Anle Fang in the south of Chang'an City, close to Anhua Gate, is one of the main gathering points for villagers to pour into Chang'an City before, and it is also one of the most troublesome square areas now.

The doors of the square are open on all sides, the wood used for the door has long been dismantled and burned for heating, and the street is full of human and animal feces and all kinds of garbage, but more people are still people, and the corners of the street are full of ragged people. Their eyes may be violent or sad, but more often than not, they will be confused.

There is a house in Nanqu where the courtyard wall has collapsed more than half, and there are thirty or forty people gathered inside and outside, sitting or lying, resting and recovering their strength in the sunlight without too much heat.

In the middle of the courtyard, the doors and windows were tightly closed, and there were more than a dozen people scattered around, looking around vigilantly, as if something great was going on in the room.

But in fact, there was only an earthen stove dug in the room, and on the earthen stove was placed a clay urn slightly larger than a human head, and the clay urn was steaming, and there was a faint charcoal fire baking in the stove, and a few people were baking damp clothes in front of the stove.

"Don't let out the smoke, don't attract the crowd on the street!"

One person was still whispering a reminder that all the people in Hecheng were hungry, and once they noticed which stove was cooking, they would naturally rush up and scramble. In this chaotic environment, the human heart is an enemy country and a hell.

"Okay, let's put out the charcoal fire first, and let the brothers who went out today enter the room to eat!"

A tall, but not burly man in his thirties took control of the fire, stirred the few grains in the urn, and then whispered.

When everyone heard this, they all smiled, and went out to summon a dozen more, and nearly twenty people gathered in this small room, passing bamboo spoons to drink the small number of thin soups in the clay urn.

There is no grain fragrance in the old grain, and the quantity is too small, and the soup is really tasteless, but there are still many people who are reluctant to swallow it, so they take a bite and smack it between their mouths and tongues for a long time before swallowing it in their stomachs.

"Brother, come and take a sip!"

A teenage half-sized spoon was raised, and he turned to look up at the middle-aged man in his thirties and said.

The middle-aged man looked at the little soup left in the clay urn, licked his lips that were a little dry, waved his hand and shook his head: "Whoever goes out to eat is the rule!" ”

The mere urn of soup was quickly eaten, and even some of the remaining grain on the jar was scraped clean by the last person.

"San Lang, then we'll go, you guys can stay at home in peace!"

The middle-aged man nodded after hearing this, and advised: "It's still the old rule, don't go too deep into the city, don't get separated!" No matter how much you harvest before sunset, be sure to hurry back! ”

After sending off his companions who had gone out to forage for food, the middle-aged man and his companions who stayed behind retreated to the courtyard and guarded the surroundings of the house.

The middle-aged man named Liu Yu, and his companions are lost customers who live in Duling, southern Beijing, and they make a living from tenant farming on weekdays.

A group of strong people left their families in the township, but they didn't want to encounter such a disturbance. Anhuamen was guarded by a group of strongmen, and people had to pay money and food if they wanted to enter and exit, so they could only be trapped in the city.

After the initial panic, under the organization of Liu Yu, the group soon figured out the rules for living in the city. Putting aside the brawls that can break out at any time, they have also gained quite a lot in Xijing City.

Even if a group of them are just living and moving cautiously, even if they collect some remnants, the harvest is far more abundant than in the township.

"Erlang, how much money have we accumulated?"

A companion in his forties, who was already extremely old, leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

"There are more than 7,000 dollars, and there are dozens of cloths."

After Liu Yu heard this, he replied that he had to count these money and things every day, and he naturally knew it in his heart.

"So little? The group of villagers on the Shaoling Plain in Linqu, I heard that they have saved tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of horses! ”

When his companion heard this, he was a little dissatisfied.

When Liu Yu heard this, he said, "It's already a lot!" The group of murderers in Shaolingyuan smashed and killed themselves, and they also folded more than 20 of them, even if they accumulated a lot of money, do you think they can be transported out of the city? Although we get little, we don't have a few folders, wrapped in them, we can take them out of the city and return to our hometown as soon as possible. Five of these harvests will be distributed to the brothers and families who lost their lives, and the rest will be divided equally among everyone, which is enough to cope with a season's salary! ”

"Five points? So much! If you want me to say, the turmoil in Xijing is an unforeseen man-made disaster, and losing your life is just bad luck. Those brothers have small families, and they have our own help, and they have given too much money and things, which is a bane......"

Hearing his companion say this, Liu Yu suddenly glared at him, and continued to condense: "This is the rule!" Everyone walks together, entrusts our lives, we are poor in the countryside, if we don't even have faith, are we still human?

Parents have been sick for a long time, and it is difficult for children and grandchildren to be treated all year round, and those young families have no households, which is to force them to die! Also, do you really want the imperial court to cure the crime after this turmoil? After appeasing those little families, don't make a noise, our crimes can be covered up! ”

"Saburo is benevolent! No wonder we folks listen to you! ”

After hearing this, the companion nodded and sighed, and there was admiration in his eyes.

The group of people who went out to forage for food cautiously walked forward between the street songs, and encountered several brawls of looting goods on the way, but seeing that the arms fighting were all crowded, and there was no shortage of knives and guns, although the goods scattered on the car board and the street were very attractive, they still resisted greed and quickly bypassed this area.

"It's strange, why is there so much floating money on the street today?"

As the group walked, they saw a few more such fights, and soon noticed something unusual. In the last few days, the squares have been strictly guarded, especially those on the east side of Suzaku Street, and the less goods the rebels can loot, and there will be much less struggle in the city.

Today, however, the level of unrest has suddenly intensified, even more than in the previous period. Moreover, although the rebels were not organized, they also gathered into small teams like them, and with weapons in their hands, their ferocity was stimulated again, so the fighting became more ferocious, and there were dead and wounded everywhere on the streets.

"Otherwise, let's go back, right? It's really weird to be like this today! ”

Some of the cowards in the team couldn't help but speak when they saw the dead and wounded lying in pools of blood on the street.

"No, brother, they're still waiting for us to find food! If you go back empty-handed today, and you have to cut off cooking, how can people survive! ”

When the young man heard this, he waved his hand and said, and walked forward first: "Look further, maybe there will be something great!" ”

When everyone saw this, they could only follow. When they arrived near Suzaku Street, they were stunned by the scene on the long street. I saw that the wide street was full of surging people, and the opposite square area was constantly being carried out, and grain, money, and even gold, silver and jewelry were sprinkled all over the road!

"This—This is ......"

When the young man who walked in front saw this scene, his eyes widened in shock, and then he couldn't help but rush forward.

Although the rest of the team was also shocked by this scene, there were also many old men who noticed the crowd of people who were looting and fighting, and when they saw that the young man was about to rush into the street, they hurriedly grabbed him and shouted, "Gorou don't go!" I forgot what your brother told me......"

"Everyone grabs, what are we afraid of......"

Although the young man said this, he was still in awe of his brother after all and stopped.

Although a group of people did not dare to step forward, they were reluctant to leave, so they hid near the Daozuo Nullah, intending to pick up some oil and water leaked from others. There were many people around them who had such thoughts, and as for the people who were robbing Suzaku Street right now, they were all fierce people with sharp blades.

After watching for a while, they gradually understood what was going on, it turned out that several squares such as Changle and Tongji in the east of the city were attacked by the chaotic people, and these goods in front of them flowed out of those districts.

"The people of Chang'an are really rich! A few squares of goods flow out, and they can be piled up on the long street! ”

After understanding the reason, everyone sighed in surprise. Seeing the belongings scattered everywhere on the street, the sight was something they couldn't have dreamed of.

Suddenly, a bit of knife light flew in, and it happened to land in front of the young man Liu Wulang, which was a blood-soaked horizontal knife. Seeing this, the young man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his hand to pick up the horizontal knife and waved it, startling back a few people around him who rushed out to grab the knife.

After that, the boy laughed even more excitedly, turned back to his companions and said, "Wait for me to come back!" ”

"Gorou, be careful!"

The others couldn't stop it, and they didn't have a sharp weapon in their hands to defend themselves, so they could only call the police in a low voice.

The young man held a knife in his hand, slashing all the way, no one dared to approach, and soon rushed to Suzaku Street. He didn't dare to drill into the densely populated places, so he only picked up some scattered money and silk on the side of the street, carried them in his arms, picked up half a bag of grain and ran back.

Countless eyes around watched and saw the young man returning with the goods, and many people suddenly poured out, wanting to intercept and grab it. But the boy was not alone, and his companions with sticks came forward to answer him.

After handing the goods to his companions, the boy grinned again: "This is a rare opportunity, I'll go pick it up again!" My sister-in-law is about to give birth to a child in the township, and I want to pick up a gift for my nephew to ward off evil spirits! ”

Because the trip went smoothly, the companions were also relieved, but they just told the young man not to be greedy, leaving half of them here to wait for answers, and the remaining half to protect the goods and food that the young man picked up and returned to Fang Street to hide.

However, as soon as the boy rushed back to the street, the people who were still fighting and entangled on Suzaku Street suddenly rushed to the south in large numbers, and the crowd immediately wrapped the boy and rushed to the south of the street.

"Goro!"

There was no young man in sight, and several companions exclaimed, and a few people stepped forward with sticks, but they were quickly cut to the ground by the routed thugs!

"Kill all these thieves! Dare to rob the official treasury of Tongjifang! ”

A line of knights rushed out from the north side of Suzaku Street, each armed with swords, guns and equipment, and rushed straight to kill the rioters on the street. It is the clansmen organized by those powerful families in Xijing City, there may not be many in one household, but when they are put together, there are thousands of people.

Although the number of rioters moving in the streets is even greater, they are no match for these people. Soon those who fell to the ground dyed the whole street red!

The other people lurking at the entrance of Fang Street, after seeing this bloody scene, were also shocked for a while, and retreated one after another, retreating back to the Fang District and hiding.