sun heat on this head has not decreased the slightest, still scorching the earth, here is located in the north, the rain is insufficient, now the sun is so sunny, the crops on both sides of the road are more yellow.

The wheels gurgled and rolled by, bringing up two lines of dust. "Drive--drive!" The old man who was driving the car seemed to be a little hoarse when he shouted, but the speed of the carriage still did not increase, he raised the whip in his hand several times, but he saw the sweat rolling down from the old horse in front of him or held back, silently withdrew his somewhat thin hand, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, leaned out of the canopy sideways, looked at the blazing sun in the southeast direction, and couldn't help cursing: "This thief God, it's still so hot after half of July!" Finally, he leaned helplessly on the wooden baffle behind him.

At this time, a water bladder was handed over to him, and he persuaded in the gentle voice of the young man: "Okay, Uncle Li, you are tired after driving for so long, drink saliva to moisten your throat." Besides, the weather is not a day or two, so what's the use of scolding it. There is a big tree in front, let's go over to take a cool ride, and let Lao Huang rest by the way. ”

The old man took the water bladder, pulled out the plug and stuffed it to his mouth a little impatiently, and poured a few sips of "coo-goo", then he reluctantly pressed the wooden plug tightly and hung the water bladder on the wheel next to him.

--!As soon as the carriage drove into the shade of the trees, the old man called the old horse who was pulling the cart, and before the carriage could stop, he jumped off the seat of the carriage and tossed out the forage prepared for the horses from the carriage, and the old horse hurriedly sent it over, and the young man on the side also prepared a wooden bucket, poured a small half bucket of water into it, and took the salt bag on the cart and sprinkled a small handful of salt grains into the water.

Looking at the crystal and fine particles in the hands of the young man sprinkled into the water, the old man's brows wrinkled a few times, he looked at the old horse that had followed him for more than ten years, the original light yellow hair was sticky into wisps due to sweating, and the whole horse was "dyed" brown, and the forage he carefully prepared was put aside, but it ignored it, and as soon as the barrel was put down, he poked his head into it and drank it in a big gulp, the old man sighed, walked to the tree and found a root, and sat down against the tree after blowing a few times.

This old man looks like he is in his fifties, probably working all year round, the years have left traces on his somewhat dark skin, he has a somewhat thin body, but he still looks tall and powerful, with his current size is estimated to be one meter seven or eight. He was dressed in a brown linen robe, his gray hair was tied together with black cloth, his back was leaning against the broad, sturdy trunk of a tree, his eyes were half-squinted but he looked at the seedlings on both sides of the road, his brow furrowed, his mouth was still sighing from time to time, and the new clogs woven by the belt under his feet smashed into the ground with a small "click, click" and brought up small pieces of dust.

The young man who fed the horses was about twenty years old, and his height was very tall and mighty, but his plain expression and the shallow smile hanging on his lips were a group of harmony; he did not tie his hair in a bun, only kept a neat short hair, and his body was also dressed like an old man, except that there was an extra cloth bag painted with flowers on the cloth belt around his waist, and his exposed skin was a little white and tender, looking at his appearance, it was not like making a living in the crops, but full of modernity. After he fed the horses, he took off the dry food and water bladder from the car, turned around and walked to the old man's side, and the two of them stood and sat down, directly giving people a sense of impact and contrast between ancient style and modernity.

The young man walked up to Uncle Li and found a tree root, blew casually, and then turned around and sat down, as if he was not at all worried that the dust below would get on his clothes. He took a piece of bread and handed it to the opposite side with the water bladder that the old man had put on the wheel: "Uncle Li, it's been a long time since you left, let's eat something." ”

Uncle Li retracted his gaze and took the water and food, but he was not in a hurry to eat, he sighed: "If this day goes on like this, there will be no harvest in the field...... According to the older generation, it used to be smooth here. Since the monsters in the mountains rioted a hundred years ago, this day has not been completed, and the harvest in the field has been getting worse and worse every year. Alas, these damn monsters ......."

The young man opposite was nibbling on some dry and hard dough, I don't know if he choked or what, he paused, and then continued to lower his head and nibble on the dough in his hand.

Li Laohan didn't care about these, the bread in his hand was sent to his mouth to chew and swallow in a big gulp, as if he regarded this piece of bread as a monster that disturbed the world, and the young man's chewing and slow swallowing became a strong contrast, he was very fast, swallowed a piece of bread into his stomach in a few bites, and then pulled out the stopper, "Gu Du Du" After drinking a few sips of water, he was a little relieved, he looked at the old horse eating grass under the shade of the tree, and came to be interested again:" Brother Mu's craftsmanship is really good, tsk, with this carriage, it will save a lot of trouble to enter the city in the future. Ay...... The carpenter in the village has lived a long time, and he has not made a carriage until now......"

This carriage is not unusual, it is built according to the style of the tractor carriage that used to pull things in the countryside, but the steel was changed to wood, and in order to keep out the rain and heat, a tent was added to it. This carriage seems simple, but it is difficult for ordinary people to build, just the wheel is a problem, and it is also necessary to consider the material of the supporting axle, that carpenter is just an ordinary carpenter in the mountain village, and it is really a little wronged by Li Laohan to say this. As for the "little brother Mu" in Li Laohan's mouth, he is called Mu Qing, who is sitting on the side and eating bread, he arrived in the mountain village where Li Laohan is a few months ago, and today he followed Li Laohan into the city, according to what he said, he will probably stay in the city in the future and will not come back.

Mu Qing silently finished eating the bread in his hand, and after taking a few sips of water, he moved his gaze to the other end of the road, and found a gray-black dot in the yellow and green in the distance, and then he withdrew his gaze.

"It's almost time to get to the county seat, and now it's hot, and there aren't many people going into the city. ”

"Hehe, it's still early to get to the county seat. Brother Mu, have you ever heard of 'watching the mountains and running dead horses', it will take more than half an hour to enter the city. But with Brother Mu's craftsmanship, there is no need to worry about it in the city, but it's a pity for my family A-Ying, alas, ......"

Hearing this, Mu Qing couldn't help but have a headache, the mountain village and even this county town were not his long-term residence, and he didn't know where he attracted the daughter of the old Li family, and gave him a fragrant "talisman" before leaving, and was hated by the young men in the mountains, you must know that he used to be a single dog for 10,000 years, but now he inadvertently attracted peach blossoms, I really don't know whether to be happy or sad.

After resting for a while, the two of them recovered their spirits, and even Lao Huang, who was pulling the cart, seemed to have gained some strength, the carriage was much faster than before, and Mu Qing gradually approached the city creeping on the ground in the distance amid the sound of the carriage and the chatter of Li Laohan.

Nanshan City, more than ten miles square, several zhang high city, five zhang deep. This is a small town in the border area, which was built a hundred years ago due to the Great War in the Central Plains and the migration of people, but now that the war has subsided, coupled with climate change, it is a little less prosperous. Outside the north gate of Nanshan City, more than a dozen soldiers dressed in leather armor and holding Changge stood wilting under the scorching sun. If it was in the past, they would have retreated into the deep city gate cave to be lazy, but now that the head has changed masters, and the military law is quite strict, this group of local soldiers can only stand guard under the scorching sun, but they don't know how to curse the officers who are drinking and enjoying the cold on the city gate tower.

In the gatehouse of the city, the officers who were cursed by the soldiers were indeed drinking and having fun, and the two military marquis were kneeling in front of the wooden table, with a few stacks of wine and side dishes, and you were drinking and recreational. The city tower is tall and spacious, it is cooler than below, and these two people have removed their heavy armor, only wearing thin underwear, and the ice cubes in the copper basin on the ground are still exuding a trace of coldness, which is really enjoyable, and it is no wonder that the soldiers in front of the city gate scolded their mothers in their hearts. When the wooden wheels made a dull sound on the planks of the moat, the military marquis sitting on the main seat suddenly stopped the black porcelain wine bowl he was holding, and the corners of his mouth turned slightly, "Interesting......

The deputy military marquis on the opposite side was a little puzzled at first, he stopped the wine bowl, closed his eyes as if feeling something, and in an instant, he opened his eyes and said with a somewhat solemn face: "Junhou, do you want to send someone to ......?"

"No need. The marquis interrupted with a casual wave of his hand, "I'd like to see what he can do." Come on, let's keep drinking......"

After a while, the military marquis suddenly beckoned, "Tell Sun Gen downstairs to let them go." The black-helmeted and black-armored guard behind him immediately waved his hand, said "Hi", and quickly dodged downstairs.

At this time, Mu Qing and Li Laohan were blocked in the city gate hole, surrounded by soldiers in front and back, unable to advance or retreat, and waited until the black-armored guard conveyed the order of the military marquis upstairs, the military lord surnamed Sun in the city gate cave waved his hand, dispersed the soldiers who raised their swords and let the two pass. The city gate is tall and deep, and the doorway is a little dim, so that people can't see the expression of the officer surnamed Sun clearly, but Mu Qing always feels that his eyes staring at him are a little cold, which makes him feel a little uneasy, and he regrets his decision to enter the city, but the matter has come to this, I only hope to sell the sundries on the car quickly and get out of the city as soon as possible.

Lao Huang seemed to be frightened by the previous atmosphere, and walked quite slowly, Li Laohan didn't rush to catch up, he sat silently on the carriage like Mu Qing, watching the light in front of him getting bigger and bigger.

The doorway is deep, this silent trip is even more depressing, when the whole body is under the sun, the two of them breathe a long sigh of relief, Li Laohan resumed his original nagging, he patted Mu Qing's shoulder:

"It's okay, they must have misunderstood. Now that the flag has been changed, the Sun family's life is also a little difficult. ”

After speaking, he looked back behind him, and some of the wide carriages were full of fur, herbs, and dried meat, and even a small half of the carriage of dry firewood...... Hey, hey!"

Li Laohan's shot just now was quite heavy, interrupting Mu Qing's thoughts, he hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke, "Uncle Li, when the things are sold, I'll go back to the village with you, this city is ......" Speaking of this, he looked around at the stone ramparts, bricks, or civil houses on both sides of the stone street, "Let's think about it later!"

These words obviously hit Li Laohan's appetite, and he happily patted Mu Qing's shoulder twice, which made the latter smile bitterly, "I'll just say, it's not a big deal in this city, it's still comfortable in the mountains, A-Ying will definitely die of happiness if she knows." Hahahaha......"

The hearty laughter drew the eyes of the people on both sides, and after a glance, they continued with their previous affairs. After all, on such a hot day, people don't have much enthusiasm to pay attention to those little things.

The sun was approaching the middle of the sky, and the carriage was gurgling into the city under the scorching sun.