My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 18 My People

"What's delicious about snake fish? Don't go there." Hao Zhao kicked the dead fish on the ground and said, "And these fish grew up eating dead children. Don't you feel tired?"

When Hutou heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I, I just want to find some food for the village. The black water pool is full of snake fish. There are eight hundred if not one thousand, and they are all that big."

Hao Zhao glared at him, Hutou resentfully said nothing.

Another companion named Gouzi said: "Brother Zhao, Huzi didn't do it on purpose. It's going to be winter now, and he also wants to prepare more winter food for the village."

Hao Zhao pursed his lips and remained silent, as if there was some story to tell.

Wei Cheng watched all this without interrupting.As a newcomer, he has also learned about some bad customs in ancient times in history books, such as children's ditches and mass graves. There are such places in almost every place.

The following atmosphere was a bit dull, Hutou and Gouzi shrank aside and did not dare to provoke Hao Zhao, Wei Cheng shook his head helplessly, his fishing rod was broken, and he could only look at the useful medicinal materials by the stream .

Needless to say, the mountains and forests in this era are not polluted, and the animals and plants have not been excessively hunted and excavated. I just saw a good thing after pulling a piece of grass.

It was a piece of flowering licorice. Although it was not worth much, it was suitable for making herbal tea in summer. "Ben Cao Tu Jing" records: "Treatment of wind-heat, erysipelas, and sores in children. Decoct with licorice and drink it."

Wei Cheng knows that a herbal tea recipe requires such high-quality water licorice. In summer, the heat is severe. After the herbal tea is brewed and chilled, having a cup is more comfortable than some fat house happy water.

Wei Cheng picked a few plants, washed the rhizomes with stream water, smelled them, and felt that they had a little more herbaceous fragrance than the modern artificially cultivated ones. If it is an exaggeration, it has a little more aura, which is the best medicinal material.

Near noon, Wei Cheng felt a little hungry, so he proposed to go back to the village to rest.

The three of Hao Zhao have no objection, anyway, the fishing nets in the deep mountains and old forests are not afraid of being stolen, and their main task is to protect Wei Cheng's safety. If Wei Cheng wants to go back, they should accompany him.

The four came happily in the morning, but when they returned, they were a little silent because of a black fish.

Wei Cheng was very curious about what happened to Hao Zhao, but he was just curious, and didn't mean to inquire about it.

Back at the top of the mountain, several children in the village were chasing each other, wearing new clothes given by Wei Cheng, playing games happily.

When little Ah Ning saw Wei Cheng coming back, Pi Dian Dian ran over, threw himself into Wei Cheng's arms, and was very dependent on Wei Cheng.

"Brother Wei, I'm hungry."

Wei Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he hugged her up and said, "Go back and cook noodles for you."

He bought a lot of dried noodles last night, as well as meat sauce and old godmother for noodles. This stuff is convenient and delicious to cook. When Wei Cheng is alone, he basically solves a meal like this.

When Ah Ning heard that there were noodles to eat, she thought it was instant noodles, her little face burst into joy, and she hugged Wei Cheng's neck excitedly and did not let go.

The other children were all envious when they saw it. They heard that Aning said about the delicious instant noodles, and they were already too greedy. Now they heard that Aning was going to eat instant noodles, and they were all envious.

Wei Cheng didn't notice this scene, and carried Ah Ning back to the thatched hut on the hillside. The word "shabby room" on the door plaque was very three-dimensional, and the carving of the head was not bad. Wei Cheng liked this plaque, the key point You can smell a touch of sandalwood as soon as you enter the door.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Hao Niang and Xiao'e were cleaning the yard. A little water was sprinkled on the ground. Hao Niang carefully gathered a pile of fallen leaves with a broom woven from twigs, while Xiao'e was holding a bamboo basket. Gather the leaves and turn around to start a fire.

Seeing Wei Cheng coming back, the two bowed cautiously to Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng was about to tell Hao Niang to cook and cook when he suddenly saw a bright red slap on Xiao'e's face.

Wei Cheng couldn't help frowning and asked, "What's going on, who beat you?"

Xiao'e fearfully did not dare to raise her head, and even blocked Wei Cheng's sight with her hands.

Hao Niang frowned slightly, took Xiao'e's hand, and said, "Don't be afraid, the young master is a good person."

Wei Cheng looked at Xiao'e, only to find that in addition to the slap marks on her face, there were also bruises on her wrists.

Now Wei Cheng couldn't take it anymore, Xiao'e was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, who would have the heart to deal such a heavy hand to such a young child?The key point is that there are old and new scars on her arm, obviously she was beaten not every day or two.

After some questioning, I realized that the one who hit Xiao'e was none other than Xiao'e's biological father.

And this time Xiao'e's beating was more or less related to Wei Cheng.

The reason is that yesterday Wei Cheng asked the woman to cut new clothes for the children in the village, but Xiao'e's younger brother didn't get any clothes because he happened to be ten years old.After returning home, she cried and made noises, accusing Xiao'e of turning her elbow outward.

In the morning, Wei Cheng asked Hao Niang to steam an extra pot of steamed buns and distribute them to the elderly in the village. Xiao'e's father took one, but Xiao'e just said one more word, and was slapped by his father. After getting the new clothes, Xiao'e's father slapped her in the face, and even punched her directly.

Wei Cheng didn't expect such a thing to happen, so he immediately asked Hao Niang to find Hao Dadao.

Hao Dadao was blacksmithing at home, when he heard that Wei Cheng was looking for him, he ran up without any clothes on, and when he came, he saw Xiao'e kneeling on the ground and crying, thinking that Xiao'e had annoyed Wei Cheng and scared him When he came up, he scolded Xiao'e.

Seeing this, Wei Cheng said in a deep voice, "Uncle Dao, do you know about Xiao'e being beaten by her father?"

Hao Dadao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly responded: "I know, I know, this is just a misunderstanding, Lao Liu took a steamed bun greedily, I have already scolded him."

Wei Cheng frowned, "Is it about the steamed bun? I mean Xiao'e was beaten."

Hao Dadao didn't realize it for a while, isn't it normal for an adult to beat a child, what's the fuss about?

Seeing that the explanation didn't make sense, Wei Cheng simply said: "Since you have arranged for me, then the two of them are my Wei Cheng's people. My person was beaten, don't you need to give me an explanation?"

Now Hao Dadao was enlightened, and he couldn't hear it anymore. Wei Cheng wanted to vent his anger on Xiao'e.

Hao Niang, who was on the side, heard the words, and looked at Wei Cheng with a hint of ambiguity, because Wei Cheng said "they" just now, so naturally she was included in it. I don't know why, but I feel sweet in my heart.

Wei Cheng added: "It's a good thing to give the children new clothes and steamed buns for the elderly, but what I didn't expect was that my kindness would cause my people to be beaten instead, ha ha, The men in Haojia Village are really good men, even a little girl who has no strength to restrain a chicken."

Hao Dadao was already dripping with cold sweat, and Wei Cheng's cynicism made him a little uncertain about Wei Cheng's attitude.

"Then, what does the young master mean?" Hao Dadao looked at the wound on Xiao'e's body, raised his head and asked tentatively.

Wei Cheng didn't know how to deal with Xiao'e's father for a while, so he said, "Think about it for yourself, if Hao Niang was beaten, what would you do?"

When Hao Dadao heard this, he looked at his daughter, and after thinking for a while, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I know what to do."

(End of this chapter)