Chapter Seventy-Five: A Heavenly Gift
The two sides introduced each other's key personnel, and Niu Xiaomo pouted at Brother Eleven's practice of putting her behind and not introducing her to everyone in Niujia Village.
Tian Shiyi did this, mainly because foreigners have the habit of gnawing their hands, and he was worried that if Niu Xiaomo's hand was bitten, it would be strange if the old cow didn't get mad on the spot.
Niujia Village is not only dilapidated, but also shabby. There are more than 130 Westerners living here, none of whom are Song people, and there are no mixed-race children, mainly because they are willing to marry but not Song people.
Oh no, there are half-breeds, and there are quite a few of them, but they are all Western-mixes.
The houses in the village are made of branches and weeds, and the only decent house is a low stone house, which is said to be their church. It turned out that before the prefect exiled them here, there were no people in the vicinity at all, and it was a rocky beach that no one wanted to live in.
Tian Shiyi wanted to see if this place could allow everyone in Taihu Lake to hide, and at the same time wanted to establish a secret location for product research and development, but Niujia Village was open, and except for stones and weeds, it did not meet the requirements at all.
Disappointed, Tian Shiyi accepted the invitation of Li Finley's father to see the ascetic Ado, who was also named Oli.
While walking and chatting, Tian Shiyi also had a general understanding of the personnel composition of Niujia Village.
The people living in Niujia Village are basically Westerners who were born in the Song Dynasty. Their fathers came to Song from Aragon, Flemish, Brugg, and a small number of Franks and Saracens. Those people first arrived in the cities of Qin Kelan and Thorn Tong, which are what we call Guangzhou and Quanzhou, and later they were exiled to Hangzhou.
Interestingly, the Song people called them Fanren, and they called the Song people barbarians.
Only a handful of the people in Niujia Village are descendants of merchants, and most of their parents are sailors, fugitives, and some women who use their bodies as goods and plan to earn enough money to go back to live a good life.
Tian Shiyi originally wanted to ask Li Finley's father if he had ever seen sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers and other crops, but it turned out to be a pity, and Knight Li was very surprised by the output of these kinds of grains, and hurriedly asked Tian where he could buy seeds.
Vaguely, Tian Shiyi seemed to remember that the origin of these four crops seemed to be in the United States.
"Do you want to form a fleet and get to that continent before Columbus?" Tian Shiyi thought with a little headache.
The road was walking step by step, word by word, and before he could see that Ollie to Ado, Knight Li was already completely impressed by the honorable Lord Tian, and almost thought that this thin young man was the incarnation of God.
It is not to blame Knight Li for not being knowledgeable, it is really Tian Shiyi who is too knowledgeable. Whether it is geography or sea areas, whether it is Western countries or human history, Tian Shiyi's understanding of the Western world far surpasses that of Li Finley's father.
Knight Li really couldn't figure out how many years it would take to complete the countries and places that Tian Shiyi had mentioned, and where the nobleman named Ollie was sacred.
Finally arrived at the place of ascetic practice given to Ado by the ascetic Ollie, and Li Finley's father already had an urge to bow to Tian Shiyi.
"Venerable Lord Tian." Knight Li humbly said: "Your erudition is really surprising to me, but the names and countries you mentioned are not the standard translations of the church, and seem to be closer to the phonetic translations. ”
Tian Shiyi felt a little sweaty, and said in his heart that if you are willing to lie on the hospital bed every day and watch TV and surf the Internet, you will definitely know more than I know. After all, some words are too tongue-twisting to remember.
At this time, it must be interrupted, Tian Shiyi looked around and asked, "You're about to get to the place where that Ollie gave Ado to do penance, right?" ”
After saying this, Tian Shiyi suddenly felt a surprise in his heart, this place is simply too suitable.
It's a large hilly area, and the river turns a bend not far away, so that it is surrounded by water on both sides. Opposite the roaring river is a large area of dense forest with no end in sight. It is still separated from the river by a hill, and boats in the lower reaches of the Qiantang River have always been scarce, so it is difficult to find here.
To the north is Niujia Village, which is the ideal secret as long as there is a natural barrier to the east.
Tian Shiyi hurriedly called the little dog and asked him to take the two of them to check the terrain to the east.
Knight Li led Tian Shiyi to a mountain col, and the more Tian Shiyi looked, the more satisfied he became. The col is flat enough to build a house or to train, and although the hill is not high, standing on the other side of the hill two hundred paces away, it is completely impossible to see the situation here.
Outside a small cave, Finley's father called out a few times, but no one answered.
It is said to be a cave, but it is less than a meter deep, barely able to keep out the rain, but it is impossible to shelter from the wind.
"Yikes!" Knight Li exclaimed, hurriedly ran over, and then said to Tian Shiyi with a frustrated face: "Ado, you have been summoned by God. ”
Tian Shiyi glanced at it, it was a skinny old man.
Knight Li was a little sad and said decadently: "I also brought him food seven days ago, how did he return to the arms of God?" ”
"Huh." Tian Shiyi knew that he shouldn't laugh at this time, but unfortunately he still couldn't help it.
Seven days ago? I really don't know how this Ollie gave Ado to live for so long, and it should be a miracle that he didn't die until now.
Under the command of Tian Shiyi, everyone helped Knight Li to set up a simple stretcher and returned to Niujia Village with the body that Oli gave to Ado.
From Hangzhou to Niujia Village, and from Niujia Village to the riverside, Tian Shiyi was tired enough, so the way back was slower. Seeing that they were about to enter the village, the three of them chased after them.
Hearing that there were thirteen hills more than two hundred paces wide to the east, and that nine of them were covered with rocks, it was extremely difficult to walk, and Tian Shiyi's heart finally relaxed.
It's a godsend, not only is the terrain suitable, but you don't need to mine stones to build a house, it's everywhere.
"Well, a godsend?" Tian Shiyi thought: "If I can be reborn in a lifetime, can it be regarded as a godsend?" Or, how about the trained water thieves called the Heavenly Army? ”
Soldiers are never trained for rebellion, but only for self-preservation. Because Fang La will definitely rebel, and the Jin people will definitely go south, if they don't have the ability to protect themselves, how can they protect the Liu family and Fang Baihua? How can you live happily for the rest of your life?
If you have an army of your own, it's good to fight bandits. The mountain thieves and water thieves of the Great Song Dynasty, only the dead-hearted people like Taihu Lake Water Village will be so poor, and the kind of robbery and robbery, although the food will not be too much, but the gold and silver treasures will not be less.
The only trouble at the moment is this Niujia Village. First of all, you can't let Knight Li think that he is going to rebel, and it's best not to let him know that he is training. But it is impossible to hide the usual supplies from Niujia Village, so we have to find some way.
As soon as he entered the village, Richley's father had all the villagers summoned to the stone house to prepare for the funeral of Ori for Addo, according to religious customs.
Tian Shiyi is naturally a distinguished guest and is not easy to slacken, so Knight Li wants to arrange Brother Eleven to rest at his home first.
As soon as she arrived at the door of Knight Lee's hut, she saw Catherine confronting the little golden retriever, and the blonde girl's face was very ugly.