CHAPTER XIX

After washing their faces, the two of them talked for a while without a match, until the room was completely dark. Because of the experience of the previous night, and the two of them are just different pillows on the same kang, and the distance is not too close, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Lin Baozhu kept his ears pricked up until he couldn't hear the movement on the side of the kang, and then whispered: "Are you asleep?" ”

After asking twice, seeing that no one accosted her, she unbuttoned her shirt with confidence, and for convenience, she only took off her shirt half-off with a small belly pocket and began to push the medicine.

The outside was originally sparse with moonstars, but it didn't show much brightness when it shone into the room through the window paper. But even so, Zhang Manchu opened his eyes a little and happened to see the white and tender body over there, and somehow he suddenly became hot all over, until he quickly closed his eyes, and the picture in his mind was still that he couldn't describe.

That night, Zhang Manho, who has never dreamed, had a strange dream. And the woman in the dream is the daughter-in-law he just married. Xu was because of his weak heart, early the next morning, he got up early to pack up his things, not only packed up some game and prepared it, but also boiled millet porridge and cooked the mille-feuille cake steamed by his daughter-in-law last night.

And when Lin Baozhu got up, he found that the iron man who had no taboos and was not even afraid of fighting with wild wolves somehow began to stutter as soon as he talked to her, and his swarthy face would be suffocated even if he asked two more questions. And the green tendons on the forehead and neck somehow burst out.

Peachtree Bay is not close to Anping Town, and in the past, Zhang Manchu went directly into the ravine in order to save his feet, but now he can't take his daughter-in-law anymore. Moreover, the mountains are always not peaceful, and if you encounter wild things, you are afraid that your daughter-in-law will be frightened. Thinking so, he decided to follow the dirt road in the village to the town.

It is said that the dirt road is quite flat, but it can't stand the work of hitting the village to the town for more than half an hour, not to mention Lin Baozhu, who is used to making all kinds of transportation, I am afraid that ordinary women in the village will have to rest several times on the road.

Zhang Manhoard pushed the wheelbarrow filled with game, and saw that his daughter-in-law was tired and began to hold the cart, so he thought about letting her sit in the cart. The body is only 100 catties, and it is not as heavy as a wild boar.

Lin Baozhu naturally refused, not to mention anything else, but the little injury on his body was not completely healed. If it cracks again because of the sudden force, it will be more than worth the loss.

In this way, the two of them said this without a match, until Zhang Manchu saw that his daughter-in-law kept fanning the wind with her hands, and thin sweat was oozing from her forehead and cheeks, so he had to stop and rest.

"Daughter-in-law, drink some water." Everything was prepared by Zhang Manho, and seeing that Lin Baozhu kept pursing his lips at this time, he hurriedly took a cowhide water bladder from the basket in the car and handed it over. Last night, he thought that his daughter-in-law Jiaogui couldn't be as thirsty as him, so he just looked for some river water or spring water to fill a few mouthfuls, so early in the morning, he specially turned out the water bladder used when he was in the Maoshan Nest and filled it with lukewarm water.

Seeing the water bladder that was handed to his eyes, Lin Baozhu was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he take it and unplug it and take two sips. After two sips of warm water, I felt that my thirst was quenched a lot, and I seemed to have some strength in my body. Feeling comfortable on her body, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then without thinking about it, she handed back the uncovered water bladder to Zhang Manchu.

Zhang Manho, who was a little blushing when he saw his daughter-in-law drinking water with her neck up, saw that she did not shy away from handing over the water bladder she had just used, and immediately the man's Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times. It's not that he's obsessed, but the appearance of his daughter-in-law when she bends over, which reminds him of the scene of hunching over last night while pushing medicine in the dark.

The man's face remained unchanged except that his ears were a little hot, but his expression was still serious and full of fierceness. However, the current Lin Baozhu really can't feel how terrible his skin is, at most he thinks that this person is not so handsome.

Zhang Manchu hurriedly poured a sip of water, and didn't dare to look at Lin Baozhu anymore, so he put the water bladder away again. But fortunately, Lin Baozhu didn't have other ideas, but he wasn't so embarrassed just now. The two of them rested, and when they set off again, they both felt much lighter.

Zhang Manchu, the Taoist of Anping Town, is familiar, and he used to come to sell game. Thinking that the two of them don't have much money now, and if they go to the tavern early, they may be able to sell the wolf meat at a good price. So the two of them didn't dare to delay, so they went straight to the Longxing Tavern.

He was already quite familiar with the shopkeeper of the Longxing Tavern, and now he handed over the new game, so naturally there was no objection to the price. The shopkeeper's surname was Qin, and everyone had a smile on his face, so many people could say a few words to him. He is also a capable and skillful person, and he made a fortune with the rare game that he bought at a large price with a few hunters. No, if the hunters in the nearby villages get any prey, they will send it to him first.

This Qin shopkeeper is also a heart, and understands that his tavern must have characteristics if it wants to gain a foothold, and the signboard of game cannot be lost. That's it, he is willing to help the hunters in anything, saying that making friends is actually just a means of entrapment.

At the earliest, when he saw Zhang Manhoarding pheasants and hares, he was still a little jealous, afraid that this person would not change his banditry and would come to step on some and want to rob his shop. But who knew that after being on guard for half a month, not only did nothing happen, but the little gangsters in the town who collected protection money didn't dare to come to the store to find fault again. Later, I don't know which day, Zhang Manho, who seemed to be a vicious man, actually carried a wild boar to sell.

Not to mention anything else, this wild boar can arch people to death, he has opened a tavern for so many years, and he can't touch it once in many years. Later, he also carried jackals and wild tigers and other fierce beasts to sell from time to time, and he changed from the initial contempt to the attention, and finally admired this man sincerely.

also got along a lot, and he also saw that Zhang Manchu was not evil, and even a little chivalrous. Thinking about it, he was born at the wrong time, and he encountered changes in his family, so he embarked on the road of being a bandit, but I heard that although he was a bandit, he could rob those evil bandits who oppressed the good in other mountains.

Xu is that others don't know, but he has seen the catcher in the yamen several times and saw Zhang Manho, and he will call people big brother with a smile on his face. He estimated that there should be something hidden in this. So in this way, when Zhang Manho came to deliver game, the shopkeeper Qin has always been stingy, and he will not hesitate at all even if he gives a large price.

And Zhang Manchu is a person who is afraid of trouble, and seeing that the price given by the shopkeeper Qin is fair, he naturally has no intention of selling things elsewhere. Even if another shopkeeper came to the door, before he said a word, he was frightened by his cold face and indifferent and impatient attitude, and over time, who dared to step forward and say?

The guy in the store saw the person coming, and quickly welcomed the person into the backyard with a smile on his face. Shopkeeper Qin, who was still with a sad face, looked at the person, and saw the wolf skin and rabbit pheasant tied to his car, and instantly smiled. He is also a visionary, just looking at the wolf skin to know that it is fresh, thinking that it is a newly beaten jackal. At this time, the beast is very difficult to hunt, and if you don't go into the mountains, I'm afraid you won't be able to touch it.

"Hey, this wolf is not small, but there is not much meat. In this way, the old rule is to pay 30 wen per catty. Shopkeeper Qin smiled and took a closer look at the things that Zhang Manho had unloaded, and discussed the price while thinking about how to make money. As for the hare and pheasant, let's count it at five hundred dollars. ”

Zhang Manchu, who was tense and tight, looked at his daughter-in-law, and saw that she had no objections, so he nodded in response. He is not used to bargaining, and the price is about the same, so he simply bothered to bother to speak.

"Brother and sister, the first time we meet, I don't have anything good to give you, this is the best tea that has just come back from Yanjing, you can taste it, if you like to bring some back to entertain guests." Because the tavern business is relatively large, there is a special account room, and the game sent by Zhang Manho has a price of three taels of silver, so while he asked the guy to go to the account room to get the silver, the shopkeeper Qin smiled and talked with the two of them.

At the earliest, he heard that Zhang Manchu married his daughter-in-law, and he still didn't believe it, after all, which family's daughter was willing to marry such a fierce and vicious bandit leader. Not to mention anything else, even when there was a natural disaster in the early years, no one was willing to marry her daughter, even if someone mentioned it, the girl hadn't seen anyone yet, but she was so frightened that she cried and cried for death. This matter once became a rare thing for the matchmakers in the town to chew the root of their tongues after dinner.

is also because of this, let alone running a matchmaker in ten miles and eight villages, even if the matchmaker wife who can't open a matchmaker doesn't dare to take his business. First, I am afraid that I will smash the signboard, and secondly, I am afraid that Zhang Manhoard will be murderous and implicated.

can look at the girl in front of her and look quite delicate and lovely, and when she just followed Zhang Manchu to come, she was also generous when she saw people, and she didn't have the slightest childish spirit of a rural villager. Even if he looked at him, he didn't show a twisted attitude, not to mention that he really didn't look like an ordinary fleeing victim.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Qin couldn't help but congratulate Zhang Manchu on marrying with a smile on his face, and naturally he didn't forget to take care of Lin Baozhu.

Lin Baozhu was originally a tea maker, and tea drinking has become a part of life, but when she came to this world, she no longer had the luxury of drinking tea because of her poor family. Especially when I heard Aunt Tian mention that drinking tea in their farmhouse was a rare thing, at most, when it was a big event like marrying a biological son to increase the population, they would prepare some tea with white sugar for the guests to drink. On weekdays, who is willing to spend money on bad things.

Now when she heard the shopkeeper Qin say that she wanted to deliver tea, her calm and waveless eyes instantly lit up.