Chapter 945: The Nobles' Choice
The old hunter took his grandson's wrist, felt his pulse, and opened his eyelids to make him open his mouth, and after a long time, the old hunter said, "You can't die, it's not a poisonous fish." ”
The child's mother still couldn't believe it, "They really sent us food, didn't they poison us?" ”
Gao Fu also felt that his idea just now was very reasonable, and immediately said: "How can someone poison and send so much food, mother, you have wronged a good person." ”
At this time, the nine-year-old sister whispered: "Mother, I also want to eat poisonous fish." ”
A gurgling stomach sound sounded out untimely, and the woman hesitated, "Wait, when it gets dark, your second brother will be fine, and we will eat fish." ”
After dark, Gao Gui still didn't have anything to do, so the family got on fire, happily took the fatty fish slices, mixed them with wild vegetables and cooked a large pot of canned wild vegetable and fish soup, and ate a swollen stomach, with a lingering aftertaste.
That night, the whole small village of Yao was filled with a long-lost smell of food, and there was even an old man who was left alone, who cooked a large pot of corn and rice at one time, and ate it with canned fish. At first, everyone thought it was poisoned, but there was a panic, and after the last one, it was finally confirmed that it was because of eating too much.
After dinner, the village, young and old, gathered to talk about this strange thing.
After returning home, Gao Fu's grandfather forcibly suppressed his anger and listened to his grandson Gao Fu's words, and his anger exploded all of a sudden, "What, you two rabbit cubs are going to be guides for the Qin people?" No, you're going to die, you're only fourteen years old. Your brother is only twelve. I can't let you eat the guillotine. Your father hasn't come back yet, if you leave again, what will happen to this family? ”
"Grandpa!" Gao Fu said hard, "Our whole family is going to starve to death, if it weren't for Qin Bing giving us this little food, we wouldn't be able to survive this month." But the food they gave can only save the emergency, and the snow will still grow next year, what should I do during that time? Weeds are not dug up. There is no prey to fight, so we can't all starve to death. Besides, we just went to guide them, and by the way helped transport the supplies, which was not done in vain, they all said that one person has six buckets of rice a month, and with these grains, our family can survive this winter. Besides, let's also repay our kindness. After eating Qin Bing's life-saving food, it is also appropriate to do something for them. Not to mention. They are also helping us fight those Khitan dogs, and if we get rid of those Khitan dogs as soon as possible, we can restore peace here. ”
Twelve-year-old Gao Gui has been determined to work for Qin Bing to earn food since he ate canned fish. He said on the side: "Grandpa, in the past, the official army came to recruit us to serve in Yao, and there was only a little ration. Now for Qin Jun, one person can exchange the rations of several people, such a good thing, we don't do it, others are still rushing to do it. ”
"If you want to go, I'll go, you can't go, it's too young." The old hunter also compromised after the last day, and the family had no food in store in such a season of heavy snow and mountains, and it was really impossible to survive. There is an opportunity to earn food, and you can't let it go. But he was still a little suspicious of Qin Jun's behavior in his heart, he had never seen such an army at such an old age, even if it was the Tang Army from Dongtu, it was not so good. He felt that he had to take this risk, and he could only go.
The ancestor and grandson were still arguing, and there was a knock on the door again, and the corporal walked in, followed by a Qin soldier with the same epaulettes.
Corporal Jing first bowed his head and saluted, and then said to them with a pleasant face: "Old man, we are the soldiers of the Ninth Army of the Qin Army, under the leadership of the King of Qin, we have just defeated the nearby tribal soldiers and driven them away, and in the next step, we will continue to advance to the enemy-occupied areas in the north to recover more Bohai areas and rescue more Bohai people." However, in this season, the roads are difficult to navigate, so we would like to ask some people from the village to help us transport some supplies and food with sleds and ice plows, and of course, we will pay for it, and all of them will be paid with food, so please rest assured. ”
The old hunter agreed to this request, and immediately went to the village to gather the remaining villagers. The old hunter used to be a famous hunter in the village, hunted tigers, so there were many people in the village, and everyone had just got the sweetness of Qin Jun, when he heard that Qin Jun was paid for his work, and the remuneration was also paid for food, suddenly, everyone was excited, and enthusiastically signed up, and the village suddenly regardless of men and women, as long as they could move, down to more than ten years old, up to seventy years old, they all rushed to go, and in less than a while, the old hunter had already gathered more than 100 people.
In the past few years, the people in the areas occupied by the Bohai tribe have been miserable, and those who have survived are a group of people who are fortunate in the misfortune, although they have survived, they are also dying of hunger. In their hearts, the Qin army suddenly became the legendary army of kings, the army of benevolence and righteousness, and in comparison, the official army of Bohai and the invading army of the tribe have become fierce demons from hell.
Many young teenagers were even chasing those Qin soldiers in iron breastplates, wanting to join the Qin army as well. In their opinion, the Qin army had majestic armor, gorgeous cloaks, exquisite military uniforms, and abundant rations. They rode tall horses and carried sharp weapons, and they never had to worry about freezing or starving. For those young men who are hungry all the time when their bodies need nutrition the most, half-starved all day long, and they have to worry and be afraid all the time, worried about guarding against the tribal army coming to loot and the Bohai officers and soldiers coming to forcibly recruit, the Qin army is simply the most desirable and ideal profession in their hearts.
In the early morning of the next day, the old hunter was packing up, and after the most troublesome argument of the whole family, the old hunter agreed to the proposal of the whole family, young and old, male and female, to go together to drive for Qin Jun to earn food. The old hunter is over sixty years old, but his body is still strong, and his daughter-in-law is less than thirty years old, and she has given birth to three children, but the hunter's daughter has a strong body. If she hadn't been starving for the past few years, she would have been a good hunter who could shoot a bow. Two grandchildren, one fourteen and one twelve, have not eaten enough in the past few years, and their bodies are long, but they have no meat. It looks like two bamboo poles. But they're all quite robust. The only youngest grandson is only nine years old. It's a little weak, but they don't worry about leaving her at home alone, even if she can't be paid at that time, she can take care of her with her.
The little girl was very excited, and was sweeping the snow at the door, when she saw several climbing plows speeding towards her, pulled by some large horses. Two Qin soldiers holding guns at the door of the village chief's house threw down the cigarettes in their hands and greeted them.
"It's the noble man outside the mountain, the lord of the Gao family, and several sons of his family are here." The little girl recognized the man. The family is also surnamed Gao, but they are Goguryeo nobles, famous landlords and wealthy families within a radius of 100 miles, and the ancestors of the family heard that they are still a branch of the royal family of Goguryeo. When they came here at this time, they must have heard that the Qin soldiers were distributing grain, and they were still recruiting local guides and people in Bohai, and they must also want to earn food for the Qin soldiers. The little girl thought, and quickly turned around and ran towards the courtyard to report the news.
On the side of the fire in the house of the village chief's house, Xu Jian, the captain of the camp who was roasting the fire, heard the new corporal Na Qibo report that the Gao father and son on the other side of the mountain were coming. Rubbing his palms, he said with a smile: "There is a lot of help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust." The ancients did not deceive me. Look, another Bohai aristocrat took the initiative to come, and we are getting more and more comfortable here. ”
There were two spears hanging on his shoulders, and he said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is wise and wise, strategic, and the battalion commander is powerful!" ”
The camp owner was very happy with this sycophant, laughed a few times, got up and straightened his clothes, walked in front of the abandoned erection, and slapped him on the shoulder a few times, with a satisfied look on his face.
"I heard that you were injured and broke your head last time, and I was worried about you, but I didn't expect that you became more flexible the more you fall, boy, do a good job, I am very optimistic about you."
In less than a year after joining the army, he has been promoted from a private to a non-commissioned officer, even if he is a junior non-commissioned officer and a first-class corporal, this promotion speed is very amazing, this kid, in less than a year, has been promoted to five levels of soldier in a row, crossing the most important line between soldiers and non-commissioned officers. Many people, however, may not be able to become a non-commissioned officer in their lifetime, but only a soldier. What's more, this kid's name has already been registered with King Qin, such a little soldier, he Xu Jian's subordinates, can also be said to be the only one. Such a guy, even if he is the camp owner, he has to be impressed and take good care of it. Maybe one day, this kid will fly into the sky and go straight to the clouds.
In the hall of the village chief's house, Xu Jian sat down with the visiting head of the Gao family, and the abandoned man poured tea in the house, while several sons of the Gao family stood behind their father very politely.
After serving tea, Gao Wancheng, the head of the Gao family, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "General Xu, I have nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, I came here today, and I ask for forgiveness for the presumptuousness of coming, there are many disturbances, there are really 100,000 urgent things, I am really embarrassed, I am sorry." ”
This Goguryeo aristocrat is very polite, and speaks standard Tang Yun official dialect, and it is revealed that this is a person who is very familiar with Middle-earth culture.
Gao Wancheng is in his early sixties, his temples and beard are gray, but his waist is straight, his movements are agile, and he looks like a noble and celebrity, and he is the kind of military aristocracy.
Xu Jian returned the salute with a smile on his face: "Why did Your Excellency say this, just ask for something." ”
This Gao Wancheng is a member of the Goguryeo tribe, and his ancestors are indeed a branch of the Goguryeo royal family, and he was originally a general in the Jingshence Army on the Bohai Sea, but when he was old, he returned to his hometown. In the past few years, his hometown has been occupied by the coalition army, and his life is really difficult, but because of his identity, the tribal coalition has the intention of using him to manage those Bohai people, so he can barely get by. But since the beginning of this year, life has become more and more difficult. The Khitans came every now and then to send food and wages, asking them for this and asking for that, but they were miserable and helpless. Last night, when he heard that the Qin army had already called, and after they came, not only did they not rob, but also distributed relief food to the people in the village, and they were also recruiting the people to help them transport the baggage, and it was not a forced requisition, but a payment for the grain, he couldn't believe it for a while. When he sent several sons to inquire about the details carefully, combined with his understanding of the Qin army, he finally felt that the Qin army was indeed different from the Khitans.
He didn't wait for Qin Jun to come to the door, and early in the morning, he took the initiative to come with a few sons.
Gao Wancheng came, the purpose is very simple, that is, to take the initiative to cooperate with the Qin army, send people to lead the way for the Qin army, organize people to help transport the baggage, in short, to have a good relationship with the Qin army. He saw that the invading army of the Khitan tribes would not be able to grow, and in the future, the Bohai Kingdom would not be able to grow either. The Qin army entered Liaodong and destroyed the Goguryeo Kingdom. Now that they have entered the Bohai Sea, the Bohai Kingdom will definitely be annexed by the Qin army. The Qin army annexed the Bohai Sea, he didn't care, he was a Goguryeo tribe, and the Goguryeo Kingdom was annexed by the Qin army, and he didn't care about anything. The law of the jungle eats the strong, that's what it is. All he cared about was how to hop on their boat and become his own with the new owners of the land when they arrived. (To be continued......)