The Shen family does not pay attention to "eating without talking and sleeping without talking". While eating, Mr. Shen gave Chang Geng a lecture on "University". As he went on, he lost focus and interspersed with "How to maintain steel armor in winter". He was a miscellaneous person himself, and would talk about whatever came to mind. One time, for some reason, he even enthusiastically told Chang Geng how to prevent and treat horse plague. Even the deaf Master Sixteenth couldn't listen anymore and forced him to shut up. .

After eating and talking, Mr. Shen put away the dishes without finishing, and said to Chang Geng: "I have to clean up these pieces of armor today. They are not maintained for a long time, and some of their joints are rusted. I may have to go out in the afternoon. Gather some herbs, little Ge Pang and the others have taken leave to play, what are your plans?"

Chang Geng: "Then I will go to Jiangjun Slope to practice..."

Before the word "sword" came out of his mouth, when he turned around, Shen Liuliu had already hung his iron sword on the wall and announced: "Son, let's go, the may be coming to the city, let's go and join in the fun."

Chang Geng was helpless: "Father, I just told Mr. Shen..."

Shen Shiliu: "What? Please speak louder."

OK, here we go again.

The came and went, always looking the same every year. Chang Geng couldn't think of anything new and good-looking, but before he could protest, Shiliu had already pulled him up without any explanation, half dragging him, half pushing him out. go.

The heat of late summer has not yet subsided, and the clothes on people's bodies are thin. Shiliu's whole body is pressed against Chang Geng's back. The faint fragrance of medicine in his arms suddenly envelopes Chang Geng, just like what he dreamed about.

Chang Geng became inexplicably uncomfortable. He lowered his head to avoid his little adoptive father, covered his nose, turned away, and pretended to sneeze.

Shiliu smiled and teased: "Someone misses you, is it the round-faced little girl from Lao Wang's family?"

Chang Geng finally couldn't help but sneered at him and said stiffly: "Is it appropriate for my adoptive father to make such a joke with a junior?"

Shen Shiliu didn't take it seriously and said with a playful smile: "Isn't it appropriate? Oh, I have never been a father before, so I don't know what to do. I must be careful next time."

Anyone who competes with Shen Shiliu will definitely make him angry.

Chang Geng shook off the gangster's hand that was trying to put his shoulder and walked out first.

Mr. Shen warned from behind: "Sixteen, come back early and chop the firewood!"

Shen Shiliu put oil on his feet and said shamelessly: "Can't hear you, see you later!"

Chang Geng was pushed along by him and asked, "When did you become deaf?"

Shen Shiliu smiled and said nothing, with an incomprehensible look on his face.

At this time, the two of them happened to pass by the main door of Chang Geng's house, and the door suddenly opened with a "squeak" sound.

A woman in a plain dress came out. When Chang Geng saw the woman, his expression of helplessness and annoyance instantly solidified.

It was as if a ladle of cold water had been poured on him from head to toe. His eyes that were still filled with anger suddenly became hollow, and even the anger was silently revived.

The woman is Xiu Niang, Chang Geng’s nominal mother.

She is no longer young, but her beauty is still intact. Standing in the morning light, she looks like a demure and serene beauty.

Such a woman, even a widow, really shouldn't be relegated to a small household in a border town.

Xiu Niang nodded, pulled back her crotch, bowed down, gave Shen Shiliu a blessing, and said in greeting, "Master Shiliu."

Shen Shiliu only acted like a rogue towards Shen Yi, but when he met a woman, he suddenly transformed into a handsome gentleman. He turned slightly sideways, not looking directly at Xiu Niang's face, and greeted politely: "Mrs. Xu, I Take Chang Geng out to relax."

"Thank you for your trouble," Xiu Niang curled her lips with a toothless smile, then turned to Chang Geng and whispered softly: "Your father is back today. If you go out, remember to bring back a box of rouge for your mother."

She spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito, which could be blown away with one breath. But before Chang Geng had time to reply, Deaf Shen had already responded: "Hey, Madam, don't worry."

Chang Geng: "..."

At this time, he probably got a glimpse of the pattern of his adoptive father's deafness - he couldn't hear anything Shen Yi said to him, and what others said to him was selectively inaudible depending on whether he liked it or not. Big girl and little daughter-in-law, even if a female mosquito buzzes, he can hear every word.

It’s delicious, even if I’m too lazy to cook it, it’s still a pervert!

The phrase "gold and jade on the outside, but crumbs on the inside" is as if it was tailor-made for him.

When the returned, there were children waiting to pick up wild geese food at the gate of the city, and people from nearby villages came to watch the fun. When there were more people, the smart ones came out to sell food, and gradually formed a large scale in the local area. It is a large market, and the locals call it "Yanzi Market".

Shen Shiliu never knows how to look at people's faces - even if he can see it, he will pretend not to see it.

He didn't seem to notice his godson's gloomy mood at all. He walked around the crowded geese with great interest, and was very interested in everything he saw.

Chang Geng had a lawsuit on his head, but he had to follow him every step of the way, always paying attention to him not to get lost.

The world has been bad these days, and the people are all poor. Most of the things sold in the market are small things produced by farmers. They are not delicious to eat or drink, and they are boring to death.

It is said that life is difficult because of the war, and the tax burden is getting heavier year by year. But in fact, there were wars in the past, and after a war, you could always rest and recuperate for a while. However, I don’t know why these years, people always seem to No breathing.

After all, in just twenty years, Daliang went on the Northern Expedition first, and then the Western Expedition, with great powers coming from all directions. How majestic is that?

It is really strange that the people are getting poorer and poorer.

Chang Geng was so bored that he wanted to yawn. He just hoped that Shen Shiliu, a country bumpkin who was curious about everything, would have fun and let him go as soon as possible. He would rather go and help Mr. Shen.

Shen Shiliu bought a pack of roasted black beans with coarse salt and ate them with his hands as he walked. As if he had eyes on the back of his head, he stretched out a hand and accurately stuffed a salt bean into Chang Geng's mouth.

Chang Geng was caught off guard and accidentally licked his finger. In a panic, he bit the soft flesh in his mouth, which immediately drew blood. He hissed in pain and glared angrily at Shen Liuliu, who was such a scourge.

"There is a sun when flowers bloom, and no one is young anymore." Shen Shiliu did not look back, picked up a bean, lifted it up, and pointed it in the direction of the sun. His hands were really good-looking, slender and fair, like a pair of The hands of a young man from an aristocratic family should have been holding scrolls or playing chess, but they were very incompatible with the black ash-stained baked beans.

Shen Liuliu said in an old-fashioned way: "You will understand when you grow up. A person's youth is only as big as a bean. It is gone in the blink of an eye and you can never go back in your life. Then you will understand how much time you have wasted. .”

Chang Geng: "..."

He really couldn't figure it out no matter what, how could Shen Shiliu have the shame to say that others were "wasting their time"?

At this moment, people near the city gate suddenly burst into cheers.

Even if you are half-blind, you can still see the "" pressing down on the horizon in the distance.

Countless wings of fire shot toward the sky, and all the white steam burst out into the clouds and mountains. The steam was like a ball of cotton wool falling from the sky.

Then, a huge ship appeared vaguely from the vast mist, with eight giant dragons on the bow of the ship entrenched on the side, looking unparalleled at the clouds.

Shen Liuliu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned his ear, and there seemed to be a flash of red light on the cinnabar mole on his earlobe. He frowned and whispered: "Why is this boat so light this year?"

But the surroundings were filled with the deafening rumblings of s and the noisy shouts of the crowd, and his sigh-like whisper quickly disappeared without a trace, not even heard by Chang Geng who was following him.

The children began to hold their own small bamboo baskets, pushing each other to grab the position, waiting to catch the geese.

A group of officers and soldiers from the city trotted out in formation, and the orderly soldiers stood ready behind the three-foot-high "Bronze Roar".

The "Bronze Roar" is like a fallen trumpet, placed across the city wall. There is a circle of green patina on the outside, and the rust is patchy, like carvings.

The messenger took a deep breath, pointed at one end of the copper roar, and spoke in a long voice. The sound came out of the huge "copper roar" and was amplified dozens of times, echoing endlessly like a loud bell.

"The wild geese return and open the dark river-"

The two rows of officers and soldiers grasped the handle of the huge wooden wheel on the tower and shouted at the same time. They all flexed their upper bodies and exposed their muscles and bones. They exerted their strength together and the mountain-high wooden wheel turned down with a creaking sound. The bluestone avenue split into two, countless interlocking gears began to twist, and the stone brick soldiers on both sides divided into two paths and walked away from each other.

The earth cracked open, revealing a deep underground river that ran through the entire Yanhui town.

The messenger blew a long, low-pitched trumpet, and the roar came out from the copper, penetrating everything and wandering away.

The also responded with a trombone sound, and then, countless fire wings exerted their power at the same time, and the steam surrounding the clouds and mountains around them surged crazily - it was getting ready to land.

The first handful of "Wild Goose" flew down like scattered flowers, and the little ones below went crazy and stretched out their hands to grab it.

Unfortunately, the section of the road where the wild geese were scattered was not long. Soon, the sank into the underground river, stopped steadily on the water surface, and landed in front of people's eyes.

The ship's hull was tightly guarded, and there was an unspeakable murderous aura in the dim light of the cold iron. The horn sound coming from the ship was inexplicably tragic and echoed endlessly. The entire Yanhui Town was resonated by the "woo-woo" sound. , like thousands of dead souls on the battlefield waking up together and singing in harmony.

The slowly sailed into the city along the underground river. The water made an uproar and the messengers let out another long cry.

"Lights off--"

The fire wings on both wings of the extinguished in response, and there was a smell of slightly burnt firecrackers in the air. The moved forward along the water, and the dragons around it seemed to be some kind of totem frozen in time, carrying an evil divinity.

Chang Geng watched the approaching from far away in the crowd. Even though he said he didn't want to come, he had indeed seen the return many times, but he was still shocked by the size of the giant thing when he faced it directly.

If the patrolling the north is like this, what kind of style will the three black iron battalions, the most powerful weapon of the country, look like?

The young man was trapped in a remote and narrow corner of Yanhui Town, unable to even think about anything.

The approached, and the remaining warmth of its extinguished fire wings rushed towards his face. Chang Geng subconsciously grabbed the people around him and warned: "The is coming. There are too many people here. Let's move away."
Chapter completed!