Chapter 22 Leng Yuzhao
The blow of losing her husband and son, coupled with the sudden turn for the colder weather, made the woman of the Leng family fall ill and die within a few days. Some villagers felt sorry for the 13-year-old girl left behind and wanted to make her a child bride so that at least she could survive.
But the girl was also stubborn. She built a thatched hut by herself and picked wild vegetables and mushrooms around the village. She has survived until now, but it is hard to say whether she can survive this winter.
After understanding the situation, Liang Zifeng frowned and became even more displeased with the people of Liujia Village. After thinking for a while, he took out a fur coat from the cargo that Dahei was carrying.
Then he crossed more than a hundred meters in a few steps and came to the outside of the straw hut. This scene made the people around him gasp, and they were even more in awe of Liang Zifeng.
When the girl inside saw someone opening the door of the hut, her body subconsciously shrank and she trembled even more violently. When she saw Liang Zifeng, her eyes lit up slightly, then returned to dimness.
"Put it on." Liang Zifeng threw the fur coat to the girl and asked, "Can you cook?"
"..."
The girl was a little stunned when she saw the fur coat falling on her body, but the cold made her subconsciously wrap herself in the coat. Then she looked at Liang Zifeng in confusion, her eyes full of questions.
Liang Zifeng understood the other party's question from his eyes and said, "The coat is for you. Answer my question, can you cook?"
"..." The girl didn't know whether she was mute or didn't speak. She just nodded as a response to Liang Zifeng's question.
Liang Zifeng frowned, then continued to ask: "What's your name?"
"..." The girl still didn't speak. She looked at Liang Zifeng with some confusion, her face full of doubts.
"Mute?" Liang Zifeng muttered softly, with disappointment in his eyes.
"Leng Yuzhao." A barely audible voice was heard. If Liang Zifeng had not had very good hearing, he probably would not have heard it.
"..."
This time it was Liang Zifeng's turn to be speechless. He looked at Leng Yuzhao helplessly, but in his heart he was considering whether or not to take him in.
"I'm a very good cook. I learned it from my mother. My mother is very famous for her cooking skills in the county."
Leng Yuzhao was actually very smart, otherwise she would not have refused to be someone else's child bride. When she saw the hesitation in Liang Zifeng's eyes and understood what he wanted to do, she didn't want to lose this opportunity to change her destiny, so she had to say so much.
Leng Yuzhao knew about Liang Zifeng's information and admired him very much. She knew that Liang Zifeng was different from those who wanted to take her in as a child bride, so when Liang Zifeng showed his desire to take her in, she agreed without hesitation. After all, who would want to die if they could live?
Liang Zifeng looked at the thin and sloppy girl in front of him with some surprise in his eyes. He was a little surprised at the girl's intelligence. His mental power unconsciously began to explore the other's body, but he found that the other party seemed to have noticed something. Liang Zifeng was even more surprised.
After nearly two months of research, Liang Zifeng has mastered how to use mental power to explore a person's qualifications. Judging from the feedback from mental power, the girl's qualifications are unexpectedly good, and her spiritual perception is also unexpectedly sensitive. If she is trained well, she may become a good helper.
"Follow me. From now on, cooking for our family will be left to you. It's okay if you don't want to. You can decide for yourself." After Liang Zifeng said this, he turned around and walked out.
Leng Yuzhao bit his lip, wrapped his coat tighter around himself, feeling the warmth inside, and walked out of the straw hut with a determined look in his eyes. He trotted after Liang Zifeng, followed behind him, lowered his head, and said nothing.
"Hey? Second brother, who is this sister?" The little girl found that there was a girl following her second brother. She ran over curiously and looked her up and down.
The third and fourth brothers looked at each other, then looked at Liang Zifeng curiously, waiting for his explanation.
"Her name is Leng Yuzhao. It is said that she is an excellent cook. She will be responsible for cooking for us in the future. You just need to treat her as your sister and you are not allowed to bully her, okay?" Liang Zifeng introduced Leng Yuzhao to his younger brothers and sisters, and then introduced his younger brothers and sisters to Leng Yuzhao. However, Leng Yuzhao was still unwilling to speak and only nodded as a greeting.
"..."
Liang Zifeng and his two younger brothers were speechless, but the little girl noticed that Leng Yuzhao was still barefoot, frowned, and ran to Dahei to get a pair of leather boots.
"Sister, it's so cold, how can you go barefoot? Change quickly." The little girl handed the leather boots to Leng Yuzhao and said with concern.
Leng Yuzhao's eyes became much softer when he looked at the little girl, but she did not put on any clothes. Instead, she looked at her own dark feet, then looked at Liang Zifeng without saying anything.
"Well, you should change it. It will be troublesome if you get frozen." Liang Zifeng smiled and nodded.
Leng Yuzhao took the leather boots, bowed to the little girl and Liang Zifeng, ran to a nearby stream, washed his feet, dried them with his tattered clothes, and then put on the beautiful leather boots.
After Leng Yuzhao changed into his leather boots and felt the warmth inside, his eyes suddenly became moist, so he quickly turned around and secretly wiped the corners of his eyes. Naturally, all of this was seen by the Liang brothers and sisters, but he did not say anything.
No one said anything about Liang Zifeng taking in Leng Yuzhao. The people in Liujia Village also looked at Liang Zifeng with a different look. They probably didn't expect Liang Zifeng to do this. In their impression, warriors were all aloof and ruthless.
However, the villagers of Liujia Village were still very happy to see Liang Zifeng's good side. All along, they did not dare to go to Yuanshan Village unless there was something important, because of the existence of Liang Zifeng in Yuanshan Village.
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Maybe it’s because the New Year is approaching, Majiaji has become very lively. Although the flow of people is still not as high as before, today is also the day with the largest flow of people since the reopening of the market.
When people from the mountains go to the market, unless they have some savings at home, they usually sell things first and then buy things after they have made money.
Liang Zifeng did not bring any medicinal herbs to sell this time. Instead, he sold fur clothing, boots and other items he had made. Of course, he gave the task of selling things to his two younger brothers and the newly joined Leng Yuzhao.
Watching his two younger brothers excitedly accept the task, Liang Zifeng took his sister to the market. This time they wanted to buy some seeds for planting in the fields in the spring of next year.
Liang Zifeng hadn't been to the market for a long time. This time, he had an unexpected gain. For example, the cumin he had always longed for was sold as a medicinal herb here. He had never found anyone selling cumin before.