Chapter 033: Patriarch Conway
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On the second day, Mi Tong took Yongxiao and traveled in disguise!
The reason why he is disguised is because the contradiction between him and the prince has reached the point where he has to be vigilant, and he doesn't want others to know his whereabouts and kill people again. Second? It was he who heard that the patriarch of the Kang clan was in a strange mood and didn't like to deal with powerful people, so he disguised himself as a passer-by to prevent him from seeing that he was Chu Xiaoao's son, and he was so close.
If you want to say that this patriarch is a special identity in this period. Within the state, he is not officially appointed by the state, nor does he have any rights, but he has an unparalleled prestige among the clan, and he is also the object of the state's efforts to win over and not dare to offend.
Moreover, this patriarch also has a position in the state, such as Na Shou, who is also a doctor in Jingshanyi. There are also those who are not out of the ranks, such as the patriarch of the Kang and Hong clans, who are only completely hunters and farmers.
Of course, the patriarch of the average clan is the older and more prestigious person in the family, and when he was young, he did some earth-shattering things that helped the family and made people praise.
For example, the patriarch of the Kang clan, Kang Wei, was a man of superior force when he was young, and he once hunted tigers with his bare hands, and was praised by the people. Imagine that at this time, people's living environment is very uncivilized, but there are few people and many wild beasts; The villages where people live are often infested by wild animals in the mountains. For this reason, how to prevent fierce beasts to protect safe production and survival has become the biggest problem for people. And a person like Conway, who can hunt tigers with his bare hands, will naturally be praised by people......
Moreover, this Kang family lives in the west of Jingshan, with many mountains and forests and few fields, so hunting has naturally become an important skill for them, and it is natural to elect a person who has hunted tigers as the patriarch.
Mi Tong thought as he walked, since he could hunt the tiger with his bare hands, presumably this Conway would not be an ordinary ordinary man, his physical fitness must not be bad, and his brain must be good, otherwise, with just a few brute forces, I am afraid that no matter how powerful he is, he is not the opponent of a tiger.
"Hey! Who are you? Why did you trespass into my Kang Clan's territory, don't you know that we are hunting? It doesn't matter if you run away our prey, you will fall into the trap, and you will not survive! A rough voice rang out from the side.
Mi Tong looked sideways and saw a fat man with a fat head and brain, about thirty years old, leaning out of half of his body from the thorns, glaring at them, looking at them in an abnormal atmosphere. Mi Tong thought about it, this is the time when the high temperature recedes and autumn begins, and the crops and fruit trees are ripe, which is indeed a good time for a year of hunting. He only smiled and said, "Ugh! Hello folks. We are also Chu Min, and our family lives in Jingdong. It was only because of the flood disaster before, and then the plague attacked, and at this time, the hometown was not harvested, so I came to flee...... Please also ask the fellow to enjoy some food, we haven't eaten for three days......"
Mi Tong said the rhetoric that he had thought of a long time ago, and it would not make people suspicious.
The fat man looked the two of them up and down, and then said with disdain: "I said that you two are not old or young, you have hands and feet, why did you run out and flee after the disaster." In this vast world, as long as you are willing to work hard, where will there be no food? ”
Mi Tong didn't care about him, after all, the purpose of his visit was not to quarrel with others, and what the little fat man said still made some sense. He replied, "Yes, yes." My fellow is right, I am not just here to escape. I have long heard that Jing Xi Kang's hunting skills are first-class. We also came to learn and learn, thinking that there would be some famine and disaster year in the future, so that we could hunt prey and feed our stomachs. ”
The fat man looked them up and down again before he walked out of the thorns, and said with a smile: "That's natural, our Kang's hunting skills, that is definitely first-class in the Chu country." Even if you still know some etiquette, then I'll give you a share of this cake! ”
As he spoke, the fat man untied a cloth bag from his waist, took out a black cake from it, and threw it to Mitong. Mi Tongxin is still good to say, it seems that people of any age still have to rely on praise. On the surface, he pretended to be grateful, and when he took the cake, he "couldn't wait" and ate it, and said vaguely: "Thank you." ”
The fat man shook his head, and only said: "However, this matter of teaching hunting, it has to be decided by our patriarch, and we dare not agree casually." ”
Mi Tongxin said, what I want is to see your patriarch. But he pretended to be timid: "That's nature." Fellow...... Uh, no, can you introduce the two of us to the noble patriarch? ”
"What's wrong with that?" The fat man hurriedly replied: "Don't hide it, in Xia Kangquan, our patriarch likes me the most, and I will introduce you to you, that is nine times out of ten." Let's go, let's go now. ”
Mi Tongxin said: "The people at this time are really simple! Hurriedly stuffed all the bread in his hand into his mouth, and quickly followed behind and said, "Well, little brother, I heard that your patriarch doesn't like to deal with people very much...... Isn't it? ”
The fat man named Kang Quan turned around and forgot to glance at Mi Tong, pouted and said, "Then it depends on whom!" In fact, our patriarch is very good, he doesn't like to be showy, he doesn't like to get close to the powerful, and he doesn't deal with foreign magnates...... For commoners like you, our patriarch would be happy to help......"
Mi Tong nodded, and had a slight impression of this Kangwei patriarch in his heart, in this era, people who can have this state of mind are indeed rare, and they can be regarded as an alternative. After a while, they came to a cluster of houses made of tree trunks and thatch. Kang Quan directly took Mi Tong and Yong Xiao to a large thatched hut with animal skins hanging in front of the door a little higher; He bowed in front of the house, and then went in to report.
Mi Tong was not easy to follow, so he looked in front of the thatch. He really didn't have much research on these thatched houses, anyway, they were the same in ancient and modern times. It's just that the animal skins hanging in front of this door are indeed of many varieties, especially a few tiger skins, which are particularly conspicuous, even if they are in later generations, they are also worth a lot. But then again, if it is really the future generations, who would dare to hang the tiger skin outside the door so boldly? Not to mention the value and how violent this act is, the crime of hunting rare animals alone is enough to shoot ten times, this is a South China tiger, and it is said that it is rarer than pandas later.
But this time is different, after all, this tiger is a threat to the survival of mankind, not only is it not guilty to hunt it, but whoever kills more is a hero.
Mi Tong thought about it, and couldn't help but shake his head. The things in this world are really strange, the same thing, one is guilty and the other is a hero, it all depends on the different circumstances.
"What do you think of this tiger skin?"
Just as he was thinking about it, a vigorous and powerful voice woke Mi Tong up, and it shook his eardrums painfully.
Looking back, it was an old man, with a gray hair and beard, but his face was moist and red, he looked very energetic, and his figure was also very tall and strong.
There is no need to guess, it must be Kang Wei, the patriarch of the Kang clan. Mi Tong hurriedly bowed down and made a big salute, very respectful. "Don't dare, don't dare!" ”
Conway's pupils contracted, and he looked left and right at the two of them. Cai said: "They are all coarse people, no need to be formal!" I heard that you are here to learn the skills of hunting, and I asked you if you are from the Chu State, what are your tokens? ”
"Well, this ......" Mi Tong hesitated, not knowing how to answer. But I heard Yongxiao say: "We are both untouchables in Jingdong, and we have fled out, where are there any tokens, only this piece of coarse cloth, which was rewarded by my ancestors when they made meritorious contributions, which is enough to prove that we are old Chu people in Jingdong!" ”
Conway was not polite and took a look directly. It's just that as soon as he saw the cloth, his face changed a few colors, and he looked at Yong Xiao and asked, "You...... You say this thing was handed down by your ancestors? ”