"Eat slowly, don't choke!" Seeing that the child was choking, Liu Wei took the water bladder from the horse, walked to him, bent down and gently patted his heart, and handed the water bladder down in front of him.

The child choked on his neck, and when he saw a water bladder appear in front of him, he hurriedly raised his head and looked at Liu Wei with a panicked face, and his whole body was trembling.

A woman not far away saw Liu Wei walking to the child, and hurriedly rushed up, holding the child in her arms, the mother and son sat on the ground, the child put his head on the woman's chest, the woman hugged the child tightly, and looked at Liu Wei with panic, as if she was afraid that he would take the child away.

From the expressions of the two mothers and sons, Liu Wei could see that they were very afraid of people in armor, he didn't say anything more, straightened up and threw the water bladder in front of the mother and son, and then glanced at the villagers who had finished eating dry food.

Everyone was so thin that they were only skinned and bone-like, and after eating the dry food distributed, they didn't feel full at all, and many people were still looking at the bags of dry food at the feet of the men who distributed the dry food with a pitiful look.

Although he really wanted to give them more, Liu Wei knew that they must not eat too much at one time after being hungry for a long time, otherwise their stomachs and intestines would not be able to accommodate them, and they would be strangled to death.

"Folks, there is still dry food, but I can't give you more food!" Looking around at the villagers squatting nearby, Liu Wei felt that some words were really difficult to speak, he hesitated for a moment, and then said to the villagers: "If you eat too much, you are likely to be spoiled, and the dry food will be kept for you, and it will be distributed to you early tomorrow morning." ”

"Your Highness, we don't have a lot of grain and grass." Before Liu Wei's words fell, Zhou Cang walked behind him and reminded him in a low voice.

Liu Wei glanced back at the entrance of the village, his brows furrowed slightly, and said to Zhou Cang: "Tomorrow morning, I will distribute some dry food to the villagers, you take care of the brothers in the village, and I will take Dian Wei to look for food outside the village." It's quite close to the mountains, so there is no shortage of wild animals. ”

"Can't go!" As soon as Liu Wei finished speaking, the woman holding the child who was the first to receive the dry food stood up and shouted to him with a frightened face: "There is a big insect in the mountain......

"Yes, I can't go to the mountains!" As soon as the words of the woman holding the child fell, several more women followed: "There are big insects in the mountains, and they have already injured many people......

After listening to the villagers' words, Liu Wei finally understood why this village was so poor. They can't get food, even if they want to go into the mountains to find some game or wild vegetables, but they are afraid that they will be killed by big insects, so they will be hungry and skinny.

"Dian Wei will go into the mountain with this king tomorrow!" After a slight groan, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Dian Wei not far behind him, and said in a categorical tone: "A big worm, it's still difficult for you to think about it!" ”

"No!" Dian Wei stepped forward, clenched his hands into fists, and responded.

"Folks, I'm passing through here, it's getting late, I wonder if I can spend the night at the folks' house?" Liu Wei clasped his hands into fists and arched towards the villagers, proposing the idea of staying in the village.

The villagers looked at each other, they were still a little afraid of Liu Wei and the others in armor, but thinking that they had eaten other people's dry food just now, they couldn't refuse, so they had to agree one after another.

The family where Liu Wei and Tang Ji stayed was lived by a mother-in-law with a little Nier, who was about four or five years old.

Due to long-term hunger, her mother-in-law is thin and thin, she is not tall in the first place, and she is thin and only skinny and bones, and the whole person looks small.

Xiao Nier, who lives with her mother-in-law, is also covered in skin and bones, with a thin body and a big head, Liu Wei and Tang Ji entered her house, she has always snuggled up to her mother-in-law, but from time to time she peeked at them with her big timid eyes.

Someone had already helped them lay out the bed, and the grandfather and grandson only needed to provide a bedroom, and they didn't need to worry about anything else.

"Your Highness!" Liu Wei and Tang Ji were about to enter the bedroom to rest, and Dian Wei walked into the house of the grandparents and grandchildren with a roll of bedding.

Liu Wei, who had already walked to the door of the inner room, glanced back at Dian Wei, saw him holding the bed, and asked with a smile: "There are quite a few houses in the village, and there is no shortage of places for you to live, how did you come here?" ”

"Your Highness lives here, no one takes care of you, and there is always no peace in your heart, so after thinking about it again, you still come here to sleep steadily!" Dian Wei put the cover on the side of the door of the hall, clenched his fists and said to Liu Wei: "I will guard here tonight." ”

Dian Wei had this move, Liu Wei was not surprised at all, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he nodded to Dian Wei, said goodbye, and led Tang Ji into the inner room.

"Mother-in-law, it's getting dark, let's sleep!" Seeing Liu Wei and Tang Ji enter the inner room, Dian Wei Chao stood in the corner and looked at his ancestors and grandchildren timidly, smiled and waved his hand.

Where has Xiao Nier seen such a rough and fierce man as Dian Wei, as soon as Dian Wei spoke, she fell into her mother-in-law's arms, and her two thin arms tightly wrapped around her mother-in-law's waist, and she didn't even dare to raise her head.

With Dian Wei guarding the outer room, Liu Wei and Tang Ji were much more relaxed, and they slept very sweetly.

As soon as it was dawn, Liu Wei woke up from his sleep, he sat up lazily and glanced at Tang Ji, who was still asleep beside him.

Tang Ji's sleeping appearance is very delicate, her little face is red, like a ripe red apple, and the powder is full of fresh energy.

Gently pinching Tang Ji's pink cheeks, Liu Wei leaned down, pressed on Tang Ji's small breasts that had not yet fully grown, patted her little face with one hand, and called softly: "The sun has risen three poles, don't get up soon!" ”

Tang Ji, who was still immersed in sleep, woke up, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, looked at the window that let in the sunlight, and then sat on the cover, bowed slightly to Liu Wei and said, "The concubine is up!" ”

After waking up Tang Ji, Liu Wei got dressed and walked into the hall with his feet raised.

Dian Wei had already woken up, and the cover was rolled up and stacked in the corner, and when he saw Liu Wei walking out, he hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed down to greet him: "Your Highness!" ”

Nodding to Dian Wei, Liu Wei asked him lightly: "What about mother-in-law and little Nier?" ”

"Your Highness ordered yesterday that dry food will be distributed again this morning, and the people of the village will be waiting outside as soon as the day dawns." Dian Wei stood up straight, followed Liu Wei towards the door, and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness doesn't know these villagers, how can you treat them so well?" ”

"If you can help a little bit, you can help a little bit! Besides, we're going to have to stay here for a few more days! Raising his feet and walking out of the house, Liu Wei turned his head to look at the villagers who were leading the dry food and the men distributing the dry food not far away, and replied to Dian Wei with a trace of compassion on his face.

"What's the lack of beef?" Liu Wei and Dian Wei were talking, and a man who was handing out dry food suddenly shouted loudly: "There were still five pieces of beef yesterday, why do you only get four pieces today?" ”

The man suddenly shouted, and Zhou Cang led a group of people and hurriedly ran towards the place where the dry food was distributed.

Liu Wei glanced at Dian Wei, who was following behind him, and said softly: "Let's go, go over and have a look!" ”

The villagers had already received their own dry food and were eating, and when they heard the man's shout, they all turned their faces and looked at the men who distributed the dry food with some trepidation.

The man who claimed that there was less beef shook off the cloth bag in his hand, came to Zhou Cang's eyes, and said to Zhou Cang: "General Zhou, look! The beef was originally reserved for His Royal Highness and the princess to eat, but now that such a large piece is missing, what should be done with it in the next few days? ”

"Who stole the beef?" Glancing at the cloth bag, and seeing that there were only four pieces of beef, Zhou Cang furrowed his brows and shouted to the villagers who had just received the dry food: "Your Highness is kind enough to distribute food for you, and the people who have taken the rations of His Highness and the princess, can they be at peace in their hearts?" ”

Almost all the villagers looked at Zhou Cang blankly, and many of them even stretched out their hands holding dry food to prove their innocence.

Leading Dian Wei to Zhou Cang, Liu Wei asked Zhou Cang, "What happened?" ”

"Your Highness!" Zhou Cang clasped his fists and saluted Liu Wei and said: "I have five pieces of beef in the rations, and the brothers distributed dry food just now, but I don't want to miss one piece." ”

Walking in front of the man carrying the cloth bag, Liu Wei stretched out his hand to pull the cloth bag, and saw that there were only four pieces left inside, and turned his head to look around at the villagers who were surrounded and trembling with fright.

When Liu Wei's eyes fell on a woman holding a child, the woman hid behind others and secretly looked at him with a pair of eyes full of fear.

Liu Wei immediately figured out where the beef went, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he raised his hand and gently patted it on his forehead, and said with some self-deprecation in his tone: "Look at the memory of this king, this king felt a little hungry last night, so he took a piece of beef, but he didn't want to cause such a misunderstanding!" ”

These words came out of Liu Wei's mouth, and a trace of confusion appeared on the face of the woman holding the child, she hugged the child in her arms tightly, and cast her eyes meaningfully towards a man not far behind Liu Wei.

Noticing the woman's gaze, Liu Wei didn't immediately turn his head to look behind him, he just said to the villagers and Zhou Cang and others very indifferently: "The beef is eaten by this king, the villagers and brothers don't want to dwell on this matter anymore, let's eat!" ”

Leaving the place where the dry food was distributed with Dian Wei, Liu Wei pretended to unintentionally turn his head and glanced behind him, following the gaze of the woman holding the child, his gaze fell on a man who came to the village with him.

The man was looking at Liu Wei timidly, and when Liu Wei's gaze swept towards him, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to make eye contact with Liu Wei.

Seeing his reaction, Liu Wei became more and more convinced that the beef was the woman who took it and gave it to the child. However, he did not expose the man who stole beef, but just said to Dian Wei, who followed behind him: "Find four brothers, follow you and me into the mountains!" ”