Chapter 4 [Butterfly with Wings]

How big is the small Yishi Village? The fact that foreign scholars live in Bai Dong's house makes the villagers red-eyed, and they will pay too much attention to it, and there will be good things for the boys to listen to the wind and moon; What kind of sound will a delicate little girl like Cao'er make when she meets a suave scholar? I'm looking forward to it

As a result, what was waiting for Cao Er to call for help, Bai Dong's voice roared angrily, and what he saw was Chu Dong who fled in embarrassment with his crotch covered; Sang Wazi saw it most clearly, the handsome and dashing gentleman didn't straighten up when he fled, and it seemed that he didn't even have time to take his bags, how ruthless is Ping An Lang? Is it too bold, I don't know if I will get into trouble if I beat the scholar? During the Warring States period, there was a clear hierarchy, and countrymen like them were called 'savages', but even savages knew this truth.

Two thousand years ago, the world was clean, and the hearts of the people were relatively clean. Early the next morning, the ethnic people of the village rushed into the courtyard of Bai Dong's house, led by the old patriarch, his grandson Sang Wazi hugged a big wine urn, put aside the outer eight characters and dragged it into the door like a duck, and pouted when he saw Bai Dong: "Ping'an Lang, you are really good, obviously you did something wrong, my grandfather still wants to invite you to drink?" The next time I see another foreign scholar, I will also hold down and beat him violently, grandpa will definitely kill a chicken for me to eat. ”

Before he finished speaking, he was hit with a heavy kick on the buttocks, and the old patriarch Bai Long glared at his grandson angrily: "Shut up, don't you pour wine for Bai Dong?" Bai Dong, this is an old wine brewed in the clan, or was it hidden by your father and the children of the clan when they went on the expedition, and I originally thought that when they returned triumphantly, I would be your send-off bar today."

sighed, the old man didn't want to recall the sad past, although they were only a side branch of the Bai clan back then, they also shed blood for Daqin. It's a pity that in the first battle of Hexi, twenty children were returned, the state did not give any compensation, the clan lost its youth, and no longer had the ability to resist thieves, so it was helpless to increase anger, so the clan moved into the mountains, opened up fields for self-sufficiency, and simply did not pay taxes. That Chu Tong walked in by mistake, and was beaten by Bai Dong and driven out.

It's so sour, is this vinegar or wine? After drinking it in one gulp, Bai Dong frowned and wanted to put down the bowl, but was held down by the old patriarch, personally grabbed the wine jar, and poured it full for him.

The big old bowl, which was wider than his head, was poured into three bowls, Bai Dongqiang held back the tears and snot that were about to burst out of his eyes, respectfully put down the wine bowl, walked in front of his mother, kowtowed eight times in a row, his mother took him into her arms, gently stroked his back, Cao'er rushed over and hugged his shoulder, and cried: "Brother, Cao'er doesn't want my brother to go." ”

"Uncle Dragon"

"Bai Yue's clan doesn't need to say much, after all, Bai Dong beat Master You, and he must go out to avoid the disaster, otherwise it will affect the whole village."

The old patriarch stood up straight, and looked at everyone with blazing eyes: "The decree of the Qin State is that if someone in the clan breaks the law, the whole clan must be arrested, otherwise they will be punished together." Bai Dong is a worthless one, and he committed a big crime by beating a scholar, but he escaped too fast and we couldn't catch him, but it wasn't that we didn't take him, everyone said, right? "Bai Dong's performance in the past eighteen years is not normal, and when his head doesn't hurt, he is also confused, naturally no one tells him about the ancients, the old patriarch is a knowledgeable person, but it is the first time to talk about national laws and regulations in front of them, so Bai Dong has to listen to Chu Dong's narration to know the general trend of the world.

Old Bailong only knew that the status of the Taoist scholar was noble, but his understanding of the scholar class was far inferior to Bai Dong, and he was still worried that Chu Dong would report to the official. When he was young, he used to be the ten-captain of the Qin army, and he can be regarded as a person with some knowledge, and he knows how to exploit the loopholes in the law. At this time, that cool official Wei Ying was still running into walls everywhere in the Wei State, and the laws of the Qin State were not a man-eating tiger, and it was still okay to play the side ball.

"Yes, yes, it's not that we didn't arrest it, but Bai Dong, this kid ran too fast, and he couldn't get it if he wanted to, even if the government came to ask, he couldn't blame the villagers, right?"

"That's the reason, I was kicked by him in order to catch this kid, and I can't straighten my waist until now." A clansman held his waist and said he was in pain.

Bai Dong's eyes were sour, and he wanted to cry. Chu Tong actually didn't go to report to the official at all, but the villagers risked being held accountable by the government to bear it for themselves, but this affection was difficult to find in later generations, thinking of the era when it was 'dangerous' to help the grandmother cross the road, he felt that he had come to the right place.

It's time to leave, not because of Chu Dong, but for the sake of the mother, Cao'er and these amiable and respectable clansmen, for the magic lamp that Cao'er is looking forward to.

Kneeling in front of his father and fellow villagers, Bai Dong kowtowed deeply. Farewell, mother, Cao'er, my father and fellow villagers, you must wait for me to come back

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The little girl is actually not easy to coax, seeing that her brother is really leaving, no matter how good the story is, it can't erase the scars in Cao'er's heart. Seeing the dry flour cakes, old wine and precious salt collected by the villagers, Cao'er cried even more fiercely, and the more such things, the farther my brother would go, and the later he would come back. It wasn't until he had consumed a little bit of strength that he fell asleep in Bai Dong's arms, and in his dream, he clung to his brother's clothes, and called out from time to time: "Brother, Cao'er doesn't allow you to go, Cao'er wants to listen to your story." ”

When Bai Dong left, he could see the very bright North Star. You can't walk during the day, the grass will go crazy, you can only set off at night, there is no map and navigator, only the memories of the old patriarch, go out of the village along the secret path, and have to climb more than a dozen mountains to the north to reach a place called Lantian, and then continue north from Lantian to reach the most prosperous Liyang City in Qin.

For Bai Dong, Liyang has a lot of opportunities, just like Yanjing and Haicheng in later generations. The old white dragon didn't feel strange, in the early Warring States period, there may not be many beasts, even if you want to go out to avoid trouble, you must go to a densely populated place, which is not only safe, but also conducive to hiding, Liyang is the best choice.

At the foot is the most unkempt mountain range, unkempt like a beggar Bai Dong stood on the ridge and looked north, in front of him was a vast plain stretching for thousands of miles. The Guanzhong Plain in this era was very beautiful, a large amount of undeveloped land was full of all kinds of plants, and even wolves could be seen walking through the woods, holding the sword at his waist, Bai Dong found some security.

This quaint and unpretentious bronze sword was left by Chu Dong's goods, leaving not only the sword, but also half a book; Along the way, Bai Dong would try to read these books during breaks, not to memorize them, but to find the law of change between the characters of this era and the simplified characters of later generations.

Fortunately, these simple books use big seals, relying on some accumulation in the previous life and even guessing, Bai Dong gradually passed the literacy level, although the writing is not neat enough, he is suddenly a literati who can speak with a pen. There is also a letter from the patriarch Bai Long in the bag, which is for the old man of Lantian, but Bai Dong is not ready to use it, since he has walked out of the village, he must grow into a strong man who can protect his sister and the clan, and he will be stronger than Grandpa Bailong's arrangement to dress up as a capable scholar.

He washed his face with the water of the stream, broke up the pair of horns on his head, pulled it into a bun, and passed it through a wooden hairpin made of branches, and regarded himself as a crown salute. The men of this era are nineteen and crowned, and Bai Dong is still one year old, but it is necessary to go out and pack it, who has ever seen a scholar who is still in the period of the general horn? It's a pity that there is no crown, so I can only temporarily get a burlap towel to wrap it, fortunately, although most of the scholars in this era are nobles, there are also occasional commoners who go to school.

"Well, with a sword bag and a full beard, no one can tell my brother's actual age. What kind of teacher should I look for? Confucianism, Legalism, Mohistism? It's difficult, it's all inherited, and there are even those who engage in terrorist activities, you can't recognize it, otherwise it's very troublesome."

When the sun was about to set, he ate half a wheat cake by the stream, pondering to find a place for himself; It's time to go out of the mountain, and these preparations must not be sloppy.

Legalism is the most convenient, he was engaged in legal work in his last life, and he knows the most, but unfortunately as the last school of thought to appear, Legalism is still in the development stage, and it is inherited in an orderly manner, and it is the most clear and understandable in the hundred schools, and it is easy to be exposed.

Bai Dong was a little worried.

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