Chapter 42: Gentleness
After controlling the horse, Chen Xu then stacked the two of them together, tied them with ropes, lifted them up with one hand like a sandbag, and walked back. It's not a matter to let the two of them go into the wilderness.
When he returned, the old man was waiting at the door, and the little girl was following.
Seeing this, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the little girl.
He is still a little chivalrous, and he can't bear to see innocent people die tragically in front of him.
The old man pulled the little lady behind him and knelt in front of Chen Xu: "Thank you for your life-saving grace!" Xiaomin and Xiaonu thank the military master for his great kindness! After speaking, he was about to kowtow, but Chen Xu stepped forward to stop him and told them to help him up.
He's just a gesture today.
When the little lady raised her head, Chen Xu glanced at her. This girl is at most twelve or thirteen years old, probably because she can't eat, her face is so thin that she has a melon seed face, her lips are very dry and skinny, she has just cried, her eyes are flushed, the tears have not yet dried, there are a few small crystal tears hanging on her eyelashes, and her big eyes look very innocent......
looked at the old man again, his face was old, and he looked like he was in his fifties, not like a father and daughter, but like a grandfather and grandson.
Could it be that she was old and had a woman, or that the hardships and hardships of life in ancient times made her look older than she really was.
At this time, He Meng escorted two thieves with hanging heads over.
Seeing that the old man and the little lady were safe, he threw the two thieves with their hands tied on the ground, "Qiang", he pulled out a knife from his waist, and the two men on the ground knew what he was going to do below, and their faces were pale and frightened.
One of them screamed, "Don't ...... No! ”
Seeing this, Chen Xu hurriedly stepped forward and covered the little lady's eyes with his hand. The girl is too young, and if she sees this scene with her own eyes, it may give her a shadow in the future.
A moment later, two screams rang out, one was the scream of the thief who had been killed before he died, and the other was the scream of seeing his companion die and the fox dead.
He Meng slashed at the thief's neck, and the splattered blood splashed his face, making him, who was already vicious, look like a demon who has asked for his life from hell.
The man who was still alive was paralyzed with fright, his crotch was wet, and he was scared to pee.
The little girl reached out to pull Chen Xu's big hand, Chen Xu knew that the little girl must be very scared, and her body was trembling, so she said softly: "You are too young to look at these."
After hearing this, the strength to hold Chen Xu's big hand gradually weakened, but she held his hand but did not move.
The rest of the man still wanted to struggle, but his legs were weak, and his hands were tied, and he couldn't stand up, and his legs kicked on the ground, trying to move as far back as he could, away from the murderer in front of him.
It's just that all this is in vain, He Meng stepped on this person's abdomen with one foot and killed him with a knife.
Seeing that the matter was over, Chen Xu put his hand down.
The old man next to him listened to the screams, and his face turned pale with fright.
Suo Hu on the side spoke at this time: "Do you have water at home?"
The old man nodded hurriedly and said, "I have a well at home, and there is water!"
After listening to this, Suo Hu handed the three water bags to the old man and said, "Then you fill our three water bags with water, fill them and let's leave."
The old man took the water bag and walked to the backyard.
The three of them waited at the gate of the front yard.
Chen Xu glanced at the little girl twice, but he didn't expect her to raise her head to look at him, and the two looked at each other a few times, one tall and one short.
The little girl's current appearance is definitely beautiful, but Chen Xu couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Maybe it's because of the eyes, or maybe I think she's pitiful. He couldn't say it himself, but then he was relieved that many things couldn't be explained.
Chen Xu himself is a compassionate person, but because of his life experience, he has learned to be calm and rational in everything.
He was half-squatting, not condescending, and asked the little girl softly, "What's your name?"
"My surname is Ning, and everyone in my family is called Sanmei." Xiao Niang lowered her head and whispered.
He listened patiently, and he preferred to chat with children, because children are more simple-minded than adults.
Chen Xu let out an "oh", and saw her yellow-skinned and malnourished appearance, then got up again, took a bag of dry food from the horse, and threw it to her.
The little lady named Ning Sanmei was stunned, didn't catch it, picked it up from the ground, opened the dry food bag, and found that it was pancakes. So she took out one, and obviously hungry, she turned around and ate it in a hurry.
The old man who came back from fetching water couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he saw that the little lady was eating pancakes. Chen Xu guessed that if it weren't for his three fierce gods to stop and watch here, the old man would definitely have to snatch the pancake from Xiao Niang's hand to eat.
Seeing this, Chen Xu threw another bag of dry food on the horse's back to the old man, and he would return to the army soon, so he didn't have to worry about this food. Giving them two sacks of grain is a good deed.
Suo Hu said: "Big brother, let's go back."
Chen Xu, Suo Hu, and He Meng have already worshiped brothers. Originally, Chen Xu was the youngest, but Suo Hu thought that it should be sorted according to the size of his ability, so Chen Xu became the eldest brother. In the end, Chen Xu proposed to wrench his wrist to compare his strength, and in the end He Meng won, and when he became the second brother, Suo Hu naturally became the third brother.
The three of them made an alliance with blood, sacrificed to heaven and earth, and did not seek to be born on the same day and month of the same year, but to die on the same day of the same month and month of the same year, and burn incense to worship them.
After hearing this, Chen Xu prepared to get on the horse and leave.
Although the little lady is pitiful, there are many poor people in the world, and that's all she can help. He's not the kind of person who is overflowing with compassion, everyone has their own path, he can't manage it, and he can't manage so much.
At this moment, the old man suddenly said: "Master Jun, if you look at the third sister of my family, you might as well buy it."
Chen Xu turned to look at him when he heard this, and then looked at the little girl: "Third sister, are you willing to follow your father, or follow me."
He is not a human trafficker, so he asked Xiao Niang if she was willing, and if she didn't want to, forget it.
Before the little girl could speak, his father shouted: "Third child, this is a great thing, don't agree yet!"
Seeing the old man's eagerness, Chen Xu began to feel sad for Ning Sanmei, and his words were high-sounding, and he was eager to sell his goods and sell them.
Xiao Niang nodded, with a pair of big eyes, extremely innocent.
Seeing this, Chen Xu touched his body: "How much?"
The old man asked tentatively, "Ten dollars."
Before Chen Xu could speak, He Meng spoke: "Let you/mother/'s shit, ten times the money is enough to buy a few such little girls, you are stupid for us!"
He Meng's face was fierce, and the old man's neck shrank in fright, just now he saw him kill without blinking, and asked in fear: "Master Jun, how much are you willing to give?"
What He Meng said just now is exactly what Chen Xu was thinking, although he is rich, he is not wronged.
In troubled times, a person is not as valuable as a sheep, this is the cruelty of troubled times.
Otherwise, how could there be the phrase "rather a peace dog than a troubled world" circulating.
"Five." Chen Xu said. In Dawei, five times the money is enough for a family of three to live for a year.
"Okay! Yes! The old man couldn't wait to accept the money handed by Chen Xu, and he was overjoyed.
Chen Xu frowned, his face was full of disdain, he was so happy to sell his daughter, he didn't know how to pretend. Even if he doesn't meet himself, the old man will have to sell it for money one day in the future, when he can't live with no money.
I thought so, but Chen Xu didn't say it, and it was useless to say it, so whatever.
Under the old man's gaze, the group of four people left the mountain village.
The little girl's physical strength was weak, and Chen Xu did not shy away from it, holding the little girl around her waist and putting it on the back of the horse.
On the way, the little girl was very quiet and did not speak.
Chen Xu held the reins, seeing this scene, He Meng couldn't help but glance at Chen Xu on the side, feeling very novel.
A tall junior soldier leads a horse to a little girl in a patched dress.
The three of them gaged along the way, and occasionally turned his head to see the little lady looking at him, so he said softly: "Don't be afraid." The little lady nodded. He guessed that this little lady was afraid of life, although his father was quite a bastard, but a person who followed someone he didn't know a day ago to a strange and unknown place must be afraid. Therefore, Chen Xu tried to be as calm and gentle as possible when talking to her.