When he walked around the hills and saw the neat fields, Lin Yan was extremely excited.
Sure enough, as Old Man Rumu said, people here make a living by farming.
The large stretches of fields were green and swayed in the wind, like endless waves of green water.
Near the foot of the hill, a large number of houses are scattered. At a glance, you can tell that the village here is very large and must have a large population.
Before Lin Yan and the others could move forward, they heard the sound of dogs barking one after another, and someone was coming towards them.
When he got closer, he saw nine people, all wearing coarse clothes and straw hats, holding wooden sticks, staring at Lin Yan and the others with unkind eyes.
They stopped because they saw the cows and horses under them. They were ferocious beasts, and they were naturally afraid of them.
Lin Yan stepped forward and said in the dialect he learned from Mang Village, "We are from Mang Village. Is this Jingtian Village?"
The people on the opposite side murmured to each other for a while, then a strong man stood up and replied: "This is Jingtian, are you from Mang Village?"
"So be it."
The strong man glared and asked loudly: "You are not from Mang Village, what are you doing here?"
Lin Yan motioned to them to calm down, "Don't be angry. We are not from Mang Village, but we have lived in Mang Village for a cold season. We came here specially. My name is Lin Yan, what is your name?"
The strong man saw that Lin Yan, a little girl, was not timid, and he felt a little more wary. Especially when he saw the strong cattle and horses riding under them, he did not dare to act rashly. He said: "My name is Jing Cheng. You are not from Mang Village. Where did you come from?"
"Sun Alliance, a place far away." Lin Yan said openly, as if he couldn't see the vigilance in the eyes of the person opposite him. He got off his horse and took a few steps closer.
She said: "We are all from the Sun Alliance. We came out to look for Wu Kingdom. We passed by your village and want to stay and rest for a few days. Can you let us enter the village?"
"No." Jing Cheng refused without hesitation. This group of people looked difficult to deal with. How could someone who could ride a ferocious beast dare to be let into the village so easily.
"Don't be too busy refusing. We don't live in vain, we have gifts."
Lin Yan turned back to Lan Xing and said, "Hurry and get the gifts we prepared."
Without saying a word, Lan Xing asked a few people to take out three fat preys from the back of the cattle behind the team, two white rabbits and a fat wild boar.
This was what they hunted on the road. There happened to be a cow that was used to herd the prey without having to carry people.
Since they had cows and horses, they no longer had to worry about carrying too much weight, and they would not let go of any small prey they encountered on the road.
The approach of Blue Star and several people made the people on the opposite side even more nervous. They subconsciously clenched the wooden sticks, ready to attack at any time.
Lin Yan smiled innocently, "Don't be afraid, these are our companions, these are Lan Xing, Jian Fang, Tian Zhong, and Lu Yu."
The four of them smiled at the other side.
Lanxing said cheerfully: "Jingcheng, these prey are our gifts to Jingtian Village. It's my first time here and I brought some food. I hope you like it."
Jing Cheng looked at Lan Xing and the others, and then looked at the things in their hands.
Lan Xing was carrying a plump white rabbit, which weighed at least fifty kilograms.
Jian Fang and Tian Zhong were carrying a big black wild boar. It was fat and strong, and its tusks were even more dazzling in the sun.
White rabbits can also be hunted by villagers, so it is not uncommon. But most people would never dare to mess with that big fat pig.
Jing Lie, who was behind Jing Cheng, couldn't help but said: "Are you really giving it to us?"
That big fat pig has a lot of meat, who would be willing to take it out?
In this age where food is paramount, there are too few people who can fill their bellies, and people value food more than anything else. There is no reason to push the meat that is delivered to your hands.
Lanxing smiled and said: "Yes, this is a gift specially prepared for you. We are just passing by and want to go to the village to rest for a few days. There is absolutely no harm."
Jing Cheng was not so eager and asked: "Did you hunt the big fat pig on the road?"
"Yes, it took a lot of effort for so many of us to work together to hunt it."
Jing Cheng looked at the people opposite him carefully and realized that it was possible to hunt a fat pig together. Looking at the damage in their clothes, I felt a little less wary.
After thinking for a while, he said: "We can't let you enter the village now. We will discuss it with the people in the village and only if they agree can you enter the village."
"Okay, you go back and discuss it. We'll wait here and won't go in." Lan Xing smiled and was very easy to talk to.
They came to Jingtian Village to inquire about news about Wu Guo, and they must not offend anyone.
The other side sent two people back to the village, and both Jing Cheng and Jing Lie stayed.
Lan Xing and Lu Yu came forward and soon became involved.
Lin Yan could tell that Jing Cheng and the others were more willing to talk to Lan Xing and the others, maybe because she was a girl and the other party felt that they could not make the decision.
Wen Xue secretly smiled and said, "They would never have imagined that you and Lan Yue are our leaders."
Seeing that the people on the other side are all strong men and there are no women, you know that the men of Ida Village are absolutely responsible for force, but they don't know what the status of women in their village is.
She was looking forward to seeing how wonderful the expressions on Jing Cheng's and others' faces would be when they knew that Lin Yan and Lan Yue were the leaders.
Lin Yan disagreed, "You don't need to care if you judge people by their appearance. We are not here to fight. There is no need to show our strength, so let them think so. It may be easier to communicate with Blue Star later."
Lan Yue also thinks it's good to do this.
It would be great if Blue Star and the others could communicate better with each other and the relationship between the two parties could be harmonious.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Lan Xing had already become brothers with Jing Cheng and Jing Lie, enjoying themselves happily.
The villagers finally arrived. Two people went back, but more than ten came.
When Jing Cheng saw the person coming, he hurriedly pulled an old man over and said, "This is the Jingchang clan elder from our village. If you have anything to say to the clan elder, please tell him."
The clan elders have the final say on all matters in the village, and they just follow orders.
Of course, there are more than ten clan elders in Jingtian Village, and this is just one of them, responsible for managing everything in the area where Jingcheng and the others live.
An outsider came to the village. This was a big event. As soon as Jing Chang heard about it, he hurried over with his people.
When they met, they first looked at the person on the other side, then looked at the prey on the ground over there, saying it was a gift.
Jing Chang greeted him with a smile and said to Lan Xing: "It's okay to let you enter the village, but you can only stay at the end of the village and cannot wander around the village. The cattle and horses you bring must be managed well and no one can be harmed. Nor can it harm the crops in the fields.”
Those few prey were very plump, and Jing Chang was very excited. In fact, everyone in Jingtian Village was also very excited.
But he didn't want other people in the village to know. Once it became public, other clan elders would definitely come and take part of it.
Every household is not living a wealthy life, and there are too few people who can barely fill their stomachs. Anyone who is not hungry will naturally not want to share the meat in their mouths with others.
Blue Star promised, as long as he could enter the village. As for Jing Chang and the others' petty thoughts, don't worry about them.
(End of chapter)
