Martial Sage

At dusk, the sky is red.

The tower with the ancient seal characters of Anqing is bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Jinhui irradiated the potholes of the city wall, and cast a mottled shadow on the broken bricks with arrows.

At the head of the city, the dark red seeps into the boulder, silently telling the sad song of the military commander.

Beautiful eyes stared at the conspicuous color through the veil, took a deep breath for a long time, looked away, looked at the gate of the city to check the soldiers of the people.

The light yarn floats, and there are pleasant words.

"Be alert, let's go into town."

The three women next to them all have the same shading hats. They are not wrapped in the strong clothes of the past. They are dressed in loose linen shirts, and they are dressed in a peasant style.

Entering the city so easily made the four of them particularly surprised. They walked in trouble with a little bit of anxiety and a little novelty, and a familiar feeling came to their hearts.

Stepping on the bluestone floor, the surrounding people did not have the trembling and fear of the past, and they even flocked together in twos and threes, talking and laughing as the owner picked up some gold and silver hairpins outside the city.

Looking around, there were rows of vendors selling them, and the well-dressed rich man handed a few copper plates, took two shortbreads, swaggered his hands, and walked towards the mansion.

Children in short shirts were chasing among the crowds wandering in the street to enjoy the cool. The screaming woman pushed aside the crowd, grabbed them, and sternly reprimanded.

The sturdy man picked up the empty baskets, hung his smiley faces, and greeted the vendors beside him. In their enviable eyes, they hummed folk songs and left slowly.

A scene I haven't seen for many years now miraculously reappears in front of my eyes, and my slim figure is suddenly startled.

"This... is this really our Goguryeo people?"

Astonished words sounded softly behind him, and it was hard to believe that this was Anqing City under the control of Datang.

"Could it be possible that Tang Hao gave them all the ecstasy decoction? This attack and occupation of the city can still live like this?"

"They... don't they have a trace of hatred?"

"Sister, do you know why this is?"

The three looked at the quietly standing back figure in front of them, as if they wanted this figure to give a reasonable explanation.

a long time.

Called the figure of Sister Sister, said lightly.

"Let's go."

When the steps were taken, a loud cry came from the front.

"This... this is understandable? Datang's five baht is worth more than the copper plate."

Listening to this familiar voice, the woman was stunned and looked over.

The burly man was holding a coin and gestured in front of a vendor.

Perhaps because of the tall and mighty stature, coupled with the rough and wild voice, the vendor cringed a little, leaning against the stone wall behind him, staring at the silver armor, waving his hands repeatedly, and saying some Goguryeo native words in his mouth.

The brawny man might want to spread the utensils, pointed his finger at a pile of silver hairpins on the ground, then pointed to the coins in his hand, and asked.

"Is this enough?"

Seeing the woman shook her head in a panic, she withdrew the consistent coin from her arms, held it in her hand, and asked.

"What about these? Always the money, shouldn't it be enough?"

The panicked vendor could understand the brawny man's Chinese, and he held his head with both hands, swinging and whimpering.

Jin Xiang who saw this scene already knew the reason, took a lotus step, and walked up.

He took the coins in the hands of the strong man and placed them on the counter table, speaking from a foreign language, asking the stall owner.

Seeing the familiar words, the trader girl looked a little excited, and only then did she know what the brawny man meant during the conversation.

Slightly timidly, he took a look at the strong man and bowed his hand.

The brawny man with an ignorant face saw a strange woman helping him out, a touch of joy appeared on his cheeks, he looked at the figure squatting down and talking, and quickly thanked him.

After a moment of conversation, the woman at the stall pushed the coin aside, and in the eyes of the strong man, she pinched the silver hairpin and put her hands in front of the strong man.

The brawny man widened his eyes in astonishment and looked at the woman at the stall. Finally, there was a look of help in his eyes, and he looked at the woman who was hiding her face with a hint of loss.

"She... Is this... Not enough money?"

The figure who had just got up hung his head slightly, and did not turn his face away, as a light voice came from behind the black gauze.

"She wants to send you off."

"Datang's military division returned the city to her, and her master specially warned that the military pawn's money cannot be collected."

The strong man stepped back and waved his hand again and again, anxiously.

"This... how can this work!"

"Where is there a reason to take people's utensils and not give money!"

"No coins, this thing...I can't ask for it."

The face under the black gauze smiled softly, with a bit of bitterness.

He picked up the five baht and placed it on the desk, took the silver hairpin, and stuffed it with the usual coin to the strong man.

"She said, five baht is enough."

The voice fell, the figure staggered, and a quiet voice came.

"Your sweet wife should be very happy."

The brawny man took the money and silver hairpin, and he stunned when he heard the words coldly.

"what?"

When the figure went away, she just remembered, and shouted at the figure from behind.

"I...I haven't been married yet."

"This is... it's a dowry for Little Sister in my house."

Seeing the figure mixing into the shuttle crowd, the brawny man squeezed the silver hairpin and smiled, and said to the trader woman's cupped hands.

"Thanks, thank you!"

Thank you for reading this story at mtlarchive.com. Your support enables us to keep the site running!