Dihao's civilian life

To go from Yudi to Renfang, one must cross Renshui.Yuren's caravans often disembark at Huludu, where the water flow is gentle and the boat is the safest.From Huludu to Luncheng, there are two roads that can be taken. The shortest one is the one at Jiaoshan, but it needs to pass through a camp where there are soldiers stationed there who will interrogate outsiders.

Tai Dong has always taken this road. He is familiar with the herdsmen at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain, and also has friendship with the guards at Jiaoshan Mountain, so he can travel unimpeded all the way.

When Tai Dong was a child, he often sat on a wooden cart, accompanied by goods, and his slaves pushed him through the Jiaoshan camp.At that time, the team leader was Tai Dong's father. He was a well-informed and determined man.

Leaving Huludu, he didn't go very far. Because of the hot summer, Tai Dong took everyone to a fisherman's house to beg for water.The fisherman knew Tai Dong, and had received Tai Dong and his party in the past.

There are very few residents here, less than five households, all of whom are fishermen.They lived in low thatched huts, and there were always a few dried fishes hanging in the courtyard.

Where there are people living, there must be a well, and the fisherman's family dug a well behind the house.It was a square well with earthen steps for people to step on.

Tai Dong's servants took out two clay jugs filled with water, and filled the pots with enough water for four people to drink on the road.

After crossing Renshui, Yu Su realized that although there was a river separating Ren Ren and Yu Ren's words, the tone of voice sounded a little strange.In the old days, I heard Bingsou say that when meeting foreigners, they must speak elegant dialect in order to understand each other.And this elegant saying, not just anyone can say it, it needs important officials from various countries to grasp it.

Probably it is this common language that makes the relationship between Ren and Yu have been very harmonious.

The servant was busy filling the water. Yu Su found a rope on the wooden cart was loose.Tai Dong put his shoulders on his shoulders, indicating no need.These jobs are done by servants, such as carrying goods, pushing carts, and cooking.Every time Yu Su wanted to help her, her brother-in-law would laugh at him and take care of herself, and someone else would do it.

In Yucheng, some people have slaves in their families, ranging from a few to dozens, but Yu Su's family does not have slaves, so Yu Su is not used to enslaving others.He still has a lot to learn along the way.

Before departure, the brother-in-law bid farewell to the fisherman and gave the fisherman two white pottery beads.Seeing the fisherman's wife holding the white pottery beads in her bosom, Yu Su was puzzled.There are many such things in Yucheng, and even going outside the big pottery workshop, you can pick up many white pottery beads that were discarded due to improper drilling.

A group of people pushed the wooden cart and left, hurrying in the morning light.On the way, Yu Su asked Tai Dong: "Brother-in-law, is there no kaolin in Rendi?"

"Yes, there is, but it turns yellow after firing, and the quality is much different. Let me tell you, the potters in Yucheng will never starve to death wherever they go." Tai Dong, a pottery dealer, learned how much pottery making from Yu Su. Little effect.

Yu Su smiled slightly, thinking that he had pottery making skills. Although he could not get food directly like fishing and hunting, he could also barter pottery.

Leaving the fisherman's house, Yu Su followed the team to a field with sparse woods.Passing through streams and bushes, they were at the foot of Horn Mountain before they knew it.

In the past, Yu Su heard Tai Dong describe Jiaoshan Mountain, about the lush pastures at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain, the rare and exotic animals on Jiaoshan Mountain, and a towering stone hill on the Yueling Pass Road.There is Renfang's gateway to the northwest, and many soldiers from Renfang are stationed there to defend against the invasion of the Di people and the Qiong people.

"Little brother, have you seen that mountain?" The two walked, Tai Dong pointed ahead, "That's Jiaoshan."

Yu Su looked in the direction Tai Dong pointed, and saw a towering mountain reaching into the clouds.It has rolling mountains and steep peaks, like a giant pale beast lying in the northwest.This reminded Yu Su that there were also mountains to the north of Yucheng, which were also steep and difficult to climb, forming a natural barrier.

Yu Su looked away from Jiaoshan, and he caught a glimpse of a column of cooking smoke burning in the forest not far away.

"Muzheng's house is in front, so I just stopped by his house to rest." Tai Dong also found the smoke, and seemed very happy.It was already evening, and everyone was hungry.

After hearing what her brother-in-law said, Yu Su quickened her pace.Yu Su is young and not afraid of getting tired, not to mention that he doesn't need to push the cart, so he can easily keep up with the team.

According to Tai Dong, Ren Jun's Muzheng is called Ren Gao, and his house is large and comfortable, making it a good place to stay.

On the side of Jiaoshan Mountain, there is Ren Jun's pasture land, guarded by soldiers, and there is no intrusion from foreign enemies.What I am afraid of is that after night falls, I will be attacked by wild animals.

When Yu Su arrived at Ren Gao's house, he found that it was indeed a big mansion, and the two servants were busy in the yard.On the way, Yu Su heard from his brother-in-law that Ren Gao had thousands of cattle and sheep. He had two sons and a daughter, and more than a dozen slaves to graze for him.

Yu Su followed Tai Dong into the courtyard of Mu Zheng's house.The old slave Shu who was feeding the horses in the courtyard recognized Tai Dong, came to greet him, and then entered the room to announce.Muzheng Rengao came out quickly, he was a tall and burly man with a full beard, he greeted Tai Dong with a smile.

"Dongtao, I still think about when you will come over and bring some good pottery."

As soon as Mu Zheng opened his mouth, Tai Dong immediately asked his servant to lift off the mat covering the wooden cart, exposing the pottery.

"There is a thin pottery goblet, which is extremely exquisitely made, and I brought it specially for Muzheng." Tai Dong took out a colorful pottery goblet from a pottery basin, and held it in his hand. It was a small piece, light and unique. .

The pottery goblet is a wine vessel, and this thin pottery is not durable, so it is ingenious.

Muzheng took the pottery goblet, spun it persistently, and looked at it carefully.It can be seen that he likes it very much, and Tai Dong also likes it.

"Then I'll accept it." Mu Zheng readily accepted.

Mu Zheng ordered the old slave to house Tai Dong's two servants, and he brought Tai Dong and Yu Su into the house.The three of them walked together and sat in the middle of the hall. Then Mu Zheng sized up Yu Su, feeling elegant and delicate, and asked Tai Dong, "Who is this?"

"It's my brother-in-law, Yu Su." Tai Dong introduced Yu Su.

Yu Su stood up and bowed to Mu Zheng, which was a salute.Mu Zheng said with a smile that there is no need to perform such a big gift, and it is still useful in his heart.

Commoners don't know how to salute and don't understand etiquette.Before coming to Jiaoshan, Tai Dong specially taught Yu Su the etiquette of meeting him, which came in handy today.

Ren Gao was rich, and held a banquet in honor of Tai Dong and Yu Su at night.The food is quite rich, and there are maids pouring wine for the guests.Tai Dong drank heavily, and chatted with Ren Gao all over the world. He was a pottery dealer, and he could talk about cattle and sheep with eloquence, which surprised Yu Su.

In Yucheng, Yu Su had never drunk, and he was not old enough to drink.Next year, at the coming-of-age ceremony, he will be able to get together with the men in the club and have a good time drinking.

Holding the pottery cup, Yu Su first smelled the wine, and then sipped it.The first sip felt sour and unpalatable, Yu Su frowned a little, curious, took another sip, but it still felt hard to get into the throat.Yu Su thought that the wine was so bad, and raised his eyes to see Ren Fang, Ren Gao's youngest son, smiling at him.

Ren Fang is a young man, tall and heroic.After Yu Su left the table, he had been looking at Yu Su, but Yu Su was too busy listening to Tai Dong and Ren Gao's conversation, so he didn't notice.

Yu Su is tall and slender, wearing a well-fitting fine kudzu dress, with a beautiful bun and a turquoise necklace, dignified like a noble boy in the city.Although Ren Fang didn't know who Yu Su was from, he was pleasing to the eye.You must know that in Jiaoshan, you can't see any elegant people. Most of them are unkempt and have the smell of livestock.

Yu Su put down the pottery cup and smiled shyly.He noticed that it was not only the young man who was looking at him, but also a girl.He thought he was being noticed because of his faux pas at the banquet.

"Drinking for the first time?" Ren Fang's voice was loud, and Yu Su felt a bit like Feng Chuan.

"Yes, I'm not old enough to drink." Yu Su sat upright and replied respectfully.I don't know if the custom in Rendi is the same as that in Yudi. People who are not old enough to participate in settlement labor are not allowed to drink alcohol.

Wine is made from grain and is a precious thing.

Seeing Yu Su's exquisite etiquette and slightly childish face, Ren Fang asked, "How old are you?"

Yu Su replied seriously: "I'm fifteen."

"I'm three years older than you, and this is my sister Jia." Ren Fang pointed to the girl beside her, a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth.She has beautiful hair and bright red lips, as if they have been dyed.The girl has a good appearance, but her face is frowning, she doesn't know what happened to her, and she is unhappy.

The girl's melancholy eyes turned on Yu Su.She is about twelve or thirteen years old, with immature face and innocent eyes.Yu Su looked at her and smiled gently at her. Finally, the corners of the girl's mouth also raised slightly.

"My name is Fang, and I'm Muzheng Zhongzi." Ren Fang announced his family background, and he undoubtedly wanted to make friends with Yusu.

"My name is Yu, my name is Su, and I'm the youngest son of Yingwei in Yucheng," Yu Su introduced himself.Knowing people's surnames, Yu Su would reveal their family origins. The Muzheng family was obviously of the same family as Ren Jun.

On Ren Fang's side, he also thought about Xia Yusu's name.The Yu family undoubtedly came from the land of Yu, and Su, did you mean Zisu?

During the banquet late at night, Muzheng arranged dormitories for Tai Dong and Yu Su. They all had spacious dormitories and comfortable sleeping places.Under the oil lamp, Yu Su was leaning on the mat, his body was slightly hot, and his head was still dizzy.Tonight, under Ren Fang's persuasion, Yu Su managed to finish a drink.Ren Fang said: People are outside and are not bound. You can drink alcohol at the age of 15, just don't be greedy.Ren Fang is cheerful and hospitable. He is the first friend Yu Su made outside of Yucheng.

Yu Su thought that Muzheng and his brother-in-law had such a good friendship because Muzheng entertained pottery vendors in the past, and as a pottery vendor's brother-in-law, he gifted him exquisite pottery.But a thin pottery goblet can't match the food and drink on the table tonight, which shows that Muzheng and his brother-in-law have a deep friendship.Yu Su was drunk, thinking about things in a daze, and fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, Yu Su was awakened by Tai Dong, and the sun was already rising.Tai Dong said outside the door: "Little brother, it's time for us to go."

Yu Su rubbed his eyes and sat up from the table. He found that his head hurt a little, probably because of drinking last night?Yu Su hurriedly put on her clothes and left with her brother-in-law.

Ren Gao's family saw him off at the gate of the courtyard, and Ren Fang gave Yu Su a pair of sheepskin shoes, saying that the grass in front of him was full of thorns, which could easily hurt his feet, not only people, but even sheep could not get used to walking.Yu Su was very grateful, but dared not accept it.

"Xiao Su accepts it, and I sincerely give it to you." Ren Fang persuaded.

Servant Ren held the leather shoes in his hands and handed them to Yu Su's arms.Yu Su looked at Tai Dong and asked silently, Tai Dong nodded, Yu Su took the leather shoes, saluted Ren Fang, and said, "Thank you Fang."

Yu Su changed into leather shoes and set off with Tai Dong and his servants. After walking a long way, Tai Dong said, "Little brother, it seems that Muzheng's son likes you very much. He gave you a pair of high-quality sheepskin shoes."

"Brother-in-law, can these shoes be exchanged for a large painted pottery anywhere?" Yu Su knew the value of sheepskin shoes, and most Yu people wore straw sandals on their feet.Because Yu Su is favored by Yu's mother and his family is not bad, he wears cloth shoes.

Tai Dong touched his chin and replied, "That's not possible, but if you take it back to Yucheng and sell it, you can exchange it for a shell coin."

Hearing that it could be exchanged for a shell coin, Yu Su realized that he had indeed received a rather expensive gift, and was surprised at Ren Fang's generosity.

"You two, what did you talk about at the banquet last night?" Tai Dong and Mu Zheng were drunk last night and didn't pay attention to the conversation between Yu Su and Ren Fang.In Tai Dong's impression, Ren Fang was a proud young man.

"I didn't talk about anything, I told him some customs of Yucheng." Yu Su thought that he didn't say much, because after drinking a glass of wine, Yu Su became drunk and was dragged out of the seat by Ren servant.

A group of people continued on the road, and without knowing it, they continued to advance along the bank of Renshui, where the tributary of Renshui turned a corner, and the current was turbulent.The river bank in front of me is flat and the trees are sparse. There is a sense of boundless sky and blue sky.Tai Dong always walked in front of the team, he stopped to look back at Yu Su, and asked him: "Little brother, can you walk?"

"You can walk." Yu Su stepped on his feet, and his leather shoes rustled in the grass, trampling the pampas grass up to his knees.

There is such a good pair of shoes, enough to cope with this long road.