The Jade of the Republic of China

After making up his mind to settle down as long as he came, Shen Yutong settled down in the chieftain's mansion with complete peace of mind.

Recreational activities in Xikang are limited, such as horseback riding and hunting during the day, and pot dancing around the bonfire at night.Fortunately, Shen Yutong has already passed the stage of eating, drinking and having fun, and he doesn't feel bored, especially Meng Liansheng who is beside him seems to be happy all day long, so it's hard for him not to be infected.

Unknowingly, it seems that this kind of life without contention with the world is really good.

Ever since he showed his skills on horseback, Shen Yutong was originally a guest staying in the chieftain's mansion with a friend, but his situation has become a little different. From time to time, girls from nowhere came to see him.At first it was just at the racecourse, but later someone simply brought all kinds of food to his door, just to see the demeanor of this young master from Shanghai.

In terms of handsomeness, Meng Liansheng is not much inferior to Shen Yutong, not to mention that he is also a good horseman, and he often wins the first place in horse races.But his handsomeness seems to be too marked, and he lacks his own characteristics, even like a chameleon, wearing a short jacket at the pier, he is a peddler, and he puts on a suit and sits in a coffee shop, and he is a standard Shanghai beach modern boy. When he arrived here, he wore a local white gauze gown and a gown with sleeves tied around the waist, and he looked no different from the locals in his gestures and gestures.

People are always more curious about new people and things. The handsome Meng Liansheng doesn't look new, so he doesn't attract the attention of girls very much.

But Shen Yutong is different, no matter where he is, he is an elegant and noble son.In Shanghai Bund, he is the best in the world, and in Xikang, he is even more unique.For the Xikang girls who are used to rough men, such a gentle and handsome man should be a novelty.

What's more, he is such a gentleman and kind, he always smiles breezyly and warmly towards women, and speaks softly and politely.Whether it is an older woman or a young girl, it is the first time they have seen such a man, and they can't wait to organize a group to visit every day.

Shen Yutong didn't care much about the enthusiasm of the Xikang girls, but Meng Liansheng was facing an enemy every day. Every time he entered the racecourse and saw a girl with braids running towards him, he would quickly stand in front of Shen Yutong.

He is not very eloquent, but he has to use his stuttering local dialect to act as Shen Yutong's mouthpiece.

It was even worse when he returned to the chieftain's mansion. Every time a girl came, he would let Shen Yutong into the house and deal with them by himself at the door.Fortunately, he has never been disliked by others, and he has a harmless face, so people will not find that he is deliberately obstructing, but only as a kindness.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed, and Shen Yutong gradually got used to the peaceful life here.During the day they rode horses to see flowers, and at night they soaked in hot springs to watch the stars and the moon.

Of course, he also knows that the so-called indifference to the world is actually just a performance.

In troubled times, there is no utopia.

For example, in the large smoke garden, the beautiful poppies are slowly turning into fruits. Before long, the serfs in the smoke garden will cut the fruit with a knife, collect the white juice, and turn it into black after drying. The brown raw opium is burned into smoke and sent to various places.

Everyone knows that opium is a bad thing, but the national strength is weak and the industrial development is slow. Even the powerful warlords have to rely on tobacco taxation to support their soldiers.It doesn't matter how much ordinary people hate the trade.

Therefore, he could not blame Meng Liansheng who was working in Lixin.

Every season in Sangji Tusi Mansion, there are grand hunting activities.It was midsummer now, and a group of guests staying in Tusi's mansion happened to catch up with this grand event.

"Second Young Master, I will teach you how to use the firecracker."

After waking up early in the morning and washing up, Meng Liansheng took the firecrackers, bows and arrows sent by Dunzhu, and wanted to demonstrate them to Shen Yutong.After Shen Yutong carefully wrote down the operation, he said with a smile: "I'm just going to join in the fun with everyone, and I don't expect to get anything back."

Meng Liansheng nodded: "I heard that there are many fierce beasts in Xiangling Mountain, so let's follow closely and don't get separated."

Shen Yutong smiled: "Yes."

Because it was a grand event, Chieftain Sangji led the people to eat a bowl of hot expedition wine before the expedition, and rode out on horseback amidst the sound of long horns.

In addition to the dozens of people led by Chieftain Sangji, Brigadier Liu, who was dressed in casual clothes and carried a gun on his back, also brought a few of his men to go together. Naturally, Sun Zhidong and Du Zan also wanted to join in the fun.The two carried guns on their backs, with guns and short knives around their waists, and were quite fully equipped.Just sitting on horseback, Sun Zhidong started yawning as soon as he went out, probably because he was really bored in Xikang and had eaten too much opium.

Meng Liansheng and Shen Yutong followed Dunzhu's small team and walked at the end.

Today Dunzhu was very proud and full of confidence. He said many times along the way that he must hunt a big black bear and come back to make a mattress for her sick mother.

Xiangling Mountain is not too far away from Tusi's Mansion, and after riding for an hour, they arrived at the foot of the mountain.This mountain is almost a primeval jungle. Except for hunting, few people usually set foot in it. The horses can't walk not far after entering. A group of people got off the horses, tied the horses, and continued to walk further.

Good prey are hidden deep in the forest.

Gradually, people slowly dispersed.

Meng Liansheng and Shen Yutong came to join in the fun and didn't plan to fight desperately. Dunzhu quickly left them behind.

The two simply found an open space to rest.

Shen Yutong took out the water bag and drank a big mouthful of water, then wiped the sweat off his face, and asked with a smile, "Do you think Dunzhu can hunt a black bear today?"

Meng Liansheng said: "He is filial, and he should get his wish."

Shen Yutong asked again: "Then what do you want to hunt back?"

"I don't want to hunt anything," Meng Liansheng shook his head. "Animals are spiritual, and they only go hunting unless they can't get enough to eat."

Shen Yutong was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect him to have such an idea, and then he felt ashamed because he was still thinking about killing two golden pheasants just now.

He put the water bag aside, put his hands on his head, leaned against the big rock behind him, and said with a smile: "Then we don't hunt anything, just come out to play."

"Okay." Meng Liansheng bent his lips into a smile, and lay down with him.

The two lay on the spot, and the sound of footsteps gradually moved away. They should have gone to the deep mountains.The dappled sunlight casts down from the tree branches, making it so comfortable that one does not want to move.

From time to time, there was a gunshot from a distance, and it should be that the prey was found to be shooting.

I don't know how long it took, but when Shen Yutong was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden burst of gunshots.He suddenly opened his eyes wide and stood up, and Meng Liansheng beside him also opened his eyes and sat up.

At first, he wondered if someone had encountered some kind of beast, but soon the gunshots became one after another. This was definitely not hunting.

Meng Liansheng's expression was shocked, and he pulled Shen Yutong up: "There is an ambush on the mountain, let's run back quickly."

Shen Yutong didn't understand: "What ambush?"

Meng Liansheng said: "It should be chieftain Sangji's enemies who are in ambush on the mountain."

Because he spent more than a month in the chieftain's mansion, Shen Yutong almost forgot that the land of Xikang has never been restless, and the battle between the chieftain tribes has never stopped.

The gunshots were getting closer and closer, and they should be fleeing down the mountain. The birds in the forest were startled and flew around.

Not daring to delay, the two frantically ran towards the horse stop, but after running for a short time, they suddenly heard movement not far ahead, the sound of horses neighing and fleeing.

Shen Yutong's heart trembled, even if he didn't look at it, he could guess that there were people down the mountain, and they were moving their horses, so as to cut off their escape route.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of rustling footsteps, and the people below ran up to block it.

About to hear the movement of the two, someone fired two shots.

Now there are tigers in front and wolves in back, and they can't advance or retreat, so they can only flee left and right.

Shen Yutong grew up in the city, and was not very proficient in activities in the mountains and forests. Compared with Meng Liansheng's smooth sailing, he was simply holding him back.Seeing that this is not going to work, he thought for a while, panting and said: "Xiao Meng, the two of us have too big a goal, let's run separately."

Meng Liansheng nodded: "Okay, you run to the left, and then run down after making sure no one is there. That's the smoke garden of Chieftain Sangji, you go and call for help."

Before he finished speaking, before Shen Yutong could answer, he had already rushed to the right.Because the movement was too fast, he disappeared into the lush jungle in an instant.

Although this idea was brought up by himself, it was for the sake of not hurting the other party.But seeing the opponent running so fast, Shen Yutong was still a little inexplicably disappointed.When I came out this morning, the other party also said that we must be together and not get separated.But now he ran away alone without hesitation,

He silently thought in his heart, maybe in times of crisis, human nature will always show a little bit of selfishness.

He didn't dare to delay, and ran to the left quickly as Meng Liansheng said.But before he ran very far, he heard a gunshot, coming from Meng Liansheng's direction.Immediately afterwards, the footsteps below became hurried because of the gunshot, and ran towards that side.

He froze for a moment, turned his head and opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

Even if he thought about it with his toes, he knew what had just happened—Meng Liansheng shot and led the man away.

Hearing the yelling over there and the gunshots from time to time, he felt his legs go weak. On the one hand, he was worried and frightened, and on the other hand, he felt uncomfortable for the villainous heart he had just treated Meng Liansheng.But he didn't dare to stay too long. The other party shot and led the person away just to help him out of trouble. He still had to call someone, so he couldn't waste all his painstaking efforts.

He wiped away the involuntary tears pouring from his face, took a deep breath, took advantage of the confusion, and fled to the depths of the jungle on the left again.

The gunshots that sounded from time to time in the forest seemed to hit him in the heart.The feet are deep and the feet are shallow, and the eyes are wet and dry.

When a field of poppies at the foot of the mountain came into view and saw a few serfs working inside, his face was already wet, and he didn't know if it was sweat or mixed with other things.

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Second Young Master: It's stuck.