The night is getting darker, the fireworks are on the moon, and people are talking.
The children were always the ones who were full the fastest, because several more children came to the village and had more fun, chasing and quarreling in the open space next to the bonfire.
"Hey, Slug, who is that big brother? I haven't seen him before in the village. Is he a relative of Thirteenth Niang? He can sit with Thirteenth Niang."
A little boy who came to the village from outside pointed to Chen Mo and asked the boy with a runny nose.
"My name is not Slug, my name is Little Snot. If you call me Slug again, I won't play with you, huh." The little boy with a runny nose looked unhappy.
"Okay, okay, little nose, little nose."
After the boy changed his words, Little Sniffle smiled again.
"He was captured by Thirteenth Mother."
"Ah?!" the little boy didn't believe it. "Shouldn't the captured ones be locked up? How can they still eat on the table and sit with Thirteen Niangs? If you lie to me again, I will call you a slug."
"
"I'm not lying to you. Really, he was captured by Thirteenth Mother. When he was captured, Thirteenth Mother beat him half to death." Little Sniffle became anxious.
"He and Thirteenth Niang fought?" the little boy asked in surprise. Although he had never seen Thirteenth Niang fight, he learned from his grandfather that Thirteenth Niang was the most powerful person in Black Tiger Mountain.
"He was beaten, and beaten twice. Once at the bottom of the mountain, I heard that Shisanniang beat him half to death and took him back to the mountain. The second time was at the mountain, in the stockade, but he still lost."
"It's just that you don't overestimate your abilities. Brother Da Neng can't even withstand three moves from Thirteen Niangs, with his small body?" The little boy said contemptuously. Lu Daneng had boasted about fighting against Thirteen Niangs. Lu Daneng
In their eyes, he is just a little king. Even though he is so powerful, he can't match the three moves of Thirteen Niangs. That guy has the nerve to challenge Thirteen Niangs and bring humiliation to himself.
"That's hard to say." During the day, the little boy who saw Chen Mo again in the village came over.
"Yes, yes, you can keep staring at others, he is very fierce." Little Nose ordered, and now he will take a detour when he sees Chen Mo. "Don't talk about Brother Da Neng, Brother Da Neng will also fight with him.
Got one."
"He went to challenge Brother Almighty after he couldn't beat Thirteen Niangs. He is really shameless. He is fierce, how fierce can he be?" the little boy said disdainfully.
"He is not looking for Brother Daneng, but Brother Daneng is looking for him." Little Sniff wiped his nose and continued: "Have you seen the girl next to Thirteenth Mother? Brother Daneng is looking for that girl just for him."
Damn it, that girl was brought up the mountain by Thirteenth Mother with him. Thirteenth Mother even said she was for my wife, but she didn’t mean what she said~"
The two little boys looked at the two little yellow dragons with their noses stretching and shrinking, and looked at him with disdain.
"What happened in the end? Brother Mighty was able to knock him down with a few moves."
Little Nose looked around, but didn't see Brother Da Neng, so he dared to say: "What moves, Brother Da Neng couldn't make a move at all, and the man made a cut on his face. You haven't seen Da Neng today."
Brother? The scar on his face was left at that time."
"No, it's impossible." At this time, the little boy looked away from the man with some fear. "When I saw Brother Da Neng today, I saw the scar on his face and thought it was from another mountain.
Leftover from a fight."
"Don't say it was me who said it, otherwise Brother Dang Neng will be unhappy and I will be miserable."
...
The banquet is still going on, and the food on the table is eaten in half and half. People here have begun to gather together in small groups, drinking together, and bragging.
After the women had two drinks, they started to hang around the campfire with the men they knew. Someone brought a cowhide drum and started beating it rhythmically, making the scene more and more cheerful.
At this time, several tables at Thirteenth Niang's table formed a big table. In addition to the original three of Thirteenth Niang, Lu Yu and several other brothers in the village were sitting together, drinking wine with Chen Mo.
After several large bowls, Chen Mo's face did not change, and those others were already blushing.
At this time, several old men from outside the mountain also came over carrying wine bottles.
"Thirteenth Niang, it looks like this year's harvest is very good."
One of the old men said that the harvest he mentioned must not mean crops.
"I'm lucky, I grabbed some big deals from other hilltops." Thirteenth Niang sipped her drink carefully.
"We are all from the same place, so why do you have to do so much? Just keep a line in everything so that we can meet each other later, Thirteenth Mother."
Another old man said.
"Leave a thin line, have they left it for me? As long as I'm not in the village, I'm afraid the village will change hands." Thirteenth Niang smiled, but the coldness in her words was also obvious.
"We can't sit down and discuss things carefully. If we continue like this, sooner or later, Black Tiger Mountain will be taken advantage of by people from the government."
The old man sighed, they are old, and they have worked hard to make Black Tiger Mountain. Once the old mountain died, it fell apart. They really couldn't bear it. At that time, they didn't help anyone and chose to stay away from retirement. But now they
I became concerned about this matter.
"There is only one seat, and there is no room for so many people, but everyone wants to sit. I don't want to sit, but my adoptive father gave it to me. Why, doesn't my adoptive father not want to give the seat to my adopted brother?"
The old man said nothing and just drank by himself.
Another old man changed the topic, looked at the calm young man on one side, and then asked Thirteenth Niang: "Who is this little brother?"
Thirteenth Niang glanced at Chen Mo, who looked like nothing had happened, and suddenly raised the corner of her mouth and said, "He, oh, and her."
Thirteenth Niang pointed at Xiao Yanyu whose belly was full.
"My godson and goddaughter."
As soon as these words came out, everyone sitting there was stunned, except Lu Yu who smiled slightly.
Chen Mo slapped his wine bowl on the table, and Xiao Yanyu slapped his hand on the table. They both said in two different tones at the same time: "Get out!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Thirteenth Niang laughed so hard that she didn't care at all about the two people's reactions.
Everyone looked at Thirteenth Niang, who was already blooming with joy, and then at the two people who actually shouted to Thirteenth Niang, "Go away" at the same time. They were speechless for a moment.
"Brother Chen Mo, come and have a drink."
Lu Yu raised his wine bowl and touched one with Chen Mo.
It's okay for people who know Chen Mo, after all, he can say that he is a tigress in front of Thirteenth Niang. As for the little girl, she often talks back to Thirteenth Niang, so it's not surprising.
But people who don't know them, such as those old people, know that Thirteenth Niang's temper will never be so docile and she won't be able to reply when scolded.
"Come on, little fish, let's go dance."
Thirteenth Niang, who had not yet smiled, took Xiao Yanyu's hand, but she struggled.
"If you don't want to go, you have to go by yourself."
"That's not up to you. Your little belly needs to be moved to digest it."
Thirteenth Niang pulled the rebellious Xiao Yanyu into the crowd dancing around the bonfire.
The old people looked at Thirteen Niang who left the table and then looked at each other in confusion. Just as they were about to greet Chen Mo, they saw Chen Mo ruthlessly taking a jar of wine that had just been opened and leaving the table.
"this....."
The old people looked at Lu Yu, who had been smiling and saying nothing.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Didn't Thirteenth Mother just say that?"
After speaking, Lu Yu ignored the old people's disbelief and drank with some other brothers.
.......
The drunk man was so drunk that he lay directly on the mat on the ground.
There were only a few drunkards left who were holding wine jars and chattering, regardless of whether the people next to them were drunk or sober, or whether there was anyone there.
Others took advantage of the wine and joined in the bonfire dance. After adding more firewood, the bonfire burned more vigorously, turning the bitingly cold winter night into a summer night with a lot of heat.
The deeper the night goes, the higher the enthusiasm becomes, and the louder the cowhide drum becomes, and the drummer wants to beat the drum to pieces.
Singing, drumming, laughter.
People in the village held hands and formed three or four large circles, one inside each other, turning left and right, raising their hands in a rhythmic manner, and kicking their legs at other times, so happy.
Xiao Yanyu was among them, dancing along with their movements. For the first time, she felt that this was not a bandit den, but a lively small village.
Chen Mo took the wine and left the busy school grounds alone, walking up the path. To be honest, he was more familiar with the outside of the village than the village. It was his first time to call Xiao Yanyu and wander around the village today.
Walking through the village carefully, Xiao Yanyu introduced who owns this house and who owns that house as he walked, as if he knew everything in the village, even every flower and grass.
Chen Mo didn't go anywhere deliberately, he just walked up, carrying the wine bottle, occasionally taking a sip, and gradually walked away, away from the hustle and bustle, and returned to the environment he liked.
The wind on the top of the mountain was blowing lazily, and the lonely watchtower stood on the top of the mountain, like a loyal guard. There was no one on duty at the watchtower tonight, and Thirteenth Niang didn’t believe that anyone would come sneaking over to cause trouble on New Year’s Eve, even if
Yes, Thirteenth Niang is also confident that there will be no return for them.
Chen Mo looked at the high platform that was three to four feet high. There was no fence on the high platform, and there was only a roof to protect it from the wind and rain. There were several such high platforms in other places in the village, and people usually stood guard on them. The only difference was that
As for the other watchtowers, there are fences on them, but this one does not. Maybe it was demolished by someone and not restored, or maybe it doesn't exist at all.
Chen Mo bent his knees and jumped up, and climbed onto this high platform with unique scenery. On the edge of the high platform, he bent down with one leg and hung the other one outside. He looked in the direction of the school field. Looking down from here, the night disappeared first.
Among them, only a red lantern appeared first among the buildings, which were unevenly distributed, and then the buildings in the front row were looming under the light of the giant bonfire. In the distance was the lively school ground, and beyond the school ground was