Li Laiheng held a small lamp in his hand and walked slowly back to the camp and cottage where the Little Tigers lived temporarily. As he walked, he observed the weather in Longju Village. After Liu Fangliang's efforts throughout the day, all the chaos in the city had been basically controlled.
We stayed and the usual order and stability were restored.
The shops on both sides of the road have closed doormen, and most of them have signs saying "Looted by soldiers, closed shop without goods". Some houses further back have only a few lights, which can show a little bit of popularity. Most of the corpses on the street
Liu Fangliang sent people to drag them outside the city, dig holes and bury them. However, you can still see pools of blood on the road at regular intervals, revealing the tragedy that happened when the rebels washed the city.
There are some displaced people who are squatting and lying in shacks in the corner of the city. I don’t know if their homes were burned down by the insurgents, or whether they were occupied by soldiers from the invading camp. The insurgent army has no relationship with the people of Longju Village, so it is not arrogant.
The general's discipline was already very strict when carrying out killings. Li Laiheng could not force the army to sleep on the streets after occupying the city. If this kind of thing was mentioned, even the homeless people on the streets would probably think it was a nightmare.
Tan.
The thin moonlight enveloped the small Longju Village, and a gust of wind blew by. The refugees lying on the roadside sleeping wrapped themselves tightly in their thin clothes. Li Laiheng raised the small lamp to a position parallel to his eyes, and looked through the wind.
Looking at the bleak road with the flickering firelight, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"I am a person thousands of miles away from the world, but my heart suddenly hangs on the moon in the west."
He shook his head. After all, he was not the king's master who broke into the camp. What's more, even the king's master Tangwu couldn't reach the level of sleeping on the street after occupying the city. Why should mediocre people bother themselves?
Is there peace between Teacher Wang and his students? From now on will the way of kingship begin?
The little tiger sped up his walking speed. He just wanted to make time pass faster and break into the camp earlier and grow stronger faster. Only then can he consider the issue of whether he is the king or not.
"Master!", "Little tiger!"
Hao Yaoqi and Uncle Qing were both waiting for Li Laiheng's return outside the Little Tiger Squadron's residence. In addition to the two of them, there were six or seven other soldiers. Several of them looked very familiar to Li Laiheng. They should be from his hometown of Mizhi.
A native of the country.
They gathered around a bonfire in an open space outside the camp. Nearly ten people formed a circle. Hao Yaoqi also took a short spear and grilled a pig leg that came from nowhere on the bonfire.
Under the light of the fire, the skin of the roasted pork leg was burnt red and exuded a bright luster. Under the burned and cracked pig skin, the darker pork leg meat was exposed. Hao Yaoqi's roasting method was very rough.
The pork had been roasted to the point of showing black burn marks in several places.
Li Laiheng took a deep breath of the unmistakable smell of meat in the air, and couldn't help but make a few muffled sounds in his stomach. He didn't know how long it had been since he had eaten meat. People say that Green Forest Heroes are big eaters.
Meat, big bowls of wine, and big scales to share the gold, it would be great for them to break into the camp, but they couldn't even eat cold pancakes.
"Wai Qi, where did you get this pig leg? Could it be that you have violated military discipline again and are going to annoy the boss and Uncle Yufeng?"
Hao Yaoqi brought the big pig leg to his mouth and took a hard bite. The juice and oil splashed out, and the meat smell became more attractive. Then he stood up and said with a evil smile to Li Laiheng: "Hehe, I'm still here
It’s not that stupid. This pig leg was sent by Mrs. Gao. Mrs. Gao said that you were losing weight in the custody team, so they specially sent you meat to replenish your body.”
"Hey! Then you didn't wait for me to come back and started eating by yourself?" Li Laiheng's eyes widened and he felt incredible. Isn't this Hao Yaoqi too shameless and too casual in doing things?
"Master, Mrs. Gao sent us several pieces of meat. Except for this pork leg, I have put away many others first." Uncle Qing saw that Hao Yaoqi couldn't speak, and Li Laiheng looked dumbfounded.
He hurriedly explained a few words, "Wai Qi said that you would bake one for the young master here, and you can eat it directly when you come back... Hey! Wao Qi, why did you take another bite? Quickly bring it to the young master!"
Uncle Qing was explaining quickly while Hao Yaoqi on the other side picked up the pig leg and took a big bite. Li Laiheng saw that the oil was glossy and the aroma was everywhere, and he felt helpless. He finally knew what Hao Yao was doing.
Qi is extremely brave and has a lot of seniority in the camp, but the reason why he can never get ahead is unknown.
Uncle Qing and several other soldiers stood up quickly to snatch the pig leg from Hao Yaoqi's mouth. Only then did Li Laiheng notice that among the people around the bonfire, except for the brothers from the Little Tiger Team,
There was also a thin child with slender limbs sitting there. The child was wrapped in a black rag, his body was trembling slightly due to the cold temperature, his hands were close to the bonfire, and he was rubbing them slowly.
"Uncle Qing...who is this child?"
Li Laiheng was slightly surprised. Only when he got closer did he see the child's appearance clearly through the light of the bonfire.
The little tiger thought this was a thin soldier from the little tiger team. After seeing the appearance and size clearly, he realized that she was actually a girl.
Li Laiheng first asked Uncle Qing, and then looked at Hao Yaoqi with suspicion. Could it be that Hao Yaoqi violated military discipline and acted so recklessly? He wanted to kidnap a little girl into the camp? If that was true, then Hao Yaoqi
Hata is really trying to challenge the limits of his tolerance.
"Master, this child's parents were killed by the rebels. Her home was originally a barracks occupied by our Little Tiger Team. I see how homeless she is. Such a skinny child will probably freeze to death tomorrow.
So I decided to let her come to our campfire to keep warm."
Li Changqing is one of Li Laiheng's few relatives. When Ai Guobin destroyed the Mizhi Li family, only Uncle Qing stood up and fought hard. In his heart, Li Laiheng and Li Youniang were just like his own children.
This little girl, who lost her parents due to massacre by the insurgents and was displaced because she broke into a camp and occupied her house, could not help but feel compassion.
Li Laiheng nodded, approving Uncle Qing's approach, "That's okay. I almost thought you were violating military discipline and abducting women privately. We occupied someone else's house. Although we only occupied it for a few days, we had to evacuate Longju Village, but
In the final analysis, it is still a forced occupation, and there is no defensible reason.”
"Hey! Captain, what are you looking at me for? I, Hao Yaoqi, am the most mean-mouthed person. I ate a few chickens secretly, but I wouldn't do such a thing as kidnapping a woman, okay? I'm not that open-minded enough to commit the crime.
The old palmist’s taboo!”
Hao Yaoqi saw Li Laiheng looking at him suspiciously while talking, so he quickly explained and shied away. He couldn't control himself and had very poor self-control, but he also knew that Mrs. Gao was the only one in charge of Li Zicheng.
Women, how blind were the other people in the camp, how dare they rob women? Does that mean that their living standards must be higher than Li Zicheng's?
"Okay, okay, I know that you, Hao Yaoqi, are sincerely repenting every day now, which is different from before." Li Laiheng waved his hand and told Hao Yaoqi to just say a word and stop emphasizing the importance of his self-control over and over again.
How much progress has been made.
"Uncle Qing, what is this child's name?"
Li Laiheng came closer, and the little girl seemed to realize that the visitor had a high status in the Little Tigers. She tied her messy hair slightly neatly, raised her head, and stared into Li Laiheng's eyes.
There were a few black stains on the little girl's face, but they couldn't hide her pretty face. Her eyes were very bright, and she stared hard at Li Laiheng. There seemed to be light in her pupils, and her thin lips
The bite was tight, showing half fear, like a frightened puppy.
After Uncle Qing heard Li Laiheng's question, he came over and replied: "We haven't asked her much yet. Master, just ask her directly."
"Well... what's your name? We will only stay at your house for a few... a short time, and then we will return the house to you. You can still live here and ask us for food."
Little Tiger originally wanted to say directly that after breaking into the camp and staying here for a few days, he would break camp and abandon Longju Village. But he thought that this involved the military secrets of breaking into the camp, and it was inconvenient for even a little girl to tell him directly.
He changed his tune temporarily.
The puppy-like child was a little panicked. She took a few steps back, wrapped the rag around her body a little tighter, nodded slightly, but then shook her head and did not answer Li Laiheng's question.
"What? You don't have a name?" Li Laiheng was a little confused. Although this little girl's parents were killed by rebels, she looked good-looking. Although there were some stains on her face, her skin was very shiny. Plus the little tiger team
The house he occupies is relatively grand in the small town of Longjuzhai. He probably doesn't come from a poor family, so he doesn't even have a name.
The little girl shook her head, pointed to her mouth, and made a few "woo-ah" sounds. Her speech was very unclear and she couldn't speak complete words. She could only scream "woo-ah" and "woo-ah".
"Is this child mute?" Li Laiheng asked this question, but he felt it was not the case. Although the little girl could not speak complete sentences, her mouth shape was correct, but there were some problems with her vocalization.
Uncle Qing explained from the side: "Both Wai Qi and I guessed that the child was frightened by the rebels and suffered from some kind of disease. He was temporarily unable to make a sound."
Li Laiheng also felt a sense of compassion in his heart. His parents were killed by rebel soldiers, and he could not speak, but such a little girl had a pretty face. He knew in his heart that if the little girl wanted to survive in such troubled times,
To survive alone, one may have to pay a high price.
"Can you write?"
The little girl listened to Li Laiheng's question and nodded. She picked up a branch next to the bonfire and drew two characters on the ground. Li Laiheng didn't know much about the calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty, but he could still tell that this simple draw
The two characters he wrote are as beautiful as orchids and bamboos. This child's calligraphy must be quite good.
Li Laiheng moved the small lamp he was holding closer to him, and through the light and the light of the bonfire, he could see clearly that the two words written by the little girl on the ground were "A Ci".
"Aci? It's a very elegant name... but it doesn't sound like a famous name. Is this your nickname?"
When A Ci heard Li Laiheng's question, she raised her head with a puzzled look. Her eyes were shining, and when she looked at people with her eyes wide open, she had the temperament of a furry little animal.
"Master, this child may not understand what a nickname is and what a famous name is, right?" Uncle Qing said again when he saw A Ci's confused expression.
Li Laiheng scratched his head and felt a little strange, so he asked again: "She looks like a child from a wealthy family, and her handwriting is so beautiful. She shouldn't not understand her nickname, right? What is your last name? We call you Aci."
Is that all right?”
The little girl seemed to understand this sentence. She nodded and agreed. Then she randomly took the small branch and gestured on the ground to write the word "ke".
"Ha." Li Laiheng burst into laughter. She didn't answer what her last name was. Instead, she wrote the word "ke", which really sounded a bit aloof, which made the little tiger find it quite interesting. "Okay. Ah Ci, let's borrow it from you first."
We are staying at home for a few days. If you want to eat during these days, just ask Uncle Qing and that silly guy to ask for it."
After hearing this, Hao Yaoqi was very dissatisfied and objected repeatedly. He emphasized to A Ci, "Don't listen to the nonsense from the management team. Your Brother Yaoqi is not a stupid guy. I am one of the most shrewd people in the camp."
It’s gone.”
"Haha, that's enough for you." Li Laiheng laughed and cursed, then pointed at the big pork leg and said, "This pork leg belongs to me. You can tear off two pieces of meat from the top and fill it with the little girl."
Fill your stomach."
"Ah? Okay, okay, if you tell me to tear it apart, then go ahead." Hao Yaoqi curled his lips and reluctantly tore off two fingers from the roasted pork leg.
A piece of meat wide and as long as the palm of your hand came and was handed to A Ci to eat.
A Ci did not reach out to take the pork leg directly, but glanced at Li Laiheng first. Seeing Li Laiheng smiling and nodding, he timidly stretched out his hand and took the piece of meat handed over by Hao Yaoqi.
"What a cute little girl," Uncle Qing exclaimed when he saw this, "She looks so much like my daughter..."
Uncle Qing's casual sigh touched Li Laiheng's heart slightly. He closed his eyes for a while, and endured the sad emotions in his heart for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes again and said to A Ci: "You don't have a famous name, then
Can I give you a good name?"
Aci was putting the piece of meat into her mouth. Although she was very hungry, she still swallowed the food in small bites, which looked very well-educated. Aci shouted at the small piece of meat, tilted her head half way, and bit it gently.
After licking his lips, he nodded his head again.
"If you want to find Zheng Jun's pen, it's hard to be a young woman's Ci. How about I give you a name, called You Ci?"
Li Laiheng read a poem by Wang Sui, put the small lamp on the ground, picked up a branch, and wrote the two small characters "You Ci". It was just his calligraphy. Naturally, it was difficult to compare with A Ci's beautiful handwriting.
In comparison, it would be better to say that the handwriting of Little Tiger is really ugly.
A Ci touched the two words written by Li Laiheng with his hand, and then showed a very gentle smile. She always looked timid, but when she smiled, she was very bright and cheerful.
"You Ci..." Uncle Qing knew that this name meant a piece of worry that Li Laiheng had placed on him. With a little worry in his eyes, he looked at the little tiger and said, "Young Master, my condolences."
Li Laiheng gently threw the branch into the bonfire and watched it slowly burn into a ball of flame. He didn't say anything, but just sighed.