The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 133: Still in Shock

The village chief's house is at the west end of the village.

Although he was the village chief, when he arrived at the door, the layout of the house did not look like that of a wealthy family.

Logically speaking, Yujia Village is only a day's journey from Xianzhou, the seat of the Jiangnan Provincial Government. The head of a village should not have to live in only three mud-brick houses. The kitchen is also leaky and a bit dilapidated.

Mu Rong frowned slightly, and the village chief naturally noticed it. He smiled awkwardly and said, "My wife passed away early, and there's no one to take care of the family. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Seeing him say that, and considering he was unfamiliar with the place and Chu He's serious injury needed to be treated, Mu Rong said nothing more: "Village Chief, you are too modest."

The carriage stopped outside the village chief's house, and Wen Yao was the first to jump off.

Suddenly a woman emerged from the car, and the village chief was startled, as if he was frightened.

Before he could say anything, Wen Yao bowed slightly and turned back to help his master get out of the car.

When Xu Rongrong, wearing a goose yellow feather veil crane cloak, walked out, the night wind blew off her hood, revealing her beautiful face.

The village chief choked all his words in his throat and couldn't make a sound.

Seeing this, Mu Rong subconsciously raised his hand and put the hood back on Xu Rongrong.

Then he said in a low voice: "It's cold outside, come inside quickly."

It was because of these words that the village chief came back to his senses. He quickly lowered his head and led the master and servant into the main hall.

Then he went to the mud-brick house next door and called his son out: "Go stay at Grandpa's house tonight. We have to make room for our distinguished guest."

The boy from the village chief's family looked to be about eight or nine years old. His face was dusty and he was wearing an old jacket. The cotton wool that showed through the torn parts had turned gray. He was wearing a pair of loose cotton trousers underneath, which were wrinkled and ill-fitting.

After hearing what his father said, he sniffed and said, "Dad, I'm hungry."

"Let's go to grandpa's house to eat." After the village chief said this, he quickly kicked his boy out.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Luo Xiao's mother and daughter coming together. He was stunned again and froze in front of the door.

Until his father, the old patriarch of the Yu family, came over trembling on a cane and woke him up: "Why are you so stupid? Why don't you come into the house to entertain us? Ask the aunt next door to come over and help."

The village chief hurriedly said, "Dad, there are several female relatives among them. It's not appropriate to let too many people know."

The old patriarch was also startled when he heard this. Then he nodded and said, "Then go to the kitchen and boil some water. It's so cold, we can't not even have a pot of hot water."

He shook the worn teapot in his hand, which contained some aged tea leaves: "At least make some tea for them."

"Hey! I'll go right away!" said the village chief, pushing open the kitchen door.

After hesitating for a moment, the old patriarch entered the main hall.

The moment he saw Xu Rongrong, he was slightly distracted.

"Thank you for taking us in." Xu Rongrong thanked him softly.

"No, no, when we're out and about, we need to help each other." The old patriarch trembled as he placed the teapot on the table, which was already covered in peeling paint. "It's just that we live in a remote area, and we really don't have anything good to offer. I can only ask you to stay overnight. If you can get up early tomorrow morning and continue your journey, you can reach the county ahead by noon."

Xu Rongrong frowned slightly, but she didn't say anything. She just walked over and gave a shallow salute to the old patriarch. The old patriarch didn't dare to accept it and quickly stepped aside.

The village chief also brought in some hot water. He didn't dare look at the woman's face and said with his head down, "It's cold today. Everyone, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

Wen Yao smiled and walked forward to take it. Seeing Xu Rongrong nodded, he took out a few pieces of silver and placed them in the village chief's hand.

"It's us who have disturbed you tonight, making it difficult for the village chief to return home. Here's the money for our group to stay overnight. I hope the clan leader and village chief won't mind."

The amount of silver was not much, only about five taels, enough for a family to live on for half a month.

The village chief glanced at his father and seeing that he had no objection, he put it away.

The old patriarch smiled and said, "Although he's the village chief, his family is small. Right now, there's only him and his teenage son. I live diagonally across the street, so they can just stay with me for the night. It's not really a bother, but it's definitely a waste of money for you." Seeing his honesty, Xu Rongrong continued, "To be honest, in his haste to get by, my brother missed a step and fell into a ditch, getting injured. I wonder if there's a doctor here who specializes in external injuries? We'd like to have him come and take a look."

"Are you injured? You can go to the village next door, then..." Before the village chief could finish his words, the old patriarch coughed heavily, and the village chief immediately fell silent.

The old clan leader glanced at Xu Rongrong and said, "Don't listen to him. We have a doctor on the farm, but he's very expensive and never comes to the village to treat us common people. If your brother just had a common fall, I can ask the clan doctor to come and take a look. He used to treat soldiers in the army, but he retired because of an injury he suffered a few years ago."

There's actually a military doctor! Xu Rongrong was overjoyed when she heard this: "That's great, thank you, clan leader."

"It's just..." The old patriarch seemed a little embarrassed to speak, "It's just that when he comes later, the women please step aside."

"Why is that?" Xu Rongrong was puzzled. The old patriarch smiled and said, "The people in this village haven't seen much of the world. We're afraid to disturb our distinguished guests. Please forgive us, young lady."

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk further, and that he was willing to ask the tribe doctor to come out and treat a stranger's injuries under such circumstances, which was extremely rare, Xu Rongrong no longer forced him and quickly agreed.

Upon seeing this, the old patriarch gave a few more instructions and then left with the village chief's son.

Because the main room was cramped, Mu Rong and his men had been standing outside the door while they were talking.

As the father and son left, they seemed to be arguing with each other:

"Dad...I can't hide it."

"Shut up, it's so late, how do you know you can't hide it?"

"I'm afraid this will happen sooner or later..."

"You can't push people into the fire pit!"

"..."

The rest of the words were inaudible due to the distance. Mu Rong pouted at Mu Ai and said, "Follow the father and son and see what they are doing."

Then he instructed Mu Lu, "Go and find out about the Zhuangzi they just mentioned."

There's something weird about this place...

The two subordinates each took their errands and left, while Mu Rong returned to the carriage, pushed open the door, and looked at Chu He lying quietly inside.

Thinking of the very natural word "brother" that Xu Rongrong had just said, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

The enemy who I killed in my previous life took advantage of me in this life.

but……

Brother, that’s pretty good.

It's better than any other identity.

So, with Shu Qing's help, Mu Rong carried his "brother" into the room. The mud-brick house to the right of the main hall looked more spacious and cleaner than the other one. It must be the village chief's daily residence. There were two wooden beds inside.

One of them had been cleaned by Luo Xiao and covered with a blanket.

Chu He closed his eyes and lay down, his breathing a little steadier than in the afternoon.

Shu Qing took his pulse again, then checked his wounds. He said, "Guard Chu has several long wounds. Although the bleeding has stopped, they still need sutures if they want to heal quickly. I hope the clan doctor the old clan leader mentioned has the skills to do that."

"Since you are a military doctor, suturing wounds is a common thing for you. Don't worry." Mu Rong's voice was not loud, but very firm. On such an unfamiliar winter night, his words made people feel particularly reassured.

Xu Rongrong nodded and then asked, "When will he wake up?"

Shu Qing shook his head: "If I don't have a fever tonight, I'll be awake in two or three days."

Luo Xiao brought in some hot water, wrung out the towel and wiped Chu He's face.

Luo Yuqi followed beside him to help. Looking at the hideous wounds on Chu He's body, she became anxious: "Why hasn't that doctor come yet..."

Wen Yao also felt that time was taking a long time. She asked her mistress, "Is it because I gave them too little silver just now that they neglected them?"

Xu Rongrong shook her head and soothed him, "We're new here, unfamiliar with the place, and with injured soldiers, so we can't afford to give away money easily. A few taels of silver won't lose our status, and it won't arouse suspicions. You've handled it well."

She patted Wen Yao's hand and said, "Please be patient and wait a little longer..."

After a while, Mu Ai came back and whispered outside the door: "They are coming." The old patriarch did not break his promise. He went to the tribe doctor in person and brought the people over.

Because it was a cold night and he had difficulty walking, he was delayed on the road for some time.

The clan doctor looked to be in his thirties. Before he entered, Xu Rongrong and Wen Yao, as they had just agreed, went into the next room.

Luo Xiao took her daughter to the kitchen.

It was so cold and after such a shock, everyone naturally wanted to have a hot meal, so she wanted to take this opportunity to prepare dinner for everyone.

There are limited ingredients in the village chief’s kitchen, but fortunately there is white flour.

Luo Xiao rolled out the noodles, cooked them, and sprinkled them with green onions. The noodles were so fragrant that they made people salivate.

"What a nice smell!" A boy poked his head into the kitchen and saw the Luo Xiao mother and daughter. He exclaimed, "There's a woman! A beautiful woman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was grabbed by the waist and carried away by a young girl: "Don't talk nonsense."

Luo Yuqi felt strange, so she went to the door and looked out, just in time to see the girl turning around.

Just this glance back scared Luo Yuqi so much that she screamed and fell to the ground.

Luo Xiao dropped the shovel in her hand and hurried forward: "What's wrong?"

Luo Yuqi was still in shock and threw herself into her mother's arms: "Mom! That sister... only has one eye."