Chapter 78 But an Old Friend
"Go and investigate carefully, but don't let anyone get you into trouble," Mo Beiyuan ordered. This place wasn't really his territory, and he had never set foot in this deep mountain before, so he was still worried.
"Yes." Mo Mingyuan is the best at this.
The group rested there and waited for him.
Mo Mingyuan came back and reported: "Brother, everything is settled."
He checked the three paths leading in and out of the village, the grass along the roadsides, and the nearby woods, but found no signs of large numbers of people entering or leaving. The villagers were all families, men, women, young and old.
So they went to the village.
"I have already made an agreement with the village chief and given him a few taels of silver. I will lend them their unwanted old house to rest for a while." Mo Mingyuan said.
The large group of people went down and scared the village chief.
He has lived in these mountains all his life and has never seen so many people.
They all had iron chains on their bodies, and some of them were so big and strong that they were really scary.
This time, it was the village chief who felt something was wrong.
The villagers refused to let them enter the village. Not only did they return the silver, they also closed the gate leading to the village.
"Uncle, my name is Mo Beiyuan. We are passing through here. Although we are exiles, we are under guard by officials and will not cause any trouble. It is simply because we cannot sleep outdoors in the mountains, otherwise we would not have come to disturb you."
"Mo Beiyuan?" The village chief was stunned. "But is that the General Mo who wiped out the bandits in the 26th year of Chuhe?"
"That's me."
The village chief burst into tears, which scared Mo Beiyuan, as he thought that his identity had frightened the other party.
"General Mo, please accept my respect."
"This is......"
"Back then, my eldest son and his wife were passing through Yangping, but they were captured by the people in the village and beaten to death! Poor pregnant daughter-in-law... If it weren't for you, who knows how many people would have suffered!"
"I see."
"Since you are here, what do I have to be afraid of? Please come in!" The village chief said a few words to the villagers behind him, and everyone opened the fence.
The old man invited them to rest in his eldest son's original house. It was three solid wooden houses. Although no one had lived in them for several years, they were still kept clean. It was not crowded even for more than 40 people to live there.
In the evening, the village chief brought several large pots of dumplings and vegetable porridge for everyone to eat.
As soon as Feng Aoqing saw those things, she knew that they were not rich either.
Although they are mountain people, every family has prey, but these are all sold for money and not eaten by themselves.
Right now, these things are probably the food supply for the whole village for several days.
Mo Beiyuan handed her a vegetable dumpling and looked at her again, and she nodded slightly.
Feng Aoqing whispered, "When I leave tomorrow, I will leave some money and food for them."
For a moment, Mo Beiyuan's heart was in turmoil. She actually understood him so well.
"I want to eat meat!" Mo Hongtao saw deerskin in front of someone else's house just now, and he thought there must be meat.
Qiao Yuegui covered his mouth with her hand and said, "Son, what's the situation? Where did the meat come from? Stop talking, stop talking, or you'll get beaten!"
The village chief took these words to heart.
After a while, he brought over a handful of dried meat and wanted to hand it to Mo Hongtao.
"Young Master, please eat! We don't have any fresh meat here, only roasted meat."
Just as Mo Hongtao was about to reach out his hand, Mo Beiyuan looked at the mother and son coldly and said, "If you dare to reach out, I will break your hand."
When Qiao Yuegui heard this, she quickly pressed her son's hand down.
Now that the two of them don’t have the surname Mo, she is afraid that Mo Beiyuan can do it.
Mo Hongtao stared at Mo Beiyuan with wide eyes, his face puffed up. If he wasn't still young, he would have jumped up and hit him.
He pushed Qiao Yuegui away and shrank into the corner.
Qiao Yuegui's hand hit the ground. She rubbed her elbow and went to find her son, trying to comfort him, but Mo Hongtao obviously didn't want to pay attention to his mother and pushed her away again.
He was a strong young man, and Qiao Yuegui was no match for him.
Feng Aoqing shook her head. This was like raising a disaster. She wouldn't even know how she would die in the future.
"Uncle, are you going to take this meat to the town to sell for money?" Feng Aoqing asked.
"It's okay, it's okay. I don't know how much you've suffered along the way! It's just a few pounds of meat, it's okay!"
"Then please collect all the meat in the village and we will buy it as dry food. This venison is much more delicious than the jackal meat we hunted." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
"this......"
"We have enough money. Just calculate the amount and tell me."
"This lady is..."
"He is my husband." Feng Aoqing introduced naturally.
These words made Mo Beiyuan's heart flutter, and he looked at her.
"You go and do it! It will save you the time of going to the town. There are floods in the town and the city now, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to travel." Mo Beiyuan also smiled.
"Okay, good." The village chief thanked the village chief profusely and left.
Feng Aoqing ate some vegetable dumplings and put them down, wanting to go to the yard to get some fresh air.
When I passed by Xingbao and Yuebao, I saw the two children chewing vegetable dumplings obediently.
"There are mugwort and dandelions. They are good for your health. Brother, you should eat more, and grandma, you should eat more." Yuebao muttered.
This child can tell the types of herbs just by looking and tasting them.
Feng Aoqing had taught her a long time ago that you should eat whatever you are given, don’t be picky and don’t waste food, and don’t complain if you don’t have anything to eat. Only those who endure hardships can become the best.
The experience of exile makes them stronger than children of the same age.
So, the two children never made a fuss about eating.
Mo Beiyuan then stood up.
"Ao Qing, are you full? I saw that you didn't eat anything. If..."
But she didn't answer. Following her gaze, Mo Beiyuan saw two girls outside the courtyard gate.
Although the clothes of these two girls were dirty, they were made of brocade, and they were also wearing gold and silver jewelry. They seemed to be girls from wealthy families.
She only wears Nanjin!For some reason, Mo Beiyuan remembered his cousin's words again.
"When you get to Hantian Valley, you can wear southern brocade. I'll make you a set of different colors so you can change into them." Mo Beiyuan sighed.
"Let's talk about it when we get to Hantian Valley." Feng Aoqing replied coldly.
The two girls were talking to the village chief.
Feng Aoqing walked over and Mo Beiyuan followed.
The two girls' gaze shifted from the chains on the two men to their faces.
One of the girls was shocked.
Feng Aoqing also looked shocked.
Seeing the change in Feng Aoqing's expression, Mo Beiyuan's face sternly stepped forward to block her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Feng Aoqing grabbed his arm tightly, so tightly that her nails dug into his flesh.
"Will it hurt?" she asked.
Mo Beiyuan was stunned for a moment and replied, "It hurts."
Feng Aoqing walked out from behind him, walked up to one of the girls in apricot clothes, and looked at her carefully.
The young girl was also looking at her carefully.
"General Mo, these two are also young ladies from the Xue family passing by. They also want to buy some dried meat as dry food." The village chief introduced.
"But an old friend?" Mo Beiyuan asked.
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