Chapter 1: Generals
Winter in the north is bone-chillingly cold.
Inside a dilapidated house in Beishanbao Baihu Residence.
Wu Nian opened his eyes and stared blankly ahead. The dilapidated roof and cracked beams exuded an old atmosphere.
After watching it for a long time, Wu Nian smiled bitterly and accepted the fact that he had traveled through time.
In his previous life, he was an international mercenary, proficient in various firearms, also learned martial arts, and was good at boxing, kicking, and cold weapons.
This status and profession destined him to only lick blood from the edge of a knife. During a mission, he was shot by a gun, and then he knew nothing.
This country is called Dachu State and it is a feudal society.
His name is also Wu Nian. He is twenty years old and is a soldier in the military household. Both his parents are dead and one of his sisters is already married.
At the beginning of the founding of the Chu State, the Hundred Households had a strong fighting force. However, the Chu State gradually decayed, and now the Hundred Households are like a large farm.
Baihu is a big landowner, and the rest of the soldiers are servants of Baihu. They have to help Baihu cultivate their fields. They pay heavy taxes every year. The military households cannot have enough to eat. In addition, the Mongolian people in the north have become increasingly powerful recently, and the clouds of war are
Covering the entire north, many military households fled.
The entire Baihusuo has been ruined.
After Wu Nian received the memory, he smiled bitterly. "Military households, it's really miserable."
Suddenly Wu Nian felt a gaze, and he instinctively became vigilant, but soon relaxed again.
There was a girl standing at the door. The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with unkempt hair and a tattered winter coat. She was shivering from the cold.
The girl looked at him warily, as if she were a rabbit, looking as if she would run away at any moment.
Wu Nian laughed bitterly again.
The girl's name is Liu Xiang. The Wu family's parents went to the mountains to cut firewood many years ago. When they met the little girl and asked questions, they picked her up and took her as his child bride.
It's just that the original owner is not a thing. He is a well-known drunkard and bad gambler in the entire hundred households. After getting drunk or losing miserably in gambling, his character is even more cruel than a tyrant. When he returns home, he beats and scolds Liu Xiang.
The original owner even considered selling Liu Xiang to a brothel in exchange for gambling money.
Although Liu Xiang looks like this now, she used to be a very beautiful white girl.
Although Wu Nian is a mercenary and kills without blinking an eye, he is very kind to his family and friends and is very righteous.
It was a shock to travel through time, but now that it has come to this, I can only live in this world as Wu Nian.
This is his home, Liu Xiang is his child bride, and he will treat her well.
Wu Nian turned to look at the door, smiled slightly and said, "Good morning, Xiang'er."
Liu Xiang sneered and said, "You're sober, right?"
Wu Nian gave a bitter smile and opened his mouth to speak, but was speechless. The biggest problem with this drunkard is that he becomes a different person when he is drunk.
Before the original owner got drunk, he had no other problems except gambling.
But when he was drunk, he was really ruthless and beat people to death. You can't tell Liu Xiang is wearing clothes now, but his body under the clothes is definitely riddled with holes.
With such a body, Liu Xiang had to cook, go up the mountain to chop wood, work in the fields every day, and take care of a bad gambler and drunkard.
Although Wu Nian killed without batting an eye, he still felt his scalp numb and cursed, "The original owner is really a bastard."
Death is only a momentary pain, but long-term domestic violence is endless pain.
"I've prepared the meal."
However, Liu Xiang didn't say anything to Wu Nianduo. After saying another word, she put down the broken curtain, turned around and walked out.
"Hey." Wu Nian sighed, and then put on the troublesome clothes according to memory. A pair of torn deerskin clothes, a pair of torn linen straight trousers, tied with a thick hemp rope, and a smelly torn hat.
Put on the sheepskin hat.
The weather in the north is cold, and people are not as particular about their clothes as the Han people in the south. In terms of dressing, they are actually similar to those of the barbarians, and are mainly practical to keep out the cold.
There is a dilapidated courtyard in the Wu family. After leaving the bedroom, there is the kitchen to the west and a woodshed and thatch to the east.
Wu Nian breathed in a breath of air-conditioning and couldn't help but frown. Although it was cold inside the house, it was even colder outside. After standing still for a moment, Wu Nian hurried to the kitchen.
Although Liu Xiang herself was unkempt, it was not because she was lazy, but because the weather was cold, and the Wu family was not qualified to boil water for bathing.
They couldn't take a bath once a month during the winter. Even if they washed their faces, they would have to use cold water. The oil and dirt on their faces had accumulated over time, making even pretty girls look ugly.
Liu Xiang worked very hard and kept the kitchen clean. In the simple kitchen, there was a broken stove and a lame square table with a piece of wood on it.
Today's breakfast is placed on the table, two large bowls of rice bran rice made with rice bran and a little rice.
Other than that, nothing more.
Not even a pickle to go with the meal.
Although it was like this in his memory, Wu Nian was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes. Is this food for human consumption?
To put it bluntly, in modern society, dogs have better food than this.
However, Wu Nian didn't say anything. He smiled and came to the table to sit down, hoping to get closer to the two of them.
"Xiang'er, are you also weaving today?" Wu Nian raised his head and asked.
It is winter now, and the fields do not need to be taken care of. There is an old loom at home, and Xiang'er relies on weaving to support her family.
Liu Xiang looked up at Wu Nian and started eating without saying a word.
She ate deliciously.
Wu Nian hit a wall again and wanted to scratch his head. Then he started to eat. The rice bran slid into his throat like a thorn, making his throat as uncomfortable as possible.
But Wu Nian didn't mind it and finished the rice bran rice as much as possible.
Although the food is poor, it is a source of energy. If you don't eat in this winter, you can really freeze to death.
"But life like this is really miserable and it's not a long-term solution. I have to find a way to get some meat to eat." After finishing the meal, Wu Nian put down the bowl and chopsticks and watched Liu Xiang twist her waist and put away the bowl and chopsticks diligently.
Went to wash the dishes.
This bowl has no oil or water at all, so it is really easy to wash, just brush it and it will be clean.
Wu Nian quickly thought of the fastest way to improve his life.
hunt.
You can eat mountains by relying on the mountains, and you can eat by the sea. For an experienced hunter, entering the mountains is like entering the peach orchard of the Queen Mother. You can get whatever you want.
Just do it if you think of it.
Wu Nian quickly went back to his bedroom to find a bow and arrow.
After he left, Liu Xiang put away the dishes and chopsticks, then came to the cabinet and took out a small package of things wrapped in paper.
Holding this thing, Liu Xiang's little hands were shaking a little. There was a look of hesitation on her little face, and she was struggling hard in her heart.
This little package is not a good thing.
It's arsenic that seals the throat after seeing blood.
She wanted to poison Wu Nian.
It doesn't matter even if two people die together.
The resentment of being beaten all the time took root in her heart and grew into a towering tree.
But on the other hand, the Wu family's parents were kind to her and were the ones who raised her.
She had bought this small bag of arsenic for a long time, but she had been hesitant.
"Do I really want to poison this beast?"
Chapter completed!