The almost fifty-year-old loach took his old wife and young grandchildren to the grass in Poyang Lake. If they are water thieves, they are a bit reluctant, and most of them are landless peasants. Or like the old loach's family, a family that has lost its youth and strength and is unable to shoulder the burden of life anymore, has to beg for a living in the lake.

They also had many means of making a living, farming on desert islands and shoals, fishing in lakes, and begging for cloth, grain, salt, or other commodities if they came across merchant ships.

They didn't want much, a handful of copper coins, a piece of cloth, or half a jar of salt would send them away. They didn't dare to ask for more, they were old and weak, and a few young and strong men could beat them and run away with pennies.

Most of the merchant ships saw that they were pitiful or unwilling to make trouble, and they did not want much to get, so they were often able to succeed, and it was better to say that they were robbing than to beg, which was a bit like a porcelain gang or a beggar gang in later generations.

Of course, if he encounters a merchant ship with a tough attitude, he will inevitably suffer a big loss, and his old wife was knocked over by someone else and drowned in the lake.

Five or six years have passed, but the old loach feels like hundreds of years have passed, and the children are a little older, but life has not gotten better, but has become more and more sad.

Especially last year, the soldiers in Hongdu City went around to crack down on bandits and bandits, but fortunately, the island where they lived was very secret and was not detected. But he no longer dared to go to the lake to "rob" merchant ships, and life became more and more difficult.

His little granddaughter became even more ill this spring, and although the big guys were trying their best to help him, some gave him money, some gave food, but no one could save his granddaughter's life.

So he decided to do a big deal, and that day he brought fishing nets, harpoons, and his lame grandson, who should not have allowed children to come, but who told his boat to leak so badly that he had to let a man keep scraping water in the cabin.

That day, he hid in the reeds, quietly waiting for the appearance of the fat sheep, originally thought that no one would come to such a remote place, but God lived up to his painstaking efforts, and finally he waited for him.

But he was soon dumbfounded, there were four people in a boat, but three of them were soldiers. Wandering around the reeds, it seems to be looking for something. Could it be that the government heard the news and came to arrest him?

The old loach was about to pee, and he wanted to sew his mouth shut, but his unlucky grandson didn't forget to scrape the water at this time, wow! Wow!

Sure enough, the other party's vigilance was aroused, and after a shout, an arrow passed through the reeds and shot into his thigh. At this moment, the old loach thought that he was finished, but he felt sorry for his grandchildren who were still young, and how long could they live without his care.

What happened next was beyond his expectations, there was no sword and axe, no flowers, and not even a word of reprimand. The short-haired and good-looking young man not only treated his wounds, but also gave him silver to give him a boat, and most importantly, he also gave him medicine, one or two pieces of silver, and his little granddaughter no longer had a fever after eating one.

The old loach wanted to thank the little official, he caught a few fresh fish every day to guard the lake near the Hongdu City Gate, of course, he also hoped that the little official could buy the rest of the pills back, but one or two silver miles.

It's a pity that he never saw the little official again, and Hongdu soon sealed the city, and there were a lot of big ships and many soldiers in the lake who had been attacking Hongdu. The old loach didn't quite understand, the people on both sides were wrapped in red turbans, wasn't it a family? Why do you want to beat your own family?

He only hoped that the little official would live well, that he would be able to see him, and that he would sell him the medicine, and then ask his name so that he could set up an immortal tablet at home.

It's just that now he doesn't dare to think about it, and he doesn't know how long he can live. Because this group of people wrapped in red turbans, after fighting on the shore, they went to the water to fight, and the battlefield was still very close to the hidden island where they lived.

The day before yesterday, there was a fleet of boats passing through the reeds near the island, and the boats walked in the water without making a sound, and the people on the island were frightened, and they were about to be discovered by these soldiers, and there was still a way for the hundred and ten people to live.

As soon as everyone discussed, they sent someone out to sentry, if there was really a soldier coming, so that everyone could flee for their lives quickly, he came to sentry with his grandson today.

The old loach took out a cage cloth from his bosom, which was wrapped in two roasted burnt dried fish, and he handed the older one to his grandson, who had been sitting there for a long time. The grandson took the dried fish and put it in his mouth, took out a small clay pot from under the cabin, poured a bowl of water and handed it to the old loach, and he held the dried fish and tore it hard.

The old loach took two sips, and couldn't help but laugh when he saw his grandson's grinning appearance. His grandson Xiao Turtle, who was born lame, didn't like to talk since he was a child, and then his parents died, so he didn't like to talk anymore, and he stumbled when he said a few words occasionally, but he knew that this child had the right idea in his heart.

He hopes that he can live for another ten years, watching a few grandchildren grow up, people are over seventy years old, he is already in his fifties, can such a hard life really endure another ten years?

Crash! A splash of water shot out of the water and splashed directly on the old loach's face, and a blue-white figure appeared on the side of the boat, squeaking.

Seeing that this hairless beast dared to bully his grandfather, the little turtle hurriedly picked up the fishing fork on the side of the boat and made a gesture to fight.

"Don't fight! This is Jiangma, and it is unlucky to be injured! The old loach hurriedly stopped, the ancients were more in awe of white animals, and even often gave animals with albinism to the emperor as auspicious.

The elf in the water was also clever, and when he saw that the little turtle took the harpoon, he immediately got into the water, and soon came out of the water not far away, and continued to splash water on the boat.

"This ...... Brutes look for fights! The little turtle stammered, and with a stroke of the oar, it ran over, and the new boat was very good.

Without waiting for the boat to pass, the hippopod got into the water again, reappeared not far away, and continued to splash water on the boat.

The old loach said thoughtfully to his grandson: "Don't hit it and keep up with him!" ”

The Jiangma really didn't continue to splash the water, and kept leading the way in front, and after making a turn in the reeds, the Jiangma stopped, and kept beating the water with its fins, and the cry in his mouth became more and more rapid.

The old loach looked fixedly, and on a lodging reed lay a man, who was wearing only a small white coat, dirty and full of mud, with a long bloody streak on his back, his flesh rolled up, and a strange bag on his shoulder, motionless.

"Squeak-" Jiang Ma's voice suddenly dragged on, a little sad.

The old loach thought to himself, this beast didn't bring us to save people, it was really spiritual. He immediately rowed the boat over, turned the man over, and sniffed that he was still alive. Judging by his size, he should be a half-old child, but his face was covered with blood and he couldn't see his face.

The little turtle suddenly said in surprise, "Grandpa, he's ...... Yes yes...... Fat sheep! ”

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