Chapter 28 Depressed Market
"Brother Shen, it seems that this wine is not enough to drink today. Tell me where you live and come to see you another day. Let's drink it with pleasure." Yu Meng withdrew his gaze, slapped his shoulder with one hand and said.
"To be honest with Brother Yu, I have just arrived in the city not long ago. As for where to live..." Chen Luo deliberately smiled bitterly, speaking in a vague manner.
"Oh? I'm not a person from this city, but I'm willing to come and defend the city. I'm so brave, good brother!" Yu Meng was stunned when he heard this, and then gave a thumbs up at Chen Luo.
When the other three entourages heard this, their eyes became more friendly when they looked at Chen Luo.
"Brother Yu has been awarded the award. I just do my best to protect myself." Chen Luo hurriedly waved his hand.
"Haha, there are not many men like Brother Shen in this world! Brother Shen, if you have no place in the city, why don't you go home with me first." Yu Meng laughed loudly, then thought of something and asked.
"It's true that I have not had time to find a place to live, so I'll bother Brother Yu." Chen Luo was full of doubts, so he agreed.
"What are you bothering? Brothers, let's go if you say something," Yu Meng said with a high eyebrows, stretched out his hand to wrap his shoulders around Shen Luo, and said.
Several people followed the walkway to the corner tower of the city. Just as they were about to walk towards the city stairs, they saw three or five soldiers wearing standard armor supporting a fat middle-aged man and moving up the city step by step.
When he looked down, he saw that the man had a fair skin, a short yellow beard on his mouth, and a very unfit armor on his body. He looked like a turtle shell of fat pork belly stuffed into his turtle's shell, which was extremely uneven.
The middle-aged man and his group also saw Yu Meng and others who were coming down from the city, and temporarily stopped in place.
"Give the way to the hero." The middle-aged man's eyes fell on Tian Chong's body, his face changed slightly, and he raised his hand and shouted.
The soldiers immediately supported him and leaned against the side of the city wall, leaving the road open.
"You send Tian Chong back first." Yu Meng turned sideways and ordered the rest of the people.
The three entourage responded, then carried Tian Chong's body and went down the city stairs first.
When passing by the fat middle-aged man, the latter looked at the black blood on the flag and his head was covered in cold sweat.
Chen Luo followed Yu Meng down the city wall and came to the man.
"Mr. Liu." Yu Meng said with his fists.
"Yu...Yu Nephew." The middle-aged man hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"This time, there are many animals attacking the city, and there are also many corpses left behind. They must be cleaned up as soon as possible, so that the people in the city can continue to divide the reserves. In addition, several damaged city walls must also be repaired as soon as possible." Yu Meng looked back at the city and said.
"Don't worry, I've sent someone to do it." Lord Liu said hurriedly.
Yu Meng nodded, then stopped talking and continued to go down the city with Shen Luo.
The Lord Liu wanted to say something, but he didn't look back when he saw Yu Meng's head, so he swallowed the words to his mouth, wiped his sweat again, and with the help of several people, he continued to go to the top of the city.
"Who is this Lord Liu?" Chen Luo walked down the city wall and asked.
"Liu Fu, the magistrate of Donglai County." Yu Meng replied casually.
"It turned out to be a parent official in charge of military and political affairs in the place." Chen Luo said, feeling a little confused.
Although Yu Meng didn't look like an ordinary young man guarding the city at first glance, he didn't look like an official. Why did this "Mr. Liu" look a little nervous in front of him?
"What kind of parent official? Just a weak scholar, you can just cut off the scattered cases. Now at this time, it's just a joke. The entire Donglai County military sluggishness. If it weren't for the young and strong people in the city, they wouldn't be able to hold on to the present with the former soldiers." Yu Meng snorted coldly and said.
When Chen Luo heard this, he immediately understood why Yu Meng looked bad when facing this person.
"But then again, although this person is as timid as a mouse, he did not abandon the city and flee. After the war, he knew that he would climb to the city to soothe the people. He was much better than the officials and masters in several neighboring counties." Yu Meng sighed and said again.
"That's right." Chen Luo nodded, but he had a little more understanding of the County Magistrate Liu.
At the critical moment of life and death, how many people can really look down on death?
However, a doubt arose in his heart at the same time. In his impression, Donglai County should be in the south of Chishui County. Although he had never been there, he had never heard of such a terrifying wolf pack in that area?
If such a thing really happens, it will spread all over the world soon.
"Brother Shen, let's go." Yu Meng was a little stunned when he saw Chen Luo and urged.
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I didn't feel anything on the city wall just now. When I entered the city, I felt that the Donglai County Town in front of me was built quite majestic, nearly one meter higher than the wall of Chunhua County.
The city walls are extremely tall and wide, protecting the city like mountains. Although the walls are eroded by wind and rain, the walls are peeled off, and there are still many places that are damaged, you can still vaguely see the majestic atmosphere of the past.
A spacious main road under the two of them extended straight toward the city. The road surface was enough for four carriages to drive side by side, but perhaps it was disrepaired and the ground looked bumpy.
The width of the shops on both sides of the main road and the height of the houses are better than Chunhua City, but for some reason, it looks a bit dilapidated.
The architectural style here is quite different from Chunhua County. The architectural structure of Chunhua County is concise and mainly solemn and generous. Although the buildings here are quite tall, there are a lot of decorations in the eaves, walls, door frames and other places.
"My home is near the Confucian Temple, Brother Chen follows me." Yu Meng led Chen Luo to the depths of the city.
Chen Luohe Yu Meng continued to look around, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt strange it was.
It was almost evening, and the sky was still bright, but there were no people on the streets in the city. Most of the shops on both sides of the streets in the city were closed. A restaurant at the intersection seemed to be very prosperous and even the door was closed, but it was already empty. The ground was covered with dust. I don’t know how long it had been closed.
There are only some shops selling rice, noodles and other necessities on both sides of the street that are still open, and they are all deserted.
Among these people, the appearance of men is like many people on the city wall. They are all dressed in robes and shirts, with long scarves on their heads, and the back of the front is slightly shorter than what they usually see. The woman has a cloud bun with a short robe or shirt on her upper body, revealing the skin on her neck and chest, and wearing a long skirt on her lower body, which is quite different from Chunhua County.
For some reason, Chen Luo always felt that these people's faces were a little numb, especially their eyes were indescribable, and they seemed a little frightened and confused.
Occasionally, some people who are unclothed, including elderly people and children, begging for passersby, are mostly indifferent. They are completely dark and depressing, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable when they see it.
"Could this Donglai County be the Donglai County of Chishui County that I know? Then where am I still on the border of the Tang Dynasty?" Chen Luo murmured in his heart.
Yu Meng seemed to have become accustomed to all this and walked towards the city with great strides.
Chapter completed!