After saving the money, He Da bought some daily necessities such as oil and salt, and went out of Ruan Degong's shop. When he was about to leave the town, suddenly a shout came from behind: "Brother He, don't go!" We'll go back to the village with you! ”

He Da turned around and saw that it was He Sanlang. When He Da's wife came back, he was supposed to be on an errand in the Jiaoyue Army, but He Daocheng asked them to spend more time together and let his son come to replace him. Soon after He Sanlang arrived in the army, he encountered various kinds of learning samples, and he learned to buy grain and grass, and he actually learned it. Now the cavalry army is effective, and it is a battalion of grain and grass officers.

There were five or six people with He Saburo, all armed with swords and bows and arrows, and they all seemed to be people in the army.

He Da stopped on the side of the road, waited for He Saburo to arrive, and said, "Does Saburo want to go home?" What are the two days of military leave? ”

He Sanlang said: "It's not that there is a fake in the army, we people went to the village to fight big insects." Now that the autumn harvest has passed, there are big insects out of the mountains to hurt people from time to time, and the army has assigned people to hunt in various villages. I haven't been home for a long time, so I just took the opportunity to go home. ”

Hearing this, He Dadao: "Thank God, someone from the army has finally arrived. Since last year, I have heard that there are large insects not far from the village, which have injured a lot of livestock, but I have seen few people. This year, it got even worse, and we lost a cow in our village. ”

Tan Chen next to him said: "If you lose the cow, it may not be a big worm that eats it." There was a young man who stole cattle and slaughtered them to sell meat, and the nearby county had heard of it. Although the camp is strictly guarded, it may not be that there are no such people. ”

He Dadao: "It's not that someone stole it, it's really a good eat." The next day we found the cow, and it was really miserable. The big worm had a very bad mouth, and ate the internal organs cleanly, and most of the meat was left, and the village was full of beef. ”

Chen Shuo listened and said to everyone: "Since this is the case, there must be a big insect in the village!" Let's go with He Da, cheer up, and don't run in vain. If you come back from fighting a big worm, there will be a reward in the army, and we will also take the tiger bone wine! ”

Everyone applauded together, and together with He Sanlang, they went out of town with He Da.

As the population increases, the living space for wild animals is rapidly compressed. Small animals are not enough, some large beasts are too crowded in the mountains and forests, and little by little they try to reach the vicinity of the settlement. Since last year, tigers have injured people in nearby farming villages, and livestock have been eaten at an unknown rate. After the autumn of this year, taking advantage of the slack season, the battalion and field affairs were organized in a unified manner and began to fight tigers.

The soldiers who taught the parade army were still peasants themselves, and they took turns to work in the army, and they went back without training. Only the envoys and utility officers were full-time soldiers, and they organized themselves and dispersed to the villages to organize and fight tigers. The main captain of this team is Chen Shuo, who is in the third squad of the cavalry, and the deputy captain is Zhang Lin, who is in the third squad of artillery, and the rest are also from the cavalry and artillery. This is a technical class, and it has a lot of envoys and utility.

When they left the town, before the sun had set, they arrived at the village of Heda. When they went to the house of He Daocheng in the village, He Sanlang saw his parents and brothers, so he set up a wine feast in the courtyard to entertain the officers who came to fight the tiger.

He Da also helped the He family save some money today, and took over the deal with He Dao, saying: "It's not early, I'll go home, so as not to make my family anxious." ”

He Daocheng said: "Today's good wine and meat are entertaining the officers and soldiers who came to help fight the tiger, why are you in a hurry to go back?" Have a glass of wine together. ”

He Duo has gone through hardships and cherishes his family very much, how can he be willing to stay? After drinking a glass of wine and eating a piece of meat, he hurried home.

His wife had already cooked the meal and was waiting for He Da to come back. After entering the door, I poured water for him and washed his face, sat down at the table, and asked, "Why did my brother come back so late today?" The meal was ready, and it was a little cold. ”

He Dadao: "Coincidentally, I finished my errands in the town, and when I was about to return, I met He Sanlang. He took a lot of his companions and was about to return to the village? What do you say they're here for? ”

While serving the meal, He Da's wife said, "How do I know? I heard that He Jia Saburo became an official in the army, which is different from before. ”

He Da took the meal and said, "It turns out that they came to the village to fight big insects." Since last year, there have been big insects in the surrounding area, and this year the yamen specially dispatched officers and men in the army, organized teams, and sent them to various villages to fight. ”

The dog head who was eating said on the side: "Big worm? Does it look like a big cat? We've seen it. ”

He Da was startled and hurriedly asked, "When have you met?" Big insects eat people, no jokes! ”

The dog head said: "That day we got out of school, and on the way back, we saw a big cat on the side of the road, and the milk in the milk was a little funny. When he was about to go up to tease, a big cat suddenly jumped out of the side, screamed so scary, and ran away with the kitten in his mouth. ”

When He Da heard this, he hurriedly went into the rice bowl, pulled his son over, and asked him carefully about the situation that day. Ask clearly, and confirm that several children have really seen tigers. It seems that this big insect is still dragging the family, no wonder there are livestock in the surrounding villages.

Thinking about it, He Da felt that this matter was not trivial. I didn't eat anymore, pulled my son, and went to He Daocheng's house again.

He Sanlang was drinking with a few colleagues, and when he saw He Da coming in, he hurriedly said, "Brother, have you explained to your sister-in-law at home?" Come over and have two drinks! ”

He Da stepped forward and pulled his son and said, "San Lang, I went home just now and told me about your coming to the village to fight big insects, and I only knew that my son had seen that animal a few days ago. This matter is not small, hurry up and bring him over to explain it to you clearly. ”

Chen Shuo on the side heard this, hurriedly stood up, and said, "This kid has seen a big worm?" Tell me, what was the situation at that time? ”

The dog head told everyone how he bumped into the little tiger on the road that day, and several people were about to step forward, when a big tiger suddenly jumped out and walked away with the little tiger in his mouth. The children didn't know that they were afraid, and when they saw it, they only thought that the little tiger was always playing, and before they could tease it, they were taken away by the big tiger, and several children felt that it was a pity. In this era, the children of poor families are used to playing in the wild, and they don't take it seriously, and no one goes home to tell the adults. If He Saburo hadn't returned to the village with the officers and soldiers, it would have been just a conversation between children.

After listening to the dog's speech, Chen Shuo said: "Listen to what this kid said, the nest of the big insect is only nearby, and it is not far from the place they saw that day. I think it was the big mother insect who came out to forage, and the little one who was playful came out and was seen by the children. Tomorrow we will take our bows and arrows and search there, and if we find a nest, this big worm will be our prey! ”

Everyone applauded together, leaving He Da to drink together, so that he could lead the way for everyone tomorrow with his son.

The night was over, and early the next morning, He Sanlang went to summon He Da and his son, and together with everyone, they went out of the village with knives, guns, bows and arrows.

There is no school in this small village, and the children go to the neighboring village to go to school. On the way, they passed a hill and a forest at the bottom of the mountain, and it was on the path in the forest that the dog leader and the others saw the tiger mother and child. When he led everyone to the place and talked about the situation of the day, the dog head looked at the sun rising in the east and said, "Oh, it's not early, I'm going to school." It's late, but the gentleman wants to play the board. ”

Chen Shuo said: "Okay, you are helping us do things, how can Mr. beat you?" ”

The child is very in awe of the teacher, and listens to the teacher's words the most, where is he willing to believe Chen Shuo? After the confession, I was in a hurry to go to school.

Chen Shuo said: "Okay, you can go." Talk to Mr. and I won't embarrass you. Also, there is a big insect nest near here, so you should change your path after school today, and don't go from here. We went into the mountains and searched, and if we might startle the beast out, we wouldn't hurt anyone. ”

The dog head said yes and ran to the neighboring village. There is also a road between the two villages, which has to cross a small river, and there is no bridge over the river, so I walk from this road every day. It's not too cool yet, and there's nothing to wade across the river.