In rural areas, since ancient times, there has been a saying that a godfather can ward off disasters, so sometimes parents will ask their children to have a godfather when they see that their children have been weak since childhood.
Some directly worship the earth god or the sacred tree as their godfather.
The fifteenth year of Chunxi in the Southern Song Dynasty (1188 AD).
Under the auspices of Li Ping, Guo Jing, who was only four months old, worshiped a godbrother. There were red envelopes as tribute, and the ceremony was very fulfilling.
At first Li Ping wanted to become her godfather, but Miao Le couldn't get out of the tent no matter how she called her, so she had to settle for the next best thing.
pity.
Miao Le said that he just wanted to be a waste. Wouldn't it be a lot of hard work to have multiple sons?
In March, plants revive, trees sprout, and grass sprouts.
Li Ping followed Gergen to a market held by a nearby tribe, where she used all the money she had to buy a tent, ten lambs, a ewe, some daily necessities, and an old horse.
She is an outsider, so naturally she cannot live in the same house with Gergen all the time. Besides, there are old people in Gergen's house, and it is very inconvenient for her as a daughter to do private things sometimes, such as taking a bath.
This year she decided to raise a few sheep first, and follow the Gergen family to get familiar with the pasture and the way of life of the prairie people, and they can also take care of each other.
In the future, when she is familiar with how to take care of sheep, she can raise more sheep. In this way, when Jing'er grows up, she can have a large flock of sheep and marry Jing'er!
Li Ping thought very well.
In the beginning, it was exactly as she thought. Everything went smoothly. Because of hard work and simplicity, the family's sheep grew quickly, and their son also grew up slowly.
When she was half a year old, her son would even call her mother, which made her burst into tears. She even thought how great it would be if her husband-in-law Guo Xiaotian was here at this time.
After being excited for a while, Li Ping pointed to the little yellow cat sleeping next to her and said, "Call me brother! Brother!"
Guo Jing opened his mouth, but didn't respond for a long time.
Li Ping was a little helpless. She found that her son seemed a little dull. Could it be that he was kicked stupid by a little yellow cat when he was sleeping as a child?
Looking at the sleeping little yellow cat, Li Ping suddenly remembered that she had never given him a name.
Lele?
The name suddenly flashed into her mind. After thinking about it for a while, she was very satisfied and grabbed her son's little hand: "My name is Brother Le, Brother Le!"
Guo Jing: "Baba, Baba~"
Miao Le:.
The days gradually calmed down. With her son as a pillar of support, everything in her life had hope. Li Ping seemed to be working at sunrise and resting at sunset when she returned to the countryside again.
When she went out to herd sheep and cut grass, she had to carry her son on her back because no one was watching.
Because I heard Gergen say that there are many wild beasts in the grassland, and children are often snatched away by those wild beasts, and few of the children who are snatched away survive.
Herdsmen cannot always graze in one place. The cattle and sheep eat grass very quickly, so they have to change places to graze frequently. Otherwise, the grass will not be rich enough, the cattle and sheep will not grow meat, and the fur will not be shiny, so they will not be sold at a high price.
And if you keep grazing in one place, the grass roots will be eaten away, and the grass will not grow back the next year.
Before I knew it, summer came and Guo Jing was already eight months old. He started to learn language and wanted to learn it whenever he saw it. He kept meowing for a while and chatted animatedly with Brother Le.
Even Li Ping felt that he had learned cat language and also learned Lele to do various actions.
One time, she went out to relieve herself, and when she came back, she saw her son pulling her head onto his lap, which almost frightened her.
After carefully checking to confirm that her son was fine, Li Ping finally relaxed.
What surprised her even more was that Lele hadn't grown up at all in such a long time, and their family's cattle and sheep had never encountered a wild animal.
Even the eagles in the sky are rarely seen hovering over their pastures.
"This is the real king!" Li Ping sighed secretly in her heart.
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Summer is coming to an end soon, and Li Ping has to prepare winter pasture for horses and sheep.
If you don't eat well in winter, the value of mutton and wool will be greatly reduced in the coming year.
There are two ways to preserve forage.
First: Bundle the forage and place it on the grass rack. Each layer is about three feet thick and kept fluffy and at a certain slope to facilitate lighting and drainage.
The second method is to dry the grass for a while, then cut the grass into thumb-length lengths, and put the cut grass into the green storage cellar.
Note that when filling green fodder, it should be loaded layer by layer. Each layer is about one foot thick. Continue filling after stepping firmly to prevent air leakage and water permeability. You can spread fur around the green storage cellar; when the forage is loaded more than two feet away from the cellar entrance,
Can be capped.
Of course, in Li Ping's situation, there is definitely no need for the second option. That is something that only large tribes have to consider.
Soon, autumn arrived, and the grass gradually withered and turned yellow. Li Ping felt a little happy looking at the piles of grass behind her tent.
This winter, there will definitely be enough grass for her grown sheep, and she even found that some of her sheep are pregnant.
She hurriedly ran to ask Gergen for advice on how to deliver a sheep and how to raise a lamb. Finally, she returned to the tent with great expectations, watching her son and the little yellow cat learn, and kept playing with her body.
She thought that when the sheep gave birth to lambs and her flock expanded, her family's life would get better and better.
She didn't notice that Gergen's face was getting more and more sad.
On this day, Li Ping was helping the Gergen family shear sheep.
"Boom, boom, boom~" Suddenly, a group of cavalry came from the distance.
Gergen saw those cavalrymen's faces turn pale.
The cavalry was so fast that they rushed in front of Li Ping before she could understand the situation.
"We are warriors of the Qiyan tribe. This pasture belongs to our tribe. According to the rules, if you graze here, you must pay the usage fee for the pasture."
Li Ping was instantly desperate. She didn't expect to have to pay taxes when she arrived in the prairie.
The world is as dark as a crow.
In the end, Li Ping's house was turned upside down, all the wool was taken away, seven sheep were taken away, and even the pasture was loosened so that their horses could eat their fill.
Seeing the mess in her home, Li Ping felt like crying but had no tears.
Fortunately, Lele didn't know where she was going to play, otherwise she suspected that Lele would also be arrested.
When he came back just now, Gergen said that it was a good thing she wasn't good-looking, otherwise pretty girls would have been captured and given to soldiers who had performed meritorious services.
If there is a war, a male in the family is more likely to be arrested and sent to fight.
"Meow~" Hearing the familiar cat meow, Li Ping quickly hugged the little yellow cat and her son into her arms.
"It's okay, as long as you two are here!" She felt relieved.
Then Li Ping began to worry again, what if her son grew up and was captured to fight in the war? If her son was gone, how could she have the face to meet her husband?
Why!
In the next few days, she couldn't eat or sleep well, her complexion became much worse, and she was even listless at work.
In the end, Gergen discovered the situation and came to solve the problem. Generally, only when the large tribes suffered heavy casualties and the enemy invaded, those large tribes would recruit troops from wandering herdsmen like them.
This kind of thing only happens once in many years. Under normal circumstances, they may never encounter it in their lifetime.
Li Ping felt relieved and continued to work hard, harvesting forage and tending the four remaining sheep and an old horse used to carry things.
Because this horse was too old, the cavalry didn't like it at all.
When working this time, she let her son stay in the tent, and she felt relieved to be with Lele all day long.
Because the last time the Gergen family's shepherd dog ran into the house, Lele was slapped in the face with a few paws, and finally scared away in pee.
Soon autumn passed and winter came again, with wind and snow coming.
There were only four sheep, so Li Ping simply drove the sheep into a tent to sleep together every night. When the temperature was slightly higher during the day, she drove them out and let them find food on their own.
Fortunately, these sheep were not sanitized in the tent, otherwise the smell would be unbearable.
Li Ping didn't know that these sheep would tremble every night when they came into the house, and then they would faint, not to mention excreting or even snoring.
With nothing to do in the winter, Li Ping started to do those strange moves with her son on a whim one day.
Of course, due to her current age and her stiff body from long-term farm work, many movements are too difficult for her, so she can only do some simple ones first.
A few days later, Li Ping was surprised to find that her appetite and strength had increased a lot.
Because she gave birth in winter and did not have a confinement period, the pain that caused her to have excruciating pain every time she had menstruation was greatly reduced.
This is magic!
Li Ping was greatly surprised, but she had no intention of telling anyone. She even planned to tell Jing'er not to tell anyone in the future.
Even at home, this magical skill is only passed down to men and not to women.
Maybe future generations will make a fortune just by relying on these few actions! Li Ping thought to herself.
With hope, these days passed faster, and in the blink of an eye, another five years passed.
As her strength grew stronger over the years, she even tried to go hunting, and she felt relieved that her son could be taken care of by Le Ge at home.
When Li Ping took her homemade bow and arrow and shot a rabbit for the first time, her whole body felt different.
It turns out hunting is so easy!
After that, life at home got better and better, and Guo Jing grew up faster and faster, like a little calf.
However, there were still six sheep raised at home. By the end of the year, three of them were taken away, and the number has remained the same.
Some of the other prey she caught was given to Gergen's family, and some was dried and hid for the winter. Her life was quite comfortable.
Another autumn came, and Li Ping prepared forage as usual. Because of her strong strength, she could carry a lot at once.
"Mother, mother, let me tell you a secret." Guo Jing approached Li Ping and said mysteriously.
Li Ping was curious: "What secret?"
"I can understand Brother Le!" Guo Jing looked around and said nervously.
Li Ping rolled her eyes, she could understand. For a cat as lazy as Lele, he only has three thoughts all day long: eat when he's hungry; don't bother me when he's sleepy; give me a massage when he's tired!
Seeing that his mother didn't believe him, Guo Jing quickly said: "Really, mother, I didn't lie to you. I was just lazy for a while while practicing the Guo Jia Ji technique you taught me.
Brother Le raised his paw and said he wanted to teach me a lesson!"
After listening to her son's words, Li Ping's eyes gradually became dangerous: "Did you just say that you were going to be lazy?"
Guo Jing still didn't understand the seriousness of the matter: "Yes."
"Bah bang bang~" Li Ping took a whip and whipped him.
"Ah wow, wow!" Guo Jing burst into tears instantly.
"Ah, how did I teach you? Your father is a great hero. As a son, you must practice this halberd skill to avenge your father. How dare you be lazy!"
"Also, what I usually teach you is to be honest! As for you, you clearly agreed to practice, why are you lazy!"
"Pa bang bang~"
Miao Le jumped up to the roof and sat upright, blowing the autumn evening wind, looking at the endless plains of grass in the distance. Then he listened to the beating, scolding and crying, and swung his tail leisurely.
At this moment, he suddenly wanted to recite a poem.
The whip in the hands of the loving mother was struck on the body of the wanderer, eighteen lashes in a row, and the whip struck violently.
"Meow!"
What a poem, what a poem!
He was not surprised by Li Ping's activity of beating his son. This is also the way many rural people educate their children.
If you don't obey, just give him a beating!
But don't tell me, this education method is pretty good.
At least among the naughty children Miao Le had ever seen, Guo Jing was the most obedient one. He would respectfully call him "big brother" every time he ate, and let him eat first if he had something delicious.
When he has a son in the future, he will have to teach him this way! Miao Le made up his mind.
After dinner, Gergen nervously came over and whispered a few words to Li Ping, then left in a hurry.
When Li Ping turned around, Guo Jing and the little yellow cat lying on his head looked at her with wide eyes, curious expressions on their faces.
Li Ping smiled: "It's okay, Gegen said, the Qiyan tribe that rules our place was defeated, so let's be careful about the soldiers who escaped during the battle."
"If you meet them, give them whatever they want, and don't conflict with them."
Guo Jing nodded. Their family were all honest people, and they had always been diligent in herding and hunting. If anyone needed help, they would also give up their property. When the tribe came to collect taxes, they would watch and take it.
Anyway, just leave them something to live on.
From a young age, his mother taught him to be loyal, honest, and trustworthy. As long as he didn't resist, those tribes wouldn't do too much.
Because they know what it would be like for an honest person to be pushed too hard. Of course, wouldn't it be nice to keep harvesting once a year?
"By the way, Jinger, if you see a stranger when you are playing outside tomorrow, remember to hide your brother!" Li Ping ordered.
She knew that if the little yellow cat was found to be so good-looking, it might be sacrificed to those big shots.
But is it really good to be around those big shots? You might like them for a while, then forget about them, or even give them sons and daughters randomly, and end up being abused.
Guo Jing nodded seriously. After so many years, he has learned a profound lesson. Everything my mother said is right. You must listen to what you say, otherwise you will be beaten!
Of course, you have to listen to what Brother Le says, because he can't beat him either.
Woohoo, when will Guo Jing be able to stand up in this house!
night.
"Hoo, hoho~" Li Ping, who was already unable to sleep, was even more noisy by the loud snoring.
When I got up, I looked under the moonlight and saw that the little yellow cat was sleeping soundly on his son's face.
My son's nostrils seemed to be blocked by Lele's belly, no wonder he breathed so loudly.
Li Ping shook her head, hugged the little yellow cat to her son's chest, and carefully tucked the fur corners away before going back to sleep.
After a long time, she slowly fell asleep in sadness and thoughts.
What if rebels come to her house? A few possessions don't matter. As for her, she is tall and thick, and her skin is dark due to long-term exposure to the sun, so she probably won't be interested in her.
But she heard that some rioters went around killing people just to vent their anger.
Can you beat it yourself?
Li Ping calculated her current strength and it seemed that she could carry a horse. She was immediately worried and even prayed secretly.
I hope those rebels don't find her home, she's so scared!
