In the fifteenth year of Guangyuan, August.

After a two-year-long drought and the imperial court's ineffective response to the disaster, a large-scale rebellion finally broke out in Hedong, Henan, and Shannan, and millions of refugees fled in all directions.

Fengjing, the central capital, was the fundamental place of the Jin Dynasty.

More than 500,000 refugees have gathered around Fengjing, and on the one hand, the imperial court opened a warehouse for disaster relief, and on the other hand, it sent additional soldiers to strictly guard the nine gates of Fengjing City, strictly prohibiting refugees from pouring into the city.

In the refugee group, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy was lying on the ground at this time, looking at the sky with both eyes, his face was dumbfounded, a little distracted, his name was Li Gou'er, a native of Xiaoli Village, Zhizhou County, Hedong Province, since he was a child, he followed his father to farm for large families, although he was a little tired, but he could also eat, barely save his life, and not starve to death, but unfortunately this kind of life has become a luxury for Li Gou'er.

Two months ago, Liu Zhiheng, a huge man in Xingzhou, Henan, claimed to be a heavenly venerable, scattered all his wealth, gathered a crowd to rebel, and the responders gathered, they wore white clothes, dyed white hair, and were known as the White Turban Army.

The scale of the rebellion grew larger and larger, and soon it spread to Hedong, and the local governments could not suppress it, so they had to shrink their forces and defend the main state cities in the prefectures.

It was under this circumstance that Li Gou'er fled south with his father, walked hard for nearly twenty days, and finally came to Fengjing, although they could not enter the city, starving and freezing in the wilderness outside the city, but at least there was no war here, and their lives could be guaranteed for the time being.

Ay!

Li Gou'er sighed, his eyes closed, his memory rolled, and pictures flashed in his mind, there were speeding cars, high-rise buildings, and ......

It has been five years since he was attached to this named Li Gou'er, not very long, but not short, Hu Xiang almost forgot his former name, five years, he has suffered a lot, he has suffered a lot, and he has been pampered since he was a child, this kind of life is simply painful.

Hu Xiang thought about escaping, but this world is very chaotic, very chaotic, a child, escaped, what kind of survival can he have?

In desperation, Hu Xiang even thought about committing suicide, but.... Li Mancang, who is considered his father, is very, very good to himself, if he has meat, he must be for his son, he has a bowl of noodles, he drinks soup by himself, he will definitely leave the noodles to his son, five years, although he has lived a very hard and tiring life, Hu Xiang has never been hungry, and the strong father's love has pulled Hu Xiang back from the edge of despair, and this great father's love has never been possessed in the former world.

Hu Xiang sighed, his former self, lonely since childhood, several ups and downs, nearly forty years old, still has nothing, that world, I want to study, but I don't have a chance, God gave me a chance to relive, I didn't expect it to be like this, and this world, for people from poor backgrounds, if you want to get ahead, there is only one way out, that is, studying, imperial examinations, and being an official, and these things, for Li Gou'er, are simply extravagant.

Ahem, ahem!

A violent cough suddenly came from the side, Li Gou'er woke up from his contemplation, and quickly got up, a few meters away from him, there was also a man lying down, with a sickly face, the whole person was as thin as firewood, he was Li Gou'er's father.... Li Mancang, looking old, is in his fifties, and his real age is actually less than forty.

Li Gou'er gently stroked his father's chest and said with concern: "Old man, are you okay?" ”

Li Mancang opened his eyes, looked at Li Gou'er lovingly, and said weakly: "Dog, it seems that I can't do it, I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid that after I die, you are alone, lonely, no one to take care of, such a chaotic world, how should you live!" ”

Li Mancang's tears flowed out, and his dry hands were lifted with difficulty, gently stroking his son's face.

Li Gou'er's eyes were also red, and he grabbed his father's dry hand hard, and said: "Old man, don't worry, I won't let you die, if you die, I won't have any relatives in this world, so what's the point of living." ”

Li Mancang was about to speak, his chest rose and fell violently again, he coughed loudly, and his face suddenly turned red.

Li Gou'er hurriedly helped him sit up and patted him on the back.

"Brother Dog, we're back."

Li Gou'er turned her head to see a teenage girl holding a wooden bowl in her hand, walking towards this side.

There is porridge in the bowl, and the bottom of the bowl can almost be seen transparently, Li Gou'er smiled bitterly and shook his head, where is this still porridge, and there is not much difference from white water.

Li Gou'er said angrily: "What's the difference between this and white water? The officials don't care if we live or die? ”

The little girl said: "Brother Dog, don't be angry, this is still given to me by Brother Zhu, and many people haven't even received this!" ”

Li Gou'er pursed his lips, helped Li Mancang, and fed him the porridge that was about the same as white water.

Li Mancang and porridge went to a deep sleep again.

Looking at his father's pale face, Li Gou'er clenched his fists, and if he didn't think of a way, his father would not live long.

At this moment, three teenagers came over, these three people are called Yu Guang, Yan Yi, Zhu Zhengguo, Li Gou'er and they met on the way to Fengjing, everyone hit it off at first sight, they are all righteous people, they took care of each other along the way, and finally arrived here safely.

"Brother Gou'er, the food is not as good as one day, and today I didn't receive disaster relief food, I can still bear it when I'm young, but my mother is old, and her body is not good, and now she has fallen ill without eating or drinking for two days."

The one who spoke was called Yu Guang, he was the youngest of the four, half a year younger than Li Gou'er, he originally had two brothers and two sisters, but unfortunately they were separated on the way to escape, and now he is left with a sick old lady to depend on each other, on the way to escape, Yu Guang's old lady fasted for a few days, Li Gouer gave him the last steamed bun, and the two have known each other since then.

"If this continues, we're all going to die here."

Yan Yi said excitedly, he is two years older than Li Gou'er, he was separated from his family halfway, and now he is single, among several people, he is the strongest and tallest, and his temper is also the hottest one.

Listening to the complaints of the two people, Li Gou'er didn't say anything, but looked at the last person.

Zhu Zhengguo, the eldest of the four, is 19 years old this year, he is a soldier from the government, a month ago, the county was breached, and his father, who was also a soldier, was killed by a traitor, Zhu Zhengguo had no choice but to be a deserter, and met Li Gouer and others halfway.

Zhu Zhengguo pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed: "We are penniless, and we have no relatives to take refuge here, so we can only wait for the court's attitude towards us." ”

"It's really not good, let's rob it, can the living still suffocate to death?"

Yan Yi saw that everyone was pessimistic, and his heart suddenly became angry, and he shouted loudly.

Zhu Zhengguo's face changed, he looked around, and then scolded Yan Yi: "Yan Yi, shut your stinky mouth, dare to talk nonsense, beware of Lao Tzu pulling out your skin." ”

Zhu Zhengguo was born in the army and served as a soldier, and when he was angry at this time, he had a murderous majesty, Yan Yi gritted his teeth and didn't dare to speak.

Zhu Zhengguo looked at Li Gou'er and said in a deep voice: "Dog, you have the most ideas, what do you say?" ”

Li Gou'er pondered for a long time, and glanced back at his sleeping father, his father has always been in good health, and the reason why he has become what he is now is that he is hungry, as long as he can eat a few full meals, he will definitely get better.

Li Gou'er stood up, looked at Fengjing City, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go into the city." ”