Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 30

[Chapter 30: Preparing Meals (Shuwen)]

Xiao Qiao waited on the porch and finally saw Wei Shao return. Hurriedly went down the steps to meet him, and said in his mouth: “Husband Jun is hungry in his belly, dinner is ready, just wait for you to come back for a meal.” After saying that, he secretly looked at his face.

Wei Shao stopped and looked at Xiao Qiao.

He was called by his mother, and naturally he already knew that yang and yin had thrown the pot to Lady Xu. After all, Xiao Qiao was still a little weak-minded, and when he was honestly waiting for him to eat, he also thought about how to deal with it. Seeing him look at himself like this, his eyes were dark and his face was like water, he didn’t make a sound, just waiting for him to open his mouth and question himself again.

“Let’s eat.”

Unexpectedly, he suddenly said something so simply, and when he finished, he lifted his feet and went to the direction of the dining room, and as he walked past her, Xiao Qiao felt a breeze coming out of his face.

Little Joe was very surprised and was stunned in the same place. Seeing that he was walking quickly, he had already stepped up the steps and hurriedly caught up with his back.

……

These days, Wei Shao doesn’t come back for dinner. Even this time, the two of them ate together three or four times.

To be precise, it was Little Joe who served him three or four meals.

The table was placed on the bed, and Wei Shao sat upright in the case. Little Joe was a woman, not as high as him, and sat on her knees to serve him a meal. Wait until he finishes eating before he can eat it himself.

But the first few times, he ate quickly and would hardly send her to do anything. This work is not tiring.

Little Joe pressed his hips against his heels in a standard sitting position.

I have to say that Wei Shaosheng’s muscles and bones are straight, and he is born with a clothes rack. Now, sitting on the bed, a tight right deep coat, wide sleeves hanging soothingly along the sides of the shoulders, with his unhurried demeanor, even the action of stretching chopsticks and holding vegetables, it looks so smooth, like a man coming out of an ancient book that exudes a soothing charm. It’s just that he’s a real person.

Little Joe looked twice, then withdrew his gaze. Suddenly, I heard Wei Shao say, “Let’s have dinner together.”

Little Joe froze and looked at him. Seeing him and yan looking at himself with a pleasant look. Busy prevaricating.

“No problem. I call you one, and you will come together.

He had ordered someone to add a pair of dishes.

Little Joe found his sudden offer suspicious, especially after returning from the East House. But he rarely has such kindness, and he is not easy to shirk. It is expected that there should be no problem in eating. After bowing slightly to him, he took two steps forward and sat down on the edge of the table.

Eat without words.

Little Joe silently finished eating a flat cup of rice.

This is her usual meal.

She raised her eyes and saw that Wei Shao had finished eating, her hands were spread across his own legs, smiling, as if she had been watching herself eat just now.

Little Joe swallowed the last bite of food in his mouth and gently rested his chopsticks on the chopstick holder. He was about to ask someone to send qing shui to serve him to gargle his mouth, but Wei Shao suddenly said, “Add another bowl of rice for the female princess.”

Little Joe shook his head busily: “Sokafu Jun.” I’m full.

“I saw that you had only eaten so many bites, how could you be full?” Wei Shao said.

“Enough is enough. I only eat this on weekdays. Little Joe explained.

“That’s because you eat too little on weekdays!” Wei Shao looked up and down at her figure, revealing a hint of disgust, “It has been some time since I arrived at my house, and it seems that I have lost some weight than before.” Those who don’t know think that my Wei family food doesn’t care if you’re full. Eat another bowl.

Little Joe felt like he was talking nonsense with his eyes wide open.

At her own age, the usual nutrition is enough, the physical development, she herself feels that last year’s belly pocket has recently tightened, the discomfort of the hoop, has been replaced by a new one.

But the servant woman had brought food.

Facing Wei Shao’s concerned gaze, Xiao Qiao was helpless, bowed his head and tried to finish eating the second bowl of rice.

The second bowl went down, and the stomach was already full under the chest. Little Joe endured the feeling of burping and put down his chopsticks.

“Add another bowl to the lady.”

Wei Shao’s voice rang out again.

Little Joe shook his head vigorously: “I really can’t eat it!”

“Grandmother scolded me for treating you slowly. You are thin and weak, how can you not try to add food? Wei Shao

threw up his sleeves, personally got up to add a bowl of rice, pressed tightly, and brought it to Xiao Qiao.

Little Joe looked at him. He was smiling.

“I really can’t eat it.” Little Joe said with a bitter face.

Wei Shao’s face immediately sank.

“Eat it for me!” The voice also carried the coolness of the water, “More than this meal, starting tomorrow, you have to give me three bowls of each meal!” Grandmother loves you, you don’t grow flesh anymore, go back to your grandmother, I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain.

Little Joe looked at him for a moment and bit his lip: “Husband, I was wrong. Wei Shao

bowed his head and casually straightened his sleeve, “What’s wrong?” “The voice is careless.

“In the morning, my husband asked me to go to my mother-in-law on behalf of my husband, but I went to the north house.” Little Joe looked at him and whispered.

Wei Shao sighed, his eyes seemed to be smiling, “Then what do you say?” “Next time I don’t

dare…” Little Joe snorted, burped a full belch, and hurriedly covered his face with his sleeve.

“And the next time?” He raised an eyebrow.

“No, no, no…” Little Joe hurriedly lowered his sleeve and waved his hand. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps behind him. Xiao Qiao looked back and saw a servant woman hurriedly entering, and bowed down: “Junhou, the general Li Dian asked to see him, saying that there was an urgent matter.” Wei Shao

shook his head slightly, his expression turned to solemnity, and he got up and left Xiao Qiao and walked out quickly.

Little Joe watched his departing back and finally exhaled.

This night, Little Joe did not dare to relax as usual, so he was honestly waiting in the room for him to return. By the way, eliminate the food that has been blocked.

She waited until the end of the hour, and Wei Shao never returned. Finally, he couldn’t stay up, so he and his clothes lay down first.

Wei Shao didn’t return overnight.

It was not until the evening of the next day that Xiao Qiao learned the news that it was the Shanggu area that had been peaceful for a long time, and the day before yesterday it was suddenly plundered by a large group of Xiongnu cavalry, and the defenders were killed and wounded by nearly a thousand, and after the Xiongnu burned and plundered, they said that this was a birthday gift to Lady Xu of Yuyang, and then fled north.

When Wei Shao heard the news, he was furious and immediately led his cavalry to pursue the Xiongnu.

……

Wei Shao, with two thousand elite cavalry, pursued day and night at great speed, had driven out of Shanggu hundreds of miles away and reached the area of the Sangan River, a temporary border with the Xiongnu royal court. Just now, the Xiongnu brought the looted cattle, horses, women and other booty lustsWhen crossing the border and returning to the royal court, Wei Shao’s cavalry chased after him and rushed to deal with it, and the two sides fought a great battle on the banks of the Sanggan River, wei Shao personally entered the horse battle against the Xiongnu leader Qianqi and Mo Che, and Mo Che was cut by him under his horse, captured alive, and the remaining Xiongnu cavalry either fled or captured, and the wolf collapsed. Except for a few women who were killed or injured, most of the rest were unharmed, but inevitably they had been insulted, and at this moment they were gathered together in disheveled clothes, or sitting or squatting, hugging each other and crying.

Wei Shao’s iron armor was stained with blood, and he strode past the group of women who had been crying and crying for the rest of their lives with a knife, and came to the front of the Xiongnu and Moche.

And Mo Che was very strong, although he had been captured, and his body was full of blood, he still stood up and refused to kneel, his head was cocked high, and he laughed at Wei Shao: “What, the big birthday gift given to your grandmother, can you still be satisfied?” Wei Shao

looked gloomy, raised his hand, and the sheath of the knife hit Mo Che’s face hard, and Mo Che immediately broke his head and bled, and half a row of teeth were broken in his mouth.

“Wei Shao’er! If you dare to kill me today, he will repay me tenfold for the Day of the Huns!” And Mo Che’s

face showed the color of pain, his mouth was constantly bleeding, and he scolded vaguely, describing it as terrible.

The general Li Dian, who came with Wei Shao in pursuit, was furious and kicked at Mo Che’s knee socket, and Mo Che landed on his knees, trying to get up, but he was caught, and his mouth was still scolding “Wei Shao’s children, dogs and rats”.

Wei Shao slowly drew the long knife from his waist, and the blade flashed with cold snow. A knife fell from his hand, and Mo Che’s head rolled off his neck, and the blood column splashed high and spilled on the ground.

There was silence all around, and even the women in the distance stopped crying.

“The remaining Xiongnu captives, regardless of their military rank, were all brought to justice on the spot.”

Wei Shao sheathed the sword and gave the order, looking calm.

……

The wound on Hu Yanlie’s left chest that night was very deep, and half an inch in, he reached the heart.

In the past few days, he has been tormented by injuries and his movements have been restricted. Along with a group of captured tribesmen around them, they were taken to the execution ground, secretly transporting their strength, trying to break free of the rope, but suddenly there was a pain in their chest, their eyes turned black, and the people stood unsteadily, so they fell to the ground.

I never expected that I would die on the banks of the Sangan River.

Wei Shao, a young Han Chinese, actually trained a powerful cavalry whose combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Xiongnu. In frontal combat, the Huns never took advantage of him by half a cent. On the contrary, the area around Yunzhong and Shuofang, which had already entered the Xiongnu territory, was also retaken by him, and the Huns were forced to retreat north to graze sheep and horses hundreds of miles away.

His name is unknown in the court of the Huns. Mention this name, from Shan Yu, the kings to the people, no one without a hint of jealousy.

However, unlike Wu Wei, the prince of Tuqi who had sworn to be an enemy of Wei Shao, the Prince of Tuqi zuoxian, the king of Rizhao did not have a very bitter attitude toward this Han opponent.

Perhaps because of the former princess from the Wei family, Hu Yanlie could only make such a sound.

On this trip, he had already completed what he needed to do, and he didn’t want to return, when he encountered this group of people sent by Zuo Xian. After learning of Zuo Xian’s provocative intentions, Hu Yanlie immediately blocked it, and Mo Che would listen, and the two sides clashed.

Hu Yanlie had always been the top-named Thousand HorseMen of the Xiongnu Platoon, and had achieved a lot of battle achievements, but on that day he was alone, plus injured, and finally defeated and captured. And Mo Che wanted to take him back to King Zuo Xian, thinking that it would be difficult for him to be the king of the day, so he tied him up and took him to Shanggu together, and after the plunder, he was also forced to go along, not wanting to be chased here by Wei Shao’s cavalry, and the two sides fought a big battle, and he became a prisoner along with Mo Che’s men.

In his lifetime, he has killed countless people. There are their own people who kill for power, there are also Han Chinese, Wusun people, and Hujie people who kill for land grabs…

It’s nothing to die. But he was really not willing to die like this.

Hu Yanlie knew that Wei Shao’s sergeant was already carrying out Wei Shao’s orders. The shouts were angry and begging, and all kinds of voices were mixed together, and the captives in front of him fell down one by one. Soon it was his turn.

He took a deep breath and was about to make one last struggle, when suddenly someone stepped on him from behind, and then a voice he knew rang out: “This Hun has a vendetta against me, and I will kill him with my own hands.” Wei

Yu said to the lieutenant who had been ordered to carry out the execution order.

Wei Yu spoke up, and the lieutenant naturally obeyed and immediately handed the person over.

Wei Yu dragged Hu Yanlie motionlessly to the Sangan River, and there was no one nearby, and he used the tip of his knife to pick up the rope that bound Hu Yanlie.

Hu Yanlie was extremely grateful, and struggled to bow down to him: “Young master, the matter of going up the valley was done by King Zuo Xian…”

“Go back.”

Wei Yu didn’t finish listening, he gave a scolding, turned around and strode away.

……

On the fifth night after Wei Shao left, he finally returned.

Lady Xu was very happy and personally went out to greet Wei Yu and wei Shao and his party. After seeing the wind and dust, after comforting, he ordered the brothers to go to rest early.

When Wei Shao returned to the West House, it was already dark.

Little Joe greeted him outside the Westinghouse door.

The iron armor on his body had not yet been removed. Standing there, the servant woman undressed for him, and he looked at little Joe with two eyes.

Little Joe hesitated, but finally walked up to him and raised his hand to help him disarm himself.

When the servants saw this, they withdrew.

Little Joe was very close to him, and when he undressed, he smelled a dry smell of dust and blood on his body, and some of it was flushed.

She felt as if there were two eyes above her head. Raising his eyes, he saw that he was looking down slightly, looking at himself.

Little Joe’s two rows of eyelashes fluttered. Biting his lip and lowering his eyes. Holding his breath, he finally helped him undo his heavy armor, and then quietly took a step back.

Wei Shao himself unloaded his armor on the ground, leaving a shirt that had been stained with dust and blood. He glanced at Little Joe, who had left him, and turned and went into the bathhouse. When he came out, he changed into a neat dress, with large sleeves fluttering, wet black hair tied on the top of his head with jade hairpins, and his posture was elegant, very good-looking, and he was completely different from the flesh and blood appearance when he first came back.

“Can the husband go to dinner?”

Little Joe asked him.

Wei Shao touched his stomach, nodded, and turned to go to the dining room. Xiao Qiao followed up to serve, and when he reached the door, he saw Jiang Mi on the other side of the East House coming, with a respectful look on his face, and bent down to say that the lady had prepared a meal there, and asked the male prince to move to eat.

“Madame is distressed by the gentleman. Cook it yourself. I hope that the man will move. Wei Shao

hesitated and turned his head to look at Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao said busily: “Since the mother-in-law has also prepared food, the husband can go over.” I’m fine here.

Wei Shao didn’t say anything and stepped towards the East House.

[End of This Chapter]