Chapter 14 Spring and Autumn Fruit

The golden wind gusted, turning the green green of the mountain into an orange and yellow. On the rugged path of Yishan, a group of people walked to the edge of Yishan step by step with axes and shovels in their hands, planks, ropes and other miscellaneous items on their backs. Wei Zeng was also among them, and his purpose this time was to build a hidden outpost at the exit of Yishan Mountain to guard against any enemies who might invade Yishan.

Wei Zeng was out of the mountain pass, probing around, choosing a high ground surrounded by trees, and then led the group of people to where to go.

"The place is very high, you can look down on the whole river valley and you can also see the grassland in the distance. These dense trees are the natural barrier of the outpost, and if someone comes, they will not easily find here. It's just that the road to and from is rough and must be leveled, otherwise even if you get the news, you can't notify the village in time. Ye Yuan, you can lead someone to level that place and build a sentry post. The outpost must be strong and thick, and it must be able to withstand the cold winds of winter. The surrounding trees should be kept as untouched as possible, as this will make the outpost more hidden. Wei Zeng stood on the mountainside and looked around, and then commanded.

"Leave it to me here, I will definitely build this outpost." Ye Yuan replied.

"The others put the materials they had brought here, and then took the tools and went with me to level the road. This road is a barrier to our safety, and there must be no sloppiness. Wei Zeng said as he took most of the men, armed with axes and shovels, and leveled a road leading from the outpost to the village.

The axe was cut down, and patches of miscellaneous shrubs were cleared; The shovels clanged and shovels were removed, and a smooth path appeared on the uneven slope of the hill. Wei Zeng also asked people to plant some special small trees on both sides of the road, so that even in the dark night, the messenger would follow these trees. I was able to get back to the village in time.

After a long day's work, the hut had begun to take shape, the path had been repaired for a few miles, and in two days everything would be completed. The sun set on the other side of the mountain, and the mountains were covered with a veil of shadow. Wei Zeng saw that it was not too early, so he beckoned everyone to go back to the village.

The night is getting heavier. The red glow on the horizon faded brightly, leaving only a touch of white. The dew condensed on the grass and trees, and the pedestrians walking in it were all wet.

Under the cover of night, a sound of horses' hooves sounded, Wei Zeng looked forward, it turned out to be Wendi coming.

"I found a forest of mountain peaches today, and the peaches were ripe and red. Tomorrow I can bring someone to pick those peaches back. If I find it a few days late, I'm afraid those peaches will rot. I've got you some food back, how can you thank me? Wen Di came to Wei Zeng and said with a smug look on his face.

"Thanks to Lady Wendy, of course. In this way, when the peaches are picked back, let the woman eat enough. But I think the heroine has eaten so much today that her stomach is about to burst. Wei Zeng said with a smile.

"Do you think I'm a glutton? I didn't eat any of those peaches, so I left them for the children. When I was a kid, I loved to eat, but now I'm a woman. Of course, good food and drink must be given to the weak first. Wen first shook his head and said with disdain.

"The heroine is high and bright. Wei Zeng is admiring. Tomorrow I will take someone to pick the peaches back, but I, a weak person, can't be like a woman, and I can't miss this mouthful. Wei Zeng said with a smile.

"you, shame on you. If you want to eat, then it's good for you. Wendy said as he took out a large, red peach from his bosom. Lost to Wei Zeng.

Wen Di threw the peach to Wei Zeng, and planned to listen to Wei Zeng's words of thanks, but he didn't get a response for a while, and he was a little uneasy in his heart.

Others knew about the relationship between Wendi and Wei Zeng and did not stop. Now only the two of them were left on the trail. Wei Zeng turned his back to the sky, his face was shrouded in shadows, Wen Di didn't know what Wei Zeng's reaction was, so he asked in a voice, "Why is it not delicious?" I brought it back to you when I saw it was big and red, and I haven't tasted it before, so could it be a sour peach? ”

"No, peaches smell good and must taste good. It's just that since I lost my mother, no one has ever given me anything for no reason. It's up to me to fight for everything. There are peaches on the tree, okay, you pick them yourself. If you can't climb a tree, you can't pick it, you deserve it; Pick it early, bite it down, your mouth is full of bitterness, you deserve it; When you pick it late, the peaches are taken or spoiled by others, and you can only be sad alone when you look at the empty branches, but you still deserve it. No one has ever plucked a peach when it was big and red and brought it to me. Now I finally have someone to pick peaches for me, but I can't help eating them. Wei Zeng said, there are touches and regrets in the words; There is also joy and sorrow, and there is nothing more mixed than this.

"If you like to eat, you can eat it, and I'll pick a few more for you tomorrow." How sad you are when you say that. Seeing my generation of heroines crying, you're happy, aren't you? Wen Di couldn't see Wei Zeng's face clearly, but after listening to Wei Zeng's words, he was a little moved in his heart, and raised his head to prevent tears from flowing.

"Without further ado, let's go back. I'm not a gluttonous age now, as you say, just let the kids eat enough. Let's go back. Wei Zeng said as he took the reins of the red horse and walked towards the small village.

Wendi sat on his horse, looked at the vague figure in front of him, looked at the bright stars in the sky, listened to the echoing horses' hooves, heard the sound of insects everywhere, and everything seemed to be peaceful.

"Living alone alone and working hard with a group of people is really different." Wendy's heart was as peaceful as this night.

By the time the two of them returned to the lower village, it was already completely dark, and Wendy returned to his lodgings. Wei Zeng also walked to the upper level of the valley.

Wei Zeng came to the upper floor of the valley, and under the light of the fire in the house, he saw a little girl crouching on the hillside, holding a dagger and stabbing at a tree.

When the little girl saw Wei Zeng coming, she quickly got up and put her hand behind her.

"Xinyu, what are you doing? With a dagger, you'll hurt yourself, hand it over. Wei Zeng came to Xinyu's side and said.

Xinyu turned his head sideways, ignored Wei Zeng, and when he heard Wei Zeng's words, he didn't dare to disobey, threw the dagger at Wei Zeng's feet, and shouted "bad guy". Then run into the house.

Wei Zeng picked up the dagger, and then followed him into the house, and saw Xinyu sitting in the corner without saying a word, and there seemed to be hatred in his eyes.

"You, like your mother, are also a temper twister, and you will suffer in the future. Daggers hurt people. Not what you should be taking right now. At a young age, you should be happy, that's what you should take. Wei Zeng said and handed her the peach in his hand.

"Bad guy, I don't eat what you give." Xinyu put his head over and ignored Wei Zeng.

"You want to learn martial arts, don't you? People do need a little self-preservation ability to live in the world, otherwise it is also a sad thing to be at the mercy of fate. I can give it to you as long as you want. Wei Zeng said.

"I don't believe what you say? You just want to trap me here and don't let me do anything. So that you can manipulate me as you please. I'm going to learn martial arts, and I'll definitely avenge my father, so you won't hand it over to me. Xinyu replied.

"I do what I say, as long as you are willing to learn, I can give it to you. As for whether you will find me for revenge in the future, that's up to you. Anyway, I have a lot of enemies, and there are not many of you. Wei Zeng replied.

"Okay, I'll just learn from you. Don't regret it in the future. Xinyu looked up at Wei Zeng and said.

"I certainly don't regret it, I've regretted enough things. Won't taste that again. After eating this peach, I'll teach you some basic things tomorrow, but you can't touch the weapon yet. Wei Zeng said.

Xinyu stared at Wei Zeng twice, and then ate the peaches one by one, and his expression was not as resistant as before.

Wei Zeng smiled and pulled Xinyu to sit on the seat, only really knew that Wei Zeng was back. The meal has been put on the table. Eating together as a family can be regarded as a happy one.

In the next few days, Wendi took some people to the mountain peach forest and picked all the peaches. If you can't eat it, you make preserved fruit. Wei Zeng continued to lead people to build sentry posts and level roads.

"Dad, I see that the land in the mountain pass is very flat, and there is also a small river that enters it, so it is very convenient to get water, why don't we cultivate here, but instead make great efforts to find some flat land in the mountains to cultivate?" After repairing the sentry, Ye Yuan came to Wei Zeng's side and asked.

"It's troubled times, and the outside world is very unstable. The Zhan Tu and the Anyun Iron Blood Army are our enemies, and if they find out and send a large army to come, how can we resist it. Those mountain flatlands are also inaccessible places, where we make a living, although it is harder, but fortunately, it is stable. I was determined to create a paradise, and naturally I wanted to avoid being baptized by the calamity of war. Wei Zeng replied.

"Dad is right, we can live so peacefully because these mountains isolate us from the outside world. It's worth the hard work to avoid war. Ye Yuan nodded and replied.

"Being isolated from the world, not asking about the world, is really just being forced. If the outside world is stable, why create a paradise deep in the mountains? He has been fighting on the battlefield for his father for more than ten years and has killed many people, but he originally thought that he would kill people just to live more people. Unexpectedly, people close to me died in the war, and in the end, even my hometown became a battlefield. Only now do I know that in addition to having a clear conscience, I must also be wholehearted for goodness, and without good thoughts, everything is just self-deception. And good thoughts are to let others live well. Wei Zeng replied.

"Dad is right, now there is no strife, everyone works together, and we are indeed a lot happier than before." Ye Yuan replied.

At that moment, a man who was guarding the outpost ran over, his face full of anxiety. Wei Zeng inquired carefully and learned that it turned out that the figure of the Zhantu people appeared in the sky, and they were rushing in the direction of the mountain pass.

"The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and it seems that there will still be disputes. I don't know if this group of Tun Turks is coming at us. Ye Yuan, you go back and organize all the people in the village, if the Zhantu people dare to attack, we must not be restrained. A few of you keep a good watch on these octans, and if something goes wrong, send the news back to the village immediately. I'm going to test it and see what they're trying to do. Wei Zeng gave a quick order, and then walked towards the mountain pass himself.

"Dad, where are you going? It's dangerous down there. I'll take someone with you. Ye Yuan exclaimed.

"No need, it's easy to be exposed when there are many people, and it's enough for me alone. The Occupants can't help me. The safety of the village is important, so you should go back to the village first. Wei Zeng jumped down the hill after a few jumps, and soon disappeared.

Although Ye Yuan was worried, he also knew that Wei Zeng had pinned all his hopes on the village in order to create a happy land, so the village must not have problems. So Ye Yuan listened to Wei Zeng's words and went back to organize the villagers.

The Zhantu people, who were far away in the sky, soon came to the mountain pass. It's just that these Zhantu people are very different from the teams that go south to raid. The raiding caravans consisted of sturdy men, one man with a few horses, a saber and a nomadic bow, and they went out to find weakly defended towns and raid them.

And these Zhantu people are different, there are men and women, old and young, not only with horses, but also herds of cattle and sheep.

"These people should not be the raiding team of the Zhan Turks, this will be discovered by the officers and soldiers, I am afraid it will not even be too late to escape. I'd like to see what they're here for. Wei Zeng thought to himself, so he lurked towards these teams of Zhan Tu.

When the group of Zhantu people came to the mountain pass, they stopped, without any intention of going deep into Yishan. Finding a place close to the river, the men set up tents, which meant that they had settled here for a long time.

Wei Zeng was strange in his heart, the Zhantu people have lived on the grassland for generations, and although this Yishan is on the border of Mobei, the Zhantu people have never settled here. In the past, except for the horse teams that went south to raid, this place was deserted all year round.

Wei Zeng walked around the camp of the Zhan Turks for a few weeks, and found that there were six or seven hundred of these Zhan people, most of them were old people and children, and the rest of the men and women, after setting up their tents, had been working all the time, and they did not have much vigilance about the surrounding environment.

Knowing all about the situation of these Zhantu people, Wei Zeng hurried back in the direction of the village. Halfway through, I met Wendy.

"I've heard that the Zhan Turks are coming, so you're not in danger." Wendy asked with concern.

"There are a few hundred Janturists, but they don't pose a threat to us. It's just that these Zhantu people plan to settle in the mountain pass for a long time, and it is also very inconvenient for our village to go out of the mountain to buy supplies. If the enemy discovers us because of these octans, there will be a big problem. In my opinion, we have to find a way to get rid of them. Wei Zeng said.

"Then let's go back, if we want to get rid of them, we need to discuss with everyone." Wen Di replied, and then returned to the village with Wei Zeng. (To be continued.) )