On a muddy road in Stupinski, seven figures on horseback were on their way. Andrei, who was leading the way, was already very excited. He looked at everything familiar around him, and scenes from the past kept popping up in his mind.
Here is a field where I have worked hard. Under a big tree, I have been severely beaten with a whip by the slave owner. In the river next to it, I have taken a bath in it in the summer.
In the winter, I almost froze to death after falling inside again...
Getting closer and closer, everything here seemed so familiar, and bits and pieces of the past kept coming back to him, making him unable to help but urge the horse he was riding to speed up and walk towards his home.
There will be many, many things immediately, including candies, raisins, dried meat, almonds, melon seeds, etc. brought from Daming. These are snacks for the children.
There are also brand-new cloths and clothes, which are for my wife, as well as good flour purchased here in Moscow, rice brought from Daming, fresh mutton, etc.
He brought a lot of things and packed them so full that the horse's sides were bulging.
"Drive~"
When you are in a hurry, time always passes very slowly and the road always becomes very, very long.
Soon, a village appeared in his eyes. It looked so familiar that Andre couldn't help but urge his horse again and quickly walked towards the village.
This is a typical serf village. Everyone in the village is a serf belonging to a slave owner. They have cultivated the land for the slave owner for generations. When necessary, they also build houses for the slave owner, fight wars, etc.
It was now evening, the sun was setting, and the serfs who had worked for a day were dragging their tired bodies back home.
You can see the smoke rising from the villages and hear the sounds of naughty children playing and playing.
"Da da~ da da~"
The sound of horse hooves quickly attracted the attention of these serfs, and they all looked over. They all looked very scared, but after seeing the leader Andre, they were not too nervous.
If they were Tatars, someone would have informed them a long time ago. As long as they were not Tatars, it would be fine. Then everyone looked curiously at the knights and nobles coming towards their village.
"Haha, I'm back."
Andre looked at the village in front of him and shouted happily.
When many serfs heard this, they immediately seemed very surprised. Some of them even looked at each other in disbelief. This voice was very familiar.
"Igor~"
"Yuri~"
"Alan~"
While still on the horse, Andre saw a few familiar figures and immediately shouted excitedly.
Hearing Andre's words, the three of them were slightly surprised, then looked carefully at Andre on horseback, and said in disbelief: "Andre?"
"Haha, it's me, it's me~"
"I'm back, I'm back~"
Andre got off his horse excitedly, came to the three of them, and hugged each other heavily.
"Is it really you?"
"I can't even believe it."
Igor, Yuri, and Alan looked at Andre in disbelief, not daring to recognize him.
The three of them grew up with Andre and played together since childhood, so they are very familiar with each other.
But the Andre in front of him was wearing luxurious clothes and riding a horse. The people following him were also very strange. They all looked like noble knights. More importantly, this face turned out to be a man with black eyes and black hair.
.
If Andre hadn't spoken up himself, they wouldn't have dared to recognize Andre at all, because the Andre in front of them was so unfamiliar. Is this the familiar Andre?
"Haha, of course it's me~"
Andre laughed happily, and then he kept saying hello to the neighbors around him. As Andre called out names one by one, the surrounding villagers immediately exploded.
Andrei, who was captured by the Tatars, came back, and he seemed to have become a nobleman.
"Andre, how did you become a noble?"
Yuri looked at Andre and couldn't believe it, and asked curiously.
"Haha, it's a long story~"
"I was not robbed by the Tatars back then. The Tatars sold me as a slave to the people of the Ming Dynasty. After that, I ended up here in the Ningguo vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."
"Later, I followed the king of Ning State to fight and made great contributions. Not only did I regain my freedom, but I also received a large amount of land as a reward. Now I own a large piece of land in Ning State, as well as many slaves and my own
Manor, castle.”
Andre briefly talked about his experience outside.
"Oh God~"
"This is incredible~"
When the people around him heard this, they were all dumbfounded and exclaimed in surprise.
"I came back this time to pick up my wife and children and go to Daming together."
"Come, come, I brought you some Ming Dynasty specialties, let's all try them~"
Andre took a bag of raisins from his horse and grabbed a handful of them when he saw someone.
"What is this?"
Igor tasted the raisins in his hand. They were sweet and delicious.
"These are raisins from the Ming Empire. They are snacks."
Andre said with a smile.
"Where are the Ming Empire and the Ning Kingdom?"
Yuri ate the raisins in his mouth and asked in confusion after thinking about it.
"The Ming Empire is the easternmost country. If we go eastward from here, we can reach the Ming Dynasty. The Ning Kingdom is a vassal state under the Ming Empire, which is equivalent to the great nobles here, but it is located in the south, where there are four seasons all year round.
It’s all very warm.”
Andre happily handed out raisins and explained the position of the Ming Empire and Ning State.
"Are you Alexander?"
"You've grown into a big boy."
"Are you Dennis?"
"I don't dare to admit it anymore. You are so big now. When I left, you were only as tall as you were."
Andre was very happy and kept giving out raisins.
Many serfs were holding raisins one by one. Some couldn't believe what they were seeing. They tasted them carefully. The raisins tasted so good. Many children were extremely happy to eat them.
Ning Guona was even more curious about the Ming Dynasty that adults talked about, as if the Ming Dynasty and Ning Guo were equated with delicious raisins.
"Fair, come here quickly, come here quickly~"
At this time, a villager saw an eight or nine-year-old child and shouted quickly.
Hearing the sound, the child named Feier came over curiously.
"Fair~"
When Andre heard the sound, he turned around and looked at his son carefully. He was still very young when he left, but he had grown a lot taller in the blink of an eye.
Feier looked at Andre, looking extremely strange, but at the same time he seemed very familiar.
"My dad, do you still remember that when you were a kid, your dad took you fishing in the glacier?"
Andre came to Feier's side and looked at his son carefully. He was sallow and thin, wearing tatters and didn't even have shoes. His whole body was dirty, and his long hair was covered with mud.
"dad?"
Feier looked at Andre in front of him, and scenes about Andre kept reappearing in his memory, but they were very blurry.
At this time, Sofia, who had received the news, came here in a hurry. She looked at Feier and then at Andre, all in disbelief.
"Andre?"
Sophia shouted.
"Sofia~"
Andre stood up, looked at Sofia, smiled, opened his arms and said, "I'm back!"
After confirming their eyes again, Sophia suddenly flew into Andre's arms like a nightingale, and then quickly separated, as if she was afraid that she would soil Andre's luxurious clothes.
"Call daddy~"
Sophia looked at Feier and said.
"Dad~"
Feier shouted timidly.
"Haha, my good son~"
Andre hugged Feier and looked very happy.
"Dad is back, and we no longer have to live a hard life."
Then, he also carried Feier to the horse's side, opened his bag and took out a lot of snacks.
"Son, try it. These are raisins from the Ming Dynasty, this is beef jerky, this is dried red dates, and this is melon seeds."
"Also, this is the knight sword that dad bought for you. Do you like it?"
Andre brought something to Fairy, as if he wanted to use this moment to cover up the losses over the years.
Feier looked at the snacks in front of him, then at the small dagger given by Andre, and tasted the raisins. They were delicious, and he suddenly became extremely happy.
"Haha, let's go and play."
Seeing his son's happy face, Andre smiled and touched his head.
Looking at Sophia again, she took out the clothes she bought, and Bubo said: "These are the clothes I bought for you, and cloth. I have worked hard for you these years."
Sofia burst into tears, and she was also very excited. She looked at Andre in front of her. He was tall, well-dressed, had his own BMW, and wore high-quality boots. He looked like a knight or aristocrat.
My own serf husband?
"Sophia is having a good time now."
"Isn't that right~"
"I didn't hear what Andre said. He has a lot of land in Ning State, a lot of slaves, and a lot of money."
"Andre is here to pick them up and live a better life this time."
“It’s really enviable~”
“These raisins are so delicious~”
The surrounding serfs were all very envious and chatted enviously while eating delicious raisins.
"Let's go home~"
Andrei hugged Sophia and led his horse back home.
"...When I come back this time, I will also pick you up to go to the Ming Empire. Then we will see if there are any relatives or friends who are willing to come with us. Let's invite them all."
"Where I have a lot of land, a lot of land is not cultivated. When the time comes, I will give them some land. It will be warm all year round..."