Brother 136: Beyond the World
At the foot of the mountains and forests east of Qiancheng, there is a secluded small village, which is said to be a village, but it is just a family that lives dozens of families who fled during the Xuanzong period.
The Tianbao Rebellion, ten years of catastrophe, the dynasty became stormy in this unprecedented turmoil, and years of war caused countless people to be destroyed and displaced.
In order to escape the chaos of the war, the people had to go far away, seeking a glimmer of life in that era when human life was like a mustard, this small village was born in such a bloody and cruel historical background, and there are many such places in all parts of the dynasty.
In order to escape the invasion of war, most of the settlements chosen by these refugees have a common characteristic, that is, the place is hidden and will not be easily noticed, and this village under the mountains and forests is no exception.
Surrounded by mountains on three sides, this little-known village is rarely disturbed by the outside world, and the inhabitants who live here make a living by chopping wood and hunting.
This self-sufficient life seemed much quieter and more peaceful, and on this day, the villagers, as usual, rose up from the roosters and went into the mountains to work.
Most of the villagers here are hunters, perhaps because of generations of hunting, the residents here have practiced a superb hunting skills, go out early in the morning, but a few hours of effort, the villagers who meet into the mountains have returned with a full load,
On the mountain path, several men talked and laughed, and today's harvest was very rich, and everyone's faces were filled with joy, discussing today's harvest while walking.
"Hey, every time I go into the mountains, Brother Big Brother will always hunt the most prey, when can I be like him", one of the younger young men pouted, his eyes full of jealousy,
"Hey, you little doll, your heart is quite big, Da Zhuang's craftsmanship can't even compare to us 10-year-old hunters, you want to catch up with him at such a young age", an elderly hunter said jokingly, his peaceful eyes were full of laughter,
"Yes, Brother Zhuang's craftsmanship is really speechless, hey, have you seen it today, the rabbit is running so fast, it looks like it's about to run away, who would think that Brother Big Strong's arrow shot through its neck, I was stupid at the time", another young man answered, and while talking and dancing, making everyone laugh,
"Hey, Brother Da Zhuang, when will you teach me archery, I also want to be like you", at the beginning of the young man cast a look of admiration, in this small village dominated by hunting, the higher the ability of whoever hunts, the easier it is to get the respect of the villagers, the young man heard the Orion's boast of Da Zhuang, and couldn't help but itch.
"It's easy to say, go back to my house, let Qiuhua stew rabbits for everyone", the young man who walked at the front of the crowd replied with a smile, the villagers were smiling, and the happy relationship between the collar and the collar was the unique simple folk customs of this small village.
The young man who replied just now is the most often talked about person in the hunting household, Ning Da Zhuang, who is burly and dark-skinned, ploughs the fields like cattle and always has inexhaustible strength, not only that, but he also has a superb hunting skills.
Especially the ability of archery is very good, almost a hundred shots, the prey he is targeting has no one who can run away, with these two specialties, Da Zhuang has become a celebrity in the eyes of the villagers over time,
Ning Dazhuang lives in the east of the village, 10 years ago with a few years old sister fled here, see that this place is far away from the war, the surrounding quiet and peaceful so he lived, the residents here were originally to escape the war to settle here, and it was easy to accept the two brothers and sisters,
Ning Da has strong strength, coupled with a superb hunting ability, he quickly won the respect and respect of the villagers, but he has never been proud of this, on the contrary, there is a simple and kind heart under the strong physique.
He is honest and honest, he doesn't like to worry about gains and losses with others, he has never had a dispute with people when he has lived here for ten years, and he is helpful, who needs help in the neighborhood and countryside, he is always the first to run,
Therefore, the villagers were happy to deal with him, and the villagers talked and laughed along the way, and after entering the village, the hunters returned happily to their homes.
Ning Dazhuang pushed open the hidden wooden door, in the courtyard, a woman was sitting on the stone slab scrubbing her clothes, the girl was in her prime, her appearance was very delicate, and the clumsy cloth clothes could not hide the graceful figure of the beautiful girl,
She is Ning Dazhuang's younger sister Ning Qiuhua, with a good face and a sultry figure, even if she appears on the prosperous and dreamlike Chang'an Street, it is also an eye-catching existence, not to mention in this isolated small village, Qiuhua is definitely a fairy-like character in this place,
The villagers are full of praise when they talk about the woman in private, praising her handsomeness, in the village, I don't know how many young people with strong blood have already been drooping about her, in their hearts, if anyone can marry such a woman, it is definitely a blessing from the eight generations of ancestors.
Every year, the villagers who come to propose relatives with mountain goods and grain have to break the threshold of Da Zhuang's family, but Qiu Hua doesn't have that mind, and Ning Da Zhuang, who is an elder brother, naturally can't force it.
When the woman heard someone coming in, she subconsciously looked up, and saw that the person who came was Da Zhuang Qiuhua and happily greeted her
"Brother, why did you come back so early today", Qiu Hua's eyes showed unconcealable joy,
"Ning Bao, don't miss my brother", Da Zhuang touched Qiu Hua's head, his eyes were full of love, Ning Bao is naturally Qiu Hua's nickname, only Da Zhuang calls her so on weekdays, the so-called eldest brother is like a father, Qiu Hua's parents died in the war ten years ago, she was still a little girl of a few years old that year, followed her brother Da Zhuang all the way to here, the two depended on each other, for Da Zhuang, Ning Bao is her only relative in this world, and has always loved her sister as a heart.
"Brother, you don't know that I'm bored after you leave", Qiuhua pouted, her face revealing the innocence that belongs to a girl
Da Zhuang showed a simple smile, "Ning Bao, look what I brought you", Da Zhuang shook the prey in his hand as he said,
Qiuhua looked at the prey in Da Zhuang's hand, two pheasants and several hares, which added up to weigh dozens of catties, "Brother, why did you come back from so many prey today", Qiuhua had a look of surprise in his eyes,
Da Zhuang smiled and said, "A few of these rabbits will be left for you to sacrifice their teeth, and the remaining few will wait for a few days to go to the town and sell them for some money to buy food for the winter, by the way, when the time comes, I will pull some cloth and buy a few new clothes for Ning Bao", Da Zhuang said as he put aside the prey in his hand,
"Brother, after selling the money, I'll buy you some bars, I don't want clothes" Ning Bao pouted and said, she has suffered a lot since she was a child, she is sensible and distressing,
"Silly girl, how can the girl's family not have two well-fitting clothes at this age, listen to my brother, my brother has to buy it if he says it", Da Zhuang muttered,
Randomly and suddenly thought of something, he looked at Qiu Hua and asked, "Hey, Ning Bao, has that man woken up?"
Ning Bao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "Brother, I was about to talk about this, I forgot about it, I went to see it several times in the morning, the young man has been unconscious, he sometimes says a few words in a dream, his cheeks are swollen and red, and he is sweating profusely, but people just can't wake up, brother, it's been a few days, I'm a little scared", Qiuhua said a little anxiously, with unconcealable worry in his eyes,
Da Zhuang thought for a moment when he heard this, and looked at the latter at random and said with relief, "That's it, Ning Bao, I'll go and eat those two pheasants later, boil some soup, you bring it over and feed him to drink, let him make up for it, he is too weak now" Da Zhuang's face was solemn, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes,
To be honest, whether this person can wake up Da Zhuang himself didn't count, two days ago he went to the river to fetch water when he found this person, when Da Zhuang was stunned, even if he had experienced the devastation of war, but he had never seen anyone injured so badly,
The skin above the chest was blurred by the flesh of the fall, and the blood stained a large area of the river, and I don't know how many ribs were broken all over my body.
Da Zhuang was frightened, and hurriedly dragged the man ashore, and then called someone to carry him home carefully, he did not dare to carry it on his back, for fear that he would not hurt the bones of the young man.
After carrying people home, someone invited the old man Hua who lived in the west of the village, he was the only person in the village who knew medical skills, and it was rumored that he used to run a pharmacy in the county town, and he was a serious Langzhong, and then the rebels broke the city and smashed his pharmacy,
Ransacking his savings for many years, Old Man Hua had no choice but to leave the county town with his wife and flee here, and it has been more than 10 years.
Old man Hua was also full of surprise when he looked at the seriously injured person, as if he didn't think about how this person could be so seriously injured, and hurriedly took out his belongings to treat the man's wounds.
It was to stop the bleeding, then to apply medicine and then to finally bandage the wound, and it took the old man Hua nearly half an hour just to complete this series of actions.
Da Zhuang asked worriedly how the situation was doing, Lao Langzhong just sighed and shook his head, looked at everyone and said,
"It's already his fate to leave so much blood and not be taken away by the beast, as for whether he can wake up,",
Lao Langzhong sighed again when he said this, and said helplessly
"Then it will be up to him to be created",
After the old man Hua finished speaking, he left a few pairs of Chinese medicine, and then he didn't stay anymore, turned around and walked out of the door, the doctor was benevolent, he really couldn't bear to see which patient was that miserable look,
The person was found by Da Zhuang, and naturally stayed in Da Zhuang's house to be taken care of by the brother and sister, for a few days, Da Zhuang continued to hunt in the mountains with the hunters, and Qiuhua stayed at home to take care of the seriously injured patients.
Give him decoction of Chinese medicine every day, and feed him some liquid food from time to time, but for two days, the young man's condition has not shown the slightest sign of improvement, which can't help but make the brother and sister worried, will this person really never wake up again as the old man Hua said,
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