Xu Jun narrowed his eyes, his pupils twitching. Without hesitation, he drove the carriage into a jungle on the side of the road, tethered to a large tree.

"Stupid, didn't you say you were going to take a detour? Miss Ben suddenly felt that what you said was right, let's go around this village. Tan Caimao said.

Xu Jun glared at Tan Caimao with disdain and said, "Didn't you say that there was no war here, so how could there be such a strong smell of blood?" Young Master Ben has always been chivalrous and righteous, how can there be a reason not to save when you see death, if you don't want to follow, Young Master Ben will enter the village by himself. ”

"Cut, you just say that you like to meddle in things, pretend to be a chivalrous man, and you are not afraid of flashing your tongue in the wind."

Tan Caimao sneered at Xu Jun on his lips, but he followed closely behind Xu Jun. The three of them bent their waists and cautiously approached the village.

At the entrance of the village stands a stone monument with three large characters written on it, Xiali Village. Xu Jun and the three looked through the fence to the village, where a group of hunters were slaughtering wild boars and robes in full swing, while women washed the cut meat, smeared it with salt, and dried it for salting.

"Rub, the young master of Ben had a false alarm, and I thought that the barbarian army had killed people again, what are you doing. Half a day is the slaughter of wild beasts, it's really Fak. ”

"You're disappointed, aren't you?" Tan Caimao said ill-intentionedly.

"That's... Hey, what are you talking about, it's too unusual, is this young master like that? Be careful that Young Master Ben sues you for slander, Young Master Ben doesn't know how happy he is when he sees that these villagers are fine. ”

"Hypocrisy..."Tan Caimao gave Xu Jun a middle finger with disdain, Xu Jun was speechless, this avant-garde postmodern action, of course, was learned from him. However, if Tan Caimao knew the meaning of this action, it was estimated that he would vomit blood.

Tan Caimao patted the dust on his body and said, "Coachman, go and drive the carriage over, let's go into the village to replenish the water." ”

"You're only a coachman, your whole family is a coachman..."Xu Jun drove the carriage angrily, and the three of them staggered into the village.

"Oh, whose little brother is this, he looks so handsome." The speaker was a tattered woman wearing a dogskin hat and holding a kitchen knife. She should not be very old, she is about thirty years old, and there is a hint of girlish breath in her eyes. It's just that the complexion is yellow, wrinkled, and looks much older than the actual age.

"Wave hoof, you're in spring again, but this little brother is really smart, much stronger than your man. I just don't know if it's good or not, don't use the silver gun wax head, it's useless. ”

The sound of laughter sounded, and Xu Jun's face turned red. Facing a group of middle-aged sisters-in-law who are like wolves, Rao is a pervert and can only escape.

"A bunch of, don't scare the guests. Little brother, what is the matter with you coming to our village? A burly man, with a bow and arrow on his back and a spear on his shoulder, walked slowly from the end of the only path in the village.

Xu Jun just wanted to speak, but Tan Caimao hurriedly said: "This big brother, the two of us sisters are passing by here and want to replenish some water, this is my house slave." ”

"House slaves?" The middle-aged man looked at Xu Jun in surprise, Xu Jun blushed and had a thick neck, and almost wanted to press Tan Caimao to the ground and beat the sea flat. However, in front of everyone's eyes, he could only pretend to be crazy and stupid, and he didn't hear it.

"Oh, you're here to do business in the wilderness. There is chaos here, and the road between the two girls is not very smooth. You wait here, I'll call the pavilion chief. There was a shortage of food in the wilderness, and we also took advantage of the truce in the past two days to go out and hunt some prey. If you want water, you need the consent of the pavilion chief. ”

The man's surname is Zhang, his name is Erdan, and the surname of the woman who held a kitchen knife and molested Xu Jun earlier is Sun, whose name is Xiaohua. The names of the people in the mountains are not so particular, so they can be named casually to make a living.

The official title of the pavilion chief is not large, equivalent to the village head, and most of them are held by people with a certain reputation in the village.

Hearing Erdan's call, an old man walked out of a thatched house tremblingly. He was about fifty years old, but poverty tortured him mercilessly, making him look like a little old man with gray hair and wrinkled skin.

The pavilion chief's surname is Qin, and it is said that eight hundred years ago and the current emperor Qin Batian can still climb some relatives. He carried a spear and wore a worn padded jacket. Xiali Village has established the rules of hunting since its ancestors, no matter who hunts prey, it must be divided equally among the villagers, and those who hunt prey can give priority to choosing the best piece of meat on the animal and cutting it down. This rule reduces jealousy and increases the unity of the villagers. Those who die in the hunt do not have to worry about their families, the village will take care of their families for them.

"This strong man, old and polite, I don't know what to call a strong man."

The Great Qin Dynasty was inferior to men and women, and Xu Jun was dressed extremely luxuriously, and the old man didn't hear what Tan Caimao said, so he naturally wouldn't think that Xu Jun was a coachman.

Tan Caimao glared at Xu Jun fiercely, as if to warn him not to talk nonsense. Xu Jun replied quite wisely: "Young Master Ben's surname is Xu, and it's good to call Young Master Ben Xu Fu." ”

Xu Jun didn't say his real name, but instead said the name that Tan Caimao gave him. The residents of Xiali Village are all honest hunters, and Xu Jun does not doubt that they will go to the informant. But people who know too much usually don't live long, and if you want to protect someone, it's best to let him know nothing.

"Young Master Xu, it's not like you can't save yourself when you die. Because of the perennial war, we can't grow any food, and we can only boil some broth to satisfy our hunger, and we can't provide you with too much food. ”

Xu Jun nodded, indicating that he understood, the crops would only attract barbarian troops, and he would not be able to harvest if he planted them, so what would he do with them? You can ask others not to do evil, but you can't ask everyone else to be Buddhas.

"This old man, don't worry, we won't take your food for nothing, there are a lot of silver tickets here, as long as you send people to Qingyang City, you can purchase a lot of food, enough for you to spend the winter."

Xu Jun took out a large number of silver tickets, no matter how many, and stuffed them directly into the old man's hands. The old man glanced at the amount on the silver ticket, and his eyes were about to pop out in fright.

"Bastard, you still have private money." Tan Caimao twisted Xu Jun's ears, his eyes flashed green, these silver tickets were all scavenged by Xu Jun from the boat, not to mention buying a batch of grain, it was enough to buy ten Xiali villages.

"It hurts, you tap..."Xu Jun screamed, almost vomiting blood. It's so embarrassing, did this Tan Caimao deliberately make him ugly.

Xu Jun really guessed correctly, Tan Caimao just wanted him to make a fool of himself, otherwise how could the old man be uneasy and take the initiative to return the silver ticket to Tan Caimao.

"Uncle, he has a bad brain, don't worry about him, these money are all the money we use to purchase goods, but Miss Ben will never take other people's things for nothing, these two silver tickets are for you, please give us some bacon and water."

Tan Caimao took the silver ticket, drew two silver tickets with a face value of 1,000 taels and handed them to the old man, and the grain exchanged for these two silver tickets was enough for the winter in Xiali Village.

"Despicable..."Xu Jun rubbed his ears, his eyes bulging out in anger, but he was helpless. He owes Tan Caimao a lot of debt, and God knows how many silver taels it has become now, and he didn't force him to be a young master in the Qinglou.

"Thank you for this strong man and the two young ladies, and the old man will thank you on behalf of the people of Xiali Village. Erdan, go and prepare two skins of water for the strong man, and ten catties of fine bacon. Let your mother-in-law hot pot of wine again, and the old man will drink it with foreign guests..."

Before the old man could finish his words, a javelin fell from the sky, pierced the old man's chest and nailed the old man to the tree. The old man's smile instantly froze on his cheeks, and his eyes were confused.

The overwhelming array of sharp arrows blocked the sunlight and shrouded the sky of Xiali Village like a dark cloud. Erdan looked at the sky with a pale face, and suddenly shouted hysterically: "The barbarians are coming, run..."

Xu Jun felt as if something was broken in his heart, and that was his last trace of pity and moral bottom line. He understands the cruelty of ancient warfare, but understanding and seeing it with his own eyes are completely different things, looking at the poor and simple people who were still talking and laughing just now, lying in a pool of blood, his liver and gall are cracked, and his teeth are sinking into his lips.

Xu Jun's hands were unclean and stained with blood. Once, he lived in the shadow of revenge, and his heart changed drastically, and he couldn't extricate himself. But there must be a reason to kill someone, even if it's for a piece of meat, even if it's because of a quarrel. But these barbarians, indiscriminately, kill people when they see them, completely harmonize. Animals are the same. Since it is. Brute, then damn it...

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