Niu Mantun said in a low voice: "Lao Zhang, to be honest, how much food do you still have in your family?" ”

Niu Mantun's heart tightened when he heard this, and he immediately felt that he had come in time. He immediately whispered, "Don't go, just wait for me here." ”

After speaking, Niu Mantun jumped over the courtyard wall. He also turned around and said to Zhang Liang repeatedly: "Don't eat this food, just put it at home." Give it back to me later! And don't talk about me bringing you food! Remember! ”

Zhang Liang was stunned and said: "But Brother Niu said that this grain can't be eaten, so it can only be placed at home." I'm going to give it back to him after a while. ”

Zhang Liang's father heard the conversation between the husband and wife in the back room and said: "I have seen the offspring of the Niu family, and he is honest." He just did what he said. Otherwise, our family can't afford to pay back this food. ”

Niu Mantun turned around and ran to the house of Song Yonglian, the neighbor on the right, and the neighbor Li Xiucai, the neighbor on the back wall, twice, gave them food, and repeatedly told them not to eat the food there. I'll have to pay him back in a while. He also told them not to lend them grain. Confused the other two.

In the past two days, Niu Mantun has been so worried that even his mother-in-law can see it. He didn't say anything about how to ask Niu Mantun, so his mother-in-law didn't bother to pay attention to him. Niu Mantun had nothing to do today, so he got up and maintained his weapons. As soon as Niu Mantun took out his knife, he heard a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside. Niu Mantun immediately judged that there were at least thirty or forty cavalry in this group, otherwise the horses' hooves would not have been able to step on such a big movement.

After Niu Mantun sat down, he still couldn't pull out the knife and rested it on the table, and sat on the chair by himself. After a while, the door of his house was kicked open. A cold wind swept in at once. After the door opened, several Houjin soldiers in armor walked in. Niu Mantun recognized it, it was a white flag.

After speaking, he turned his head and said, "What is the name of this family?" ”

Officer Houjin shouted: "Where is your family's grain? Take me to see it. ”

Niu Mantun has been in battle and killed people, and his courage has grown. He stared into the officer's eyes and said, "In the battle ahead, I have the credit for kicking first." The food is the reward of the Great Khan. ”

As soon as Officer Houjin left, Niu Mantun sat back in his chair, sweat pouring out. His mother-in-law asked beside her, "Why is this for checking the grain when you enter the door?" ”

Before Niu Mantun's sweat subsided, he heard a faint cry outside. Niu Mantun opened the door and walked into the courtyard and looked out at the wall. In between, many Han families were escorted out by those Houjin soldiers, tied up with ropes and stood in the cold wind. Many people were torn and pushed by the Houjin soldiers, and their thin clothes had been torn apart, and they could only shiver in the cold wind.

Whipped, the clothes behind the back obviously oozing blood. The beaten people could only try to suppress the screams and avoid angering these Houjin soldiers again.

I don't know how long it took, but the crying not only did not end, but became louder. Niu Mantun rubbed his eyes and looked outside again, and found that the Houjin soldiers were walking outside the village with a large number of people. The remaining soldiers were going from house to house. They hung everything they found on their horses, apparently ready to take them away.

Niu Mantun returned to the room, and as soon as he was panting, he heard a knock on the door. Niu Mantun said weakly: "Come in by yourself, the door is not bolted." ”

Niu Mantun no longer had the strength to stand up at this time, he waved his hand to Zhang Liang and his father and said, "Uncle Zhang, get up quickly!" Hurry up! I don't have the strength to beat you! ”

Zhang Liang's family had just left, and Song Yonglian's family came again. What he said and did was similar to Zhang Liang's family. The last to come was Li Xiucai's family. However, Li Xiucai didn't kowtow to Niu Mantun, but just gave him a long bow. His son kowtowed to Niu Mantun.

After he finished speaking, he took his son away, and his actions made Niu Mantun happy! He laughed and scolded: "You old winter bake!" ”

In the first month of the ninth year of the Mandate of Heaven, Nurhachi issued nine kha edicts to investigate the so-called grainless people, and ordered the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners to regard the grainless people as enemies, arrest them and send them, and finally ordered on the 27th day of the first month: Kill Nikan, who was found from everywhere and sent without grain.

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