Chapter 41: It's All Here, Aren't You?
Anbei River is a famous big river in the territory of Beiyan, the big river from east to west, the source is long, the river channel is meandering, there are many tributaries, the left bank of the big river is the undulating plain, the right bank is the flat lowland, and there are dotted small ponds on it. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info down the river, is an endless open prairie.
Xiaohuangzhuang is one of the many villages on both sides of the Anbei River, it is a very small village, there are only more than 20 families in the village, more than 100 people, a few acres of thin fields, and two fishing nets, which is all their livelihood.
As soon as the sky was bright, the door of the grocery store at the entrance of the village was knocked on.
"Who? Knock on the door so early! It's noisy! "The shopkeeper was woken up from his sleep, and he was very upset, so he came out to open the door angrily.
The door was opened, and the shopkeeper's sleepy eyes were hazy and startled, only to see an old man and a young man standing outside the door, ragged, sallow, dusty, as if they had been in a hurry for a long time.
He stared at the two of them and looked at them carefully before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Where are you guys coming from?" Why are you so downset? ”
"In the war, the home is gone, only our grandparents and grandchildren have escaped, you can do it!" The older man didn't speak very well, but kept giving up.
Get! Early in the morning, I met two people who wanted to eat!
The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes and sighed, what the is this!
"Come in and have a drink, I'll get you some food!"
"Thank you!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
The old and young hurriedly thanked them and followed the shopkeeper into the courtyard.
A simple small courtyard, very clean, and a fishing net in the corner of the courtyard. The two sat on small benches, just drinking water and being silent. After a while, the shopkeeper took out a bag from the kitchen, which contained a dozen large steamed buns and a few salted fish.
"That's all there is to it at home, you all take it!" He handed the bag to the old man and asked casually, "Brother, where did you come from?" ”
"Thank you so much!" The old man couldn't stop thanking him, and replied honestly, "We are from Maolin Town, fifty miles away. ”
"Where are you going?" The shopkeeper asked again.
"We can only follow the river now, try to escape as far as we can!" After the old man answered, he also asked the shopkeeper:
"What about you people here? Not ready to go? ”
"How can anyone come from us in the poor countryside!" The shopkeeper said nonchalantly.
"Uncle, do you still fish by yourself?" The child asked curiously, pointing to a dusty fishing net in the corner of the yard.
"Yes! If you have nothing to do, go to the river to catch some fish and improve your food! The shopkeeper replied kindly.
After the old and young left, the shopkeeper frowned in the room and thought, "Maolin Town? How I don't remember having this place. Could it be—"
His expression froze, and he hurriedly got dressed and went out.
"Childe, there is a problem with the owner of this shop!" Zhang Huan, who was disguised as an old man, said to Sang Nan.
"Well, at least I've killed someone!" Sang Nan nodded, and said in a light tone, but he secretly said that he was lucky. The shopkeeper seemed to be kind and kind, but the moment he opened the door, there was a hint of murderous intent, and Sang Nan certainly felt it.
He and Zhang Huan pretended to be refugees, and they planned to investigate the whereabouts of the West Island army near Xiaohuang Village, but who would have thought that they would directly find the main owner. Looking at the appearance of the shopkeeper, it was clear that he had lived here for many years, and if these soldiers from the West Island were like him, pretending to be ordinary people, then the Beiyan army would really be difficult to distinguish.
"That's right! Moreover, his right hand has a thick joint, so he should be good at using a relatively heavy sword-type weapon! Zhang Huan continued.
"Poultry soldiers?" Sang Nan's voice was cold, revealing a hint of a playful smile:
"Let's go and join Brother Li and them first, and then let's do according to the plan!"
The two of them left the entrance of the village and walked towards the north without hurrying. There is a small forest in the north of Xiaohuangzhuang, where Li Yuanru and others are ambushed.
As they were walking forward, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind them, and Sang Nan and Zhang Huan gave each other a knowing look, pretending not to know.
"Old man? Little brother? Please stay! The shopkeeper's voice came from afar.
The two of them stopped, turned around, and made blank expressions.
I saw that the shopkeeper and several young men with dexterous skills rushed over.
"Hey! Little brother, where are you going! Zhang Huan deliberately lowered his voice and asked.
"I look back and think about it, this is a mess, your ancestors and grandchildren are alone on the road, it's not very safe, so I'm here to give you a ride!" The shopkeeper made no secret of his murderous intentions at this time, and several other young people also had smirks on their faces.
"Don't bother with the little brother, let's just go by ourselves!" After Zhang Huan finished speaking, he turned around and left, and Sang Nan also followed closely by his side.
"Want to go? I can't go! With a loud shout from the shopkeeper, Zhang Huan only felt a gust of wind coming from behind him.
He didn't look back, his legs suddenly quickened a little, and the shopkeeper's attack was missed.
The shopkeeper looked slightly stunned, and secretly said that the other party's movements were a little strange, but when he saw the two ancestors and grandsons running away violently, they shouted:
"Murder!"
"Help!"
At first, the shopkeeper only suspected the identities of the two men, but when he saw that they were running faster than rabbits, his doubts disappeared.
"The other party is a spy, kill them!" A few people beside him nodded, didn't speak, drew their blades one after another, and rushed forward.
There are more than 100 of them in this team, and they are hiding in Xiaohuang Village at this moment, and as for the original residents of Xiaohuang Village, they have already made a dead soul under the knife. Under the cover of the identity of the villagers, the Beiyan army failed to find out several times of encirclement and suppression, and if the whereabouts of the old and young were exposed, it would inevitably be worth the loss.
They must be eliminated!
The shopkeeper weighed the pros and cons, and his legs unconsciously sped up a little.
After chasing, he began to feel that something was wrong, and the two sides ran for four or five miles, but the speed of the other party did not slow down at all, and there was a forest in front of him, and if there was an ambush in the forest, his situation would be dangerous.
"Retreat!" Thinking of this, he let out a clear sigh, and several people turned around and ran towards the village.
This time and again, a distance of nearly ten miles, they kept running down all the time, and they also felt a little tired.
When they were about to reach the entrance of the village, the figures of several people stopped suddenly, and there was a hint of jealousy in their eyes.
The old and young stood in front of them at some point.
Then, they heard the rumbling sound of iron hooves behind them, and several people looked back and saw a group of more than 100 cavalry galloping from a distance.
When the shopkeeper saw the number of cavalry, his expression was relieved, and he said in a deep voice to a young man beside him: "Call everyone out and kill them all!" ”
The young man pursed his lips and let out an extremely clear whistle, and soon more than a hundred soldiers in red clothes and black armor poured out from the entrance of the village, their faces were expressionless, holding straight and sharp long knives, and the cold light was shining, and they quickly rushed towards Sang Nan's side.
Seeing the other party's long knife style, Sang Nan suddenly showed a smile and said to the shopkeeper, "What, everyone is here, right?" (To be continued.) )