Pei Yuan ordered his servants to take Ziyang and others out of the mine and settled in a simple courtyard. The moment the servants opened the courtyard door, they were greeted by a fresh and cool breeze.
Everyone stopped and closed their eyes to feel the fresh smell wafting out of the courtyard, which was also mixed with a faint smell of moisture, like the fresh and pleasant grassland after the rain, making people unconsciously intoxicated.
"What a strong sedge scent." Ziyang said involuntarily.
The servant glanced at him and explained: "After staying in the mine for so long, your physical condition has declined seriously. In order to speed up your mental recovery, the owner of the mine specially chose this place for you."
"Your mine owner also knows about herbal medicine?" Hearing what his servant said, Jia Juesheng felt a little surprised that a seemingly lazy person like Pei Yuan actually had the habit of reading quietly.
"I can't say I understand, but I have treated many seriously injured people. The mine owner is the only one in the entire mine who understands the combination of herbs." The servant's words were full of admiration.
Zhufeng's expression changed slightly, and he curled his lips and said, "Rescue people? I didn't see that he had the kindness to save lives and heal the wounded."
Without waiting for a reply, he walked into the house first, followed by Ziyang and others.
Walking into the courtyard, a bright white stone road is revealed in front of everyone. It is wide enough for many people to walk side by side, all the way to the first step under the eaves.
The courtyard is very spacious. Except for a few houses and a gravel road, it is completely covered with sedge.
The sedges on both sides of the gravel road were clustered together, and the crystal clear dewdrops on the branches and leaves were clearly visible. It looked like they had just been watered.
"Dinner has been prepared for you all. Please come with me." The servant bowed his head and made a gesture of invitation, then led them towards the house above the steps.
Inside the house, there were five bowls of porridge and a bucket on the table.
"Although there is no big fish or meat, this bucket of vegetables is quite rich." Jia Juesheng walked over with a smile, and when he looked up, he was dumbfounded.
What was in the bucket was not vegetables at all, but porridge, and it was only half a bucket.
Zhufeng rubbed his hands and said to his servants with a smile: "How can this be done with food but no wine! Is there any wine? Can you bring me a pot of wine?"
The servant shook his head and said: "I'm sorry. The mine owner never drinks alcohol, and there is no habit of storing wine in the house."
"How are you going to eat this dish without wine? This tastes so boring." Zhufeng smacked his lips and said in displeasure.
Zi Yang said calmly: "I need some medicinal herbs for disinfection. Please help me get some."
"Enough, enough." The servant nodded and exited the room.
"Don't be stunned, sit down and eat quickly." Zhufeng sat on the chair in front of the table, picked up the porridge, and suddenly said: "Hey? That's not right. How can we eat this food without chopsticks?"
Jia Juesheng glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "Don't think about eating vegetables, you should just drink porridge."
"Hey?! If you don't want to eat, just forget it, why don't you let me eat? Really! I insist on eating." Zhufeng stood up with a smile on his face.
When he saw the gruel in the bucket, his expression gradually solidified, as if a wine jug was placed in front of him, but it contained a jug of water.
"What's wrong?" Seeing him looking like he was about to cry, Zi Yang asked.
Jia Juesheng took a sip of the porridge and said, "There are no vegetables, only porridge. Naturally, he won't be happy."
"Let gruel be gruel. The environment here is much better than the mine." The sloppy man didn't care so much. He picked up the gruel on the table and drank it. For him, being full was more important than anything else. powerful.
Zi Yang took a bowl of porridge and handed it to Xiao Hai. At this time, the sloppy man had already drank two bowls of porridge. He looked at Zhufeng and persuaded him, "Eat it. If you don't eat it, you won't even be able to drink the porridge."
"It's okay if we don't untie the chains, we don't give you meat, we don't give you wine, we don't even give you vegetables." Zhufeng shook his head helplessly.
"It's a mistake to come out. As for wine and meat, after you leave here, no one will care about how much you want to eat. The premise is that you have to be rich." Jia Juesheng said with a half-smile but not a smile.
boom!
Zhufeng slapped his palm on the table and stared at him menacingly, "You cripple, you dare to despise me. When I defeat that kid tomorrow, I will settle the score with you!"
"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" Jia Juesheng raised his neck and put on an expression that said, "What can you do to me?"
Zi Yang suddenly said something, and the two stopped arguing and said, "If you have the energy to argue, you might as well save it for tomorrow."
"There are three rooms in total, how should we divide them?" After drinking a bowl of porridge, the slovenly man asked as he looked at the group of people.
Before Zhufeng could say anything, Jia Juesheng and Xiao Hai had already turned their eyes to Zi Yang. He paused first and said, "Xiao Hai, Jia Juesheng, I, and I share one room, and you each share the other two rooms."
The two nodded together, obviously very satisfied with Ziyang's reasonable distribution.
Late at night, Jia Juesheng and Xiao Hai were sitting by the bed. There was no sign of Zi Yang in the room, and it seemed unusually calm.
All Jia Juesheng's formation books are stored in the basin, but he can't take them out to study at the moment, and he doesn't know what to do for a while.
When he saw Xiao Hai wiping the pus and blood on the back of his hand with the corner of his clothes, he couldn't help but said: "Your hands are infected, you need to apply some medicine."
"It's okay, it'll be fine in a few days." Xiaohai lowered his head and used his clothes to cover the scar.
Jia Juesheng immediately stood up and walked out the door, complaining as he walked: "It's true! Ziyang is unreliable. You have to rely on me at this critical moment. Just wait, I will go out and find some herbs for you."
"When you find the herbal medicine, I've already applied it to Xiaohai." As soon as he walked to the door, before he could open the door, Zi Yang's voice came from outside.
After Xiao Hai heard Zi Yang's voice, he jumped out of the bed in a hurry, with a smile on his face, and rushed over immediately.
Ziyang pushed the door open and walked in, holding a ball of mud that had been smashed in his hand. He squatted down and took Xiao Hai's arm, and applied the mud in his hand to Xiao Hai's scar.
"You still care about people? This is really rare." Jia Juesheng's tone was slightly teasing.
"That's because you don't understand me yet." Zi Yang took Xiao Hai's hand, carried him to the bed, and smiled as he should, "Xiao Hai is a child after all. He doesn't know how to take care of himself. I just try my best." That’s all I can do.”
Jia Juesheng didn't reply, he raised his feet and sat next to Xiao Hai.
"Brother Ziyang, you are so kind to Xiaohai. You are the kindest human being that Xiaohai has ever seen." Xiaohai looked up at him, blinking his eyes and said seriously.
When Jia Juesheng heard this, he immediately became unhappy. He grabbed Xiao Hai's other arm and said with an unhappy expression: "He is good to you, but I am not good to you?"
Xiao Hai shook his head hurriedly, his four big ears swaying back and forth, and immediately changed his words: "No, no. You and Brother Ziyang are both very good to me, unlike other humans who look at Xiao Hai with strange eyes."
After saying that, Xiaohai lowered his head, seeming to think of many unbearable past events.
He was originally a cheerful young man, but after living on land for a period of time, he gradually became taciturn and unwilling to communicate with humans.
If he hadn't met Ziyang and others in the mine, he might never have wanted to set foot on this land again, because his heart had been broken and he no longer had any illusions about human beings.
That's why in the mine, he raised his pickaxe and waved it at Ziyang to warn him not to get close to him.
When he accidentally broke the mineral vein and was beaten severely by the guards, it was Ziyang who stood in front of him and bore the wrath of the guards for him.
Xiao Hai remembered clearly that his expression never changed after being beaten severely by the guards. He always faced him with a smile.
Only then did the cold heart change. It's not that there are no good people on land, it's just that he hasn't met them yet.
After this incident, his attitude towards Zi Yang changed drastically, and he followed him inseparably, even giving away the extremely noble Sheng Xuan bag.
There was a brief silence in the room. Zi Yang thought of the time when he was bullied in Wu Zheng Town as a child, and Jia Juesheng thought of the days when he was on the run.
Zi Yang smiled faintly and said, "Xiaohai, don't worry about other people's eyes, just live your life."
Xiaohai hummed and nodded heavily.
Jia Juesheng calmed down and asked worriedly: "Are you sure you can win tomorrow's competition?"
"The guards in the mining area are at the same level as Pei Yuan. Why can Pei Yuan be the mine owner and command them?" Zi Yang asked rhetorically.
Jia Juesheng frowned slightly and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Zi Yang explained in detail: "Pei Yuan should not be underestimated. Don't look at him looking lazy all day long. Judging from the orderly order of the mine, he is by no means an idle person."
"Also, there has never been unrest in the mining area, which is the scariest thing."
"There is a limit to human patience. When you know that you are bound to die, you will inevitably rise up to resist and make a final struggle. But this has not happened in the mine. Don't you think it's strange?"
Jia Juesheng was still confused: "It's a little strange, but what can this mean?"
Zi Yang shook his head and sighed: "Pei Yuan is not easy to deal with."
Being a reckless man is not scary. When a reckless man has a smart brain, that is the most terrifying thing.
If Pei Yuan himself is weak, how can the guards be willing to work under him? I'm afraid he has been replaced a long time ago. From this point, we can see how extraordinary Pei Yuan is.
Regarding the order within the mine, it reflects its strong management capabilities.
"Why don't you let Zhufeng test it out first?" Jia Juesheng said with a smirk on his face.
"Zhufeng is even tired of mining, so if he goes up against Pei Yuan, he has no chance of winning, and a beating will be inevitable." Ziyang said with certainty.
Xiao Hai suddenly said: "I'm going!"
"You?!" Jia Juesheng's eyes widened in surprise.
This kind of courage is not something ordinary people possess, especially coming from a fish-man who is still a minor fish-man.
"You can't! Let Zhufeng try it first." Ziyang objected without giving him any chance to defend himself.
Xiaohai lowered his head helplessly. He knew that Ziyang was thinking about him, but he wanted to do his part, but he didn't want to have a dispute with Ziyang, so he had to keep silent.
