Xiliang Iron Cavalry

The next day, Jia Rongtian woke up before dawn.Although he is no longer in the army, Jia Rong still retains the habits of the army, insisting on running and boxing every day.

Jia Rong practiced harder today because he knew that the Yellow Turban Uprising was only two years away.In troubled times, the more strength, the more hope of survival.

After running around the village for a few laps, Jia Rong returned to old man Li's courtyard to practice military boxing.

When he was in the army, Jia Rong's military boxing was very good, and he completely mastered the elements of military boxing, steady, accurate, and ruthless, so he fought vigorously.

Just after dawn, old man Li got up, and when he saw Jia Rong boxing in the courtyard, he watched quietly from the side.

When General Jia Rong punched him twice and rested beside him, old man Li stepped forward and said, "Although the punches you punched are short, they are deadly and powerful."

Jia Rong looked at old man Li in surprise, but he didn't expect that the old man was still a practicing family and knew a lot.

Old man Li seemed to see Jia Rong's confusion, and continued: "Everyone in our village practices martial arts. This is our habit in Xiliang."

Jia Rong nodded and said, "Then why do you see that the village is full of women and children, but young adults are rarely seen?"

A look of sadness flashed in Old Man Li's eyes, and he said: "Almost all young and middle-aged men have been conscripted into the army, and there are only a few out of ten. Now there are only old and weak women and children left, alas..."

Jia Rong also showed a hint of helplessness. Xiliang was a poor place in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The people lived in hardship, and corrupt officials continued to plunder the people's favor, which made Xiliang, which was already poor, even worse.

Jia Rong couldn't bear to see Old Man Li's sad expression, so he said comfortingly: "The peaceful and prosperous age has come, and the people will be able to live a good life, old man, don't worry."

Old man Li said: "My lord, you don't need to comfort me. Although I am old, I can still see some things clearly."

After a while, Xiu'er in a green shirt came out of the house and said, "My lord, the washing water has been prepared, please wash and eat, my lord."

Jia Rong's eyes lit up with Xiu'er's outfit today, and Jia Rong responded with a smile: "Thank you, Miss Xiu'er, Miss Xiu'er is so beautifully dressed today, comparable to a fairy in the sky!" Jia Rongshun praised Xiu'er.

Unexpectedly, Xiu'er's face turned red immediately, and even the usually kind old man Li looked sullen.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Jia Rong hurriedly fled into the house.

One month has passed, and Jia Rong has gradually adapted to the life here, and can communicate normally with the people in the village.

Occasionally, she said something that made Xiu'er blush, and she became more and more familiar with Xiu'er.When I have nothing to do, I go to the nearby mountains to look far away. Most of the time I go to the mountains to chop firewood and hunt with the boys in the village.

I sold the firewood I got from hunting in a nearby market for some pocket money, and bought some rice noodles for Mr. Li's family to reduce the burden on Mr. Li's family. For this, Mr. Li's family was also very grateful to Jia Rong.

After a month, Jia Rong still has some savings. This kind of life makes Jia Rong feel flat, which is actually quite good.

Today, Jia Rong went to the market with the people in the village, and brought the firewood and prey to the market to sell.Today Xiu'er also came along, wearing a green skirt, looking extraordinarily refreshing and beautiful.

Xiu'er kept begging old man Li and Jia Rong to go to the market together early in the morning, but old man Li refused, while Xiu'er kept begging, old man Li agreed.

After breakfast, old man Li told Jia Rong to take care of Xiu'er on the road, told him to go early and return early, and pay attention to safety on the road.

In the early morning sunshine, accompanied by the chirping of birds, Jia Rong and several young men from the village walked on the road to the market. Jia Rong pushed a wheelbarrow and brought the prey he had recently cut with firewood.

At the beginning, Jia Rong was not used to this kind of unicycle, and pushed it staggeringly, and slowly mastered the trick, and it didn't have to be so hard.

A few boys also pushed two wheelbarrows, which were full.

Li Li was met by Jia Rong when he went to the mountains to chop firewood. He was a very lively young man.

According to old man Li, Li Li's father was drafted into the army five years ago and has not returned yet.

Along with them were Li San, Li Hu, and Li Shun, all of whom were fifteen or sixteen years old.

Li Hu, as his name suggests, has a tiger head and a tiger brain. He is the strongest and the strongest among the few boys. He is similar to the simple-minded people of later generations with well-developed limbs.

Among the few, only Li Shun was very taciturn, a typical example of not being able to slap a fart after a few slaps.

Everyone is very happy today, and it is rare to come out.

It is almost noon after the goods that will be brought to the market are processed, and there are not many people in the market today.

Jia Rong agreed with everyone on the meeting place, and went shopping separately.

Jia Rong strolled along the not-so-big market, while Xiu'er followed Jia Rong all the way. Jia Rong thought about it and didn't have anything to buy, so he wandered all the way.

When passing by a blacksmith shop, Jia Rong stopped.

Thinking that I have been here for more than a month, it is time to build a weapon for self-defense, after all, today's world is not peaceful.

The blacksmith shop is very complete, including agricultural tools and knives.

After carefully selecting the price, Jia Rong asked the blacksmith to make a very ordinary knife.

After some bargaining, most of Jia Rong's belongings were returned. Jia Rong asked the blacksmith to build it carefully, and the blacksmith impatiently waved his hand to show that he knew.

In the end, the blacksmith said it would take a week to make it, and Jia Rong was asked to pick it up in a week.This made Jia Rong depressed for a while, thinking that it would be finished in a while.

Not long after walking out of the blacksmith shop, Jia Rong saw a jewelry stall on the side of the street, similar to the street vendors of later generations.

Jia Rong looked back at Xiu'er who was following behind him, and came to the stall. After careful selection, he picked out a green hairpin.

After asking about the price and paying, I turned around and prepared to put it on for Xiaocui.

Seeing his actions, Xiu'er blushed again, and at this moment Jia Rong also realized that her behavior was a bit different in ancient times.

Seeing that Xiu'er didn't resist, Jia Rong put it on for her brazenly. After Jia Rong put it on, Xiu'er lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Brother Jia."

At this time, the jewelry seller saw it and said, "Your lady is so beautiful wearing this hairpin, she really looks like a fairy in the sky."

Jia Rong was speechless for a while, what was all this about, she didn't need to look at Xiu'er to know that her face must be redder than before.

It was already noon after buying hairpins, Jia Rong and Xiu'er came to a restaurant called Xu's Restaurant together.

Following Xiaoer to a seat by the window, Jia Rong looked at Xiu'er and asked, "Xiu'er, what do you want to eat?".

Xiu'er looked at Jia Rong looking at her, lowered her head in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "I'll just eat a bowl of plain noodles."

Jia Rong greeted Xiao Er next to him and said, "Two bowls of plain noodles, a stack of peanuts, half a chicken, and a pot of tea."

After hearing this, Xiao Er said, "Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment, the food will be served later."

After Xiaoer left, Xiu'er said to Jia Rong, "Brother, don't waste it so much."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Brother Jia still has some food left in his pocket."

After speaking, he teased Xiu'er and said, "Little lady, you look so beautiful wearing this hairpin!"

How could Xiu'er stand up to his teasing, she blushed and lowered her head and said, "Brother, if you make fun of me again, I will ignore you."

A lunch brought the distance between Jia Rong and Xiu'er much closer.

After lunch, Jia Rong said to Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, go and buy what you like, and I'll wait for you at the agreed teahouse. Go early and come back early, and be careful."

Xiu'er replied in a low voice, "Yes, Brother Jia."

After leaving the restaurant, Xiu'er went shopping, while Jia Rong went all the way to the agreed teahouse.

When I came to the teahouse, I ordered a pot of tea, and quietly listened to the chatter of the people next to me.

Jia Rong felt that it was very interesting to listen to the big guy's wild nonsense in the teahouse. Sometimes some useful information came from the teahouse. At this time, a conversation sound attracted him.

A said to B: "Did you know? The barbarians Dong Zhuo beat up a few days ago were submissive and very powerful. Now they are number one in Xiliang."

B said: "Dong Zhuo? Is he as powerful as Ma Teng? Those foreigners whom General Ma Teng beat up did not dare to invade Xiliang's borders. When mentioning General Ma, there is no one in Xiliang who does not admire him."

A said: "Well, no matter who is powerful, today's world is becoming more and more chaotic, with constant wars, and it is said that there are famines in many places."

Dong Zhuo?It has been more than a month since I came to the Three Kingdoms, and I finally heard about famous people in history.

Dong Zhuo was a general of the Han Dynasty in his early years. He quelled the rebellion of ethnic minorities in the west, and later participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turban Uprising. He was defeated several times, but he was still promoted to a former general and in charge of heavy troops.Dong Zhuo supported his troops and stationed them in Hedong. He refused to accept the call of the court and gave up his military power. When He Jin was killed in the great chaos in Kyoto, Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Beijing and took control of the central government.Later, Dong Zhuo abolished Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty and established Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The alliance of Kwantung princes attacked Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo abandoned Luoyang and moved his capital to Chang'an.Dong Zhuo had a brutal nature, and when he came to power, he levied and extorted violently, arousing public anger, and was finally murdered by Wang Yun and Lu Bu.

After about an hour, everyone came to the agreed teahouse one after another.

Jia Rong found that Xiu'er was also holding a relatively good cloth in her hand.

On the way back to the village, Jia Rong asked Xiu'er what she was buying cloth for. Xiu'er lowered her head and swayed and said, "I saw that Brother Li didn't have a suit of clothes, so I bought a piece of cloth to make a dress for him."

When Li Li and the others heard it, they all booed beside him, making even Jia Rong feel a little embarrassed even with such a thick skin.But Jia Rong's heart is also warm, it feels good to have someone who cares about him, so he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Xiu'er.