The woman obviously had no first aid experience and was completely panicked. She just threw herself on the old man and cried non-stop. Xu Zizhen walked over and stretched out his fingers on the old man's neck. He immediately felt relieved and comforted softly: "Don't worry.
Your Majesty just held his breath temporarily and there is no fear for his life."
After saying that, he squatted down, untied the old man's collar, bent his thumb and pressed the other man's middle a few times, and artificial respiration was eliminated. The other man was a bad old man, and he really couldn't get out of his mouth.
When the woman heard that her father was fine, she gradually stopped crying and looked on uneasily. Not long after, the old man suddenly let out a long breath and slowly woke up.
Xu Zizhen stood up, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, it's okay."
The woman was surprised and happy, but she did not rush forward to help the old man. Instead, she bowed deeply to Xu Zizhen and said, "Thank you so much, my benefactor, for your help!"
Only then did Xu Zizhen see her face clearly. He saw that she had a delicate oval face, snow-white skin, dark eyebrows and red lips. She was slender and had a quiet demeanor. She was a complete beauty. He secretly praised in his heart: This
The girl has such a good tutor and is so pretty, no wonder she is being robbed.
He smiled and waved his hand: "It's a small matter. You're welcome. You'd better help your father into the house. It's cold in autumn, so don't catch the cold."
The woman then helped the old man up and cried with joy: "Dad, you... you scared your daughter to death."
The old man opened his eyes and glanced around, only to find that the villains had disappeared. He was surprised and asked, "Where is Mr. Huang?"
The woman pointed at Xu Zizhen and said, "I was driven away by this strong man."
The old man was startled when he heard this, stood up tremblingly, and bowed deeply to Xu Zizhen: "Thank you so much..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zizhen interrupted with a smile: "Thank you, thank you. I just finished the fight and my mouth is very dry. Can I give you a bowl of water?"
What he said made the old man laugh, and waved his hand in an inviting gesture: "This humble house is humble, if my benefactor doesn't mind, please serve tea in the house."
Xu Zizhen followed him into the house and looked at the furnishings in the house. He saw that the house was simple and tidy, with small tables placed there. In the middle hall was a table with pens, inks, papers, inkstones and other four treasures of the study.
, there are rows of bookshelves on the left and right sides of the room, with books neatly stacked. Xu Zizhen was a little surprised: "Why does this look like a school?"
The old man asked him to sit down on a chair next to the case and said: "The old man Kou Duan was originally from Qianzhou. When the plague was rampant in the countryside, the old man moved here with his daughter, and used this humble room to teach in villages ten miles away.
Meng Tong, in exchange for some rice and silk rights to survive."
Xu Zizhen suddenly realized that he was really a teacher. No wonder his old arms and legs had no strength and he fainted after being kicked.
It didn't take long for the woman to bring a bowl of hot tea. She smiled lightly and said, "My dear friend, please use the tea."
Xu Zizhen said with a smile: "My name is Xu Zizhen. You'd better not call me my benefactor. This title sounds awkward to me. By the way, where did that group of people come from? They robbed civilian girls in broad daylight. Isn't there no royal law in this Kuizhou city?"
What?"
Kou Duan sighed softly, his helplessness clear in his words: "The leader's surname is Huang, and he is known as Huang Yuanwai. He runs a medicine shop in Kuizhou City. His family is quite wealthy. He lives in this mountain for a long time. We have no contact with him originally.
It's just that a few days ago, the little girl went to the city to get medicine for the old man, and he accidentally saw her. He then became evil and wanted to take the little girl as his concubine. Yesterday, he ordered someone to come with a bride price to betrothal her, and she was
The old man scolded me, I never thought that today would actually... ugh!"
Xu Zizhen said angrily: "How dare a drug seller be so arrogant? Why don't you go to the government to sue him?"
Kou Duan smiled bitterly and said: "Sue him? Huang Yuanwai has an old relationship with the governor of Kuizhou. Even if we sue him, it will be useless. It will make him angry, but my father and daughter will suffer."
Xu Zizhen rolled his eyes and asked, "What's the name of his pharmacy?"
Kou Duan said: "Manchuntang."
Xu Zizhen wrote down the name, picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He stood up and cupped his hands with Kou Duan and said, "Mr. Kou, it's getting late today, so I'll take my leave now. You can rest early."
Kou Duan originally wanted to persuade him to stay, but Xu Zizhen had already seen that the old man's house was full of books, and he probably didn't even have much overnight rice. If he stayed for dinner, wouldn't that force the old man to make pants?
Xu Zizhen finally declined Kou Duan's kindness and went down the mountain back to the city. When he arrived at the inn, it was already dark. Just as he was about to enter the room, he happened to see Liu Fengsui and Li Meng coming back.
Li Meng was sweating profusely and his face was red, but he couldn't hide his excitement. It seemed that he benefited a lot from what Liu Feng taught him.
Without saying a word, Xu Zizhen took the two of them and walked out. Today he was just drinking. He didn't eat anything substantial at all. He was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. The three of them went to the street to find a restaurant.
, ordered a few dishes and a jar of wine. While waiting for the food to be served, Xu Zizhen told the story of rescuing Kou Duan and his daughter today.
After hearing this, Liu Feng became furious and said: "A small drug dealer is so arrogant? He actually ignores the king's law!"
Xu Zizhen smiled: "It doesn't matter. With this kind of people, you don't need to talk about kings' laws and principles. If Confucius can't solve the problem, I will solve it!"
Liu Feng suddenly thought: "What big brother means is..."
Xu Zizhen said: "I heard that his shop is called Manchundang. Let's go to his shop for a walk after we have eaten and drank."
Li Meng had been listening by the side, and then suddenly interrupted and asked: "Uncle, what if they see you leaving and go back to rob someone?"
Xu Zizhen was reaching for the teapot. When he heard this, he couldn't help being stunned. He raised his hand in the air and forgot to take it back. After a moment, he slapped his forehead fiercely and shouted: "Oops! How could I forget this?"
The so-called bystander knows, from Xu Zizhen's point of view, he naturally felt that Huang Yuanwai was so frightened by him that he would definitely not dare to show up again in a short period of time, but Li Meng's unintentional words reminded him.
The more Xu Zizhen thought about it, the more likely it was. How could he still think about eating? He dropped a piece of silver and Liu Feng and followed Li Meng quickly outside the city. As he walked, he secretly prayed: Don't let anything happen, don't let anything happen...
The sky was completely dark, and the three of them were walking cautiously on the mountain road. When they were about to arrive at Kou Duan's house, suddenly a mountain wind blew by, and there was a burning smell in the wind. Xu Zizhen's heart skipped a beat and he shouted secretly.
:Oops!
Xu Zizhen didn't care that the mountain road was difficult to navigate. He took three steps at a time and ran up quickly. After passing the corner, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Under the cold moonlight, a pile of charred ruins was reflected. It was the small thatched hut where Kou Duan and his daughter lived and taught their children. The flames had been extinguished, and only a few main beams that had not been burnt still flashed out occasionally.
Li Meng pointed at a corner of the ruins and exclaimed: "Uncle, look!"
Xu Zizhen looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a person lying not far away from the ruins. It was Kou Duan. He immediately rushed over and reached out to touch, only to find that this gentle and polite old scholar had already died.
He lost his breath, his eyes widened with anger and unwillingness on his face.
The ruins were empty, except for the burned-to-ash household items and the books. Xu Zizhen felt a surge of anger rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth and shouted word by word.