Chapter 34: Escape (2)
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At this time, the sky was getting dark, Shang Yu immediately got up from the bushes, and ran to the kitchen door at a very fast speed, and after burrowing into the kitchen, the hunger in Shang Yu's stomach became even stronger.
In his haste, he took a bowl of sea, the mushy rice in a large wooden barrel, and beside it were several bowls of equally charred dishes, apparently the young man's poor workmanship.
In large households, it has always been the rule that the food of the servant family is sent out of the kitchen first, and then the food of the master's family is delivered, because the food of the master's family is delicate and delicious, and the amount of effort is more needed.
This bucket of rice must have been ordered to be disposed of by the cook called the third uncle by the young man because of the scorching, but the young man happened to go out, which was convenient for Shang Yu.
After serving a large bowl of rice, Shang Yu took some dishes and put them on top of the rice, ran out of the kitchen, and took two pieces of clothing from the drying rack, but he didn't know if it fit, and then he went back into the bushes.
The meal mixed with mushy flavor was eaten in his mouth at this time, but Shang Yu felt extremely delicious, and said in his heart: "This meal is actually more delicious than those delicacies from the mountains and seas in Wanguo Building, and that chef actually wanted that young man to pour it out afterwards, it was really too wasteful." ”
A wolf? After the tiger swallowed, because there was food in his belly, Shang Yu's feeling of weakness slowly subsided, but after eating a large bowl of food, he was a little thirsty in his mouth, and when he wanted to go to the kitchen to drink some water, he heard the young man at the gate of the courtyard walking into the courtyard with a crying voice.
"My mother actually said that I did this by mistake. Uncle Sanbo only gives us those broken vegetables to eat every day, and I will be scolded for taking two chicken legs for my mother. I might as well keep it for myself. The boy took the oiled paper bag and walked into the kitchen.
Shang Yu immediately regretted that he didn't drink some water, although he was very thirsty, he could only carefully take off the broken coat, and slowly picked up the two coats, one of which was very large, not suitable for him to wear at all, it was obviously the cook's, and the smaller one was obviously a teenager's clothes, after comparison, Shang Yu felt that the size was about the same, so he slowly put it on, and wiped his face with the torn clothes he took off.
At this time, I could only hear the cook's voice at the entrance of the courtyard saying, "What a strange thing! The old man was not here tonight, and ordered Yahuan to order the food to be sent to the ship! Yu Eleven, the third uncle is a little tired! You run an errand and go to the small pier of the Qianmen Canal! Send this food box to the master's boat, and don't leave it on the way! ”
Shang Yu had just put on his clothes at this time, and he felt happy when he heard this voice.
After hearing this, the young man in the house agreed, walked out of the kitchen, and said with some reluctance: "Third uncle! With such a big food box, why don't you find a newcomer in the front yard to send it over? It's just that far for me to run. ”
"Damn boy! Those who have only been a housekeeper for a few days can be trusted? Being able to send food to the master is also your creation, you are so lazy, if you talk to me again, I will transfer you out of the kitchen tomorrow, and let you go to the toilet every day, don't go quickly! The middle-aged cook immediately scolded.
The young man pouted reluctantly and picked up the food box and walked out with difficulty.
"Also, don't let other people deliver it on your behalf! I won't spare you if something happens. The middle-aged cook said uneasily.
"Got it, Uncle San! Your old man should rest first! The young man said in a long voice.
After the young man walked out of the courtyard, the middle-aged cook shook his head and said, "This child is not serious about what he does, if I can't take care of their mother and son, it's hard to imagine how lazy this child will be!" With that, he sighed and walked into the kitchen.
After Shang Yu waited for the kitchen door to close, he walked out from behind the bushes lightly and walked outside next to the courtyard wall, trying not to make any noise.
At this time, the sky was already a little dark, and after Shang Yu went out from the courtyard gate, he saw the young man in front of him holding a lantern in front of him and carrying the huge food box forward, looking a little struggling.
Shang Yu walked straight with the young man for dozens of steps at this time, and only then did he make sure that there was no one around, so he shouted in a low voice: "Eleven brothers! Please wait for me. ”
The young man in front of him was obviously surprised, and when he heard the shout, he turned around and asked with some surprise, "Who is behind?" ”
"It's me! Song Shisan, the new guy in the front yard, went to relieve his hands just now, and I heard your third uncle scolding you again! It's a bit of a grievance! Shang Yu said familiarly.
At present, if the boy can be knocked unconscious and then mixed into the boat, although the canal boat is not as big as the sea ship, it is not small to be able to hide in the cargo hold, if you take the opportunity to deliver food, it is a good opportunity to slip to the boat, if you wait for the government to send a large number of officers and soldiers to search for it, it will be difficult to get out.
"Song Thirteen? This name sounds very good, we people in Li Mansion are all eating at this time, what are you doing outside the kitchen? Do you want to steal some food for a late-night snack? The young man named Yu Shiyi asked with some puzzlement.
Shang Yu suddenly felt very funny, and the feeling of drinking couldn't help but fade, and said in his heart: "I stole a bowl of rice and stole your clothes to wear on my body, but you didn't see it?" ”
"Even if you have this kind of idea, you can't realize it, your third uncle is very powerful! I don't dare mess with him, hehe! There was nothing to do at night, and when I saw you going out in such a hurry, I didn't know where to go? Shang Yu walked a few steps to Eleven, thinking about how to ask for the general direction of the dock and knock him unconscious before proceeding with the camera.
"Oh! It was dark at night, and I was sending food to the lord at the dock, and I didn't know which one the master was going to meet, my third uncle didn't know, but I knew it very well. Hey, newcomer, you accompany me to the docks, and I'll share a chicken leg with you when I get back. As he spoke, he handed the food box to Shang Yu.
Shang Yu was in the middle of it, and he was not in a hurry to stun him at this time, and said in his heart: "If the two of them go together, he will lead the way in front." ”
The two of them came to the gate of the mansion like this, and the two guards guarding the gate saw Yu Eleven come to the door, and one of them couldn't help but smile and said, "Yo! Yu Eleven, where are you going with the lantern so late? ”
"My third uncle ordered me to be a coolie to deliver food at the docks, and I found a brother to accompany me, why don't you open the door quickly?" Yu Shiyi said with a bitter face angrily.
"Huh! I was scolded by your third uncle again, right? You have a good third uncle, if it weren't for him, you and your mother would have nowhere to stay, you have to follow him in the future, your third uncle is almost temperamental, but the heart is good! By the way, you can be careful when you go out, I heard that the officers and soldiers outside are searching for the murderer, so don't meet the murderer and let people detain their lives. Another nurse said with a smile when he opened the side door.
"Phew! What nonsense are you talking about? It's really mildew, and I was forced by the old guy to go out and listen to your nonsense, and I was really unlucky today. Yu Shiyi immediately whispered, and then motioned for Shang Yu to carry the food box and go out with him.
After closing the door, the two nurses glanced at each other, and one of them said softly: "This eleven years old is young and lazy, and he will definitely find trouble for his third uncle in the future!" I wish he had learned a lesson! ”
"Yes! Let him deliver food and find a companion, he is so lazy! Hey, by the way, that one seems to be a new face just now! Which courtyard is it? Another nurse asked with a smile.
"Who knows, more than 20 new family members have been recruited in the past two days, who can remember so much? The brothers should be almost done eating, so let's go back to eat later! I don't know if the house will give it back today. ”
"Look at your little bit of useless mind, you know to drink! If you have the ability, you can find a sister like me, how good is it to have a baby in a family? The other nurse immediately rebuked the other.
But he said that Shang Yu followed Yu Shiyi's side, and thought in his heart: "The owner of this mansion is surnamed Li, and there is a boat at the pier at the front gate, but I don't know if there are many people at the pier at night?" It's better to find a way to get on the boat. ”
Yu Shiyi said with some annoyance: "Hey! I heard that the officers and soldiers began to increase their troops to besiege Taizhou and Gaoyou, and Suzhou also gradually increased its soldiers and horses! My father is also in the Suzhou army, and he is about to fight, and I don't know if his old man can come back safely? ”
Shang Yu couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and said in his heart: "This news is the first time I have heard it, it seems that Yuan Ting is starting to attack Zhang Shicheng, but I don't know if he can stop it?" ”
Seeing that Shang Yu didn't answer, Yu Shiyi continued: "Hey, Song Shisan, where is your hometown? Listen to your accent as if you're coming from the north? ”
Shang Yu immediately replied with a smile: "My hometown is in Lu County, Shanxi, that is a small place, and the eleven brothers must have never heard of it!" I came to Hangzhou after fleeing the famine and begging for food, and I happened to be selected by the housekeeper to take me in! Shang Yu said this almost without revealing a drop of water, there are currently many beggars in the city, such a cheap source of family members, even Quanzhou Lu Mansion has also had a similar situation, not to mention that the middle-aged family Ding has already said that most of the newly recruited family members are selected from the beggars in the city.
"Lu County? It's the place where you came out back then, where is your hometown? That's great! Yu Shiyi said with some envy.
At this moment, two soldiers in front of him came over with the hilt of their swords, each holding a torch in their hands, and when they saw Yu Shiyi and Shang Yu, they shouted: "Which house are you, why are you going out to hang out so late?" ”
Yu Shiyi was chest stiff at this time, and said: "We are the family members of the Li family in Hangzhou, and we were ordered to send food to the master, what?" What's the matter with you? As he spoke, he raised the lantern in his hand, and the big embroidered gold character "Li" on the lantern was presented in front of the two soldiers.
"Oh! It turned out to be the family of the wealthy Li family in Hangzhou, so please first! Just be careful, if you see a beggar with suspicious appearance, you must be cautious, it is likely to be a fugitive, and it is a Jiangyang thief who killed more than ten people. When an older soldier saw the golden word "Li" on the lantern, he immediately laughed and said.
The wealthy Li family heard that they had contacts with the prefect of Hangzhou and the upper-level officials in the imperial court, and these little soldiers naturally refused to offend the people of the Li family.
"We just went to deliver food, it shouldn't matter! In that case, let's go! Song 13, let's go. Yu 11 raised the lantern and walked out.
Shang Yu also lowered his head and hurriedly carried the food box to follow, and said in his heart: "It's so dangerous! If I had been dressed as a beggar, I would have been arrested. I'm actually called a Jiangyang thief now? ”
One of the two soldiers behind him said, "Let's search quickly!" If we can catch more beggars, that Mu Yu will not be able to hide, if we can catch myself, the Lord of the Hundred Households will recommend us to become ten households, and then we will double the salary and a bucket of polished rice, then we will become an officer! ”
"Don't talk about it, let's go and search!" The two soldiers then went in the other direction.
Shang Yu followed Yu Eleven, and encountered several soldiers in a row, and after seeing the lanterns of the Li Mansion, all of them passed safely, which made Shang Yu secretly surprised by this Li Mansion, and said in his heart: "It's just that it's not good to ask about this matter with my current pretended identity, this Li family is actually very afraid of even the officers and soldiers, and it is obviously a very powerful family, is it?"
After Shang Yu thought about it, he suddenly felt happy in his heart, and said in his heart: "Yes! The Li family in Hangzhou, the Lu family in Suzhou, and the Lu family in Quanzhou, these three are all well-known families of the world's rich, so I just entered the mansion is the Li family. ”
"If that's the case, then I know the location of the Li Mansion wharf, but at this time, I can't stun this Yu Eleven, if I meet the officers and soldiers again! It is safer for him to speak, than for I to speak face to face with the officers and soldiers, and if people look closely, they will surely recognize my face. ”
"It's terrible! The New Year has passed, and the weather is still so cold? This is too much. Yu Shiyi grumbled, holding the lantern in one hand and putting the other hand in front of his mouth to keep sighing, so as to warm his hands.
In this way, after about a quarter of an hour, the two of them came to the quay by the canal in the north of the city, which was very small, and a slightly larger lantern was tied to the flag post by the pier, which still had a large golden plum character on it, and the light and shadow were shaking in the breeze.
A cargo ship about thirty feet long is moored on the shore. And the board of the ship was erected between the ship and the dock, and there was a slight light shining out of the two hatches on the ship, and there was only an old man in shabby clothes leaning on the pillar by the dock, as if he was not afraid of the cold and was watching the arrival of Yu Shiyi and Shang Yu.
"Grandpa Quan! Are you still on the docks as usual? Eleven greets you, my third uncle said that he would invite you to dinner tomorrow? Yu Shiyi said with a smile.
"Don't get close to me, you kid. The old man has been waiting for a long time, quickly send the food up, I have to run to the front grocery store and get a pot of rice wine, the old cold legs have been a little guilty recently, if there is no wine to drink, it will not survive this slow long night, you help me watch for a while, I will be back later. As he spoke, the old man casually looked at Shang Yu, turned around and ran to the side with the wine gourd on his waist.
"This old man knows how to drink every day, Song Thirteen, let's get on the boat. Be careful not to turn the food box into the water. Yu Shiyi took the lead and stood at the bow of the boat and said.
At that moment, several beggars suddenly ran towards the dock, followed by several soldiers wielding steel knives.
"If you dare to run, there must be fugitives among them! Even if you cut off people's heads, you can't let people run. A very fast soldier rushed forward and slashed at the back of a beggar, who immediately let out a terrible scream.
"Ahh Officers and soldiers have killed people! When the beggars saw that the situation was not good, they immediately cried out loudly.
In the dark, when the torches swayed, Shang Yu walked up to the bow of the boat, holding the food box in one hand and pinching his thigh with the other, his heart was extremely angry, and he strongly controlled himself not to be impulsive, dispelling the idea of taking out a crossbow and shooting those soldiers.
At this moment, a voice came out of the cabin with a very calm and majestic feeling.
"Who is making noise at my Li family's dock? Why don't you go back quickly? The voice was extremely low, but it was like thunder in Shang Yu's ears.