Chapter 7: There is rice

Yang He gasped hard, only to feel his body feel weak, he glanced back at those refugees, all the people who came into contact with his gaze were stiff, and they didn't dare to move, just a scene shocked them too much. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

The smell of blood in the hall was pungent and strong, and there was a faint smell of gunsmoke, and there were blood stains everywhere, which was shocking.

Turning around, Yang He said lightly: "Minister, take away all the things." ”

Minister Yang answered loudly, and Yang He also came to several corpses, first he took away the double insertion of the two archers, especially his own strong bow.

Yang He once thought that he would never see his good bow again after it was lost, but he didn't expect that now that it was lost and regained, the joy in his heart was indescribable.

In particular, his bow is not an ordinary bow, but a strong bow of Kaiyuan, using a series of composite materials such as bamboo, horn, cow tendon, fish gelatin, mulberry wood, birch bark, lacquer, etc., which are well-made and belong to the treasures handed down from ancestors.

Mao Yuanyi introduced the type of Daming bow and arrow in the "Wubei Zhi", the Kaiyuan bow is a nine-sided weapon, which is particularly rare in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

With the strong bow in hand, Yang He's heart immediately settled down a lot, which will rapidly improve his combat effectiveness, the difference between humans and animals is that people can use tools, and the difference between civilized people and barbarians is that civilized people will use more and better tools.

A bow bag and a quiver were combined into a double insert, and the two pairs of double inserts were inserted into his own belt to cover the cloak, and Yang He's heart swelled with a great sense of security. Seeing Minister Yang collecting around, he looked and then looked at the man tied to the pillar.

He was not dead yet, and his gray eyes were looking at him at this time, blinking slightly, revealing an incomparable look of pleading.

Yang He closed his eyes, he opened them suddenly, and with a flash of the knife, he cut the person's throat.

Looking at it again, the man's eyes were still open, but there seemed to be an incomparable sense of gratitude and relief inside.

Looking at him, Yang He couldn't help but feel the fragility of life, and the lives of people in troubled times were as cheap as ants.

Minister Yang continued to collect, and all the swords, daggers, gunpowder three-eyed guns, handguns, and fire folds of several soldiers were collected, and he also picked up the soldier's red hat and put it on his head after flicking it, which was better than the red tasseled felt hat of the people.

He kept searching in the hall, and it can be seen that the wealth of the three soldiers and ruffians were all placed in the hall, and Minister Yang kept finding some clothes, jewelry, silver, etc., which were obviously all the property obtained by the three of them after killing people and stealing goods.

Of course, the two of them didn't pay attention to the wealth now, and a hundred taels of silver were not worth a bowl of rice in Yang He's heart at this time, so they just put it away when they were looking for it.

The group of refugees still stood still, just peeking at Yang He from time to time, and her sister Ying'er also stopped crying at this time, and when she saw Yang He stop moving, she came to her side with her brother Yang Qian, holding Yang He's thighs and just being obedient and silent.

Yang He touched the heads of the two, his heart was sour and unspeakable, and he made his younger brothers and sisters frightened every day, when was the head of this day?

Suddenly, Minister Yang's ecstatic voice came: "Young master, there is rice, dozens of catties of rice...... Haha, these beasts, they have rice to eat and eat people, they are really purebred beasts! ”

"What, there is rice?"

Yang He was overjoyed, and there were dozens of catties?

Sure enough, I saw Minister Yang coming over with a rice bag with a happy face, and looking at the amount, there were indeed dozens of catties.

The refugees over there were also in a commotion, but Yang He's eyes were cold, and no one dared to move.

"Alright, the action is sharp!"

With rice, Yang He was not interested in looting anymore, so he reminded Minister Yang at the moment.

Minister Yang answered, pulled two pieces of cloth from a corner, beat two bags of what he had obtained, and picked them up with a copper stick.

Of course, he didn't forget to put a large pottery bowl and wooden basin that were still clean, there was no small iron pot, but the large pottery bowl could also be used for stir-frying, and the wooden basin could be used to wash his face and laundry.

In the end, Yang He raised his eyes and took away all the things that were useful to him, and the rest was the big iron pot in front of him.

The pot was too big and heavy to take away, and there was still a pot of "meat" boiling inside, and the water was boiling at this time, and the fragrance seemed to be constantly diffuse.

Yang He's stomach was rolling, I don't know if he was hungry or disgusting, and those refugees also watched the pot, and many people's Adam's apples kept rolling up and down.

I looked at the slaughterhouse in front of me, hell on earth, the ugliest place in the world, and a human body still hung on it, it was so dazzling. Yang He kicked the pot to the ground suddenly, and all the contents were poured out.

Then he picked up the firewood underneath and threw it into a thatched pile of firewood by the wall, and the pile of firewood immediately burned.

He kicked the burning wood everywhere, and finally the fire in the hall slowly grew larger.

Watching the flames rise and sweep away, Yang He's expression was cold, and he said quietly: "The fire will surely burn all the darkness!" ”

Then he turned around and walked out with his younger siblings and Minister Yang.

Everywhere he went, every refugee avoided it in awe.

Seeing Yang He and the four of them go out, the refugees shouted and searched for the rest of the things regardless of the fire.

The clothes were in tatters, the dishes, chopsticks and pans, and even the clothes and belts left on the three soldiers were stripped naked, and the overturned cauldron was also carried by several people.

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"Young master, there is also a platform over there."

When the four of Yang He left the house, the top priority was to find a place with a clean water source to make a fire and make food.

They searched along the rubble and ruins on both sides of the street, and also saw a few houses whose walls were not very damaged, but unfortunately there were no wells in them.

Sure enough, there is a platform over there, and a dilapidated courtyard on it seems to be a large courtyard with a few entrances, although the buildings on the east and west sides and the north end are all abandoned, but it can also be seen that the previous status of the owner of the house is very unusual.

Yang He and several people rushed into the house, in addition to building a polder wall in the low-lying part of the north, the rich households in the inner will also build an earthen platform before building a house, and then the courtyard is built on it, so that the house is flooded during the flood control period, and it is called a platform.

This family has the financial resources to build a platform and enter the compound several times, and there must be a well built in the courtyard.

Sure enough, a well was found not far from the eaves of the west wing, and a stone carved Buddha pavilion was erected next to the well, and then there was a stone basin on the side.

Later, Yang He and the others were disappointed, because the wing house was destroyed, some broken bricks and tiles fell into the well, but the well water was dirty and silted.

"Don't worry, there must be a dark well in such a house."

Yang He said that he and Minister Yang searched carefully, and sure enough, under a broken wooden floor behind the main hall, they found a dark well, and it could be seen that the water level was still very high, and there was a square hole boulder left on the side of the well, on which was tied a water reel, and a bucket was hung on the reel.

Minister Yang easily fetched a bucket of water, and Yang He looked at it, and the water quality was relatively clean.

After tasting it again, Yang He smiled and said, "Minister, just rest here and make a fire to cook." ”

Minister Yang happily responded, and his younger brothers and sisters also clapped their hands and cheered.

Yang He smiled, there are many hidden wells in large households, just like the Yang family's house, there is also such a dark well.

The kitchen is on the east side of the main hall, which is also the origin of the east kitchen, Minister Yang went to see it, although it was damaged, it was still usable, the pots and pans were gone, but the stove was still there.

He walked back and unwrapped the rice bag, took out the clay pot again, and grabbed a few grabs of rice from the rice bag, which was estimated to be about four catties, and eight catties of rice when boiled. Of course, more water can be used to eat more, but that would be thin.

On the other hand, Minister Yang said with a smile on his face: "Young Master, we have a full meal today." ”

Yang He smiled and nodded, he never thought that in order to eat a meal of rice, it would be such hardship and joy.

Minister Yang washed rice and washed rice, Yang He told his younger brothers and sisters not to run around, and he carried a horse chopping knife to inspect the front and back of the house.

It can be seen that this house has a good heritage, and even the corners of the house are carved with exquisite brick carvings, implying the owner's desire for beautiful things, but now all are broken, except for the main hall and the south gate, which is slightly better, the rest are in ruins.

Yang He looked into a few rooms, and the furniture, tables, and chairs were all gone, or broken wooden boards, and he also saw a golden silk nanmu stepping bed, which was now a pile of fragments.

Fortunately, Yang He found a relatively intact desk that could be used as a dining table.

When Yang He returned, he saw smoke curling from the kitchen, and his younger siblings were gathered at the kitchen door, obviously hungry and waiting for food.

Yang He took out a wooden basin and a towel, and brought a bucket of water from the dark well, and then called to his younger brothers and sisters: "Ying'er, Qian'er, come and wash your hands and faces." ”

In front of the stone-faced basin in front of the main hall, Yang He carefully washed his hands and faces for his younger brothers and sisters, and wiped the dust off their faces and clothes.

Then Yang He washed his hands and face, and wiped the dust on his clothes, and his sister Ying'er took the initiative to wipe some places that could not be wiped by himself.

"Ying'er is so good."

Yang He picked up his sister and kissed her on the face, and immediately her sister Ying'er giggled.

After cleaning before the meal, Yang He pulled a piece of cloth to scrub the table clean, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and put a cloth curtain under the table, and there were no chairs so many people knelt on the cloth curtain, just to experience the most orthodox way of sitting of the Han people.

Then Yang He's mood became anxious, and he didn't bother to look at a lot of things that were seized, so he just waited for food.

The smell of rice in the kitchen and the sound of stir-frying, the smell of meat makes people restless.

Yang He had never felt that time had been so slow, and his younger brothers and sisters sat on both sides of Yang He, constantly probing their brains over there.

Finally.

"It's time to eat."

I saw Minister Yang come in with a wooden board carrying a clay pot and a large pottery bowl, which was full of rice and rabbit meat, which was immediately steaming, and bursts of strong incense greeted him, as if the whole room was shrouded in fragrance.

"Young master, Ying'er, Qian'er, are you in a hurry?"

Minister Yang said happily while placing the clay pot and large pottery bowl on the table.

Yang He smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ying'er, Qian'er, the minister's brother has worked hard, why don't you thank him?" ”

"Thank you, brother minister."

Sister Ying'er said sweetly.

The younger brother Yang Qian has a more introverted personality and said softly.

"Okay, that's good...... Hehe...... Good ......"

The boy touched his head, opened his mouth and just laughed.

He filled the three of them with food, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes, and one by one fell down, and he whimpered: "I didn't expect it...... All-you-can-eat ......"

Yang He's heart was also sour, he motioned to Minister Yang to hurry up and pack food for himself, and then said, "Eat." ”

When I took a bite of the rice, I felt that the fragrance was overflowing, sweet and attractive, and the heat made the whole body warm, and I couldn't help but slowly close my eyes.

"It's delicious."

Brother Yang Qian also said.

They gulped down their meals, and at this moment, the four of them felt extremely happy.