Chapter 57: The Veterans and Homecoming
Hunter Collar, Stone Village,
It was noon, the lazy sun was making people drowsy, and some villagers were lying on the side of the road at the entrance of the courtyard basking in the sun, enjoying a short period of leisure.
At this time, several young men dressed in the uniforms of the Flying Bear Army were swaggering along the road in the village, each carrying some cloth and meat in their hands, which should be a reward distributed by the army.
The surrounding villagers greeted them one after another, their eyes full of envy.
These soldiers also had a lot of status in front of the villagers, especially the young man in the lead, and the villagers called him Master Matt when they greeted him.
The young man waved his hand all the way and said that he didn't dare, but his face couldn't help showing a look of pride.
Stone Village, as the name suggests, is a village that produces stone,
The village was surrounded by rocks, and there was not much land to grow for food, so the whole village relied on mining and polishing stone to earn dinars and buy food.
These villagers who have been mining stone all year round have a lot of strength, and the young and strong men are extremely strong.
Since the rise of Hunter Leader, Stone Village has always been a high-quality source of soldiers for Hunter's family, and the young and strong men here have a hard life and have the strength to do so, and most of them can easily pass the recruitment assessment set by Richard.
Many of the young people in the village were fed up with the day-to-day quarrying work, and after being offered a good salary by Hunter, they left their parents and went to the army to make a fortune.
And this group of soldiers who returned to their hometowns were the young people who applied for wealth and nobility together.
Some survived and returned home, while others were buried in the icy soil of the Northlands.
At the beginning, a dozen or so young people who joined the army together died in several battles, and the casualty rate was not low.
But most people still look at those successful people who return to their hometowns in fine clothes, and ignore the white bones behind them.
With these successful examples in the past, more young people are looking forward to the next recruitment of the Hunter family, and they are actively training with the sheriff after their work on weekdays, and strive to be selected next time.
Matt is one of the best, even if Matt himself is physically strong, his mind is flexible, he is talented, and he trains hard enough.
Matt was involved in both the Great War with the Will House and the Ogre, and both were captured.
Especially in the previous battle with the ogre, Matt was lucky enough to cooperate with a quasi-knight to kill an ogre.
During the exercises, he was taught the universal breathing method, and the road was completely widened.
"Go home and remember to assemble on time!"
"Yes, whatever."
The soldiers of the Flying Bear Army have a few days of annual leave every year, and Stone Village happens to be not far from Tiemu City, so Matt simply asks for leave with a few fellow villagers to go home to have a look.
After saying goodbye to a few soldiers, Matt walked along the winding country road towards his home.
"Knock, knock......"
Matt hugged the cloth around his waist, carried a hind leg in one hand, and knocked lightly on the wooden door with one free hand.
"It's coming! Here it comes! ”
A cheerful girl came from the courtyard, followed by footsteps from far and near.
"Squeak"
The wooden door opened, and a handsome girl of sixteen or seventeen years old appeared inside, dressed in a plain cloth dress, with brown hair curled behind her head, looking like she was still working just now.
"Brother!"
When the girl opened the door, she was stunned when she saw Matt, and then she pounced on Matt in surprise.
"Ouch!"
Matt, who had never taken half a step back in the face of the ogre, was suddenly thrown back by the little girl's sudden pounce, and almost didn't hold the thing in his hand.
"Let's go, let's get inside."
Returning to the hospital with his sister, Matt observed the home he hadn't been back to for nearly half a year.
The yard has not changed much, but some places have been clearly newly repaired, some dilapidated areas have been repaired, and the roof has been visibly repaired.
There are also a few big geese in the yard, and it seems that the Yinnar brought back by the trustee every month has indeed improved the life of the family a lot.
Matt's father was working on the rocks in the backyard, and his mother was preparing her meal.
At this time, they heard Matt's sister's shouting and rushed to the front yard.
"Go kill a goose and stew, my son is back."
The two elders were very surprised to see Matt who went home,
In this era, when you are fighting as a soldier outside, you may never come back if you don't do well, so every reunion is extraordinarily precious.
"Don't kill it, I brought a hind leg meat, and you can continue to raise the goose."
"Then let's do it together, and we all have to be hearty when we come back."
Matt's mother still insisted on driving Matt's father to kill the goose.
"Alas, if my brother doesn't come back, I won't be able to eat a little oily at home for a month."
The enthusiasm of the parents made the girls on the side a little surprised.
"What nonsense, how often does your brother come back."
"Take it, this cloth will make you three new clothes."
Matt saw that his sister was a little surprised, and hurriedly handed over the cloth in his hand.
The cloth in Matt's hand is part of the army's reward, and this cloth is different from the sackcloth clothes worn by ordinary villagers.
The texture is much more delicate, and it is dyed with some color, and it is definitely enough to wear it in the village as a dress.
No woman could resist the charm of the new clothes, and the girl soon embraced the cloth and laughed.
Matt's parents were quick to get started, and in a short time they had a table of good food.
"Son, let me tell you something."
The dinner table is always a good place to talk,
Shortly after the table was served, Matt's father began to tell the story.
"You see that you are about the same age, and it is time to start a family, and the daughter of the Pige family in the village is younger than you, I think it is quite suitable."
Hearing this, Matt looked unhappy.
"Father, I don't want to think about this for a while."
"It's time to think about it."
Matt's mother is also on the side to help, and the parents' positions are often very consistent in this kind of thing.
Besides, Matt is also quite popular in the village as a regular soldier of the Flying Bear Army, and someone has already done a job, which touched Matt's parents.
"You two don't have to think about it, I have my thoughts."
"Come, eat more."
Matt blocked back with a word, and didn't want to continue to discuss this topic,
If Matt dared not listen to this kind of thing before, Matt's father was estimated to be furious immediately.
Now Matt's status is different, he has the silver nar sent back every month, and his status as a regular soldier of the Flying Bear Army, if he doesn't want to, no one can force him.
Seeing Matt's resolute attitude, the second elder could only sigh slightly and not say more.
Matt was reluctant to marry a random girl in the village for a reason, of course.
Matt has strength, luck, and ambition.
After staying in the Flying Bear Army for so many years, his strength has improved, and his vision has naturally increased.
He was already stronger than ordinary people, he became a commander of the Flying Bear Army, and now he has accumulated military merits and obtained the breathing method.
After a few more days, maybe you can get in touch with the threshold of a quasi-knight, as long as you meet the standard of a quasi-knight,
They can't reach it, but a hundred-man commander can't run away, and if the commander can only be regarded as a soldier, then the hundred-man commander can be regarded as a grass-roots officer.
At that time, he would have to marry a merchant lady in Ironwood City for the next time, and if he was lucky, it was not impossible for some minor nobles to be concubines.
Naturally, he doesn't look down on these girls from the same village now.
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"Drink! Ha! ”
The next morning, although he didn't have to go out to exercise, Matt still got up early in the morning and started training in his yard.
Ambitious people tend to work harder and be more disciplined, and Matt explains this very well.
Matt's father didn't go out to work for the first time, but watched from the sidelines.
"Step, step, step ......"
A rush of horses' hooves interrupted Matt's training, drawing all of Matt's attention.
There was a shortage of horses in the Northland, and it was difficult for civilians to own horses, and generally only official and large caravans could own horses.
"Urgent! All soldiers return at once, all soldiers return at once! ”
The herald on his horse shouted orders all the way,
The village was not big, the cavalry was still at the entrance of the village, and Matt had already heard the order clearly.
Without the slightest delay, Matt quickly packed his things and prepared to go.
The family reluctantly said goodbye, their eyes full of worry,
Especially the little sister of Matt's family, she waved her hand with red eyes.
Matt packed up his things without delay, and after a brief goodbye, he rushed to the entrance of the village with some dry food on his back.
Compared with his family's worries, Matt was a little excited.
is in such a hurry to recall, I am afraid that there will be a war, and only by fighting can there be military merits and rewards.
Matt didn't really care about the financial rewards right now, and after obtaining the breathing method, he hoped to go one step further and get the qi induction technique again.
The Golden Dragon Kingdom does not have "A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier." "The proverb,
But there is absolutely no one in the Golden Dragon Kingdom who does not want to be a knight.
Knight, what a longing and unattainable existence in the past, but now there is really a chance to become a knight years ago, how can it not be exciting......