What came out was a middle-aged woman with a yellow face and thin muscles, and a young pregnant woman.

When the middle-aged woman saw the young man sitting on a horse with a cloth wrapped around her legs, she asked in surprise, "Fruit, what's wrong with you?" Why are you still sitting on other people's horses? ”

The young man smiled and said, "Mother, it's okay, I fell on my leg." No, someone sent me here, and it will be fine in three or four days! ”

He said to Qi Xiaoting again: "This is my mother." He pointed to the young pregnant woman and said, "This is my daughter-in-law." ”

Seeing that the young man was eighteen or nine years old, about the same age as himself, he didn't expect to become a father soon. Qi Xiaoting sighed in her heart about the early marriage and early childbearing of the mountain residents, and hurriedly said to the middle-aged woman:

"Auntie, you have raised a good son, if he hadn't acted bravely, my horse and I would have fallen under the cliff." He also said to the pregnant woman: "Thank you also for this sister-in-law, you have trained a good husband!" ”

Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both opened their eyes in doubt, Qi Xiaoting said again: "That's the case, my horse was frightened by a wild donkey and ran up the winding mountain road. When frightened, the horse loses consciousness and does not know how to turn when running. When he was about to fall off the cliff, the young man rushed forward desperately, grabbed the horse's head, and dragged the frightened horse in a daze. His leg was also broken from the force. ”

"Broken?" The middle-aged woman's mouth opened wide in surprise.

Qi Xiaoting: "Well, it's broken." However, auntie, you don't have to worry, it will get better in three or four days, and there will be no problem at all. So saying, he dismounted the young man and carried him all the way to the North House, and placed him on a wooden chair.

"Three or four days? Let's say it lightly! In the courtyard, I suddenly remembered a baritone with a very nasal voice: "I hurt my muscles and bones for a hundred days, and my bones are broken. ”

With the voice, a middle-aged man entered the house.

Qi Xiaoting looked at the person who came, and suddenly her hairs stood on end, and she gritted her teeth so that she didn't jump up.

It's a rough bark-like face, with a nose facing the sky, broom eyebrows, and droopy eye bags, and it's really hard to believe it's a human face.

"Father," cried the young man, "this strong man's potion will work, and it won't hurt if you apply it." At that time, my hands and knees were worn out, and there were still red flesh shreds on my knees, but after applying the potion, it didn't hurt at all. You see, it's all scabbed now. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the strange-faced man.

At this moment, the young pregnant woman walked up to the young man and pulled at his frayed pants to look at his knees. After a while, he raised his head and said to the middle-aged man, "It's true, there is a scab on my knee too." ”

"Well, then, what do you do?" The strange-faced man asked Qi Xiaoting like a thief.

Qi Xiaoting's mouth was dry and her heart was pounding. She was really frightened by his appearance.

"My master is a Xiangguan'er, or a fortune teller." Jiaona said quickly.

Jiaona is used to seeing all kinds of weird faces in the sea, except for admiring the particularly beautiful faces, she doesn't care about the usual ugly.

"Oh!" The strange-faced man's bark-like face trembled: "So, you will get rid of evil spirits and see a doctor!" ”

At this point, Qi Xiaoting had no choice but to admit: "Yes, I will treat people for fragrant gray water." The one that I gave to your son is the one I put up and put up for spare after I begged for it. People say it works, and it's based on the experience of most people that I'm telling you that your son will be fine in three or four days. ”

Strange-faced man: "Are you sure?" ”

Qi Xiaoting: "It used to be like this. ”

"That's good!" The strange-faced man looked happy: "If it is really as you said, it will be fine in three or four days, I hope you will stay." When my son's legs are able to walk on the ground, you can walk again.

"I'm not lying to you, his mother is sick, his daughter-in-law is pregnant, you can also see my situation, the family, all counting on him to work. I also have to go up the mountain to collect medicine and sell it for money, and treat his mother! If he doesn't get better, his mother's illness will have to be delayed. ”

Qi Xiaoting hurriedly asked, "What is the illness of the eldest aunt?" ”

Middle-aged woman: "I don't have a good appetite, I don't panic when I don't eat, I feel swelling when I eat it, and I vomit if I don't deal with it!" ”

Qi Xiaoting: "This may be gastritis, my fragrant ash water also treats this, you drink a gourd, see how?" As he spoke, he handed the middle-aged woman a hand-twisted gourd: "Here is the potion, and your son also drinks this." ”

The middle-aged woman twisted the gourd with her hands: "It's so small, it's so beautiful, I'm really reluctant to drink it." ”

"Don't look at it, drink it quickly, see if it works?" The strange-faced man said impatiently.

The middle-aged woman pulled out the lid, poured all the gourd potion into her mouth, smacked her lips, felt the stomach with her heart, and said happily: "Hey, it really works, it doesn't hurt much!" ”

"In that case, you really can't go." The strange-faced man said again: "My family lives in a narrow house, so let's do it: let the two children go to sleep in another house, you and I sleep in the west room, and let this girl and my wife sleep in the east room, how about it?" ”

Jiao Na was disgusted at first, glanced at Qi Xiaoting, and pouted her little mouth.

How can Qi Xiaoting sleep in the same room with him! Not to mention that he has a strange face, it's scary just to look at, not to mention that he is still a woman dressed as a man. Then he smiled and said:

"When we go out, we usually live in guest houses or rented houses, and there is a place to tie the green-maned horses at night. Look, can you find us a courtyard in the village, and I will have a place for my master and apprentice and horses. It will also save you trouble. The rental fee is out of my pocket. ”

"Hey, renting a house doesn't make you pay for it! However, there are idle houses in the village, but they are not clean. ”

Qi Xiaoting: "It's okay, don't forget what I do, ghosts can't do anything to me." ”

Strange-faced man: "If that's the case, there is a courtyard on the east side of my neighbor, and if you don't dislike it, you can live there." ”

"Is there an inn?" Jona asked.

Strange-faced man: "Yes, in the east of the village." ”

The young man hurriedly said: "The guest house is not good, it is not safe there, and accidents often occur." Outsiders who don't know the inside story and the tolerance settled there, in fact, it is very small, it is a small hotel, with a few rooms. ”

Qi Xiaoting glanced at Jiao Na: "Just live in the idle courtyard, let's have two courtyards, and it's quiet." ”

Jiaona: "I mean, there must be stables in the inn, so we can feed the greenmane ourselves." ”

"Greenmane horses, you don't care. As long as you live here, it's my business, and I'll take care of it for you! The strange-faced man said confidently.

"This ...... How can it bother you? Qi Xiaoting said busily.

The green-maned horse is to be stowed into the space at night. But this can't be seen by people. Qi Xiaoting wants to live in a leisure courtyard, and Jiao Na wants to live in a guest house, both to avoid people's sight, so that she can send the green-maned horse into the space.

"The blue-maned horse recognizes that it is not good to eat and drink in the hands of outsiders, so let me feed it. No stables, no in the courtyard. Qi Xiaoting hurriedly explained.

"It's not going to work." The strange-faced man said stiffly: "You are all my guests, and you are responsible for treating my son's leg, and your business is my business."

"You don't have to worry about this, when you say you will leave, I will definitely give you a good healthy horse!" A firm attitude does not allow anyone to say a "no" again!

The blue-maned horse is the embodiment of Ryuichi, how can it be taken care of by outsiders! Besides, after entering the space at night, she still has a lot of things to discuss with Long Yi.

What's more, the blue-maned horse is still an ordinary horse, and it has no ability to protect itself at all, so if it encounters a horse thief, or a wild beast or something, the blue-maned horse is likely to be in danger.

Qi Xiaoting couldn't find a suitable language to excuse herself for a while, and her brows turned into pimples.

"I'll tell you the truth!" The strange-faced man also saw Qi Xiaoting's worry, and further said: "I left the blue-maned horse to keep you.

"We met strangers, no one knew anyone, and my son was like this because you and your horse were like this, you must let me catch something! Then again, isn't my son's future in life as important as your horse? ”

When Qi Xiaoting heard this, she knew that people were determined to use the green-maned horse as a pledge. This is to prevent them from escaping. Three or four days later, if his son's leg doesn't heal, or if he has a problem, he won't be the same attitude as he is today.

Think about herself, she really has nothing to pledge except for the greenmane horse:

She doesn't want to be exposed, and if she is not familiar with life, no one will worry about her.

It's not okay to give money now, if you give him one, he thinks you must have two, which is equivalent to showing white, don't be robbed again at night!

It is better to pretend to be a poor man who only relies on people to see things, take care of his son's injured leg, cure his wife's illness, and be worthy of his family, and then leave all the money he has obtained to him when he finally leaves.

Qi Xiaoting thought about it like this, so she had no choice but to give up. I thought to myself, when they all sleep, I will get the green-maned horse into the space again, and get it out before dawn, wouldn't it be the same to discuss things with Long Yi!

Qi Xiaoting frowned slightly, and said to Jiaona: "That's it, everything is arranged by the master's family." ”

The strange-faced man was happy, and said, "I have tied the horse to the east shed of our house, and the big yellow dog is scattered in the courtyard, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"There is forage in the old yard, and I am responsible for feeding it. Just live there in peace. Let's be honest, it's my brother's house, they've only been gone for less than a year, and they still have bedding and stoves, so they can live as long as they want! ”

The middle-aged woman looked frightened and shouted, "His father ......"

The strange-faced man waved his hand: "The strong man is willing, you can rest assured!" ”

Qi Xiaoting was a little embarrassed when she saw them shouting "strong man" and "strong man", and hurriedly said: "My name is Qi Xiaoting, her name is Jiaona, you can call me Xiao Qi or Xiao Ting, you can do it." ”

The young man hurriedly said, "It turned out to be Master Qi." Master Qi, you live at my uncle's place, and you eat at my house, not far away. ”

Qi Xiaoting nodded politely. I thought: Anyway, there is space, let's look at things and do things then!

Jiaona said. "The problem of eating is easy to solve, don't wait for us. We also want to walk around and see where to eat. ”

Although she is beautiful and ugly, the face of the strange-faced man also makes her feel disgusting.

The strange-faced man and his wife glanced at each other, but neither said anything.