Realizing the danger, Zhang Xiaopou instinctively covered the ration bag with one hand and held the handle of the hunting knife with the other hand. He stared at the group of people in the southwest. His breathing became rapid and he was extremely nervous, as if the group of people would pounce at the next moment. Come and kill.
"What if they kill them and rob them?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked himself.
"Their numbers are twice as many as ours. If we fight, we have no chance of winning."
"We can give up some dry food and shake hands with them to make peace."
"No! If this is the case, people in other villages will think that we are weak and easy to bully, and they will all come to steal our dry food."
"If someone comes to rob us, we have to fight!"
Zhang Xiaozu swallowed hard, his mouth felt dry, and his right hand holding the knife trembled uncontrollably. He was afraid, because he found that if a fight really broke out, he would not dare to cut the person with the knife in his hand. It would be too terrifying.
"Xiao Pawn - Xiao Pawn - why are you in a daze? Why, is there someone you know over there?" Niu Dawa called Zhang Xiaopou twice and found that Zhang Xiaopou was staring at a group of people not far away in a daze, so he pushed him A handful.
"Ah?" Zhang Xiaozu didn't react for a moment.
"Ah what, let's go quickly. If you don't leave, you will fall behind." Niu Dawa glared at Zhang Xiaozu angrily, and saw that Zhang Xiaozu looked confused, as if he had just woken up and had no idea what to do, so he grabbed him With his arm, he pulled Zhang Xiaopou in one direction and said at the same time: "After discussing with Uncle Li, we decided to distribute some dry food to the people in Zhangjia Village. We two villagers will team up and go into the Black Forest together. We are only thirty." The population is indeed too small. If you team up with the people from Zhangjiacun, even a big guy like Tiger Heixiazi can do it. Hey, I said you kid should cheer up quickly, but you can't be beaten by Zhang Those young boys in my village looked down upon me."
After listening to what Niu Dawa said, Zhang Xiaozu completed what happened when he was distracted. He looked up and found that Niu Yao and others had already arrived at Zhangjia Village, and seemed to have revealed their plan to join forces. Seeing that all the sadness on the faces of the villagers in Zhangjia Village was gone, they were all happy.
The people from the two villages combined, numbering 120, suddenly became the largest team in front of the valley entrance.
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he realized that what he was worried about just now was solved so easily. In this way, they not only win over the people of Zhangjiacun, but also strengthen the team and protect themselves from being bullied. This is really killing two birds with one stone.
"The elders really have great wisdom!" Zhang Xiaozhu admired Niu Yao and Li Dashan very much and felt that he had too much to learn.
The stone in his heart fell to the ground, Zhang Xiaopou suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body became relaxed. Quietly, he wiped the sweat from his palms on his pants, fearing that Niu Dawa would laugh at him if he found out. But after thinking about it, he asked what he was worried about just now. He wanted to know what Li Dawa would do.
Niu Dawa was walking in front. Hearing Zhang Xiaopeng's question, he opened his mouth and replied: "Food is life these days. If someone robs our food, it will be the same as killing us. We will fight to the end."
"Do you dare to chop a living person with the hunting knife in your hand?" Zhang Xiaozu asked again.
Niu Dawa suddenly stopped and looked down at the ground. After a moment of silence, he sighed quietly: "I didn't dare at first, but I must dare, otherwise all the young and old men in Liujia Village will starve to death. Maybe I dare or not. Dare, this is the difference between adults and children. The responsibilities and responsibilities of adults are indeed heavier, and they are suddenly added to it, making people feel breathless. "
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at Niu Dawa's back with a dazed look on his face. He had never thought that Niu Dawa could say such philosophical words. Is this still the stupid big Tiehanhan he knew?
"The wind is rustling, the rain is rustling, raise your head, hold your chest high, and stride forward without looking back. Up the mountain of swords, down to the sea of fire, drink and dine with a song. Don't be afraid, just move forward. I will cross my sword and I will be crazy. Don’t be afraid of gods, don’t be afraid of demons—" Niu Dawa hummed a tune and strode forward.
Infected by Niu Dawa's sonorous and powerful tune, Zhang Xiaozhu felt his blood surge up. He held the handle of the knife in his hand steadily and powerfully, without any trembling. He couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart: "Come on, it belongs to me." Even if my responsibility and responsibility weighs a thousand pounds, I am not afraid of it.”
As he took another step forward, his figure seemed to grow taller, as if he had shed the shackles of his youthfulness before he was sixteen and had truly grown up.
When Niu Dawa and Zhang Xiaozu rushed back to the main army, the leaders of the two villages had already discussed a plan and planned to collect everyone's dry food together, then select the worst and hand it over, and the rest would be averaged per head. distribute.
The people in Zhangjia Village were a little embarrassed and blushed because they felt that they had taken a huge advantage from the people in Liujia Village. When the people in the two villages took out the food they brought, the people in Zhangjia Village became even more ashamed and even a little ashamed, because they brought hard biscuits, hard buns and the like that were difficult to swallow, and some of them were even moldy. The dried food brought by the people from Liujia Village smells delicious when taken out, and you can tell at a glance that it was just made.
"Everyone in Zhangjiacun, please listen to me." Zhang Daqiang, the team leader of Zhangjiacun, suddenly shouted to the people in his village, "Everyone must be aware of how much advantage we have taken. I don't know what you are doing now. No matter what mood you are in, I am so embarrassed that I want to find a mouse hole to crawl into. There is no reason to take advantage of nothing in the world, and we can’t lose our hearts no matter what, so I decided that the prey caught in the black forest will be divided into 40 and 60 points, and the four of us will , Brother Six of Liujiacun, if you disagree, immediately take your things and get out."
The young and old men in Zhangjiacun were all honest people, and they all said that they had taken advantage of the elder brother of Liujiacun, and they all agreed with Zhang Daqiang's decision.
"Brothers, we've met each other, we've met each other." Niu Yao waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Our two villages are only a few miles apart. We know each other well and know that all brothers are honest people, so I came here to team up with you. You guys There are many adults in the villages, but there are few in our villages. Four or six points is really not appropriate. In my opinion, it is not better than this. If the harvest is huge, then it will be four or six points. It is just four of us and six of you. If the harvest is average, we will Fifty-fifty, it’s a goal anyway, let’s work together to get through this disaster year. If you feel that you owe us Liujia Village, then wait until you get through the disaster year before repaying it. Let’s make an agreement first, and then we can I won’t give in anymore. We’ll take whatever you pay back. Haha——”
"Good brother, the people of Zhangjiacun have taken note of this love, and there will be good rewards in the future." Zhang Daqiang patted Niu Yao's shoulder heavily. He stopped being pretentious, because what Niu Yao said was the truth.
"Don't be stunned. Put down all the dry food and surround it outside to prevent anyone from snatching it. I just took a cursory look around and found that there are many unfamiliar faces. As the old saying goes, you must not have the intention to be a thief. , It is essential to guard against thieves." Niu Yao ordered.
When he said this, everyone couldn't help but become nervous. Nowadays, every mouthful of food is related to the lives of their entire village, and there is no room for carelessness.
Zhang Xiaozu and Niu Dawa hurriedly put down their rations and got out of the crowd. They stood at the outermost edge and looked around warily, feeling that everyone looked like robbers.
"Hey, kid, Xiaopawn, you two are here too!" A thin black boy suddenly jumped out from behind, put one arm around Zhang Xiaopou's neck and the other around Niu Dawa's neck, and happily greeted them both. road.
"I knew they would definitely come."
"It's exciting now."
Behind the thin black boy there were several boys of similar age, who seemed very happy to see Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa.
Zhang Xiaozu and Niu Dawa were startled by the thin black boy. When they looked back, they immediately grinned with joy. I couldn't help but punch the skinny black boy in the chest, and said with a smile: "You idiot, where did you guys go just now? We walked around and didn't see your shadow, so we thought you weren't here. "
These boys are all from Zhangjiacun. They are the same age as Zhang Xiaozhu and they all just held their coming of age ceremony this year. We often play together on weekdays, going down rivers to fish and go up trees to hunt birds, we are very familiar with it.
"It's a pity that you just came today and missed a good show." The thin black boy shook his head and said regretfully. His name is Zhang Dezhuang, which is homophonic with "grow strong". His father hopes that he will grow strong and powerful, but this boy seems to be sent from the sky to deliberately oppose his father. He has eaten chicken, duck and fish since he was a child, but... He couldn't gain weight just by eating, and he was so skinny that he almost made me sick. Because of this, his nickname "Skinny Monkey" can be said to be heard for miles around.
When Niu Dawa heard that there was a good show, his eyes lit up and he urged: "What good show is there? Tell me quickly."
"Tsk, tsk, you two didn't see it. The scene and the battle yesterday were simply shocking!" Thin Monkey tutted in surprise, shook his head and waved his hands, pretending to appetize the two pawns.
"Get out of here!" Niu Dawa was not a good-tempered person. He slapped the thin monkey away, nuzzled at the other person, and said: "The number one scholar, you decide."
The boy named by Niu Dawa is named Zhang Chutian, and he is nicknamed "Zhuangyuan" because he studied in a small private school in the county for one and a half years and can read more than 200 words. He is the most talented among his peers. He is knowledgeable, hence his nickname.
Liu and Zhang Villages have been digging in the fields for generations. The poor people in the ravines have never seen the world. They envy and admire scholars who are scholars, but if they are asked to pay for the boys in their families to stop doing farm work, Go to a private school to study, even if you beat them to death. As for the boy who grew up in the ravine, he has been used to being wild since he was a child, so he can't bear the temper to talk about words. Therefore, the people in the two villages have been basically illiterate for generations, and they can only write their own names.
Zhang Xiaozu has always admired Zhang Chutian, because he was beaten by the old village chief with a willow stick for a whole year and suffered so much that he could barely read 108 characters, but Zhang Chutian could actually read more than 200 characters. , it’s really awesome.
Zhang Chutian also enjoys the nickname "No. 1 Scholar" on weekdays. He will say a few words from time to time, and he is also very careful in dressing up. Take this time for example, he, Zhang Xiaozu and others were all dressed in coarse linen clothes. Due to the sultry weather, Zhang Xiaozu and others had unbuttoned two or three buttons, spread their chests, and their hair was messy. A hemp rope was tied behind his head, but he was different. His clothes were flat and neat, not even a strand of folds could be found, and his hair was smooth and smooth. When he stood among a group of wild boys like Zhang Xiaozu, he did have a certain aura. The elegant look of a scholar.
"Ahem..." The champion covered his mouth with his hand, coughed twice, cleared his throat, grasped it with his right hand, as if grabbing a piece of gavel, slapped it in front of him, said "pop" on his lips, and then picked With a glaring look on his face, he looked like a storyteller in a tavern.
Normally, everyone likes to listen to this guy telling stories in a pretentious way, no matter if he is just hearing stories or just making nonsense.
Just listen to the clear voice of the champion shouting: "It is said that at three o'clock yesterday, more than ten villagers gathered here, wanting to cross the valley into the black forest to hunt. However, the entrance of the valley was blocked by people from the county's big family. Each person had to hand over five kilograms of rations. When entering the valley, half of the prey must be handed over when leaving the valley. Everyone was stopped at the entrance of the valley, and they dared to get angry but did not dare to speak. The two sides were in a stalemate for several hours, and finally people from three villages revolted and tried to force their way into the valley. The three villages almost Two hundred people, armed with hunting knives, steel forks and other weapons, rose up and launched an attack. As a result, they were killed by only five people from the big family in a matter of seconds. They left their helmets and armor behind and screamed all over the field. The battle ended almost as soon as it started. Seven people from three villages were killed. , the rest were all injured, no one escaped unscathed, and the five members of the big family only had a little dust on their clothes, and they flicked their hands as if they had just played a game."
"What a bastard!" Niu Dawa jumped up with eyes wide open, shouting in disbelief: "Really or not, five against two hundred, you fucking win?! Win! Not to mention, it’s so damn easy to win?”
Zhang Xiaozu was also in disbelief. Although he had already guessed that several major families were very powerful, otherwise he would not have dared to block the valley entrance to collect tolls against the public's anger, but he never imagined that they were so ridiculously strong. Five people fought against 200 people, and they still won easily. Could it be that five people fought against two hundred people? Do you respect the God of War?
