Chapter 303: Wife and Slave
A few hours passed, and the sky was still gray and gloomy, making it impossible to tell whether it was early morning or late afternoon. The husband and wife lay on the straw-paved floor, snuggled up to one place, covered with blankets, somewhat blocking some of the cold wind in the air.
Gu Zheng was injured and moved slowly, Mo Xiaohe helped him apply a layer of medicine to the wound every other hour, and tore off a clean cotton cloth at the hem of his underwear and wrapped it around the wound to prevent the wound from getting wet.
She thought, now is almost the most embarrassing time since the crossing, the thatched house is simple, not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain, Mo Xiaohe is very afraid that the wind will continue, and the only grass mat on the roof will be blown away by the wind.
No matter how good a strong man is, he can't withstand such torture, not to mention that she is pregnant now, and she can't be caught in the rain.
At the moment, it is useless to say anything, sighing and sighing, it will not solve the problem, so Mo Xiaohe tries to be optimistic, as long as he holds up, all the wind and rain will pass, and the sky will always be clear.
The shore was empty, almost without trees, the north wind was howling, and the ghosts were crying wolves, which reminded her of the journey all the way to the snow, the horses' hooves walking in the snow, and every step was extremely difficult.
"Is it cold or not?"
After Gu Zheng eased up, he hugged his wife more and more, he carefully avoided her belly, the two of them also had a pheasant, which was stewed in the pot with chicken soup, the conditions were limited, only a spoonful of salt was simply added, and the aroma wafted out in about half an hour. "Husband, I'm not cold, let's drink a bowl of chicken soup by ourselves, and our bodies will warm up after a while."
Mo Xiaohe shook her head, and subconsciously leaned towards her husband's side, feeling sorry for the big basket of sea cucumbers. The husband and wife went on the road, traveling lightly, bringing only a change of clothes and silver.
Silver tickets and broken silver were carried with them, and the losses were negligible. It's just that the waterway can't be done, the group has to go far away, they also need to buy a new carriage, and the possibility of buying a good thoroughbred horse is very small.
Gu Zheng patted Mo Xiaohe's shoulder, walked to the edge of the iron pot and served a bowl of hot soup, and saw that she was sweating after drinking, so he quickly wiped it with a cloth towel.
There was a sound of messy footsteps in the distance, Gu Zheng raised his eyebrows, and said, "Brother Xu, they're here." As soon as the words fell, in a breath, Xu Tietou rushed into the thatched house with Mo Daya, the two of them were covered with thick linoleum cloth, and only a small piece of trouser leg was wet.
Mo Daya looked around, and when she saw her cousin, her frowning brows could be relaxed, she smoothed her chest with her hand, and looked happy, "Xiaohe, after we went ashore, I didn't see you at all, my heart is always hanging." ”
After she went ashore, she found that she was followed by a few officials, who ran the boat all the year round, with good water quality, and were more stable than the boat passengers.
After the officials approached, Mo Daya was quite happy, and just wanted to step forward to ask, but was pulled behind by Xu Tietou, the officials did not come to talk at all, shouting and asking for warmth, but robbing them of their property.
Xu Tietou made a move, and several scheming officials were beaten into pigs' heads, Mo Daya was indignant, and always felt that she couldn't be bullied in vain.
After committing the crime, it was not good for the two to stay in place, walking and stopping, Xu Tietou had sharp eyes, saw the strip of cloth left by Gu Zheng on the tree, and followed the mark all the way to find the thatched house.
"There are a few woods around, but there is nothing to shelter, and it is wet and cold."
Mo Xiaohe pulled Mo Daya to roast the fire, and when she saw her cousin, she was a lot relieved, but she didn't know where her cousin Li Xiu and her brother-in-law Lin Xiucai were, and they were in a state of disconnection.
On rainy days, people's sense of direction will deteriorate, and it is dark outside, and it is not easy to find people, but depending on the weather, it will not be sunny for a while.
"We looked for them along the way, and shouted a few times, but we didn't get a response, maybe the two went in the opposite direction."
The thatched house, which was already narrow, was even more cramped because of the arrival of Xu Tietou and Mo Daya. A few people sit or stand, basically taking up more than half of the space.
The walls of the hut are adobe made of grass roots mixed with mud, which cannot withstand the rain, and a large crack appears in the wall. But a few people could only settle, and within a radius of a few miles, there was no better place to hide.
"You're hurt?"
Xu Tietou observed Gu Zheng's movements, with a look of surprise in his eyes, the wound on Gu Zheng's leg was just a little blood, and for those of them who walked the life and death dart, the injury was not counted.
However, Gu Zheng's legs were obviously stiff to bend, it should be a misalignment of bones, ordinary people can't correct their bones in time, and they must roll on the ground in pain, but Gu Zheng relied on perseverance, endured the pain of drilling his heart, and walked with Mo Xiaohe on his back for two hours.
"Well, I was scratched by a branch and I was drugged."
Gu Zheng nodded, and gave Xu Tietou a color in a direction that his wife couldn't see, hoping that he wouldn't demolish himself, otherwise Mo Xiaohe knew the truth, and maybe he would cry again, but he said a lot of interesting things, and it was not easy to coax people well.
"Oh, just don't get wet."
The baggage that Xu Tietou and Mo Daya snatched, there were cakes and noodles in it, and there happened to be stewed pheasants in the pot, so he set up a small pot, used chicken soup to make noodles, fished out a piece of chicken breast from the pot, cut it into thin filaments, and put it in the noodles.
"Brother Xu, you are really a particular person." Cucumber slices and a few small green vegetables were placed in the noodles, the colors were embellished, the shredded chicken was finely chopped, and Mo Xiaohe's stomach growled, feeling that he was hungry again.
There are not too many hand-rolled noodles, everyone can come with her, Mo Xiaohe is pregnant, one person eats, two people make up, she touches her belly, sees the truth in adversity, and says too many words of thanks between relatives, which seems unfamiliar and polite, she silently remembers it in her heart, and strives to return one or two in the future.
After the meal, Mo Xiaohe's spirit relaxed, and without saying a few words, he fell asleep again.
Xu Tietou saw that she was asleep, his face turned dark, and he pointed to Gu Zheng's leg and said, "I always thought that you were a person who had a plan in mind, it seems that I was wrong, you can do it, do you want to be a cripple in the future?" ”
After being injured, he didn't say a word, people who didn't practice martial arts couldn't see it, Xu Tietou found that something was wrong with Gu Zheng when he entered the door, and immediately understood what was going on, thanks to his timely appearance, otherwise no one would be able to help Gu Zheng.
Mo Daya looked uncertain, after listening to Xu Tietou's explanation, her heart was sour, she walked beside Mo Xiaohe, her cousin breathed shallowly, and she could sleep sweetly in the leaky dilapidated house, which showed that Gu Zheng protected her very well.
Some people are born rich and noble, and others can't envy them. Mo Daya also once lamented that fate was unfair and jealous of her cousin, and later even she felt ridiculous, who could compete with the people favored by God, it was simply stupid.
The river was too miserable, she, who had died once, felt afraid, and after going ashore, she was extremely sleepy and tired, and she didn't dare to close her eyes, although Xu Tietou was by her side, she could not rely on a man, she would always only have herself.
Covering Mo Xiaohe with a soft blanket, Mo Daya sighed that Gu Zheng had nothing to criticize except for his appearance. She closed her eyes now, and in her mind was the tragic image on the river, and in order to survive, her parents and relatives turned against each other, not to mention people who were not related by blood. Not to mention Mo Daya's sigh, Gu Zheng's face was calm, his voice was low, if it weren't for Xu Tietou's good ear, he would almost be inaudible, "I know it in my own heart, you can be quiet." ”
A martial arts, the cripple is not afraid, at most he has long and short legs, just make a fuss on his shoes, Gu Zheng is very open-minded in this regard, he only knows that he has no choice, everything must be put first by the lady.
"Come on, you're a wife and slave."
Xu Tietou was speechless, and what he said was in vain, why should he be a villain, but if it was him, he might not hesitate, Xu Tietou looked at Mo Daya who was in a daze, twitched the corners of his mouth, and suddenly became uncertain.
"I'll give you a straight bone, it hurts, you bear with it." After finishing speaking, Xu Tietou hooked the corners of his mouth, feeling that he was doing too much, no matter how painful it was, according to Gu Zheng's temperament, he would not be silent, just because Mo Xiaohe was sleeping.
"Okay."
Gu Zheng nodded, feeling that his leg was piercing the pain of being pierced by a steel needle, but the pain came quickly, but it was faster, with a click, the bones returned to their places, Gu Zheng immediately stood up, moved, and gave Xu Tietou a thumbs up.
Sending charcoal in the snow, he wrote down this love.
The climate is too bad, if you live in the thatched hut at night, the top priority is to repair the house, fortunately before you come to find that there is a lot of straw in it, it should be a temporary residence for someone to go to the river to fish all the year round, put the thatch on the bundle, put a piece of linoleum cloth, plug the hole, the inner room can not get into the cold wind, it will be warmer. "Come on, you big guy, really let you go to the roof, I'm afraid the house will collapse."
Xu Tietou's tone was not good, he went out with a black face, Gu Zheng was not idle, please ask Mo Daya to take care of his wife, he went to the vicinity to find sticky mud, and the cracks on the wall had to be blocked, while there was still light in the sky, he had to hurry up.
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