Chapter 108: The male lead and the male supporting character seem to be on completely different levels.
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After confirming that the person lying on the kang in the room was indeed Liu Shu, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, Ma San quickly went forward to check if Liu Shu was injured.
If you were to lose an arm or a leg, that would be a real disaster.
If the heir apparent has a physical defect, even if he can hold onto his position for the time being, who knows if he can keep it in the future?
The soldiers following Ma San were very observant. They quickly blew on a tinderbox, and by the light, Ma San carefully examined Liu Shu's face.
After saying "I'm sorry" to Ma San, he reached out and touched Liu Shu's limbs. Only after confirming that no limbs were severed did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, I will take you to see the General immediately."
Ma San made a gesture as if to help Liu Shu up. He reached out his hand, but Liu Shu then told him that she couldn't move right now, because if she did, she would feel dizzy and nauseous.
Ma San then realized that Liu Shu had hit the back of her head on a rock when she rolled down the mountain, and had gotten a huge bump.
It's a matter of the mind; who would dare to act rashly?
Ma San left two soldiers inside to serve Liu Shu, while he himself left the room, ignoring Li Shigui standing to the side with a bewildered look on his face.
Li Shiyue, who had been waiting outside Qin Tao's fence, saw Ma San come out and quickly stepped forward, bowing to him: "Deputy General Ma, now that the young master has been found, and I have relatives waiting at home, I am still carrying these things on my back." Li Shiyue straightened up and shook her basket.
So, I'll head home first in October!
After saying this, Li Shiyue was ready to exchange a few polite words with Ma San before leaving to go home.
As for the male protagonist in the original book, she had absolutely no intention of getting involved.
Little did anyone know that Ma San stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Shiyue, and said, "Please wait a moment, Miss Li."
Then, Ma San went to the middle of the road, stood still, and took out a tubular object from his chest. The soldiers standing by the roadside had already lit their tinderboxes and were waiting.
Ma San pulled out one end of the tube, revealing a fuse. He took a tinderbox from a soldier and lit the fuse.
With a "bang," a red circular pattern appeared in the once silent night sky.
The loud "bang" woke up the people of Liujiatun who were still fast asleep.
However, Qin Tao's family lived in a relatively remote area of the village, and there were no other houses nearby, so no one came out to check on them.
Ma San not only lit the signal flare, but also sent two soldiers on horseback back to the garrison behind Qingsong Town to report the news. It would be up to Liu Tan to decide how to proceed.
"Miss Li, it's all thanks to you that we were able to find the young master so quickly!"
I, Ma San, will not hide this from you. I will definitely tell the general about it and let my wife know how I did it!
Thank you! Thank you!
After receiving a couple of thanks, Li Shiyue accepted the offer and was about to turn around and go home when Ma San spoke up again: "Miss Li, well, if the General comes here, I'm afraid we'll have to ask you to tell him about this matter."
"Deputy General Ma, if the eldest son comes and needs me to explain, just go and call me."
Thus, Li Shiyue returned home covered in a foul stench.
After explaining the sound of the signal flare to Li's mother and the others, and telling them that the young master of Qin Tao's family was the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, Li Shiyue then told everyone about what had happened to them in the back mountains of Daheishan.
Just as Zheng Meiniang and Li's mother had boiled a pot of water to prepare for Li Shiyue's bath, Li Wangshui and the others finally descended the mountain with that group of soldiers.
Meanwhile, Liu Tan, who had been watching Ma San search for people on the mountain in Qingsong Town, saw the red signal and, a quarter of an hour later, saw the soldiers that Ma San had arranged to bring back a message.
Upon hearing what the soldiers who had returned on horseback said, Liu Tan immediately issued an order.
"Zhao Da, prepare the horses, let's go to Liujiatun!"
Liu Tan immediately stood up, picked up a knife from the knife rack, and said to Zhao Da, who was about to leave the room, "Call Doctor Liu up and find a good doctor to train him."
"Yes, General!"
So, at dawn, Liu Tan, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit and riding a horse at full speed, entered Liujiatun once again.
Li Shiyue was currently worrying about how to properly house the eight horses that Li Wangshui and the others had brought back. She stood in the courtyard looking at the two horses that she and her two sisters had brought back.
She looked outside again and saw four horses tied to each side of her fence by the roadside. She thought to herself, "I'd better deal with this quickly."
First of all, this horse is livestock and needs to be fed every day;
But the weather was getting colder, and Stone had been searching for a long time these past two days before he finally found some fresh grass on the riverbank to cut and feed the horses.
We need to find a buyer for this horse quickly; they can't afford to keep it.
Secondly, being near Daheishan Mountain, Liujiatun is not far from Qingsong Town. They can manage on a daily basis with donkeys and mules. They don't know how to ride horses, so keeping the horses wouldn't be very useful. It would be much more practical for them to buy a mule.
As she was thinking, Li Shiyue heard footsteps approaching from afar.
Sure enough, a soldier appeared at the door shortly afterward.
Liu Tan is here!
He sent someone to call Li Shiyue to Qin Tao's house to talk.
Li Shiyue naturally had to go; she had already promised Ma San.
Besides, that's Liu Tan, the eldest son of the Prince of Zhenbei, who has military power!
Li's mother was a little worried, so Li Shiyue smiled reassuringly at her and then turned to Zheng Meiniang and said, "Auntie, see if you can make that horsehide. If you need anything, we can buy it when we go to town to sell the horses."
Turning back, she said to Li's mother, "I wonder if this horse meat is delicious? Mother, cut a piece for everyone to take home and try it."
I went to see the eldest son, and after we finished speaking, I came back.
After explaining everything, Li Shiyue left home with the soldier.
When she arrived at Qin Tao's house, she thought she would see Liu Tan in the yard, but to her surprise, Ma San invited her into the house instead.
By this time, it was already bright outside, and one could actually see clearly inside the house through the window. However, as soon as Li Shiyue entered, she saw that there were two oil lamps lit inside the house, which were probably the only two lamps in Qin Tao's house.
At first glance, the first thing Li Shiyue saw was Liu Tan, dressed in black, sitting at the table under the kang (a heated brick bed).
Standing three steps away from Liu Tan, Li Shiyue bowed and greeted him respectfully.
"Young Master!"
"Miss Li, come, please sit down."
Liu Tan, sitting down, gestured for Li Shiyue to sit on the stool opposite him.
Li Shiyue didn't stand on ceremony; she sat down without any hesitation.
Then, she turned her head again and finally saw everyone in the room.
A man covered with a quilt was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed). He looked unwell. This must be Liu Shu, the male protagonist of the original book.
Three people stood in a row under the kang (a heated brick bed): Qin Tao, Li Chunli, and Li Shigui. They just stood there watching.
The rest of the people were all Liu Tan's men.
"Was the male protagonist in the original book really that young?"
She looks two or three years younger than Li Chunli, doesn't she?
"He's still just a child. Standing next to Liu Tan, they can't exactly be called father and son, but just by looking at their auras... the difference in their status is immediately apparent!"
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