In the Xicheng District of Wuchang City, in an ordinary private house.

Rays of sunlight shined through the slightly torn window paper, and streams of light appeared.

The bright light announced the dissipation of several days of rainy weather. Today, it is expected to be a good day.

At this time, Li Cunshui in the middle of the house was woken up by the sound of birdsong outside.

I saw that when he woke up, he raised his head weakly, and then subconsciously looked at the bed not far from the door. At this moment, the wife and daughter on the bed are sleeping soundly.

When Li Cunshui breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, he found the kitchen knife that had fallen next to his feet because he was sleeping.

Since he heard that there were "anti-thieves" who came to besiege Wuchang, Li Cunshui did not do business, prepared food early, and hid at home with his wife and daughter.

Originally, Li Cunshui thought that with the strength of the imperial court, no matter how powerful the thief was, he would have surrounded him for ten days and half a month, and he should leave. Na Cheng thought that this anti-thief besieged the city and attacked the city in less than a day.

Last night, the fighting broke out, and all kinds of fighting cries continued.

Li Cunshui heard that the voice was wrong, so he took his wife and daughter to the dilapidated house, turned off the lights and put out the fire. Holding a kitchen knife to guard his wife and daughter at the door of the room, he didn't stay asleep until dawn and fell asleep.

"It's dawn, it's so quiet outside, what's going on? Could it be that the soldiers and horses of the court beat the thieves out last night? Li Cunshui thought after listening quietly to the sound of birds outside in the house for a while.

Looking at his wife and daughter who were still sleeping in the room, Li Cunshui felt very bored and gently opened the door and walked out.

The small courtyard was sunny, except for the rain that had been raining for a few days, making the ground damp.

The breeze blows and you can feel the fresh breath.

Nothing had changed in the house, the locked door was still locked, and the few pieces of wood that had been used against it were still so strong.

Sunny weather, quiet surrounding. In the familiar environment, I listened to the birds singing happily.

Li Cunshui involuntarily put down the kitchen knife in his hand and slowly walked to the gate to open the door.

If it weren't for the reminder of these logs, Li Cunshui didn't even feel that this was much different from usual.

"Squeak..."

No matter how much Li Cunshui thought about opening the door gently, this door still made the sound it should have at his age.

The gate opened, and no one was walking on the street.

Since Li Cunshui's gate is a small alleyway, it is normal not to see people. Therefore, Li Cunshui naturally walked out of the alleyway and walked towards the main road as usual.

"Hey, Yitang, you're there!"

After Li Cunshui saw the person sitting on the stool at the breakfast stall next to the street, he quickly walked over and said hello.

"Good afternoon, Xiyi, you are also here!"

"yes, inch water. Are you out? Cheng Yitang asked.

"There was a lot of fighting all night last night. As the sun is white today, I will come out to see what is going on in this city, seeing how quiet it is. Did you know? Li Cunshui touched his bare head and said.

"I don't know the specifics yet. Listen to the afternoon said that this is anti... Not... This slashes... The bandit army has issued a notice to reassure the people. Now this Wuchang city has been captured by the bandit army, no longer under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and returned to the Han family. For the specific situation, Xiyi and I are preparing to go to the city gate to have a look, do you want to go? Cheng Yitang asked excitedly.

"The Han family? What does that mean, and is it any good for us? Li Cunshui asked with some confusion.

Hearing Li Cunshui's words, Cheng Yitang couldn't help but be stunned. Cheng Yitang didn't know how to explain it to Li Cunshui, and it seemed that he didn't know how to answer.

This sudden question made Cheng Yitang, Li Cunshui, and Yan Xiyi naturally look at their friend Good Day. After all, Good Afternoon has already gone to see the notice of Na Anmin, and he must know better than them.

Good afternoon looked at the three of them as if they were begging for answers, and couldn't help but think of what he thought when he went to listen to An Min's notice not long ago.

"Why don't you understand the nobility of being a child of the Han people?" Good afternoon said with a sad face.

The words of Good Afternoon seemed to flash in the darkness, and the three of them seemed to have caught something in their minds but could not catch it.

"Look at what you said at noon, we Han people are so noble, it's good not to be bullied to death by Manchu people and others." Li Cunshui muttered.

Li Cunshui's statement was instantly agreed by Cheng Yitang and Yan Xiyi.

"Yes! Not long ago, my neighbor Yan Lishan was beaten half to death by them because he accidentally ran into a slave full of dogs on the street, and now he is still lying in bed with nowhere to redress his grievances. He is not Han, what is noble to talk about? Yan Xiyi said to Wu Good with a disdainful face.

"So? Then you can tell him to go to the yamen and sue the dog. Now that there are people from the bandit army to help call the shots, there is no need to worry about it at all. Good afternoon replied without thinking.

"Why do you think Mangou can keep bullying us?" Good afternoon stared at the three of them and asked.

"Why? How do I know this, probably the current emperor is Manchurian! Li Cunshui thought for a while and then replied to Noon Morning.

"yes, that's it." Cheng Yicheng listened to Li Cunshui's words and hurriedly agreed.

At the same time, Yan Xiyi also nodded in agreement with Li Cunshui's words.

"That's right, it's because the current emperor is Manchurian. Now that the emperor is a Han Chinese, will he still allow the dogs to bully us? Wu An said with a smile on his face.

"If nothing else, just talk about my hair." As he spoke, he saw that Good Day took off the melon skin hat he was wearing on his head. At this time, there is no braid on the head of the afternoon.

"Good afternoon, you're crazy. How dare you cut off your braids, you don't know 'head without hair, hair without head'? Did the bandit army force you to cut it? Li Cunshui said in horror when he saw the bare head of the afternoon.

"Yes, of course I do. At the same time, I also say this from those dog-ridden tartars. Where can our Han hair ornament be such a pig's tail? ”

"Guys, you know what? The bandit army did not force us to cut it, and at the same time they also said that we are their own brothers, and if we are afraid, we can keep it. Because of compulsion, I can only cut off the braids on my head, but I can't cut off the braids in my heart. ”

"As long as the braids are there, we're still slaves. If you don't work hard, what good can you expect your children and grandchildren to do? "Good afternoon was speaking in the tone of the speaker at the city gate, and even the expression on his face was unanimous.

"You know, the Manchurians are just that. Now is the time for the rise of the Han family, and the Hu people have no national fortune for a hundred years, which has been passed down by our ancestors. Now that a hundred years are approaching, the Manchurian country has come to an end, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"So, there is an army of bandits, what's so terrible about cutting braids?