Chapter XXXVII
The hard work continued for a long time, until the night stole the time of the day, gradually grew, and the frost began to disturb the old and weak. For hundreds of years, Henan could still run elephants all over the ground, but that warm era is gone, and the world has entered the Xiaoice period. Moreover, Guanzicheng is located in western Liaoning, and by November, the weather has become very cold.
During the day, it's okay, there is sunlight, which can bring some warmth. If there is no shelter from the wind at night, both people and animals may freeze to death. It was at this time that the ondol finally began to play its role.
Tian Yu only used it once, and he was full of praise for this thing, thinking that it could save a lot of people. In addition, coal stoves have also made people's lives much easier. Seal a piece of coal before going to bed at night, and the next morning it will still burn. The hot water in the copper kettle can be used for washing and drinking, and when the weather is cold, you can eat hot food every day, which is a huge improvement in itself.
Looking at the mountains of coal in the warehouse, as well as the dried bacon and fish hanging under the eaves of the porches of every household, Tian Yu finally felt at ease. The potatoes outside the city were also harvested, and due to the good care and the use of manure, the yield per mu reached an astonishing 2,000 catties.
There are also various vegetables that have been planted urgently, as well as food borrowed from nearby states and counties, so that people in the city do not have to worry about starving to death in winter. He was in a good mood, and couldn't help humming a few words of the little tune sung in the city, and suddenly the county lieutenant ran over and said, "There are a lot of Hu people outside the city!" ”
Tian Yu didn't think about it at first, and said with a smile: "Jin Sanhuan came back early. ”
The county lieutenant said: "It's not the Golden Three Rings, it's another tribe." ”
Tian Yu was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Did Qiu Liju call back?" ”
"Like........ No," said the county lieutenant, "you can go to the city wall and take a look." ”
The two of them rushed to the northern city on horseback, and when they went up to the city wall, they saw that the horizon in the distance was dusty, and if it was cavalry, there were at least two or three thousand horsemen. But if you want to use such a few troops to take down Guanzi City, it is too whimsical. Tian Yu was thinking about whether to raise the alarm when he saw Ding Yuan running over with several cavalry.
When they reached the bottom of the city, the soldiers opened the gates and let them in. Tian Yu pressed his hand on the matching sword and asked, "What's going on?" ”
Ding Yuan first untied his weapon before stepping forward, "Back to the county order, they are Xianbei people." ”
"Xianbei people....... Aren't the Xianbei people vassals of the Wuhuan people? What are they doing here? ”
Ding Yuan replied respectfully: "The leader of the Xianbei people said that after the defeat of Qiu Liju, he increased his oppression of the various tribes on the grassland, not only robbing half of the cattle and sheep, but also recruiting the young and strong people in the tribe. They were not angry, so they fled south and fled from the Wuhuan people, wanting to join the imperial court. ”
Tian Yu let go of half of his worries and said, "What is the name of the leader of the Xianbei people?" How many of them are there? ”
"The chief's name is Kebineng, and there are a thousand young and strong people in the tribe, two thousand old and weak, and a thousand cattle and horses."
At this moment, Tian Yu was even more relieved, but he did not completely lose his vigilance, he said to Ding Yuan: "There are more than 3,000 Xianbei people, and there are only 1,000 cattle and horses, so how do they plan to spend this winter?" ”
Ding Yuan: "I don't know about this. ”
Tian Yu thought for a while and said, "You go and tell that Kirby that it is not impossible to belong to the imperial court, but let him come in person." ”
"Yes."
When Ding Yuan retreated, Tian Yu asked the county lieutenant: "Where is the county leader?" ”
"I heard that I was shooting in the mountains to the east."
Tian Yu said: "Send someone to find him back." Xianbei people, please surrender, this is a big deal, and we need to discuss it together. ”
Deep in the mountains, there are tall trees everywhere, and because of the season, many of the leaves have turned yellow, and a thick layer has fallen on the ground. A wild boar came out of the bushes with its tail flicking, its long fangs, and the black hair on its back stood up like the tip of a needle, and it looked very fierce.
This one also lives with three sows and a flock of piglets. It seems that this is the happy wild boar family.
The wild boar family found some berries and pounced on them and ate them violently. You can see that the big boar and the three sows have fat bellies, and they are about to be dragged to the ground. In order to survive the long winter without food, the beasts have to work hard to fatten up in the fall.
Chen Cheng squatted down, stretched out his hand to point to the wild boar upwind, and whispered, "Up!" ”
The three tigers have grown up a lot, and they are already on par with the big dogs. They were all lying down, their ears were erect high, their tails were straight, and they immediately rushed out after hearing Chen Cheng's order. The male boar, who was munching on the berries, flapped his ears, turned sharply, opened his mouth and bit at the tiger.
The tiger that rushed to the front was startled, immediately jumped backwards, and then roared at the boar. The other two brothers were also stunned, this style of painting is wrong! The male boar bit into the air, stabilized his body, looked left and right, picked a tiger and rushed over.
The male boar had a big waist and a round waist, weighed four hundred pounds, and had two long fangs, and rushed so violently that the tiger was frightened, and it scurried to the tree next to it with a "whoosh". The wild boars were frightened just now and ran to the side. At this time, he stopped again and turned his head to watch the wild boar father fight the three tigers.
After driving one tiger into a tree, the male boar panted and found the other two tigers, pouted his hooves and crashed into them. The two tigers bluffed and roared, and seeing that they could not frighten the enemy, they could only turn in at the moment. They immediately turned one hundred and eighty degrees and ran towards Chen Cheng.
The male boar slammed into it with a roar, and the two large fangs looked very scary. The sows and piglets in the back also called, as if they were making a strong noise. However, with the sound of breaking through the air, a javelin was stuck in the thick neck of the male boar. It staggered for more than ten steps, and hit its head on the trunk of a tree, breaking one of its fangs.
The boar fell to the ground, its cry getting quieter and quieter, and after a while it was silent. Only then did the three tigers surround the carcass of the wild boar and sniff it with their noses. The three sows in the distance wailed, and the piglets were frightened and howled together.
They stared at this side for a moment, then turned and burrowed into the bushes.
Chen Cheng stepped forward and cut open the belly of the wild boar with a knife and took out all the internal organs. The tigers gathered around the side, scrambling, biting, chewing, and making their mouths full of blood. When the tigers had finished eating, he lifted the boar's hind legs and walked down the mountain. The boar's heavy body pressed against the bushes, forming a wide passage.
On both sides of the passage, many pairs of eyes were staring at Chen Cheng and the three tigers, and after they left, they immediately rushed out, scrambling for the remaining scraps.
When he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, Zhao Si immediately greeted him and said, "The county order asks you to return to the city quickly, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”
Chen Cheng scratched his head and said, "It's almost snowing, what can I do?" ”
"This ......"
"Okay, I'll just ask casually," Chen Cheng dropped the wild boar and said, "Bring all the prey back, you can divide the rest yourself, just leave me two wild boar's hind legs." ”
Gollum's physique is a little stronger, and it can only be regarded as an ordinary war horse, but now it is significantly larger than the average horse. Its chest has become thicker, its limbs have become longer, and of course, its grunts have become faster... A little bit.
Really, it's just a little bit.
Rushing back to Guanzi City at a gallop, Chen Cheng first drove the thirty tigers back to the courtyard, and then went to the county government to find Tian Yu, who told him in detail what had happened, and then said: "I think we should immediately report this matter to the state pastor, and at the same time settle those Xianbei people, what do you think?" ”
Master Di, in fact, I have always seen with my eyes...... Chen Cheng couldn't help but complain, because Tian Yu was not fat, and he didn't look like Master Di at all. Probably because he was still in adolescence, Tian Yu's height also jumped up, and now he is almost as tall as Chen Cheng.
"I have no problem reporting to the governor," Chen Cheng said, "but those Xianbei people had better not live with the people, and put them in the abandoned camp across the river." ”
"There are still a lot of empty places in the city ..........", Tian Yu didn't finish speaking, and then he came to his senses, he nodded, and said, "I know, so I will place them in the camp where we stayed." ”
The soldier walked in and said loudly, "The Xianbei leader Kirby can arrive." ”
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "This is really talking about Cao ..... Well, as soon as he said that, he arrived, let's meet together? ”
Tian Yu shook his sleeves and said, "Then see you." ”
When he was talking to Chen Cheng, he stood up and walked to the bottom of the hall, and then sat back down. Seeing this, Chen Cheng also sat on the futon on the side.
Ding Yuan walked in with two people, one of whom was stout and covered in bear skin, and it was the Xianbei leader Kirbineng. The other is much younger, and he still looks like a teenager, but he is dressed as a Han Chinese. Kirby knelt down as soon as he came in and stumbled, "Little ..... Xiao Wang.. Kirby can, I've seen adults. ”
The other, though also kneeling on the ground, straightened his waist and said nothing.
Tian Yu said lightly: "The leader of Kirby can not be polite, please take a seat." ”
He said to the young man next to him, "Are you Han? ”
The young man said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "In Xia Yan Rou, he is a native of Guangyang, Yan Kingdom. Wu Huan was taken captive when he entered the Kou three years ago, and he can only return to China today, which is the work of Gongsun Zhonglang and Tian County. ”
He stood up, took two steps back, and then knelt down, throwing his body to the ground, "Please accept Yan Rou's bow." ”
Tian Yu couldn't help but have a smile on his face, he glanced at Chen Cheng who was smiling on the side, got up and went down the hall, helped Yan Rou up, and said, "Since you are both Chinese, please also take a seat." ”
Seeing Tian Yu's completely different attitude towards the two, Kirby Neng's eyes showed a look of envy and jealousy, but he immediately suppressed it. But this scene was completely watched by Chen Cheng, and he suddenly remembered just now, could Kirby be the guy who held a mace, rode an ironclad horse, and liked to throw things?
When he used to play the Three Kingdoms War, he beat this guy many times. As for what he did...... Sorry, he didn't know anything about this little role. But since he can be selected by the Dark Shame Company, he must still have some ability.