The old village was taking the village women with the village women, carrying rolled straw mats, bedding and some food, and chased them all the way, and caught up with the villagers who were escorted away near the side of the post road.

"What? Want to rebel or not? The officers and soldiers looked at the village woman who was chasing them, carrying knives in front of them.

"Master Bing, don't do it, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of each family are here to send some straw mats and bedding to the masters, and they have no other thoughts!" The old village is coming along, and he is at the forefront at this time, and he is the only one in the village who can hold up the scene.

"Forget it, let them send it over!" The chief rode on his horse and gave orders to his soldiers.

"Yes!" Then the soldiers gave way with their swords and let the women come forward.

Aunt Fu took advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers were not paying attention, and stuffed the note in her hand into the hand of the village, and said in a suppressed voice, "The girl gave it!" ”

Muramasa's heart moved, when he just followed, he thought that he was afraid that it would be difficult to survive this time, but now that he got this note, he felt alive again. Carrying the note into his arms, he took the quilt.

The daughters-in-law of each family handed over the things to the head of the family, and they couldn't even say a word when they cried. Shi Chang saw that the hour was not early, and if he delayed any longer, if the people in the next village got the letter and ran away, he would not be able to go back. The order was given to pull the men on their way. The village women followed from afar and sent them out of more than two miles, and then they reluctantly returned to the village.

After the villagers left, Situ Yan hurriedly called back the snow wolf into the mountain, first went to find the mountain baby and the dog, told them about the village, and the two ran home directly. Only then did she go to the deep mountains to find Li Dalang.

"Little Wu, are you here? What's going on these days? Did you hurt anything? ”

"I heard like someone was crying at the bottom of the mountain just now, but it's too far away to hear it really?"

A few people, you said one by one, so that Situ Yan didn't even have a chance to interject for a while. After a few people asked a round and quieted down, she said what happened down the mountain, "Brothers, this village is very stupid, although the fifth grandfather will not hand over the brothers, but there is more than one family in the village that is not on good terms with our family, I am sure who will report to the county, brothers are ready, we will flee south tonight." ”

"Little Wu, where can I escape to the south? It's so easy to have a home, I can't bear it! Li Erlang is very reluctant to give up this home, this is the home they worked hard to build, he has only lived a good life for a few days, and now he is about to run away again.

"Second child, listen to Xiao Wu, and then stay, I'm afraid that a few of us will have to be arrested, who will take care of Xiao Wu then?" Although Li Dalang is reluctant, he is willing to choose to leave compared to the safety of his little sister.

"Yes, when we escape, we will build another house!" San Lang is the most open-minded, as long as he is with his little sister, he can go anywhere.

"Brothers, this life is a person, not a house, as long as there are people, anywhere can be a home. If only the people in the house are gone, no matter how good the house is, it will lose its popularity! Situ Yan's words made a little sadness in the hearts of several people disappear.

"Brothers, wait until it's dark, and then lead the carrot and follow the snow wolf down the mountain, and I'll go back and pack up my things first."

"Xiao Wu, the officers and soldiers just left, and they won't come back at this time, so I'll go back with you, right?" Saburo didn't worry about Xiaomei going back alone, he wanted to follow Xiaomei's side.

"Third brother, I'm fine, it's okay, there are many people in the village, you still stay in the mountains safely, don't worry, I'll be fine."

The four of them were still not at ease, so they sent Situ Yan out of the deep mountain and returned to the cave where they were hiding.

"Little three, little four, I don't know if I and the second child can escape this time? If there is really a case, you will protect Xiao Wu all the way to the south, leave us alone! Li Dalang has his own worries, although the little sister said that she would flee south, but whether she can escape or not, he has no bottom at all, and at this moment, he has to explain what he should be told.

"Big brother, I'm not leaving! I want to be with my brothers! Shiro shook his head, he was reluctant to take care of his little sister, but he was also reluctant to take care of his eldest brother who had always been like a father and mother.

"No, you have to protect Xiao Wu, stop Xiao Wu, don't let her mess around, I'm afraid that she will be impulsive and do something stupid. I can live such a good life for more than a year, this life is enough, I don't have anything to think about, and when I go underground, I also have the face to see my father. ”

"Yes, I too, I have even eaten that japonica rice several times, as well as those dim sum, and the melon seeds that Xiao Wu fried for us, if there was no Xiao Wu, I would never have eaten such a good food in my life. Primary 3, Primary 4, as long as you can protect Primary 5, my eldest brother and I will be dead, and we can go on the road with peace of mind! ”

"Big brother! Second brother! Shiro threw himself into Dalang's arms and cried bitterly. Saburo also cried, he was also the same as Shiro, on the one hand, he was the little sister they couldn't let go, and on the other hand, his dearest brother, he had no idea for a while, he didn't know what to do, so he could only cry together.

Situ Yan went down the mountain, and there was nothing to clean up at home at this time, even the cart let her put it in the ring, and turned around the front and back yards, looking at the firewood room There were still some useless firewood, thinking that it was freezing on the way, and I was afraid that there was no place to collect firewood, so I put the firewood into the ring.

When he entered the stove room, he burned all the firewood piled up in the stove room, and made a hundred black flour cakes and 200 bud grain flour cakes and stored them in the ring. Seeing that the sky was darker, he went to Liangzi's house first with a basket loaded with ten catties of bud grain noodles and 20 catties of black noodles.

"Sister-in-law, these things were saved by me before, I want to leave Lijia Village with my brothers, and I can't take these grains with me, so I will leave them to you and Xiaobao'er. Remember to hide it, I'm afraid I won't be able to help in the future, you can wait for Brother Liangzi with peace of mind, I believe that Brother Liangzi will come back safely for you and Xiaobao'er! ”

"Little Wu, I can't bear you!" Liangzi's daughter-in-law is a clueless, Liangzi is gone again, there is Situ Yan on weekdays, she is not so afraid, but at this time, even Situ Yan is leaving, her heart is empty all of a sudden, and her body is trembling with fear.

"Sister-in-law, if you have something to do, go to the fifth grandfather to discuss, if Brother Liangzi comes back, you tell him that I will go all the way to the direction of the capital, if I can't stay in the village, your family will also go south, I will leave a mark in the largest inn in the county, as long as we follow the mark, we will see each other one day!"

Situ Yan drew the mark on the ground a few times, and when she saw that Liangzi's daughter-in-law remembered it, she got up and went to Aunt Niu's house.

"Girl, you have been taking care of you all these years, you have saved us more than once, and my aunt won't say anything!" Without waiting for Situ Yan to react, Aunt Niu knelt down directly for her and kowtowed a few times before she stopped.

Situ Yan hurriedly helped the person up, and she also wanted to tell Aunt Ah Niu, but she looked at Li Cao, who was sitting on the side, and swallowed back the words that came to her mouth. After only saying a few words, he left the food and went to the fourth aunt's house.

"Girl, just a few of you, how do you go all the way to the capital?" The fourth aunt was worried about the safety of a few people, and thought about persuading a few people to stay, so that the big guys could take care of them.

"Auntie, I can escape from the capital to the village alone, and with my brothers with me here, we will definitely be able to do it. As long as my aunt remembers what I told you, if she can't stay in the village anymore, she will flee south with Brother Gouzi. And these grains are all made into cakes and saved, and if you save some on weekdays, you can survive this winter! ”

"Auntie, don't cry first, I still have something to trouble my aunt, I want to borrow clothes from you, no cotton clothes, jackets will become, the more torn, the better!"

The fourth aunt couldn't persuade her, so she had to take clothes for Situ Yan and send her out of the door crying.

Situ Yan finally went to the village and told her about leaving, "Fifth grandfather, Aunt Fu, I have been taken care of by your family a lot during my time in the village, and I don't know when I can meet again, fifth grandfather and aunt take care!" ”

"Girl, this way is far away, where can you make it for a few of your babies?" Lao Cunzheng is not just worried about a few children, he hopes that Situ Yan can stay and give him an idea if he has something. He is the most clear in the village, if he leaves this girl, the people in the village will not even have hope.

"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided. The fifth grandfather doesn't need to persuade anymore, I have made up my mind. It's just that I want to trouble my aunt to give me a set of old dresses, the more torn, the better! Aunt Fu persuaded a few more words, but when she saw that she couldn't persuade her, she brought a dress to Situ Yan with tears and sent her out.

"This golden phoenix, sooner or later, will leave the nest, we can't keep a few babies in this poor village!" The old village was pinching the cigarette pouch and staring at the door in a daze. "Gone, all gone, son, grandson, now even the girl is leaving, what will happen in the future!" The old village is full of tears, and he can't hold back anymore.

"Dad, I don't think I think on weekdays, even the girl is gone at this time, my heart is completely bottomless, how will I live in the future?" Aunt Fu also cried on the side, she wanted her father-in-law to give her an idea. It can be seen that the father-in-law is just crying, he can't say anything, and he is even more panicked, he can't even stand, and the whole person is spread on the kang.

Seeing his daughter-in-law like this, Lao Cun sighed a few times and lit the dry smoke, which calmed his heart. After all, when you are older and more knowledgeable, you will have an idea, "Make all the noodles given by the girl into cakes, and make all the leftovers at home into cakes, and we will eat some wild vegetable soup, waiting for the boss's letter, if they can escape back, we will also go to the capital!" ”

"Hey!" Aunt Fu got the idea, stopped crying, and hurriedly went into the stove room to prepare.

Before going home, Situ Yan went to Li Daniu's house on purpose, she didn't want Li Dalang to leave regrets, after all, Li Erzhu and Li Sanzhu were arrested, and Li Daniu and Cao's were all sick on the kang.

At this time, Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law sent a quilt to Li Erzhu and Li Sanzhu and just came back, and the family didn't have anything to eat this winter, so they didn't even give them a stutter. is sitting on the edge of Li Daniu and Cao's kang crying sadly.

Although Li Daniu is sick, he is not confused, and Cao has already fainted. Seeing Situ Yan come to the door, even Li Daniu was surprised.

"Grandpa Li, I came to bring you some food this time, this is twenty catties of black noodles, and a small jar of pickles, all of which I flooded before. When the weather is good, Aunt Li San will go into the mountains to find some food, and you will be able to survive this winter. ”

"Little Five! It's grandpa who can't stand you, can't stand a few big langs, grandpa regrets it! Li Daniu covered his face with his hands and cried. Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law hugged the noodle bag tightly, as if she was afraid that Situ Yan would regret it and take back the grain. Situ Yan just didn't see it, and said a few more words before leaving.

I sent some food to the few families who helped cut the window flowers before, and then I went home. It was already dark, and after a while, Li Dalang and a few others also rushed back from the mountain.

"Brothers, put the car on first. I have all cleaned up at home, and I don't need to take anything else, except these baskets with clothes, bedding, some food, and stoves, and I will put them in the car later, and then I can go by tying these two bundles of firewood behind me! ”

"Little Wu, why don't you take the bow and arrows?" Li Dalang thought that with this, if you hunt on the way, you can also eat more.

"Big brother, I hid the bow and arrows under the cart, so that if I see officers and soldiers on the road, it will not make people suspicious."

Li Dalang took another look and checked it, and then he was relieved. Erlang turned around again, saw that the doors and windows were locked, and reluctantly looked at it a few more times, and then drove the car out of the yard. Situ Yan deliberately asked Li Erlang to lock the door of the courtyard, which was also his wish.

"Second brother, the house doesn't have long legs, and it won't run if it's here, and when the war stops, if the second brother wants to come back, let's just come back!"

"Really? Little Five, can we come back again? ”

"Well, as long as the war subsides, if the second brother wants to come back, I will accompany the second brother back!" Erlang looked at Xiaomei's firm eyes, and then he smiled.

A few people rushed to the car, by the moonlight reflected in the snow, to the outside of the village, Li Dalang stopped when passing by the old house, led his younger brothers to kowtow a few times at the door, and then got into the car.

"Big brother, don't worry, I went to see the Li family's grandfather when I was in the evening, and I left food and vegetables, so it's not difficult for a few people to save some money to survive this winter!"

"Little Wu, this, I thank you!" Li Dalang didn't expect that the little sister would even think of this for them, and gratefully took her hand, with tears in her eyes.

"We're a family, and I don't want my brothers to have anything to worry about after they leave. After a while, I passed by the grave of my godfather and godmother, and then went to the pillar incense to offer some sacrifices, I am afraid that this year's New Year, we will not be able to rush back! ”

"Okay." Li Dalang's tears could not be held back anymore, but he didn't dare to cry at this time, suppressed his throat, and drove to Li Dazhu's grave.

sacrificed, burned some paper money, explained to my father, and of course prayed to my father and mother to protect them along the way. Only then did he get down the mountain and drive to Fang County, Changli County.