Xu Erniang retreated to the courtyard, looked at the thin figure holding a broom, with panic-filled eyes, and asked in a deep voice.
The man clutched the broom tightly and looked at her with only caution.
Xu Erniang suddenly laughed for some reason.
This smile is bitter and helpless.
She thought to herself that this might be his fate.
That's fine, it's much happier than being sober.
And Xu Dalang would leave the person here for her. Xu Erniang was lying in her heart if she said she wasn't touched.
This brother always liked to confront her. It was rare that he could be so humane and do such considerate things.
However, Xu Erniang knew in her heart that Xu Dalang knew that Zhao Yuanji was alive and well. If Xu Da found out, then Zhao Yuanji would really be finished.
Even if he has now become a delirious beggar.
Xu Erniang took a deep breath and looked at the frail man in front of her, holding a broom and eyes full of fear. The hand hanging by her side was slightly raised, and white light flew out, hitting the man's forehead and heart.
He stared in surprise, then fell backwards and fell into coma.
"Alas~" Xu Erniang sighed, reluctantly stepped forward, and effortlessly lifted the skinny man up.
This room is now her and Xu Dalang's temporary residence. Before Xu Dalang comes back, she has to clean up Zhao Yuanji.
At least, he can't be allowed to appear in this room again.
Even Xu Erniang, who had just experienced her brother's care, could not guarantee whether Xu Dalang would tear him apart if he saw Zhao Yuanji again.
Where might it take people?
Xu Erniang didn't want to kill him, so naturally she couldn't just throw him into the mountains in this freezing weather.
Zhao Yuanji, a beautiful loser, can't be expected to outrun those hungry beasts in the mountains after he wakes up.
At this time, the noon hour bell sounded from a distance.
Xu Erniang's eyes lit up and she could go to church!
It is said to be a church, but in fact it is just a temporary stone house. There are only five children of God. They were five 12-year-old girls selected by Xu Erniang from the local aborigines after she arrived in Jiuquan County.
Liangzhou's production level is relatively backward, and it has been mixed with other ethnic minorities all year round. There are many local mixed-race children.
Because of the prejudice of the times, these mixed-race children will be discriminated against by the locals. Some of them will lose the protection of their parents and live miserable lives. Most of them will be sold into slavery.
After Zhuge Liang and others regained the Hexi Corridor, they abolished these prejudices and discrimination according to Xu Jiajun's rules, and rescued more than 2,000 mixed-race people who had become slaves.
After Xu Erniang arrived, she selected a group of children, taught them personally, and cultivated a group of divine children, and built temples of light in various places to protect the rights of local women and children and other vulnerable groups.
Unlike the extreme male superiority and female inferiority in the Central Plains, Liangzhou's productivity is relatively backward and there is a serious lack of labor force. Both men and women have to work in the fields and go out to work to earn money to support their families.
Therefore, there are many strong women here. Although they still follow the patriarchal style of the Central Plains, there are people who will listen carefully to what women say at home.
Xu Jiajun's various rules are actually implemented more smoothly in the land of Liangzhou than in the Central Plains.
The five divine sons in the Guangming Temple in Jiuquan County are all orphans. These girls have experienced things that were not meant for their age early, and they are so mature and sensible that it makes people feel heartbroken.
During the days when Xu Erniang was away from the temple, they actually moved a lot of stones and built up the broken wall on the west side of the church.
Not only were the walls completed, but the church was also cleaned and brand new benches were installed to facilitate the believers who came to pray.
These children, who had just turned twelve years old, were wearing old cotton clothes and trousers that did not fit. Their hair was so knotted that it was impossible to comb it through, so they were all shaved and prepared to grow new hair.
It was cold, so each of them wore a felt hat made of wool felt. The top of the hat was small and the bottom was big, leaving a sharp tip when worn.
Xu Erniang simply transformed these felt hats into wide and wide witch hats.
The mixed-race girls have deep facial features. After putting on this witch hat, Xu Erniang suddenly felt very harmonious.
These days, people throughout Jiuquan County are working on wool, because it is the most suitable raw material they can collect to withstand the cold winter.
Xu Erniang taught them how to use wool to make clothes. The wool that was once discarded by herdsmen has now become a favorite in every household.
When Xu Erniang carried Zhao Yuanji into the church, five girls were sitting around the brazier, holding needle mallets in their hands, poking at the wool.
An animal skin with the totem of the God of Light on one side was hanging above their heads, trembling slightly in the cold wind that leaked into the church.
As Xu Erniang walked in, the church door opened halfway, and the wind and snow drifted in. The five girls immediately looked up and came over.
I thought they were believers who came to pray, but unexpectedly I saw the goddess.
The five children who regarded the goddess as their mother immediately dropped the needle hammers in their hands and came forward happily.
"My Lady Goddess!"
"Sir, why are you here?"
"Sir, are you cold? Do you want a drink of hot water?"
The girls surrounded Xu Erniang enthusiastically, looking at her with their deep and beautiful eyes, which made people's hearts melt.
Xu Erniang patted the thin shoulder of the girl closest to her, "Are you okay?"
"Okay, Goddess!" The girls replied in unison, all with strong Liangzhou accents.
The children had just learned Mandarin, and Xu Erniang was very pleased to be able to speak it at a level that they could barely understand.
"Find me an empty room." Xu Erniang ordered.
The girls immediately led her to the bedroom at the back of the palace.
This was a row of large bunkhouses with a fire pit set up, but since it was daytime, they were reluctant to waste firewood, so they did not light it.
A girl with light brown eyes pointed to the empty kang bed beside the wall and asked the goddess in confusion:
"Do you want to rest in the palace tonight?"
With that expectant look, Xu Erniang couldn't bear to refuse and nodded.
The girls immediately cheered and hurriedly opened the old wooden box to find a new bedding for her.
Xu Erniang let them work, came to the small kang bed, and put down the dirty group of people on her shoulders.
The tattered clothes covering the head spread out, revealing a sunken and thin pale face. The girls were startled.
Unexpectedly, the Goddess actually carried a person back. They thought it was a linen bag filled with grain just now. It was such a small ball, and they never thought it was a person.
From this we can see how thin Zhao Yuanji has become now.
In short, seeing his miserable state of exhaling too much air and not taking in enough air, Xu Erniang couldn't bear to leave him in the snow.
Even if you have to lose it, at least you have to wait for him to recover for a while, until next spring when the flowers bloom.
