poor people

Chapter 7, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps
In the front yard of the post station, Li Sanlang took Li Wuya and Li Qilang to take medicinal materials from more than 20 medicine boxes one by one. Every time he opened a medicine box, Li Sanlang grabbed some medicinal materials from inside and put them in the empty box next to him. inside.

"Brother, take more Sanqi."

"Brother, tighten up."

At the entrance of the lobby, Zhuang Yutang and Xu Chengkun fought side by side, silently watching the three brothers and sisters of the Li family who were busy all the time.

"My younger sister seems to know more about medicine than my elder brother. A five-year-old girl is very smart!"

Zhuang Yutang looked at Li Wuya who kept ordering Li Sanlang to take this and that with interest.

Xu Chengkun snorted: "Three brothers and sisters, that little girl is the most thief!"

When the elder brothers and younger brothers heard that the general wanted to reward them with 20 taels of silver, they were all overjoyed, but the girl was not tempted.

He also brazenly wanted to help her father get promoted, but if he couldn't get promoted, he asked for medicinal materials.

It is difficult to get medicinal materials at the border. A box of medicinal materials cannot be bought for 20 taels of silver.

Xu Chengkun looked at Zhuang Yutang, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "General, the secret letter has been opened."

Zhuang Yutang was unmoved, his eyes were still on the three brothers and sisters: "So?"

Hearing the indifference in Zhuang Yutang's tone, Xu Chengkun frowned: "The deployment of the defense map is of great importance. The military bases above are top secret places. If outsiders know about it, the losses will be incalculable."

Only then did Zhuang Yutang turn his head to look at Xu Chengkun, with a calm expression: "What do you want to say? You think the three brothers and sisters of the Li family have read the defense map and want to kill them?"

Xu Chengkun pursed his lips and said nothing, but it could be seen that he acquiesced.

Zhuang Yutang's eyes were a little indifferent, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth: "In order to defend our country, sometimes we can do something out of line, but we can't be an inhuman person."

"Without the three brothers and sisters, the military deployment plan would probably already be in Beiyan's barracks. Whether it's for us or for Da Chu, those three children have contributed a lot."

"But now, you want to kill them, isn't it a bit chilling?"

Xu Chengkun's complexion changed again and again, and he stuck his neck to defend himself: "General, this subordinate is only worried about the safety of the border."

Zhuang Yutang sneered, and patted Xu Chengkun on the shoulder: "I understand what you think, but..." His gaze turned to the three brothers and sisters of the Li family again.

"Even if they opened the secret letter, I don't think they can understand it. In this gate, there are not many people who can read, let alone read the defense map."

"What do you say?"

Xu Chengkun looked at the three brothers and sisters of the Li family who were still picking and choosing in front of the medicine box, bowed his head and said, "It's my subordinates who are worrying."

Zhuang Yutang smiled and nodded, without further words, his eyes fell on Li Wuya again.

Was he dazzled just now?

That little girl just looked at Xu Chengkun with murderous eyes?
is it possible?

That was a five-year-old doll, he must be dazzled.

However, thinking of the dead Huyanhe gang, Zhuang Yutang felt a little uncertain again.

These border guards, they have been on too many battlefields, and they all have evil spirits on them. Even some adults will tremble when they see them, but none of the three brothers and sisters of the Li family is afraid. On the contrary, they dare to ask for rewards .

Let alone other things, this courage is not ordinary!

"Brother, tighten up."

"It can't be pressed anymore!"

After packing a box full of medicinal materials, Li Sanlang didn't want to stay for a moment, he felt that the lieutenant seemed hostile to them.

Bowing down to thank Zhuang Yutang who was standing at the entrance of the lobby, Li Sanlang pulled the box and left the station with his younger siblings.

At this moment, there are many people outside the station, all of whom are from Tianling Village.

"Sanlang, Wuya, Qilang!"

As soon as the three brothers and sisters of the Li family left the inn, Jin Yue'e, who was waiting outside anxiously, rushed to the three of them.

She came early, but it's a pity that the soldiers guarding the station did not let her in.

"Sanlang, are you injured?"

Jin Yue'e saw the arrow wound on Li Sanlang's shoulder at a glance, and then saw Li Wuya covered in blood, and was so frightened that she shook her body.

Li Sanlang hurriedly helped him up: "Mother, we're fine, the blood on Wuya's body is not hers, so I got shot by an arrow, the arrow has been pulled out, and now there is no bleeding."

Seeing Jin Yue'e's appearance of wanting to check their injuries immediately, Li Wuya quickly grabbed her: "Mom, I'm afraid, let's go home first."

Only then did Jin Yue'e come back to her senses, seeing everyone around them looking at them, she nodded quickly: "Yes, go home first!" As she spoke, she looked at the box Li Sanlang was pulling.

Li Sanlang whispered: "This is the medicinal material that the general rewarded us."

After hearing this, Jin Yue'e took the box from Li Sanlang without asking any further questions, and took the three children back to Tianlingtun.

Most of the people living in Tianlingtun are like the Li family. Their ancestors have been military households for generations, and only a small number of them are prisoners who were exiled to serve in the army.

Here, every family is relatively poor, and every family lives in thatched huts made of yellow mud.

Because the Li family has Li Changsen who works as a flag in the guard, the conditions of the Li family are slightly better than other families. Although the place they live in is also a yellow mud thatched house, Shengzai built a yard and has more rooms.

Li's courtyard is a square courtyard with five upper rooms, three east and west wing rooms, two inverted rooms, a kitchen and a firewood room.

At this moment, at the gate of the Li Family Courtyard, Li Erya was stretching her neck and looking towards the Tunkou, her immature face was full of anxiety.

Didn't it mean that the guard at Dieling Pass had killed the Beiyan people who hijacked the station?

Why hasn't Mother brought Sange, Wuya, and Qilang back yet?
As soon as the person who reported the letter earlier said that the Beiyan people had killed many people in the station, Li Erya became very anxious and wished to fly to the station immediately.

It's a pity that when she was washing clothes two days ago, she fell by the well and sprained her foot. After walking a few steps, her heart hurts so badly that she can only wait at home now.

Li Erya turned her head and glanced at the people sitting in the upper hall, with a look of resentment on her face.

Dad was not at home, and the third brother, Wuya, and Qilang were trapped in the post station, and the grandfather and grandmother didn't tell the second and third uncles to go and have a look.

"Erya, what are you doing standing at the door, don't hurry up and make dinner, everyone is hungry."

Li Changsen's second brother, Li Changlin stood at the door of the main room and shouted at Li Erya.

Li Erya was full of resentment in her heart, and when she heard this, she became even angrier. She turned her head angrily and said, "Without me cooking, is Second Uncle going to starve to death?!"

Hearing this, the Li family members in the main room were stunned.

The four children of the first house are all very cunning, and the people from the second and third rooms usually try to instruct them to help with work, but they never succeed.

Although it is very annoying, there is no one who openly confronts the elders like today.

After a while Li Changlin came back to his senses, then picked up the stick next to him and walked towards Li Erya angrily: "Stinky girl, you dare to curse me, see if I don't teach you a lesson Unfilial daughter."

Li Erya stood at the door without moving, and looked coldly at Li Changlin who was approaching: "Second Uncle, if you dare to hit me today, I will tell him exactly when my father comes back."

As soon as these words came out, Li Changlin, who was still aggressive a moment ago, stopped and stood in the yard like a deflated balloon.

For the eldest brother Li Changsen, whether it is the second brother Li Changlin, the third child Li Changmu, or the rest of the Li family, they are all afraid.

Their eldest brother has killed countless people on the battlefield, and he is full of murderous intent. Whoever bullies Dafang's four brats, he will definitely find someone to settle the score when he comes back.

At this moment, a broom for cleaning the heated kang was thrown out of the main room, and hit Li Erya in front of her with a bang.

"I don't know how to be grateful, do you ever talk to elders like this?"

"That's your second uncle. Your father hasn't been at home these years. If it weren't for your second and third uncles' help, you and Saburo don't even know if you and Sanlang would survive?"

"You cursing him like that, are you ignorant of your conscience?"

The person who spoke was Mrs. Li. At this moment, she who was originally sitting on the kang was standing at the door of the main room, looking at Li Erya with a gloomy face.

Li Erya didn't intend to give in, she looked at Mrs. Li with a stubborn expression: "Grandma, are you wrong, who is helping whom in this family all these years?"

"It's my father. It's my father who fought on the battlefield regardless of the danger. Only ten acres of military land have been added to the family. He is also the one who supports everyone with his salary every month."

"What did the second uncle and the third uncle do for this family?"

Mrs. Li was so angry that she slapped her thighs and howled, "It's against the sky, it's against the sky, I can't speak against you, old woman, you are a disobedient and unfilial thing!"

"Second boy, what are you still standing there for? If you haven't caught that money-losing item, I have to teach her a lesson today."

Li Changlin's eyes lit up, and he walked towards Li Erya eagerly.

Dafang's four cubs are getting bigger and more disobedient, it's time for their mother to loosen their skins.

Seeing Li Changlin approaching, Li Erya's face flashed with timidity, but she still stood still and did not bow her head to Mrs. Li.

"Mother, who are you trying to teach?"

With an ugly face, Jin Yuee took Li Sanlang, Li Wuya, and Li Qilang into the yard. From a long distance, she heard her mother-in-law scolding Erya.

Seeing Jin Yue'e's return, Li Changlin, who was about to come and arrest Li Erya, immediately stopped.

The elder brother is not easy to mess with, and the elder sister-in-law is also difficult to deal with, so he should not be the first to get into trouble.

Mrs. Li glanced at Jin Yue'e, snorted, and said nothing.

Li Changlin saw the box on Jin Yue'e's back, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you came back just in time, you should take good care of Erya."

"Didn't you see that she just talked back to mother. She replied ten words to mother's one sentence. It's really rebellious and unfilial. Who would dare to marry a girl like her in the future?"

Jin Yue'e looked at Li Changlin indifferently: "How about the second brother, don't worry about the second brother, if the second brother is free, let's take care of the third and fourth."

Li Changlin nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I listen to my sister-in-law. By the way, sister-in-law, let me help you carry the box on your back!" As he said, without waiting for Jin Yue'e to respond, he stretched out his hand to the box.

"boom!"

A three-finger-thick wooden stick slapped Li Changlin hard on the back of his hand.

"Ah~"

Li Changlin's screams like killing a pig pierced the sky.

"Five, you dare to do something to your second uncle!" Mrs. Li turned blue with anger.

Father Li, who was silent in the main room, also came out, looking at Li Wuya with an unhappy expression.

Just when he was about to teach Li Wuya a lesson, Li Wuya spoke first.

"Grandpa, grandma, third brother and I were both injured, didn't you see it?"

At this time, the rest of the Li family noticed that Li Sanlang and Li Wuya were covered in blood, and their expressions changed involuntarily.

Li Wuya walked towards Li Changlin with a smile.

Li Changlin, who bowed his waist and covered his hands in pain, watched Li Wuya walking towards him, but for some reason, he took a few steps back in fear.

"Second Uncle, do you know how many people that group of Beiyan people killed in the post? Do you know how my brother and I left alive?"

Li Changlin swallowed, shook his head, and backed away again.

When he retreats, Li Wuya enters.

"Second uncle, don't be afraid, I'm not injured, and the blood on my body is not mine, but guess whose?"

Li Wuya lowered her head and tugged at the blood-stained clothes: "This belongs to a Beiyan man. He hid behind the closet. I stabbed in with a sword."

"But the man didn't die with the sword. He still wanted to kill me, so I pulled out the sword and stabbed him again, and then he died."

Li Wuya said while comparing movements, the wooden stick in her hand seemed to have turned into a sharp sword at this moment, she stretched out towards Li Changlin, frightened Li Changlin fell to the ground directly.

"Hehe~"

Li Wuya covered her mouth and laughed, and looked at Li Changlin with some disgust: "Second Uncle, you are too timid, this is a wooden stick, it seems to scare you."

After saying that, he paused, "Even if it's a sword, Second Uncle, would I still kill you?"

Li Changlin opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound. Just now, when the wooden stick stabbed him, he really had the illusion of facing death.

Not only Li Changlin was frightened, but the rest of the Li family were also stunned on the spot.

Li Wuya laughed a few times, then quickly withdrew her smile, and glanced at everyone in the Li family indifferently: "There are medicinal materials in the box, and my brother and I exchanged our lives for it. Who dares to snatch it?"

With a sound of "呵", the wooden stick in her hand was stuck on the ground by her.

The courtyard of the Li family was quiet, and after a while, Mrs. Li looked at Li Changmu: "Third brother, don't help your second brother up." After speaking, she glanced at Li Wuya, and went back to the main room without saying a word.

Dafang's family doesn't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and the one who frightens her the most is this stinky girl.

When a pair of eyes stared at people, it sent chills down the back of people.

(End of this chapter)