Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 237 Give Taishan a gift next year

Zhang Baiqi suddenly turned his head and found that the assassin had left and returned.

So bold!
Matthew walked around to the front door and shot back again.

At this time, there was only one guard in the tent who was treating the leader, and Matthew attacked him from behind.

One knife cut the guard's carotid artery, and the second knife penetrated the heart of Zhang Baiqi, who was struggling to escape.

After succeeding, before the bandits arrived, Ma Xiu calmly left through the breach and blended in with thousands of bandits.

Zhang Baiqi was assassinated, causing the entire camp to revolt.

In order to compete for the throne of the leader, fighting broke out among various bandit gangs.

They continued to fight until dawn. Zhang Daji, who was even more powerful and famous, managed to suppress the leaders and temporarily assumed the position of leader.

How to promise benefits, how to win over Zhang Baiqi's personal guards, Zhang Daji comforted them one by one.

After this chaos, the bandits' plan to attack Yuanshi County had to be temporarily shelved.

On the hilltop, Liu Bei finally saw his adopted son Ma Xiu, who was picked up by Liu Baniu.

"Boom!"

As expected, Matthew got kicked in the face as soon as they met.

"You brat, have you lost your mind? Do you think you are invulnerable?"

Matthew is happy.

The adoptive father's behavior is the same as that of his biological parents. Yifei Achan made a mistake and was treated in the same way.

Therefore, I am happy to be beaten.

Zhang Daji replaced Zhang Baiqi, and while settling the various units in the camp, he also sent cavalry to investigate.

Seeing that the bandits were approaching, Liu Bei took Ma Xiu and others to retreat to Beiqiao Town in Zhaojing to join Ma Dai.

Ma Dai temporarily placed the six people in a widow's home and gave some money and food to Widow Sun to help take care of them.

Zhang Zhaodi woke up, and her life was saved after doctor's diagnosis and treatment, but her injuries were not optimistic and she was in an extremely low mood.

The five old and frail mountain residents who survived the disaster were at a loss as they had no food and clothing, no food to eat.

When Liu Bei visited Zhang Zhaodi, he did not generally offer comfort, but pointed at the five people and asked: "Zhaodi, how do you think they will live in the future?"

Zhang Zhaodi smiled bitterly and said: "I can't protect myself now, can't my benefactor help them?"

Liu Bei said: "I have a principle in helping people: to help people in need, not to help the poor. I can provide food for these two days, but from now on you have to fend for yourself."

"Then what can we do?"

"Those who are strong work and farm, the old ones guard the house and clean, and the young ones catch fish and birds. As long as they are willing to work, they will never starve to death."

Zhang Zhaodi was thoughtful, nodded and said, "My benefactor, Zhaodi understands."

Widow Sun on the side saw that Liu Bei was very knowledgeable, so she took the opportunity to say: "The noble man is right, God has the virtue of good life. If Miss Zhang doesn't mind it, I have several acres of thin fields and ridges of vegetable fields, and we can tidy them up together. It’s not difficult to have a full belly.”

Widow Sun, 27, lost her husband at an early age and now serves a blind mother-in-law. She is often bullied by her neighbors and her life is not easy.

If you can recruit six mountain people to join a team, there will be great strength in numbers. In a few years, when two and a half young men become adults, they will be strong laborers.

Soon, Widow Sun's family added three uncles, two younger brothers, and a sister, Zhang Zhaodi.

A new family is born.

Holding together for warmth in troubled times is both helpless and instinctive.

In fact, the mountain people have many crafts, including collecting herbs and hunting, smoking meat and tanning skins, and even weaving baskets and mats with a bunch of inconspicuous vines.

In particular, Liu Bei gave them three war horses. One was replaced as a watch ox and the other was used to transport goods. They were both good helpers for the farmers.

Liu Baniu found a middle-class family to stay in the town. The private room was well decorated, so he invited Liu Bei and Mrs. Mingzhu to rest there.

Watching the group leave, Widow Sun couldn't help but ask: "Sister Zhaodi, are these not ordinary people?"

Of course Zhang Zhaodi knew that her martial arts skills were better than hers, her horses were well-equipped, and she even beheaded Zhang Baiqi among thousands of troops. She was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Well, how did Sister Sun know?"

Widow Sun smiled and said: "Have you not seen that my wife is as beautiful as a flower and jade, and is more beautiful than a fairy? You can tell that she is a lady at a glance, but she treats Hu Guiren with great respect. Besides, that tall and powerful general has a Dongdu accent. You Are you saying that Hu Guiren can’t be an official?”

It's really hard to judge Zhang Zhaodi, but looking at the skills of Liu Bei and others, he looks more like a military general.

The generals of the Eastern Capital were placed in remote areas, but they were great figures.I can count myself lucky to meet him by chance, but it's a pity that my brother is not so lucky.

The young man named Ma Xiu took his revenge by killing Zhang Baiqi. He hoped that his brother and the others could rest in peace in the underworld.

The three old men couldn't sit around, one was gardening, another was working in the fields, and the third was wandering around.

Zhang Zhaodi thought for a while and called his two younger brothers.

"You go and feed your benefactor's horses and help with the work."

Zhang Zhaodi was the head of the team, and the two and a half young men had nothing to do, so they agreed and ran to feed Liu Bei's horses.

When Gongsun Mingzhu saw her husband sitting alone in the courtyard, closing his eyes and concentrating, he ordered his new "boy" to go to the kitchen to boil water, and then borrowed two large bowls from his master's house.

I dug out tea leaves and dried fruit cakes from the package, and prepared for an afternoon tea.

The host is a kind-hearted person and is easy to talk to. He specially selected a good white porcelain bowl with no chips and even picked a basket of pears from his backyard.

After all, the noble man only stayed for two days, but he gave him a tael of silver, so he had to take good care of him.

After the water boiled and tea was made, Gongsun Mingzhu brought the cut pears and cakes to her husband.

Liu Bei opened his eyes, smiled, and said, "Thank you, Madam."

"It is a concubine's duty to serve her husband."

Liu Bei picked up the small wooden fork he had just whittled, picked up the pear pieces and put them into his mouth.

It was sweet, full and had a very fresh taste, so I picked up a piece and brought it to my concubine's mouth.

"Well, it tastes good, you should try it too."

Gongsun Mingzhu liked Liu Bei's inadvertent little gestures of caring for her the most. She didn't know what other people's families were like, but her father would not be so caring and respectful to a certain concubine.

Even some girls who were disobedient or who offended Gongsun Du would disappear without explanation. When they grew up, they realized that those disappeared women would never come back.

Therefore, when she came to Dongdu to marry Liu Bei with a death wish, she never thought that she would have the joy of breaking free from the cage.

"Thank you husband for the reward!"

This time, he was visiting his wife and children, and at the same time introducing Gongsun Mingzhu to his wives and concubines.

However, when the Black Mountain Army appeared in Changshan, they really did not consider the unexpected. It was natural to take a detour, but Liu Bei decided to help Lianzhao wipe out the rebels.

Although it is a debt of gratitude from the predecessor, if done well, Qianzhao can play a great role in Jizhou.

I don’t know if my plan will work, but I hope everything goes well and the riot ends soon.

Seeing her husband frowning again, Gongsun Mingzhu asked while feeding her husband pears, "Are you worried about bandits?"

"Well!" Liu Bei said without hiding anything from his concubine: "Zhang Bai is riding here, and he can suppress the various leaders. Now it is a mess. Once it is torn apart, it will not be so easy to capture them all."

Gongsun Mingzhu didn't seem to take it seriously and picked up a piece of rice cake and gave it to her husband.

Liu Bei asked deliberately: "Madam, you seem to have a plan in mind? Could it be that you have a good plan in advance?"

Gongsun Mingzhu smiled and said: "I don't know how to fight, so how can I have a good strategy? But..."

"But what?"

"I know that even my father is no match for my husband. A mere bandit is not worth mentioning."

Liu Bei laughed and asked deliberately: "Madam, you don't seem to respect Mount Tai when you say that?"

Gongsun Mingzhu chuckled and said: "Anyway, my father said that when you marry, you will follow your husband. Naturally, I will speak to my husband."

Liu Bei was very emotional. The new concubine may or may not know that this is actually a political marriage.

But no matter what, let her be more innocent.

Holding the other person's hand, Liu Bei said: "Hey, parents of heaven and earth, we still have to respect and love our elders. I would like to give Mount Tai a gift next year."

"A gift? What do you want to give me, husband?"

"Well, madam, how about we work hard to give Taishan a grandson next year?"

Gongsun Mingzhu's eyes widened, his face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and answered softly.

"Well! I must work hard!"

(End of this chapter)