Chapter 249: Powerful Boy

This is the remnant of the eastern part of Junji Mountain, and the perennial snow water from the top of the mountain irrigates the land here.

Aquatic plants are abundant.

Su Jien looked at the surrounding herdsmen's tents were very scarce, but the cattle and sheep were flocks and asked, "Why are there not many herdsmen here?"

"There are many hills here, there are many water and grasses, and it is not suitable for people to live. The shepherds all live on the edge of our hill, and they only come out here in the spring to graze. "Besides, most of them are slaves of the chief's family, and they graze for the chief's family." ”

"Then you say, the grass here is owned by the head family. ”

"Yes. The pastures here are all owned by the chiefs of the tribe. As a result, your brother-in-law has to drive his cattle and sheep to distant places to graze. ”

Along the road, Su Jien saw that many of the surrounding places with water had been covered with flat black soil, although they looked like they had been cultivated, and the seedlings had not yet emerged.

"Sister, how come there are still people farming here?"

"For more than ten years, under the guidance of the royal court, the shepherds have grown grain on the land near the water, and here they are all planted by the head family. ”

"Then did our family farm?"

"Planted, Uncle Lonely planted a little grain and vegetables on the damp ground in our ditch and a few families. Most of the farming is still in your brother-in-law's grazing area. ”

"Why so far?"

"We are all mountains, and there is little rain to grow crops, and the water in the vicinity is only enough for people and animals. Once a year, the herdsmen go out to graze and return home, grazing in the spring to plant crops, and returning in autumn and winter to spend the winter. ”

Hearing Sister Ah say this, Su Jien understood the hardships of Hu Ren's life. However, one side of the water and soil supports the other side, and the shepherd feels that his life is also good.

In the spring, the days in the north are slowly getting longer.

The two siblings left early in the morning and did not rest in a small tent until it was dark in the evening.

It took them three and a half days to reach the place where my brother-in-law was grazing.

Su Jien calculated that this section of the road is not only more than 200 miles as Sister Ah said, but probably more than 500 miles.

It's a good place for grazing, with steamed bun-like hills, and Yanran Mountain in the Junji section of the mountain that can be seen from afar on the left, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, glowing silver in the sun. There are many small rivers, wetlands, shrubs, meadows, and aquatic weeds.

It is high in the south and low in the north, and it seems to be the source of the water that flows into the Baikal Sea.

Su Jien stood on a high place and looked at the meadow within a radius of more than a mile, and found that the big tent with Sister A's house was the herdsman of the two families.

Sister A's two sons, one is twenty-one years old and the other is eighteen-year-old, both young men and strong old men. They herded more than 200 sheep and 20 cows.

They have also opened up a large area of land here, and have planted corn and corn.

In the evening, they drove the cattle and sheep into a pen full of ropes with large branches, and the hounds guarded them.

The hostess came, slaughtered two sheep, set up a fire in front of the tent and roasted them, and recounted the family affairs.

Su Jien told them about Dahan's situation and his own situation, and Hu Yanlongli, the second eldest of Sister A's family, pleaded: "Uncle, you take me back to Dahan!"

Su Jien looked at Sister Ah and her brother-in-law, smiled and asked, "Sister, brother-in-law, are you willing to let Long Li follow me?"

Brother-in-law Hu Yan wanted to look at Su Jien: "This kid is too troublesome, as long as you are willing to take it, take it away, and go to Dahan to learn some skills." ”

The eldest Hu Yanlongyu saw that Uncle promised to take his younger brother away, and he also said, "Uncle, I want to go too!"

Huyanlong Li choked Brother Bai: "You are going to marry the Yan family soon." Does she want you to go?"

"I'll take her with me. ”

"He has only one daughter in his family, and her father and aunt will not let her. Besides, if you want to go to Dahan, you also go secretly. Uncle, are you right?"

"Yes, now the Xiongnu and the Han are still two enemy clans, and it is not easy for the Hu people to settle there. After pondering, Su Jien had to say, "This time, I can only take one quietly, if you want to go, wait until your brother settles, and then we will find a way." ”

The brother-in-law talked about his plans for this year: "This year, we have 200 sheep, and if we can increase it by half after mating in autumn and winter, we will pay 100 to it, and we will be able to live a prosperous winter."

Season. ”

"How much more grain can be grown here this year than last year?" asked the man.

"Enough for six or seven months of winter stirring. ”

"Then you don't have to worry about marrying the boss this winter!"

Su Jien patted his eldest nephew Huyan Longyu on the shoulder: "Boss, do a good job, marry the Yan family and give birth to a doll." After Long Li went to Dahan to settle down, he also wanted to get you over!"

Su Jien and Ah stayed here for five days, and also competed with his brother-in-law and nephew in horseback archery. The second eldest of Sister A's family, Hu Yanlong Li, is still very powerful.

He is good at riding horses and archery, and he is no worse than his uncle, and he is a good seedling.

As long as you teach it well, you will be able to do it well in the future.

On the night of leaving, seven or eight wolves quietly surrounded the sheepfold and prepared to attack. Spotted by the hounds, they barked sharply.

The barking of dogs wakes up the sleeping family. Huyan and his eldest sons, Huyan Longyu and Su Jien, ran out of the tent door shouting with sticks and shovels.

Huyan Long Li quietly followed out with a bow and arrow.

Zhan'er immediately lit the torch and held one with her daughter, and went out with both hands and shook the circle at the wolf, who was very afraid of the fire ring

The wolves watched as many people shouted out with their dicks, and there were torch rings. The first wolf turned around and ran away, and then the other people of the same kind ran with their heads.

Secretly, Huyanlong Li pulled a bow and arrows with both hands with both arms, and shot an arrow at a slower she-wolf, and the she-wolf ran a few steps and fell to the ground with a snort. The others did not dare to help, so they had no choice but to disappear into the woods.

The younger sister Huyan Meili excitedly lit a torch and ran towards the place where the wolf had fallen, shouting: "The wolf is dead! Look, the wolf is dead!"

Huyan Long Li grabbed his sister: "Mei Li, be careful of fake death!"

He pulled his sister behind him, and in the light of the torch, he shot another arrow at the fallen wolf, and the wolf howled again.

Frightened, Hu Yanmei Li took two steps back.

"This time, I won't die, and I can't be in turmoil!" Huyan Long Li pulled his sister who was holding a torch, and the family came to the wolf to look, blood flowed all over the ground, and the wolf's head struggled and couldn't move.

Huyan Long Li's first arrow pierced deep into the wolf's buttocks, and the second arrow pierced the wolf's neck.

Su Jien patted Huyan Long Li's shoulder and approvingly: "Good boy, there is you!"

He liked this nephew even more.

The family skinned the wolf overnight. The she-wolf also had two hairless cubs in her belly. That's a big supplement.

Zhan'er cooked wolf meat overnight. Hu Yan needs to wrap the wolf skin with hay inside, and sew it with bone needles on the outside, so that Su Jien can take back the big man to make a mattress.

The wolves broke one here, and they must take revenge. Su Jien was afraid of the three of them, he. Two days after Sister Ah and Huyan Long Li left, the wolves came to retaliate and stayed for three more days.