Teng Liqun's memory went back to twenty-seven years ago, which was the first year of Zhenzong Xianping (998). The picture turns to Weizhou on Jingdong Road in the Great Song Dynasty, and the attached Guo County of Weizhou is Beihai County.

In the southwest of Beihai County, there is a village about 50 miles away, the village is called Tengjiazhuang, and there are about 100 families in the village, all of whom are surnamed Teng.

This village is built along the river, the river in the east of the village is quite wide and deep, the water flow is turbulent, and it is the Wen River, the most tributary of the Wei River; The village is located in the lower reaches of the Wen River, where the land is fertile, the water conservancy is excellent, and the river is as wide as a mile, and can pass through 1,000 quintals of boats.

In addition to farming, the villagers here will also rely on the convenience of the river to do some water livelihood, such as fishing, and boat transportation, etc., which can also fill the family, and the villagers here will live quite wealthily at that time.

The only drawback is the threat of water bandits, the villagers of this village spontaneously built an earth and stone wall around the village, enclosing the whole village, this earthen wall is about one zhang and two feet high, the bottom is two feet wide, the top is eight feet wide, and it is one and a half miles long.

There is an observation tower every twenty zhang on the wall, and there are thirty such observation towers, which are guarded by people every day; The whole village only leaves two large wooden gates two zhang wide for entry and exit, namely the south gate and the north gate, and the gates are usually closed to prevent bandits.

Teng Liqun's family lives here, his family of four, in addition to his father and mother, there is a sister who is three years older than him; At that time, his father's name was Teng Fengxian, thirty years old; The mother's name is Lu Yuxiang, twenty-eight years old; He was only six years old.

But in his vague childhood impression, his father seemed to be a boat runner, and her mother often went to the boat with him, and he couldn't remember his father's appearance for so many years, but he had a general outline.

He only remembered a vivid image of him when he was six years old.

It was a June day, and he remembered very well that he heard his father and mother talking.

His mother said: "Xianggong, we are relatively close to the boat today, but it is only a dozen miles, and we must have come back early this time; Why don't we take Qianniang and the group together, and go to my father and mother to see it after the delivery of the goods, okay? ”

His father said: "Lady, do whatever you say, listen to you for your husband." Besides, when I went out on the boat that day, I met your brother, and he also sent me a letter asking me to take you back to have a look, saying that my father-in-law and mother-in-law missed us. ”

After the two discussed for a while, they called him and his sister to get on the boat, and his family's boats usually travel together, about twenty or thirty boats at a time, so that they can take care of robbers in case they encounter.

The boat went down the river, at this time he and his sister were very happy, the whole fleet was filled with their laughter, and the people on the boat were infected by these two cute little guys, and the mood was smooth and cheerful.

At this time, his mother sat on the bow of the boat and whispered to his father, maybe his father and his mother were flirting, so his mother pinched his father's leg, and he was so painful that he told him to forgive.

This also immediately attracted the laughter of other villagers, and strange screams, ridicules, and whistles came and went.

It made her mother's face look like a red apple, she glanced at her father hatefully, and then looked at herself and her sister again, with a happy and satisfied smile on her face.

At this time, on the other side of the river, a group of gray-clothed men were observing Tengjiazhuang's fleet, their eyes full of greed and ferocity, like a hungry wolf staring at a fat sheep. And the boatmen were still entertaining themselves, unaware of the danger.

As the boat approached a large area of reeds, everyone cheered up, and this was an area frequented by bandits, and they all took out their weapons to defend themselves, and the villagers who were skilled in martial arts and in good health gathered at the outermost part of the fleet to deal with possible surprise attacks.

Fortunately, there was a false alarm, the water bandits did not appear, and the fleet soon came to a pass, where village soldiers were stationed, so it was safe here. The big guys are going to part ways here, and then make an appointment to meet here, and then go back to the village together.

At this time, the gray-clothed men on the other side of the river were the robbers active in this area, about 20 people, they called themselves the "Black Wind Gang", and they generally did not loot the boat owners, nor did they kill or injure women and children.

They think that robbery also has a way of robbery, and they think that they can't do anything to destroy the household, otherwise it will definitely cause violent resistance from the boat owners, and they will also resist in the future, and they will also cause death to themselves.

At this time, the leader of the "Black Wind Gang" was giving a lecture, and I saw that he was eight feet tall, full of gill beard, full of flesh, with a fierce look on his eyes, and a long scar on the corner of his mouth.

I saw him say: "The day before yesterday, the birthday of the gang leader, I was very kind, sealed the knife for three days, and did not rob, now that the time limit has passed, I can draw the knife and start robbing today." Within three days from today, large boats, small boats, and small rafts can be grabbed. ”

After he finished speaking, he saw that everyone was confused, so he pulled out a lewd and short robber and slapped him on the head.

I saw him ask, "You understand, if you have any questions, come quickly." ”

I saw this short robber cautiously asked: "Helper, why do you even rob the small raft, it can't grab a few dollars." ”

The helper said: "Stupid, we haven't used the knife for three days, the loss is not small, we have to make up for it quickly, and besides, "mosquitoes are all meat even if they are small", do you understand! ”

At this time, everyone was shocked when they heard it, and the helper wanted to be a bitch and set up an archway.

In the end, the robbers discussed the plan of the robbery together, and they also said: "Robbery is also a technical job, and it also requires professional talents." ”

It is said that Teng Liqun's family quickly delivered the goods, and after getting the freight, they bought some food and gifts on the spot, and headed towards his grandmother's house.

Grandma's house was on the way back, also by the river, and soon the boat docked, and his father tied the boat and led the family to his grandmother's house.

Since their family often comes, and grandpa is the head of the family, they are familiar with the people in the village, so they don't talk and laugh while moving forward.

Soon arrived at his grandmother's house, he called "grandpa", "grandma" and rushed in, just into the yard he felt that he had risen in the air, as soon as he entered the door was lifted up by his grandfather, and threw a few times in the air, only to hear him exclaim again and again, let him be careful of the liver "pounding", suddenly feel thrilling and happy.

His grandmother also came over and kindly touched his head, and then secretly stuffed him with a beef bun and told him to hide and eat it; He ran away with a smile with the bun, and then called his sister, took out the bun and broke it in half, and everyone ate it separately.

In the end, Daddy took out a lot of gifts and handed them to Grandpa, Grandpa always blamed Daddy for spending money indiscriminately, but Grandpa had a satisfied and relieved expression at this time, and finally Weng and Son-in-law started a family routine together.

At this time, my mother was with my grandmother and my aunt, they were picking up the food, and my father and mother bought seven or eight ready-made dishes, as long as they were hot, and my aunt copied a few green vegetables, and then warmed a big pot of wine for the three old men.

It was already noon, and my aunt and mother brought out the dishes, put them on the dining table in the pergola, and then called everyone to eat. There are not so many rules in the countryside, everyone chatters non-stop at the dinner table, and laughter continues, a warm and harmonious family scene. How he wished that time would always be in this moment, and how good that would be.

When everyone was full of wine and food, they took down their meals, made a pot, and got together to chat. At this time, my uncle and aunt had just gotten married and had no children, so they loved him very much and teased him from time to time.

Time passed quickly, and it was about to be the time for the villagers of Tengjiazhuang to meet, so Dad got up to say goodbye to his grandfather and grandmother's family, and then dragged his family away. Grandpa's family had to take them to the riverside dock and then watch his boat disappear before returning home.

This is grandpa secretly said: "In the past few days, the "Black Wind Gang" has not seen any movement, I don't know what the conspiracy is, I forgot to remind them. He felt uneasy, so he walked up and down the river, frequently looking in the direction of his daughter and son-in-law's boat. In the end, he was not at ease, so he called Shangzi to take a boat to check.

After a while, the villagers of Tengjiazhuang gathered together, and looking at the smiles on their faces, they knew that this running boat had gained a lot. In the end, everyone held the boat and sailed peacefully towards home.

The fleet entered a large area of reeds again, and everyone was still in full array, and when they were about to sail out of the reeds, they saw two ships rushing out of front of them, and the two ships were connected by iron chains, as if they were a whole, and they were about to block the exit at once.

When the villagers saw that the situation was not right, they hurriedly propped up the boat and moved forward quickly, but it was too late, and less than half of the boats, including his family, rushed out, and the rest of the boats were all blocked inside.

The people who rushed out did not flee, and the rule of their Tengjiazhuang was: "Don't give up, don't abandon a clan." ”

In the end, everyone picked up the guy and prepared to fight, his father was not worried about the three of them, so he wanted them to go ashore, and he could fight with confidence, but before the boat could dock, he saw a cold arrow shooting, which hit his father's chest and passed through his chest.

His father screamed and fell on the boat, and immediately died.

At this time, his mother screamed in grief, and hurriedly went to check, only to see his father lying in the cabin spitting blood, and his consciousness began to blur, only to see his mother pick up his father and put it on his lap like crazy, and shout his father's name heartbreakingly.

Dad came to his senses a little, and then said with a mouth full of blood: "Xiang'er, I can't do it, I'm sorry, I'm going to go first, you will suffer in the future, take care of the two children, raise him... He... They are adults. Let them come to my grave and comfort me. ”

He and his mother intermittently arranged some aftermath, and as soon as his head turned and his body was up, he died in his mother's arms, his eyes were wide open when he died, and he looked like he was "dead without looking away".

At this time, he and his sister were frightened and stupid, he looked at his dead father for a moment, and he didn't know how to be sad;

At this time, my sister seemed to understand that her father had left her forever, and she immediately cried.

His mother looked at the two children with a miserable smile, and her eyes were bleeding, and she rowed firmly to the shore.

She stood up and pushed her sister into the water, and then she picked him up and threw him to the shore;

At this time, the ship didn't know what it had hit, and it capsized all at once, and he didn't know anything in front of him.

The picture below Teng Liqun is no longer visible, but it is still a tragedy in the world.