Chapter 2 Pursuit
Xiao Jing searched the entire settlement. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoI've seen all the corners and corners, even the piles of corpses that haven't had time to be buried; He also inquired with different people, but there was no news from Xiaoyuan at all.
There was a major drought in Hedong, and thousands of people fled to Xiao Jing alone. It is undoubtedly difficult to find a child from a place where so many people live scattered and so messy.
Xiao Jing clenched his teeth hard. The first bond that I came to this era disappeared so inexplicably?
Of course you can't do that!
After a little thought, Xiao Jing walked in the direction of the porridge shed. It's not soup kitchen, so there aren't many people over there; He was still far away, and his eyes were locked on a person.
I saw him make a big circle, approached the man lightly from behind, and then dodged and hid in a place next to a nearby cart that was not easy to be noticed.
A man said lazily, "The goods are already on the road, right?" You people are really not reliable, you won't be smashed in your hands like last time, right? ”
This voice is very familiar, and the person who spoke is the strong man who beat Xiao Jing with a whip.
"It's been an hour, and this time it's guaranteed to be foolproof." A man said in a flattering tone: "Many of today's goods are small. When you arrive in Lezhou in a few days, you will definitely be able to sell it at a good price! ”
The strong man snorted coldly: "Don't talk early. Keep an eye on me on the road, and if anyone wants to run, break their legs and throw them into the barren mountains. Wang Dashan didn't open Futian Courtyard, if his money was short, I wouldn't be able to explain it. ”
"Don't worry, the little ones will take care of it." Another man lowered his voice: "I have done business with the third brother so many times, what is really the matter, even if you pay for it yourself, you can't lose Wang Dashan's share, let alone your filial piety." ”
Then the two men said something again, but the voice was too low for anyone else to hear.
Xiao Jing left quietly. After walking more than half a mile, he reached out and hammered the dead tree beside him, his eyes full of hatred that could not be concealed.
Sure enough, it's a human tooth!
Yazi is nothing more than an intermediary, a middleman, and an agent. Although there are some unsightly things such as rice tooth people, Yu house tooth people, fabric tooth people, calligraphy and painting tooth people, etc., at least the name sounds normal; As soon as it comes to people's teeth, the problem is complicated.
Although in ancient times, some people only did some work equivalent to human intermediaries, and did not involve trafficking, abduction, or deception, but in the period when the human trafficking market was huge and the upper class took concubines and kept slaves and other behaviors became commonplace, people who could clean themselves and did not participate in the above criminal activities were rare.
Xiao Jing has only traveled to Darui for more than 20 days, and he doesn't know everything in this world: what does the law say about human trafficking? Is there a distinction between good and bad people? What about slavery? Also, where is that Lezhou?
However, he only knows one thing: if he sells Xiaoyuan, he just can't do it!
Without further ado, he returned to the crowd as fast as he could, and in a few words he found an old man who knew the way.
"You are the right person, Xiao Lao'er went to Lezhou when he was young." The old man grinned and showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, "From here, it will take more than ten days......
To go to Lezhou, you have to cross the mountains. The mountain road is difficult to walk, only one official road runs through it, and people can't go fast with dozens of people, so they are not afraid of losing it halfway. This can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jing was a little relieved. After calculating that there was still a long time before sunset, he rushed into the pile of victims again. This time, he was looking for people who were crying that their family members were lost, or who were pointed at by others and said, "Someone in his family is missing".
"Uncle, will your son run away to find a job?"
"Auntie, didn't your daughter-in-law mess with you before she left?"
"Mother-in-law, when did your grandson disappear? Could it be that you got lost while playing? ”
Most of the disappearances occurred at night; Nearly half of those who disappeared were children. There are also some family members of the missing who are hesitant and vague when facing Xiao Jing, and they seem to have some concerns.
You can't go wrong!
Xiao Jing, who has nothing to do, doesn't need to pack up anything at all. He took one last look at his broken shack, and without looking back, he walked on the dirt-breaking road, which was said to be an official road.
An already weak body, very little food reserves, and a completely unknown future...... Xiao Jing's gaze drifted to the clear blue sky without a trace of clouds, but who could give him an answer?
He waved his fist into the air as if demonstratively. If you only know to be afraid, you won't change anything! From this moment on, take the first step towards me taking root in this life!
The sun in the sky is very poisonous and makes people dizzy. Xiao Jing is not alone on the official road, because there are all kinds of people who are on the same road with him.
Leju is close to the rich land of Gyeonggi. It's better to go west, whether you get there or not, than to be stuck in a place where there may not be another meal at any time.
Many people walked with the old and the young. If someone falls, they simply stop and dig a pit to bury their loved one, and then move on. Having seen too much death, the living have long been numb.
The cart that came out of the disaster area left deep ruts, and I don't know if it was pulling goods or something else. There were also people who went to the disaster area, such as messengers on horseback, and grain trucks that were heavily guarded to prevent looting.
Xiao Jing, who was walking alone, did not go very fast. Although he received relief with the refugees as soon as he crossed over, although he was a person who exercised regularly and could run half marathons before the crossing, he knew that now he was hungry and thin, and he had no capital at all.
When night fell, he found a place to curl up by the side of the road, and soon fell asleep. In the middle of the night, when others were asleep, he quietly got up and continued to walk.
Everyone has to take care of themselves, and no one is going to let you hitchhike. Since you can only rely on two legs, you have to walk as much as possible to hopefully arrive in Lezhou as soon as possible.
It was finally noon on the third day.
The sun on this day was not scorching, and Xiao Jing even deliberately rushed for an extra hour. However, the food he had saved had been exhausted, and he had been unable to get any food for almost a whole day.
This section of the road is not wide, how can the big cars run side by side?
Xiao Jing rubbed his eyes vigorously. Damn, I was wrong? There's only one car!
Again, he took another step. One step, two steps...... The float under his feet made him sway when he walked, but he moved forward unconsciously.
A passing handlebar muttered, "I'm afraid that person can't do it, right?" ”
He didn't mean to pity Xiao Jing. Saying this, in fact, is just to prove that he has developed excellent "eyesight", and he can see the date of his death from a person's state, nothing more.
As soon as his words fell, Xiao Jing fell straight to the ground.
The handlebar shook his head. He flicked the whip hard, and the cart slowly passed by Xiao Jing's side and drove forward.