The cool breeze blows gently, sweeping away the heat of the day. At this time, even if you are standing guard on the tower with a helmet and armor, it is not so uncomfortable.

Standing guard during the day is a sin!

In order to show that the awe-inspiring position of the capital of Jiangning cannot be offended, they are required to dress neatly no matter how hot the weather is. They wear helmets and armor under the bright sun. When it is hottest, eggs may be burned on the armor. You can imagine how the soldiers feel.

Fortunately, the superiors were considerate of the soldiers later on, and at every sentry post, a huge sun umbrella was provided with a silk surface and an iron frame. Apart from being a little afraid of the wind, life was easy no matter whether it was raining or sunny.

too much.

Zhang Jia is a Yu Hou. He especially likes to lead the guard at night. He came from Guizhou, but now he has married a daughter-in-law and settled down in Jiangning. He has given birth to two children in three years. The daughter-in-law is a native of Jiangning.

, speaks softly, looks soft, but is a good hand in managing the house.

The reason why I like to stand guard at night is because Jiangning is very lively at night, and the bright lights are like the stars in the sky, illuminating the city.

In Guizhou at that time, we could not see such a scene.

Even in Guiyang Prefecture, the lights are sparse at night.

Fireworks world!

Such excitement shows that this is a prosperous time!

Although the north is not peaceful yet, Zhang Jia feels that under the leadership of Ambassador Xiao, those annoying Liao people will be driven away soon, so that the north will be as peaceful as here, with bright lights and singing and dancing.

There has never been a curfew in Jiangning.

Therefore, this light will be on from the first time the lantern is turned on until the morning light rises the next day, and then go out.

Zhang Jia really doesn’t understand why so many people like to be night owls and become more energetic at night? Don’t they need to work during the day?

Anyway, my family rarely goes out at night, except during holidays.

Today is the shift in the middle of the night, and we have to be on duty until the drum sounds at the fifth watch, and then someone will come to change the shift.

Under normal circumstances, after changing a shift, you have to treat your brothers who are working the night shift with you to a breakfast. As grassroots officers, their military pay is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and these are not benefits at all.

The method of carving can bring you closer to your brothers. After you finish eating, you can walk all the way back, and by the way, you can buy a few golden fried dough sticks and steaming soy milk on the street to take home.

My daughter-in-law is from the south, but she loves to eat pasta.

Stepping into the house, just in time for the whole family to get up!

Days like this seem very dull compared to the magnificent life many years ago, but Zhang Jia particularly likes this dullness.

He hoped that such days would last forever from now on.

However, as a soldier, he also knew that the Liao people still occupied half of the Song Dynasty, and it would take time to live such a life.

If the Khitan is not destroyed, why should we take care of our family?

They belong to the Jiangning garrison. Under normal circumstances, they will not be allowed to go out, but not going out means that the promotion of the generals will be hindered, so the generals at the top are very eager to go out.

One of Zhang Jia's officers told him that a decision had been made above and one-third of the Jiangning garrison would be sent to the front line next year.

Then every year thereafter, one-third of the garrison will be sent to the front line for rotation.

The new garrison will be selected from those troops who have made great achievements in the front line.

This not only gives the current garrison a passage everywhere, but also prevents these garrison troops from being stationed in the capital for a long time, taking root, and then becoming entangled and unable to lose their tail.

Zhang Jia is thinking about his future.

For someone like me, if you are not promoted to a captain or above before the age of forty, you will have to retire. And I am still two steps away from being a captain. I am thirty years old this year, and I still have ten years to go from the theoretical level.

Speaking of which, there is absolutely no problem in being promoted to captain or above. The commander also told himself that those from the Jiangning garrison are generally promoted faster than other troops.

After being promoted to captain, even if you are over forty and no longer stay in the frontline troops, you will still be in the military attaché establishment when you move to the local area, but your military salary will not be less.

Touching his chin, while looking at the bright lights in the city, he thought that it would be too early to take the guys there after dawn.

Just go to that shredded chicken noodle soup restaurant that just opened.

I heard from my wife that it tastes very good, but it's a little expensive, costing ten cents a bowl.

There are only about ten brothers in this group of brothers, and a hundred dollars is really nothing to me.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard some strange noises in his ears. After years of war, he immediately realized that it was the sound of horse hooves, approaching the city wall at an extremely fast speed.

My heart suddenly rose to my throat.

Of course, it is impossible for Jiang Ning to have any enemies to carry out a sneak attack now, but running horses at night is abnormal in itself. If it is not something as urgent as a spark, it will never be possible.

So if something like this happens at this point in time, it must be a big or urgent matter.

Thinking of the raging battle in Xuzhou, Zhang Jia felt that every hair on his body stood up.

There must be news from Xuzhou.

Several war horses ran out of the darkness. As soon as they entered the city wall, Zhang Jia used the lights to see the red flags carried behind the soldiers.

In an instant, it was like taking a big gulp of ice water on a June day, feeling comfortable from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.

"Great victory, great victory!" The soldiers outside the door reined in their horses and shouted in unison: "Open the door, great victory in Xuzhou!"

The soldiers on night duty all rushed to Zhang Jia's side. Zhang Jia waved his hand with great joy, and a soldier grabbed the rope and swung down like an ape.

No matter how happy you are, the rules cannot be broken.

The soldiers below carefully examined the seals of the soldiers reporting victory and waved their arms towards them.

"Open the door!" Zhang Jia shouted loudly.

"Great victory, great victory!" The soldiers reporting the victory had just opened the door enough for a horse, and they rushed in, shouting loudly all the way.

Zhang Jia looked up to the sky and roared.

Outside the city, somewhere somewhere, suddenly a firework rose into the sky. With a bang, it exploded into a large, colorful mass.

Li Tang moved a bamboo deck chair and lay down under the eaves. He was from Kaifeng. After the fall of Tokyo, he lived all the way to the south, and finally settled in Jiangning.

With the little money I had left, I stocked up on some goods and became a peddler carrying a load, traveling from house to house. After a few years, I made a little money. I just rented this house last year and started selling some groceries.

Naturally, he couldn't afford to rent the shops on the busy commercial street. This grocery store was in a remote alley. The business could only be said to be good or not bad. It could support him and make him live more comfortably than ordinary people.

, just take it easy.

When one person is full and the whole family is not hungry, Li Tang doesn't think much about it now.

The room was not big, and it was filled with goods. Li Tang slept among the goods. It would have been fine if it was a normal season, but now it was very hot inside the room. It was not only hot, but also stuffy.

So at this time, Li Tang moved a bamboo deck chair and lay down at the door, and spent the whole night like this.

The public security in Jiangning is much better now than it was two years ago.

I remember that the year when I first settled here, there were still a lot of local ruffians and knights. In the past few years when the first minister came to power, Jiang Ning may not be able to pick up things on the road, but he can really do it by not closing his house at night.

At least Li Tang now dares to sleep outside without closing the door.

The wind was not strong, but there was some wind. I slowly shook the cattail leaf fan to drive away the mosquitoes, and sleepiness came over me one after another. Finally, I lowered my hand and the cattail leaf fan drooped to the ground, and a steady sound of snoring began.

The rapid footsteps woke Li Tang from his sleep. The moon in the sky began to set to the west. It was only the third watch now.

Jiang Ning had many places to stay up all night, but it was definitely not the street where he lived.

The people who live here are all people who rely on their own strength to make a living. Even though they get up early, it will be at least until after the fourth watch, and now is the time when everyone sleeps most soundly.

"There is a grocery store right in front, he must have some in his store!" came a familiar voice.

Li Tang couldn't help being surprised and angry. It was the lazy Min Er from this street who usually didn't do anything. He specialized in leading the way for rich young men and doing turtle things in places like fireworks. Here he was.

The street doesn't have a good reputation.

Hearing this tone, he actually came here for his own shop. There was only a grocery store like his on this street.

Li Tang jumped up all of a sudden.

At the end of the street, a group of people rushed over. The one walking at the front was Min Er, and the large group of people following him immediately made Li Tang give up the idea of ​​resisting for a while.

The group of people were well-dressed, and they were accompanied by one or two servants. Those who carried lamps and held knives clearly showed that they were not good people, and they could never be offended by people like themselves.

"Gentlemen, this store is just a grocery store!" Li Tang tried his best to bend his body lower, his voice was trembling, and he was wondering what these people wanted to do with his grocery store.

"I heard that you have medicine-haired puppets here, right? How many are there? Master, I bought them all!" The leader took out a handout from his arms, grabbed Li Tang's hand, and slapped it on Li Tang's.

On hand.

By the light of the lantern, Li Tang saw the Jiaozi in his hand. His hand couldn't help but trembled, and his heart also trembled. Fifty Guan!

I can't save so much in one year.

He raised his head and looked at the other party blankly: "I still have some of the medicinal hair puppets I bought last year. We don't buy many of them on this street, so I just save them at home and won't use them much!"

When they heard that it was true, the group of people laughed: "Money is not a problem, bring it quickly, bring it quickly, other places have sold out. If this guy hadn't said that your grocery store is remote, he would definitely still have it."

If we have the goods, we won’t come here no matter what.”

Li Tang nodded repeatedly and was about to turn around and enter the house when he saw gorgeous fireworks blooming one after another in the night sky in the distance. And somewhere in the night sky as far as the eye could see, at this moment

, was actually filled with brilliant sparks.

Next, a faint sound of cheers came from my ears, and the sound became louder and louder.

"What happened?" Li Tang asked in shock.
To be continued...