The flat fields are mottled with yellow wheat fields, harvested brown soil, and green weeds interspersed with them. There are also a few white smoke from burning wheat piles in the field ridges. Qin Liang is riding a brown horse on the road, still patrolling by himself.
Looking at this piece of farmland belonging to the Qin family's manor.
He was in no rush to change such a peaceful life, but he vaguely felt in his heart that the time for change would come sooner or later.
"Rumble..." A burst of muffled thunder came from the north. Qin Liang followed the sound and watched, and saw a dark cloud covering the sky. It seemed like it was going to rain, but it didn't.
There is a large piece of wilderness in that direction, which originally belonged to the Qin family, but a large part of it was occupied by the Zhongchang family on the west side of the Wangweng River. Such land disputes are usually easy to resolve, and most local wealthy families have someone as a vassal in the counties.
Officer, we can always discuss it without looking up. But there has been no result in this matter. The trouble is that Mr. Zhong’s family is from Qinghe County next door.
This incident also created a dispute over county boundaries, making things even more complicated.
At this moment, there was a noise in the distance, including men's laughter and women's curses. Qin Liang lightly kicked the horse's belly and rushed closer to watch.
Soon he recognized that the woman surrounded on three sides was the Dong family from the Qin family manor!
A young man riding a horse was wearing a long brocade single coat called a rug, with his hair tied up and a crown. He looked young, but judging by his hat, he was at least twenty years old. There were two other boys in their teens, standing separately.
In different directions, a linen bag was being thrown around. But Ms. Dong did not grab the bag, but wanted to escape. As soon as she took a step forward, the boy immediately opened his arms to stop her, and said "
Yo, hey hey hey" laughter.
Qin Liang approached and reined in his horse without saying a word.
"Erlang!" Dong's eyes showed hope.
The young man in brocade trousers glanced at Qin Liang and ignored him. The two boys looked sideways and continued to block Dong's escape direction.
Qin Liang said: "Why don't you get out of the way?" After saying this, seeing that it had no effect, and already understanding that these were unreasonable people, Qin Liang stepped forward on his horse, swung his whip and started beating him. A young boy screamed in pain, while
I covered my face and dodged, and finally "heard" and understood the language.
Dong took the opportunity and ran towards Qin Liang.
The brocade young man's eyes suddenly filled with anger, and he looked up and down at the linen clothes on Qin Liang's body, "Please give in and give me this slave so that we can talk more easily."
Qin Liang said: "I'm afraid not."
The young man snorted, "Are you the second child of the Qin family?"
Qin Liang retorted: "Who are you from Zhong Chang's family? How shameless is it to molest a good woman in broad daylight?"
The young man said disdainfully: "Isn't it just a slave?"
At this time, Mrs. Dong actually replied: "This slave is not your slave."
The woman had just escaped danger, but she still dared to speak, which was quite a bit aggressive.
The young man said angrily: "Get off the horse and fight me!" The two boys looked at the riding whip in Qin Liang's hand and rubbed it. The young man became even angrier when he saw this, and suddenly pulled out his sword with a "swish" sound.
Qin Liang had no weapons, and just as he was about to slap his horse to avoid him, he saw the young man charging forward with his sword held high, and his sword-holding posture was not stable. Qin Liang suddenly changed his mind, tightened his legs, controlled his horse, and charged back.
Seeing the right moment, he directly grabbed the young man's wrist with both hands and threw him off the horse.
The young man had just half-sited up from the grass, and immediately put his chin back. He looked nervously at the sword blade that had somehow reached his neck, and his face turned pale: "Don't move!"
Qin Liang snorted and sneered.
The young man apologized in a good voice and said with a smile: "Why don't we just fight for a slave so that no one will die?"
Qin Liang put away his sword and stabbed it on the ground.
The young man stood up, grabbed his sword, and ran back to the horse. He mounted the horse and ran for a few steps. Suddenly he turned around and said, "Don't be so arrogant, Zhu. I forgive you for not being able to laugh for a few days. We'll see!"
Seeing his cheap performance, Qin Liang didn't know whether to be angry or laugh, and cursed: "You have the nerve to call others arrogant!"
After hearing this, the young man was even more angry than Qin Liang. He kept turning around and said, "Wait for me. Do you think you can still rely on Qin Lang?"
Qin Liang ignored it and grabbed the reins to turn the horse's head.
The disputed county boundaries in this area are obviously unreasonable. To go from the Qin family's territory in Pingyuan County to the county town, you have to pass through the boundaries of Qinghe County. Otherwise, the Dong family might not have met those three villains.
Mrs. Dong picked up the linen bag from the ground and patted the soil on it. Her eyes were bright. She quietly turned away from Qin Liang and wiped her tears with her sleeve. The linen bag in her hand might have been bought from the county town.
of medicinal materials.
Sure enough, Ms. Dong opened the cloth bag and found that there were medicinal materials inside, which had been soaked by water, or had fallen into puddles after being thrown around before. Her tears flowed directly to her cheeks, and she wiped them hard with her patched sleeves.
Qin Liang saw all this from the corner of his eye and felt compassion, knowing that her family was already in very difficult circumstances. Dong's husband, Wang Kang, was originally a guest at the manor, but after Wang Kang fell ill, he no longer had any regard for his family.
It's valuable, and it's obvious that the family has long been unable to survive.
However, Qin Liang took a while and said in a casual tone: "The medical skills of the doctor in the county must be very good. Do you still have the prescription you gave me? Let me see."
Dong silently took out three bamboo slips and handed them over. Qin Liang didn't look at them and just put them in his arms.
The two returned to Zhuangzi, which was surrounded by earthen walls. Qin Liang went straight home, found the Zhuangke who was in charge of the warehouse, took some medicine according to the prescription on the wooden slip, and then went to Dong's home.
This tiled house is very simple, but it can be seen that it is still much more spacious than those thatched houses attached to farmers. After passing the main room, there is a small courtyard built with earth and stones at the back. Mrs. Dong and an old woman welcomed Qin Liang.
In the house, the old woman was the mother of the banker Wang Kang. She was holding a stick and her legs and feet were not in good condition. Qin Liang explained his purpose and put down the medicinal materials in his hand.
The two old and young women thanked each other profusely, and the old woman was talking about going to make tea. Qin Liang said a few words and was about to leave, when he realized that there was a dense and clear sound on the tile roof, and there was a sudden rain outside.
It started to rain heavily. Lightning flashed, and the dark cloudy sky looked even bleaker.
Qin Liang felt that it was going to rain early this morning, but now it finally rained.
Qin Liang walked through the main room and stood under the tile eaves in the backyard. He looked at the heavy rain and the lightning and thunder in the sky. He thought to himself: It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do all day long. I just fulfilled the old woman's kindness and had a bowl of hot food.
Tea, wait until the rain subsides, and then borrow a straw hat to go back.
He saw that the empty room next to him was open, with a straw mat and an old wooden table inside, so he walked in. He took out the bamboo slips of medicinal prescriptions in his arms and placed them on it. He then knelt down and watched the rain, still thinking about something.
After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Dong came in carrying a wooden tray. She knelt down and sat next to Qin Liang, then reached out to hold the tea bowl on the wooden tray.
Qin Liang noticed that her face with lowered eyes was very unnatural, but he did not say a word and remained as if nothing had happened. While she was putting down the tea bowl, Dong quickly glanced at Qin Liang's face and immediately dodged away.
Of course she couldn't see any clues. Qin Liang's mentality is very stable. He has been born in his second life, and now he almost has a kind of self-confidence. He generally accepts himself, including advantages and disadvantages, ugly and beautiful, and will not fantasize about becoming
No one else wants to express themselves too much, especially in front of women.
This calmness seemed to make Mrs. Dong even more nervous. There was a soft "clang" sound, and the quite large bowl was almost unsteady.
The atmosphere was inexplicably strange, even though the two of them hadn't said a word.
Dark clouds shrouded outside, and the mist in the heavy rain covered up all the colors. In this dark room, Dong's fair skin and light red lips were indeed more attractive, and her bulging breasts and swollen gray cloth were also very beautiful.
.Qin Liang even vaguely smelled some faint fragrance, maybe it was just an illusion caused by his strong blood.
"Er, Erlang." Mrs. Dong's voice trembled slightly, "How should I repay Erlang for his benefits?"
After all, this woman was married before, so when she opened her mouth, she turned from active to passive.
Qin Liang got up from the mat, and instead of pretending to be confused, he hinted, "I'm still keeping my filial piety."
"No outsider knows." Mrs. Dong looked up at him, her eyes full of shame for fear of rejection, and said, "This is also what Agu (mother-in-law), my beloved, means."
Qin Liang sighed, his emotions were a bit complicated by her. Then he thought about how his pity could easily be misunderstood, so he softened his tone and said, "Take me to see Wang Kang."
He walked out of the room first, and Mrs. Dong had no choice but to follow.
The two soon came to a dark bedroom. There was a window in the wall, but it was just a small hole. The weather outside was not good and the light was very dark. After a while, Qin Liang could clearly see the thin man on the bed.
My eyes were open, but they were dull.
"Wang Kang." Qin Liang bent down and called out.
The man turned his head, as if Hun'er had just returned. It took him a moment to react, and he started to struggle, "Why is Erlang here?"
In contrast, Qin Liang's clothes and hair were very neat. Qin Liang stretched out his hand and touched Wang Kang's shoulder lightly, "Send some medicinal materials. They were taken from the manor's warehouse. I remember that you are literate and have been in charge of the manor's warehouse. You should know the warehouse."
There are medicinal materials in stock."
"This..." Wang Kang said, "I heard from Zhuo Jing that you offended the Zhongchang family in order to save Zhuo Jing. It was thanks to you that the wheat was recovered a few days ago, and you went to work in the fields yourself. Alas,
My servant is a useless person."
Qin Liang patted his shoulder and said: "As long as I'm here, you don't have to worry too much about anything else. You can recover from your illness with peace of mind. Our family is still waiting for your service. In fact, the people in this Zhuangzi can be considered a big family."
Wang Kang looked at Qin Liang blankly. Qin Liang still did not avoid his eyes, and looked at him gently, with a very calm expression.
"Erlang!" Wang Kang suddenly became a little excited and struggled a few more times, "If I can survive, I will trust you with my life and property, and I will do whatever it takes to repay you for your kindness."
"I'm waiting for you to report." Qin Liang nodded.
He stood up straight, sighed for a moment, and muttered, "There is too much pain in the world." At this time, he found that Mrs. Dong was looking at him, his eyes a little absent-minded.
Qin Liang walked straight out of the bedroom and came to the door of the hall. He found that the rain outside had indeed become lighter. He didn't care about the old and young people who were sent out. He saw a bamboo hat by the door, picked it up, put it on his head, and stepped out of the threshold with his feet.