Pig Killer

Chapter 213

"Mom has brought all the wearable clothes. You can decide how to divide them!" Da Chong said to his father with his round eyes showing joy.

"It's so heavy, and you carried it all the way here." Huang Zhongchang said, looking at his small body.

"I'm very strong." The big tiger patted his arms and said.

"Father, I won't talk to you anymore. Take a bath while the sun is shining." The tiger waved at him and said, "I'm leaving."

"Hey! Walk slower!" Huang Zhongchang looked at his son tenderly. After having some doubts about this lady, he had to try to keep calm. He stumbled and said, "You...you...mother, I...I...where is my wife!"

Find out what this woman is doing?

Hearing this, Da Chong smiled brightly and said, "My mother is busy organizing women in and outside the city to weave linen!"

"That's really a bother to your mother." Huang Zhongchang said insincerely.

"I'll tell mother." Da Chong said cleverly, "Dad, take a bath quickly!" After saying that, he ran away quickly.

"We're leaving too." Huang Bochang pointed at the ginger in the basket and said, "Remember to boil the ginger soup first."

"Got it. Thank you, big brother." Huang Zhongchang looked at them gently and said.

"Why should we be polite to each other?" Huang Bochang said with a smile, "We are leaving now."

Huang Zhongchang watched them leave, turned around and went to the river, started a fire, and then asked someone to help shave his head and beard and throw them directly into the fire.

The smell of burnt hair is not very pleasant, but it kills lice and fleas, which is very good.

Huang Zhongchang and his friends took off their clothes and jumped directly into the river. Although the water was not as warm as in midsummer, it was not that cold either!

Just wash it as it is!

Huang Zhongchang took a quick shower and changed into clean clothes. "Wow! So comfortable."

"My coarse linen shirt looks good on you. It's much neater and more elegant." Huang Zhongchang looked at Zhang Jixian with his distinct black and white eyes and said, "The long shirt with wide sleeves is too cumbersome to wear. It's inconvenient to do anything." Then he added, "It uses too much cloth."

"Then I will wear a short brown coat from now on." Zhang Jixian said, looking at the short brown coat on his body with curiosity.

"You want to wear a long gown with wide sleeves, but we don't have any here!" Huang Zhongchang said unkindly, "There are not many people who know how to make clothes." He added with a gentle look, "Now we can only inconvenience our Mr. Zhang."

"Why should I feel wronged? I'm thankful that I can escape." Zhang Jixian shook his head. "After taking this bath, I feel like I've shed a layer of skin."

Huang Zhongchang touched his prickly head and said, "How is it? Does it look good?"

"Can't you look at yourself in the water?" Zhang Jixian said to him with a smile on his face.

"It's hard to see in the water." Huang Zhongchang touched his cheek and said, "You're so skinny that you're just a bag of bones. You can't look much better. I won't look at you anymore." He looked him up and down and said, "But you're still very handsome!"

"Really?" Zhang Jixian smiled when he heard that. From childhood to adulthood, the thing he never lacked was being praised for his handsomeness!

"Brother Huang, Brother Huang, the ginger soup is ready." Awu ran over and saluted.

"Let's go, let's go! Let's drink the ginger soup first to drive away the cold!" Huang Zhongchang said hurriedly.

Sitting next to the fire, I drank a bowl of ginger soup and felt warm all over.

"Brothers, come and join us." Huang Zhongchang said to Awu while holding the bowl.

"I've already told the cook, let's get started." Awu said with a smile.

"What are we going to eat? We're already hungry." Huang Zhongchang looked up at them and asked, "Is the flour ready?"

"Still thinking about it!" Ah Wu said immediately after hearing this, "What to eat? What does Huang Erge want to eat?"

"Let's save some food!" Zhang Jixian said.

"How can we save money? We can't just drink vegetable porridge!" Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and said to them.

"You can only drink vegetable porridge! Just sprinkle some salt on it." Zhang Jixian said very realistically.

"Just fill your stomach with watery soup! Without anything to do, how can you have the energy to farm?" Huang Zhongchang disagreed with a firm attitude.

"We are full now. If we fail to attack Hezhong Prefecture and grab food, we will be left starving again." Zhang Jixian looked at him with deep eyes and said bluntly.

"Okay! Okay! Just have vegetable porridge." Huang Zhongchang said helplessly.

I can only bow to reality!

"I'll arrange it right away." Awu took the order and turned to leave.

"Second brother, second brother." Huang Bochang ran over hurriedly and said.

"Brother!" Huang Zhongchang stood up and shouted to his former elder brother.

"I have invited Doctor Li here. Let him check your pulse first." Huang Bochang looked at him tenderly and said.

"Country doctor, what are your medical skills?" Zhang Jixian asked when he heard it.

"It's fine! If we have any disease, let's go to Doctor Li. The medicine will cure the disease!" Huang Bochang said with a smile as he looked at them. When he saw Doctor Li coming, he grabbed his second brother's hand, stretched it in front of Doctor Li and said, "Doctor Li, feel my second brother's pulse first."

"Sit down, shall we sit down?" Doctor Li said to him, panting. His old arms and legs were really tired from the long journey.

"Okay, okay!" Huang Bochang let go of his second brother's hand and sat on the haystack.

Doctor Li felt Huang Zhongchang's pulse and said with a smile, "You feel a little weak and hungry. Eat more good food and you'll be fine."

"Do we need to kill the insects?" Huang Bochang, who was squatting beside them, looked at Doctor Li eagerly and said.

"The medicine is somewhat toxic. I'm afraid their weak bodies won't be able to handle it." Doctor Li thought about it seriously and said, "Let's wait until they recover. There's no rush!"

"I'll listen to you." Huang Bochang said readily after hearing this.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand." Huang Zhongchang looked at them in confusion.

"You ate something unclean and have worms in your stomach. I'll get rid of the worms when you recover." Huang Bochang said jokingly with a smile, "I hope you won't be scared by then."

"Deworming?" Huang Zhongchang said as he looked down at his shriveled belly.

"You'll know when the time comes." Huang Bochang looked at him gently and said, "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his bright dark eyes and said, "Let's take care of ourselves first after we come back." He pointed to his shaved head.

"So what are you planning to do?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with concern and asked again.

"We have to save food and make porridge instead." Huang Zhongchang said to him with his shining black eyes.

"Don't you want to make steamed buns? Or steamed bread will work too!" Huang Bochang said disapprovingly, "Just drink vegetable porridge, that's not okay! You'll be full after just two pees, and that's it."

"It's okay now!" Huang Zhongchang said with a smile in his eyes, "Farming doesn't require much effort."

"How is that possible? Plowing the land is the most labor-intensive." Huang Bochang jumped up and down when he heard this. "Farming doesn't require any labor. You have farmed before. Even an old ox that plows the land needs to rest."

"Brother, we can't just sit there and eat all the food, right?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him anxiously and said, "Be frugal, or you'll end up with nothing to eat." He changed the subject and said, "Brother, have you found a family to house the wounded soldiers?"

"We've found them, we've found them." Huang Zhongchang nodded vigorously, "We'll send them over after Doctor Li takes a look." He looked at Doctor Li who was feeling their pulses and asked, "How are they?"

"It's nothing serious. He will be fine after eating better. He is just a little weak now." Doctor Li looked up at Huang Bochang and said, "Where are the wounded soldiers?"

"Follow me." Huang Zhongchang stood up and led them to treat the wounded soldiers.

"This wound must not come into contact with water or go into the river. The hair and beard must also be shaved." Huang Bochang said to his second brother with his dark eyes.

"Okay! No problem." Huang Zhongchang responded readily with a smile.

"If you stay at a fellow villager's house, then you have to..." Huang Bochang thought for a moment and said, "ask his fellow villagers to fetch water, chop firewood, and do some hard labor. Do you understand?"

"Got it. I'll arrange for someone." Huang Zhongchang said with a slight curl of his lips, "Only if we return the favor can they take good care of our wounded soldiers."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Huang Bochang nodded with a smile.

Doctor Li re-treated the wounded soldiers' injuries, applied medicine, and bandaged them, and finally sent the more than one hundred wounded soldiers to the farmers' homes.

"When will this house be completed?" Huang Bochang asked with concern.

"Soon, the trees have been cut back." Huang Zhongchang looked at his elder brother and said with a smile, "We are going to repair the imperial mausoleum and build a palace. This is easy for us. It's not that complicated."

"Hurry up! The weather is getting colder." Huang Bochang looked at him and urged.

"Very fast!" Huang Zhongchang said with a smile.

"The house is built, and we have a fire bed. Winter won't be so unbearable then." Huang Bochang looked at him tenderly and said.

"I've seen that." Huang Zhongchang nodded with a smile.

"I've been busy farming these days. If you have anything to ask, come and see me!" Huang Bochang patted his shoulder and said, "I won't bother you anymore. I'm leaving now."

"I'll see you off." Huang Zhongchang saw our eldest brother off.

"You brothers have a very good relationship." Zhang Jixian looked at him with bright eyes and said.

"We grew up together." Huang Zhongchang said while looking at him with a smile.

"Brothers who grew up together will still scheme against each other." Zhang Jixian thought of the bad days of his childhood.

"Maybe there is no interest between us! Why should we fight over something when we are penniless?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him calmly and said.

"To win the favor of your parents!" Zhang Jixian blinked and looked at him and said.

"My parents treated everyone equally. The labor service for building the imperial mausoleum was decided by drawing lots in our family. It was God's arrangement and no one should complain." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile.

"Haha..." Zhang Jixian chuckled and shook his head when he heard that, "You guys are amazing."

"Gurgle..." Huang Zhongchang's stomach growled.

"Let's go and see if the vegetable porridge is ready. I'm so hungry." Huang Zhongchang walked towards the cook.

"Old Fan, is the meal ready?" Huang Zhongchang shouted from afar.