In the valley around Qingdongchuan, a group of "bandits" who looked very embarrassed were carefully evading the search and arrest of the surrounding officials and soldiers.

The group was young and old, most of them had all kinds of weapons in their hands, and some of them were dripping with blood from their wounds. Judging by the condition of the wounds, they should have just experienced a battle.

Wu Quanwu, who was only thirteen years old, followed closely behind his grandfather, although he was already dizzy from hunger, Wu Quanwu did not say a word. The slap print on his cheek was just left by his grandfather, and Wu Quanwu didn't want to make his grandfather angry at this time.

It's just that although he tried to force himself to calm down, Wu Quanwu was still very worried about his father. In the battle just now, the officers and soldiers of Gansu Town were almost able to completely destroy their own forces, but it was his father who led people to desperately drag and lead away the pursuers.

Although the grandfather said that his father would follow soon, Wu Quanwu still felt strongly uneasy in his heart. My father had given up the food to himself before, and it was likely that he would not have enough strength to eat one less meal. And the uncles who were with him were also exhausted, and Wu Quanwu was worried that she would never see them again.

Just like the He family, who has a big plate and can fly in the sky, Wu Quanwu's family and even the entire clan are thieves. Or except for the brother who chose to join the army two years ago and has never received news since.

Originally, their Wu family was just a commoner who kept to themselves, and everyone lived in a small village in Dongchuan, except for farming, they also lived by hunting.

However, there are more and more thieves from other places who break into Dongchuan, and they are constantly competing for some grain in the mountains. In order to protect the clansmen, Wu Quanwu's grandfather, who was the patriarch, simply took all the clansmen to become thieves a year and a half ago.

Although relying on the familiar location and the skills trained in previous hunting, the Wu family also survived the threat of many thieves. But the price paid on the way is definitely sad, many clansmen died in this battle for survival, including Wu Quanwu's mother.

It is not that no one has thought of escaping from Dongchuan and surrendering to the official army to save the entire clan. However, after one of Wu Quanwu's uncles and Wu Quanwu's grandfather's favorite son was killed by the official army, the Wu family continued to choose to stay in the mountains and grab food with others.

Previously, Dongchuan suddenly reduced most of the population, and there was news that the official army began to recruit thieves on a large scale. Wu Quanwu's father and several other clansmen also once again ignited the idea of surrendering. But the stubborn grandfather didn't agree to anything, and finally waited for the army of the imperial court to attack.

"There's movement, everyone is on alert."

After hearing his grandfather's alarm, Wu Quanwu nervously clenched the floating stone in his hand (as I said before, this is a catapult). He squatted down quickly, picked up a decent stone at his feet, and looked a little frightened in the direction that his grandfather was guarding.

"Goo-goo~goo-goo."

A cuckoo call came, and the clear, loud chirping had the effect of instantly restoring calm to one's mood in the hustle and bustle of the society of later generations.

However, if Zhang Mengcheng, the traverser of Jinding Mountain, is here, he is already experienced, and he will definitely scold a few words. Then he began to criticize these people because they were so inconsiderate.

Although the cuckoo's cry is indeed real, the cuckoos should have flown south at the current season. Now using this kind of birdsong to disguise it as a signal, and put it in Dongchuan, which is complicated at the moment, isn't that just making himself unhappy.

"Coo-coo~coo-coo~coo-coo."

After Wu Quanwu's grandfather got the signal, he replied to the source of the sound. Wu Quanwu looked at his grandfather who was signaling, and his heart was finally a lot more stable at this time. For he had already heard from the previous voice, that the cuckoo's cry must have been made by his father.

The next situation was indeed the case, Wu Quanwu's father and several uncles appeared from a distance. Although some of them were wounded, one of the uncles was carried by his father. However, the number of personnel has not decreased, which is indeed a relatively fortunate thing.

"Dad, are you okay, where are you hurt?"

"Is the injury serious, what happened to the pursuers of the officers and soldiers?"

Wu Quanwu and his grandfather's words sounded almost at the same time. But Wu Quanwu reacted immediately, looking at the patriarch on the side in fear, afraid of what punishment he would receive.

However, the grandfather, who was usually very strict, did not hold his grandson accountable for his undisciplined behavior this time. At this time, he was more concerned about his son's reply.

Wu Quanwu's father was very kind, he touched his son's head with his hand, and soothed Wu Quanwu's nervous heart with a smile. Then he turned his head and reported to the patriarch.

"The eighth brother was slightly more seriously injured, and his thigh was pierced by an arrow, and the other brothers were fine. After the pursuers of the officers and soldiers were led away by us, they may still be wandering around the woods now, and we made a special circle to come over. ”

After listening to his son's report, the patriarch's face, which had been rigid, finally loosened a little. The people of the Wu clan, who are familiar with the local conditions, have been begging for a living in the mountains and forests of Dongchuan since they were children, and the officials and soldiers should indeed be led away. But he didn't ask again, because he knew his son had something to say.

"I ran into the guy with the carved arrows on the road before, and I heard that the remaining leaders of Dongchuan are now rushing to the Gao family with the remnants of their subordinates. Originally, he wanted to invite me to come over, but I still had to meet with your father, so he turned down the invitation to carve arrows, should we rush over now? ”

"There are now officers and soldiers from Ningxia Town in the north, and our previous idea is not working. This time, let's try to look to the east, and if we have a chance, we will go straight to the top. ”

"I'm afraid it won't work, when I got rid of the officers and soldiers chasing the soldiers, I arrested an officer and soldier for interrogation. The mountain to the east of us seems to be being cleared by monkeys, and if we run into them, none of us can escape. ”

"It's a bastard monkey again, this bastard who licks the official army ** will not die well sooner or later. Last time, the Iron Horn City ambushed the official army, and the chaotic monkey didn't meet us, and he was considered fateful. ”

Wu Quanwu heard that his grandfather was making old mistakes again, and he was already a little familiar with the routine, so he reluctantly left his father. Because Wu Quanwu knew that every time Grandpa mentioned the name Mixed Sky Monkey, he would become a little angry next.

Father once explained to himself privately that his grandfather was a little jealous of the monkey. Because this person used to be a thief, but now he made a fortune by hunting down his former comrades, and now he seems to be living a good life.

In February this year, the official army once entered Dongchuan, and the chaotic monkey was also in it. At that time, Grandpa and the other bandit leaders were dealing with Gansu Town, so the two sides did not fight directly.

However, in this battle, the grandfather personally shot to death an officer and army general surnamed Pan with a bow and arrow. In the post-war calculation, my grandfather brought back a lot of gains. Wu Quanwu also had a full meal because of this, so she remembered this incident very clearly.

"Dad, I see, I think we'd better come down. Now that the situation is hopeless, if we continue to fight with the officials and the army, our Wu family will be doomed. ”

Wu Quanwu's father's words attracted the attention of many Wu clan people who were resting around. Although they didn't raise their heads at the same time, everyone finally looked at the patriarch in unison, and there was a lot of anticipation in their eyes.

"Shut up! Have you forgotten how your brother died, the officers and soldiers didn't have a single good thing, and if you really go, then our Wu family will really die. ”

"Dad, just think about it again, maybe your grandson is also in the army there."

"I haven't heard from you for two years, what hope can you have in this world. If you were optimistic about Quansun and let him continue to live at home, how would it be what it is today. ”

"Dad, I think ......"

"Enough, I don't want to hear that anymore. After the death of the four children, you jumped up and down among the people all day long, thinking I don't know what you were thinking. It's just that you bastard thing is making a fool of yourself, and the four babies will die in vain when they listen to your nonsense, do you think that I will let you be the patriarch in this way, get out of the way for me. ”

"......, the child is leaving."

Wu Quanwu looked at his father's sad appearance, and he was also very unhappy. He knew that it was the fourth uncle's own idea to choose to take refuge at the beginning, and his father had painstakingly persuaded him at that time. At that time, Wu Quanwu was hiding aside, so he knew very well.

He always wanted to refute his grandfather, but his father always refused to give him this opportunity. In fact, the clansmen said in private that it was because Grandpa had always favored the fourth uncle, and the pressure on the fourth uncle in the clan was too great. So in order to prove himself, the fourth uncle went behind his grandfather's back to contact the government.

But grandpa didn't realize it until now, but always thought that it was because his father wanted the position of patriarch that he deliberately designed to kill the fourth uncle.

In fact, the clansmen all know that Dad didn't have any intention of becoming a patriarch. Otherwise, the most popular father would have been in charge of the entire clan a long time ago, and it would be useless for the grandfather to oppose it.

"Dad, this is the wild vegetable I picked on the road, you can taste it and make up for some strength. I've really already eaten it, you don't have to worry about me. ”

Although his father was scolded in front of his grandfather, Wu Quanwu also had the opportunity to stay with his father. Wu Quanwu, who was a little happy in his heart, hurriedly offered his previous windfall to his father.

"Well, it tastes good, let's eat it with my father. Meals are eaten with the family, and the taste is the best. ”

Looking at his son who can't lie, Wu Quanwu's father got rid of a lot of the sad state he had just made. After tasting the bitter wild vegetables, he habitually stretched out his hand and kept stroking his son's head, which was a little round because of his hair. After the eldest son and his wife are gone, the younger son is the most important treasure in his heart.

"Dad, you took one bite less than me, and then continue to make up for it."

"Okay, you can eat too."

"Dad, you just ate less than I did, eat a little more."

"Dad's mouth is bigger than yours, so it looks a little less, okay, okay, Dad just make up for this mouthful, don't skip eating." ……

The increasingly rare gathering of the father and son made the other clansmen of the Wu clan feel warm in their hearts.

And the patriarch who was angry before, after seeing the warmth of his son and grandson, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling in his heart. The harmonious coexistence of children and grandchildren in the family relationship is very gratifying to him, an old man with an increasingly eccentric temper.

At the same time, the scenes he remembered when he and his sons were young also resonated at this time. I used to have a similar scene, and my five young sons lived happily with myself and my wife, although they were not rich.

Those happy and tearful memories are indeed an extremely valuable asset for the older generation.

When did it start, and he and the three babies actually became like this.

Was it when the youngest son was taken away by a wolf when he was nine years old?

Or was the second baby carrying his prey at the age of sixteen, because he accidentally fell off the cliff?

Or did the eldest son and his wife die almost at the same time because of the plague?

The third baby is obviously the most considerate of his child, and he forced himself to mature when he was still young and helped himself take care of all kinds of work. So the third baby didn't have to worry about it, and he spent most of his mind on the fourth baby.

The four babies who are most like themselves obviously have the most expectations of themselves, why ....... No, it's the third baby who is not good, and there is nothing wrong with him. It's the three babies who are wrong, and the whole world is wrong.

This world has forced many ordinary people to cook and eat their infant children. This kind of thing is done by someone, and it is obviously wrong in this world. If the third baby is not so perfect in this world, then the pressure on the fourth baby will not be so great, so the third baby is wrong.

The old man was obviously still immersed in the warm scene of his children and grandchildren just now, but after thinking of his painful memories, the stubborn old man began his paranoia. He reverted to his previous unreasonable state, and quickly terminated the momentary warmth between his children and grandchildren.

"Enough rest, all stand up for me, let's rush to Gao's house to meet the others now."

Grandpa still came with a lot of angry words, and Wu Quanwu reluctantly let go of his father's hand. Because he knew that his tired father would definitely take the initiative to take charge of the sentry outside. The father is the most considerate of the clan, which also causes less time to spend with the family.

Wu Quanwu's father was still feeding his son, but after hearing the patriarch's words. He also realized that everyone was still in danger and could not rest up.

Focusing on the overall situation, he agreed with his father's vigilant and serious mentality, and did not think about other places at all. However, he also noticed that the previous light in his son's eyes was rapidly dissipating, so he smiled and said to his son.

"Baby, follow behind grandpa obediently, and dad will go back when he goes. Don't cry because you're lonely, Daddy will find a way to bring you something to eat. ”

"Dad, I'm not hungry. You have to be careful with the officers and soldiers, come back early, I will wait for you. ”

I won't be lonely, even if my brother leaves, my mother is gone. But I still have my father, and, and, and my grandfather, who is not very good-tempered, is also there, so I won't be lonely.

Wu Quanwu, who thought so in his heart, sucked his somewhat sour nose, and at the same time rubbed his somewhat red eyes, and said goodbye to his father strongly.