I can’t help myself
"I want to have a house facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming..."
Ming'er's consciousness seemed to be a little blurry. She said it like a babble, like a dream: "Uncle, when I heard you recite such a poem, it was neither parallel nor Li, no harmony and no rhyme. I still felt very strange.
It’s funny, but now...I seem to have tasted something..."
"I don't need a lot, I really don't. I just want a house to live in. I don't have to live in the open air. I don't have to worry and run around. I just want to have a bowl of rice to eat. I don't need a lot of fish and meat. As long as it can fill my belly...
"
The more Ming'er talked, the hungrier she got, but once a person is extremely hungry, the desire for food becomes stronger. The more she restrained herself from thinking about it, the more she thought about it. She swallowed and looked up at Xia Xun, as if looking at
A sizzling hoof.
As soon as she said that, Xia Xun became more and more hungry.
He swallowed his saliva and said to Ming'er: "You wait, I will go to the entrance of the town and see if I can find a way out. Let's dig out."
"What if it still doesn't work?" Ming'er asked quietly.
Her tone was faint, but her expression was very calm. This strangeness made Xia Xun realize that something was wrong. He took a deep look at Ming'er. Such a calm expression should not appear on such a young girl. Xia Xun suddenly
It felt like she had already begun to have a death wish.
Xia Xun became alert and said in a deep voice: "Don't think nonsense. Even if you are really desperate, that person is me, not you. You can..."
"I would rather die than go back to that home!"
Ming'er was so hungry that her voice was very weak, but her tone was firm and unquestionable.
Xia Xun was silent for a while and said: "Okay, then at least you have to wait for me to come back!"
"Yeah! I'll wait for you!"
Xia Xun took another deep look at her to make sure that she wouldn't do anything stupid while he was away, and then he dodged into the grass.
No one!
It turned out that there was no one in the place where there were open and hidden sentries, and Xia Xun's heart suddenly jumped.
"Do they finally think that they have escaped, or did they not take this road at all?" Although this interception method is stupid, it is also the most effective. Without a mobile search, there will be no flaws. Xia Xun originally thought that he would be killed alive.
He was trapped here, and now he finally saw hope. Xia Xun felt excited and almost shed tears of joy: "Finally, they are gone."
After the ecstasy, Xia Xun quickly calmed down. He warned himself desperately: "Don't be anxious, don't be impulsive. The more you do, the more cautious you must be. Be patient and observe again, and you must not fall short."
Xia Xun lay down in the grass, patiently observing the intersection in the distance. Slowly, villagers passed by, but Xia Xun did not move. I don’t know how long it took, and tourists passed by, but no one showed up to question Xia Xun.
Xun began to snake closer and continued to observe. When it was confirmed, he moved from the weeds to another direction of the town...
From early morning until midnight, Xia Xun, who was hungry, finally confirmed that all the patrol officers, archers and civilians who were everywhere and blocked all the passages had really been evacuated. Xia Xun suppressed his heart.
The ecstasy sneaked back quietly.
Ming'er sat cross-legged on the ground, with a piece of rattan removed from the basket stuck in front of her. The extremely tough rattan had been straightened, and the front end was a sharp cut that had been cut obliquely with a knife when making the basket. This sharp piece
The knife-like rattan is inserted into the soft soil like a corona. The sun rises little by little, and the shadow of the rattan gradually moves, shortens, and is almost invisible.
Ming'er still sat cross-legged, saying nothing, with a quiet expression, like a monk who had understood life and death, until Xia Xun pushed aside the grass and got in front of her. There is indeed too much pain in this world.
What was more terrifying and unbearable than death was that she was not afraid of death, but she couldn't stand the hunger that made even weeds want to be stuffed into her mouth.
"They have evacuated, we are saved!"
"Really? You didn't lie to me?"
Xia Xun just said a word, and the eminent monk returned to secular life. Xiao Ming'er got up from the ground, her eyes shone, and she asked him in a trembling voice.
At this time, she could no longer bear the blow of dashed hopes.
"Really!" Xia Xun nodded heavily.
Ming'er cheered and rushed towards him, throwing Xia Xun, who was caught off guard, into the grass: "We are saved, we are saved..."
Ming'er screamed with joy and forgetfulness, completely forgetting how warm and ambiguous her posture was pressing against him.
How could there be any ambiguity? Her mind was now full of food, deliciously cooked food. She now wished she could treat Xia Xun underneath her like a boiled cow and swallow it alive.
Xia Xun is the same, holding a lively and fragrant little beauty in his arms, but what he would rather hold at the moment is a Jinling salted duck with a plump appearance, fat body, white skin, tender meat, and delicious flavor.
Sometimes, people's desires are easy to satisfy...
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
In the evening, curls of smoke drifted from Huxi Town.
A man in his early thirties walked excitedly to the courtyard with a leather bag on his shoulder and a cloth bag in his hand.
There is a three-room thatched adobe house with a small yard in front of the house. There are a few chickens scratching for food on the ground.
"Madam, madam..."
Before even entering the courtyard, the man shouted excitedly.
"What are you yelling about? You were yelling as soon as you came back."
A young woman wearing a blue and white rag and dressed very neatly came out of the house. She looked quite pretty. She glared at the man angrily and scolded him.
The man lifted up the cloth bag in his hand and said triumphantly: "Madam, guess what is here?"
The little woman pouted and said, "What good things can you get back?"
The man said: "You guessed wrong this time. Madam, I made two sets of robes for Wang Xiucai's family for my husband. He didn't have that much cash to give us, so I used this ham to pay the bill. Hurry up.
, go and cut a plate of meat, get some monk beans, stir-fry a plate of fragrant ham and fried beans, and go to the east end of the village to get a dime of wine for your husband."
"What? Use ham to pay the bill! You can't live well! You'd rather let him owe it, it's still money, what are you doing with the ham!"
The woman was angry and stabbed him hard on the forehead with her finger.
"This is not..., when it comes to the price of this ham, we still have an advantage." The man muttered unconvincingly.
"You're just greedy for meat when you take advantage of me, you good-for-nothing!"
After saying that, the woman took over the leather bag where her husband was working and the cloth bag containing the ham. The man then said happily: "Good lady, stir-fry it more, because my husband loves to eat it the most."
I have some ham and fried beans." He rubbed his hands and happily went to the village head to get a drink.
"I just know how to eat, and I will feed myself to a starving ghost!"
The woman laughed and cursed, turned around and went back to the house.
Today's dinner was richer with the addition of ham and fried beans. The couple put down the dining table and put on the food and wine. Just as they were about to move the chopsticks, someone called out from the door of the courtyard: "Excuse me, is there anyone at home?"
Of course there are people. The door of the farmhouse is open for dinner, and the couple is sitting in the main room. They can see each other at a glance. How can there be no one there?
The couple looked towards the door and saw a very handsome young man with a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. The girl had picturesque features and was pretty. Looking at her hair style, it was clearly a woman's bun. I think it was
Already married.
The man came out with chopsticks in hand, looked them up and down, and asked: "What...do you do?"
The man sighed, cupped his hands to him, and said pitifully: "This eldest brother, my younger brother, and my wife came from Hezhou to visit relatives and friends in Changzhou Prefecture. Unfortunately, we encountered a gangster who cut off the road. My husband and I managed to escape."
, but missed Sutou, and just arrived at this town now. There are no inns or restaurants in the town. My husband and I are hungry and have nowhere to rest. I want to ask my eldest brother for a convenience..."
"this……"
The man hesitated after hearing this. When the handsome young man saw it, he quickly said: "Oh, brother, please don't worry. We have to pay for the food and accommodation. To be honest with you, the younger brother hid the money in the shoe shell and didn't let it go."
The gangster found out."
The man scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Well..., the government has issued an order not to receive strangers. You two and a wife..."
"Oh, my husband and I have a guide. Brother, please look at it. It says here, from Hezhou Prefecture to Changzhou Prefecture, husband Wang Xiaoshuang, wife Zhao Ling'er..."
"Come in, come in, oh, look at how handsome your wife is, just like the character in the painting."
From behind, the young woman came out and politely let the guests in. She glared at her man again and shouted: "What are you doing there, you damn thing! Look at this young couple, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful, do they look like bad guys?"
?It’s not easy to go out, why can’t I make it convenient for others?”
After scolding her husband, the woman turned to the young couple again and said with a smile: "The meal has just been cooked at home. If you don't mind, let's eat together. My husband's name is Ma Qiao, my sister-in-law's surname is Cui, and both of us are craftsmen.
I am a householder who often goes out, so I know how hard it is to be away from home. The year before last, my husband and I were also robbed, but the two thieves were very stupid. They robbed our worker and accidentally dropped a
Rolling treasure banknotes, hahaha, it was a blessing in disguise that we made a small fortune, but our road guide was also snatched away at the same time, which made us unable to get on the road for several days!"
To be continued...