The sky above Leizhou City was shrouded in a haze, and it seemed that people would continue to die at any time.

But when night comes, the area around the City God Temple is lit up with bright lights, which is extremely lively. In particular, a stage was set up in the square in front of the temple and was filled with ordinary people watching the play.

Su Niang, the owner of the city's snack shop, was wronged, so she invited a troupe to sing a big drama here for three days and three nights, and this time she sang "Mulan".

Sitting in the center of the front is a little girl with a tiger head, whose face is not as vicious as hatred when she avenges others, but is showing a pink and tender cute appearance, and her big bright eyes are full of relish.

It seems that when it comes to the wonderful place, her eyes are looking at the stage, and the candy man she is holding in her hand has forgotten to lick.

"The flower and tree forest in front of the battle is the last general!"

"My original name is Mulan, and I'm a girl!"

"Just for the border pass to tighten the military situation, recruit and select generals!"

……

Soon, the drama ended, and everyone moved their stools home.

Looking at the scattered flow of people, Hu Niu was still reluctant to leave here, still indulging in the drama and indulging in the pride of guarding the frontier.

Although she is now the daughter of an official family, she no longer needs to worry about food, as long as she stays at home honestly, her life will be very good, and she will be envied by many people. But she doesn't like such days, and she's not the kind of person who can stand still.

In the past, when she was herding cattle, she liked to go further than others. Not only because the grass in the distance is fatter, but also because she likes to move around and like new things.

She clearly remembered how surprised and excited she was when she led the cow west to Jiangcun for the first time, as if she had had a big dream.

Perhaps it was that experience that made her more eager to go outside and see. Although she was just a cowherd baby at that time, she was destined to be accompanied by an old cow, and she could only sit and watch the sunrise and sunset.

It's just that she retains this desire, and many times she will run to the small hillside to herd cattle, looking at the road leading to Aoba Town, longing to be able to set foot on this road one day.

She thought she would have to be ten years old to do this. Because at that time, the old scalper is estimated to be unable to survive, and she can go to Aoba Town together in the name of helping to choose cattle and see the novel world outside.

This seemingly small wish became her highest desire at the time.

Even when she was at her most impoverished, what she longed for was not the big chicken legs, but the outside world, maybe this was her character.

Later, her life ushered in earth-shaking changes, her brother, who originally disliked her very much, changed his sex, not only willing to share porridge with her, but also went up the mountain to chop wood to make a living, and finally took her to the town to buy beautiful flower cloth.

She vividly remembers how novel the streets of Aoba Town were and how charming the goods were.

Although she later went to Shicheng, Dianbaicheng, Gaozhou City, Guangzhou City, Beijing, etc., but now looking back, the street in Aoba Town is no longer worth mentioning, but it has her best memories, which is the beginning of her understanding of the outside world, and it is also the highest sustenance in her cattle herding period.

It's just that when I returned to the village this time, many people said that she was the eldest lady of the official family, and she had to learn to control her playful temperament, stay at home and embroider, and live a life of fine clothes and food.

After some wandering, she slowly learned that this is a man's world.

Even if she gets up earlier than her brother every day and insists on practicing kung fu every day, she is destined to not be able to study and become an official like her brother, unable to be a soldier like Mulan, and even want to be a little catcher.

The world was wonderful, but it wasn't quite what she had originally thought. She thought that heroes knew how to come and go freely, she thought she could become a general, and she thought that men and women should be the same.

Leizhou City is not very big, there are only two main streets: one vertical and one horizontal: Zhenzhong Street and Guangchao Street. The City God Temple is close to Guangchao North Street, while the Fuya is close to Zhenzhong West Street, which is not far away.

The air is cool tonight, probably because of autumn, so there are fewer and fewer pedestrians.

Tiger Niu walked on the street, and tonight it was just her with Ali and Xiaobai. Wu Daoxing didn't like to watch big dramas, so he didn't follow, and the rice bowl was still patronizing when she went out, so he didn't come along.

Xiaobai can no longer be called Xiaobai, this Tibetan mastiff has been fed for more than half a year, and now it has become a majestic Tibetan mastiff, like a little white lion, striding ahead.

"Ali, can your country allow women to be officials?"

"Can't!"

"Ali, can your country let a woman be a general?"

"Can't!"

"Why?"

"I don't know!"

"Don't you think it's unfair and want to be a general, right?"

……

This is a conversation between Hu Niu and Ali, Ali heard the meaning of the word "also", and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile a little, but she didn't expect that Hu Niu still had a dream of being a general.

After more than a year of getting along day and night, Ali naturally knows that the tiger girl is not only playful, but also has an ambition. If it weren't for the drive of faith, she couldn't explain why Hu Niu insisted on practicing martial arts every day.

It's just that the tiger girl's heroic dream is destined to be shattered, because there is really no light skill in this world, only the brave who meet on the narrow road to win the brave fight. Now the tiger girl has obviously been hit again, because the general's dream is also blocked.

Ali doesn't have the "ambition" of the tiger girl, nor does she mean to laugh at the tiger girl, but more of an admiration. Because she doesn't even have the courage to question this kind of question.

Back at the palace, the lights in front of the palace were bright.

The tiger girl walked into the mansion with her little short legs and went all the way to the inner house. After entering the two halls, she also helped to lock the door, because this is her family's territory.

When she passed by the room, she saw that the lights in the room had been turned off, and she knew that her brother should be staying in the room to read or write.

Her brother and she are diametrically opposed to her, she likes to go outside, while her brother always likes to stay at home. This is the case in the capital, and it is still the same when you return to Leizhou City.

She sometimes doesn't understand her brother, there are so many good food, fun and beautiful things on the street outside, but her brother stays at home all the time, doesn't she feel bored?

In particular, my brother has been to Leizhou City for a few days, and he has only been to the outer city once, and he has never been to the West Lake outside the West City Gate once.

When I returned to the fourth hall and pushed open the door of the main room, my brother was really staying under the desk and writing.

"Know you're back?" Lin Haoran, who was writing in front of the desk, stopped writing, glanced at her and smiled.

Hu Niu knew that her brother must be laughing at her playful nature, so she couldn't help but purse her mouth, and then argued: "Of course I know that I'm back, this is my home!" ”

"You still know that this is your home, how long do you be at home all day long?" Lin Haoran twisted his sleeves and picked up the pen, and teased again.

Hu Niu was suddenly a little unhappy in her heart, and her brother also wanted her to stay at home obediently, like Wu Qiuyu, and not go anywhere, but she was not Wu Qiuyu after all, and argued: "Who rules that you have to stay at home all day long?" ”

"Does this need to be regulated? Look at your future sister-in-law, look at those official daughters, which one is not honestly staying at home embroidery or something! Lin Haoran splashed ink, but it was an example.

Hu Niu walked over with her little short legs, glanced at the table, and saw that her brother was writing a letter to the capital, and argued: "They are them, I am me, why do you want me to learn from them, not from them?" ”

"If they all learn from you, this feudal dynasty should be overthrown!" Lin Haoran put down the brush and teased again.

"Brother, what does it mean that the feudal dynasty was overthrown?" When Hu Niu heard this new word, she immediately asked curiously.

Gradually, she knew that her brother was actually very powerful, and it seemed that there was nothing in the world that her brother didn't know, and many things could be said to the point.

"It's that all men are created equal, you know?" Lin Haoran blew the written letter and checked for errors.

Although he is now far away from the capital, some relationships cannot be lost. Now that he has officially taken office in Leizhou City, in addition to reporting the news to his future father-in-law, he also has to report his safety to the Guangdong Association.

In addition, he had a very bold idea for the reopening of the market. It also needs the support of the Guangdong consortium, so I will invite some important people to Leizhou City.

"I don't understand!" The tiger girl shook her head honestly, but she faintly felt very powerful.

"It's the ...... of the West" Lin Haoran put the letter into the envelope, but suddenly changed his words: "Forget it, I can't tell you this kind of thing!" ”

"Oh, I won't say it, when have I ever told me something you told me?" Hu Niu felt a strong sense of distrust and immediately complained.

"It's not a matter of your leaks, but this kind of thing really can't be taught to you!" Lin Haoran put the envelope aside and shook his head seriously.

"Brother, tell me about it!" The tiger girl became interested, and immediately pulled and said.

"Don't say it!" Lin Haoran had a firm attitude, and then asked with a yawn: "Brother is sleepy, where are you sleeping tonight!" ”

"I'll think about it!" The tiger girl naturally didn't know how to be coquettish, and let go of him a little unhappily.

"Then you think about it, I'll sleep first, and remember to blow out the lamp later!" Lin Haoran yawned, and then went straight to bed.

The room was quiet again, and the courtyard outside was silent.

The tiger girl sat at the table, holding her chin and looking at the flames the size of broad beans, her bright eyes a little misty.

She vividly remembers how much she longed for an oil lamp at home when there was no oil lamp at home. In fact, it is not how beautiful the shape of the oil lamp is, but that this small oil lamp is extremely magical.

If she has an oil lamp, then she doesn't need to climb into bed when it's dark, she can play at home for a while, and she can control her work and rest time independently. Like now, she doesn't need to go to bed if she is not sleepy, she can quietly look at the oil lamp.

It's just that tonight, her heart can't be quiet, and she always feels a little unhappy.

When she was on the road, her brother asked Sun Jixiang to tell her a lot of history, and her brother emphasized many times that heroes were all made up. All of this seemed to erupt in a concentrated manner tonight, making her feel physically and mentally tired.

This world is not quite what she originally thought!

Call!

She blew out the oil lamp and went back to her room to sleep, for she still hadn't slept yet. Just as she was about to leave, she walked to the bed in front of her, and then took off her shoes and climbed up.

"Tiger girl, shouldn't you sleep in it?"

She hadn't slept for a long time before she heard her brother's complaining voice, and knew that her brother had just said that sleepiness was an excuse, so she said angrily, "Why must I sleep in it?" I want to sleep outside tonight! ”

"Whatever you want, just don't spread it out!" Lin Haoran looked casual and authentic.

Hu Niu originally blamed herself for being a little unreasonable, but when she heard the later words, she sighed deeply. No matter how much her brother spoils her, this is still a world where sons are preferred and brothers are fathers.

"Tiger girl, where are your feet?"

She put her little foot on her brother's stomach, and sure enough, she heard her brother's familiar protest, and couldn't help but giggle, she liked her brother's helpless appearance.

"Brother, I'm not happy, I seem to be a little uncomfortable!" The tiger girl retracted her feet and crawled in front of Lin Haoran's ear and said with her heart in mind.

"Who bullied you?" Lin Haoran lost his sleepiness, and his eyes immediately flashed with a cold light.

"No one bullied me anymore, I just suddenly felt a little uncomfortable!" The tiger girl shook her head, then turned over and lay down.

"What's so uncomfortable, when the sky falls, my brother will help you hold it up! Even if you stab the big one, my brother will fill it in for you! Lin Haoran said sincerely.

In his heart, he has long regarded this girl as a baby. Although I sometimes feel that this girl's sense of justice is excessive, she doesn't really blame her, mainly because she is worried that she will be used by someone with a heart.

"I don't want to stay at home all day like Wu Qiuyu!" Tiger Niu said crisply.

"Agreed, you don't learn from her!" Lin Haoran expressed her support, and it seems that she can only support it, if the tiger girl can pick up needlework, she will no longer be a tiger girl.

"But I don't seem to know what to do!" Tiger Girl said in frustration.

"Didn't you say you wanted to be a heroine? Keep up the good work! Lin Haoran encouraged irresponsibly.

"The heroine is a liar, there is no light work at all!" Tiger girls are naturally not so easy to deceive, quiet and authentic.

"Then think again, to be a female general?" Lin Haoran instigated again.

"Oops! Our family is not a military household, we have never been in the army, and the army does not want girls! Tiger Niu immediately complained.

Lin Haoran felt helpless, she was worried that this girl would suffer if she didn't understand anything, but now she taught her everything, but she was not so easy to fool, so she resorted to a killer move: "Okay, I will give you an extremely important task, if you do things well, you are even more powerful than the female general, you are simply the soul of our Guangdong Gang!" ”

"Really?" Tiger Girl's eyes flashed with a gleam.

"When did my brother lie to you!" Lin Haoran is sure of authenticity.

"Tell me about it!" Tiger Niu inquired.

Lin Haoran no longer concealed it, and immediately told his plan, Hu Niu's eyes were also bright, and she seemed to have forgotten all the unhappiness in her heart.