Chapter 17 Yamaji Jia, Jujube Red Horse
"Virtuous nephew Ke Mo is joking with the old man, you are a talented man." When the old village chief Wang saw that it was Li Jing, the smile that had just appeared on his face disappeared again. I thought it was really someone who was willing to come to replace him Wang Yingding, but unexpectedly it was Li Jing who came. This Li Jing's family used to be a family with a head and a face similar to the Wang family, especially Li Jing's father, although he only served as a county clerk when he said he died, but after all, the Li family's father and son were all famous scholars in this neighborhood.
In his opinion, no matter how downtrodden the Li family is, it is impossible for a poet like Li Jing to really join the army on behalf of his Wang family for the sake of twenty acres of land.
"Wang Lao Shi Bo'an, Mrs. Zhang'an." Li Jing went up to the hall and first saluted the old village chief and Wang Yueying.
"The virtuous nephew came to the door, could it be because of the sharing of the money for the equipment of the united soldiers? This is easy to do, Wu Niang, you ask someone to pay 10,000 yuan to Ji Yu in the account. Last time you had an accident, we didn't come to help much. I also know the current situation of your family, and you can use the 10,000 yuan for the time being. If there's anything else you need, just ask. I'm an old friend of your father, and he left early, so it's my duty to help you. The old village chief thought that Li Jing was here to borrow money, so he directly asked people to get ten yuan of money.
"No, Uncle Wang has misunderstood. I didn't come to borrow money, but really came to replace the Wang family. ”
"Is the nephew really not joking?" The old village chief looked at him with incomprehension, but also with a hint of expectation.
Li Jing nodded, "How dare my nephew deceive Shibo, Shibo also saw the situation of the Li family." The nephew is not filial, so that the Li family does not even protect the ancestral property. I also thought it through, since I can't keep the family business at home, it is better to abandon the pen and follow the Rong, and look for the marquis for thousands of miles, just as a Bo once, my Li family's family business is also the family business accumulated by the ancestors for several generations of military generals and colonels, in the early years, my father abandoned the martial arts, and now I join the army from the military, which can be regarded as inheriting the ancestral will. ”
"That's right, the nephew is an ordinary mortal with great ambitions in his chest. It's just that you have to think about it. Now the people who come to convene are only united soldiers, and even if they join the army, they may only be just auxiliary defense and miscellaneous soldiers, and there are not many opportunities to make contributions. ”
"Uncle Shi doesn't need to persuade him, his nephew has made up his mind. I know that Shibo has won the Black Stone, but there is no suitable person in the family. Therefore, the nephew is willing to act on behalf of the Wang family, and the nephew does not need 20 acres of fertile land, but just imagines that Shibo will borrow a few mouthfuls of grain to help take care of the female dependents in the family. ”
Old Village Chief Wang pondered for a long time and said, "Nephew, your father also helped my Wang family back then, and now you have saved my Wang family again." In the future, you and I will be a family, and your family husband will naturally help you take care of it. Wu Niang, you pull out a hundred acres of land and transfer it to your nephew, and then take ten stones of grain from the granary and send it to the Li family. By the way, also, take out the armor that has been treasured by the ancestors in the warehouse. ”
This time, the time for drawing is very tight, and only half a day is given to each family. Half a day later, they will set off, and if they do not deserve, the head of the family will be hanged as a deserter, and his family will be exiled. Just now, Village Chief Lao Wang found many people, and no one was willing to replace Ying Ding. It's because the solidarity soldiers don't just answer the call once. Once this time is answered, then this life will be regarded as a generation of solidarity soldiers. In the autumn and winter of every year in the future, they have to be called, and once they encounter a war and suppress bandits, they have to participate.
There is no salary, there is no time limit, and you have to face danger at any time, who wants to continue such a lifelong hard labor. If you give more time, with the money of the Wang family, you will definitely be able to find someone who is willing to exchange your life for money, but the above is really urgent, and you have to leave in the afternoon, and you don't give them time at all. When the time comes, either the old village chief Wang will go in person, or he will have to choose one of his grandsons who are not yet adults.
Whether the old man goes or the little grandson goes, it will definitely be difficult to go back. Now that Li Jing is willing to replace, isn't this life-saving.
Li Jing insisted on refusing to accept the 100 acres of land and 10 stones of grain, whether it was 100 acres of land or 10 stones of grain, this could be regarded as the entire property of a small landlord's family. is in the Wang family, which can be regarded as a small broken family. Li Jingshi was reluctant to accept such a big gift, and now the Wang family is in trouble, and they don't feel anything in order to thank him for taking so many things out. But in case the rest of the Wang family inherits the family business in the future, they will definitely not think so. If one is not good, maybe the two families will turn against each other.
"Shibo, if you still recognize me as a nephew, then don't talk about land and food anymore. If Shibo really feels that he can't go, then Shibo will give me fifty acres of land to cultivate, and lend me two more stones of grain, and his nephew will pay it back in full. ”
The old village chief refused, but still insisted, and the faces of the old and the young were red. In the end, Wang Yueying said a new method on the side, the Wang family lent the 100 acres of land to the Li family for cultivation, and the land was still owned by the Wang family, but no tenant rent was charged. In addition, the ten stones of grain can be regarded as being lent to the Li family first, and then repaid when they have it.
This proposal still moved Li Jing, but finally agreed. After all, land is too important to a farmer, and now the Wang family does not give it away, but only lends it to the Li family for temporary cultivation, which can not only solve the current difficulties of the Li family, but also avoid the possible opposition of the Wang family in the future.
Seeing that Li Jing finally accepted it, the old village chief Wang began to feel a lot better. After all, owing too much favor always makes people feel uneasy. Now that Li Jing has accepted the land and grain lent to the Li family, then this has become a business, and it is no longer simply a favor.
As he was talking, several members of the Li family brought up a willow box. Seeing the box, the old village chief personally stepped forward to open it, and his eyes lit up.
"My nephew, I think the old man was once in the army. What is in this box is the armor of the old man when he was in the army, this set of armor was passed down to me by my father, and my great-grandfather passed it on to my ancestors, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. Hey, now no one in my Wang family wears this armor, San Lang is in the army on behalf of my Wang family, the old man has nothing to repay, but to present this armor, it is a gesture of heart, I hope San Lang wears this armor to kill the enemy, make meritorious contributions, and do not disgrace this armor. ”
With the words of the old village chief, the box opened, and inside was a pair of armor full of heaviness.
It was a pair of iron armor, and it was a mountain armor.
Several family members set off together and dressed Li Jing with armor piece by piece.
Pieces of armor were added, and a heavy and faint bloody killing aura could be immediately felt all over the body.
The armor was quickly put on, and this yamagon armor was not a full-body armor. The shape of the armor of the mountain character armor is beautiful, and the armor is inverted on the armor "The middle of the armor is convex and concave on both sides, and the whole piece of armor is interlocked with each other by multiple pieces of armor, so that the surface of the armor forms countless concave and convex surfaces, which is very conducive to preventing arrows. After putting on the whole set of armor, Li Jing immediately felt that this armor, which looked extremely grandiose, was actually not too heavy.
The Yamagō armor should be positioned as a lightweight plate armor with a complex structure. The way of braiding the armor causes the shape of the armor to be fixed, and it will not be wrinkled and deformed after being stressed like ordinary scale armor, which is more similar to plate armor in this respect, and is more conducive to protection against blunt impact than scale armor, and has the lightness of scale armor.
Old Village Chief Wang stroked his armor, his eyes full of memories of the past.
"This armor is called mountain armor, and it belongs to a type of scale armor. However, it is much more expensive than ordinary fish scale armor, and ordinary soldiers cannot afford this kind of armor unless they are generals and family heirlooms. Back then, my Wang family's ancestor was a general of the Divine Forbidden Army, and it took a lot of money to buy this armor. Later, it was passed down from generation to generation, but unfortunately the old man was incompetent, and he finally followed the seaside mountains and forests to live in seclusion, and this armor has no chance to go into battle."
Although it was just a few words, it immediately made Li Jing hear the grandeur of the Wang family back then. Shence Army, this is the most powerful army in the hands of the Central Court of the Tang Dynasty. The establishment of 150,000 horses can be called the first army in the world. The ancestors of the Wang family have been officers of the Shence Army for generations, which cannot be underestimated. Even listening to his words, this old village chief Wang was also an officer of the Shence Army back then.
It seems that everyone has a story behind them. It's just that when he learned that this armor was not only extremely valuable, but also so meaningful, it was an heirloom of the Wang family, and Li Jing refused to accept anything. The Li family's ancestors also have a set of ancestral armor, but it is a set of Mingguang armor. It was passed down for several generations, but later Li Jing's grandfather died in the battle with the imperial court, and the armor was not in the army. Such an heirloom item is too valuable.
"Pink for the beauty, sword for the hero! Such armor is suitable for gifting to my nephew, and my nephew will take him to make meritorious contributions, which is also the pride of my royal family. The nephew doesn't need to say much, just accept it. If you stay, it's just rusty ears. Old Village Chief Wang sighed.
"My nephew would like to thank Shibo for his love, and Li Jing dare not forget this great kindness in his heart." For a warrior about to join the army, what could be more exciting than a fine suit of armor. This is the guarantee of survival and the basis for meritorious service.
"You have to have good armor, and you need to have a good horse. It's a pity that the Wang family doesn't have a war horse, only a few horses, so the nephew will pick one and go, and I hope you don't dislike it. It's a pity that there are no good swords and horses at home, so I can't help. ”
A mountain character armor may be worth tens of hundreds or thousands of pieces, but a fine horse lance is a priceless treasure, this thing, not a wealthy family, ordinary people simply can't collect it. got the armor and collected the horses, Li Jing was really a little scared and didn't dare to accept it, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the Wang family's father and daughter. In the end, he was still excited to pick a fiery red horse that was more than five feet tall in the Wang family's stable, although it was just a horse and not a well-trained war horse, but Li Jing was still very happy, and kept stroking this precious horse.
The Wang family gave Shanwen armor and a tall horse. Later, Li Jing took a horizontal knife from home, which can be regarded as a family heirloom, and a horned bow and two pots of arrows. There are also many equipment that cannot be purchased for a while, so you can only pay for it, and then pay for it when you arrive at the Penglai camp.
Li Jing had just tried to run a lap on the jujube red horse, and he felt that the horse was running fast, and he was happy in his heart, but suddenly there was a gong sound in the village. He looked up at the sky, but saw that the sun had risen in the middle of the sky!
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