Chapter 23: The Shepherds

Song Laosheng was really interesting, he chose forty of the fattest sheep for Zhang Bairen to drive out, and then with a group of soldiers, the group hurriedly came to Zhang Bairen's house not far from the beginning of the construction of a sheepfold, in a place like Saiwai, who will care about your land ownership. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The soldiers were interested, and after repairing the sheepfold at the entrance of the village, they left immediately, not daring to disturb the village, looking at the sick little Shura and the little killer, who dared to find himself uncomfortable.

Forty sheep is definitely a lot of wealth in the Great Sui, and Zhang Bairen also began to enter the ranks of local tyrants.

"Mother, I'm back" Zhang Bairen pushed open the courtyard door.

"What did General Yu ask you to do?" Mother Zhang was weaving a straw mat, raised her head and glanced at Zhang Bairen, lowered her head and continued to weave, Zhang Xiaocao on the side sat next to Mother Zhang, watching interestingly.

"The general invited me to breakfast and passed on a little martial arts cultivation skills" Zhang Bairen smiled and sat next to Zhang's mother.

"Why is the entrance of the village so noisy?" said Zhang's mother.

"General Yu gave me forty sheep, put them at the entrance of the village, and build a sheepfold," Zhang Bairen said casually.

"How many?" Zhang Mu was stunned.

"Forty," Zhang Bairen said.

Zhang's mother was stunned, threw down the straw mat in her hand, and immediately got up and walked towards the entrance of the village, Zhang Bairen followed, at this time, there were already men, women and children in the village looking at the group of sheep and talking about it, gathering together to mutter.

"You said that this group of sheep was given to you by General Yujuluo?" Zhang Mu looked at the group of sheep, turned around and looked down at Zhang Bairen, Zhang Mu's words were also heard by the surrounding people, and at this time, they all looked at each other, their eyes were full of surprise.

"Exactly," Zhang Bairen nodded.

The "coaxing" crowd exploded in an instant, and there was a lot of gossip and inquiring everywhere.

Glancing at the people with surprises in their eyes, Zhang's mother dragged Zhang Bairen and walked home, looking at Zhang Bairen: "This sheep can't be wanted, the general accepts you as an apprentice, and looks up to you, we didn't offer a bow to the teacher, how can we ask for the general's things again." ”

Zhang Xiaocao on the side looked at Zhang Bairen, his eyes were full of admiration, even if Zhang Xiaocao was young, he knew what the concept of forty sheep was.

"Mother, since the general has given it, he will not take it back, the general said that I have extraordinary qualifications, it is worth the capital to win over, we will suffer this benefit, and find an opportunity to repay the general in the future, not to mention that the child will practice martial arts in the future, how to do it without meat" Zhang Bairen's words were clear: "These forty sheep are a wealth for us, but for the general, it is just a meal in the city. ”

"You ......" Listening to Zhang Bairen's words, Zhang's mother immediately lost her mind.

Zhang Bairen smiled: "Mother, the general promised to come down, and when the Sui army retreated, allow the villagers in our village to follow and return to Guannei." The general promised to protect us, and General Yu will be our backer in the future, to be honest, these forty sheep are just a small favor, and the child may not be in his eyes. ”

Mother Zhang sighed lightly when she heard this, and stroked Zhang Bairen's forehead: "You kid has great ambitions, and I'm very happy for my mother! ”

"Big sister, the forty sheep at the entrance of the village were given to you by the general?" Uncle Zhang's rough voice came from the door.

While talking, Uncle Zhang walked into the courtyard, but he refused to enter the house, after all, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door.

"It was sent by General Yu," Zhang's mother smiled.

"I've heard about the things at the entrance of the village, Bairen is really promising, in the future, there will be an earth-shattering big man in our village" Uncle Zhang looked at Zhang Bairen, his eyes were full of pride, this is his own son-in-law, he will have more face in the future, and his waist will be much straighter when he walks in the village in the future.

"Boy, I'll let this sheep go for you in the future" Uncle Zhang looked at Zhang Bairen: "You concentrate on practicing martial arts, and you can be a general in the future." ”

"My son doesn't want to be a general, my son wants to be a prime minister" Zhang's mother glared at Uncle Zhang and walked into the house.

Zhang Bairen shook his head: "No need, I'll come by myself, Uncle Zhang has to make a living every day, I have a military camp to take care of, but I don't have to worry about my livelihood, in the future, Uncle Zhang can squeeze a bowl of goat's milk for Xiaocao every day to make up for this girl." ”

"Okay, anyway, this girl will be from your family sooner or later," Uncle Zhang smiled.

Zhang Bairen tightened his clothes, and in the midst of the discussion in the village, the day passed like this.

At dawn on the second day, I heard Song Laosheng's rough voice coming from the entrance of the village: "Little sir, I was ordered by the general to bring you milk." ”

"It's too early" Zhang Bairen looked at the dark sky outside, got up from the bed, and began to dress.

Mother Zhang chuckled: "General Yu is good enough to you, you must not be ungrateful in the future." ”

"The child knows" Zhang Bairen lit the oil lamp, pushed open the door of the house, a cold wind blew, and he shivered involuntarily, looking at a little light at the entrance of the village, Zhang Bairen shook the lantern in his hand, Song Laosheng understood the meaning and walked over with the lantern.

"Little sir, your home is here" Song Laosheng smiled.

"You, just come over and put down the milk every day in the future, don't shout loudly, it will cause the village to be unpeaceful" Zhang Bairen smiled bitterly.

"I only know your family today" Song Laosheng sent the milk over, Zhang Bairen smiled, took the milk, Song Laosheng didn't say much, turned around and left.

When Zhang Bairen walked into the house, Zhang's mother was already getting dressed and washing.

Zhang Bairen put down the milk: "Mother, this milk should be hot, you don't need to eat breakfast, it's enough for our two to drink." ”

"You kid, the milk was given to you by the general, how can my mother drink it" Zhang's mother glared at Zhang Bairen, but the candle flame was dark, and Zhang Bairen didn't see it very clearly.

"There is a lot of milk here, I can't drink it myself, I will have milk every day in the future, if I drink it every day, I will be bored, mother, your body is also weak, you need to make up for it" Zhang Bairen looked at Zhang's mother.

Zhang's mother took the milk and glanced at Zhang Bairen: "I can't finish drinking it this time, drink it next time!"

"Mother, the milk will be bad after a long time" Zhang Bairen looked at the book in his hand: "Mother, don't be polite, we are still polite, you can be polite with our mother, drinking milk can beautify and moisturize the skin, the weather in this north is too cold, it is easy to dry the skin, it is not easy for my mother to pull me over the years, and now I should enjoy it, our days are not comparable to before, not only to eat enough, but also to eat well!"

Zhang Bairen's words were flat, but Zhang's mother was standing there with moist eyes, but unfortunately Zhang Bairen couldn't see it.

"Okay, my mother will listen to you! You have grown up now" Zhang's mother sighed lightly and began to ignite the fire.

Zhang Bairen flipped through the books in his hand, listened to Zhang's mother's voice change slightly, and the thoughts in his heart flowed, his mother was familiar with poetry and books, literate and hyphenation, and her identity must be unusual, not to mention a famous lady, but also a rich family, I don't know how to fall into Saibei, such a beautiful woman did not have an accident, it is also a miracle.

Zhang Bairen didn't know that Zhang's mother didn't have an accident, but thanks to Uncle Zhang.

"Now that my life is on the right track, the next thing is to think about the problem of cultivation, if I don't find the strange material for forging the long sword, I am afraid that my cultivation will be difficult to break through, and it is good to say now, if the realm is advanced in the future, it will be troublesome" Zhang Bairen was silent, looking at the books casually, and his attention was not on the books in front of him at all.

The day gradually brightened, Zhang Bairen drank milk, ate dry food, and finally did not have to eat grass root bark, although this dry food was also unpalatable, but Zhang Bairen was very satisfied, dry food is dry food, not grass root bark can be compared.

"From today on, I will be the shepherd of Saibei! Shepherding sheep outside the Saibei is the lifelong wish of Qiao Feng and Azhu" Zhang Bairen put on his clothes, hung up his cloak, covered himself tightly, and walked out of the village under the entrustment of Zhang's mother.

"Shepherding, life outside the Sai, I have been looking forward to it for a long time" Zhang Bairen has to admit that shepherding sheep outside the Saiwai, the sunset on the long river, and the lonely smoke in the desert are the lives he has been looking forward to for a long time, which is not only Qiao Feng and Azhu's wish, but also his Zhang Bairen's wish.

"If possible, I'd rather shepherd sheep here for the rest of my life than mix with the killing and calculation of the Central Plains" Zhang Bairen let go of the door of the sheepfold and said silently in his heart.