Chapter Ninety-Six. Chidi Chili (2)
Looking at Zhu Huiyan, who was crying into tears, Hou Guoxing, who was about to turn around and change his route, felt a pain in his heart. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info turned his head, not looking at the poor people, and said to Shen Zhixiong:
"U-turn!" After saying that, he turned over and got on his horse and turned away.
It's not that Hou Guoxing is ruthless, but that he has no choice. In the village that Yang Qi was talking about, only a vague shadow could be seen so far, but Hou Guoxing had already felt the smell of corpses, and it was conceivable that those who had died had begun to decay.
With the medical conditions of this era, one is not careful, it is easy to contract the plague. He Hou Guoxing has been influenced by a series of highly toxic milk powder, gutter oil, haze, and a series of poisonous influences in later generations, and he may have some resistance.
But Zhu Huiyan, a weak little woman, if she goes in, she may be infected.
"Hou Guoxing, do you have a human touch? Isn't there a living person in front of you? Zhu Huiyan got out of the carriage and pointed at Hou Guoxing's back and scolded angrily.
"It is my duty to keep the living, and the dead are not under my jurisdiction. Miles away, you can smell corpses, how can a living person still be in the village. ”
Hou Guoxing turned his horse's head and continued to Zhu Huiyan:
"Princess, I know that you are compassionate, but along the way, we have delayed too much, and if we arrive in Jinan one day earlier, we can save far more than these people."
Along the way, after the appearance of the refugees, Zhu Huiyan's tears never stopped, and he left all the valuable items on his body to the fleeing victims.
But who knows that the further you go, the worse the disaster becomes. If it weren't for Hou Guoxing's insistence, the entire convoy would probably not even have food to eat now. Because Zhu Huiyan, as a princess, borrowed all their finances and dedicated them to the victims.
"Hou Guoxing, you didn't allow me to take in the victims along the way, I know that you are afraid of exposing your traces, but why are you so ruthless, looking at the corpses in front of you, but you changed your route."
Zhu Huiyan touched his tears with his slightly trembling hand and continued:
"Aren't you afraid that because of your indifference, the victims who starved to death will seek revenge on you when they die? You're a disaster relief proclamator! ”
After finishing speaking, Zhu Huiyan looked at the convoy that continued to turn, gritted his teeth, and turned around and entered the carriage.
"Shang Fang's sword is here, Hou Guoxing, if you don't turn around, I will cut it for the imperial brother today... Cut you traitor. After Zhu Huiyan finished speaking, his chest rose and fell violently. She actually took out the Shang Fang sword she carried with her from the carriage.
In the past few days, in the face of too many deaths, the kind-hearted Zhu Huiyan has begun to collapse. Seeing Hou Guoxing ignoring the living people who might still exist in the village this time, Zhu Huiyan vented his suppressed anger at Hou Guoxing for many days.
Seeing Shang Fang's sword unsheathed, the entire convoy looked at each other, and after a while, they all knelt down.
"Get it all up!" Hou Guoxing yelled at the kneeling crowd. He took great pains to conceal his whereabouts along the way, and this kneeling was not a self-detonation track.
Before he finished speaking, the man had already turned over and dismounted, crossed to Zhu Huiyan's side in a few steps, hugged Zhu Huiyan, and after snatching the sword from his hand, he stared at Zhu Huiyan with red eyes and said angrily:
"Shang Fang's sword is not for you to play with, I always thought you were knowledgeable, but I didn't expect that you were just an ignorant woman who didn't know the general situation."
Hou Guoxing was really angry, she didn't appreciate her kindness, and even took out Shang Fang's sword and said that she was going to cut off herself, a traitor. Why do women overflow with compassion when facing life and death, and they don't even care about the least reason.
"You... You... Do you dare to scold me? Zhu Huiyan frightened the furious Hou Guoxing. The tears were even worse, and I couldn't even speak clearly. She suddenly remembered that there that day, on the small bridge and flowing water, Hou Guoxing was also like this.
That day, he was red-eyed, grabbed her shoulder, and gave her a shameless confession. Although sometimes in retrospect, she will be inexplicably restless in her heart, after all, it was the first man who dared to grab her and confess to him domineeringly. But for Da Ming, it is indeed shameless.
The people around were also stunned when they saw this scene, and they turned their heads one after another. This Qianhu lord is really brave enough, not to mention grabbing Shang Fang's sword, he actually dares to hold the princess.
Looking at Zhu Huiyan, who was scared with tears on his face and trembling slightly, Hou Guoxing hurriedly helped Zhu Huiyan who was paralyzed on her body, got up and took two steps back, bowed his head and bowed and said:
"Male... Princess, this corpse is no better than others, and I am afraid that you will be infected with the plague! ”
Hou Guoxing felt a burst of self-blame in his heart, every time this Zhu Huiyan accused him, it would make his heart feel inexplicably angry, and he couldn't govern himself. This time, he actually held him in his arms in front of everyone. This must be transferred back to the Beijing Division, and there must be no storm in the city.
A moment later, Hou Guoxing, who lowered his head, only heard the sound of a sword falling to the ground. raised his head and found that Zhu Huiyan had already run towards the disaster area.
"Keep up!" After Hou Guoxing finished speaking, he sighed and trotted to follow.
The closer they got to the village, the smell of corpses became heavier and heavier, and Zhu Huiyan, who was walking in the front, had already retched a few times.
Hou Guoxing didn't care about the taboo, grabbed Zhu Huiyan, who hated him to death, and then waved his hand at the convoy behind him, signaled the convoy to stop, and said to Shen Zhixiong:
"Mr. Shen, prepare cotton cloth and vinegar! Let everyone cover their noses. ”
"My lord, the grass people will do it immediately!" After Shen Zhixiong on the side finished speaking, he ordered the little guy to act quickly. He has traveled south and north for many years, although he was surprised, he probably understood Hou Guoxing's intentions.
"Be careful, everyone, and don't touch the corpses when you enter the village. When you go back, soak your clothes in boiling water for a few hours. Then continue soaking with cooled lime water ......"
Hou Guoxing instructed the team members, then found wine, wet the handkerchief on his body, and forcibly covered Zhu Huiyan's nose.
Zhu Huiyan, who was still struggling, also quieted down after covering his handkerchief, after all, the smell was too bad now. In the words of Hou Guoxing, a shameless disciple, it is more stinky than the smell of the pit .
Soon, vinegar and cotton cloth are ready. After Hou Guoxing instructed everyone to cover their mouths and noses with vinegar-dyed cotton cloths, the convoy began to move towards the village again.
Entering the village, a small river with a dry bottom appeared in front of everyone's eyes. It proves that the village has been completely cut off from water.
Looking along the road to the village ahead, there were collapsed houses everywhere, and the two rows of blackened tree trunks in front of the village head had no bark. The whole village was quiet, filled with an atmosphere of despair.
Zhu Huiyan didn't care about the defense of men and women at the moment, covering his nose with his left hand, and tightly grasping Hou Guoxing's clothes with his right hand to support himself. There was no way, although she covered her mouth and nose, the increasingly pungent smell of corpse hatred had made her vomit several times.
"Why don't you wait outside while I go in and have a look?" Hou Guoxing said to Zhu Huiyan.
Zhu Huiyan didn't dare to speak, just shook his head, and looked at Hou Guoxing with bright eyes, those moments that could talk, begging Hou Guoxing to take her in.
Hou Guoxing shook his head and simply held Zhu Huiyan's arm.
Zhu Huiyan's body trembled violently, and he looked at Hou Guoxing holding his hands, his mouth opened, and he didn't make a sound. followed Hou Guoxing into the village.
Entering the village, the smell of corpses became even stronger. Hou Guoxing endured his nausea and used gestures to order everyone to start going door to door to see if anyone was still alive.
Hou Guoxing originally signaled Zhu Huiyan to wait in the open area, but Zhu Huiyan insisted, so he could only follow the direction he signaled, came to a dilapidated house, stretched out his hand and gently pushed open the tattered door.
"Ahh With Zhu Huiyan screaming, Hou Guoxing turned around violently and hugged him tightly in his arms.
Zhu Huiyan, who was overly frightened, threw away the handkerchief and instinctively buried his head in Hou Guoxing's chest. She wanted to speak, her stomach churned, and she vomited irrepressibly.
Hou Guoxing didn't care about the vomit on his body, quickly covered Zhu Huiyan's nose with the cotton cloth in his hand, and retreated from the house with Zhu Huiyan in his arms.
He then placed it on his horse, turned over on his horse, and left the village at a brisk pace.
What a scene that is!
A decomposing corpse leaning against the wall, apparently a woman, with a child in her arms, and countless white maggots crawling over the corpse. Pierced the woman's belly.
And the child, apparently just born, was still biting the rotten woman's chest in his mouth. It seems that I don't understand why there is no milk in my mother's arms.
The blue-yellow guts were mixed with an unknown liquid and flowed all over the ground, and they were also crawling with white maggots. Countless large green flies flew up in fright, dancing and scurrying around the room.
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Soon, a group of people left this tomb-like village and continued to walk in the direction of Jinan.
Zhu Huiyan, who was overly frightened, lay on the side of the carriage window weakly and continued to vomit, while Hou Guoxing patted lightly on the side, his face was pale, as if he was thinking about something.
Just now, Yang Qi came back to report that there were a total of 125 corpses in the village.
One village, hundreds of lives. Hou Guoxing's right hand trembled slightly, holding the cup in his hand stiffly.
"Yes... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have entered the village......" The pale-faced Zhu Huiyan wiped his mouth and said to Hou Guoxing.
Looking at Hou Guoxing, who was pale, Zhu Huiyan thought that Hou Guoxing was still angry. Thinking that he had vomited all over the body just now, Zhu Huiyan's miserable white face was flushed.
"Oh, it's better!" Hou Guoxing interrupted Zhu Huiyan's contemplation, handed over the clear water in his hand, and asked with a smile.
"Well... It's a lot..."Before he finished speaking, Zhu Huiyan fell out of the window and vomited again.
Hou Guoxing continued to pat this Zhu Huiyan, and after Zhu Huiyan got better, he said softly:
"It is estimated that it will only get worse and worse down there, but you must hold on."
"Why, why is this happening? What are the officials in Shandong for? Why did so many people die? Zhu Huiyan turned his head and looked at Hou Guoxing and cried.
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Sure enough, as Hou Guoxing expected, the further back he went, the more serious the disaster became, and there were more and more villages like the one just now along the way. Even on the roads on both sides, patches of corpses began to appear, and the corpses were everywhere, thousands of miles away.
Zhu Huiyan, who didn't dare to dare to go out of the window in the carriage, looked at Hou Guoxing, who was pale, gritted his teeth, and said:
"Yes... I'm sorry, I'm not going to scare you with the sword. ”
"Princess, isn't Shang Fang's sword for fun? Is it used to kill? Hou Guoxing stared at the corpses that appeared from time to time on the road outside the carriage, and said coldly.