Chapter 6 Twenty Taels
The next day, Chu Qingkui still got up early to boxing in the yard, and Le Zhengzhao fell asleep in the house and didn't wake up. After the fight, Chu Qingkui took out the remaining flour in the house, and this was the small bowl of flour left in the house when she was looking for rice in the kitchen yesterday.
Just as he was about to roll out the dough, Chu Qingkui felt a terrible pain in his calf, hesitated for a moment and looked at the posture of the people in the room who were not about to wake up, so he took the badger oil and sat in the yard to untie the tightly tied trouser leg cloth, looked at the wound under the calf that was bitten by the badger yesterday, frowned and got off the layer of herbs that were dressed, and brought a bucket of well water up to rinse it casually.
The well water was cold, Chu Qingkui didn't care, he applied badger oil and tied his trouser legs tightly, moved his legs and feet, and the pain was still bearable, so he cleaned up the yard.
Le Zhengzhao was lying on the kang with heavy eyes, just when he was about to go out for a little relief, he saw that the brave and invincible woman in his eyes was applying medicine, the well water he drank at noon yesterday was so cold that he couldn't stand it, and the well water in the early morning was even worse.
She just poured it directly on her legs, without frowning. Especially...... She also slept on the bench last night. Le Zhengzhao thinks that he is a little too bad, everyone is injured because of preying for you, and you still let people sleep on the bench!
Le Zhengzhao's mood is complicated, although the quilt covered is shabby, it is very clean, and it has a warm smell, this is the quilt she tanned yesterday.
He didn't understand a little, if he said that Chu Qingkui was for money at first, but after she rejected her jade pendant, she still responded to her needs, and she didn't care about losing her temper and making tea for herself, what was this for?
Before she could think clearly, Chu Qingkui shouted outside the house: "Get up and eat." ”
Le Zhengzhao had no choice but to hesitate to get up from the kang and pretend to have just woken up, tidy up his clothes and go out. On the table were a bowl of badger meat and two bowls of noodles left over from last night, and the other bowl was full of soup, not much noodles.
Chu Qingkui naturally picked up the bowl with no noodles, looked at Le Zhengzhao and said, "That's all there is to it at home, I originally wanted to cook some rice for you, but there was no rice." You make do with some food, I'll send you back today, and when you get home, you won't be hungry. ”
Le Zhengzhao didn't feel good in his heart while holding the noodle bowl, Chu Qingkui continued: "After eating noodles, you wash your face and I'll send you out of the village, by the way, where is your home?" ”
"Suzhou City." Le Zhengzhao responded, and Chu Qingkui calculated the distance. She had been to Suzhou City once when she was a child, a little far away from them, frowned and said, "I can only send you to Changyu City, and I won't be able to come back at night." ”
Le Zhengzhao replied and said, "It's okay to send it to Changyu City, I will have a way to go home when I get to Changyu City." That one...... Shall I divide it with you? ”
"No, I've got that." Chu Qingkui also ate quickly, and ate the few noodles in the bowl in two bites, and there was not even a drop of soup left.
Le Zhengzhao suddenly found that the bowl of noodles in his hand was a little heavy, and suddenly understood why she had to send herself away today. The rice and noodles at home are gone, so I'm afraid I'm worried that I'll starve him if I leave him behind, right?
I remembered the badger oil yesterday, she was injured and still didn't show it, so she let herself use the badger oil. I also understood why I chose to go out when I ate, because I was afraid that I wouldn't have enough food to eat and went out to collect medicine by the way. If it wasn't really painful, would she continue to endure it and find some herbs that I don't know if they were useful or not?
Le Zhengzhao ate a mixture of five flavors at this meal, and when he watched Chu Qingkui wash the dishes, he saw that her hands were red from the cold water, and coughed lightly: "Then why don't I wash it?" ”
"No, you can't stand the cold. There's hot water in the kettle over there, and you wash your face with that. Chu Qingkui didn't raise his head, he deliberately made a pot of hot water in the morning, the hot water of this iron kettle boiled slowly, and in the morning there were some wet firewood outside and he didn't like to start a fire, so he finally boiled a pot, Chu Qingkui knew that he was afraid that he was used to eating and drinking, so he specially burned it, and she herself had no problem using well water in the four seasons when she grew up here.
Le Zhengzhao didn't have much to say in the morning, he saved only half of the water in the iron kettle, and handed the other half to Chu Qingkui: "There is still some left, you can use this to wash your face." ”
Chu Qingkui glanced at it, and when he saw that he had finished washing, he didn't shirk it, but just poured the half pot of hot water into the bamboo tube.
"What are you doing here?" Le Zhengzhao was a little puzzled, Chu Qingkui buckled the two bamboo tubes and said: "Keep it for drinking on the road, it is estimated that the water is almost cold when you are on the road, but it is better than well water." ”
Chu Qingkui saw that he was still staring at him, and then suddenly said with a sigh of enlightenment: "I washed my face when I got up in the morning to box." ”
Le Zhengzhao was a little weak, Chu Qingkui saw that he had packed up, so he took a hat and hung the bamboo tube around his waist, and put the snake and badger skins in it with the bamboo basket on his back: "Let's go." ”
"Hmm."
Le Zhengzhao saw that she was taking so many things, and he had to take care of him at the same time as he was not light, and he had to dig into the forest at the same time, and his heart became more and more uncomfortable. It's not that he hasn't been taken care of, but he has been taken care of by others.
Usually go out of the door, when is it not a maid and a bunch of people to follow?
But Le Zhengzhao, who was taken care of by others, found for the first time that the care of some people was different from the care of others.
"Miss Chu, why are you ...... Actually, you don't have to go to such trouble to take care of me. Le Zhengzhao opened his mouth softly, he really wanted to know why Chu Qingkui was so good to him.
Chu Qingkui was exploring the road in front, the village was not far from Changyu City, but the official road under the western mountain was not safe. couldn't walk the dirt road in the village, Chu Qingkui could only grieve Le Zhengzhao to go to the forest with her. I didn't think much about it when I heard Le Zhengzhao's words, and said, "What do you mean?" ”
"It's a vigil and hot water or something. Actually, I ......"
Chu Qingkui raised his eyebrows, but he didn't listen to him: "You're timid, aren't you?" Instead of scaring you to sleep, I'm just standing guard at the door, and it doesn't delay anything. As for hot water, that's how I grew up, and I cooked it for you. I have a younger brother at home, and I'm used to taking care of it. ”
Le Zhengzhao snorted, he understood, although he was used to it, but this girl was full of kindness in her heart. It's just that the premise of this kindness is not to bring her any trouble, saving herself at the beginning will cause trouble, but saving her will save her and entertain herself wholeheartedly.
When he arrived on the official road, he walked for more than an hour to Changyu City, and Le Zhengzhao was tired and couldn't walk several times, so Chu Qingkui almost carried him away.
"Well, it's coming. You can rest. Chu Qingkui asked him to rest on the side of the road, and unloaded the bamboo tube around his waist for him to drink some water. She looked into the distance and found that many officers and soldiers were curious about whether something serious had happened.
Le Zhengzhao naturally saw those officers and soldiers, and he recognized that these officers and soldiers were not ordinary city defenders. These are his ...... Pro-soldiers!
Le Zhengzhao hesitantly glanced at Chu Qingkui, and said with a thought: "Miss Chu, when I get to the front, I will ask those officers and soldiers to send me back, my family has some friendship with these people, and I think they should send me back." ”
Chu Qingkui didn't doubt it, after all, he was a little young master, and it was not strange to let the officers and soldiers send him back.
"Okay, I'll send it to you."
Le Zhengzhao replied and followed behind Chu Qingkui. Chu Qingkui kept bringing Le Zhengzhao to the front of the pro-soldiers, and the pro-soldiers saw their little prince from afar, but the little prince gestured with various gestures, as if telling them to shut up.
These pro-soldiers are all carefully selected in the imperial city, which one is not good at brains? Anyway, the little prince is in front of them, and they are relieved in their hearts and at the same time do not forget to cooperate with the little prince.
Chu Qingkui just stood on the side and didn't deliberately listen, her eyes were on Changyu City. She deliberately carried the fur of the badger and the snake on her back just to sell it for money.
"Young Master Zhao, your family was in a hurry and found us, saying that if they saw you, they would let us send you back."
"Well, then you will send me back." Le Zhengzhao pretended to say a word, Chu Qingkui looked at him strangely, and Le Zhengzhao asked weakly: "What, what's wrong?" ”
Chu Qingkui shook his head and said lightly: "It's okay, don't call yourself a master to others in the future." As soon as Chu Qingkui finished speaking, the soldiers over there took a surprise look - it was a woman.
"Oh, then I'm leaving." Le Zhengzhao was suddenly a little reluctant.
Chu Qingkui snorted, seeing that he was all by the side of the officers and soldiers, there must be no accident. Waving his hand, he advanced into the city.
"Lord, you can make it easy for us to find it. Lord Xu almost mobilized all the troops in Suzhou to find you. When the soldiers saw that the girl who sent the prince was gone, they didn't need to pretend to be any longer, and they immediately cried miserably.
Le Zhengzhao cut off and said, "You let them all go back, don't look for it." I still have something, what about Xu Chenren? ”
"Lord Xu is here...... In the ......"
"Don't bother, which restaurant are you in?" Le Zhengzhao rolled his eyes, he and Xu Chen grew up together, don't you know what virtues he has? His whereabouts are unknown, and this man has definitely touched the place where he can, and asked his own soldiers to search for him and hide and drink.
In the end, the soldiers sent Le Zhengzhao to the largest restaurant in Changyu City, and saw Xu Chen drinking and listening to music in the private room.
"Yo, I found it." Xu Chen's deliberate surprise made Le Zheng Zhao angry, and waved his hand to let the soldiers retreat and look at Xu Chen, and he was not polite: "Do you have any silver?" ”
"What? Isn't it just drinking tea here, aren't you going to detain me? Xu Chen tightened his purse, he finally found the area where he disappeared, and there were relatives who would find him sooner or later, is he so stingy!
Le Zhengzhao kicked it jokingly: "The idea is not good, and as soon as I slipped out, I was robbed by the mountain bandits, and finally let people save me." I promised to pay her, and the people were in the city to find some for now. ”
Xu Chen's eyes were suddenly full of curiosity, and at the same time, he was also shocked, he didn't expect the prince to meet the mountain bandits. Le Zhengzhao tugged at the corners of his mouth, a little impatient: "Hurry up." ”
Chu Qingkui walked around Changyu City for a while, and after visiting a few shops, he accidentally ran into Le Zhengzhao, who was just about to get out of the restaurant.
Chu Qingkui raised his eyes and glanced at the name of the restaurant-Chunfeng Building. His brows furrowed, obviously not thinking that this was a serious restaurant.
Le Zhengzhao knew at a glance that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "I'm here to find my friend, and this is really a place to eat." ”
"Oh."
Chu Qingkui responded lightly, Le Zhengzhao scratched his head, and said, "Then what are you going to buy?" As soon as he finished speaking, Le Zhengzhao couldn't wait to give himself a slap in the face, you don't know what this girl's family is like?
Chu Qingkui didn't think much about it, and shook his back basket: "Sell them." ”
Le Zhengzhao rolled his eyes, pointed to Xu Chen next to him and said, "It's just right, this friend of mine specializes in collecting these things." ”
Xu Chen was gloating at his own house with a look of schadenfreude, and the little prince who was not afraid of the sky and the earth was not afraid of the sky, and even if it was the palace, he clumsily accosted a girl, but he didn't expect that he would be pulled out suddenly, and his smile froze instantly.
"Ahh......h yes, I'll take it. ”
Xu Chen couldn't help it, his arm was twisted vigorously by the little prince, and his arm hurt when he didn't come down!
Chu Qingkui sighed, took down the back basket and handed it over: "Then you can take a look, and quote a price after reading it." ”
Xu Chen didn't care much, he just thought it was some kind of mountain herb or something. The bamboo basket is tightly woven so that you can't see the inside. took it and took a look, Rao is Xu Chen was also startled.
"The skin of the badger is whole, and so is the snake." Chu Qingkui heard his father say that this badger's fur is the most valuable, and the snake can also be sold to the hospital to make medicinal wine.
Xu Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, and the sudden pain in his arm brought him back to his senses: "Then these two ...... One hundred taels? Xu Chen's voice changed suddenly, and he silently cried out for the pain in his arm.
Chu Qingkui raised his eyebrows, looked at Le Zhengzhao, who had been holding Xu Chen's arm, and seemed to have noticed that something was wrong. Staring with a twisted brow, Le Zhengzhao, the little prince who was not afraid of anyone above 10,000 people, silently withdrew his hand.
"The regular price is fine." Chu Qingkui looked at Xu Chen and said, Xu Chen glanced at Le Zhengzhao, and when he saw Le Zhengzhao's aggrieved appearance, he felt funny, so he retracted his gaze and asked, "How about twenty taels?" ”
Xu Chen's price is not high, and the badger skin is almost worth this price.
Chu Qingkui also felt that it was appropriate, put away the silver Xu Chen gave her, and saw Le Zhengzhao looking at her, and paused: "I'm leaving." ”
Le Zhengzhao hid behind Xu Chen and looked at her with his head exposed, still flattening his mouth: "Oh......"
Chu Qingkui turned around and left, this young master was unexpectedly interesting, but they were just passers-by. Chu Qingkui took twenty taels and rushed back, and Le Zhengzhao was really unhappy when he saw her leaving.
Le Zhengzhao remembered that Chu Qingkui had an injury on her leg, and he couldn't bear to let her walk back on foot so far, so he immediately ordered someone to get a carriage to send people back.
A soldier in civilian clothes, Le Zhengzhao, repeatedly said that Young Master Le asked him to send the girl back, but Chu Qingkui couldn't help him, so he could only get into the carriage.