They seemed to speak the dialect of southern Fujian. Although Zhao Cheng couldn't understand them completely, he could still understand the general meaning.
The tall old man said to the merchant: "We can guarantee not to leave for at most one year. After one year, we may not be able to leave. I am already so old and I don't want to die outside. I will always take my clan members back."
The merchant said: "Then you also need money when you go back. Are you asking for food all the way back? Just stay here for three years with peace of mind. No matter whether there is any news about the person you are looking for, you will return as soon as three years are up."
The tall old man seemed a little anxious, and his speech suddenly became faster: "If A Chi finds him, we have to go back immediately."
The merchant thought for a moment and said, "Let me ask them." Then he turned to Ren Yazi and Zhao Cheng and said, "They are here to find someone. This person is very important to them. If they find him, they will not stay here." ”
"They will stay here for at most one year. They will definitely not leave within this year, but after one year, it will be hard to say."
Zhao Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, but I also have a condition, that is, within one year, if these people have a dispute with me, what should I do?"
What he considered was that these barbarians were originally from the same clan, and there were leaders among them. Once they joined forces to fight, it would be difficult to tell right from wrong, so Zhao Cheng simply said the ugly things first.
Ren Yazi immediately promised: "If these people have a dispute with the master, they will be punished as slaves betraying their masters."
The merchant immediately translated Zhao Chenghe Renya's words to the barbarians. The tall old man was obviously angry and murmured to the merchant: "We are not slaves, we are just settling down temporarily."
The merchant said: "Then you go back to Nanjian."
The tall old man was silent for a while, then changed his words and said, "Okay! I promise him."
The purchase deed was also signed, and the barbarians pressed their fingerprints, and they were regarded as temporary slaves bought by Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng immediately arranged for them to go with him to buy a vat, and take a sickle to the wasteland outside the city to collect grain and rice husks. Although Zhao Cheng could understand what they were saying, he didn't show it. He just gestured for them to follow him.
While Zhao Cheng was busy in Qinghe County, Zhou Rushuang was sitting in the temple bored.
Because when Zhao Cheng left, he specifically told her that she was not allowed to go out today. A small can of MSG had been produced, which was enough to buy back grain and other supplies for the winter. Zhou Rushuang no longer had to go out to cut millet and pick beans.
When Zhou Rushuang had some free time, she found it boring. She played the flute for a while, but she couldn't play it well, so she recalled how Zhao Cheng taught her to sing that song that day.
As she thought about it, Zhou Rushuang's face turned red. From the time Zhao Cheng woke up to now, Zhou Rushuang felt that she must have been living too hard and God couldn't bear it, so she met Zhao Cheng.
Although Matchmaker Wang said that Zhao Cheng was proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, he was not doing his job properly. But in Zhou Rushuang's eyes, Zhao Cheng was simply perfect.
Not only could he read and write, he could also play such nice music, and he was very gentle to her. Now she could still think of the way Zhao Cheng protected her when he angrily scolded Hu Laoliu, and thought of the broad shoulders standing in front of her at that moment. , Zhou Rushuang was so drunk.
Zhou Rushuang's only regret at present is that Zhao Cheng's health is getting worse day by day, but he has never held her hand. The two are now husband and wife, but they have never done the courtesy.
Zhou Rushuang was confused and sentimental. She didn't know if Zhao Cheng was disgusted because he was always unkempt, or if Zhao Cheng still had this heart in him.
Thinking of this, Zhou Rushuang bit her lips lightly, feeling that she could no longer wait passively like this.
Even though she didn't want to believe the words Matchmaker Wang said, they always stayed in her heart. Whenever she had doubts, these words would pop up to disturb her mind and make her think wildly.
Will he not like me?
Is your husband really a person who is idle and not doing his job? Maybe that's just because my husband is young and is inevitably frivolous.
If I am pregnant with my husband's flesh and blood, I hope that my husband will be able to stay in peace and be down-to-earth.
The more she thought about it, the more shy Zhou Rushuang felt, but she also wanted to do something to prepare for a closer relationship between the two.
After experiencing a period of restlessness, Zhou Rushuang simply found her favorite piece of clothing, which was also the only piece of clothing that had not been mended. It was a light blue plum blossom skirt. Although it was very old, the top The plum blossoms embroidered on it were no longer so bright, but Zhou Rushuang still couldn't bear to wear it.
After picking up the long dress and measuring it several times, Zhou Rushuang boiled some water and started taking a bath.
To put on this extremely precious dress, of course she didn't want to get it dirty, so after Zhou Rushuang bolted the temple door, she took a bath, combed her long hair, and found some residual rouge, Luo Zidai, given to her by the village woman. , using the reflection reflected in the wooden basin as a mirror, I lightly applied rouge and drew on my eyebrows.
Zhou Rushuang didn't have a clear bronze mirror, so she didn't know whether her makeup was good or not. She wanted to take it off, but felt sorry for it, so she mustered up the courage to wear those light blue skirts.
Although she only applied a thin layer of makeup, her long hair was simply rolled up and pinned with a wooden hairpin. But there is a kind of thrilling beauty hidden between her slightly weak eyebrows.
Zhou Rushuang wanted to wear this dress and wait for Zhao Cheng to come back.
Maybe, when the husband sees his beautiful self, he will become closer to her.
She sat for a while and when she saw the basin of water for washing her face, she picked it up, opened the temple door, and poured it outside.
At exactly this moment, Li Dashan from Liuxi Village had just left Matchmaker Wang's house and passed by the gate of the ruined temple.
The rays of the setting sun gave Zhou Rushuang a golden halo, like a fairy who had left the dust, and suddenly arrived in front of the ruined temple. The evening breeze slightly raised Zhou Rushuang's hair and clothes, fluttering like a fairy.
Li Dashan originally came to matchmaker Wang because he heard that Zhao Cheng had a conflict with Mr. Bai and injured someone, but Mr. Bai did nothing to put Zhao Cheng in jail.
Li Dashan felt that Zhao Cheng might be a bit difficult to deal with, so he didn't want to bother Zhou Rushuang anymore, so he came to see Matchmaker Wang.
However, on the way home, a mysterious messenger passed by the gate of the ruined temple. The moment Li Dashan saw Zhou Rushuang's true appearance, his thoughts that had been extinguished suddenly started to burn again, and he even felt burning with desire. signs.
He turned around and looked around, but there was no one around. And Zhou Rushuang was already like a frightened little rabbit, stimulating his desire even more.
Li Dashan stopped and said, "Rushuang, I have a few words to say to you. Why don't you invite me to sit in the temple?"
