Chapter 4 Finding a Way Out

  After Zhi Xiao left, what she didn't know was that the village suddenly boiled over. Everyone was busy telling each other the news that Liu Lao Tou, who was usually honest and taciturn, had brought back.

  "Hey, have you heard? The little disaster from the mountain has come down." A plump woman with bright eyes immediately turned around and told Liu's widow next door the news she had just confirmed at Old Man Liu's house.

  This news was only known by her family's second treasure when he went to Liu Lao's house this morning. The father of the second treasure asked Liu Lao to help buy tobacco when he entered the city, and also bought a pack of malt sugar for his child, the second treasure, who had just left early this morning. Who would have thought that he brought back such big news?

  Liu the old man set out early this morning from his son's house in town, driving a cow cart and carrying a load of goods that Liu Da Auntie from the village had asked him to buy, as well as some things that Mou Neighbour had asked him to bring back.

  As he was approaching the village entrance, he suddenly saw Zhi Xiao, who was known as a jinx by the entire village, walking towards him from afar. He still had a knife at his waist and was holding a handful of wild grass, playing with it while giving him a sideways glance. After looking at him, he shook his head and sighed, gazing at him with sympathy, which scared him so much that his legs turned soft and he almost sat down on the ground immediately.

  Recently, Jia Xiuzai suddenly died of anger, his wife was determined that it was Zhi Xiao who looked at him and killed him, and she insisted on finding someone to fight with.

  After that, some said that my family's sheep had diarrhea recently, and his son was the one who saw it and knew how to feed it grass; Some said that their eldest child had been ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and it was also her fault. Some said that all the chicks that their mother hen had just hatched were dead, and it was also Xiaozhi's fault... And so on, some even said that the flood disaster a few years ago, which killed several people in the village, was also her fault.

  In the end, it was the village chief who came forward and told her parents to send this jinx away. Although they would rather have drowned her in a pond, they were still somewhat afraid of her, and none of her family members were easy to mess with either. This idea was shelved.

  But now the whole village knows that Xiaoshan has gone down the mountain, and this was encountered by Liu Lao, who was deeply stared at by Zhaixing, and it is said that Liu Lao's legs were soft at that time and he couldn't walk on the road. What to do?

  They were worried in their hearts. The whole village suddenly became chaotic again on this peaceful morning.

  "Child, you can't leave me and the child behind..." Liu's wife was overcome with grief, crying uncontrollably in his arms. She had been crying non-stop since hearing that her husband had met a disaster at the village entrance.

  Liu old man has been lying in bed since he got home, mainly because he was scared, really afraid that he would be like that short-lived scholar and meet King Yan the next day.

  Looking at the villagers surrounding the house, three layers inside and out, he glanced at his wife's eyes, red from crying, as if she had already died. He suddenly stood up, exclaiming:

  "What's all the fuss about? I'm not dead yet!"

  Liu Lao shouted loudly, feeling a bit more spirited after shouting. He got dressed and went downstairs alone, walking to the door, still telling his wife to go to that temple in front to pay her respects.

  Then, at the village entrance surrounded by everyone, he squeezed out a way from the middle, turned his head to face this large group of somewhat stunned villagers and said lightly, with some weakness: "Do what you have to do, I won't die."

  The crowd of people staring at him with foolish eyes slowly walked away.

  ……

  Knowing that he had no money on him, wearing shoes that were almost exposing his toes, he finally walked for over an hour and arrived at the city gate. Looking back with his head turned around, Knowing thought about the route he took to get there and should be able to find his way back if things didn't work out in the city.

  With this thought, I felt fully confident and strode towards the city gate with big steps.

  As soon as she entered the city gate, someone shouted at her: "Hey, stop, have you forgotten the rules?" A small soldier wearing a gray Lan army uniform rushed up and blocked Zhi Xiao's path.

  He was aware of the absurdity, yet he couldn't help but look at the young soldier in front of him with a mixture of confusion and curiosity. The boy looked like he was only around 10 years old, with a soft and delicate face, still a child who hadn't fully grown up. Yet, for some reason, he exuded an air of confidence and determination, his eyes fixed intently on the ground, his gaze piercing as he glared at him with a look of impatience.

  She asked softly with caution: "What rules?" She really didn't know why.

  That's it, she had just spoken out, and the little soldier immediately jumped up in anger, stretching out a thin white long finger pointing at her, "You... you little girl, stop pretending to be confused with me!" The little soldier seemed even angrier.

  "What's wrong?" Zhi Xiao really didn't know what he was talking about, and the inexplicable gaze of his eyes staring at her made her even more impatient. She felt a little intimidated in her heart, after all, this ancient era was not familiar to her. What should she do?

  Zhī xiǎo yǒu xiē bù zhī suǒ cuò, tái tóu kàn xiàng tā.

  Translation:

  Zhi Xiao looked up at him with some confusion.

  "Bring it here! Five cents for entering the city, do you know or not? Hand it over quickly!"

  The little soldier couldn't bear it, glared at the older team leader who was walking towards him, thinking that this little thing in front of him had almost let her slip away just now, and he couldn't afford to make another mistake. With one hand on his waist and the other stretching out flat, he directly reached for money.

  Ah. Entering the city costs money, she's worried sick, she only has what she herself knows, and doesn't even have half a cent.

  Lowering her head, pretending to be calm, she patted her pocket, her eyes darting around, suddenly excitedly jumping up, "Ah, father! That's my father." Zhi Xiao pointed at a man in his thirties who was stretching his neck to look in her direction.

  Looking at Xiaobing, she smiled and said in a soft voice with a hint of shyness: "The money is with my dad, little brother, wait for a moment, I'll go get it for you." Afraid that Xiaobing might not trust her, she patted her chest to guarantee: "Little brother, isn't it just five cents? My dad is in charge of other people's affairs, he has money, look, he's looking over here, don't believe me, I'll call him over to give you the money." As she spoke, she quickly ran towards the man who was staring at her with a surprised expression.

  Knowing that he was in a hurry, he hastily said: "Old man, that little brother is calling you, and he asked me to come over and tell you." As he spoke, he pointed directly at the little soldier who was looking in this direction.

  Qiao Zheng slowly got over the shock of this girl suddenly appearing here, now he was full of confusion, following her pointing finger, then lowering his head to look at the girl in front of him, pursing his lips and not making a sound.

  "He must be looking for you, see how anxious he is, go quickly, I have something to attend to and will leave first."

  "Oh, thank you little sister, here's a few coins, take them first, thanks for telling me." He casually took out over ten coins from his body and handed them over.

  He looked at him with a deep smile, seemingly very happy that someone had told him, and thought to himself: This guy is really stupid.

  After taking the handed-over money, he hastily walked away without looking back.

  The little soldier watched Xiaoyu walk away, eager to chase after her, but when he saw her father walking towards him, he smiled again, thinking to himself, "This five-cash coin is really hard to earn."