Chapter Ninety-Eight: You Romantic's Joining the Army (Part I) (@忧郁de浪漫大大)

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You Romance is a native of Guilin, and his family lives in Youjia Village, at the foot of Nanxi Mountain, three miles south of the city. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info standing on Nanxi Mountain behind the village, you can see the south gate of Guilin City.

There are three people in his family, a blind old lady and an older brother who is three years older than him. Both brothers are waves, and they live on the edge of the Li River, and often flood Youjia Village, so the elder brother named You Langli, the younger brother, is naturally You Romantic. Although the life is tight, the mother and son are filial piety, and the family is harmonious, and it is quite peaceful.

However, just three or four days ago, the peaceful life of the You family was shattered!

At the beginning, it was several officials of Lingui County who came to Youjia Village with some regimental training and bravery, saying that the long-haired bandits were going to attack Guilin City on a large scale, so that the people would hide in the city, and when the long-haired thieves were repulsed, they could return home, but the government was in charge of food and housing, and each person had to pay five dollars of silver, and the three of them were one or two or five dollars.

The You family can't even take out a penny of silver, not to mention one or two or five pieces of silver. You Rongrong has grown up to be so old at the age of eighteen, and he has never seen a silver or two in the family.

Unable to afford the money, the official and the village Yong quit, scolded and smashed the already dilapidated door of the You family, searched for chickens and dogs in You Romantic's house, found a few decent coats and two old hens, and prepared to leave.

You Romance knows that those few gowns were washed by the old lady for Mr. Zhang's house in the south of the city to earn some pocket subsidies, how can he afford to lose his clothes? There are also two old hens, waiting to lay eggs for food. There was no land at home, and the brothers had opened up several wastelands, but after planting the land for a year, it was either flooded or robbed with the title deed. So this hen is also a pillar of the family. were all snatched away, how did this happen?

At that moment, You Romance was about to fight with the official with red eyes, but fortunately he was pulled by the old lady and his brother You Langli, and just like that, he was knocked several sticks by a villager Yong.

I thought it would pass like this, but I didn't expect that the next day, more than 100 officers and soldiers came directly, brought hundreds of villagers, and without saying a word, they directly set fire to the house. You Rongrong was not at home in the desert by the river beach, if it weren't for his brother You Langli who just came back from fishing, he hurriedly helped the old lady who was still in the house to take the soles out of the house, and it is estimated that even the old lady would be burned to death.

You Langli is an honest person, but You Romantic is not. When he came back, he saw that the whole family was burning out. Not only their family, but the entire house in Youjia Village was burned. His brother took the old lady by the hand and cried with the neighbors at the entrance of the village. When I asked, I learned that it was the government that decided to burn down the houses outside Guilin in order to prevent the houses outside the city from blocking the view and facilitate defense, and at the same time to prevent the long-haired thieves from hiding in the houses outside the city to rest and obtain supplies.

"These bastards!" You Romance picked up the hoe of clearing the wasteland, and pulled a few brothers who had a good time in the same village, and went to settle accounts with the Qing soldiers. This time, You Langli and the old lady couldn't hold him anymore.

The Qing soldiers left after lighting the fire, and ordered the team of villagers who stayed behind to watch the houses burn down before they could go back. This team of villagers happened to light torches and walked out of the village with great might, just in time to meet You Romance and a few of them.

"Dog leftovers! Did you lead someone to burn down our house? You Romance recognized the leader of the township, it was the gangster You Gou Yu who stole chickens and dogs in their village, and I heard that he has now entered Guilin City and has become a small leader of the regimental training.

"Oh, isn't this a romantic nephew?" You Gou glanced at You Romantic, who was in the lead, and said in a weird manner: "We are not burning houses, we are suppressing bandits' dens, and exterminating the dens where long-haired bandits may go!" Brothers, isn't it?

When a group of villagers heard this, they laughed strangely.

"You talk nonsense!" You Romance held back his anger and asked, "I heard that it was to clear your vision, why didn't the two houses of your own family and You Wangcai's family burn?" ”

You Wangcai, known as Master You, is a celebrity near the village, and has a son who is an official in Jiangxi and has a high status. His house is at the entrance of the village, and if you want to block the view, Master You's house is the tallest, the largest, and the most obstructive.

"Nonsense! Master You won't collude with the long-haired thief, why do you burn his house? It's even less likely for me myself. Without further ado, get out of the way, the captain of the regiment is still in a hurry to go back to his life. ”

"You dog leftover, let's fight with you!" After You Romance finished speaking, he picked up the hoe in his hand and dug towards You Gou.

You Gou was thin and weak, and knew that he couldn't stop it, so he dodged and dodged it, and shouted at the same time: "Brothers, give it to me, kill them and count them as mine." ”

Dozens of villagers shouted and pulled out their waist knives and slashed at them. You Romance desperately blocked, but there were few people and only a hoe, where was the opponent of Xiangyong, they were all trying their best to support it, and they were about to be hacked to death with a knife. At this time, suddenly a team rushed out of the Nanxi mountainside behind the village, all wearing red scarves and holding spears and shotguns.

"It's Longhair, Longhair has called, run!" You Gouyu shouted, beckoning the villagers to flee to Guilin City, but a few fast horses leaped out, blocking the way of the villagers, banging a few gunshots, and the two villagers who fled in the front were shot in the back, bleeding profusely, and fell to the ground. The remaining dozens of villagers didn't dare to run anymore, threw away the waist knife in their hands, and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. The team with red scarves on their heads took the villagers into custody.

"Are you a villager in this village? Are these the townsmen of the Qing Demon Sect in the city who burned down their houses everywhere? A burly man with a red scarf on his head asked.

"Yes, military master!" A villager from Youjia Village replied.

"Give! Divide it up with me, and let my holy army pay you compensation for the burned houses! After all, the Qing Demon Burning House was also caused by our attack on Guilin. The burly man took out a heavy small package from the horseback package, threw it to You Roman, who was closest to him, and then pulled the reins of the horse, made a beautiful turn, and led the team to continue in the direction of Guilin City.

The stunned You Romance didn't come back to his senses until the team walked away, and opened the small package, which was full of white flowers and silver!

Is this really a hairy bandit? Not only did he drive away the townspeople and save their lives, but he also took pity on their houses being burned, and kindly gave them silver taels. What if this is the long-haired bandit who is said to be heinous by the government? I'd rather everyone in the world be this kind of bandit. You Romanticism thought.

The people in Youjia Village complained about the goodness of the long-haired bandits, divided the silver taels, and went to the nearby polder to exchange some food. You Romantic's family of three built a thatched hut on the bank of the Li River where he cleared the wasteland and spent the night.

The next morning, You Rongrong and You Langli had just caught some fish and were about to go to Guilin City to exchange some salt and rice, when they suddenly heard gunfire in the direction of Guilin City! When I asked a few passers-by who fled in panic, I learned that the long-haired thief army had attacked Guilin City in a big way! also said that the long-haired thief army was the most ferocious, killing people without blinking, so that the You romantic brothers quickly hid.

You Langli was so frightened that his face turned white, and he quickly pulled You Romance back to the hut.

You Romance doesn't believe what passers-by say, all day long, the burly man with a red scarf on his head comes to mind from time to time, this kind of person is definitely not an ordinary bandit! You are romantic, believing in your own vision. However, in order not to worry the old lady, he still returned to the hut with his brother and stayed in the hut for two more days.

The city of Guilin has long since ceased the sound of gunfire. On the third day, You Romance went back to his home in the ruins of the burning city, trying to find the iron pot that was worth a lot of money, and when he was rummaging in the ruins, a group of people came to the entrance of the village.

The person at the head is Master Zhang in the south of the city, and he knows him romantically, because his wife helps Master Zhang's family wash clothes, and he collects the clothes. followed by Master Zhang, but there were dozens of long-haired thieves with red scarves on their heads.

This old man is also a figure with a head and a face in the city, why is he with the long-haired thief soldiers? You Romance muttered in her heart and greeted her.

"Master Zhang, what is the matter with your old coming to Youjia Village?" Although Master Zhang is rich, he is a good person, and You Romance is still very polite to him.

"Second boy of the You family, is your mother okay?" Master Zhang just said hello, he didn't wait for You Romance to answer, then turned his head to the person with a red scarf behind him: "Elder Pawn, this is Youjia Village, and the inferior gentleman You Wang's rich family is that garden."

"Well, it's hard for Master Zhang to lead the way! Brothers, it's still the same division of labor, the east two Sima will surround the outside on guard, and the west two Sima will go in and copy all the old landlord's house for me! The burly man with a red scarf on his head shouted.

Isn't this the long-haired thief who saved his life that day and returned the silver to his neighbors? It turns out that he is the pawn of the long-haired thief soldiers! You Romance recognized this person.

"Is that you? Aren't you the kid two days ago? Oh yes, that day it was here! After the burly man gave the order, he turned his head and saw that he also recognized You Romantic.