After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 23
The back mountain is full of bamboos. With one order, the whole family went up the mountain to cut bamboo.

Bamboo strips are woven into fish traps, and bamboo poles are made into fish traps, an umbrella-shaped fishing tool.No fishing nets?There are many thin vines on the mountain, pick the thinnest and toughest part, simply weave it, and use it as it is.

Or how many people are powerful, thousands of people work together, and quickly make a lot of fishing gear.

When countless fish and shrimps piled up by the lake, the Han people were shocked, and everyone looked at Jing He with adoring eyes.

While secretly complacent, Jing Tie felt that the clansman was too stupid with his hands behind his back. If this was placed in Jingjia Village, he would have starved to death.

By the time the next morning, when fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs were continuously being poured out of the fish traps, some people had already begun to worship the fish god.

The fish pond is not easy to manage, and the rocks are very hard, and there is no water source.However, most of the tribe lived along the stream. Qiu'er had an idea and proposed to use stones as weirs, supplemented by bamboo strips, to form large and small fish ponds.

For this reason, he was greatly praised by Meng Di, and he walked with great air for several days.

Then it's time to farm.

Even with Mengdi's current prestige, the Han people hesitated when they heard that they were going to bury the rice they could not bear to eat.

The elders gathered around Lei, discussing in low voices, most of them were reluctant.Some people also had their brains wide open, wondering if the bird god of the Chu people and the bird god of the Han people are the same?
Lei Yi couldn't make a decision for a while, until Han Qu whispered something in his ear.Han Qu is considered the most knowledgeable person in the clan, and every year he takes people down the mountain to exchange items with the Yue people.

"Okay, let's do as the adults want."

Counting the time, it was time to set off. At this time, Ganying came over and said that he had found ore in the mountains.Meng Di knew that he was a craftsman before being conscripted as an apprentice.Thinking of the entire Han clan, except for the long sword of unknown origin in Han Qu's hand, almost all of them used stone knives and wooden sticks, so they simply kept Ganying, Jing He and Ji together.

You don't need to think about the Huan Shou Dao that you used in the military camp back then. If you come up with something, you can try to forge a few handy weapons.

Hearing that Meng Di was leaving, Lei brought the elders to see him. This time there was a young man standing quietly behind him.

Lei threw off the wooden stick and knelt down on the ground, saying respectfully:
"My Han clan is impoverished in the mountains and forests, almost no different from the natives. Some members of the clan are often taken captive as slaves and subjected to all kinds of humiliation. It is a godsend to meet you today. The Han clan is willing to rely on the whole family, and I hope you will take him in!"

"I hope the adults will take it in!" Everyone knelt down together.

This...Meng Di was taken aback. Originally, he just saw that the Han people were living in hardship, so he wanted to help out on the spur of the moment, but the whole thing came to his door.

"My lord, do you look down on Shanyue?" Seeing Mengdi subconsciously shaking his hand, Lei asked loudly.

"That's right, besides, you are not the real Shanyue." Mengdi knew that the Han people were sensitive and stubborn on this point.

"But the Han people are weak? Although the Han people are weak, there are still thousands of young and strong people who can be driven by adults!"

"Let's be honest, I, Mengdi, have no title and no fiefdom. This envoy of Chu will end at some point. You want to attach to me, but I have nowhere to hide myself."

"My lord, don't worry, my clan can still live here." Lei beckoned the young man behind him to come forward, "This is Zhan, act calmly, and he will lead the five hundred young men of the clan to follow you." After saying that, he turned and let Zhan Swear a heavy oath in the name of the ancestors, and obey Mengdi's arrangements.

"Adult" Lei led everyone to kneel down again, "My Han clan is willing to hand over the fate of the family to the adults, and everyone in the whole family will die for the adults, only to hope that they will not be trapped in the mountains and forests for generations, and be expelled as mountains."

Seeing Lei's muddy eyes mixed with pain, unwillingness, expectation and eagerness, Meng Di never knew that a person's emotions could be expressed so complexly and clearly.

Now that everything has come to fruition, he is no longer pretentious, cupped his hands and looked at everyone, and said sincerely: "Thanks to the trust of the patriarch and everyone, Mengdi will try his best to find a place for the Han people to live and work, so that everyone of the Han people can walk in the world with dignity !"

Looking at the five hundred young men who stood motionless in front of him, Meng Di was quite satisfied.Although these people have not learned to march and fight, they are all excellent hunters in the clan, with sturdy bodies, and they can climb mountains and ridges like walking on flat ground. They only need to be trained to become a strong army.

Lei forced Qiu'er into the line, saying that the adults can't be left alone, but looking at Qiu'er bouncing around, she really doesn't look like a maid.

After sending everyone down the mountain, Han Qu took out the long sword and handed it to Meng Di.After Concubine Tang's death, Yue Wang Yunchang felt guilty and ordered someone to send him his sword.Although Han Qu accepted the sword, he still couldn't let go of it. However, after more than ten years, the grievances have gradually faded.

"My lord, if you meet my poor nephew, please hand over this sword to him."

After Qiu'er went down the mountain, she was like a bird out of the cage, she would not be bored in the carriage, all the way she just pestered Xiao Wu Xiao Liu to learn how to ride a horse, which added a lot of laughter.

Facing this incompetent maid, Meng Di smiled wryly and shook his head, and had no choice but to order the Han people to wash off the colorful juices on their faces, and the group speeded up to the capital of the Yue Kingdom.

The capital of the Yue State was named Kuaiji, where Dayu gathered the princes during his eastward patrol to control the water, and rewarded him for his meritorious deeds. He was also buried here after his death.

Backed by Kuaiji Mountain, Kuaiji City is surrounded by water and inland rivers criss-cross, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The guards at the city gate seemed to be particularly strict, and the team was stopped outside the moat.It wasn't until the group of people hurried out of the city gate and the entourage stepped forward to explain, that they bowed their hands apologetically and said, "Fan Li, Fan Shaobo, the guardian of the northern city, paid his respects to the honored envoy. Please forgive me for not being able to greet the envoy in time."

Fan Li?Later generations were revered as Fan Li, the God of Wealth?In the previous life, although Li Ling belonged to an aristocratic family, there were not many historical books in his collection. Apart from Mengdi, there were very few Yue people who had heard of it, and Fan Li was one of them.

Looking carefully at the unattractive middle-aged man in front of him, with a frowning look, he doesn't seem to be very proud now, he is a city gate guard.

This is also because Mengdi has seen many princes and generals since he came down the mountain, and his vision is a bit high. In fact, the North City Guard of Kuaiji City is already a pivotal position.

"Fan Chengshou doesn't need to be too polite, can we enter the city?"

"This..." Fan Li looked at the long line, wondering: "These are all your servants?"

Meng Di looked back and saw that the Han people were all disguised as personal soldiers, carrying bamboo bows and arrows, and it seemed that the scale was really not small.

"What? Let my lord's followers sleep outside the city?"

Fan Li hesitated for a long time, as if he felt that there was no reason to stop him, so he had to welcome everyone into the city, and at the same time sent someone to report to the palace.

The atmosphere in the city seemed a bit dignified, there were few pedestrians on the road, and Fan Li didn't talk much along the way, so he took Meng Di and his party to the post house and left.The backyard of the post house is wide enough to accommodate followers.

Not long after, a row of soldiers stood up outside the post house. They sent someone to ask, but they only said that they were ordered to guard.

(End of this chapter)