The dwellings of the villagers of Vol Village are not dense, and nearly 50 households are distributed along the flow of the stream in the col, which stretches for nearly three kilometers in the ravine, and on both sides there are some simple stone houses except for some barren fields, and Surdak's home is located downstream of the stream, not far from the tidal flats at the bend.

The village chief, Bright, lived in the upstream, at the highest point of the ravine.

Although the village is a rather barren mountain village, with only about 50 households living here, this small mountain village still has a fairly strict hierarchy, in the village of Wall, the higher the status of the people live in the upper reaches of the river, and the closer to the upper reaches of the residence, the more convenient the access to water.

Especially during the dry season, the water that flows out of the spring is less than one-tenth of that when the rainfall is abundant.

At this time, it will be easier for the residents living upstream of the news to use water, and the fields on both sides of the river will be fully irrigated.

Walking up the sheep's gut path in the village, Surdak rode through it in the morning, and he also saw the stone house of the village chief Bright, which was a steeple-roofed house, and the roof was also paved with thick red thatch, although it did not look like a two-story building, but the red thatched roof actually had a small glass window, which should be a small attic.

The house is tall enough, the whole house is made of limestone stone strips, the wooden window frames look very sturdy, the house has a simple fence wall outside, and a fence with a few hens, it seems to be one of the best houses in the village.

The name of the village chief of Bright was told to him by Sheila in the morning.

Sheila Sr. also told Surdak that the village chief preferred the young people to call him Uncle Bright, and almost all the young people in the village did so.

Surdak stood beside the fence wall outside the village chief's house, the fence wall was full of plum beans, these plum beans had some small purple flowers, and the dense green leaves were full of pods, pushed open the wooden fence gate of the fence wall, and walked along the path inside, and saw the village chief Bright sitting at the door of the stone house, holding a sickle in his hand and sharpening a wooden stick, and sitting next to him two young men also holding knives and sticks in their hands, and when they got closer, they realized that the wooden stick was actually the carcass of a hardwood longbow.

The difference between this hardwood bow and the army's standard alloy bow is that there is no metal bow with stronger toughness, and the tension of the hardwood bow is completely determined by the toughness of the hardwood itself.

It seems that the two young men were learning the trade of making hardwood bows from the village chief of Bright.

The head of Bright had gray hair and wrinkles on his face, and he always liked to squint at people, probably from his young days as a hunter.

Hearing footsteps at the door, a cyan hound sprang out of the woodhouse and silently bit at Surdak's calf.

Village Chief Bright hurriedly called, "Kara, come back!" ”

When the hound heard its master's call, he made a quick stop, and immediately turned and ran to the leg of the chief of Bright.

The old village chief saw Surdak and hurriedly greeted him: "It's little Dark, come and sit down, are you still used to living in the village?" ”

"It's fine!" Surdak walked over and found a wooden pier to sit down.

When the two young men saw Surdak, they quickly stood up and greeted Surdak, and the village chief of Bright introduced Surdak to Surdak that one of the two young men was his youngest son Charlie, and the other was his nephew Luke.

A middle-aged woman in a young cloth dress came out of the house, gave Surdak a cup of tea, and smiled at him before leaving the house.

Village Chief Brett said: "Yesterday, the Beigou Grassland is thanks to you, otherwise I really don't know how to end that matter, if this grassland is gone, the life of Wall Village will be difficult in the future!" If these yellow sheep have nowhere to go, I really don't know what else the village can exchange with foreign caravans for some salt, silk thread, iron pots and other daily necessities. ”

"It's a pleasure to be able to help!" Surdak said politely.

Seeing that Surdak was not proud of his achievements, the village chief of Bright breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Surdak would come up and mention topics such as the ownership of the Beigou Grassland, and it was said that it was all Surdak's credit to recapture the Beigou Grassland, but even this could not be easily let out, after all, this grassland was related to the livelihood of all the people in the village.

The bow tire in the village chief Bright's hand has been almost shaved, the entire handle and the bow back have been roughly cut out, and only the balance of the bow back is finely trimmed, so Surdak said to the village chief Bright: "Uncle Bright, are you making a hardwood bow?" ”

Chief Bright handed the hardwood bow tire to Surdak, then dusted off the sawdust from his body and replied, "Well, it's about to enter September, the weather is getting cooler, and the lizards in the mountains are going to crawl out of the cracks in the rocks, this time of year is the best time to hunt, I hope this year will be a little luckier, and I can catch more limestone iguanas." ”

Surdak asked curiously, "Will the hunted limestone iguanas be sold in the city of Highlandza?" ”

The village chief of Bright paused before saying, "Well, there are usually caravans to buy them, and then they will transport them to the city of Highlandsa, which is too far for us. ”

"This limestone iguana is used for food?" Surdak asked.

Charley, who was sitting on the side, said to Surdak, "Of course, the meat of iguanas is very tender and delicious, and it feels a bit like tender chicken, but this thing is worth almost two silver coins, and no one in our village will want to eat them." ”

The wooden bow in the hands of the two of them was very ordinary, and the village chief of Bright took it in his hand and examined it, pointed out the deficiencies and suggested corrections, it seemed that the village chief of Bright had a lot of experience in making hardwood bows, and it seemed that this was a hunting activity for the whole village.

Surdak also participated in some hunting activities when he was in the second squad, and in addition to hunting evil spirits, he also hunted Tim fish, swamp crocodiles, and demon antelopes.

"Uncle Bright, can I participate in the limestone iguana hunt?" Surdak felt that he should also participate in such an event.

Chief Bright replied, "Of course, I'll let you know in advance when it's time to hunt!" ”

Afterwards, Surdak explained his intentions: "Uncle Bright, I want to buy some planks from the village and repair the house......"

The village chief of Bright groaned for a while, took out a pipe from his pocket, and took two puffs, the wrinkles on his face were like a knife and axe, and his bronzed face was covered with the marks left by the years, and he pondered for a moment before saying: "There are plank village warehouses, I heard that Wall Village will be your fief in the future, and these planks will naturally be included in your private property, and naturally you don't need to pay for them." ”

When Surdak heard that the chief of the village of Bright wanted to give him the wood for free, he hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Uncle Bright, I'm still just a reserve knight, and I haven't obtained a fief for the time being, besides, even if the city lord of Hylanza turns this land into my knight's territory, the materials in the village also belong to the villagers here, and it has nothing to do with me, I'll still contribute some money."

The village chief of Bright kicked his eyes and struck twice with the walnut pipe in his hand on the wooden table, and the tone was a little high, and he only heard him say loudly:

"How much is this wood worth!"

Then he realized that his tone was a little wrong, and immediately lowered his tone and said sincerely to Surdak: "The land in Vol Village is barren, and it can't produce much food in a year, and this will become your fief in the future, as long as we can reduce some taxes when the year is bad, it will be the greatest favor to us." ”

Of course, Surdak also knew that the villagers in the village had a very difficult life, but at this time, he could not make any promises, so he could only continue: "I also want to ask someone to help repair the house in the house, Uncle Bright, are there carpenters and masons in the village?" ”

"Everyone in the village knows some masonry and carpentry skills, and you have to be aware that you don't need to pay for someone to help you repair the house in the village, and if you give them money, you look down on them......," said Mayor Bright to Surdak.

Surdak looked at Charlie and Luke, who were in a bottle, and the two young men nodded their heads next to them, as if the village chief was right.

Chief Bright continued, "But...... According to the tradition of the village, the owner of the renovated house needs to prepare some stewed meat and wheat cakes, and ask the craftsmen who repair the house to have a good meal, after all, it is a hard work, and I happen to have a salty pork leg here......"