Chapter 2 Coming to the Market

The next day, Jia Rongtian got up before dawn. Although he is no longer in the army, Jia Rong still retains the habit of the army and insists on running and playing military boxing every day.

Today, Jia Rong practiced harder because he knew that it was only two years before the Yellow Turban Uprising. In troubled times, there is more strength, and there is more hope for survival.

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

When he was in the army, Jia Rong's military boxing was very good. He fully mastered the elements of military boxing, stable, accurate and fierce, so the fight was also very popular.

Just after dawn, Old Li got up and saw Jia Rong boxing in the courtyard, and he was watching quietly.

When General Jia Rong punched twice and rested beside him, Mr. Li said in front of his head, "Although the boxing method of the prince is short, it is fatal and powerful."

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

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

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

A trace of sadness flashed in Mr. Li's eyes and said, "Almost all the young and middle-aged people have been drafted to become soldiers. There is no one. Now there are only some old, weak women and children left, alas..."

Jia Rong also showed a trace of helplessness. Xiliang was a poor place at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The people's life was difficult, and corrupt officials were constantly searching for people's fat and people's cream, which made Xiliang, who was originally poor, even worse.

Jia Rong couldn't bear to see the sad look of the old man Li and comforted him, "When the peace and prosperity come, the people can live a good life. Don't worry."

Old Li said, "You don't have to comfort me. Although I'm old, I can still see some things clearly."

After a while, Xiuer, dressed in a green shirt, came out of the house and said, "Son, the washing water is ready. Please wash and eat."

Today, Xiuer's dress brightened Jia Rong's eyes. Jia Rong responded with a smile, "Thank you, Miss Xiu'er. Miss Xiu'er is so beautiful today, compared with the immortals in heaven!" Jia Rongshun praised Xiu'er.

Unexpectedly, Xiuer's face turned red, and even the usually kind old man Li was embarrassed.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Jia Rong hurriedly fled to the house.

A month later, Jia Rong has gradually adapted to the life here and can have normal communication with the people in the village.

Occasionally, he said something that made Xiuer blush, and he became more and more familiar with Xiuer. When I was idle, I went to the nearby mountains to look in the distance. Most of the time, I went to the mountains to cut firewood and hunt with the young men in the village.

Sold the chopped firewood to the nearby market for some pocket money, bought some rice noodles for Mr. Li's family, and reduced 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 also has some surplus. This kind of life makes Jia Rong feel ordinary.

Today, Jia Rong went to the market with the villagers and sold the prey of the cut firewood to the market. Today, Xiuer also followed, wearing a green skirt, which looked particularly refreshing and beautiful.

Xiuer was begging old man Li and Jia Rong to go to the market together in the early morning. Old man Li didn't agree. Xiuer kept begging, and old man Li couldn't stand it and agreed.

After breakfast, old man Li told Jia Rong to pay attention to the problems on the road, asked him to take good care of Xiuer, and told him to go early and return early, and pay attention to safety on the way.

Stepping on the morning sun, accompanied by the sound of birds, Jia Rong and several young men in the village walked on the way to the market. Jia Rong pushed the wheelbicle with the prey of the recently cut firewood.

At the beginning, Jia Rong was not used to this kind of wheelbicle. He pushed it around and slowly mastered the trick, so it was not so hard.

Several young men also pushed two unicycles, which were full.

Li Li Li met Jia Rong when he went to cut firewood on the mountain. The young man was very lively, jumping around all day long, catching fish in the river, and digging out bird's nests on the tree.

According to Mr. Li, Li Li's father was drafted as a soldier five years ago and has not returned yet.

There are also Li San, Li Hu and Li Shun, and several young men are fifteen or sixteen years old.

Li Hu, as his name is, he is the most powerful and the strongest among the young men, similar to the people with a simple mind and developed limbs in later generations.

Among the few people, only Li Shun is very silent, and he can't slap a few times.

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

It's almost noon after the goods brought to the market have been processed. There are not many people in the market today.

Jia Rong and everyone agreed on a meeting place and went shopping separately.

Jia Rong walked around the market, which was not a big one. Xiuer followed Jia Rong all the way. Jia Rong thought about it and didn't have anything to buy, so she wandered all the way.

When passing by a blacksmith's shop, Jia Rong stopped.

I have been thinking that I have been here for more than a month. It's time to build a weapon to defend myself. After all, today's world is not peaceful.

The things in the blacksmith's shop are very complete, including agricultural tools and knives.

After careful selection in terms of price, Jia Rong asked the blacksmith to build a very ordinary knife.

After some bargaining, he still needed most of Jia Rong's belongings. Jia Rong told the blacksmith to build it carefully. The blacksmith waved his hand impatiently and said he knew it.

Finally, the blacksmith said that it would take a week to build it, and let Jia Rong take it a week later. This made Jia Rong depressed for a while, thinking that it could be built in a while.

Not long after walking out of the blacksmith's shop, Jia Rong saw a jewelry stall on the street, similar to a street vendor in later generations.

Jia Rong looked back at Xiuer behind him and came to the stall. After careful selection, he picked a turquoise hairpin.

After asking the price and paying, go back and prepare to put it on Xiao Cui.

When Xiuer saw his movements, her face turned red again. At this time, Jia Rong also realized that his behavior was something like that in ancient times.

Seeing that Xiuer did not resist, Jia Rong also put it on her brazenly. When Jia Rong put it on, Xiuer lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Brother Jia."

At this time, the woman selling jewelry saw it and said, "Your wife put on this hairpin. It's so beautiful. She looks like the fairy on that day."

Jia Rong was speechless for a while. What is this? You don't have to look at Xiuer to know that her face must be more red than just now.

After buying the hairpin, it was already noon that Jia Rong and Xiuer came to a restaurant called Xu's Restaurant.

Following Xiao Er to a window position, Jia Rong looked at Xiuer and asked, "Xiuer, what do you want to eat?"

Xiuer looked at Jia Rong and looked at her eyes. She lowered her head shyly and whispered, "I'll just eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles."

Jia Rong said to Xiao Er, who greeted him, "Two bowls of plain noodles, half a chicken, and a pot of tea." Considering that Xiuer is around, the talent ordered is also a little richer.

After hearing this, Xiao Er said, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. The food will come later."

After Xiao Er left, Xiuer said to Jia Rong, "Big brother, don't waste it so much."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. You, Brother Jia, still have some leftover food in your pocket."

After saying that, he teased Xiuer and said, "Little lady, it's so beautiful for you to wear this hairpin!"

Xiuer can't stand his provocation. She lowered her head with a red face and said, "Brother, if you make fun of me again, I will ignore you."

A lunch brought Jia Rong and Xiuer a lot closer.

After lunch, Jia Rong said to Xiuer, "Xiuer, you can buy what you like. I'll wait for you in the appointed teahouse. Go early and come back early. Be safe."

Xiuer replied in a low voice, "Well, Brother Jia."

After leaving the restaurant, Xiuer went shopping, and Jia Rong went all the way to the appointed teahouse.

When I came to the teahouse, I asked for a pot of tea and listened quietly to the gossip of the people next to me.

Jia Rong felt that it was also very interesting to listen to Hu Kan in the teahouse. Sometimes some useful information also came from the teahouse. At this time, a dialogue attracted him.

A said to B, "Do you know? The barbarians beaten by Dong Zhuo a few days ago are obedient and very powerful. Now they are the number one characters in Xiliang.

B said, "Dong Zhuo? Does he have Ma Teng's strength? Those foreigners who fought by General Ma Tengma did not dare to invade the border of Xiliang. When it comes to General Ma, there is no one in Xiliang who does not admire.

A said, "Well, no matter who is powerful, today's world is becoming more and more chaotic, and there are continuous wars, and it is said that there is famine in many places now."

Dong Zhuo? After coming to the Three Kingdoms for more than a month, I finally heard about the famous figures in history.

In his early years, Dong Zhuo was a general of the Han Dynasty. He suppressed the rebellion of ethnic minorities in the West. Later, he participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turban Uprising. He was defeated several times, but he was still promoted to a former general and was in charge of heavy troops. Dong Zhuo was self-respecting and stationed in Hedong. He refused to accept the conscription of the court and gave up his military power. In the chaos in Kyoto, He Jin was killed. Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Beijing and control the central government. After that, Dong Zhuo abolished the Young Emperor of Han and established Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The Kanto Princes Alliance fought against Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo gave up Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an. Dong Zhuo was cruel and restrained after he was in power, which aroused people's anger. Finally, he was murdered by Wang Yun and Lv Bu.

About an hour passed, and everyone came to the agreed teahouse one after another.

Jia Rong found that Xiuer also had a relatively good-looking cloth in her hand.

On the way back to the village, Jia Rong asked Xiuer why she was buying cloth. Xiuer lowered her head and twisted and said, "I saw that Brother Li didn't have a suitable clothes, so I bought a piece of cloth to make a dress for my eldest brother."

Li Li and the others heard it and followed them, which made even Jia Rong's thick face a little embarrassed. However, Jia Rong's heart was also warm. It was good for someone to care about himself. He couldn't help looking gratefully at Xiuer.