The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the northern geese are flying south.
The meadows in the mountains and fields are already golden. The flatter and low-lying areas are, the more lush the grass is, which is more than half the height of a person.
Between the weeds, an official road extends to the north. There is a small village on the east side of the official road. The wilderness not far to the east of the village is dotted with several hills, which are also dyed golden.
To the west of these hills, on the gentle slopes facing the village, a dozen men in sackcloth and shorts were lying in the grass, each with a long pole, a rake, or a steel fork lying on his side. , there are also iron-clad sticks and the like.
The leader of the dozen or so people was a tall and thin young man in his early twenties. He was wearing a red war robe that was obviously in the style of the Da Qi army. It was also wrapped in a worn leather armor, except that his head was missing. A helmet, simply with a cone-shaped bun, and a strip of red silk wrapped around the bun.
This young man was also the only one among the crowd who carried a sword at his waist. He also had a long spear with red tassel and white shaft in his hand.
"Brother Leopard, will that thing be fooled?" A man lying not far from the young man suddenly asked.
Hearing this, the men around him immediately gathered in agreement: "Yes, Brother Bao, that thing is very thief. I have stolen many chickens, ducks and livestock in the village, but I have never been caught..."
"Shut up! No matter how thief you are, you are just a beast. How can you rob us?"
Before these men could finish talking nonsense, the tall and thin young man in red robe frowned and shouted in a low voice: "Just lie down and don't stretch your neck to look around!"
Most of the men were older than the young men, but when he yelled at them, they immediately shrank and shut their mouths obediently.
The tall and thin young man in red robe glanced around and saw that everyone was lying down, and then he said again: "What did I say before? If you invite me here, you can trust me, Wei Bao! Since you can trust me, you can You must obey my orders!"
"Although *** is a messenger at the inn, he is also a serious military commander listed in the military register. Today's matter is almost like fighting. If you mess up, you will be defeated! If you are killed by that thing If a few are injured, we will suffer a big loss!"
As soon as the words fell, the surrounding gentle slopes fell into silence.
The sun moves sideways and the sky changes.
More than a dozen men lay down quietly for a long time, and gradually became a little restless and impatient. Some of them twisted their necks, rubbed their arms, stretched their legs and feet. There was even one who pressed his belly with his hand, secretly arching his waist and pouting, and then banged With a sound, a smelly and loud fart was released.
The men immediately started laughing in a low voice, and some people cursed in a low voice: "You just fart, why did you wet your pants?"
The laughter among the hills suddenly became louder.
Wei Bao also couldn't help but laugh, and then he immediately reacted, straightened his face with all his strength, and opened his mouth to scold everyone.
At this moment, the sound of hoofbeats suddenly came from the other end of the hill.
Without waiting for Wei Bao's instructions, the men immediately fell silent. Some looked happy and turned their heads to wink at the people around them. Some people straightened their faces and reached out to grab the guy next to them. Some people immediately started sweating on their foreheads. , lying on the ground, burying his head deeply in the grass.
"Don't move, I'll go up and take a look first!" Wei Bao said as he climbed up to the top of the slope.
Little by little, he reached the top of the slope, carefully pushing aside the golden grass blades in front of him and looking down.
At this moment, five little lambs were surrounded by a wooden fence at the bottom of the slope on the side of the hill facing away from the village. There were faint traces of digging and filling in the lowland meadow outside the fence.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter if it can climb over earth walls or fences. It only dares to eat livestock. No matter how evil it is, I don't believe it knows how to avoid pitfalls!"
Wei Bao's eyes swept over the very simple trap down the slope, and then he slowly raised his chin and looked in the direction of the sound of hoofbeats further away.
It didn't matter. The face of this tall, thin young man in red robe suddenly changed color, and he cursed loudly: "Who is that killer? What are you doing to harm this man!"
Hearing this, a man behind him quickly twisted his body and climbed up. When he looked in that direction, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
: "Brother Bao, don't you recognize him? That guy is a shepherd slave from the Anfenghou family in the city. It is said that his ancestors are Shanrong people. He has grown a big beard when he was only ten years old. In the past two years, he has often traveled outside the city. Walking around grazing cattle, it seems to be called something...oh, big rocks!"
Wei Bao frowned and stared at the young man who was riding a green bull. Seeing that the boy happened to be coming in his direction, he immediately got angry: "How can you herd cattle like this?" Yes, are you rushing to be reincarnated when you run so fast? And that cow, it runs even slower than the horses at our inn!"
As the boy riding the bull got closer and closer, Wei Bao could see his face clearly. If he hadn't heard the man next to him say that this guy was only a teenager, he would have really not been able to tell. Chinese website
I saw that the young man was extremely strong and tall, with a round face and square nose, thick lips and big ears, bright eyes, and a full beard. The beard was curly and thick, black and purple, making him look very rough and majestic.
The young man was wearing a green coat and a pair of black trousers with leggings. Just by looking at them, it was obvious that they didn't fit properly and were actually bulging out.
Wei Bao's eyes briefly looked at the young man's black and purple beard, and then fixed his gaze on the young man's waist, where a rather small leather-sheathed scimitar hung: "He is really a barbarian warrior!"
Anfenghou Mansion is the most prominent family in Jiuzhen County, Liaozhou. The fact that the family keeps beard slaves is not a secret in the county. However, the number of people is limited after all. Wei Bao has only heard about it and has never dealt with it.
"Is this guy called Big Stone?"
Seeing that the boy riding the bull had already rushed forward, Wei Bao had to stand up and warn him. It would not be fun if one person and one bull were injured by the pit dug by them, and the Anfeng Hou Mansion came to ask for punishment!
But before Wei Bao could straighten up, between the boy riding the bull and the pit of the sheepfold, in the grass that was half the height of a man, a big black and white guy suddenly jumped out!
Wei Bao, who was condescending, could see it most clearly. At first glance, this big guy looked like a horse. It had a horse face and a long neck with white mane. It was similar in size, but it was much fatter and more raw than a horse. With colorful tiger stripes in black and white.
The four legs under its body are not like horses, but like beasts such as ligers and tigers. What are raised in the air are not hooves, but sharp white claws with thick meat pads. This also makes it as powerful as before. Like crouching in the grass and sneaking.
This black and white tiger-striped beast that looks like a horse and a tiger was originally attracted by the lamb. He was carefully hiding in the grass and watching. Suddenly he saw a boy riding a bull coming towards him menacingly from behind. He couldn't hide it anymore. , immediately jumped up and leaped towards the opposite direction, that is, the direction of the sheepfold.
It may be that in its view, the purple-bearded boy riding a bull and running wildly is far scarier than Wei Bao standing on the hillside, or maybe it is not afraid of either end and simply wants to catch a lamb before leaving.
With this sudden change, Wei Bao didn't need to warn him. A cry with a hint of shock and anger sounded. The green bull under the purple-bearded boy's crotch suddenly slowed down, and the boy himself even pulled out of his waist with a swipe. The scimitar was no longer than an arm's length.
The next moment, the purple-bearded boy hit the green bull hard with the back of his knife. At the same time, he stretched out his hand to twist one of the horns of the green bull, forced the bull's head to point at the back of the strange beast, and then charged straight up. !
