Ma'am help, the general is in trouble again

Chapter 119
When Xiaomeng saw the person coming, she became flustered instantly, she bowed her head and apologized: "Brother Ya'er, I'm sorry, I won't dare next time."

After she finished speaking, she poked her head in the direction of Zheng Quchi, grinned sheepishly, and ran away quickly.

Only the young man in Tsing-clothed brother Ya'er and Zheng Quchi were left standing in place.

"You are the person Xiaomeng and the others brought back from the camp? My name is Gongchenya, and I am their headhunter. I heard that you are looking for wound medicine?" The young man spoke first.

Zheng Quchi pulled the brim of his hat, looked up, and was a little surprised on the spot.

Unexpectedly, there is such a young man with sword eyebrows and stars in this group of scavengers.

He is wearing a short scarf patch, a young and flimsy one that is not afraid of the cold, the sleeves on his hands are rolled up to the elbow, and he is wearing a pair of cloth shoes. His hair is not as long as the noble Xiuyi, but it reaches the shoulders, and he is tied with a cloth towel at will. A pull, playful with a little childish.

...Such a cute boy, when those people mention him, they vaguely mean that he is the main one. Does he have a strong background, or is he outstanding in his own ability?
"My name is... Ruler, yes, I am looking for wound medicine, I was injured, and now I need some medicine to wash the wound." Zheng Quchi said.

The boy's eyes were bright, and when he smiled, there was a half smile on his cheek: "Ruler? A ruler with a curved ruler? Could it be that your family is also a craftsman, and you chose such an interesting and nice name?"

The young man smiled so much that he showed his white teeth, which was pleasing to the eye, and he didn't feel any abruptness in his words.

and also?
Who else is also a Baigong?
Zheng Quchi said: "Uh, this name is actually very common, but your name is even more special, Gongchenya, I don't know if the surname is the surname, or the surname of the gongchen?"

"The minister's surname... What about you, what's your surname?"

"I am a refugee. I have abandoned my past and my hometown. I will belong to wherever I wander in the future. As a woman, I will change my surname wherever I marry in the future."

The young man didn't know if he had seen her face just now, he only mentioned something about the medicine as an excuse, and then he chatted with her about various trivial matters, intending to inquire.

Do you notice something, or suspect something?
In short, now Zheng Quchi is no longer the simple "Zheng Chuan" she used to be, she is also the "Zheng Chongsheng" with a scheming plan and the city's government.

When he asked questions, she only picked out those who could answer, and made vague and excuses for those who were inconvenient to answer.

The two of you come and go, they seem to be chatting happily, and the atmosphere is harmonious and harmonious, but in fact, there are high walls blocking it, preventing it from being airtight.

Gongchenya stared at Zheng Quchi for a long while with big dark eyes, sighed and stroked his forehead: "Okay, okay, I won't ask any more, you are so cautious, you don't look like a little girl at all."

"I've been married before, so I'm no longer a little girl." Zheng Quchi laughed.

Gong Chenya froze for a moment.

"Married at such a young age? Are you fifteen?" He asked in surprise.

"I'm sixteen."

"You get married when you are sixteen. You got married really early. As far as I know, only the country of Ye has a law that stipulates that every citizen who has reached the age of sixteen must join the procession to get married." He said in amazement.

Zheng Quchi just pretended not to hear his other meaning: "I just married early."

It was the first time for Gongchenya to see such a strange woman, she covered her whole body tightly, and kept her past history secret. Generally speaking, he would not deal with such a person.

But apart from the topic about herself, talking about anything else is very comfortable and pleasant.

This can only show that she has something to hide, but she is an open-minded, intelligent woman.

Gongchenya has an extreme temper, and he will not interact with people who are uncomfortable at first glance, but this woman named "Ruler" is quite pleasing to him, so he doesn't care about those, Willing to help her out.

"Okay, come with me, and I'll take you to get the medicine."

The two walked into a temporary tent, the top was paved with palm leaves, about half a meter below the ground, and the two sides should be covered with "ears" woven with asparagus grass, forming an arched living room.

She hadn't seen this kind of residence before, so she took a few more glances and guessed... Could this be a crypt?
"Wait, I'll go in and get the medicine."

Lifting the straw curtain, he arched his body and got into the cave.

Zheng Quchi approached with a novel attitude towards things that had never happened before. She raised the curtain and looked towards the "pothole", just in line with Gongchenya's raised eyes.

His eyes were bright in the darkness, seeing her, he opened them slightly, showing doubts and inquiries.

And Zheng Quchi's small face was swimming in the shadows, only a pair of clear dog eyes were unusually moist, like a shining treasure under the water under the sunlight.

Gongchenya met her pupils and was startled.

His throat was a little dry, and he said hoarsely: "Wait in a hurry?"

Zheng Quchi was a little embarrassed, she withdrew her head: "No, no, I'm just curious to see your residence, I've never seen this kind of dug in the ground before."

"Oh, yes, do you want to come in? Visit as you please." Gongchen Ya said generously.

Zheng Quchi thought about it, and felt that it was nothing to visit, so he walked down the three-step ladder.

It would be inaccurate to say that this is a crypt, and it is indeed very different from a house built with mortise and tenon.

She raised her head and rolled up a corner of the light-transmitting slit, so that she could see everything inside very carefully.

A column supports the roof, and dense wooden bones about 20 cm thick are inserted into the wall. The whole is made of loess sandwiched with grass tendons, branches and leaves. Grilled, smooth and flat, firm and moisture resistant.

This should belong to half-ground cave dwelling, a primitive and ancient way of living, but I didn't expect them to continue to this day.

She touched the hard wall and asked, "Is this the house you remodeled? It was built this way to keep warm and cold in winter?"

"That's right, it's also for concealment, to prevent night beasts, snakes and rats. This area is in the suburbs, and there are few pedestrians. It hasn't been cleaned up, so it's not safe."

"Then there must be trenches dug around here?" Zheng Quchi asked.

Gongchenya blinked: "Did you see it?"

"No, I just think that cave dwellers live underground, so they lack sensitivity to certain movements on the ground and delay their actions. For protection, it's better to dig trenches around to create obstacles and resistance, which will be safer. "

Hearing what she said, Gongchenya felt that she had spoken to his heart, and he nodded repeatedly: "You are right, this is the first time you have seen a cave dweller like us? I see that you speak clearly and logically. "

Zheng Quchi said: "Well, maybe it's the same thing. The formation and longevity of any building must go through the test of time, and the best will survive. Cave dwellings appeared in the early years, but due to the heavy humidity underground, and It is inconvenient to set up a stove and difficult to get in and out, so it is not as livable as the current house."

Gongchenya also knows this question: "Yes, this is just the cave dwelling we found. After cleaning it a bit, we will temporarily settle down in the residence. Let's go up first."

After the two got out, Gongchenya was holding a small black pot in his hand, and he said: "This is the medicine for wounds prepared by our doctor, but it can't cure all kinds of injuries. I have to look at it first. How are your wounds?"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there are. For example, knife wounds, scratches, and falls are all different. Besides, if the injury is serious, it probably won't work." Gongchenya said seriously.

Zheng Quchi was skeptical about this, but since he wanted something from others, he naturally had to do what the other person said: "That's fine."

"You come with me."

Gongchenya brought Zheng Quchi under a small canopy they built. Usually this is a place for cooking, and the ashes of the firewood are still warm. He moved a stone for her to sit down first.

The injured person's physique is relatively weak, and it's freezing cold right now, so it's unavoidable to lift up the clothes when checking the wound, at least it will be warmer here.

He squatted in front of her, and the young man had a delicate orchid fragrance, which was refreshing and pleasant.

"They said you were injured on your arm, will you come or should I come?" He asked casually.

Zheng Quchi felt that the problem was not serious, so he said, "Let me dismantle it."

She raised the sleeve to the crook of her arm, and then slowly removed a section. This was the first time she saw her wound, and it was much better than expected. There was no festering and festering, but the surrounding area was a little red.

Gongchenya approached and observed carefully: "What kind of injury is this?"

"Whiplash."

She answered quickly, and this unexpected honesty stunned Gong Chenya for a moment, he thought she was going to lie again.

"Oh……"

Who would be whipped?
fugitive?

or……

"The wound doesn't hurt too much, but it's been a little itchy for the past two days."

Gongchenya came back to his senses, and he said: "I guess it's about to scab... Your wound medicine is not bad, who bandaged you before?"

Zheng Quchi paused, and replied, "Do you still know how to distinguish between good and bad medicine?"

"That's not true. It's just that there is a saying that a long illness makes a good doctor. I have seen a lot and can tell the difference. Do you have many injuries? Do you need help?" he asked.

Zheng Quchi hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth: "I need it, I have it on my body and on my back."

She can do it by herself in the front, but the injury on the back is unsightly.

Gongchenya was stunned for a moment.

Although the whip wound does not look like the bruised flesh at the beginning, but Gongchenya has seen many injuries, so of course he knows how serious her injury is, and there are more wounds on her body for such a whip scar... …

With such injuries all over her body, how did she, such a petite and thin woman, make it all the way?
Gongchenya's Adam's apple rolled, he handed her the medicine jar, and said, "I'll call Xiaomeng to help you later."

Zheng Quchi doesn't have anything long on his body, the only valuable thing right now is the gold and jade bracelet that "Liu Fengmian" gave him back then.

She took it out, held it in the palm of her hand, and opened her mouth: "I don't have any silver with me, so I can exchange this with you for wound medicine, is that okay?"

Seeing the back of her hand, Gong Chenya said, "This...is very precious."

Zheng Quchi said, "Compared to fate, it is just something outside of the body."

Hearing what she said, Gongchenya smiled: "Is this given to you by someone else?"

Zheng Quchi lowered his head: "Why do you say that?"

"Because listening to your speech, you are a free and easy person. If you have a choice, you will not hesitate. If it is your favorite and precious thing, and you use it to save your life at a critical moment, you should not be so entangled and hesitant."

Gongchenya was thinking, could this be a gift from her husband?What about others?
Abandoned her, or died?
Zheng Quchi didn't argue, and said directly: "No hesitation, let's change."

She gave him the gold and jade bracelet before she took the medicine jar.

Gongchen Ya didn't intend to take away her cherished thing, but when he thought that it was a token of love from her husband, he said in a mysterious way: "Then I will accept it first, but I am only helping you temporarily. You save it, and when you have money later, you can come back and redeem it.”

"……thanks."

He stood up on his knees, a certain thought lingered in his mind for a long time, and finally blurted out: "Since you have fled here, you have no relatives and no reasons, why not, you follow us from now on, I think we are very hit-and-miss."

"Following you? What are you doing?" Zheng Quchi was surprised by his invitation.

Gongchenya's eyes were bright: "Xiaomeng didn't tell you, what do we do?"

"She said that you are scavengers, picking up some useful things in various places to sell them for living." Zheng Quchi said.

"correct."

"What are you picking up? In the camp, is there anything you can sell for money?"

Gongchen Ya smiled mysteriously: "That's too much. Have you seen those large tents in the military camp? They can be sold after they are dismantled. There are also wooden poles and various wooden buildings. If they are transported to other places, they can still be sold."

"Are you even selling this?" Zheng Quchi narrowed his eyes.

These are things she never expected.

"Why not? As long as someone bids in this world, we can pick up anything and send it to sell." Gongchenya said as a matter of course.

At this moment, Zheng Quchi seemed to understand the nature of their work.

No wonder it is called a hunter... What is the difference between this and those mercenaries?
As long as someone bids, even if it is a cemetery of the dead, they will dig it.

"Can I... can I think about it first?"

"Of course, Ruler. From now on, I'll call you by your name directly. You can call me Ya, or Brother Ya."

The young man's doubts and temptations are true, and he sincerely invited her to join him. He has quite a personality, not only the suspicion and vigilance of an adult, but also the frankness and straightforwardness of a teenager.

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Later, Xiao Meng fetched a basin of hot water and came over to wipe her wound and reapply the medicine.

Zheng Quchi said out of politeness, "Thank you."

Xiaomeng blushed immediately: "Where, Sister Ruler, I am apologizing to you. I am so sorry before. I was ignorant and offended you."

"Forget it, I don't blame you."

Seeing Zheng Quchi's injuries, Xiao Meng couldn't bear it: "Sister Ruler, do you have someone you like?"

Zheng Quchi also had a little sister before, so he naturally knew that once the other party started this, there must be something later.

She said decisively: "I don't have anyone I like, but I'm married."

"Really?" Xiao Meng raised her voice joyfully, as if she felt relieved all at once: "Then, that's all right."

"what?"

Xiaomeng said embarrassedly: "I, I like brother Ya'er, I'm worried... Sister Chizi will snatch it from me, but I can rest assured that Chizi is married."

(End of this chapter)