The Mao people and their entourage groped their way back to the station by the faint light of the rainforest,

Because I was too hungry, I sat down to rest from time to time during the journey.

The leading Mao man opened the casserole from time to time,

At this time, the people around will also come over to smell it.

But no one reached over and tore the meat to eat.

Finally, a little smoke came out of the dense forest,

A few young Maomen who were standing guard on wooden sticks saw that it was the messenger who had returned.

Hurriedly beckoned, a young man asked:

"Lin Pedant, Lin Pedant, how are you talking? Did the pursuers retreat? ”

The leader looked at these expectant eyes, barely cheered up, and said with a smile:

"The Tartar general who came after him saw that Qian was open-eyed, and he had already withdrawn from the camp."

Hearing the news, the young people all cheered, and a few turned back to the camp and shouted:

"The Tartars are back, the Tartars are back!"

It's said to be a camp, but it's actually more like a stinky ditch full of beggars,

The thatched people either hid under the trees or hid among the branches, in groups of three or five, hugging together,

They were dressed in tatters, and they covered their bodies with almost everything they could find.

There was a foul stench from the dirt-stained body, and the gathering together only made the stench stronger.

On the higher grounds, there are several huts made of branches and vines.

Lying inside were the injured and sick Mao, as well as a mother and son who had just given birth.

The Mao envoy and his party dispersed after entering the camp, only Lin Xuexue walked to a bonfire,

The campfire doesn't burn vigorously,

And because I couldn't find dry wood, the smoke was very heavy, and there was a large banana leaf next to the bonfire.

Lying on it was a young man,

The young man's face was bloodless, his body looked extremely weak, and his wrists were still wrapped in cloth, oozing blood from time to time.

Even so, the eyes of the young man are unusually deep,

The delicate face reveals calmness and serenity,

Although this tranquility is incompatible with the current situation of the Mao people,

But it's very comforting,

It seems that the sight of others calms down.

Kneeling next to the young man sat a young girl,

Because of starvation, the body is thin, and it is described as withered,

But even so, the figure is still good, the body is not too long, and the legs are not too short

The skin is as white as jade, even in the case of malnutrition, it still reveals a crystal clear brilliance,

At this time, the girl was wiping the boy with a cloth dipped in water, and in order to make it easier for the girl to have her long milky way hair coiled on her head,

Her beautiful eyes are like a calm lake at night, revealing not only her own heart, but also the hearts of others

What kind of face is this? No matter how you describe it, you can't explain her beauty,

That beauty is like the moon in the sky, illuminating the earth at night,

Let the crying child lie in his mother's arms and sleep soundly,

Such a beautiful face is extraordinarily solemn again,

Every smile and look back reveals endless compassion and love for people.

Lin Xuexue came to the young man's side, put the casserole on the bonfire, and sat down on the ground.

There was silence for a long time,

Seeing that no one spoke, the young man turned his head, looked at the pedant, and asked:

"How bad is it?"

Lin Xuezhi sighed and returned:

"This group of northern Tartars sit on the ground and ask for three times the price of 16,000 catties......"

The young man smiled slightly

"What's so difficult about this, you take someone to the river to find some stones and come back."

At this time, the girl wiped the young man's forehead, lightly opened her lips, and her voice was as pleasant as a guqin and a flute

"Brother, if you turn a stone into gold, every stone will be stained with blood, your body hasn't slowed down before you fled to buy the Southern Army, and this time you handed over 16,000 catties, if you hand over two more 16,000 pounds, your blood will be drained!"

The young man raised his hand and patted the back of the girl's hand lightly, and said:

"As long as I can let my clansmen escape, even if I am cut by a thousand knives, I will not frown, what is bloodletting?"

The girl bowed slightly, looked tactful, and said softly:

"Brother, also teach me Maoren immortal arts, immortal arts can only be used by the patriarch's bloodline, if you teach me, I can help you."

Hearing this, the young man's tone immediately turned stronger:

"No, sister, you can't learn! Why do we Mao people suffer this persecution? It's because of this spell! When the dog emperor wanted a spell, he sent troops to arrest and kill people, and in the past two hundred years, my Mao people were like rats played by cats, chased and killed. Now that I am the patriarch, I will lead the Mao people to ask for this miserable fate. It's just that the root of this fate must never appear in anyone else, especially you, sister, can't learn! ”

The girl sighed slightly and said:

"Brother, then you can teach me after we escape from Taisho, and then there will be no emperor to hunt us down."

The young man looked at his sister and smiled and hummed.

Lin Xuezhu, who was on the side, looked at this pair of affectionate brothers and sisters, and felt more and more like a knife.

The young man felt the strangeness of the scholar Lin next to him, and set his eyes on the scholar again

"Still on the ground?"

Lin Xuexue hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say:

"That dog Tartar has a thousand more prisoners!"

Hearing that the young brothers and sisters were all stunned, Lin Xuexuan continued:

"The Tartar general thinks that I can't be the master, and says that he will come over tomorrow to talk to you, and he will not treat people or bring weapons, and he also said that his Tartar army will retreat immediately."

At this moment, a night owl suddenly flew in the forest, standing on the big tree next to the campfire, and howled a few times

The young man stretched his brows and said slowly:

"Just now, the officers and troops gathered, the gold was distributed, and the camp has been withdrawn north."

The girl and Lin Xueji subconsciously glanced at each other, and both of them saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

Somehow, a large group of Mao people gathered around the bonfire, and a young man who took the lead said:

"Patriarch, forgive me for eavesdropping, but I heard that the Tartars still have a thousand more prisoners. I'm willing to take them prisoner, I'll give them a mouthful!" ”

A group of people who said that he came with him also said in twos and threes, "Patriarch, let's go and give him a mouth, let my family go!" ”

The young man lay on the plantain leaves, and waited for the surroundings to gradually quiet down before speaking:

"Lin Xuexue, the general is coming alone, right?"

Lin Xuezhi sighed "En".

The youth reluctantly raised his voice and said:

"How can one man take a thousand captives?"

After hearing this, the people around him responded to each other:

"That's right, he doesn't have three heads and six arms, how can he catch a thousand people? Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't do it? ”

When the youth heard that they were no longer desperate, he continued:

"He's just trying to get more gold, give it to him! A man came to avoid the rest of the army so that he could have it to himself! As long as he comes, as long as one person comes, he will make us hostages, and it will be easier for us to escape from Taisho! Brothers and sisters, we will be able to get out of here in a moment, everyone have a good rest, there is still some way to go after tomorrow. ”

Hearing that the people around them were relieved, everyone could not hide their excitement, and they all danced with excitement and returned to their shacks.

Seeing that the people were dispersed, the young man took a long breath and said to his sister and Lin Xueyu:

"I'm not going to give anyone anyway! I can't guess what the general is trying to do, but it's good for us to come alone. ”

Then he said to his sister:

"Sister, even if it's a barbarian, but the hospitality can't be lost, there is nothing in the wilderness......"

"I know, I'll dance for him tomorrow, and I'll have a piece of clothing to wear."

At this time, the casserole was opened, and a burst of meat fragrance wafted in the air, and these Mao people, who had been out of food for several days, stretched their necks and sniffed carefully, as if they could enjoy a mouthful.

The young man swallowed and asked:

"What is this?"

Lin Xuezhi took out the chicken leg from his arms and said:

"The Tartar general gave it, saying that it was a courtesy."

The young man looked up at the casserole, swallowed his spit and said:

"Lin Xueyu, your wife just gave birth to a child, right?"

Lin Xuezhi nodded

The youth went on to say:

"Take it back to my sister-in-law, and give some to the sick children. How can my sister-in-law milk her child if she hasn't eaten? ”

Lin Xuezhi said:

"Patriarch, eat it, you are so weak......"

"Don't fight, I don't have the strength to fight. Let's go back! ”

Lin Xuezhu looked at the young man, with tears in his eyes, stuffed the chicken leg in his hand to the young man, and said:

"Patriarch, at least leave this."

This time, the young man did not refuse, Lin Xuexue picked up the casserole and walked towards the shack, and many children surrounded him along the way.

The young man picked up the chicken leg and handed it to the girl, but the girl pushed it, and the young man stuffed it hard, saying:

"Good sister, eat, you have to dance tomorrow, you have to eat some."

The girl looked at her brother, took the chicken leg and ate it, because she had been hungry for a long time, she couldn't care about her image

The young man looked at the girl lovingly, smiled and said:

"Sister, you are naturally beautiful, if you were born in a Middle-earth family, how could you marry a rich merchant and nobleman. Brother feels sorry for you for living such a hard life! ”

The girl ate a few bites, saw a group of children gathered around, looked at herself with a blank eye, a flash of crimson on her face, and handed the chicken leg to a little girl. Seeing that the children took a bite and handed it down after eating, the girl was relieved and distressed.

The maiden took the cloth, wiped the young man's hands, and said:

"Brother, I don't want to marry someone for money, I want to marry a lover. Besides, we will be able to leave Taisho soon, and I heard that when we get out of this rainforest, we will arrive in the South Seas, where there are ships and islands, and the products are abundant......"

The youth answered:

"When we settle down, we will become fishermen. When my brother makes money, I will buy you good clothes, and then buy you rouge gouache, sister, if you dress up a little, the people who propose marriage will definitely line up in a long line. You pick, whichever one you like, you choose. ”

The girl's face flushed after hearing this, and she replied shyly, "Well! ”