Daming kill

Chapter 118
On the way back, Ma Lan rode on a horse and followed behind an open carriage, staring at the women sitting in the carriage for a long time in a daze.

At this time, they were still far away from Zhuangzi.

Those women were all unkempt, with rough clothes and ragged clothes, and all of them were thin, not even plump. Under Ma Lan's staring eyes, they were all frightened and huddled together obediently.

Ma Lan's mind was a little confused, and he thought that the thief surnamed Huang said that these women were all beautiful girls, and two of them were still first-class beauties, and their true colors could be seen just by washing them.

But after watching for a long time, he still didn't see the possibility that these girls might be beautiful, and their faces were pretty good, but how could this black and dry one be any better?

He scolded in his heart: "This kid surnamed Huang is really not a good thing, this is probably a better-looking village woman! I said why is he so generous... No! He used the village woman to fool the officer, didn't he want a knife?  … "

Just when Ma Lan couldn't figure it out, a thin young woman in the carriage twitched and began to cry in a low voice, and a slightly older woman next to her rushed to hug her nervously to comfort her.

"Why are you crying? No one will do anything to you!" Ma Lan said rather displeased after being interrupted from thinking about it.

"Master, please don't get angry. My sister just wants to clean her hands and don't take it seriously. I just advise you to be patient." The slightly older woman explained in a panic, looking at Ma Lan with nervous eyes. .

Years of homelessness made Malan very aware of the fear of these women, although they didn't know what was waiting for them?But most of the results are not good.

The young lady was obviously so frightened that she didn't even dare to say it was convenient.

Ma Lan frowned, not knowing whether it was because of his feelings or what, he looked at the relatively empty land around him and said to the woman in the car with a calm tone: "It's convenient to say, cry so much, I'm not the king of Hades." .”

In the astonishment of the woman who dared to talk to her, Ma Lan shouted to the front: "Stop moving forward, stop moving forward, rest in place for a while..."

"Company commander, what? Why are you resting?" Platoon leader Zhao Dongdong hurried over from the front of the convoy and asked in confusion.

"I'm tired, I can't do it conveniently! It's just you who have a lot of things to do. It's just in time, go and find a place for the ladies to be convenient." Malan said angrily.

Seeing that the women were led by Zhao Dongdong to a tall withered grass not far away, Ma Lan muttered: "Don't say it's convenient, but clean your hands. You have to learn the words of this rich family, eh! Maybe they are working in a certain family. Pass the maid."

When starting again, Malan still habitually immediately stood in front of the carriage.

"Master, can you give me some saliva?"

The thin woman who was sobbing just now said to Malan timidly before getting into the carriage, and the slightly older woman who was still next to her hurriedly grabbed one of her arms.

"Hmm." Ma Lan took off the water bag from the horse without hesitation and threw it over.

The thin woman reacted quickly, she caught the water bag with her other hand, then raised her head and said to Malan, "Thank you."

The women around looked at all this blankly, and the slightly older woman also unconsciously let go of the hand that was holding the thin woman's arm in surprise, and the guard on her face seemed to fade a bit.

"Aren't you locals by your accent?" Ma Lan asked casually after the convoy moved forward.

"We are from Henan, and we have only been here for a few days." The thin woman lowered her head and said sadly.

Malan just let out an "oh" in a daze.

As the reconnaissance company commander, he certainly knew that there was a war going on in the north, and there must have been a lot of people fleeing to avoid the war.It's just that it's not a good way to escape here, and this is also not a place for Xiaomin.

"Here from Nanyang?"

Malan suddenly thought that he could inquire about the military situation. Although they were just girls and probably wouldn't know anything, they might be able to get some useful information. Anyway, they were idle along the way.

"We come from Kaifeng Mansion." The thin woman said in a low voice.

"Kaifeng mansion? Isn't Kaifeng mansion flooded?" Ma Lan was taken aback, looking at the two women who might be a family in disbelief.

"Well, it was flooded, they were all flooded, my mother died, brother Shun also died, and not many survived." The thin woman who was provoked by the sad thing suddenly choked up again.

"It's so far away, how did you come here? Why didn't you land in Nanyang?" Ma Lan just asked strangely, but he didn't make any waves about the thin woman's sadness.

He has seen so many deaths, he has long since become numb.

The thin woman who aroused sadness was choked up even more at this time, and did not reply to Ma Lan's words.

The slightly older woman next to her looked at Malan's still staring eyes, and finally said with a wry smile: "Nanyang is also fighting, so I didn't dare to enter, so I hid in the mountains, and then I went all the way south. It will always be better when we arrive in Xiangyang. I still didn’t expect... Alas!"

"Oh!"

Malan probably understood why they were so ragged and dark and thin.It is not easy to survive such a long road and only dare to turn around in the mountains.

He suddenly lost interest in asking questions.

Suffering can never be finished if you want to see it, and you can never finish listening to it if you want to hear it. If you pretend to be too much, even a hard-hearted person will feel upset, and he doesn't want to make trouble for himself.

So, he said lightly: "When you meet us, it is considered a blessing for you, and you don't have to suffer for a while."

Then Malan rode his horse and ran forward, leaving only the woman who was still smiling wryly looking at his background in bewilderment.

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After going on missions for two consecutive days without training, Ma Lan's body was relaxed and his mood was good.

He knew very well that what he had exchanged in the past two days was enough for Zhuangzi to be "rich" for a while, and as long as he had the magical techniques of Chief Song, there seemed to be nothing to worry about in the future.

Before going to bed, Ma Lan thought about the training for half a day, and now he felt more and more pressure on his body.

He thought, no matter what, most of his subordinates, who were born with melon eggs, should be able to take up big positions as soon as possible, so as to protect this hard-won situation.

After breakfast the next day, when the smug Malan was preparing to gather his entire company for riding training, a signal soldier from the staff office came and delivered an order verbally:
The reconnaissance company was asked to send a team of 7 to 10 people to search for a few civilians in the mountains, and the guide would arrive in a while.

Ma Lan was stunned after hearing this, and couldn't help complaining in front of the messenger.He couldn't figure out why he had to find a reconnaissance company with extremely heavy training and tasks when it was enough for a few civilians to send a few people from the security battalion.

The messenger hurriedly explained with a smile. According to what he heard, the outside world is not peaceful. The chief of staff is worried that asking other units to send people will not only send more people, but it may not be able to protect himself. By the way, exercise the team's search and guard capabilities.

When Malan heard that this was what his brother meant, he was at a loss for words.

Just when he was about to decide who to send, he heard the messenger say with a smile: "The guide has arrived."

Ma Lan naturally followed the direction the messenger was looking at, but saw two women coming from a corner not far away.

It was a woman and a girl.

"Why are there two girls?" Ma Lan was full of doubts.

After the woman and the girl approached, Ma Lan's heart skipped a beat, "This girl is so beautiful!" He almost blurted out.

The cardamom girl is not tall, and she is also very thin. She wears an earth green cross-collar jacket that doesn't fit well, and an earth yellow horse-face skirt. Her hair is simply wrapped with a piece of cloth, but she is beautiful. His beautiful face and those big smart eyes make those simple things seem to disappear.

"This girl is in a hurry, and she doesn't want to wait for a moment. It's okay, the mother-in-law sends her, so she can go back first." The woman hurriedly said as soon as she got close.

After Malan and the messenger both smiled and nodded at her, she turned her head and said kindly to the girl: "This is Malan, Company Commander Ma. Since I was sent here, he should handle your affairs. You also Don't be in a hurry, it's the most reassuring to leave it to Company Commander Ma. I won't accompany you, I'll go back first, and I have to teach your sister-in-law many rules."

"Company Commander Ma." The girl called out timidly, her voice so familiar.

Malan's eyes widened immediately, staring at the girl in disbelief.

That thin and small woman whose face was gray and dirty yesterday had completely changed overnight, becoming so slim and graceful, so pretty and lovely.Especially that skin, after washing out its true color, it is completely white and tender, which makes people salivate.

He exclaimed in his heart: "This Huang Chengdong's eyes are really poisonous!"

Seeing this, the woman smiled, turned around and left without further delay, and the messenger hurriedly left as well.

"Company commander, what mission is there?" Platoon leader Zhao Dongdong reappeared out of nowhere at this time, and his eyes lit up when he saw the girl.

"It's nothing to do with you. Go find seven brothers, bring your weapons, and go on a business trip with me. Hurry up," Ma Lan said angrily.

……

On that day, in a mountain forest, in a hidden shack made of tree branches.

Malan had been staying by the side of a simple wooden bed for a while, looking at the sweaty man with a sallow face lying on the bed, and at the man who kept calling softly in front of the bed, "Brother Yuan, Yuan "Big Brother", the girl wanted to say something several times, but held back.

Finally, Ma Lan scratched her head and turned to look at a bewildered young man and another frail man with a smile on his face behind him.

The shack was already small and low, and it was already a bit aggrieved to be crowded with four men and one woman. In addition, the mixed smell of various herbs in the room made it even more uncomfortable.

After looking at him for a while, Ma Lan frowned and said to the bewildered young man, "Are you a doctor? You don't seem to be able to cure him."

"I'm trying my best." The young man replied somewhat depressed.

Malan curled his lips, and then made up his mind to persuade the girl: "Don't wait, your brother and the others don't know when they will come back, maybe they won't come back today. This is a miasma, and it has been dragging on for a long time. I think the person is dying. Hurry up and send it to us, it should be saved.”

Miasma is malaria.

"Is there really help?" the girl raised her tear-stained face and asked, and the young man also stared at Ma Lan suspiciously.

"Why are you lying to me! We also have people with this disease, and most of them have been cured. We have a goddess doctor." Ma Lan gave me a look of how I would lie to you.

"But it's true, there are people out there who can cure miasma." As soon as Ma Lan's words fell, the young man interjected anxiously.

Ma Lan glanced at the young man and said with disdain, "It must be better than you."

"Then what should I do?" The girl hesitated.

Ma Lan rolled his eyes and said, "It's easy to handle. Keep this doctor. Don't he know your brother well? I'll keep three more brothers. When your brothers come back, let my three brothers lead They went after us."

"Alright, it's important to save Brother Yuan's life first." The girl said resolutely after thinking for a while.

"I asked someone to come in and carry your elder brother Yuan." As soon as Ma Lan heard this, she immediately walked out of the shack to make arrangements with the seven brothers who were guarding outside.

Notes:

Going to the toilet in the Ming Dynasty can be called clean hands, water and fire, convenience, etc. For example, there are usages in "Journey to the West", "Water Margin" and "Jin Ping Mei", and the most used is convenience.

Chu Gong is also an elegant name, which is Da Gong for defecating and Xiao Gong for urinating, but it seems to be used more in officialdom and literati, and it is rare in common sayings in novels.

(End of this chapter)