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Chapter 739 Is this a traitor?

The night was dark.

The surrounding mountains are continuous, and there are occasional patches of corn fields on both sides of the road, which proves that there are farmers nearby.

But at this time, there are only bare corn stalks left in the corn field, and the corn on it has been picked long ago, and it has already withered at this time.

"This place is really vast and sparsely populated. You can't see a village for ten miles, and you can't see people for five miles!" Chili looked at the black lights in front of him and felt a little nervous for no reason.

Darkness is always scary.

Pang Shiwu said: "Are you hungry, Chili?"

Pepper whispered: "I'm a little hungry, the dry food on my body is cold and hard, I can't eat it." As soon as the weather became cold, the dry food I brought did start to become hard, and it was cold and dry, making it hard to swallow.

Pang Shiwu pointed to the front and said: "Look at the lights over there, if you can't go there, ask for hot porridge."

Pepper looked far away, and there was a little firefly light in the distance, just like a lighthouse suddenly appeared when drifting in the boundless sea!
A lighthouse is hope for sailors, a beacon that guides lost people home!

Getting closer and closer to the lights, I finally found out that it was a thatched house built on the mountainside.

Pepper said: "Fifteen, look, there are still a few families over there!" There is another thatched cottage tens of feet away to the east of this thatched cottage, and then another one is found towards the top of the mountain, but the light is very weak. In addition, it is almost impossible to find in the col.

It seems that this is a small village.

The four of them looked at the thatched hut in front of them, the candlelight from the window was flickering, and there seemed to be a figure shaking in the room.

A path paved with cobblestones leads to the thatched house.

Walking along the cobblestone road to the outside of the thatched house, I saw that the outside of the house was surrounded by wooden sticks, sorghum stalks, and corn stalks to form a fence wall as high as a person.Feng Jiuxiao knew that it was called Zhangzi in Liaodong.

A simple door made of wood and bamboo was closed quite casually, as if it could be blown open by a gust of wind.

Pang Shiwu whispered: "Is the security here so good at night, and the door is not closed at night?"

Pepper whispered: "I can't even see anyone, where are the thieves? And this place is very poor at first glance, the thieves don't care about it, of course the law and order is good!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "It's not necessarily true, maybe the house is really open at night."

Pang Shiwu said: "Could it be that they understand etiquette and honor and disgrace better than the Central Plains?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Guan Zhong said that if the granary is solid, you know the etiquette, if you have enough food and clothing, you know the honor and disgrace, and if you are obedient, you know the six relatives. No matter where people are, this principle is the same. As long as people don't worry about food and clothing, they will know Etiquette, knowing honor and disgrace."

Chili said: "We come to people's house in the middle of the night, they won't be afraid, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Probably not! All ethnic groups live here mixed together, the folk customs are simple and sturdy, and they are very courageous. If they are timid, who would settle in such a place where there is no front and no village and no shops?"

"The style of this house seems to be a Han-style structure, so the owner should be a Han Chinese?"

"should be."

The Khitan was divided into the north and the south, and the Han people in the south were mostly Han people, so they kept the customs of the Han people farming and sleeping in houses, while the Khitan people in the north still kept the customs of tents and nomads.

Before approaching the yard, the big yellow dog in the yard had already started barking, and the barking sound was extremely harsh in the silent night!
Immediately a person walked out of the room, holding a lantern, and then found four people leading horses outside the stick.

The owner of the house is not young, and he is used to the worldly ways. When he saw Feng Jiuxiao and others, he knew they were passing by, so the owner shouted to the yellow dog: "Go back, tiger!"

Hu Zi woke up his master and completed the task. Seeing that the master asked him to return to the nest, he obediently went back to the nest and lay down.

Feng Jiuxiao quickly stepped forward and clapped his hands together, "If you disturb me in the middle of the night, I still look at Haihan!"

The owner of the thatched cottage said: "What's your trouble? Are you hungry or thirsty? I can let you drink hot water here, but I can't arrange accommodation. If you want to stay, there is Sandaohezi Town 130 miles ahead. There's a restaurant there."

Feng Jiuxiao nodded and said: "Old man, we just need to drink a bowl of hot water, heat some dry food with you, and then we will leave."

The owner of the thatched cottage said: "Good!"

He shouted: "My wife, there are guests!"

An old lady's voice came from the room, "Oh, please come in!"

The horse was tied up in the yard, and the four of them entered the house.

The house is not too big, and there are many things.

As soon as he entered the house, Chili was attracted by several clay vats of different sizes. "Why are there so many vats?" There are wooden lids on the vats, and Chili doesn't know what is in these vats.

At this time, the handsome hostess smiled and said, "This is for millet, this is for water, this is for sauce, this is for pickled vegetables, potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. This is for sauerkraut."

"I know pickled vegetables. Some places in the Central Plains call them pickled vegetables, but what is pickled vegetables? Is it a very sour vegetable?"

"Hehe, no, it's cabbage."

"Then why is it called sauerkraut?"

"In Liaodong, the mountains are covered by heavy snow in winter, and we can't get any food or vegetables. Therefore, our ancestors discovered a way to store food in winter, which is to soak cabbage in water and then press it on big stones. If it is sealed again, it will last for a long time. However, when it is taken out after a few days, the dish will have a special sour taste, so we call it sauerkraut."

Chili said: "Oh, that's how it is. Madam, I have a question, I wonder if I can ask it?"

The hostess smiled kindly: "Just ask."

Chili rolled his eyes, "Since you are all Han Chinese, why do you live in Khitan? Why don't you live in the Central Plains?"

The hostess didn’t expect the little girl to ask this question, and she couldn’t think of how to answer for a while. At this time, the host said: “Little girl, this place was originally a place of Han people hundreds of years ago, and it was only occupied by Khitan people later! Our ancestors lived here. , I'm used to it, and I don't want to move my nest anymore."

Yuan Zishan said: "Chili, don't ask more questions that shouldn't be asked."

Chili said: "Understood, little... son."

The male host said: "It doesn't matter. Are you from the Central Plains? It is normal for the Central Plains people to have some misunderstandings about us Han people living in Liaodong. They may even call us traitors! In fact, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, this place belonged to the State of Yan, and the State of Yan was also counted. Han people! In the Qin and Han Dynasties, Liaodong County and Liaoxi County were established here. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Pingzhou was established, and there were Liaodong County, Changli County, Xuantu County, and Liaoxi County under the prefecture. It was inhabited by Han people. From the third year of Yuanxing in Jin Dynasty to the third year of Qianfeng in Tang Dynasty, this place began to be occupied by other foreigners. Do you know who was the first to occupy this place?"

Pepper shook his head.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Could it be Goguryeo?"

The host was startled, "You know that too?"

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "I guess, I don't think the tone of the old man refers to Khitan, and there are only a few dynasties in the Liaodong area that have such strength. Except for Khitan, only the current Koryo Dynasty is quite powerful. The other dynasties are basically Annexed by Khitan, it doesn't make sense to say it was them, so I guess Goguryeo."

"Unexpectedly, you are young, but you have a wide range of knowledge."

"Don't dare, the old man is truly knowledgeable! This is the real power!"

"What's the use of being powerful, why don't you end up in this barren mountain?"

"That's because the old man doesn't want to get involved in the world of mortals."

The hostess suddenly laughed and said, "How do you know that he doesn't want to get involved in the world of mortals? Does he not want to, or can't?"

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "Of course I don't want to. With the old man who is so knowledgeable and powerful, how can he be an unknown person? I guess the old man resigned and returned to his hometown, right?"

The owner of the thatched cottage and his wife looked at each other. I really didn't expect this young man to be able to see the secret of the two of them!
Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "Everyone has their own difficulties, and each has their own destiny. We just pass by here and will never cause trouble for the two of you. Please rest assured."

The owner of the thatched cottage said indifferently: "That doesn't matter. We have neither enemies nor creditors. We don't worry about anyone coming to our door, and you don't have to worry too much about us."

From the beginning to the end, the male protagonist has a leisurely and calm attitude, with the aura of a person who has been in a high position for a long time. At first glance, he is the kind of expert who used to be an extremely powerful minister, but now sees through life and death!

Confident and free and easy, live freely.

Yuan Zishan saw Feng Jiuxiao's envy, and whispered: "One day, we both will find such a quiet place and don't care about world affairs, how about it?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Of course that's fine! But isn't it early now?"

Yuan Zishan pinched his arm lightly, "Who said it's now?"

Feng Jiuxiao endured the pain in his arm, and smiled, "That's right, in a few years, let's find a place to live in seclusion and have a few children, when the time comes... ah!"

The hostess couldn't help smiling when she saw the boy in black pinching the boy in white's arm. She looked at her husband, but he took a quick step back with a look of fear on his face, "What are you doing?"

The hostess gave him a blank look, "Why are you running? Why are you so far away?"

Suddenly I heard someone talking outside: "Is there anyone there? We want to ask for a drink!" It was Zhang Zilu's voice!
The host looked out the window and frowned, "Why are there so many people? One, two, three... twelve people, how can we sit comfortably in this room?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "They are drinking water, not going into the house to rest."

One word awakens the dreamer.The male host suddenly realized, and went out with a lantern, "Give me your water bags, and I will fill you with water."

Zhang Zilu and others immediately got off their horses to meet the host, handed over the water bag and thanked him repeatedly.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "We should go too, thank you old man!" Since he knew that the other party was an official, he didn't dare to give money rashly, which would easily arouse the other party's resentment, so he only thanked him.

Zhang Zilu and others have all entered the courtyard, if they don't leave, it will be a disturbance to the couple!And if you hurry up, you will be able to arrive at Sanhezi Town in time to rest for the night tonight!
When Feng Jiuxiao and Zhang Zilu crossed each other, Feng Jiuxiao smiled, and Zhang Zilu also smiled, but they didn't speak.

Sometimes saying a word is superfluous.

Feng Jiuxiao and the others got on their horses and left first.

After Xiong Mengyan and the others filled the water with white water, they followed Feng Jiuxiao away.

The two sides kept a distance of ten feet this time.

The moon and stars are scarce, and the cold air is getting stronger.

"The host is a high official?"

"should be."

"Can Han people also be high officials?"

"Daliao is divided into North and South Privy Councils. The supreme general of the Southern Privy Council, the King of the Southern Court, is naturally a Khitan nobleman, but many other high-ranking ministers are Han people."

"Aren't they afraid of being called traitors?"

"This old man probably resigned and returned home for this reason. However, the rest of the people probably don't think so. Because they were born in Liaodong, how can they be considered traitors?"

"By the way, Mr. Ling Xiao is also from Liaodong?"

"Yeah, he's also a Han! Their family has been thriving in Liaodong since the Tang Dynasty. It's a bit far-fetched for you to say they are traitors!"

This road is quite spacious, with all kinds of imprints on it, and it looks like a road that people have walked for many years.

As we were walking, suddenly there was a lot of noise in front of us, and countless people holding torches were arguing on the road!
The road is blocked.

　Thanks to: Yu Dong, Fan Shu Ai Lonely, Three Wolves Don’t Desperate, Xue Chujian, Die Xinyi, Making a Fortune Every Year, Master Cherry, Heart of Wisdom, Looking to the End of the World and Thinking Y, Boundless Sea of ​​Blessings, Sea of ​​Stars Han Li, Shui Qun, I'm the best, and other heroes have given us great support!Please forgive me for not being able to list the heroes.

　　
　
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