PS: I had something to do today, so I didn't update until now. Sorry, I will update both chapters today.
Of the nine prefectures in the world, Yangzhou was the most prosperous and fertile.
Within the borders of Yangzhou, Jiangning County, Yi City.
Within the borders of Yi City, there was a large mountain named Great Yan Mountain. At the foot of Great Yan Mountain, there was a village named Teng Jia Village. All the families in the village were very close to each other, as if they were one entity. Outside of Teng Jia Village, there was a large wooden fence that was as tall as nine feet.
With the protection of this wooden fence, the wolves on the mountain couldn't easily enter the village to eat people.
In Teng Jia Village, a dozen people were gathered in one of the courtyards. One of them, a strong man in a short shirt, was anxiously pacing back and forth outside the house.
"Yongfan, don't wander around there." A serious voice sounded. The one who spoke was a white-haired, stocky old man.
"Master, I …" The strong man in the short shirt didn't know what to say.
He couldn't help but be nervous. His wife was giving birth inside. A woman's first pregnancy was usually more dangerous. It wasn't uncommon for a woman to die from dystocia in Teng Jia Village. He had been married for almost eight years before his wife got pregnant. He valued this child very much. At this time, he was obviously panicking.
"Brother Fan, have you thought of a name for your child?" A skinny man next to him smiled and changed the topic.
"My child is of the 'Qing' generation. I have also thought of a name. The boy will be named 'Qingshan' and the girl will be named 'Qingyu'." The strong man in the short shirt, Teng Yongfan, revealed a rare smile.
Just as he finished speaking — —
The loud cry of a baby came from inside the house.
Everyone turned to look at the door at the same time. With a squeaking sound, a woman ran out with a baby in her arms. Her face was full of surprise as she shouted, "Yongfan, it's a boy! It's a boy!"
"Where's Ah Lan?" The strong old man was the first to shout.
"Chief, Ah Lan is fine. Both mother and child are safe." The woman smiled happily.
At this time, Teng Yongfan had already taken the baby from the midwife. He looked at it carefully and smiled, "Haha, it's a son. Haha, I, Teng Yongfan, finally have a son …" At this time, the strong old man took the child from his arms.
"Master, take care of the child, I'll go see A Lan." Teng Yongfan immediately rushed into the house.
The old man smiled as he looked at the baby in his arms.
"This little fellow was crying loudly just now. Hmm, not bad." The sturdy old man's face was full of smiles.
"Master, this little guy is staring at you." A group of people at the side chuckled.
"Look, his little black eyes are staring at me without blinking. Haha …" The sturdy old man laughed heartily. Then, he reached out his hand to play with the baby's little nose. "My good grandson, little Qingshan, come, call me grandfather!" As he said that, the old man couldn't help but laugh.
After all, the child had just been born, so how could it possibly speak?
…
There was laughter all around, but Teng Qingshan's mind was in a mess.
"What's going on? Am, am I not dead? "
Teng Qingshan clearly remembered that at Bright Moon Lake, he fought with the two leaders of the Divine Kingdom organization, Shiva and Vishnu. After killing Shen Yang Ming, he died.
When he regained consciousness again, he was already in his mother's womb. Not long after, he was born.
"This old man is my maternal grandfather? My mother's father? " Teng Qingshan carefully observed the old man in front of him. "I can understand the language of the people around me, and it's also Chinese. Look at his clothes, and the clothes of the people around him. And the style of his clothes … It's obviously not modern society. This is ancient times! How, how did I come to ancient times? "
Even though Teng Qingshan had been trained as an assassin and had a strong mind, he was completely shocked at this moment.
But at this moment, Teng Qingshan felt a wave of tiredness in his head. "The baby's brain is not mature yet. I only thought for a while and I'm already tired."
Teng Qingshan closed his eyes and began to sleep.
*****
It was the winter of the first year that Teng Qingshan descended into this world.
Snow the size of goose feathers fluttered freely, and the whole world seemed to be dressed in silver.
"Qingshan, is the snow beautiful?" The kind-looking woman, Yuan Lan, carried her son, Teng Qingshan, and admired the snowy scenery.
"En!" Teng Qingshan's little face was red.
He was less than a year old, and his vocal cords were not mature yet. Thus, he could only babble. But Teng Qingshan often acted like a little adult, nodding his head and saying "En". But he only knew how to pronounce "En" and "Ah".
"It's almost noon, and your father is not back yet." Yuan Lan said.
"Hi, sister-in-law." At this moment, a voice came from outside the courtyard. The door was pushed open, and a young man wearing a straw raincoat walked in with a big wild rabbit in his hand. "The hunting team that went up the mountain is back. This wild rabbit is your family's. En, keep it well. I'll go back first. "
As he spoke, he placed the wild rabbit by the door sill.
"Thank you." Yuan Lan said with a smile.
"No problem." The young man walked out.
After all, Teng Qingshan had the wisdom of an adult. In just a few months, he had already understood the Teng Jia Village. The Teng Jia Village was self-sufficient, and teams often went up the mountain to hunt. The prey that they hunted was distributed according to each family's contribution to the village. For example, Teng Qingshan's father, Teng Yongfan, was the number one blacksmith in the Teng Jia Village.
The weapons he forged were very popular in Yi City, so naturally, his status in the Teng Jia Village was also very high.
Suddenly —
The earth trembled as if there was an earthquake.
"The bandits are here to collect the 'annual tribute.'" Yuan Lan's expression changed. She immediately tied Teng Qingshan to her back, picked up a long red tasseled spear, and ran outside.
In the entire Teng Jia Village, regardless of whether it was the strong men, the old men, or the women, they all held long spears, bows, and arrows and rushed out.
"Bandits?" Teng Qingshan was shocked.
"Qingshan, don't be afraid. It'll be fine." While running, Yuan Lan comforted her son on her back.
Soon, Yuan Lan arrived at the largest training field in the Teng Jia Village. This training field was 200 meters long and wide. At this time, there were already over a thousand people gathered on the training field. There were men, women, old, and young. Almost everyone was holding a long red tasseled spear, and there were also many people holding strong bows.
"A Lan." A strong man with a bare chest and wearing a fur coat came over with a long spear. This person was Teng Qingshan's father, Teng Yongfan.
"Brother Fan." Yuan Lan immediately approached.
Teng Qingshan looked over. In this cold winter, his father was only wearing a fur coat. His thick arms and strong chest muscles were all exposed. It was obvious that he was an extremely strong man. It was impossible to become an outstanding blacksmith without sufficient arm strength.
"Son, don't be afraid." Teng Yongfan lovingly touched Teng Qingshan.
"You guys stay here. Don't run around." Teng Yongfan instructed and immediately rushed to the front.
The heroes of the Teng Jia Village all stood at the front of the training field. The women, children, old, and young all held weapons and stood behind.
"Hey, Teng Jia Village brats!" A loud shout came from outside the fence.
Through the gaps in the crowd, Teng Qingshan saw the people outside the fence. The group of people were all riding on tall horses. The leader's bare chest was covered with black hair, and there was a deep knife scar on his face. He shouted loudly, "It's time to pay the New Year's tribute. Old rules, half a tael of silver per person!"
"That person is only wearing a thin shirt in this cold winter. He is definitely an expert." Teng Qingshan judged with a glance. "I can't see the number of bandits clearly, but there are at least a few hundred of them."
"However, the few hundred heroes of the Teng Jia Village are definitely not easy to bully." Teng Qingshan could also see that the men of the Teng Jia Village had experienced many years of training. They stood there like fierce beasts. Although the bandits outside were fierce and numerous … It was still difficult to win.
At this time — —
The crowd of Teng Jia Village parted, and a sturdy old man with white hair walked over.
"Grandfather." Teng Qingshan recognized him at a glance.
Teng Qingshan's grandfather was called Teng Yunlong. He was the chief of the entire Teng Jia Village and had absolute prestige in the village. Teng Qingshan's mother, Yuan Lan, was Teng Yunlong's adopted daughter.
"Haha, this time, Third Leader actually came personally." Chief Teng Yunlong laughed loudly. "We also know the rules. Half a tael of silver per person. Our Teng Jia Village has 500 households and a population of 2000, so 1000 taels of silver. Am I right?"
"Haha, Old Man Teng, you are right. 1000 taels of silver!" The knife-scarred man laughed loudly.
The population of Teng Jia Village was obviously not the exact 2000 people. However, it was enough. The bandit leader wouldn't care about that.
"Open the door." Teng Yunlong shouted.
"Gaga ~ ~ ~" The tall gate of Teng Jia Village opened with a loud bang. At the same time, two men each carried a large box. They walked to the front of the gate and placed the boxes on the snowy ground.
"Third Leader, Dian Dian, in each box, there are 500 taels of silver." Teng Yunlong shouted.
"Go and Dian Dian." The knife-scarred man immediately ordered his subordinates.
Two of his subordinates immediately jumped off their horses and ran over to open the boxes. Only a portion of the boxes were silver. The rest were strings of copper coins. Each string of copper coins contained 100 coins. The two bandits obviously did this frequently and were very familiar with it. In just a moment, they finished counting the boxes and nodded towards the knife-scarred man.
"Old Man Teng, you guys go back to eat. Haha, children, let's go!"
The few hundred bandits rode away on their horses.
… …
On the Teng Jia Village's training field, the clansmen began to disperse.
"Son, let's go back to eat." Teng Yongfan smiled as he picked up Teng Qingshan with one hand. Teng Qingshan was still thinking in his heart: "Those bandits actually have several hundred horses. Each horse is not cheap. To be able to buy so many horses, it seems like they are a very strong bandit group."
Based on the scene just now, Teng Qingshan understood in his heart: "Pay the annual fee? Since it is the 'annual fee', they should pay it every year. This group is able to make Teng Jia Village pay the annual protection fee every year. The few hundred people that were dispatched should not be their entire force. "
"So it was the White Horse Gang that came to collect the annual fee. I thought it was another bandit group." The voices of the other men in the village came from the side.
"Other bandit groups that come to provoke our Teng Jia Village are courting death." The men were all very hot-blooded.
However, it was obvious that they had no way to deal with the White Horse Gang.
"How strong is this White Horse Gang?" Teng Qingshan pondered.
Unfortunately, he was too young and his vocal cords had not fully developed, so he was basically unable to speak. Even if he could speak, would he dare to ask his father — — "Father, how strong is the White Horse Gang?" His father would probably be scared stiff and the entire Teng Jia Village would be in an uproar.
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