Zhao Hu's mother was suddenly shocked by the large amount of money in front of her, she had never seen so much money in her life! How could his own son make so much money in one morning at such a young age?! Therefore, the first reaction is that his son must have done something to commit adultery, at least it is stealing, and at worst it is murder and overkill.

A slap directly slapped him without hesitation, and Zhao Hu's mother trembled and said in a tone of hatred that iron is not steel: "You! You! You rebel! Where did so much money come from? Didn't you do something shady! Say! ”

Zhao Hu's grievances were incomprehensible, and he cried all of a sudden, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mother! The child didn't! These are the hard-earned money that children pay for their lives! Every knife coin is clean! ”

"Hard-earned money in exchange for your life?" Zhao Hu's mother muttered and asked suspiciously, "You sold yourself into slavery?" Then he denied this possibility, and those rich people were very picky, and it was impossible for them to use so much money to buy their sons as slaves.

"Someone offered 500 dollars to ask the child to serve for him, and the child agreed!" Zhao Hu explained, and then added, saying: "The other party mistakenly thinks that the child is an idler, as for why there are nearly two hundred more knife coins, the child doesn't know!" Mother! You raised a child from a young age, and you should know that children will not lie to you! What the child said was true! If you don't believe it, you can go to the official office to take a look, the child has already drawn a charge! ”

Zhao Hu's mother finally believed the qiē in front of her, but then she had some relatives and burst into tears: "My hard-working child! Why don't you discuss it with your mother and make your own decisions! The swords and guns on the battlefield have no eyes, if you have three long and two short, how can your mother explain to your father! Walk! Whoever you draw for him, my mother will beg him to go! We can't ask for this errand! If you want it, you will die! After speaking, he was going to pull Zhao Hu out.

Xiaomei was obviously frightened by this scene, and she also cried. Zhao Hu was surprisingly stubborn. was not dragged away by his mother, but stubbornly said: "Mother! It's okay! Children know what matters! Dad's ability is not enough for the child to say that he has learned ten points, and there are always eight or nine points. Dad is now seriously ill, and the family is in urgent need of money. Mother, your body is not good! Look at the little sister, the clothes are still so thin now, it's time to buy a few clothes. It's getting colder and colder. Everywhere there is a place to spend money! I can't wait! The doctor said that as long as the medicinal materials are used, my father's illness can still be cured. You don't have to worry about me, it won't take a year for the baby to come back to see you and Daddy! I swear! I promise it won't work yet? ”

Zhao Hu's mother's tears are becoming more and more uncontrollable! It's all my own incompetence! It's all the incompetence of being a parent! He actually wants to burden his children and die for himself! It was precisely because Zhao Hu said that Zhao Hu's mother felt very ashamed.

Seeing the little sister crying at a loss, Zhao Hu picked up the little sister and said with a smile: "Little slug!" If you cry again, no one will want to marry you! My brother makes a bet with you, if you win. How about I get you some new clothes? ”

"Uh......h Whining...... Younger sister...... Don't let my brother ....... go! Elder brother...... Elder brother...... Don't you go...... Is it good, little sister...... No...... New clothes! ”

Zhao Hu held back his tears, touched his little sister's nose with his hand, and said with a smile: "My brother is not leaving, my brother is just going out to make money for my father's treatment!" Little sister, do you want your father to get better soon? Don't cry if you want to! Otherwise, wait for Daddy to get better. I don't want you. ”

seemed to be frightened by Zhao Hu's words, and the little sister really stopped crying. But he still didn't believe it, and said with a convulsion: "Brother...... Don't...... Scamming ...... Little sister, we ...... Hook! ”

"Good! Hook! Zhao Hu did not hesitate at all, and stretched out his little finger, and the little sister also stretched out her little finger, and the two fingers were intertwined with each other. Both sides stared at each other. Slide their little fingers back and forth together, and say in unison: "Pull the hook, hang yourself, don't change for a hundred years!" ”

"Now you believe my brother, right?" Zhao Hu asked dotingly.

The little sister burst into tears and laughed, as if it was agreed like this. His brother will definitely come back to him. Zhao Hu's mother stood aside, realizing that Zhao Hu's mind had been decided, not to mention that once this kind of thing was drawn in the government, it could not be changed, so she could only reluctantly accept the arrangement of fate.

The mother and son (female) finally stopped crying, thinking of their father, who was still sick, Zhao Hu hurriedly said: "Mother! You put the money away! I'm going to get the best doctor in town!" Let him see his father! ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhao's reaction, he ran straight out. Half an hour later, a carriage stopped at the door of Zhao Hu's family, and Zhao Hu was tired and panting, and Zhao Hu brought back an old man with a childish face. The old man entered the house, took a pulse, and then said, "Ling Zun's malaria is probably more than a month!" ”

"Yes! Old gentleman! How is my dad doing now? Zhao Hu asked eagerly. Zhao Hu's mother and little sister also looked at the old man with a worried face, for fear that the other party would say something bad.

The old man stroked his beard slightly, and said unhurriedly: "That is, Ling Zun is in the prime of life, and his body is good!" If you were someone else, you would have to go nine out of ten lives! However, if it continues like this, no matter how good Ling Zun's body is, it will be difficult for the gods to save him after three or five days! ”

As soon as Zhao Hu heard this, he was about to kneel down and beg the old man, but the old man waved his hand, signaled the three of them to be calm, and said, "However, fortunately, you found me!" Don't dare to say anything else, I have the secret recipe of my ancestors to treat malaria! You can go home with me now to get the medicine, three times a day, not two days, Ling Zun can wake up. After eating for ten days, Ling Zun can get out of bed. However, this illness came like a mountain, and the illness went like a thread, and Ling Zun wanted to work in the field, I am afraid that it would take two months to raise! ”

"Thank you, old man! Thank you, sir! Zhao Hu thanked again and again! Zhao Hu's mother, Zhao, was crying and laughing, her heart was secretly throbbing, fortunately, she invited this famous doctor in time, otherwise this condition would be delayed a little longer, wouldn't it be a lack of skills!

The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me! If you ask me for a consultation fee of 100 dollars, if I can't save Ling Zun, how can I be worthy of your reward! However, one yard is one yard, and the follow-up drug cost is not low! You'll have to give me fifty dollars!" ”

"The younger generation saves! Younger generations can save it! As long as the old gentleman can save my father, we will admit how much the consultation fee is! Zhao Hu said busily.

After buying back the medicinal materials for the first two days from the old man, Zhao Hu instructed his mother to decoct the medicine carefully, and went to the street to buy New Year's goods. For Zhao Hu. This year's Spring Festival is destined to not be spent at home, and it is even very likely that it is the last New Year in my life, and there is even only one last day left to spend with my family, so time is extremely precious.

Zhao Hu led his little sister to buy her several favorite foods, and then pulled more than a dozen pieces of cloth to buy clothes for her parents and little sister. I bought two more bags of fragrant white rice, plus shoes, salt, a calf that was not yet an adult, and the wine that my father had always wanted to drink but was reluctant to drink, a dagger for self-defense, plus dozens of catties of cotton and other miscellaneous things, and a hundred knife coins were spent before I knew it.

For Xiaomei, this is the happiest day she has had in the past ten years, not only eating a lot of delicious food, but also a lot of fun and beautiful things. The unhappiness just now was quickly put to the fore, and I was completely attracted by the calves and the car full of dazzling things. The little sister kept chattering about something, and Zhao Hu chimed in. While carefully flashing pedestrians.

When I returned home, my mother, Zhao, had already fried the herbs. Zhao Hu helped serve his father to drink the herbs, and seeing his father's twisted eyebrows gradually stretched, Zhao Hu's family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It's been a long time since I've seen my own roof sleep so easily. Maybe what the old man said about the two-day effect is true! But alas! Zhao Hu is going to assemble tomorrow afternoon! I'm afraid I can't see the scene of Zhao Hu's father waking up.

Thinking of this, Zhao couldn't help but cry secretly. Zhao Hu said intimately: "Mother! It's been a busy day, so let's cook for you! ”

"Nope! I'll do it! I'll do it! Zhao wiped his tears. He stood up as he stood up. My son is about to go on an expedition, and I, a mother, have to make a few good dishes to reward. For this home. What a bitter son! I just don't know if I have a chance to cook for him again, and watch him marry a wife and have children!

"Come along! Come along! The little sister coaxed.

"Good! Let's cook! Little sister, how many dishes do you want to eat? Let my mother do it for you! Zhao Hu smiled, and then quietly wiped away his tears by the dim candlelight.

"Uh...... Think about it! I'm going to eat many, many dishes! A table full of dishes! The little sister who couldn't think of an answer for a moment said playfully.

"Good! Good! Good! It's all up to you! Zhao said angrily.

I was busy for half an hour. Zhao really made a table full of dishes. Although Zhao Hu has been trying to dissuade him in the middle, Zhao has made it clear that he will not listen. Perhaps realizing that his mother wanted to make up for himself in this way, Zhao Hu later let it go. The little sister was so happy, a few bites of this dish, a few bites of that dish. But no matter how you calculate, your little belly can't hold so many meals! It's really distressing! For the first time, Xiaomei realized that there was another kind of trouble called happiness!

Zhao Hu took advantage of the break between meals and said to his mother Zhao: "Mother! The cow in the yard is just when it is growing up, so it can't always be fed with hay, but a little whole grain! That's how you can grow fast! When the grass grows in the spring, it's almost time to plow! At that time, my father was also cured, and he happened to drive the ox to plough the field! It won't be that hard! ”

"I also bought a few bags of white rice, I heard that this is the most supportive, and I will cook it for my father in a few days to replenish my body. The dozen pieces of cloth on the bed and cotton, when my mother is free, make a few thick clothes, now you are wearing too thin, easy to get cold. It's time for a few new beds of bedding at home, and cotton should be enough! When I came back, I had already paid off all the debts of the family, so my mother didn't have to work so hard and went out to work. Don't let Dad drink too much wine under the bed, and let him drink it when he is healed! Zhao Hu told one thing after another.

Zhao Hu's mother, Zhao, nodded again and again at first, but then tears fell down with tears pouring down, and she couldn't stop it, and she was afraid that her little sister would see it, so she could only bury her face in the bowl desperately.

Zhao Hu slapped his mother's back like coaxing a child, and whispered, "Mother! Don't cry! The child promises you that he will come back to see you before the holidays next year! I've inquired, and the war won't last long in all these years. Who is your son? You can put a hundred hearts! However, Dad will definitely find that I am not there when he wakes up, so you can tell him that I have followed a merchant to wander around! I asked the dealer to borrow the cattle in this house and the money for his medical treatment, and it will take a few years to come back! Save him from being afraid of me! Don't let my dad know about my going to war, you know? ”

"Know! Know! Zhao said in a choked voice, saying as he spoke. couldn't control it anymore, he hugged Zhao Hu in his arms, and muttered: "My hard-working child! Mother can't stand you! Mother can't help you! ”

All of a sudden, the original happy picture was replaced by the scene of the whole family crying, only Zhao Hu's father slept sweetly like a nobody!

Early the next morning. Zhao Hu got up. The clatter of axes and wood was heard in the courtyard, and a quarter of an hour later, the first pot of hot water was boiling, just in time for drinking and washing faces. On the other side, there is a smell of herbs in the kettle, according to the doctor's instructions, the medicine in this kettle needs to be boiled for two hours, and it is not allowed to be sloppy. Three times a day, it takes six hours.

After working for two hours, Zhao Hu's family had breakfast and waited for Zhao Hu's father to take medicine. Spent the night. Zhao Hu's father's face was better, and his eyelids were beating faintly, but he couldn't open them at a critical moment. However, Rao is like this, which also makes Zhao Hu's family ecstatic.

When it was noon, getting closer and closer to the time of the gathering, Zhao Hu did not wait for his father to wake up after all. Because of the fear of strict military regulations, he could only bring a few changes of clothes. Hurried to the school grounds. Crossing the two streets, Zhao Hu faintly heard someone behind him calling for him. A turn. Sure enough, I saw that my little sister was running to her side out of breath, although she was tired and out of breath, she still shouted with excitement on her face: "Brother! Elder brother! Daddy is awake! Daddy is awake! ”

Although it was a cold winter in the lunar month and the cold wind was biting, Zhao Hu suddenly felt that he had entered the May Day, and immediately turned around and ran home. I'm afraid that my little sister won't be able to keep up with her speed. When Zhao Hu passed by Xiaomei's side, he hugged Xiaomei easily, regardless of how terrifying this scene was.

Zhao Hu only had one thought left in his heart, "His father is awake!" My father woke up! "To wake up is to come alive! My own family is saved! The sky is not falling! The sky is not falling! Ha ha! Ha ha!

Rushing into the house, Zhao Hu saw his father who was still very weak at a glance. Holding back the excitement in his heart and the tears that were about to overflow in his eyes, Zhao Hu said softly: "Dad! You okay? ”

Zhao Hu's father stretched out a hand and wanted to caress the tears on Zhao Hu's face that he couldn't control, but finally let go because he didn't have the strength. Seeing this, Zhao Hu tightly held his father's once powerful but now weak arm, and choked up: "Dad! The doctor said, take the medicine for another ten days, and you can get out of bed! In less than a month, you'll be alive again! When the time comes, I will be disobedient, and you will beat me with a whip! I'm not hiding this time! ”

Zhao Hu's father nodded reluctantly, and after accumulating strength for a long time, he said, "Dad understands, he understands!" I've been suffering you these days! ”

"Not bitter! Not bitter! As long as Daddy is okay! No matter how much we suffer, it's okay! Zhao Hu smiled, and Zhao muttered: "Don't worry, there is a tiger, you can recuperate with peace of mind!" Recuperate with peace of mind! ”

Zhao Hu's father nodded with satisfaction, and reluctantly said, "Tired panic!" Let me sleep first! Sleep first! As he spoke, he fell into a deep sleep.

Listening to his father's steady breathing, Zhao Hu's hanging heart finally relaxed, and Zhao Hu, who realized that if he didn't hurry up, he would miss the meeting time, and said hurriedly: "Mother! I have to go! Daddy's medicine has to be given to him on time! Later, let the little sister ask the doctor to come over and give her father a pulse, peace of mind! Mother, don't worry, since Dad can wake up, he won't be far from healing! ”

Looking at Zhao Hu, who turned to leave, Zhao also said anxiously: "Be careful all the way!" With me at home, don't worry, child! ”

Zhao Hu didn't have time to turn back, so he could only wave his arms while running, signaling that he knew, leaving only a figure that was getting more and more blurry as he was tired and blurred behind him, and his mother, who was already teary-eyed, and his little sister, who was half confused and half understood.

It turns out that Zhao Hu's luck is still good, he has just entered the school field and entered the queue, and the deadline has arrived. An officer who looked like a thousand-man general did not delay for a moment, and immediately asked people to check the roster, which should have reached 500 people, but it was actually 500 people, and then he showed a slightly satisfied look.

It took half an hour to organize 500 people according to the township, li, and pavilion, five people for one team, ten people for one tithe, fifty people for one genus, one hundred people for one uncle, and five hundred people for one song. He has experienced veterans to serve as the corresponding military chiefs and chiefs, as for the chiefs and uncles, those who are not highly respected cannot be appointed, and those above Quhou must be appointed by Jicheng to serve.

Zhao Hu is just a recruit, so he naturally listens more and talks less, but this also gives his robes a sense of stability. Zhao Hu's Wu Chang's name is Zhao Yong, he is bold, and Zhao Hu is his own family, but the distance between the two families is more than ten miles, and there is no intersection on weekdays.

Shi Chang is a man of few words, named Huang Yongbiao. Don't look at him looking soft and weak, he can't jump a fart in three sentences, but listening to Wu Chang Zhao Yong, among these hundred people, he really has to fight hard, and no one is his opponent. Zhao Hu secretly wrote it down.

In addition to Zhao Yong, there are also blacksmith Chen Qiao, farmer Li Guang, and Tulang Zhongjian, no more, no less, just five people. From now on, the five of them will be good brothers who eat in a pot and share life and death. However, due to the urgency of time, everyone knew each other for only a quarter of an hour, and they were ordered to regroup. In another quarter of an hour, an army of five hundred men was on its way.

This day was December 6, and Zhao Hu secretly wrote down this date. With mixed feelings for the future, Zhao Hu left his home for the first time, leaving the land where he was born and raised, and embarking on an unknown journey. The next stop, whether it will be life or death, no one knows. (To be continued......)

PS: Ask for recommendations! Those eunuchs' recommendations are higher than mine, it doesn't make sense!