Chapter 33: The Thief Rises

Seeing Han Jin'er's tender body divided into two, Li Hongji was like pouring a scoop of cold water on his head, and his brain calmed down in an instant, Gai Hu was an eyewitness, and the charge of murder could not be relied upon.

However, he has already killed Ai Zhao, what about killing another Han Jin'er? Anyway, he was going to die in the world, but it's a pity that the villain Gai Hu escaped by night.

Li Hongji had the intention to kill Gaihu's house, and killed his family to the point that no chickens and dogs were left, so that he could relieve his hatred, and he was worried about disturbing the villagers, he was originally a fugitive, in case he was caught by the people who did not know the truth, this life would definitely not be saved, even if the villagers could open the net, the home of Gaihu's family was not vegetarian.

Forget it, Gai Hu is cheaper for the time being, but the name Gai Hu, he remembers, Han Jin'er's death, the main responsibility lies with Gai Hu, and the humiliation that Gai Hu inflicted on him is the biggest blow he suffered when he came to this world, even more than Ai Zhao.

Li Hongji hid Han Jin'er's body in the quilt, and he didn't plan to bury it, the family was so poor that there was nothing to clean up, he just changed his coat, threw the bloody clothes, and went to the entrance of the village in the dark.

Li Guo was already waiting at the entrance of the village, and when he saw Li Hongji alone, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Second uncle, why have you been doing it for so long?" Won't the aunt go together? ”

"Don't mention it, let's get out of here!" Li Hongji was annoyed, since he came to this era, there has hardly been a happy thing, although this cheap wife is beautiful, she has given herself a green hat.

Li Guo didn't ask anymore, the two of them ran wildly all the way in the snow, until the sky was bright, and then they slowed down, they were too familiar with this road, and they wouldn't go wrong anyway.

Heimutou River has long been left behind by them, and it has been at least more than 20 miles away from Li's station, so there is no need to worry about the murder being reported, so Li Hongji will kill Gai Hu and kill Han Jin'er in anger, and tell Li Guo about it.

"Second uncle, I knew that we shouldn't have left, and when we kill Gaihu, it's not too late to leave." Li Guo clenched his fists with both hands, his eyes almost erupted with fire, although he was a famous local ranger, he had never killed anyone, but now even Ai Zhao had killed him, and he was not afraid of adding another tiger.

"Forget it, it's important to escape, revenge, it's not too late for ten years, even if Gai Hu dies, he will still have sons and grandchildren!" Li Hongji knew that he had two lives on his back, and Mizhi County couldn't stay for a moment, and he didn't know that he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to take revenge, and he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.

"This Gaihu, I'm going to kill him sooner or later!" Li Guo saw that Li Hongji was depressed, so he changed the topic, "Second uncle, it's almost dawn, what should we do now?" ”

Li Hongji pinched his pocket, the silver was still there, "With the silver, what are you afraid of?" After dawn, let's go to the market to eat something and warm up. ”

"Well," with the silver, Li Guo also wanted to eat a big meal, ran on the snow for most of the night, and his stomach had already faded out, he glanced around, saw that there was no one left and right, approached Li Hongji, and said: "This is going to Ganzhou, not far away, there will definitely be some passes on the road, the name of the second uncle, I'm afraid it can't be used!" ”

"It can't be used," Li Hongji has no road guide on his body, if he encounters the official government to check along the way, once his identity is exposed, he will get into trouble, and sooner or later the government will know about his murder, and only by changing his name and surname can he hide it, but he thought that in the history of later generations, Li Hongji did not change his surname at all, so he said casually: "From now on, I will change my name to Li Zicheng." ”

"Li Zicheng?"

Li Hongji said slowly: "If you want to make a difference and live a better life, you can only rely on yourself and succeed by yourself." ”

"This name is good," Li Guo nodded, "I understand, I will remember the name of the second uncle!" ”

Unconsciously, the sky was bright, and the two looked around, but they couldn't see the village, let alone the market where breakfast was sold, and as far as the eye could see, there was white snow all around.

"Second Uncle......" Li Guo was hungry in his belly, frowning and thinking, but he thought of a place, and said: "Not far ahead, there is an ancient town, although it was destroyed in the war, but the people nearby gradually gathered again, there should be an early sale, but it is close to Huaiyuan Fort, you need to be careful!" ”

"What are you afraid of, sooner or later we will have to face the government's investigation," Li Hongji thought for a while, and said: "We went all the way west without stopping, and the government's ultimatum document would not have reached here so quickly." ”

"Then let's go and see, it's better than starving in the snow!"

After another three or four miles, there was indeed a small town in front, but the town was too small, only a mile on the left and right sides, and the town did not even have a wall, such a snowy day, the pedestrians on the street were also sparse, and only a few little two were calling weakly:

"Buns, buns!"

"Steamed buns, good white flour steamed buns!"

"Hot spicy soup!"

……

The two found a table where there were no other customers and sat down, Xiao Er with a sweat towel on his shoulder, holding a kettle in one hand, poured them tea, and asked enthusiastically: "Two guest officers, do you want some refreshments?" Our meat buns are famous for their thin filling and large size......

"Twenty meat buns." Li Hongji took a sip of tea, the last time he came back from Ningxia Town, because he had no silver, he could only eat two wotou per meal, and now that he has money, he has to enjoy it after most of the night.

"Okay, twenty meat buns!" Xiao Er shouted and went happily.

Each person eliminated ten buns, drank some hot tea, and the inside and outside of the body suddenly became hot like a steamer, and even his hands and feet were much more tired, and he bought some dry food from Xiao Er, and went west along the official road.

At this time, the snow on the ground had not disappeared, and if they took the mountain path, not only would they not speed up, but when the night was cold, there was not even a place to shelter from the wind, so the two of them went west along the official road.

In the evening of this day, the two traveled to Heshui County, and they were already close to Guyuan Military Town.

Heshui County belongs to Qingyang Mansion, located at the western foot of the Hengshan Mountains, the official road passes through the mountains, the forests on both sides are dense, it is the ordinary season, it also seems gloomy and terrifying, it is the haunt of the horse thieves, such a cold weather, except for Li Hongji's uncle and nephew, there are almost no pedestrians on the road.

Li Guo said with a smile: "Second uncle, although this is an official road, there are few pedestrians, and the official road built by the government here seems to be prepared for us." ”

Li Hongji also smiled slightly, and glanced at the trees on both sides, although the trees had not yet grown new leaves, but the snow on the branches blocked the light, and the trees were gloomy, and the eyesight was less than half a mile, "I heard that thieves often haunt here, you and I should be careful, don't fall into their way." ”

Li Guo patted his chest, "What are you afraid of, if you really want to meet thieves, it's a big deal to go up the mountain to join the gang, drink wine in a big bowl, eat meat, the government can't control it, and there are people nearby to raise it, wouldn't it be difficult to travel thousands of miles west?" ”

"Double Happiness wants to go up the mountain to join the gang?" Li Hongji frowned, after coming to Daming, Yang Long's cold eyes at Ningxia Post Station gave him a slap in the face, so he wanted to make a fortune as soon as possible and become a local squire and rich man, with good land, gold and silver, mansions, and beauties, but Ai Zhao gave him a set of combination punches one after another, not only to seek Han Jin'er, but also to take his life, as a last resort, he followed the vague historical footprints, killed Ai Zhao, and left Ganzhou.

The incident like Gaihu was completely an episode, which did not change his mental journey in the slightest, but only made him more convinced that in this troubled era, the big squires are just a utopia, not to mention the Tatar Mongols, even the local squires and magnates, will not allow a noble person to appear in the local area overnight.

He also thought about joining the thieves, at this time, there are many thieves in northern Shaanxi, there has been a surge, although there is no trend of burning the prairie for the time being, but the soldiers of the imperial court, mainly in Liaodong, on these thieves, there is not much energy for the time being.

Despite Gao Ligong's repeated invitations, Li Hongji was ultimately reluctant to join the gang of thieves, in the final analysis, they were just to feed the rogues, who were inferior to the king of the mountain, who took advantage of the terrain and had a comfortable nest, but they were driven by the weak imperial army to fly like pheasants.

"Hehe," Li Guo smiled wryly, "I listen to the second uncle, I will go wherever the second uncle goes!" ”

"Then don't think about it, let's go to Ganzhou first!" Although Li Hongji didn't understand the details, in the history of later generations, Li Hongji started in Ganzhou, and besides, he has nowhere to go now, except to join a gang of thieves.

Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in front of him, which at first was just a trickle, and soon converged into a torrent.

Li Hongji felt that something was wrong, this was a hilly place, the grain production was not high, and the people lived loosely, why did so many people suddenly appear?

Could it be that it has been snowing for many days, and there is a blood avalanche in front?

This is also unlikely, although northern Shaanxi is mountainous, the land is not half a foot flat, but most of these mountains are not high, and there is no snow all year round, how can avalanches occur? It seems that only mountains and rivers like the Tibetan Plateau can have avalanches.

In the blink of an eye, the front of these refugees-like people came to the front, Li Hongji helped an old man who was squeezed up, and patted the snow off his body, "Uncle, what happened ahead?" ”

The old man was stumbling again, almost slipping, with the support of Li Hongji and Li Guo, he finally stabilized his figure, opened his mouth but couldn't speak, as if the audio output had been unplugged, and after a long time, a voice came out: "Thieves, there are a lot of thieves in front, I heard that it is the old Huihui people, there are hundreds of people, little brother go quickly!" After speaking, he pushed Li Hongji away with both hands and chased the fleeing army to the east.

"Old back?" This is a well-known name, Li Hongji has heard of it, but he doesn't know his real name.

A trace of excitement flashed in Li Guo's eyes, and when he saw that Li Hongji was frowning and thinking, he lost his luster, "Second uncle, what should I do?" ”

Li Hongji looked at the front of the official road, and the people fleeing were more dense, but the crowd was too crowded, and the road was slippery, as long as one person slipped to it, it would bring down a large area, but anyone who slipped was immediately abandoned by his family and could only fend for himself, even if he was trampled to death by others, no one would lend a rescue hand.