Delong

Chapter 5 Staggering Walk (5)

At dawn, Zhang Xing did not directly choose to leave the small mountain village.In fact, he and two other rout soldiers stayed in this small mountain village for four consecutive days.

On the morning of the first day, three living people dug a big pit under the hill outside the village, and buried three dead people outside Dumeng hastily.

However, it was during this process that Zhang Xing was surprised to find that physical labor was surprisingly easy under the so-called zhenqi operation bonus.

So, in the afternoon, there was no need to look at the compass at all, so Zhang Xing asked the other two rout soldiers to join him in trying to repair the thatched earthen hut that was supposed to belong to a widow's family. It turned out that these three people really got guidance and help after working, and then easily completed the repair at noon on the second day.

By this time, the villagers' vigilance was already very low.

On the evening of the second day, when the three of them took advantage of the opportunity to complete the simple house repair work for the whole village, eggs and sliced ​​bacon appeared in the dinner.

Obviously, this is something that the villagers hid before.

On the third day, the three of them continued to stay and helped the old and weak in the small mountain village to drain and replant. The rainy days before and the "natural disaster" earlier made it obvious that the arable land behind the mountain village was damaged. damage.

It took a long time to drain the waterlogging, and a day and a half to replant miscellaneous grains. By this time, the villagers were already very enthusiastic. They began to talk to the three of them. They didn't seem to care much about the fires of the previous few days, and Zhang Xing was also Only then did I learn that the court that fought against the 'Dongyi people' was called the Great Wei.

Dawei, Dengzhou, Dongyi, these specious things in the past few days will definitely give Zhang Xing a little more time to think about it, but seeing the real dragon, with the dead body next to it, he doesn't want to pay attention to it .

In this way, when the fourth day passed, on the morning of the fifth day, Zhang Xing had no reason to stay. He asked the villagers for a wheelbarrow, and put Dumeng's cold corpse, which had been kept fresh with zhenqi, in it, and then So he pushed it himself, and asked two rout soldiers, one to explore the way and the other to support the cart, and walked out of the village directly, preparing to go west to Dengzhou Shudi.

But as soon as he walked out, he encountered a strange combination—three or four old men in the village, and a young and middle-aged woman dressed as seven or eight women stopped the three of them.

"What does this mean?" Zhang Xing looked at the villagers in front of him, confused for a moment.

The old man at the head was obviously still a little timid. Faced with the questioning, he didn't dare to answer, while the seven or eight women simply bowed their heads and knelt down in the road.

"Brother Zhang."

A rout soldier sneaked a glance at Zhang Xing before speaking carefully. "This is the meaning of the people in the village who see us as simple people who can work, and hope that we will stay. Their village is almost gone... As long as we stay, these seven or eight widows will be chosen by us to be a wife. "

Zhang Xing was suddenly stunned, but it was a bit weird—in this world, as long as he helps repair the house and dig the ground, can he change his wife?
But it seems to feel a little natural.

"It's not like that." The leader of the old man quickly waved his hand to explain. "What the villagers mean is that as long as the three military masters are willing to stay, one person can ask for two or three. The handsome ones can enter the house, and the ones who look tired can help clean up the house! And this Uncle Zhang, I want to ask for four or five, and the village is also happy! There are people to live in the house, people to plow the land, and people to chase the wolves away, so what do you expect?"

As soon as these words came out, although the seven or eight widows all lowered their heads, it was obvious that they were all red up to the ears, and the two defeated soldiers were also a little stunned.

As for Zhang Xing, he was stunned for a moment before realizing that it turned out that Uncle Zhang was himself, and immediately waved his hand:
"No! No!"

And it was this refusal that caused seven or eight widows to look up together, and then seven or eight of them blushed and shed tears together, and several old people also sighed.

Obviously, there is both a shame of being humiliated and a sadness of being helpless to the end.

Zhang Xing realized something, and quickly explained: "It's not that I look down on you sister-in-laws, and it's not that I don't understand your difficulties. In fact, I promised my brother to let him return to his roots...so I dare not promise other things."

At this point, Zhang Xingfu looked at the two rout soldiers who were obviously moved: "Where are you two? There is no one at home, and the hometown is a little far away. I am afraid of being arrested by the court. I can understand it. It doesn't matter if you stay. And these few days The sister-in-law is a kind-hearted family at first glance, and can take care of the housework... In short, if you want to leave or stay, I will definitely not be a villain... How about it?"

The two defeated soldiers looked at each other, and finally one of them gritted his teeth and nodded, dropped the car, and then stepped forward to hold a widow with one hand. Seeing this, the other also lowered his head and stepped forward to hold two hands.

Zhang Xing nodded and didn't say much, he pushed the wheelbarrow and walked on the road. Two men and seven or eight women hurriedly stood up and moved out of the way.

After walking seventeen or eight steps away, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped and turned back, and then under the sun, he told the two men again: "Since you stay, you must treat him well, let alone bully him because he is a widow... ...I will never come to see you again in the future!"

After speaking, without waiting for the two of them to reply, they pushed the wheelbarrow and started on the road without looking back.

The small episode was quite emotional, but it did not delay the journey.But only in the afternoon, when the sun was just westward, Zhang Xing had clearly left the mountainous area and came to a plain... He stood on a small slope with his car, and as far as he could see, he could only see the afternoon sun. Under the sun, the vegetation is lush, the fields are vast, the towns, villages, rivers, and roads are clearly visible, like a chessboard, and some people and vehicles can be vaguely seen on the roads, and scattered farmers and peasant women are busy in the fields.

It was such an ordinary scene, but it made the traverser stand there in a daze, and it took him a quarter of an hour to come back to his senses.

Then he took a deep breath, held the compass, and whispered a mantra in his mouth, and then saw the compass needle bounce, pointing to a road north to west under the sun.

And when Zhang Xing set foot on this road, he came to another village before dark.

This is a plain area. Although the village still looks a bit dilapidated, the scale is not the same as the previous mountain village. It looks like hundreds of households. There are quite a few houses inside, and there is even a fenced area outside the settlement. There are five or six young men patrolling with bows and shields at the entrance to the village.

Then, both unexpectedly and naturally, Zhang Xing was stopped by the villagers.

The reason why it was unexpected was that the compass in his hand clearly pointed to this village, Zhang Xing wanted to fulfill his promise to send Dumeng home, he wanted to find a safe way, he wanted to find a clean place to get through the night, and he wanted to eat something Hot things, instead of camping in the wild and nibbling on the rotten steamed stuffed buns in his arms... and this "golden compass" that can point out the direction of his heart is gradually being disliked by him, but so far, it seems that it has not meant to be invalid .

As for taking it for granted, it couldn't be more clear-outsiders, young and strong, with weapons, and more importantly, there was a dead body that was breathing cold.

Comparing your heart to your heart, even if you are in the village, you will block it.

After a moment of stalemate, Zhang Xing did not insist, and decided to find a place outside the village to sleep, but just as he was about to turn the wheelbarrow around, a hurried old female voice suddenly sounded from the village ahead:
"I heard from people in the village that a soldier came here?"

"Yes."

Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, and he immediately raised his head to answer before the young and strong defenders of the village, and his words were frank. After all, in addition to Du Meng's body, there were two helmets and two long knives in the car. Don't be too obvious. Wait for him After raising his head, he found that the person who was asking the question was an old lady with gray hair, so he hurriedly asked again. "I just escaped from the east over the mountains, what do you want to ask?"

"Is the imperial court really defeated in front?" The aunt looked up at the majestic figure of Dumeng in the car, then looked up and down Zhang Xing, and then asked seriously.

"Failed!"

"Which army do you belong to?"

"Center Base."

"Are you familiar with the Changshui army?"

"What's your last name?" Zhang Xing's scalp went numb.

"My surname is Liu..." The aunt was also a little nervous.

"I don't know." Zhang Xing felt relieved.

"It's good if you don't know each other." The aunt let out a sigh of relief.

"That's the truth." Zhang Xing knew that the other party and himself had different meanings, but he couldn't help but smiled wryly at the dead body.

"This corpse is your partner in the middle base army?" The young and strong leader of the village guarding the bow suddenly interjected. This is a tall young man with eyebrows like swords and piercing eyes. The simple clothes can't cover his tendons Meat.

"That's right, the partner of the middle base army, one of them." Zhang Xing didn't bother to hide it. "Because he is from Hongshan, and he pays attention to return to the roots of fallen leaves, so before he died, he asked me to send him home..."

"Hongshan people are really particular about this." Someone echoed with a hug.

"It's just Hongshan people, who doesn't talk about returning to the roots of fallen leaves?" An old man bowed his head and whispered.

"Why is it cold?" Another boy was curious.

"I'm afraid that the corpse will be broken, I'm really angry."

"Are you a practitioner too?" There were other young adults who looked at them in surprise.

"It's just superficial skills in the military." Zhang Xing realized something and quickly explained. "Not in the stream."

But what greeted him was a long period of silence, and the situation seemed to have fallen into a predicament again.

"If you're alone, stay at my house, sleep in my son's bed, and have a meal!"

The aunt who had been silent since the middle of the meeting suddenly spoke, and the second half of the words obviously changed the target, but she was speaking to those young people guarding the village. "After all, it's just one person. There are dozens of young adults left in our village. Erlang of the Qin family, you are also capable. Don't be afraid of him... Besides, those who are willing to send their partners home are more or less well-behaved... With this corpse, who would be taboo these days... let him in!"

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding villagers talked a lot, but most of them nodded, and several young people guarding the village also looked at the bow-wearing young leader who had spoken before with some hesitation.

The young and strong leader who was being targeted, the so-called Qin Erlang, glanced at the crowd at the entrance of the village, thought for a while, but nodded: "Since Aunt Liu is willing to take you in, it doesn't matter for one night, you can stay in our village." Rest for one night...but I will leave quickly tomorrow...I will send you there now, and I will send you out tomorrow morning...Don't be smart, or my bow beard, Qin Bao, will not have eyes!"

Of course Zhang Xing had nothing to say, he could only say thank you. In this situation, he already needs to be grateful if he is willing to take him in.

This night, this Aunt Liu probably also felt affection for the scene. She dare not say that she treated Zhang Xing like her own son, but she was also very considerate. The muddy boots really made Zhang Xing a little ashamed and uneasy.

After all, he will leave early tomorrow morning, and he can't work hard to repay this so-called meal.

There was no words in the first half of the night, and Zhang Xing also slept soundly.

But in the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door suddenly.

Well, after experiencing a muddle-headed fire fight, although Zhang Xing felt cold for a while, he still got up to touch the knife in embarrassment, and as soon as he walked out of the room, he saw that Aunt Liu had already put on her clothes and got up, opened the door, and greeted him. One person came in.

The visitor was young and short in stature. He seemed to be one of the young and strong people who had appeared at the entrance of the village during the day, but he was not the leader Qin Bao. After entering the door, he looked directly at Zhang Xing and said something amazing:
"The deserter... Hurry up and leave! Qin Er's servant has already reported to the official! The official will be here as soon as he talks!"

PS: Thanks to the three new lords of Xinshangmeng's porridge with water, Zhou, who changed the human empire, Qiye Xunbaoqiao, and Hanhan. This book is already [-] cute, and I am flattered.

(End of this chapter)