Chapter 501: The Great Change of Yan Kingdom
After dawn, Wan'er walked into Ye Tian's room.
She saw that Ye Tian's thin and dry yellow skin had improved a lot yesterday, and she seemed to be in good spirits, remembering the worries of the night, and finally relieved at this moment, and said with a smile: "Chen Gongzi, did you sleep well last night?"
"It's good, I feel like I'm almost recovering after a night. Ye Tian stretched his waist, pretending that he had just sat down and was still in a state where he had just woken up.
"If you're a little tired, go ahead and rest, and I'll bring you some food later. Wan'er saw that Ye Tian's face was still a little tired, and she knew that Ye Tian must have suffered a lot from fighting with others yesterday, and she should have needed sleep.
"Wan'er, there are some scattered gold, you can buy some food, make some clothes and jewelry, and thank you and Ah Niu for taking care of me these days. Ye Tian said as he handed Wan'er a piece of loose gold wrapped in rags in his hand.
These gold were deliberately broken off from the gold nuggets after he woke up, and he wrapped them in an old rag at random, so it seemed that these gold were not so random for Ye Tian, so it was not easy for Wan'er to refuse directly.
"Gongzi Chen, are you leaving?" Wan'er didn't go to pick up the broken gold, but looked at Ye Tian with a clear gaze.
"How can I go, how far can I go now, even if I want to leave, I have to wait until my injuries are almost recovered, otherwise what should I do if I encounter some powerful bad guys. Ye Tian stood up, walked up to Wan'er, and directly put the broken gold in her hand.
"Go buy some things for daily needs, you are a girl, it will look better if you add a few beautiful clothes. Ye Tian said softly.
Wan'er didn't refuse, nodded with the gold, and ran out with red cheeks.
On this day, Wan'er accompanied Ah Niu to the market town, and when the two came back at noon, they bought a lot of things, and the whole village said that the brother and sister finally knew how to live, and the money they had saved over the years was not willing to be given to themselves, who else should they leave to?
The old man in the village praised Ah Niu's elm brain, and he knew how to love his sister, and the few new clothes he added to her cost at least a few taels of silver, so it can be said that Ah Niu used up the money earned from a year's harvest in the field.
For the praise of the villagers, Ah Niu just smiled politely when he saw them.
Although he still cherishes the silver he spent today, but seeing Wan'er with a smile on his face, Ah Niu felt that it was worth it, the old man in the village was right, Wan'er was so beautiful, she should wear beautiful clothes.
This time in the market, it is also a coincidence, the old cattle of a tenant in the market town were tired to death when they were ploughing the land, and it was rare to encounter a braised beef, so Wan'er instigated Ah Niu to buy a few catties, and also bought a good sorghum wine.
When he returned home, Ye Tian was still sitting quietly in the room.
The power of the stars during the day is not as good as that at night, but after a morning, Ye Tian's body can also recover a little. Now, he didn't dare to waste a little time, only by resuming a thorough cultivation could he have the confidence to go to the Nangong family to seek revenge.
The lunch meal was very rich, in addition to beef, Ah Niu also bought a few good side dishes. Wan'er happily stayed by Ye Tian's side because she bought a few new clothes, and asked him if she was beautiful in this dress, and after Ye Tian praised her, the little girl blushed and talked about how the other clothes she bought were different.
Girls love beauty, this kind of simple and pure thinking made Ye Tian think of life on the earth for a while, how wonderful life was at that time.
He thought of Qingya, thought of his parents, thought of his time at school with Qingya, thought of himself holding a mirror to peek at Qingya, and provoked her to go to the teacher to complain, and then the teacher came to his house to drink, and several friends followed him to the house to eat.
That kind of carefree time, there is no going back, there really will never be again!
He once watched these lives grow old, sick and die, and saw through the end of life, but he also looked forward to this kind of beauty, but time will not repeat itself, and the beauty of the past can only remain in memories and be buried deeply.
Ye Tian was interested in drinking for a while because he thought of many people, although the wine that Ah Niu bought was bitter and spicy, it was such a stimulus, and it made Ye Tian think of those people in the past, who were also simple villages, and also lived a comfortable and free life.
Ah Niu has grown so big, in fact, he hasn't drunk a few times, and every time he drinks, Ah Niu has never seen Ye Tian like this, bowl by bowl together, drinking a big bowl of wine in one gulp.
Ah Niu, who was not strong enough to drink, got drunk before three bowls of wine.
Wan'er smiled and looked at him as strong as a cow, but in fact, he hadn't drunk three sips of wine, so she was curious and saw that Ye Tian had drunk two bowls by herself and was still fine, so she poured herself half a bowl and touched it with Ye Tian's wine bowl.
Ye Tian looked at her, suppressed the sadness and longing in his heart, squeezed out a smile and drank it all.
Wan'er saw that Ye Tian was fine after drinking it, so she picked up the wine bowl and drank it in a big gulp, it was spicy, bitter, and a little bit of strange smell, so choked that she squirted out at once, and her face was as red as a ripe apple in an instant, and she could almost wring out water.
It didn't take long for Wan'er to notice that she was dizzy when she looked at things, and then she fell asleep on the table after holding on for a while.
Ye Tian stood up, all the alcohol power in his body was dissipated by luck, swept away his previous thoughts, sent Ah Niu and Wan'er back to their room, and found a quiet place to continue to meditate and cultivate, in order to remove the side effects of the "Hidden Blood Curse" as quickly as possible and return to the previous state.
When it was dark, Ah Niu and Wan'er woke up groggily.
Ah Niu, who had just woken up, got out of bed and went to the thatched house not far away, but Wan'er just came with her, and immediately shouted: "It's not good, those beef and food are going to be spoiled!"
Now it's just a dog day, the weather is not so cool, and the beef will easily spoil when placed on the table, Ye Tian naturally considered this problem, and has already processed the beef and food, and an ice condensation technique has kept them at a low temperature.
Wan'er came to the dining table and found that the beef and food were cold and fresh, so she couldn't help but be a little suspicious, and looked at Ye Tian's location. She didn't go to Ye Tian to ask so much, because she knew that she might not be able to get an answer if she asked, so she had to take the beef and food to heat it up for dinner.
Ah Niu patronized Ye Tian to drink at noon, and he didn't eat a few bites at all.
At this time, Ah Niu, who had been hungry for two meals, could really eat like a cow, and he ate most of the catties of beef on the table alone, Ye Tian and Wan'er just smiled, and finally all the dishes on the table were eaten by Ah Niu.
Ah Niu wiped his mouth unsatisfied, saw the half jar of wine on the table, hesitated to pour himself half a bowl, and tasted it in small sips, his face was full of satisfaction and happiness.
Wan'er changed into the newly bought clothes at night, Ye Tian praised it when she saw it, and went back to continue her cultivation after eating.
In this way, day after day passed, Wan'er was used to Ye Tian's existence, used to delivering him food, laundry, boiling bath water, and of course, Ah Niu's share. She even thinks that it's good to live like this, with people she likes, lovers, and a quiet life together, how good it is!
It's just that it didn't take long for Ah Niu to come back from the market town and bring a very bad news, the northern land of Yan is at war, it is said that the Cangyue army in the north has been pressed, and the country of Yan has suffered defeat, if it can't turn defeat into victory again, I am afraid that it will not be long before the entire country of Yan may perish.
Moreover, various towns are recruiting, and even some poor families are forcibly conscripted, in this case, Ah Niu began to worry about being conscripted, because he was afraid that after he left, Wan'er would be bullied by others.
In this way, the news of the recruitment spread for a few days, and it didn't take long for Ah Niu to find that the tenants and rich peasants in the market town had begun to be forced to recruit by the officialdom, and those who were unwilling to send people to serve as soldiers paid 20 taels of silver per household, which was the money that Ah Niu could only accumulate in five years.
The people of the market town became panicked, because it was rumored that a tenant had four young and strong sons, and every year he went to the nearby mountains to hunt game, and each of them was a good hand in the mountains and forests, so the government asked them to pay four men of silver, eighty taels, or else let all their sons go to the army.
As soon as the news came out, the people in the entire market town did not dare to go out casually, for fear that they would encounter people from the government who would say that they were young and strong, and they would be dragged to become soldiers.
That night, the tenant was angry to death, and his four sons made a big fuss about the government, and finally because of the lack of strength of the government, they could not capture them alive, and finally shot them to death with random arrows, and burned all the tenants' houses with a fire, and spread rumors that the tenant's house was running out of water, and the fire burned everyone to death.
The next day, there were young people in the market town who secretly left the market town with their families, because there were mandatory regulations on the recruitment of soldiers in the market town, and those who were over forty years old were not recruited, and those who were less than ten years old were not recruited.
After Ah Niu inquired about the news, he worked sullenly at the gate of the village for a long time, and finally made up his mind to return home and found Wan'er in a daze.
"Brother Niu, what are you thinking?" Wan'er looked at the silent Ah Niu and said.
"Wan'er, let's leave the village, the market town has begun to recruit soldiers, I'm afraid that I will be forcibly conscripted as a soldier at that time, you are alone in the village, I really can't rest assured." Ah Niu said.
"If Chen Gongzi is not still here, he will definitely not let me be wronged. Wan'er squinted her crescent-shaped eyes, and her smile looked happy.
"But..."
Ah Niu was in a hurry, he didn't continue to speak, Ye Tian had already walked in from outside, and he had heard some news in the recent days, and after a period of cultivation, his Jin Dan damage was already recovering, and the main Jin Dan was all repaired, and his cultivation could be restored immediately.
"Wan'er, Ah Niu is right, now that the situation is getting more and more complicated, the sooner you leave the village and go to the south, maybe you can live a better life. Ye Tian walked up to Ah Niu and patted him on the shoulder to reassure him.
"Chen Gongzi, what about you, are you going with us?" Wan'er stood up nervously, staring at Ye Tian motionlessly.
"I haven't planned to leave yet, and besides, the place I'm going to isn't for you, so you should take your things and get out of here early. After Ye Tian finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the room.
Wan'er looked at him, tears of sadness flowed from her aggrieved face.
Ah Niu looked at Wan'er, not to go, not to go, at this moment, a shout sounded outside: "Ah Niu is not here, Ah Niu hurry up, the mayor ordered, the old man who has reached the age of twelve and is not over forty years old must join the army, otherwise he will be guilty of rebellion, and he will be arrested as a laborer, and if there is a rebel, he will be killed on the spot!"