Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 425 Slave Village
The sun was shining brightly and the narrow paths were very difficult to walk on.

In the past, this place was all wilderness and wilderness, and there were even more bandits running amok, so there would be no common people living here.

Ever since General Huan Chang wiped out bandits in the territory and promulgated decrees to abolish slaves and reclaim wasteland, many freed slaves gradually gathered here to form villages.

The village is very simple, and many houses can't even shelter from the wind and rain. Even ordinary people in the Song Dynasty basically don't live in such houses.

However, the villagers living here did not look sad at all because of the shabby houses. Instead, everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and their eyes also revealed their longing for the future.

"Heizi, remember to observe the wind when burning the wasteland tomorrow, and remember not to let the fire spread too much."

A tall man said to the dark-skinned man in front of him, his tone full of warning.

"Understood, village chief."

The tall man had traces of being a slave branded on his forehead, but compared to the dark-skinned man who was obviously malnourished, this man was tall and burly.

Although the tall man was also a slave before, he knew some fists and kicks, so he once served as a guard for his master, and he was able to live comfortably.

In addition, this person is quite knowledgeable. After coming to this village where slaves gathered, he was quickly elected as the village head.

"Heizi, work hard, as long as we get through this winter, we will be self-sufficient, and we will work harder in the future to get a wife back."

In this village, the yang is obviously prosperous and the yin is weak, because as slaves who are women, as long as they are a little bit beautiful, they will be taken into the house by the master.

Therefore, the life of female slaves is much better than that of men.

Even if the general later promulgated the decree to abolish slavery, those women who are the master's concubines are unwilling to leave the master to live a hard life.

Therefore, in this village composed of slaves, there are basically men.

"I know the village chief!"

Hearing this, Heizi's eyes couldn't help emitting a frenzied light.

In the past, Heizi, who was a slave, let alone marrying a wife, even lost his own life without knowing when. He had to work continuously every day, but he often didn't have enough to eat.

Now that he is free, although life is very difficult at the beginning, Heizi still has a beautiful fantasy about the future.

"Heizi, you are too worthless."

Just when Heizi fell into longing, he heard a voice of displeasure, turned his head hastily, and saw a thin figure immediately.

"In another two years, when I am full, I will join the new army formed by the general."

"I don't want to stay in the village and face the loess and the north and the sky. I want to fight in all directions for the general, and make meritorious deeds to get meritorious service."

"Didn't the general say that no matter how high or low the family background is, as long as you can make enough military exploits, you can be knighted for your merit."

"I must become a nobleman who is served by others!"

The thin man is only 16 years old this year. Everyone in the village calls him the thin monkey, but the thin monkey looks only 12 years old due to long-term malnutrition.

The village chief and Heizi couldn't help laughing when they heard Shouhou's rhetoric, but they didn't speak out against Shouhou.

"Village chief, village chief, it's not good, there are three blue wolves in the north of the village!"

At this moment, a hurried voice suddenly came from a distance, and a man ran over panting, with a look of horror on his face.

When the three village chiefs heard the words, they all changed drastically.

This place used to be a wilderness, and there were often wolves, tigers and leopards raging everywhere. After the freed slaves came to settle here, they were often attacked by wild beasts.

Most of the slaves were malnourished for a long time and their bodies were very weak. Coupled with the poverty of their families, they couldn't even afford iron weapons, so they could only use wooden sticks and spears to deal with ferocious beasts.

In normal times, it would be very difficult to deal with two blue wolves in the village, let alone three directly appearing now.

"Call everyone together. The strong villagers will hold sticks and spears, and the weak villagers will hold lighted torches. Beasts are most afraid of flames. As long as everyone works together, we will not be afraid of even three green wolves."

After the village chief gave the order, it didn't take long for the villagers to gather together. There were actually more than 20 people, either holding simple wooden weapons in their hands, or holding flaming torches.

"Ow!"

As soon as the crowd gathered together, the sound of howling wolves sounded immediately, and the faces of the villagers were full of fear.

"Everyone gather together, don't be afraid, and don't run around."

The village head held a strong wooden stick in the village and yelled at the villagers to encourage everyone.

"That's right, that's right, wolves are afraid of flames, as long as the torches are lit, those wolf cubs will definitely not dare to come over."

"As long as everyone works together, maybe they can be hunted and killed, and the villagers will eat them!"

Although Heizi looks thin and weak, he is actually bold and bold. He dares to fight and kill ferocious beasts, and he is quite prestigious in the village.

"Yes, yes, they are all beasts, what are you afraid of them doing!"

The villagers also began to encourage each other, and the atmosphere of fear gradually dissipated, and instead they rushed towards the direction of howling wolves.

"Ow!"

After the villagers walked out of the simple village, they saw three huge green wolves staring at the crowd with greedy and fierce eyes.

"This, these three green wolves seem to be much bigger than the wolves we encountered before."

Looking at the three huge blue wolves, the thin monkey couldn't help but swallowed, then tightened his grip on the rough wooden spear in his hand, and said nervously.

Seeing the size of the three blue wolves, the village chief frowned slightly, but he still didn't panic in the slightest.

"Shout loudly, wave the torches, and drive them all away!"

Hearing the village chief's order, the villagers immediately waved their weapons and shouted loudly, and the torches were flying in the air. The green wolf seemed to be frightened, two of them roared threateningly, then turned and ran away.

Only the biggest green wolf still stood there, growling softly at everyone in the village.

"This blue wolf is not afraid of death. If we all rushed out to kill it, everyone would share the wolf meat and sell the wolf skin for a lot of money."

When the villagers saw that there was only one blue wolf left, they were eager to try.

The village chief pondered for a while, and finally asked the villagers to open the fence, and then forced them towards the green wolf with a weapon.

"Ow!"

Seeing all the villagers walking out of the village, a sly light flashed in Qinglang's eyes, then he growled a few times before turning around and running away.

"Chase, don't let it get away!"

When the villagers see Qinglang fleeing, where are they willing to give up?
Everyone shouted and rushed over, and some villagers simply threw the wooden spears in their hands at the blue wolf.

The originally neat formation quickly became completely messy.

"Everyone, don't mess up, don't mess up!"

Seeing this, the village chief's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly yelled out, but found that it was already too late.

(End of this chapter)