Zhang Ru, the shopkeeper of Anle Village, was carrying an old hen and some cheap tonics, standing at the door of Lou Qi's house, he put the hen aside, knocked on the door, and still no one answered, he muttered in a low voice, "Where is this going?" Haven't come back yet. ”

Lou Qi's mother and mother are having a hard time, this is something that everyone in Anle Village knows, orphans and widows, everyone thinks that they can help a little bit, for example, Lou Qi goes to buy something to give him cheaper, or give more, occasionally pass by his house, help the whole fence, when they are free, there are people who go back to see his family's land, help to turn it over, the women in the village like to go to his house, and Lou Qi and his mother do needlework together, everyone praises Lou Qi's needlework is really good, they are almost forty, is as good-looking as a twenty-year-old girl, and her temper is good, but no one introduces her to a partner, the kind who lives together, not to say that she is used to customs, but that none of those bachelors in this radius of dozens of miles are worthy of Lou Qi's mother. There were also people who wanted to send their things directly, but Jiang Xin rejected them one by one.

Zhang Ru is an exception, Lou Qi's father saved Zhang Ru's life a long, long time ago, Lou Qi often went to his family's small wine shop to help, originally he sent things directly to Lou Qi's family, Jiang Xin directly refused, but Zhang Ru is also a strong temper, just put things down and leave, and said that if you don't accept it, it is to look down on him, he just wants to repay Lou Qi's father's kindness.

Jiang Xin had no choice but to accept it, but fortunately, Zhang Confucian would only send things during the New Year's holidays, otherwise Jiang Xin would be really embarrassed to accept it.

Zhang Ru sighed, if he brought things back like this, the annoying mother-in-law would have to talk for a long time, he just turned around, and suddenly two people came to him, a tall young man, and a short one next to him who was fast and thin, he remembered that Lou Qi took this young man to his own wine shop to eat.

"Uncle Zhang!" Lou Qi waved at Zhang Ru and trotted over.

"You're back?" Zhang Ru smiled, and then looked at Lou after he got up, "What about your mother?" Didn't come back together? ”

"No, I still have to stay at my master's house for a few days, this time my mother asked me to come back and get her things, saying that she was going to make shoes for my master and them." Lou Qi scratched his head and caught a glimpse of what was in Zhang Ru's hand, "Uncle Zhang, you better take these things back, anyway, the New Year is over, my mother always eats these delicious things, and if you eat too much, you won't be able to eat white steamed buns." ”

Zhang Ru raised the medicine in his hand, looked at the old hen lying quietly on the side, and said, "Okay, this chicken can't lay eggs, I'll take the chicken back, raise it for a while, and then send it to your family." ”

"But you should take this medicine to your mother, it will be damp and moldy in my house." Zhang Ru said again.

"Okay," Lou Qi took the medicine from Zhang Ru's hand, "Then I'll take it back to my mother, thank you Uncle Zhang." ”

Zhang Ru smiled and patted Lou Qi's shoulder, "You kid hasn't been to my house for dinner for a long time, how about a meal at my wine store this afternoon?" I please! ”

Lou Qi touched his chin, "Hmm...... It's true that I haven't been there for a long time, but my mother's things ......."

"In a hurry?" Zhang Ru interrupted him.

"There's no hurry." Lou Qi scratched his head.

"That's it, come to my house in the afternoon and come back after dinner." Zhang Ru patted Lou Qi's shoulder again, didn't give him a chance to regret it, and hurriedly ran away with the chicken.

"I also miss Uncle Zhang's cucumber shooting." Su Jingchen suddenly smiled, when he came here, the first meal he ate was that Lou Qi took him to Zhang Confucian's wine shop to eat.

"Gotta eat in the afternoon." Lou Qi took out the key, opened the door and walked in.

At this moment, behind a small hill one mile outside Anle Village, more than 100 people of Xu Long, plus 800 red turban soldiers, nearly 1,000 people gathered here, ready to sack Anle Village.

Yue Zhang rode up the hill and looked at Anle Village not far away, sneering again and again.

"Let's go." He waved his whip and pointed to Anle Village.

The dozens of horses behind him stepped out of their hooves together, but they only moved forward slowly, not as if they were about to make a surprise attack.

"Brother Yue, since you are going to ransack Anle Village, why don't you attack quickly?" Xu Long stood beside Yue Zhang, he didn't ride a horse, and among his more than a hundred people, none of them rode a horse, this Red Turban Army cavalry was very few, the total number was less than five hundred, only centurion or above, or someone who was proficient in horsemanship, would have a horse of his own.

Yue Zhang sneered, turned his head to look at Xu Long, the contemptuous expression on his face was not concealed at all, "Kill chickens, naturally you have to be calm, I like to see the desperate eyes of those people who want to run, but can't run." ”

Xu Long frowned, and suddenly felt some disgust for Yue Zhang in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he waved his hand, and the brothers behind him followed him one by one.

Lou Qi packed up the things his mother wanted, rolled it with a bag, and carried it on his back.

Su Jingchen looked at the dilapidated room and asked, "Do you want to stay here for a while?" Or do you want to go directly to Uncle Zhang's wine shop? ”

"Let's go over there, it's more crowded over there." Lou Qi smiled.

"That's good." Su Jingchen walked out of the door first, standing on the road and waiting for Lou Qi.

Lou Qi locked the door, but when he looked up, he saw Su Jingchen in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Lou Qi looked in the direction that Su Jingchen was looking at, only to see a red tide slowly moving towards this side, Lou Qi looked puzzled and asked, "What is that?" Person? ”

"Red Turban Thief." Su Jingchen's face turned pale.

"What is the Red Turban Thief?"

"It doesn't matter what they are!" Su Jingchen suddenly shouted, "Lou Qi, hurry, let the people in the village run, you can't stay here!" I have heard of their deeds, they like to loot the villages near the prefecture and county, steal food, kidnap women, kill men who do not want to join them, and they also call it 'for the sake of the great good', if they stay here, when they leave, it is estimated that there will not be a single living person left in the village. ”

Lou Qi's face changed suddenly, "Okay! Then we'll inform the people in the village first! ”

The two suddenly began to run wildly, rushing straight to the village, Zhang Ru's wine shop was at the entrance of the village, Su Jingchen broke into the wine shop directly, and the guests inside were startled.

"What's the matter, little brother? What are you...... Seeking revenge? A drinker asked, sipping his wine.

"Everyone, run, go and inform your family and friends, let them run quickly, from the back of the village," Su Jingchen gasped violently, "Red Turban Thief, here." ”

"Red Turban Thief? What's that? The other drinker was still drinking, looking at him like a fool.

"Red Turban Thief?!" Someone's voice trembled, "Little brother, don't be joking. ”

"No kidding, you can go out and take a look, I just ran in a hurry, I didn't take a closer look, but it is indeed a group of red scarf thieves." Su Jingchen pinched the corner of the table, his face was a little angry, "What I said is true!" Hurry up and run, it'll be too late if you don't run! ”

The drinkers scolded and scolded, but they were still reluctant to move, only a few people stood up, walked out to see Su Jingchen's so-called red scarf thief, and then screamed strangely, and ran to find their family and friends.

"It's true!" Su Jingchen suddenly slapped the table heavily and glared at the people around him.

The drinkers scolded and scolded, and Zhang Ru also walked out and said, "Little brother, don't disturb me in business, otherwise even if you are Lou Qi's friend, I will drive people out." ”

Su Jingchen was about to have a seizure, when Lou Qi suddenly walked in, "Uncle Zhang, it's true, you take Xiaoyu and run away, if you don't leave, the red turban thief will kill you all." ”

Zhang Ru frowned, and was about to say something more, when Lou Qi suddenly shouted angrily, "Hurry up!" This is no joke. ”

Lou Qi sighed again, "When you leave, talk to those who are hiding at home, you can't delay." ”、

Zhang Ru was stunned for a moment, he rarely saw Lou Qi's angry appearance, and after hesitating for a moment, he still went to call out his wife and daughter.

The girl named Xiaoyu walked out, and when she saw Lou Qi, she was suddenly stunned, and then blushed a little, and said, "Lou Qi, you're back." ”

Lou Qi snorted and didn't say anything more, Zhang Ru left with his daughter and wife like this, and when those drinkers saw this, they stopped drinking one by one, stood up and walked to the door slowly, looked north, their bodies trembled, and most of the wine woke up, and they quickly ran away.

Su Jingchen turned his head to look at Lou Qi and said, "Thank you, Lou Qi." ”

Lou Qi waved his hand, "This is my village, this is what I should do." ”

"We shouldn't need to inform the people in the village now." Su Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well," Lou Qi also turned his head to look at Su Jingchen, "Brother Su, you go first." ”

"Shall I go first?" Su Jingchen frowned, not knowing the reason why Lou Qi said this, "Why don't you go together." ”

"I can't run away, it's too close," Lou Qi said softly, "I'll go to the entrance of the village and delay for a while." ”

"You?!" Su Jingchen's face changed, he walked to the door, and pointed to the red tide, "There are at least a thousand people!" You're alone, how can you stall for time?! Their cavalry rushing over is enough to trample you into a pulp! ”

"I'll try," Lou Qi said, "It's not in vain to learn skills from Old Man Tang these days." ”

"Alright, I'll come with you." Su Jingchen said categorically.

Lou Qi shook his head, "There's no need, you're not from this village, it's not worth losing your life for this." ”

"It's not for this village," Su Jingchen also shook his head, "For you, just because you Lou Qi is my only friend Su Jingchen." ”

"Yes," Lou Qi smiled wryly, "so you die for it?" How can there be such a friend. ”

"I don't know about the others, but I'm shocked, that's it."

"Let's go, then." Lou Qi picked up a jar of wine on the table, walked out of the wine shop with Su Jingchen, and picked up the firewood knife at the door.