Zhang Yunzheng never found an opportunity to show weakness to Shen Wen. On the contrary, he showed off his power in front of Shen Wen.
After they came back, Shen Yi brought craftsmen to the courtyard where they lived every day. Zhang Yunzheng explained the weapons and arrows they brought with them to them one by one by comparing them with the sketches. As Shen Yi listened, he couldn't help admiring that this stunned young man was an extremely serious person who was well versed in the construction and production techniques of every weapon. He didn't know that Zhang Yunzheng had spent a year in the south, doing nothing but making weapons every day, so he was naturally clear.
The fourth prince has no chess friends and can't go out, so he often sits on the sidelines and watches.
He sometimes thinks it is absurd: the development of weapons by the people is prohibited in this dynasty, and generals need to report to the court for approval if they want to increase their armaments. No matter how heavy the troops are, the Marquis of Zhenbei can't brazenly manufacture these extremely lethal new weapons. What these people are doing here is breaking the law, and they should be punished according to the law. The emperor is his father, and the crown prince is his elder brother. According to filial piety, if he doesn't obey his father and brother's wishes, he is not filial or fraternal. If he is among the people, he can be killed by his father and brother. …
But if Bei Rong is really like Miss Shen Er said, three years later, heavy troops will invade, the Central Plains will not be protected, the country will not survive, and the mountains and mountains left by the ancestors will be lost to foreigners, and thousands of people will die in the war... If for the sake of filial piety, I did something that made these people useless against the enemy, this kind of sin that has been stinking for thousands of years, I don’t know how much heavier than unfilial piety...
The fourth prince can only sigh inwardly: morality must be higher than filial piety, and I must stand with these people, but no matter what, it is considered a lack of virtue, and I will have to be a man with my tail between my legs in the future, and I must not let others know this One thing... He can only comfort himself with the fact that Shen Yi, Shen Jian, and Miss Shen are also hiding from their father, Zhenbeihou. With a partner in crime, he will not be so lonely...
Su Wanniang also does some needlework for everyone every day, Shen Wen just sleeps in every day and sometimes meditates.
During dinner at night, Zhang Yunzheng asked, "What did you do today?"
Shen Wen's answer could only be: "I took a day off."
Zhang Yunzheng raised his head slightly proudly: "I've been busy all day!"
Because Duan Zeng and Shi Helin were doctors, they were invited by Shen Yi to see a doctor for the soldiers. Duan Zeng said, "Are you the only one busy? I have been busy all day too!" Then he sighed: "The soldiers are really pitiful. People have chilblains, weak Qi, really fight..." He shook his head.
Shi Helin also shook his head: "There is no herbal medicine here. If there is a war, there will definitely not be enough medicine to stop bleeding and treat injuries."
Zhang Yunzheng commanded: "You tell Ji Junshi to coordinate. When I come next time, I can also send some herbs."
Duan Zeng squinted at Zhang Yunzheng: "When did you become a group of five?"
Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes and said, "I'm the boss now, what's your dissatisfaction?"
Duan Zeng immediately said: "If this is the case, I need notoginseng, creeper, aloe, agrimony, blood charcoal, palm, cattail, mugwort leaves, arborvitae leaves, Sophora japonica, Imperata rhizome, Burnet, and white to stop bleeding. and… "
Zhang Yunzheng raised his hands hastily: "Come on, let's be the boss! I don't care what you want!"
Everyone laughed.
Several people enjoyed a brief and comfortable time in the barracks, but the battlefield thousands of miles away from here was bloody.
Tugu Khan finally surrounded the rebels, and the encirclement was successful. Originally, they wanted to encircle for a while and let the opponent run out of arrows and food before a decisive battle, but the rebels were too brave and almost broke through several times, Tugu Khan had no choice but to attack. The two sides fought, from the rising of the sun to the dark night, and from the dark night to the dawn... Both sides are Beirong people, equally tough, and the rebels are in a desperate situation, but they are even more vicious. Not to mention how many people can be killed by one person, even when they are dying, they will rush to hug the enemy regardless of any sword, insert the knife into the opponent's body, and die together.
Huo Luo, who has always been cruel, did not fall well. When he was fighting with a rebel, he suddenly had a gash in his chest, and his movements were slow for a moment. In the end, he was slashed on the nose by the opponent. Although it didn't go deep into the bone, his face was covered with blood, which made him unable to see clearly. Instead of being able to catch up and kill the opponent, he fell into the siege of several people instead. If it wasn't for his elder brother He Duo who came to the rescue, he would have almost died on the battlefield.
Huo Luo attributed this distress to his old injuries in the Southern Dynasty, and when he returned to the capital in the future, he would naturally kill several Southern Dynasty envoys to vent his anger.
Tugu Khan's soldiers suffered heavy losses. It was a tragic battle in which he killed 1,000 enemies and lost 3,000 himself.
It wasn't until it got dark again that the rebel party was almost completely slaughtered, and the winter grassland was covered with lying corpses of men and horses. Tugu Khan ordered to check the corpses one by one, and he must find out his rebellious brother. After someone reported that he had found his body, Tugu Khan ordered his body to be chopped into pieces and fed to the wild wolves!
In the middle of the night, there was finally no sound of killing on the battlefield. Except for the sporadic squads that broke out in the fierce battle, all the bandits were wiped out. Tugu Khan breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and saw a full moon in the sky, so bright that it was dazzling, and realized that it was almost the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was the Lantern Festival for the Han people in the Southern Dynasties.
The supplies in Yancheng are scarce, and the food stored in the army can barely guarantee the food and clothing of the soldiers, and porridge is also given out to the people occasionally to avoid people starving to death. But even so, in order to boost morale and the hearts of the people, the Marquis of Zhenbei still had people arrange two lantern streets for the people to decorate with lanterns. At that time, the Marquis of Zhenbei would bring his staff and generals to watch the lanterns, so as to have a festive atmosphere. Ji Wenzhao and Yan's will naturally act together with other staff members of Marquis Zhenbei.
Zhang Yunzheng in the barracks can make his own decisions without Shen Yi and Ji Wenzhao. He had been detained here for almost ten days, and he was a little annoyed. After dinner, he suggested going out to look at the lights.
Shi Helin didn't want to go out, he ran outside every day, so he said: "You can go if you want! It's too cold here, I'm old, I can't take it, I won't go out."
Duan Zeng sat on the chair with a tired face, and said, "I'll stay at home too. I've seen hundreds of soldiers today, so I'm really tired."
Shi Helin looked at Duan Zeng excitedly: "... son! You are such a good boy!"
Duan Zeng raised his eyebrows: "Who is still a child?! Don't make a mistake!"
Shi Helin immediately said: "Okay, okay, you are not a child anymore! Then, should you get married..."
Duan Zeng interrupted: "If you say that, I'll go out with them!"
Shi Helin said: "Then let's not talk about this. I recently remembered a prescription mentioned in 'Behind the Elbow'. It may be able to cure chilblains. I have to tell you..."
Therefore, Duan Zeng and Shi Helin stayed in the barracks, while Zhang Yunzheng took Shen Wen's fourth prince, Su Wanniang, and his people to see the lantern.
Looking at the lanterns here is really nothing special, the Lantern Street in the capital must be more prosperous than here, but the fourth prince was so excited: his wish really came true! Can walk like ordinary people, and go to watch the lantern with Su Wanniang.
Because Shen Yi had warned them that there were many informants in this city, and someone might know them, so no one could show their faces, and they were all dressed bulgingly, with big hats on their heads, and covered their faces with scarves. Only the eyes were exposed.
Zhang Yunzheng asked his people to disperse, so as not to look like guards, a group of people walked for many streets on the dark street before arriving at Lantern Street in Yancheng. Compared to the bustling and bright city of Beijing, this Lantern Street is much inferior. Simple lanterns hang high on both sides of the street, and the shop fronts are not grand. Most of the people walking on the street were dressed thickly, and because it was a cold night, many people covered their faces. The young men and women were more daring than the youths in the capital. Many of them walked side by side, talking and laughing openly, without being shy at all.
At the beginning, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang walked in front together, and the others followed, but when the two of them stood down to watch a lantern riddle on a lamp, the fourth prince walked quickly and stood beside Su Wanniang. Zhang Yunzheng saw that he could not be left behind, and moved to stand beside Shen Wen.
When starting again, the fourth prince Su Wanniang walked in front, while Shen Wen and Zhang Yunzheng walked behind.
Shen Wen half pouted, staring fiercely at the two people in front.
Zhang Yunzheng smiled: "Are you jealous?"
Shen Wen hissed softly, but said in a low voice: "Who is jealous? I just... just don't want people to get so close to Sister Wanniang!"
Zhang Yunzheng sneered: "This is jealousy!"
Shen Wen shook his hand and said: "What do you know?! This is, this is to cherish my sister Wanniang..."
Zhang Yunzheng sighed: "Forget it! To comfort you, a jealous pig, I'll tell you a trick!"
Shen Wen turned his face: "What trick?"
Zhang Yunzheng glanced at her and said proudly, "Just don't look at them."
Shen Wen said: "They are right in front of me, why don't you look at them?"
Zhang Yunzheng raised his head and raised his chest, "You can look at me!"
Shen Wen felt shy, and twisted his shoulders: "Who wants to see you?! What's so interesting about you?!" The tone began to elongate, with a coquettish tone.
Zhang Yunzheng immediately said contemptuously: "What kind of eyes do you have?! How dare you say that you are not a pig?"
Shen Wen bumped Zhang Yunzheng's arm with his elbow: "You scoundrel!"
Zhang Yunzheng was unmoved, and said condescendingly: "Okay, it's the Lantern Festival, I won't argue with you tonight! Pig trotters or something, just come!"
While laughing, Shen Wen repeatedly bumped into Zhang Yunzheng with his arms, and said, "Go! Go over there!"
Zhang Yunzheng said: "How can I do that? What if the pig with bad eyesight gets lost? It was finally sent all the way, but it must not be lost..." He walked closer, shoulder to shoulder with Shen Wen.
Shen Wen's face was a little feverish, and she couldn't continue bumping into Zhang Yunzheng, she suddenly felt an unspeakable intimacy, Zhang Yunzheng's hedgehog-like words, like tentacles, stretched out towards her, swaying and waiting for her response.
But Shen Wen didn't want to say anything, and just smiled behind the scarf: The two of them grew up so noisy, and now it seems that all the quarrels are just exchanges again and again. Although his heart was full of vengeful schemes, Zhang Yunzheng fought for a position domineeringly by virtue of these unreasonable troubles. She has too many distracting thoughts in her heart now, and it is impossible to love with all her heart, but it feels so good to be accompanied by someone. No matter what happens in the future, she should enjoy the present moment...
Su Wanniang, who was walking in front, was actually listening carefully to the movement behind, and heard Shen Wen and the two of them arguing a few words at first, but then they fell silent, and was a little worried that the two of them were quarreling. The fourth prince seemed to know what she was thinking, smiled and whispered: "You don't have to worry about them, brother Zhang is very nice." He really wanted to say that in terms of being sincere, he is much better than your scheming lady , but he dared not.
Su Wanniang whispered: "My lady is quiet, I thought she should find a husband who is gentle and amiable to her."
The fourth prince recalled that his mother was always courteous to the emperor and never raised her voice, but in the end she was poisoned to death alone without his father's protection, and said sadly: "Those are all superficial, the most important thing , is a sincere heart, and loves her. Brother Zhang has... but... "Your lady, there are not many...
Su Wanniang nodded and said: "She also mentioned that this time, she wants to find someone who is sincere."
The Fourth Prince didn't want to talk more about the Second Miss Shen who made him a little afraid, so he brought the conversation to the main topic in time, and said softly to Su Wanniang: "I am sincere."
Su Wanniang smiled and said in a low voice: "How can someone say that about herself?"
The fourth prince nodded and said: "Of course you can say it. You see, I came here with you and wanted to protect you and spend the rest of my life with you. Tell me, is this true?"
Su Wanniang lowered her head and said, "Then I still have to thank you?"
The fourth prince shook his head and said, "You're welcome, just spend the rest of your life with me."
Su Wanniang chuckled softly: "You dare to open your mouth and say, it's a long life."
The fourth prince said: "How could it be? Look at those books, what is written in the book, what is the passing of time, what is the age that makes people old, what is the life is short, if you are happy, life will be very short."
Su Wanniang nodded sadly and said, "If you're happy..."
The fourth prince gently touched Su Wanniang's arm and said: "Yes, if you are happy, this life will be fleeting. So you have to be with me, otherwise my life will be too long, and the days will be as difficult as years."
Su Wanniang looked sideways at the fourth prince: "Who did you learn to be so sweet-talking?"
The fourth prince quietly leaned close to Su Wanniang's side, and said softly: "This is sweet talk? But why don't I feel that I have said a thousandth of what I think in my heart?"
Su Wanniang was a little embarrassed, but she didn't want to move away from the Fourth Prince, so she could only lower her head and whisper, "Isn't that called sweet talk? It's literally a thousand times thicker than honey..."
Both of them grinned under the scarves, thankful that no one could see how happy they were because the scarves covered their faces. Because walking on the road, the two people's heads should be close together when they whisper, and they can't speak too loudly. Soon, the two stopped talking and walked together with their arms almost touching.
Some of them didn't walk fast, but they still walked through both streets very quickly. The Fourth Prince was very reluctant to part with him. He was the one in front, so he led the way into an open shop on the side of the street.
This shop sells some wood carvings, and there is a lamp inside. It is deserted and deserted, except for a thin young shopkeeper, there is no one there. It's no wonder that in the year of great famine, everyone's money was used to buy food, so who could buy wood carvings? The fourth prince, Su Wanniang, Shen Wen, Zhang Yunzheng, and three or four people who followed Zhang Yunzheng entered, filled the small shop to the brim.
There are pieces of wood carvings of different sizes on display on the shelves in the store. The Fourth Prince saw that the wood is very ordinary, but the carvings are very fine. The feathers of a rooster can be seen clearly, and a small unicorn is carved vividly. . Thinking that he actually had no money, he pulled off his face scarf and turned to look at Zhang Yunzheng. Zhang Yunzheng also took off the scarf to breathe, saw the fourth prince's eyes, nodded and said: "Everyone chooses whatever they want, it's a gift for the family, and I'll pay the money."
When everyone heard this, they all responded and turned their heads to look at the wood carvings.
The fourth prince was very grateful to Zhang Yunzheng, he didn't embarrass himself by saying this.
Su Wanniang also looked around and whispered, "I have to pick one for my younger brother..."
The fourth prince hurriedly picked up the little unicorn and handed it to Su Wanniang, saying: "This one is carved very well."
Su Wanniang took it, the fourth prince looked carefully, and picked up a wooden hairpin with a plum blossom on its head, the fourth prince whispered: "We are outside, you can wear it, it is not inconspicuous at all."
Su Wanniang blushed and nodded. Thinking that he had to find something for the Fourth Prince, he chose a wooden hairpin for men. On the head of the hairpin was a carp in the waves, probably to wish the student a carp to leap over the dragon's gate.
The fourth prince whispered: "When I am weak, I can use this hairpin."
Su Wanniang said: "Then how can it be done? This is made of wood, no matter what you have to use gold or jade."
The fourth prince said: "Gold and jade are easy to get, but you personally picked the wooden hairpin in Yancheng. Without many opportunities, you can't get it. Naturally, you have to use this."
Su Wanniang laughed again, pursed her lips and remained silent.
Zhang Yunzheng frowned and searched for a long time. Finally, Wenmu, the young shopkeeper who was standing by the counter and looked at them stupidly, said, "Do you have any pigs here?"
Shen Wen immediately asked, "Are there any hedgehogs?"
The shopkeeper blinked vigorously, went to the shelf to look for it, and found a fat pig in the Chinese zodiac carving, then groped up and down, and found a hedgehog holding a watermelon. Zhang Yunzheng took them all, and went to pick out a few weird things. Shen Wen knew that he was bringing things for his family, so Shen Wen also chose a headdress that could be worn on his head for his two brothers and Yan Shi. The fourth prince's heart moved, and he chose a small pen holder with bamboo leaves carved on the outside for Ji Wenzhao. The others also picked something, Shen Wen said: "I have to buy some for the doctors."
Zhang Yunzheng picked out a small box for Duan Zeng that could hold pills, and gave Shi Helin a incense holder with carved cranes, both of which were novel and ingenious.
They put things on the counter in a hurry, and it turned out to be a big pile. The young shopkeeper counted each piece, but he couldn't add up the total. Zhang Yunzheng was worried for him and said, "Tell me about each I will add the price for you."
The shopkeeper blinked hard, and said with difficulty: "This, I just remember that the zodiac will sell for thirty coins, and the others, I forgot..."
Zhang Yunzheng frowned and asked, "Then how do you make money?!"
The young shopkeeper stammered, "My father and brother are... in charge of selling things. They went shopping... I'll just sit here for a while... and wait for them to come back."
Seeing that he was nervous, the fourth prince asked with a smile, "Did you carve these?"
The shopkeeper was in his twenties, with a thin and pale face, sunken cheeks, and dull eyes. He nodded and said, "Yes...it's me."
The fourth prince asked: "How long does it take you to carve one?"
The shopkeeper said: "I don't know about this. If I carve it, I won't know the time."
Zhang Yunzheng put the silver note of ten taels of silver on the table and said: "This should be enough."
The shopkeeper looked at the complicated pattern on the ticket, which he had never seen before, and asked, "How much is this?"
Zhang Yunzheng said angrily, "One or two!"
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "It should be enough."
Everyone laughed, Shen Wen asked: "You have such a good skill, can you serve in the army?"
The shopkeeper shook his head: "I can't see the way, if I go out, I can't come back."
Zhang Yunzheng took another note of ten taels of silver, and sighed, "Forget it! I'll give you another tael!"
The shopkeeper blinked at him and said, "If it was enough before, there is no need to give it anymore."
Zhang Yunzheng stared: "If I don't give you money, what are you going to eat?!"
The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Yunzheng a little timidly, and said, "My father gave me something to eat."
The fourth prince asked: "Do you make money by opening this store?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I have been carving all the time, but my father said that if I don't open a shop, I won't be able to put it at home..."
The fourth prince asked again: "What's your name?"
The shopkeeper blinked vigorously again, and said with some hesitation: "It seems... It seems to be Zhu Chang'an."
Zhang Yunzheng clicked his tongue: "What 'like'?!"
The shopkeeper shrugged in fright, and the fourth prince quickly comforted him and said, "What a good name, you can make money even in the capital with your skills."
Zhu Changan shook his head and said, "My father said that's where we came from. It's not good there, but it's good here."
The fourth prince stopped asking, Zhang Yunzheng pointed at the bank note with his finger: "It's all ready! Give it to your father, don't give it to anyone else! Understand?!"
Zhu Changan was so frightened that he put all the bank notes in his arms, and nodded vigorously to Zhang Yunzheng.
When they walked out of the store, the gongs and drums were beating, and people on both sides of the street gave way to the middle road. It turned out that Zhenbeihou came with a large group of staff and generals. Some people cheered and some saluted, the atmosphere was very lively.
Shen Wen stood on tiptoe, trying to see her father's appearance. Under the lights, she could tell who was the Marquis of Zhenbei, because Shen Yi and Shen Jian were accompanied by a middle-aged man in light armor. They gradually approached, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang both hid sideways behind Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince. Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince had never met Zhenbei Hou before, so they stood in the forefront.
When Shen Yi and Shen Jian saw Zhang Yunzheng and the others, they tried not to look this way. Zhenbei Hou didn't know what was wrong with him, he kept looking at them.
Zhang Yunzheng turned his face slightly and asked the fourth prince in a low voice: "Have you met the Marquis of Zhenbei before?"
The fourth prince also replied in a low voice: "I have never seen him face to face."
Zhenbei Hou seemed to be attracted by something, and walked in front of Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince. Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince had no choice but to pull the face scarf under their mouths, and raised their hands in salute. Zhenbeihou asked with a smile: "You guys are covering up so tightly, you must be from a foreign country, right?"
Zhang Yunzheng nodded and said, "Exactly, I just came from the south to see if I can join the army here."
Zhenbeihou patted Zhang Yunzheng on the shoulder and said, "Good boy! Come and join the army! Just go to the Chinese Army and find Governor Shen."
Shen Jian beside him immediately nodded and said: "I will arrange it." He gave Zhang Yunzheng a hard look, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang both bowed their heads deeply.
The Marquis of Zhenbei said to the fourth prince again: "Is this young master also joining the army?"
The fourth prince said: "Ah, I'm here to visit relatives."
Zhenbeihou said with a smile: "As long as you can read, you can come to the tent of the Chinese army at any time and do your part for the court."
The fourth prince hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou."
Shen Yi said: "Master Hou, the dragon dancers over there are ready."
Zhenbeihou nodded, Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince saluted and bid farewell, and Zhenbeihou walked to the high platform not far away. Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince hurriedly put the face scarves back on the bridge of their noses, Yan Shi and Ji Wenzhao in the staff turned their heads away from them, seemed to be chatting and laughing, and walked past them.
After all the people from the Marquis of Zhenbei had passed by, Zhang Yunzheng quickly turned around and wanted to take everyone back to the barracks, but Shen Wen said, "Let's go and see the dragon dance too."
Zhang Yunzheng whispered: "Didn't you see that look of your second brother? He told us to go back!"
Shen Wen sighed looking at the direction Zhenbei Hou was going, and said in a low voice: "I haven't seen my father for a long time. I didn't dare to look at him just now. When we are dancing the dragon for a while, we are below, so I can take a good look at it." .”
The fourth prince also whispered: "There are a lot of people over there, so it's okay?"
Zhang Yunzheng looked at the fourth prince: "Do you really want to watch the dragon dance?"
The fourth prince said: "I heard that soldiers are dancing, isn't it going to be very lively?"
Zhang Yunzheng had no choice but to ask one person to send back the things they had just bought, and lead the others to follow the crowd to the dragon dance venue, but they were stopped by two people after they had just gone out.
An old man pulled Zhu Chang'an who was in the woodcarving shop just now, pointed at Zhang Yunzheng and the others and said, "Is it them? The clothes you are talking about should be them, right?"
That Zhu Chang'an came forward, looked at Zhang Yunzheng's face, nodded and said: "Yes." He looked like he had done something wrong.
The old man looked to be in his fifties, very tough, but his face was old. He took out a bank note of ten taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Yunzheng, saying, "Master, you paid too much, ten taels is enough."
Zhang Yunzheng didn't answer, rolled his eyes and said, "I want to give him more, can you control it?"
The old man said sternly: "No! If you take it for free and damage his fortune, it's better to return it to the young master."
Zhang Yunzheng curled his lips and said: "He is a good carve, I think it is worth so much, what is taking for free? Don't be so rigid! Take it!"
The old man still said stubbornly: "No need! Otherwise, please go back to the shop and get more wood carvings."
Zhang Yunzheng shook his head and said, "We still have to hurry, what are we doing with so many wooden carvings?"
Shen Wen said: "Well, you should write down the money first, if someone asks him to help carve something in the future, just don't refuse."
The old man looked at Shen Wen suspiciously: "Who are you?"
Shen Wen said: "It's from the Shen family army."
The old man shook his head and said, "My eldest son and I are both carpenters, and we already worked for Shen Jiajun, otherwise the woodcarving shop would not be able to continue. I really can't ask for any more money. You should take the money back." The ticket plug was returned to Zhang Yunzheng, and the thin young man was taken away.
Zhang Yunzheng put the money back into his bosom a little depressed, and said in a low voice, "Old old fashioned!"
Shen Wen whispered: "Maybe it's the artisans brought by my brother. They shouldn't be short of money."
Zhang Yunzheng said: "But that's not the money that fool earned. Maybe they all look down on him, saying that he doesn't make money or something like that. You see how timid he is."
Shen Wen said: "We will see my brother and the others before we leave, just ask them to turn around."
Only then was Zhang Yunzheng satisfied: "Okay, you must be angry with that old man!"
The gongs and drums of the dragon dance sounded in the distance, and they quickened their pace. The crowd was getting more and more crowded, Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince guarded the outside of Shen Wen and Su Wanniang, while others opened the way for them and squeezed under the high platform.
Shen Wen looked up at the stage, and this time he could clearly see Zhenbei Hou sitting on the stage. It's only been a few years since I saw him, and Shen Wen feels that his father is much older. The hair on the temples under the light helmet was already gray, and there were deep wrinkles all over his face. Shen Wen cried again, tears streaming down his face, and wet the face towel.
Amidst the din of gongs and drums, several fire dragons galloped over there. One is red, one is black, and one is green. There are dozens of big men under each dragon. Because it is danced by soldiers, the movements are extremely intense. This is a border town again, and the folk customs are tough, not as well-behaved as the capital city. I saw the long dragon flying up and down, swaying from side to side, breathing fireworks. The person holding the orb in front led the three dragons to fight back and forth, rolling over for a while, entangled for a while, and splashed dust.
The rhythm of the drumming on the side is getting faster and faster. Finally, the soldiers under the three dragons stacked up the arhats, the three dragons stand upright, and the dragon dance reaches its climax. For a while, the sound of human voices, drums, and suona was loud, shaking the sky and the earth, and fireworks were set off next to it. It turned out that the person holding the huge orb covered with gold and silver paper took the cloth orb from the head of the pole and threw it into the air with all his strength. Three dragons fought together, and one dragon stretched out a hand from its mouth and touched it at once. But he didn't catch the orb, but knocked it away. The orb fell from the sky and hit the sky above Shen Wen and the others on the side of the road.
Seeing that the eyes of everyone on the stage were chasing after Baozhu and looking this way, Shen Wen quickly lowered his head and hid behind the tall Zhang Yunzheng. Su Wanniang also came to her senses, flashing behind the fourth prince's shoulder. The fourth prince knew that Su Wanniang was behind him, so he couldn't hide. Seeing the orb falling straight down, he subconsciously opened his arms, and a big cloth ball hit his arms. The arhat stacked by three dragons finally collapsed, and the soldiers jumped down at the same time, as if the three dragons bowed their heads.
On the stage, Shen Yi and Shen Jian had already seen these people, and repeatedly scolded them in their hearts for being careless, it would be fine if they didn't go back to the barracks, and they came to watch the dragon dance and grab the orbs!
The fourth prince looked at him when he saw each face, and asked nervously: "What should I do?! What should I do?!"
Zhang Yunzheng said, "Hurry up and throw it out!"
The fourth prince threw the orb with all his strength, and a hand stretched out from the head of a nearby black dragon to grab the orb.
Taking advantage of people turning their faces to look at the orb, Zhang Yunzheng said in a low voice: "Let's go quickly!" He stopped paying attention to etiquette, pulled Shen Wen's arm, and squeezed out from the crowd. The fourth prince learned immediately, and also held Su Wanniang's hand, followed Zhang Yunzheng against the flow of people, and the others helped push and push them. Soon they rushed out of the crowd and returned to the empty dark place.
Only then did Zhang Yunzheng let go of Shen Wen's arm, but Shen Wen didn't care about Zhang Yunzheng's recklessness, and immediately asked the fourth prince who followed, "Did you cover your face when you followed the Dragon Ball?"
The fourth prince nodded: "Yes, the face towel is still there."
Shen Wen asked Zhang Yunzheng again: "Where's yours?"
Zhang Yunzheng said, "My face towel is always there."
Shen Wen felt relieved: "That should be okay?"
Zhang Yunzheng said: "We still have to be careful, don't go back to the barracks, let's walk back and forth."
A few people walked around the street a few times, their hands and feet were cold, and they returned to the barracks after making sure that no one followed them. Duan Zeng and Shi Helin were both asleep, and the wooden sculptures they bought just now were placed on the table in the main hall.
Su Wanniang hurriedly found someone to boil water. Several people drank hot water while roasting in the brazier. They had just warmed up and before they could wash up, Shen Yi came to them alone.
As soon as Shen Yi entered the door, he frowned and said to Shen Wen: "You are too careless! How can you be so eye-catching? On the street where I came, people were talking, saying that the three dragons worshiped together, and the one who got the dragon ball must be a stranger." , everyone is looking everywhere..."
Before he finished speaking, there were voices outside, and after a while, Ji Wenzhao came in. As soon as he entered the door, he said the same thing as Shen Yi: "When I was in the courtyard of the Chinese Army, I heard people saying things like 'I have never seen three dragons prostrating at the same time', 'Maybe they came from the capital', some people even said that at that time What I saw was a young man. When I’m not here, why are you acting so nonsense?” He looked at the fourth prince, “You’ve always been an old man among them, how could you hold the Dragon Ball? I’m behind the high platform, watching from so far away It's you."
The fourth prince said regretfully: "I am not, I did not mean to..."
Shen Wen hurriedly gave Shen Yi the hairpin of the woodcarved man he bought: "Brother, this is for you."
Shen Yi still had a sullen face, but he immediately reached out to take it and said, "Thank you, little sister."
The fourth prince also hurriedly picked up the pen holder from the table, and handed it to Ji Wenzhao in a fawning manner.
Ji Wenzhao was also surprised, and asked, "You bought me something? How embarrassing..." Thinking of getting along so well with Mr. Jiang along the way, he regretted scolding him just now. Mr. Jiang's temperament will naturally not grab the Dragon Ball, it must be a coincidence.
Ji Wenzhao changed his tone: "Of course, I recognize you because I know who you are. If you cover your face, others will not be able to see it.... How is your year? The wine we drank in the wine cellar was much worse than the wine we drank in that wine cellar, and it was the most enjoyable time I got drunk..." No more tonight.
Shen Yi saw that Ji Wenzhao was bought so easily, so he gave him a contemptuous look, turned his face and continued to reprimand Shen Wen, "Don't blame me for getting angry, Lord Hou, for some reason, kept talking at night, what did you say about bumping into each other on the street?" The little brother who arrived was very handsome, and the other one looked familiar... "
The fourth prince was frightened and said: "I really haven't seen Zhenbeihou!" But he didn't say that Zhenbeihou had seen his father!
Shen Yi didn't know the identity of the fourth prince, so he didn't think too much about it, but said, "Maybe you have to live in another place."
Shen Wen nodded and said: "We have to leave in two days, how about it, we will go outside the city tomorrow, and from there we will go to Beirong..."
Thinking of the fourth prince's request and the fact that the fourth prince gave him a pen holder just now, Ji Wenzhao felt very moved, so he asked, "Is there any risk in going there?"
Shen Wen thought: "There shouldn't be too much risk..."
Ji Wenzhao immediately said: "Then let's take Mr. Jiang, so no one will see him here."
Shen Wen frowned: How could he take the fourth prince to Beirong? Just shook his head.
The fourth prince looked at Ji Wenzhao, and Ji Wenzhao gave him a wink, telling him to be calm and calm.
Shen Yi asked: "Why did we go to Beirong?"
Shen Wen looked at the door, Shen Yi said: "This is my barracks, I personally selected everyone here." Zhang Yunzheng went out for a while, and then came back and said: "There must be no one else around."
Several people looked at Shen Wen, waiting for her to explain.