Chapter 14 Meeting Liu Bei for the first time
Walking out of the tent, there were many tents set up in the camp, and people wearing armor who looked like local warriors were walking around. There were many bonfires burning between the tents, and the cooks were cooking.
There are tents and people everywhere, so you definitely can’t urinate on the spot in public.
As a last resort, Li Mengxi had no choice but to find a random direction, preparing to stay away from people and find a place where no one was around.
Li Mengxi walked out of the tent without anyone noticing him for a moment.
At this time, Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and the cook boiled a vat of hot water. Guan Yu used the hot water to carefully comb his three-foot-long beard, while Zhang Fei did it much more simply. He held the hot water and rubbed his face twice, even after washing it.
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Liu Bei took the linen cloth, dipped it in hot water, and carefully cleaned his face, "Second brother, the meal will be ready later. You can go and call the two children to eat."
Guan Yu, who buried his face in the hot water and wanted to suffocate himself to death, raised his head. His heavy-faced face was even redder from the hot water. Guan Yu wiped the water on his face and said, "I'll go right away.
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Guan Yu cherished his beard very much. In the fashion of this era, men regarded strength as their beauty, and beards were considered to be a symbol of masculinity. Unlike later generations, where sissies dominated.
While Guan Yu carefully wiped the water on his beard with a soft silk cloth, he walked out of the Chinese army's tent, preparing to wake up Li Mengxi and have a meal with his three brothers.
Along the way, the village heroes greeted Guan Yu many times, and Guan Yu nodded frequently in response.
In just a few dozen steps, we arrived in a blink of an eye. There was no movement in the military tent.
Guan Yu replied sincerely that he was still a child after all and had not yet gotten up from sleep.
Guan Yu opened the curtain and entered, but no one was seen in the tent.
"Huh?"
Where have people gone?
Guan Yu glanced at the bed and saw the square quilt folded on the bed. He couldn't help but look at it twice in surprise.
However, the quilt was folded well, but why were the two dolls missing?
Guan Yu immediately thought something had happened and hurriedly walked out of the tent. He glanced around and saw the cook who was lighting up the fire for cooking. He called over and asked, "Did you see the two babies walking out from here?"
"I wasn't looking." The cook looked up blankly.
Guan Yu was worried about where the people had gone.
Fearing that the two brothers Li Mengxi would get into trouble, Guan Yu immediately ordered the entire army to assemble and prepare to mobilize manpower to find them quickly.
When the military order was given, the whole camp was in panic.
At this time, Li Mengxi, who had just finished urinating, heard the messy footsteps coming from the camp. He turned around and saw the chaotic figures gathering towards the center of the camp.
Seeing this situation, Li Mengxi was suddenly startled. He thought there was another war.
Afraid that it would be unsafe to stay outside, Li Mengxi quickly took his brother and ran to the camp.
The movement from Guan Yu's side also alerted Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who hurried over.
"Brother, the two dolls are missing." Guan Yu frowned.
Just as he was talking, Guan Yu was tall, and at a glance he saw two small figures running back in panic from the crowd.
"There's no need to look for him, he's back." Guan Yu smiled.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei looked over after hearing this.
Before Li Mengxi knew what was going on, Guan Yu separated from the crowd and strode over, arriving in front of the Li Mengxi brothers.
"Where are they? It's easy to find them." Guan Yu looked down at the two brothers and blamed them.
"Go...go pee." Li Mengxi stuttered and returned.
Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Then, Guan Yu took the two brothers one by one and pulled Li Mengxi to the other two heroes.
"Eldest brother, third brother, these are the two dolls."
While Liu Bei and Zhang Fei looked at the Li Mengxi brothers curiously, his younger brother Brick was afraid of people and hid behind Li Mengxi. However, Li Mengxi was not afraid of stage fright and looked up at the two big men in front of him with interest.
With one hand on the right hand, this person has a burly appearance. He stands like an iron tower. This person's face is like black iron, with a leopard head and eyes, and the tangled beards under the chin are like steel needles. Especially when this person looks at it with his eyes wide open, it makes people wonder.
Li Mengxi felt an extremely dangerous aura.
This is Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide.
Zhang Fei was at least 1.9 meters tall and incredibly strong. With such a frightening figure, it was no wonder that he had the courage to be unstoppable.
Li Mengxi moved his eyes again, and saw another person with a white face and short mustache, a kind face, and a smile. Although it was his first meeting, Li Mengxi felt that this person was easy to communicate with and had a strong affinity.
This man with a short white beard, his hair tied up in a cloth, and a pair of big, wind-catching ears that almost hang down from his shoulders, is different from ordinary people.
In addition, this person's arms are extremely long, and he can reach his knees just by placing his arms normally.
His ears hang down from his shoulders, and his ape-like arms reach over his knees. As recorded in history books, this person is Liu Bei's Xuande.
His thoughts were whirling, Li Mengxi's eyes flashed, and then he pulled his younger brother, knelt down with a plop, touched his head and said, "I have met Mr. Xuande."
As a modern person, I hate kneeling down and praying, but in order to get on Liu Bei's boat and to gain a chance to survive without worrying about food and clothing, I immediately put aside my discomfort.
As soon as Li Mengxi knelt down, Liu, Guan, and Zhang hurriedly came to help him.
"Little brother, there is no need to be polite!"
A pair of strong hands helped Li Mengxi up. Li Mengxi looked up and saw Liu Bei looking at him with a gentle smile on his face.
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At breakfast, Liu Bei was in the Chinese army's tent, on a low table with four sides. Liu Bei was sitting in the main seat, Guan and Zhang were sitting on both sides, and Li Mengxi and his younger brother were sitting in the guest seats.
People in the Han Dynasty sat on the ground. There were no stools, so the seats were straw mats.
After being warmly invited by Liu Bei to dine with him, Li Mengxi knelt down on the straw mat, his body tense and very nervous.
After a while, a soldier brought the meal.
"Little brother, come and eat meat." Liu Bei smiled and pushed a small wooden bowl in front of Li Mengxi.
In the wooden bowl, there were several large pieces of meat that looked like beef.
Except for this bowl of meat, Liu, Guan, and Zhang are all serving noodles and porridge.
"The three of you have no meat to eat. Only my two brothers are allowed to eat meat. How can I swallow it?" Li Mengxi sighed and refused to eat meat alone, even though the starving brother beside him stared at the meat and almost wanted to eat it.
My mouth is watering. At this critical moment, the first impression left on Liu Bei is very important. Li Mengxi refused to neglect any details.
When Guan Yu heard this, he laughed and said, "Just eat it. We already ate it yesterday. This is specially reserved for you two."
Then Guan Yu said that last night, everyone was eating meat and drinking wine, but suddenly he thought of you two little kids, so he kept the leftover meat.
When Li Mengxi heard that the meat was specially left for him by Liu, Guan, and Zhang, he was deeply moved.
"Thank you Mr. Xuande!"
Li Mengxi bowed his hand.
Liu Bei smiled and accepted the gift.
Last night, while Li Mengxi was sleeping, Liu Bei had already learned about the situation of Li Mengxi and the two brothers from Guan Yu.
I heard from Guan Yu that Li Mengxi was polite and not like ordinary children. When I saw him today, it turned out to be so.
Since the meat was for him to eat, Li Mengxi stopped being pretentious. He took over the wooden bowl. There were four pieces of beef in the bowl. Li Mengxi picked up only one piece with his chopsticks, and pushed the remaining three pieces to his younger brother for them to eat.
Seeing this scene, Liu Bei nodded secretly.
Chapter completed!