Chapter 3: Miserable Villagers
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Gao Shun walked out of the courtyard and walked towards the old village chief's house in his memory, and he estimated that his mother, sister, and most of the villagers were in the village chief's house.
There are less than 40 families and more than 100 people left in the whole village, all of whom are poor people, who make a living from farming and hunting.
Most of the people in the village have a high surname, and a few have foreign surnames.
In this chaotic place, the villagers are particularly united, and everyone helps each other in everything, otherwise they will not be able to survive in the border area at all.
Many people gathered at the village chief's house to discuss the funeral of the deceased tomorrow. Mother and sister, as well as many women, comforted several weeping women, who were estimated to have died tragically at the hands of the Huns.
Seeing Gao Shun coming, my sister ran over happily and asked affectionately, "Big brother, are you awake?" What are you doing when you're not lying in bed? ”
My sister's name is Gao Feng, 13 years old, her height is less than Gao Shun's shoulders, she is very thin, and with her white skin, she gives people a feeling of weakness and pity.
Gao Shun explained in a whisper: "Fortunately, the leather jacket blocked it so that the injury was not serious, this kind of small injury is nothing to me, it's fine; Come out and see how much damage the Huns inflicted on the village this time. ”
Gao Feng whispered: "Big brother, you are so powerful, you actually killed 1 Huns; It's a pity that 6 people died and 11 were injured in our village; However, the Huns were driven away. ”
Gao Shun was shocked, only more than 10 Huns came, and they caused such a large number of casualties to the village, their combat effectiveness was too strong, if they came a few more times, the people in this village would be killed.
Gao Shun and his sister stood at the back of the crowd and listened to the old people discuss.
The old village chief was a cavalry commander of the border army when he was young, and only returned to live in the village after suffering a leg injury, and he was in his 40s, his face was already full of wrinkles, and his hair and beard were gray.
At this time, a small screen appeared in front of Gao Shun's eyes, and the yellow characters showed:
Name: Gao Yuan
Age: 45 years old
Position: Taiping Li Zheng
Force: 39
Gao Shun was taken aback, could it be that staring at people could reveal personal information?
At this time, a younger man said, "Uncle, why don't we move!" ”
The speaker's name is Gao Jian, Gao Shun calls him uncle, he is in his 30s this year, and his son Gao Qiang is 2 years younger than Gao Shun.
Gao Shun stared at him closely, and after a few seconds, a small screen appeared in front of him:
Name: Gao Jian
Age: 32 years old
Position: None
Force: 55
Sure enough, Gao Shun's guess was confirmed. This function of the system is very practical, and when you go to the battlefield in the future, you must first check the opponent's force value to avoid capsizing in the gutter.
The village chief pondered for a while before he said with emotion: "Where can I move to?" Where is there a safe place? ”
"Uncle, go south, move to the Hulu Valley, as long as you build a stone wall at the mouth of the valley, you won't be afraid of how many Huns will come." Gao Jian said firmly.
The village chief shook his head and retorted: "No, there is no shortage of water there, but it is all sandy and gravel beaches, and there is not much arable land, and if you come back to farm, it will be more dangerous; The land here was abandoned, and even the taxes could not be completed. ”
Gao Jian said: "Uncle, the government doesn't care about our life or death, what taxes do we still have, it is better to give up these lands and make a living by hunting in the future, if the Huns come a few more times, there will be few people left in our village." ”
The old village chief smiled and said, "Do you think that the people in the surrounding villages don't have this kind of idea?" The mouth of the valley is at least 1 mile wide, but the cost of building the stone wall is not small, the land in it is limited, there are not many people, and there are few people who live and can't hold the stone wall, a dilemma. ”
According to memory, the south is the northern end of the Luliang Mountains, the north is the Guanshu Mountain, and the county seat of Loufu is at the mountain pass 10 miles northeast, which just blocks the road of the Huns to the east; Taiping Village (Li) is located in the alluvial plain of the valley outside the Great Wall, which is the road of the Huns to attack the county after all, which also leads to the fact that this place has become the target of robbery by the Huns, most of the people have fled from this place, leaving behind people who have no way out and live a miserable life.
The alluvial plain of the valley floor to the west became the pasture of the Huns.
The northeast of the county is not far from the Datong Basin, the southeast is the Xinding Basin, and the geographical location of Loufu County is very important.
Taiping Village is a few miles away from the Zhujiachuan River, and the groundwater is very abundant, which can be drilled to irrigate the cultivated land, and there are some harvests, no wonder the old village chief did not give up these lands.
Entering the Luliang Mountains in the south, although safe, there is not much arable land, and hunting alone cannot sustain so many people, and the villagers will eventually starve to death.
Gao Shun also did not intend to relocate to the mountainous area, where it was inconvenient for him to kill the enemy and obtain a synthesis quota; And the fertile land here is the foundation of his business.
After a long period of contemplation, Gao Jian said again: "Uncle, our village is one of the few small villages outside the county, and this place will soon become a pasture for the Huns, where do we go?" ”
The old village chief has seen the world and knows that when people leave their hometowns, the lives of the displaced people are even more difficult, and he does not intend to lead the villagers to move away from their homeland until they have no choice.
Looking at the surrounding villagers, most of them were wearing sheepskin or rabbit skin jackets, and a few of them were still wearing burlap shirts, shivering from the cold, all of them were as thin as Gao Feng; Gao Shun is in a very bad mood, suffering is only the beginning, the life of civilians will be more difficult in the future, how can we create a happy land for ordinary people like them?
Seeing that the old village chief didn't speak, Gao Jian continued: "Uncle, the Huns treat us as dairy sheep, and in order to be able to milk us regularly, they don't intend to kill us, if they can't grab things every time, and every time there is a loss, they will definitely send more people to cut down the grass and eradicate us." ”
His words made the hearts of the people present nervous, and they all looked at the village chief blankly.
Another old man saw that the conversation between the two made everyone very nervous, and immediately reassured: "Don't worry, this may be the last time the Huns come to rob this winter, spring is coming, they have to be busy grazing, we just need to come up with countermeasures before the autumn harvest." ”
In this case, Gao Shun was temporarily relieved, he still had a lot of time to prepare, and he didn't want to stay here for a long time, so he immediately pulled his sister home.
Back home, Gao Shun said: "Sister, hurry up and cook, Brother is dying of hunger." ”
Gao Feng said with a sad face: "Big brother didn't hunt today, and there is no food at home. ”
Gao Shun's heart tightened, he was the best hunter in the village, he could maintain the living needs of his family by hunting, and his life in the village was quite good, even his family did not have overnight food, and the life of other families was even more difficult.
"Haha, sister, there's a big brother here, when did you starve? I have been prepared for a long time, and I will wait, and I will go and get food for my brother. With that, Gao Shun went out of the yard, came to the firewood and grass pile behind the house, picked up the firewood and grass, and quietly put the grain in the ring into the firewood and grass pile, he was afraid of suspicion, so he only put 4 bags, and then carried one of the bags home.