Fortunately, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved. The little girl was very articulate and quickly explained Wei Cheng's origins.
After learning that Wei Cheng was the Wei family of the great Confucian scholar from Hedong, the attitudes of the hunters suddenly became respectful.
At this time, a man suddenly shouted: "No, Brother Daniu, we have to go put out the fire quickly."
The man named Daniu also changed his expression and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes, go put out the fire quickly, Haojia Village is on fire."
Before Wei Cheng and Aning could react, Danniu and his companions ran quickly towards the village.
Daniel turned back and shouted: "Aning, you and Mr. Wei don't get close. If the fire spreads, you won't be able to run away."
Another man also shouted: "Yes, you go to our village to take shelter and notify the people in the village to put out the fire."
Wei Cheng looked at An Ning, who also looked up at him, and asked with a worried look on his face: "Brother Wei, is there a fire in the village?"
Wei Cheng looked up at the billowing smoke in the distance and found that the point where the smoke was coming was indeed in the southeast of the village and not elsewhere. He knew that those people had misunderstood.
He smiled and said: "There is nothing in the village. Let's follow. Someone must have explained it clearly."
Aning then smiled and said "Yeah" and ran towards the village with his short legs.
Sure enough, by the time Wei and Cheng arrived at the foot of the mountain, the men were already chatting with the people in the village.
The leader was none other than Zhengtou, who was in charge of the patrol. Seeing Wei Cheng and Aning return, he happily waved to them.
The man named Daniel also bowed respectfully to Wei Cheng.
I just heard one of Da Niu's companions say: "Zhou Tou, you really want to invite us to drink." His expression was somewhat impatient. He must have been rewarded by Wei Cheng and was showing off to them.
Upon hearing this, Zhengtou glanced at Wei Cheng in embarrassment.
Wei Cheng said with a smile: "Since we are all mountain people, we should treat you well. If you don't have enough wine, you can move to my place and get as much as you want."
Among the things Wei sent this time, most of them were grains, next time they were linen, and there were only a few jars of wine. Wei Cheng didn't like the wine of this era anyway, so it would be a good idea to just give it to the villagers to entertain guests.
As soon as he heard that he didn't have to entertain the guests himself, Zhengtou laughed and said, "Okay, then you can stay here tonight, so that you don't get drunk and can't find your way home, hahaha."
"Haha, you have such a strong tone. If you want to get our brothers drunk, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it without a few bottles of wine." Daniel replied with a smile. He didn't believe that Zhitou could produce so much wine. You know, these days, eating
A meal of grain and food is a luxury, let alone wine.
Everyone first asked Wei Cheng and Aning to go up the mountain, and then they also arrived at Haojia Village.
Wei Cheng went home first. He was busy concocting herbal medicine and making pills later. There was only one and a half days until Saturday, and he had no time to delay.
He wanted to treat a guest but did not dare to bring the wine himself, so he encouraged Aning to bring Hao Zhao to get the wine. Wei Cheng did not break his promise and asked them to move five or six earthen jars in the corner of the yard on the spot, which were all gifts from Wei.
Here comes the wine.
As for the sorghum wine purchased by Wei Cheng himself, all of it is stored in the warehouse.
Wei Teng was kneading the medicinal materials in the yard. Seeing Hao Zhao lifting the pot with ease, he smiled and said, "Xiao Zhao, wait a minute, I'll give you some food and drinks."
Wei Cheng is also a hospitable person, and it can be seen from the relationship between Daniu and Aning that the man named Daniu and his group are also kind-hearted mountain people. Aning also said that he used to go to others to eat.
Just drinking.
Hao Zhao asked curiously: "Dishes to go with the wine?"
Before Wei Cheng walked into the warehouse, he took a clay pot from the kitchen, then went into the house and filled a plate full of Drunken Peanuts. He unpacked the bags and put them back into the box, and went back to deal with them.
Wei Teng came out, handed the earthenware basin to Hao Zhao, and said without blushing, "I made some dishes to go with the wine. How do you think it tastes?"
Hao Zhao looked at the peanuts in the pot and didn't pay much attention. He just thought they were the core of some kind of plant. After all, they looked similar.
After Hao Zhao left, Wei Cheng continued busy preparing herbal medicine.
A simple solution for lunch.
after eating.
Cai Yan said that he and Hao Niang were going to deliver cloth to the elderly in the village. This time, the Wei family sent too much brocade, and the couple would definitely not be able to wear it all. It would be winter soon, and compared to the thin linen,
, brocade is definitely more warm.
To this end, Wei Cheng also added cotton to the purchase list and went back to buy some cotton online to make cotton-padded jackets for the villagers.
Wei Cheng was the only one left in the yard, and the afternoon sun was very warm.
Because it is the highest point of Pingding Mountain, the mountain breeze blows tirelessly through the grassland, bringing the coolness of the grass and trees.
While Wei Cheng was calmly processing the herbs, there was no idle time down the hillside, and what was supposed to happen happened one after another.
Daniu is the son-in-law of Haojia Village. He married a girl from the village as his wife, and he is considered half of Haojia Village. Every time Daniu goes into the mountains to hunt, he will send some prey to his father-in-law, and this time is no exception.
He originally thought that Haojia Village was on fire, but fortunately it was a false alarm. When he arrived in the village, he immediately went to find his father-in-law.
Daniu’s father-in-law is called Hao Sanzhu, and he is Hao Dadao’s cousin. Because he is the third eldest son, some people also call him Third Master or Third Uncle.
Hao Sanzhu has a problem, that is, he likes to show off.
When his daughter was around, he showed off that his daughter was filial and sensible. When her daughter got married, he showed off that his son-in-law was a famous hunter from all over the country and a warrior who could fight tigers and leopards with his bare hands.
Miraculously, what he was showing off was not a lie. After Daniel took Hao Sanzhu's daughter, he encountered a very hungry leopard when he entered the mountains for the first time. At that time, his companions all dispersed to look for prey, and he followed the leopard alone.
After wrangling for a long time, the leopard was finally killed.
After that, Hao Sanzhu couldn't keep his mouth shut. He praised his son-in-law to everyone he met. He killed a leopard and gave him a piece of hind leg meat. He ate it happily for more than half a month before finishing it.
Some people in the village also marry their daughters out, but compared to the good fortune of Hao Sanzhu's daughters, their daughters generally marry poorly. It would be good if they are not beaten, scolded, and enslaved by their husbands' family. How dare they expect their sons-in-law to come back and honor them.
These days, if you can't take care of your own family, who has the time to take care of your father-in-law's house? It is said that married daughters throw water away. In this era, men are dragged to fight, and there are so many women that they are worthless.
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But it is a blessing for your daughter to marry well, but it is not the reason for you to rub salt in other people's wounds. Many people in the village made trouble with Hao Sanzhu because of this matter, which made Hao Sanzhu's popularity in the village worse and worse. In the end, they simply
I took my wife to live in the east end of the village.
Because it is far away from the settlement, there are only Hao Sanzhu and his wife here. So Cai Yan naturally chose this place as his first stop to distribute brocades.
When she came over with Hao Niang, she happened to see Da Niu kneeling in front of Hao Sanzhu and his wife, crying. Several companions behind her had sad faces and silently looked at Da Niu who was kneeling on the ground and crying.
Cai Yan grabbed Hao Niang who was about to walk into the courtyard and motioned her to wait a moment.
At this time, I vaguely heard the voice of Daniel.
"Daddy, please go back and take care of Xiaohua. This time she smashed the incense burner at the entrance of the ancestral hall. Last time she smashed the door of my eldest father's house. If she continues to act like this, where is the majesty of my eldest father as the patriarch of the clan!"
Hao Sanzhu's eyelids jumped. He knew what his daughter was capable of, and the things his son-in-law said could really happen.
Hao Sanzhu's wife is called Manhua. She is tall and thick, and she is a strong laborer among the women and children in the village. At this time, she pointed at her son-in-law Da Niu with wide eyes and cursed: "I said what do you look like when you kneel here and cry?
Man, Xiaohua is your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law is being bullied. Instead of helping her to vent her anger, why don’t you come and beg us to deal with her?”
Even though Da Niu was tall and majestic, compared with Man Hua, he immediately fell into a disadvantage. He hurriedly defended: "Mom, don't say that, my eldest dad just asked her to help carry water for the master's house.
That’s all, she went to my eldest father’s house when she came back.”
Manhua frowned and retorted: "Impossible, Xiaohua is my biological daughter, she will not look for trouble for no reason."
Hao Sanzhu also said: "Son-in-law, do you think there is any misunderstanding here? Although Xiaohua...is a bit off, she will not make trouble unreasonably, let alone destroy your ancestral hall to cause trouble."
At this time, a younger boy stood up behind Daniel and cried angrily: "It's the young master of the master's family. He said that Sister Xiaohua is a hyena, and forced Sister Xiaohua to imitate a pig's braying, and even used a whip."
Slap Sister Xiaohua on the face...wuwuwu."
"What!" Manhua, Hao Sanzhu, and Da Niu were all shocked at the same time.
Daniel even grabbed the young man's shoulder and asked with a ferocious face: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier? And the wound on Xiaohua's face was...
Being whipped...I, I..."
The boy's shoulders were sore from being caught by him, and he cried and replied: "It's Sister Xiaohua, she didn't let me tell you, she said that the eldest father is the owner's dog, and he won't let the second father and Brother Danniu embarrass you.
That’s why she went to find trouble with her eldest father’s family.”
Newton was stunned, remembering that his wife had been insulted like a pig, and his face was whipped several times, leaving deep scars. As a man, he was powerless, and his liver and gallbladder were split for a while.
Hao Sanzhu and Manhua also felt sorry for each other, but they knew that the master family in Daniu Village was someone they could not afford to offend.
Just when the family was helpless and powerless, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Cai Yan walked in with a cold face.
She frowned, glanced at the wooden sign on the big cow's waist, and said, "Is your master the Xie Village by the Liang River?"
When Manhua saw Cai Yan, her originally fierce look suddenly became respectful and flattering. She hurriedly came to greet her and bowed: "Why is Madam here? Sanniang is also here. What are you doing?"
Hao Niang handed the brocade in her hand to her and said: "This is the brocade that the young master and his wife used to make winter clothes for you two elders. The young master will also send cotton wool over later. Aunt Manhua accepts it first and listen to what the madam has to say."
Manhua took the brocade with both hands and looked at the finely crafted patterns on it. She had mixed feelings in her heart. Why did some people treat them as cattle or horses and beat them with whips for fun, while Mr. Wei and his wife treated them like a noble?
Treat as family.
Hao Sanzhu immediately introduced Cai Yan to Daniel and others.
Knowing that she was Wei Cheng's wife, Danniu and his party hurriedly bowed and clasped their fists in greeting.
Daniel replied: "Madam, with your keen eyes, we are indeed tenant farmers under Xie's village."
Cai Yan glanced at the wooden sign on his waist, his expression softened slightly, and he said in a calm tone: "A mere branch of the Xie family dares to act like this. It really ruins Xie Gong's reputation for benevolence and righteousness. Please come to the shabby room later."
, I will write a handwritten letter asking them to apologize for your wife."
"Ah, this..." Daniel looked shocked.
Cai Yan seemed to see something and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about their revenge, it's just a side branch."
Daniel gritted his teeth, as long as he could vent his anger on his wife, at worst, he would hide in the mountains like Haojiacun. After thinking about the instructions, he fell to the ground and kowtowed to Cai Yan: "Thank you, Madam, for venting your anger on my wife.
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Cai Yan accepted his bow, looked at Aunt Manhua aside, the ice on his face melted instantly, and said with a smile: "Aunt Manhua, you don't need to worry, Mrs. Xie has a sister of mine, as long as she
In a word, a mere sidekick can't make any waves."
Manhua and Hao Sanzhu looked at each other and knelt down towards Cai Yan at the same time, their gratitude beyond words.
The couple had no other children, and Xiaohua was their darling. When they heard Xiaohua being insulted and whipped, how could they feel so good as parents? It felt even worse than being scolded and whipped themselves.
"Thank you, madam, thank you, madam, wuwuwuwu..." the couple burst into tears.
After comforting Hao Sanzhu and the Manhua couple, Cai Yan left on the pretext that he wanted to go to other homes to deliver brocades.
Daniu and others watched her leave until the backs of Cai Yan and Hao Niang were no longer visible.
At this time, Manhua said solemnly: "Daniu, I married Xiaohua to you so that she can enjoy happiness with you, not to be abused like a pig or dog. If you can't take care of Xiaohua, let her
Please come back, my daughter, Manhua, is not a pig or a dog, and there is no way she can become a pig or a dog in the eyes of others."
Hao Sanzhu was also very disappointed with this son-in-law. Although he had no skills and was not as capable as Manhua at work, so he could only be a family man at home, but he loved Manhua and his only child Xiaohua very much, even at home.
There were no men, so he didn't complain.
At this time, when he thought of the scene of his daughter being insulted, his heart was cut with a knife. Looking at the son-in-law whom he had praised so much in the past, his eyes were full of disappointment.
"Dad, aunt, I, I..." Dan Niu actually felt uncomfortable in his heart. He not only misunderstood his wife, but also went to her home to complain. However, his wife had done nothing wrong, and yet he was insulted like this.
He will also go around looking for people to vent his anger on.
Manhua interrupted him, pointing to the chimney not far away from which billowing smoke was emitting, and said: "I asked you to send Xiaohua back not entirely because of this incident. The world is in too much chaos right now, and our Haojia Village has suffered.
Yangyang, no one knows whether your village will be next. Rather than being scared outside, I hope Xiaohua can stay by my side."
Daniel looked in the direction of her finger and suddenly fell silent when he remembered the praise and admiration given to Wei Cheng by Zhengtou on the road.