Chapter 41: Captivity (4)
"This gray-haired old lady in front of you is my own grandmother. Chu Ge spoke behind Snow and said, she sat on a stone, "Grandma has eight sons and six daughters in her life. Don't look at her, she is the oldest birthday star on this grassland, and in the year of the war in Fengwei City, her grandmother was not in the castle, so she was spared death. Later, war began on the streets of the city, and my grandmother hid everywhere, with nowhere to go, and lived by begging for food on the streets. Everyone saw that grandma was pitiful, so they naturally rewarded her with a few mouthfuls of food. Later, his father, who had escaped death, saw his grandmother on the street and brought her back to the clan. I heard from my grandmother that six of her eight sons died in the war, one of whom is still missing, and it is estimated that he also died in the war in Fengwei City fifteen years ago, and one son is my father, who also followed his uncle on the expedition this time. Three of the six daughters were killed, and four died of disease or old age. Grandma often said that he was the niece of your father, grandfather, and brother, or the granddaughter of your brother, or which of your grandmother's generation, anyway, my grandma was from your Fengwei City family. Anyway, every time she said something different, for as long as I can remember, there are several versions in her mouth, she doesn't even know what her surname is, but no matter which version it is, grandma's seven sons did die in countless wars in Fengwei City, starting with your grandfather, to now, there are more people who have witnessed this being true. β
"The straw sandals she sewed were for her son, right?" Snow couldn't help but ask.
"Yes. Chu Ge said, "Grandma's eyes are not good, her ears are not very clear, and her memory is not good, she forgets what just happened, but she only remembers all her sons and daughters, in the first two years, she talked to others every day about the heroic deeds of all his sons, and we were tired of listening to it." But in the past two years, she has talked less, probably old, and she can't remember many things to talk about. β
"Fortunately, she still has a son with you, otherwise or at this age, there is really no hope. Snow sighed. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mo Da in a blink of an eye, and Mo Da seemed to be avoiding him, deliberately dangling in the crowd to prevent Snow from seeing, Snow walked over and stopped Mo Da in the crowd. "Why are you hiding from me? I won't eat you. He asked.
"I'm not hiding, I'm chatting with Lao Tie. Mo Dada deliberately pointed to the post and said, "Lao Tie has a lot of stories, why don't you come and listen to it?"
"Aren't you going to sleep today?" said Snow, "If we don't sleep, we'll compete." β
"My rotten cat's kung fu can't compare with the prince's, I'll surrender now. Mo Da knew that the martial arts competition had to be outside the cave entrance before he could use his fists and kicks, and Xue Nuo had already guessed that he had already guessed that he would not offend you in the future, except for watching you not leave this cave, no matter what you do, I will obey you." β
"Then you will compete with me with a sword. Snow said stubbornly, "This is an order, you have to obey." β
"We can't get out, forget about the small fight last night, everyone is also excited, if you want to really win the game of losing, there are so many children and old people here, it's hard to say if you hurt them, let's talk about it later." Mo Da persuaded, and the language was very gentle.
"You said yes last night. Snow was so angry that his face flushed, "Let Lao Tie open the stone door." β
"Prince, for the sake of safety, I do not recommend that you compete outside, as it will cause unnecessary trouble. Lao Tie said, "Even the footprints at the entrance of the cave will be dealt with, so no one has found this place for so many years, and the prince still focuses on the overall situation." β
Snow was so angry that his eyes were full of anger, and he moved from Lao Tie to Mo Da, "You're not done with you." β
"Whatever you want, prince. Mo Da replied and turned to the side.
The thought of escaping through the joust was over, and Snow felt very uncomfortable, and after a while, he calmed down. He didn't know what his uncle and master meant, and he didn't object when he escaped from the royal court, but now he came to this set. What's even worse is that they didn't have any signs along the way, and they can be said to have acted quite well.
He felt so bored, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't get out of this stone cave, so he sat down on a rock, picked up a weed on the ground and put it in his mouth, and the weeds stirred back and forth in his mouth, and the more he stirred, the more boring he felt.
"That old iron is more stubborn than Moda, just a stubborn old naughty boy. Snow thought to himself, "Uncle, it's been four days since they left, and now there is no news at all, but now that the two sides have met each other, I really have to leave here like a way." He glanced at Chu Ge, who was laughing with his grandmother and granddaughter in the distance, and had an idea in his heart, "I have to work her, she has been in this cave since she was a child, she should know that there are other exits, or she also knows how this stone door can be opened." So he began to get up and walked over, "Chu Ge." He called not far away, his voice filled with the magnetism of a man.
Chu Ge smiled at him and stood up straight, and Snow carefully examined her, she had deep black pupils, like ink and jade. The beautiful face like a scimitar is accompanied by a pair of beautiful sword eyebrows, and under the straight nose bridge is a pair of standard sexy thin lips. He was wearing a white robe, with a black belt around his waist and a transparent emerald jade pendant around his waist. The hair is tied with a crown, and the little broken hair is placed on the chest to show a bit of messy beauty, and the young and delicate breath makes people feel like the autumn breeze blowing, like a Chinese painting. He was stunned at all, and instantly felt a sense of self-blame in his heart, so he frowned and thought, "My fiancΓ©e is much more beautiful than her, I don't need to be emotional." He thought that Chu Ge was already walking towards him.
"What's wrong?" Chu Ge asked softly, although her personality was a little spicy, her voice was full of sweetness and elegance.
Snow looked around the entrance of the cave, "How big is our cave?" β
"Okay!" Chu Ge said introvertedly, "I will gladly serve the prince. β
Chu Ge led Snow into another hole, and the entire length of the hole formed an arc-shaped angle. There are torches on both sides of it, all of which are chiseled holes, and there are old men, women and children in twos and threes, and there are also promenades and holes on both sides of the fork in the road.
"How many people are in this cave?" Snow asked as he walked.
"There were about three or four thousand. I heard from my father and mother that when they first discovered this place, there were several caves in it, and they guessed that there must have been a tribe living here many years ago, and many bones were found in it, and I heard that it was hundreds of years old. As she spoke, she turned around excitedly, leaned back and asked, "Do you guess where all those bones have gone?"
"Huh. Snow wondered, "It can't be displayed by you, right?"
"Wow, you can guess that. Chu Ge said in surprise, "Yes, it's on display, my father has left a hole to display those bones, go, I'll take you to see it." With that, she took Snow's hand without hesitation, and ran forward, and they turned several corners until they finally reached the hole where the bones were displayed. The floor of the cave was sprinkled with white lime, and a torch on each side illuminated the cave, and the walls of the cave were decorated with steps in sections, on which each bone rested. There were intact bones, some without arms, some without legs, and some without heads.
"How is it, did it scare you?" Chu Ge asked.
"What's so scary about that. Snow said that when he saw the lime under his feet, he asked incomprehensibly, "Why do you sprinkle so much lime on the ground?"
"It's too wet in the cave, so it's damp to prevent the bones from rotting. β
"Oh!" Snow nodded, "There's nothing to see, let's keep walking." β
"Good. Chu Ge agreed.
"Where will we go if we keep going?" asked Snow as they came out of the cave.
"After a kilometer, there is no road. Chu Ge replied, "Each passage is almost more than a kilometer. β
"No way?" Snow asked in surprise, "You have been here all year round, and you are not in a hurry if you don't see the sun or bask in the sun?"
"The elders never let any of us go out, if we say it, we will die, especially a girl like me, when I go out, I am either caught by the soldiers to give birth to a child or to be a concubine for others, it sounds strange and scary, besides, none of us know how to open the stone door at the entrance of the cave, only my father and Uncle Lao Tie know, so it doesn't matter, we are all used to this kind of life, and we don't imagine the outside world. β
Snow sighed when he heard this, and he felt desperate, so he stopped, "I don't want to turn around, let's go back." After saying that, he turned around and left, Chu Ge glanced back at him bitterly, showed his mouth, and followed incomprehensibly.
Snow walked to his cave, plunged himself into the grass, wrapped himself in the quilt and began to sleep, he only heard Chu Ge ask at the door of the cave, "Brother Prince, what's wrong with you?
"Don't disturb me, I'm going to sleep. β
"How can you change your face as fast as turning a book? Are you so cautious as a man? If I do something wrong, you can tell me, what's the matter if you are angry for no reason?"
Snow originally closed his eyes with a little tiredness, but he still tried to open his eyes, he felt that he couldn't offend Chu Ge, after all, he still had questions to ask her, so he got up and smiled at Chu Ge, "You come here?"
Chu Ge frowned, not knowing what medicine was sold in the Snow Gourd, but she still walked in, "What's the matter?"
"Can you do me a favor?"
"What's the busy?"
"Help me....... Saying this, he suddenly stopped, Chu Ge was still waiting for her answer, he had already swallowed the words into his stomach, "Forget it, you can't help me much." β
"You want to run away, right?" Chu Ge guessed.
Snow frowned, "Is there a way?"
"Nope. After Chu Ge finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but he turned around and said, "Don't even think about running away, uncle explained, if you go, you may be sent to death, I still expect you to marry me when you become a king!, how can I let you go to death?" After speaking, she smiled and turned to leave.
Snow sneered, "Who wants to marry you." With that, he lay down on the grass, and his eyes were full of peaceful shadows.