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Chapter 36 Ordinary Days

The fields are dry and loose in winter, and the cavalry runs like dust. It is really a trembling thing when they are filled with beacons in the sky.

"Tartars, the Tartar cavalry are here!" someone shouted loudly.

This voice immediately caused chaos in the entire Baibao Village. Fortunately, more than 100 households and more than 30 young and strong families went to Huairen again, and they were not in chaos. At this time, General Li was still resting on his sleep. Xiang Bo, who was urging martial arts to practice, walked out quickly. He glanced at the villagers running around, turned around and went back to get a long stick. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun hurriedly followed.

I only saw the old man strode in the village, and when I saw the person who was shouting, he swept down with one stick and beat him with a few sticks, the people in the village became quiet.

"Is it a mourning man? The Tartar cavalry is here, how could the beacon fire be like this! Why is it just a little smoke and dust!"

The villagers dared not retort because of the chasing and scolding, but no one dared to stay outside the yard. The entire Baibao Village quickly became quiet and must have been hiding in the cellar.

Xiang Bo shook his head and led Zhu Da and the others to the outside of the village. The distance between smoke and dust was getting closer and closer. Seeing the cavalry appearing and the dust was hidden in Yangtian dust, it was hard to tell how many of them were. The rumbling sound of hooves also came. The momentum was indeed quite large. Xiang Bo stood there calmly, but Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun both became nervous subconsciously.

"What a fucking bastard. He doesn't care about mounts and doesn't kill the enemy to pursue them. How could he run away like this? Show off his fart with the poor man!" Xiang Bo looked at Yan Chen approaching and cursed with disdain.

After cursing for a few words, Xiang Bo turned around and said, "There are no more than twenty cavalrymen. I guess they were sent by the garrison. If the Tartar cavalry came, don't say you can hear the movement in the village, and the ground will be shaken."

The team of cavalry coming from afar slowed down a few dozen steps away from Baibao Village, but did not stop. A cavalry was separated and greeted him, "Brother, I'll go to Zhengjiaji first, I'll rush over later!" Then he rushed straight to Baibao Village, and the others rushed away.

The voice was very loud, and Zhu Da heard it clearly. Zhengjiaji is a big town south of Baibao Village. It has more than a thousand households and thousands of people. It is the first prosperous place outside Huairen County. There are many shops in the town and many places to enjoy the fun. However, there are very few people in Baibao Village. First, there are not much spare money in their hands, and second, it is not easy to cross the river through the Xiami River.

In a blink of an eye, the cavalry leaving the team had arrived. Zhu Da had actually seen this man twice. He was one of the servants who came here to send the orders. Unlike the previous times, this time the servants were covered in hangs, with knife bows hanging on both sides of the saddle, and the chest was hindered on the front of the mount, and it seemed that the person was lined with body armor.

Fully armed, strong and strong, she looked very majestic, but the servant looked domineering and frivolous, and looked like a rich family hunting in spring. Zhu Da couldn't feel any intellect and murderous aura. The servant riding the horse was swaying, ignoring the three old and young standing at the entrance of the village. He went straight to Mr. Li's house with familiarity.

Before Xiang Bo and the others could go back, the atmosphere in the village was much relaxed. It was common for servants from the masters to be sent, and this was nothing scary.

Xiang Bo and Zhu Shitou both brought shoulder poles and baskets, and borrowed several tools, saying that they were going to a foreign village to help Xiang Bo’s relatives and friends do their work. They went to the cave they discovered yesterday. Zhou Qingyun was so excited that he wanted to follow him, but was ordered to practice martial arts with Zhu Da at home, so he could not relax.

Before leaving, Zhu Da specifically reminded him not to go out of the village and go directly to the mountain nest, but to go to another village first to take a detour. After walking for a while, you have to look back to see if anyone follows you.

"No one is watching each other once or twice, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be troubles over time. It's okay to be careful."

"I don't know if it's the master or the apprentice who is in the world!"

Xiang Yue Xiangbo did not reject Zhu Da's words, but just smiled and set off with Zhu Shitou, who was a little nervous.

At lunch time, the Li brothers came to find Xiang Bo, saying that he would let him go to bed earlier and that he would take people to night. By the way, he told the news brought by the servants, saying that the commander of the garrison station had passed on military orders, requiring all hundred households to train military households and be on strict guard. Once there was news, they would be reported. Anyone who delayed and delayed would be dealt with by military law.

In addition, he also told all the hundreds of households that the commanders and the relatives of thousands of households would come out to patrol and suppress the bandits, and the bandits would not be arrogant for long, and they would be wiped out soon.

"This group of thieves shouldn't have been around for long. Although that group of servants are arrogant, they still have real skills." After hearing this, Zhou Qingyun was very excited.

Li He suffered a great loss at the hands of his family, but he also recognized Zhou Qingyun's judgment, and just lowered his voice and said, "My father said that this group of family soldiers is also very troublesome. Let them go out to various households to move. Compared with the bandits, it may be better than killing people..."

The group of old men sent from above should provide delicious food and drinks. They had to do something else. All the households were poor and had a weaker foundation after paying rent and dispatching jobs. After being tossed by these old men, there was little difference between being washed away by the thieves and being plundered by the thieves.

Compared to the optimism of Zhou Qingyun and the Li brothers, Zhu Da heard more. The big men in the garrison were clearly perfunctory and pushed the responsibility and defense to the lower level. Report any news immediately. If there is real news, the case must have been done, and the measures to prevent thieves are all fake. The only real thing is that each hundred households will organize the group training on their own and be strictly guarded. But think about how many people were drawn from each hundred households, and their strength was also very empty. How could this be calculated?

However, at present, the situation in Baibao Village is still optimistic. Compared with the hundreds of households in other villages, Baibao Village has begun to be on guard. The villagers are young and strong and cohesive. Mr. Li, who is in charge of the affairs, is a responsible person. Moreover, Zhu Da has inquired about it. Compared with the hundreds of households nearby, Baibao Village cannot be the worst, but it cannot be said to be rich. After all, it is a bit far from the official road, and there is no convenient and beneficial effect of doing business. It is not very good and difficult to deal with, and the bandits are unwilling to cause trouble in vain.

After Li Ying and Li He finished talking, they were not in a hurry to leave. They said a few more gossips. Li Ying took out his pocket and shook it. It was because they had lunch together that day. Zhu Da laughed silently. No wonder he came here at this time, he should still want to have a fish.

It’s nothing wrong with everyone having a meal together for fun. Zhou Qingyun is also very welcomed. The smoked fish tastes better and better, and everyone is happy to eat at noon.

After the meal, the two brothers of the Li family did not rush to leave. They looked at Zhu Da's processing fishing rod with great enthusiasm. This process was not complicated. They simply tied the fishing line to the fishing rod and added a float. The sewing needle burned red in the stove. They took it out and beat it carefully into a hook. After the cold, they connected it with the thread.

"Can you catch the fish?" Except for Zhu Da, the other three people didn't believe it very much, and they also urged Zhu Da to try it by the river.

But Zhu Da did not agree. He said that he and Zhou Qingyun still had to practice martial arts and would go there after everyone made an appointment tomorrow. The Li brothers were very reluctant, but there was nothing they could do.

"We can't relax when practicing martial arts. We don't have enough time to run today and we don't have time to go fishing!"

"If you want to say that you are still my junior brother, why are you the same as your master!"

Zhou Qingyun reluctantly muttered a few words about Zhu Da's righteous words, but started practicing with him.

Looking at the beacon smoke in the sky, Zhu Da felt a sense of urgency. According to Xiang Bo's words, even if the Mongolian cavalry really broke through the border wall and entered Datong Town, even if no one stopped him along the way, it would take ten days to come to Baibao Village. In these days, the beacon smoke warning is enough for people to prepare to escape and hide. Even if the beacon smoke does not ignite, the burning, killing, looting and robbing along the way will give people enough reaction time.

"We have more than 100,000 soldiers in our Datong. There are still some fights when the Tartars come in. Be careful, but you don't have to be so scared!"

This was Xiang Bo's original words, but Zhu Da didn't think that the distance of ten days or any warning made this side safe enough. He had walked through this generation and knew that the terrain here was very flat. Although Zhu Da didn't know the speed of the cavalry, the terrain that was flat and suitable for cavalry to advance always made him feel at ease.

There is no solution at present. The possibility of surviving after leaving his family and Baibao Village is very small. The only thing that can increase safety or increase the illusory sense of security is to practice martial arts to make yourself stronger and survive in this era. However, Zhu Da also knows that no matter how much martial arts is practiced, it is useless to encounter cavalry. It is better to exercise your body now, so you can run faster and save your life.

Think about the novel I read at that time, the wine and salt maker that made wine and seller could only stay in the village, and to survive and live a better life, hard work, perhaps this is the reality. Most people can only follow the trend of the times, rather than breaking the waves.

Practicing a knife is still boring, but Zhu Da felt the progress. Although the progress is very small, after proficient in these six simple sets of movements, he would feel the coordination of muscle force. In the past, the same movement might have been consumed a lot by the torso, limbs and excess movements, but very few are actually used on the knife. Now it can ensure that most of the strength falls on the knife and does not freeze.

This slight understanding and progress made Zhu Da more focused. Zhou Qingyun, who was next to him, was a little restless. When Xiang Bo was there, Zhou Qingyun was more focused. If he was not there, he would not be able to calm down. But this difference is normal. Adults know why to study and the value and significance of learning. Young people will only feel the hard work and boredom of learning and connection. Of course, adults who can work hard and work hard are not the majority at any time.

In those twenty years, we have seen many people strive to be the first, to gain wealth and prosperity for themselves and for their future, because in that era, there were upward conditions and space, both the country and the people, and this has never happened in China for thousands of years.

After being distracted, Zhu Da smiled self-deprecatingly and waved again.

While practicing, I heard the outside shouting to Bo Zhong with a full breath: "Come out and help, we are back!"
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