At first, she was afraid of the old village chief and worried about her marriage all day long. It was obvious that she still had several years to grow up, so there was no need to worry about it so early, so she quickly changed the topic.
After the autumn harvest was over and everyone was free, the old village chief enthusiastically organized the young adults in the village to renovate Shichu's house. Seeing that Shichu could hunt down his prey almost every time he went up the mountain, everyone was very active.
"Demon Town Museum"
At first, they lived up to their expectations. When they were building their own houses, they went up to the mountains to hunt every day to add a meaty flavor to their meals. Sure enough, after everyone had meat to eat, it was like having chicken blood. Building a house for Shichu is more thoughtful than building their own home.
Ten days later, a sturdy and convenient mud-brick house was built on the site of the original thatched house.
She was very satisfied at the beginning. Although this house was not big and was much worse than the beautiful and practical houses of later generations, it could shelter from wind and rain. It was much better than the thatched house she had built at the beginning. Of course, compared to Wan Dingjun's wandering On the street, that would be even better. Happiness comes from contrast.
Shichu then settled down in Huangshi Village. Now she has no worries about food and clothing every day and lives a very comfortable life. Her body began to grow slowly, and she grew taller and wider, but she still did not recover. body’s identity.
"Shichu, are you going out to the town? Can you bring back a jar of salt for me? I've run out of salt at home." When an aunt saw Shichu walking out of the village carrying a basket on his back, she quickly caught up and asked.
"Okay." Shi Chu agreed.
The aunt was very happy and quickly took out more than ten coins and handed it to Shi Chu: "I don't have enough money on me, so I will give you these first and I will replenish it when you come back. Don't worry, the aunt won't not pay back the money..."
"Of course I'm relieved, Auntie is not such a person." Shichu said with a smile, took the money, waved to Auntie and left.
"What a good young man. He looks like those scholars outside. He is polite and can hunt. It's a pity that there is no land at home. For us villagers, land is the foundation..." The aunt looked at Shi Chu and gradually walked away. The distant figure spoke to the person next to him with emotion.
"Don't look down on others. Their lives are much better than ours. Although we have to buy rice, there is no shortage of meat. This is so greedy." Another aunt said with an envious look.
"Xiaochu is still too young, and he doesn't know how to save money to buy land, build up a family, and marry a wife. He has no plan..."
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Shichu didn't know that people in the village said she couldn't live a good life, so she walked for more than half an hour to the market in the town. The town was much more lively, and there were everything for sale, which made Shichu suddenly feel like she had returned to the next life, but Seeing the dusty clothes on these people and their generally sallow faces, she returned to reality from her trance, realizing that this was a troubled world where people's lives were at stake. The war would spread here at any time, and these people would not know. Knowing that one day it will turn into ashes of war.
She shook her head and threw these bad thoughts behind her. She could not change the development of the times. The most she could do was save a few more people when there was a war.
But isn’t the war not happening here yet? At the beginning, she stopped thinking about it. She first went to the rice and grain store to buy a jar of salt for her aunt, and then went to the largest restaurant in town to sell the wild animals she had hunted.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant carried two living hares, weighed them with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, these two are still alive and fresh enough. If you are sure in the future, try to keep these wild animals alive. I can make the decision." You offer a higher price."
"No problem." Shi Chu agreed. For her, this was just a matter of paying attention to her strength when hunting, and it was easy.
After selling the prey, Shichu wandered around the street and bought some snacks. When she passed by a relatively quiet place, an angry voice suddenly sounded: "Catch that little bitch for me! I want to Break her legs and see if she still dares to run..."
When Shichu looked in the direction of the noise, he saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl wearing bright clothes running desperately in her direction, followed by several sturdy men.
The little girl ran very fast. Even though her face was still full of tears, there was a fierceness in her eyes. She was so stunned that she didn't let the big men catch up.
She ran past Shi Chu in a flash, and a gust of wind blew up. Shi Chu didn't know why, but when he saw the men chasing him, he suddenly kicked up a pebble on the ground, and then threw the pebble towards When the man's calf was shot, the man's calf suddenly made a slight scraping sound, and then he screamed and fell to his knees in an instant. The men behind him followed too closely and too hastily, and they didn't even notice. He was able to stop in time, so he couldn't brake enough and hit the kneeling man in front of him. In an instant, several people fell into a ball.
"My leg! My leg is broken!" The man in front of him hugged his leg and screamed, "Get off me!"
"Ouch! Ouch..." Several other people also fell heavily and became a mess. The little girl they were chasing took advantage of this opportunity and ran away long ago and disappeared.
Shichu passed by them without changing her expression, hiding her merit and fame. When she walked to the door of the small building where these people came out before, she found that the plaque on the small building said "Yihong Building".
"Yihonglou"? At first I thought of Jia Baoyu's Yihongyuan, but this name later became another name for a brothel. So maybe the small building in front of me is a brothel? Those burly men were the thugs and turtle men. As for the little girl who escaped, she was probably either abducted or sold.
When I first thought about this, I was very glad that I helped the right person.
I hope that little girl is lucky enough to escape successfully.
At the beginning, I wandered around the street for more than half an hour and then went home.
She walked towards the rural road in Huangshi Village. This road only led to Huangshi Village. Not many people came out of Huangshi Village today, so this road was particularly closed. The only one who heard the unknown birds chirping was Shi Chu. footsteps.
But after she walked for seven or eight minutes, she heard cautious footsteps following behind her.
At first, I pretended that I didn't notice anything, and walked towards Huangshi Village as usual, hoping to wait for the purpose of the person behind me to be exposed. If he had any ill intentions towards me, I could just deal with him on this secluded and uninhabited road. Nowadays, it is normal for someone to be missing in this world, not to mention that in such a barren mountain and wilderness, it is even easier for a person to disappear completely.
But to Shi Chu's disappointment, the person behind her followed her without making any move, and actually followed her all the way to Huangshi Village.
