In the twenty-second year of Dading, October 15, Xinchang County has long lost its former prosperity, it should be the day of the big gathering, but the doors of the shops on the street are closed, and the whole street is full of beggars except for the victims, and even the broken temples in the city have been filled with victims. There is not even a single stall to be found on the four streets of east, west, north and south.

The north wind blew and rolled up the remnants of snow on the ground, and before the snowflakes could fall, they were rolled up again by the hooves of the galloping horses. "Get out of the way, eight hundred miles of urgency. Death to the blocker! Ma Di rode a fast horse and shouted all the way to Xinchang County. In fact, he didn't shout loudly, and no one rushed in his way.

The county guard of Liaodong County was in the county office of Xinchang County at this time, and yesterday there was a disturbance of the victims in Xinchang County, not only robbed, but also destroyed a rich household, and the yacha reported the matter to the county guard overnight, and he rushed over early in the morning.

At this time, seeing that there was a tense military situation, he hurriedly called Ma Chuan in, and first looked at the "fire card" to determine that it was an emergency military situation, and then took Zezi over.

"Get home quickly." The county guard carefully watched the emergency military recital and directly ordered to return home. Overnight, a decree was issued to the entire Liaodong County, and men over the age of 12 and under the age of 60 were allowed to assemble in the county seat within three days to serve as an army on the border. Violators will be beheaded. and sent soldiers from the county guard to arrest people from county to county.

The cries and killings were like a tsunami, shocking the heavens and resentment. For a time, the entire Liaodong County was in chaos.

It was not yet noon that day, and Situ Yan's house was hit by a sharp knock on the door. "Brother Lang! Little Five! Open the door. ”

"It's Brother Dog, what's wrong with you?" Erlang went to open the door, and saw that the person who came was the dog of Li Si's family, and he still wondered a little in his heart, what was the matter, and he was in a hurry to make this person like this.

"What about Brother Lang and Xiao Wu?" His father had just gotten a letter about this, so he must discuss it with Li Dalang and Situ Yan.

"My eldest brother and Xiao Wu have entered the mountain, what do you have to tell me!"

"It's too late, get the people back. This matter cannot be delayed, and it will be too late. The dog was anxious to say something, and Erlang, who listened to it, could only be anxious and didn't know why.

San Lang turned around from the backyard at this time, and he heard the dog's voice from a distance, "Second brother, you go to find the eldest brother and Xiao Wu, Brother Dog goes into the house, what do you tell me, wait for Xiao Wu to come back, I will tell him again, don't delay." ”

The dog felt that this was the only way to go, so he told him what his father had asked him to pass on.

"What, arrest Ding Chongjun, Brother Dog, are you serious?"

"I can still lie to you, my family has a cousin, who originally lived in Xuansu County, and last month the beard came over, and their whole family fled all the way, and the family fled to Xiangping County, and the man was arrested, and only gave Ding Chongjun a sentence, and was directly escorted back to the border city. My cousin took a little boy and a girl, and she found my house when she couldn't find it, and she was still sitting at home at this time, and my father went to find the village and asked me to send a letter to Xiao Wu. ”

"Brother Gouzi, thank you, I'll go into the mountains with Xiao Si to find the eldest brother and Xiao Wu, I won't keep you, wait for Xiao Wu to come back, if you have any ideas, I'll go to you again."

After sending the dog away, Saburo called Shiro back, locked the door, and the two went into the mountains together to find someone.

Situ Yan heard the voices of several people from a distance, and hurriedly shouted Li Dalang and the snow wolf down the mountain.

"Second brother, what's wrong? What's going on at home? Situ Yan saw that Li Erlang was running in a hurry, his head was sweating, and he didn't even bring a hat, so he knew that there must be something urgent.

"I don't know, the dog came to the house to report the news, only said that there was an emergency, let me find you and the eldest brother to go back."

"Let's go, go home!"

A few people went down the mountain, and they saw San Lang and Shiro who were found, Situ Yan's heart tightened, there was no big deal, San Lang would not come in such a hurry, it seemed that something really happened, but fortunately, several people were still safe.

"Little Five." San Lang was anxious, and before he could go home, he told everything he had heard.

"Little Five, what's going on, are the eldest brother and second brother going to be arrested?" Shiro was so frightened that tears flowed out.

"Little Si, don't worry, this arrest of Ding Chongjun may only arrest those disaster victims, and we are not disaster victims, so we may not come into the village to arrest us." Li Dalang knew in his heart that he couldn't escape this time, but he didn't want his younger brothers to be anxious.

"The eldest brother asked the snow wolf to take you and the second brother into the mountain, and then go to the place where we hid the grain last time, and when it arrives, let the snow wolf go home, I will go home with the third brother and the fourth brother to prepare some things, and from now on the brothers will live in the mountains, and when the matter is over, I will go into the mountain to pick up the brothers and go home."

"Xiao Wu, can this work, this evasion is a big crime."

"Whoever does not escape is sin. Brothers, just go and hide, there is me at home, don't worry! ”

"Little Wu, you go into the mountain with us!"

"That's right! Xiao Wu, you are home alone, I don't feel at ease. ”

"Brothers, stop arguing. If there is no one in the family, it is really a desertion. Situ Yan didn't say any more, and called the snow wolf to let it take the Li Dalang brothers into the mountain.

He took Saburo and Shiro home, wrapped 200 pieces of cakes he had made before, filled 20 salted eggs, a jar of pickles, packed all the stove pots, tied straw mats and bedding for a few people, and put all the packed things on the mule "carrot". At this time, the snow wolf also returned, and Situ Yan asked the snow wolf to take San Lang and Shiro to drive the carrots into the mountain. told a few people not to go out of the mountain, and if there was something to do, let the snow wolf pass the word, and sent San Lang and Shiro away, and Situ Yan went to Li Si's house.

"Girl, you're here." Li Si came back from Cunzheng's house and went to Li Aniu's house again, and the two families had no idea, so he had to go home first and wait for Situ Yan's news.

"Fourth uncle, don't worry! I've heard about it. I just want to tell you that this time to arrest Ding Chongjun will definitely be a life of death. If Uncle is afraid of escaping, then he can only go hard. If you're not afraid, I think it's better to find a cave in the mountains to hide. At this time, I just want to flee outside, I am afraid that if I just leave the village, I will have to let the officials and soldiers arrest me. ”

"Will this work? If he is caught by the government, he will be killed. ”

"Uncle, whether the government will go into the mountains to arrest it, I don't know, I don't have any good ideas at this time, I just say whatever I think." These people are different from Li Dalang, Situ Yan will not help them get ideas, she will not make trouble for herself.

After leaving Li Si's house, Situ Yan went to Li Aniu and Liangzi's house again, and told everything she meant, of course, she didn't force them to enter the mountain.

In the evening, Li Aniu's family, Liangzi's family, and Li Si's family all gathered at Situ Yan's house.

"Girl, I thought about it, let the mountain baby go into the mountain, I stay, no matter what, no one at home can stay."

"That's what I mean, let the dog go into the mountains."

"My family is small, I can't have no one, I want to stay." Ryoko thought that his son was still young, and only his daughter-in-law was at home by herself, so he couldn't worry about it.

"Uncle Niu, Fourth Uncle and Brother Liangzi, I don't want to persuade you, I just want to ask you, if the Wei Kingdom dies this time, do you still have to die for them? Do you want to go to the border? ”

"Little Five, how can you do it?" Several people were frightened by Situ Yan's words.

"Emperor Wei is brutal, regardless of the life and death of the people, how have we lived these years, uncles and buddies know better than me. Anyway, I won't let my eldest brother serve such an Emperor Wei. Situ Yan finally persuaded a few more people, which can be regarded as exhausting.

"But, if even I leave, what can I do if my aunt is left alone at home? Those soldiers are all unreasonable. ”

"I'm not afraid, what are the aunts afraid of. This man is not at home, can they still drag the woman to fight? ”

"The girl is right, in charge, you just have to take your son into the mountain. I don't want you to die. Aunt Niu had a thick face and cried on the head of the house.

The fourth aunt also wiped her tears, "Yes, I don't want you to stay." ”

Ryoko didn't know what to do for a while, and he didn't want to be arrested to join the army, but he couldn't let go of the children at home.

A few people discussed it again, but they didn't come up with a good way for a while, so they went home separately.

Early the next morning, Shan Wazi and Gouzi came to Situ Yan, "Little Wu, my father asked me to tell you, he still wants to stay." Let me go into the mountain with Brother Shanwazi. The dog kept his head down, he didn't want to leave the house, but his father said that if he didn't leave, his father would not recognize him as a son.

Situ Yan sighed, these ancients have been enslaved for a long time, and their fear of the government cannot be changed in a day or two. She knew that once these people were captured, it would be difficult to come back alive. She didn't let the two of them go to Li Dalang and them, after all, one more outsider in Li Dalang would be in more danger. Instead, one of them wrapped twenty loaves of bread.

"Brother Mountain Wazi, Brother Dog, I don't have anything to give you, when you enter the mountain, when you can come back, I don't know, I look at the straw mat and bedding on your back, I won't prepare it for you. When my brother and the others left, I made all the black noodles in the house into cakes. This is the remaining forty sheets, twenty of you each, take them to the mountains to eat, and it should not be difficult to live for a month. ”

"Xiao Wu, what kind of thing is this, this is what Brother Da Lang left for you, I can't ask for it."

"Stop arguing, I'm still here. I don't know when the soldiers will come, so I won't keep my brothers. Be careful when you go into the mountains, there are still disaster victims in this mountain, and the food must be stored, so don't let people look at it. After a few more words, he sent the person out of the door, and went back to the house to prepare ten cakes for Li Aniu and Li Si's family, and then sent them to the two families.

"Girl, what are you doing here?"

"Uncle, Brother Shan Wazi and Brother Dog entered the mountain, I thought that you were afraid that you would bring everything you could eat at home to the two of you! When the eldest brother and they entered the mountain, I made all the black noodles at home into cakes, which were all leftovers from the family, so don't be polite to my uncle and aunt. ”

"Girl, where is this, this is left to you by Da Lang, I can't ask for it. When the mountain baby came back, he already told us that you gave him twenty cakes, and I just wanted to go with your uncle to thank you. I don't have anything to do when I am a mother, or a pound of black noodles you sent a few days ago, I am reluctant to eat these days, and I have made cakes for the mountain baby and brought them into the mountain, I am still worried in my heart, now it's okay, with your twenty cakes, I still have nothing to worry about. That's when I changed my mind, why did you send food again, this is not good, I can't ask for anything. Thank you, auntie. ”

"Auntie, what's this? I asked the mule to hide two bags of black noodles, which I saved for use at this time. Although this winter is not easy, I feel that as long as people are alive, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. I have a small amount of food, and the amount of food left at home is enough for me to eat, my brothers, I have already let them take them into the mountain, and my aunt doesn't have to worry. The two of them put it off for a while, and Aunt Niu accepted it.

Li Sijia is the same, Situ Yan sent some more to Liangzi's house, and then went to Murazheng's house, she felt that this should be the last time she went to the door of Murazheng's house, maybe soon she would leave with Li Dalang and a few, since she couldn't stay here, it was inevitable to go.

"Girl, I didn't know that your uncle would move that thought, but it made you feel wronged. Auntie doesn't have the face to see you. "Aunt Fu is also curious these days, the soldiers in the village beat people and robbed things, but Situ Yan just looked at Xiao Yang'er's injury, left the medicine and left, without even saying a word to him. After that, this girl never came to the door again, and she had already muttered in her heart.

That day, San Lang sent food to the door, and he saw the boss's gloomy face, she felt that something was wrong, and forced the boss to tell her what happened, so angry that the two had a big quarrel, or the old village was coming forward, and the two quieted down.

Xiao Yang'er also knows what happened, one is his father, the other is the person he cares about, and he can't say who is right and who is wrong. Lao Cunzheng trained his eldest son and asked him to apologize to Situ Yan, but Mura Zheng was willing, and on the surface, he responded, but he didn't go out, only saying that he was in pain and lying on the kang every day to recuperate.

When Situ Yan came to the door, Aunt Fu took her hand and cried a handful of snot and tears.

"Auntie, look at what you said, I'm young and ignorant, and there is no adult at home to teach, so I have to do something unreasonable, and I have to take care of my aunt." After a few polite words, the two went to see Lao Murazheng.

"Girl, you haven't come to the door in a few days!"

"Fifth grandfather, these days I am busy going into the mountains to find winter food to eat. It was only after the snow that it was free, but it made the fifth grandfather worried. ”

"You girl, why are you polite!"

Situ Yan smiled, and then continued, "Fifth grandfather, I have made all the black noodles at home into cakes, and I want to share some with a few familiar people, so that everyone can survive this winter." Without waiting for Lao Cun to refuse, he put ten cakes on the kang table first.

"If I still have something to do at home, I'll go back first. I'll come back when I'm free. "I didn't go into the east chamber to see Muramasa, and went home directly.

As soon as Situ Yan left, Murazheng came out of the east chamber and entered the main room, "Dad, why did the girl leave when she came." ”

"Go and heal your wounds! If you don't wait to see people, what are they doing here? The old village was so angry that he took the dry tobacco and didn't raise his eyes to look at his eldest son.

"I don't mean that, I just can't grind my face, you said she is a little girl who is not big, why is she so stubborn, I didn't say anything at the beginning? She's angry with me. ”

"If it's me, I'll take care of you." With a wave of his hand, he sent his eldest son out, and then gave the cake to Aunt Fu and asked her to put it away.

The villagers of Lijia Village still had the idea of luck, hoping that the soldiers would not enter the village, but as soon as the genius dawned, the soldiers had already surrounded the village.