As soon as it got light, Ren got up and shaved himself with the long knife with several notches in it and trimmed his hair.
He definitely doesn't have any love for beauty, or wants to seduce a few village girls.
But I hope that I will become more pleasing to the eye, at least not so vicious and annoying.
Renn still remembers that in the two villages where he once supported him, the villagers were afraid of his strange appearance and treated him as a blond and blue-eyed monster. So much so that the two village chiefs knew his strength. But he didn't dare to reuse him.
Later, he simply grew a beard and hair, and added a murderous look. Not to mention, this appearance in the dangerous wilderness made even monsters afraid.
But this time he wanted to change. Even five days ago, his ferocious beast still scared the villagers here half to death. Even the cook who had been cooking for them for the past five days was trembling with fear, as if he would be eaten at any time. The soldiers here are extremely wary of them.
If life in the wild outside was not too difficult and dangerous, maybe Ren would have left again in anger.
But yesterday's carnival farce in the heavy rain suddenly melted his hardest and most vicious shell.
At that time, he was just like everyone else, including the mysterious and powerful lord, and no one knew he was there.
Everyone worked hard in the same direction for one purpose. Even though the flash flood turned into a joke in the end, at least at that moment, no one cared about each other's identity. Even if they didn't know who the other person was, they could all hold nothing back. of mutual trust.
It feels so good.
Renn is no longer young. He has seen the harshness of the world, the intrigues, the cruelty of the world, and the helplessness of survival. Sometimes he will do whatever it takes to survive.
But in that torrential rain, at that moment, the blood in his heart that had been extinguished was ignited again, and he had the idea that it would not matter even if he died in this battle.
However, this thought quickly dissipated as the rain passed and the sky cleared. Ren knew that it was time to face the cruel truth. Just as he was about to leave quietly, he was welcomed in like a hero by the enthusiastic villagers. In a folk house.
Ren never thought that those stupid, numb, short-sighted, dirty, and mentally ill villagers and women would become so - so cute.
Pots of hot water and simple but dry clothes are not valuable, but at this moment, coupled with their smiles, they are the most precious things in the world.
At that moment, Ren was at a loss and even wanted to escape. Then he simply rejected this feeling. He believed that he was not the only one like him. Those soldiers were all so restrained.
But this feeling only existed for a short time and then gradually dissipated.
Some things that seem difficult to do are actually very simple. Maybe all they need is a kind smile, an exaggerated joke, or a vulgar, naive look.
Renn had to thank the village women. Usually they were timid, bitter and resentful, or timid and disheveled, as if no one cared about their beauty.
But a heavy rain turned all the men into clay figures, and all the clay figures turned into their fathers, brothers, sons, and husbands. They laughed wantonly and commanded loudly, like generals and brave soldiers on the battlefield, and all The clay men are the defeated prisoners.
No one dared to resist. Resistance was just a slap. In the full view of other clay figurines, even the most violent and murderous guy had to hold back his temper and show a dry smile, which was both uncomfortable and comfortable at the same time.
This is really a magical rainstorm, and it is also an interesting place, a place where you can stay forever without having to wander around and die here.
Ren was full of confidence in the future. When he put it back yesterday, his clothes had been folded neatly. He had to send them back, and he would send them back with his current appearance, which was at least clean.
Since the muddy water on his face and head was washed away yesterday, the villagers were not frightened and ran away screaming, shouting that the monster was coming.
Since yesterday the soldiers in the village no longer stared at him with vigilant eyes like a prisoner.
So today should be better.
When I went out, I bumped into the cook who was delivering meals. The cook didn't live in the tavern, but delivered three meals a day like a strong man going to his death.
The two pairs of eyes met each other, and the cook still shivered subconsciously, but then he still tried his best to smile. The smile was very fake, but Renn was very satisfied because he did not see the fear of him in the cook's eyes. .
Ren didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded politely, and passed by. Then he got annoyed, why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? Be enthusiastic and you will die!
He was very worried that his arrogant attitude would make the cook fear and hate him again. He turned around quickly, only to see the cook tilting his head and looking at his back curiously, as if he was looking at something strange, but there was no fear. , Nonsense, everyone knew yesterday that the blond monster was no different from us. It was said that he was touched by a fierce old woman, and then the whole village spread the news. It was just like that, and it was not as good as anything. My family—
"Uh, sir, you-" The cook was startled and very frightened. After all, the man in front of him was a hero. "
"Ahem, my name is Renn, what's your name?" Renn tried his best to be friendly. Damn it, his expression must be weird and evil now. Is this smile creepy
"ah?"
The cook was stunned for a while before he came to his senses and said, "Sir, my name is Sun Er, the cook in the village. Are you going to the village?"
"That's right, yesterday, uh, thank you for yesterday. I went to return the clothes."
"Hey, I recognize these clothes. They belong to Li Er's house. His house is in the second courtyard. After entering, it's the third house on the left."
"Then—thank you."
"Hehe, it's nothing. It rained so heavily yesterday and everyone worked so hard. It should be, it should be."
Chef Sun Er said loudly. Since yesterday, he feels that his whole body has become much bolder. After all, I have patted Master Wu Yuan on the shoulder with this hand. If I use this hand to hit my son severely again, , will his son also become a hero in the future
Ren finally relaxed completely. He was so relaxed. He said goodbye to Sun Er, whose imagination had reached the sky. He strode towards the village. But when he got halfway, he saw the lord leading a group of soldiers to dig the ground yesterday. Something is drawn on the embankment.
"Hey, who is that? Ren, what are you doing sneakily over there? Come here, come here!"
Ren hurriedly walked over and found that among this group of people were Wu Yuan, Qin Yidao, Wang Shen, Duan Kuan, Song Dachui, whom he knew, and some unknown ones. These should be members of yesterday's patrol team.
During the heavy rain yesterday, the patrol was stopped outside. Apart from them, all the men in the village were mobilized.
"Had breakfast?"
"Uh, not yet." Renn replied hurriedly. He was still a little uncomfortable with the Lord's daily questioning.
"You go out to work without breakfast, go back to eat, and then bring your people out. I will give you a house today, and then go to Old Man Huang to get the tools. No matter what, we must solve the problem of the flash flood once and for all today. The problem is, although there were no flash floods yesterday, it does not mean that there will be no heavy rains next time. And we have to build a threshing floor, right? You wooden lumps, you know how to eat, eat, kill and kill every day, even if there is one person to remind you. I can do it too, Song Dachui, who is laughing at your sister! Is what I said funny?"
Ren was dumbfounded as he watched the lord drooling and dancing as if he was hysterical. The soldiers below actually dared to snicker. Well, they must not be seen, otherwise they will be kicked violently without fighting back. of.
"What are you still doing? Let's start working. Well, what are you doing with this thing? Throw it away!"
"No, Lord, this was lent to me by a sister-in-law yesterday. I have to return it." Renn stammered and quickly explained.
"What the heck, yesterday I compensated each household with a piece of cloth. Hurry up. What's the name of the tailor you have?"
"Maria, my sister."
"Crap, isn't it called Second Sister Ma?"
"Uh, let's call her Second Sister Ma." Ren was good-natured, but he didn't want to be kicked by this moody lord.
"Okay, I don't care what your name is, let her go to the village and teach those stupid women how to make clothes. That's what I got back at a loss, so I can't waste it."
"Hey, okay, Lord, I'll go right away."
Ren ran so fast that he felt like there were a pair of wings on his back. The wind in front of him was so strong that it made his eyes sting. He rubbed them hard and thought to himself, he should finally feel calm this time, right
In the distance, Zhang Yang was still roaring. Today was destined to be a busy day, because after yesterday's heavy rain crisis, he suddenly realized that his village was full of loopholes and crises, so he couldn't care about other things. Yes, even today's patrol team was detained. Anyway, now I don't dare to boast about a hundred miles radius, and all monsters within a fifty miles radius don't dare to show their heads.
"Fuck, I forgot again. Wu Yuan, call someone over and ask Ren's blacksmith and Zhao Tiezhu to call over ten more craftsmen to quickly build me a blacksmith shop. I don't want to waste any more fragments of hope. Come to exchange for a shovel, how can such a high and precious thing be exchanged for this garbage, the price has dropped!"
Zhang Yang suddenly shouted again, his temper has been rising sharply recently, mainly because he felt distressed.
Yesterday, out of a moment of happiness, he consumed a white fragment of hope and exchanged it for 200 bolts of cloth to distribute. However, he regretted it a minute later, and he still regrets it to this day.
Those are fragments of white hope!
"Mr. Village Chief, at least you have gained the hearts of the people. People's hearts are also a kind of hope. Maybe these fragments of hope are like seeds. It would be a waste to keep the seeds in your hands and eat them. You have to plant them and watch them sprout and take root. , grow vigorously until it grows into a towering tree. At that time, what you gain may not be fragments, but a complete hope."
Wu Yuan suddenly said with emotion at this time, the heavy rain yesterday was not only a cleansing for Zhang Yang, but also for everyone.
So overnight, they will find that whether it is themselves, others, or even the entire village is different.