Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Chapter 277

Before dawn the next morning, the Li family was busy. Li Xianwen and Li Xianwu tied half a pig to a wheelbarrow, borrowed a floor cart to bring Song Xiahe, and the group went out at dawn with torches.

After crossing mountains and ridges, walking through rugged mountain roads, and staying overnight in the wilderness, we arrived at Qianhu Miao Village the next day.

This is one of the eighteen villages in the Nine Caves of Miaojiang in the southwest, with thousands of households and ten thousand people. It can be seen that the scale of the ethnic group is huge. Long Mingxing's family is a surname, and his father is an old silversmith in the village. He is a craftsman and has a relatively high status. Not to mention my mother, her natal family was in Jinyan Village, and she came from a family of witch doctors in the village. Now both uncles are great witch doctors, with unusual status.

Upon receiving the news that they and their group had returned to the village, Long Mingxing's mother immediately put down her work, happily forgot about her stunned wife beside her, and rushed to the wind and rain bridge in person to meet them.

"Choumeituo, you are back, you miss me and your father."

Being embraced by his mother, Long Mingxing, who hadn't returned to her mother's house for a long time, also embraced her mother excitedly, but out of the corner of her eye, she glanced in the direction of home, and saw that standing in the shadows in the alley ahead. Dao belonged to the familiar figure of his father, Long Ming Xing's nose was sore.

Her family's father is still the old stubborn old man, he hasn't changed a bit...

Seeing her father's embarrassment, clearly thinking about it, but trying to maintain a majestic face, Long Mingxing was amused, thinking that her father was so funny, she couldn't help but think about herself and her grandchildren so much that she would die. I greeted him personally, but when I got to him, I felt embarrassed to lower my face and come forward, it's funny!

Long Mingxing, who knew her father's hard-spoken and soft-hearted, put her arms around her mother, and answered with a smile, while looking at where her father was, and winking at her mother.

"Aniang, Aniang! I miss you too, I miss my father, I miss my elder brother and younger brother, so my daughter just came home, here, I brought you half a fan of fat pork, and a big pig's head to honor you." Drinking for my father! By the way, mother, where is my father?"

Looking at her daughter's strange appearance, the old lady didn't know that her daughter was suing her husband's father-daughter lawsuit, and she also wanted to make this pair of father and daughter, who are both stubborn, kiss each other, so the old lady showed her face.

Angrily, he patted his daughter's vest lightly, snorted deliberately, completely pretending not to know that his old man couldn't bear it, and was peeping from behind at this moment, with a big hand, he slapped his daughter away and entangled him The hand on the arm scolded.

"Hmph, I know your father! Even if you are as stubborn as your father, can he still come to pick you up? Huh, he must be messing with his fellows at home."

With the cooperation of his mother, Long Mingxing laughed, and held his mother's arm tightly, so he was not afraid of this kind of fake driving away, which didn't hurt at all. He looked at the figure at the entrance of the alley, but deliberately echoed his mother's words in his mouth.

"Oh, my father is at home?" As soon as the words came out, Long Mingxing saw the figure turning around and eager to leave after hearing the conversation between their mother and daughter, Long Mingxing hurriedly amplified his voice again, "Oh my mother, since My father is at home, mother, let's go back quickly, you see, your grandson and granddaughter are all waiting anxiously, especially your new granddaughter and grandson-in-law are all waiting to see you and me Dad!"

Long Mingxing was joking, seeing a figure turning around froze first, and then walked faster, she was secretly amused, and called the stubborn old man in her heart.

The old lady in front of her listened to her daughter's words, but she didn't pay attention to the stubborn and bad-tempered old man behind her. Instead, her eyes fell on the group of people behind her daughter.

What kind of pork, what kind of pig's head, she has no shortage at home.

The old lady knew from her eldest grandson that her daughter had adopted her goddaughter, and she also met her grandson-in-law in person, but it was the first time she saw her goddaughter. How could the old lady not be enthusiastic and curious?
Li Suo simply pushed his daughter away, and pulled her into Yu Su's arms with a smile, then rubbed her.

How should I put it, it is said that like a mother, like a daughter, the old lady is actually as patriarchal as Long Mingxing, otherwise she wouldn't have developed Long Mingxing's temperament like this, let alone Long Mingxing at the beginning. When Ming Xing wanted to die or live and had to violate the clan rules and marry outside, she went home and begged her father, who was the elder of the clan, to come forward, and finally calmed down the storm of Miao girls marrying outside.

So for Yu Su, a cheap granddaughter, the old lady was very happy.

After getting a granddaughter, the grandson didn't even think about it anymore. The old lady waved her hand and pulled Yu Su to go home. She coaxed Yu Su wholeheartedly along the way, saying that she would make delicious food for her whenever she went home.

Yu Su, who was being held like a baby doll, held her small claws in the warm and rough hands, feeling the kindness of the other party, she couldn't say anything about her resistance, except um, um, um, um.

When he arrived at her mother-in-law's house on the mountainside, Yu Su saw at a glance the father-in-law (grandpa) who was trying to sit up straight in the courtyard dam, maintaining a majestic expression, and immersed himself in beating and beating.

When Long Mingxing went up to call for someone, the old man was still trying his best to maintain his obstinate appearance of ignoring answers. The old lady looked annoyed, and pulled Yu Su forward without saying a word, and pushed Yu Su to call for someone...

Well, he lacks nothing, but an old man who lacks a girl in his family, how can he bear it?
The serious appearance he tried to maintain was due to the fact that Su Ruannuuo broke his merits at the moment of shouting, and the old man stopped pretending, and quickly picked up the guy in his hand, and grabbed the Miaojia characteristic carved silver that his subordinates had just made with a smile. Bracelet, Yu Su's wrist is decisive, even if he recognizes this cheap granddaughter.

Long Mingxing knew that her father was so hard-faced and soft-hearted.

She didn't care about her father either, and waved her hands to ask her two sons to push in half a pig. Long Mingxing was not afraid of her father's fierce face, and offered treasures to her father with a smile.

"Okay, daddy, daddy! Don't be angry, look, isn't your daughter coming back to visit you and my mother? Look, isn't this pork fat? This is because your son-in-law listened to you The granddaughter’s method of cutting pigs, a big fat pig that was grown in half a year! Your son-in-law said something, and he directly asked his daughter to hump half a fan to honor you and my mother. Here, there is also this big pig head. After a while, the daughter will braise it herself I will serve you, elder brother and younger brother a drink at night."

After being coaxed by his daughter, the stubborn old man felt a little comforted, and finally smiled at his daughter.

As for the method of pigs in his daughter's mouth, he also knows it. After all, it is the secret method that his daughter asked his nephew to bring back. Because of this, they have raised a lot of pigs in this way this year. A few days ago People from other villages also came to the house to talk about this matter, and they are also planning to kill pigs recently.

There is no way, it is because the pigs raised in this way don't like to move, and they grow fat quickly.

This person also said that when they turn around to kill the pig, they will invite their daughter and son-in-law to eat pig-shaved soup. If they say please, they will naturally approve of the son-in-law who kidnapped their precious daughter. Since everyone in the clan approves, then he It's not good to continue to look down on the bad face of the son-in-law, after all, now the grandson has so many old...

Thinking of this, the heart of the old father who was coaxed by the wild boar to gnaw the cabbage at home finally felt a little bit of comfort. The pig speaks.

"Speaking of this matter, I don't want these pork, you take them back, don't waste things wastefully, your father and I don't lack these! I got the news from your family first, and we also raised a lot of pigs in our village , there are two pigs in the family alone, and they will be able to kill and eat meat immediately during the Chinese New Year, and soon your uncle’s village will also slaughter pigs, and a message was sent to you from the front asking me and your mother to send you a message, asking your whole family to eat Shaking soup."

"Ah! Daddy, how can it be a waste of a daughter to be filial to her parents? I won't take it! It's just for your two elders to eat!" Long Mingxing immediately rejected his father's assignment, but..."Dad, You finally recognize your son-in-law! Hahaha, that’s a good feeling, when the uncle’s village kills pigs, I will go with your son-in-law and grandchildren for sure.”

The old man choked on his daughter's words. Although he has so many grandchildren and they are so old, his son-in-law... doesn't want to think about it.

Seeing such a heartless daughter in front of me again made me feel even more tired. The old man waved his hands angrily, "Go away, I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

Doesn't Long Mingxing know about her father's temperament, so she is not afraid of her father's black face, instead of advancing, she retreats, hugs her precious girl, and is shameless towards her own father.

"Father, it's not easy for my daughter to come back once. I won't leave. Not only will my daughter stew pig's head for you later! Oh, by the way, Father, there is also this sister-in-law of your grandson and son-in-law's family, the first one to go up the mountain I hurt my leg, I will trouble you to invite my second grandfather to show it to my sister-in-law."

old man...

Angrily raised his hand and ordered the rogue's daughter, angrily lifted the hookah made of bamboo tubes, turned around and left the house, and invited Song Xiahe to the most reliable old doctor in the family.

Long Mingxing watched the stubborn old man go away, introduced Song Xiahe to his mother, settled down with Yu Su and Song Xiahe, Long Mingxing pulled the apron on his mother, and directed his son and son-in-law to get busy.

The godmother tore the padded jacket one second, and the housewife's face changed in the next second, which made Yu Su and Song Xiahe's sister-in-law speechless.

Yu Su: Speaking of such a godmother... she is so lively, so amazing, so awesome!

The father-in-law and mother-in-law in the village are also very good, even the gray-bearded grandfather who invited to call him the second ancestor is also very good.

After personally checking the second sister's injury, the old man frowned, not saying anything else, but looking at his father-in-law, mother-in-law and godmother in embarrassment.

"Ah Xing, it's not that the second grandpa doesn't give medicines, I think you also know that in our nine caves and eighteen villages, each of the villages at the entrance of the cave has a lot of herbs for making precious medicines every year. This year's situation is not good. The people in the village have already used up the precious medicines saved in previous years, including those from this year, and the second grandpa wants to make it again... Alas, the medicinal materials on Luoyingya have not been harvested this year... It's difficult!"

This was bad news, and Long Mingxing became anxious.

"Then what should I do, Second Grandpa? This girl is still young, if she loses the precious medicine and her feet are really limping, this baby will be ruined for the rest of her life!"

The second grandfather also knew this truth.

The Miao family are upright and protective.

As long as they are their own people they recognize, they have no reason to stand idly by. What's more, Qiansunsun also brought them the secret method of killing pigs in the nine caves and eighteen villages. It must be rescued.

The old man frowned deeply, sighed, stroked the white beard under his chin, pondered for a moment and said: "Well, Ah Xing, you can go to your uncle's Jinyan stockade and ask to see if they still have any If there is a precious medicine, the Second Grandpa is the master, you get one first, and when the new precious medicine is made next year, Second Grandpa will return them two copies."

Hearing this, Long Mingxing was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Yu Su and Song Xinglin who were understanding.

On the next day, Long Mingxing listened to his father's words, looked at a piece of pig meat that she had brought, took a bag of two catties of salt brought by Yu Su and Song Xinglin, and led Yu Su and Song Xinglin Song Xinglin and his two sons went to the stockade where his mother's family lived to ask for medicine.

It's a pity that the weather is not beautiful, they still made a trip in vain.

It's not that no one is there, and it's not that the two elders who Yu Su should call uncle refuse to take medicine, but that they, like Second Grandpa, have already used up the precious medicine in their hands, and they are also very short of it!

After all, it's all because of the bad weather this year.

With such a disappointing result, the uncle and aunt immediately decided to kill the pigs in a hospitable manner, and kept them for a feast to thank Yu Su for the pig-hunting methods to retain them, but they failed to keep them and the group.

After everyone went back with a heavy heart, the second grandpa was even more worried when he told the story like this. If you are worried, a frown can kill mosquitoes.

"Hey! If there is a shortage of precious medicine at Uncle A Xing's house, the situation in other villages is probably the same..."

"Then what should I do? Second Grandpa, you can't just watch the little girl suffer, right? It's a lifetime thing! Second Grandpa, you always think of a way."

It can be said that Long Mingxing treats Yu Su as the same girl as his own.

I am afraid that my daughter-in-law's younger sister will become lame and will complain about my daughter in the future;

I am also afraid that my daughter will blame herself, or that the son-in-law will be estranged from his daughter in the future;

Long Mingxing was racking his brains to ask for ideas.

Fortunately, Second Grandpa did not disappoint everyone, he spoke seriously after a moment of consideration.

"Ah Xing, don't worry, our Miaojiang Nine Caves and Eighteen Villages, if there are no eighteen villages, then we can only go to the Nine Caves to have a look... In short, the tricks you passed on, The clansmen have all enjoyed the sweetness, so you can rest assured that the clansmen are all grateful. Our chieftain king is wise and powerful, and he must know the contributions of your mother and daughter. Go to King Miao Cave to see the king, even if Wang Ting doesn’t have it, the saint must have it!”

"Go to Miao Wangzhai to see the king and the saint? Second grandfather, can this be done?" What is her identity, a married woman who insists on marrying out for love and violates the family rules!

Seeing Long Mingxing's appearance, the old man didn't know how worried this idiot's granddaughter was. The old man gave his granddaughter an angry look and was furious.

"Why not? Our king and saint are selfless and magnanimous. Even if the ordinary clansman asks for something, they will try their best to protect it. Don't forget, our Miao family is the most supportive group. How can our king and saint not agree?" Help? Besides, according to the rules of the clan, clan members must honor meritorious deeds and punish mistakes. What happened at the beginning has already been punished, and time has passed. Now that you mother and daughter have meritorious service, how can the clan embarrass you? Will you just sit back and do nothing? Even if you marry outside again, as long as you still think about your tribe, then you will always be a member of the Miao family! You go, just go, my king and the saint will definitely take care of it."

Seeing what Second Grandpa said was affirmative, Father next to him couldn't stop nodding, and Elder Brother and Younger Brother agreed with each other, what else could Long Mingxing do?
After hesitating for a while, Long Mingxing gritted his teeth and clenched his fist after seeing the trusting eyes from his girl, "I'll go, let's go tomorrow morning!"

Miaowang Cave is a long way from here, and it will take several days to walk. The village agreed to kill the pigs, and Long Mingxing was escorted by his brother and ten clansmen. Following Yu Su and the others, they pushed the wounded Song Xiahe on the road and went to the legendary Miaowang Cave to seek medicine.

(End of this chapter)