Chapter 6: Breaking the Cocoon (10)

"Sanchun, where are you going? Be careful of the wolf at midnight!" Tao Zheng's son cared about his sister and hurriedly chased after him. Half of his legs had already rushed out of the crowd, but he suddenly turned his body backwards and bowed to Chai Rong and others while rushing backwards. "Don't blame me, three benefactors, my girl is too impatient, I have to find her first. I will thank her for saving her father in person early tomorrow morning!"

This skill of doing so well but not caring about the changes in the terrain at all, and immediately won a lot of prizes. The villagers didn't ask the thoughts of the three outsiders. After cheering loudly, they immediately interfered in their affairs, "Go quickly, go quickly, don't let Chun Mei encounter any danger."

"We will help you greet the guests. Dachun, you can go!"

"Be careful, it's dark and slippery!"

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Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Ziming, the three brothers, did not ask for others' repaid, and followed the situation and responded one after another, "You can go there, don't be too polite! The things that day were just a disagreement!"

"Yes, if the three of us don't come forward, those bandits will not let us go!"

"Things tonight are definitely a misunderstanding. Ning, Zheng is really sorry, please explain it to Sister Chun more!"

"It must be!" Tao Dachun bowed to the three brothers again, turned around again, and ran after his girl disappeared. In a few breaths, his figure was completely covered by night.

Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin watched him leave, then pulled Ning Ziming out of the crowd, apologized to the old man Tao Zheng, and promised again to compensate Han Gua for the damaged according to the market price.

How could Old Man Tao ask for money? He retreated and waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just a few melons, so benefactor must not go to heart. If it weren't for three benefactors, the little old man would have buried his rotten bones in the wilderness of Yi County, so how could he have the chance to go home to plant melons? Chunmei's mother went early, and the little brother didn't have time to discipline her, so he spoiled her. Please don't be as good as hers, three benefactors!"

"Where, where, the three of us are wrong first!" Chai Rong knew that Ning Ziming accidentally took advantage of the older girl, and he continued to be polite with a blushing face.

"My benefactor, don't say it anymore. Besides, the old man has no shame to meet people." The old man Tao Zheng actually knew for a long time that his daughter was definitely not the one who fought desperately with others for twenty or thirty Hangua. However, the other party was the first to save his life. If there was a big conflict, he could only put it aside for the time being. "It's time for the middle of the night, my benefactor must have to rest. You might as well go to the old man's house to eat a bowl of hot rice first, and then take a nap. Isn't it too late to continue traveling tomorrow morning?"

"This..." Chai Rong frowned, with a little hesitation on his face.

In fact, until now, he still couldn't find any impression of old man Tao Zheng in his mind. If the other party had anything to do with the local government, if he fell asleep, the three brothers would be unable to fly tomorrow.

Although Old Man Tao is just an ordinary rich family in the countryside, his knowledge and understanding of people's hearts are not bad at all. He glanced up and down and knew that the three benefactors were probably on the way to escape. He immediately smiled and added loudly, "I dare to call the three benefactors to know. The old man's surname is Tao, and the village is Taojia Village. Everyone is considered descendants of Mr. Wuliu. The ancestors refused to bow their backs for five dou of rice. Although we descendants are not good at doing things, we can definitely not do the things that will attract the enemy and make accomplices for the tiger." (Note 1)

"In this way, I'll bother you!" Since the old man said everything to this, if Chai Rong hesitated, it would be like slapping the owner here in the face in public. He had to whisper and agree with a smirk.

When the old man Tao Zheng heard this, he immediately smiled and turned around and directed the young men from his fellow countrymen!

"Erniu, go to your house to catch a rooster and come and stew the soup!"

"Dazhuang, do you still have any deer legs in your family? Take one for me first. Let Dachun enter the mountain and kill live deer to return it to you!"

"Sizhuzi, you are good at craftsmanship. Please help the old man prepare a midnight snack. Do as you put on the table in the city, I will sell the melons to pay you another day!"

"Five sons..."

"Don't worry, you are always with us!" The young men lived in the mountains for generations, and their hearts were filled with a rare simplicity in the outside world. They all agreed and went to prepare firewood, ingredients, and wine to help the old man Tao Zheng entertain guests.

The other villagers who were not ordered were surrounded by the other villagers, and they welcomed Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming into the village. They were sent to the door of the brightest large courtyard in the center of the village, and then they went home with a smile.

Old Man Tao opened the main door with his own hands and gave the three brothers to a large house used to entertain distinguished guests. Then he lit all the oil lamps in the house and placed them with fresh fruits and vegetables. While asking the distinguished guests to taste it, he also called his juniors to cook tea and rice.

At this moment, Chai Rong finally found some impressions about the old man from the depths of his memory. He smiled and apologized in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, please forgive me for being stupid before and I failed to recognize you in time. Otherwise..."

"The three benefactors are not familiar with the place, so they should be alert!" The old man Tao waved his hand and responded very generously, "Besides, the little old man was busy protecting his sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and niece, and he had a lot of trouble. He didn't know what to do? Later, he saw that the benefactors took the lead in fighting with the thieves and rushed over to help. He had only had time to use the benefactor's power to beat the dog in the water, and he did very little effort, so the benefactor didn't remember the little old man, and he should be!"

"It's still my younger brother who has a bad memory." After hearing the old man's words, Chai Rong was no longer polite. After thinking about it, he made a request with a smile. "Brother-in-law, since we have the friendship of killing thieves side by side, don't be kind to each other. Otherwise, the three of us brothers will feel really awkward!"

"Then don't talk about the younger generation." The old man Tao Zheng was not a pedantic person at first, so he immediately smiled and "bargained".

"Well, my father-in-law, Chai and my two brothers, will not be polite to you!" Chai Rong hesitated for a moment and responded loudly.

The guest and the host looked at each other and smiled. In a blink of an eye, the atmosphere in the room became extremely harmonious. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders around, Chai Rong quickly organized some language and explained what happened tonight from beginning to end. Including the reason why Tao Sanchun tried his third brother to fight desperately, he also pointed out in a tactful way: the two met the opponent and fought closely, and accidentally violated some taboos, which was definitely not intentional.

After saying that, he dragged Ning Ziming over and asked him to apologize to the old man Tao Zheng in person.

Since it was a misunderstanding, how dare Old Man Tao Zheng let his savior be wronged? He stepped forward and supported Ning Ziming's arm first and said loudly, "Oh! It's dark and inevitable. Young Master Zheng doesn't have to blame himself so much! The old man is also a martial arts practitioner, so of course he understands what's going on. Besides, with your skills, if you really have malicious intentions towards Xiaochun, you would have knocked her out on the ground. How could you wait until the villagers come over and still won't be able to decide the outcome?!"

"You are too humble. The two of them just didn't decide the winner. In the second half, Ai beat my third brother to the mountain to run." Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling to leave hidden dangers, and before Chai Rong and Ning Ziming joined in, he interrupted with a smile.

"Ah, there is still this matter?" The old man was shocked and his face was full of incredible.

"If you don't believe me, you can go and ask the villagers!" Zhao Kuangyin nodded with a smile, his face was honest and harmless. "It's thanks to the villagers who arrived in time, otherwise, my third brother might not be able to escape Ling Ai's iron fork!"

"Hey, this kid, this kid!" Old Man Tao Zheng heard this, and the last hint of grudge in his heart disappeared. He held Ning Ziming's arm and looked embarrassed, "Young Master Zheng, you are unwilling to be as knowledgeable as her. Don't worry, when tomorrow morning, I will escort Xiaochun over to apologize to you!"

"It's me, it's my fault. My father-in-law, it's enough to talk about this! As long as you, Lao He and He Ling Ai don't bother with me, I will be satisfied. No, no need for anything else, really no need for anything else!" Ning Ziming felt scared when he thought of the cruel performance of Gua Nv tonight. He quickly took a few steps back and waved his hands repeatedly.

Seeing that he was so humble and kind, Old Man Tao Zheng felt that his daughter was doing too much tonight. However, as parents, he could not help but cherish his children. After thinking about it, he said with a sarcastic smile: "Since Mr. Zheng is so generous, it is better to have more things than to do less. The three young men are all people who do big things. Why did they pass by here tonight? The young men dare not ask too much. But the three young men are safe, the Taojiazhuang will never reveal their whereabouts. You just need to eat and sleep well. When you set off tomorrow, all the dry food and luggage will be covered with the young men!"

"How can I make it too much to come and bother you for no reason? How dare I eat and take it?" Chai Rong waved his hand politely when he heard this.

"What's wrong with me? Although the old man's family is not well-off, he doesn't have a few sets of clothes and a pack of dry food! Is it because my benefactor is not at ease with me? I'm afraid that I will get you three drunk and then send them to my enemies?" Tao Zheng kept his mind to repay the three of them for killing the thieves in Yixian County that day. He looked stern and asked in anger.

"Then, that's not. My father-in-law is so serious." Chai Rong was slightly stunned when asked, and shook his head awkwardly.

"Then accept it!" The old man Tao was posing as an elder and shouted for orders.

"For this reason, thank you, my father-in-law!" Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming looked at each other and bowed together gratefully.

"That's right! When you are out, who hasn't had a dilemma?" Tao Zheng immediately smiled, bowed his hands and bowed his hands to return a greeting, and then added loudly: "The water should be almost done. The three young men might as well go to take a shower and change their clothes first. I asked the young men from the neighbors to carry a few wooden barrels to serve you next to you. Don't think they are clumsy!"

"We will do it ourselves, we will do it ourselves! Just ask someone to prepare hot water and wooden barrels!" The three brothers had escaped for so long, and the sour smell had long appeared on their bodies. Hearing that there was a hot bath to take, how could they be polite? He raised his hands and said in unison...

Tao Zheng didn't waste much time, and immediately asked the young master of his neighbor's house to help him clean up an empty house for his bathroom. After a while, three huge wooden barrels that had been borrowed temporarily were placed side by side in the house. The neighbors helped to boil hot water overnight, and the young masters poured them into the bucket in basins, and in a blink of an eye, they each filled most of them.

Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming thanked everyone again. They walked to the wooden barrel, took off the already rotten clothes and shoes, and quickly crawled into the barrel. When the hot water contacted the skin, it immediately made a sound.

The hospitality young men turned their heads and laughed, and handed them clean cotton towels, loofah pulp, soap beans and other items. Then they said hello and left.

Although the three brothers were a little embarrassed, everyone knew that the opportunity was rare. After tonight, the next chance to take a shower would probably be at least half a month later. So they quickly packed up the mess in their hearts and took a good time to take a shower.

When the washing was almost done, the old man Tao Zheng sent someone to send three sets of clean clothes. Although they were pieced together temporarily and were not too new, they were also not short of inner clothes and outer clothes, and all the shoes, socks and headscarves. They were afraid that the three of them would be suspicious, and the clothes they had taken off were left in the bathroom without moving at all. But there was an extra burlap wrapping next to them so that it would be easier for the three brothers to pack up.

Since old man Tao Zheng has become so delicate and considerate, if the three brothers still suspect that he has ulterior motives, they would be too suspicious. Therefore, no one is polite, and they changed into clean clothes, shoes and socks very neatly, and returned to the main room together to thank Old Man Tao in person.

The old man Tao Zheng had already prepared the banquet. After a few words of politeness, he arranged for three people to take the seat. He also invited several senior elders from the village who looked quite handsome and looked quite handsome to accompany him. While talking about strange stories from the outside world, everyone was drinking and drinking. In a blink of an eye, the atmosphere in the room became happy.

After drinking and eating, it was already the second half of the night. The old man asked the boy next door to help clean up the leftovers and took the three guests to a special vacant house to rest. There were also beds, mosquito nets, washbasins, lamps, candles, pillows and bedding.

The three brothers were exhausted, thanked him, and sent the old man Tao Zheng away, and immediately collapsed on their own beds, not willing to move any more easily. However, even though they were tired, they suddenly became guests of other people's house from the state of escape, but it was difficult for them to adapt quickly. Therefore, they each slumped on the bed for a long time, but could not fall asleep.

What Zhao Kuangyin thought was naturally Jing Niang's tragic death and how to successfully take revenge. Chai Rong instinctively began to plan future arrangements. Ning Ziming was the youngest among the three brothers, and in theory should have the least worries and fell asleep the fastest. However, in fact, it was the opposite. At this moment, although he closed his eyes and did not move, his mind was already galloping.

"This is Taojiazhuang, and that woman is called Tao Sanchun! I was beaten to death by her because I stole someone's melons!" What happened that night was like a big drama in the pear garden, and kept replaying in front of him. "I didn't tell the people here that my surname was Ning, and everyone thought my surname was Zheng, and my name was Zheng Ziming..."

Tao Sanchun, Zheng Ziming, Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin, and several names combined together made him feel very familiar. It vaguely, what just happened became familiar.

I seem to have experienced what happened tonight before!

When did I experience it? Why can’t I remember it?

These things must have happened before!

How is this possible!

I must be dreaming.

Am I dreaming now, or have I dreamed of the same thing before?

How could I repeat what happened in my sleep!!

Zhuang Zhouxiao dreams of butterflies...

As he thought about it, he seemed to see another person standing up and slowly walking out of the house.

Outside the house, it was already bright.

Tao Sanchun looked at Zheng Ziming with a smile, and the autumn waves were rippling in his eyes.
Chapter completed!