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    The next day, Jia Rongtian got up before dawn.  Although he is no longer in the army, Jia Rong still retains his military habits, running and doing military boxing every day.  Jia Rong practiced even harder today because he knew that the Yellow Turban Uprising was only two years away.  With more strength in troubled times, there is more hope of survival.  After running around the village for a few times, Jia Rong returned to Old Man Li¡¯s courtyard to practice military boxing.  When he was in the army, Jia Rong was very good at Juntiquan. He completely mastered the elements of Juntiquan, which was stable, accurate and ruthless, so he was able to fight vigorously.  Old man Li got up at dawn. When he saw Jia Rong boxing in the courtyard, he watched quietly from the side.  When Jia Rong punched General Jia Rong twice and rested next to him, Old Man Li stepped forward and said, "Although the boxing skills I saw were brief, they were deadly and powerful." Jia Rong glanced at Old Man Li in surprise.  Come to think of it, the old guy is still a practicing practitioner and knows a lot.  Old man Li seemed to see Jia Rong's confusion and continued: "Everyone in our village practices martial arts. This is our habit in Xiliang." Jia Rong nodded and said, "Then why do you see so many people in the village?  Women and children, young and middle-aged people are rare?" Old man Li said with a sad look in his eyes: "Almost all the young and middle-aged people have been drafted into the army, and there are not even one left. Now there are only some old and weak women and children left.  Sigh" Jia Rong also showed a hint of helplessness. Xiliang was a poor place in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The people lived a hard life, and corrupt officials constantly plundered the people's wealth, making the already poor Xiliang even worse.  Jia Rong couldn't bear to see Old Man Li's sad look, and said comfortingly: "The peaceful age has come, and the people will be able to live a good life. I don't have to worry." Old Man Li said, "Young master, there is no need to comfort me. Although I  I'm old, but I can still see some things clearly." After a while, Xiu'er, dressed in a green shirt, came out of the house and said, "Master, the washing water has been prepared. Please wash up and eat."  Today, Xiu'er's dress made Jia Rong's eyes light up. Jia Rong smiled and responded: "Thank you, Miss Xiu'er. Miss Xiu'er is so beautifully dressed today, comparable to the immortals in the sky!" Jia Rongshun praised Xiu'er.  Unexpectedly, Xiu'er's face turned red immediately, and even the usually kind old man Li also looked embarrassed.  Seeing that something was wrong, Jia Rong hurriedly fled into the house.  A month has passed, and Jia Rong has gradually adapted to life here and can communicate normally with people in the village.  Occasionally, she would say something that made Xiuer blush, and she became more and more familiar with Xiuer.  When I have nothing to do, I go to the nearby mountains to look into the distance. Most of the time I go to the mountains to chop wood and hunt with the boys in the village.  They sold the wood they cut and hunted at a nearby market to get some pocket money, and bought some rice and noodles for Old Man Li¡¯s family to reduce the burden on Old Man Li¡¯s family. For this, Old Man Li¡¯s family was also very grateful to Jia Rong.  After a month, Jia Rong has some savings. This kind of life makes Jia Rong feel that it is actually quite good.  Today, Jia Rong went to the market with the people in the village, and sold the game they chopped down the firewood at the market.  Today Xiu'er also came here, wearing a green skirt, looking particularly refreshing and beautiful.  Xiu'er kept begging Old Man Li and Jia Rong to go to the market early in the morning. Old Man Li refused. Xiu'er kept begging, and Old Man Li couldn't help but agreed.  After breakfast, Old Man Li told Jia Rong to pay attention to the issues on the road, asked him to take good care of Xiu'er, and told him to go back early and pay attention to safety on the road.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out of the morning sun, accompanied by the chirping of birds, Jia Rong and several young men in the village were walking on the road to the market. Jia Rong pushed a wheelbarrow, carrying the recently chopped firewood and hunted prey.  At the beginning, Jia Rong was not used to this kind of wheelbarrow, pushing it all over the place. But gradually he got the hang of it and it became less strenuous.  A few young men also pushed two wheelbarrows, which were fully loaded.  Jia Rong met Li Li when he went to chop firewood in the mountains. The young man was very lively and was always jumping around, catching fish in the river and digging bird's nests in the trees.  According to Old Man Li, Li Li¡¯s father was drafted into the army five years ago and has not returned yet.  Also accompanying us were Li San, Li Hu, and Li Shun, all of whom were fifteen or sixteen years old.  Li Hu is as his name suggests. He has a tiger head and a tiger brain. He is the strongest and strongest among the young men. He is similar to the simple-minded people of later generations with well-developed limbs.  Among them, Li Shun is the only one who is very taciturn, a typical example of someone who can't even slap a fart in his face.  Everyone is very happy todaySorry, it's rare to come out.  It was almost noon when we finished processing the goods we brought to the market. There were not many people in the market today.  Jia Rong and everyone agreed on a meeting place and went shopping separately.  Jia Rong walked along the not very big market, while Xiuer followed Jia Rong all the way. Jia Rong thought about it and didn't have much to buy, so he just wandered along.  When passing by a blacksmith shop, Jia Rong stopped.  Thinking that I have been here for more than a month, it¡¯s time to build a weapon for self-defense. After all, the world today is not peaceful.  The blacksmith shop is very complete, including agricultural tools and knives.  After careful selection in terms of price, Jia Rong asked the blacksmith to make a very ordinary knife.  After some haggling, Jia Rong also asked for most of Jia Rong¡¯s belongings. Jia Rong asked the blacksmith to make it carefully when making it. The blacksmith waved his hands impatiently, indicating that he understood.  In the end, the blacksmith said it would take a week to build it, and asked Jia Rong to pick it up a week later.  This made Jia Rong depressed for a while, thinking that he would be able to build it in a while.  Not long after walking out of the blacksmith shop, Jia Rong saw a stall selling jewelry on the street, similar to the street vendors of later generations.  Jia Rong looked back at Xiu'er who was following behind him. He came to the stall and after careful selection, he chose a green hairpin.  After asking about the price and paying, I turned around and prepared to put it on Xiaocui.  Xiu'er's face turned red when she saw his actions. At this time, Jia Rong also realized that his behavior was a bit different in ancient times.  Seeing that Xiu'er didn't resist, Jia Rong shamelessly put it on her. After Jia Rong put it on, Xiu'er lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Brother Jia." At this time, the woman selling jewelry saw it and said:  "Your wife is so beautiful when she wears this hairpin. She really looks like a fairy in the sky." Jia Rong was speechless for a while, what is this? He didn't need to look at Xiu'er to know that her face must be redder than before.  After buying the hairpin, it was already noon, Jia Rong and Xiuer went to a restaurant called Xu Family Restaurant together.  Following the waiter to a seat by the window, Jia Rong looked at Xiu'er and asked, "Xiu'er, what do you want to eat?".  Xiu'er looked at Jia Rong's gaze towards her, lowered her head in embarrassment, and whispered: "I'll just have a bowl of plain noodles." Jia Rong said to the waiter who was greeting him: "Two bowls of plain noodles, one stack  Peanuts, half a chicken, and a pot of tea." After hearing this, the waiter said: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment, the food will be served later." After the waiter left, Xiu'er said to Jia Rong.  : "Brother, there is no need to be so wasteful." Jia Rong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, your brother Jia still has some food left in his pocket." After saying that, he teased Xiu'er and said, "Little lady, you are really wearing this hairpin."  So beautiful!" How could Xiu'er stand up to his teasing? She blushed and lowered her head and said, "Brother, if you tease me again, I'll ignore you." After lunch, Jia Rong and Xiu'er were separated.  The distance has become much closer.  After lunch, Jia Rong said to Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, you go buy what you like. I'll wait for you at the appointed teahouse. Go early and come back early. Pay attention to safety." Xiu'er replied in a low voice:  "Well, Brother Jia." After leaving the restaurant, Xiu'er went shopping, while Jia Rong went all the way to the agreed teahouse.  I came to the teahouse, ordered a pot of tea, and listened quietly to the chatter of the people next to me.  Jia Rong felt that it was quite interesting to listen to the chatter from all over the world in the teahouse. Sometimes some useful information came from the teahouse. At this time, a conversation attracted him.  A said to B: "Did you know? The barbarians that Dong Zhuo defeated a few days ago were obedient and very powerful. Now he is the number one figure in Xiliang." B said: "Dong Zhuo? Is he as powerful as Ma Teng?  , The foreigners that General Ma Teng and Ma fought did not dare to invade the border of Xiliang. Speaking of General Ma, everyone in Xiliang admired him. "Jia said: "Well, no matter who is more powerful, the world today is getting more and more chaotic.  Constantly, and it is said that there is famine in many places now. " Dong Zhuo?  It has been more than a month since I came to the Three Kingdoms, and I finally heard about famous figures in history.  Dong Zhuo was a Han general in his early years and put down minority rebellions in the west. Later, he participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turban Uprising. He was defeated several times, but he was still promoted to a former general and was in charge of heavy troops.  Dong Zhuo respected his own troops and stationed troops in Hedong. He refused to accept the imperial call and gave up military power. When there was a chaos in Kyoto and He Jin was killed, Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Beijing and took control of the central government.  Later, Dong Zhuo deposed the Young Emperor of Han Dynasty and establishedEmperor Xian, the Guandong princes allied to attack Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo abandoned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an.  Dong Zhuo was cruel by nature. After taking power, he imposed excessive taxes and expropriations, which aroused public anger. He was eventually murdered by Wang Yun and Lu Bu.  About an hour later, everyone arrived at the appointed teahouse one after another.  Jia Rong found that Xiuer also held a piece of relatively good-quality cloth in her hand.  On the way back to the village, Jia Rong asked Xiu'er why he was buying cloth. Xiu'er lowered her head and said nervously: "I saw that Brother Li didn't have any clothes that fit him, so I bought a piece of cloth to make a dress for him." Li Li and the others.  When several people heard this, they started to make noises, which made even Jia Rong's thick-skinned person feel a little embarrassed.  But Jia Rong also felt warm in his heart. It felt good to have someone who cared about him. He couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Xiu'er.
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