Li Xiao seemed to have had a dream. He was back in Zhurihe. The vast grassland, the training ground, the beacon smoke of the exercise, and the dark faces of his comrades.

He was floating in the sky above Zhu Rihe, watching troops with glorious titles fighting here. One after another, the mighty and majestic teams passed the reviewing stand.

Suddenly, the earth began to shake. Li Xiao opened his eyes suddenly and saw several faces crying like little kittens.

"Brother, wake up!" Xiaoyu, whose eyeballs were swollen like goldfish, jumped up immediately.

Every bone and joint in his body ached, and the huge pain almost made Li Xiao faint. Ao Canghai's ugly face appeared, and Li Xiao could only endure it and not faint.

"Boy, your bones are pretty strong. The doctor said that your bones are fine. It's just that your internal organs have suffered some shock. You'll be fine after three to five days of rest.

Okay, boy, I didn’t expect that the attack was very dark. A mallet beat Lao Wu to the point where he couldn’t fight back. Once the injury is healed, just leave Liaoyang Mansion. You may want to go with the Mongols or enter the customs on your own. In short, don’t stay.

It’s here!

My men sold the horse for you, for sixty taels. I gave them five taels to drink, and the remaining fifty-five taels are here." Ao Canghai patted a bag of silver beside the bed and said.

Li Xiao knew in his heart that the officials in the yamen were used to collecting money, and even Ao Canghai couldn't do it in vain. The five-liang withdrawal was already for Ao Canghai's face.

"Thank you, Master Ao! Second brother, please give thirty taels of silver to Master Ao. Master Ao, our brothers are not rich. This is just a token of appreciation, please keep it." Li Xiao knew that it was Ao Canghai who saved him this time. If not,

Considering his younger brothers and sisters, Li Xiao was not prepared to keep a single tael of silver.

"Hahaha! Well, you are so poor that you can still give half of it to me. What a man! Just take the money and let your younger brothers and sisters grab some ginseng and other things to replenish you. Look at the bones in your body, and how

Just like a little chicken. It's okay, I'll go first. Take good care of yourself, no one dares to touch your brothers and sisters, don't worry." Ao Canghai smiled boldly, patted Li Xiao twice, stood up and walked out.

"Damn, it's quite generous to be so poor. I almost accepted it just now." After walking far away, Ao Canghai was still regretting that he didn't accept thirty taels of silver. In these days, a yellow-flowered girl can only

At this price, go to a brothel for a night and give the top lady two taels of silver and she will serve you like crazy.

"Damn it, a good person can't do that!" Ao Canghai looked back and walked away muttering.

Ao Canghai left, and Geritu also took a look. The Mongolian man admired this seriously injured man very much. As a man! You must be worthy of your brother. Your brother was bullied. He didn't hesitate to do it. Anyway, he still has to do it.

After staying in Liaoyang for more than ten days, it wouldn't be a problem for Li Xiao to recover from his injury for a few days.

Geritu also wanted to get to know Li Xiao well in the past few days. The Begging Department has a lot of business to do with the Han people. He really needs a Han manager under him, despite Li Xiao's young age. But this guy is so ruthless, but

This is what Geritu admires the most. If it seems suitable, let him be a clerk in the caravan first. He can speak Mongolian and Chinese, and if you train him, he will be a good helper in the future.

"My brother just did that, and the fifth master was stabbed over by my brother, and he was stuck on the ground like maggots." Li Hu was spitting out his words while eating the white-flour steamed buns. He didn't need a sip. His fourth brother, Li Hao, handed it to him.

water.

People in Liaodong are used to eating rice, but they are really not used to eating steamed buns. When they are eaten in the mouth, they always feel dry. Fortunately, the mutton is very good, tender and delicious, and I didn't eat it often before.

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. The third brother, Li Hu, was very good. Unfortunately, his mind was too simple!

What he did was a desperate move that he really had no choice about. At that time, nothing the army taught him was of use. If he hadn't hit him with this blow, both brothers would have been killed. The fifth master deserved his misfortune.

At that time, he was turning around to challenge Ao Canghai. He didn't pay attention to Li Xiao at his feet, but he could still launch such a desperate counterattack.

After lying in bed for two days, Li Xiao couldn't lie down anymore. If he continued to lie down like this, his limbs would start to fall apart. The muscles all over his body were loose, and it was not easy to practice again.

Early on the third day, Li Xiao got up and took his four brothers out for a run early. Except for Li Hu, none of the brothers were in very good physical condition. What was needed at this time was exercise, and running in the morning was the best.

exercise.

The second child, Li Xiu, and the fourth child, Li Hao, were more obedient, and Li Xiao got up after yelling. Li Hu had a harder time, and Li Xiao barked several times. Li Yu's little hands kept twisting his ears, and this guy was just pretending to be dead.

.If it wasn’t still breathing, it would be no different from a corpse.

Li Xiao poured a bowl of cold well water over, and the guy jumped up immediately.

"Get up, starting from today. You have to run every morning when you get up. If you continue to sleep like this, you will become a pig." Li Xiao slapped Li Hu, and then Li Hu muttered, got dressed, and followed Li Xiao out.

running.

"Xiaoyu is going too!" Xiaoyu, who was wearing two buns, saw her brothers standing in a row and running out of the door. They jumped up and down and hurried to follow. This child has seriously lacked a sense of security since leaving his hometown.

In fact, not many people get up early this year. The weather is getting colder and business is not as good as usual. Many businessmen have postponed the opening time. Spring is tired and autumn is tired, and a little more sleep in autumn is better than anything else.

.

The five brothers and sisters were jogging on the sparsely populated street, and even Xiaoyu had to cross her legs tightly to keep up. Her bun was almost gone, her little face was flushed, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.

Li Xiao felt that there was no difference between running and walking. After running around the inn, he decided not to run. From now on, he would take Li Hu for a run and let Li Xiu and Li Hao stay in the inn with Xiaoyu.

"Xiaoyu wants to eat fried dough cakes!" After running around for a while, there were already scattered traders in the market. In the alley not far from the inn, there was a small stall selling fried dough cakes.

The fried dough cakes of this era are actually very similar to the fried dough sticks of later generations. It is delicious when paired with a bowl of porridge and a small plate of salted radish strips.

Li Xiao also felt hungry and decided to take his brothers and sisters to have breakfast before going back. Today, he and Geritu had some business to do, and Mr. Yuan's plan was delayed for several days because of Li Xiao's injury.

"Oh...! Let's eat fried pancakes!" Li Hao, the fourth child, cheered and rushed to the pancake stall.

"Ouch...! Whose kid can't walk without eyes!" Li Hao ran so fast that he bumped into a woman walking out of the street.

The woman was holding a two or three-year-old child in her arms, and behind her were two guys dressed in black. One of them had a fair face, and Li Xiao could tell at a glance whether it was the master or someone else.

"You little bastard! You're going to be reincarnated after running so fast!" A big man in black cursed and wanted to kick Li Hao. However, the master stopped him and said, "It's important to do something!" He said, pulling the woman and the man in black.

Walk inside the alley.

Something is wrong! Li Xiao felt something was wrong keenly. Not many traders got up so early in the morning. What was this bad guy doing in such a hurry?

After taking a look at the woman, Li Xiao came to some understanding.

The woman was wearing coarse clothes, but the child in her arms was wearing silk clothes. She also wore a small hat on her head, with a red gem embedded in the middle. That's it.

A piece of ruby ​​can definitely help an ordinary person live for a year and a half.

This child looked like a child from a wealthy family. There was absolutely no way he would be picked up by someone like a wet nurse early in the morning. Besides, he was accompanied by a bad guy named Master. At first, he wanted to break Li Hu's hands and feet and throw him away.

Go to the cattle and horse market to beg for food.

"The flower photographer is robbing the child! The flower photographer is robbing the child!" Seeing the master and his party about to enter the alley, Li Xiao had an idea and shouted.

The streets were very quiet in the early morning, and this voice could be heard for two streets.

The master and the big man in black were stunned for a moment, and immediately ran out like an arrow had been shot in the buttocks. When Li Xiao saw this situation, he immediately confirmed that he had guessed correctly. If you didn't have a guilty conscience, why did you run so hard?

"The flower photographer is robbing the child, the flower photographer is robbing the child!" Li Hu saw the master and shouted while chasing him.

Not many people in the market looked over, and the master and the big man in black ran more and more hastily.

"Damn it, you two, wait for me! Wait for me!" The woman couldn't run fast while holding the child, panting and shouting anxiously from behind.

But the master and the man in black didn't dare to stay. When they heard a group of children shouting from behind, they ran faster and didn't even dare to look back. The common people hated the child-stealing huazi (Northeast dialect, child abductor) the most.

In Liaoyang City, Huazi was beaten to death every year.

If they are not beaten to death, the fate will be even worse. Even the people in the cell will not treat them. They will do all the hard work and be bullied by everyone. Life will be worse than death!

"Damn you two, mother...!" The woman saw the two people running further and further away, and the children behind them were chasing closer and closer. There were people nearby looking this way. If she waited for them to react, she would still

Run away!

The woman threw the child to the ground and ran away. Fortunately, only the young lady from a wealthy family had her feet bound at this time. The woman spread her big feet and ran wildly, and actually escaped with the master and the others.

Naturally, Li Xiao had no intention of pursuing him. If they really wanted to fight, they might not be able to beat the master and the big man in black. Li Xiao didn't want his younger brothers and sisters to get hurt!

The child who was thrown to the ground burst into tears.

"Don't cry! Don't cry! Wherever you are from, I'll take you home!" Li Xiao quickly picked up the child, patted it and comforted him.

"Ah...!" The child opened his mouth and said.

Li Xiao was a little confused. Is this... a little mute?
Chapter completed!