Chapter 441: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Chapter 441: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Gu Li turned her head away and stopped looking, but unexpectedly the blood-stained coarse cloth belt was thrown in front of her.
The belt almost brushed against her face as it fell, and Gu Li's pretty little nose was hit by something hard.
This person must have done this on purpose.
Gu Li glared at someone fiercely.
He Yunwang's voice was cold but with a hint of teasing, "I see you really like this style of belt, so I brought it back for you when I saw it!"
Gu Li: ------
God damn likes the broken belts used by stinky men!
Gu Li gritted her teeth, but her hand holding the torn belt never loosened.
Forget it, since she got the benefit, she won't bother with him for the time being.
Gu Li slid back down the riverbed with nimble hands and feet, facing the earth wall again and counting the belongings.
These yellow and white things are all good things. When they arrive in the Western Frontier, they will have to spend money everywhere. If they have money, they will not be assigned to remote mountain villages and serve as human shields for the enemy's attacks.
She wanted to stay in the city with her father, as far away from the border battlefield as possible.
Gu Li knew that the most important thing to collect right now was food, but she was still young and couldn't carry the food, so she had to leave it to the adults other than her to worry about.
We can't let her do everything.
If you work too hard at a young age, you will not grow tall.
No one knew what luck He Yunwang had, but more than fifty taels of silver were dug out from the belt he picked up. In addition, there were two silver hairpins, a silver bracelet, and two silver notes worth one hundred taels.
The anger that He Yunwang had created that day suddenly dissipated.
Without thinking, Gu Li stuffed all the new silver into her small bag and tied it tightly around her chest.
Use both hands to climb onto the shore.
He Yunwang did not stop her this time because the fight in the forest had ended before he came back.
In order to collect the daily necessities they were missing, He Yunwang not only searched the pile of corpses that had escaped from the forest, he also quietly sneaked into the forest and picked up the pots and water bags that had fallen on the ground at the edge of the forest.
Before the villagers could come to their senses and grab the supplies, he returned with the pile of things.
Tao Chunhua happily poured several bags of grain into her own cloth bag, "I was able to pick up so many good things. If I had known earlier, I would have gone with you. There are also meat-filled sesame cakes!"
Tao Chunhua was busy having fun. After He Xingqing saw those things clearly, his eyes were fixed on He Yunwang who was becoming more and more silent.
Small purses, water bags, and tinderboxes could all have been found on the bodies of those killed after the escape, but who would run away with a large iron pot and various cans?
These things were clearly taken secretly from the camp with a purpose.
He Yunwang looked back without dodging or avoiding, picked up a water bag and walked over to hand it to He Xingqing, "Uncle, we have to stay alive first."
He Xingqing didn't say anything. The uncle and nephew looked at each other with the same cold eyes and then looked away. He Xingqing took the water bag and raised his head to take a sip.
"Be careful and stay safe."
"Ah."
The uncle and nephew were silent. Tao Chunhua, who was busy alone, was no longer worried about the coarse grains that she had never taken seriously before, and she spoke more easily.
"If you eat these food sparingly, they will be enough for us to eat for more than half a month. Ah Yun, you are so lucky. You are really your mother's lucky star."
After a while, Gu Mancang appeared above the river bank, "Pack up your things, we're leaving!"
Gu Mancang jumped down with a bloody smell on his body, lifted He Xingqing up, and sent him up. He then climbed up again, carried the man on his back and walked away, "Hurry up and follow us. There really is a doctor in the village. This leg can be cured."
The casualties in Shi'ao Village were quite heavy. Most of the scattered villagers ran back and helped carry the injured villagers to the side, waiting for doctor's treatment.
More people were scrambling for the scattered supplies.
The cries of the bereaved were soon drowned out by the sounds of quarreling and cursing. If it weren't for the old village chief's intervention, a new round of internal strife would have begun.
He Yunwang followed Gu Mancang holding a large package wrapped in oilcloth, walked straight to the place where the wounded were and put the person down.
Shi'ao Village quickly turned defeat into victory thanks to Gu Mancang's advice. The village chief personally instructed the old doctor to treat the injuries of the benefactor's family first.
The doctor touched He Xingqing's swollen calf, and the pain was so severe that He Xingqing almost fainted.
"It can be cured, but the injury has lasted too long. Even if it is cured, there will be defects in the future."
Tao Chunhua, who rushed over later, said quickly: "As long as it can be cured, it's fine. Don't let him feel so much pain."
He Xingqing was in so much pain that he couldn't utter a word, but his eyes were determined. What did it matter if he had a limp, as long as he could be alive.
The doctor adjusted He Xingqing's bones with skill, and asked them to find a straighter wooden stick to fix it.
He Yunwang looked around. He hadn't seen Gu Li since she counted the money and left.
Across the noisy and chaotic crowd, at the edge of the woods where the fire was under control, he saw her.
Gu Li was sitting on a stone, a small figure, holding a long wooden stick in her hand with a large piece of unknown object skewered on it, roasting it over the flame.
Gu Mancang slapped He Yunwang on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead. Xiao Li'er is grilling meat now. Go and have some."
He Yunwang was hit and staggered, and fell forward due to the force.
Although many villagers died in this fight, the bandits also left them twelve horses.
Except for a few that ran away and five horses tied on the other side of the woods, the remaining horses were either hacked to death or injured and unable to move. They were all skinned, slaughtered, cut up, and roasted by the fire.
A long-lost smell of meat wafted in the air, and the people who were looting supplies were slowly diverted.
He Yunwang walked to Gu Li and raised his hand to snatch the long stick from her hand.
Gu Li turned around and glared at her, "What are you doing? Are you addicted to robbing?" You even dared to snatch the meat from Grandma Gu's mouth. Are you going to steal her life in the future?
Gu Li rolled up her sleeves and was ready to teach him a lesson.
He Yunwang's gaze moved from her little face, which was burned red by the fire, to the small bag on her chest.
Gu Li somehow understood what he didn't say.
"I gave you so much silver, eating a bite of your flesh is nothing."
Gu Li protected her chest with both hands, "Look at me, you pervert!"
He Yunwang was stunned, as if he didn't understand what Gu Li said. The next moment, he quickly looked away and even took two steps away from her.
His ears and neck were redder than the fire before him.
Gu Li smiled proudly, you little bastard, I can’t cure you!
Gu Li stood up to grab her barbecue, but He Yunwang dodged and didn't let her touch it.
What do you mean?
NFBE