From Chief to Ball

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After a long, long time, somewhere along the river, in a certain city, in front of a certain large brick and stone structure house with window paper on the windows, there was a person talking about the most stable time.

The courtyard is very large, obviously this is not an ordinary house, a few bamboos are growing tenaciously near the courtyard, there is a horse neighing outside, a pair of papers written in ink are pasted on both sides of the wooden door behind, next to the window papers Picked wormwood is hung.

The owner of the house is named Mang, who is not young at this time. When he was young, the clan was still migrating. At that time, he shot a little rabbit to death with the son of the leader at that time, playing a house-like game.

Now he has changed his name to Emang, has his own surname, and has his own children.Of course, there are also wrinkles and gray hair.

It was already a long, long time after five or six years of peace and stability, because his favorite child has grown up, packed everything and is ready to go to the distant Gyeonggi to study.As everyone's tacit understanding, Mengyin can go to the military class of the best school without the harsh conditions of those civilian children, and use this as a start to start higher than others.

A new generation of young people has grown up. They have not experienced the stable five or six years. After hearing a lot of passionate stories, the most boring thing is everything in that stable era.

However, the conversation between father and son was unknowingly brought back to that temporarily stable era. As an era with only a few pens in history books, for those who have experienced those eras, hundreds of pens can only be described clearly. story.

The reason is that the child asked his father how he met his mother who died young.So E Mang recalled everything he saw in his eyes after the unhappy meeting a long time ago.

"At that time, our family was still very poor. At that time, the monarch was still called the leader, and our old leader, Eyue, was still there. Our monarch was still studying with the king in Gyeonggi at that time."

"I was not very old at that time, but I was much stronger than you are now. After all, I suffered more than you when I was young. When I was young, I migrated all the way from the far east to Caohe. On the way, I met the current Junshang."

"At that time our family was by the Caohe River, as you know, you were born there and drank the water of the Caohe River for several years. At that time we were very close to the city of the king, but at that time It's been renamed Xiajun."

"When the old leader changed the military system, our family hadn't separated at that time, so we needed a person to follow us. Those who were rich and had many slaves would send out chariots, and those who were a little richer had to prepare bronze swords to follow. No matter how poor Some can only hold spears."

"I remember that it was the 37th year of the Chinese calendar. At that time, the old leader came back from Gyeonggi and issued an order to prepare for military service after preparing for the autumn harvest. At that time, those who were rich bought some leather armor and the like. Our family I was so poor that I had nothing, but my brothers and sisters still sewed me a set of leather armor."

"At that time, your father could be regarded as the lowest-level soldier, with nothing but strength. The old leader gave me an iron-headed spear and a wooden shield. These were my weapons at that time."

"The people who trained us were sent by the king. That's very strict. When I was fighting in the past, I didn't need to walk so neatly, but I practiced this in one autumn and winter. I had a lot of strength at that time, and I was also good at fighting. , I can really kill a calf with one punch, but I am only the number one soldier after training in winter, and I have an extra layer of leather armor issued by the old leader than others."

"At that time, the old leader also told us that if we fight well in the future, we will distribute slaves, spoils of war, or other rewards according to our merits. At that time, I was looking forward to fighting quickly. Where would I get rewards if I didn't fight? I thought I had my own cow, but where could I afford it at that time?"

"After the old leader came back, those who had many slaves in their families sent some slaves to Gyeonggi to dig iron ore. At that time, the people who could get the most iron were people. At that time, besides sending slaves to Gyeonggi In addition to digging iron, the king also sent people to find tin mines here, smelt them directly and transport them along the river, and re-smelt the ingots when we arrive in Gyeonggi."

"But at that time, your father didn't have this ability. He didn't have a single slave. He could only watch those people give birth to slaves. The king and the old leader paid for the craftsmen to build some workshops, and watched some people build bricks and tiles. The house with window paper is not afraid of the cold wind blowing in in winter. Seeing those people buy cattle and horses, and prepare bows and arrows, chariots, spears, etc., I can only hold the spear and look forward to fighting.”

The child was a little dazed. From the beginning of his memory, he seemed to remember that his family had cattle and horses, but he never thought that his family had such a poor life. After reminiscing about the hardships his father said, he couldn't help but think of learning in school. In a word, the road is blue.

"Sometimes, people's fate is unpredictable."

"The next year, it happened to be the time of our Caohe reunion. It was like that a long time ago. Once every three or four years, everyone gathered in Xia County to compete in martial arts, bow and arrow, wrestling and other skills."

"Before that, we didn't win much. At that time, the old leader wanted to win a few more games, and he also wanted to compete with the Xia people in driving and archery. The old leader was outside the city at that time, let us show our skills, I was at that time I don’t know how to ride a horse yet, I’m not good at archery, and I’m not the best at wrestling in the city, but I’m good at pulling stone poles, and I used that thing to hit rabbits when I was a child.”

"It's also a coincidence. At that time, there happened to be an old raven flying over the head of the old leader. I was also very courageous at that time. When I heard the old raven barking a few times, I deliberately yelled and scolded a few times to attract the old leader's attention."

"I squatted down and picked up a round stone, and took out a sling wrapped in bark and vines from my waist. Everyone watched my kung fu. I was a little panicked, but I also knew that this was a rare opportunity, so I held on tight. Shake your hand hard."

"One stone knocked down the old raven at once. The leader immediately praised me a few times, and gave me a set of wool rope slings, and rewarded me with a dozen dollars and a can of wine."

"That's why I went to the party with those who went to Xia County. I only heard about it before, and I'm not a relative. Where did I go? It was really new at the time. I used to hear Shiqi in the old city. Twice, I watched it again when I went to Xiajun that day, and snatched a cloth bag she threw down, which contained a bone comb. Later, this comb was the first thing I gave your mother, that is, you Mother's favorite one was broken, and it was not without jade, but she was reluctant to change it, and she was not buried with her when she left, so she left it for me. When I die and you bury me, But remember to bury this comb together."

The child hurriedly said: "Father is still young, and the child has just grown up. From now on, he will have to watch me make great achievements in the battle. Why do you say such things?"

E Mang smiled and said: "Just talk about it, who can not die? It is nothing more than going to the ancestors, and you can see your mother. The king has said that no one is immortal, why lie to yourself. "

"But at that time, I didn't think of death or anything. I just wanted to show my performance. Besides showing everyone my skills, it was also for rewards. I was poor at that time, but the rewards when we competed in martial arts at parties were good things."

"A lot of people went to Xiajun at that time, including people from the east and west, the three counties of Yangguan, nearby cities, and even the capital. There were a lot of new contests that time. There is stone throwing, but compared with sword fighting, horseback riding, chariot fighting, races, etc., stone throwing is far worse after all, especially when the new ones riding horseback spurs with stirrups attracted many women's attention. .”

"Especially when throwing stones, Cuju is being played in the distance. I don't have many people watching it, but your mother was watching it at the side. Later I found out that it was because too many people went to see Cuju. You Mother couldn't squeeze in, so she didn't go to see it."

"I didn't know it at the time. I just saw a girl sitting on a wooden bench with her hands on her knees and looking at us with a smile. The sun was dazzled at that time, and your mother seemed to be melted in the sun at that time. , it makes my heart itch."

"As a result, I felt itchy, and the first stone was missed. At that time, I thought your mother must be laughing at me. It was the first time I blushed when I grew up so big. I didn't dare to look back, and my heart was pounding. At the second stone, I gritted my teeth and threw the furthest target, and I hit it."

"I didn't even listen to other people's cheers. I looked back at your mother first, and found that she was covering her mouth and looking at me. Somehow, my eyes saw one place. My face became hot, and I also saw Your mother lowered her head and rubbed the corner of her clothes with her hands."

"But I didn't have anything at that time. Your mother was a girl from the Xia Kingdom at that time. I didn't dare to think too much. When someone called my name, I was so upset that I threw the bone comb over. I dared to see if she picked it up, so I ran away by myself."

"Later, I won the first prize. I was awarded a gold coin with a dragon engraved on it, and a small iron pot. Although the iron pot was expensive at that time, I thought about it because I didn't even have a cow at home, so I still didn't dare to go there. Find your mother."

"After I went back, the old leader rewarded me again, and it happened that the little leader also came back. I sold the iron pot, bought a big copper axe, and bought a set of leather armor."

"The little leader found me and said that the city was short of people, and it was necessary to build the city and build workshops, mines and plantations. These people in the city alone were not enough, and they had to grab all the settlements in the north to the city. At that time, the little leader When I came back, I brought more than a dozen pairs of cloth face armor, and selected some companions I knew when I was a child, and took some soldiers from the old leader, and then went to the north to start the expedition."

"At that time, I was one of the first people in the city to wear iron armor. I said in my heart that I must do well, rob more people, and make more meritorious deeds, so that I can find your mother."

"It was the 38th year of the Chinese calendar. At that time, people were the most lacking in the city. The king also told the old leader and the little leader that the more people the better, we even wanted as much as he had. At that time, it wasn't just us. In the city, the Acropolis is also fighting with the Xirong people every day, and they are either captured to farm the land, or captured to mine or work."

"At that time, there were more than 300 people from Xiajun Sheriff, as well as riders from Yangguan, who went with us to Linzili to arrest people. If there were weak settlements, they were forced to move to the cities, and those who didn't move were forced to relocate their fields. Destroyed, houses burned. If there are large settlements, we will fight with them. They also learned how to plant at that time, so they can’t move and hide in the mountains, and fought with us a few times.”

"The cloth face armor at that time was incomparable to what it is now. It was heavy and clumsy, but it was better than nothing. There were only a dozen of us wearing armor, and we often rushed in with a dozen of Xia Guo. They broke up. There are gunpowder, mines and other things, and those people are our opponents."

"From the summer until the next spring, when I went back, I was an expert who hacked dozens of people to death. After I went back, the old leader rewarded me with six house slaves for farming, and accumulated meritorious service. A single family uses cattle and horses. The domestic slaves farm the land, and I fight wars. When I go out, I choose one to carry armor and food for me, and I also learned to ride a horse.”

"In the second year, I went to the Acropolis again. The Marquis of Wei was in charge of the soldiers of Xia, Wei, and E. He defeated Xirong and built a new city there. Study in Xia County."

"At that time, the Xirong people were convinced. They lined up an army formation. As a result, the Lei Huowei who had just appeared from the Xia people killed many of them when they were out of reach of their bows and arrows. They were also protected by their ancestors. At that time, there were only three of them. The copper cannon, it was a coincidence that Li Silang put it indiscriminately. It hit the leader of the Xirong people directly, and the iron ball broke his leg. It's just a coincidence that I made a great contribution, I snatched the banner of the Xirong people, and I was still behind him."

"After that, some Xirong people ran to the north, and several clans and tribes that were beaten to the ground also joined together. They couldn't fight and had to run to the north. The rest also surrendered, or else After a few years of fighting, I was really afraid that they would suddenly attack from behind."

"That time I made a lot of achievements. I had more slaves, and my achievements were great. After the war, I managed more than 50 people."

"At that time, I thought that I would go to Xiajun during the Pregnancy Festival, hoping to see your mother. That year happened to be the time when the leader of the city of Onozawa was discussed after the alliance, and it was supposed to go to Sucheng Go, but the king, the old leader, and Marquis Wei first invited people from other cities to gather in Gyeonggi, which was still called Yucheng at that time, saying that now it can be seen who is more wise and who is more suitable to be the leader. "

"It's obvious that Ling won. The capital of the king is right next to it, and there are many small officials to help manage it. How can his brothers compare?"

"At that time, there were rumors that there might be a war, because it was said that those cities might not abide by the original oath and would not let Ling be the leader of that city. I didn't know so much at the time, I only knew that the old leader had already Ordered, distributed spears, bows and arrows, and stone ropes, and promised that those captured slaves would be given national status as long as they made meritorious service in the expedition.”

"At that time, wine was not allowed to be brewed, and pottery was not allowed to be burned. Food was mobilized and ships were prepared... But who would have thought that the other side would keep the oath of alliance and not fight! The reason for getting up, if it wasn't for this city, alas..."

Chapter 121 Those People, Those Years ([-])

"I know what happened after that. It's written in the history books. What I want to hear is the story between you and your mother. What does it have to do with this?"

The child felt a little strange, and asked a little curiously.Thinking of my father getting old, or fond of reminiscing about the past, I had no choice but to listen to it.

"How could it be okay? If there was a fight at that time, I wouldn't have married your mother. At that time, our three cities were prepared for the worst. No one knew how long the fight would last, so we all laid down at that time. It's an order, try not to get married or have children."

"Because once there is a fight, women may have to do what men do. Things like farming, grinding gunpowder, etc., once a fight really starts, women will have to rely on women, and men may all go to the battlefield. At that time, some people have to Training every day, and some of the slack time is also to practice the army bow and arrow."

"Once there is a fight, how do women work with a big belly? How do they work after they have just given birth? The king and the old leader have made it clear that even if they are born, they will be born, but they will always be criticized by everyone. .”

It was the first time for the child to hear such a thing, and asked in disbelief: "At that time, the control was so strict? Even childbirth?"