Chapter 101: Yi Cheng
The early morning in Yicheng is too much worse than Huaiyang.
Chunting looked up at the sky, it was foggy, and the sunlight was spilling on his body with difficulty, but he didn't feel warm at all, and there was even a kind of coldness that came out of his bones, making Chunting shiver for no reason.
I didn't know the road here, so Chunting and Bi Terrier could only walk randomly, and they didn't dare to knock on the closed courtyard door to ask for directions, for fear that their whereabouts would be exposed. I don't know where I went, but I finally walked out of this winding alley and saw the connecting road outside.
The street is still as deserted as I saw in the spring court yesterday. Chunting is very unaccustomed to such a scene, In the past, there were either autumn branches or youth groups around her, and they were always lively, but now she only has a blue terrier by her side, and she is in such a desolate place, which really makes her uncomfortable.
Looking around, there didn't seem to be any people dressed as soldiers around, and Chun Ting and Bi Terrier tentatively walked out.
A few wisps of fireworks rose not far away, and when Chunting looked over, it was a small stall. There was only one old man in the stall who was wiping the wooden tables with a coarse cloth in his hand.
After watching it quietly for a while, Chunting suddenly felt hungry, she hadn't eaten water and rice for two days, and yesterday the slender lady only gave her a small half piece of dry food, and her nerves were tense all the time, but she didn't feel hungry. But now looking at the stall selling food not far away, I finally felt empty in my stomach, and even swallowed my saliva quite unproductively.
The old man also noticed the two of them, beckoned to them, and motioned for them to come over. Chunting didn't know why, but he could see the kindness of the old man, so he led the blue terrier to the edge of the stall.
The old man motioned for them to sit down, then turned around and scooped a bowl of sticky red bean porridge for each of them, and brought a plate of rice cakes and placed it on the wooden table in front of them.
Chun Ting was a little at a loss, hurriedly waved his hand at the old man, and squeaked with a red face: "Uncle, we don't have any money on us, we can't eat your ...... for nothing."
"It's okay, when I invite you." The old man smiled kindly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the empty street, "There is no one on the street left and right, and no one will come to drink my porridge after boiling it, and in the end, it will not be wasted, it is better to give it to you to drink." ”
Chunting was holding the bowl of porridge, the porridge was hot, and even a little hot, Chunting felt that the heat flowed down the palm of his hand to his heart. The porridge is sweet, and the food in the south is mostly like this, although the spring garden grew up in the north, it is quite sweet, and I don't feel unaccustomed to eating.
If this bowl of porridge is seen by Mama Ding, she will definitely be disgusted, and maybe she will have to prick a few words about this thing for the rough maids in their yard not to eat. So Mama Ding probably didn't expect that the delicate little girl she had spent so much effort raising was holding a coarse porcelain bowl with her own face, drinking food that was similar to dog food in her eyes, but she was still quite happy.
So don't let Mama Ding know, Chun Ting rubbed her stomach with satisfaction, this hot porridge is warm when you drink it, but when your body warms up, you become a little lazy, and it seems that your brain is stuck in the sticky red bean porridge.
Chun Ting propped his arms and asked with some confusion: "Uncle, since there is no one outside, what are you doing in this stall?" ”
Besides, according to what the old man said, if no one comes to buy this porridge, I am afraid that it will be wasted. However, there is not much porridge in the old man's pot, if he eats more, or the family has more people, it is just a day's ration, which shows that the amount of porridge is calculated.
Now that the world is so chaotic, it stands to reason that there is not much surplus food in the people's homes, so it can be seen that this old man does not seem to be short of food.
Since there were doubts in his heart, Chunting couldn't figure it out by himself, so he naturally asked. The old man didn't dislike Chunting talking too much, and while putting away the two empty bowls, he said: "I'm waiting for someone in this stall here, my wife is confused, I can't remember anyone, I only remember the bowl of porridge I boiled." She didn't know where she had gone years ago, so I waited here for her to come back. Where did you hear that we are short of food and clothing? This is indeed the case in the next place, but it is not possible in this Yi City! ”
Bi Terrier was also moved by the old man's persistence, but Chun Ting was thinking about the second half of the old man's words, Yicheng is not short of rice and grain, even ordinary people's homes, but Yicheng is a bleak scene in Yicheng, that is, Yicheng is too guarded deliberately, wanting to hide Yicheng's strength.
There is no shortage of soldiers and horses, no shortage of food and grass, and the people can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment, which shows that Yicheng Taishou has been prepared for a long time, and these must not be prepared in a short time. But if someone else is new to the city, I am afraid that they will think that this city is already crumbling.
If it weren't for the chance to talk to this old man, Chun Ting would definitely think so. Thinking that it is so empty in Yicheng, it is probably ordered by the government, whether it is the shops on the street or the pedestrians who go out, there is a limit to the number of people, so it makes sense.
When it is difficult to protect himself, he still thinks about the things next to him, it can be seen that Bai Huanru and Mama Ding's teaching these days is effective, but this result is a little biased, and what Chunting should be worried about now is how to get out of this city......
However, since Yicheng can be arranged like this, the defense of the city gate will probably not be too relaxed, according to the current situation of Chunting and Bi Terrier, it is really difficult to get out of the city.
You can't really go back to Cheng Mo like Xian Niang said, right? Then she might as well find a quiet place to find out for herself.
For a moment, Chunting felt very dazed, and sat stunned in this small stall, the old man didn't urge her, he boiled his own porridge by himself, and Bi Terrier just looked at Chunting quietly.
The three of them were quiet, and the sudden noise of the street was a little abrupt.
Chunting turned his head to look at it, and several men of five big and three thick men walked towards the stall while shouting something. When the old man saw these people coming, his face changed, and the iron spoon in his hand and the edge of the pot slammed together to make a slightly harsh sound.
A few men walked in, and the stall instantly became crowded, and one of them knocked on the table and said loudly: "Old grandson, don't you bring a few bowls of porridge to warm up your brother!" ”
Maybe this person didn't deliberately speak so loudly, but his voice was a little louder than others, and when he spoke, it made people feel like he was yelling, rather than talking well.
Chun Ting frowned, nodded at Uncle Sun, and then got up and was about to leave with Bi Terrier. As soon as he got up, he was stopped by a figure, and Chunting looked up, it was one of those people.
"Yo, old grandson, when did you have such a beautiful girl in your family? Why don't you take it out for my brother on weekdays? The tone is frivolous, but I don't think I'm a good person when I look at it.
Uncle Sun hurriedly came up to stop him, "I can't help this master, these two girls are my guests here, where are the daughters in my family!" ”
"Guests? Now that everyone in this city is in danger, how can there be two girls who come out to eat porridge? The man obviously didn't believe Uncle Sun's words, "I heard that a few kiln sisters ran out of the barracks yesterday, aren't they these two little girls?" Old grandson, it's a felony for you to cover up the two of them! ”
Uncle Sun was obviously frightened, and he stammered when he spoke, "What, how can you be, these two girls, look at it, that is, they are girls from good families, but you can't go and pour dirty water on the girl's house......"
Chun Ting's face was expressionless, congratulations to this brother, you guessed it.
It's just that they are not kilns/sisters, but they should be the ones who are victimized.
The origin of these people is unknown, and they don't look like local people with accents, they should have fled from the north and settled in Yicheng, relying on their own kung fu to run rampant and domineering, looking at Uncle Sun's appearance, it seems that it is not the first time.
Now Chun Ting not only needs to think about how to get out of Yicheng, but also thinks about how to escape from these people without a trace and without causing trouble.
It's hard, but that's it.
In this world, she has to embarrass her, a little girl who has just reached the end of her life, and Chunting is a little tired. However, Chunting is not alone now, there is a Bi Terrier behind her, and she said that she would take the Bi Terrier back to Huaiyang, but she can't be untrustworthy.
Naturally, the soul is not considered to have returned to its hometown.
But Chunting felt that he couldn't beat these people, and he didn't think that these people would let them go easily, and according to this posture, it seemed that they wouldn't let go of Uncle Sun.
It can be seen that in this world, in addition to good-hearted people like Uncle Sun, there are also wicked people like the men in front of them.
In fact, this point was recognized by Chunting a long time ago, and even in a person, good and evil can be seen. The people in this world have clearly taught her that she must be defenseless.
These people are nothing more than greedy for beauty, who is beauty? Naturally, it's her and Bi Terrier, but she doesn't want to lose her reputation here, and she doesn't want to be committed to these men who are disgusting to watch, so the final result is just a fish dead and the net is broken.
So she still lost her trust in the Bi Terrier, and she couldn't bring the Bi Terrier back to Huaiyang.
Chunting calmly straightened his clothes, took Bi Terrier's hand, and planned to bypass the people in front of him and walk out. But Chunting took a step forward, the man also took a step forward, Chunting went around to the left, and the person stopped from the left, Chunting stopped, and the man was still shameless and wanted to reach out and touch Chunting's face.
It's just that before the person could touch Chunting, he was hit by Chunting's "snap" and his hand was deflected to the side.
"It's still a fierce one, and I like it fiercely!" The man was a little anxious, "It's just a/son, what kind of pretending to be here with the master!" ”
Chun Ting straightened her back and stared at the broken dagger on the man's waist, as long as she reached out her hand, this person was already enraged, and she must have been unguarded.
However, before Chunting could make a move, and without waiting for the man to make any moves, he saw the seven-foot-tall man fly out.
That's right, flew out.