Chapter 239 The red-haired man has arrived

The next day the sky brightened, and the seven Feyaka people who had summoned their courage finally appeared in the sight of the Beihai Town sentry.

"Stop! Stop right there!" As the soldiers in the watchtower yelled loudly, a sharp whistle began to sound.

Mergu turned to the six people behind him and asked, "What is that person talking about?"

The six people looked at the chief together, which clearly meant that even you who were canonized by the Qing court would not understand, let alone us!

Mergu'a then turned around and continued walking forward.

With a "crack" sound, the soldier on the watchtower pulled the bolt of his gun and began to aim his gun. "If you go further, we will shoot!"

At this time, the seven people on the opposite side took off the animal skins, antlers, and dried bear bile they carried with them from their waists, and waved to the sentry in greeting.

"Want to change something?"

"I want to change into that dress you're wearing!"

"Would you like to change your hat?"

Wukambe, who came after hearing the news, hurried to the foot of the watchtower and shouted to the sentry above: "Don't shoot! I'll ask first."

When the sentry saw that it was Ukanbe, he remembered that the other party was from Hezhefeyaka, so he warned: "Be careful!"

Wu Kambei took a few steps forward and shouted in Manchu to Meier Gu and others: "Stop!"

Now that he could finally understand, Mergua and his party stopped hesitantly. Wukanbe looked at the seven people opposite him carefully. These people all had big beards and wore long-breasted cotton robes of green or black.

There is a hat on their head, and the hair under the hat is tied back at shoulder level. They have daggers and daggers in their arms, and they all carry a bow and a big bag behind their backs. As for the quiver,

It must be hidden behind my back.

The most striking thing is that the seven people in front of me are all barefoot and don't wear shoes at all.

Wukanbei immediately realized that these were the people of Kuyefiyaka! He cupped his fists with both hands and bowed to the seven people and said, "I am here to see the Hezhe fishermen on the Dan River. I don't know what you call them."

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Mergu'a frowned and said, "Hezhe? Why don't you grow a beard? Your face is as smooth as a woman's."

As soon as he said this, Sembakul and others behind him burst into laughter. Facing the laughter of these people, Wukanbei responded with a normal expression: "I am currently serving in the Beihai Army, and the rules here are strict.

, soldiers are not allowed to grow beards. In the past, my beard was longer than all of yours."

"Beihai Town? Junzhong? Who are you?!" Meier asked loudly in ancient times.

"Brother, who are you?" Ukanbe asked with a smile.

"My name is Mergua, and I was appointed by the government of Ningguta to serve as the local Kalada."

"Oh? Then I will call you Brother Melgua. The Ningguta government you mentioned was defeated by our Beihai Town just last year."

When Wu Kambei said that "we" defeated Beihai Town, he felt a little guilty, because at that time he was still a member of the Manchu "retreating barbarian army".

When Mergu'a heard this, his eyes almost popped out of his head. That was the Qing Dynasty, the Celestial Dynasty!

When Wu Kambei saw the other party's look, he chuckled and said, "Don't believe it? You'll find out when you have a chance to go to the other side and ask around."

Mergua was doubtful and was about to ask again when he saw a person coming over. The person who came was the guard company commander. He asked Wukanbei: "Who are they?"

Wukanbei quickly saluted the company commander and then explained the situation. The guard company commander said to Wukanbei: "Stabilize them, and I will report to the commander."

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Wukambe's salute aroused the curiosity of Mergua and others. He walked in slowly and asked Wukambe, "Who is that?"

Wukanbei thought for a while and then explained: "Oh, that's my boss. He is going to report to his boss." (There is no word "superior" in Manchu, only "hafan", which means boss.)

Mergu'a felt something move in his heart after hearing this, and quickly asked: "Boss's boss? Are there two particularly tall people here?"

Wukanbei was stunned after hearing this. Now the two tallest people here except Zhao Xin were Liu Sheng, so he suddenly became wary and asked as if nothing had happened: "Brother Mergua, how did you know?

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Mergua pointed back at Sembakul: "He saw it."

Wukanbei quickly asked: "Where did you see it?"

Sembakul pointed to the northeast and said: "A few days ago, it was at the mouth of the Oha River!"

Wu Kanbei was already sure that they were talking about Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng. He shook his head and said: "My master is very busy and he doesn't have time to see you. If you have anything, just tell me directly."

It is said that in Manchu, the words "lord, master, monarch, emperor" are all expressed by one word, which is ejen. As a result, Wu Kambei's expression strengthened Meier's idea of ​​meeting Zhao Xin in ancient times. In

In the minds of the Feyaka people, God is the master!

As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but Mergu and the others really did not wear shoes. He made up his mind to meet those two people no matter what today.

During the stalemate, a soldier ran over and said to Wukanbe: "The chief wants to see them."

Wukanbei breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how to deal with it if he continued talking. So he met Mergua's curious eyes and said, "The master wants to see you."

Mergua was overjoyed. He waved hello and was about to go inside when Wukanbei stopped him again.

"Brother Mergua, please leave your weapons here. I will return them to you when you leave."

The six subordinates looked at each other and Mergua nodded. They took off the bows and arrows on their backs and the daggers in their arms, and handed them to a few soldiers. Then they followed Ukanbe and entered.

Residential area.

At this time, many people in the residential area have already gotten up, washing their faces and mouth, or squatting in front of their homes to eat breakfast. Because everyone is doing hard work these days, Zhang Bo specially arranged for three meals a day to be white-flour steamed buns.

At that moment, I saw soldiers walking in with seven barefooted natives. Many people were eating breakfast and looking around curiously.

The seven people in Mergu could not help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva as they smelled the smell of white-faced steamed buns in the air. He had been to Delengen Wooden City and had some experience, so he held back and said nothing. But behind him was Samba.

But Kull couldn't help it anymore. He pointed at the steamed bun in a child's hand and said, "I want to eat this! I'll trade it with you for the animal skin."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the other five people also said that they wanted to exchange things for steamed buns. At this time, Hu Liu's daughter Niuniu held up the steamed buns. Seeing everyone's eyes looking at her, the little girl suddenly felt so wronged.

Don’t want to eat?

She thought about it and saw the barefoot bearded man still pointing at the steamed bun in her hand, so she got up and walked slowly to Sembakul, holding up the steamed bun, and said with a slight cry: "I won't eat it.

, give it to me."

This scene is so embarrassing that Mergua wants to find a crack in the ground to crawl in! These six scum! How embarrassing!

Sembakul was also stunned. He did not expect that the first person who came here to exchange things with him was actually a child. He forced a smile and said blatantly: "I will exchange things for you, and you will not suffer any loss.

"After saying that, he took a piece of deerskin from the big bag on his back and stuffed it into Niu Niu's arms without any explanation. Then he took the steamed bun and opened his mouth and took a bite.

The refugees who were watching were also confused. They thought, would they bring something like this? A piece of skin in exchange for a white-flour steamed bun?

Suddenly, a refugee held up the steamed bun in his hand and said to another Feyaka man: "I'll trade this with you."

Others also reacted at this time and gathered around holding uneaten or half-eaten steamed buns.

"Change it with me, change it with me."

“I just took a bite, and it’s like I didn’t eat it!”

"I still have half a draw left. I'm not greedy. I'll hit the mark if I'm given a small piece of skin."

A few scumbags smiled and took out their leather goods, and were about to exchange steamed buns with the refugees. Mei Ergu angrily cursed: "You idiots! Haven't you ever eaten white noodles?!"

"Chief, I haven't eaten for a long time. The last time I ate was when you took me to Deleng."

"Yeah, I'll just change it."

"Half is enough, I'll give it a try."

"Shut up!" Mergu'a was furious.

Wu Kanbei and several soldiers couldn't laugh or cry at this moment. They hurried forward to disperse the refugees and said to Mei Ergu and others: "There are plenty of steamed buns. I will get them for you in a moment. Follow me to see the owner first."

Upon hearing this, several people quickly put the animal skins in their hands into their bags and followed Wukambe towards a large green tent with a smile.

This is Zhao Xin's temporary residence. Two soldiers with guns stood at the door of the tent. Seeing Wu Kambei coming with seven natives, the soldiers immediately became nervous. A guard said to Wu Kambei: "The chief is inside, go in."

." After saying that, he opened the thick curtain.

Mergu followed Wukanbei into the tent, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked up and saw a bright object above his head emitting light, illuminating the tent with brightness, and even the corners could be seen clearly.

Chu.

Under the gable to the north of the tent, two guys with smooth chins were sitting on mats, smiling and looking at themselves. Behind the man sitting in the middle, an extremely beautiful woman was sitting there on her knees, holding the man.

He raised his arms and looked himself up and down.

Wukanbei first stood at attention and saluted. His serious look made Sembakul and others stand up straight involuntarily and looked at Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng and A Miao.

"That's the three of them." When Sembakul saw the appearance of the three of them clearly, he couldn't help being stunned, and quickly walked to Mergu'a and whispered.

"Please sit down." Zhao Xin raised his hand and said to Wu Kambei: "You stay here to translate."

There were no chairs in the tent, only a row of thick cotton cushions placed on the west side. Mergua and others hesitantly sat on the cushions after listening to Wukanbe's translation.

There was no condescension, no murderous guards. This was what Zhao Xin wanted, with everyone sitting cross-legged in the tent, chatting wantonly. As for the other party who violently injured someone, the pistol on the mat behind him was not for nothing.

Everyone introduced each other, and several soldiers brought tea. Mergua suddenly said: "Are you from the sea?"

Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Yes."
To be continued...