A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 3 Do you believe it or not?

He walked up to Zhong Dayong calmly, clasped his fists and said, "Chong, I'm going to ask you for leave for a few days. Now the autumn season is coming. There are only mother and young wife in the house. I'm afraid the two women will be too busy. So the little one plans to go home for a few days, and come back as soon as he finishes his work."

Zhong Dayong was startled, he hadn't spoken yet, Yang Tong next to him said in a strange way: "Wang Dou, you know that Zhongtou needs manpower here, so walk away at this joint, what do you mean?"

Wang Dou looked at him slowly, with a trace of disdain in his eyes, he said contemptuously: "I am free to talk to Zhong Tou, when will it be your turn, eggless waste, to interrupt?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present opened their mouths wide open, and Yang Tong also shouted in disbelief: "Well, you idiot, you dare to talk to me like this, you really don't want to live."

He just wanted to step forward to tear Wang Dou apart, but he saw Wang Dou take a step forward and punch him in the face.

With a sound of "huh", the fierce fist hit Yang Tong's face heavily, and Yang Tong rolled over and flew out immediately.

Yang Tong got up, his face was covered with blood, even his front teeth fell off a few times, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and yelled strangely: "Good you bastard, dare to hit me, grandpa will fight with you."

He was about to rush forward desperately, but saw a foot in front of him getting bigger and bigger, Wang Dou swept his shoulder sideways, Yang Tong spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled over several times, and fell heavily on the ground like a cloth bag , the pain was so painful that he couldn't even groan, his whole body just twitched.

Wang Dou pointed at him and cursed: "You picky bastard, I've been working so hard in the pier all day, could it be that I let you sideline here? I'll beat you to death today!"

Going up to lift Yang Tong's body, several voices shouted at the same time: "Don't!"

Yang Tong's wife, Liu Shi, even rushed forward and hugged Wang Dou's feet tightly, her face was full of tears, she begged: "Brother Wang, please don't beat me, if you go down, you will die." It's all my man's fault, my sister-in-law is here to apologize to you."

Wang Dou stopped, looked at Mrs. Liu for a while, and said calmly, "Since my sister-in-law begged for mercy, I will let him go today, but my sister-in-law should persuade Brother Tong well in the future, so as not to regret it in the future."

Gently pulled his foot out of Mrs. Liu's hand, squinted at Zhong Dayong, and said indifferently: "Zhong Tou, what do you think about asking for leave?"

Zhong Dayong just stared blankly at what happened just now. Wang Dou's question brought him back to his senses. He was frightened and angry, and pointed at Wang Dou. , What courage!..."

Suddenly he screamed: "I still want to ask for leave, you bastard, I want to..."

All of a sudden his words stopped, but Wang Dou's spear was pointed at his throat, and Zhong Dayong's whole body became stiff all of a sudden.

Wang Dou looked at him coldly, and said word by word: "How dare you insult me ​​again? Your mother, believe it or not, I shot you to death?"

Needle drop could be heard in the pier, and everyone looked unbelievable. Han Zhong opened his mouth and looked at Wang Dou in a daze. His saliva flowed out and he didn't know it. He stared at Wang Dou sharply.Even Zhong Dayong's wife, Wang Shi, was stunned.

Is this person in front of him still the cowardly, cowardly and patient Wang Da fool?Although everyone feels that Wang Dou has changed a bit recently, they didn't expect...

Sensing the dangerous aura on Wang Dou, everyone subconsciously moved away from Wang Dou.

Zhong Dayong was dripping with cold sweat all over his body, the cold tip of the gun made his whole body pimples stand on end, he stammered: "Brother Wang, be careful... Be careful..."

He didn't dare to move, for fear that Wang Dou would die if he trembled.He couldn't help but be careless, although the crime of killing an official in the Ming Dynasty was extremely serious, and the killing of a corps leader by a sergeant fell into the scope of the "ten evils" in the Ming law, and all of them should be punished with capital punishment.But who knows if the fool in front of him understands this law, and maybe he slaps his ass and throws himself into a thief after killing someone, and he has no place to complain. It's not like this kind of thing happened in Dongjiazhuang before.

In this world, who is afraid of whom!

Zhong Dayong's wife, Wang Shi, came forward with a pale face. She looked at Wang Dou's face and smiled cautiously: "Wang...Brother Wang, you have no eyes for swords and guns, so you have something to say. Isn't it just asking for leave? We're ready!"

Wang Dou looked at Zhong Dayong: "Is it really accurate?"

Zhong Dayong said a series of words: "Yes, yes..."

Wang Dou smiled and said, "Thank you!"

Withdrew the gun, sneered a few times, and walked away.

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It was only when Wang Dou calmly lowered the suspension bridge, opened the pier gate, and walked away that Zhong Dayong came back to his senses. He shouted angrily: "Crazy, this fool is really crazy...I, I Won't let him go."

Mrs. Wang was also surprised and said, "What a desperado..."

No one answered their words, Dunnei only heard the heavy panting of the crowd, and Yang Tong's painful groans from time to time.

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Wang Dou swaggered out of Huodun, feeling extremely happy in his heart, he finally let out a sigh of relief just now, presumably after today's incident, his life in Dunnei will be easier in the future.

In fact, what happened just now was done on purpose by him. He has checked very clearly these days that, except for the Han and Chao brothers, everyone in Dunnei is a vicious and internal idiot, including Jia Changzhong Dayong.These people, once they are hardened, they will soften, and there will be no future troubles at all.

And the fight just now also proved that this body is really good. I possessed his memory, and at the same time inherited his skills. Wang Dou is still satisfied after a small test.

When a gust of wind blew, Wang Dou felt a surge of pride, and he hummed a song involuntarily: "Propose the nature of a man for you, work hard wholeheartedly for the future. Dedicate the true feelings of a man for you, and spend your life with you wholeheartedly. Rely on my With my own hands, I can create a happy family..."

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Wang Dou resisted his spear and strode on the road.

All the way, the land is flat. From Jingbiandun, walk a few miles west to Dongfang River, cross the river and walk west a few miles to Xinzhuang Village, which is Wang Dou's home.Although Wang Dou served as an army in Jingbian Dunnei, his child daughter-in-law Xie Xiuniang and his mother still lived in Xinzhuang.

In fact, most of the Dunjun in Jingbiandun are like this. It has been passed down from generation to generation. In Dongjiazhuang Castle, it wasn't just Wang Dou.

Counting, Wang Dou's ancestors were not from Baoanzhou, but from Jiangnan. However, since the ancestor Wang Hu, the Wang family has lived in Xinzhuang for decades, and has become a typical local aboriginal.In my memory, Wang Dou once heard from his mother that his ancestor, Wang Hu, was a member of the world-renowned Qi family army. He used to fight with Grandpa Qi in the north and south. Although he was just an ordinary soldier, he also learned a lot in the army. Good martial arts.

Later Wang Hu retired to Baoanzhou, bought fields and land, and passed down a family business.It's a pity that when Wang Dou's father came, his family was in decline. More than 100 mu of fertile land was sold and only a few dozen mu of Susukida remained. Anyway, if civilian households recruit soldiers, there will be no danger of their children and grandchildren becoming military households.It's a pity that the current army is not as powerful as when Grandpa Qi was back then.

As he walked, Wang Dou couldn't help but fell into contemplation. Making his life better in Dunnei was only the first step. How to survive and even develop in the troubled times in the future was a big deal, but what should he do?Wang Dou comes from a later generation. Although he has hundreds of years more knowledge than the Ming people, it is a pity that a lot of his ideas to change the status quo have become helpless in the face of reality.

After thinking about it, there is no good way, I don't even have the minimum starting capital, and I don't even have seven or eight copper coins, so what can I do?In the end, Wang Dou thought, let’s take one step at a time, but don’t give up!

He made up his mind and went even further.

Wang Dou's footsteps were fast, and he soon came to Xin Zhuang.

This Xinzhuang Village is the seat of Wang Doujia, and also the seat of Sangganli in Baoan Prefecture.Although Baoan Prefecture is called a prefecture, it is not as good as a county in the interior, with a household of less than [-] and a population of less than [-]. The township is only divided into seven li, and Sangganli is one of the townships.Among the more than one hundred households in Sangganli, most of them are concentrated in this Xinzhuang. There are seventy to eighty households with a population of more than four hundred, and the rest are concentrated in the two natural villages of Fangjiagou and Yizhuang. Inside.

In order to prevent captives and thieves from rogues, most of the civilian fort villages in Daming Border Town are no different from military forts. They have the same defense system, with fort walls, fort walls, suspension bridges, gate towers and urns, and the same is true for Xinzhuang.The wall made of loess rammed is tall and strong. The entire outer wall is nearly two miles long. The Nanbao Gate is the only entrance, and the gatehouse is arched with bricks and stones, standing tall.

When we walked to the Xinzhuang area, we felt some anger in the world. We could see some men and women working around the village one after another, but everyone looked vigilant and looked up and down from time to time.At the fort gate or on the watchtower, there are still some villagers watching and patrolling back and forth.After last month, the Jin army entered the bandits, and some villagers who worked abroad in Xinzhuang did not have time to escape. Some men and women were killed or taken away by the Jin army. The lesson is still there, so everyone has to be careful.

When Wang Dou came back, some villagers along the way saw him and joked loudly: "Hey, our Great General Wang is back?"

Some women also giggled when they heard the words, pointing and laughing at each other.

Wang Dou's previous name of Wang Da Fool is not only quite famous in Jingbiandun, but also famous in this Xinzhuang. After all, Wang Dou grew up here.Of course, these people didn't know what happened to Wang Dou in Jingbiandun just now, and Wang Dou didn't bother to pay attention to them. He resisted his long spear, put his hand on his waist knife, and entered Xinzhuang directly from the Suspension Bridge Fort Gate.

The appearance of Xinzhuang is not bad, but it is only when you walk inside that you can find that it is dilapidated. The main street is full of potholes, making it uncomfortable to walk. There are narrow alleys on both sides, full of low and dilapidated mud houses.There is garbage and chicken, duck and pig manure everywhere, exuding a smell.Most of the men and women passing by had pale faces and numb expressions. Many children didn't even have clothes on, just running around with their buttocks bare.

Wang Dou secretly sighed, Xin Zhuang was considered rich in Sangganli, but it was the same. The people were poor in the late Ming Dynasty, which can be seen.

Perhaps the wealthiest family in Xinzhuang is the Li family located in the west of the village. The mansions that enter and exit frequently, and most of the surrounding fertile land belong to them, and many people in Xinzhuang are tenants of their family.It is said that Li Tinggui, the ancestor of the Li family, once won the Juren, and Yousi built Kedifang for them in Baoanzhou City.In the Sangganli area, the Li family has always had a high prestige, and even Li Changjia, the head of Li Nei, has to act according to their family's face.

In Wang Dou's memory, since his father's death, the Li family had made plans for their farmland and house, and it was his mother who fought to the death to keep those properties.

Wang Dou lowered his head and pondered. From time to time, acquaintances from the villagers greeted him or left to make fun of him. Wang Dou just dealt with it casually. His home is located in the north of Xinzhuang, near the Temple of the God of Wealth.This Xinzhuang is the same as Minbao in other villages. There are not many other things, that is, there are many temples and theaters in the village, such as the Temple of Wealth, the Temple of Fortune, the Temple of the Dragon King, the Temple of Guanyin, the Temple of Wugu, and so on.

As soon as he got to the God of Wealth Temple, suddenly a figure flashed out from the side alley and almost bumped into Wang Dou.Wang Dou flashed in a hurry, but she was a beautiful young girl with a pale face, lowered her head, bit her lower lip, didn't speak, just walked away in a hurry.

Looking at her back, Wang Dou shook his head slightly.

(End of this chapter)