nycdaug Chapter 370
Chapter 370
As it turned out, Zhang Damin did have some connections; he bought a lot of things, including bandages, medicinal herbs, and some good ingredients.
Zhou Chu is currently in the recovery period and needs to eat well to recover faster. For Zhou Chu right now, he is racing against time. He even has difficulty getting out of bed and feels completely insecure.
Under these circumstances, Zhou Chu would naturally not allow Zhang Damin's family to easily notify others, as any mishap would put him in danger.
A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. Zhou Chu would at least ensure that he had a certain ability to protect himself before notifying others.
"Brother Chu, your armor is so heavy! When you were wearing this armor and lying on your horse, I thought it was something else from a distance."
Dazhu looked at the armor Zhou Chu had worn in the corner of the room and said that the armor was covered in dried blood.
The doctor had removed this armor when he applied medicine to Zhou Chu. It was this armor that made the doctor feel terrified. This kind of armor was clearly not something an ordinary soldier could wear. Zhou Chu was wearing this armor and was covered in wounds when he escaped here. It didn't look like a good thing at all.
As for secretly taking Zhou Chu's armor? What a joke! Possessing armor is a serious crime. Even if Zhou Chu gave it to him, he wouldn't dare to accept it, let alone secretly take it.
"Do you want it? If you do, it's yours."
Zhou Chu said with an indifferent expression.
Others may not have this right, but Zhou Chu does. He can give away a set of armor, and even if Da Zhu keeps it, no one will say anything.
"No, no, I heard from my third grandfather that possessing armor is a serious crime."
Dazhu looked at the armor with a face full of reluctance and shook his head.
Zhou Chu smiled upon hearing this, but offered no explanation.
"Brother Chu, I just caught a frog. I'll have my mother cook frog porridge for you in a bit."
Er Ya, holding a frog in her hand, her face, feet, and pants covered in mud, came into the house with a smug look on her face.
It's only mid-April now, and frogs are usually not out of the water yet; they're mostly hibernating underground. It's quite remarkable that Er Ya managed to dig up such a frog.
In summer, when frogs are everywhere, they are easy to catch.
When this frog was first dug out, it was still hibernating and not very active. Now it seemed to have woken up and was trying to struggle to escape, but Er Ya held onto its legs tightly and it couldn't get away no matter what.
Er Ya is six or seven years old now. Although her skin is not as dark as Da Zhu's, it is still wheat-colored, and she looks particularly robust.
"Okay, thank you, Er Ya."
Zhou Chu smiled.
Er Ya was very happy to hear this.
"Er Ya has never seen anyone like Chu Ge'er. You seem quite different from the people in our village."
Er Ya said.
She just thought Zhou Chu was handsome, like someone who had stepped out of one of the paintings in the village chief's house. In fact, it wasn't just her; Zhang Damin's family and even the doctor felt the same way, which is why they felt even more that Zhou Chu's identity was extraordinary.
After saying this, Er Ya seemed a little embarrassed and took the frog to the kitchen to find her mother.
"Dazhu, do you know martial arts?"
Zhou Chu looked at Da Zhu and said.
As mountain dwellers, they live off the land. Although Dazhu is only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is exceptionally tall and strong. With Dazhu's physique, he could easily join the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which is why Zhou Chu asked this question.
Upon hearing this, Dazhu scratched his head.
"No, my dad said that's something only rich people can learn. The game my dad used to hunt was mostly sold to a wealthy family. Their young master practices martial arts every day and needs to nourish his body."
Zhou Chu was not surprised to hear this. Practicing martial arts requires both inheritance and money. As the saying goes, "the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts." If you want to make a name for yourself, you must first be able to afford food.
Not to mention medicinal herbs and the like.
The mountain people are strong and healthy, entirely because they farm and hunt.
"Hel me up."
Zhou Chu tried to sit up, but it was still a bit difficult. After lying down for so many days, Zhou Chu felt that his body was getting rusty and he wanted to move around, otherwise he felt uncomfortable all over.
Dazhu hesitated upon hearing this.
"Third Grandfather said your injuries are too severe and you need to rest and recover now."
"It's okay. I know my own body. I won't move around too much. It's just that lying down all the time is uncomfortable."
Zhou Chu said.
Upon hearing this, Dazhu came to the bedside and carefully helped Zhou Chu sit up by supporting his shoulders.
Even though the weather wasn't hot yet, Zhou Chu felt like he was about to spoil. He was fine when he didn't move, but as soon as he moved, the stench from the blankets would waft out, making Zhou Chu frown, but there was nothing he could do about it.
This movement, although it aggravated many of his wounds and caused some pain, also made Zhou Chu feel that he had truly come back to life. When he first regained consciousness, Zhou Chu could hardly even feel the existence of his own body.
"Do you want to learn martial arts?"
Zhou Chu looked at Da Zhu and said.
Dazhu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.
"I'd like to, but I'm afraid I can't learn it; my family doesn't have that much money."
Dazhu said somewhat dejectedly.
"If you want to learn, that's fine. Don't worry about anything else. Do you know how to do a horse stance?"
Zhou Chu looked at Da Zhu and said.
"I do know that. My dad used to teach me horse stance when I was a kid."
As Dazhu spoke, he took a step forward and assumed a stable stance, which he did with great ease, clearly indicating that he had been practicing it for many years.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Chu's eyes lit up. Although Da Zhu had not practiced martial arts, his foundation was exceptionally solid, even comparable to Zhou Chu's when he was thirteen or fourteen.
With such a good foundation, he's practically born to practice martial arts.
"Your foundation is very solid, so you will learn martial arts very quickly. You can see initial results in two or three months."
Zhou Chu nodded.
Dazhu was overjoyed to hear this.
Just as Zhou Chu was about to instruct Da Zhu on martial arts, the doctor who had treated Zhou Chu's injuries earlier walked in, followed by a middle-aged man.
"Third Grandfather, Village Chief."
When Dazhu saw the two people, he shrank back. He was quite afraid of these two elders.
Why did you sit up?
The doctor saw Zhou Chu sitting by the bed and said with some concern.
"It's nothing, I've just been lying down for too long and feel uncomfortable all over, so I haven't moved around too much."
Zhou Chu smiled.
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"His name is Zhang Laowu, he's the village chief of our village, and he has some questions for you."
The doctor pointed to the middle-aged man behind him.
The doctor held a high position in the village and was a doctor. Even the village chief had to respectfully call him "Third Uncle." Naturally, the doctor treated the village chief differently from others.
"Dazhu, you go out first."
The doctor looked at Dazhu and said.
Upon hearing this, Dazhu naturally dared not have any objections and turned to leave the room.
"Young man, who exactly are you?"
As soon as the village chief entered, he saw the armor in the corner. The armor made his eyes narrow, and he realized why his third uncle had said that the young man in front of him was no ordinary person.
“Village chief, you don’t need to know who I am. Just know that if you take good care of me, I won’t cause you any trouble, only benefits. But if something happens to me in your village, the entire village will be implicated.”
Zhou Chu's approach was both soft and firm.
It wasn't that Zhou Chu repaid kindness with enmity; Zhou Chu didn't understand the village chief in front of him, and he didn't know how to intimidate him so that he wouldn't dare to have any other thoughts.
Upon hearing this, the village chief looked at Zhou Chu again and was immediately intimidated by Zhou Chu's aura of authority. In fact, not only the village chief, but the doctor was also shocked. He had thought that Zhou Chu's identity was unusual, but he did not expect it to have such a big impact.