The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Chapter 142 Farmers' Reunion

In an ordinary family in Chenliu County.

There were not many pieces of furniture in the small room, and the only table in the room was covered with cracks.

The farmer's wife took a rag and wiped the tabletop, apologetically saying, "I'm sorry to have made this young lady laugh. Our home is so poor that we don't have anything to treat you with. We only have these coarse cakes..."

Lu Hong quickly shook her head: "Madam, you are joking. Madam, you are already doing us a favor by letting me and the young master stay overnight."

"Miss, what you said is wrong. How can I be called a 'madam'?" Although the peasant woman said this, she still had a smile on her face.

After all, being respected by a dignified and beautiful young lady who is obviously from a wealthy family will make her sisters from her natal family look at her more in the future.

"Sister...didn't you call him 'husband' before? Why do you call him 'young master' now?" At this time, the peasant woman's little son clung to his mother's legs, secretly looked at Lu Hong, and asked puzzledly in a childish voice.

This question also made Lu Hong not know how to answer.

The peasant woman tapped her son's head gently and said, "Why do you have so many questions, kid? It would be better if you use your curiosity to learn farming from your father. Go to bed and sleep quickly. Get up tomorrow morning to help your second aunt plant rice."

After her son obediently returned to bed and closed his eyes, the peasant woman returned to Lu Hong, only to find that she was looking out the window. She then covered her face with her hands and laughed.

"I didn't expect that the eldest daughter of a wealthy family from Luoyang would be just like an ordinary girl when faced with such a thing~"

Hearing the peasant woman's teasing, Lu Hong felt a little embarrassed, but she did not deny it.

She had been worried about Liu Zhaoqing all the time. Now Liu Zhaoqing went out with the farmer called "Ergou" to look for officials. It was night time and such an incident had just happened in Luoyang. Her worries became even greater.

"Miss, don't worry. Although our place is not as prosperous as Luoyang, it is not full of bandits like Dongjun. The market is a few miles to the east. And your... Junren has an extraordinary temperament. He should know some martial arts or have a gift from heaven. He is definitely enough to deal with this small place."

The peasant woman's comfort made Lu Hong feel less worried. Liu Zhaoqing's purpose of going to the officials was to find horses or falcons and to immediately understand the situation in Luoyang, so there was no need to worry too much.

But the peasant woman's words made Lu Hong curious. She tilted her head to look at the peasant woman who had an ordinary appearance but an elegant temperament.

"Madam, you are not of commoner origin, right?"

In response to Lv Hong's question, the peasant woman looked calm and nodded slightly: "I am originally from Hebei, and my family is relatively well-off, but a few years ago, due to famine and war, my family fled here. On the way, my relatives... died one after another, and when I arrived here, I was the only one left..."

The loneliness in the peasant woman's eyes disappeared as she shook her head, and she continued with a smile: "But I am also very lucky to have met my current husband. Although he is a commoner, he is hardworking and takes good care of me."

Lv Hong nodded slightly after listening to this, and said with emotion: "Madam's experience is actually quite similar to mine."

"Oh? How is this possible?"

Seeing the curiosity in the peasant woman's eyes, while Liu Zhaoqing had not yet returned, Lu Hong briefly told the peasant woman about his encounter with Liu Zhaoqing as a casual chat.

The killing of the ferocious beast was blurred into "killing the wild beast", and in Luoyang city, Liu Zhaoqing's fame after being imprisoned was also blurred into that he became famous in Luoyang after some twists and turns.

But even so, the peasant woman was still amazed after hearing it.

"I didn't expect that the young lady had such an experience. No wonder she dared to come to our house alone at night. If my husband wasn't honest and simple, it would be really troublesome if he met some dangerous people."

The peasant woman said, "And the young man that the young lady mentioned is actually famous in Luoyang... He should be from a prestigious family like the Xun family of Yingchuan, right?"

Then the peasant woman glanced at Lv Hong again and continued, "But I think Miss doesn't need to worry too much. Miss's appearance is so beautiful that I have lived for more than 30 years, but I have never seen anyone comparable to Miss."

Lu Hong smiled but did not respond because she understood that although a woman's "appearance" was the most important thing for most men, this did not include Liu Zhaoqing.

Lu Hong's fake smile was too obvious, and the peasant woman could easily see it. She rolled her eyes and continued, "Miss, why don't you try to let go of your shyness? If you want to get closer to that guy."

"what?"

"Although I haven't experienced as much as the young lady, I do have some understanding of men. Although the young lady's husband is not comparable to my husband, they both have a simple and honest air."

The peasant woman continued with a smile: "When facing a man like this, Miss might as well take the initiative."

"initiative?"

"Well, for example..." The peasant woman approached Lu Hong and gave a few suggestions of her own.

Lu Hong didn't know what to say, but she also didn't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate. At this moment, there was suddenly a noise outside.

There was a knock on the door, and the voices of the farmer and Liu Zhaoqing appeared outside the yard.

"I'll go open the door." Lu Hong got up, ran to open the door, and went to the yard.

Seeing that it was Lv Hong who opened the door, the farmer was also confused, but at this time he understood and said quickly:

"Um... bro, I'm going to go back and ask my wife to clean up the other room first, so I won't disturb you two from chatting."

After that, he left. At this time, Lv Hong looked at Liu Zhaoqing and asked, "What happened?"

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "We didn't go to where the officials were."

"There is indeed a carriage outside near the main road, and there are also many soldiers rushing towards Luoyang. They must have been attracted by the movement in Luoyang. The governors of various places should have sent local county officials to inquire about the news."

"Then let's..."

Liu Zhaoqing thought for a moment and said, "Let's rest here for one night and then check again during the day. There shouldn't be so many soldiers around, and we might be able to get more information."

Lu Hong nodded slightly.

At night, Liu Zhaoqing entered the tidied room. After seeing Lu Hong sleeping soundly on the bed, Liu Zhaoqing sat down on the chair in front of the table with peace of mind.

Then I closed my eyes and took a nap for a while. When I opened my eyes, it was already dawn.

He did not wake up naturally, but was awakened by a faint sound of horse neighing.

Looking back at Lu Hong, who was breathing steadily and still sleeping soundly, Liu Zhaoqing got up and left the room carefully without making any noise.

Then he found a sickle in the yard, put it on his waist, and walked outside.

Liu Zhaoqing walked forward along the path, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, proving that it was getting closer and closer to him.

His expression also turned serious. The great changes in Luoyang last night would definitely attract a group of people who were eyeing them covetously. The people on the road at this time would not be simple and honest farmers.

Just as Liu Zhaoqing reached out to take out the sickle, the figures of a man and a horse on the other side of the woods came into his sight.

Liu Zhaoqing was stunned when he saw the figure with a high ponytail swaying rhythmically as the horse galloped.

"Wenyuan?"

Chapter 143 Going to Changping

The first ray of sunlight in the early morning had not yet climbed up the sky. Under the white sky, Liu Zhaoqing was hiding in the grass beside the path. If one did not look carefully in the ditch beside the path, one would not be able to see his figure at all.

On the contrary, from the bushes Liu Zhaoqing could see the entire path through the coniferous forest, so in the dim light he could clearly see the dashing figure on horseback.

Isn't that woman Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan, who was "as good as 100,000 elite soldiers"? At this moment, she was wearing light armor and holding a crescent halberd in her hand. Her face was firm but her lips were a little pale.

Looking closely, there were many tears and black bloodstains on Zhang Liao's armor, and it was obvious that he was injured.

"Hmm? Who is it?"

Just when Liu Zhaoqing was about to crawl out of the bushes, Zhang Liao on the back of the black horse immediately noticed the movement on his side.

Although Zhang Liao was injured, he never let down his guard against danger. When he noticed any movement near the grass, his first reaction was that it was a wild beast or a bandit.

For her, no matter who was lurking on the road, they were all absolute enemies, so Zhang Liao pulled the reins and rushed towards Liu Zhaoqing without hesitation, holding the crescent halberd in his hand.

If Liu Zhaoqing was stabbed for no apparent reason, he would be in so much pain that he would not be able to complain.

So Liu Zhaoqing quickly shouted: "Wenyuan, it's me!!"

Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, then immediately pulled the reins.

The black horse raised its front hooves and neighed toward the sky. Liu Zhaoqing was right in front of the horse and could even see how many eyelashes the horse had.

Zhang Liao tapped the horse's right belly with his foot, and the horse immediately stepped its front hoof to the left, narrowly avoiding Liu Zhaoqing.

"Benefactor?"

Looking at Liu Zhaoqing in front of him, Zhang Liao on horseback was surprised: "Is he really here?"

"Wenyuan, it's me. I was blown here by the explosion. But Wenyuan... why are you here too?"

Although Liu Zhaoqing was excited and happy to reunite with Zhang Liao in this small farm forest, he couldn't help but wonder how Zhang Liao found this place.

Chenliu is not big, but it can't be called a small place either. It seems that Zhang Liao must have traveled day and night from Luoyang to get here, and he arrived in front of him this morning without getting lost.

If Liu Zhaoqing had not looked at her attributes, he would have really doubted whether she had any innate or potential ability to navigate.

The answer to this question is actually very simple.

Zhang Liao placed the crescent halberd horizontally into the leather rack on the left side of the saddle, and then took off an ordinary-looking coarse cloth package from his back.

Then, under Liu Zhaoqing's shocked expression, he opened the package, revealing an ancient long sword with a gray sword tassel inside.

"Isn't this my Water-Repellent Sword?"

Zhang Liao nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and said thankfully: "Fortunately, I found the sword of my benefactor. This sword has a special attraction that guides me. I thought it should be pointing to my benefactor. Sure enough, now I have found it."

This was a great surprise. Liu Zhaoqing lost control of himself in the explosion, and his sword flew out of his hand and disappeared. He thought it might be lost for a long time, but unexpectedly Zhang Liao brought it back.

"hiss……"

After Zhang Liao got off his horse, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt a tearing pain from his shoulder blade. He covered his shoulder with his hands, then gritted his teeth and took a breath of cold air.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaoqing quickly took the Water-Repellent Sword, held her with his hand, and looked behind her: "Wenyuan, are there no pursuers behind you?"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "I paid special attention to it. No one followed me, and the road was full of officials and soldiers from various counties heading to Luoyang... No one paid attention to me, they were all heading to Luoyang."

"That's good." Liu Zhaoqing nodded, and then said: "Wenyuan, you get on the horse first, and come with me to the house to rest and treat your injuries."

Not only did Liu Zhaoqing need to treat Zhang Liao's wound, he also had a lot of things he wanted to ask Zhang Liao.

Liu Zhaoqing was already very concerned about the current situation in Luoyang. Now Zhang Liao, who definitely had first-hand information, came up to him again, which was quite a surprise to him.

Zhang Liao was on horseback, and with Liu Zhaoqing leading the horse, they soon arrived at the farmer's house.

After Zhang Liao dismounted again, Liu Zhaoqing tied the horse in the yard.

"My benefactor, why do you have a sickle on your waist?" Zhang Liao also saw the sickle on Liu Zhaoqing's waist at this time.

"Well...at first I thought Wenyuan was some kind of bandit or something."

Liu Zhaoqing coughed awkwardly but politely. Then when Liu Zhaoqing was about to put the sickle back, the wooden door of the main house was opened, and the farmer walked out of the house, stretched and yawned.

Then he saw Zhang Liao, covered in blood and wearing armor. Liu Zhaoqing quickly explained that Zhang Liao was not a bad person but his friend, which put the frightened farmer at ease.

Almost at the same time, Zhang Liao, who was standing next to him, also saw the door of the other room opened and Lu Hong walked out.

When Lu Hong and Zhang Liao saw each other, they were both extremely surprised.

After Liu Zhaoqing asked the farmer to boil some hot water and then helped Zhang Liao into the house, Liu Zhaoqing casually told Lu Hong that Zhang Liao had found him by following the Water-Repellent Sword.

By the way, he also told Zhang Liao that Lu Hong turned around after hearing a loud noise and met him by chance.

After hearing this, both of them felt it was quite magical, as if they had an invisible connection with Liu Zhaoqing.

Of course, Liu Zhaoqing didn't think too much at this time, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Liao's shoulder: "Wenyuan, please take off your armor, so I can see your wound."

If someone else did this, it would be considered disrespectful. Zhang Liao would definitely frown or even take action, but she and Lu Hong both knew Liu Zhaoqing's character well.

So I did it immediately.

After taking a closer look, Liu Zhaoqing was relieved. "Huh... It seems that it is only a minor injury. With your physique, Wenyuan, it won't be difficult to recover. I didn't bring the injury medicine with me. I will ask the eldest brother if he has any. Hong'er, can you help Wenyuan find some clothes? I will also trouble you to pass her a towel. Wenyuan can wipe herself but it is not easy for her to bend over."

Lu Hong nodded in agreement.

After the hot water was boiled and sent to another room, Lü Hong followed suit and helped Zhang Liao wipe the blood off his body. Liu Zhaoqing, who had received some remaining injury medicine from the farmer, also happened to come into the room. After observing the condition of the wound, he applied it to Zhang Liao and then tied it twice with a clean coarse cloth to complete the bandage.

After completing the simple treatment, Zhang Liao's complexion recovered a lot, and his lips gradually turned red.

Liu Zhaoqing also had the opportunity to ask Zhang Liao about the affairs in Luoyang.

However, after thinking about it, Zhang Liao did not say much of what Liu Zhaoqing wanted to know.

"I woke up outside Luoyang City... and saw Dong Zhuo's army scattered on the ground, some alive, some dead, and some half dead..."

"Later, I remembered that I had such a connection with my benefactor, so I tried to use the little remaining God-given power to sense it, and then I sensed the benefactor's sword in a pile of ruins... Then I found a horse and came here..."

"I don't know the specific situation in the city, but... when I woke up, I saw Dong Zhuo fighting with a man. That man was stabbed to the ground by Dong Zhuo and several of her generals, and then his head was cut off... That man should be."

"He Jin... was killed." Liu Zhaoqing frowned. That meant Dong Zhuo must have seized power.

Lu Hong's expression was not very good either. She also realized that He Jin's death would not bring much good changes to Luoyang and the world.

After thinking for a while, Liu Zhaoqing said, "Wenyuan, change into clean clothes later. We will set off immediately after eating something..."

"Departure? To the plains?"

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "Go to Changping."

"Dong Zhuo is not dead yet... We need to quickly accumulate strength. I will find a post station on the road later. I want to write a letter to Jiao'er... The people she leads are our... the original strength of the Yellow Turbans."