Crown Sword

Gong Yangyue pondered Chao Chen's expression over and over again, then turned his hand over in frustration, and put the money received from Yancai into his palm, not even in the mood to ask questions, and said dryly: "On behalf of When the country went far to the Central Plains, there was no coinage, and most of them were bartered, except for gold, jade and colored treasures, millet and silk can be used as money in ordinary times."

The young man surnamed Yan is not like a rich man, at Fengduo's market price, no matter how much he thanked him, he would not be able to exchange precious jade, let alone bring food and cloth with him, so Chao Chen carefully looked at the coin again and again, Suddenly realized: "This... this is the old money from Cao Wei's time."

Cao Wei should have been 200 years ago.

"One or 20 years earlier, it was very popular to mix old money in the Dai state. Later, Fu Jian sent troops to Yunzhong. After chaos, looting, and confiscation, this kind of money is not said to be more expensive than gold, but it is absolutely rare. It uses one less. , What you can hold in your hand today is not as simple as being rich, let alone the rope that runs through the money is a rope?" Gong Yangyue lifted up the series of coins and shook them, making a loud clang, "This is the twisted sheep tail. Mao, people like to do this around here, as far as I know, there are only people from the Helan tribe. They live in grass near Helan Mountain, where the production of hemp sang is rare."

Chao Chen frowned: "But I don't think they look like herdsmen."

"They are foreign."

"Outsiders?" Chao Chen wondered. Although he had never been to nomadic tribes, he had heard that the people in these places were very old-fashioned. If the imperial courts of the northern countries still accepted Han people and officials, these places were just the opposite. They were big sticks. Boom, many are very exclusive.But he is not stupid, he quickly thought of the profound connection, and asked politely: "You mean, from the capital?"

Gong Yangyue didn't answer directly, but pretended to speculate deeply: "These two people must have been to the Helan tribe for some reason, but they didn't know why, but they left the brigade and marched alone. From the perspective of bearing, the children of the aristocratic family don’t have to run away. This kind of people often take servants with them when they travel, and they usually don’t have any spare money with them, so they asked for some small coins when they left. The soft sword wrapped around his waist is very concealed, and it’s inconvenient to carry loose money, so he took wool They are strung together, but the number of this string is not an integer, which means that it is done at random."

"I heard that the Helan tribe is the mother clan of the current king of the country. They left the team on their return journey, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble." Chao Chen also sank down, and even pushed Gongyangyue's arm casually, Now they are not afraid of anything else, but they are afraid of being involved in other countries' internal affairs and getting dirty, so when they look at the coin again, they just think it is a hot potato, "You are right, since we are nodding acquaintances, we should stop nodding. I shouldn't have looked back."

Seeing that he was still self-reflecting, Gong Yangyue smiled with satisfaction: "It's not too bad."

"Ok?"

"...I mean, be careful, it's so easy to deceive." The money is real, but the sheep's tail hair is fake. If it is stuffed with lush grass, it may be twisted into a rope with wool. Even if there is no, the dog's tail reed leaves are still If you can find it, tie a knot with a thin stem, it is easier to find than wool, which shows that it is really easy to deceive.

It didn't take a day or two to be buried by him, Chao Chen didn't bother to fight, and was fooled by Shun Shun. After returning to Gudutou to meet with Shuangli and the three, he took a boat across the Yellow River and continued eastward.

After walking for another day, I came to a tribe where herdsmen gathered.

The tribe lives along the river, with lush water and grass. Because of the complexity of the tribe, they are hospitable and hospitable, so the five settled here.In the evening, after the sun goes down, people in the village set up a bonfire frame on the west highland and pray around a tall birch tree.

Chao Chen thought it was a unique custom and wanted to broaden his horizons, but after asking, he found out that it was just a tribal habit.It turned out that these people all lived here without a fixed place, and they came here to live together by chance, but the herdsmen always return in autumn and spring. So, I don’t know which year, the ancestors agreed to move every winter, and they would return to the tree after summer. For ten years, there will be many households every year. Everyone is bound by the tree and uses the tree as a road sign, so they worship the tree as a god.

"Faith girl Shuangli, make a wish here, may the spirit of the tree bless me, and the five of us will never be separated!" Shuangli followed the men and women walking in a group, imitating them, stretching their arms, kneeling and begging.

Although he couldn't understand their singing, he hummed along with the tune sincerely.

Seeing that the man behind him remained motionless, Shuang Li, who never left the people around him when encountering good and interesting things, immediately waved and called the four elders to join him.

Cui Tanfeng refused. As a doctor who rescued and healed the wounded, he had seen too many life and death. He never believed in gods and Buddhas, and only said that he had no wishes.

Only Chao Chen joined in.

"Brother Chao, what wish did you make?" Shuang Li was looking forward to it, not trying to pull someone to make a wish, it was clearly out of curiosity, and tried to find a way to talk about it.

Chao Chen smiled without saying a word.

Shuangli acted like a baby, secretly winking at Gongyangyue.In the past, Gong Yangyue would not let her mess around, but now he also wants to know a little bit, so he unconsciously agrees with her.So, he cleared his throat, and said, "The grassland is full of pride, and the sons and daughters speak more, keep it in their hearts, but the sacred tree can't hear it."

Chao Chen thought for a while, and said reverently, "One wish for the world to be peaceful."

Gong Yangyue was speechless: "Tsk, like you would make a wish."

"Secondly, I wish you all peace and health."

"That's natural."

"Three wishes," Chao Chen tilted his head, took a deep look at Gongyangyue, and showed an inexplicable smile, "Three wishes, go to the cloud here, and Gongyangyue can find the truth he wants without any regrets. "

Gongyangyue, who was watching the play, suddenly fell silent.

It was the girl who stopped to peek at some of their outsiders and interjected from a distance: "Not enough! We also have a saying here that the tree spirits gather the wind and rely on the wind to send their wishes to the sky, so one more thing is needed ——” As they spoke, they pointed to the Feng Duo hanging on the tree.

All five pairs of eyes turned to look at their hands, and another passionate girl waved the Muduo in her hand, and replied in Xianbei dialect: "This cannot be borrowed, it must be prepared early."

Chao Chen couldn't understand, so he could only ask Gong Yangyue, "What did she say?"

"she says……"

Chao Chen was also quick-witted, suddenly understood, and excitedly grabbed his words: "Let's go and shoot one too!"

Gong Yangyue didn't move, looking at the wrist he was holding with a complicated expression.

Chao Chen realized that he had lost his composure, and immediately let go of his hand. After looking around frequently, he pointed to the blacksmith who was setting up a stove outside the tribe and hammering horseshoe nails and explained: "If you lose your horse, you know it's not a blessing. I missed the opportunity at the foot of Helan Mountain that day. Now it's a good time." , why don’t you go and fight a Fengduo, a Zhanfengduo in your memory?”

"Feng Duo in my memory?" Gong Yangyue murmured.

The group of beautiful girls were gathered under the tree, discussing how to hang Fengduo on the highest branch. Sincere laughter and laughter wafted in the wind, Gong Yangyue seemed to be infected, and felt in a good mood.

"Hang up!"

"It's crooked!"

"Hang it there, there, and hear the wind return!"

——"Father, if I also play a Zhanfengduo exactly like before, will I be able to hear the wind's instructions?"

"Maybe you're right." Gong Yangyue smiled, grabbed Chao Chen's arm with his backhand, walked quickly to the blacksmith's felt room, and borrowed blacksmithing tools in exchange for the old coins gifted by Yan Cai and stove.

The young blacksmith didn't want to take money at first, so it can be seen that the two of them insisted, so they followed suit, but after hearing that they were going to make a Zhanfengduo, they gave a few pieces of ore the size of a palm.The Helan tribe near Helan Mountain has strong soldiers and horses, and it is difficult to dig mines under their noses, but this grassland wasteland has no owner. These old herdsmen are familiar with the road, but it is easier to dig.

Chao Chen saw that Gongyangyue rolled up his sleeves, adding firewood to the stove for smelting stones without saying a word, and asked a little worriedly, "Can you do it?" By chance, the blacksmith was swinging a hammer, showing a thick bicep Muscle, he glanced at it, and then said again, "No, I have nothing to do, I can neither blacksmith nor forge."

"I learned how to forge swords in Sword Valley." Sweat dripped down his forehead, and Gong Yangyue was in high spirits as he looked around.

"Yeah." Chao Chen was dazzled, and responded softly, thinking about standing around with nothing to do and getting in the way, he turned his head and retreated outside the shed.Unexpectedly, as soon as he left, Gong Yangyue called him suddenly.

"Don't go."

Chao Chen really didn't leave, and turned around and asked, "What can I do?" In fact, there was a bit of bitterness and self-deprecation hidden in the words. The things that used to be proud of reading and being popular with others are now in this long period of time. He was too useless during his trek, and it was better for him to leave by himself than to wait for Gong Yangyue to sneer and dislike him.

But this time, Ram Yue didn't tease or joke, but said seriously: "You can do a lot."

"a lot of?"

"Have you read "Kao Gong Ji"?"

"I know, but I'm not very interested, and I haven't read it."

Gongyangyue was silent for a moment, and was not disappointed by it. Instead, he mentioned another matter: "Then draw a picture. Later, we will dig out clay to make a mold model, and we need to emboss patterns on it. Come, let me tell you what to draw..." With a sweep of his sword, he swept away the turf with a radius of one foot, and then handed the stone he picked up to Chao Chen, "You try it first, draw a mountain first."

"Mountain, what kind of mountain?"

"Probably above the flat river, there are many mountains."

Chao Chen sketched a few strokes, and traced the shape of the wave: "How?"

"It's shorter here," Gong Yangyue tried hard to remember, and then pointed his finger at the upper right corner of the sketch, "I remember here, there are two swallows... Yes, that's right, you draw another river."

There are no mountains, no trees and no one, but it is difficult to draw a river alone. Chao Chen hurriedly asked: "Apart from the river, is there anything else?"

"I remember the tide on both sides of the river is flat," Gong Yangyue stood up, pointed to the vast grassland outside the blacksmith's shed, and said loudly, "Yes, it's like that, flat and open..."

Chao Chen draws the embankment.

"No, the field is flat, but the river is meandering like this," Gong Yangyue compared in the air, but seeing him with a confused face, he directly held his right hand from behind and pulled out a curved path on the ground. Curves, "That's it, you try."

The hot air from the nostrils sprayed on the neck, making people feel itchy.

"Your drawing is too ugly..." Chao Chen turned his head with a smile, and his voice stopped abruptly. Just when the corner of his lips brushed against Gong Yangyue's chin and lost his mind slightly, the latter unconsciously walked away. Let's move on.

Gongyang Yue was displeased: "Where is it ugly?"

Chao Chen kept silent, raised his wrist and drew vigorously on the two brushes he dropped. If it weren't for the rough edges and corners of the stone, it would be as thin as a spring silkworm's silk: "Although this ancient gossamer method is the best way to paint clothes pleats, but it is wonderful to describe the waves in the river."

"You're ugly," Gongyangyue snorted unconvinced, and finally praised reluctantly, "but you're pretty like it."

Shuang Li sat on the fence of the cattle and sheep pen and ate sweets, smiling like crescent moons with his eyes: "Seventeen, do you feel that after leaving Bashu, the relationship between Brother Chao and Lao Yue has improved a lot? It would have been noisy if they were together in the past. , but now we can still make Fengduo together," she spread her hands forward and distributed the rest of the candy to Qiao Min, "I hope this road will be longer and walk more slowly..."

Qiao Min picked it up with a sword.

Shuangli pretended to be angry: "Hey, if I hurt my hand, I'll play tricks and stop Lao Yue from going to Daiguo!" As he said, he deliberately held the sword tip.

Qiao Min rolled his eyes awkwardly, silently retracted the sword, and stretched out his hand nervously.

"That's right!" Shuang Li slapped the candy on his hand, and said happily, "Actually, the wish just now was not for Lao Yue and the others, but for you. Seventeen, you're done." Are you going back to Goguryeo? You are the head of the Seven Swords Guards, so you can't leave your post without permission..."

Hearing this, Qiao Min's eyes lit up.

"Then you will never come to the Central Plains again?" Shuangli's dark eyes filled with sentimentality, "Ah, I really miss it!"

"Isn't there a saying in the Central Plains called 'All banquets under heaven come to an end'?" Qiao Min didn't know how to comfort someone, let alone a girl.

Just at this time, the wind came, and the long hair tied up by Shuang Li was blown away. She twisted and swayed on the fence, but she couldn't catch the blown red rope. Qiao Min took off her hair tie, coughed lightly, Holding one end, he shook it over: "This is the Golden Crow, the most admired totem of Fuyu people, and I give it to you."

Shuang Li pinched the other end of the hairband, her eyes fell on the embroidery thread, she was a little bit surprised: "Golden Crow? Isn't it the sun! I still know that Hou Yi shot the sun!"

"Well, it's the sun," Qiao Min loosened his belt, held his sword in both hands, and looked at the double carp, and seemed to think that women are not so scary, "So, when you see the sun, just remember that we are under the same sky, Then even if it is far away, it is still inseparable."

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Note: During this period, the people who ruled Goguryeo were Buyeo people.

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