Chapter 83 The King of Children
The witch doctor Bu bowed his hands to the military advisor and then stood still.
After two seconds of silence, he said, "You can take the money yourself, I can't."
Li Mengxi said with a blush.
When Liu Guan and Zhang heard this, they burst into laughter, and Li Mengxi became even more embarrassed.
Even the witch doctor couldn't help laughing.
He came forward and took several heavy coins. The witch doctor Bu looked at Li Mengxi and asked, "May I ask the military advisor, what kind of medicinal materials does a certain person want to buy?"
Li Mengxi waved his little hand and said, "It's up to you. Whatever you think you should buy, just go and buy it. I won't ask. If you don't have enough money, ask me for more. Don't save money on treating illnesses and saving people. Spend as much as you need."
After hearing what Li Mengxi said, the witch doctor fell silent and then bowed.
Li Mengxi asked Zhang Fei again for a guide, and planned to let the guide lead the witch doctor to the city to buy medicine.
When the guide came, the witch doctor slapped the iron shield on his head. Because his hair was short and he had no bun, the iron shield was stuck on his head.
Then, the silent witch doctor Fu set off for the county town, his steps feeling windy as he left.
After Bu left, Liu Bei smiled and asked Li Mengxi who was teasing his younger brother. He stretched out his hand to take Xiao Bian into his arms and hugged him, "Xi'er, aren't you going to watch?"
"I don't know the medicinal materials, what are you going to do?" Li Mengxi spread his hands.
"Bu knows the medicinal materials and understands medical science better. He is an expert. I am an outsider, so it is better not to interfere."
Li Mengxi means that it is better for laymen not to interfere with the conduct of laymen.
But to Liu Guan and Zhang's ears, it was clear that people should not be suspicious of those who employ them.
Although there were differences in mutual understanding, Liu Bei believed that Li Mengxi had useful talents.
Liu Bei applauded in his heart.
There was a lot to do today. He had to keep an eye on the county magistrate's efforts to contact the big families in the city. He also had to make a still to see how effective the distillation of alcohol was. Although there was a lot to do, most of the work was carried out by others, leaving Li Mengxi free.
Bored in the pavilion, watching the people outside busy, his younger brother Li Zhuan couldn't sit still and wanted to go out to play. Li Mengxi had no choice but to take his younger brother and go find the children among the refugees to play.
Soon, Little Brick found a playmate, a dirty kid with a runny nose.
"Brother, call him over, let's play?" The younger brother pointed to a little baby who was following his grandfather's pile of straw.
Li Mengxi then went to call the children.
The children came over anxiously and frequently looked back at their grandfather.
The old man in ragged clothes, holding a pitchfork, also looked at his grandson with a little worry.
"Old man, let me come over and play with my brother for a while." Li Mengxi explained.
There was a smile on the old man's face, and the wrinkles on his face turned into a flower.
The old man raised his hand, opened his toothless mouth, and said cheerfully, "Hu'er, go play with others, don't worry (geye, a Central Plains dialect, means fight and conflict.)"
Li Mengxi did not know the old man, but many civilians knew Li Mengxi and knew that Li Mengxi was a military advisor, so they were in awe of him.
It's a good thing for a military advisor to play with his own doll.
Xiao Bian found some children to play with.
Li Mengxi simply searched among the refugees and found all the children.
After searching, I didn't know how to count them. After searching, I found that there were more than thirty little children among the refugees.
These little dolls were all dirty, including boys and girls, ranging in age from eight or nine to two or three years old. The youngest could not walk steadily. The little dolls were dressed in rags and looked like beggars.
When Li Mengxi called him over, these children looked at Li Mengxi fearfully.
(Too dirty.) Li Mengxi frowned.
These dolls have extremely dirty hands and faces.
I don't feel safe playing with them like this.
Li Mengxi scratched his head and thought he had to wash his hands and face.
Moreover, there are so many children dressed like beggars. Although it is not cold in April, which is fine, they look uncomfortable.
"You guys wait for me here for a while, I'll get some water."
With that said, Li Mengxi returned to the pavilion and pointed to a group of little children with Liu Guanzhang and talked.
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Then, the linen cloth for the water basin that Li Mengxi asked for was brought by Zhang Fei's servants.
Li Mengxi stood in front of many little dolls, looking at the little scared faces.
Li Mengxi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Wash your hands, wash your face, and let's play after washing."
After speaking, the children made no move.
Li Mengxi asked Xiao Zhuan to come over, washed his hands and wiped his face with linen cloth dipped in water.
"Come here one by one and wash your hands."
The little dolls were scared, but no one moved.
Li Mengxi casually pointed at the silly little baby with a runny nose, the little friend Xiao Brick was looking for, "You, come here."
The little baby came over in fear.
"You're not afraid, let me wash your hands for fun." Brick squatted beside the basin, playing with the water while comforting his friend in a sensible way.
Then, Li Mengxi took the dirty baby with a runny nose, took his hands, washed them thoroughly in the basin, and then washed his face.
Finally, he took off the dry linen cloth from his shoulders and wiped his hands and face clean.
"Next one." Li Mengxi pointed to another person.
Just like this, the little baby just washes his hands and is no longer afraid.
In this way, Li Mengxi was obviously a child, but one after another, just like adults, he washed the hands and faces of each little baby.
Liu, Guan, and Zhang had already walked out of the pavilion at this time, pointing at Li Mengxi and laughing hard.
After washing these dirty dolls, several basins of water were all dirty.
Li Mengxi tilted his head and thought about what to play.
Play "Daddy's dad is called grandpa". That kid likes to play with the rocking car, but there is no such thing.
When I was a kid, I didn’t have any glass balls to play with.
Let's jump rope, there is no rope.
Take a card, there is no card.
Even Cuju, a fun thing to play, may not have existed in the Han Dynasty.
It is a game that can only be played without toys.
"Let's play eagle and catch the baby."
Li Mengxi said.
The little babies were confused and their eyes widened, all curious.
"Brother, why are you catching chickens?" The younger brother even hugged Li Mengxi's legs and asked.
Afterwards, Li Mengxi brought over a dozen older children, all boys, and asked the people behind them to hug the waist of the people behind them, who were called chickens.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Mengxi put his hands on his hips and said to the sturdy and honest young man in front of him, "I am the eagle. I will catch the people behind you, so just stop me.
Do you understand?"
At that time, the young man would only giggle.
The game started to play. As soon as Li Mengxi said "start", he went to catch the person. As soon as he caught him, he caught him.
"You...stopped me?"
Li Mengxi was helpless.
Although at the beginning, the little kids were a little alienated from Li Mengxi because he was born and because Li Mengxi's clothes were not torn and relatively new, and he looked different from others, but everyone was of the same age, and as they played, everyone
No more restraint.
The older children were playing, while the other children looked on and laughed non-stop.
Li Mengxi played with them for a while, "Okay, you guys play here and I'll take them to play."
Then, Li Mengxi led a team of his own, including the youngest children.
The girls also played in a team of their own.
There are also dangers in playing eagle and catching chickens. For example, if the person in front pulls another person, the child behind him will be thrown away if the person in front makes a big move.
Therefore, Li Mengxi took care of the youngest little guy, and his younger brother was also on the team. "Little Brick, you come to be the eagle."
"Do I want to be a chicken mother?" Xiao Bian didn't want to be a big bad eagle and curled his lips.
"Okay." Li Mengxi smiled and acted like a hawk.
With Li Mengxi's skills, if he wanted to catch children, he would do it one by one.
But the game can't be played like this.
Li Mengxi was always trying to catch someone, but he was always blocked by his younger brother clumsily.
The children were tugging one by one, giggling, screaming with fear and excitement, avoiding Li Mengxi.
There was laughter, and the working men looked here frequently. The laughter was contagious, and the men also had smiles on their faces.
Liu, Guan, and Zhang became a crowd, sitting on the steps and laughing at the children playing.
Chapter completed!