The surrounding mountains are rolling, and there are occasional patches of cornfields on both sides of the road, proving that there are farmers nearby.
However, only the bare corn stalks were left in the corn field at this time, and the corns on them had long been picked and had already withered.
"This place is really vast and sparsely populated. You can't see a village for ten miles, and you can't see a person for five miles!" Laojiao looked nervous for no reason as he looked at the dark lights in front of him.
Darkness is always scary.
Pang Shiwu asked: "Are you hungry, Chili Pepper?"
Chili whispered: "I'm a little hungry. The dry food on my body is cold and hard, so I can't chew it." When the weather gets colder, the dry food I brought with me really starts to become hard, and it's also too cold and dry to eat.
Pang Shishi pointed to the front and said, "Look, the lights are on over there. We can't go over there and ask for hot porridge."
Chili looked into the distance and saw a little light from a firefly a few miles away. It was like a lighthouse suddenly appeared while drifting endlessly in the vast ocean!
A lighthouse is hope for sailors, a beacon that guides lost people home!
Getting closer and closer to the light, I finally realized that it was a thatched house built on the hillside.
Chili said: "Look, fifteen, there are several families over there!" There was another thatched house dozens of feet away from the edge of the thatched house, and then they found another one toward the top of the mountain, but the light was very weak, and then there was another thatched house.
In addition, it is almost impossible to find it because it is located in a mountain col.
It seems like this is a small village.
The four of them looked at the thatched cottage in front of them. The candlelight from the window was flickering, and there seemed to be a shadow moving in the house.
A cobblestone path leads all the way to the thatched cottage.
Walking along the cobblestone road to the outside of the thatched house, she saw that the outside of the house was surrounded by a fence as tall as a person with wooden sticks, straw, and corn stalks. Feng Jiuxiao knew that this was called a stick in Liaodong.
A simple door made of wood and bamboo was closed casually, as if a gust of wind could blow it open.
Pang Shiwu whispered: "The security here is so good at night, why don't the doors be closed at night?"
Chili whispered: "You can't even see anyone, where are the thieves? And this place looks very poor at first glance, and thieves don't even care about it. Of course the security is good!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Not sure, I can't say it's really open all night here."
Pang Shiwu asked: "Do they know etiquette and honor and disgrace better than those in the Central Plains?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Guan Zhong once said that if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace; and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the six relatives. No matter where you are from, this principle is the same. As long as people have enough food and clothing, they will know
Etiquette, knowing honor and disgrace.”
Chili said: "We come to people's houses in the middle of the night, they won't be scared, right?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Probably not! Various ethnic groups live together here. The folk customs are both simple and tough, and they are very courageous. If you are timid, who would settle down in such a remote place with no village or store?"
"Looking at the style of this house, it seems to be a Chinese-style structure. The owner should be Han Chinese, right?"
"should be."
The Khitans were divided into the north and the south. In the south, where the Han people were the majority, they retained the Han custom of farming and sleeping in houses, while in the north, the Khitan people dominated, and still retained the custom of living in tents and nomadic herding.
Before we even got close to the yard, the big yellow dog in the yard had already started barking, and the barking was particularly harsh in the silent night!
A man immediately walked out of the house, holding a lantern, and then he saw four people leading horses outside the stick.
The owner of the house was already quite old and was used to seeing the world. As soon as he saw Feng Jiuxiao and others, he knew they were passing by. The owner shouted to the yellow dog: "Go back, Tiger!"
The tiger cub had completed its task by waking up its master. When his master told him to go back to his den, he obediently went back to his den and lay down.
Feng Jiuxiao quickly stepped forward and cupped her hands: "I'm sorry to bother you so late at night!"
The owner of the thatched hut said: "What trouble do you have? Are you hungry or thirsty? I can help you drink some hot water here, but I can't arrange accommodation. If you want to stay, there is a Sandao River a hundred and thirty miles ahead.
There are restaurants in Zizhen there."
Feng Jiuxiao nodded and said: "Old man, we only need to drink a bowl of hot water and heat some dry food with you, and then we will leave."
The owner of the thatched cottage said: "Okay!"
He shouted: "Honey, we have a guest!"
An old lady's voice came from the room, "Oh, please come in!"
After tying the horses in the yard, the four of them entered the house.
The house is not big and has a lot of stuff.
As soon as he entered the house, Chili was attracted by several mud jars of different sizes. "Why are there so many jars?" The jars all had wooden lids, and Chili didn't know what was in these jars.
At this time, the rich-looking hostess smiled and said: "This is for holding millet, this is for water, this is for sauce, this is for picking pickles, potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. This is for sauerkraut."
"I know that pickles are called pickles in some places in the Central Plains, but what is sauerkraut? Is it a very sour dish?"
"Haha, no, it's just cabbage."
"Then why is it called pickled cabbage?"
"Here in Liaodong, when winter comes, the mountains are closed by heavy snow, and we can't get any food or vegetables. So our ancestors discovered a way to store food in winter, which is to soak the cabbage in water and then press it on big rocks.
If you seal it again, it will last for a long time. However, when you take it out a few days later, the dish will have a special sour taste, so we call it sauerkraut."
Chili Pepper said: "Oh, that's it. Madam, I have a question, I wonder if I can ask it?"
The hostess smiled kindly and said, "Just ask."
Chili's big eyes rolled, "Since you are all Han people, why are you living in Khitan? Why don't you live in the Central Plains?"
The hostess didn't expect the little girl to ask this, and she didn't think of how to answer for a moment. At this time, the male host said: "Little girl, this was originally a place for the Han people hundreds of years ago, and was later occupied by the Khitans! Our ancestors lived here
, I’m used to it and I don’t want to move anymore.”
Yuan Zishan said: "Chili, don't ask more questions than you should."
Chili Pepper said: "I understand, young... Young Master."
The male host said: "It doesn't matter. Are you from the Central Plains? It's 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 Period and the Warring States Period, this place belonged to the Yan State, and the Yan State was considered
Han people! During 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, Liaoxi County, etc. under the state. There were also counties under the counties, and the capital
It was inhabited by the Han people. From the third year of Xing of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties to the third year of the Qianfeng reign of the Tang Dynasty, this place began to be occupied by other foreign races. Do you know who was the first to occupy this place?"
Pepper shook his head.
Feng Jiuxiao asked: "Could it be Goguryeo?"
The male host was startled, "You also know this?"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "I guess, I don't hear what my father-in-law said is referring to the Khitan, and there are only a few dynasties in Liaodong that have such strength. Apart from the Khitan, only the current Goryeo Dynasty is still strong. The other dynasties have basically already
It was annexed by the Khitan, so it doesn’t make sense to say it was them, so I guessed it was Goguryeo.”
"I didn't expect that you are not very old, but you are involved in a wide range of things."
"I dare not, my husband is truly knowledgeable because he knows everything about the past and present! This is the real power!"
"What's the use of being awesome? Why don't you just end your life in this barren mountain?"
"That's because I don't want to get involved in the world of society."
The hostess suddenly smiled and said: "How do you know he doesn't want to be involved in the world of human rights and wrongs? Is it because he doesn't want to, or because he can't?"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Of course I don't want to. With my father-in-law being so knowledgeable and strong-willed, how can he be considered a nobody? I guess he resigned and returned to his hometown, right?"
The owner of the thatched cottage and his wife looked at each other, and they really didn't expect that this young man could actually see their secrets!
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Everyone has his or her own difficulties, and everyone has his or her own destiny. We are just passing by and will definitely not cause any trouble to you two. Please rest assured."
The male owner of the thatched cottage said calmly: "That doesn't matter. We have neither enemies nor creditors, so we are not worried about anyone coming to our door. You don't need to worry too much about us."
From the beginning to the end, the male protagonist has a calm and calm attitude, and he has the aura of someone who has been in a high position for a long time. At first glance, he is the kind of master who was once a highly respected minister, but now sees through life and death!
Be confident, free and easy, and live spontaneously.
Yuan Zishan saw Feng Jiuxiao's envy and whispered: "One day, how about we find such a quiet place and don't care about the world?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Of course that's good! But isn't it early now?"
Yuan Zishan pinched his arm gently, "Who said it's now?"
Feng Jiuxiao endured the pain in her arms and smiled, "That's right, in a few years, we will find a place to live in seclusion and have a few children. Then...ah!"
The hostess couldn't help but smile when she saw the boy in black pinching the arm of the boy in white. She looked at her husband, but he took a step back with a look of fear on his face, "What are you doing?"
The hostess rolled her eyes at him, "Why are you running? Why are you so far away?"
Suddenly I heard someone speaking outside: "Is there anyone here? We want to ask for a drink of water!" It was Zhang Zilu's voice!
The male host looked out the window and frowned, "Why are there so many people? One, two, three... twelve people, where can we sit in this room?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "They are drinking water, not going into the house to rest."
The words woke up the dreamer. The male host suddenly understood and went out with a lantern, "Give me your water bags and I will fill you with water."
Zhang Zilu and others immediately dismounted from their horses to greet the male host, handed over the water bottles and thanked him profusely.
Feng Jiuxiao said: "It's time for us to leave. Thank you, father-in-law!" Since he knew that the other party was an official before, he did not dare to give money rashly, which would easily arouse the other party's resentment, so he only thanked him.
Zhang Zilu and others have entered the hospital. If they don't leave, they will be a disturbance to the couple! And if you hurry up, you can get to Sanhezi Town in time for a night's rest tonight!
When Feng Jiuxiao and Zhang Zilu passed by each other, Feng Jiuxiao smiled and Zhang Zilu also smiled, but neither of them said anything.
Sometimes a word is superfluous.
Feng Jiuxiao and the others mounted their horses and left first.
After Xiong Mengyan and the others filled the bottles with white water, they followed Feng Jiuxiao away.
This time the two sides kept a distance of ten feet.
The moon and stars are sparse, and the cold air is getting stronger.
"Then the male host turns out to be a high official?"
"should be."
"Can Han people also be high-ranking officials?"
"The Liao Dynasty was divided into the Northern and Southern Privy Councils. The highest general in the Southern Privy Council, the King of the Southern Council, was naturally a Khitan noble, but many other high-ranking ministers were Han people."
"Aren't they afraid of being called traitors?"
"This old man probably resigned and returned home for this reason. However, the others probably don't think so. Because they were born in Liaodong, how can they be considered traitors?"
"By the way, Master Ling Xiao is also from Liaodong?"
"Yes, he is also a Han! His family has been thriving in Liaodong since the Tang Dynasty. It is a bit far-fetched for you to say that they are traitors!"
This road is quite spacious, with various traces crisscrossing it, making it look like a road that has been traveled for many years.
While we were walking, suddenly there was a loud noise in front of us, and countless people holding torches were arguing on the road!
The road is blocked.
Thanks to: Yudong, I love loneliness when reading books, Three wolves don’t work hard, See you for the first time in the snow, Die Xinyi, Make a fortune every year, Master Cherry, Wisdom of the heart, Looking to the end of the world to think about Y, Boundless sea of blessings, Sea of stars Han Li, Shui Qun, I am the best, and other heroes have strong support! Please forgive me for not being able to list other heroes.