Chapter 8: Heading to Jiading County
It seems that the living conditions on the mountain are too poor, and when the shopkeeper brought the dishes, Puguang and Ling Yuqiang couldn't bother to speak, so they just stuffed the food into their mouths, so fast that Wu Qiang couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
Almost as long as there was a dish on the second side of the shop, it was swept away by Puguang and Ling Yuqiang. Wu Qiang had to hold back his laughter, let the shopkeeper serve the food faster, and added a few more dishes, affected by the condiments of later generations, the taste of the dishes Wu Qiang was a little uncomfortable.
In the end, Wu Qiang only ate eight points full, but Puguang and Ling Yuqiang both leaned on their chairs, patting their round bellies, and claimed that they were propped up. When it came time to settle the meal money, Wu Qiang couldn't help but be taken aback, it wasn't that he was distressed about spending money, but that Puguang and Ling Qiang were too good at eating, these two guys were simply foodies.
In the past few days, Wu Qiang has learned that the purchasing power of one tael of silver is equivalent to 400-600 yuan in later generations according to the price of grain, but the cost of this meal is 229 yuan of silver.
You must know that this is only a small restaurant of low grade, and nearly three taels of silver are enough for a month's living expenses of a poor family. Seeing that the shopkeeper reported nearly three taels of silver for the meal, Puguang and Ling Yuqiang felt a little embarrassed while feeling pain.
Wu Qiang didn't care, he directly paid three taels of silver, and the excess was rewarded to the shopkeeper.
Puguang and Ling Yuqiang's eyes suddenly glowed red, and they scolded Wu Qiang in their hearts for being a loser, eager to snatch back the overpaid silver, the shopkeeper was very clever, and when he saw this, he quickly smeared oil on the soles of his feet.
The three of them came out of the small restaurant, Puguang and Ling Yuqiang rubbed their stomachs, burped at the same time, and praised the delicious food with their oily mouths, but they only spent three taels of silver on the meal, which made the two of them angry and scolded the store for their black hearts.
The two of them didn't say anything, but Wu Qiang knew that these two must be secretly scolding him for being a loser.
Wu Qiang did not choose to purchase in Qibao Town, after all, he had to travel a few more miles, and he wasted the horse's foot strength in vain. In this way, it is better to purchase in Qingpu County by the way when returning, and you can also save some effort.
When they arrived in Qingpu County, the three of them heard that Widow Ma's sentence had already ended, just because Widow Ma had no relatives to collect her body in this county, and the broken body was still parked at the intersection of the street, and no one came forward to collect the body.
For prisoners who have been punished by Ling Chi, as long as it is not a heinous crime, the government will generally allow family members to collect the corpses for them, and in the absence of family members, they will also allow well-wishers to collect the corpses on their behalf.
Wu Qiang felt that a woman had been tortured like this during her lifetime, but there was no one to collect her body after her death, so he felt a little unbearable. But he felt that it was inconvenient for him to come forward, so he took out five taels of silver and begged an elderly man who seemed to be kind and loyal to collect the body on behalf of the widow.
The elder is also a warm-hearted person, and he accepted it without hesitation. Puguang and Ling Yuqiang didn't show any pain this time, and even both of them quietly gave a thumbs up to Wu Qiang.
Wu Qiang was afraid that Puguang would lose control again when he saw the scene of Widow Ma, so he asked Puguang and Ling Yuqiang to go shopping for things, while he followed the elder to collect the body of Widow Ma.
At the crossroads, Wu Qiang saw a bloodstained basket containing broken human tissue, and the human head of the horse widow was placed at the top. Because of the great pain she had endured in her life, the expression of the horse widow who was dead was extremely hideous and terrifying.
The elder stepped forward to tell a few guards about the situation, and stuffed a handful of copper coins, and after several soldiers collected the money, they happily dispersed. The elder hired two strong men to carry the basket containing the body of the widow of the horse into a donkey cart and headed out of the city.
Wu Qiang estimated that the elder could earn at least three taels of silver, but he was not a little uncomfortable in his heart, but was very grateful to the elder.
Through the introduction of the elders, Wu Qiang learned that Widow Ma's Ling Chi was punished with fourteen knives, not the so-called thousand knives, but the dismemberment of the human body into several sections, which is similar to the commonly known eight pieces of unloading.
Puguang has always been responsible for the daily needs of Puyuan Temple, and Puguang quickly completed everything with ease, and the three of them went out of Qingpu County after convergence, and no one mentioned the matter of the horse widow along the way.
Even when they returned to Puyuan Temple, Puguang and Ling Yuqiang didn't mention it, as if it was like a small episode in life, Wu Qiang naturally wouldn't have a big mouth.
But this incident brought a lot of touch to Wu Qiang, which also made him more determined to leave Pan Afu and the others as soon as possible, after all, the bloody facts are in front of him. This is the ancient Qing Dynasty, which is still the most barbaric and evil, and it will not talk about the so-called human rights at all.
If she was caught by the Qing court as a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, the number of knives she was cut would definitely increase a lot, and the ending would be even more miserable.
Wu Qiang didn't want to end up like this in the future, and he was not a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, this kind of death was not only painful, but also very wrongful.
Lying on the bed, Wu Qiang fell asleep in his thoughts.
"Kill, don't let go of the anti-thief ......"
Wu Qiang was half asleep and half awake, and was suddenly awakened by a shout of killing, he didn't even care about wearing clothes, jumped out of bed and quickly stepped forward to open the door.
Under the reflection of the fire, Wu Qiang saw that Pan Afu was taking Puguang and others to fight with a large group of Qing soldiers, and Pu Hui and the two teenagers had fallen in a pool of blood.
Several Qing soldiers saw Wu Qiang, and pounced like wolves and tigers, for some reason, it may be because he had just gotten up, Wu Qiang felt weak, and only resisted a few times before being knocked over by the Qing soldiers.
Soon the battle in the courtyard ended, Pan Afu, Pu Guang and Ling Yuqiang, and Xu Yong were all captured alive, and the rest were all killed. The Qing soldiers escorted them back to Qingpu County, and punched and kicked them along the way, which was very barbaric and brutal.
When they arrived in Qingpu County, the Qing generals were too lazy to interrogate them, and ordered them to be hung up and tortured overnight, and the next day they were all sentenced to Ling Chi, and they were executed at the intersection of Qingpu County.
When Wu Qiang was stripped naked and tied to a wooden stake, and the executioner walked over with a sharp knife with a hideous expression, Wu Qiang's mouth was gagged, his hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't move at all, and tears flowed down his eyes in fear and sadness.
When he was desperate, Wu Qiang felt a relief in his mouth, and found that he could speak, so he hurriedly shouted: "I regret it, I don't play crossing, I want to go home." He was excited, and said what was in his heart.
Immediately after, feeling as if his body had broken free of the restraints, Wu Qiang sat up suddenly, but found himself on a small broken bed, and everything before was a dream. It was only then that he realized that his whole body was soaked with sweat.
Wu Qiang used to be a staunch materialist and didn't believe in any ghosts and gods in the world at all, but when such a bloody thing happened to him, his concept also changed.
This nightmare is so terrifying, too weird, is there any sign in it? Wu Qiang was a little suspicious, which also made him have a sense of urgency, hoping to draw a line with Pan Afu and other members of the Heaven and Earth Society as soon as possible.
Wu Qiang also began to intensify his active training, mainly to improve his parkour skills and strengthen his physical fitness, after all, parkour is his only reliance, and in case of emergency, running for his life can definitely come in handy.
Pan Afu's physical fitness is very good, he has changed the medicine several times, and he has been recovering well after the wound and stitches are removed. Pan Afu saw that his health was fine, so he was ready to deal with some things, after all, he was the red stick of the Hongyi Hall Ruifeng Altar, and he couldn't always stay in Puyuan Temple.
"Brother Pan, what about my household registration problem, didn't you say that you would help me solve it?" This is what Pan Afu promised, and now that Pan Afu is leaving, Wu Qiang naturally wants to bring it up, after all, without a legal identity, it is always a big trouble.
Pan Afu's eyes flashed with a smile of successful trickery, and said: "There are no brothers from our Heaven and Earth Association in the Yali of Qingpu County, this matter is more difficult to do, you better go with me, I will find you a place to do things." ”
"Where are you going? Far from it? "Wu Qiang is really unwilling to follow Pan Afu around, it's really unsafe.
"Go to Jiading County."
"When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there were three massacres in Jiading?"
"That's right."
"Okay, I'll go with you." If it was another place, Wu Qiang might be reluctant to go, but mentioning this place in Jiading aroused some of his interest, after all, Jiading left a painful memory of the Han people, and he wanted to remember it.
In fact, Pan Afu has always wanted to attract Wu Qiang to join the Heaven and Earth Society, after all, Wu Qiang's skills are good, he has killed several Qing soldiers, and he has no good impression of the Manchu Dynasty, such a person is not easy to find.
However, Wu Qiang was not very interested in joining the Heaven and Earth Society, which made Pan Afu a big headache, and he didn't want to let go of Wu Qiang's talent, and there was still a mystery in Wu Qiang's body, which made him unable to see through.
In addition to Wu Qiang, Pan Afu also brought Puguang, Ling Yuqiang and Xu Yong and other three people, the five of them packed up, said goodbye to Pu Hui and others, and rushed to Jiading.
On this trip, in order to prepare for emergencies, Wu Qiang brought a set of blue sportswear, a pair of running shoes, a first-aid kit, as well as three lighters and a cigarette.
All the items were packed into an outdoor sports backpack by Wu Qiang, of course, this backpack was also camouflaged, after all, it was too conspicuous in this era. Just from the greedy and envious eyes of Puguang and others, it can be seen that Wu Qiang doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.
The five of them passed directly through Qingpu County, and without stopping, they continued to rush to Jiading County.