In addition to the two refugees and Xu Dong's last "invasion of troops to investigate crimes", this time the mountain received the most normal guests.
The only funny thing is after the refugees robbed them.
Xiao Mannai looked at these disabled sergeants and touched their injuries with a face that was hard to accept: "They are all good children, why are they like this? Does it hurt? My family knows how uncomfortable it must be. !”
Xiang Dejin and others may not have received such care for a long time, especially the old man in front of him who had only been beaten by the refugees, and the scab on his forehead had not yet fallen off.
Under the kind eyes of the old man, several people became well-behaved and expressed that they were not uncomfortable.
Xiang Dejin held Xiao Mannai with his healthy hand: "Grandma, my injury can be healed, it's not uncomfortable."
"Hey! If you don't dislike me from now on, you can come and sit at home more often." Mr. Xiao Man also said.
He had already heard from Xiao Man that he met several wounded soldiers when he went down the mountain. They got the food, salt, oil and seasonings from the medical shed. Even leaving the village was a part of the way from these people.
Moreover, several people came to visit with rice and noodles, regardless of their injuries.
It was rare for a guest to come, and he was also a friend who was kind to Xiao Man. Master Xiao Man tried his best to prepare a table of food for them.
In the past few months, the two families have developed special eating habits under Jiang Zhi's leadership.
Anyway, you don’t need to think about exchanging things for money. You can eat and drink everything you want, and everyone’s body is well maintained.
One meal included chicken stew, various dried vegetables with herbs, roasted diced rabbit meat, sorghum rice, and steamed sweet potatoes.
Several wounded soldiers looked at each other.
Not to mention the current troubled times, this meal would be extremely rich even in normal times.
Mr. Xiao Man said politely: "You are all injured. Eat some meat to replenish your wounds and you will recover faster."
Xiang Dejin looked at the table of food and felt a little embarrassed: "Old man, if we eat like this, do you have anything left?"
It's hard to save some food now, and several chickens that I managed to raise have died and are now being stewed.
Xiaoman's family is old, weak, sick, and disabled, so they can't compare to the few of them who eat military rations and can finish one meal without caring about the next.
Mr. Xiao Man said: "In this mountain, although there is little food, as long as you work hard and no outsiders come to snatch it, you can always find something to fill your stomach."
I don't worry about going hungry, I just worry about being noticed.
Xiang Dejin and others scratched their heads. They finally found out where Xiaoman's generosity in saying that he wanted to give away rabbits and pheasants to others when he was in the medical shed came from. It was a habit of his family.
Eat it! People's wishes are important, and so is this trust.
Under the current circumstances, being treated hospitably was the highest courtesy in the world. Several wounded soldiers felt extremely excited and complicated.
Naturally, the two families gathered together for this meal, and the whole room was filled with people, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Xiaoman was very grateful to these wounded soldiers for coming to see him, and insisted on recognizing them as his godbrothers.
Xiang Dejin and others naturally agreed, and felt that they were very attached to the family.
The old man is kind, Xiao Man is lively, and the family is harmonious. My brother is paralyzed in bed and is well taken care of by his wife. Such a family makes people close to each other.
When Xu Dazhu heard that Xiaoman recognized his brother, he let go of the anxiety he had been feeling.
He envied Xiaoman for being able to make friends everywhere while he could only be trapped at home.
I'm also glad that Xiaoman will have more brothers to take care of him in the future. It's better than being a burden to him, a useless big brother.
Facing Xu Dazhu, Xiang Dejin said: "Brother Dazhu, I am a few years older than you, so I can barely act as the eldest brother.
From now on, as long as I am in this house, I will never let anyone bully you. "
Xu Dazhu laughed: "Brother Xiang, you will have to work hard to take care of Xiaoman from now on!"
One side is recognizing relatives warmly, while the other side is busy herding pigs.
This time when the refugees came up the mountain, Xu Errui tied the little wild boar with a rope and took it into the forest.
Although it is wild, it is still young, only three or four months old, and its teeth have not yet grown strong. It weighs just fifty kilograms and can be beaten to death with a stick.
If the refugees see him, no one will be able to catch the chicken and will eat the pork first.
At that time, the little wild boar heard the chicken crow outside, but it was so anxious that it desperately tried to break free from the rope and come out to protect its territory.
It was better to wait until everything was over before letting him go. The depressed little wild boar went on a hunger strike and it took him two days to coax him out.
Now that a stranger has come to the house, the little wild boar is wandering around trying to bite someone.
Xu Errui was so anxious that he didn't dare to turn his eyes while eating, and kept kicking it away with his feet.
After finally using a sweet potato to lure him away, it became quiet here.
At the dinner table, Xiang Dejin and others ate the herbs in the pot, knowing that Aunt Jiang had picked them.
And I heard from Xiao Man that the two families in the mountain were able to live like this, and the eldest brother Xu Dazhu was able to sit up again because of Aunt Jiang.
Being able to survive in a famine year and help his neighbors survive, a few people immediately admired him.
Xiang Dejin couldn't help but sigh: "Although we talked about having medicine to drink every day in the medical shed, in fact, no one drank it and drank it secretly.
I really can't drink the bitter medicinal soup. It would be great if I could make up for it like Aunt Jiang. "
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Jiang Zhi's heart moved. Anyway, these wounded soldiers have to live in Xujiacun for a while, so why not stay in the mountains.
If the medical shed is willing to supplement the food rations, they can produce herbal medicine themselves. Although it will consume some dried meat, if there are more people, they can prevent the refugees from coming again.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhi said: "Why don't you just recuperate on the mountain! I have the herbs here. You can eat whatever we eat from now on. You can still be full if you eat whole grains."
Mr. Xiaoman immediately supported: "Okay, this is a good idea. There are no idle people on this mountain. You can play and walk around."
He also thought about the refugees. Although Zhang Juntou said he would take care of them, who would want to live in such fear.
Moreover, so many people died in this mountain that no one dared to go out these nights. It would be better if it could increase its popularity.
Xiao Man actively tried to persuade him to stay: "Brother Xiang, Brother Wu, just stay! It's so stuffy living in the medical shack, and we can't eat well or sleep well, so we might as well live in the mountains."
Xiang Dejin and the others were also moved. It was the same wherever they lived. There were so many people in the medical shed, and the refugees were crying and crying every day in the past few days. They were also very annoyed. It was better to live alone for a while.
"Okay, old man, let's go back and talk to the medical shed and come back tomorrow!"
After some agreement, everyone became more and more happy, and the gloom and gloom of the past few days disappeared.
Jiang Zhi asked about the post station that would be built in Xujia Village in the future, and how the "bandits" were being dealt with these days.
Xiaoman also told everyone before that Xujiacun might become an inn.
However, there were only a few refugees coming up the mountain. No one knew what the situation would be like in the future. They might not live long enough to build a post station. No one was in the mood to talk much, let alone mention the "tramp bandits".
Xiang Dejin told what happened after Zhang Juntou came down from the mountain: "The heads of the bandits were sent to the county government, and the family members of the bandits were also escorted there, and they will be dealt with by the county officials."
“The refugees in the village are also forcibly returning home!”
“When it comes to building a post station, that’s for sure.
The wounded soldiers are still living in the medical shed. When the wounded soldiers are almost fully recovered, those who can return to the camp will return to their camps, and those who can go home will be left to serve as postmen, but this will take at least a year. "
Jiang Zhi nodded secretly after hearing this. Although this is also the practice for all disabled sergeants, few actually do it.
If the inn is really arranged in Xujia Village, it will be a good thing for myself and others.
There is a post station where merchants and officials come and go to rest. Even if you open a herbal tea stall, you can make a few pocket coins.
At this time, people were talking and laughing in the room, but there was a different scene outside.
Li Laoshi, who was leading the way, did not dare to enter the house to eat with a few wounded soldiers, so he squatted under the eaves and ate hungrily.
At this time, he looked at Chunfeng who was serving tea and water for everyone inside, with a look of shock on his face: This woman turned out to be in the mountain, not with Boss Hu, so where did Boss Hu go?
He was the first refugee to arrive in Xujia Village. He knew Chunfeng and Boss Hu, and also knew that Boss Hu harassed this woman several times, and finally both of them disappeared together.
Why is this woman here, the wife of a paralyzed man, and the little girl is still calling her mother!
