Linshui County is not big, and it is actually similar to the market town in the previous life. There are mainly three or four main streets, but the location is very good. A large river connecting the kingdom of Wu, the Great Zhou and the 'Southern Han' kingdom further afield passes outside the west gate of the county seat. The south gate of the county seat is a post road leading to the mainland of Zhou. To the east is a rolling hill. The hills are not too high, and they can also be used to grow tea or mulberry plants. To the north, near the Great River, there is a large area of fertile land, at least 100,000 acres.

With such a good geographical location, the people under the rule of the county town are very poor, which really made Gongsun Jian a little puzzled when he came here at the beginning. But gradually, Gongsun Jian understood the truth.

The power of the elite families and the local landlord class.

Although he grew up under the red flag, Gongsun Jian was far from thinking of rescuing these oppressed people. came from amnesia, and seems to have a good family background, but in fact he is still a rootless duckweed. At the very least, you have to make sure that you can live safely. Moreover, the Red Revolution did not happen overnight. The fact that so many revolutionary martyrs died on the road of fighting for their ideals shows the cruelty of the struggle. I don't think I have the courage and ability of those predecessors. Marxist-Leninist ideology also needs soil, and it is not just a matter of spreading it casually and then it will be able to take root and sprout. The success of the revolution in the motherland in the previous life had its inevitable factors as well as its accidental historical reasons. What is more important is that there is such a group of great national martyrs who are not afraid of life and death.

What do you have? A noodle shop, a small courtyard, a five-year-old daughter and four subordinates who seem to be caring for themselves.

Gongsun Jian took Gongyu Wu's little hand and walked all the way in the streets and alleys of the county seat, looking at the people who worked hard day and night but were still ragged and hungry.

After a moment, Gongsun Jian shook his head vigorously, trying to drive away the strange thoughts in his mind.

I went out today to buy a puppy for my precious daughter. Don't think too much about other things.

After a short time, the father and daughter arrived at the south gate of the county seat.

Gongsun Jian lowered his head and asked a six or seven-year-old boy who had been following the father and daughter.

"Brother Tao, do you know where the person who sold puppies that your brother said?"

The little boy raised his head and looked at Gongsun Jian.

"Uncle, my brother is an apprentice in a blacksmith shop at the south gate, I'll take you to ask."

Gongsun Jian nodded, and after a few rounds, he finally found the person who sold the puppy under the leadership of the boy's brother.

A dilapidated bamboo basket in which four puppies that had just completed the moon were curled up in a languid manner. When Gong Yuwu saw the puppy, he happily picked up one with the little boy named Tao Ge'er and teased him.

Gongsun Jian stood there and looked at the man selling dogs.

He was about seven feet tall, with dark skin, strong muscles, and a slap-long scar on his forehead. Dressed as a farmer in a short shirt. He also had a wood knife for chopping wood hanging from his waist.

"How do you sell this puppy?" Gongsun Jian asked unhurriedly.

"Ten taels of silver. Not just selling. The man replied coldly.

Gongsun Jian smiled, glanced at the man again, and pointed to Gong Yu who was squatting on the ground and teasing the puppy: "The little girl has no one to play with at home, can I only buy one?" ”

The man looked at Gongyu Wu, then at Gongsun Jian, and pondered with a slight frown.

"At least thirty taels of silver, all four puppies are yours."

Gongsun Jian smiled,

"A big dog kills and sells meat for only 200 yuan, and ordinary puppies on the market are only 30 or 50 yuan at most. You dog sells for ten taels of silver, don't you think I look stupid? ”

The man ignored Gongsun Jian's sarcasm and shook his head.

"That's different, it's no ordinary dog, it's a mastiff, the most ferocious dog in the Northland. When an adult, one can rival four or five prairie wolves. ”

Gongsun Jian secretly said in his heart, it seems that this man is knowledgeable. The four puppies in front of him clearly have a lot of similarities with the Tibetan mastiff in his previous life. Although Gongsun Jian was not sure at first, Gongsun Jian's guess was proved through the man's words.

Looking carefully at the hands of Gong Yuwu and Brother Tao and the four puppies in the bamboo basket, Gongsun Jian couldn't help frowning slightly.

It doesn't make sense! Completely contrary to genetics.

Four puppies, one snow-white, barely visible stray hair, one golden, and the slightest discoloration. The other two are curled up in bamboo baskets as standard 'iron-clad gold'.

Gongsun Jian had to take a closer look at the man who sold dogs.

"Excuse me, these four puppies were born from a litter?"

The man nodded in confirmation.

From beginning to end, Gongsun Jian looked at the expression on the man's face and the look in his eyes.

The man doesn't look like a liar. Could it be that this world is really different from the previous life? Not only the historical geography, but even the species?

I originally thought that I would casually promise to buy a puppy for my daughter to play with, but now I met the rare 'Snow Mastiff' and 'Golden Mastiff', even if those two pure 'iron-clad gold' were worth at least one million or more in their previous lives.

Gongsun Jian held back the shock in his heart and said to himself silently, maybe this is the welfare of the amnesiac.

didn't say much, Gongsun Jian himself was also a dog lover in his previous life, and he especially liked the German Shepherd military dog he raised in the army. I happily replied that I should buy four puppies for thirty taels of silver. It's just that I didn't have that much money with me when I went out. So he asked the man to take the puppy with him to the house to get the money.

Seeing that his father had bought all the puppies, Gong Yuwu happily ran and danced all the way. From time to time, he snuggled up to Gongsun Jian's side and flattered him. Gongsun Jian's mood is also very good. While walking, from time to time he picked up the male feather dance and threw it into the sky. Sometimes he picked up Brother Tao on the side and rubbed the little boy's head fiercely. On the way, I also bought a skewer of candy and a sugar gourd for each of the two children.

After arriving at the residence in Shiao Lane, Gongsun Jian asked the two children to take the puppy to the inner courtyard of Erjin, and then personally took thirty taels of silver and handed it to the man who sold the dog. Just when the man was about to go out, Ma Teng walked in from the door of the store, and when he saw an outsider, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Boss, come to a bowl of big meat noodles, more noodles, more meat." ”

In a blink of an eye, he saw the man who took the money and was about to go out, he was slightly stunned, and then shouted: "Old Xie? ”

The dog seller paused slightly, and then planned to continue out through the door. Ma Teng grabbed the man's shoulder. The man didn't turn back, raised his left hand and grabbed Ma Teng's wrist on his shoulder, took a step back to approach Ma Teng, bent over, and as soon as his left hand was forced, he was ready to give Ma Teng a big back span.

Ma Teng is also unambiguous. With his right foot on the ground, his left hand grabbed the man's other shoulder, jumped over the top of the man's head, and without waiting to turn around, his right foot went straight to the front chest of the dog seller.

The dog seller let go of the left hand that was originally holding Ma Teng, and took a few steps back to let Ma Teng kick him in the chest. His right hand touched the wood knife hanging from his waist and looked around vigilantly. At this time, Wei Meng, who was originally cleaning up the pot stove in the kitchen, also appeared in the store with a kitchen knife for chopping meat in his hand.

Gongsun Jian looked at the dog seller and Ma Teng, who were face-to-face and did not speak, and asked in a low voice, "Old Ma, do you know him?" ”

Ma Teng nodded, hehehe, smiling strangely.

"Acquaintance, someone who was supposed to be dead. I didn't expect to meet it here. After speaking, Chong Wei tilted his mouth.

"Mengzi, go close the door of the store, and get a pot of wine by the way. Master Ma, I'll see if I can catch a ghost today! ”

Wei Meng didn't talk nonsense, hung up the signboard that was temporarily closed, and then inserted a door panel and stood by the door with a meat chopping knife.

Lao Ma nodded at Gongsun Jian first, and then said to the man who sold dogs with a smile that his teeth were not yin or yang: "Lao Xie, my old horse is not blind in this pair of tricks, although it has been seen for three or four years, but even if you Lao Xie is really a ghost now, my old horse still will not admit his mistake." After speaking, he pointed to the table behind the man and asked, "Do you want to continue fighting, or do you sit down and have a drink and chatter?" ”

The man slowly released the firewood knife in his hand and inserted it back into his waist. Then he nodded a little dejectedly. Casually sat down at the table.

Gongsun Jian went to the kitchen silently and brought out three side dishes and a pot of wine and put them on the table. Then he walked to the table on the other side and sat down, quietly watching the two of them.

"Tell me, everyone else is dead, why are you still alive?" Ma Teng stepped forward and poured a glass of wine, then sat down opposite the dog seller and asked.

The man didn't speak, picked up the wine glass and drank it, and poured it for himself. I drank six or seven cups in a row before I spoke.

"You went back to the camp to report the news, and Officer Zhang and I went forward for almost twenty miles, but we met the other party's night. All the fucking deaths. I was wounded and passed out, and when I woke up, I was captured. It was later sold to slave traders and then sold to the Northlands. I finally found a chance to escape. It took tens of thousands of miles to escape all the way. ”

"Then why don't you go back to the army to report." Ma Teng stared at the man with both eyes, gritted his teeth and asked hatefully.

The man clenched his fists with both hands, slammed the table hard and said with tears in his eyes: "How can I fucking have the face to go back, I am all fucking dead, and I am still alive alone." How can I have the face to face those dead robes, what face to meet their families. I might as well have died in battle. ”

After speaking, he put his head against the edge of the table and began to cry loudly.

For a while, the atmosphere in the store was particularly depressing. Wei Meng walked away from the door with a calm face, went to the kitchen and continued to clean up the stove. Ma Teng lowered his head and didn't say a word, just drinking glass by glass.

Gongsun Jian also felt a little sad in his heart, as a soldier, everyone can understand the pride and honor that belongs to the soldier. I understand the love between my comrades-in-arms better.

He walked over and patted the man on the shoulder.

"Can you still pick up a knife?" The old horse asked with red eyes.

The man raised his head and looked at the old horse with a firm gaze,

"If I can go back, I, Xie Lao Wu, will definitely fight to the death with those 'Qi thieves'."

Ma Teng quietly poured another glass of wine for the man, and then pointed to Gongsun Jian.

"This is my family. Only now we are not in the army. If you want, come with me in the future. ”

The man turned his head to look at Gongsun Jian, who smiled slightly. He purred at Ma Teng with his mouth, which meant that everything was talked to Ma Teng. Then he turned and left the store.

Four little mastiffs were kept in the backyard of Erjin.

Ask the neighbor carpenter Lao Zhao to make a big kennel. On weekdays, she is hand-fed by Gong Yu Wu, and the puppies are not allowed to play in the front yard. This is the rule set by Gongsun Jian for Gongyu Dance.

Mastiffs usually recognize only one owner for the rest of their lives. Gongsun Jian hopes that through the personal feeding of Gongyu Wu, the four mastiffs will only obey Gongyu Wu's orders when they grow up, and they will be able to protect Gongyu Dance by their side.

There was another resident in the front yard, a man who looked honest. It is said to be a newly recruited job.

Xie Wu, Xie Lao Wu.

Since Xie Wu came, there has been one more thing for the children in the neighborhood who come to the courtyard every day to study and study.

Morning exercises.

Every morning, at dawn, a group of fifteen or sixteen children of different heights and ages under the leadership of this black and strong man set off from the main gate of the small courtyard at the mouth of Shiao Lane, ran to the canal wharf outside the west gate of the county seat, and then turned back.