In late autumn and early winter, the midday sun has lost its original heat and becomes as gentle and soft as a girl in love. Every ray of sunlight shining on people is a comfortable temperature.
Under the sunshine, Jingnan was filled with joy and peace, and people on the streets and alleys had gratitude and joy on their faces.
The news had already spread everywhere, such as the wise tactics of the county magistrate to confuse the enemy, the heroic and fearless county magistrate who single-handedly entered the Miao camp and made the Wuxi Miao people kneel down and surrender with his eloquent tongue... etc., and the common people exaggerated and exaggerated the stories, making them seem so vivid that it seemed as if they had witnessed them on the spot, and the people who heard them believed it without a doubt, saying that this was our county magistrate... ...
At this time, Zhu Ping'an had already returned to the backyard of Jingnan County Government with Liu Dadao and others as well as the evil woman Ruonan.
"Uncle, you're back... Ah?! Uncle, why is your hand injured..."
When the chubby little maid Hua'er saw Zhu Ping'an for the first time, she was surprised like a husky that hadn't seen its owner for several days. She ran over happily. Halfway through, she saw Zhu Ping'an's palm wrapped in white cloth with blood stains on it. Tears the size of beans flowed uncontrollably.
"Brother Dadao, how did you protect my uncle?! And you, Ruonan, didn't you promise me to protect my uncle?! How come all of you are fine, but my uncle is injured?!"
Seeing Zhu Ping'an injured, Hua'er couldn't help but look at Liu Dadao, the evil girl Ruonan and others angrily.
Liu Dadao and others looked embarrassed, and the evil woman Ruonan rolled her eyes.
"Hua'er, don't worry, I'm not injured, and Dadao and the others are protecting me very well."
Zhu Ping'an waved his hand and explained with a smile.
"It's all bleeding..." Hua'er burst into tears, "It must be that they didn't protect my son-in-law well."
"This is what we left behind after the blood oath with the Wuxi Miao people." Zhu Ping'an explained with a wry smile, "Alas, being uneducated is terrible. The blood oath clearly states that you can smear the blood of livestock or chickens and ducks on your lips to swear an oath, but the Wuxi Miao people insisted on cutting their palms and dripping blood into the wine before they could drink it..."
This is indeed the case. After Zhu Ping'an said that he had surrendered the Wuxi Miao, Lady Yilan demanded that they swear an oath of blood.
It's just a blood oath, so Zhu Ping'an naturally has no objection. The ancients paid attention to this and kept it. The "Records of the Grand Historian" has recorded many stories of blood oaths, such as Mao Sui asking the King of Chu to swear a blood oath with the Lord of Pingyuan, Gan Mao and the King of Qin to swear a blood oath, etc. Generally, the people who participated in the covenant dipped their fingers in the blood of livestock such as chickens, ducks, cows and horses, and smeared it on their mouths to show that they would keep their promises, which was called "blood oath".
During the Long March, Liu Bocheng and Xiaoyedan, the leader of the Yi ethnic group, swore an oath of blood on the shores of Yi Lake.
The blood oath mentioned by Zhu Ping'anjue's Lady Yilan should be the same.
However, Zhu Ping'an never expected that Lady Yilan was a great woman. She asked someone to serve her a bowl of wine, and then she cut her own palm and dripped blood into the wine. Her movements were smooth and seamless, and she didn't even blink in the middle. After dripping, she handed the dagger to Zhu Ping'an... ...
Well... ...
What can Zhu Pingan do? !
Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to take the dagger, gritted his teeth and hit himself with the palm... Ahem, he closed his eyes and didn't control the strength well, so he used too much force, the wound was a little deeper, and the blood flow was several times greater than that of Madam Yilan's blow... However, Zhu Ping'an's move unexpectedly won the trust of Madam Yilan and other Wuxi Miao people. They felt that Zhu Ping'an was sincere in his oath, and they were moved and swore on the spot, "There is heaven above and earth below. As long as you keep your word, we, the Wuxi Miao people, will keep our promise forever. If we go back on our word, we will be punished by heaven and earth!"
Zhu Ping'an's failure was a blessing in disguise...
"These barbarians are so barbaric! How can they swear an oath by cutting their palms? Why don't they use chicken or duck blood instead? They have made my son-in-law suffer so much for nothing." After hearing this, Hua'er cursed while biting her lip.
"Don't worry, the bandage looks scary, but it's not serious at all. You know what, Wuxi Miao's secret knife wound medicine is really good, much better than the knife wound medicine on the market, and even better than Yunnan Baiyao. It's only been applied for a short time, and the wound has already scabbed. If you don't believe me, just take a look... You can ask them for the formula in the future, or buy it for a large sum of money. Such a healing medicine can't be buried..."
Zhu Pingan smiled, showed the scabby wound to Huaer, and then said to himself, "The secret knife-made medicine of Wuxi Miao is an unexpected surprise of this trip. In the next ten years or so, the Japanese invasion in the southeast will become increasingly serious. The secret knife-made medicine of Wuxi Miao will have great potential and can save countless people."
The reason why Zhu Ping'an showed Hua'er the scabbed wound was to comfort her, but he didn't expect that it made Hua'er cry even more.
"The wound is so long, and you still say it's not serious..." Hua'er cried even harder when she saw the scar on Zhu Ping'an's palm.
faint.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingan quickly wrapped his palms. Seeing Hua'er's tears streaming down his face, he had no choice but to use his ultimate move. He coughed and said, "Ahem, Hua'er, is there anything to eat at home? I'm hungry."
When Hua'er heard Zhu Ping'an say he was hungry, she forgot to cry and kept saying, "Yes, yes, they are all hot in the pot. They are all my son-in-law's favorites... I'll go and get them for him right away."
Having said that, Huaer went to prepare the meal.
"Da Dao, you guys should also go down and take a hot bath to relieve your fatigue. I'll ask Ruonan to bring you some wine and food later."
Zhu Ping'an said to Liu Dada and others.
"Thank you, young master." Liu Dadao and others clasped their fists to express their gratitude, and went to the outer court to find a place to take a bath.
"I know about medicine for knife wounds, but what is Yunnan Baiyao?"
After entering the room, the evil woman Ruonan reached out and poked Zhu Ping'an's waist, and asked with a confused and curious look on her face.
"Yunnan Baiyao, according to legend, in the rivers and lakes of swords and sabers, it is a must-have item for knights to fight against evil and protect the good; on the battlefields of war, it is a life-saving elixir that brings soldiers back to life..." Zhu Ping'an casually repeated the modern legendary introduction to Yunnan Baiyao.
"So magical?! How come I have never heard of it?" The enchantress Ruonan asked with a look of doubt upon hearing this.
Since it wasn't born until hundreds of years later, of course you haven't heard of it.
However, although this was the truth, he couldn't say that to the demon girl Ruoronan, so Zhu Pingan glanced at her and said calmly, "Why are you so curious? Curiosity kills the cat, don't you understand?!"
"I can tell you're just making it up!" The demon woman Ruonan glared at Zhu Ping'an, then suddenly seemed to be thinking about something, "Okay, Zhu Ping'an, now you've thought of a name. Tell me, are you interested in the Wuxi Miao secret knife medicine? Do you want to trick it into giving you the medicine and name it Yunnan Baiyao? Then offer it to the emperor as a stepping stone to your advancement? Or sell it in large quantities as a means of making money."
"Your imagination is too rich, isn't it?!" Zhu Pingan heard this and curled his lips speechlessly. (To be continued)