The more you wear your sister

The street was much more lively than I had imagined, and there were at least twice as many people than the day I returned to the city. I only found out that today is the day of the market after I asked.

Chu Feng told me that as a border town with a relatively large population, people here usually produce and manage their own businesses and do their own livelihood, and every time it comes to the market day, every family takes their extra things to the street to gather together Sell ​​them together, or simply barter.

It’s no wonder that what I see in the market are all daily necessities that have nothing to do with me, such as donkeys, wheelbarrows, wooden barrels, various furniture and farm tools, and small dried vegetables, fruits, crop seedlings with soil, and furs , straw sandals, cotton, grain, bamboo dustpan and broom... In short, there are only things you don't need, and there is nothing you can't buy here.

I had to ask Chu Feng about a lot of things before I knew what it was for. Although Chu Feng was one year younger than me, he knew a lot. Chatting with him can be said to be quite insightful.We started chatting about why there are so many blacksmith shops on the street, and said that many officers and soldiers would go to the iron shop to buy handy weapons or armor after receiving their military pay, because Chen was too poor to afford good ones.Why is Da Chen so poor? Because the wars in the first few years were too brutal. Everyone wanted to be emperor, and no one would obey anyone. The decades of chaotic wars that split the regime severely damaged the vitality of the entire Central Plains.It was finally unified, and they were supposed to cultivate their lives and prepare to enter a small prosperous age. However, these years, either the Turks invaded the north or the Tubo invaded the west. Dali just finished independence in the south, and the local warlords in the southeast rebelled again, disturbing the whole Dachen. Restless.

Without sufficient military expenditure and manpower, there will be no stable national defense. Without stable national defense, people will not be able to live a life of recuperation. It is a knot that is not so easy to untie.

In short, to put it bluntly--my fate is not good, and ancient China was peaceful and prosperous at some times, but unfortunately, I have traveled to an extremely poor era sadly.

The bazaars here are actually not like the fake bazaars in some modern tourist attractions. They are all about eating and playing, and they take it as their responsibility to empty out the wallets of tourists.The people here sell some necessities of life, I am only interested in looking at it, and after walking around for a long time, I finally saw a small stall making clay figurines, and I immediately stepped forward to watch it.

The old artist with a wrinkled beard skillfully kneaded the clay in his hand into various shapes, and in a short while he made a fist-sized Buddha statue. He picked up the brush and simply painted a few colors on the clay figurine. Maitreya Buddha, who opened his stomach and laughed, finished it vividly. Seeing that I was very interested, he handed the newly completed work to me: "Or, three pennies a piece."

I happily took it, and when I was about to take out my wallet, I remembered that I had traveled here poor and naked, where did I get the money on me?

"Forget it... I suddenly remembered that I don't have any money." I was embarrassed to return it to him, but Chu Feng took out a money bag to pay for me: "I have it."

"How dare I ask you to spend money!" I patted his shoulders very embarrassedly, and felt that he was stiff. Uh, isn't this modern way of expressing intimacy for good buddies too much for ancient people?

He didn't say anything, but just gave me the entire money bag: "This money was allocated by General Xie for the holy envoy's flowers."

This is the first time I have come into contact with the money of this dynasty, and I took the money bag curiously, hey, there are a few pieces of broken silver with strange shapes, and a few pieces of broken gold with not very pure color, and one with the word thank you The metal plate and some scattered copper coins, these copper coins are also different in size and shape.

"How much is it here? Do you give it all to me? About how many things can I buy?" I wanted to look it up, but it was inconvenient to have things in hand. Anyway, I was just greedy for novelty, so I handed the clay figurine to Leaving Chu Feng: "I will see you off."

He froze for a moment before taking it with both hands: "...Thank you Holy Envoy."

"Don't be a holy envoy, just call me Bai Zecheng?"

"The last general dare not go beyond."

"You wooden head!"

I was about to run against him, but I didn't guard against the crowds and the narrow road, a child who was only thirteen or fourteen years old bumped into me.

I was wondering how this man walked, did his eyes grow on the top of his head?But he saw the little man running away like a rabbit, and then Chu Feng yelled "Stop!", pulled out his knife and chased after him.

I'll fuck it!In broad daylight, under the protection of a circle of strong guards, my wallet was actually robbed. What kind of law and order is this!

Chu Feng came out with six subordinates this time, and he didn't need to explain, four of them surrounded me and made a look like an enemy, and the other two followed, squeezed a way and disappeared in the in the crowd.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look." I pushed hard on the fleshy walls surrounding me.

When we found Chu Feng in the depths of a crooked alley, he had already sheathed his knife and was about to come back to find us.

Chu Feng is indeed a powerful guard. In just a short while, he has recovered my wallet and handed it back to me safely. My favorability for him has increased a lot.

"Where's the thief?" I asked casually.

"It has been dealt with." Chu Feng said, he blocked the entrance of the alley, and I couldn't see inside.

"What to do? How to deal with it?" I suddenly had a bad feeling, and regardless of his obstruction, I squeezed past him, just in time to see two of his subordinates dragging the thief's body away while he was on the ground. A long bloodstain was left behind.

I gasped: "You you you you...you killed him!"

Chu Feng looked at me and did not deny it.

I was stunned at the time: "You... how can you be so cruel, he is just a child."

Chu Feng frowned and said, "Teenagers are no longer children."

"But...does he have to die just for stealing something?"

But Chu Feng took it for granted and said: "If you really have nowhere to go and can't eat, you can go to the army as a handyman. If you don't follow the right path at a young age, you deserve it."

I looked at him like someone I didn't know. What kind of person is this? Have I misjudged him all this time?

"Where does the envoy want to go?" Chu Feng asked after standing still for a while.

"Playing with your head!" Reason could no longer suppress the indignation in my heart, and I threw the money bag on the ground resentfully, and I turned my head and left.

I didn't speak a word to him for several days.

It’s not the first time Chu Feng killed people in front of me, but the last time he killed the Turkic soldiers who fought with them to the death. It was a legitimate defense and a duty. I won’t have any dissatisfaction, but I have to thank him for protecting me safety.

But this time, his behavior really made me very angry.

Thief is certainly hateful, even if I caught him, I would probably give him a good beating before turning him over to the police station.But it was only limited to a beating. If he was caught, he would kill the thief directly. Moreover, he was an underage thief. Looking at that head, he would definitely not be over 14 years old.

I have to admit that all my good feelings for him before came from my imagination and misunderstanding. In fact, he was an ancient soldier who killed people without blinking an eye. Although he is ordered to protect me now, he will tolerate my temper and demands, but if One day, at the command of his superiors, he will probably kill me without hesitation, just like he killed that child.

Reason told me that I shouldn't offend this person, but emotionally, I couldn't contain the strong disappointment and disgust I felt toward Chu Feng at that moment.

If someone else killed a child who was stealing things in front of me, in this world where I can't protect myself, I would probably just choose to remain silent, but Chu Feng is different - I originally wanted to treat him as one of my own.

Ever since I came to this ignorant age with no one to rely on, with such an embarrassing status as a magic stick, I didn’t hang up the cheating that I had agreed to. In fact, I didn’t feel safe at all. I always felt that Every minute I felt like I was stepping on ice, maybe I would fall into it in the next step.

After the protagonists in the novel have traveled through time, they often have a loyal servant girl, or family and friends by their side. If something happens, there is at least someone they can discuss with, but I am completely helpless.

Chu Feng, who was trying to protect me in the chaos at that time, although he only carried out the commander's order and performed his duties, in my panicked eyes, he was like a shining Ultraman, superman possessed Captain America, the nemesis of evil, the incarnation of justice... and so on, I inevitably have a feeling of wanting to be close to and rely on him.

Going further, I grew up in a single-parent family. My father was originally the squadron leader of the fire brigade. Once there was a fire, he personally led the team into the fire to save people. The bean curd dregs project will collapse after burning.

Dad became a "hero" in this way, a photo on the wall and a martyr certificate in the cabinet, and I was only two years old that year.

A child like me who has no father, and my mother is busy earning money to support the family, naturally there is no shortage of bullying since I was a child. Every time someone robbed toys, tore books, or fought with others alone, I would I especially hope that there is a father or brother who can stand up and support me.

Then I grew up slowly, and this unfulfilled desire became a secret knot in my heart.

Then I met Chu Feng, a person who, although one year younger and a little shorter than me, was always the first to stand up to protect me even though his duties were limited.

Then, the image of a protector that had just been established in my heart shattered in front of the cruel reality.

Then there is no more then.