Chapter 4: The Clan Chief’s Error Reasoning (Part 2) (This chapter is free)

Cheng Lao Er couldn't hold back his words, so he immediately skipped the evaluation of his clothes and continued: "Also, when the teacher came, he carried a wooden bow on his body, and then I secretly tried it... Tsk tsk, what a bow! The bow is strong and the arrows can penetrate the armor. I still don't know what kind of animal tendons it is."

In fact, the "bow" that Cheng Laoer talked about was just a simple bow made by Zhao Xing using the simplest wood to suit the local conditions. The bow string is a rope belt on a woman's skirt.

However, the method of making this bow is different from that of a traditional bow: it is not roasted by fire and is bent directly from a hardwood.

There are skills in making such bows. The skills Zhao Xing learned from books are naturally a hundred times better than those of the Song people. At the same time, after the training of survival in the wild, Zhao Xing's arrow shot was of course not bad. Because he could not hit the prey, he would starve and starve to death. As a result, his survival skills were far beyond what the mountain people could match, because he had both theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

Cheng Laoer made a living by instinct. He found Zhao Xing and begged to make a bow and arrow. Zhao Xing blurted out his advice, which was equivalent to piercing a layer of window paper, making Cheng Laoer who relied solely on instinct shocked the gods, and therefore admired him so much.

In fact, Zhao Xing has always appeared as a literati since he entered the village. But he was 1.8 meters tall and looked extremely majestic whenever he stood. He lived in a thousand-mile mountain where he survived by force, and the image of a warrior was more respected. Therefore, the more Cheng Laoer said, the more regretful everyone felt: Cheng Jiaao could not keep such a teacher who was good at literature and martial arts - we offended him there!

Cheng Tong continued to recall: "The second time I found out that he was not simple. It was in that winter, when it was snowing heavily and it was cold. I invited the teacher to drink Pansheng wine brought back by Cheng Xia from Fan County. But the Master only sipped a little and refused to taste it again. I repeatedly advised him to drink it. But the Master only said: It is less delicious and difficult to eat!

From then on, I knew that the Master was not raised by ordinary people - he couldn't drink the best fragrant tea, and he didn't eat famous wine in the world. This was not a child raised by the people."

The patriarch's words were actually repeating Cheng Lao Er's meaning, but his final addition was quite a bit like "no shocking words" and never stopping."

"Zhao Naiguo surname!" In the shock of everyone, he glanced at the faces of the people by the fire pit and continued, "Zhao Naiguo surname!... This person is dressed in an ordinary manner - but this is not what our villagers should talk about, let's talk about my thoughts.

I heard that the year before the appearance of Mr. (the title of "Mr." in the Song Dynasty, called Taoist priests, monks and doctors), Qin Feng suffered a severe drought, and 200,000 refugees entered the wing and were moved to Huainan... Mr. refused to talk about his origin, and to say the simplest thing: Mr. may be a wing citizen who fled, but I guess he might be a wing general - a wing general with a national surname..."

The so-called "refugees entering the wing" was a specific policy of the Song Dynasty. Whenever disasters occurred in various places, the Song government would select strong people among the refugees and join them in the wing army, provide them with simple food, small or no salary, and allow them to serve or work, so as to take all the "sources of disaster" among the refugees.

However, the soldiers of the wings were actually treated as slaves. They worked hard to complete various labor and were even slaves by officials. The income they received was only the food to support their families. As a result, the soldiers of the wings often had large-scale escapes, especially those born in large families. They received a lot of education and were flexible in their hands and eyes, so they were unwilling to become slaves, and sometimes even encouraged the entire army to escape.

The escaped Xiang army was basically dead when they were captured, so most of them fled into the mountains and fields and became thieves. If their subordinates were completely fled, the "Yanshou (Yans General)" who presided over the migration of Xiang Ding would also take the opportunity to escape and become a thief and a vicious thief.

What Cheng Tong said was a kind of guess, which was the most closest to the times. If Zhao Xing was indeed forced into the wing, then he fled into the mountains and forests during the migration... When he returned to the world, he naturally refused to tell his history and identity.

On the plus side, perhaps Zhao Xing believes that Cheng Jiaao's surname is not a wealthy family and is not enough to protect fugitives like him. If he really tells his true identity, the villagers will find it difficult to deal with themselves, so he would rather remain mysterious.

After Cheng Tong said the guess, Cheng Lao Er was still confused: "Brother, why are you sure he is leaving?"

In fact, when it comes to this, everyone already knows that since a civil and military genius like Mr. cannot even keep the Xiang army, how could he settle down in Chengjiaao? But everyone has also seen that Chengjiaao has gained a lot of benefits in the past two years, and it is entirely due to Zhao Xing's guidance. During this period, Zhao Xing had no selfish desires and did not take any of them. The villagers are really unwilling to let him go.

"A few days ago, the Master came to ask about the issue of homesteading. This time he wanted to take the student to Huangzhou Prefecture again. I guess he wanted to get the child to homesteading," Cheng Tong said calmly: "Maybe after the homesteading, the Master will repay our clan's life-saving grace. What will he stay in the Cheng family for doing?"

In fact, Cheng Tong misunderstood. Zhao Xing asked about "reserveship" to ask about his household registration. But Zhao Xing did not expect that the Song Dynasty was a patriarchal society, and the people did not have "reserveship" in the modern sense. Only scholars need their hometowns - students who take the exam need to settle in the prefecture, which is called "scholars".

Cheng Tong guessed according to his own ideas that Zhao Xing made suggestions to change the appearance of Cheng Jiaao. Now he is anxious to help the village register "scholars". If ten "scholars" were produced in remote areas like Cheng Jiaao, this kindness would be enough to repay the villagers. From now on, can Cheng Jiaao still leave such a person with a vast sky?

Cheng Tong never thought that his behavior today touched Zhao Xing's rights and interests... But it cannot be blamed. Even in modern times, the clan can still deal with the children's entrepreneurship in this way. Of course, from the perspective of Cheng Jiaao, it cannot be considered completely wrong. After all, the rules are like this - Zhao Xing occupied other people's land and created these industries on other people's territory, but he did not invest a lot, so it is inevitable that he lost it, which is why Zhao Xing finally gave up the dispute.

There was a voice of agreement by the fire pit. Cheng Tong patted the chair beside him and said firmly: "This chair should have been seated by the Master. My Cheng clan had the Master to have today. In this year, the Master was able to develop my Cheng clan alone for a hundred years. Looking at me, there is still a hurdle in Chengjiaao: There are now a hundred households in our village, and the other end of the government can't hide it anymore, so we need the Master - the Master must also sit on this chair!
Chapter completed!