Chapter 20: Spring Hunting in the North Mountains

When I returned home, it happened that the housekeeper Du Qing and the third brother Zhang Shilun were also there, and the housekeeper came for the spring hunt in a few days, and asked what equipment the Zhang family needed, and the Zhang family left after the order.

Zhang Shilun's face was full of joy, and when he saw Qu Gao, he hurriedly congratulated: "Congratulations to my brother-in-law, the third brother just learned that he has not had time to prepare a congratulatory gift." Qu Gao said: "Where is the third brother, you can often come and sit, which makes Shiqi happier than giving gifts." Zhang also stepped forward and said to Zhang Shilun: "What the master said is, third brother, you are not too young, but if you have a favorite girl's family, let your father tell you about your family." ”

Zhang Shilun lowered his head and said lightly and coldly: "Daddy doesn't want to care about me anymore, I'm an unfavored son, and which young lady is willing to marry me?" Zhang said: "The third brother is talking nonsense, where is the little sister favored, now the husband and wife are in harmony and have a happy life." You have less contact with your father, and if you don't take the initiative to say it, will you let your father let go of his majesty? Zhang Shilun was stunned, and asked himself suspiciously: "Then I'll try?" Before leaving, he said to Qu Gao: "Brother-in-law, thank you for taking care of Shiqi, she is living so happily now, and her mother is also at ease." ”

Qu Gaomu sent him away, and silently wished him to get married as soon as possible, in this huge Taishou Mansion, each room and courtyard has its own abacus, but his brotherhood with Zhang's is sincere, and even with it, it is also very good to treat Qu Gao.

Qu Gao has no siblings, only Ah Jing, who grew up together, although he is a master and servant, Qu Gao has always thought in his heart that he will find a good girl for Ah Jing in the future, and wish him a happy life. At this time, looking at Zhang Shilun's back, he suddenly had this thought.

In fact, Zhang Shilun is honest and loyal, and he is a person who can be trusted, Qu Gao wanted to introduce him to Zhu Yan for a moment, but he thought that Zhu Yan had said that she didn't want anyone to arrange her fate, so she gave up.

On the second day, Qu Gao took Zhang's home, Gao learned that Zhang's was pregnant with a child, and he didn't sleep well all night excitedly, and he didn't dare to visit Taishou Mansion rashly.

At noon, Qu Yanping came back for dinner, asked about the spring hunting a few days later, his expression was solemn, Qu Gao asked, only to know that the Hu people have been active recently, and the shadow of Hu riding is common around Beishan, robbing the traders, insulting women and children, quite unpeaceful, if you must go, you need to be more careful.

Hu people, Qu Gao's face stiffened, the north is now the territory of the Qiang people, and now the leader of the Qiang tribe is Shi Hu, who is known for his brutality, Shi Hu let his subordinates go, let them kill the Jin people, Qu Gao went to Nanyang and saw it, but he didn't expect his tentacles to reach out to Xiangyang.

Is Zhao Che among them?

If the two really met in Beishan, would he be merciful under his arrows?

If there is really a Hu person to make trouble, he must take Zhong Lijun with him, after Zhong Lichi's death, he has been studying and practicing hard, and if he has the opportunity to kill Hu Lu, he should also let him experience it. The soldiers and horses of the Jin family are not as good as Hu Cai, most of them are used to the days of pampering, and many soldiers never dare to pick up real swords and guns, let alone go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

On the day of the hunting trip, Qu Gao realized that he was thinking too simply.

There are Taishou, five ladies, Qu Gao, and the volunteer San Lang Zhang Shilun, and the entourage has five hundred elite armor soldiers, maids and servants have brought nearly two hundred people, in addition to the Taishou Mansion, there are many families and families together, among which Qu Gao knows that there are Wang Lu, Shen Chen, and several families, and several families are also each with hundreds of female dependents, chariots and horses, and a spring hunting team of nearly 2,000 people went to Beishan in a hurry.

Qu Gao knew that although the Hu people were fierce, they were the regular army under Shi Hu, and most of the stragglers who appeared in Nanxiang and Nanxiang had not undergone formal training, but only relied on brute force and martial arts to bully the Jin people in the past. And the team of Hu cavalry that I met outside Nanyang City was not only superb in martial arts, but also tacit and well-trained, obviously not ordinary rangers.

Turning his head sideways, he saw that Zhong Lijun's armor had changed, and asked in surprise, "Upgraded?" "Soldiers also have a hierarchy, mostly divided into A, B, C, D, four levels, the lowest level of soldiers is called Ding pawn, Zhong Lijun's armor today is the equipment of C-level soldiers, compared with when he first joined the army, those elite black armor soldiers in front of the team are B-level soldiers, promotion to Class A requires a certain military age, but also to make meritorious contributions, in the current era of extremely heavy manners, it is also necessary to have good facial features, four bodies are healthy, this is becoming more and more rare, Qu Jiatai Gong is one, and it is also the only first-class soldier in the entire Xiangyang City, and the rank of Class A can be inherited, Therefore, Qu Yanping's military position is also first-class.

The level of the soldier is different, the treatment and status are not the same, such as Ding is the lowest soldier, only five taels of silver and five buckets of rice per month, C pawn is ten taels of silver and five buckets of rice per month, B pawn can receive fifteen taels of silver and one silk, Qu Yanping is twenty taels of silver and two horses of silk, these twenty taels of silver and two horses of silk are nothing in the eyes of the scholars, but they are enough for an ordinary person's expenditure for a year, so the treatment is also rich. As for status, a first-class soldier can be appointed as a low-level military general, and Qu Yanping is also the only soldier-level lieutenant in Xiangyang City, although it is a small position, but in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, if there is no adventure, it is already the peak of his career.

"I just passed the assessment of the school government and was promoted to grade C." Zhong Lijun said with unconcealed joy.

Qu Gao smiled: "Don't worry, you will be a general in the future." Zhong Lijun's expression froze, his eyes looked at Qu Gao fixedly, and nodded.

Zhong Lijun was diligent and hardworking, and hated the Hu people to the core, Qu Gao studied the art of war and strategy with him for several months, thinking that when he had more experience, he recommended it to Zhang You.

After a short time, they arrived at the North Mountain, stopped at a valley at the foot of the mountain, and the servants set up camp and laid the ground, made a fire to make food, and the soldiers of each family guarded the periphery, and the ladies rested here. After arranging the equipment, Zhang You turned over his horse, held a bow and arrows, and led everyone to gallop northwest.

Each family has a young son, with one or two guards, so Zhang You only rides thirty or fifty horses in this line, among which there are Chen Xuan and Shen Yi, Qu Gao knows that the two of them have no power to restrain the chicken, and attending this kind of occasion is just to seek a future. The Wang family sent a concubine Wang Cheng on this trip, but he was fourteen or fifteen years old, heroic, but he did not lose to everyone at all.

Zhang You shot a deer and opened the jackpot, and everyone applauded. Zhang You laughed for a while, put away his bow and arrows, and said to everyone: "Old, this world belongs to you young people, you don't have to be formal today, they disperse, and at noon, whoever shoots more game will be rewarded!" So saying, he rode slowly towards a small river.

Qu Gao followed: "Father-in-law, I don't know what the reward is for those who fight the most junglers today?" Zhang You looked back and asked with a smile: "Gao Er is determined to win?" Qu Gao said with a smile: "The son-in-law is good at martial arts, so I'm afraid of stealing the limelight from them." Zhang Youzi nodded pleasantly, and said: "Don't underestimate the kid of the Wang family, the Wang family education is extremely strict, hundreds of academics, the art of war and martial arts, all need to be proficient, and Gao'er should not be underestimated." ”

Qu Gao turned around, and saw that Wang Cheng had shot a hare before everyone, patted the horse, and Qu Gao said: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law went first." ”

About noon, the hunting families have also returned to the camp, Wang Cheng is the most majestic, in just one hour, actually brought back three rabbits, a deer, and two pheasants, the other families are only one or two at most.

Of course, each family does not expect to eat these wild games, and has already cooked the dishes with the ingredients they have brought, laid out the mats in the open space, arranged the seats, and displayed dozens of dishes on the tables in front of each family, full of dazzling colors, and coveted them.

Wang Cheng threw the game in the center, saluted Zhang You, ignored the admiration from all sides, and entered the seat of the Wang family.

"Huh? Why hasn't my uncle returned yet? Butler Du Qing saw that the children of each family had already taken their seats, and only Qu Gao's seat was still empty, so he muttered in a low voice.

Zhang You asked, "How long is it until noon?" ”

"Less than a moment." Du Qingdao.

Zhang You stopped, his face stared, not knowing whether he was happy or angry, and everyone was quiet for a while.

"Ah Yi, you said that the surnamed Qu won't fight anything and won't dare to come back." Chen Xuan whispered to Shen Yi who was sitting next to him. It was said to be a low voice, but it was very empty, and everyone heard it, but there was no expression on their faces, as if they hadn't heard it.

"Don't guess, there are jackals in Beishan, maybe Qu Lang is fighting with jackals!" Shen Yi said with a sneer on his face. His voice was a little more than Chen Xuan's, and everyone heard it clearly, although he was helping Qu Gao on the surface, in fact, he compared Qu Gao to a jackal, but he didn't say it explicitly, and everyone saw that Tai Shou Zhang You's face was getting more and more ugly, so they quieted down again.

"Yes, I did come back with two jackals." As soon as the voice fell, I saw Qu Gao and Zhong Lijun leading the horses over, Qu Gao's horse rested on the back of two gray wolves, Zhong Lijun's horse was tied with a few knives and guns, Qu Gao stepped forward, bowed to Zhang You, and said: "Gao is in a valley in the northwest, and met a few Hu Qi who don't know what to do, so he took them easy, and he was afraid that bringing them back would affect your appetite, so he only took their weapons back." On the way back, the two jackals smelled blood, and they wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob them, so they also ended up in this fate. ”

The two gray wolves were still out of breath, their sharp fangs were dripping with blood, and then they gasped, their mouths opened, revealing half of their severed tongues, and they suddenly raised their heads and whistled twice, and then the crowd screamed. With a "horn", the sound of a bowl falling to the ground came, and everyone looked over and saw Shen Yi trembling all over, looking at the two jackals with fearful eyes. And in front of him, a plate of vegetables was spilled on the ground.

Qu Gao glanced at it, then picked up the two jackals and threw them forward, and said, "Qu Gao is late, let you wait for a long time, and please forgive me!" ”

Du Qing said in a loud voice: "It's not too late, it's just noon!" Qu Lang hit back two wolves, and the prince of the Wang family hit back three rabbits, one deer, and two pheasants, which ...... How do you decide if you win or lose? As he spoke, he turned to look at Zhang You, waiting for him to speak.

Zhang You's eyes were dark, he was playing with an empty wine cup in his hand, and before he could speak, Wang Chengxian got up and said: "Qu Lang is worthy of being a big man on the same level as his brother, can the pheasant rabbit be better than the jackal?" Wang Chenggan bowed down. He said that he saluted Qu Gao, and then saluted Zhang You.

Zhang You continued: "The sons of the Wang family are all dragons and phoenixes among people!" My son-in-law is also good, this reward ......"