Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 31 The Old Man and the Pig
“Old man, are you tired from coming down the mountain?”

"This is natural."

"Do you need a ride?"

"If you're willing to help, it must be good."

"Then can you ride something?" He Bo began to give examples, "Can you ride a horse, a cow, a pig, or a sheep without falling off their backs?"

The old man said with a little pride, "When I was young, I followed my father to work for the Zhi clan. I rode a horse and rode a carriage."

The prosperity of Tongdi was also due to the fact that people raised cattle to plow the fields.

The old man had been asked to treat a sick cow and had taken the opportunity to ride it several times.

So He Bo understood, "Okay, then let me take you down the mountain!"

He waved toward the forest, and a breeze blew up, without any of the chill of late winter or early spring.

Then, there was another sound of heavy footsteps.

The old man was still looking at He Bo in confusion, but suddenly he felt something soft and wet hitting his lower back.

He turned around and saw a huge wild boar with fangs standing behind him.

"what!"

The old man cried out in panic and was about to fall backwards.

But the wild boar was extremely agile and moved around behind the old man, lowered its head and pushed the staggering old man onto its back.

So the old man grabbed the wild boar's hard bristles and lay on its back with a dazed look on his face. He had no idea what he had done and had ended up riding a pig.

"Let's go!"

He Bo gave orders to the wild boar, and the wild boar grunted and ran with its men down the mountain, heading straight for the Tongdi city.

The old man subconsciously clamped his legs together, grabbed some pig bristles with one hand, and held the bamboo basket with the other to prevent the herbs from falling out.

His brain still couldn't react.

Until he noticed,

Everyone he met after coming down the mountain looked at him with fear, strangeness, and an "I don't know what to say" look.

After many people witnessed the miraculous event of "the white-haired old man's unparalleled bravery, riding the wild boar straight to the city", the old man finally figured out the reason.

He got off the pig in silence.
He looked at the Tongdi city gate right in front of him, and then looked at the wild boar that was running all the way and panting.

"you……"

"I……"

The old man pointed at the wild boar and touched his head.

"I haven't finished collecting herbs yet, why are they being sent back to me?"

"Even if it's a ghost or god, it won't blame itself for this, right?"

This was the only thing the old man had time to think about.

then,

After a rest, the wild boar, full of anger, charged towards the city wall.

"Bang",
The wild boar fell down and died.

Before dying, the wild boar did not forget to grunt at the old man and point fingers at the villagers who had rushed over to watch, saying that all this was the old man's fault!
When the villagers saw this, they were horrified and came forward to ask the old man for advice on how to tame pigs.

I only knew before,
The old man is quite good at taking care of livestock.
I didn’t expect that he had the ability to tame animals!
How could the old doctor admit that he had the ability to be a "Boar Rider"? He only told the villagers about what happened on Tongdi Mountain.

The villagers were indeed shocked, thinking that this year was really different and that the ghosts and gods had appeared in person!
Afterwards, some people wanted to go up the mountain to worship ghosts and gods again.

But when they gathered as a team and went up the mountain, He Bo had disappeared.

So, everyone returned disappointed and helped the old doctor deal with the wild boar.

The old man also felt that what happened today was truly miraculous and that he should not enjoy this blessing bestowed by the gods and ghosts alone, so he distributed the pork to the villagers in the city.

"I will also keep some for offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods."

Some people laughed at him, "Are you worried about being punished by the gods?"

Ghosts and gods do not hesitate to ask questions, but they are despised and scolded by mortals. This is really not right!
The old doctor didn't dare to get angry this time. "The ghosts and gods didn't care about my offense and gave me such a great gift. If I can't return the sacrifice, I will be punished!"

Taking things from others without giving something in return,

Is this in accordance with Zhou rituals?

"Then we have to offer sacrifices too!"

It's a moving ghost.
Don't we have to bow down to him?
"But should we follow the rituals for the God of Rivers or the God of Mountains?"

"Can't we worship together?"

"Our Tongdi is also the source of the Zhang River. The mountains and water are one, so why don't we hold a sacrifice together?"

"Okay, your idea is good!" The villagers talked at once and decided on the sacrifice.

He Bo restrained his breath and watched silently.

Although he was happy about Tongdi and his reputation had spread, and there was no bad habit of human sacrifice in the local area, He Bo couldn't help but feel that this was just the villagers looking for reasons to make themselves happy.

After all, Tongdi is rich.

When it comes to having fun, the locals are more creative.

"But as long as you can offer incense, that's fine."

He Bo still has to rely on incense to speed up the refresh of the progress bar!

……

And on the other side,
After spending some time and energy, the Yu family finally settled down in Ye County.

at this time,

Although the State of Wei had carried out Li Kui's reforms, it had not yet formed a strict household registration system.

What's more, the Three Jins were originally one body, and their national borders and territories were entangled, not to mention their people.

Yu is just a commoner, so there is no need for the high-ranking predators to spend too much effort to track down his whereabouts.

However, Yu was somewhat puzzled by the "exchange of bribes" proposed by the county magistrate Ximen Bao.

"What is Shuxiu?"

Yu's eyes revealed a purity that had never been polluted by knowledge.

“It’s the tuition fee for learning to read and write.”

Ximen Bao knelt upright, showing his respect for knowledge.

"But I have no intention of studying. Is this tuition going to be paid to my kid?"

Yu suddenly realized that He Bo was indeed kind. Not only did he get a job following a nobleman, but he also had the opportunity to send his children to school.

"No."

Yu was puzzled, "That's... my wife?"

Ximen Bao shook his head.

"My daughter?"

Ximen Bao continued to shake his head.

Yu was furious and said, "No one in my family has ever been educated, why should I collect the money?"

"You still have a father." Ximen Bao pointed out.

"My father is dead." Yu looked sad and turned his head away.

"Dead, but not completely dead."

Ximen Bao, who dreamed of being a teacher every night, sighed, "Have you forgotten who sent you to Ye County?"

"It's Habaek..."

Yu used his brain and finally understood.

"So that's it!"

The filial Yu immediately kowtowed to Ximen Bao and said, "You are my father's teacher. Please accept my greetings!"

"As for the tuition, I will prepare it later!"

Although I didn't take much with me when I moved, my fishing and hunting skills can be used anywhere.

There are also some mountains near Ye County, which are large enough for fishing.

Ximen Bao nodded and said, "If your children are also interested in going to school, I can teach them a little."

He was also of commoner origin.
Naturally, I am happy to help other civilians who are ambitious.

Moreover, enlightening the people would also be beneficial to governance, allowing the villagers of Ye, who had just been incorporated into the rule of Wei, to identify with the rule of Wei, thus laying a solid foundation for Ye County and forcing Zhao into a corner.

The capital of Zhao was trapped by Wei. Could Zhao still compete with Wei for supremacy?
The fishermen are naturally happy.

"Hehe, I can finally have a scholar in my family!"

He returned home, told the county magistrate what he had said, and smiled while hugging his two children.

His wife was mending clothes, looking at the silly-smiling Yu, then at the little boy who looked just like his father, and finally said to the most intelligent daughter in the family, "If you go to the county magistrate's house, don't make trouble."

"I know."

The daughter nodded obediently, and then learned to sew clothes with her mother.

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