Qi Yanming swallowed his saliva, and finally put the last nest head in the basket into his arms, and just wanted to turn around and leave, but at this moment, he suddenly felt wrong, and suddenly looked up, only to find that a person who was lying on the bed was already standing on the bed, holding something in his hand and about to smash it on his head, which surprised Qi Yanming, and tried his best to dodge the blow.

Qi Yanming's skills are extraordinary, seeing that the other party has woken up, he doesn't stop doing anything, reaches out and grabs the other party's wrist, and the knife in the other hand has been put on the opponent's neck, and at the same time threatens in a low voice: "Don't move, it's not polite to move Lao Tzu again!" ”

The occupants of this house are old couples, and it was the old man who was awakened, he wanted to knock down the thief who stole things with a stick, but he didn't expect the thief to carry a knife, which made the old man tremble, and immediately threw away the stick in his hand and begged: "The hero spares his life, the little old man has no wealth and nothing at home, only our old husband and wife are left, it is really not worth the hero's hands!" ”

Qi Yanming wanted to quietly find something to eat and leave, but now that he had alarmed the family, he suddenly changed his mind again, and immediately reprimanded: "Shut up, Lao Tzu is just a little hungry, so I want to come in and find some food, since you old man has woken up, then get up and cook some food for Lao Tzu, I will leave after eating, and I will not hurt your husband and wife!" ”

Hearing Qi Yanming's words, although the old man who woke up was a little unconvinced, he didn't dare to speak loudly anymore, and nodded again and again and said in a low voice: "Little old man understands, don't worry, I'll cook for you!" ”

Seeing each other so knowledgeable. And it's a couple of old men and old ladies again. Qi Yanming is not afraid of any tricks he plays. At that moment, he asked the old man to light the oil lamp, and then he saw clearly that the other party was indeed an old man of sixty or seventy years old, and there was an old lady who was about the same age as the old man lying on the bed, but what made Qi Yanming a little strange was that he and the old man almost fought just now, but the old lady on the bed still did not wake up.

Perhaps seeing the doubt in Qi Yanming's eyes, the frightened old man hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, good man." Since my son's death, my wife has become deaf and confused, and even lighting a cannon fight next to her at night may not wake her up! ”

Hearing the old man's explanation, Qi Yanming let go of his suspicions, and immediately flashed his knife at the old man and threatened: "That's it, you hurry up and cook, and when Lao Tzu finishes eating, he will leave immediately, and he will definitely not embarrass you!" ”

"Yes, yes~, a good man, benevolence. Little Lao'er, let's cook! The old man said as he opened a locked box in the corner and took out a bag from it. Looks like it's supposed to be flour.

I saw the old man holding a broken bowl and scooping out a bowl of flour, and then walked to the grass shed in the yard to prepare for cooking, Qi Yanming was worried that the old man would call people, so he kept following him, if the other party dared to play any tricks, with his skills, it would not be difficult to kill the other party and then escape.

However, the old man seemed to be frightened, and he honestly began to light the fire and boil the water, and when the water boiled, he poured the batter made of flour into it, and then added some salt and green vegetables, which is a kind of rice commonly eaten in the north, called salty gnocchi soup, which is very convenient and quick to make, and it seems that the old man also wants Qi Yanming to finish eating early and leave early.

Soon the salty gnocchi soup was made, and Qi Yanming didn't care about the heat, so he took a bowl and sat on the edge of the stove and ate it, and the old man next to him didn't dare to move, so he had to sit there and wait for Qi Yanming to finish eating.

After Qi Yanming had a bowl of pimple soup in his stomach, he felt a lot more comfortable, and then asked the old man to serve him another bowl, and asked the old man while eating: "Don't be afraid, boss, I was also very hungry just now, so there was a bit of a conflict in my words, I don't know what to call my husband, why are there only two of you and my wife in the family?" ”

The reason why Qi Yanming changed his name and was similar to the old man's coat was mainly to inquire about the news, especially whether the officers and soldiers had ever been here? After all, he wants to climb over Shizui Cliff tomorrow, and if there are officers and soldiers here, then he has to be careful.

Seeing that Qi Yanming suddenly became so polite, the old man was also a little flattered and said: "Little Lao'er understands that it is not easy for everyone to go out, Xiao Lao'er's surname is Liu, because there are three lines in the family, so most people call me Liu Laosan or third uncle, and the heroes just call me Liu Laosan!" ”

"Ha Luha, the third uncle is polite, the so-called elders are the greatest, I still call you the third uncle!" Qi Yanming paused when he said this, and then asked, "Third uncle, I originally wanted to leave Bazhou, but recently there are many more checkpoints on the way out of Bazhou, and these checkpoints have to collect money when I see people, and I am now penniless, so I can only take the path, I heard that you can leave Bazhou by crossing the Shizui Cliff next to you, I don't know if Lu Dao is true?" ”

Although the third uncle is old, his brain is not confused, and he naturally hears that Qi Yanming's words are full of loopholes, but now his life is in the hands of the other party, so he naturally doesn't dare to ask more, and replied honestly at the moment: "The hero is right, after turning over the Shizui Cliff behind the village, he is indeed out of the Bazhou boundary, but the path of the mountain is very difficult to walk, and if you are not careful, you may even fall into the cliff, so few people have walked now." ”

Hearing the third uncle's words, Qi Yanming nodded, what the other party said was similar to what he knew, which showed that the third uncle did not lie to him. Next, Qi Yanming chatted with the third uncle for a few more gossips, and inquired about the situation in the village by the way, and when the time was almost right, Qi Yanming asked: "Third uncle, have there been any officers and soldiers in the village recently?" ”

The third uncle's body trembled when he heard this, and he looked at Qi Yanming with a little fear in his eyes, only to see him answer with a dodgy gaze: "Before...... It was true that officers and soldiers had come the other day, but they only walked around the village, then searched from house to house and left, did not go up the mountain, and have not been here since! ”

Qi Yanming was also happy and worried after listening to the words of the third uncle, the happy thing was that the officers and soldiers left after coming, and it was estimated that they would not come here again in a short time, but what worried him was that the officers and soldiers had even found such a remote place as Shizuiya, and it seemed that the imperial court had really made great efforts to arrest him.

But at this moment, Qi Yanming suddenly found that the third uncle's gaze at him was a little evasive, and his expression was also a little strange, which made him feel shocked, and he immediately guessed something, and said with a smile: "Third uncle, have you guessed who I am?" ”

Hearing Qi Yanming's words, I saw the third uncle's bowing tremble again, and his face showed a somewhat strange look, and then I saw that his body also stopped trembling, and after a while, the third uncle said calmly: "Is the hero the same General Qi Yanming Qi who rebelled with the two generals Liu before?" ”

"That's right, I'm Qi Yanming who the court has offered a reward of 2,000 taels of silver to catch!" Seeing the third uncle call out his name, Qi Yanming also admitted generously, and at the same time, he was also observing the third uncle's expression, as long as the other party showed greed, then he would finish off the other party with one sword.

As the so-called old man becomes fine, the third uncle saw Qi Yanming's eyes aggressively biting himself, and also guessed the other party's thoughts, and hurriedly waved his hand again and again: "General Qi misunderstood, Xiao Lao'er definitely didn't want to grab the idea of exchanging rewards, and I won't tell you that Xiao Lao'er's son also joined your army, but it's a pity that he ran back a few days ago and said that he was killed by officers and soldiers, and several generals also died and fled, so he had to run home." ”

Hearing that the son of the third uncle in front of him actually rebelled with him, this made Qi Yanming also a little surprised, and he couldn't wait to ask: "This is really a coincidence, but why is there only your second elder in the family, where did your son go, third uncle?" ”

Seeing Qi Yanming ask about his son, the third uncle patted his thigh and said: "Alas, don't mention it, didn't there be officers and soldiers in the village a few days ago, in addition to searching for General Qi's whereabouts, those officers and soldiers also inquired about whether there were any young people in the village who participated in the rebellion, I was afraid that my son would be captured by the people of the government, so I let him live in the mountains for a while, and wait for this period of limelight." ”

For the third uncle's reasonable explanation, Qi Yanming also dispelled the doubts in his heart, and he remembered very well that he had indeed recruited soldiers in the villages around Shizuiya, so it was not strange to meet the third uncle.

"All the people who rebelled with me Qi Yanming are my brothers, third uncle, your son is also in the army, and naturally he is also my elder Qi, Qi Mou was offended just now, please don't blame the third uncle!" Qi Yanming stood up as he spoke, and gave the third uncle a big gift very solemnly, which made the third uncle hurriedly help him up, and he didn't dare to say it.

Although Qi Yanming didn't know the son of the third uncle, since they were all people who rebelled together, this made him feel a sense of intimacy with the third uncle, and the vigilance in his heart was relaxed a lot.

After Qi Yanming was full, he wanted to leave immediately, but the third uncle insisted on leaving him at home to rest. Qi Yanming also considered that it was now the middle of the night, and it was impossible for him to go up the mountain at this time, so it was better to rest at home, wait until he was full of food and drink in the morning before going up the mountain, and then he would go over the mountain and leave Bazhou in one go.

Thinking of this, Qi Yanming finally nodded and agreed to rest at the third uncle's place for one night, but the third uncle's house only had one quilt, and the old couple had to cover it, so Qi Yanming took a bunch of wheat straws for burning the fire into the main house, and then slept at the door of the main house.

It's a pity that Qi Yanming didn't expect that from the moment he agreed to stay overnight, he had already fallen into a dangerous swamp. (To be continued......)