While Wang Yuanfang and the others were still waiting for the arrival of the Thunder God on Flower and Bird Island, Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng had already taken Fang Hua, Lao You and other nine people on a plane to a certain country in the north. After nearly six hours of flight, the exhausted Fang Hua, Lao You and others waited at the airport for another two hours before boarding a medium-sized van bound for the ice-free port.
After they experienced various emergencies such as the water tank boiling, the cylinder gasket rupturing, and waiting for rescue, a group of 11 people who were supposed to arrive in the afternoon finally arrived at Zhao Xin's small farm at 9 p.m. Wu Siyu, who arrived a day early, personally made a fragrant hot noodle soup meal for the nine exhausted people. During the meal, Zhao Xin told Fang Hua and others that he would take everyone to school tomorrow.
After everyone had a hasty meal, they yawned and went back to their rooms to sleep. No one noticed that Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng ran to a corner of the farm and vomited loudly...
So, when Fang Hua, Lao You and others woke up the next morning, they found that everything was different.
"Xiao Fang, did we sleep in this room last night?" After Lao You opened his eyes and sat up, looking at the unfamiliar things around him, he asked Fang Hua, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, with some confusion.
"I'm confused too, it doesn't seem to be the case."
"It's broken! Can you see if our luggage is still there?"
"They're all here." Fang Hua pointed with his hand, and their luggage was placed at a table in the room.
"I mean, check if the things inside are still there!" Lao You opened the quilt and jumped out of bed. Regardless of the cold on the ground, he stepped on the wooden floor with bare feet and opened his luggage. After careful inspection, I found that everything was there; including the foreign currency exchanged before, two large bags of instant noodles, and a bag of pickles.
Fang Hua asked casually: "Old You, why did you bring this here?"
Lao You explained as he closed the suitcase: "I can't get used to big food. I checked online before and found that the Chinese food in the supermarket here is too expensive."
However, when Lao You felt the urge to urinate and wanted to go to the bathroom, he realized something was wrong. There is no toilet in this room at all, there is only a toilet in the corner that looks like a child's toilet.
Lao You anxiously asked Fanghua: "Where is the toilet?"
"I didn't find it either."
"I'll go! Then how did you get in?"
"That's the bucket." Fang Hua pointed to the wooden bucket in the corner.
It was a good thing that Lao You didn't mention it. When he mentioned the toilet, he suddenly felt his bladder tightening. He didn't bother to ask, so he quickly walked over and took off the lid. Along with the weak trickle, I finally feel refreshed physically and mentally.
"What a fucking mess! There's not even a bathroom in the house. How can I brush my teeth and wash my face?!" After solving his personal problem, Lao You muttered something while holding up his pants. He walked back to the table and was about to take his toothbrush and towel from his bag when he was suddenly startled.
"That's wrong!" Lao You clearly remembered that he came to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face before going to bed yesterday. With a serious look on his face, he hurriedly put on his pants and clothes, ready to go out and take a look. But unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the door, there was a "squeak" and the door was opened from the outside.
"Excuse me! We've brought you water." Two young women in aprons opened the door and were startled to see Lao You standing at the door. He quickly bowed and apologized.
Lao You at the door and Fang Hua sitting on the bed were both stunned. They looked stupidly at the woman who came in and put two basins of wash water on the table. Then, a woman brought in two more kettles from outside the door. .
"The red pot is hot water, and the blue pot is cold water. The cold water is for you two to brush your teeth." The other woman finished stumblingly, as if remembering something, she took something out of the front pocket of her apron. Take out a tube of toothpaste and two new unopened toothbrushes and put them on the table. Explained: "These are for you two, they are all new. We will send breakfast over in a moment."
Lao You and Fang Hua felt as if they had seen a ghost. It was not until the two women bowed to them again at the door and went out to close the door that he turned to look at Fang Hua.
"Aren't we dreaming?" Lao You stretched out his hand and twisted his arm. "Ouch~" The force was too much, and he gritted his teeth in pain.
Fang Hua suddenly stood up, walked to the window, and opened the two-story windows.
On the grass outside the door, there were four or five oriental faces standing about one and a half meters tall, carrying a rifle on their thin shoulders.
Lao You had joined the militia before, and he recognized at a glance that these people were carrying what looked like five-six-and-a-half pieces, and they all looked real; especially the silvery-white bayonets under the muzzles of the guns.
Not far away, a series of wooden houses are neatly arranged in an orderly manner. The path between the houses is paved with a layer of fine gravel.
Is this still the same city we came to yesterday?
"Good morning, gentlemen! Are you hungry? Breakfast will be brought to you soon."
Seeing that the new gentlemen brought by the lord had all gotten up, Yajiro, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, bowed to them with a smile and greeted them warmly.
But when Lao You saw the pistol holster on Yajiro's waist, the corners of his eyes twitched.
"Where's Mr. Zhao?" Fang Hua asked the little man with a smile in front of him.
"Are you asking my lord? He gave the order this morning and specifically asked me to serve you. I'm so sorry!"
"My lord?" What kind of name is this? Why don't you call me "Master"?
"Who are you?" Suddenly, the window of the room next door was opened. Fang Hua saw that it was another teacher who was traveling with him. His surname seemed to be Li, and he used to teach physics.
"Let me introduce myself. I am the police officer of Beihai Town Police Station, Yajiro." Yajiro's Mandarin skills are average, so when he introduces his name, he uses the pronunciation of the island country.
"What?! Tell me what your name is again?" Lao You's eyes suddenly widened.
When Yajiro repeated his name again, Lao You suddenly said: "Baga!"
Yajiro was not angry but happy after hearing this. He changed to the island country and asked: "So you are also from the island country? I am from the Mutsu Hirosaki Domain. Are you?"
"Oh my god!" Lao You, who spoke fluent Japanese, slapped his forehead, making him completely dizzy.
...
At this time, near the mouth of the Furjiaha River, thirty-five miles northwest of Beihai Town, a dozen Hezhefiyak people leading horses came out of the forest.
"This is it." The leader of the guide said to the people behind him.
The dozen or so people behind him all walked out of the forest at this time. They were all a little surprised when they looked at the road heading east that suddenly appeared in front of them.
"How far is it from here?" The leader, a strong man wearing a silk robe, asked the two guides.
"It's almost thirty miles away. Do you think we should take a break before leaving?"
This group of people set out from the upper reaches of the Furjiaha River before dawn, and by now they had walked fifty miles of mountain roads.
The strong man turned his head and glanced at the dozens of horses in the team, nodded and said: "Give the horses water and food, and rest for a while before leaving."
After hearing this, everyone camped beside the woods to rest. Everyone first took off the goods carried on the horses, and then several people led them to the river to drink the horses. Others sat on the grass and took out dry food and water bottles to replenish their strength.
At this time, a young man in the crowd walked up to the strong man and asked respectfully: "Hojihon, do you think we can see those people this time?"
The strong man known as "Hojihon" shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."
The young man asked unwillingly: "What if we unite people from more than a dozen villages to launch a sneak attack?"
The strong man glanced at the young man and said with a serious face: "Tak Tiyin, don't mention this again. The imperial court can't defeat thousands of troops. With just our few people, we can't compare to those in the capital." In my words, it’s just a dish!”
"Dish?" Tak Tiyin looked confused, but he didn't dare to ask anymore.
Everyone rested for a while and the horses were fed. They were about to put the goods back on the horses and prepare to set off. A long black arrow shot out from the hillside fifty steps away to the north. With a "duh!" sound, it was nailed into the thick birch trunk. The arrow was fierce and powerful. After it was nailed into the trunk of the tree, its red tail feathers were still shaking.
"Don't move! If you go further, you won't be shooting at the tree!" A voice came from the hillside.
These Hezhefeyaka people were shocked. Just as they were about to take off their bows and arrows from their horses, two more long black arrows were nailed to the surrounding birch trees.
The voice on the hillside continued to shout: "If you move again I will shoot you!"
"Don't move! Put your hands up!" Suddenly, seven or eight people covered in branches and weeds appeared from behind the Feyaka people, pointing their weapons at them.
The strong man has been to the capital, seen some markets, and understands the official dialect. He hurriedly ordered his men: "Don't move! They are holding muskets!"
After all the bows, arrows, daggers and other weapons of these Feyaka people were confiscated, Serdan, wearing camouflage clothes and camouflage paint on his face, led a soldier and walked out from behind a big tree on the hillside.
He walked up to these prisoners, looked at them a few times, and asked in Manchu: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"We don't have any ill intentions, we are here to do business." The strong man put down his raised hand and explained with a kind face.
"Open your eyes and see clearly, this is Hojihon from Wuktun." The young man named Taktiyin shouted angrily.
Serdan was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly asked the strong man: "Are you Huo Jihun?"
Hojihon means "son-in-law" in Manchu. In the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, it specifically refers to people from the northeastern border people who brought a large number of furs to the capital and successfully proposed to marry Eight Banner women.
The Qing court had very detailed regulations on the type, quality and amount of furs that border residents needed to pay tribute when seeking marriage. The total value was approximately more than 800 taels of silver.
In order to manage the border residents in the outer Northeast, the Qing government divided them into four classes: surname chiefs, township chiefs, children, and white people. Among them, the surname chief is the highest-level official, and the township chief is the next-level official.
In principle, border residents regardless of their social status can go to Beijing to seek marriage. Anyone who successfully seeks to marry an Eight Banners woman is called "Huo Jihun". If a township head, a son or a white person becomes Huo Jihun, his identity and status will be raised to the same level as the surname chief; while the status of the Eight Banners woman he marries will be higher than that of the surname chief. Known as the "Sarhan Cone".
Precisely because marrying a banner woman can improve your social status, even if a large amount of furs are required as tribute and a large amount of travel expenses will be incurred, many border residents still go through hardships and travel from the far northeastern region to the capital. Propose marriage.
When a border citizen proposes marriage, the minister in charge of the bodyguard usually introduces the proposed border resident to the emperor. After the emperor inquires in person, the marriage can be granted, and peacock feathers and other objects are given as a token of identity. Afterwards, officials from the Ministry of Rites host a banquet. During the introduction and banquet, the Qing court could learn all kinds of border information from Huo Jihun, and if necessary, would appoint Huo Jihun to handle related matters.
The Huo Jihun in front of Serdan was entrusted by Jilin General Duerjia. In addition to finding out the reality of Beihai Town, his most important task was to retrieve Hailancha's body.
After Fukang'an went south and returned to Beijing, Jilin General Duerjia sent several groups of spies to the Fuljiaha River and Xila River area. In addition to the Feyaka people, there are also many Manchus among these people. However, none of the people sent out came back alive as long as they came within five miles of Beihai Town. This gave Durga a headache. Especially after Fukang recovered, he sent several letters asking. But if you can't even figure out the opponent's reality, how can you fight him in the future?
At this time, Saimar from Qihechen Township came back from Beijing with three black fox skins and one hundred mink skins with pearl fur. He met her when passing by Jilin City. During the conversation, Saimar volunteered to ask Durga for help, and led his people to negotiate with the E people. Duerjia was overjoyed when he heard this and rewarded him with a lot of grain and silk and cloth. He also said that after the work was completed, he would report it to the court and give him another reward.
But now, this Saimar has become Serdan's prisoner.
Serdan looked at the strong man in front of him and said disdainfully: "You are the son-in-law of the Manchus, and we are dedicated to fighting the Manchus!"
Saimar was shocked, but his face was calm and he said with a smile: "I can see that you were also a border resident before, right? We are really here to do business. Look, our horses are all loaded with fur goods. and satin.”
Serdan shook his head and said, "You go back. We don't need any satin or leather goods."
"Captain, this is yours." Saimar was about to continue explaining when a soldier with a head full of leaves and weeds came over and handed the three long arrows in his hand to Serdan.
When Serdan turned around to catch the arrow, Saimar was surprised to find that the opponent was carrying a bow that he had never seen before. The bow was hollow, with three strings on it, and some strange things. decoration.
At the same time, he noticed that the three long arrows held by Serdan were very different from the arrows he usually saw. They were black hollow arrows and the edges looked very sharp.
"Brother, can I see your bow?" Saimar asked with a smile.
"No, this bow is too expensive and can be easily broken by someone who doesn't know how to use it."
"It's just a bow, how expensive can it be?" Tak Tiyin said disdainfully.
Serdan opened his mouth to say fifty taels of silver, but then he thought: "Why should I tell you?" So he ignored it.
Saimal saw that the man in front of him was not good at anything, so he became heartbroken and said: "Brother, in addition to doing business with you this time, we also want to ask your help for something."
"Say it, I'm listening."
"The court asked us to take Lord Hailancha's body back."
Seldan laughed and said, "What did I think it was? Come with me." After saying that, he turned around and left.
After a group of escorted Feyaka people followed Serdan over a hillside, Serdan pointed downwards with his hand: "Here are the Qing troops who were killed by us. The person you are looking for is there." "
Saimar and others couldn't help but gasp when they saw several huge mounds of soil at the foot of the hillside.
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