These two things sound very bad, they both happened in Feihong City and Gaocheng, both of which are far away from the main city, and after the accident, when the city lord sent a military formation, the bandits and rogues had long since disappeared, and they were long gone.

Hearing this, Baoyu asked: "After the Liukou comes, of course it is too late to send a military formation in the city." But knowing that the Liukou would come, why didn't you ask Chengkuo to send an army to station in Baixi Village in advance? There are so many of you, if you take up arms and get ready, you can't let the Liukou succeed. ”

Bai Xi just laughed miserably, and then introduced to Baoyu. Three years ago and two years ago, these two tragedies occurred respectively, and everyone in the villages along the border between Gaocheng and Feihong City was in danger. At that time, there were many rumors that the rogues were going to attack a certain village. These villages all made a request to the lord of the castle to send troops to garrison them.

However, it is impossible for the military array in the city to be stationed in so many places at the same time, and the villages are fighting for each other, and the patriarch of one village gives the soldiers in the city a generous gift, and pat his chest and promise to support the army and thank the soldiers, and the lord of the city will send a military array to this village to guard against the rogues.

As a result, hundreds of soldiers lived in the village for more than four months, needing good food and drink from the village every day, and also ruined the girls of several families, almost all the food reserves in the village were eaten, and no rogues came. The army also had to defend the city, and it was impossible to always be stationed in a remote village, and finally retreated.

But this village was unlucky, and in the second year, the tribesmen had to eat rice and dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and many people died of disease and starvation. Other villages, which were rumored to be attacked by the Rogues, were unharmed in the end. Later, many villages no longer made such requests, and even if someone did, the lord would not easily agree.

The patriarch of Baixi finally said: "The military formation came from the city to the village to garrison, so much movement. The rogue is not blind or blind, and he can find out a long time ago. It is impossible for them to do anything when there is a military formation, but the military formation in the city outline may also be stationed here forever, and when the military formation is withdrawn, it is still Baixi Village that is unlucky. Besides, even if we ask the lord for help. The city lord may not be able to believe it, this little gentleman, are you sure that there will be rogues colluding with the demon clan to loot next month......"

Just now, he had been calling Baoyu "Gonggong Lord" or "Adult", but the last sentence was changed to "Little Mister", not to respect but to have another meaning. A passing child, while pooping in the bushes. I heard two mountain demons talking nonsense there, and judged this matter from their words, but I didn't even see the person who spoke.

Based on this alone, I am afraid that it cannot be used as definitive evidence to let the lord of the city send the general array to the border of the city outline. If there is really a rogue, colluding with the Shanjiao people to ransack Baixi Village, I am afraid that it can only rely on Baixi Village itself. But the people of Baixi Village have lived comfortably for a long time. The villagers are ordinary farmers, how can they be the opponents of those murderous enemies?

Hearing this, Baoyu couldn't help but say again: "I know Tian Xiao from your village, he has not only cultivated the realm of martial arts to open the mountain, but also fought in the military formation of the Xiangmuro Kingdom, he should know how to train the villagers to take up arms to protect the village." ”

The young man beside the patriarch couldn't help but interject: "Tian Xiao is already old, even back then. is just a martial artist, just a personal guard and not a commander on the battlefield, how can he have this ability to train and command the whole clan?" Baixi has five daughters, three of whom have grown up, but he only has such a son.

Baoyu asked, "What about you? If I am right, you should be a monk." He had already sensed the aura characteristics of these people, and although this Bai Xihong deliberately restrained his aura well, he could still detect some clues. Baoyu's cultivation should be at least one level higher than him, and his divine sense detection methods are also extremely exquisite. But I can't figure out how many realms this person has.

Bai Xihong bowed his head and said, "It's a pity that I'm only a Second Realm monk, and I'm the only monk in Baixi Village now. ”

The patriarch of Baixi hurriedly said: "It turns out that you know Tian Xiao, are you friends? Then please go to the village to rest, Tian Xiao will also tell you this." ...... My lord, you have cultivated at a young age and have superb magic power, and it is even more rare that you are willing to be so enthusiastic about helping others. He was willing to use his magic power to help a girl refine a clay pot.

Someone accidentally broke the clay pot, but you are still willing to help, and on behalf of all the people of Baixi Village, I ask you for help! Can you bear to see so many innocent people die under the knife of the rogue? Lord Gonggong, please save us! If you have any requests, we will do our best to meet them. ”

Bai Xi knelt down again, and the other villagers followed suit. Baoyu was moved, he felt that these people were indeed very pitiful, especially those ordinary people who knelt behind, shivering in the cold wind, and their hearts were full of fear. If they knew that there would be a tragedy next month, people like Bai Xi and Bai Xihong could still run to the city with their belongings to hide, but so many ordinary people had nowhere to hide, and they couldn't abandon their homes because of a rumor.

Baoyu bent down to support Bai Xi's arm and said, "You get up, let everyone get up too." I'll go back to the village with you, and I'll meet Uncle Tian Xiao. I'd love to help you, but I'm only one person, and if you want to protect the village, you have to be able to prepare yourself. ”

Bai Xi was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, all the clansmen of Baixi Village will definitely repay you!" Of course we will be prepared, but with a master in the village, the villagers will muster up courage." Please rest assured, we will also invite other masters to come to Baixi Village to fight with you against the masters of the Liukou and the Demon Clan. ”

Listening to the meaning of this patriarch, he didn't just want to ask Baoyu to help alone, but also tried to invite other masters to come to Baixi Village. But to be honest, a monk like Baoyu doesn't mean that he can be invited by invitation, Baoyu happens to be passing by and is the one who provides the news, so the Baixi people have to leave him behind no matter what.

The reason why Baoyu was tempted and willing to help Baixi Village was not because of Baixi's promise to repay, he didn't even ask Baixi Village what he would repay him, but because of the kindness of his heart. He thought that his hometown had also been attacked by the Demon Clan in the Fish Village, and the village was almost slaughtered—a result he didn't want to see anyway.

From Baixi Village, he thought of Lu Village, pushing himself and others, and he didn't want Baixi Village to suffer such a fate. People's most simple good thoughts often come from this. For example, Tian Xiao has been walking outside and has received help from others, and he will treat Baoyu sincerely when he meets Baoyu, who has traveled far away.

Everyone hugged Baoyu and turned around and walked towards Baixi Village, only to see two more people coming, it was Tian Xiao, who was striding forward, leading the Ziwei girl who was trotting all the way.

As soon as Tian Xiao returned to the village, he heard what Miss Ziwei said about it, and hurriedly chased after him, and happened to meet Baoyu head-on. Tian Xiao asked about what happened just now, and learned that Baoyu was willing to stay to help Baixi Village, so he also bowed and saluted: "Thank you, little gentleman, I don't know how to be grateful!"

Baoyu knew the etiquette of Ba Yuan, and also returned the salute to Tian Xiao: "Uncle Xiao, you don't have to be polite, I have also received your favor, and I should repay it." "He did receive Tian Xiao's favor, even if it was just a meal, but he was very grateful to this old man, and if he could do something for him, of course it would be better.

Over there, Bai Xihong saw Baoyu returning the salute to Tian Xiao so politely, and frowned slightly, as if he was a little displeased. Because just now he followed his father to kneel for Baoyu twice, and the first time he knelt for so long, and he didn't see Baoyu return the salute. But Baoyu was so polite to Tian Xiao, so in Baoyu's eyes, Tian Xiao's identity was obviously more noble than the patriarch's father and son.

But frowning and frowning, Bai Xihong did not show dissatisfaction, and when Baoyu's eyes looked at him, he still nodded and smiled respectfully.

After everyone entered Baixi Village through the gap in the wall, Baixi of course invited Baoyu to his house. Baoyu shook his head and said, "I'll just go to Uncle Xiao's house, and I can ask for details again." ”

In fact, the situation that should be said is almost the same as what Bai Xi just introduced. Everyone stood in the wind for a long time, and they all felt cold at the moment, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that Baoyu had promised to stay and help Baixi Village, and that he and Tian Xiao were old acquaintances.

The earliest layout of Baixi Village is similar to that of Lu Village, which is also a circle of houses around a central square, the center of the village is an altar, and the outermost is a circle of wall, which is now a wall with several gaps. The courtyard where Tian Xiao lived was separated from the square in the center of the village, opposite the village chief's house, and was walled with stones, and there were three houses side by side between the front and back yards, and there was a barn next to it, which was very spacious and tidy.

Tian Xiao welcomed Baoyu into the middle room, and there was a pile of yams on the ground in the house, which Tian Xiao had just picked back from the wild. As soon as the old man entered the house, he began to light a fire, and asked Baoyu if he was hungry and wanted to make him something to eat. Baoyu shook his head and said, "Uncle Xiao, I'm not hungry." If you want something to eat, eat it yourself. ...... Your house is huge, why is there only one person living there?"

Tian Xiao sighed and said: "I am seventy years old, my body is strong and my life is long, and my inner body died more than ten years ago. In my early years, I was the city lord's guard in Feihong City, and my children grew up and lived in the city, and only I liked to return to my hometown to retire. ...... If you don't eat, isn't this puppy hungry?"

Xiao Tian wagged his tail and walked around the room, and then sat down next to Baoyu. Everyone was very lively around Baoyu, but they ignored the dog beside him, and no one paid much attention to Xiaotian. At this moment, Tian Xiao deliberately asked the dog if he was hungry? Xiao Tian's expression looked happy, he glanced at Baoyu, and shook his head at Tian Xiao.

Tian Xiao showed surprise and said: "Little sir, this dog of yours is very smart, it actually understands what I say! No wonder you will take it with you when you go out." ”

Before Tian Xiao's words fell, Xiao Tian suddenly stood up and screamed outside twice, looking very excited. I heard someone shouting, "Is the Gonggong Lord resting?" ”

Tian Xiao used a stick to stir the fire in the house that was made of stones, and replied, "The little gentleman is sitting here, and you can bring it in." ”

Three tall and strong men brought in three plates of fragrant roasted meat and boiled noodle soup with ground soybeans to the soup, and they put down their things and bowed before withdrawing. The Baixi patriarch was thoughtful, and he didn't dare to slack off Baoyu, as soon as he entered the house and sat down, he sent the food over and invited Baoyu to enjoy, it is estimated that his family is preparing to eat today, otherwise it can't be done so quickly.

Baoyu looked at these delicacies and smiled: "Thank you for the kindness of the patriarch, Uncle Xiao, you can sit down and eat together, can you feed the bones to Xiao Tian?...... I haven't introduced it to you yet, Xiaotian is the name of this dog, and it is my friend. ”

Tian Xiao: "Oh, it turned out to be a friend, so how can you only gnaw bones, you can also let it eat meat." This is something given to you by the patriarch, you can do whatever you want, you don't have to ask about old decay. ...... How can I eat these things, please enjoy yourself. ”

Baoyu still smiled: "What you just said, this is already my thing. I invite you to eat, so why are you polite?"

Tian Xiao thought for a while, and then laughed and said: "Yes, yes! You invited me, not the patriarch invited me, why should I be careful, thank you Mr. Xiao!" Then he came over and sat down to eat together, although he was old, his teeth were still very good, and he gnawed the bones very fragrantly, and he ate not much slower than Xiaotian.

Tian Xiao chewed on the fragrant meat in his mouth. The voice was a little vague and asked: "Little sir, you don't seem to like the Baixi patriarch, my old man can see it." Otherwise, why would you go to his house and you didn't go, but you came to me?"

Baoyu replied, "Compared to the patriarch's family. I'd rather stay with you. Yesterday you said that if I stayed in Baixi Village, I could live in your house, but I didn't expect to live today. As for your patriarch, I really don't like it a bit. On a windy and cold day this morning, he asked the neighbor's girl to go to the river to fetch water.

Tian Xiao shook his head and said, "Don't mention it." Bai Xi's son, that is really noble, how can he personally do such a thing as fetching water? If he can't drink water, someone will feed him! Seeing that the adults in the city are waiting for him, he likes to call the villagers, and the Ziwei family is the most bullied. As for the old man, I have not been treated well by the patriarch. That's because of that!"

Bai Xi, the current patriarch of Baixi Village, is the youngest grandson of the old city lord back then. When he was born, the old city lord was still alive, and his father was the patriarch of Baixi Village. Whether it was his status when he was alive or after his death, the old city lord had been protecting his people for a hundred years, and he had supreme prestige in the eyes of the people.

Patriarchs are not hereditary. Rather, they are chosen by the clansmen, often from the most powerful families in the tribe or village. Bai Xi was able to successfully become the patriarch when he became an adult, of course, because of the shadow of his ancestors. Although Bai Xi himself has no talents, he likes to use the benefits of the village to those who surround him and work hard for him.

Over time, he developed another habit, liking to call ordinary villagers, as if everyone should listen to him and do things for his family. "Baixi" is his grandfather's clan name, because of the name of the village where he was born, but later it became the surname of the patriarch's family, and only the patriarch's family has the surname Baixi. The rest of the villagers do not have this surname, as a sign of noble birth.

This gradually led to the dissatisfaction of many villagers, and if this continues, Baixi's son may not be able to continue to be the patriarch in the future. Bai Xi himself also felt it, and he had been spending a lot of money to ask masters to guide Bai Xihong to cultivate. And Bai Xihong did not disappoint his father. At the age of twenty, he finally entered the first realm and was able to cultivate, and now at the age of twenty-four, he is said to be a cultivator of the second realm and nine turns.

Baixi Village seems to be much stronger than a hundred years ago, but in this area of Baixi, the glory of the family has gradually disappeared, but now there is another monk from the Second Realm, and he is the only monk in Baixi Village, Baixi father and son immediately trembled again. Since ancient times, in such a remote village, if there is only one monk among the clansmen, then this person should be the patriarch in the future, with few exceptions.

Tian Xiao used to be the old city lord's personal guard when he was very young, and returned to his hometown to live in his old age, because of his age and experience, he was very respected. Because of the relationship between the old city lord, Baixi and his son took it for granted that Tian Xiao was their own person and would listen to them, but Tian Xiao was usually not at the mercy of the patriarch at all.

Tian Xiao once said to Baixi: "I served the city and was loyal to the city lord back then, which was my duty as a personal guard. My allegiance is to the lord of the city at that time, not to you. Now I am not a servant of your Baixi family, nor are my clansmen. As the patriarch, you should protect your clansmen and call on everyone to contribute to the affairs of your clan, not just for you. ”

If Bai Xi specially invites attendants and buys slaves to serve, no one can say anything, but he likes to make people do things for his own family, and he takes it for granted, which is what Tian Xiao is most unaccustomed to. Even the adults in the city can only call their own servants, not their neighbors to do their own business!

Tian Xiao also often pointed out the patriarch's mistakes, and only he dared to say what others dared not say. And Baixi's father and son can't do anything about him, of course they won't have a good impression.

Miss Ziwei is sixteen years old this year, her father died the year before last, and she lives with only two mothers. There are no men in their family, and the crape myrtle people are beautiful and usually bullied the most. The patriarch father and son often let Ziwei's mother and daughter help their family do all kinds of chores and tiring work, only occasionally passing away some old clothes and old food, and claiming to be "taking care".

As soon as I talked about Miss Ziwei, I heard her voice shouting timidly outside: "Uncle Tian Xiao, is the co-worker resting?"

Baoyu stood up and replied, "How can anyone rest so early and eat meat! Is it Miss Ziwei? Come in!"

Xiao Tian had already ushered in with his tail wagging his tail, and followed the cautious Ziwei in. Ziwei held a clay pot with half a basin of water in her hand, a soft cloth on the edge of the basin, the water in the basin was still steaming slightly, and a leather robe was also on her shoulder. It was daytime, and although there was a fire in the house, there was not much open flame, and the light was dimmer than outside, and it took her eyes a while to adjust.

After seeing the situation in the house clearly, Miss Ziwei nodded to Baoyu and said, "The patriarch specially sent me to serve you, may I ask what other instructions and needs of the Gonggong Lord?"

Tian Xiao shouted dissatisfiedly: "Doesn't the patriarch himself have a daughter? He wants to serve Mr. Xiao, how can he call other people's girls?"

Ziwei hurriedly said: "Uncle Xiao, be quiet! The patriarch only has his third daughter at home, where will she serve people?...... Besides, it is also my honor to be able to serve Mr. Xiao, Ziwei can't ask for it. In the end, she also glanced at Baoyu secretly, looking full of curiosity, nervousness and excitement.

Tian Xiao looked at her, then at Baoyu again, then nodded and smiled: "That's right, it's hard to ask people for their willingness! Since you are willing, that's another matter." ”

Baoyu also asked, "Why did you bring a basin of hot water for me to drink?"

Ziwei hurriedly explained: "This is for you to comb and scrub." ”

Baoyu's brows furrowed slightly: "Serve me to comb and scrub it, no need, there is Baixi outside, and I will go myself if I get dirty." ...... Do you patriarchs think I'm dirty, but I'm cleaner, cleaner than him!"

Ziwei was stunned, not knowing how to answer. Tian Xiao was also slightly stunned, Baoyu's background was obviously noble, and even the dogs around him ate so well, how could no one serve him on weekdays, but he asked such a thing? He then smiled slightly, presumably this little gentleman deliberately used words to damage Baixi.

And Baoyu said, "Put the basin down quickly, don't accidentally break it again." ...... You wash your hands in a basin and come and eat the meat together. ”

Ziwei smelled the aroma of barbecue and noodle soup outside the door, although she deliberately held back and didn't show her greed, but saliva has been secreting, and people have been quietly swallowing saliva. She can convince herself not to be hungry, but her natural physiological reaction is uncontrollable. With the subtlety of Baoyu's divine sense, of course, it has already been discovered.

Ziwei stood still, shook her head and said, "Master Gonggong, you misunderstood, in fact, I am usually very careful in my work, and I have never broken anything before." ...... This is a delicacy specially given to you by the patriarch, how can I eat it?"

Baoyu smiled: "Since it was given to me, I have the final say on what to do with it, so I invite you to eat." You just asked me what I commanded, and that is what I commanded. If you ask me what I need, I'll need someone to eat meat with me, come on!"

This was irrefutable, and after all, Miss Ziwei still didn't resist the temptation, so she washed her hands in the basin according to Baoyu's instructions, and sat down to eat meat together. She ate so deliciously, although she tried her best to keep her tasty appearance, she couldn't stop for a moment in her mouth, so that she didn't bother to speak for a long time.

After leaving the wilderness, Baoyu has not eaten ordinary food in the world for a long time. But after coming here, I ate sweet potato and noodle soup, and this time I ate such delicious meat, and I felt pretty good.