Mu Ruojiao turned around and didn't see Xu Pei, but she saw a little girl struggling to fetch a bucket of water by the well. Her thin body was swaying, and half of her body was about to fall into the well.
"Be careful!" She couldn't help shouting as she looked frightened. She didn't know how deep the well was, and she wouldn't know whether such a young child would live or die if she fell.
The little girl lost her strength and almost fell into the well. Fortunately, she let go in time, but she also fell out with the force.
There were no other villagers around, so Mu Ruojiao ran over to help her up and asked, "Are you okay? Why do you let such a young child come to fetch water? Where are your elders?"
The little girl covered her bruised arm and whispered, "My father is gone, my mother is sick... I am the only one at home."
After hearing what she said, she couldn't bear to say anything more. The well was deeper than she thought. Mu Ruojiao helped her fetch a bucket of water unskilledly. Looking at the little girl's arms that were thinner than bamboo poles, she couldn't bear to say: "What's your name? Where is your home? I'll take it back for you."
"My name is Xi'er, and my home is over there." The little girl pointed out her hand.
It was a room that felt even more desolate than the other courtyards.
It's called a yard. In fact, villagers basically build a wall between their own home and other people's homes, and then use a fence to surround the door. Those with good conditions will build a low wall in front of the door, like where they live. The yard is the yard of a house with better conditions.
Xi'er's home is completely the opposite. The yard is the same, but it feels very deserted and unpopular. Even the door seems to be a bit more rundown than other people's homes.
Xi'er invited her into the yard, and a few chickens raised at home ran out. Mu Ruojiao let out an ouch, and Xi'er used her hands and feet to drive the chickens back to the chicken coop.
"These are the most valuable chickens in our family. If the hens hadn't been able to lay eggs, they would have been sold long ago."
Mu Ruojiao didn't know how to answer the question, so she put the bucket at the door and asked her what else she wanted to do.
"Sister, leave it alone, I'll do it." Xi'er ran over and took a bowl, scooped out a large bowl of water from the bucket, and put it into the pot to boil water for her mother to drink medicine.
What are you going to scoop out these bowls of?
Mu Ruojiao simply helped her carry the bucket to the kitchen, poured half of it into the pot, watched the little girl skillfully light the fire, and squatted there to fan herself seriously.
"Where's your grandma?"
"My mother is sick and she is resting in the house." When she mentioned her mother, the little girl's expression darkened and she looked very sad. .
"My mother became ill after my father left. She keeps coughing and doesn't get better. I don't have money to buy medicine, so I have to find some home remedies to treat her."
"Xi'er, are there any guests?" came the weak voice of the woman in the back room, accompanied by several coughs.
Xi'er hurriedly ran in, helped the woman sit up and put a pillow behind her, "Aniang, are you awake?"
Mu Ruojiao followed her and walked in. A skinny woman was lying on the bed. She seemed to be struggling to breathe. Just by sitting up, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead. She looked like she might die at any moment. look like.
"lady."
The woman smiled weakly at her, but she was too thin, her face was almost sunken, and her smile was not only ugly but also a bit scary.
The woman knew that Mu Ruojiao was not from the village just by looking at her brand new and bright clothes. She reluctantly said, "I made the lady laugh, ahem——"
Xi'er patted her mother's back anxiously, trying to soothe her cough, "Mom, I'm going to get you some water, please stop talking."
The woman touched her daughter's head lovingly, and Mu Ruojiao withdrew, thinking that when she came out, she brought some medicines specially for Xu Pei, and wondered if there were any suitable ones.
When Mu Ruojiao went back, she quickly found a few small porcelain jars of Qiuli ointment in her belongings. It was very effective in relieving coughs, reducing phlegm and moisturizing the lungs. However, there was only Qiuli ointment in her bag and nothing else. I don’t know if the guards have any other medicine to treat bruises, but I don’t know where they went at this time.
She searched for a long time and made sure that this was the only one, so she took a small porcelain bottle and went back to Xi'er's house. When she left, Ruan was lying on the bed.
Senbei opened his eyes.
Ruan Xianbei got up and followed her out. Watching her enter the yard next to Pingguo's house, she followed her and climbed in through the back wall to listen to the conversation in the house.
"Xi'er, I brought Qiuli ointment here, has the water been boiled?"
"Bake it, sister, what kind of medicine is this? Is it expensive?"
"This is not medicine, it can relieve coughs and reduce phlegm. It's free. My sister has many pear trees at home. This is made from Qiuli."
"Pear trees? There are many pear trees in our village. Can pears relieve cough?"
"Ah... this needs to be processed, and I don't know how to do it. But I'll give you this small bottle. When you use it up, you can use pears boiled in water instead."
"No, I can't take such a valuable thing. My mother-in-law said I can't-"
"Take it, is your grandma's life more important or something else? You can also drink a little, it's good for your health. If you get sick, who will take care of your grandma?"
Xi'er stopped talking, and a small sob came from inside.
Ruan Xianbei left after hearing this, and the others flew back to sleep. It seemed that this eldest lady, besides being very hostile to them, also had a little conscience.
It turned out that the medicine Xi'er was talking about was picked from the mountains. The old man said that this herb could relieve coughs, so she picked it and tried it on herself first. If it didn't die, she would pound it and give it to her mother to drink.
Mu Ruojiao's eyes were sore and she looked away. She accompanied Xi'er and made a bowl of Qiuli water for Xi'er's mother. At Mu Ruojiao's request, Xi'er took a few sips and said she would never do it again. If you are willing to drink it, I will leave it to my mother-in-law.
"Qiuli ointment is cold in nature, so don't take too much. Your mother is weak, so it's just right for you to share a bowl. From now on, you can drink it once a week."
"Thank you sister."
When they entered the house, Xi'er's mother was covering her mouth with a handkerchief to hold back her cough, until her face turned red. Xi'er turned around, wiped her tears and called her "A-niang" with a smile.
Xi'er's mother put away the veil, wiped her mouth, and smiled at Xi'er again.
"Aniang, this is the Qiuli ointment that my sister gave me specially. She said it is very effective in relieving coughs. Mom, please try it." Xi'er pretended not to see anything and fed Aniang one bite at a time. After drinking more than half of the bowl, he waved his hand to indicate that he couldn't drink any more.
Xi'er coaxed her mother to drink a few more sips before giving up. I don't know if it was a psychological effect or if they had not even used the most common medicine. A look of surprise slowly appeared on Xi'er's mother's face.
"Xi'er, mother feels much better." Xi'er's mother said. The Qiuli ointment went into her throat, which was warm and moist with a hint of sweetness. She felt very uncomfortable in her heart and stomach.
The cough actually stopped. You must know that the cough lasted for almost two months. Xi'er's mother was coughing so hard that she couldn't eat or sleep. Xi'er could only watch her mother lose weight day by day but could do nothing.
"Thank you girl."
Xi'er's mother sat on the bed and bowed to Mu Ruojiao. Xi'er even knelt down and kowtowed three times, "Thank you, sister, for saving my life! Thank you, sister, for saving my life!"
It was the first time for Mu Ruojiao to be so grateful, and she was a little overwhelmed. She quickly helped the two of them and said, "It's good if I can help. Madam, I don't know whether it's right or wrong to give such a big gift to you. Xi'er said I'd pay it back to you. If you haven’t eaten yet, I’ll leave first.”
Xi'er's family could be said to be a poor one, and had nothing to keep, so they had no choice but to send Mu Ruojiao out with thanks again and again.
"Sister, will you come to me again?" Xi'er asked her, grabbing her clothes with some embarrassment.
"Of course, I'll come back tomorrow."
Before leaving, Mu Ruojiao gave Xi'er a candy, which was colorful and very beautiful.
On the way back, Mu Ruojiao saw Xu Pei in the fields. She felt happy that she had helped him and ran over to look for him.
When Ruan Xianbei woke up here, the sun was almost setting. She felt that there was no one around her. Cheng Suisui didn't know when she woke up. She didn't know. It seemed that she had slept very well this time. Shen.
Ruan Xianbei was sitting on the steps at the door, watching the villagers collecting their work in the fields in twos and threes, returning home and closing the doors and windows before the last ray of sunset on the horizon was covered.
Although the atmosphere today is much better for their arrival, some people are skeptical about them.
Just like some people passing her would smile kindly at her, some would look at her with inquiring curiosity, and some would be indifferent and hostile.
"Why are you sitting here?" the man asked her with a laughing voice.
It's Xu Pei.
Oh, it seems that the most hostile look comes from Miss Mu.
Mu Ruojiao bumped into her when she walked past her. Feng Feng Huohuo took something out and bumped her again, then walked into the yard next door.
Men are so annoying, they always make women hostile to women.
Ruan Xianbei's reaction when he saw Xu Pei was getting smaller and smaller now, just like desensitization training. This time, he was so close that he got goosebumps.
Xu Pei did not leave, as if waiting for her to reply.
She tried to suppress her physiological reaction, touched the back of her hand and said, "I woke up and was in a daze."
Xu Pei said oh, stood two steps away from her and started chatting with her, "Miss Ruan seems to have known me for a long time?"
Still not leaving? Ruan Xianbei glanced at him and wondered why he said this. Was he testing her to see if she recognized the man in black?
"Have we met before other than the martial arts club?" she asked rhetorically.
Xu Pei smiled and said, "Probably not - I was just wondering if I had accidentally offended Miss Ruan before."
Ruan Xianbei frowned and looked at him, not understanding what he meant.
Xu Pei chuckled and said, "Haha, because Miss Ruan doesn't seem to be very friendly to me."
"Really?" Ruan Xianbei did not deny it completely, "I have a bad look on people I don't know well."
"Will things get better as we get to know each other better?"
"Not necessarily, it depends on my mood."
Xu Pei didn't expect that she would admit it so directly. He was stunned, but he smiled happily.
Ruan Xianbei felt that this man might really be sick. She stood up and stopped talking to him. She made way for the door and walked outside.
Be patient, be patient, he will die sooner or later anyway, don't let him find out.
Ruan Xianbei hypnotized himself and walked toward Cheng Suisui and the others who were walking back at the other end of the road, facing the setting sun.
Twenty taels of silver was a bit too small, but in modern times it was still around eight thousand to ten thousand yuan.
At present, an ordinary soldier in the Yu Dynasty can only earn one tael of silver per month at most, and a centurion can earn three taels of silver per month.
Maybe he will accept it.
In addition, Qin Hu is also planning to draw a big pie for Li Xiaokun. After all, Qin Hu used to have money.
Now it depends on whether he and Qin An can survive the night.
"Little Marquis, I may not be able to survive. I'm so hungry, my hands and feet are frozen with cold." Qin An said in a daze.
"Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi, hold on, hold on, you can't stay still, get up and run, that's the only way you can survive."
In fact, Qin Hu himself is in trouble. Although he was a special soldier in his previous life, this body is not what he used to be. All he has now is a perseverance.
"Wait!"
Qin Hu's eyes were like cold stars, and he suddenly shouted in a low voice. A reflection and a rustling sound that appeared just ten meters away from the camp aroused his alertness.
With the professional sense of smell of a special scout, he felt that it was the enemy.
But should we notify Li Xiaokun?
Qin Hu hesitated a little. What if he saw it wrong? You know, his current physical condition is completely different from before.
If a false alarm causes night terrors or camp roars, and someone gets a handle on it, they will be killed without mercy.
"Xiao Anzi, hand me the bow and arrow."
Qin Hu crawled under the carriage and whispered.
But Qin An's next words scared him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Bow and arrow, what are bow and arrow?"
What, in this era, actually
No bow and arrow?
Qin Hu looked around and found a wooden stick with a sharpened top placed under the wheel. It was two meters long. It was thick at the handle and became thinner as it went up.
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a weapon.
Wooden gun, this is the iconic building of the cannon fodder.
"Come closer, come closer..." After a few breaths, Qin Hu was sure that he was right.
The other party may be the enemy's scouts, called scouts in this era. They are trying to enter the camp and conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, if conditions permit, you can also poison, set fire to, or perform a beheading operation.
"one two three……"
He and Qin An lay motionless on the ground until then, he suddenly jumped up and threw the wooden spear as a javelin.
"puff!"
It was impossible for the scout to wear armor because he had difficulty moving, so the shot pierced his chest directly.
Following Qin Hu, he picked up the wooden gun belonging to Qin An, jumped out of the carriage, and chased in the opposite direction desperately.
For the reliability of intelligence, the scouts are required to monitor each other and are not allowed to act alone, so there are at least two.
After a few moments, Qin Hu threw another black shadow to the ground.
Then he strangled his neck with a wooden gun. There was a crisp sound and the man's head hung down.
"Hoo, hoo!" Qin Hu was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. He lay on the ground gasping for air. His body was really too weak.
Just to break the enemy's neck, before he could just use his hands, but just now he had to rely on the power of a wooden gun.
"Qin An, come here and help me search you."
Qin Hu is familiar with the rules of the battlefield. He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.
"Two daggers, two horizontal knives, a level, seven or eight taels of broken silver, two grain bags, flags, kettles, two sets of cotton-padded clothes, two pot helmets, bacon..."
"Qin An, brother, hurry up, hurry up, eat something quickly, you are saved..."
Qin Hu tremblingly grabbed a handful of fried beans from the grain bag and stuffed it into Qin An's mouth, then filled him with water and put on the captured cotton-padded clothes.
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Before daybreak, Qin Hu cut off the scout's head before the sentry on duty arrived, carried it into Shi Chang's camp, and reported what happened yesterday.
This was done to prevent others from taking credit, and he knew what kind of environment he was in now.
"Thirty taels of silver for one head, you are rich."
The chief's name was Gundam. He was a tall, muscular man with a beard.
At first, he didn't believe it until he saw the trophies captured by Qin Hu and the two corpses.
At this moment, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"It's not me who gets rich, it's everyone who gets rich. This is the result of the ten of us."
