20. Growing pains
Shen Qiu's footsteps crossed the small forest briskly.
In his mind, he recalled what Qingqing had told him in the past few days about the past of the Tiance Army that was related to Lu Unruly.
Before Lord Dutong was killed by Shen Qiu, when he commented on the Southern Dynasty, he said that the Tiance Army was the last batch of real men in the Southern Dynasty.
This sentence is not nonsense, even Qingqing, who is rooted in the Southern Dynasties, also thinks so.
In the 24th year of the Great Chu Yonghe of the previous dynasty, that is, in the early years of the Southern Dynasty.
The Northern Dynasty attacked the territory of Great Chu, and the other fronts were all defeated, only the Tiance Army could hold on, and that army was inferior in numbers, and it was defeated by the vanguard of the Northern Dynasty three times in Dasanguan, and its sharpness was severely defeated.
He also pursued 3,000 elite starry nights under Li Shouguo, the general of Tiance, broke the Hanzhong camp of the Northern Dynasty and recaptured the area of Chang'an Guanzhong.
Relying on seven battles and seven victories, that group of elite warriors who dared to fight were forced to fight the cavalry of the Northern Dynasty.
They even approached the Yanjing area for a time, so frightened that Yelu Chong, the lord of the Northern Dynasty, had to mobilize other fronts to rush back to Yanjing to set up defenses.
This gave the Southern Dynasty a chance to breathe.
It was also the victory of the Tiance army that gave the former Chu general Zhao Hu the opportunity to usurp the throne.
In the early years of Zhengding, Zhao Hu saw that the Northern Dynasty people were forced to retreat by the Tiance army, so he took advantage of the situation to lead his troops to recover the land of Qilu, and entered Lin'an with a great victory.
As a result, on the eve of entering the city, the Lin'an Palace of Great Chu caught fire, and the former Chu Shaodi and his wife and daughter disappeared or died.
Zhao Hu took Lin'an as the capital and proclaimed himself the lord of the Southern Dynasty.
It can really be said that it is not good to fight against the enemy, and it is a race to start a conspiracy palace fight.
What's even more ironic is that the Tiance military family is the elite of the border army of the former dynasty of Great Chu, and it has nothing to do with the Southern Dynasty established by Zhao Hu at all.
Zhao Hu didn't know how much effort it took to secretly get Tiance Jun to accept his reward.
Now the Tiance Army is stationed in Guanzhong, and its attitude towards the so-called lord of the Southern Dynasty is also to listen to the tune and not to listen to the announcement, but the people have a lot of respect and love for the last strong army of the Southern Dynasty.
Look, the border army soldiers who defend their homes and defend the country all look down on the so-called lord of the Southern Dynasties.
So, this court, which sits on the rich land of the south of the Yangtze River, should be strange and chaotic, and the ranking officials should have a general impression.
But it is precisely because of this chaos in the Southern Dynasties that the Wulin rivers and lakes flourished.
In any normal and healthy regime, there should be no such thing as chivalry.
After all, chivalry violates the prohibition with martial arts, and Confucianism violates the law with literature.
From Lord Dutong, Shen Qiu knew that his cheap master was unruly, and he was probably a member of the Tiance army that broke the Northern Dynasty back then.
And from this so-called Tiance Breaking Array Axe, which is not used by non-descendants, it can be seen that Master's status in the Tiance Army back then was definitely not low.
But why, in the end, he had to live incognito, guarding a half-dead little dart game, and he was not even willing to be on the list of rivers and lakes in order to make a name for himself?
There could be too many of them.
Shen Qiu's mind kept popping up all kinds of strange speculations, but because he still knew too little about this world, he couldn't sort out a logical guess at all.
"Forget it, I don't want to."
Shen Qiu was carrying the Yanling knife and the bow on his back, he patted his head to sober himself up, and he said:
"I went to Suzhou to inquire again, the Yaoqin sister who always hung on Qingqing's lips, the 'chairman' of the cheap master's dart bureau, she should know something."
He looked up at the forest in front of him.
Master Cheap said that on the road to darts, every forest does not enter, which makes sense.
Even if it's a small forest, no one knows what's going on inside, maybe it's bad luck and you come across a litter of wild boars?
Even if there is no beast, the result of being bitten by a grass insect and poisonous snake is very bad.
What's more, there may be dangerous people hiding in the depths of this forest.
For example, bandits who robbed the road and the like.
However, the forest selected by Shen Qiu is only thirty zhang in radius, and the trees are sparse, so there is probably no such danger.
And in this ancient world, the environment is really good, and there are many beasts.
Shen Qiu just walked around the forest, grabbed a gray rabbit, and found a few bamboo shoots.
It's almost autumn, and it's the time when the bamboo shoots are the juiciest and the most delicious.
He also cut a few bamboo joints, which is not only convenient for drawing water, but also can cook some bamboo tube rice for the gluttonous little girl.
But it doesn't seem to be much rice, but it doesn't matter, according to Qingqing, there are three more days, and you can get to Luoyang.
It is the most prosperous city in Henan, and along the way, you have to pass through two small towns, and you can buy enough rice.
As for the cost...
Not to mention the scattered silver gifts given by the "enthusiastic" black-clothed guards for free, which were already filled with green purses.
Before they left, the mountain ghost gave them a large bag of broken silver.
He didn't need it in the mountains, and every time he killed someone, he had something to collect, and over the years, he had accumulated a terrible amount of broken silver.
How scary is it?
When Shen Qiu first saw the bag of broken silver, he wanted to ask the mountain ghost, big brother, how many Northern Dynasty soldiers have you killed?
If God was from the Northern Dynasty, like the mountain ghost, it is estimated that he would have been punished by heaven a long time ago.
Shen Qiu was thinking about it, when he passed Luoyang, he would find a merchant to exchange the silver for silver tickets.
He walked through the woods, climbed a hill quickly, and looked into the distance, in the past 3 days, he learned Lei Gong's heart and heart, and broke through the two acupuncture points in his eyes, which improved his eyesight a lot.
He could vaguely see a small river in front of him, and there seemed to be women washing clothes and children playing beside them.
Farther away, under the hills, there was a shadowy village, and at this time there was still smoke rising.
This scene made Shen Qiu quite emotional.
You can't see this scene full of life in Taihang Mountain, and there is no such peaceful scenery near Taihang like a ghost.
He stood on the top of the hill, seeing that the sky was high and the clouds were wide, he couldn't help but open his arms, as if he wanted to embrace this strange world, which was like a scene on earth.
It's a pity that this world is still slightly different from the Huaxia Shenzhou in his memory.
In his memory, there doesn't seem to be a Funiu Mountain near Luoyang, and it doesn't seem to be so close to riding a horse from Taihang to Luoyang.
Qingqing said that Luoyang has a prosperous wharf.
But in Shen Qiu's memory, Luoyang doesn't seem to be famous for its docks, after all, it is the hinterland of the Central Plains.
So...
"It just looks like it, it sounds like it."
Shen Qiu sighed a little helplessly, and he said:
"Actually, it's not the same thing, it's like building blocks piled up randomly, the Northern Dynasties, the Southern Dynasties, and the distant Mongolian tribes, hehe, are you going to jump out of a Japanese country in the future?"
His mind was running away, but he didn't forget to get down to business.
There is also an eldest lady Qingqing waiting to be fed.
Soon, Shen Qiu brought back the prey, a fish, and a few bamboo tubes, and Qingqing made a fire, which was her job in the kitchen of the two, and it was basically the only job she could do.
This girl is very smart, she learns everything quickly, and she learns Shen Qiu's "strange words" quickly, but her cooking skills are a mess, and she can cook two layers of pots when she cooks rice.
When baking potatoes, I almost smashed the mountain ghost's pot...
Fortunately, the mountain ghosts don't pay attention to these, otherwise it would be really fatal.
"Well, I'm full."
When the sun set, Qingqing wiped her mouth with satisfaction and ate two large portions of bamboo rice, which made Qingqing extremely satisfied, and she planned to sleep like this with the satisfaction of being full.
But he was dragged up by Shen Qiu.
"It's time to practice martial arts."
The senior brother had a straight face and picked up the Yanling knife, Qingqing pursed his lips, but he didn't dare to resist.
People in the rivers and lakes are still necessary to practice martial arts every day and boil up their strength.
However, as soon as Shen Qiu finished playing a decent set of Guiyan knife techniques, he saw Qingqing holding her stomach and rushing towards the forest behind her, the girl's face was flushed, she must have eaten a bad stomach.
"Bring toilet paper!"
Shen Qiu shouted helplessly.
Fortunately, in this strange world, there was such a thing as toilet paper as early as a hundred years ago, and it was simple to make, although it didn't feel good.
But because of the cheapness, even people like mountain ghosts who don't understand people can afford it.
Well, it was the mountain people who "honored" him.
The toilet paper in this world is said to be something made by people who cultivate immortals.
Shen Qiu really had to thank the idle egg for studying the immortal cultivator of toilet paper.
Otherwise, when he thought that he had to use ropes or stones and soil to solve his physiological problems, Shen Qiu really had the heart to commit suicide on the spot.
After all, chrysanthemums are so delicate, how can they... Right?
But it's been two sticks of incense, and Qingqing hasn't come back yet... Could it be, something happened?
Shen Qiu narrowed his eyes, returned the Yanling knife "sent" by Lord Dutong, held it in his hand, and walked to the forest behind him.
"Whoop!!
The moment he stepped into the forest, a sharp bamboo whistle sounded in the depths of the forest, Shen Qiu's face suddenly turned cold, and he grabbed the scabbard and rushed into the forest.
He promised the mountain ghost to take care of Qingqing.
And even if there is no mountain ghost, he will take care of Qingqing, who dares to hurt her, must...
"Senior brother! Save me, this man is going to arrest me! Ah, I'm bleeding, I'm going to die..."
Qingqing's screams interrupted Shen Qiu's thoughts, and a panicked figure rushed out in front of him, and saw Qingqing's girl lying on the ground holding her stomach, screaming and rolling from side to side.
This made Shen Qiu's heart tremble, and he was furious.
"Wow"
The Yanling knife suddenly came out of its sheath, and the light of the sword like snow slashed forward, illuminating the frightened face of the half-grown young man with the burden in front of him.
"The thief is looking for death!"
"Ahh
The young man in the long robe and in a bun screamed when he saw the blade slashing, and fell to the ground, and a donkey rolled to dodge the blade.
But the hair that was tied up was cut open by Shen Qiu.
This sword is the beloved thing of Lord Toto, and although it is not as perverted as the mountain ghost's Chengying, it can also be called nitpicking.
The knife cut down, and the young man's hair seemed to be cut bald, and the black hair flew wildly, so frightened that he screamed endlessly, and threw out something with his hand.
Shen Qiu knew that something was wrong, at this moment, in the memory of his previous life, the miserable appearance of those American soldiers who were killed by car bombs crossed his mind, and he also flashed back.
But the direction of the thing was a little crooked, and it crossed Shen Qiu and hit the tree next to it, sending up bursts of white smoke.
Boy... Lime powder!
If this thing is thrown in the eyes, it will be really fatal in this wilderness.
"Huh"
Shen Qiu took a step forward, and stabbed the Yanling knife in his hand at the young man who was paralyzed on the ground and trembling, killing so many black-clothed guards of the Northern Dynasty, Shen Qiu naturally had a murderous aura on his body.
The boy was so frightened like a quail that he forgot to hide for a while.
Seeing that the sword light was about to smash his neck, Shen Qiu suddenly withdrew the knife.
It's not that he felt pity, it's just that when he saw Qingqing's stupid girl, he actually stood up.
There was no blood on his body, but his face was a little pale, and he looked completely intact.
This...?
"Huh"
Qingqing girl touched her body up and down with both hands, she didn't feel hurt, but there was blood on her hands, and there was a throbbing pain in her abdomen.
"Senior brother, I... What's wrong with me? Am I seriously ill and dying? Senior brother, don't scare me. ”
Qingqing looked at Shen Qiu with a pale face, the latter's gaze moved down, and when he saw the blood on Qingqing's pants, his expression changed.
He almost became a full-fledged doctor, and immediately thought of a possibility.
He didn't pay attention to the frightened man who was about to faint, and he took a bald young man, strode to Qingqing's side, and took Qingqing's hand and walked out a few steps.
He asked in a low voice:
"How old are you?"
"14 Ahh
Qingqing Says:
"Don't you know?"
"Honestly! You stupid girl. ”
Shen Qiu curled up his hand and hit Qingqing's head, making the girl snort, looking at the senior brother's serious gaze, Qingqing pouted, lowered his head, and said like a mosquito:
“13…”
"That's right."
Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, the girl's menarche came at the age of 12-13, in the words of this era, it is "peach blossom water".
No wonder he and Qingqing lived in the mountain ghost for almost 20 days, plus he followed Lu Unruly to Taihang Mountain before, he remembered that Qingqing was full of vitality every day.
He was also curious, don't women in this world have a menstrual period?
Now it seems that Qingqing is just getting old.
Look at what this is all about.
Shen Qiu rubbed his forehead, looking at Qingqing, who looked panicked, thinking that he was seriously ill and dying, he was worried about how to explain this physiological phenomenon to Qingqing.
In other words, caring about the menstrual period of the junior sister doesn't seem to be what the senior brother should do, right?
But right now, there's no one but him.
"Alas"
Shen Qiu sighed, he didn't expect to travel to ancient times and do these things, he lowered his voice, touched Qingqing's head, and said softly:
"You don't get sick, and you won't die, in fact, bleeding means that you are healthy and developing normally, listen to my brother, as long as it's a woman, once you arrive..."
Shen Qiu spent a few minutes explaining this to Qingqing, he looked at the Qingqing girl with a tangled face, and asked again:
"Didn't your close sister Yaoqin tell you this?"
"Nope."
Qingqing clutched her stomach, knowing that she would not die, she became full of vitality again, and she said with a clear face:
"No wonder Sister Yaoqin is in a bad mood and pale for a few days every month, I thought she was practicing some weird kung fu. But brother, what should I do now? ”
Qingqing's question made Shen Qiu scratch his head for a while.
What else can I do?
Do you want him to go back in time and go to the supermarket to buy a few packs of sanitary pads?
In ancient times, it was definitely necessary to use ancient methods, but fortunately, when Shen Qiu was in school, the physiology professor seemed to have talked about it.
Shen Qiu's gaze fell on the bald young man who was trying to grab the burden and sneak away not far away, and the young man was wearing a long shirt made of cotton.
His eyes lit up, he raised his Yanling knife, and said in a cold voice:
"Whoever it is, it's you!"
"Take your clothes off!"