Three Kingdoms, you are so cute

All the way to Nanyang, Lu Nan was not in a hurry, and was not in a hurry.Now that it was decided to take Tang Ying back to see Guan Yu, she was a little impatient and ran around all day.In addition to going to big cities, small towns or small villages to spend money to buy some dry food and spend some time every day, the only thing left is to go on the road and on the road.

Passing by a small village again this day, Lu Nan turned his head to take a look, and there were not many pancakes in the cloth bag on the horse that were hard enough to be thrown out to break people's heads.And now the sky has also darkened, the ancient times are not like the modern times, traveling at night... It was really unthinkable, so she led the bay red horse into the small village.

It is said to be a village, but in fact there are only a dozen families here, most of which are earthen embryo houses and a few thatched houses.

Lu Nan touched Tang Ying's face and said, "Aying, it's really hard for you to travel like this. Sorry, follow me, you still have to suffer."

Tang Ying shook her head and walked in front: "Sister, you don't need to say that, A Ying doesn't feel bitter at all in this life. I used to live like a beggar every day in Xiangyang City, and sometimes I was beaten. Now this Like, it is very good, I am very satisfied, thank you sister."

Lu Nan pulled her into the village and said in a low voice: "But it's okay, I think it will be better when I see my brother." Seeing a light in the courtyard, she knocked on the door.

After a while, someone answered at the door: "Who is it?"

Hearing the voice was a woman, Lu Nan hurriedly said: "Auntie, we two brothers passed by here, seeing that it was too late to hurry, and wanted to stay overnight, can you make it easy?"

The door opened slowly, and a woman in her thirties stood inside the door: "Come in."

Lu Nan thanked her, took Tang Ying with one hand and the rein of the horse with the other, and entered the courtyard.

"May I ask your aunt's name?"

"Where is it so expensive? The little lady's husband's family name is Zhao, and her maiden name is Liu." Mrs. Liu sighed and said as she walked into the house, "My husband died early, and there are only two sons and one daughter in the family. Now my son is going We are out in the world, and there are only us mother and daughter at home. You two can rest in my son's bed tonight."

Lu Nan took two things from the horse and walked forward quickly: "Aunt Zhao, I'm really sorry. We don't have much money on us, and we still have a long way to go, so we can only use the two rabbits we got on the road. The pheasant will be used as rent for you." Then he put the pheasant and the rabbit in Aunt Zhao's hands.

Mrs. Liu shook her head and said, "I didn't intend to collect your belongings at first. Now that the world is bad and we all know, who can have no troubles. I don't want to be polite to you. You have to hurry, and this prey takes It's not easy to clean up, let's clean up and eat tonight."

This Aunt Zhao is really reasonable!Lu Nan nodded: "Okay. I'll also go to the kitchen to help Aunt Zhao."

Mrs. Liu declined and said, "That's not necessary, my family, A Yu, is used to cooking with me. How can you guys cook? My family, A Yong, doesn't cook at home."

Lu Nan smiled: "There were only two brothers in my family, and I was the one who did the cooking. I'm used to it." She tentatively asked, "A Yu? A Yong? Is that your child's nickname?"

Seeing Mrs. Liu nodding, strange years flashed through Lu Nan's mind, but she didn't grasp what it was, so she nodded and said nothing.

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"I always forgot to say, my name is Lu Nan, and my younger brother's surname is Tang Mingyue." Lu Nan smiled embarrassedly.

Mrs. Liu nodded and was about to speak when she saw a young woman pushing the door out from another room.

The Zhao family also looked very poor. It didn't matter if the house was adobe, but the roof didn't even have mud tiles, but thatched.Just a few rooms are just enough.

The young lady stepped down the stone steps, came from the yard towards the house, and asked aloud, "Mother, who are you talking to?"

Standing at the door, Mrs. Liu stretched out her hand to the young woman who came over, and said with a smile, "Ah Yu, we have a guest today, so come quickly and pay respects."

The young lady held her mother's hand, stepped into the room, nodded and smiled at Lu Nan and Tang Ying, and said softly, "You two are polite."

Lu Nan took a closer look, this Zhao Yu was about three or four years older than her, pretty and tall, she was a pretty girl.

Mrs. Liu took her daughter to Lu Nan, and said to her, "Here, this is Mr. Guan, and that is Mr. Tang."

"You can just call us by our names. We are just borrowing. We can't be regarded as guests. Aunt Zhao, Miss Zhao, please don't be polite." Lu Nan shook her head and said.

Zhao Yu bent his lips and smiled again, revealing two small pear dimples, charming and charming.

Mrs. Liu looked at her with a dazed smile, and murmured: "Ah...since your brother went to General Gongsun's place not long ago, our house has never been so lively..."

His surname is Zhao, and he voted for General Gongsun not long ago...

"Changshan Zhao Zilong?" Lu Nan blurted out, and only after he finished speaking did he realize that it is impolite and contemptuous to call someone directly in this era.Who made Zhao Yun famous in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Changbanpo's loud self-reporting of his family? Besides, when modern people talk about the Three Kingdoms, they call those people close, and there is no meaning of contempt.So she talked quickly...

"You know my son?"

Seeing the defensive look on the faces of Zhao's mother and daughter, Lu Nan's face flushed slightly, and she was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the lights were dim and she couldn't see it.After thinking for a long time, she stammered and said: "Aunt Zhao, don't get me wrong, I, I actually admire General Zhao and General Zhao's bravery, I just didn't mean to offend, really I just didn't mean to offend..."

Mrs. Liu looked at Lu Nan with scrutiny for a moment, as if to confirm the truth of her words, and then hesitated: "Guan Gongzi, do you know my son?"

Lu Nan looked embarrassed, paused, and reluctantly said: "I've never seen it before, I just heard it from someone..." I couldn't continue, so I changed the subject abruptly, "Your home is in Changshan? Why..."

Liu's expression finally returned to the moment when Lu Nan and the two first came in, she shook her head and sighed: "The world is changing...it's really hard to describe!" Her eyes were fixed, "Why don't you hear what my son said when you talk about it?" The news, where did you hear it, why did you call him General Zhao, he became a general..."

After Mrs. Liu asked a series of questions, and looking at Zhao Yu with a look of anticipation, Lu Nan once again felt guilty and embarrassed, and was racking his brains to think about how to move this topic away, when Tang Ying suddenly said: :"I'm hungry."

Mrs. Liu was interrupted by Tang Ying and then remembered, and said quickly: "I'm very sorry, I heard the news of A Yong suddenly, and I was so happy that I forgot that I planned to cook. Young master Tang, please bear with me, we Let’s cook now, and it’s the same when we talk after dinner.” She pulled Zhao Yu, “Ah Yu, you come to help mother, Mr. Guan gave a rabbit and a pheasant, let’s go and clean up today. Eat late."

As Zhao Yu followed Mrs. Liu to the kitchen, he turned his head and said, "Young Master Guan, please sit here for a while, the food will be ready soon."

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After dinner, Zhao Yu went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and Liu Shi and Lu Nan sat around the table chatting casually.She had just brought up the topic of her son Zhao Yun, when Tang Ying said abruptly, seemingly unintentionally: "Brother, we've been driving all day, I'm so tired, can I sleep now?"

In this way, although Liu Shi wanted Lu Nan to say more about Zhao Yun, it was not good to force her any longer.She stood up slowly, and reluctantly said: "Since that's the case, Mr. Guan and Mr. Tang can go to rest. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Lu Nan blinked, and finally realized that Tang Ying was helping her out, blushing and said with a little embarrassment: "I'm sorry, my brother-in-law is still young and ignorant, and he can say whatever he wants. Aunt Zhao Don't mind, it's the same when we talk about it tomorrow."

Mrs. Liu nodded: "That's right, let's talk tomorrow when we have free time. Now go and rest."

Holding the flickering light in one hand, Tang Ying pulled Lu Nan out the door with the other, and walked along the eaves to another room.

Seeing that Tang Ying was really taking off her clothes and getting ready for bed, Lu Nan paced around the room several times before saying, "Aying, let's rest here for a few days before continuing on our way?"

Tang Ying had already fallen asleep on the bed neatly, she closed her eyes and said softly, "I'll listen to sister."

Lu Nan seemed to be afraid that Tang Ying would be unhappy, so he deliberately explained: "As you can see, Aunt Zhao and that elder sister are good people, and they miss Zhao Yun very much. There have always been only two people in the family, so it must be very deserted and lonely. Although we It can't help much, but it's also good to chat with them here to relieve boredom."

Tang Ying moved her body against the wall, but did not speak.

Lu Nan sighed, and slowly walked to the bed and began to undress.

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Lu Nan and Tang Ying got up early the next morning when the sky was getting dark.They stayed here for the night and didn't even pay the rent, so they were naturally embarrassed to get up too late.Besides, they have been on their way all this time, and they don't have the habit of sleeping in late.Unexpectedly, when he went out of the room, he saw that Mrs. Liu and Zhao Yu had already gotten up, and they were both busy in the yard.

Lu Nan was stunned, seeing Zhao Yu carrying a wooden bucket to fetch water from the well in the yard, and hurried over to take the wooden bucket: "Miss Zhao, let me do it."

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. In the past, there were only my mother and I in the family. I did most of these tasks, and I have long been used to it."

Lu Nan threw the bucket tied with a rope by the well into the well, and shook his head: "Now that I am here, of course I can't let the lady fetch water anymore. You are a lady, and I have great strength. It doesn’t take a little effort at all. You and your mother must have found out, right? I ate all the leftover meals after you were full last night, and even drank all the soup. To be honest, I still I’m not full yet. I’m born with great strength, and I’m good at eating.” While speaking, she felt that the bucket had been filled with water, and with a little force, the bucket was lifted up, “So if I’m here, I need strength. Just let me do all the work, you're welcome."

Pour the water into the bucket that Zhao Yuti brought, Lu Nan stood up and carried the bucket to the kitchen.

Zhao Yu also shook his head: "Why is this so embarrassing? You are always guests, and my mother will definitely scold me for not knowing how to treat guests."

Lu Nan walked in front and said: "What kind of guests! My brother and I didn't even pay the rent, so it's not right to help with something. The pheasant and rabbit that I planned to save for you last night are all for me. After eating, I plan to hunt some more today." She turned her head to greet Tang Ying, "A Ying, what are you doing there? Come here and get ready to wash up!"

Zhao Yu also followed Lu Nan: "Young Master Guan, you really don't have to be polite. If you are in a hurry, it's better to hurry, don't be delayed because of us, that would be bad."

"It's nothing urgent. I made an agreement with my little brother last night. I plan to stay here for a few days. I wonder if you would like to?" Lu Nan poured water into the water tank, put down the bucket, looked directly at Zhao Yu, and smiled calmly explain.

The kitchen is very small, there is only a stove, a chopping board and a large tile tank for water.There is a chimney outside the stove wall.This already looks very crowded, and there is no washbasin shelf.Lu Nan searched for it, only to find that the tub for washing his face was placed on the ground on the right side of the curtain, picked it up from the ground, and carried it outside.

Zhao Yu also replied generously: "Of course I am willing. If nothing else, Guan Gongzi should have noticed that my mother has always wanted to know more about my brother. So if you can stay here, my mother must be very happy .”

"It's good that you don't find us both annoying. Shall we take the washbasin and fetch water from the well outside to wash our faces?" Lu Nan asked holding the washbasin.

Zhao Yu immediately took a big step back, almost leaving the kitchen, and said in a low voice: "Well, my mother and I usually wash there. Uh, I just came in because I was afraid that you didn't know that the water should be poured into the tank of……"

Lu Nan was puzzled and said, "I know." She had a washbasin in one hand and a bucket in the other, "Let's go out? Your mother and Aying should be washing their faces in a hurry."

Zhao Yu nodded with a smile, turned around and walked out.

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"Aunt Zhao, I plan to go into the mountains to hunt some more animals. If things don't go well, I may not come back at noon. You and Mrs. Zhao don't have to wait for me..." Lu Nan took out the cloth and needlework and sat When preparing to do work in the yard, he said briskly.

Zhao Yu, who was sitting by the well washing clothes, paused, raised his head and stroked the strands of hair hanging from his temples, and said hesitantly, "Mr. Guan, Jiaojia Village is full of deep mountains and old forests. What are the nearby mountains? No one in the village knows about it. It’s okay for small animals, but if they encounter bears or wolves, it may be very dangerous. How can you be in danger when you are alone?”

"A Yu is right. Mr. Guan must not go to the deep mountains alone. Our mothers and sisters are definitely not staying with you and your brothers for the rent. You really don't have to worry too much about it." Liu also tried to comfort her .

Lu Nan didn't think deeply about it. Hearing what their mother and daughter said made her feel silly, she frowned slightly and asked, "Thank you, Auntie and Mrs. Zhao, for your concern. How long has this village been here? Do you know something? If there is such a dangerous animal, how can the few families in the village guard against it?"

Mrs. Liu frowned, and sighed, "Even our mother and I are only a dozen or so families in Jiaojia Village. Most of them eat their own food, and rarely go to towns more than ten miles away. Mr. Guan said, we It’s not that I haven’t thought about it. It is said that most wild animals are afraid of fire, and the corporal leader asked us to take turns lighting three torches at the entrance of the village at night. Usually, we try not to go into the mountains, and we always make appointments for the men of each family to go together.”

Lu Nan really never thought that there would be all kinds of hidden dangers in such a small mountain village before. She listened to Liu Shi's words, she was startled, and she muttered something before looking up at Liu Shi and asking: " Auntie, people from your village went into the mountains together before, but have they ever seen ferocious animals?"

"I've never heard of it." Zhao Yu on the side shook his head.

"That……"

"Kangdang, bangdang, bangdang——————" A gong sound interrupted Lu Nan's unspoken words.The four people in the courtyard were startled by the continuous piercing sound, and all looked towards the place where the sound came from.

Mrs. Liu stood up and rushed to open the courtyard door to go out. Zhao Yu followed closely and explained to Lu Nan and Tang Ying who were standing in the courtyard: "This is a warning that can only be sounded when there is an emergency in the village. ..."

Lu Nan's face tightened, and he pulled Tang Ying up to follow.

The author has something to say: the last chapter was yesterday, this is today...tomorrow will continue to be updated...seeking footprints, bricks, flowers, all kinds of requests. . . >_