Chapter 132: Sympathy for the Sick Outside the city
"Do you think it's going to be such a mess next? This is your delusion, the Tartars are gone, the government and the official army will come back soon, the world will become peaceful, you can still live a good life when you go back, don't be delusional. ”
When Zhu Da frankly stated his judgment, the two young men kneeling on the ground obviously began to hesitate, Zhu Da smiled on the horse, and said again: "If the Tartar is still there, how can it accommodate so many people on the official road, don't you see that everything around here is still in good condition?" ”
After fleeing for a few days, seeing the lawless chaos, and experiencing the fear of the jungle, and experiencing the danger of death around him, he naturally relied on the brave and even fierce Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, and it was more likely that he was impulsive and enthusiastic.
Zhu Da judged very clearly, when the reason and cause and effect were explained, the two young people knew where they were going, and what he judged was about the same, Li Degui and Zhang Jinbei, who were kneeling, had already hesitated, and even a little embarrassed, after all, they had just knelt on the ground and pleaded, and they immediately ignored it, and it was inevitable that the knife would be difficult to get into the sheath.
"Let's go back! Daddy's family is still waiting for you, live a good life. Zhu Da was obviously younger than the two kneeling men, but the tone of the lesson was like that of an elder.
But after he appeased this, he found that the stocky Li Degui and the slender Zhang Jinbei had similar expression changes on their faces, first stunned, then sad, and then firm.
"Master, I'm willing to follow!" This time, it was Zhang Jinbei who took the lead.
"I'm willing to follow!" Li Degui then said, but the tone and demeanor of the two people were much firmer than just now.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun glanced at each other, and glanced at Li He who was standing next to them, they were all surprised, but Zhu Da was also a little angry in his heart, and his voice was slightly raised and said, "Are you willing, what about your father's family, do you just care?" ”
Ranger wandering, hot-blooded teenager, these appearances are irresponsible to the family, these two people don't care about it impulsively, Zhu Da didn't think about having two more subordinates, and he didn't think about receiving any subordinates, but he was angry at these two people's coldness and irresponsibility, it was ridiculous, because Zhu Da thought of his parents and master, just like a few days ago......
Zhang Jinbei "Master, I don't have a father or a mother......"
"Master, my father and mother died in the hands of the Tartars......" Li Degui.
Zhang Jinbei's expression was indifferent when he spoke, and Li Degui was red in his eyes and gritted his teeth, after they said this reason, Zhu Da understood a lot, and people who had nothing to worry about naturally dared to be impulsive.
Zhu Da didn't want to delay too much in this matter, so he was ready to leave after a few words, but after hearing the situation of these two people, a little sympathy inexplicably came to his heart, and he let go of the reins and persuaded: "You two are both at this age, you look at your health is not bad, you can live a good life by farming and working, why bother to be slaves, you look at our appearance, we will have to be born and die in the future, and you will have a good life, you are so willing?" ”
After saying this, the slightly older Li Degui was silent again, and his hesitant expression resurfaced, but Zhang Jinbei took a step forward, kowtowed, and said categorically: "Master, grandparents raised the young until they were twelve years old, after the second old man died of illness, the family property was robbed by the uncle, and I was driven out of the door, when the little one was fifteen years old, the uncle's family was killed by the master of the guard, and the field was swallowed. Bullied, the little one is not afraid of death, the little one just wants to be happy, the waist is straight, not to be bullied, the two masters can make the little one like this, and the little one is willing to follow! ”
Zhou Qingyun, who had never expressed his attitude, looked at Zhu Da, although Zhou Qingyun did not speak, but Zhu Da understood what the people around him meant.
After listening to Zhang Jinbei's words, Li Degui was not silent for long, his expression became much firmer, and he also kowtowed, and said in a muffled voice: "Two masters, seeing you do things happily, you can also make the little ones happy, this nest of days is enough, there is no one in the family, the little ones don't want to live so much, they want to follow you to learn!" ”
"Zhu ......."
Zhou Qingyun opened his mouth to say a word, and Zhu Da interrupted with a smile, staring at the two people in front of the horse and said, "Since you think so clearly, then follow along." ”
The two kneeling people looked up in surprise, and Zhu Da continued with a smile: "Don't decide what master and servant to do, follow us into the city, wait for the settlement to settle down, let's settle down before it is too late, if there is anything to happen on the road, we won't care about you at a critical juncture, if you want to leave by yourself, we won't leave you, everything will be said after you settle down, this is our third brother Li He, now you listen to him, follow up!" ”
Zhu Da didn't ask for their opinions, and after finishing speaking, he turned his horse forward, Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui looked at Li He's familiar face, but they didn't expect it to be Zhu Da's sworn brother, how did the sworn brother ride a horse and walk, and this third brother looked older than the two on the horse.
Doubts are doubts, chased from the front, pleading and refused, and finally agreed to take them in, Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui were happy, and they didn't care too much about these wrong places, although the two young people from the countryside had experienced ups and downs, their minds were still simple, and they all rushed to help Li He carry his luggage, and Zhang Jinbei also offered to help Zhu Da carry the basket.
"How are they placed?" The two riders slowly walked in front, and Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but ask.
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and we have silver in our hands, so we don't have to worry about the placement!" Judah replied simply.
There was no delay on the way, although the walk was not fast, but it still reached the east gate of Huairen County before dark, and not surprisingly, the city gate was closed.
All the cities are about to close before the sun sets, Zhu Da is not surprised by this, but so many refugees have arrived, but there is no crowd of people gathered and camped outside the east gate, although there are also some courtyard houses outside the city, but there is no reason to have been accommodated and stayed, in such a situation, who has the courage to live outside the city.
The question was quickly answered, and someone ran over panting and shouted: "I have heard, only the south gate will be open these days, and it will be open for two hours every day, and everyone is waiting over there to enter the city." ”
In terms of the location of the city, the south gate is a relatively safe location, and later the refugees all went around that side after hearing this, and Zhu Da and his party also followed.
Walking around the city walls, it didn't take long to see a large crowd of people, in a sense, it was also very lively, and you could hear scolding, noise, and crying in the distance.
The residents of the county town not only live in the city, but there are many houses outside the city, and these people must have fled into the city as soon as possible, leaving them outside without shelter, only a dead end.
These houses are naturally the most suitable for living, but Zhu Da they came late, they have long been occupied, when they arrive, they can still see people scolding inside and outside the door of the house, the latecomers want to go in, the people inside do not let them, but the inside is not the owner of the house, can not be justified, everyone can only quarrel or even do it.
More people still chose to camp, and the light was still there, but everyone was ready to light a bonfire, and through the night, many houses that could be demolished were demolished and used as firewood.
Among the refugees who camped for the night, there were clear boundaries, and the wealthy and powerful families were self-contained, and the guards and servants were greeted and did not let the idlers come forward, and they could live in those houses even if they came late, and they could reliably spend money or threaten to do so, while the rest of the common people were gathered in separate groups according to their own tribe and townsmen, and they were heavily guarded against each other, and did not interact with each other.
A small team like Zhu Da is special among so many people, but it is not an isolated case, in addition to them, there are also teams of three or five people or even one or two people, some look cowering and pitiful, and some are as hidden as possible, and these are low-key and hidden, often riding horses with knives.
Those who cowered and pitiful must be ordinary people who escaped from the catastrophe, but the people around them have suffered from the seedlings, as for those who are low-key and hidden, they are the most likely to escape in this disaster, but their identities are a little inconvenient, so they are not publicized.
Zhu Da They don't need to hide it on the bright side, but there will be such and such hidden dangers in the crowd, so they only start to rest in the marginal area, so that Qin Qin can wash and conveniently, a little girl needs to be cautious and protected the most at this time, and then start to prepare for a fire to cook.
"There will be no more than 3,000 people outside the city, there are not so many people in Huairen County, and the surrounding refugees do not have to come to the county seat, they can go into the mountains, they can go to Datong." Juda made a judgment.
Although it was getting dark, Zhu Da still roughly counted how many people there were, this is a means of not watching the army's estimation at night, it is Yuan Biao's teaching, and Zhu Da also has a basis, that is, it didn't take too long for Li and them to collect enough firewood, if there are too many people outside the city, everything to eat will be collected.
When they arrived at the city, there was no need to save too much on the dry food they carried, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun generously took it out and shared it with everyone, after eating the cakes and dried meat mixed with coarse and fine grains, as well as the hot soup with enough salt pipes, Li Degui and Zhang Jinbei were very excited, quite a little bit with the right people, these years can eat this kind of grain and dried meat and salt goods at any time, ordinary landlords in hundreds of villages may not be able to do it, not to mention the equipment on these two people, which is not what ordinary people will have.
In addition to being able to eat and willing to work, the two new recruits did not show too many strengths, but Li He took some scattered silver coins and went out for a circle, and actually brought some forage for the mount, and also inquired about the news.
"I'm afraid there will be trouble going into the city, someone hasn't been in for four days."