Chapter 68 Staying in the Village
The old village chief looked at the leader, who was dressed in official uniform, and wondered, "Who are you and what are you doing in the village so late at night?"
Because he needed a favor, Zhang San didn't act with the arrogance of an official. "Old man, we're coming from the capital, escorting exiled prisoners to Liangzhou. We're passing through your village, but it's too late to make it to the next post station. We'd like to stay here for the night. Could you please give us a favor?"
"Because we were in a hurry to get on the road, we didn't have time to replenish our supplies. We wanted to spend money to buy some food from you."
When the villagers heard they were going to buy food, they immediately became very excited: "Hurry up and leave! We don't have any food to sell to you!"
"Go away! Our village doesn't accept outsiders!"
"If we give you silver, just sell some to us!"
"No, we don't have enough food to eat, let alone sell it to you!"
"Leave our village quickly, or we will be rude to you!"
As the villagers spoke, they flashed the weapons in their hands again and again!
Seeing the villagers' resistance, Xia Chengsheng said to Zhang San, "Master Zhang, why don't we go a little further and see if we can find another place to stay!"
They still have food, and some can be shared with the officials when necessary. As for the others, I'm sorry, they are not kind people and can't take care of so many things!
"A bunch of low-lifes. I'm thinking highly of you by buying things from you. You really don't know what's good for you!"
"If we hadn't been exiled, we wouldn't have come here even if you invited us!"
"I'm not going to walk anymore. I can't walk anymore. I haven't eaten all day!"
The people in the team thought they could finally rest, but they didn't expect that they had to go on again, and they were all a little upset.
The officers whipped their whips again, and those who spoke ill words shut up instantly.
Zhang San led the team and turned around and left.
Xia Qingfeng followed in a donkey cart.
The old village chief who was in the lead suddenly said, "Wait!"
The team stopped immediately.
The old village chief walked tremblingly towards the donkey cart and looked at Xia Qingfeng again and again.
He asked cautiously, "Are you General Xia, the deputy commander under the command of the Prince of Zhennan?"
The villagers also walked forward and looked at Xia Qingfeng driving the donkey cart as if they were watching a monkey!
"It's General Xia, it's really General Xia!"
"Where is the Prince of Zhennan? Has the Prince of Zhennan arrived?"
The villagers' cheers spread throughout the entire team!
"Let's go into the village, General Xia, follow us!"
General Xia pulled Xia Qingfeng towards the village, and the villagers automatically made way for him.
"General Xia, we offended you just now. Please don't bother with us rough guys!"
"That's right, General Xia, you are our benefactor, don't look down on us rough people."
The entire exile team was stunned. What was going on?
Just now they were sternly told not to let them into the village, but now they are being welcomed in. Life is really unpredictable!
The villagers enthusiastically helped to pull the Xia family's donkey cart and horse carriage.
Even Zhang San and his group of officers were warmly greeted by the villagers. They held their hands and asked them where they came from, where they were going, and who they were escorting.
This enthusiasm made the officials feel a little embarrassed. They were taking advantage of the Xia family!
It turned out that three years ago, Xuanyuan Yi and Xia Qingfeng led their troops to war and passed by this place when they encountered bandits robbing the village.
Xia Qingfeng led his soldiers to deal with the bandits and prevented the village from being destroyed.
To the villagers, Xuanyuan Yi and Xia Qingfeng are the benefactors of their entire village.
When the villagers learned that the Xia family was exiled, they began to curse the dog emperor for being inhuman.
Only when he saw the accompanying officers did he stop cursing, but he didn't stop cursing in his heart.
After entering the village, the Xia family became the guests of honor of the whole village, and the villagers brought out their own delicious food to entertain them.
The escorting officers were also treated well, but the other people accompanying them were not treated well. They were all driven to an uninhabited yard in the corner of the village.
The old village chief even ordered the village's only pig and sheep to be slaughtered to entertain his benefactor.
The whole village was as lively as if there was a wedding.
The Xia family moved into the old village chief's house.
The villagers all rushed to their homes to see if there was anything they could take out to entertain their benefactor.
"I'll go back home and get some rice. The rice in the village chief's house is definitely not enough for my benefactor!"
"I have some cabbage at home. I'll go get some and give it to my benefactors!"
"Mrs. Wu, why are you so stingy? If you only give your benefactor some cabbage, you should at least get some meat dishes!"
"Mrs. Zhao, I think you're just sour grapes. You want to eat my cabbage, but I won't give it to you! Humph!"
"Bah, who cares about your cabbage? I'll get my husband to kill the only old hen and make soup for you, my benefactor!"
"Oh my, I didn't realize that you, such a stingy person like you, Mrs. Zhao, actually wanted to pluck my feathers!"
"You are the stingy one, your whole family is stingy!"
The villagers walked towards their homes in a noisy manner.
Xia Xing'er went to see the old village chief.
The old village chief was a man in his sixties with white hair, a goatee, and a hunched back. It was obvious that he had been working in the fields all year round.
At this moment, he was like a general commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield, directing the villagers to slaughter pigs.
The three little ones squatted on the side with the children in the village to watch the pig-slaughtering ceremony. It was really novel. They had never seen a pig-slaughtering scene before.
Several villagers grabbed the pig and pinned it to the ground so that it couldn't move!
The butcher picked up the knife and stabbed it into the pig's neck, and then the white knife went in and the red knife came out.
The pigs' cries of grief spread throughout the village.
No matter how much it cried or struggled, it was of no use. The villagers held it down tightly, and soon it died unwillingly.
Throw the whole pig directly into the freshly boiled water and soak it for a while. Then several people work together to take it out, put it on the board, and start scraping the hair!
The pig looks white after being shaved, and it looks really festive.
The butcher began to cut up the pig again, taking out the liver and lungs, and separating the neck and head.
"Leave half for my benefactors to take with them on the journey. We still have a long way to go to Liangzhou, and they will definitely be short of food and clothing along the way."
"Let's just eat less and then take care of it after we're done."
The village chief suddenly thought of something, and his eyes, which had originally been bright, dimmed again.
The children didn't know if they could understand what the old village chief said, but they nodded ignorantly and echoed: "Yes, yes, the village chief is right. We should eat less and let our benefactor eat more. We are not greedy!"
If adults hadn't seen the crystal saliva at the corners of the children's mouths, they would have really believed what they said.
The three little ones' pockets were filled with dried fruits given by the villagers, including dried apricots, dried peaches, and dried sweet potatoes.
The three little ones who were originally watching the pig slaughtering saw Xia Xing'er from afar and jumped towards her.
"Auntie, here you go, this dried peach is delicious!"
"Auntie, I have some dried sweet potatoes!"
"Aunt, I have some dried apricots here. I'll give them all to you."
As he said this, he took money out of his pocket.
Xia Xing'er took them one by one and ate one.
"It's really delicious. Have you thanked your uncle and aunt?"
The three little ones said in unison: "I told you so!"
"You guys go play, my aunt wants to see the village chief!"
Hearing the voice, the village chief turned around and walked towards Xia Xing'er!
"Miss Xia, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The old village chief looked at the woman in front of him and said that she was so beautiful that it was beyond description. She was like a fairy.
Maybe it's a common human problem that everyone likes good-looking people. Even someone like the old village chief, who is usually serious, has a much gentler voice when speaking.
Xia Xing'er pointed at the old banyan tree across the street and said, "Can we go over there and talk?"
The old village chief saw that she had something to say: "Okay, let's go over there and talk!"
The two of them came under the old banyan tree. Without waiting for the old village chief to speak, Xia Xing'er said, "Village chief, I have a question I want to ask you. I wonder if you can answer it for me."
The village chief didn't think too much about it, "Miss Xia, may I ask?"
"Just now we wanted to stay overnight in the village, and the villagers were very excited. Why is that?"
Xia Xing'er felt that something must have happened in the village, otherwise the villagers would react so strongly when they heard about staying overnight.
The villagers were so welcoming to them, so she wanted to know if there was anything she could do to help them.
If someone treats her badly, she can accept it and will retaliate, but if someone treats her well, she will repay them tenfold.
When the village chief heard about this, his smiling face was suddenly filled with worry.
"It's a long story. Three years ago, Qingfeng Village went down the mountain and burned, killed, and looted the surrounding villages. Many villages were wiped out. If General Xia and his men hadn't passed by, our village would probably no longer exist."
"The bandits in Qingfeng Village were wiped out by General Xia and his men, and we've had nearly two years of peace."
The old village chief sighed and continued, "But the good times didn't last long. Last year, another group of bandits came to Qingfeng Village. They would come to rob the village from time to time, stealing food, poultry, women, and everything else."
"Miss Xia, don't blame the villagers for treating you like that before. They're just too scared to rob you!"
As he spoke, the old village chief began to cry. As the saying goes, men don't shed tears easily, but only when they are heartbroken.
The village chief wiped the tears from his face and continued, "The villagers' remaining food will only last for a month. Don't worry about the girls laughing at you, I'm ready to take everyone and flee!"
To be honest, Xia Xing'er understands them. It's really not easy for people living at the bottom of society!
She decided to go and explore Qingfeng Village to see if she could help the villagers get back their food so that these lovely people wouldn't have to leave their homeland.
"Has the village chief ever thought of organizing the young men in the village to go to the stronghold and take the things back?"
The old village chief sighed again: "How can the young men in our village be a match for those bandits? If we go to fight them, we will be asking for our lives!"
"They lose just because they have weapons in their hands!"
Xia Xing'er took out a packet of medicine and said, "Village Chief, this is a packet of enhanced sleeping pills. Once you sprinkle it, even a cow will fall asleep for a whole day and night if it smells it. Just cover your mouth and nose."
"It's best to go at night. Bandits need to sleep too, so it will be more convenient for you to act!"
She would definitely not let the villagers die. The medicine was just an excuse for them to take advantage of the situation.
She has already handed them the ladder, it depends on whether the villagers have the courage.
Thinking of the women who were abducted in the village, the old village chief, who was already moved, became even more determined. Not to mention that his beloved daughter was among them, those women were also villagers in the village. As the village chief, he had the responsibility and obligation to rescue them from the fire pit. He believed that most people in the village agreed with him, after all, their relatives were also there.
The old village chief took the medicine bag from Xia Xing'er and said, "Okay, I'll go gather some help now!"
He believed that General Xia's sister would not harm them!
He gave a few instructions at the butcher stall and left in a hurry.
Xia Xing'er turned around and prepared to go back, and saw the three little ones behind her.
She walked over, took their hands, and walked back: "Aunt, we heard what you said to the village chief. Are you planning to go to Qingfeng Village?"
She didn't intend to hide it from the three little ones, otherwise she would have caught them when she found out they were eavesdropping.
"Well, I'm planning to go to Qingfeng Village. Do you three want to come with me?"
The three little ones' eyes lit up instantly. They wanted to go, they wanted to go so badly.
Then he thought of something and his head drooped instantly.
Xia Xing'er didn't know what happened to them. Why did they suddenly become so listless?
"What's wrong with you? Don't you want to go?"
Xia Ziyu raised her head and said dejectedly, "I want to go, but I'm afraid I'll be a drag on my aunt."
Xia Zibo looked up at the sky and said sadly, "If only we had the ability to kill a cow with a hammer, we could go with our aunt and not be a burden to her."
Seeing them like this, Xia Xing'er thought that it was unlikely to kill a cow with one punch, but it was still possible to kill a sheep with one punch.
"Do you really want to be incredibly powerful?"
The three little ones nodded in unison, "Yes."
Xia Xing'er took out three powerful pills from the space and handed them to them.
“Eat it!”
The three little ones didn't hesitate at all. Each of them picked up one and put it into their mouth.
Xia Xing'er's mouth twitched. She didn't even bother to ask what it was and just ate it. What if it was poison?
Xia Xing'er didn't know that the three little ones trusted her as their aunt even more than they trusted their own parents.
Xia Xing'er picked up a stick as thick as a child's arm from the side and handed it to Xia Ziyu.
"Try to break it!"
Xia Ziyu took it without saying a word, and with a light bend, the stick broke into two pieces.
He was a little bit unbelieving, and gently bent the stick in his hand again, and it instantly broke into two sections again.
This time he believed it, he really possessed infinite power.
Xia Zibo also picked up a stone from the ground, held it in his hand, and squeezed it gently, and the stone instantly turned into powder.
Xia Zichuan also followed suit, and the answer was the same.
The power they had longed for just now now belonged to them.
My aunt is so amazing, she is their god.
"Aunt, can we go to Qingfeng Village with you?"
"Yeah, if you want to go, I'll take you there."
"Should we go tell our grandparents?"
"And those officials, if we go there and they find out, will it implicate our family?"
Xia Xing'er looked down at them and said, "You don't need to tell your grandparents. The officials won't find out. We will be back soon."
What Xia Xing'er didn't say was that even if they found out, they wouldn't dare to do anything to them.
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