Suddenly, my back felt wet, as if someone had poured a bucket of hot water on me. What happened? Ye Congwen quickly opened his eyes and looked:
I saw a huge two-foot-wide ax shining brightly stuck in the cow's neck, reflecting a dazzling light, and all the bright red cow blood sprayed on his back, soaking his clothes with heat.
"Xiao Congwen, please say something before you die!"
A rough and heroic voice exploded in the ears, like thunder, making people's ears ring.
"Brother Rulang, you are finally here! You came just in time!"
Ye Congwen turned over and climbed up, staring at the nearly three-meter-tall burly man in front of him with joy. He felt so safe that he was not afraid even if the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked. The strong man with the first iron tower in Iron Tower Village lived up to his reputation! With a clang, Ye Congwen fell safely into the thatch and muttered something:
"My legs are numb, let me lie down for a while."
Within half a moment, there were several circles surrounded by a group of giants. It was the hunters who were chasing after them.
Seeing that both of them were fine, everyone strode forward to observe the decapitated bull.
The giant ax cut off the cow's neck without any bias, cutting off the entire trachea and blood vessels, which shows how terrifying the power in this man's hands is.
"Being able to cut out such a neat bowl mouth with just one blow of an ax from a distance of twenty meters, there is no one else in the village besides Sister Hu who can find anyone else."
A bald man who was about 2.8 meters tall saw that Ye Rulang's gaze turned cold and his eyes glowed with an astonishing cold light. This was a sign that he was going to go crazy, so he quickly covered up for Xiao Congwen.
"You lost the nine gold coins you got, so you have nothing to say?"
Ye Congwen saw the cold light shining in Ye Rulang's eyes, which was breathtaking, and the joy in his heart disappeared instantly. The animal trainer in Qingshan Town offered a price of one thousand kilograms of gold coins. This pioneering bull weighed at least nine thousand kilograms. It was the first one caught this year. It was a rare commodity! A lot of people are rushing to get one or two more gold coins, but the prerequisite is that the cow is alive and cannot be injured.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have disembarked from the boat and watched the excitement."
Ye Congwen looked troubled and regretful. He should never have disembarked from the boat and lost a pioneer cattle worth nine gold coins. This was half a month's expense for more than 300 people in Tieta Village!
"How many times have I told you? Don't get off the boat casually. Even we are afraid of these ferocious beasts in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range. If you come here with little arms and legs to join in the fun, aren't you looking for death?
If you have a problem, how can I explain it to grandpa? Today is the first day of autumn arrests, and you did this, making everyone's day's work in vain. Tell me, how should I punish you? "
Ye Congwen was stunned by the angry Ye Rulang, and when he heard the sighs of the tribesmen around him, his face instantly turned pale. Yes, in the eyes of these three-meter-tall giants, I, who is only 1.7 meters tall, am just a frail child.
If he made a big mistake, he would be given a few words of reprimand. If it weren't for the fact that he was an orphan, he would probably have to use his fists.
"You were right to get off the boat and go ashore! The mistake was that you shouldn't have brought the little bean sprouts to the hunting ground! Is this a place she can come to? If Ye Rulang hadn't arrived in time, you would have been killed by her!"
Everyone made way for a passage, and a woman whose body was no less powerful than Ye Rulang walked in. Her eyes were bright, and her wheat complexion looked particularly bright under the sun. The visitor is Hua Sihu, the top hunter of the Flower Clan, and the fiancée of Ye Rulang.
"Sister Tiger."
Ye Congwen knew that the giants of the Hua and Ye tribes had never been very friendly to the people of the Wood tribe. If they made such a big move today, I'm afraid they would not look good on Mu Dou Ya.
Hua Sihu looked at the two bloody men, Ye Congwen and Mu Dou Ya, paused for a long time, stared at Mu Dou Ya with an unkind expression and asked:
"Why are you following me? Is this a place that you, a bean sprout, can come to?"
"Me, I was helping Brother Congwen clean the dirty blood on the boat. When I heard the noisy gongs and drums here, I wanted to come over and see the excitement, so I begged Brother Congwen to take me to open my eyes."
Knowing that these strong men and fierce sisters were prejudiced against him, Mudouya could only answer evasively.
"Wearing such bright colors to see the excitement, do you want to attract attention or attract the attention of pioneers?"
Hua Sihu discovered the crux of the matter from a long distance away, but was too far away for the sound to reach her.
Ye Congwen saw that the pigeon sprouts were poor in words and hesitated. He couldn't bear the flames of war to burn on the little girl, so he had to take the blame and said:
"Sister Tiger, it's all my fault for being careless and not noticing in advance that she was wearing a red dress."
"Don't speak for her. I know whose responsibility it is. The three tribes of the Mosaic and Leaf Mu tribe in Tieta Village have always had a clear division of labor. The giants of the Mosaic and Leaf tribe hunt and cut down trees, and the little men of the Mu tribe build houses and boats. We have long warned them not to step on it. Half a step into the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range. She is fifteen years old, haven't her parents taught her?"
Hua Sihu stared at Douya Ya, so scared that Dou Yaa could only hide behind Ye Congwen.
"You come to this barren mountain and are dressed up so beautifully. Do you think we don't know your little thoughts? Don't you just want to imitate your Aunt Mu Xi, and also want to find a good husband among the Huaye clan?
Let me tell you, pigeon sprouts, don’t have any wishful thinking. We are not Uncle Infinite, and we will not be stupid enough to harm our own descendants! "
Several giants stood up and accused in unison. This made Ye Congwen very embarrassed. Who allowed himself to be the son of Ye Wuwu and Mu Xi?
"Don't talk about us. If Uncle Wufen Quanxia had any knowledge and would harm Xiao Congwen like this, I think he would definitely not marry a woman from your Mu tribe!
I advise you to give up on this idea. The old patriarch said that no one with a height of less than 2.5 meters and a weight of less than 250 kilograms will be considered! "
Everyone was filled with anger and shared the same hatred, as if they had sworn hatred. Ye Congwen's face became even more embarrassed, and a small word pierced his heart.
It's a pity that I can't refute it. Who allowed me to inherit my mother's physique? As the strongest man in Iron Tower Village, his father is taller and more powerful than the three-meter-tall Ye Rulang. As long as he inherits even a little bit of it, he won't get the nickname Xiao Congwen. It's understandable for the older people to call him "Little Congwen", but it's really embarrassing for a seven or eight-year-old child to call him that.
"I just want to be a companion to Brother Congwen. How can you accuse someone unjustly?"
Mudou Ya replied with a flat mouth, watery eyes, and thin shoulders that kept shrugging, obviously trying to restrain himself.
"Still crying? Don't cry! You are still wronged, aren't you? If it hadn't been for the fact that your Aunt Mu Xi was delicate and frail, and the children she gave birth to followed her, my Uncle Wufen would not have died young.
Xiao Congwen, you should stay away from those paper people of the Mu tribe from now on. Your mother has hurt you enough. Please don’t hurt your son again! "
On the side, Douzhao saw the giants of the flower and leaf tribes, big and small, reprimanding and admonishing Ye Congwen. Their words were also disrespectful to Ye Congwen's mother, so he immediately retorted:
"Do you people have fleshy hearts? My Aunt Mu Xi has been dead for seven or eight years, and you still blame her and scold her? After all, she is also Ye Congwen's mother and uncle Wuxi's wife. , isn’t she also your aunt according to seniority?
Besides, what’s wrong with us Mu people being so thin and short? Which of your clothes, shoes, houses, and wooden boats were not made for you by people named Mu? Can your fingers as thick as a rolling pin thread needles, thread, knit and cut cloth? "
When the giants saw that this little girl dared to talk back, they were so grumpy that they immediately wanted to deal with her. Seeing this, Ye Congwen quickly stood in front of the pigeon sprouts and argued to the giant:
"We are all from Tieta Village and we work together to learn from each other's strengths. Why do we have to say these different things?"
Ye Rulang stopped the giant who was about to move and asked the pigeon sprouts:
"Little Douya, from what you said, do you think that without your Wood tribe, we, the giants of the Flower and Leaf tribe, would have to live naked? That's great. From tomorrow on, you smart people from the Wood tribe will go hunting in the mountains, and we, the stupid people from the Flower and Leaf tribe, will Stay at home and sew and weave.”
Although Mu Dou Ya is angry, he is not a brainless and arrogant person. He knows that the Mu tribe is a carpenter, and it is easy to do some fine carpentry work. But when it comes to hunting and felling trees, facing those bloodthirsty and cruel beasts and raptors, the Mu tribe Dozens of people together can't compare to one giant. He quickly defended:
"I don't mean that. It's just that you always blame me, Aunt Mu Xi, and look down on us Mu people. Of course I have to speak for them. It's not like we eat for free. We have done a lot of things. Why do you look down on us? ?”
"Really? Since you are so capable, you should make up for today's loss. This pioneer cow is worth ten gold coins. If you make up the money, I will pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, I will definitely go Your family is asking your father to compensate you!"
Hearing Hua Sihu's words, Mudouya was so frightened that his face turned pale. Ten gold coins are equivalent to one hundred silver coins and one hundred thousand copper coins. A carpenter's day's work only costs thirty cents. He had to work for ten years without eating or drinking to collect ten gold coins. If his father knew that he had gotten into such a big trouble, he would be angry to death.
"Why don't you say anything? Do you not want to admit your fault? If you hadn't joined in the fun and ran ashore and were unwilling to take off that red coat, would we have had to kill the pioneer cow to save you?"
The giants on the side spoke one after another. Ten gold coins were equivalent to the expenses of two to three hundred people in the entire Iron Tower Village for half a month. Bumi, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, what can you buy without spending money?
Mudouya held back her tears and looked at the giant stubbornly, neither agreeing nor rejecting. She felt very regretful in her heart. She should have known better that she shouldn't have forced Ye Congwen to take her to watch the excitement.
"I will pay for this! The pioneer cow died because of me, and I also brought the pigeon sprouts. This money should be counted on me.
Like Brother Wolf and Sister Tiger, please send someone to pick out the meat from the Pioneer Wild Cow. While it’s still early, I’ll take it to Qingshan Town and sell it! "
Ye Congwen knew that Mudouya's family was even poorer than his own. His father had a leg problem and his mother had to take care of three or four children. It was good to have a full meal, so how could he still have money to compensate?
"You have to think clearly. This pioneering cow only has two to three thousand kilograms of meat at most. Even if you buy fifteen cents per kilogram, you only have four or five gold coins at most. And there are only three to four hundred households in Qingshan Town, so it is impossible for every household to Every household will buy you ten pounds of beef.”
Ye Rulang analyzed it in detail, what the giants want is just for the pigeon sprouts to bow their heads and admit their mistakes, and stop plotting evil plans to harm the flower and leaf tribes in the future. What do you want to do, and where do you stand?
