Chapter 4 I want to be a warrior of the nation
Three days later, on the mountainside of Mao Mountain.
A high-pitched and loud singing voice came from the northeast, covering the rolling sound of the waves of the Minjiang River, and drifted to the ears of Taijia, who was sitting on the mountain.
"The songs sung by the Qiang people are so old-fashioned, why do they still listen to you?"
Poor Jian didn't know when he appeared behind the Thai armor, although his strong body was not as heroic as the Thai armor, it made people feel at ease; The bare upper body was gurgling with sweat, mixed with the river water, adding a more manly flavor, but the little pheasant in his hand was slightly inconsistent with his broad body.
Seeing that Taijia didn't react, Poor Jian said to himself again: "Hmph, they have occupied a good place, and every time there is a big flood, they can't drown them!" It's better for us to steal them again, the old man in the province is itching! β
Di Qiang is originally in the same lineage, but every time there is a flood, the Di tribe of Taijia is flooded, while the Qiang tribe has almost never suffered a disaster, so it is particularly prosperous.
Because of this, the two tribes do not like each other, and there is often friction.
"Stealing again? I feel like that's a bit bad! β
On the other side of the Thai armor is a young girl, with dark skin, a lively expression full of worry, her pigtailed hair looks dirty, her face is covered with green mud lines, and her smiling face is like a brilliant sunflower, which only caters to the sun, which is completely different from the old cedar trees in Qingcheng Mountain.
Taijia sighed helplessly, and said to Poor Jian: "Poor Jian, now is not the time to mess around like before, our tribe has only been reconciled with the Qiang tribe for a few days, do you want to rekindle the war?" Have you forgotten the edict of the enlightened king three days ago? β
Taijia deliberately said that he was very mature, but it turned out to be a little naΓ―ve. And when he said about the enlightened king, there was an incredible look of longing in his eyes, which made the apricot man on the side exclaim, what kind of person can make the arrogant Thai armor look forward to it?
Poor Jian naturally understands the truth, and what he said before was just angry words; He pursed his lips lightly, and took the opportunity to mock: "What's the matter, can you still listen to what the man who speaks worse than a duck?" β
"Then again, what did the messenger of the enlightened king say that day?" Xingfu suddenly interjected.
The Enlightened Kingdom was a slave society, made up of tribes of different sizes, who were collectively honored as co-rulers by the Enlightened King, followed by chieftains, generally known as "Hou". Below the chieftain were elders, slave owners, soldiers, commoners, and slaves.
And these three children, Taijia and Xingfu, all belong to the common people's families; Poor Jian is better, his father is the chief's personal guard, so his status is one level higher than the two. However, the common people still have to be divided into men and women, and women have the lowest status, so Xingfu was not qualified to listen to the edict that day.
Taijia looked in the southeast direction, his eyes were like torches, and he said: "The first emperor is dead, and the new emperor is established." As soon as the twelfth enlightened king succeeded to the throne, he wanted to find five wrestlers in various parts of Shuzhong, and ordered them to be the 'warriors of the country'. And we also have the opportunity to nominate a wrestler. Become a 'Warrior of the Nation'...... The second is that we must value peace and not break out into war again. β
In the eyes of the Taijia, the election of the warriors of the country seems to be far more important than peace between the tribes.
Taijia's greatest wish now is to be able to build a real dam in the river to revitalize the water conservancy of Shu. The reason why he was so concerned about the edict of the enlightened king was that he wanted to build Dujiangyan after becoming a warrior of the country.
He alone has limited abilities, so he can only hope for the enlightened dynasty.
Poor Jian spread his hands as if he was mocking, and his immature and delicate face was full of disdain: "Don't make trouble, although you are born with divine power, you are only ten years old now, and it will not be your turn to recruit warriors!" Take 10,000 steps back, and even if you succeed, the Enlightened King may not listen to your request! β
In Poor Jian's opinion, the Thai armor is completely self-sufficient! He has read more books than Taijia, and his ancestor is still a subordinate of Turtle Ling, so he knows what the so-called officialdom is like.
Tygar may have advised that it would take years, and even if the enlightened king agreed, his ministers would not necessarily agree; Even if everyone agrees, the money and manpower may not be enough. With their perennial understanding of the river, without a blueprint and decades of hard work by hundreds of thousands of laborers, the reconstruction of the village is completely empty talk.
Poor Jian didn't think he knew more about the Gang than the Thai Armor, but he still understood this.
So the success rate of this matter is extremely low.
But the Thai Armor disagreed. If the enlightened king dies, then he advises the next enlightened king; If the Enlightened Kingdom is destroyed, then exhort the princes of the Enlightened Kingdom! That's what he resolves!
"The tribe is an adult at the age of thirteen, and I only need three years!" Taijia clenched his fists unconvinced, "Besides, have you forgotten that I was able to lift the sacrificial stone when I was six years old?" That stone was pushed to Qingcheng Mountain by six strong men together! Based on this alone, is there a stronger wrestler than me? Is there a better candidate than me? β
"Yes, yes, thanks to you, Xingfu and I were inexplicably punished and locked up with you for half a month! If you are still so reckless when you arrive in Shudu, if the enlightened king doesn't cut you down, it will be your fate! β
"Uh...... Hum! I don't know who was scared and cried at that time, thinking that he was going to be beheaded by the whole family! β
Taijia is a stubborn temper, and he was about to get angry when he saw that the debate was falling into the wind, but he was stopped by the apricot on the side.
Seeing the tension between the two, Xingfu hurriedly changed the topic: "That's right, by the way, speaking of Taijia, you haven't told us yet, did you meet the immortals after moving the Divine Stone?" β
Taijia was about to answer truthfully, but suddenly remembered that the extremely unreliable immortal Ge You was really a pit man, so he couldn't help retching and shook his head.
When I met such an immortal, I was really a big loss!
Xingfu lowered his head in some disappointment, but Poor Jian straightened his chest with the attitude of a victor, he had already said that it was impossible for Taijia to see the immortals. I accompanied him back then, just to see his expression of failure.
"Damn, why are you stinky boys again? Why is Lao Tzu so unlucky! Isn't the plague god haunting me? β
As he was talking, a shirtless soldier with a stone spear suddenly came out of the dense forest, his face was painted with strange lines like everyone else, only a skirt to cover his shame, and he looked at the three of them angrily, so frightened that Xingfu hid directly behind Taijia.
"Uh, Uncle Qiu, why are you again?" Tygar smiled awkwardly.
"This sentence should be asked by Lao Tzu!" The chief angrily pointed a gun at the Thai armor, and he didn't look so scary without the bronze mask, "Damn, it was you stinky boy who lifted the sacrificial stone four years ago, causing me to be deducted from food and salt by the tribal elders!" Could it be that you have forgotten the pain now and run to this mountain to seek death? β
Taijia replied disdainfully: "Cut, I asked you not to tell this matter at the time, you didn't listen to it yourself and ended up today, can't you blame me?" β
As soon as the chief was angry, what he said was still right, and he had nowhere to refute it. If he had listened to him at the time, nothing had happened, and he would not still be a majestic altar guard?
Seeing Taijia's disdainful look, Hu Chang remembered that Taijia actually ran to the mountainside of Mao Mountain, and hurriedly shouted vigilantly: "Damn, I ran to the top of Qingcheng Mountain before, and now I run up to Mao Mountain, have you forgotten what place this is?" How dare you be so presumptuous! β
Although the significance of Maoshan Mountain is not as good as that of Qingcheng Mountain, it is the paradise of the slave owners of the four major tribes of Maocheng; Whether it's hunting or playing, at least not a place for them to enter.
"Oh, doesn't this see that there is no food at home, go to the mountains to find some prey and fight tooth sacrifices!" Taijia said with a hippie smile, "Uncle Qiu, you should pretend that you haven't seen anything, we will leave immediately!" β
Xingfu, who was hiding behind Taijia, couldn't stop nodding, but Poor Jian just snorted coldly, but he was obviously a little afraid, but seeing that Taijia was so arrogant, he didn't seem to be so scared in his heart.
After all, the first time I messed with him, nothing major happened, and I naturally neglected the authority in my heart.
With the lesson of four years ago, the humerus chief has also learned to be well-behaved, this little kid is a personal essence! If he handed him over to the elders again this time, he would definitely have nothing to do, and he must have been derelict in his duties again......
Damn, why are you unlucky? If this is your own son, you have to abolish him!
"Get out!"
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Under the watchful eye of the humerus, the three of them ran down the hill along the path, and there was an imperfect bridge at the foot of the mountain, looking crumbling. The people of the tribe would be cautious when they passed by, but these children were not afraid at all, and they frolicked back and forth, and the people who watched the river work were terrified.
The tribe of Taijia sits on a wetland in the waves of the Min River, almost level with the Min River; If there is a flood, it will not be long before it will be submerged. However, the people who have experienced many floods have finally learned wisely, and they have found soil everywhere to build a high foundation, although it is not as good as the highlands of the Qiang people, but it can also support it for a long time.
As soon as the three of them crossed the bridge, they saw a group of women washing clothes by the Minjiang River, led by a woman wearing a clean and tidy dress, saw the three of them, and hurriedly put down the laundry in their hands and ran over.
The woman was in her twenties, but she had been a mother for ten years. Wearing a silk robe made of silkworms, his hair is tied in a bun, and his oily cheeks are as bright as the moon. Her smile isn't breathtaking, but it can be reassuring.
Yiyue looked at Tai Jia's dirty body, so he took off his coat with a smile, revealing a lean and burly body, and said with a smile: "Wu'er, you see that your body is dirty again, hurry up and wash up, and get ready to go home for dinner!" β
Taijia grinned, grabbed the pheasant in his hand quite proudly and said, "Mother, look, I hunted pheasants today, and I can have meat to eat at night!" β
As soon as Taijia stretched out his hand, he was a huge pheasant, almost half the height of Taijia.
Poor Jian glanced at his little pheasant, and he really couldn't squash it to make it bigger.
"Wu'er is so strong, I can make sauce again, I'll cook it for you tonight!" Yiyue smiled and took the pheasant in Taijia's hand, and tried that the weight was really heavy, so she was ready to take it to the river to clean up the feathers and wash them.
"Mother, Taijia also helped me catch a pheasant! He's amazing! The apricot man suddenly spoke, a bright smile on his face; Dirty, greasy hair reflects the color of the sun.
Yiyue said enthusiastically: "Where are the words? Xingfu, you only take care of my child more on weekdays, why don't you go to your mother's place to eat tonight? β
Although Xingfu wanted to agree, he seemed to remember something, and said regretfully: "No, I have to go back to cook for my father, and he will ...... again when he is late Yes! I can't bother my mother! β
Yiyue also knew the difficulties of the Xingfu family, so she could only sigh lightly at the uncompetitive man, hoping that he would not be too embarrassed by the little Xingfu.
Xingfu's family is the only one in her father, her mother died early, her father is a gambler, and Xingfu alone holds up a piece of the sky. Although Xingfu's family is poor and sad, Xingfu does not have the slightest dissatisfaction, and her education since childhood has already made her obedient, but all this makes Yiyue, an outsider, quite distressed.
After a simple chat, Xingfu said goodbye to Yiyue and the three; Yiyue glanced at Taijia and found that Taijia was staring blankly at the direction where Xingfu was leaving, so she teased: "What's wrong with Wu'er?" Do you like little apricot husband? β
"Nope!" Taijia stubbornly responded, "Xingfu, she is so kind, and she is very good at cooking and taking care of her family...... Me, how could I like it? β
"Really? It's a pity, I also said that in the future, you will be married to help you say goodbye! Yiyue said deliberately regretfully.
"Huh? Mother! Are you sure? β
That society doesn't care about appearance, and the poor don't care about each other, as long as they can live together and reproduce. But being able to be with someone you like is not a beautiful thing.
Yiyue pretended to be shocked and said, "Oh, don't you dislike her?" β
"You...... Mother, you're so bad! β
Since ancient times, the true feelings have not been retained, and they are always routines; Yiyue saw Taijia's angry face, and laughed out loud. She stroked Taijia's hair, thinking that when Taijia became an adult, she would go to Xingfu's house to say goodbye, so that her lazy father would always harm her.
The poor Jian on the side pursed his lips, and seemed to be embarrassed to intervene in the topic of their mother and son.
"Hey, you stinky baby, why did you go to the mountains again? The old lady has said many times, it is someone else's place, you can't go! You stinky baby don't listen! Follow that turtle grandson, can't you find death? And there are so many wild pigs on the mountain, in case you are killed, who will I talk to? β
A terrifying roar came from the other side of the river, overpowering the singing of the Qiang tribe on the other side, becoming the most terrifying existence in the world.