Qiu Wu and the others came back at the fourth watch, and although they came back quickly, they didn't bring much food back. Because the nearest village and town was very small, and there was not much surplus food in itself, they only bought four stone sorghum rice, because they knew that everyone was hungry for several days, so they sent the four stone sorghum rice back first, so that everyone could eat some food first.

As soon as the food was returned, they immediately went down the mountain without stopping, saying that when they went to buy rice, they had already bought some cooked food to fill their stomachs, and that they would have the strength to go farther away to find a larger town to buy more rice and noodles, so that the big guys could have a full meal.

Seeing Qiu Wu making eye contact with her, Cai Wei knew that he had left a secret message along the way, and now she was waiting for Qin Fei's secret guards to arrive earlier.

Qiu Wu saw that everyone was busy distributing sorghum rice, so he hurriedly looked at Cai Wei and asked, "How is Childe?" ”

Cai Wei shook her head, "It's still the same, but the appetite is excellent, so it can be seen that although this disease is menacing, it is not dangerous." ”

"Butler, do you really plan to spend a few days with these people?" Qiu Wu asked in a low voice.

"Well, although Childe's illness is not dangerous, it is not sloppy. Living in this cave is a bit shabby, but instead of letting him run around on the road, it is better to recuperate here for a few days. As for the things that have accumulated in the past few days of the delayed trip, let's go back and think about cooking together! ”

Qiu Wu was already impressed by this princess at this time, agreed, and then drove the carriage and Zhang Dingzhong and a few of them down the mountain to buy rice and noodles.

Soon after he went, Zhang Jinzhong sent Cai Wei a jar of porridge boiled with sorghum rice, "I made my benefactor hungry for a night last night, I really can't go, we really don't have anything to eat, the second brother and they bought back the sorghum rice, we each shared some, this one is for the benefactor and your son-in-law." ”

Cai Wei thanked him and sent him out of the cave, and as soon as he poured a bowl out, he heard Qin Fei whispering there that he was hungry and wanted to eat. She pinched the tip of his nose and said, "Are you a dog?" The nose is upside down, and as soon as the food is delivered, I know that I want to eat. ”

This feed, another jar of porridge fell into his stomach, and Cai Wei only tasted one bite herself. When Zhang Jinzhong entered the cave again, he saw Cai Wei pouring out the remaining mouthfuls of porridge at the bottom of the jar and feeding it to his son-in-law, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhou, should you give this jar of porridge to your son-in-law?" ”

Cai Wei smiled, "My son-in-law is sick, so he naturally needs to eat more to recover sooner." ”

Zhang Jinzhong sighed: "Sir, you are really good to your son-in-law, and I would rather be hungry than let the owner be full." There are few faithful stewards like you these days! ”

Cai Wei said lightly: "Brother Zhang, you treat me so politely and politely now because I am kind to you, and you are all people who know how to be grateful." Like you, I have clear grievances, revenge and revenge, and kindness needs to be repaid. This son of mine has been kind to me, how can I not repay him! ”

"Did your son-in-law save your life too?" Zhang Jinzhong asked.

Cai Wei thought for a while and replied, "It's not such a heavy kindness, but it saved me from a disaster, and in any case, it can be regarded as a great kindness." I owe him this love, I don't have much chance to repay him on weekdays, and now that he is in a difficult situation, he has given me a chance to repay the favor, I only hope that his illness will be cured soon, and then leave here safe and sound. ”

"Your son-in-law, isn't his illness getting better? Mr. Zhou, don't you know medical skills, why don't you treat your son-in-law? Zhang Jinzhong didn't understand.

Cai Wei shook her head, "Where do I know what medical skills, but I have read a few books, and I have seen some symptoms of poisoning and first aid methods mentioned in the books, if I really understand medicine, I would have prescribed a prescription to Xiao Wu, and asked him to go down the mountain to buy rice by the way to grab a few medicines for my son-in-law and come back." ”

"If this hadn't happened to us, I'm afraid you would have found a doctor who could treat him earlier." When Zhang Jinzhong thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart

"Brother Zhang doesn't need to blame himself, in fact, our son-in-law's illness is just overwork, and he worries too much, so he will be tired and sick. Even if he was sick like this, he refused to stop and rest for a few days, and then hurried when he recovered from his illness, so he had to rush to Donglin Academy as soon as possible. In fact, it is a good thing to meet you, at least it can give him a few days of rest and no longer have to travel with illness. ”

"Your son-in-law is really studious! Many of the current sons and brothers only know how to spend time and drink and do not do their jobs, relying on the wealth and power of the family, and only know how to have fun. ”

"Well, my son-in-law was actually such a gentleman before, but then somehow he changed his past wrongs and became worried about the country and the people, seeing that there are too many poor people like you today, he thought that he could learn poetry and books as soon as possible, govern the world and economy, so that he could enter the court as an official and benefit the people. That's why he was in such a hurry to rush to the academy. ”

At first, she really thought that Qin Fei was just a bully in the capital who was out of tune, in addition to causing trouble, he was beating people and scolding dogs. But the more she dealt with this little bully, the more she realized that this person was not as simple as he faced, and he was not a person who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. On the contrary, he knew very well what he was going to do, and if she hadn't seen that he had hidden extraordinary ambitions in his heart, she would not have agreed to the contract he proposed, made an agreement with him, and promised to do something for him as best she could.

Zhang Jinzhong listened to her praise for her son-in-law, patted his thigh and said: "If only there were more good people and good officials like your son-in-law in the world, then we don't have to leave our hometowns like this and beg for food everywhere." ”

The two of them chatted happily, and no one noticed that Huang Gongzi's long eyelashes, who were lying on the side, trembled slightly in the light and shadow of the firelight. When he heard a few "cooing" sounds from this small cave, the corners of his lips were slightly curved.

Cai Wei held her stomach a little embarrassed, Zhang Jinzhong had already heard it, and hurriedly handed over the bowl of porridge he was holding in his hand and said, "Benefactor, I originally wanted to come over and drink porridge while chatting with you." I haven't touched this bowl of porridge yet, if you don't dislike it, drink it first! ”

Cai Wei knew that this bowl of porridge should be his share, although he was the leader of this group, but he would never rely on this identity to give himself more porridge and rice, and he only had the rations of this bowl of porridge. He hurriedly excused himself and said: "Brother Zhang, you have been hungry for several days, I am only hungry for one or two meals, and I can stand it, so you should eat first." ”

Zhang Jinzhong insisted on pouring the porridge in his bowl into the bowl of Cai Wei, "Benefactor, how can you compare with us, we farmers have been hungry since childhood, and you are afraid that there are few times when you can't eat on weekdays, don't be hungry." Besides, I have one more thing to ask my benefactor, so don't be polite to me. ”

Cai Wei didn't eat two meals, she was hungry and sad, and when she heard him say this, she didn't be polite to him anymore and ate porridge. She was afraid that she would eat too much, and he would see that it was inappropriate, so she deliberately ate and snored, trying to learn the rude eating methods of these rough men.

She finished eating the porridge in three or two bites, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and asked, "Brother Zhang, what do you want to ask me for?" ”

Zhang Jinzhong scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I originally wanted to ask my benefactor to teach me some medical skills, if my mother has some pain in the future, I can also have some use, so I don't have to stand aside and stare at me in a hurry." But listening to what the benefactor said, it turned out that the benefactor also did not understand medical skills. ”

"I've just read a few first aid methods from the book, and I'll tell you all of them when I go back."

Zhang Jinzhong hurriedly thanked her, and asked if he could teach him to read and write. "I've wanted to learn to read since I was a child, but my family is poor and can't afford to go to school. During the years I was imprisoned, I always thought that if my brother and I could recognize a few big characters, we wouldn't have been deceived so badly by the chief. I also knew that my benefactor would definitely not stay with us for a long time, so I thought that my benefactor would live in this mountain for a few days, if there was nothing to do, could you teach me how many words to recognize? ”

Cai Wei saw that he was restless, and he looked worried that he would not agree, so he smiled and said: "Since I drank your porridge, I can't drink it in vain, I have accepted this bundle of cultivation, and I have to teach you something." ”

He first taught him the names of his brother and his brother, saying, "I teach people to read, and I like to choose a passage from a book to teach reading and writing." Or choose poetry, or choose history books, or choose military books, Brother Zhang, you can choose any of them! ”

Zhang Jinzhong thought for a while, "We, poor people, if we want to get ahead, we can't study and take the exam to become officials, and if we want to make a name for ourselves, we can only become soldiers." I'm still a military selection book, maybe it will come in handy in the future. ”

Cai Wei smiled, what she wanted to teach him was the book of war, so she began to teach the apprentice from the first chapter of "The Art of War", she wrote the first paragraph on the ground with a branch, taught him word by word, and then explained the meaning to him.

This teaching lasted for more than an hour, and it wasn't until someone outside looked for Zhang Jinzhong that he couldn't finish busy with other things.

Cai Wei felt a little tired at this time, and after talking for more than an hour, she was also a little dry-mouthed. I poured a bowl of water and was about to drink it, when I suddenly saw a pair of dark eyes staring at her, and she was so frightened that she almost spilled the water.

She calmed down and said angrily: "When did you wake up, why didn't you squeak, it scared me so much!" ”

Qin Fei snorted, "One of you teaches tirelessly, and the other learns attentively, where can I disturb loudly!" I'm embarrassed to ask for water after being thirsty for so long! ”

was obviously a sentence full of irony, but when he said it weakly in his hoarse voice, there was a hint of grievance.