Chapter 217 Persuading surrender and calling for security
The woman's first reaction was that her husband had been arrested by the army, but she immediately dismissed this possibility. Seeing that her husband and the army man were talking and laughing, it didn't look alike.
Jiang Qin said to the woman at this time: "Don't stay still, boil some water."
The woman came back to her senses and said, "Oh!" She turned around and dragged the child into the house, and disappeared into the dark wooden house.
Jiang Qin was not idle either. While helping Xu Chu move Li Ru into the house, he called to Cao Zhi and said, "Sir, please come in. The house is short, so be careful."
Cao Zhi agreed to follow him to the house, and Cao An took the rest of his guards to rest on the spot. He temporarily arranged sentries to guard the front and back of the house.
Cao Zhi entered the house and took a look, and could only describe it as simple. The entire wooden house had an area of about five or six square meters, and was entirely surrounded by wooden boards. It was less than 1.67 meters high, and the top was covered with reeds and thatch.
Cao Zhi could hardly stand upright on the roof. In a place like this, everything must obey the requirements of safety. If you want to hide in the reeds without being discovered, you can't build the house too high. There is a table in the center of the house.
There is a small square table, a straw mat on the ground on the left and right sides, and some sundries placed in the corner. This is the home of a water thief.
At this time, Jiang Qin and Xu Chu had laid Li Ru down on the straw mat on the left side of the room. Jiang Qin turned around and sat cross-legged in front of the small square table.
Cao Zhi unceremoniously sat cross-legged on the spot opposite Jiang Qin. At this time, Jiang Qin's wife walked in from the back of the house carrying two chipped pottery bowls, followed by little Jiang.
One, he is also holding a bowl.
After Xu Chu put down Li Ru, he stood by the so-called "bed" and looked around Jiang Qin's den of thieves. Because he was too big and tall, he couldn't even turn around in this kind of cabin, so he didn't dare to move much.
Walking around. At this time, he saw Xiao Jiang Yi walking by carefully holding a bowl of water. He stopped Xiao Jiang Yi in the middle, reached out to take the water bowl, drank it all, smiled at Xiao Jiang Yi, and drank it.
He raised his head, glanced at Cao Zhi and Jiang Qin, and then pulled him out of the cabin and to the back of the house. The kitchen was in the open space behind the house, where smoke was being blown.
Jiang Qin's wife put down the two bowls filled with hot water, glanced at Cao Zhi again, and said, "Please use it, sir."
"Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law."
As he spoke, Cao Zhi picked up the water bowl, blew on the hot air, and took a sip. Seeing that Cao Zhi did not despise poor thieves like them, Jiang Qin and his wife actually drank the water from the broken bowl and smiled at each other.
Jiang Qin's wife was even more fond of this seemingly young general. "Mrs. Sister-in-law" was the most polite and pleasant title this woman had ever seen in her life. "The official master is just different.
She speaks in a knowledgeable manner, unlike those people my husband has friends with who always curse at me when they open their mouths."
After Jiang Qin drank the water, his body immediately felt warmer. Only then did he notice that his wife had not left yet and cursed: "What are you looking at? Go and cook."
"Alas! Alas! I'll go right away."
Jiang Qin's wife rubbed her hands in embarrassment and turned to leave. Cao Zhi called out: "Excuse me, Mrs. Sister-in-law, please pour some water for my friend."
After Cao Zhi finished speaking, he glanced at Li Ru. The "friend" he was referring to was Li Ru. Li Ru was unable to fulfill his duties as a counselor along the way. He was seasick and had barely eaten anything since the second day on the ship.
He still had to retching from time to time. Xu Chu had already laughed at whether he was happy, which caused everyone to laugh. Li Ru's head had been groggy. Although he was angry, he had no strength to argue with him. At this moment,
He was so excited to finally be able to lie down on the flat ground! There are no more bumps and ups and downs in the lang. Being able to lie down on this straw mat is Li Ru's greatest happiness now.
After Jiang Qin's wife left the wooden house and went to collect water for Li Ru, Cao Zhi asked Jiang Qin: "Brother Jiang has lived here in Ruxuwu for a long time, right?"
Jiang Qin said: "It's been a long time. I was born here in Ruxuwu. My father, Jiang Gong, used to be the leader of thieves in Ruxuwu. He is the son of an old thief. I was born as a little thief." Jiang Qin said.
He said this with a proud and playful face.
Cao Zhi took another sip of hot water from the bowl, turned sideways and glanced at Jiang Yi who was already playing with Xu Chu behind the house, and said, "How many children does Brother Jiang have?"
Jiang Qin said: "Just this one."
Cao Zhidao: "How old are you?"
Jiang Qin said: "It's fourteen."
Cao Zhi then asked: "Have you read the book?"
Jiang Qin laughed when he heard this, and looked at Cao Zhi strangely: "Captain Cao is just kidding, do you think we have the conditions here? We don't have enough to eat, how can we have money to send our children to school? Most of the people here
Even if he is illiterate, one of our children will be able to follow me to do business in the next year."
Cao Zhi smiled and did not answer when he heard this, but he was deeply touched in his heart. At this time, Jiang Qin's wife came back, carrying half a bowl of warm water, walked to the straw mat where Li Ru was lying, and held up his
head and feed him hot water.
"What a pity for this child!" Cao Zhi suddenly said again at this moment.
After Jiang Qin and his mother-in-law heard this, they both turned and looked at Cao Zhi in confusion. Cao Zhi looked at the simple couple with a serious face and said to Jiang Qin: "The son of a thief does not have to be a thief. He can also be with others."
It's the same as being an official, doing business, and learning crafts, but actually..."
Jiang Qin suddenly stood up, his face changed, and he said unhappily: "Captain, there is no need to say anything more. Jiang Qin sees that Commander is a man of good temperament and is willing to make friends with him. He is not coveting his official status, so he persuades him to surrender or recruit An."
Don't waste your money on Jiang Qin, for Jiang Qin's son will find a way out for him."
Although Cao Zhi was surprised by Jiang Qin's unexpected change of expression, he did not argue with him. He just smiled slightly, picked up the water bowl in front of him and continued to drink. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward. Xu Chu heard Jiang Qin's loud voice.
After speaking, he also put his head in to check the situation. Cao Zhi raised his head and signaled that it was okay. Xu Chu looked at it and immediately retracted his head.
At this moment, a woman's soft cry suddenly sounded in the house. Jiang Qin's wife listened to Cao Zhi's words, and her mother's heart was touched. That mother doesn't want her child to become a dragon, and some people want their children to become famous.
Children become thieves. But in this era, women have no say, and everything depends on the will of men.
Jiang Qin's father, Jiang Gong, died in the hands of the army. Jiang Qin always hated the army, and a brother who was a thief once suggested that Jiang Qin defect to the government to find a good future for himself.
If he had to endure this kind of suffering again, Jiang Qin would always refuse, and it would be fine if he didn't fall out.
It's not like Jiang Qin has never thought about it for the sake of his children. He should seek a way out for the sake of his children, but Jiang Qin can't let go of his heart and face. The thief also has his creed.