The setting sun leaves its last rays in the west, and the light of the whole city gradually dims, but the sun goes down is not the end of the day, just the beginning of another. To the northeast, the city was blazing, and the sound of drums and noise filled the city.

When Guo Shao and a team of horsemen went out of the city to watch, they saw more than a dozen huge bonfires burning in the open space, and the heat hit people. Countless soldiers were gathering around the fire, and some people were dancing to the music. The loud singing carried the ancient rough mines, and there were also the shouts and cheers of the soldiers, and the whole flat place was noisy, which was more lively than the night market.

The atmosphere infected Guo Shao, and he took his generals and personal soldiers to the largest bonfire in the middle, wanting to take a look.

The soldiers here are on the rise, eating and drinking barbecue, while watching the enthusiastic performance, Guo Shao rode on a horse and looked inside. I saw a group of exposed girls dressed in animal skins dancing in a circle, the drums of the leather drums were clattering, and they were still shaking bells to accompany them, singing and dancing at the same time, giggling and laughing.

The legs and waists of the ladies were exposed, and they wrapped their breasts in animal skins and wore short skirts, which were very revealing in this era, and their skin was shiny and smooth with sweat in the firelight. "Babble, hey, hey......" The song is rhythmic and very good in the accompaniment, but there seems to be no words, and it may be that Guo Shao can't understand it, as if human beings didn't have a language at the beginning of Hongmeng.

"Good! Good! The army was agitated and shouted loudly. Those girls were also very generous, and they were applauded and encouraged, and they also watched the autumn waves in the crowd.

"It's immoral." A civil official said embarrassedly, "It's so unbelievable, to be so debauched in front of the public!" ”

Guo Shao laughed at him: "I think the scene is very energetic." ”

The clothes of those dancing girls covered the important parts, which was of course nothing to Guo Shao's knowledge. However, their dancing posture may indeed be a bit too bold for the concept of the Central Plains people, Guo Shao paid attention to many dance moves, including swinging his hips, deliberately sticking his chest out, etc...... The animal skin dress exuded a savage and primitive temperament, and the women had been dancing and being roasted by the fire, and the sweat of their bodies was also carrying a primitive atmosphere, and the human nature was exposed in this uncivilized place.

Guo Shao appreciates this kind of atmosphere, a country with vitality and vitality should be like this, and he is personally not interested in things like science anyway.

At this moment, the two soldiers were suddenly pushed to the middle, they were usually very arrogant, but at this time they blushed like a descendant and wanted to squeeze back, and they were pushed and shoved by a group of people. It is normal for a soldier to be nervous and frightened in front of so many people, and he is not used to not appearing in front of everyone often. However, they were grabbed by the hands of the mountain people's little lady, and danced in two circles, and gradually let go, at first they just followed the circle, and gradually learned to draw up, and people were always easily encouraged by the warm atmosphere. Everyone laughed when they saw this, and more of them were eager to try to learn to dance the fire.

"Guo Dashuai." Finally, someone turned around and saw Guo Shao on horseback, stood up and hugged his fists and saluted.

Guo Shao waved his hand and said, "Feel free, don't worry about me." I see it's lively, and I'm here to have fun. ”

The soldiers welcomed Guo Shao to the front, and the military general sitting next to him hurriedly took the bowl and poured wine to Guo Shao, Guo Shao picked up the bowl, looked at the men and women in front of him singing and dancing enthusiastically, and said: "Dry!" ”

"!" The soldiers around him also drank with him.

Another soldier took a knife and handed it to him. There are two main types of meat for the army: goat meat, raw, grilled by yourself, and half-cooked can be eaten; Pork is cooked meat, and people probably get sick if they eat pork if they don't eat it.

Guo Shao's face was full of red light, the sound of drums and the shaking of jade, with the singing of the little ladies like Jiaohu, was very good, and the soldiers around him were also elated.

At this moment, a smart little lady saw Guo Shao surrounded by a group of people, so she stepped forward and took the initiative to invite Guo Shao to dance. Guo Shao met such a warm and generous girl for the first time in this era, and he felt embarrassed for a while, so he had to refuse with a smile: "I won't jump ......"

The girl said in a dialect accent: "Sister teaches you." ”

"Haha......" The generals laughed and coaxed. Guo Shao had no choice but to stand up and walk to the front, and was pulled into the circle by a group of girls, watching their steps while following them, and learning clumsily. He also learned to twist his waist and swing his hips, and suddenly made the onlookers lean forward and lean back with laughter.

…… Guo Shao was drunk and walked around, in addition to the soldiers, there were many onlookers, men, women and children. It's like a party tonight in this open space, and it's really interesting.

After a little exuberance, he did not stay any longer, and rode back to the city with his retinue; The soldiers can play until midnight tonight, but Guo Shao can't.

On the horse, he was still "humming", humming a tune that the mountain people sang that they couldn't understand. Only when he entered the city gate did he realize his identity and status, and he stopped humming busily, and when he looked back, the soldiers were also smiling.

When I returned to the gate of the county office, I saw the dilapidated and dim classical buildings in front of me, like a haunted house, which was completely different from the joyful atmosphere just now. Guo Shao's mood gradually cooled down.

He returned to the piano hall, and when he saw that it was still early, he took out a bunch of things from the package and looked at it. There are reports of military rations and materials, lists of meritorious service sent by military generals, and scribbled terrain, scenery, and enemy deployments recorded by themselves.

It was then that he found that he could not find several letters he had written...... Letter to Marigold Fu. He hurriedly rummaged through the package, pondering it, remembering that it seemed to be on his body. I searched my clothes again, where is it?

Maybe it was somewhere when I was walking around the city. Guo Shao frowned, and hurriedly recalled the content of the letter, which was nothing more than writing some love words when he remembered Fu Jinzhan and recording what he saw and heard along the way...... Of course, he didn't call the Queen Mother or Marigold, but instead of "you" and "I". Recalling what he wrote, it is difficult for others to guess to whom he wrote the letter; But because it was mentioned that someone was ordered to do something, and there was some other information, others might guess that it was Guo Shao's thing...... If the soldier picks it up, maybe he will return it tomorrow; The mountain people don't know the words.

Guo Shao felt that the problem was not big, but he always felt uneasy, and his happy mood was also destroyed. He picked up the map, recalled his conversation with the county magistrate today, and wanted to outline on the map the approximate direction of the road that could lead to Kuizhou, but he couldn't settle down and became very impetuous. I had to give up now.

…… The faint noise outside the city is still faintly audible, the county seat is really not big, and the county government is close to the north. Guo Shao felt a little tired, maybe it was the fatigue caused by drinking, maybe it was the fatigue caused by the high mood, and somehow the tiredness of many days was released.

It was not physical fatigue, Guo Shao was much better than the soldiers, most of him took boats, occasionally went ashore and rode horses as long as the road was slightly smooth; It's mostly hard work...... So far, victory is within reach, but we still can't relax.

And the victory is not stable, now the plank road of Qutang Gorge has been burned, there are several sections of rapid water and dangerous shoals, and it is difficult for the sailor to go against the current; Without control of the two sides of the strait, I am afraid that the slender man will not be able to pull the boat. But I don't know what that other path is...... If it can't get through, do you really have to wait for Dong Zunzhi's people to repair the plank road with wood one by one? This will take the year of the monkey to enter Kuizhou?

Guo Shao felt very tired, so he asked Lu Chengyong at the door to put away his things and go back to bed early.

This place is cloudy and damp, and Guo Shao slept too early, and he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning. Tonight, he actually thought of his eldest sister a thousand years later, and his emotions became more and more complicated.

It really seems that it has been "past" for a long time, Guo Shao came to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the year when Li Shouzhen was killed in the rebellion, and it has been eight years now. I haven't seen her in eight years...... He didn't even dare to think about what the eldest sister was doing "now", because she didn't exist yet.

Countless memories of the past come flooding back to my mind. In the past, Guo Shao had a strange psychology, when he was very tired and felt that he couldn't persevere...... will blame the eldest sister for being too good to him; Otherwise, he can relax himself and not have to live so tired. Someone who is too good to himself is a psychological burden when he is vulnerable, although he never wants to admit it, but often he feels that way.

Emotions are in the tangle of guilt and cherishment, and even become a little distorted. But now nothing exists, only those thoughts remain in the memory.

Guo Shao fell asleep in a haze.

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