Thinking of collecting rent, Zhu Da understood why his family's life was not good, but he didn't think about it deeply, just looked around.

It is about five miles northwest of the village is the mountain range, looking from afar, the mountains are stacked on top of each other, but it seems to erect a hundred-zhang high wall on the west side of the village, which is majestic and magnificent. Zhu Da remembered that the elders said that it was Hongtao Mountain, but some people said that it was Luliang Mountain, and these two names were very familiar to him in that life.

Looking southwest along the mountain range, you can see a gorge, a small river flows out of the gorge, winding to the east, this river is called the Chami River, and the village of Baibao is about two miles by the river.

Seeing this, Zhu Da's memory churned in his mind, and many concepts became clearer, why Baibao Village is better than other villages, is because relying on this Xiami River, the military households in the village dug canals to divert water to irrigate the fields.

The fields that can be irrigated in this year are of the highest quality, the crops that are irrigated are stable and high, and the families can pay the taxes and have more left than elsewhere, and life is naturally good.

“...... Blessed are the people of Baibao Village, it is more than thirty miles away from Datong and Huairen County, if it was closer, this watering land would have been taken by the masters for their own use......"

Zhu Da thought of his parents' emotion and understood why the watered land in He Baibao Village was still in his hands.

Out of the village, there were more children running, everyone shouted and screamed through the fields, chasing each other, the adults who were busy were in a good mood, just laughing and scolding a few words and didn't care much, Zhu Da walked on the field road left and right, no one paid attention, their land was in the other direction.

Randomly find a dirt bag, stand up and look around, the northwest direction is the mountains, the northeast and southwest is a horse flat river, the southeast direction can vaguely see the undulating mountains, and the northeast direction can vaguely see a city, that must be Datong City.

When Zhu Da was still a traveler, he had been in Datong a few times, although he had not been to Baibao Village, but after seeing the surrounding terrain, combined with the description in his memory, Zhu Da had already counted the approximate location.

Thinking of this, Zhu Da suddenly became depressed, what is the use of knowing, what is the use of knowing, can he improve his situation? Can you live better? The answer was no, and the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn't help but squat down with his head in his hands.

"Why am I so unlucky......"

In the final analysis, Zhu Da has not fully adapted to the crossing, and this shocking situation cannot be accepted from the heart in just a few days. The poor life at home and in the village, the people who have become numb are normal in the eyes of ten-year-old Zhu Da, but now he feels completely different.

Zhu Da doesn't see any hope, nor does he see any possibility of change, does he have to work hard in this Baibao Village, and most of the harvest is exploited by those thousands of households and commanders, and he is also numb to habits like his parents? Judah felt a little hopeless.

"People are dying, you little cub is not dead yet, what are you doing with this eggless look, if you are idle, you can help your father and mother work, or go to the river to take a picture and see what you look like!"

The rough scolding sounded, Zhu Da was startled, looked up, and found an old man standing in front of him with a wooden stick, who should have just passed by.

This old man is tall, his back is slightly rickety, his gray beard is messy, his eyes are not big, he is very godly, he has a few scars on his face, and his originally kind face is very hideous.

was glared at by the other party, Zhu Da subconsciously retreated, staggered and sat on the dirt bag, inexplicably frightened, his body was covered with cold sweat, and he felt like he was going to be slaughtered.

Seeing Zhu Da's reaction, the old man frowned, shook his head and said disdainfully: "Cowardice!" Without further ado, he continued to walk towards the village with a stick, carrying a leather bag on his back, and he did not know what it contained.

When Zhu Da calmed down, the old man had already walked out of a distance, this person Zhu Da recognized, it was a lonely old man in Baibao Village, surnamed Xiang Mingyue, and an orphan depended on each other, he remembered that his parents let him stay away from Xiang Yue, saying that this old man had a life in his hands and was unlucky to deal with.

In the past, Zhu Da didn't feel anything, he was just curious to look at it from afar, or avoid it after encountering it, but now Zhu Da felt that the other party had really killed people in battle, because the feeling just now was very similar to the "previous life". In those more than 20 years of life, the vice president of Zhu Da's welfare institute is a veteran, who once participated in the war and killed the enemy for meritorious service......

Zhu Da looked at the back of the old man blankly, but the gloomy mood just now has changed, what is desperate, he is still alive! This is the greatest happiness, as long as you live, it is possible. I can come to this era and experience a new life, who can have such an opportunity. I should be excited, not desperate, I was able to move from the welfare home to a normal life back then, why can't I in this era!

"Thank you......" Zhu Da jumped up from the dirt bag and shouted loudly, but stopped after shouting two words, the other party walked far away and may not be able to hear it.

The scolding to the old man just now was a bit of a slap in the face, which made Zhu Da's heart break through, and it was only after saying that the near-death recovery that day was just a forced adaptation, and he could be considered to have figured it out.

At this time, Zhu Da was relaxed, just alive, what he wanted to do, what he wanted to change, just think about it slowly, figure it out, he was not in a hurry to observe, and walked towards his own field.

Zhu Da walked in the field and found that the so-called "wheat wave" was seen from a distance, but when he got closer, it was much worse. As a traveler, I also took pictures of the rice and wheat fields that were harvested in those years. At that time, even in areas that were not known for their fertility, when it came to harvest time, the plants in the fields were much denser than they are now.

The plants are sparse, the harvest is naturally limited, not to mention that there is a lot to pay, how much can be left at home, but seeing the expressions of the villagers along the road, I know that they are very satisfied with the harvest, for them, this year is indeed good.

When he arrived at his own field, Zhu Da's father Zhu Shishi and mother Zhu Wang were already busy sweating, and when he saw his parents, he suddenly thought of what Xiang Lao Han said just now, indeed, instead of thinking about it there, it is better to help his parents work.

"Don't mess around here, you are needed here, go back!"

"Walk slowly, don't run around, don't sweat and catch a cold!"

Zhu Da's parents didn't let him stretch out his hand at all, but drove Zhu Da away, and couldn't help but tell a few words.

Looking at Zhu Da's appearance, Zhu Shishi and Zhu Wang's were very happy, and Zhu Wang's even chattered: "This kid is sullen when he wakes up, it's all good to look at today, and I have to make something good for him when I go back at night!" ”

Zhu Da didn't hear his parents' discussions, he still wanted to wander around more, and Zhu Da at this time was full of curiosity and interest.

The terrain is flat, standing on a slightly higher place, you can see far away, Zhu Da saw that the adjacent Xiamazhuang was less than six miles away, but he rarely went past in his memory, let alone Datong City farther away, thirty miles away is actually not too far, but he has never been there.

Zhu Da paid more attention to the White Fort Village, according to the discussion of his parents and the elders of the village, the White Fort Village was a fortress, once the Tartars from the north came, the military households had to hold weapons to guard the fortress, but now this "fortress" has no defense at all, the trench outside the village has been filled in as a field, and the original earthen wall has either been torn apart, or directly become the courtyard wall of a certain family.

From this, it can be seen that the Datong side, at least the Baibao Village side, has been peaceful for a while.

Turning north along the outside of the village, you can see the official road in the distance, the location of Baibao Village is relatively remote, more than three miles away from the official road, when Zhu Da looked at the official road, he immediately found that several knights galloped over, raising billowing smoke and dust on the road, what is this for? In my memory, my parents told me to be careful to avoid such things.

It was still far away, Zhu Da didn't care much, just looked curiously, but immediately found that something was wrong, these four knights got off the official road and came along the path towards White Castle Village!