Chapter 1299: Borrowing Food (4)

Although Jiangtou Village is a small village, because it is by the river and is very close to Chongzhou City, the location is superior, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rich place.

However, although this location is good, it is also because of this, and it often becomes a "hard-hit area" in times of war. As long as there is a battle, the young people of this Jiangtou village will be captured. The so-called generals died in a hundred battles, but these people went but few people returned...... Therefore, the people in Jiangtou Village are mobile, and the surnames here are very messy, and there are no constraints such as clan halls. It's like Old Man Kong, he decided here when he was thirty years old, and if you calculate carefully, he and his wife have lived here for another thirty years......

Old man Kong's ancestral home was in Shudi, and there was a flood at that time, so he brought his wife and children all the way here. The people in this Jiangtou village are not xenophobic, and there is a place for you to live when you come. This place is so big, no one can use it anyway.

Old man Kong's seniority in the village is relatively high, and most of the old people in the group when he came have already died. Most of these people are now refugees who have moved here since then.

The old man and the old couple can be said to be the appearance of this Jiangtou Village, their husband and wife are very kind, and they rarely see quarrels. Old man Kong has a total of three sons, but most of the people in the village have never seen his second and second sons, but the third son, the people in the village have basically seen it.

Old man Kong's eldest son was arrested in the second year after he moved to Jiangtou Village, and at that time, Daqing was very undivided, and it was considered peaceful in the world. But those Hun barbarians in the north made trouble all day long, and the imperial court needed to collect strong men from all over the country every year. So, Old Man Kong's eldest son was arrested...... In this way, Old Man Kong even held a grudge against the Huns outside the fortress in his heart. It can be said that the hatred of the entire Daqing people for the Huns and barbarians is generated in this way. Because in their opinion, if the Hun barbarians did not fight, the imperial court would not have recruited soldiers.

Of course, this is just what the people think. They are not wrong to think so, the war was indeed provoked by the Hun barbarians. But if there were no barbarians, would there really be nothing? Apparently it's not that simple. There are a large number of people in the court who point to this to make money!

After the eldest son was arrested, Old Man Kong also thought about leaving this Jiangtou Village. Because his intuition told him that this was just the beginning. However, the world is so big, where is there a place for him, and if he goes to other places, maybe it is better here.

In this way, the next year, his second son was also arrested......

Old man Kong watched his two biological sons being taken away, but he was already disheartened and saw through this. But fortunately, the three sons entrusted by his wife and sister on the verge of death are still there, and they finally have a companion.

Old man Kong felt that there were already two soldiers in his family, and those who were officials could no longer come to their house to ask for people. And this is indeed the case, after twenty years of peace and quiet, when Old Man Kong was ready to prepare for the marriage of his three sons, this misfortune still befell him......

Old man Kong didn't know what he had done wrong, and at that time he took all the things in the house and sold them, thinking that he could keep the three children...... But in exchange, it is only empty of people and money.

It happened about a month ago, and in the past month, Old Man Kong has not been idle. He went to Chongzhou City many times, but after all, it was useless to find his three sons, let alone meet. In fact, even if he did, what could he do? But he can't take it away, which can only make this sadness deeper.

Old man Kong knew his wife's thoughts, and he also knew that she really missed their third son. But he can't summon disaster to so many people in the village for the sake of his son, right?

These people in the village have lived here for so many years, and although they have no clan relationship, most of them have different surnames. But after so many years, the people in the village have helped each other and come together, and he can't do that. Otherwise, even if he died, he would not be blind.

Old man Kong is not afraid of his wife, he just feels that his wife has suffered all his life with him. He knew that his wife was very sad and sad, and he would often get up in the middle of the night to wipe his tears when he dreamed of his son. Therefore, Old Man Kong never argues with his wife, and everything at home is taken care of by his wife.

The people in the village would say behind their backs that Old Man Kong was afraid of his wife, but Old Man Kong never cared about this kind of gossip. There are some things that are destined to be understood only in his own heart...... Although his identity is ordinary, he is a man after all.

However, today, Old Man Kong fell out with his wife. It's not even a simple quarrel, the two are writhing, although they don't fight, but the situation is already very serious!

"Old woman! Are you crazy? They are soldiers, they are officers! Do you believe them? They will summon trouble to the villagers! ”

"I'm crazy! My son is gone, my son is gone, my ...... is gone."

Old man Kong's wife is a woman after all, and if Old Man Kong doesn't let him go, she can't resist it after all. After the two of them had been torn apart for a long time, she sat on the ground and cried.

The son is the meat that fell from the mother's body. Even after so many years, she still thinks about her son in her heart. She had dreamed more than once that her son had returned, and although it was just a dream, she thought, thought, how much she wished there really would be such a day......

Old man Kong saw his wife crying, and he couldn't help but wet his eyes. In this world, is there no place where they can live well?

"Alas~ old woman, I know I can't stand you. But this thing...... Not negotiable! Looking at his wife who was sitting on the ground crying, Old Man Kong was ruthless, and said in his mouth, so he turned around and walked outside.

However, as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he stood in place. I saw more than a dozen people standing in the dark outside, and the leader was Shi Yuan!

Shi Yuan was looking at him and laughing, but this smile made him feel a little hairy in his heart.

"Where are you going?"

"You...... What are you doing here? Old man Kong might have been able to yell at Shi Yuan before, but now, after seeing so many people, he didn't have that courage after all.

"Comber, let's go in and talk! You can rest assured, we have no malicious intent. ”

Shi Yuan had already changed his clothes at this time, he looked neat, and he was holding an official knife in his hand. Looking at Old Man Kong, he smiled and said, but this smile made people's hearts tremble......

(End of chapter)