Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

The little girl looked at the round-toed military boots on Jiang Han's feet, then looked at her own straw sandals, with some envy in her eyes, but she quickly shifted her gaze and prepared to take Jiang Han with her.

First he wrapped himself in a straw raincoat, then took an umbrella. Jiang Han tried his best to ensure that his clothes would not get wet again. He handed the two little ones to Sister 45, and Jiang Han followed Ni'er out with M4A1.

The girl was indeed familiar with the route. She tried her best to take the higher terrain section and brought Jiang Han to the destination in no time. The first stop was Aunt Zhang's house.

"You want to buy my eggs! Oh, my dear, you are finally here. Everyone in this area knows that my eggs are the best. They are big, taste good, fragrant and filling. If you eat one with a meal, you won't be hungry for the whole day!"

Listening to the skillful sales talk of the aunt in front of him, Jiang Han was sweating a little. Wow, as expected, TV shopping had already appeared hundreds of years ago. There were such sales talents in such a farming family, and even the advertising slogans were so catered to the market demand. It was just terrifying.

What kind of egg is that? It lasts for a whole day if you eat it. Did you stuff Snickers in the egg?

However, the aunt was right about one thing. The eggs laid by her family were bigger than the eggs laid by the chickens in Zhao Ganzi's family. It seems that there is a huge difference between chickens.

Local eggs are still a small necessity, so Jiang Han quickly negotiated a big deal with the aunt for dozens of eggs and three or four chickens. Since he didn't have any tools to carry them with him, and they were all from the same village anyway, he asked the aunt to deliver the eggs to his house in Zhao Ganzi's home, while he and others headed to the next stop.

However, there was something wrong with the way this aunt looked at herself and the little girl Ni'er, and she didn't know what was going on.

"Commander, I always feel that their eyes are very uncomfortable"

M4A1 came closer to Jiang Han and complained lightly.

"Indeed, that old lady has a droopy eye and looks quite mean, but she raises chickens quite well."

Jiang Han also felt that something seemed to be wrong, but he didn't say anything.

This small village is a bit strange. Every house is decorated with lights and lanterns, which means there must be a happy event, but why does every house look like it is a wedding or a funeral? There is no auspicious atmosphere at all. Originally, I wanted to ask the little girl who was leading the way under the umbrella of M4A1, but now we have arrived at another house, so Jiang Han suppressed the thought for the time being.

There are many good things in this family. There is a piglet that has been raised for more than a year. It can't be considered a piglet, it's already a big pig. The owner, like the aunt before, originally planned to take the pig to the market to sell it, but the continuous heavy rain hindered their progress. The mountain road is difficult to walk on, and it is even more dangerous after such a heavy rain. The pig collectors in the city can't come down. Jiang Han's arrival can be regarded as a blessing after a long drought and a helping of charcoal in the snow.

Not only were there pigs, but also some pickled vegetables, all of which were pocketed by Jiang Han. It was absolutely impossible for the people here to sell their grain, but fortunately, Jiang Han had no shortage of food.

Jiang Han could only carry such a big pig separately. The pig is a good thing, with head, ears, lips, tenderloin, second cut, front leg meat, trotters, stomach, large intestine, pork belly... Oh, I can't think about it, I'll drool if I think too much.

Old Wang's family has been raising pigs for many years and can be considered a professional pig farmer. Naturally, they are proficient in how to slaughter pigs. If the pigs were handed over to him, I'm afraid they would die in a restless state, so it is better to leave professional matters to professionals.

Killing pigs is a physical job and it requires a lot of skills. Lao Wang took out a red belt from the house, tied it several times around his black baggy pants and tied a knot. He then took out his precious weapon, a +6 pig-killing knife, sharpened it twice on the whetstone, and flicked the blade with his fingers. When it was almost ready, he came to the front of the pigpen.

The little pig was still grunting in the trough, looking at the people in front of it with its small eyes, unable to understand why they were surrounding it for nothing.

"What's going on? Hey, hey! Hey!?"

This is not a technical job. The pig was still confused. When the frame came up, Lao Wang dragged him to the ground and knocked him down. He then used a naked choke to pull out a rope from his side and tied the pig's feet tightly.

Looking at Lao Wang playing MMA with pigs in the mud of the pigsty, Jiang Han felt nothing but admiration. It was too hardcore, too punk. This scene had to be appreciated.

At this time, the piglet realized that something was wrong and began to struggle and scream desperately, but it was too late. Its limbs were tied and it was unable to use any ability it had. The next step was to bleed it.

As such a scene might be a bit stimulating for children, Jiang Han asked the kid to go to the front yard and wait for a while, while he waited here for Lao Wang to finish killing the pig.

Killing a pig is a big event in the countryside. It is impossible to kill a pig unless it is a festival or some major happy event. It is only because of the heavy rain outside, otherwise the place would have been crowded with people. Despite this, several little rascals still popped up on the wall.

A knife was stabbed into the neck with quick eyes and hands. A wooden basin was held below to collect the blood, and the pig's blood spurted out with a "pop", causing a circle of exclamations. Although no one knew what there was to be surprised about, it was just that the entertainment activities in the countryside were so scarce.

While bleeding, hot water was being boiled. The pigs at this time were not as white and fat as they are in later generations. In fact, they were a bit like black wild boars. All the hair on their bodies had to be removed before they could return to their original nature.

The scene of slaughtering pigs was a bit too exciting even for Jiang Han. He breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go to the front yard to get some fresh air. However, as soon as he arrived at the front yard, he saw a scene that made his blood pressure rise.

"Unlucky star, unlucky star, quickly roll into the mud, don't let the dirty air come out, lululu!"

Maybe a group of boys felt that watching from the top of the wall was not exciting enough, so they ran out directly without caring about the heavy rain to prepare to observe it in person. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Ni'er standing aside. Several people were pushing the girl, causing her to fall. The mud and water stuck to her hair, making her look miserable.

".......I take back what I said about the children of this era being very well behaved. These little bastards deserve a beating!"

A child was still pushing and shoving Ni'er when he was suddenly kicked hard in the back. He rolled on the ground twice, covered in mud.

The sudden change startled these little guys. When they looked up, they saw Jiang Han and M4A1 standing beside them.

At this time, the ancients were generally not tall due to malnutrition. 1.5 to 1.6 meters were the norm, and 1.7 meters was considered relatively tall. Jiang Han, who was over 1.8 meters tall, still looked very oppressive when he stood there. Otherwise, why would people feel that he was of extraordinary status? Ordinary families could not raise such a large animal. No, it was a person.

"Get out of here while I still have patience"

Jiang Han has never been very nice to naughty kids. As for why? The Archangel with a broken arm will tell you the answer.

For an adult like Jiang Han who looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, these children were able to judge the situation and got up and ran away in shame, but the little boys' self-esteem made them unable to help but say some harsh words.

"You're going to die anyway. My mom said you're going to die soon!"

Bang! A flying stone hit the eaves of the door next to a few children. They scattered like frightened rabbits, and the world finally became quiet.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Jiang Han stepped forward and helped the little girl up as gently as possible. Ni'er's current condition was not very good. The muddy ground in the heavy rain was not a clean place. Her hair was tangled with mud and water. The mud flowed from her hair to her face, making her whole face dirty. The clothes on the little girl were all soiled.

"We can't go on like this, let's go home first and I'll take you to change clothes and warm up your body."

The little girl was dirty, but Jiang Han didn't dislike her at all. At the moment, the little girl was not in a good condition to stay outside. In such heavy rain, she might catch a cold. Now was different from later generations where there were various medical treatments. In the late Ming Dynasty where resources were scarce, a small cold could cost a person's life.

However, the little guy held Jiang Han's arm tightly and was unwilling to go back.

"I, I can do it, it's okay, I can still be a guide, my dear brother, I can still be a guide..."

The little girl was eager to prove to Jiang Han that she was still capable of being a guide. For some reason, she took this matter so seriously.

Jiang Han was a little surprised by the little guy's reaction, but he still followed Ni'er's words and comforted her: "I know that our employment relationship has not ended yet, and you are still my guide, but you see, I am a respectable person, and the guide of a respectable person must be clean and energetic, so let's go back first, change clothes, and take a rest before coming back, okay? I am a little tired today too."

"Really...? Brother Guiren, are you still willing to let me be your guide? Aren't you afraid?"

The little girl was timid, and her eyes under the mud were like those of a frightened deer.

"Haha, don't worry, things that can scare me don't exist in this era."

Looking at Jiang Han, who was smiling faintly and so confidently, the little girl's eyes suddenly turned red. The little girl, who had not said a word when she was pushed into the mud by several people, sobbed in grievance for the first time.

"My dear brother, I will definitely be a good guide."

The suppressed crying tone became clearer and clearer in the voice.

"Okay, I believe it. I always believe that Nier is a good guide."

"Mmm, woooo, woooooo, wooooa ...

She cried not because of the suffering she had endured, but because of the long-lost feeling of trust from Jiang Han.

Wang was still doing chores at home when she heard the door open again. She muttered to herself that this noble man was indeed a noble man. He bought eggs by the basket and slaughtered a pig without blinking an eye. She didn't know what he had brought this time. She stood up and prepared to go and greet him, but she saw her own daughter, covered in mud, walking towards the house holding the noble man's hand.

"Oh my, what's going on?"

Wang was a little panicked. She dropped the work in her hands, threw it aside and went forward to check on Ni'er's condition.

"Mother..I..."

"I'm really sorry. I didn't take good care of the little one and let him fall. I feel really guilty about this negligence. I've prepared a simple meal tonight. Please do me the honor of apologizing to you two."

Just as Xiao Ni was about to speak, Jiang Han stopped her from taking the pot. Seeing her puzzled look, he squeezed the little girl's hand and gave her a reassuring look.

"Take her to get washed quickly, don't let her get sick in this weather."

The little guy's words were blocked in his stomach. Wang hurriedly took him to wipe his hair with a cloth, boiled some hot water to give him a bath, and took off his dirty clothes.

Looking at the scratches on Ni'er's body, Wang felt distressed and complained: "What happened? Why are you so careless?"

I was a little dissatisfied with Jiang Han in my heart. He was such a grown-up, but he couldn't even take care of a little girl. These nobles really didn't take the people below them seriously.

"No, mother, my noble brother is very good."

Just like a small worm in Wang's stomach, Xiao Ni instantly understood what Wang was thinking and quickly said, "Brother Guiren was buying things over there. It was me...it was me. I met Shunzi and the others. I didn't hide..."

Nier's words surprised Wang. It turned out to be like this. But why? Why did the nobleman say it was his fault?

In fact, Jiang Han did not expect that the relationship between mother and daughter could be so good. He was also afraid that Wang would see her daughter coming back covered in mud and blame the child. Too many parents do this. It would not hurt him to take the blame, so why not do it so that the little girl would be scolded less or even beaten less.

While Xiao Ni was changing clothes in the room, Jiang Han approached Wang and said, "Madam, I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter with this little girl? Why do the children in the village call her that? Also, I heard from the children in the village that she is dying?"

Jiang Han had too many doubts in his mind, and he hoped that Wang, as his mother, could give him an answer.

Unexpectedly, Wang fell to her knees on the ground and kowtowed to Jiang Han: "Master, please save Ni'er. I beg you!"

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Volume 39: Chapter Chapter : Getting Married

Wang's sudden call for help scared Jiang Han. He was really not very good at dealing with this kind of situation.

"Get up, get up! You are shortening my life, please get up, please get up..."

He hurriedly helped Wang up, originally thinking that it would shorten one's life for an elder to kowtow to a younger person. But upon closer inspection, he found that Wang was not much different in age from him, and might even be younger than him.

Yes, this age is different from that of later generations. People value free love. Your parents think that you'd better be like a blank sheet of paper before you are 18. There are many people who don't get married in their thirties or forties. In this old society, which is full of culture that emphasizes self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country and pacifying the world, as long as you reach a certain age, your elders will arrange a wedding for you.

This age can be 13,14, or 11,12.

In ancient times, the proportion of young mothers was quite large. It was common for women to give birth to two children at the age of thirteen or fourteen. However, since their bodies had not yet fully developed and ancient medical technology had not yet reached the level of being able to perform caesarean sections, the delivery process for these young mothers was like walking through the gates of hell, and the mortality rate was extremely high.

The birth of every child is a low-probability miracle, and the growth of every child into adulthood is an extremely difficult adventure.

Just by being alive, you are already a lucky person among thousands of lucky people.

"Ah, this... Ni'er's mother, let's not be anxious, let's talk about it slowly, can you tell me what exactly is going on?"

Jiang Han helped Wang up, asked her to sit on a stool and prepared to understand the details of the matter.

“This is actually the case…”

Wang slowly told Jiang Han the whole thing.

"Zhao Ganzi! Zhao Ganzi!"

Zhao Ganzi was on his way home at this moment. After looking around the fields, he went up the mountain to chop a lot of firewood. Now he was walking home with the firewood on his back. As he was walking, he heard someone calling his name. When he turned around, it turned out to be the head of the village.

"Mr. Lizheng, what's the matter?"

Zhao Ganzi's attitude was not very good.

"Let me ask you, was it your idea to let your daughter lead the foreign guest? Do you know that this might ruin everything?"

The head of the village got so angry that he started to scold Zhao Ganzi, which made Zhao Ganzi confused on the spot.

Lead the way? My daughter, how come I don’t know about this matter when it happened?

Although he also looked confused, Zhao Ganzi did not show any emotion. He remained calm and prepared to observe what the situation was.

His silence was regarded as consent by the village head.

"Zhao Ganzi, don't be stubborn anymore! After giving birth to that evil creature, think about it, how many years have passed since you gave birth to a son? Do you want your Zhao family to be exterminated from your lineage?"

The head of the village came up and explained the pros and cons to Zhao Ganzi first.

"Moreover, the weather has been bad for many years, either heavy snow or severe drought. You, Zhao Ganzi, have seen it all. We chose your family because we had no other choice. If we don't do it, look at the heavy rains for several days. Will we still be able to plant seedlings? Will the whole village become refugees next year?"

The head of the village's words left Zhao Ganzi silent.

"When Ni'er was born, the fortune teller hired by the village said that this child's fate was too strong and that ordinary people might not be able to control it, so he advised us to make other plans as soon as possible..."

Wang's words echoed in Jiang Han's ears.

Jiang Han understood what it meant to make plans early. If he couldn't support the child, it would be better to cut losses early to prevent the child and adults from suffering together. What's more, this was a baby girl.

"To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I haven't thought about it."

Wang lowered her head and smiled shamefully, as if she was a little ashamed of having such a thought.

"Old Zhao and I have heard that a person with a strong destiny will easily defeat his relatives. The girl herself is also a loss-making commodity. I was panicking at the time and really wanted to strangle the child to death. However, looking at that little hand that could only hold one of my fingers and that eyebrow and facial features that were exactly the same as Old Zhao's, I just couldn't be cruel enough."

There was a smile on her lips, as if she was recalling what Ni'er looked like back then.

"Old Zhao said at the time, I can't do it, let him do it, but he is not as good as me. When he held the child in his arms, he was stunned. He couldn't help laughing when he saw Ni'er blowing a bubble of snot. He said at the time..."

"What's wrong with my Zhao family? This is fate. We can't give birth to a male heir. This is not just my fault, nor is it limited to my generation. Perhaps God has destined my Zhao family to decline. If I work hard to make my Zhao family prosperous, I would be willing to die of exhaustion. But killing a child... that's my own flesh and blood!"

Zhao Ganzi almost gritted his teeth when he said this.

"Oh, it's not about killing the child, it's about marrying the child to the river god. I asked a Taoist priest to calculate, and your daughter's horoscope is the most suitable in the whole village. This is a happy event. When the happy event is completed, the weather is good, and your daughter will be the wife of the river god. She can also take care of your Zhao family, and maybe it will prosper again. Why don't you understand?"

The village head was very upset about Zhao Ganzi's indifference.

"Village head, I, Zhao Ganzi, am already 23 years old today. The river god has married six wives, but has the situation in our village improved at all? You told me that everything will be fine as long as my daughter becomes the wife of the river god, but I don't believe it."

Zhao Ganzi asked back.

"Those women are not to the River God's liking. Your daughter is unique and will definitely satisfy the River God! You promised before, why are you doing this again!"

The head of the village was a little furious.

"This matter involves the lives of the entire village. You can't lose your temper and disrupt the plan without authorization. If you let the plan go to waste and harm the spring planting of the whole village, don't blame me for being rude to you. See if the nobleman passing by can protect your Zhao family!"