Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Guest
"This is a supplement to this month's rice and firewood." The passers-by who are responsible for managing the road will come to the grass every month to replenish the supplies, and by the way, check the equipment at the Yunyao ferry to see if there is any damage, and if there is damage, someone needs to be sent to repair it.
"It's hard work." After Yun Yao saw them carry the materials on the car to the Luli, she took out a string of bamboo slips, each of which had a mark on it: "This is the mark of the traveler who ate in the Luli last month." ”
Passers-by took it over to check, secretly corresponded to other Lu, and counted the amount of millet used by Yun Yao here, which is basically the same, which shows that Yun Yao has no public rice for private use: "Three bamboo knots, one horn knot, one Jing knot, a total of five batches of people last month?" ”
"Yes." Festival is something that must be brought when going out in this era, which is equivalent to a pass, even if Yunyao goes out, he must bring it, and different identities bring different festivals.
For example, if the second son of the master wants to visit his father in Caiyi, he has to bring bamboo knots, which are made of bamboo, which belong to the people in Lu State. If Yunyao wants to go out, he should bring a horn festival, a festival made of horns, which is a festival of nobles.
The festival is not a specific festival, it refers to foreign festivals, and the festivals of different countries are also different to show distinction.
That is to say, in the grass house of Yunyao last month, there were four waves of Lu people who stopped to eat, three waves of Chinese people, one wave of nobles, and one wave of foreigners.
The eater will use his knot to leave a mark on the bamboo slices, which also proves that Yunyao did not swallow millet privately.
Put away the bamboo chips, passers-by have to continue to go to other places to replenish, by the way to see which side of the road is broken, many roads need to be repaired after heavy rain.
The business is still very simple, five groups of people a month stay to eat is not a lot, because it rained last month and the road is not easy to walk, and there will be more and more people this month, because the field hunt is about to start.
The dealer has been planted, and the cubs of the small animals have been born, so the next human race will have to fight wits and courage with the small animals that destroy the dealer, and the field hunt will be carried out intermittently for several months, and the road will be a lot busier.
It's not just the weather that affects crop harvests, field hunting is usually led by aristocrats patrolling the fields, driving and shooting small animals.
Yun Yao used reeds to tie some dummies in the field, although I don't know if the scarecrow can really prevent birds, but it's better than nothing, and it won't take much work anyway.
In addition to birds, rabbits, wild boars, voles...... These are animals that harm farmland.
In May, the weather has warmed up, everything has recovered, the birds are chirping, the weather is comfortable, but the work is also busy. By the beginning of June, guests pass by almost every day.
Fortunately, with Ji Jiang's help, Yun Yao can concentrate on cultivation, and Ji She helps with Tian Hunting, and the teacher is the time to show his power as a marksman, and he can also play some game by the way to protect the dealer.
Of course, Uncle Zai and these soldiers were not far behind, and they also made simple bows and arrows to assist Ji She. Shooting as one of the six arts, all in the society to make a living must be learned, because shooting is also a survival skill, only through field hunting can the dealer be protected from harm, even Zhou Tianzi will take the civil and military officials to hunt, it can be seen that the Zhou Dynasty attaches great importance to agriculture.
In previous years, it was because Yun Yao was young and had not learned to shoot arrows, so it was Shu Zai who led people to field hunting, and this year it was because Yun Yao had to train and take care of the ferry, so he didn't have time to go field hunting.
From time to time, you can hear the cry of the tiger echoing in the heaven and earth, the sky is clear and blue, full of pastoral characteristics of the sense of busyness, while training, while imagining the free and easy appearance of the fine dog running wild with the hare, it must be very chic. Saihu is the same type of thin dog as the roaring dog, and the performance will definitely not be bad.
"The boatman on the other side, we are going to cross the river." Just when Yun Yao was diverging his thoughts and feeling the tranquility and tranquility of the mining estate, there was a shout from the other side.
Du Niang looked up and saw that two women were waving to her opposite, so she replied loudly: "Your Excellency, please wait, I will go over." ”
Immediately move out of the canoe, since there are only two people on the other side, the canoe is enough, skillfully rowing over to pick up people. It seems to be a mother and daughter, the mother has gray hair, and the daughter is in her early twenties, both wearing half-worn linen shorts, revealing the lower half of the calf, and it is impossible to guess the identity. Although the two women were in a strange hurry, Yun Yao didn't suspect much and sent them to the other side of the river.
"Thank you, boatman." The two women didn't ask anything else, got out of the canoe and hurried away, very anxious.
Just as Yun Yao was about to pull the canoe ashore, she heard the other side call her: "The boatman is coming over and taking us across the river." ”
On the other side of the river, there was another group of people, and there were four carriages, Yun Yao hurriedly dragged the raft and empty gourd, rowed back to the south bank, this group of people is quite magnificent, it must be a big noble.
"Sister, I can only send it to you, you have to do it yourself when you go to Lu Country, and you must not play tricks anymore." The man who opened his mouth was dressed in a brightly colored silk robe with a jade sword hanging from his belt. Yun Yao found that the other party was wearing a bronze sword, which was a good thing, Yun Yao had traveled for so long and it was the first time she had seen a traveler wearing a sword.
The man's younger sister is also gorgeously dressed, with a graceful blue water skirt, and she can't see her face when she wears tulle, but her black and white eyes are like stars. The ringing on her body is unspeakably expensive, compared with her, Yun Yao is like a little beggar.
Yun Yao was getting the empty gourd off the raft, and suddenly felt a chill in her neck, and the bronze sword that she envied just now had been unsheathed and rested on her slender neck.
"Your Excellency, why is that?" Yun Yao was stunned, she didn't understand what the other party meant, she was a rower, could she use a sword?
"You are suspicious, how can the boatman have such fair skin as you?" The man's eyes hung up, shooting out a cold light, as cold as the bronze sword.
"Which rule says that the skin of the boatman must be dark?" Yun Yao thought it was funny, this guy was too suspicious, as if the whole world was going to harm him.
Hearing Yun Yao's sophistry, my sister couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker, and then persuaded: "Brother, we have already taken a small road, no one will know that I will go to Lu Country from this small ferry, why are you so suspicious?" Besides, she was a child, and she couldn't be their person. ”
The elder brother looked at Yun Yao, and felt that what his sister said also made some sense, and saw that although Yun Yao's facial features were delicate and quite good-looking, there was no sadness between his expressions, and he really didn't look like them: "Sister, I can only send it here, you also know that there are many rules for their Zhou people, what do you say that my sister is married, and my brother can only be sent to the border, I really can't rest assured of you." ”
"This is not the border of our Song Kingdom for a long time, you are about to send me to the capital of Lu Kingdom, this is not in line with Zhou etiquette, if my mother-in-law's family knows, they will definitely say right and wrong." My sister said softly: "I know that brother, you love me, but let's leave it alone, I have to go the rest by myself." He was still laughing just now, and the next second he was sobbing with tears, with tears in the corners of his eyes, full of the sorrow and sorrow of his loved ones' parting.
Yun Yao secretly said that this girl really said that she would change.
The elder brother began to order the carrying of things, and then arranged for his entourage to go into the water, and did not apologize for drawing his sword and threatening Yun Yao.