Chapter 22 Vernacular
The group rested for two-quarters of an hour, and everyone except Li Qi recovered.
Although Li Qi was still a little tired, he was finally able to cheer up, and at first glance he seemed to have recovered.
But only he could feel it. In fact, he was still a little weak, as if he had rested for a period of time after doing two hundred leaps of frog. He seemed to have recovered and was able to walk and run, but in fact, his inner thighs were still shaking.
Those traveling merchant groups also came up to greet Li Qi one after another. They spoke highly of each other with compliments such as "strong man, warrior, true man" and expressed their gratitude to him.
Li Qi was not too cold, and smiled and chatted with them. After all, everyone worked together to tide over the difficulties last night, which could be regarded as a victory.
If it weren't for the combat formation composed of hatchets, Li Qi would have been dealt with after just two or three flicks in the face of the black mist.
Even if there is a military formation, without Ba Kui fighting with him, he will probably have to rest.
All I can say is that I was really lucky last night.
When we go through difficult times together, our relationship will naturally become closer.
When it got light, everyone recovered their physical strength, and they chopped firewood to make a fire. They threw in the dry rice cakes made from spiritual rice, something similar to rice cakes, and added salt and freshly found wild vegetables to make a pot of rice cake soup. A group of people gathered around the fire, drank soup and chatted happily.
"Li Qi, it's really fate this time. If we hadn't happened to bump into each other and bumped into each other at night, I'm afraid the two of us would have been in trouble, but when we bumped into each other, it would have been a blessing in disguise! Hahaha "A merchant raised his bowl, took a sip of soup, chewed the soft rice cake, and laughed.
"Yes, what a blessing." Li Qi agreed, and then took a sip.
These rice cakes were as hard as rocks when dry, but after being cooked they became soft and glutinous, like rice cakes. With the addition of wild vegetables, they were really fragrant and much more delicious than what he usually ate.
While they were echoing, Adu sat over again.
"Brother Li, that woman hasn't woken up yet. Are you really planning to carry her to Feng County? Even if you do carry her, she still won't wake up. Do you still want to hire a doctor for her? How will the money be calculated? Even if you do, she still won't wake up. If she is not rescued and dies, she will probably be sued for her life, and the government will have to check her. This is not worth it," Adu said to Li Qi.
"What else? Do you want me to leave her now and wait for her to die?" Li Qi rubbed his temples in distress, feeling a headache.
Didn’t he know what Adu said?
To save someone is to invite a lot of trouble for yourself. When you get to the city, you have to explain to the soldiers guarding the city what happened to this person. If he is not awake yet, you have to treat him. If he cannot be cured, if you just throw him away, he will have to be treated. Charged with murder.
Besides, even if this woman wakes up, will she still care? If he was in charge, would he still go looking for her family? What should I do if she eats, drinks, and has diarrhea? This woman's clothes are in tatters, so she obviously needs to change. Changing clothes is not a small expense, at least twenty or thirty dollars.
So if you don't care and just leave her alone on the street, what's the difference between directly killing her? It is absolutely normal for a weak and lonely woman to be kidnapped by thieves.
"If you ask me, just leave her here and let her fend for herself. Just pretend that she was never saved. We pulled her out from the hands of the demon with all our strength. We have already saved her life. If she dies again, You can't blame us," Adu suggested to Li Qi.
Other merchants also nodded in support of Adu's statement.
"Brother Adu is a sensible person. Don't cause more trouble for yourself when walking outside."
"We have saved her life, and she still needs to be grateful to us. She can't repay a favor with a grudge, but instead cause us trouble, right? We are all miserable people, so why make things difficult for each other?"
"That's right, Brother Li, you go out alone in this winter. You can tell at a glance that you have something important to do. How can you be dragged down by this woman?"
Traders, you look at me and I say something, and I say it in a serious way, as if it is difficult to move even if you take this woman with you.
But the leader of these merchants, the strong man named Ba Kui, looked at the woman repeatedly and suddenly smiled: "Haha, Li Qi, are you not married yet?"
As soon as he said this, the chattering merchants all stopped talking.
Including Adu, these people all had subtle smiles on their faces.
Some who didn't understand or reacted suddenly realized after seeing the faces of their companions around them, and showed the same expression.
"I think this woman has good looks, a good figure, smooth skin, and no calluses or scars. She probably has never done rough work. Such a woman may look good, but she is not someone who lives a normal life. Li Brother Qi, don’t be blinded by the color. Marrying a woman like this is just for a short time, but you will suffer for the rest of your life." Ba Kui said to Li Qi in a serious voice, as if he was very experienced.
"Yes, Li Qi, this woman looks beautiful, but her butt is not big and her waist is thin. She looks like she is having a difficult childbirth. Besides, this kind of woman can't carry her shoulders or lift her hands. She can't help the family with work. Even if No matter how you take care of the baby, you can’t keep busy at home and ignore the outside world, right? Then who will make the money?”
"I think so. Even in the best case scenario, this woman learns to work, but as long as she works, she will become like our mother-in-law in two years. By then, her face will be ugly and her waist will be thick. As a result, the work is not easy, and I have to learn how to do everything, which is called a loss!" Someone slapped his thigh and commented.
"That's right, if you really want someone with smooth and tender skin like this, there are many goulan and nvlu women in the city. You can just go there when you are greedy. Why bother raising one at home? You can't do anything, and you can't help make a living."
Several merchants were chattering and chattering, and what they said seemed to be true.
"I think Brother Li should be worthy of this kind of woman." At this time, Adu said something different.
"Although we have only known each other for two days, Brother Li is brave and strategic in doing things, organized and capable. He is also good at magic and does not bully others. Let me tell you, he will definitely make money in the future. "How can it be difficult to buy some property and find a few servants to serve you? Are you afraid that your beautiful daughter-in-law will become ugly doing rough work?" Adu said with a smile while drinking the soup.
"Haha, Adu can still talk!"
"What does it mean to be able to talk? I think brother Li Qi is someone who does great things!"
The merchants also echoed, but it was obvious that they were flattering and saying good things, but they were not as sincere as before.
Li Qi, on the other hand, was made dumbfounded by them.
What are these people thinking... How come a random girl he picked up on the side of the road suddenly turns into someone he wants to marry?