A large part of the time of the expedition was wasted on the march, and on the day of leaving Dingzhou, the team went out of the mountains and entered the endless meadow, in the middle of the meadow there was a sandy road, which was not more than a foot wide, and the sand was soft.
On both sides of the road are vast meadows, which are not exactly what they say, because there are many reeds growing in this area, which are somewhat like reeds, but there is no standing water.
The reeds were more than one person tall, and the terrain was conducive to the enemy's ambush, so when the march was made, Puxiong frequently sent scout horses to explore the road first.
There are reeds and birds, there are a lot of large birds here, there are generals who ask permission to shoot the birds to subsidize the military rations when they are on the march, and they are strictly forbidden by Mo Wen, at this time it is the season when the birds are brooding, shoot the big birds, and the young birds will starve to death.
From time to time, you can see some ponds on the march, and there are many swimming fish in the pools, which can be caught by stabbing them with spears.
At noon the next day, it rained heavily, the road was muddy and soft, the march was extremely difficult, the generals and colonels requested to camp on the spot, this request was rejected by Mo Wen again, this meadow only this road is still strong, other areas have been standing for a long time, the ground will seep water, such a terrain is not conducive to camping, once camped is a long line, if the enemy army is a sneak attack, the Zhao army is bound to not be able to take care of the end.
Marching in the rain, they came to the edge of the meadow in the evening, and the horses returned, and there was an abandoned village twenty miles ahead, and Mo Wen decided to camp there after a while, but it was not conducive to camping in the abandoned village, but at this time all the soldiers' clothes were already soaked, and there was no dry wood to dry the clothes to be found here.
It was already the second watch time when I arrived at the abandoned village, and the village had not been abandoned for a long time, most of the houses had not collapsed, and the army entered the village and settled down from the northwest corner.
After entering the village, Mo Wen left the team and walked to the southeast of the village and town alone, affected by the heavy rain, the vision of ordinary soldiers was blocked, but he keenly noticed that there was a faint fire in the southeast direction.
The size of this village is between the town and the village, half the size of Xiyang County, and the streets have grown weeds, and the weeds can be seen from time to time in the weeds.
Follow the faint light to find the source of the fire, and find that the fire is coming from an abandoned ancestral hall, the ancestral hall has no door, standing at the door can see two children in the ancestral hall are brimming some food on the fire, looking at the shape of the food on the stick, it must be a fish.
The two children were not very old, the boy was eleven or twelve years old, and the girl was younger, and they were dressed in loose clothes, apparently stripped from the dead adult.
Seeing these two children, Mo Wen instantly remembered the situation in Xiyang County back then, after the Hu people slaughtered the city, only he and Lao Wu were left in the huge Xiyang County.
The boy stumbled upon him and raised his hand to touch the little girl, and the two stood up in horror and looked at Mo Wen who was standing outside the door.
"Can I go in and take shelter from the rain," Mo asked with a smile.
The taller boy didn't know what to say, and turned to look at the girl, "He's a human, not a ghost." ” "We don't have any money."
Although the girl is smaller than the boy, she is very calm.
"I'm not a bad person, I'm just passing through here, it's good for you to let me in to shelter from the rain," Mo asked kindly.
The two children did not answer again when they heard this, Mo Wen walked slowly forward, and walked into the ancestral hall, the boy saw him enter the door, grabbed a steel knife from the beam in the room, and looked at Mo Wen vigilantly with both hands in his hands.
The steel knife in the child's hand was a war knife, which must have been picked up from the chaos of war.
After Mo Wen entered the house, he looked around, there was a tattered futon in the southwest corner of the room, a few pumpkins in the northwest corner, a water tank on the east side, and an offering table and a confession case due north.
"What's your name?"
Mo asked, and asked the two children.
"What are you doing here?"
the boy asked.
"I'm passing through here."
Mo Wen took out some broken silver from his bosom and handed it to the boy, "This is for you, I will leave when the rain stops." ” "Why did you give us silver" The boy still didn't put down the steel knife in his hand.
"You can't live here anymore, you have to find another safe place to live, and when the weather clears, go west, it's safe, you can take this money with you, you can exchange it for some food."
Mo Wen's kindness is great, these two children are younger than him and Lao Wu when they were in trouble, and they are really pitiful to be lonely.
"It's useless for us to ask for silver."
The boy lowered the steel knife in his hand, grabbed the stick in the girl's hand and sat on the ground to continue roasting.
"What's your name?"
Mo asked the girl, who didn't seem to have a lot of hostility towards him.
"His name is Yang Shi, my name is Gui San, what is your name" The girl was very hearty.
"Don't ask."
Mo Wen put the silver in his hand next to the fire, and then sat cross-legged on the south side of the fire.
"Why can't you ask," the girl tilted her head sideways.
"My surname is Mo, and my name asks."
Mo Wen said with a smile, in the name of asking has the meaning of humility and seeking advice, which is in line with the Confucian style of subtle and introverted behavior, but when paired with the surname, it is easy to breed ambiguity.
"I'll give it to you."
The boy handed the carp on the stick to Mo Wen.
Mo Wen smiled and waved his hand, and instead asked, "I thought you were brother and sister."
"No, she's my mother-in-law."
The boy said.
"No, he's my brother."
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The girl and the boy spoke at the same time.
Mo Wen was a little puzzled, "What are you doing?"
"Acrobatic, his father is the head of the class and wants me to be his daughter-in-law, but I never agreed to marry him."
The girl's face was serious.
Mo Wen suddenly realized when he heard this, and asked with a smile, "If it weren't for him to protect you, I'm afraid you would have starved to death, wouldn't it be good to be his daughter-in-law?"
"Not good."
The girl shook her head repeatedly.
"You're a good man, come, the fish will give you something to eat."
When the boy saw that Mo had said good things to him, he handed him the fish on the stick again.
"I'm not hungry, I'll give you these snacks."
Mo Wen took out a small bag from his bosom and handed it to the boy.
"Thank you."
The boy took the cloth bag, his eyes still not taking off Mo Wen's chest.
"No, that's all."
Mo Wen patted his chest and spread his hands and said.
When the boy heard this, he looked away and handed the cloth bag to the girl, "Give it to you." ” The girl took the cloth bag with dim sum in her hand, put it on a green brick beside her, and then took a mouthless water urn and poured a glass of water and handed it to Mo Wen.
"What are you doing in the vaudeville troupe," Mo Wen asked, taking the broken glass of water, and the two children made a good impression on him, both of them knew how to reciprocate, even though all they had was a glass of water or a roasted fish.
The two were stunned for a moment when they heard this, looked at each other, and hesitated for a moment before answering, the girl can play the piano, and the boy can play ventriloquism.
"Can you play a show with me" Mo Wen was very interesting when he heard it, and the acrobatics, also known as the hundred operas, were the best programs for the pastime of the princes and nobles at the moment, and they were also liked by the people.
"I haven't practiced in the past few years, and I've almost forgotten it."
The boy shook his head.
Mo Wen laughed, but the girl pushed the boy, "You can play the next one." ” "What are you asking me to play," the boy looked helpless.
"The sheep barks," the girl pointed to the boy and asked Mo, "he can learn how to call, and he can learn it like that." ” "Forget it, don't be embarrassed for him, what about your piano" Mo asked with a smile.
"Nope."
The girl's face was sad.
Mo Wen didn't force it, turned to look at the door, and found that the heavy rain had weakened, and there were still military affairs in the army that needed to be dealt with, so he couldn't stay here for a long time.
"You take these silver taels with you, and you can reach Dingzhou by walking along the road to the west for two or three days, and I will write a letter to you, and you will take the letter to the government office, and they will take care of you."
Mo Wen took out the talisman box in his arms, wrote a short letter on yellow paper, and handed it to the boy.
"Who are you and why do you know the people of the government" The girl took the letter before the boy.
"I am the national teacher of Zhao State, don't worry, this letter will definitely work."
Mo Wen replied with a smile, turned to stand up straight, thought for a while and added, "At least it will work in the past three or five years." ” "Benefactor, drink saliva and then go."
The boy picked up the water glass in both hands and handed it to Mo.
"Forget it, he's not thirsty."
The girl interjected.
Mo Wen was not thirsty, but he couldn't bear to refute the meager fists of the two, so he took the water cup and took a sip.
But as soon as he swallowed this saliva, he immediately felt a chill all over his body.
The water is poisonous, and it is highly toxic, and the toxicity is the heart meridian, and the limbs will be paralyzed after the poison.
Sensing the abnormality, Mo Wen did not show it, but smiled and handed the water cup to the boy, and instead walked out, pretending to collapse after three steps.
When the two children saw Mo Wen fall to the ground, they did not panic or be surprised, but stood quietly by the fire and watched him.
Mo Wen was guarding outside the door after he fell to the ground, so he couldn't see the expressions of the two, and could only hear the conversation between the two.
"You can't kill him."
The girl's voice became the softness of an adult woman.
"Then take them alive."
The boy's voice became extremely rough and nasal.
"This man is a righteous man, and I feel guilty for harming him with treacherous schemes.
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Let him go, and let's go back.
The woman said.
Mo Wen was extremely puzzled in his heart, these two people can change their shapes, they are undoubtedly monsters, but until now he can't feel the demonic energy on their bodies, the man is still a little embarrassed, and this woman doesn't even have a little demonic energy.
"No, letting the tiger return to the mountain will leave trouble."
The male voice said.
The woman didn't answer, but slowly walked up to Mo Wen, turned him over, and reached into his arms.
After turning over, Mo Wen saw the woman's appearance clearly, this woman should be around twenty years old, goose egg face, white skin, slender and slender, wearing milky yellow flowers, due to the close distance, you can smell the faint fragrance of osmanthus on its body.
Smelling this aroma, Mo Wen immediately understood that this woman was very likely to be a cinnamon wood essence, and the grass and trees were originally weak in demonic energy, and the cinnamon wood was clean, so there was no demonic spirit at all.
Seeing the woman groping for the talisman box, Mo Wen grabbed her right hand and grabbed her right hand, "Touching is to chop your hands":