Chapter Forty-Three: Poor Daddy Zhang [I]
Father Zhang was already unable to move, and his home was some distance from the south city gate, so although it was noon at this time, Father Zhang and Xia Wuqi had not yet walked out of the city gate. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Xia Wuqi looked at the limping Daddy Zhang, and his heart was full of anxiety, and he couldn't help but say to Daddy Zhang again: "Brother Zhang, let's let the junior brother find you a car, at this speed, I'm afraid that something will go wrong!" ”
Father Zhang smiled and replied with a smile: "Hehe...... Where can you let Dr. Xia break the bank? Besides, although Lao Zhang and I lost a leg, Lao Zhang is disabled! I think that when Lao Zhang and I rushed out of the encirclement of the Qin army with Zhang Lvshuai, didn't we drag such a leg back to Handan City from Taihang Mountain? Brother Xia, compared with before, this is really not a problem now, and it really doesn't cost money to hire a car! ”
In order to show that he is not slower than normal people because he is missing a leg, Daddy Zhang consciously sped up the pace of walking as he spoke. How can the streets of 2,000 years ago not compare to the modern asphalt road, and it has not yet walked more than ten meters, if it were not for Xia Wuqi's timely support, Daddy Zhang would have come directly to the street to "gnaw mud". At this time, there were not many people on the street, and Daddy Zhang's embarrassment caused the spectators on both sides to burst into laughter.
"Hey...... Hey hey ......"
Daddy Zhang was not annoyed by being laughed at, and laughed very honestly twice and walked up very strong again. Xia Wuqi on the side was directly speechless for a while by Daddy Zhang's stubbornness, and there was no way, Xia Wuqi had to follow slowly beside him. When the sun was shining overhead, Daddy Zhang, who was sweating profusely and panting, slowly walked out of the city gate.
After leaving the city gate, Daddy Zhang stopped and pointed to the onlookers by the river and asked, "Brother Xia...... That...... What are the people looking at in the distance? Isn't that ......?"
Xia Wuqi nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said, "Brother Zhang, you walk slowly, take your steps carefully!" ”
Father Zhang naturally didn't know what Xia Wuqi had to say, and then he was puzzled: "Hehe...... Your little brother is also interesting, just now in the city still kept urging Lao Zhang, but now that he is almost in the place, let Lao Zhang and me slow down. Don't worry, Brother Xia, although my old Zhang is a rough person, he is not a person who is afraid of things. If this kid really did something out of the ordinary, Lao Zhang Ding beat him to death with a cane on the spot! ”
As he spoke, Daddy Zhang swung his cane in the air a few times again.
Xia Wuqi's heart was about to break when he saw this, and it was hard for him to imagine how Father Zhang would react when he saw his son's bloody face and heart.
Xia Wuqi stabilized his mind, and then replied with a forced smile: "Hehe...... I just urged you because I was afraid that I would make a mistake, and now that I have arrived here, I am not so anxious. ”
Hearing this, Daddy Zhang couldn't help but sigh as he walked: "Alas...... To tell the truth, my old Zhang family said that it was better to call it a common people, and if it was more difficult to hear, it was a pariah, and it was half a point better than a slave. What kind of noble people are you and Dr. Liu, who are willing to deign to help my old Zhang family, my old Zhang...... Woohoo......"
As he spoke, Daddy Zhang whimpered excitedly.
Seeing this, Xia Wuqi hurriedly relieved: "Brother Zhang is really joking, although I, Xia Wuqi, and Liu Lao Yidao have different pursuits, but the root cause is the same. Those who practice medicine are not good, not virtuous, not close to the people, and do not know the root suffering of the people, how can they talk about curing all diseases? So, these are the things that a healer should do! ”
"Alas...... What Brother Xia said is extremely true, but this world is ...... Alas......" Daddy Zhang sighed with a whimper as he walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Just as Xia Wuqi and Father Zhang were walking slowly towards the place where the crowd had gathered, from the opposite side, an elderly woman hurriedly greeted them.
"Hey, hey! My brother Zhang, I looked at you from afar and quickly ran over, hey, hey, I'm tired of the old woman! The woman stopped when she walked up to Daddy Zhang, and then began to speak breathlessly.
"Oh...... Oh...... It turned out to be the old sister-in-law! Alas...... To make you laugh, this bastard boy doesn't know what kind of basket he poked today, and he actually provoked so many people to watch! Daddy Zhang couldn't help but blow his beard angrily.
The old woman looked at Father Zhang in surprise when she heard this, and then looked at Xia Wuqi beside her and asked, "Hey, Doctor Xia, didn't you tell him?" ”
Xia Wuqi was asked by the old woman like this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to hesitate and say, "Hehe...... Said it...... Anyway, the old lady bothered! ”
After Xia Wuqi finished speaking, he was about to pull Daddy Zhang away, but Daddy Zhang seemed to be a little embarrassed, and then turned around and smiled while walking: "Hehe...... This Kuizi...... It's skin, I'll see how I clean him up later! ”
"Oops! What are you talking about, your son Da Kuizi is dead! The whole person's face was beaten to a bloody blur, and he was stabbed in the heart! Oops...... Gee...... That's a miserable thing! The woman's gossip mouth opened, and Father Zhang, who was completely disregarded present, spoke eloquently.
Because the old woman's gossip was extremely fast, Daddy Zhang fell to the ground with the cane in his hand before he could take three steps.
"Old sister-in-law, you ...... What do you say...... What the? ”
The old woman saw that Daddy Zhang's reaction was a little wrong, and knew that she was talking too much, so she didn't pay attention to Daddy Zhang's legs and ran away. Looking at the long-tongued old woman who was a little panicked, Daddy Zhang, who understood what was going on, instantly fell to the ground and passed out.
Before Xia Wuqi could react, Father Zhang had already collapsed to the ground unconscious. "Alas...... This long-tongued old woman is damned! Xia Wuqi scolded after holding Daddy Zhang into his arms.
Xia Wuqi hugged Daddy Zhang and glared at the back of the old woman who had fled in a hurry, and pinched Daddy Zhang's person with his hand for a while, and after a minute or two, Daddy Zhang, who had fainted, slowly woke up.
"Woooooooooo......oo My son...... My son ......"
Daddy Zhang, a big man who didn't leave a single tear with a broken leg on the battlefield, was crying like a child in Xia Wuqi's arms at this time.
Father Zhang had three sons, and although the family lived poorly, their lives were quite passable. However, a battle of Changping changed everything. A big battle caused Daddy Zhang to lose a leg and lose his eldest son at the same time. Father Zhang, who tasted the pain of losing his son for the first time, did not cry, but was proud of his son's bravery.
However, a year later, the Qin State, which wanted to take advantage of the situation to destroy the Zhao State in one fell swoop, raised a large army and slaughtered Handan City. When the national general was about to die, the army and people in Handan City were united and finally defeated the invading Qin army. However, in the two years of the war, Daddy Zhang's second son also died in battle! Fortunately, the second son also died heroically for the country, although Father Zhang was sad in his heart, he still had some comfort in his heart. However, now the only surviving third son was killed in the wilderness, how can this old man who is over half a hundred years old feel like a knife and feel painful.
"Alas......"
Seeing this, Xia Wuqi had no choice but to watch Daddy Zhang cry in his arms motionlessly. It seems that Daddy Zhang's crying is too tragic, although Daddy Zhang and Xia Wuqi are still some distance away from the place where the incident occurred at this time, they still attract the attention of many visitors.
Chen Liangsi pointed to the two black dots in the distance and said to Teacher Liu: "Grandpa Liu, Zhang Kui's father is here!" ”
Although Dr. Liu is old, his ears are still good. There is no need for Chen Liangsi to remind the dry old eyes that they have already looked at Father Zhang, perhaps because they have had the same experience, and the circles under Doctor Liu's eyes look slightly reddened at this time. Chen Liangsi didn't dare to say much when he saw this, so he had to stand aside and wait quietly.
At this time, although the river is cool and breezy, the top of the head is still very sunburned. Although there were soldiers at the scene who kept driving away the good deeds, there seemed to be more and more onlookers, and everyone stood far away from the reeds and scrambled to look in the direction of Zhang Kui, for fear that they would not be able to tell a vivid news story when they went home after seeing a detail.
Old Doctor Liu glanced at the group of visitors with great annoyance, and then said coldly to Chen Liangsi: "These people really don't know what they eat at noon!" Chen Wazi, let your soldiers drive them farther away, so as not to cause any trouble later! ”
"Hmm!"
Although Dr. Liu is not a person in the army, he has great prestige in the army, especially in Zhang Mancang's army. When Chen Liangsi heard this, he began to beckon his subordinates to drive these "melon-eating masses" away into the distance. Fortunately, there were not many people watching the excitement, and these people didn't want to be whipped for no reason, so after a while, the "melon-eating masses" scattered in a hurry and fled.
The "enthusiastic" spectators didn't seem to give up, and in order to get more "valuable" information, the people who were driven away all flocked to the direction of Xia Wuqi and Daddy Zhang. Within a few minutes, Xia Wuqi and Daddy Zhang were surrounded by a crowd......