Chapter 106 Should We Listen to the Advice of the Elders?
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Liu Shu's distress left Qin Tao and her family at a loss. Li Shigui looked her over and finally said to Qin Tao, "Mother, we should still go to town to find a doctor to take a look."
But if you want to take a patient who can't walk to Qingsong Town for treatment, you definitely need a car.
Currently, only Li Youfu's family, Li Shiyue's family, and Li Wangshui's family in Liujiatun have carts. Li Shigui took the copper coins given to him by Qin Tao and planned to borrow a cart from Li Wangshui's family.
Unfortunately, this morning, after seeing Li Wangshui off at Li Shiyue's house with Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang, Zhou Lanhua entrusted Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang to Li's mother, letting them stay at Li's house to play with Erdan.
She drove the cart, called on the women from other families in the village and Gou Lao San, and also borrowed the carts from Li Shiyue and Li Youfu. The carts were loaded with firewood that everyone had collected over the past few days, and she planned to go to Qingsong Town to sell the firewood and exchange it for some copper coins to spend.
Therefore, when Li Shigui arrived at Li Wangshui's door, he shouted a few times, but no one answered.
It was Li Wangshui's mother, who lived nearby, who heard Li Shigui's call and came out to respond.
Having learned the news from Li's mother, Li Shigui could only thank her helplessly and turn back home with a sorrowful expression.
Li's mother didn't say much. She had already guessed that something must have happened to the young master who looked like a nobleman that Qin Tao's family had saved, and Li Shigui wanted to borrow a car to take him to town to see a doctor.
However, it just wasn't that coincidental.
When Li Shigui returned home, he told Qin Tao what had happened, and the three of them were also at a loss as to what to do.
Now that she had recovered somewhat, Liu Shu lay on her back on the kang (a heated brick bed), not daring to move any further, as any movement made her feel like vomiting.
Li Shigui didn't hide anything from him, so he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Thank you three for saving me. This is already a life-saving grace. I will definitely repay your kindness in the future!"
Do you have writing brush and ink at home?
I wish to write a letter home, and I will need to trouble you, sir, to deliver it to Qingsong Town for me.
Liu Shu's words immediately embarrassed Li Shigui. Although they had the money to buy this house and no longer needed to repay the fifty taels of silver that Li's father had demanded, Qin Tao's family could barely afford to eat, and they were not luxurious enough to be able to read and practice calligraphy.
Therefore, where in Qin Tao's house could Liu Shu have the writing brush and ink she wanted?
Liu Shulue waited for a while, but still didn't hear a reply. He cautiously moved his head to look at Li Shigui standing under the kang (a heated brick bed). Their eyes met, and everything was understood without words.
Liu Shu, who had been raised with the utmost care since childhood, had only ever suffered one misfortune in her life: this time, on a whim, she sneaked out of the Prince's mansion with her page and fell into the old bandit leader's trickery.
He never imagined that an ordinary farming family would not even have a writing brush or a piece of paper.
After all, Li Shigui looked like a scholar.
"The government must have a scholar!"
"Brother Gui, take this money and borrow some from Uncle Youfu."
Qin Tao spoke, breaking the silence between Liu Shu and Li Shigui. Li Shigui responded and then turned and left the room.
Li Youfu, of course, did not take Li Shigui's money. Li Shiyang had gone to Sanshan County to seek his fortune and had not returned home yet. No one had entered the house where he was sleeping. Li Youfu took it upon himself to let Yu Zhenniang go in and find a set of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone for Li Shigui to take back and use.
"Do you know the name of the person you rescued?"
But what trouble did he get into that caused him to collapse in the mountains?
Don't drag our village down with you. We've finally managed to get this peaceful life.
After saying those few words to Li Shigui, Li Youfu didn't get a definite answer from Li Shigui and was brushed off.
Watching Li Shigui's departing figure, Li Youfu shook his head helplessly, feeling a pang of sadness: "I'm getting old, getting old. These young kids don't even listen to me anymore."
Yes, why would young people listen to the advice of the elderly?
Li Shiyang, who left Liujiatun in pursuit of a better future, was like this; Li Shigui, who didn't offer any explanation, was like this; and even Li Shiyue, who wanted to take advantage of a bargain, was the same.
It's just that Li Youfu didn't know. If Li Youfu knew that Li Shiyue had led ten people to run to the back of Daheishan Mountain, which was so close to the barbarians, for the sake of the barbarians' horses, Li Youfu would probably have cursed him a few times.
Sometimes, we should listen to the advice of the elders, but sometimes, the world changes so fast that the advice of the elders is no longer relevant, and young people have to rely on their own hard work and efforts.
Li Shiyue slashed off the leg of the horse that was frantically trying to leap up and kick her with its hind legs. The horse's neighing rang in her ears. The severed leg caused the horse to lose its balance and fall to the ground.
"October?"
Li Qiutian, who was pulling another horse with all her might not far away, shouted to Li Shiyue, "It's alright, sister, I'm fine!"
As Li Shiyue replied to Li Qiutian, she walked to the horse's head, raised her knife, and slashed down, instantly severing the horse's head. A strong smell of blood immediately filled the air.
Li Shiyue's extraordinary five senses found the smell of blood rather unbearable.
Having given the horse a quick death, Li Shiyue pinched her nose with her fingers and quickly took two steps to the other side, moving away from the horse whose neck and broken leg were bleeding profusely, so as to avoid smelling the foul, fishy odor that was making her nose feel worse.
Whether it was because the other horses saw Li Shiyue chopping off the horse's leg and head, or because the blood of their fallen companion made the other horses realize who the king and queen were, the horses under Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian's control were subsequently subdued.
After resting for a while, Li Shiyue returned to the fallen horse and first removed the stirrups and saddle, as these were valuable and needed to be taken away later.
"Is this meat delicious?"
When Li Xiatian saw Li Shiyue gesturing with a knife towards the horse's leg, she asked this question.
"I don't know, but the meat of grass-eating animals must taste good."
Should we peel off this skin and take it home?
But how could Li Shiyue possibly skin an animal?
In the end, it was the two sisters, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, who were skilled at butchering pigs, who worked together and spent nearly 15 minutes to skin most of the horse.
At this moment, Li Wangshui, who had gone out separately, along with Mozi and the lamb, had been watching from the sidelines for a while, each leading a horse.
Finally, Ma Zi, Shi Tou, and Er Dan's mother each brought a horse over. Ma Zi excitedly told Li Shiyue how powerful Shi Tou's wooden spear was. He said that if they caught up with the horse and it tripped over them, they could hit it three times with the stick, grab the reins, find the direction, and control the horse.
Li Shiyue carried a heavy horse leg at the back of the group. Li Qiutian folded the blood-soaked horse hide with hemp rope and carried it on his back. The others led their horses, and the group quickly left the place.
Only a horse carcass, skinless and missing a leg, remained on the ground.
After a while, once the small animals that had been hiding nearby were sure there were no enemies, they all rushed out in groups and ran towards the pile of delicious meat.
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