Chapter 4: The Chicken Thief
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The dawn is beginning to appear, and the morning mist is faint. Fenghua Valley is as new as new, and the mountains near and far are like daisies.
Wu Yi returned the same way, passed through the corner gate, and returned to the courtyard where the ancestral hall was located. He looked at the mud all over his body, and went straight to the stove room, but saw that Qi Sanren had gotten up early and was drinking the leftover soup on the stove with both hands.
It's vegetable soup again, and I was miserable last night!
Blameless like an enemy meeting, angry and angry, casually threw the short sword on the steps under the eaves, shouting: "You just nourish yin and aphrodisiac all day long, but let me suffer with ......"
Qi Sanren put down the pottery bowl, wiped his mouth, and rubbed the corners of his eyes, and then slowly walked out of the stove room with a wooden crutch, and sneered with a cold face: "I am old and frail, and my chronic illness is difficult to heal, so why not? And the medicine for health and health has the ability to aphrodisiac. It's just that you don't know the hearts of good people, but as for suffering, what should you say......"
What should I say? It's a matter of privacy, and I'm ashamed to say it!
Blameless lack of confidence, and wanted to say nothing, so he had to stop his drums, and hummed like he refused to show weakness, and went to fetch water and wash. There are water tanks, basins and other things in front of the stove room, which is very convenient for washing.
Qi Sanren stood in front of the door and continued to look up and down, and said with a little surprise: "You really saved people, but you also have a big ......life" Although he was hiding in the house, he had also heard about the movement in the courtyard. And his last sentence is quite funny, could it be that he had already expected someone to die?
Blameless glared and continued to clean the dirt from his hands.
Qi Sanren didn't say anything more, slowly walked to the side, leaned over and picked up the short sword on the ground. And he was about to look closely, but the short sword was snatched away, and he was complained: "This is a weapon, you must not play with it!"
Blameless snatched the dagger and turned away, and after changing into clean clothes, he walked out of the house with his mud-stained robe, and washed it in front of the water tank. During the two years of wandering, he had to do his own food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now he is no longer the pampered and good he used to be, just a shabby teacher!
Qi Sanren sat on a stool under the eaves, rummaging through the wild vegetables and weeds in the basket. He saw someone washing his clothes, his eyebrows fluttering and enjoying himself, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "You went out in the middle of the night, and you didn't return until dawn, and you still don't know who you have saved, and where have you gone now?"
Wu blame dried the washed robe on the rope in the corridor of the ancestral hall, and said: "The scattered people can pinch and calculate, so why ask more." β
Qi Sanren had a good temper, shook his head and said: "Divination and hexagram questioning is nothing more than seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster." And the world is changing, how can we see the opportunities one by one!"
Blameless rolled up his sleeves, raised his feet and entered the stove room, but he was holding a stick of wood and pulling it in the ashes of the stove, and after a while he walked out with two round black things in his hands.
Qi Sanren was surprised: "What is it?"
Blameless found a stool to sit next to him, and with a touch of his hands, the cracked dirt shattered with the egg shells, revealing two white chickens. He held it up and said proudly: "Wrap it in soil and bury it deeply, and you will not be afraid of being scorched." And you only burn the fire, and take care of a lot of it, and taste a ......."
Qi Sanren looked at the fragrant chicken, and wanted to reach out to pick it up, but he was suspicious: "Where did the chicken come from?"
Blameless said bluntly: "Chickens, of course, come from the hen's buttocks, otherwise how can they ......" He saw that no one appreciated it, and he was not polite, one bite at a time, he swallowed the two chickens in the blink of an eye, choked and beat his chest again and again, and felt comfortable for a while, but he did not forget to ask: "Old way...... Have you ever heard of Lingxia Mountain?"
Qi Sanren also wanted to ask about the origin of the chicken, and then his expression was slightly stunned, and he said in disbelief: "Mr. Wu is saying that the two women who called the door last night are from Lingxia Mountain......"
"Hehe, you're in the house, how do you know they're two women?"
"I ...... Pinch your fingers and count......"
"Huh...... Do the scattered people know about Lingxia Mountain?"
"I ...... Of course you know......"
"Hey, Qi Sanren is up, please accept Xiaosheng's worship! Let's talk about Lingxia Mountain......
"Bang, bangβ"
At this time, someone knocked on the courtyard door.
Although the hour had not yet passed, the morning light was already bright, and the sky was still dark and gloomy, and it seemed that the sky had not cleared.
However, it is not yet time for the school to open. It's early in the morning, who's slamming the door?
Without any blame, he didn't care about talking to Qi Sanren, so he walked to the gate and took off the latch.
Don't wait to open the door and watch, the door has been pushed open by someone "squeak", and then a few figures poured in, and there was a strong man holding a child, it was the troublemaker in the school, named Qi Shan, known as the mountain girl, but he drooped his arms, with tears on his face.
I don't know why, I dodged back, but I recognized the old man who came and said, "Mr. Qi......"
Mr. Qi, who is fifty or sixty years old, has gray hair, ruddy complexion, and a rather tough body, but he looks anxious, arches his hand, and urges instead: "My grandson's injury is not light, please come to the clinic quickly!"
This old man is not only the patriarch of Qijia Village, but also the grandfather of the mountain man. It should have been the grandson who broke his arm, which provoked the grandfather to mobilize the crowd to seek treatment.
Blameless let in the crowd, and then followed.
Qi Sanren had already put down the basket in his hand, got up to greet him, and picked up a stool for the man holding the child to sit down. He looked down and asked, "Is this ......?"
Mr. Qi said: "My grandson didn't want to get up this morning, saying that Mr. was going to beat him. I coaxed him to get up and dress, but he cried and refused to stop, and before he went out, he fell to the ground, afraid that his arm was broken, and his father carried him, humming ......"The old man said this, he was distressed, and he actually held his hand and complained: "The child has no form, he should be disciplined, and he beats and scolds at every turn, which is a loss of duty." I hope that Mr. will be more patient in addition to rebuke......"
Wu blame followed along to join in the fun, but I didn't expect to be in trouble.
Schoolchildren who are disobedient will be punished, which is justified. Unexpectedly, this old gentleman spoiled him too much, and even implicated the cause of his grandson's fall and injury on his head. And that unlucky kid broke his arm, what do I have to do with it? I said that I was going to beat the board, but it was nothing more than verbal scare and scare, but the troublemaker used it as an excuse to be lazy and skip school......
With Mr. Qi's words, the man holding the child and the few people who came with him were shaking their heads and sighing, at least there was less respect in the eyes of the past.
Wu Blame sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "What the old gentleman said is extremely true, how can the mountain man be stubborn......"
Although Mr. Qi is highly respected, he can't listen to anyone slandering his grandson. He snorted, his face unsightly. The father of the mountain lady smiled apologetically at the blamelessness, meaning that the gentleman should not mind.
Seeing the opportunity and being interesting, he had to hide aside and stop making a sound.
After Qi Sanren leaned over to check, he reached out and grabbed the arm of the mountain man, not allowing the other party to cry, but he shook it, only to hear a slight movement of "click", he had straightened up, clapped his palms and smiled: "It's just a dislocated shoulder bone, it's okay......"
With tears stained, the mountain girl shook his right arm back and forth. Judging by the situation, the injuries have healed.
Mr. Qi finally smiled and bowed down to thank him: "Sanren's medical skills are superb, and they live up to their reputation!" Several clansmen who accompanied him also relaxed and saluted.
Qi Sanren returned the salute: "The effort of raising your hands is not enough to worry about!"
Wu Yi also relaxed, and said in a timely voice: "Qi Shan, don't be naughty anymore, so as not to worry about the elders in the family, and go home for breakfast, come to the school quickly......"
The scientific name of the mountain girl is Qi Shan, he refused to go down to the ground in his father's arms, and howled with his eyes closed: "Mr. is not a good person, so I won't come to the school......"
Wu Yi looked embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Master, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts! Sir, I am a teacher, how can I be a bad person......
He was gentle and polite, which made everyone present deeply impressed.
Mr. Qi was about to persuade his baby grandson, but he didn't expect the mountain boy to shout again: "Mr. stole the chickens in the village, and was seen by me and Niu'er, but he lied that he was playing, and the chickens in the village are ...... less."
The courtyard is not large, and six or seven people are a little cramped together. In particular, there was a child crying at the top of his throat, which made the otherwise quiet morning chaotic.
However, everyone's eyes fell on one person. In their expressions, there was consternation, suspicion, and sympathy after a sudden moment.
The gentleman who teaches is actually a chicken thief?
Old Mr. Qi coughed very majestically, and the mountain boy who was still crying suddenly stopped obediently. And he still shook his head, and said in disbelief: "Mr. has always been respected by my Qijia Village, and he actually ...... He actually stole the chickens in the village......"
Blameless looked embarrassed, scratched his ears and cheeks, and laughed, unable to defend for a while.
Alas, if you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do. If it weren't for the tooth sacrifice every three or five dozen times, who would have been tormented by vegetable cakes and vegetable soup all day long!
Mr. Qi continued: "According to the clan rules, those who steal chickens and dogs are not guilty, but they will harm their neighbors and will be expelled from the village......
Isn't it just a few chickens, why should it be so embarrassing! Not to mention that in front of everyone's eyes, how can I save face when I am called!
He pretended to be calm and said stubbornly: "You don't know how to respect the teacher, how can you listen to the words of Huangkou Xiaoer......"
Mr. Qi asked, "Then the old man asked you, did you steal the chickens in the village?"
Wu Yi spread his hands and said sincerely: "What the hell, it is still necessary for people to speak with physical evidence." If you indiscriminately wronged a good person, I am afraid that you will be punished!"
Qi Sanren has always been sympathetic to the bystanders, seeing that Wu Yi was surrounded by several people and was in a difficult situation, he stepped in with a wooden crutch and said: "Mr. Wu is a scholar, he should know benevolence, righteousness and shame, and it is also hard to teach children to read and write, please be aware of your fathers and brothers." Nowadays, it's not easy to find a gentleman......"
Finally, someone helped to speak, and he looked at Qi Sanren without blame and was very grateful. And he pondered it a little, but he couldn't help but slander himself. There is something in this statement, as if Mr. Ben has never understood benevolence, righteousness and shame.
Mr. Qi hesitated, looked at his precious grandson again, and felt that what Qi Sanren said was reasonable, so he said: "I respect Mr. Qijia Village, and I don't want to wronged a good person, and I will go back and ask clearly, and it is not too late to think about it!" He arched his hand and turned around and left with a few juniors.
Blameless asked: "...... the school?"
Mr. Qi didn't look back: "Mr. is hard, you might as well close the door and rest for a day." β
When the mountain girl heard that he didn't have to go to school, he jumped straight up with joy, and he didn't forget to turn around and make a grimace, and ran out of the ancestral hall first.
In an instant, only an old Taoist and a scholar were left in the courtyard staring at each other......
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