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Chapter 6 Help in the Snow

Du Lie and Wu Tu saw that although the young man and woman were dressed in a simple manner, their faces were fair and moist. They looked like they were pampered and lived a good life, and their temperament was outstanding. Most people could not raise such children at all, so they must be from everyone.

Half of a fat sheep was roasting on the fire, and oil was sizzling from time to time, attracting the attention of two big men. It seemed that they were coming to Yan Duo’s father’s house to eat meat.

The next conversation between the three made Li Luo and Cui Xiuning clearer about the pirates' destruction.

"There are only about thirty or fifty pirates. It is said that not only are the Goryeo and Han people, but also the Japanese. In less than two years, they have committed several major cases in Jianghua, causing nearly a hundred lives to be injured, which has caused the county magistrate to be furious."

"This morning, the county magistrate issued another document to arrest the thief and issued a heavy reward. Someone who learned of the pirate's nest was rewarded with 50 stagnant money. One person was awarded with 100 stagnant money!"

"You want to receive a reward? I advise you to extinguish this idea. Don't say that pirates have three holes, and they can't find them all at sea. Even if you know the nest, you'll just die. Someone saw it very clearly last night. Everyone has iron armor and sharpness. We don't have sword armor, so how can we fight against pirates?"

"We Jurchens shouldn't be so cowardly."

"Don't fight. Pirates in iron armor are rare, and they must be elite defeated soldiers. Don't take risks."

"Lang... Dad said very well, I'll just follow the order."

"The Pu family, which was exterminated, is still a small aristocratic clan. This group of pirates slaughtered a family of aristocratic clans and will sooner or later be destroyed. I heard that in addition to the navy commander who was dispatching troops, the family soldiers of various aristocratic clans on the island will also go out to sea to kill them."

"So what? How can I find the vast ocean? It's just a waste of money and food."

"Stop talking, the meat is cooked..."

When Choi Soo-ning heard several people talking about robbery, she was obviously a little excited. It was obviously the police's business! Thinking of this, she felt that the barbecue she received was tasteless.

Du Lie and Wu Tu, who had been talking endlessly, didn't say a word at this time, and dealt with the barbecue in their hands like a wind and clouds. It seemed that their daily life was indeed hard.

In a moment, half of the fat sheep turned into a pile of bones.

Yan Duo said: "I was lucky the day before yesterday. I hunted two fat sheep. There was one left. You two took it back to give the fangs to the Korean lady at home."

Wutu refused: "How does this make it? Now that meat is precious, how can you ask your father to cum? "

Nowadays, there is not enough food to eat, let alone meat. Although Jianghua Island is an island, there are too few beaches and there is no fishing boat to catch fish. Hunting is not that easy. In addition to archery, there are also bows and arrows. Although Wutu and Dulie are not bad at archery, they do not have bows and arrows. If they cannot shoot hunting, they will not be able to eat meat.

The bow and arrow are not easy to make, and it takes a long time. The beef tendon used for bow strings is even more intimate and expensive. The cheapest pair of eight-foot-power willow wood bow and arrows is also sold for ten cents in Jianghua Mountain City, which is not affordable for ordinary people. Better bow and arrows are even more expensive.

Yan Duo said, "It's okay, it's just a sheep. But I'm not going to go for a long time and I'm almost unable to pull the bow. I'll have no food in the future. When the New Year is about to pass, I'll give you the bow and arrow."

Du Lie and Wu Tu looked sad. Even Li Luo and Cui Xiuning were uneasy. Unexpectedly, the old man would have no food soon. In fact, they had meat to eat as soon as they came, and fortunately met Yan Duo.

Yan Duo smiled and said, "Don't be like a child. When the snow stops in the past two days, I will go into the mountains to try my luck and shoot only prey to change to bags of food."

Li Luo couldn't help asking, "Why don't you set up a trap to hunt?"

Du Lie shook his head: "Brother Li, no one dares to set a trap."

Wutu sneered and explained: "More than ten years ago, Jianghua Island was still the capital of Goryeo, so there were many royal nobles on the island at that time. These people were full and had nothing to do, so they went to the mountain to recite poems and essays. Who would have thought that two noble children were careless and fell into a trap and died."

"Hehe, this is amazing. King Goryeo was furious and caught the hunter who dug the trap. The whole family of five was tortured by dogs. He also ordered that anyone who dared to dig a trap from now on will be punished by dogs. Who dared to dig a trap to hunt?"

Choi Xiuning was very interested in criminal law and couldn't help asking: "What is dog punishment?"

Li Luo "propaganda" said to her: "It is to tie up people and put them together with the dogs that have been hungry for a few days, so that the evil dogs can be torn to pieces and eaten alive." Li Luo explained to her, thinking that this stick nation is really a strange thing since ancient times and the present, and even a death penalty is so novel.

In modern society, North Korea not only retained dog punishment, but also invented cannon punishment, tied people to the cannon mouth, and roared into scum with a rumbling sound, looking like you must not be messed with, and just ask if you are afraid.

When Cui Xiuning heard the explanation, she felt anger in her heart. This world is too savage and inhumane, right? The whole family is going to be bitten to death and feed the dog!

Yan Duo said: "Gory's law is very strict with common people and untouchables, but it is better than the Mongolian Yuan. In the current Central Plains, if you collect a kitchen knife privately, you will have to sit in the whole family. If you dare to say "barbarians" and "tartars", you will have to pull your tongue."

"Although Kublai Khan issued an edict saying that he would be lenient and cautious in punishment and cherish human life, it was just a lie, because his lenient and cautious in punishment and law were just a violation of the law against the Mongolians and Semu people."

"As for people from other clans, they are naturally not allowed to apply the 'leniency and prudence law'. Once the law is violated, it will not be tried by the local Mongolian master or Daluhachi in one sentence, and will not be sentenced to the criminal case."

Du Lie said angrily: "The Jurchens who are still in the Central Plains are all divided into slavery. The people in Jiangnan and Jiangbei are all 'driven'!"

Wutu said: "I heard that Kublai Khan's favorite minister Ahema had obtained more than 7,000 slaves, although most of them were Han people, there were also many Jurchens."

Yan Duo sighed and said, "It's useless to say nothing." He turned to Li Luo and said, "I thought badly yesterday. I was not thinking well, so it seems inappropriate to go to Liu Mansion to sell belts."

Li Luo said: "Dad also thinks that the Liu family will snatch it and buy it at a low price?"

Yan Duo said: "The head of the Liu family respects his identity and may not be so despicable. But those playboys in the Liu family know that they are. The children of the Goryeo family are full of greedy and cunning people, and despicable people are common. When they hear your accent, they will know that they are visiting from other places. When they see that you have a rare and precious belt, they will be unpredictable. "

Cui Xiuning said for the first time: "Dad, we are also from a noble family..." She was a little anxious when she heard that she could not sell belts.

Yan Duo said: "You have been in the Central Plains for a long time and have not yet recognized your ancestors. You have dressed in a simple manner and have no followers. Just relying on the name of the Cui family, the Liu family, can't stop you from recognizing your aristocratic status, or even killing people and taking money."

Li Luo was very disappointed, "That's the road is not accessible?"

Yan Duo shook his head: "That's not. It can still be sold. First, you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, and confirm the origin of the children of the aristocratic family. With a family as a shield, no matter who the buyer is, they will naturally abide by the rules. Second, you can only quietly find a reliable buyer, which is not urgent."

Li Luo sighed: "Then it's better to slowly find a reliable buyer."

Du Lie asked: "Why didn't Brother Li just go back to Renzhou to recognize his ancestors? After crossing the strait, he arrived in Renzhou in one day."

Li Luo edited: "I grew up in the Central Plains, and now I have lost all my industry and have nothing to do. How can I return to Renzhou with my face? Even if I go back, my clan members may not recognize me if I am afraid that I will share my family's wealth."

"Even if I recognize me, it is inevitable that I will be embarrassed to be excluded. So, I want to stand firm in Jiang Hua first and accumulate some money before I can go back to meet."

Yan Duo nodded and agreed, "That's the reason." Li Luo said that, he went back empty-handedly. With the weak human feelings of the aristocratic families, he would definitely be extremely sad. It is unknown whether he could be accepted.

Yan Duo pondered for a while and said, "Since you want to live in Jianghua for the time being, I will lend you a yard. It was owned by my brother-in-law of Goryeo."

"Five years ago, my wife's only son was arrested by the Mongolians for military service and died at sea. My wife and brother died one after another due to sadness, so his family was abandoned. Fortunately, there are still a few pieces of furniture. If you don't think it's bad luck, you can stay there."

Li Luo immediately showed gratitude and said in a wrong way: "I will thank you very much, so I will thank you for your father Yan Duo. I will be rewarded in the future." Cui Xiuning also thanked her repeatedly.

Yan Duo nodded, then walked to the corner of the wall, flipped through a jar for a long time, and then took out a handful of copper coins.

Du Lie and Wu Tu looked at each other, trying to say something, but finally didn't say a word.

"There is less than thirty cents left. You are penniless. I will use it to solve the food I have for the past two days. I can't do anything else," Yan Duo said.

"Dad, how can I bear this... my younger generation? I have already benefited a lot..." Li Luo actually wanted to take it, but he felt very guilty after all. This should be Yan Duo's last little money.

Yan Duo forced a handful of copper coins into Li Luo's hand: "Although a real man has no money, it has been difficult for a hero to get a penny since ancient times, so don't refuse."

Yan Duo’s father was in a timely manner, and Li Luo couldn’t help but be moved. He was really short of money now. Cui Xiuning also wanted to cry.

Seeing that Li Luo had collected the copper coins, Yan Duo said to Du Lie again: "Du Lie, take them to that wasteland courtyard while it is early, and help them clean up so that they can stay in time."

Du Lie agreed and asked Li Luo and the others to go to the wasteland left by Yan Duo's wife's brother-in-law.

The two of them thanked Yan Duo again, and then followed Du Lie to leave Yan Duo's house.

When Wutu waited until Li Luo and Cui Xiuning walked out of the courtyard, he immediately asked Yan Duo: "Master, why should you help them like this?"

Yan Duo said: "If you can help in times of trouble, you can make a good relationship. Moreover, this young couple reminded me of my son and daughter-in-law, and I couldn't bear to see him hungry and cold."

Wutu suddenly knelt down and roared, "Master Lang, let's take the tribes to fight again! As the eldest grandson of Emperor Xuanzong, the legitimate lineage of the Great Jin Dynasty, why can't he lead the tribesmen to fight to the death with the Yuan court to the end!"

Yan Duo was full of sadness and bleakness and said slowly: "Wutu, why can't you listen to me? The Great Jin Dynasty has been dead for more than 40 years, and the Central Plains of the country are like a dream. How can it be rekindled? Isn't the plan to restore the country a fool?"

"Your father and grandfather have already fulfilled their loyalty to the Dajin. I don't want you to waste your life for the Dajin that has long been gone, and let the remaining tribesmen consume the illusory king-to-be hegemony."

Wutu gritted his teeth and said, "Master Lang, how can he die if he survive? How many tribesmen in the Central Plains suffer? Does the Master Lang really bear to ignore it without asking or paying attention? Why do we live under the roof of Goryeo like dogs?"

Yan Duo sat down powerlessly, "Wutu, I am over 60 years old and I have not had many days left. I have suffered major changes over the years and have long been discouraged. I, Wanyan Duo, have never been afraid of death, but I am afraid that the last little Jurchen will die because of me, and I can't even leave seeds!"

"We have been uprising many times over the years, and each time the Mongols killed more and more ruthlessly. My wife in the Central Plains was killed because of me, and my wife in Goryeo was also killed because of me. I am old and don't want to see you killed."

Wutu burst into tears, "The Lord..."

Yan Duo continued: "Now the Song Dynasty in the south has fallen, and the Mongol Yuan is even more invincible. There is no chance, so you must not act rashly. As long as the Jurchens survive, no matter how long they have passed, they will eventually make a comeback."

Wutu Lise said, "Master Lang, even if we cannot restore the country, we will still avenge blood revenge. Du Lie and I have contacted the remnants of Sanbiaozhiyi Army and planned to jointly attack and open the Goryeo Palace in the city and kill the Goryeo Queen, the Yuanting princess! Request some justice for the tragic death of Jurchens!"
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