Chapter 38: Lee's Illness
"Now that you have accepted my employment, you will not be robbers for a period of time until you have come to an agreement, so I ask you to remove your scarves."
Ah Eryi took off his face towel, "It's really uncomfortable to carry this thing, Ah Da, you can take it off too, aren't you uncomfortable?" ”
When Ah Da saw Ah Er's face neatly revealed, he shouted in his heart, my stupid brother, just exposed his face like this, how will he rob in the future. If one day, the portraits of both of his brothers were pasted on the wanted bounty warrant, and the dead father would probably crawl out of the grave to settle accounts with them.
"Ah Da, I'll help you take it off, it's much more comfortable." Ah Er walked up to Ah Da and removed the face towel that Ah Da covered his mouth.
Seeing this, Ah Da was helpless, so he had to go to Wufu's side, and a group of people resisted Wufu, without saying a word, and walked forward directly.
Wufu was held on the shoulder by Ah Dakang, and he screamed in fright, but he didn't dare to resist.
"Ah Er, take the horse, let's go."
Ah Da carried Wufu, but walked no slower than Wang Lang riding a horse, Wang Lang was shocked in his heart, how could he never imagine that this person carrying a person could keep up with the pace of the dark clouds and snow, although Wang Lang did not let the horse run wildly, but the speed was not slow.
After walking for an hour, several people entered a small town, Peach Blossom Town, but unfortunately the town did not match his name, and not a single peach tree was seen. Zhuangyuan Building, the only restaurant in this town, is a two-story small building, the area is not large, there are not many drinkers, six or seven people are drinking, when Wang Lang and they entered the restaurant, it attracted everyone's attention. The reason is very simple, the figures of the two brothers are too scary, like a brown bear standing next to a group of earth dogs, giving everyone a huge sense of oppression.
Ah Da put down Wufu, at this time Wufu rolled his eyes, being carried by Ah Da was much more uncomfortable than him riding a horse, but he didn't dare to move, and he didn't know if it would make this robber unhappy and tear him to pieces. At this time, he got off the ground, and he was a little unsteady, if it wasn't for Ah Da who grabbed his shoulder, he would have fallen a dog and eaten.
"Roast chicken, roast duck, it tastes really good, I haven't eaten such a fragrant thing for a long time." Ah Er said slurred as he nibbled on his food, and there was already a pile of bones like a mountain in front of him.
Spit out a piece of bone, Ah Er didn't care about the monster-like eyes of everyone in the restaurant, "Ah Da, I can earn it this time, at least I can survive without eating for seven or eight days." ”
The bones piled up in front of Ah Da were no less than Ah Er's, but his brother's words still embarrassed him, not to tell others that his brothers often couldn't eat. It's too embarrassing, Ah Da just wants to eat quickly at this time, and quickly leave this place that makes him lose face.
Wufu was nibbling on the roast chicken while calculating how much the two of them had eaten, and finally he had to say to Wang Lang, "Young Master, what the two of them have eaten far exceeds the price you offered." ”
"What do you mean?" Wang Lang looked at Wufu and asked.
"Young master, in this way, they owe you."
Wufu's words smashed into Ah Da's heart like a hammer, and he put down the hand stretched out to the roast chicken, he was not heartless like his brother, just eat it. If you owe someone else, you have to pay it back, and my dad has taught them this since he was a child.
"Ah Da, why don't you eat it, you don't like it, then good, give it to me."
"Don't worry, this is what I invited you, eat with confidence, you don't need to pay it back, it's not enough to keep calling." Wang Lang looked at Ah Da and said with a smile.
Ah Da turned his head, looked at Wang Lang, and asked, "Why did you invite us, what good is it for you." ”
"Because I see you pleasing to the eye, is this reason enough?"
Late at night, Li was lying in bed, but she couldn't sleep, at this time she didn't care about the physical pain, her heart was full of her son's safety, her husband was cowardly since childhood, how could she survive in the frontier army. If Lang'er is gone, she doesn't want to live by herself.
"Madame, eat a little bit." Xing'er carried a bowl of white porridge and walked to Li's bedside.
"Xing'er, I can't eat it, don't worry about me, you guys should rest early." Li Shi looked at Xing'er, "I've been sick for so long, you guys have worked hard." ”
"Madame, don't say that, if it weren't for your compassion, I would have died long ago." Xing'er looked at Li's pale face and said distressedly, "Madam, you can eat a little bit, if the young master comes back and sees you like this, it will definitely be sad." ”
When Li heard Xing'er mention her son, the worry in her heart was even worse, "Xing'er, how long has Wufu been gone, why hasn't there been any news." ”
"Madam, it's more than a thousand miles from here to the frontier, and it takes more than a month to go back and forth, and there is no news from Wufu now, which is normal. In a few days, Wufu will definitely come back with the young master. Xing'er comforted the Li family, although she understood that the young master would not come back so easily, but she had to say so.
"Xing'er, you're right, I'm too anxious, it's only been more than a month since Wufu went out to fight full, not so fast." Li smiled, suddenly coughed violently, Xing'er quickly put down the bowl, walked to Li's side, and patted her back gently, and after a while, Li eased up.
Li patted his chest, "Xing'er, bring the porridge over, I'll still eat some good, and when the time comes, I will be happy to see Lang'er." ”
Xing'er served the porridge with a worried face, she saw it clearly just now, and Madame coughed up a lot of blood, which is definitely not a good thing. While feeding the Li family, he asked, "Madam, the porridge can be hot." ”
"Exactly. It's not hot or cold, and I want to eat more. Li swallowed the porridge, the fragrant white porridge, but it stimulated her esophagus, and it was very painful. Half a bowl of porridge was eaten for a quarter of an hour, but the remaining half bowl could not be swallowed.
Xing'er saw that Mrs. had eaten half a bowl, and the depression in her heart was slightly relieved, and Mrs. could still eat, indicating that the situation was not too bad. Putting down the bowl and helping Li to lie down, at this moment, Li looked at Xing'er and asked, "Xing'er, has anything happened in the past few days?" ”
Xing'er thought for a while and said, "Julong Commercial Bank, urge to repay the debt, if the 1,000 taels of silver are not repaid, you will have to use the silk shop on Fuli West Street to pay off the debt." ”
"I think that's the case, they've long taken a fancy to that shop, no wonder they haven't bothered me these days, it turned out to be this idea. Xing'er, you ask Uncle Zhong to contact the big households in the county, see who can take over the shop, if the price is right, sell it, and there are still many debts of Julong Commercial Bank, and there will be some left at that time, so that we can live. Li said slowly, and a look of relief appeared in her eyes at this moment.