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Chapter 5: Willows and Flowers

Li Bin turned around and ran away, but he felt relieved! He had done what he should do, and the development of the next thing was not something he could control. He could only wait patiently for the result. As long as he could help them defend the city, it was considered a meaningful thing he had done since time traveling! He could not completely expect Tengxian to get money, after all, the conditions for achieving the goal were too complicated, so now he had to prepare his own backup plan!

He was not familiar with the terrain, and obviously he was not a monster who could remember the Ming Dynasty map. He could only follow the eastward road outside the East Gate and go eastward with his feelings!

In fact, the backup plan he started to think about was very simple. Finding an absolutely safe place to build a miniature shelter for the little guy, which could ensure two to four hours of safety, so that he could travel back and bring milk powder diapers to the little guy. Although it was a bit risky, it was better than relying on others completely!

He didn't know where he was safe now, so he could only ride his bike to the east to look.

"Am I too cautious? Is it safer to leave the little thing to someone to take care of than to leave her alone in the wild?"

"Looking for a normal family, with children and children, and giving more rewards. There should be very few people who can refuse such poverty in the Ming Dynasty, and people with a complete family will not do dangerous behaviors that are not worth the loss!"

"Well, it seems feasible, look for it first!"

As we walked along the way, we saw dilapidated villages, with no people. We probably had all escaped and took refuge. After all, it has been several months since the Tartars entered the pass, and it is not uncommon to have the news here! It seems that we have to continue running forward!

After jogging for about an hour, the sun had already come out, and it was about 30 kilometers away from Teng County. I saw a small village in front of me, with more than 20 families, and several of them were covered with blue smoke on the roofs. I should have started making breakfast!

Li Bin stopped outside the village and observed. The village was built on both sides of the main road. The main road passed through the village. He did not see any rich-level brick and tile houses. They were all short and broken earth-brown thatched huts. It felt that it was not very dangerous. He just rode his bike and rushed out of the main road directly!

After observing the environment, my eyes fell on the house at the entrance of the village. Although the house is short and small, there is a yard with branches at the door, and a small vegetable field is opened. Although I don’t grow anything in winter, it is still very refreshing and the yard is cleaned very hygienic! Well, hygiene is very important! Go to this house first!

As soon as I parked the car at the door of this house, a man came out of the house. He was about forty years old, dark skin, and a strong body. He was about 170 feet tall, and he looked a little smart!

Li Bin now has something to ask for, and he said hello when he sees them coming out: "Brother, are you at home alone?"

I have to say that the otaku greets people so simple and unpretentious!

The man looked at Li Bin, obviously also shocked by Li Bin's strange outfit and the motorcycle under his crotch. Hearing him say hello, there was obvious warning in his eyes: "What's wrong with you?"

"Forehead"

Li Bin guessed that his appearance was really scary in the Ming Dynasty. His greetings were not so good. He had a sudden inspiration: "The little girl is hungry, I want to borrow some hot water from you to get some food for her!"

The man then saw the burden tied to Li Bin's chest and his face calmed down. After all, most people think that there is no one who comes out to do bad things with a little girl. Besides, this is his own village, and the other party is single, so he is not afraid of any trouble for him!

Teacher Li Bin was born with a cultural temperament and was given a bonus. He looked like a noble person. Although the equipment on his body was a bit strange, the villagers had little knowledge and were not sure what was going on. They could only hold an attitude of not offending. Besides, the other party's tone was gentle, unlike the vicious people. He immediately called out: "It's very windy outside. If the noble person doesn't dislike it, come into the house and sit."

Of course, Li Bin couldn't ask for anything. He couldn't speak up when asking for help, and he had to observe whether the other party was reliable before he could make a decision!

The car was parked and followed the man into the house, almost crying: This is so poor!

The room that followed the man in should be the main room, and there was a wing room next to it. Behind the main room was the stove. A woman with her face could not be seen clearly was busy by the stove. The only table in the room was a few uneven wooden boards nailed to four wooden sticks! A few small stools were nailed to the cut-off wooden pier with a wooden board!

When Li Bin entered the door, he naturally said hello: "Hello, sister-in-law!"

"What's wrong? Why do they look so panicked?"

The man and the woman beside the stove were obviously startled by Li Bin's greeting, and dared to bow and salute: "Okay, okay, please sit down with the distinguished guest."

Li Bin was not polite and turned to the man: "Brother, no one?"

The man's face was a little flushed, and he was obviously a little confused by Li Bin's combination of punches: "A rude man, please don't have the surname Zhang, just call me Zhang Da. I don't know what the noble man is called?"

"I am not a noble person, just an ordinary person. Just Brother Zhang calls me Li Bin!"

Seeing Zhang Da Zhang's mouth and wanted to say something, Li Bin knew that he couldn't mess around like this, so he immediately changed the topic: "I don't know if Brother Zhang has hot water in his house, so I'll get some food for my little girl first."

Zhang Da quickly called his wife: "Pour hot water for Mr. Li!"

Zhang responded, quickly took a large stone pottery bowl and poured a bowl of hot water over!

Zhang Da looked at Li Bin doing magic without blinking. Li Bin took off his backpack, pulled out a silver cup, spun the hat on it a few times, poured the hot water from the bowl in, and was amazed: This is a cup of water that seems to be made of silver, and it is so exquisite!

Then he saw Li Bin take out a few shiny things from his bag, pick up pieces of white things from it and throw them into the cup, and then take out a silver spoon and stir it constantly in the cup. He was curious: "Mr. Li, what is this? Could it be the food you prepared for your children?"

"Yes, there's no way, now there's only milk slices, let's do it first!"

While stirring the milk slices, Li Bin chatted with Zhang Da, wanting to get as much information as possible!

The village of Zhang Da and others is called Zhang Village. The land around the village belongs to Mr. Zhang in the county town. Although everyone has the same surname, the rent that should be paid is still as high as 60%. The people in this village rely on each family to rent Mr. Zhang’s several acres of land!

Zhang Da’s family of four, and as soon as he entered the door, Li Bin thought he was 40 years old. As a result, he was only 30 years old and usually farmed. Zhang Da also had the ability to hunt. He could go to the mountains and forests twenty or thirty miles east to exchange for some salt and rice in his spare time. The implication was that he could only keep his family able to have two meals in winter. It was one of the few families in the village who could still eat on winter mornings! There were two children in the family, one boy and one girl, the older boy was 11 years old, and the little girl was 6 years old. In fact, there were two more, but they were not supported! Because the weather was cold in winter, the child even asked them to hold them in the bed!

After the milk slices were mixed, Li Bin tried the temperature and started to feed the little thing with a spoon. At this time, Zhang Da’s wife prepared the breakfast and brought it to the table. Zhang Da looked embarrassed. In fact, this is what Li Bin, a modern person, doesn’t understand these things, and he didn’t pay attention, just cares about feeding the little thing!

Zhang Da whispered for a long time and asked tentatively: "Mr. Li, I don't know that your distinguished guest is here and you are not prepared. If you don't dislike it, you can have something together?"

Li Bin looked up and said, "Ah? No, no, I just want some hot water for the child. You don't have to worry about me, just eat it yourself!"

Seeing Zhang Da's speech clearly, his wife was also doing things quietly. Both of them seemed to be the ones who were responsible, and they felt that it would be a big problem to entrust the little thing to them for a while, so they just waited for them to finish their meal to discuss with them!

When I looked up, I saw four bowls of yellow and gray paste cooked on the table, and two dried vegetable leaves floated in the middle. Let me go! Li Bin was also slightly surprised. Although he knew that people were poor at this time, Zhang Da just said that their family was considered a well-off family in the village. It seems that poverty really has no bottom line!

Zhang Da’s two children also got up and sat at the table to prepare for dinner. They both had thin faces and were wearing single clothes with patches and patches in winter, trembling there!

Li Bin couldn't bear it and quickly urged Zhang Da: "Brother Zhang, eat quickly, don't worry about me, don't freeze the child!"

Turning back, Li Bin pulled his backpack, took out two pieces of chocolate from it, and gave it to each of the two children: "Try this!" He was afraid that they would not open it, so he tore open the wrapping paper!

Then he took out two compressed biscuits and handed them to Zhang Da and his wife: "You eat this, don't drink too much water after eating it, otherwise your stomach will swell!"

People in this era have basically no resistance to foods that can make their stomachs swell, but these two foods are too strange. Li Bin understood when he saw their expressions. He also took out a compressed biscuit and tore open the wrapping paper and started gnawing!

Zhang Da saw him chewing there and jumping around, so he also tore open the wrapping paper like him, and chewed it, but didn't chew it!

In this era, the poor have no oral hygiene. There is no better place for dental protection than those of later generations. They dare not use such hard things at all. It is normal to not be able to chew them! Li Bin understood it at a glance and quickly said, "Just soak them in hot water as porridge."

Zhang's wife got up and went to make hot water to soak compressed biscuits. The two young men saw that their parents were fine, so they licked the chocolate and their eyes glared! Although it was a little bitter in sweetness, when did the children in the Ming Dynasty eat this kind of high-heat and high-sugar thing? Every cell in the body was cheering, and just a few bites were gone!

Seeing that their compressed biscuits were not yet soaked, Li Bin took another piece of beef jerky and handed it to Zhang Da: "Brother Zhang, try this beef jerky first!"

Zhang Da took the beef jerky and his hands were trembling a little: "Mr. Li, this is too expensive!"

"What's the price? Just a little food! You can't come empty-handed when you come to disturb me. But I'll bother Brother Zhang!"

"No trouble, no trouble."

At this time, Zhang Da’s wife also soaked the compressed biscuits and brought a bowl to Zhang Da. Zhang Da couldn’t stop after taking a chew. Although Li Bin was chewing it to death, this high-salt and high-saccharide food was undoubtedly a delicacy for people who had been in a semi-hungry state for a long time. She drank it on her.

Put down the bowl of big hands and wiped it from his mouth: "Young Master Li laughed. It's really that Mr. Li's cake is so delicious!"

At this time, the two children also finished gnawing their own chocolate. The older boy became sensible. After gnawing the chocolate, he silently drank the mud in front of him. The younger girl was only six years old and didn't drink muddy after eating the chocolate. She looked at Li Bin with a pitiful expression and didn't say anything. Li Bin thought about it. He wanted to go back today, so he took out all the dozen chocolates and compressed biscuits left in the bag and piled them on the table: "I have some food left here. Today I have a destiny to Brother Zhang, so I gave them all to Brother Zhang, but I would like to Brother Zhang to help me!"

Zhang Da's heart skipped a beat: It's true that it's not that easy. These foods are so exquisite, even beef jerky. I wonder how much trouble this big guy is?

He said carefully: "I don't know what trouble Mr. Li is in, so I dare not refuse wherever Zhang Dali can do it!"

Li Bin smiled, but didn't care about his implication: "I came from Teng County in the west. The Tartars had already arrived in Teng County yesterday. The villages I met along the way had fled. There were no people here until you were here. Therefore, I want to ask my sister-in-law to take care of her. I will go back to Teng County to find out the trends of the Tartars. If the Tartars continue to go south or east, I can report to the local area. I will have more time to prepare and hope to be older! It is inconvenient for the little girl to be with me. After I come back, Li Bin will definitely give me a thank-you gift!"

Zhang Da was numb when he heard this: "Tartars? Didn't he say he would fight to Jining? Why did he arrive in Teng County so soon? What should we do? Should we escape?"

Li Bin knew that he was scared: "Brother Zhang, don't panic. The front team of the Tartars arrived in Teng County last night, with only two hundred people. The back team didn't know how long it took to arrive, and it might not be possible to hit Teng County. I'm going here to investigate the Tartars' movements. When I really want to escape, I will naturally come back to notify Brother Zhang, but I just want to ask Brother Zhang to help take care of the little girl first!"

Zhang Da calmed down a little, but he didn't even bother to think about it: "No problem, no problem, the lady will take good care of Mr. Li. I just hope that Mr. Li can notify us if there is any news so that our whole family can avoid the Tartars!"

Li Bin felt relieved after hearing what he said. Fleeing these days means a mortality rate of 70% or 80%—not that it is winter. It’s not that anyone wants to give up their family and abandon their business. Besides, the little thing is here, and he will definitely notify him if he has any news, but he gave him a reassurance!

Li Bin didn't waste time, so he took out all the milk slices from his backpack, told Zhang Da's wife how to use them, and found two short clothes from the back pocket of the motorcycle. If the small thing urinated, there would be something to change! Finally, he pulled out his hunting knife from the bag and handed it to Zhang Da: "Brother Zhang, give this knife to you, keep it for self-defense!"
Chapter completed!
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