Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Yu Meng ran with Waiya, panting, and shuttled through the mountains and forests.

Waiya accidentally tripped over a rock and hurriedly got up. She followed Yu Meng closely, wishing she could fly. She didn't care if her hands were broken or her legs were hurt. The branches kept scraping her flesh, but the only thing on her mind was -

Dead leg, hurry up!

If you don’t run now, you’ll die!

The soldiers at the village entrance were her death warrant.

They didn't even have time to think about why she was conscripted into the army. Yu Meng's first reaction after hearing the news was to turn around and go home, running up the mountain with Waiya and a bag of food.

Anyone with a little knowledge knows that at least six or seven out of ten people who serve in corvée labor can come back, but the same cannot be said for those who serve in the military.

Their place is quite peaceful. The law stipulates that adult men must perform one month of corvee labor every year, but they rarely do this. Even if they do it, they often overstay their welcome. It may take several months to return after being supposed to do it for one month.

The practice of conscription of one out of three men was a long time ago.

But that kind of situation, once you see it, you will never forget it.

The village is full of old, weak, sick and disabled people, as well as children with small hair, who all rely on women to support and care for them. That is just corvée labor. When it is heavy, women over the age of 21 are also counted as corvée labor.

The millet rotted in the fields and there was no way to harvest it. When it was time to sow, people were too hungry to have the energy to farm.

Just as it is said in "The Book of Songs: Bustard Feathers".

The great bustard flapped its wings and perched on the mulberry tree. The corvée labor of the princes and nobles never stopped, and they could not go home to grow rice and sorghum. What would their parents eat? Oh God, when will these hard days return to normal?

The cuckoos are marching in a solemn manner, gathering at the mulberry trees. The king is too busy to attend to his duties, and cannot grow rice and wheat. How can our parents care for us? How can the vast heaven be constant?

That's just corvee labor. If military service and corvee labor were combined, it might mean that there would be a war and food would have to be transported to the front. They wouldn't care even if people starved to death.

Why would officials care about their life or death?

Even those doing corvee labor had to provide their own dry food.

At Yu Meng's age, he should have performed labor service, but he was the only one left in the Yu family. If there were fewer people, he might have been able to escape.

But he really didn't dare to hold such hope. They asked for Waiya by name, and perhaps because they had offended the county magistrate, they would definitely not be able to come back if they went.

Run faster, run a little more.

It seemed like someone was singing, an old voice, stretched out, as if singing with all his life—

"The bustard's feathers gather in their nests... The vast sky... What is there... The bustard's wings gather in their nests..."

Is someone singing?

Do not!

That's him being afraid!

Every family has so many children, but the elderly seem to have no brothers or sisters. Where and how did those people die?

Yu Meng stopped thinking about it, he already knew the answer when he was very young.

He and Waiya hid in the crevice of the stone wall, huddled together like two quails, with wild grass growing naturally in front of them.

No one would think that they had good intentions when they conscripted a little girl into the army.

However, they said that although many people were required to perform labor service this time, the government would provide them with food and allow them to return home before the autumn harvest.

That's good.

Someone asked whether the labor service this time was to build a road or a dike, and got an unexpected answer: it was to build the Lingyao plank road.

Can't understand.

It must be a mausoleum, maybe some important person is going to die.

The officers and soldiers who couldn't find Waiya were a little angry, but they didn't explain anything, leaving them to guess. Someone was afraid that the food business would be ruined, so he pointed to the mountain and said, "Yu Meng took her up the mountain. I'm afraid she ran away."

The old village chief glared at the talkative person, but it was too late to stop him.

Soon Jintong found them.

"So he was hiding here."

If it weren't for the special ability, it would be really difficult to find it.

【Clear mind and bright eyes】

Not only can he see through lies, he can also see far ahead.

If he wasn't in a hurry to go back, he wouldn't mind playing with the child for a while longer. Since he is so good at hiding, maybe he can be a scout.

Unfortunately, he thought too much. After catching them, he realized that it was the man who was hiding, and Waiya seemed to be good at biting people.

Jin Tong's cold expression broke. What was the point of taking her back?

War dog?

An Xiu Ze had the same thought.

What else can you do with a bunch of beastly kids?

Cook?

There is no need to pay attention to them. Waiya and the child are feeling regretful at the moment, very regretful.

Waiya: I should have run farther away.

Child: If I had known, I wouldn’t have returned to the mountain.

There was no way Waiya was caught. The child simply walked into the trap. Who could have thought that those disappeared officers and soldiers would appear on the mountain and dig a big hole in the broken mountain temple.

Why bother with her when she is so busy? She can go down the mountain by herself.

The child looked dejected, not only helpless but also sad.

The main hall of the temple on the mountain collapsed, it was not a dream.

This An guy keeps saying some incomprehensible things, like "superhumans" and "talents" and all that kind of nonsense. Can they be eaten? Can they be used as a house to live in? Can they be used as money to spend?

"Can it be sold?"

The child asked thoughtfully and expectantly.

An Xiuze, who was trying to describe how powerful the superpower was to attract people, said: "What?"

Child: "Didn't you say I have a great talent? Can I sell it?"

Just now a soldier came to the tent and gave him some magic pills.

An Xiu said that it was a very useful thing that could be used to tame monsters, and then he talked about the difference between the acquired species change and the innate species change using human pills.

The child thought that since the human elixir was something that could be taken out, perhaps her talent could also be used. Wouldn't it be great to exchange it for some money?

An Xiuze: ...

"Nonsense! Talent is something we are born with, how can it be taken away?"

They are not crazy people. The human pill incident has already made their reputation very bad and they are often criticized. If they think about stealing people's talents again, let alone what will happen to those aristocratic families and immortal sects, the divine punishment alone will be enough to make them suffer.

The child became more depressed: "Oh... never mind."

She didn't really want to sell it to buy a house.

It would be strange if An Xiu didn't notice the regretful look on his face.

How could this child be so short-sighted?

"As long as you're useful enough, you'll have everything you want," An Xiu said, changing his tone. "By then, not only will you be able to raise a few livestock, you'll even have plenty of demonic beasts and spiritual beasts."

Child: "I don't like raising things."

When she was a child, she was indeed very interested in raising these things, but she would get bored of doing anything too much.

An Xiu didn't understand: "Then why do you have to bring them with you?"

"I love them." What's there to understand? The child frowned and said as a matter of course, looking very puzzled as to why he asked such an obvious question.

An Xiuze: "But you don't even have a place to stay."

Child: “But we are so happy together.”

An Xiu couldn't let the child give up these little things. What he wanted was a loyal and brave man who was willing to die for the Li royal family, so he couldn't be too forceful in taking away someone's love. Fortunately, there were people like the child who had to raise something.

"Come, take her to Tude Camp. You and Nianming will follow Jintong and the others from now on."

It doesn’t matter if your talent is unknown, you will eventually find out.

"But……"

The child wanted to say that she hadn't told anyone yet, but as soon as she opened her mouth she realized that she didn't have anyone to tell anyway.

Tude Camp?

What kind of place is that?