The cool moonlight shines on the earth, covering the whole world with a silvery glow.
In the dense forest, the three people who secretly 'borrowed' some food were finally happy because they had a full meal.
At this moment, the three of them were sitting and chatting contentedly. Su Ruyu told Master and Disciple Jiang Ergou about the delicacies at Manxianglou, the largest and most luxurious restaurant in the capital, which made Jiang Ergou salivate.
He also said that after arriving in the capital, he must take his master and apprentice to eat in all the large and small restaurants in the capital. Only in this way can he make up for the hardships he has suffered during this period of time.
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In a farmhouse some distance away from the dense forest, a middle-aged woman was standing in the yard and yelling curses.
"You damn little thief, how dare you go to your aunt's head. You stole something and came to your aunt's house! You ran fast this time and your aunt didn't catch me. If you dare again next time
Come, look at my aunt, I won’t break your legs!”
In fact, there was not only this woman in the yard, but also a middle-aged man smoking a cigarette and leading a little boy to sit on a small stool nearby.
The child was still young, about two or three years old. He was very active and always restless in a man's arms. He wanted to run out, but he still couldn't walk steadily and would fall to the ground from time to time.
The same is true for a father, knowing that he will fall down, but he will still let him out deliberately, thinking that this is a boy, and a small bump will not count. If he is a precious girl, he will not let him go.
When the child actually falls, the man will rush over to pick him up and pat the dust off his body.
Then he sat back on the stool and smoked a cigarette, raising his head and watching his wife scolding her. She seemed to be very satisfied with watching such a scene.
In fact, most country women are sharp-tongued and mean-spirited. Even if she was really at home at noon today and met Ergou and the others asking for some food, she would still give it to her. Maybe she would give more because of her politeness.
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The woman seemed a little tired from scolding, panting slightly, and her swollen breasts were swaying due to this.
She first looked into the chicken coop and counted how many eggs had been stolen by the thieves. Then she went to the vegetable garden and counted the stolen fruits.
Then he put his hands on his hips and angrily returned to the center of the yard and stood there. It was as if it was halftime and now he was ready to start the second half of the curse.
But when her eyes involuntarily fell on the large flock of chickens and the little fat pigs in the pig pen, she almost blurted out the curse words but couldn't. In fact, the corner of her mouth was still
A little smile emerged.
Her eyes stayed on the group of chickens and piglets, which were the most important sources of income for their small family.
Tonight, she had counted the number of chickens several times, and in the end, she was finally sure that one was good!
"You little thief, you have some conscience!"
Under the quiet moonlight, the woman said the last words.
The man sitting on the stool with his head leaning against the door also finished the last puff of the dry cigarette in his hand, then tilted his head and looked at his wife quietly.
The child has crawled a long way on the ground, and his clothes and pants are already dirty, so the father doesn't care about it and just lets him crawl! It will be washed tomorrow anyway.
Such beautiful scenery in the world is really! How wonderful!
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After repairing last night, the threesome can be said to be in excellent spirits this morning.
Especially for Su Ruyu, for a young master like him, the experience he had yesterday was something he would never experience in his life unless there was no accident.
In fact, as a scholar, a scholar who has never seen or experienced the suffering in the world. After such an experience, in the days to come, I will be kind to the people of this world no matter what.
divided.
In the next two days, the trio lived comfortably relying on the food they 'borrowed' from the farmer's family.
But the little food they 'borrowed' had been exhausted by the third day. This was only possible because Ergou and Su Ruyu kept going down the river to catch fish and climbing up the trees to dig out bird eggs.
Su Ruyu has completely let go of her aristocratic demeanor in the past few days. She was a little shy at first, but as she and Ergou went down rivers and trees more often, she no longer cared.
The luxurious brocade clothes had been torn and tattered, and there was no trace of the handsome young man who had been just four days ago.
As a last resort, they ran out of ammunition and food and turned their attention to the next house they saw on the road.
This time, they were interested in a fruit farmer who had a large pear orchard. Ergou caught the old farmer guarding the orchard taking a nap and rushed into the forest with Su Ruyu.
In fact, the harvest period of pears is not yet in time, it will probably not be until autumn, which means it will not be mature until Su Ruyu returns to Beijing, which is about two months away.
The pears at this time were not big in size, but the taste was not very good either. They had a sour and astringent taste. But the three people who were hungry could not care about it.
Two people rushed to the pear orchard, lifted up their robes to make a basket shape, and filled the pears one after another.
The fruit farmer seemed to be in a deep sleep and did not notice that there were two uninvited guests in the garden.
Just when the two of them were about to finish their work and prepare to retire, Su Ruyu accidentally stepped on a branch that was close to the ground. After these days of training, Su Ruyu landed on the ground unscathed.
But this trampled branch woke up the sleeping fruit farmers. For the fruit farmers who look for food in the garden all year round, these fruit trees are their lives! Any disturbance about the fruit trees will involve them.
nerve.
The sleeping fruit farmer stood up and suddenly woke up. At a glance, he saw Jiang Ergou and Su Ruyu coming down from the pear tree.
"You two little bastards, these pears aren't ripe yet! You've been thinking about them for a while. It's okay to come back when they're ripe! If you hit them now, won't they be a waste?"
As he said this, the fruit farmer took the bamboo pole lying aside and chased him out. What people didn't expect was that this fruit farmer also had some ambitions to practice his craftsmanship.
The old man who was guarding outside noticed something was wrong immediately, turned around and ran to Su Ruyu, picked him up, and then rushed out. Only a distant sound reached Jiang Ergou's ears.
"Er Gou, I can see this one. He is a martial artist practicing foreign martial arts. His posture is close to the sixth level. If you don't run faster, you will probably have to suffer a lot today, hahaha..."
Then, he ignored Jiang Ergou and disappeared in front of him with Su Ruyu.
"Old man, you are heartless. I was looking for food all the way. Why did you take Su Ruyu and run away alone?"
After all, the fruit farmer was not far behind him. In order not to get beaten, he still had to run as fast as he could, but the distance between the two people was getting closer and closer.
Just when there was still about ten meters away from Ergou, the bamboo pole in the fruit farmer's hand flew out and hit Ergou in the back.
This blow did not cause much damage to Ergou. The fruit farmer chasing after him deliberately held back his hand. He just wanted to force Jiang Ergou to stop.
"Little bastard, you're pretty good at running, and yet you dare to come to your Grandpa Cai's pear garden to steal something. You're so brave!"
Ergou got up from the ground, pretended to be calm and patted the dust on his body, and then saluted the old man.
"Hahaha, there, there, Senior Cai, Jiang Ergou is so polite. During this trip, our master and disciples lost their money. We haven't eaten for two days, and we don't want to do those things.
Road-blocking and robbery are unavoidable
I just came to your old garden to pick two fruits to eat."
"Hmph, it's understandable to find something to eat if you lose your money, but the pears in my garden are not ripe yet, what can you do with them!"
The fruit farmer surnamed Cai obviously didn't believe Ergou's lies.
"Senior Cai, this... the three of us haven't eaten for two days, so we still care about whether the pears are ripe or not! I'm very satisfied just having something to eat."
Ergou used such half-truths and half-false words, hoping to scare the old man.
"You're a glib kid. I think you're lying to me. I don't care whether what you say is true or not. I'll give you a good beating first."
There was no chance for Jiang Ergou to continue his sweet talk. As soon as he picked up the bamboo pole from the ground, he greeted Jiang Ergou.
Seeing that the bamboo pole was approaching, Ergou hurriedly took off the Kunwu knife from his back to block it. However, he took off the scabbard and did not draw the knife.
The old man had no intention of killing him, he just wanted to teach him a lesson.
Besides, they were the ones who stole other people's pears. If they draw their swords again, wouldn't they lose all their face and dignity here?
The old man's bamboo pole was coming fiercely, and he showed no mercy at all. Ergou had not been diligent in practicing martial arts. Facing the old man's fierce attack, he could barely resist, and from time to time, he would be hit by a bamboo pole.
About half a quarter of an hour passed before the old man stopped. Ergou, who had been beaten so hard that he had no power to fight back, was on the verge of tears.
There were red marks all over his arms from being beaten with bamboo poles. This was not the point. Ergou was squatting on the ground and stroking his red and swollen calves.
In fact, the most obvious thing is the red mark from the forehead to the bridge of the nose. It was probably hit by the old man with a kick from the mountain, and the whole face was hit.
"You have the strength of the seventh grade, but you haven't used it at all. Otherwise, you would not only be miserable in my hands, but I don't know how your master taught you!"
"Yes, yes, what Senior Cai said is that my unlucky master never taught me seriously. You see how pitiful I am, why don't you stop beating me?"
Seeing that the old man finally stopped, Ergou had no backbone and begged for mercy. After all, what is the saying? A good man never suffers the consequences of his actions!
"Hit? If I hit you any more, you'll be disabled! Get up quickly."
"Yes, yes, you, senior, have a lot, please don't argue with a junior like me."
Hearing what the old man said, Ergou no longer squatted on the ground pretending to be pitiful, but stood up quickly.
"Humph, if you hadn't said that you didn't want to do those road-blocking robberies, I would have broken your legs at any cost today!"
"That's right, that's right, we still know the chivalry of Jianghu, but we can't rob it even if we really starve to death!"
In front of this old man who would take action whenever he said something inappropriate, Jiang Ergou could only say yes repeatedly.
"Well, what you said really touched my heart. Come back with me!"
"Ah! Senior Cai, you still don't plan to send me a message!"
When Ergou heard the old man asking him to follow him back, Ergou thought that he would be ravaged by him again, and he suddenly became nervous.
"Hmph! If I don't plan to let you go, how can you still stand and talk? Didn't you say that your master and disciples lost their money? What's the use of a few broken pears that are so sore that they will knock out your teeth? Come back with me.
I’ll get you some sesame seeds!”
Hearing these words, Ergou was not only elated, but at least he was secretly happy.
"Ah! Ouch! Senior Cai, you are so kind and righteous, you are a role model for us! We stole your pears, but you not only didn't care, but also gave us sesame cakes. You are so righteous!"
"Hahaha, you kid, don't flatter me with all these flattery, I tell you, it won't work!"
The old man's words were useless, but his uncontrollable smile showed that he was still very useful in his heart.