Chapter 14: If it's money, you can throw both

"Come on, two young heroes, try this bud porridge." The old woman brought the dishes to the table. Under the dim candle flame, I could vaguely see the thin soup in the notched bowl glowing with the golden color of corn kernels, but if I thought that if the soup was left for a while, a layer of clear water would come out of it, and there were green vegetables and wild vegetables without much oil and water in the mud plate. The children at the table stared at these and couldn't take their eyes off them.

Ji Shuiwu sat still and didn't move, Zheng Jin generously took the soup bowl in the woman's hand and took a sip.

"Delicious!" She squinted with a smile, as if she had eaten some delicacies from the mountains and seas, and then handed the bowl to the darkest and skinny child next to her, "Erdan'er try it quickly, the fragrance is dead!" ”

The children gathered around the bowl and drank one by one.

"Oh, this group of ignorant people, this is for Engong!" The old woman patted the eldest child's head lightly, and said to the two of them embarrassedly: "Zhang Shaoxia, this hero, don't dislike it, eat the vegetables first, and I'll serve you a bowl." ”

"No, no, no." Zheng Jin affectionately took the old woman's arm and asked her to sit down, "Keep the soup for Brother Wang, let's just take a sip, isn't there still a dish." The old woman smiled and said no more polite words, but pushed the dish towards them.

"Ji Daxia, you also try it?" Zheng Jin gave Ji Shuiwu a piece of green vegetables and looked at him a little expectantly.

Lowering his eyes, Ji Shuiwu suddenly felt that he couldn't refuse this piece of green vegetables, and when he sent it to his mouth, he couldn't taste it.

"It's delicious."

"yes, yes." Zheng Jin also sandwiched a chopstick dish for the old woman, "I said that it was fragrant, but you still don't believe it, aunt." ”

"I'm going out to find a good escape." Ji Shuiwu felt that he was too breathless here, and stood up.

"Well, don't go far, it's dark in the ravine, and it's easy to fall." Zheng Jin didn't look at him, and went to the children's pile with the plate.

"Auntie, why do you want Brother Wang to be a mountain bandit." Zheng Jin gave everything to the children, turned around and pulled the old woman to talk.

"Well, there's really no way around it." The old woman sighed, "Our village has been dilapidated for many years, and the villagers have moved to only a few families. Life is not hard at all, but the surroundings are not peaceful...... For a few years, the children didn't grow much taller. The old woman sighed guiltily, "Later, Qiangzi thought of a way, and he would farm honestly in good years, and ...... in disaster years It is also barely self-preservation. ”

"That's not a problem. In case they encounter any ruthless people, how can they escape, Brother Wang? Zheng Jin held the old woman's hand, and her heart was also pinched.

"There's no way, you can't live without food, even if you rob it, you have to get some money, otherwise the children will be hungry." The old woman lifted her rag apron and wiped her tears, "Qiangzi, they have not done anything bad, they all walk around when they meet ordinary people, and they only see horses and carts coming out to be frightened, and some people don't want to cause trouble or dislike them for being close, so they can get some silver taels." ”

Zheng Jin was silent, feeling heavy in his heart, and it was meaningless to say anything.

"Life is precious, freedom is more valuable, if it is for money, both can be thrown away."

Ji Shuiwu went out to stand for a while, the wind was very cold at night, but he still didn't feel awake after blowing the wind for a long time, so he came back again. People who practice martial arts have good ears, and as soon as they walked to the door, they heard Zheng Jin say this quite weakly. His steps stopped.

"Auntie, you greet the children first, and I'll go out to see Brother Wang." Zheng Jin didn't want the old woman to think too much, so she stood up and prepared to go out for a walk.

Ji Shui didn't see that she was going to walk out, but he didn't know what he thought at that moment, and moved to the shadows.

She came to the edge of the ridge reclaimed by the ridge, a row of men squatted on the mound of soil with hungry stomachs and sighed, Zheng Jin couldn't move his legs. She hasn't felt like this in her heart for a long time, it's very astringent and blocked, and she can't vent it.

She fumbled in her pocket, and there was some silver......

But there are more than a dozen households in this small village, and her little silver is like a drop in the bucket. If they were given money, would the villagers feel that it was a charity? Zheng Jin was hesitant, she knew too well the self-esteem of the poor.

Zheng Jin didn't step forward in the end, she returned to the thatched house, wanting to go to Ji Shuiwu for help.

"Ah, Zhang Shaoxia, you are really our father-in-law!" The old woman stood at the door and looked forward to it, and when she saw Zheng Jin, she greeted her excitedly, "These silver coins are really ...... It's really ......" Seeing that the old woman's eyes were red again, Zheng Jin was a little at a loss, "I'll go and talk to Qiangzi, these silver coins must be used in the right place......" The old woman excitedly chattered to find someone.

She seemed to have guessed something, and walked into the thatched hut. Xiaoyao didn't know when he came back, a group of children were singing happily around him, and when they saw Zheng Jin walking in, they chirped like little sparrows: "Thank you, Brother Engong." She felt a little dry and didn't know what to say, so she looked at Xiaoyao.

Getting closer, Zheng Jin saw something in his arms. Inside the navy blue satin tunic are red and tender wild fruits, which every child has on his hands.

As they went, how could there be any fruit trees in the surrounding miles? How did you get these fruits?

"Two hundred taels, it's not me." Xiaoyao knew that she was coming in, and it was rare that she didn't scold her, and her eyes kept chasing the children, so she said something so cluelessly, but Zheng Jin understood.

How could there be wind in the thatched hut wrapped in sand and blow her eyes? Zheng Jin felt that his eyes were also astringent, but his heart seemed to be warmed by the children's singing.

Thank you. She spoke in a voice that only she could hear. For Xiaoyao, it is also for Ji Shuiwu. No matter what they thought, this kindness, she took it to heart.

The three of them did not wait for the old woman to return.

The poor man's gratitude was zero, Zheng Jin felt that he really couldn't stand it, and he couldn't stand it.

The night breeze was cold, but none of the three of them said anything, and let the horses walk leisurely on their own, and only pulled the reins when they forked in the road.

"You don't have to feel depressed, those silver taels are your reward." Ji Shuiwu's voice was also as cold as the night breeze, but it seemed to blow away the rich guilt, boredom, powerlessness and depression in her heart. Zheng Jin knew that this was his awkward words of relief.

Zheng Jin smiled at him and looked up at the dark night. It was so thick and dark, but she only seemed to see those shining stars in her eyes. There are many unsatisfactory places, and you must learn to see them yourself. She understands it all.

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PS: Background: At that time, ten taels of silver was enough for a family of three to save money and eat for a year.

The heavy words made Yu Chen's heart a little stuffy, but the next chapter of Zheng Jin's small mouth cannon will be launched~ Look forward to it~

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