The Chu soldiers who intercepted Xiao Jiang before inspected the bodies and reported to Fan Li. Fan Li stroked his beard and looked around. These Wu soldiers died here, which was not a good thing for Chu, who was recovering from the defeat.
He looked at the piles of sheep dung on the ground not far away and the blood stains on the red copper sword on the ground and said:
"These Wu soldiers are spying on us. If they die here, they will definitely cause trouble. Now I was just about to send Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan to Wu when this happened. We must be careful. Send someone to investigate.
In a moment, I will escort them out..."
...
Not to mention that Fan Li sent the beautiful woman to Wu State, Xiao Jiang's face was a little pale due to blood loss, and he was even more dizzy after being led by the girl all the way. After a while, the girl went around a mountain stream to a small valley, and Xiao Jiang's eyes were a little confused.
, before he could clearly see the surrounding situation, he was taken to a hut by the girl and fainted.
"Um......"
Xiao Jiang woke up with a stinging pain. He was now much more awake. He found that he was sleeping on a wooden raft, with a linen quilt covering him. He rubbed his forehead and recalled everything before.
Looking around again, there was no one in the room. The sunlight outside the slightly leaky window lattice was a little dim. It must be near dusk. He took a few deep breaths and sat up. Looking at his bandaged left arm, he held back the pain.
He slowly untied the linen and cleaned off the dried herbs. The wound actually did not damage the blood vessels. It passed between the muscles of his arm. However, the wound was red, swollen and suppurating. He listened and took it out when there was no movement outside.
I started to re-bandage myself with my own backup medicine.
Fortunately, Xiao Jiang knew that crossing would be dangerous, so he had prepared antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. After cleaning, disinfecting, applying and bandaging, he took the anti-inflammatory drugs. Then he felt a little hungry. Seeing that there was nothing else in the room, he had to take it out.
Two loaves of bread satisfy my hunger temporarily.
After eating and drinking, Xiao Jiang tidied up and opened the door. Outside was a simple hall. There was a stove in the middle of the hall, and a coarse sand jar was hung on the fire. The small fire was simmering with a smell of
Feeling sour, he walked to the gate to get some air, and saw the shepherd girl sitting by the stream next to the courtyard, lost in thought.
"What are you doing?"
Xiao Jiang walked up behind the girl and asked. He seemed to have already guessed that it was his girl. The bamboo stick was gently stirring in the stream and said:
"There are endless wars in the world, and there are bandits, strongmen, and rebels everywhere. You actually dare to wander around without any skills. Aren't you afraid that you will lose your life just like that?"
Xiao Jiang walked to the girl and sat down next to him and said with a smile:
"Girl, I see that you are very good at martial arts. Those Wu soldiers are so fierce that they are no match for you. How about you teach me some self-defense moves?"
The girl rolled her eyes at Xiao Jiang and said:
"I'm busy herding sheep every day. It's difficult for me to live without sheep. How can I have time to teach you Kung Fu?"
Xiao Jiang tilted his head and looked at this seemingly cute but highly skilled girl and said:
"By the way, my name is Xiao Jiang. What's your surname, girl?"
The girl smiled bitterly and said:
"It's expensive. I'm an orphan. I grew up eating a lot of food from hundreds of families. Others call me Ah Qing. Five years ago, some elders gave me a few sheep. From then on, I made a living by herding sheep in the mountains. My whole body
Martial arts are all taught by Monkey King, and if you want me to teach you, I can't teach you."
Xiao Jiang's eyes relaxed and he said:
"Ah Qing... let's do this. You take me to the city tomorrow. Maybe I can think of a way to get a lot of money, so that you don't have to be busy herding sheep. I can also learn martial arts from you. You can't teach
, I can tell you how to teach it."
Ah Qing said with some disbelief:
"You? Can you make a lot of money? And you have injuries on your body. If you run out like this, aren't you afraid of wound infection?"
Xiao Jiang smiled and took out a palm-sized mirror from his pocket and handed it to Ah Qing and said:
"Have you seen this thing? It's a hundred times better than a bronze mirror. How much do you think I could sell it for if I sold it to those noble ladies?"
Ah Qing took a look at the mirror. Suddenly she saw herself in the mirror and was startled. But then she realized that it was just like her reflection in the water. However, looking at such a clear lens, she was stunned and then looked at Xiao Jiang and said:
"You actually carry such a treasure with you. I underestimate you, but you can bear the burden of having treasures that can be exchanged for money. I saw that your wounds were suppurating before."
Xiao Jiang shook his left hand. It was a penetrating wound. In fact, it was only a few millimeters under the skin. Because the wound was wide, it bled a lot. He fainted before because of blood loss. In this era, it would be very difficult to deal with such a wound infection.
It's troublesome, but after disinfecting it, he wrapped it with white medicine and took anti-inflammatory medicine. It is estimated that the wound will be closed tomorrow. There is no need to suture it. As long as the wound is completely healed, then he can learn martial arts from Ah Qing.
Xiao Jiang said:
"This is not a big problem. You and I will go to the city tomorrow morning. By the way, do you know where the nearest city is?"
Ah Qing shook her long hair on the back of her head and said:
"I've been to Zhuji, which is thirty miles away, once, but it would cost me a few dozen gold to get rid of this treasure of yours. A few dozen gold would be enough for me to live on for several lifetimes."
As he said this, Ah Qing handed the mirror to Xiao Jiang. Xiao Jiang shook his head and said:
"Put this away, I still have it here."
Xiao Jiang took out a mirror again. Ah Qing looked at Xiao Jiang in astonishment and said:
"They say that rare things are more valuable, why do you still have them? Are you going to give me such a precious thing?"
Xiao Jiang secretly smiled. He had bought more than a dozen spares of this thing. Of course he knew the situation of this era, otherwise he would not bring such a fragile thing that has no effect on himself.
"Miss Ah Qing, I am a wandering person. I originally planned to use this treasure to find some way out, but I don't have much ability. Just like before, it would be easy for those Wu soldiers to kill me. If not for the help of the girl, I would be on the roadside.
Guhun, the girl has such martial arts, it is fate to meet you. There are two parts of this treasure, one to exchange for money to survive, and one as a gift for me to ask for a teacher, which also shows that I attach great importance to learning martial arts.
It is far better to have one skill than to be extremely rich."
Xiao Jiang said with a serious face, but Ah Qing kept nodding her head. She carefully put the mirror into her arms and nodded:
"Well, what you said makes sense. You don't look like a bad person. Of course, I don't see any good people in this world except fellow villagers. If you want to learn, I will naturally try my best to teach you. It depends on how far you can learn.
It’s your own.”
Xiao Jiang was overjoyed when he heard Ah Qing agree. He smiled happily, just like a three-year-old child who got his favorite candy...