Chapter 462 The Beginning of All Things The beginning of the Chen hour
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At dawn, the morning sun broke through the morning mist and enveloped the small county town of Guanghan.
An old woman with white hair was sweeping the dust in the yard with a broom. Her movements were very slow. She had to stop and rest every ten or so breaths and take a few deep breaths.
But even so, the old woman still managed to finish sweeping the yard before the sun rose completely, then put down the broom and slowly walked to the side room to light a fire and cook porridge.
From the earthen chimney, milky white smoke curled up into the air.
The old woman sat on a short bamboo stool, slowly waving the palm-leaf fan in her hand. The fire in the stove flickered with her movements, and the crackling sound of the burning dry wood was very small.
Thanks to the stable grain prices in Shuzhou, the porridge in the pot was not too thin. Fine bubbles floated between the crowded rice grains, and a faint rice fragrance wafted out every time they burst.
In those days, ordinary people actually only had two meals a day. Only wealthy families and the military in wartime would have the "luxury" of having an extra breakfast.
Judging from the old woman’s living conditions, she doesn’t look like someone who can afford “three meals a day”, so today’s “extra meal” may have another reason.
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After an unknown amount of time, the firewood in the stove gradually went out.
The old woman slowly stood up with the help of the stove, took a large bowl from the side, and filled it with thick porridge.
Most of the porridge in the pot was gone in an instant, but at most half a bowl could still be had.
However, the old woman did not serve more. Instead, she covered the pot with a wooden lid and then slowly walked out of the kitchen holding the porridge.
A bowl of porridge, a pair of wooden chopsticks, and a small plate of pickled radish.
When the simplest breakfast was placed on the table, the small courtyard door outside the house was gently pushed open and closed.
The man in cloth slipped into the courtyard, looked around, and then walked towards the cottage in the morning sun.
It was Wei Changtian who had just gone out to investigate the situation at dawn.
Wei Changtian definitely couldn't sleep given the situation last night, so he simply adjusted his qi and blood and quietly went out.
He had planned to leave and not come back, but after he walked out of the yard, he found that he had been teleported back to Guanghan City! Guanghan City was now completely controlled by the imperial army, and it would be very difficult for him to leave the city.
Either you have to change to a "avoidance talisman" to sneak out in stealth, or use the "escape technique" to teleport out.
However, both of these methods have some problems.
In order to delay staying in Zhenshan Camp yesterday, I first used a 300-point "Tianyuan Pill" to restore my condition, and then used another 500 points to exchange for the Qingjue jade pendant.
Although I earned another 150 points later, even with this 150 points, my system points are only 700 now.
A "avoidance talisman" also costs 300 points. If you buy it, you will not have enough points left to reach 500.
500 points and a Qingjue jade pendant. This is the "bottom line" Wei Changtian set for himself to prevent any accidents that may occur at any time.
So he didn't want to use the avoidance talisman to leave the city.
But if I use the escape technique I just learned, the disadvantage of this thing is the same as the Qingjue Jade Pendant. If the transmission distance is too far, I cannot control the "landing point".
Now there are military camps of the imperial army everywhere in and outside Guanghan City. If I am unfortunate enough to be teleported to the enemy, wouldn't that be suicide? It is difficult to leave the city, and the injury has not healed.
The above two problems are actually relatively easy to solve. The worst that can happen is that Han Zhao can open a "back door".
However, Wei Changtian now has no way to contact Chu Xianping and Han Zhao.
Because his shirt was torn when he broke through to the third level yesterday, the few items he was carrying with him naturally fell off.
However, Wei Changtian was so excited at the time that he only cared about protecting the most valuable "Divine Strike Talisman", and the other things were left near the toilet.
Among them were the two pieces of mother-and-child jade used to communicate with Chu Xianping and Han Zhao, as well as the "code book".
So, at the moment, he actually knew nothing about the situation in the outside world.
Was the Zhenshan Camp scared away?
Did the Shu army successfully break through?
Did Han Zhao lead his troops to pursue as planned?
He didn't know anything now, so he had to go back and plan again what to do next.
Especially the two pieces of mother-and-child jade and the code book, which are of great importance. Once they fall into the hands of the imperial army, they may cause a series of uncontrollable consequences.
However, if these things were really discovered, they would probably be handed over to Han Zhao, so there wouldn't be any big problems for the time being.
Maybe I should find a way to meet Han Zhao first.
Thinking this in his mind, Wei Changtian pushed the door and entered the cabin.
"Mother-in-law, I just went out for a walk."
Looking at the old woman sitting at the table mending clothes, he said this casually without explaining more.
Naturally, the old woman couldn't ask anything.
From this perspective, it’s not bad to meet a mute after waking up. At least you don’t have to spend a lot of time making up a story.
"Um. Mother-in-law, can I stay here for a few more days?"
Taking a look at the porridge on the table, Wei Changtian subconsciously touched his chest while speaking.
When he realized that all the banknotes on his body had fallen, his expression became awkward for a moment.
"Well, don't worry, mother-in-law. If you allow me to stay here for a few days, I will reward you handsomely before I leave."
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Looking at Wei Changtian, the old woman still just nodded.
She pointed to the porridge on the table, then continued to do her needlework with her head down, as if she didn't care at all about the request for accommodation from such a suspicious man.
Is she so careless? Or has her looks reached the point where she is popular with people of all ages?
Wei Changtian naturally had no way of figuring out the thoughts of a mute, so he said thank you and didn't think any more about it. He didn't say anything polite and sat at the table to start drinking porridge.
Although you are already at the third level, you still need to eat.
In addition to the injuries on his body, he was indeed a little hungry. He swallowed the whole bowl of thick porridge with just a few bites of pickles.
"Uh, mother-in-law, do you have any porridge left?"
Wiping his mouth, Wei Changtian felt that this amount of porridge was just enough to whet his appetite.
The old woman glanced at the clean empty bowl, then put down the tattered clothes in her hand, as if she was preparing to get up and serve him porridge.
Although Wei Changtian was used to being served by Yuan'er on weekdays, he was not so reliant on others for food.
"Mother-in-law, I can go by myself."
He quickly stood up and went to the kitchen with the bowl in his hand.
The old woman looked at his back, then continued to mend her clothes with her head down.
This is a piece of men's clothing, and it should belong to the same person as the one Wei Changtian is wearing now.
This man should be taller and stronger than Wei Changtian, so Wei Changtian's clothes are now a little loose.
Perhaps the old woman discovered this, so she wanted to alter the piece of clothing in her hand to make it more suitable.
The needle passes through the linen, and the stitches are dense and look very delicate.
The old woman was working slowly, and then at one point she looked up and was stunned to see the smoke rising from the kitchen again.
Obviously, the half bowl of porridge left in the pot was not enough for Wei Changtian to drink, so the latter simply decided to "make his own living" and actually started a fire to cook rice.
This behavior is undoubtedly very impolite.
What's more, with Wei Changtian's appetite, what he eats in one meal can probably provide the old woman with several days' food rations.
However, the old woman did not try to stop Wei Changtian's behavior.
She simply stood up, scooped out a few more pickled radishes from the porcelain jar in the corner and added them to the small plate, then sat down again and picked up her needle and thread.
His white hair was combed carefully and his back was slightly hunched.
It can be seen that the old woman's eyesight is not very good. She needs to try many times before she can find the eye of the needle.
But she was not impatient. She just tried again and again. If her hands were shaking badly, she would take a break and continue.
Outside the window, golden sunlight shines in, bringing the freshness of the beginning of everything.
(End of this chapter)
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