Chapter 203: Rice Bowl
Ma Liu perfunctorily bowed his hands and said in a serious tone:
"Your granddaughter is destined to be with us. It's just a small favor. We are passing by your precious place and would like to stay for one night. I hope you can do us a favor!"
But he had been traveling all day, and his voice was weak, and it was obvious that he was out of breath.
Seeing this, Ming Lao San hurriedly said, "Of course! You all should go in and have a rest first, and I will catch the breeze for you later."
It's past six in the afternoon now, so it's not too late to have a welcoming party.
Everyone was quickly arranged into a room with a brazier. Someone handed them hot tea, and others ran back and forth to arrange accommodation.
Since entering the village, Su Tong has been following Qin Yi as usual. Now he is sitting next to him in front of the brazier, observing everything silently.
After Chunzhi entered the room, she disappeared for a while, and when she reappeared, she had changed out of her half-dry clothes.
She ran over happily and said:
"Sister, the other big brothers have arranged accommodations. You and the boss brother can stay at my house! My house is warmer than the others."
Just after sitting down, Li Song had already told Ming Lao San the purpose of the group going into the mountains to look for medicine while chatting and laughing. Of course, the boss and the boss's woman were also introduced, otherwise people would not feel comfortable receiving them without an explanation.
Su Tong smiled and said yes, then he and Qin Yi got up and followed Chunzhi.
Chunzhi was not lying when she said it was warm. Her house was obviously taller and bigger than other houses. Although the rooms were simply furnished, they were clean and tidy. The kang had been lit in advance, so it was warm as soon as you entered the house. It was obvious that preparations had been made in advance.
Su Tong sincerely thanked Chunzhi, and Chunzhi grinned.
Soon someone called for dinner and everyone gathered in the same room again.
Because there were so many people, the dining table was made up of two square tables put together. It was filled with bowls of vegetables, and the surrounding bowls and chopsticks were also placed.
But the bowls were different. There were some tall, some short, some big, and some small. At first glance, there seemed to be five or six kinds. It was obvious that bowls from several families were put together.
Su Tong couldn't help but feel emotional. The people in this village were really enthusiastic. He could feel that they were trying their best to express their sincerity.
When Ming Laosan saw that most people had arrived, he greeted everyone warmly.
"Thank you for your hard work on the journey! Please take a seat! The weather is cold and the food will get cold quickly! We have to eat while it's still hot!"
Qin Yi bowed to Ming Lao San and the people standing around to help, and said:
"Thank you! You're welcome!"
Ming Lao San smiled with wrinkles on his face, and stretched out his hand to drag the bench out, "Boss, you are so polite! Everyone, please take a seat!"
Qin Yi looked around and saw that Chen Yunfeng was assigned to look after the luggage and had already been delivered meals in advance.
Except for Ma Liu and Zhao Xin, everyone else was present.
Seeing that Ming Laosan and his people had been busy for a long time, he didn't want to keep them waiting for a long time, so he gestured for everyone to take their seats and eat while waiting.
After running around in the mountains all day, everyone was already starving. Now there was good wine and food, and the host was welcoming them warmly, so they immediately pulled aside a bench and prepared to sit down.
But before he sat down, he heard a voice from behind.
"Young man! You have no manners!"
It was Ma Liu who came in a step later.
Qin Yi paused and raised his hand slightly. Seeing this, the people who were about to sit down stood up and moved aside.
Ma Liu walked in with square steps, followed by Zhao Xin.
Qin Yi smiled and made a gesture to Ma Liu, "Master Liu is always late, please take a seat."
Ma Liu snorted coldly, but did not sit down. He crossed one hand to his chest, touched the almost invisible stubble on his chin with the other hand, and walked around the dining table a few times.
Su Tong's mind suddenly focused. Ma Liu had not behaved as a nosy person along the way. Today, he had blocked their way again and again, so he must have some intention.
She glanced at Qin Yi beside her, only to see that Qin Yi was staring intently at the bowl on the table.
Ma Liu didn't say anything, and no one in the team spoke.
The strange thing is that the people on Ming Laosan's side didn't urge him, but just watched him turn around quietly.
Ma Liu turned around a few times, and seemed to be tired. He suddenly rubbed his wrist, pounded his shoulders, and sighed:
"Oh my! This mountain road has made me exhausted! Let's eat! Don't let down the kindness of our fellow villagers!"
As he said that, he sat down in front of a seat.
But he was not sitting in the seat facing the gate, as if he was just tired from walking and just found a place to sit down.
Then he called out to the people around him, "Ayi! Let them all sit down! They are standing there like pillars! It makes me dizzy!"
Qin Yi then raised his chin, and everyone took their seats one after another.
Ming Laosan and others also gathered around enthusiastically, some adding food and some getting wine, and they were busy having a great time.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they dispersed amid the warm hospitality of the villagers.
Ma Liu drank a lot of fruit wine brewed in the mountains, and with a red face, he staggered back with the help of Zhao Xin.
Su Tong also returned to the room assigned to her with full of questions, but Qin Yi did not come. He must have gone to Ma Liu's place.
She sat down on the edge of the kang, thinking carefully about everything that had happened that night, and knew that there must be something strange about this village.
But before I could figure out what was going on, I heard someone knocking on the door.
After a moment, Haruee poked her head in, looking a little shy.
"Sister, I see that you seem to know some medical skills, and your medicine is much better than the ones made by the grandfather in our village, so I want to ask... can you... check on my brother's illness?"
Before he could finish his sentence, his face had already turned red.
Su Tong was suddenly enlightened, "Oh! Brother is my lover?"
Chunzhi cried out “Aiya——” and covered her face, feeling a little helpless. “Sister, don’t laugh at me!”
Su Tong didn't embarrass her anymore. After thinking for a while, he agreed, "Let's go! Take me to see it!"
But after Chunzhi went out first, she checked the dagger tied to her calf and the needle bag on her wrist before following him out.
Chunzhi took Su Tong to another residence. After walking for nearly twenty minutes, it turned out that the prince was not their own prince, otherwise he would not live so far away.
But when Su Tong saw the young man lying on the kang, he was a little surprised.
He was a young man with a handsome appearance and very fair skin. Perhaps due to his illness, his face looked a little haggard, but his eyes were still deep and sharp.
Judging from his appearance and temperament, he doesn't seem to be from this village.
The moment she walked in, Su Tong even saw a hint of hostility in his eyes...but when she looked more closely, she couldn't see anything, as if it was just an illusion.
Seeing that the prince looked unhappy, Chunzhi hurried forward to comfort him and talked to him in a low voice.
But Chunzhi didn’t call him “Age” but “Afeng”.
They spoke in low voices, with Harue doing most of the talking, and the other just nodding or shaking his head occasionally.
In the end, the man seemed unable to resist Chunzhi's kindness and reluctantly accepted to let Su Tong help him "take a look".
Su Tong then stepped forward and checked on that "A Feng".
This prince's condition is not complicated.
To be precise, it was not an illness, but an injury.
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