Since childhood, no matter where there is a chicken on the dinner table, the chicken leg must be for Tang Ning to eat.

A few years ago, Tang Ning suddenly realized that he hadn't eaten that chicken leg at the dinner table for a long time, and when others gave Tang Ning chicken legs, Tang Ning would push it away or give it to the children or elders on the table to eat.

It's not that Tang Ning doesn't like to eat, but his heart has grown and changed his own position at this table, he shouldn't be the caring character anymore, it should be his turn to care for others.

It's just a chicken leg, though.

But now, he is surrounded by Aunt Niu's strong love.

Wild boar is a good thing, the skin can be used to sew clothes, and wrapping it around shoes can also play a role in keeping warm.

The meat quality of the wild boar is also very good, especially when it is roasted on the fire, the bright fat keeps dripping from the meat pieces, and everyone is salivating.

There are not many people in the village, including myself, a newcomer, that is, fourteen people.

Among them, there is also an old man who struggles to walk, and two imps who are about the same size as himself.

A boy with a big head, this is the son of the Orion couple, listening to Aunt Niu's name for him, the name should be Xiaoshi.

The other head is not big or small, with her hair tied up, and her eyebrows are clear, I don't know whose girl it is. Aunt Niu just called her Xiao Nizi.

Orion's name is Niu San, and he is a veritable leader in this village. Although I don't know what other people's skills are, but Niu San shot the leopard in the eyes yesterday, Tang Ning still remembers it vividly.

Perhaps, this is the real marksman? I heard that hunters who can do this level are very top hunters.

The woman was Niu San's wife, and Tang Ning called her Aunt Niu. Aunt Niu was also quite satisfied with this title, and touched Tang Ning's head for a long time.

Pieces after pieces of pork leg meat were cut off by Aunt Niu and put into the bowl that Tang Ning held in both hands until the bowl was full.

Xiao Shi let out a dissatisfied shout, and Xiao Nizi also looked at the big bowl full of meat in Tang Ning's hand without blinking.

Tang Ning smiled and handed the bowl to Xiao Nizi, trying his best to maintain his demeanor in front of the little girl.

But he doesn't have any clothes to wear now, and he is wrapped in a bear skin that Niu San didn't know what year he peeled off, and his nose is still running down his nose, which is strange and disgusting to watch.

His hair was also made into a simple ponytail by Aunt Niu, but Tang Ning was a little unaccustomed to it, and he would find an opportunity to let Aunt Niu help him shave it off one day.

Xiao Nizi took the bowl, timidly said thank you, and used her chopsticks to dial two pieces for the little stone, and then ate the rest in small bites.

They are all sensible children. Aunt Niu smiled, except for her own child Xiaoshi. Thinking of this, Aunt Niu gritted her teeth again.

When people in the village eat, they all squat at the door of their homes to eat. In addition to Lao Li Tou and Niu Sanhui, the other villagers who received pork set up a simple fire rack in front of their homes to barbecue pork.

Tang Ning's eyes looked around, and he saw that the houses of every house were very simple workmanship.

The walls of the house made of stones, the thatched roof, make people worry that one day if a stone falls off, the whole house will collapse.

For now, Tang Ning can only communicate with Aunt Niu, and the others don't know what the two of them say.

Xiao Nizi could understand a few words, but Xiao Shi was completely dazed. The angry Aunt Niu kicked him in the ass, and the reading voice was taught in vain.

It's hard to stay up at night, because there's always something strange coming to mind.

Lying on the straw mat, listening to the snoring of the cow three earthquakes, Tang Ning didn't feel sleepy at all. Even if he was sleepy from a cold, his mind was still in turmoil.

In his current situation, there is a high probability that he has traveled to the Song Dynasty. It's not that Tang Ning hasn't read the time-traveling novel, but he is a little at a loss at this moment.

It's a bad guy who has fallen into the home of a certain big official or businessman, engaged in some inventions and creations, and there is no shortage of resources at hand.

But now, I seem to have fallen into a very poor village. Looking at the few strings of bacon hanging on the beams of the room, Tang Ning sighed, how can he open the door and come over......

The area around the runaway village is covered with dense trees, which is a very nice place to hide this small village.

Therefore, when chopping wood, the fugitives never cut down the trees near the village, and they also need these large trees to cover their base area.

A young man, on the hillside three hundred paces away from the village, wielded an axe at a small tree. On the other side, there were two sturdy men who were also chopping trees with axes.

With a bang, the boy finally cut off the small tree, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and exhaled with satisfaction.

Squatting down, one by one, the cut down tree was cut into sections of firewood, and then thrown into the bamboo basket on the side. There was already a lot of firewood in the bamboo basket, and after the little tree was thrown in, it was already full.

Seeing this, the man on the other side smiled and said, "Brother Ning, where do you sit and rest for a while, Uncle Liu will be done soon." With that, he said to his companion to hurry up, and then the two of them swung their axes even harder.

Tang Ning answered, reached out and picked up the fragments of tree branches from the ground, and threw them into the bamboo basket.

It's been a month since I came here, and the weather has changed from the warmth of early spring to the scorching summer. Downing was wearing a short brown suit full of patches, and his chest and back were wet.

For more than a month, Downing has been working hard to learn the local dialect. As a person who does not belong to this era, if you want to survive in this era, it is a very necessary condition to be gregarious.

Tetris tells us a truth, if you fit in, you will disappear, and if you don't, you will die. Disappearing couldn't be better for someone as unknown as Downing.

For this reason, Tang Ning worked hard to learn dialects with Aunt Niu this month. After a month, I have also mastered some skills, and when I say it, although the pronunciation is still a little non-standard, at least others can understand it.

"Alright, let's go back to the village!" The two strong men carried bundles of firewood on their backs and grinned at Tang Ning, who also put the bamboo basket on his back and followed the two towards the village.

The residents of the village, under Tangning's intentional or unintentional inquiry, have generally understood the composition of this group of people.

There are a total of fourteen people, except for themselves, Xiao Shi and Xiao Nizi, the rest of the adults are fugitives, or fugitives.

This is a village of outlaws, so it's no wonder it's so poor. They are unable to exchange goods with the outside world and can only live a life of self-cultivation.

The two big men in front of him, one is called Liu Er and the other is called Ma Sheng, they are both fugitives, not fugitives.

The group of egressors is not uncommon in the long history of China, and it is a common historical phenomenon in ancient times, and it has always been a key concern of the rulers of various dynasties.

However, the Song Dynasty was an unfortunate era, with many disasters, wars, and heavy servitudes compared to other dynasties. Due to these unique historical and environmental factors, the problem of emigration in the Song Dynasty was particularly prominent. About sixty percent of the lower-class households were the main components of the runaway households in the Song Dynasty, and the households of this class not only had to pay summer and autumn taxes and other disguised taxes, but also had to bear a large number of forced labor, and their living conditions were extremely bad and difficult.

Tang Ning has never experienced it, and he doesn't know how terrible those taxes are, which will force a person to leave his hometown and run to the barren mountains and mountains to survive, so he doesn't judge favorably.

However, in Tang Ning's opinion, living under the protection of the government is better than being threatened by fierce beasts in the barren mountains and mountains, and sleeping with one eye open, right?

Moreover, not far from Rooster Ridge, it is the territory of the Nanshan thieves. The mountains are full of robbers on the South Mountain, Niu San and others live under the nose of the South Mountain thieves, the most dangerous place is the safest place, they have carried it out to the end, but they are panicking all day long like a lost dog, and it is not a long-term solution.

I don't know if it's because the taxes are vicious, or if the tigers and Nanshan thieves are more merciful.

Tang Ning shook his head, and saw Liu Er in front of him turn his head and smile at himself and said, "Brother Ning, is it the first time to chop wood today, are you tired?" ”

Tang Ning smiled: "It's okay, it's not particularly tired." ”

Ma Sheng said: "Brother Ning, you don't have to be strong. Look at the sweat on your body, it's like you've just been drenched in the rain.

To be honest, I and your Uncle Liu are tired, you kid, can you be tired? ”

Liu Er also followed and said: "That's right, Brother Ning, you don't have to be reckless." Anyway, I won't call you tomorrow, today is just because Boss Gao went down the mountain, and the big guys in the village have work to do, so I have to let you come.

Let me say that a scholar should not do this kind of work. Brother Ning, you taught Xiao Shi and Xiao Nizi well at home, this is it. Liu Er said and gave Tang Ning a thumbs up, which he still learned from Tang Ning.

Tang Ning smiled and didn't speak, he was not afraid of being tired, he was afraid of owing others kindness.

Niu San and his wife, whether intentionally or not, saved his life after all and took him into their home. This is what keeps Downing from ending up in the miserable end of turning into beast dung.

The injury on his foot only healed a few days ago, otherwise Tang Ning would have been preparing to go up the mountain to chop firewood or go to the stream to fetch water.

"But then again, Brother Ning, the food you made is really delicious, and after eating it once, it will feel tasteless in your mouth if you eat something else. It's just that it's too much spice, and I only ...... from the caravan a few days ago, "Liu Er is a relatively straightforward person, and Tang Ning has a lot of news, which came out of his mouth."

But Ma Sheng was a very cautious guy, and in him, Tang Ning saw what the mountain people should be.

Cautious, fierce, and ruthless when necessary.

He interrupted Liu Er's words and smiled at Tang Ning: "Brother Ning, can you tell me what your master is like?" Uncle always thinks that you are so powerful, your master should be more powerful than you, right? ”

Tang Ning said with a smile: "The skills I have learned, but one of the master's ten, are not as good as the word powerful." ”

Liu Er smiled stupidly, pointed at Tang Ning and said, "You see, it's not a loss to be a scholar, and his speech is all crepe." ”

Tang Ning and Ma Sheng all smiled and did not pick up. The three of them continued to walk down the mountain, during which Ma Sheng pulled Liu Er and walked two steps quickly, and Liu Er was a little puzzled. Ma Sheng glared at Liu Er, and whispered beside him: "You stupid, you are going to rob the caravan, and we almost made you lose your mouth." You are in front of Brother Ning, what are you doing talking about these things! ”

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