Chapter 48: Three elders invite, serving as patrol officer

Nighttime.

When Duan Yu returned to the village driving an ox cart loaded with a cart of prey, he was surrounded and watched again.

"My god, is that a tiger? Come and see, Chan'er's husband hunted a tiger."

"Sister Chan'er is really lucky, she found such an amazing husband."

"Look at that Li Gouer, he is really lucky, he doesn't do anything every day, just sat and waited for such a good son-in-law."

"Brother Duan is too amazing, I also want to go hunting in the mountains with Brother Duan like Brother Stone!"

Stone, Wang Hunu, Chen Qingan, and Liu Bai Tu, who were sitting around the ox cart, were all smiling.

They were glad that they proposed to go into the mountains with Duan Yu on the first day.

Now they were quite famous in the vicinity.

Many families were competing to marry their daughters to them.

It wasn't that they had much ability.

It was just that those families felt that if they made a living with Duan Yu, their future life would not be too bad.

Being able to hunt a tiger alone, no matter which era it was placed in, would be called a hero.

There were many hunters in the nearby ten miles and eight villages, but none had ever hunted a tiger alone.

Therefore, after Duan Yu returned from hunting the tiger, the news spread immediately.

The three elders in the village came to visit again.

At home.

Duan Yu sat on the ground.

Kneeling opposite Duan Yu were the three elders and the pavilion chief who visited the village.

Diao Chan, wearing new clothes and a beautiful face full of smiles, was bringing food.

Rabbit meat, chicken, fish, millet, and turbid wine were all there.

There were even some dried fruits.

These local officials, such as the three elders and the pavilion chief, were all held by local gentry, wealthy families, and powerful people.

They were often recommended by the village and township, and then registered and appointed by the county government.

Therefore, these officials in the township were all locals and were familiar with each other.

The three elders and the pavilion chief looked at the rich dishes on the table and couldn't help but sigh.

A few days ago, Li Gouer's family didn't even have rice to cook.

It had only been a few days, and now they had meat and millet for every meal, and turbid wine to go with the rice.

The ox cart and livestock parked in the courtyard were all showing that this family's life was getting better and better.

"Haha, Diao Chan is really lucky, she went out to fetch water and got such a virtuous husband, it is truly a blessing cultivated in the previous life."

"Ziyi, I heard from Diao Chan that you are from Liangzhou?"

The three elders in the village asked.

Duan Yu smiled and nodded.

The word Ziyi was given by Duan Yu himself.

Yu represents a bird, while Yi represents the meaning of flapping wings.

The name and the word correspond to each other, which is the key to the word.

Names like Stone, Wang Hunu, and others were not words, but cheap names.

Two characters are noble, three characters are cheap.

Ordinary farmers are illiterate, so naturally, their names cannot be good.

Duan Yu knew the importance of identity, since he had decided to live here permanently, he had to have an identity.

Without household registration, he was a black household.

He could not purchase land or property, could not settle down, and was not protected by law.

In other words, others could grab your things at will, or kill you, and even if you reported to the official, it would be useless.

For this reason, Duan Yu fabricated an identity for himself.

A person from Liangzhou.

Because of the war in Liangzhou, he was separated from his clan while avoiding the Qiang tribe.

Duan Yu also gave himself a word, Ziyi, Duan Ziyi.

"Returning to the three village elders, my family is indeed from Liangzhou, but to avoid the flames of war, I migrated to Bingzhou, but I didn't expect to meet bandits on the road and get separated from my clan."

"Therefore, I was saved by Chan'er."

"I wanted to continue looking for my clan after recuperating, but..."

Duan Yu's gaze looked at the busy Diao Chan, and the smile on his face was self-evident.

The three elders smiled and stroked their beards, nodding with understanding: "It is so, it is so, with such a beautiful wife, no wonder the hero bows down, haha!"

"Ziyi, we heard that Ziyi's conversation is extraordinary, and he is also a person who has read the books of sages."

"The day before yesterday, Ma San's house caught fire, and all seventeen people in the family were killed..."

Clatter!

When the three elders mentioned that Ma San's family of seventeen was killed, Diao Chan, who was busy, slipped and the ceramic bowl fell to the ground and shattered.

Her complexion changed for no reason.

Duan Yu looked at Diao Chan without changing his expression, and then shouted outside: "Stone, Hunu, your sister-in-law has been busy all day, she is a bit tired, you come over to help."

"Eh, coming, brother."

Stone's voice sounded outside.

Duan Yu turned his head and looked at the three elders and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry."

"There is too much prey in the house these two days."

"Just relying on Chan'er alone is a bit too busy, and she also has to take care of the daily life of our big family."

"Please forgive me for any discourtesy."

Duan Yu bowed with his hands folded.

Duan Yu didn't know much about the etiquette and culture of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But it was always much better than the villagers in the village.

The three elders shook their heads repeatedly.

"No problem, no problem."

"We came to disturb you today, just because there is one thing I hope Ziyi will agree to."

The three elders continued: "Originally, the township patrol officer was Ma San's clan brother, but he also died in that big fire."