Chapter 2: Whitebeard Grandpa
One sentence made the two of them stunned, and instantly stopped the movements of their hands, Zhou Heng's hands were still trembling, holding on to the stones on the shore to let himself sit as firmly as possible, and looking at the puzzled eyes of the two.
"You said you would pay it back?"
Zhou Heng looked at the two of them and said, "As long as I owe it, of course I must pay it back, but you tell me first, who am I?" How do you know me? I don't remember anything now! ”
Hearing Zhou Heng say this, Mingyu glanced at his brother, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger just now.
"Okay, then I'll talk about it! In the early spring of last year, an old man carried you to Lingshan Village, Qingping County, Jinan Prefecture, Daliang State, and rented the old house in the east courtyard of Brother Zhang's house next door to my house. ”
The young man named Mingyu seemed to think of the hardships of the old man, glared at Zhou Heng hatefully, and then continued:
"After that, Uncle Zhou went to the mountains to collect medicine during the day, took care of you at night, and lived by picking mountain delicacies and medicinal herbs, just a month ago Uncle Zhou died of illness, the patriarch of the Xue clan saw that you were lonely and had an old disease, and helped take care of the aftermath.
Just the night before yesterday, you secretly climbed into my yard, holding an oil lamp and trying to get in and steal food, my brother did not return from hunting, I heard the voice and came out to see, and saw that you were stuck in the window of the barn and could not get in and out, so I had no choice but to drag you out, who knew that in a panic, you actually threw the oil lamp in the barn.
The fire was soaring in an instant, and when the people in the village arrived and smashed open the barn, the wheat had all turned into ashes, and even the west wing of my house was burned down. ”
After saying these many words, Mingyu sat on the ground, hugged his head and cried.
Zhou Heng was a little speechless, not knowing how to comfort this young man.
It's gratifying to be reborn in another world after the explosion, but I don't have any impression of what he just said.
There was also a dog at the beginning of the last game, but what is it, it's a bunch of debts when it comes up?
Although I don't know how much silver the forty-two stone wheat is worth, it may make the people of a village frown, and it must be a huge amount of money.
Where's the standard white-bearded grandfather?
What about libraries?
What about weapons and equipment warehouses?
Didn't have much fun?
Zhou Heng is just an emergency doctor who runs for three, he can't lift his hands and shoulders, although he has coveted the director's position for a long time, he is just coveting, he has never done any conspiracy and tricks, and he has not even looked for a girlfriend.
The only hobby is to follow a friend to study forensic anatomy, in order to pursue excitement, secretly follow out of the scene a few times, at this time think about the loss in the previous life, what are you busy with all day long, just for the salary of 18,000 yuan?
There is also a mother who grew up alone, if she learns of her death, she will definitely collapse, she lost her husband when she was young, and she lost her son when she was old, how can she stand such a blow?
Zhou Heng clenched his fists when he thought of this, the mist in his eyes rose, no matter how he couldn't be discouraged, no matter how difficult it was, he had to live, and find a way to go home, since he could come here, he would definitely be able to go back, he would definitely be able to.
Zhou Heng settled down and reminisced about Mingyu's words, and then looked up at him.
"You said that my grandfather collected medicine for a living, then you help me back to the rented house, since there is no food, let's see if the medicinal materials are in stock, and sell them for money and return them to the villagers."
Ming Yu looked at Zhou Heng with a strange gaze, and before he could speak, the burly man snorted coldly, Zhou Heng subconsciously moved his body back, and slapped his physique down, and he had to explain his life.
"I still think about medicinal herbs, if there are medicinal herbs that can be sold, why do I need to scrape together rations? You burned down my barn, and the courtyard you rented next door was also affected, and it has all burned down at this time, and Brother Zhang is still regretting renting the house to you. ”
Zhou Heng was stunned, yes, forget this stubble, a huge barn is on fire, and the surrounding houses will definitely be affected, etc., this means that now there is no place to live?
Just thinking about it, Zhou Heng's stomach let out a loud chirp, and then the two of them seemed to be infected, and they purred together like a response.
Zhou Heng rubbed his stomach and said that everything else was in vain, now the first task is to find food, otherwise it will be difficult to live, how can he find a way to go home?
His eyes were skeleted, he looked at the burly man, and with a pitiful expression on his face, he asked softly:
"I don't know the two noble surnames, how do you call Zhou?"
The burly man snorted and didn't speak, the young man named Mingyu looked at Zhou Heng's depressed appearance, sighed and said:
"Our brother's surname is Xue."
Zhou Heng nodded, "Brother Xue, now that you kill me, you can't get the forty-two stone wheat, why don't we find some food first, and then find a way when we are full, what do you think?" ”
Brother Xue snorted again, let go of the hand holding Mingyu, stared at Zhou Heng with an unkind gaze, and said:
"To put it lightly, you just tossed like this, the fish in the lake have also run away, and the fishing rod has broken the line, how can you find food?"
Zhou Heng turned to look at the lake, at this time the rain had stopped, many of the lotus flowers by the lake had fallen, but the lotus leaves were very luxuriant, such a lush lotus leaf was by no means a scene that would occur in early summer, licking his lips, he suddenly thought of an ingredient.
"Don't worry, I'll find food!"
Seeing Zhou Heng's sworn appearance, Boss Xue was a little moved for a while, and glanced at Zhou Heng.
"What are you eating?"
"Lotus root, haven't you ever eaten lotus root?"
Boss Xue and Mingyu glanced at each other and shook their heads.
It seems that the people here don't know that the lotus root is edible, Zhou Heng raised his chin towards the lotus leaf and said:
"See those lotus leaves? It is the rhizome under the lotus leaf, which is white and tender and tastes very sweet and full of hunger. ”
"I've only seen girls picking lotus flowers, but I haven't heard of anyone eating lotus roots, that thing is really hungry?"
Seeing Boss Xue's eyes full of doubts, Zhou Heng held up the ground and wanted to stand up, but his legs were still a little shaky.
"Brother Xue dragged me, if you can eat it, we'll know if we dig it out."
Boss Xue grabbed Zhou Heng's arm and lifted it gently, and Zhou Heng stood up.
Zhou Heng looked at Boss Xue beside him, and then found that his height was not short, although he was half a head taller than that Mingyu, but when he reached the position of Boss Xue's ear, it could be seen that the original owner ate well, at least he did not delay his long body.
Zhou Heng shook his head to put away these thoughts, grabbed the corner of his robe, nestled it around his waist, and walked towards the depths of the lotus leaves by the lake.
Seeing that Zhou Heng had already waded into the underwater lake, Boss Xue turned around and instructed:
"Mingyu is on the shore, I'll follow to see, if this kid has any changes, you can call someone."
It's okay not to say this, but when I say it, Mingyu has no bottom in his heart.
"Brother, don't go!"
Boss Xue glared, "Why don't you eat?" Could it be that this kid is cooked? Hello waiting. ”
After speaking, Boss Xue also jumped into the lake, followed Zhou Heng's steps, and walked towards the depths of those lotus leaves.
Zhou Heng grabbed the lotus leaf and touched it down the stem, there was a lot of silt underneath, and the lake became turbid when it was stirred slightly, but fortunately, the water was not very deep.
Touching a thick lotus root, Zhou Heng did not rush to pull it out, and loosened the silt along the direction of the lotus root's growth, and after cleaning up a few sections of lotus root, Zhou Heng pulled up with both arms.
The three black lotus roots covered with mud were pulled out, but the force was too strong, and he almost fell into the water, but Boss Xue, who was behind him, reached out to help him.
"This is what you call lotus root? Can you eat it when it's black and full of mud? ”
"Out of the mud without staining, the lotus root is snow-white, very delicious."
Zhou Heng looked at Boss Xue and laughed, grabbed the three-section lotus root and washed it with lake water, and when he took it out of the water again, he could already see the yellowish skin, which was completely full of mud.
Looking at the lotus root without mud, Boss Xue seemed to have some doubts, "Does raw food still need to be cooked?" ”
Zhou Heng forcefully broke a piece of lotus root and withdrew some silk, and sure enough, the inside of the lotus root was snow-white.
"Raw food is crisp, like melons and fruits with no taste, and it is very soft and glutinous when cooked! Brother Xue wants to try it? ”
Zhou Heng handed it to Boss Xue, and he held a small piece and gnawed it, the wild pollution-free lotus root tasted surprisingly good, at this time, he was already hungry with gold stars, and a piece of lotus root went down to his stomach, and he suddenly felt a little strength.
Seeing that Zhou Heng had nothing to do after eating, Boss Xue also took a bite, although it was not sweet but very delicious, he held up the remaining large piece and threw it to Mingyu on the shore.
"The second brother also tasted it, and it tasted good."
Zhou Heng washed the mud on his hands and looked at Boss Xue.
"Let's start digging, it will taste better if we bury it in a pot and cook it for a while."
This Xue Boss is also a simple master, walked to Zhou Heng, followed his example, and began to dig lotus roots, after tearing off a few roots, they seemed to find some feelings, and then they dug up more than a hundred and ten lotus roots, and Mingyu squatted by the lake to clean, looking at a pile of lotus roots.
"Brother, what should I do with so much?"
Zhou Heng thought about it carefully, looked at Boss Xue, and said:
"Now that we've cleaned it, let's take it back to the village."
When Boss Xue heard this, he was the first to walk ashore quickly, took off his robe and spread it on the ground, packed all those lotus roots in his robes, knotted them horizontally and vertically, reached out and grabbed them, and carried all the lotus roots.
Only then did he turn around and look at Zhou Heng and say:
"Let me go back to the village to explain, I will go with you to the broken temple at the foot of the mountain to stay overnight, Mingyu will send him to the broken temple first, and then explain to Brother Zhang tomorrow, if you follow back to the village like this, I am afraid that you will be killed directly."
Zhou Heng trembled, not to mention that this arrangement is also reliable, the landlord Brother Zhang is the saddest, a courtyard was burned down like this, the person who set the fire ran away, and he lost his own rations when he was about to die, and he was the first to see Zhou Heng who could pounce on him and swallow him alive.
Glancing at Boss Xue who was running away, Zhou Heng shrunk his neck, lowered his voice and said, "Although your brother has a loud voice, his heart is really good, let's go too." ”
Mingyu nodded, pointed to a road not far away, and said, "Xiao Langjun, come with me, the ruined temple is next to the gate not far away." ”
Zhou Heng was not polite, although he gnawed on a section of raw lotus root, his steps were still a little vain, and he grabbed Mingyu's wrist and said:
"Well, alas! I don't know if your brother can bring you and me some cooked lotus root, this temple is still empty. ”
Mingyu looked at Zhou Heng, there was a lot less resentment in his heart, and he also had a little more sympathy for him, he just lost his grandfather, and he occasionally made stupid mistakes, although he was sober at this time, he completely lost his memory.
Stretching out his hand to support Zhou Heng, who was floating in his footsteps, the two walked quickly towards the broken temple.
There is no imaginary dilapidation here, but there are no monks, the temple gate is somewhat damaged, and the main hall and the ear room are intact and have not been dilapidated, and they have obviously been repaired.
After waiting for a long time, the sky was already dark, and then Boss Xue came back with a huge burden and handed an oil-paper umbrella to Mingyu.
"Lingyi will go to the lake tomorrow to find it, you go back to rest first, I'll watch him here, lest he run away, just now Brother Zhang heard that he almost came with a knife, the second brother will say, or you go talk to him, after all, Tian Fu has been transported away, and it won't help to kill this kid at the moment, let's think about how to let him repay the money."
Ming Yu nodded, "According to my brother's arrangement, Ming Yu went!" ”
Zhou Heng learned from Mingyu's appearance and said goodbye, and glanced at Boss Xue with his spare eyes, this person seems to have developed limbs and a simple mind, this arrangement is still very careful, I am afraid that he will run away and come to guard.
Boss Xue seemed to sense Zhou Heng's gaze, looked sideways at Zhou Heng, glanced at Zhou Heng a few times, and said in a thunderous voice:
"I'll sleep in the ear room tonight, and you'll be in the main hall, just think about running! There is a quilt in the baggage, and there are wheat straw and a few lotus roots in the main hall, so let's go to bed early after eating, and I want to make money to pay off my debts tomorrow. By the way, do you have a skill and have you figured out how to make money to pay off your debts? ”
Zhou Heng's cheeks trembled, this is a provocation, it is an insult to ask an emergency doctor what skills you have.
took a deep breath and suppressed the resentment in his heart, and smiled at Boss Xue, "I don't remember, but I still remember the medical skills, I remember what you said, our Zhou family has practiced medicine for generations, not to mention the flesh and bones of the living dead, and it is still okay to save people's lives." ”
Boss Xue looked at Zhou Heng, his expression was obviously not in disbelief, he didn't say anything and left, Zhou Heng looked dazed, what does this mean?
Returning to the main hall in a daze, he groped for the burden, the quilt was spread on the wheat straw, Zhou Heng sat on it, and nibbled on a boiled lotus root, which was also more comfortable.
I don't know how long it took, listening to Boss Xue's snoring, he seemed to be sleeping very deeply, Zhou Heng didn't feel sleepy at all, he wanted to run, but he really didn't dare to run.
I recalled the process of being blown up over and over again, and sighed, what is this called, how did I get blown up?
Besides, what exactly is it that smashed yourself, is it really a first aid kit?
The more he thought about it, the more clueless he became, but his head swelled, and Zhou Heng raised his hand and knocked on his forehead.
happened to bump into the broken bag, and at the same time, a heavy object smashed directly into his chest, and Zhou Heng sat up suddenly.
Zhou Heng was just about to scold his mother, but the touch of the thing in his hand suddenly showed a few beats, and he couldn't help but tremble a little with his fingers.