Little Zhuangtou and the Great General

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Several big men led Shen Miao and Ma Lianye for thirty miles without stopping at all. At first, Shen Miao just scolded these people for their lack of sympathy, but then she lost all thoughts and leaned on her rough heels. walking forward mechanically.

It was almost dawn and finally arrived within the range of Huangjian'ao Village. The big man had no intention of escorting him anymore, and pointed to the sparsely populated valley not far away: "That's Zhuangzi, go in by yourself."

Shen Miao let go of her crutches and fell to the ground with a crash, not wanting to move.

The horse was even worse than him. After carefully putting the hunchback on the ground, he fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Several big men ignored their plight, turned around and left, and one of them said rather annoyedly: "This kind of thing has to be done more than 30 times a year, and I don't know what the master thinks, it must be such a shabby village."

"I heard that it was because it was the Zhuangzi that the old master gave to the master. It was specially selected in order to test the master's ability. But it was too hasty, and the Zhuangzi that was selected was too dangerous. Three years have passed, and no one was surprised. It can be done. The master has no other choice, so he made such a bad plan to catch anyone on the road and treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

Several big men disappeared on the road after talking.

Shen Miaomo, what kind of Zhuangzi is this?More than three Zhuangtou will die a year, and one will be replaced every ten days on average?This is even more terrifying than Longtan and Tiger's Den. You can still find a way to break into that kind of place, but here you might just chop up the village head with a knife, and don't give a chance at all.

no!You have to run, you can't stay.

Thinking about it, Shen Miao managed to pull up a bit of strength, and walked back and forth with her hands and feet, and she was stupid after walking a few tens of meters.In front of him was a stretch of hills that could not be seen, and there was no road at all. Those big men who had left before were walking in the mountains, not along the road, but walking along the road at will.That is to say, unless someone acquainted leads the way, he can't find the way out at all. No wonder these big men just escorted him and left him alone.

Shen Miao had no choice but to turn back, and as soon as she turned around, she saw a stooped but not thin old man, checking the person he brought back and forth with the tip of a hatchet, Shen Miao was startled, and hurried over to stop: "You, you Who? For what?"

"Are you the new village head?" The old man turned his head and asked, with a smile that didn't look like a smile, showing a mouthful of incomplete yellow teeth, very ferocious.

Shen Miao's expression froze, first she nodded in recognition, then shook her head in denial.

The old man was obviously experienced and used to this kind of reaction, so he immediately decided that Shen Miao was the new Zhuangtou: "What is the Zhuangtou's surname?"

name?Shen Miao was stunned for a moment. He remembered that his mother called his father Dong Lang in Yizhuang, and his mother nicknamed him Nian Lang. According to this theory, he should be called Dong Nian Lang... Such a vulgar name, Shen Miao immediately trembled. Answered the original name: "Shen Miao."

"Shen Zhuangtou?" The old man looked at Shen Miao and confirmed again.

Shen Miao nodded quickly to indicate that his name was indeed Shen Miao.

The old man turned around and led the way: "Follow me into the village."

Shen Miao shook her head to resist, he didn't want to enter.

The old man didn't force it either, just sneered and said, "It doesn't matter if Zhuangtou doesn't want to go in, but this place isn't safe in broad daylight, and the men and horses you brought are covered in blood, so it's easy to attract something."

Shen Miao immediately thought of beasts and the like, so she had no choice but to agree, and asked politely: "Old man, can you call some people to help carry him in?"

"No." The old man flatly refused.

Shen Miao was surprised that she refused to help with such a small matter, and didn't want the old man to continue to explain: "I am the only one left in the whole village."

Shen Miao quickly took out the account book, the first page clearly stated that there were 27 farmers, how could there be no one?

"That was the number of households two years ago. In the past two years, people have died and ran away. There are not so many households. The master above doesn't care about this matter at all. Every village head who comes down to manage the land has to be 27 households. All those who confiscated everything, or ran back to ask for dismissal, or slipped away, were pulled out and cut down.”

No wonder the head of the village has to be changed every ten days. If the task is not completed at all, he will be beheaded at every turn.Shen Miao looked at the sky speechlessly, who did he offend?How come things are getting worse each time?

"Zhuangtou, are you going or not? If not, I'll go back." The old man became impatient.

Shen Miao had no choice but to rely on herself, regardless of the horse, first half dragged and half hugged the wounded, and followed the old man into the village staggeringly.

The scene along the way made Shen Miao wonder, what had happened to this village, the terraced fields that had been built were broken and landslide, and there were all weeds on the slope, not even a few shrubs grew; the surrounding mountains were also very strange, appearing from time to time Some sunken potholes are of different sizes, and the vegetation is slightly richer. There are shrubs, but there are still no trees.

The houses in the village are basically dilapidated, with collapsed wooden beams, rotten thatched roofs, and crumbling earth walls. The only two houses that seem to be usable are located in the middle of the village, one high and one low.

Pointing to the taller room, the old man said, "Zhuangtou, that's where you live. I live in the lower room next door."

Shen Miao nodded, and followed the old man to the Gao room. The room had obviously been unoccupied for a long time, and as soon as the door was opened, various animals, rats or reptiles, fled in all directions.Before such a place is cleaned up, the wounded must not be allowed to live there, so Shen Miao had no choice but to say to the old man: "Old man, can you let him stay at your house first?"

"No, my house is small, enough for one person to lie down, and he occupies it, what should I do?" The old man refused.

Shen Miao had no choice but to give in: "Then let him stay until you go to bed, and I'll clean up the place as soon as possible."

"I have the habit of taking a nap, you have to pack it up before noon." The old man reluctantly gave in.

Shen Miao nodded quickly, and dragged her to the old man's house.As the old man said, the short house is only ten square meters in size. There are no beds or tables. There are some weeds on the floor. A small hole was dug in the corner. There is a small pot on the hole, and the food is being cooked. The smell is not very good. It was tempting, but Shen Miao still felt hungry. He hadn't eaten since time travelling, and he was already hungry, so he hurriedly begged the old man to share a bowl with him.

The old man was obviously not happy: "You came to be the head of the farm, didn't the head of the house give you money and food?"

"Is there any money and food back?" Shen Miao was surprised.

The old man was also surprised: "I gave a few before, why didn't you have one?"

"I was stopped by them while walking on the road, and I didn't know the situation at all." Shen Miao complained.

"It's getting worse and worse." The old man muttered, and served Shen Miao a small bowl, "Eat it."

Shen Miao quickly took it and swallowed it. She didn't know what she ate at all. She only knew that it was some plant leaves and so on. It was not enough to eat but it was steaming hot. The blood in her whole body circulated a little because of this, and her brain was also disturbed. It became clear.

Although it has always been unlucky to cross over, it is not all bad, at least there is a place to stay, and because this place is very remote, it temporarily eliminates the possibility of meeting the original owner's father again, ensuring safety.As for the matter of rent collection, let's talk about it after we settle down, no matter how dangerous this place is, it's not a problem to stay for seven or eight days first.

Thinking of this, Shen Miao became motivated, tore off a sleeve and tied up her hair, borrowed some tools from the old man, and went outside the village to solve the horse problem.

The horse was just extremely tired, and woke up after resting enough. When he woke up, he saw that his master and the man who rescued him were gone, and he was anxious, looking around, neighing.Shen Miao heard it from a distance, and hurriedly greeted: "This way~~"

The horse knew it, came over at a trot all the way, rubbed Shen Miao hard, and then began to look left and right to find his master.

Shen Miao said with a smile: "Your master is temporarily settled in someone else's house, don't worry." Ma Sui calmed down and followed Shen Miao to the village.

The tall house for Zhuangtou is well-built. It has a single courtyard with a patio, a hall, and a wing room. The residence is on the second floor, with wooden boxes and a decent big bed.But because no one lived there for a long time, water leaked on the second floor, and the upper part was damp, and the brown shed on the big bed had rotted away, making it impossible to sleep.

Shen Miao had no choice but to temporarily abandon the second floor and tidy up the wing rooms first.

The wing room was built separately, one passage away from the main house, and the roof was protected by the eaves on the second floor of the main house.

Shen Miao covered her mouth and nose with a cloth, opened the window, and began to clean it from top to bottom. Soon, a complete bed board was cleaned out among a pile of broken wood, and it was pressed hard, and it was quite strong.Shen Miao hurriedly put the bed board against the wall, cleaned up the rest of the broken wood, and went to the second floor to find three solid boxes that were not broken. After cleaning the inside and outside, they laid it on the ground, put the bed board on it, and built a new one. A bed.

After the construction was completed, Shen Miao cleaned the ground again. Fortunately, the soil on the ground was rammed very firmly. After sweeping away the dust, the hard ground was exposed. There was no sign of plant growth, and a small hole was cleared in a corner of the ground. , It seems to be the same as the old man's house, used to light the fire.

Shen Miao was very happy, and quickly found some dry branches in another house, lit a fire, closed the windows, and closed the door to smoke the house.Although the room is not very humid, there is no guarantee that there will be no reptiles and mice. It is better to smoke it.

Sure enough, after half an hour passed, when Fu opened the room again, there were many dead reptiles on the ground, Shen Miao felt cold and quickly cleaned them out.

The open fire at the small pit has been extinguished, most of the branches turned into ashes, and some of the burned out ones turned into black charcoal.Shen Miao stayed in the countryside when she was a child, and knew the benefits of charcoal, so she quickly put it away, thinking about burning some when she had time.The weather is humid, and it is impossible for reptiles to burn once and then disappear. If the carbon can be burned in the house to keep it dry, the possibility of reptiles coming back will be greatly reduced.

After finishing all this, it was already noon. After lunch, the old man saw that Shen Miao hadn't come to pick up the person yet, so he came over to remind him in annoyance.Seeing how the wing room had been tidied up, the old man was obviously a little surprised. He thought how could someone like Shen Miao know how to tidy up the house when he grew up?

When Shen Miao saw the old man, she realized that it was already noon, so she hurriedly smiled apologetically and said, "I didn't pay attention to the time, and I missed your rest, so I'll move over." There were ugly sweat stains across his cheeks, but this did not hinder the happiness, satisfaction and self-confidence contained in the smile in the slightest.

The old man was slightly stunned, and followed Shen Miao back to his house step by step. He didn't ask him to move out immediately, but brought out a bowl of food to Shen Miao.

Shen Miao was very surprised, happily accepted the old man's kindness, and swallowed it in two bites.

The old man looked at Shen Miao like that, and asked the question that he had been puzzled all along: "You can't protect yourself, why do you have to carry two burdens such as one person and one horse, the horse is fine, but this person is almost dying of burns. "

"Ah?" Shen Miao didn't bother to answer the old man's question, she hurriedly put down the bowl to check on the man, it was really hot.

The old man looked at Shen Miao with gloomy eyes again.

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