The wind rolls the rivers and lakes, the rain darkens the village, and the four mountains sound as the sea waves turn over.
Zhu Pingan had already pinched the time to return from Feng Yong Reservoir in time to go down the mountain, but it was raining and dark, the sky darkened faster than usual, Zhu Pingan and his party returned to about halfway up the mountain, the sky was already dark. When they were still one-fifth of the way to the foot of the mountain, it was completely dark.
Because of the rain, it was impossible to raise torches for illumination, so they could only hurry in the dark. It was dark and rainy, and the mountain road was difficult to travel. Fortunately, the guide was very experienced, and he often travelled this way to cut wood in the mountains, so he could find his way even with his eyes closed. In this extreme weather, the guide still accurately found the way back and led Zhu Pingan and his party down the mountain.
The rain in the mountains seemed to be bigger than outside, and the wind in the mountains was more violent than outside, a night wind blew through the mountains and forests, passing through the nine curved valleys and playing, making a whimpering sound, like the waves of the sea surging and rolling.
All the way to the foot of the mountain with no danger and return smoothly. Zhu Pingan took out one or two silver pieces as a fortunate fee to thank the guide for leading the way.
“Great Master Zhixian, you braved the rain to go into the mountains to investigate the reservoir all for the sake of our common people, if I ask for silver again, then I am no longer a human being. My father could break my legs if he knew.”The guide waved his hand repeatedly.
“What, is it too little?”Zhu Pingan smiled and deliberately said.
“How can it be, this one or two silver is enough for me to chop firewood for three months.”The guide red-faced and hurriedly explained.
“Then take it. Today thanks to you, or else the few of us won’t be able to go up the mountain to see the reservoir not to mention, even if we go up, we won’t be able to come down.”Zhu Pingan smiled faintly, and without any further ado, stuffed the silver into the guide’s hand.
When the guide still wanted to decline, Liu Mu patted him on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, “Old township, the county honours the people as if they were his children, and will not use the people’s energy for nothing. Now it’s dark, we have to go back in the dark. If the county governor tells you to take it, you take it. If you keep pushing it around, it will get even darker and it’s not safe to walk at night.”
Seeing that Zhu Pingan was very persistent and hearing Liu Mu say so, the guide finally took the silver.
Saying goodbye to the guide, Zhu Pingan and his party hurried back to the county office in the dark. After travelling for more than twenty miles, Zhu Pingan and his party arrived at the Jingnan County Town only at the stroke of midnight. Dogs barking at the wood door, stormy night returnees. Along the way, I don’t know how many loyal watchdogs were startled.
After arriving at the backyard of the county office, Liu Dazhu went to the side room to rest, and Zhu Pingan went to the main room.
Since cleaning up Zhang County Minister, Yao Master, Li Danshi and other local snakes in Jingnan, Liu Dazhu and the others also rested in the backyard in order to better protect Zhu Pingan and prevent Zhang County Minister and others from retaliating. The six men were divided into three shifts, always on guard, while every night, they arranged for the magistrates to patrol the front and back yards of the county office to guard against assassination and other shady tactics against Zhu Pingan. This was also a lesson learnt from the murders of previous magistrates.
As the people settled in at the stroke of midnight, the night was deep and people were sinking into slumber. The main room in the backyard of the county government office was still lit.
When Zhu Pingan walked into the main room, what he saw was the little bun maid with her little head propped up in front of the table, dozing off uncontrollably.
Zhu Pingan brought a gust of wind with him when he entered, waking up the dozing bun little maid, Painting.
“Auntie, Auntie is back ……”
Baozi little maid painting child saw Zhu Pingan enter the door, instant spirit, a heart finally put back into the stomach, like a spring, whoosh stood up, upside down to welcome up, to help Zhu Pingan remove straw raincoat, bucket hat.
The little maid painting helped Zhu Pingan take off the straw raincoat and hat, and saw that Zhu Pingan was wet, like a chicken in soup, the clothes on his body were cut one after another, and the flesh inside was also scratched with several shallow wounds, as if he had been robbed, to be more wretched and more wretched.
The aunt went outside to check the water situation, how did he get into such a state, how much pain must he have suffered.
I’m not sure how much I’m going to be able to do, but I’m going to be able to do a lot of things that I’m not going to be able to do, and I’m going to be able to do a lot of things that I’m not going to be able to do.I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my uncle suffer from this kind of crime when I was a child in the lower river village.
Instantly, the buns little maid painting child tears can not stop falling down, like a broken string of beads.
“Painting, what’s wrong with you? Why are you crying? Is there someone bullying you, tell me, I’ll be your judge.”
Seeing Painter crying, Zhu Pingan couldn’t help but ask with concern.
Since being relegated to Jingnan, thanks to having Painter take care of her life, she was able to devote herself wholeheartedly to her work. Painter was very attentive, as could be seen from the improvement in her cooking skills;Painter was also very hardworking, as he himself got up early and went to bed late, Painter got up even earlier and went to bed even later than himself.
Although Painter is a few years older than himself, but usually Zhu Pingan has taken Painter this stupid girl as his sister, usually not much seen Painter this stupid girl cried, today when Painter cried, Zhu Pingan couldn’t help but feel a heartache.
“Auntie, does it hurt? I want to find Liu Dazhou and the others to go, this is how they protect Auntie. What Miss explained to them when she came, they all turned a deaf ear to it didn’t they, I’m going to ask them.”
Painter wiped her tears with her chubby little hands while gently touching Zhu Ping An’s scratched wounds with her hands, crying with a twitch, and said, her baby fat little face puffed up, turning around to go outside.
Good guy, completely a look to find Liu Dagger and their posture to ask for punishment.
Painter usually shouted Liu Dazhou and their big knife brother, now even brother are not shouted, directly call the name.
Zhu Pingan then realised that Painter was crying because she felt sorry for herself, so he shook his head in amusement, and dragged Painter, who was about to ask for blame, and said to Painter, “Calm down, stupid girl. These are all scratches, scratched by tree branches and bushes when entering the mountains, not as scratchy as your lady’s night. Big Dagger and the others are in a much worse state than me, they were in the front, and they don’t even have a whole place left on their bodies.”
What? Not as bad as your lady’s night scratching?
“What is Miss tickling you at night for?”The bun little maid, Painter, looks at Zhu Pingan with a baffled face.
You’re focusing on scratching the wrong thing, right?
Zhu Pingan tugged the corner of his mouth breathlessly, “Anyway, Big Dagger and the others are very dutiful, this abrasion on my body is not worth anything is all.”
The bun’s little maid, Painter, inspected carefully again and found that it was indeed the same as what Zhu Pingan had said, just some minor abrasions, it was just that the clothes were scratched and there were grass clippings and mud, which made it look rather scary.
Confirming that her aunt was not seriously injured, and that she had returned safely, Painter finally broke down into a smile and said to Zhu Pingan as if she was offering a treasure: ”Auntie, I’ve stewed a pot of chicken soup, and it’s been simmering on a low flame. Auntie first drink a bowl of chicken soup to fill up your stomach, then take a hot bath to relieve your fatigue.”
After saying that, Painter ran to the back kitchen upside down, served a bowl of steaming chicken soup, and brought it to Zhu Pingan.
After taking a taste of it, Zhu Pingan felt that the flavour was okay. After being tired, drinking a mouthful of chicken soup, all the fatigue is gone, wonderful.
“How much is left in the pot?”Zhu Pingan asked.
“There’s still a lot of it, don’t worry about drinking it, it’s enough.”Painter saw that auntie liked it, her smug little face was almost tilted up to the sky.
“Very good, then send it to Big Dagger and the others to try it, they are all tired for the day as well.”Zhu Pingan said.
Send it to them ……
Painter had a reluctant look on her face.
“Forget it, it’s better for me to go. I guess they are also changing their clothes.”Zhu Pingan then spoke again.
After saying that, Zhu Pingan then went to the back kitchen by himself, served a pot of chicken soup and carried it to Liu Dazhou and the others.
“Auntie, why did you give it all to them, you keep one more bowl.”Painting Er was heartbroken.
Soon, Painting Er heard a burst of laughter and thanks ringing out from the side room, and couldn’t help but flatten her little mouth, muttering Cheap you guys.
