Uncle An is very successful.
The ones selected are all young people, and most of them are half-children. These children are young, have good eyesight, learn things quickly, and have a lively temperament. They quickly get along with others.
Bamboo crossbows are somewhat different from bows and arrows, but as long as you find the key, it is easier than shooting a bow. These kids are quick to learn, and when it is time to rest, the big guys head into the mountains in groups.
From time to time, I will bring a few pheasants and rabbits back for extra meals.
They also taught the villagers some survival skills in the mountains, such as setting traps, digging simple traps, what plants are poisonous, those snakes and insects that cannot be touched, how to distinguish directions and so on.
In the Yan family, Yan's second child is the busiest. He has to practice calligraphy, practice crossbows, and cook every day.
The food in their family is the best. They have meat and vegetables every day. Occasionally, the hen at home can lay two eggs.
Everyone knows that Yan's second son and his wife are pregnant, and the Yan family, from the scholar to the younger ones, all attach great importance to it.
Qi Wu made a wooden frame for Yan Lao Er, and fixed the copybook written by his brother inside, so as to save him from folding it back and forth.
So as long as Yan Lao Er picks up the wooden frame and sits on the flat big rock, everyone will tacitly stop disturbing him.
The team walked a little slowly, because they had to accommodate the speed of the mountain people.
The mountain people did not expect these people outside the mountain to walk the mountain road so fast!
Not only people walk fast, but even livestock are exercised.
Especially the Yan’s oxcart, which was leading the way, went up and down the hills like walking on flat ground.
On the third night on the road, Uncle An came to look for Yan's second son.
"The nearby mountain villages are all empty!"
Yan's second son realized: "They all entered the bandit's den?"
"80% yes." Uncle An secretly rejoiced.
Well, they were just a little short.
Yan Huaiwen said: "How many people are there in several mountain villages?"
Uncle An tried hard to remember.
"The few are dozens, and the many are less than a hundred."
The mountain village where they are located should be the one with the largest population and the largest number of young men nearby.
Other mountain villages live in larger mountains than theirs, and there are more prospects in the mountains than them. The reason why there are so few people is because the bandits exploited them too hard.
Yan Huaiwen did the math, and he knew it.
"What do bandits suddenly want so many people for?" He wondered.
Uncle An and the others were recruited because of the convenient location, they guarded the exit of the canyon, which was regarded as the main way in and out of the mountains in this area, and secondly, because of the large population, Chuanyunzhai wanted to strengthen itself.
It can catch all the mountain villages in one go, which is too unusual.
These people go to the mountains, and they eat and drink a lot every day. The bandits will not do business at a loss, and there must be greater benefits.
They need a lot of hands.
Why?
Yan Huaiwen silently recalled the memorials and residence newspapers about Leshan Mansion and several surrounding mansions in his memory.
Drought, banditry...
Private mine!
Xizhou Mansion is adjacent to Leshan Mansion. After King Si’s rebellion was defeated, the imperial court took over several private mines. These private mines were full of dead bodies, all of which were ravaged by disasters. King Si came from various prefectures to rob victims.
There are still a few years before King Si will raise his troops.
The incident is nothing more than weapons, money and food.
King Si holds several private mines, and there is no shortage of money, food, and military equipment, but this man is the only one.
Xizhou and Guanzhou are both important border towns. They have the responsibility of guarding the border, and the conscription is very heavy under the rule. King Si wants to build a private army, but there is no one in the fiefdom who can use it.
Mining dignitaries and iron smelting dignitaries, committing crimes against dignitaries.
It seems logical to focus on the victims.
Having figured it out, Yan Huaiwen sighed secretly.
The coexistence of the two is suffering.
If he is an official and a butcher, he still can't put the people in peace. Now, what can he do?
Yan's second child quickly discovered that something was wrong with old Yan.
Old Yan has always been obsessed with writing, or writing constantly, sometimes even a whole day, writing and writing, and I don’t know how many articles to write, so heavy.
But since Uncle An mentioned that several mountain villages were vacant, Lao Yan took some children in his family to practice arrows together.
will also join the ranks of big guys wielding knives and sticks indiscriminately.
Don't look like there is no trick, but waving it, everyone is getting used to these weapons, looking for their own comfortable point of exertion.
At least it looks much smoother.
Led by him, the whole team fell into a boom of martial arts.
Not only the children, but even the women of various families will shoot a few arrows at the target when they are free.
Yan Xiaoer made his mark with his precise bow and crossbow.
Among this group of children, Da Gouzi faintly felt that his status as the king of the children was not guaranteed, so he simply joined the half-old children headed by the second iron and the third iron.
I didn't want Yan Xiaoer to have no ambitions, and then joined this group of half-sized boys. Seeing that she shot accurately, no one chased her away.
The children in the mountain village didn't know that she was a girl, they only thought that she, Yan Xiaoer, was the second boy of the Yan family, and they were quite competitive with her.
"Yan Xiaoer, how about we compare who can shoot more accurately?"
Yan Yu was a little impatient. These boys, no matter they were from her own village or the mountain village, all coveted her father's iron crossbow. People who wanted to touch and shoot would challenge her all day long, which made her very distressed.
No, it seems that you don't fit in with the group. It's hard for her to get into the team of these half-children.
Promise, the power of the iron crossbow is there, she is really worried that they will be injured accidentally.
Really has the body of a little baby, and **** the heart of the aunt.
"It's fine, you win the second and third brothers first." Yan Yu pushed him out skillfully.
Brothers Er Tie and Brother San Tie didn’t know what stimulated them, they had the same demands on themselves as adults, they practiced hard every day.
This kind of hard work is not without rewards. They are the first batch of half-grown children who were incorporated into the team.
In this group, apart from the two of them, there are also the two elder brothers of the Hu family, and the rest are basically mountain boys.
In terms of eyesight and accuracy, the mountain people who live in the mountains all the year round are indeed better.
"Don't you dare to compare!"
"I don't have time, I'm going to practice calligraphy." Yan Yu put away the small crossbow and turned around decisively.
There is no point in arguing. How old is she? It would be disgraceful for her to win the quarrel, and even more embarrassing to lose the quarrel.
Said it was to practice calligraphy, but in fact Yan Yu pretended to stay near her ox cart for a while, then took the cat and left quietly.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, let's go." She greeted in a low voice.
The second iron and the third iron looked around, and left as if nothing had happened.
Few people really noticed them.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the three walked slowly through the forest.
Maomao is the best guiding light.
Yan Yu has cooperated with Maomao several times.
She put the backpack on her back in front of her body, and the cat's head and paws were exposed. The left paw moved to the left, and the right paw moved to the right.
Together, there are people.
They don't walk fast, and they can't check too far each time.
But the three of them never tire of it.
Yan Yu stopped suddenly, and Mao Mao's two paws were gently pressed together.
She pinched the left side, Mao Mao stretched out two nails, then pinched the right side, Mao Mao stretched out one nail.
Five kilometers away.
Twenty-one people.