Some people are born with abilities that ordinary people do not have. Generally speaking, this is talent, and many people who like to exaggerate call them geniuses.
On this day, Li Po met a man who seemed to be born with beast-like instincts in the mountains and forests of the Luliang Mountains.
Li Po leaned against a tree and looked quietly at the looming figure not far away.
That was a child. As he left the valley, the child followed him aloofly.
Day and night passed, and this little tail was still alive and well.
At this time, Li Po understood that the tail behind him must be quite accomplished in tracking.
So, he chose to turn around...
However, what surprised him was that the person following him was just a child who had not yet grown up.
Of course, children who look like they should be in their early ten years, regardless of gender, are already at an age where they can talk about marriage.
Li Po's understanding of this was not very deep. In his eyes, the little figure stumbling around in the jungle, exhausted by the cold and difficult roads in the mountains, was just a child.
After following him for a while, Li Po also understood that he did not have any experience in jungle survival, but he had a talent that made him enviable. His keen prediction of danger could also be said to be intuition.
This also ensures that he can always avoid the beasts eager to find food for the winter before danger arrives.
Moreover, soon, this child who was already like a monster in Li Po's eyes gave him another surprise.
Following his footsteps, the child actually turned around and then began to look at the place he had walked doubtfully...
After confirming that this child could not be like him and had to go through special training to do these things that ordinary people thought were very miraculous, Li Po lit a bonfire that night.
Not to his surprise, the child came over quickly.
The aroma of food and the warmth of fire are irresistible temptations for a child who is frightened, tortured by hunger and cold.
When he crawled out of the grass and came to the campfire, he finally realized that there was still a master here.
Naturally, he did not have the same power as the Turkic girl before. He lingered for a long time before carefully looking at Li Po, curling up as much as possible and sitting next to the bonfire.
The firelight flickered, and there was silence. Only the chirping of insects in the forest and the rising north wind accompanied them.
The two people are as dirty as beggars, as tired and sleepy, and they are both young. In a sense, they are also the darlings of the forest. They draw warmth and stare at the bonfire in the forest.
The food on the fire was burning, and my throat was swallowing saliva from time to time.
The firelight shone on their faces and bodies, making them feel warm, as if there was a vague connection, or even a tacit understanding, between them.
Li Po didn't seem to know at all that there was an extra person beside him, and he was turning over the grilled food from time to time. He always seemed to have some weird things on hand, and he sprinkled them on the grilled food.
This time, the food was extremely rich.
He got back a few fat fish in the stream not far away. Not to mention, he was like a hospitable host who wanted to entertain his guests perfectly.
So, he caught a rabbit and dug two mouse nests. Under his magical manipulation, these things gave off an alluring fragrance.
He finally judged that the fire was almost done, but in his eyes, the only drawback was that the campfire was no better than the stove, so it was difficult to make real delicious food.
He took a bunch off the shelf and handed it to the side.
The uninvited guest next to him was already waiting impatiently, but he still suppressed his anxiety, knelt on the ground, kowtowed before taking the food, and chewed it regardless. Although his teeth were grinning from being burned, in an instant he
In no time, the meat skewers were eaten clean.
In a short time, all the food was gone.
Li Po burped with satisfaction. These days, he finally had a peaceful meal. What reassured him most was that the howling of wolves at night could no longer be heard. This only meant that he had walked out.
Hunting grounds for wolf hunting.
Turning his head and taking a look, Li Po couldn't help but smile.
The man next to him had his belly turned up in the sky and had fallen asleep at some point.
They didn't say anything, but they seemed to say a lot.
There is no doubt that this child has some education, but there is no trace of wealth or wealth. What satisfies Li Po the most is that he doesn't talk much.
Li Po himself is not a talkative person, so he never likes talkative people.
Li Po extinguished the bonfire, spread a layer of soil on top of the embers, picked up the child, and threw it on top.
The child had suffered a lot. After a heavy meal, he almost passed out. All these efforts only made him mutter a few times and showed no sign of waking up.
Trust is something that is difficult to explain clearly in words, but in this mountain forest, two strangers established an initial trust.
Even Li Po himself didn't feel too abrupt.
Li Po sat down against a tree and put his dagger across his knees. Slowly, his breathing became long and he fell into a state of sleep.
This is a special skill. With this ability, a person can maintain his own body temperature for a long time in the ice and snow without relying on any external objects.
Similar to hibernation, but very alert.
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"You can see the village after climbing over this mountain ridge."
A large group of people and a small child were walking on the mountain trails. Since there were roads, they had entered a populated area. Li Po felt that he was lucky and finally got out of the mountains before the heavy snow came.
The child beside him was named Qing. He was born in spring, so he was called Qingchun.
He was born in a village at the foot of Hutou Mountain. The former refugees on the mountain were all the residents of this village.
The village is not small, with more than 20 households and nearly a hundred people.
But in the sixth year of Daye, there were only about fifty people left.
The large-scale relocation of such villages was not only because the government was too harsh in administration and the civil service was urgent, but also because two wealthy families in the village offended the tax collector.
This is not as simple as offending someone. The representatives of local clan forces are these tax collectors.
They wanted to obtain the title deed to the Hutoushan forest from the villagers by threatening labor service.
Naturally, the villagers could not agree.
In particular, at the end of the sixth year of Daye, taxes were even increased. It is said that next year's labor and land taxes will be doubled.
Naturally, the villagers didn't know that this was because the Sui Dynasty was about to conquer Goryeo in Liaodong. Starting from the sixth year of Daye, not only common people like them, but also the wealthy families in the north and south of the Yangtze River and on both sides of the Yellow River would be levied additional taxes.
Frontier places like Mayi are relatively light, but in places like Hebei and Shandong, the burden of taxes and labor has already exceeded the local capacity.
This is an important turning point in the powerful Sui Dynasty. From the last years of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty to the early years of Daye, all the accumulated contradictions are about to explode completely...