Chapter 2: Losing money
Suddenly, my back got wet, as if someone had poured a bucket of hot water. What's the situation, Ye Congwen hurriedly opened his eyes and looked:
I saw a two-foot-wide giant axe shining and inserting it into the neck of the ox, reflecting a dazzling and dazzling light, and the red ox's blood was sprayed on his back, and the heat soaked his clothes.
"Xiao Congwen, squeak if you're not dead!"
A rough and heroic voice exploded in his ears, like thunder roaring, shaking people's ears.
"Brother Ruwolf, you're finally here! You've come just in time! β
Ye Congwen turned over and got up, staring at the burly man in front of him who was almost three meters tall with joy, his sense of security was simply bursting, even if the landslide cracked at this moment, he was not afraid, the first strong man in the tower village was worthy of his name! With a bang, Ye Congwen fell steadily into the thatch, and there were words in his mouth:
"My leg is numb, let me lie down for a while."
In just half a moment, the surroundings were surrounded by a group of giants several times, and it was the hunters who were hunting and catching up.
When the people saw that both of them were all right, they strode forward to observe the severed-headed bull.
The impartiality of the giant axe happened to cut off the neck of the cow, and the entire trachea and blood vessels were cut off at the root, which shows how terrible the power in this person's hands is.
"Twenty meters apart, you can cut such a neat bowl with an axe in the air, and the whole village can't find a third person except Sister Tiger."
A bald man with a full two meters eight saw that Ye Ruwolf's eyes became cold, and his eyes bloomed with an astonishing cold light, which was a precursor to a madness, and hurriedly covered up for Xiao Congwen.
"You lost the nine gold coins in your hand, so there's nothing to say?"
Ye Congwen saw that Ye Ruwolf's eyes were shining with cold light, and the joy in his heart instantly dissipated. The animal tamer in Qingshan Town offered a price of 1,000 catties of gold coins, and this pioneer cattle was at least 9,000 catties, and it was the first one captured this year, and it was a strange commodity to live in! Sell one or two more gold coins and ask for a lot of people, but the premise is that the cattle are alive and not injured yet.
"It's my fault, I shouldn't have gotten off the boat and gone ashore to see the excitement."
Ye Congwen's face was embarrassed, full of remorse, he should never have gotten off the boat and went ashore, and lost a pioneer cow worth nine gold coins, which was the expense of more than 300 people in Tieta Village for half a month!
"How many times have I told you? Don't let you get off the boat casually, the fierce beasts of the Hundred Beast Mountain Range are even afraid of us, you little arms and legs are running to join in the fun, isn't that looking for death!
If you have three long and two short, how can I explain it to grandpa? Today is the first day of autumn fishing, and you will make this kind of thing, causing everyone to work all day in vain. You say, "How shall I punish you?" β
Ye Congwen was snatched away by Ye Ruwolf, who was wide-eyed, and when he heard the sighs of the surrounding clansmen, his face instantly turned pale. Yes, in the eyes of this group of three-meter-tall giants, his little man of seven meters is just a weak child.
made a big mistake and reprimanded a few words, if it weren't for the fact that he was an orphan, he was afraid that he would have to use his fists.
"You can't get off the boat and go ashore! The mistake is that you shouldn't bring small bean sprouts to the hunting grounds! Is this a place she can come to? If Ye Ruwolf hadn't arrived in time just now, you would have been killed by her! β
Everyone gave way one after another, and a woman with a body as powerful as Ye Ruwolf walked in, her eyes were blazing, and her wheat complexion looked particularly bright in the sun. The person who came was none other than Hua Ruhu, the number one hunter of the flower clan, and the fiancΓ©e of Ye Ruwolf.
"Sister Tiger."
Ye Congwen knew that the giants of the two clans had never been very friendly to the people of the Mu clan, and he poked out such a big basket today, but he was afraid that he would not have a good face for the wood bean sprouts.
Hua Ruhu looked at Ye Congwen and the two bloody people of the wood bean sprouts, paused for a long time, and stared at the wood bean sprouts with an unkind color and asked:
"Why are you coming along, can you come to this place with your bean sprouts?"
"I, I helped Brother Cong Wen clean the dirty blood on the boat, and when I heard the noise of gongs and drums here, I wanted to come over to see the excitement, so I begged Brother Wen to bring me to open my eyes."
Knowing that this group of strong men and fierce sisters had prejudices against themselves, the pigeon bean sprouts could only answer evasively.
"Looking at the lively and colorful clothes, do you want to attract attention or attract the attention of the pioneer cow?"
The crux of the problem was found far away, but it was too far away for the sound to come.
Ye Congwen saw that the pigeon bean sprouts were poor and fragmented. I couldn't bear to let the fire of war burn on the little girl, so I had to take the initiative to take the blame and said:
"Sister Tiger, it's all because of my negligence, I didn't notice in advance that she was wearing a red dress."
"Don't talk to her, I know whose responsibility it is. The three clans of Huaye and Wood in our Tieta Village have always had a clear division of labor, the giants of the two clans hunted and cut trees, and the small men of the Wood clan built houses and ships, and they had long warned them not to step into the Hundred Beast Mountain Range for half a step. She was fifteen years old, didn't her parents teach her? β
Hua Ruhu stared at the pigeon bean sprouts, so frightened that the pigeon sprouts could only hide behind Ye Congwen.
"Come to this barren mountain and wilderness, and dress up so beautifully, when we don't know your careful thoughts? Doesn't you just want to learn from your Aunt Muxi, and also want to find a wishful husband among the two clans?
I tell you pigeon bean sprouts, don't be delusional, we are not infinite uncles, and we will not be stupid enough to harm our offspring! β
A few giants stood up next to him and accused in unison, which made Ye Congwen very embarrassed, who made himself the son of Ye Wuyin and Mu Xi?
"Don't talk about us, if Uncle Infinite knows and will harm Xiao Congwen like this, I don't think he will marry a woman from your Mu clan as a daughter-in-law!
I advise you to die of this heart, the old patriarch said, people who are less than two and a half meters tall and weigh less than two hundred and fifty pounds are not considered! β
They were full of anger and hatred, as if they had a common hatred. Ye Congwen's face became even more embarrassed, and a small word pierced his heart.
It's a pity that he can't refute it, who let himself inherit his mother's physique? As the No. 1 strong man in Tieta Village, his father is taller and more powerful than the three-meter-tall Ye Ruwolf. But if you inherit a star and a half, you will not get the nickname of a little Congwen, it is understandable for the older to shout, and it is really embarrassing for a seven or eight-year-old child to shout like this.
"I just want to be a companion for Brother Congwen, how can you wronged people?"
The pigeon bean sprouts replied with a flat mouth, watery eyes, and thin shoulders that kept swaying, obviously trying to restrain themselves.
"Still crying? Don't cry! You're still wronged, aren't you? If it weren't for the fact that your Aunt Muxi was delicate and frail, and the child she gave birth to would have followed her, my infinite uncle would not have died young.
Xiao Congwen, you have to stay away from those paper people of the Mu Clan in the future, your mother has hurt you badly enough, don't hurt your son again in the future! β
The pigeon bean sprouts on the side saw that the giants of the flower and leaf clans, regardless of size, regardless of age and age, were reprimanding Ye Congwen, and they were also disrespectful to Ye Congwen's mother in their words, so they immediately retorted unevenly:
"Are you people's hearts fleshy? It's been seven or eight years since my Aunt Muxi died, and you still blame her for scolding her? How can she say that she is also Ye Congwen's mother, the wife of Uncle Infinity, isn't she also your aunt according to generation?
Besides, what's wrong with our Mu people being thin and short? What are your clothes, shoes, houses, wooden boats, that our people surnamed Mu did for you? Can your fingers the thickness of a rolling pin thread a needle and weave a garment? β
When the giants saw that this little girl dared to talk back, they were short-tempered and immediately wanted to clean her up. Seeing this, Ye Congwen hurriedly stood in front of the pigeon bean sprouts, and argued to the giant:
"We are all from Tieta Village, and we cooperate with each other to complement each other's strengths, so why bother to say these words?"
Ye Ruwolf stopped the giant who was about to move, and asked the pigeon bean sprouts:
"Little bean sprouts, do you think that without your Mu Clan, our giants of the Flower and Leaf Clans would have to live naked? That's good, from tomorrow onwards, you smart people of the Mu tribe will go up the mountain to hunt, and we stupid people of the Huaye clan will stay at home to sew clothes and weave cloth. β
Although the pigeon bean sprouts are angry, they are not brainless and arrogant people, knowing that the wood people are carpenters, it is not a problem to do some carpentry work, but when it comes to hunting and cutting trees, in the face of those bloodthirsty and cruel beasts and birds of prey, dozens of people of the wood tribe together are no match for a giant. hurriedly defended:
"I don't mean that, it's just that you always blame my Aunt Mu Xi and look down on us Mu people, of course I have to speak for them. We don't eat for nothing, we have done a lot of things, why do you look down on us? β
"Really? Since you are so capable, then you can make up for today's losses. This pioneer cow is worth ten gold coins, and if you make up the money, I will treat it as if nothing happened, otherwise I will definitely go to your house to find your father to lose money!" β
Hearing Hua Xianghu's words, the pigeon bean sprouts were so frightened that their faces were bloodless. Ten gold coins are a hundred silver coins and a hundred thousand copper coins, and a carpenter can do thirty dollars for a day's work. It took ten years to scrape together ten gold coins without eating or drinking, and if my father knew that he had caused such a big disaster, he would not have to die of anger.
"Why don't you speak? Do you not want to admit it? If you hadn't joined in the fun and ran ashore, and you didn't want to take off that infrared jacket, would we have slaughtered the pioneer cow to save you? β
The giants on the side spoke one after another, ten gold coins are equivalent to half a month's expenses for two or three hundred people in the entire Iron Tower Village, cloth, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, which one does not need to spend money to buy?
The pigeon bean sprouts held back their tears, looked at the giant stubbornly, did not agree or refuse, and was very remorseful in their hearts, knowing that they really shouldn't grind Ye Congwen to watch the excitement by themselves.
"I'll give you the money! The pioneer cow died because of me, and the pigeon bean sprouts were also brought by me, and the money should be counted on my head.
For example, Brother Wolf and Sister Tiger, please send someone to remove the meat of the pioneer cow, and while it is still early, I will pull it to Qingshan Town and sell it! β
Ye Congwen knew that the pigeon bean sprouts family was poorer than himself, his father had a leg disease, and his mother had to take care of three or four children when he dragged three to three, so it would be good to have a full meal, how could he have money to pay?
"You have to think clearly, this pioneer cow only has two or three thousand catties of meat at most, even if you buy fifteen wen a catty, it will only have four or five gold coins at most. Moreover, there are only three or four hundred households in Qingshan Town, and it is impossible for every household to buy you ten catties of beef. β
Ye Ruwolf analyzed in a wisp, what the giants want is just the pigeon bean sprouts to bow their heads and admit their mistakes, and don't plot to harm the giants of the flower and leaf clans in the future, what can you do, which side do you stand?