Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 12 The He Family Manor ([-])

"Sister, hold on, you'll be in Le'an County soon, and I'll ask the doctor there to save you."

"Hey, don't waste your efforts in vain. Even if we get to the county seat, we don't have the money to hire a doctor. Let me down and find a place to bury it, cough cough..."

On the barren grassland, a boy was carrying a woman with a pale face and coughing up blood on his back.

They are a pair of siblings. The older sister is a maidservant of the He family. A few hours ago, because she accidentally dropped a teapot, she was almost beaten to death by the He family. up.

The younger brother is called Li Xi, a tenant farmer in Le'an. The whole family died in the famine, and only the two of them are left to depend on each other. Work as a sharecropper and till the fields.

Originally, I thought that I could live my life peacefully like this, but...

"puff!"

At this moment, Li Xi's sister vomited a mouthful of black blood again and died on his back.

"Sister!!! Ah———— Ah!!!"

Li Xi's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared hysterically. He put his sister on the ground and shook her body constantly, hoping that the other party would wake up, but it was of no avail.

After a long time, the boy found a small hillside, dug a hole under the hillside, and buried his sister.

At this moment, the sound of horse steps and people talking came from a distance.

Rumble-

"That kid in front, come here!"

"Captain, why are you talking nonsense with him? Go straight up and tie him up. If you don't say anything, cut off his head for military service."

Five knights in light clothes on horseback rushed to Li Xi's side, and the leader pointed at him with a spear, and asked him, "Did you see the Patriarch of the Song family passing by? It's the fat one in the blue robe, besides……"

"roll!"

The cavalryman hadn't finished speaking, and Li Xi, who was feeling sad and angry because of the loss of his sister, subconsciously yelled at the cavalryman out of strong emotions.

"Bold!"

"The boy is so rampant!"

"Today, I will report my military merits with the head of your Xiangshang!"

Several other cavalrymen saw that a poor boy in ragged clothes dared to yell at them, and they were immediately annoyed. One of them raised a gun and wanted to stab the boy to death.

The tip of the spear shone in the scorching sun and pierced the boy's eyes, but the boy was not afraid at all. He had already lost everything, and he had nothing to lose except his own life.

Maybe... It's good to die here like this, father, mother, and sister, I'm here to accompany you.

Thinking this way in the boy's heart, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

At this time...

"stop!"

The leading cavalryman stopped the cavalryman who wanted to stab the boy to death with a single shot, and rebuked everyone: "With such a head, do you think the lord will believe it? Last time someone used the head of a villager to falsely report military achievements, but the lord You all forgot to order the punishment on the spot? Do you want to be punished too?"

Hearing these words, those cavalrymen put away their murderous intentions.

The cavalry squad leader continued to ask the young Li Xi: "Don't be afraid, we are Jiaodong soldiers. We came to Le'an to hunt down and kill Song Cha, the Patriarch of the Song family. I won't hurt you. Let me ask you, when you see..."

"I didn't see it, don't ask any more. If you want to kill it, kill it. Remember to bury me and my dead sister together after you kill it. Thank you!" Looking at the elder sister who was buried in the pit, she continued to bury the soil on her own, with a miserable calmness on her face, waiting to be killed.

"This kid!"

"Captain, it's better to kill this kid, the worst is not to report military merits."

"This kid's elder sister looks good, but it's a pity that she died, otherwise it would make our brothers happy."

"Actually, it looks like his sister died not long ago, and her body may still be warm. It's not impossible."

"You really have a bad taste, you can even kill corpses, don't talk about being on the same team as us in the future, lest our team be looked down upon by people from other teams."

"Shut up for me!"

"A group of fools, even if this kid doesn't have the information we want, he can't be killed for nothing. If he kills him, he can't report military merits. Isn't it good to catch them and send them to Liaodong as serfs? Didn't the lord say that capturing villagers as serfs is also counted. Credit is just not as important as military exploits."

Everyone said something to each other, and finally, the cavalry squad leader became impatient, and ordered after angrily scolding everyone: "Tie this kid up and send him back to the barracks, and let him go to Liaodong as a serf in the future."

"Don't let me bury my sister. Even if I commit suicide, I won't be a serf for you!" At this moment, seeing that the cavalrymen were going to arrest him and make him a serf, the young Li Xi could no longer be indifferent. He could not care about his own life, but he was determined. He didn't allow his sister's body to be exposed to the wilderness, and even after she died, she would be defiled while it was still hot.

"You boy!"

"Forget it, don't you just wait for him to fill the pit? As long as you can get some credit for capturing the serfs, waiting for this time is nothing."

"Fortunately, you have three lives, a future serf. Let us wait for you to bury your grave."

After the boy buried his sister in the soil, he committed suicide before the cavalrymen tied him up, completely freeing himself from this miserable world.

"If you dare to commit suicide and let us wait in vain, we'll dig out your sister while it's hot!"

However, as a cavalry threatened his dead sister, he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​suicide and let the cavalry tie him up.

After being tied up, Li Xi was put on the horse and arrived at a military camp after a long time.

It was said to be a military camp, but it was actually a manor, and Li Xi recognized it as the Song family's manor in Lin County, but now it has become a temporary barracks for the Jiaodong soldiers.

"My lord, we chased all the way to Le'an County, but we still didn't find Song Cha, but we caught a young man as a serf along the way."

A cavalryman dismounted and knelt under a chariot, reporting information to the people on the chariot.

Li Xi was put down. In his field of vision, the two young men on the chariot were wearing armor and holding a long sword in each hand. Black traces, and a group of women in disheveled clothes streaming tears.

Among the group of women, Li Xi also saw a familiar figure. That beautiful woman, the daughter-in-law of the Patriarch of the Song family, used to be a girl from the same village as Li Xi. She was selected and became the maidservant of the He family, and later heard that she was given to the Shaojun of the Song family in Langkai County by the old master He of the He family as a concubine.

Looking at the girl in the crowd, Li Xi was filled with emotion.

A year ago, he confessed his love to the girl, but because he was not good-looking enough and his family was not rich, he was disgusted by the girl. After the girl entered the He family as a maid, they never had any contact with each other again, only occasionally heard Some news from the girl.

At the beginning, you loved and ignored me, but now you have become the plaything of these big soldiers.

Li Xi felt a little relieved. The girl's disheveled, pitiful, and ravaged appearance made him happy. The grief caused by the death of his sister in his heart was much less, and his whole life seemed to have some meaning again.

Just when Li Xi was recalling the past, a majestic young man in armor on the chariot suddenly asked him: "Are you from Le'an County?"

"Yes." Li Xi replied truthfully.

"There is a fat middle-aged man in a blue dress who ran from here to Le'an. Did you see that man on the way?" the armored youth continued to ask.

"No..." Li Xi subconsciously told the truth again. He had never met the Patriarch of the Song family on the way, but he regretted it just after he finished speaking. He suddenly thought of a way to avenge his sister. Killed, then why not lure this group of Jiaodong soldiers to the He family to plunder, so that they can use the hands of the Jiaodong soldiers to kill the He family and avenge my sister, so I changed my mind and said: "No, I remembered, I've seen it, I saw the Patriarch of the Song family go to the manor of the He family in Le'an County."

"Huh? What you said is true? Did you read it wrong? Did you lie to us?" The armored youth asked again to confirm.

"Xiaomin dare not lie. The head of the Song family has indeed gone to the He family in Le'an County. If the general does not know the He family, Xiaomin can lead the way for the general." Li Xi didn't know where the Jiaodong soldiers came from, so he directly Call the opposing general.

"What's your name?" The armored youth continued to ask.

"Li Xi."
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ten days later

Big summer
Huaao Village, Langkai County
More than a dozen Liaodong merchant ships were moored in the sea, and the leader of the merchant ships was Wang Song, Wang Laojiao, father and daughter.

"Our fleet has arrived!"

"Get to work!"

A small fishing village called Huaao in the coastal area of ​​Langkai County has been occupied by Jiaodong soldiers, and all those who resisted in the village have been killed. Transported to Liaodong to become serfs.

"Li Xi, don't go to sleep, get up and work, and transport those wooden boxes containing jewelry to the ship."

"Yes, Captain!"

Li Xi, a young man who was sleeping soundly under the sun, was awakened. He obeyed the orders of a middle-aged soldier and followed other soldiers to carry wooden boxes full of wealth.

These wooden boxes are full of gold and silver, copper coins, jewelry, jade, exquisite silk, and some antique calligraphy and paintings from the pre-Qin period.

However, they originally belonged to big families in Qi State such as the Song family in Langkai County, but now they will be transported to Liaodong and become the treasures of Liaodong.

Since the incident ten days ago, Li Xi has become a serf, but because of his strong physical fitness and the fact that he took the initiative to report the escape information of the Patriarch of the Song family, he was lucky enough to join the serf army in the Jiaodong army and became a serf. A serf soldier with a spear.

Through getting along with each other these days, Li Xi discovered that this serf army is a team of five, with a small leader, five squadrons with a squadron and squadron leader, and five squadrons with a brigade and brigade leader. A brigade is 120 There are a total of eight brigades, with a minimum of 1000 people. If there are fewer, strong ones will be selected from other newly added serf teams to supplement the selected team.

At the same time, serf soldiers can be promoted to positions by virtue of their military exploits, from low-level serfs to small captains, squadron captains, large captains, servants of the royal family, and the highest promotion to the lord's soldiers.

And on top of the eight serf soldiers was a "general" named Zhang Long, and this "general" named Zhang Long was the person who asked him that day, and this Zhang Long actually had to obey the orders of another a young man.

Li Xi didn't know what this young man's name was, but he saw that other people in the barracks addressed him as their lord, so he also called that young man their lord.

In addition to the serf soldiers, there are also some inspection teams made up of beautiful girls. Their promotion methods are to rely on inspecting the serf soldiers in the eighth brigade of the serf army, monitoring the serf soldiers and the work of the serf soldiers, checking whether the serf soldiers' military exploits are true, and incidentally helping the serf soldiers. The lord's private soldiers perform these four acts of special service.

It is also because of this that the serf soldiers love and hate these beautiful girls. They love their beautiful appearance and hate them for repeatedly making things difficult for themselves.

The bright prospect after being promoted is in front of you. All the serf soldiers, including Li Xi, are full of passion and energy. Each of them is eager to find the next village or the manor of the dignitaries to plunder. There is a chance to gain military exploits to improve your rank.

Even the simplest moving of wooden boxes would be counted as military exploits, but it was very rare, so the serf soldiers present worked hard to move the stolen goods, for fear that they would not move too few, and that the lord would lose the opportunity to work overtime. Gifted to other serf soldiers.

"Li Xi?"

At this time, a girl from the Women's Inspectorate Team came and called out Li Xi's name.

Hearing this familiar voice, Li Xi, who was working, looked back and saw that it was the girl from the same village that he once loved to confess to. Although he still remembered that the other party despised him back then, the beautiful memory of his first love in his mind made him involuntarily Putting down the wooden box in his hand, he walked up to greet the girl, "Wan'er, yes, it's you."

however……

"Li Xi was lazy when carrying the jewelry wooden box, and even intended to belittle the members of the female inspection team." The first love did not hesitate to record Li Xi as lazy and frivolous, so as to gain the attention of the lord.

"you you you!"

Li Xi, who was tricked by his first love again, was very annoyed, and was about to yell at him, but was discouraged by the team members on the side.

"Hurry up and get to work. Who can blame me if I've been caught for being lustful? These bad women in the inspection team always like to seduce us, let us go to say hello, and then take the opportunity to frame us for being lazy and frivolous. Are you not used to it?" ?”

Li Xi felt helpless looking at the proud expression of the first love girl. If the two incidents of laziness and frivolous girls were really reported to the Inspector Team, he would be deducted a lot of military achievements, and the military achievements he had accumulated so hard would have to start all over again, so he had no choice but to He begged the girl: "Wan'er, since we are all in the same village, can you stop doing this?"

"Okay, then I'll just record your laziness."

The girl is very proud, her name is Su Wan, she came from the same village as Li Xi, she is very happy now, even when she was a concubine of the Song family, she is not as happy as she is today.

Because thousands of strong men and soldiers are afraid of a weak woman like her, she has never enjoyed such a huge power, and she is very obsessed with this kind of power that originally belonged to men.

And ever since her newlywed husband, the Shaojun of the Song family, was killed by these Jiaodong soldiers, she has been thinking of ways to become the concubine of the Liaodong king's master.

"Thank you, Wan'er~"

Li Xi felt lucky to have such a result. After thanking the girl, he could only silently remind himself to work hard and not be fooled by those beautiful girls.

Li Xi, who moved the wooden box again, joined the team members again. The serf army he is in now is the Lihuo team. To be precise, it is a non-staff member of the Lihuo team. It was full, and he was one of the extra members of the brigade.

According to the eight trigrams of Qian Kun, Qian is the sky, Kun is the earth, earthquake is thunder, sun is wind, gen is mountain, dui is marsh, kan is water, and distance is fire. Kundi, Zhenlei, Xunfeng, Genshan, Duize, Kanshui, Lihuo.

(End of this chapter)