Volume 1 A Boy Emerges from the Frontier of the Western Wilderness Chapter 8 The Old Man's Past
Yang Qingyu's figure looked a little thin, even a little rickety. But recently, the competition in the neighborhood has become stronger and stronger, and he also knows deeply that although Yangjia Village is now peaceful for Yang Shengfeng again, Yang Shengfeng is not from their village after all, maybe he will leave one day, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be a bit cruel to Yangjia Village. Obviously, this time Yang Shengfeng took the children out to hunt, and he also planned to leave in the future. Yang Qingyu also knew that Yangjia Village couldn't keep Yang Shengfeng's father and son, and he didn't dare to ask for more, even though he had taken in their father and son. And Yang Qingyu has never asked Yang Shengfeng for this.
"Uncle Qingyu, what should be faced is still to be faced after all, we just do our best to protect these children. But the world of the jungle is eternal, and only if you work harder and stronger, you will have meat to eat, otherwise it will be meat in other people's mouths. Yang Shengfeng said very seriously, with a faint hint of hatred and a hint of despair in his eyes, but Yang Qingyu looked at the children who left and didn't notice it.
"Shengfeng, you should also go and rest for a while, after all, you haven't been idle all morning." Yang Qingyu finally held back his feelings, after all, children also need to grow up, and it is precisely because of his incompetence that his son died tragically. The old man will never forget the hunt. That hunt was eight or nine years ago, Yang Qingyu led more than 50 young adults in the village to hunt, that time can be described as a mighty and mighty, more than 50 people are far away from the village for nearly a hundred miles, came to the hunting range of the Qushan tribe, that is Yang Qingyu is in the prime of life, and the hunting team in the village is unprecedentedly strong, I still remember that it was his son's words and recalled in his ear, "Daddy, this time our team is unprecedented, why don't we go to the Qushan tribe to poach, if we can succeed, we can return with a full load." I remember that I was very proud, because Yangjia Village was unprecedentedly grand under my leadership. It was also his pride that blinded him, that was when he had just gotten a grandson, and the whole person was even more high-spirited. Unexpectedly, he fell for the plot of the Qushan tribe. Although the Qushan tribe is not strong, but that time they were unexpectedly detected by them, and they were ambushed by the Qushan tribe, resulting in the last team of more than 50 people, and less than 20 people finally ran out, and more than 20 people were injured to varying degrees, and their own son sacrificed himself in order to protect himself and the retreat of the villagers, and it was his son's sacrifice that won them a way to live, otherwise I am afraid that the more than 50 people I brought with me would be wiped out that time. It was also his arrogance this time that made Yangjia Village plummet, and since that time, many people in the village have chosen to leave, and now there are only more than 20 households left and less than 30 households. And most of these people are old, weak, sick and disabled, since then Yang Qingyu has been in a slump, and he has lived in deep self-blame for these years, which has made Yang Qingyu old in a few years. The arrival of Yang Shengfeng made Yang Qingyu see a glimmer of hope, and Yang Shengfeng put forward the idea of training children more than a year ago, which made Yang Qingyu see a little light, which is why Yang Qingyu heard that Yang Shengfeng was going to take the children to hunt and wander.
Yang Qingyu has been very tormented in his heart over the years, every time he sees Yang Pi, Yang Qingyu will be even more sad, but fortunately, the neighbors have been harmonious in recent years, and his tormented heart has been relieved.
"Uncle Qingyu, then I'll go and rest for a while, don't worry, we're just going to catch the beast nearby, and we won't be far away." Yang Shengfeng also has a general understanding of Yangjia Village in recent years, and still remembers that when he said a year ago that he would do something for the village and train the children, Yang Qingyu was excited. Since that incident, Yangjia Village has paid compensation to the Qushan tribe, making it difficult for Yangjia Village, which is not wealthy, to make a living. In recent years, it has been coerced by several small villages in the neighborhood, which has made the livelihood of Yangjia Village even more difficult.
The old man Yang Qingyu nodded and entered the adobe house, Yang Qingyu's home looked not much different from the house where Yang Shengfeng lived, and it was even more dilapidated.
Yang Shengfeng watched the old man enter the house, his face was also very weak, maybe he hadn't fully appreciated the cruelty of this world. Yang Shengfeng shook his head, as if he wanted to wave away this unhappy mood, and finally sighed helplessly and left.
"I hope the children can go smoothly, otherwise how can I meet the people under the Nine Springs......" Yang Qingyu entered the room and muttered to himself between the windows.
Time passes without even you noticing.
"Children, this afternoon, you will see the cruelty of the flesh and blood struggle, are you afraid then?" Yang Shengfeng felt the need to instill a cruel world and cruel competition for survival in the children.
"Don't be afraid." The voice is not loud, but there is a fearless courage of those who do not know. Yang Shengfeng looked at the children standing in a row, seventeen and one is not less.
"I don't want you to be outstanding, I just want to show you the world outside Yangjia Village today." Yang Shengfeng's face looked very dignified under the sun. Yang Qingyu handed over his seventeen children, and he was deeply aware of his responsibilities. "Okay, you all have to listen to the command at that time, don't run around, if I'm not there, then you will listen to Yang Pi, understand?" Yang Shengfeng knows that accidents happen from time to time, and he is not afraid of 10,000, just in case.
"Yes." The voices even seemed immature, and they responded in unison.
"Alright, let's go." Yang Shengfeng gave an order, and a group of seventeen children, plus fifteen young adults, walked towards the road out of the village at the head of the village.
In the small square stood the people of the village, mostly women, and a dozen people with disabilities. These dozen or so disabled people survived that year. The eyes of these dozen or so people stared at the hunting team in the distance, and their hearts were mixed, once upon a time, we were also in order to make a living. I hope the children can come back safely. They also knew Yang Shengfeng's ability, but they still couldn't let go of the worry in their hearts, after all, the child was too young. However, they also know the results of Yang Shengfeng's training, like Yang Zhen is only eight years old, but the strength in his hands is only a little smaller than that of the young people in the village, and Yang Pi's strength is even greater than that of the young people in the village. This is also the fundamental reason why the people in the village asked Yang Shengfeng to take them out hunting.
The hunting party went away, and the people in the square shouted the names of their children, "Zhen'er, you are the best ......", "Roundabout, don't lose your father's face......" "Three children take care of their own ......"
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Some of the women had tears on their faces, after all, the children had never been far away since they spoke, at most they had been to the fields, but this time they had to go out hunting again in order to be able to train and become stronger. In the past eight years, since that incident, the village has rarely gone out to hunt, a year ago, for training, Yangjia Village started hunting again, but it was only a casual hunt for game, wild boars or something nearby, but this time it was more children they protected day and night. This makes them pay special attention to this hunt, which usually takes three or five days for each hunt. Eight years ago, Yangjia Village went to the Qushan tribe to get closer, otherwise, they would have to walk 200 miles to the Qingsong Mountains to hunt.
The Qingsong Mountain Range is a huge mountain system that runs through the Liuyun Country, and a small tribe like Yangjia Village used to only fight fierce beasts on the periphery. It is rumored that in the depths of the Qingsong Mountains, there are even spirit beasts. But these are even more myths for the people of Yangjia Village.