As soon as Cheng Dalei returned to the house, Liu Zhi came in with a basin of hot water.
"Master, please warm your feet first. The water is boiling. You can take a bath later."
Liu Zhi takes care of Cheng Dalei's food, clothing, housing and transportation. She brings tea and water, makes the bed and folds the quilts. She even washes Cheng Dalei's clothes. She is so meticulous that Cheng Dalei feels embarrassed. Cheng Dalei is not a person who only needs food and clothes to open his mouth.
To be served by such a charming little girl, to be honest...it feels pretty good.
"This world is not boring at all." Cheng Dalei put his feet into the basin, and the fatigue from running for days was lessened at this moment. He remembered something and asked: "Liu Zhi, why do you think they want to unite to deal with us?
, I have always felt that my popularity is quite good."
"Maybe they don't have enough to eat."
"You can rob me if I don't have food to eat. Where can I go to reason with you?"
Cheng Dalei said angrily and reached for the towel. Liu Zhi was already squatting at his feet with the towel.
Eh... so depraved. He asked Liu Zhi to stand up. He couldn't bear this.
Cheng Dalei has never been able to understand this era. When you marry a chicken, you can marry a dog. In this era where concubines can be given away at will, what Cheng Dalei did can be regarded as a benchmark for men.
The long winter days were leisurely and boring, and there was nothing to do in the weather where your fingers would freeze off if you stretched out your hands. Cheng Dalei wanted to do something, but he could only wait until the spring of next year. He had no choice but to stay in the cottage like everyone else.
winter.
It was no fun to spend all day in the house with Liu Zhiwo teasing Menzi. Occasionally Cheng Dalei would go hunting with Qin Man for entertainment.
It was just out of interest, but after personal experience, I realized that it was really not a good job.
Heavy snow has sealed the mountain, and the thick snow can be as tall as a person. The caves, tree pits, and cliffs are all hidden under the heavy snow. If you step on the wrong foot, you may die.
Fortunately, Qin Man led the way, so we didn't encounter any danger.
"Qin Man, what can I do?" Cheng Dalei was wrapped in a big robe and held a spear in his hand.
"Don't cause trouble."
"..." Cheng Dalei.
"Master, please be careful and don't scare the mountain bears in the tree holes. We can hunt some roe deer and hares today."
"Is it easy to fight?"
"It's not easy to fight."
The two continued walking into the mountains, which were covered with heavy snow and completely white. However, deep pits would appear on the snow from time to time, and even the black soil inside was turned up.
"Qin Man, take a closer look here. What kind of animal dug this?" Cheng Dalei said excitedly. In this chaotic world, it wouldn't be surprising if some weird animals really appeared: three-headed dogs, centaurs and the like.
"people."
"Uh... Okay." Cheng Dalei was a little embarrassed: "Why are you digging these? Aren't you afraid of freezing your hands?"
Qin Man stopped and pointed at the snow forest in front of him and said: "Master, don't look at the snow-capped mountains here. In fact, there are many plants growing under the thick snow, which can be used to fill your stomach. I have dug them before.
, of course it’s no longer needed now.”
"Ginseng?"
"Grassroots."
Cheng Dalei curled his lips and was walking when two women suddenly appeared in the snowdrift in front of him. They looked like a mother and daughter. The mother was about thirty years old, but she looked older. The girl was only seven or eight years old. They were both wrapped in black linen robes.
There was black mud on his face.
"What do you do..." Cheng Dalei's eyes lit up. Could it be some new profession: "Witch?"
"Those who dig grass roots." Qin Man took out a piece of vegetable cake from his arms and stuffed it into the girl's hand: "Which copycat are you from?"
The two of them didn't answer, and they fought over the frozen vegetable cake. The woman didn't even miss a single ice crumb, so she opened her robe in front of Cheng Dalei and searched for the crumbs of cake that fell into her neck.
"this……"
Cheng Dalei was about to say something, but Qin Man patted his arm and took him away.
The two did not continue hunting, but returned to the village. Cheng Dalei was in a depressed mood, and the girl's eyes always appeared in his mind.
Cheng Dalei came to the dungeon.
"Big, big!"
"Little, little!"
"Ha, it's big again, I win, I've always been big, I've always been big!"
Before he walked in, he heard loud noises. When Cheng Dalei walked in, he found that two groups, Little White Wolf and Gao Feibao, were playing dice through the fence in the middle of the cell.
The most excited one among them was Little White Wolf, who seemed to have completely forgotten that Gao Feibao had ever wanted to do something against them.
"Oh, you guys are having a lot of fun, if you don't count me."
Seeing Cheng Dalei come in, the two groups left the fence and returned to their respective cells, looking at Cheng Dalei with wide eyes.
"I have good news for everyone. I have decided to release some people first, and keep the rest in detention to see how you perform. Who among you wants to be the first to come out?"
A group of people gathered together and murmured, and suddenly a man stood up and said: "Cheng, you don't have to pretend to be a good person. I will never give in to you. I won't leave anyone who leaves. I will fight with you to the death."
.”
The others sighed sadly, but their expressions were clear: I was supposed to say this, why did he get ahead of me?
Cheng Dalei felt puzzled: when did the bandits start to become so tough-minded?
No one from Xinghualing and Feihuzhai wanted to leave. Everyone was excited and said they would rather die in prison than leave the cell.
At first, Cheng Dalei thought it was because of the bandits' backbone, but later he realized that this was not the case and that these people really didn't want to leave.
"No, eight must go today. You two groups will discuss which ones will go." Cheng Dalei said.
"Lao Li, let's go."
"Brother, I have an eighty-year-old mother and an eight-year-old son. Please let me stay here for two more days."
"Don't worry, go ahead. From now on, I will respect your mother, I will raise your children, and your wife..."
Such conversations were chaotic in the cell, making it seem like being locked up here was a huge blessing, but being released would be a dead end.
At this time, someone brought food to the cell, and Cheng Dalei came out. He was still confused and couldn't figure out what happened.
As soon as he came out of the dungeon, he was stopped by Liu Bei. Liu Bei took Cheng Dalei to Toad Mouth in Toad Ridge. This is the commanding height of Toad Ridge. From here, most of the entire Qingniu Mountain can be seen.
"Brother Liu, what are you doing? Are you ready for dinner?"
"Master, come and see..." Liu Beixin pointed his hand, like he was ordering soldiers on the battlefield, and scolded Fang Qiu.
Cheng Dalei took a step closer, stood beside Liu Bei, and looked into the distance.
"The mountains are like ice bricks, the forests are like snow sculptures, the sky and the earth are majestic, but that's all." Cheng Dalei looked at him with the eyes of a world hero who only envoys you and me: "Ordinary people don't know how to appreciate such majestic scenery. In the arms of Brother Liu
, there are big mountains and rivers.”
"What are you talking about?" Liu Bei glanced at Cheng Dalei: "I want you to see, in the huge Qingniu Mountain, only Toad Village has cooking smoke..."