Chapter 22 The depressed Chu Daxia
After arriving home, Lin Jincai unloaded his things, went to return the ox cart to the Huang family, and gave them ten catties of spicy cabbage, some fried melon seeds, chestnuts, etc., and a pound of snacks. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe Huang family was very happy to see it, and said that it was too polite, but it was just a car. And asked about the situation of selling spicy cabbage today. When I heard that it was sold for eight cents a catty, I was immediately very envious. But their family is also honest people, although envious, but there is no jealousy, only said that they will come to them with a car in the future.
Lin Jincai was naturally very grateful, saying that because his cabbage had been pickled, and the pickled vegetables were also very hard, he stopped pickling them, so he sold the recipe to the owner of the town. He was very clever not to tell them about the contract, and no one was allowed to say what Xiao Han told them before.
The Huang family was very sorry when they heard it, and it was inconvenient to ask how much they were sold, thinking that it would not be less.
After Chen and Lixia returned home, they sent the things they bought to He's house: in addition to two beds of cotton and cloth, there were also 20 catties of rice, 5 catties of peanut oil, and 1 catty of sugar. Chen explained to them the situation of selling vegetables today, explained the prices of various things in detail, and gave them some pastries and dried fruits, thanking He Mu for his help.
Zhang and He Mu thanked them again and again, and said that the two families are so close, there is no need to send these things politely, and there are no children at home, so it is better to leave them for the spring equinox to eat. Chen smiled and persuaded them that if they don't eat at home, they can keep it for the New Year to entertain their guests -- the peasant family is very economical in their lives, and they are usually reluctant to eat good things, and they keep them to take out to entertain guests when they come during the New Year's holidays, and they also look good on their faces.
Zhang was also happy to hear that the Lin family had signed the contract, but he was worried about losing this source of income in the future.
Seeing this, the Chen family knew the worries in their hearts, so they comforted and said that Han Gongzi in the town would also recruit people to make spicy cabbage when he opened a workshop. When the time came, let Lin Jincai talk to the shopkeeper and let her or He Mu go to work in the workshop and earn some wages, and Zhang's worries turned into joy when he heard it.
Chen and Lixia took their leave and went home. Before leaving, He Mu called Lixia aside and asked Xiaohan about the situation implicitly, Lixia gave him a blank look, dropped the word "very good" and went out, leaving He Mu standing in place and staring.
At dinner in the evening, He Mu was a little absent-minded, and Zhang couldn't help but sigh when he looked at his lost look: which boy is not pregnant with spring, which girl is not affectionate, and he was also young.
"Xiao Mu, I didn't see Xiao Han today, do you miss her?"
"Hmm...... Ah, mother, what are you talking nonsense!" He Mu came back to his senses and said with a flushed face.
"Yo, look, your face is red, you still don't admit it, what are you shy of with your mother? Do you want your mother to mention this to your aunt? You saw Xiaohan's eyes yesterday. Zhang quipped with a smile.
"Mother......" He Mu was very embarrassed, but his eyes flashed with hope, and then dimmed again: "Xiaohan is so good now, and their family has done such a big business, and the family will get better and better in the future, I am not worthy of her." ”
Zhang listened, was silent for a while, and said in an astringent voice: "It's a pity that your father died early, and your mother is useless, which will burden you." She began to shed tears as she spoke.
"Mother!" He Mu was afraid that she would worry about her all day long like before, and she would break her body. hurriedly took her hand, and said in a relaxed tone: "I don't think Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin and Xiaohan are the kind of people who hate the poor and love the rich, and as long as I work hard, our family may not be prosperous that day." As long as I treat Xiaohan well, after a long time, they will see my sincerity, maybe ...... So, there will be hope. Mother, don't think nonsense. ”
"Well, you're right. Mother must hurry up and take care of her body so that she doesn't drag you down. Zhang quickly wiped away his tears and said with a smile.
He Mu also smiled, but his smile was a little bitter. He knew that as Xiao Han bloomed more and more light, he was getting farther and farther away from her.
Lin family, after Xiao Han had eaten, lying on the bed, suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "Oops!"
She hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and went to knock on Lixia's door. Lixia hadn't fallen asleep yet, when she heard the voice, she hurriedly got up and opened the door to welcome her in.
"Sister, what's going on?" Lixia saw that she was anxious, and her mood became nervous, and the spring equinox was also awakened, sat up from the quilt, and looked at her sister.
"Brother, I suddenly remembered that the person we saved on the mountain yesterday didn't know what happened. I was going to see him today, but I went to sell vegetables today, and when I came back, I forgot about it, and I just remembered it. ”
Lixia was stunned: "Well, I forgot about this too, I don't know if he came back to life." ”
"Even if he is saved, but it is so cold, he is injured, and he has nothing to eat, will he starve to death or freeze to death? That's not for nothing!" Xiao Han said anxiously.
It's hard to come to such a beautiful woman to save the hero, and it's such a handsome hero. There are infinite possibilities in the future, maybe she can follow him to learn martial arts, and then become a woman in the world with a sword, she can't just miscarry, she added in her heart.
"That's right, but it's so late now, I can't go to see him. It is not easy to walk at night, and if you fall, you will be injured, and there may be wild beasts on the mountain, so it is not safe. Lixia said helplessly, and the spring equinox also nodded.
Xiao Han also hesitated, although she really wanted to see the beautiful uncle, but if she or her family was in danger because of this, then she would regret it.
"Why don't we get up early tomorrow to see him?" Rixia suggested.
"That's all we have to do, let's get up early tomorrow and make him something to eat. By the way, you go and call Brother Xiaomu to go with you. Multiple people, multiple helpers, in case something happens. Xiao Han admonished.
Lixia agreed, got dressed and went out. He was afraid that the Zhang family had already fallen asleep, so he didn't knock on the door, so he went straight to the back window of He Mu's house and learned a few cuckoo calls, which was the code word they had agreed upon.
At this time, He Mu was lying on the bed tossing and turning like a pancake and couldn't sleep, when he suddenly heard the sound of birds, he was first stunned, then happy, and then startled. He jumped up, didn't even bother to put on his shoes, ran to the window barefoot, pushed open the window, and saw Lixia standing there.
"What's going on?" he asked, alarmed.
Lixia hurriedly told him what Xiao Han said. He breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement. At this time, I felt cold under my feet, and the cold air outside the window blew in, and my body was also cold and cold. Lixia also found that he was only wearing single clothes and was barefoot, so he hurriedly told him to close the window and go back to bed.
He Mu returned to the bed, trembling all over, and it took a while to calm down. Thinking that he could go up the mountain with Xiao Han again tomorrow, he felt a trace of happiness in his heart. After tossing and turning for a long time, I fell asleep.
Xiao Han also couldn't sleep while lying on the bed, and comforted himself in his heart: It should be fine, aren't heroes all blessed and fateful, even if they die for a lifetime, they can pick up a life, or there is an idiom called "life in a desperate place". I finally saved him, and I wouldn't die like this. Thinking about it, she gradually fell asleep.
On the mountain, there is also a person who can't sleep, that is, Chu Zhao, a beautiful uncle who is worried about Xiao Han. When he woke up from the cold in the morning and found that he was messily wrapped in pieces of flower cloth, he thought that he was dead, and that he had come to hell, and that he had been dressed in such strange clothes by the imp.
He moved his body for a while, and when he was about to stand up, there was a sharp pain in his body, and he realized that he was not dead, but was saved and picked up a life. But this bandaging technique is so bad that it makes itself a clown. He suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly put his hand into his arms, and the medicine bottle was still there. Hurriedly opened it and saw that the powder was gone, probably used to bandage himself. The pills are still there, but there are two missing, it seems that they were fed to themselves, or they wouldn't have woken up.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and saw two burning fires beside him, and a bamboo tube and a small cloth bag in his hand. It seems that the person who saved himself was very careful, afraid that he would be cold, so he lit a fire, and was afraid that he would wake up hungry, so he left food. But it can also be seen that he is very cautious, seeing that he is covered in wounds, he does not dare to take himself home, for fear of causing trouble.
He hadn't eaten for two days and one night, and his stomach was so hungry that his throat was smoking. Hurriedly took a sip of water, grabbed the rice balls and ate them in a big gulp. The water was cold and the food was cold, but he didn't care, it would be nice to be able to pick up a life.
After eating, he took two more pills, endured the pain, meditated cross-legged, and silently exercised exercises to heal his wounds. An hour later, when he finished his exercises, he couldn't help but sigh, he was too seriously injured, and his strength had only recovered two percent, so he could only take his time. So he lay down to rest, but he couldn't sleep because of the cold, so he had to get up from time to time to ward off the cold.
At noon, he was so hungry that he wanted to get up and look for something to eat, but as soon as he got up and walked two steps, he felt a terrible pain in his leg, so he had to sit down and wait patiently for someone to come. But until it was dark, no one was seen. He was hungry and thirsty, took the last two pills, and felt infinite resentment in his heart: this person's heart is too ruthless, and he will ignore it after saving himself. Is it not that he was killed by the enemy, but that he was going to freeze to death and starve to death......
The next day, before dawn, Xiao Han and a few of them quickly got up, after a simple breakfast, brought the prepared meals, and brought a piece of Lin Jincai's old cotton clothes, He Mu also came, and a few children walked to the mountain.
Along the way, Xiao Han was thinking about the beautiful uncle in his heart, and he walked very fast. But because of the long distance, it took two hours to reach the valley. Seeing a dark shadow in the distance, Xiao Han was very happy and hurriedly ran over. He Mu and Lixia hurriedly grabbed her: "You and the spring equinox are following behind, let's go up and have a look first." ”
Xiao Han had no choice but to suppress his eagerness and stay behind with the spring equinox. He Mu and the others stepped forward and saw the man lying motionless on the ground, and shouted a few times tentatively: "Uncle, uncle......"
But there was no response, and the two walked up to them and shouted a few more times, but there was still no response. Lixia crouched down, holding back his fear, and shivered and put his hand under his nose.
"Ah, he's dead!" Rixia shouted in fright, fell backwards, and sat on the ground. Seeing this, He Mu hurriedly walked over and helped him up.
Xiao Han heard the shout, and a bang in her head: Dead, how is it possible! The next second, she came back to her senses, hurriedly ran over, squatted down and was about to feel her pulse.
"Don't try, he's dead. He Mu hurriedly stopped her.
She ignored it, first felt her pulse, then looked at his eyelids, opened her mouth to look at it, and then touched the carotid artery, then got up and looked at the middle-aged man carefully. Turning his head to the questioning eyes of several people, Xiao Han nodded: It is indeed dead, but it may not be dead.
One will say that he is dead, and the other will say that he is not dead, and everyone is puzzled.
Xiao Han lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Do you remember? That day, when we came up the mountain, we first met a rabbit, chased after it, the rabbit disappeared, and then we met a fox, and then the fox disappeared, but we met this uncle. Don't you think it's strange? Maybe, it's all this uncle's change. Rabbits, foxes, uncles, and I don't know which one is the real body. Hmm, I guess it's a fox, I heard that there are foxes in the mountains who have cultivated for thousands of years, and they can transform into human form......"
Everyone was terrified when they heard this, and the spring equinox was even more frightened and grabbed Lixia's hand tightly and asked, "Sister, is this uncle really a fox spirit?"
"Shhhh
Suddenly, a voice sounded faintly: "You are the vixen!"
The voice was abrupt, it sounded particularly infiltrating in this mountain forest, the spring equinox screamed in fright, Lixia and He Mu hurriedly protected Xiao Han and the spring equinox behind them, and asked in a trembling voice: "Who is talking?"
There was silence in the woods, there was no sound, only pear blossoms were falling, everyone only felt that this place was very terrifying, and the spring equinox whispered in fear: "Brother, sister, let's go back, it's weird and scary." ”
Xiao Han nodded hurriedly, sighed and said, "Okay, let's go back." It's a pity that I brought so many delicious foods for nothing, rice porridge, braised pork, and eggs. It's so heavy, I have to take it back. ”
"It's okay, I'll just take it with Lixia. He Mu comforted, "Let's go quickly." ”
"Don't go!" Suddenly another voice came from behind them, and everyone was taken aback, and when they looked back, the man sat up and was waving at them.
"Hell!"
"Vixen!"
"I told you that it was a fox fairy!"
"Oh, I was wrong, it's the fox fairy!"
"It doesn't matter if he's a vixen or a fox fairy, run!
Several people were so frightened that they ran while shouting, and disappeared after a while.
Chu Zhao jumped up and was about to chase after him, but suddenly he screamed "ouch" and fell from the air, he forgot that his injury was not healed, and he couldn't use light power at all. I regretted it in my heart, I knew that they were so cowardly, so I didn't scare them just now. Then again, how did he know how many children were saving him? Now it's okay, I'm hungry again, alas......
In frustration, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in front of him, he looked up in surprise, and saw several peasant children in coarse cotton clothes walking towards him, the two teenagers walking in front looked at him vigilantly, and the girl next to him was looking at him with a smile, touching her dark eyes, he lowered his head weakly: he had never done anything bad in his life, and he was arrested as soon as he did such a thing.
"Uncle, are you alive? Are you a fox or a rabbit?" the youngest child, still a little frightened, clung to his brother's hand, his eyes wide open to himself.
When Chu Zhao heard this, his face darkened with anger: "I am a human being, a real person, not a fox or a rabbit." ”
"Are you really human? Then you were out of gas just now, how can you suddenly stand up again? You must be a fox, oh no, you are a fox fairy who has practiced for thousands of years, and only a fox fairy can become a human!" said Spring Equinox with great certainty.
Chu Zhao on the side was so angry that his face darkened, but in the face of the spring equinox's round and big eyes, he couldn't answer for a while, did he want to explain that he deliberately scared them, he didn't have this face.
"Spring equinox, I forgot to tell you, I heard that rabbits can also become essences and transform after cultivating for thousands of years, so this uncle in front of me may also be a rabbit. Xiao Han said matter-of-factly.
"Oh, then, you must be a rabbit, uncle?"
"Ahhh
"I'm really human, I just deliberately scared you. Chu Zhao said in a low voice helplessly, he knew that he had carried it, and he had carried it completely, and his reputation had been ruined! No way, who called himself hungry and thirsty. When he heard the girl say that she had brought so much food, he had already swallowed secretly. It's really a person under the roof, and I have to bow my head!
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Upcoming Chapters:
Xiaohan: Your surname is Chu, have you heard of Chu Liuxiang?
Chu Zhao: I've heard of it!
Xiao Han was pleasantly surprised: You have heard of him, can you tell me about his deeds?
Chu Zhao: I don't know!
Xiao Han is angry, you are playing with me!
Chu Zhao said solemnly: I have heard of him - I just heard you say it.
Xiaohan: ......