Chapter Seventy-Five: A Test of the Knife (3)

Zhang Wei's face was black, why did this group of people follow? Did they go with the Yellow Turban Thieves of their own free will? Or will whoever is powerful go with whom? That's too much to say.

He looked at the second daughter on the carriage who also looked questioning, spread his hands helplessly, and said, "This matter is really a bit complicated, let me drink saliva first...

The scorching midday sun shone on the ruined Xuchang city wall, on which several soldiers covered their faces with helmets and their hands wrapped around their wooden spears, leaning against the shade of the battlements.

A young soldier suddenly rubbed his sleepy eyes, stood up in a daze, walked to the battlements step by step, unbuttoned his trousers, and the trickle of water of the Yellow River meandered down the cracks in the mud bricks of the city wall.

The soldier shook with ease, and was about to fasten his trousers to continue his dream, when suddenly his eyes widened, and he took two steps back in fright, but he accidentally tripped over something, and fell heavily on his buttocks, and he couldn't take care of his pants, and shouted in a voice that hadn't woken up yet: "Oh no, the yellow turban thief is back!" Wake up, everyone, the Yellow Turban Thief is here again! ”

The rest of the soldiers woke up suddenly, ignoring the crooked helmets they were wearing, and without looking, they ran down the city wall unusually, and one of the soldiers, who was sleeping numbly, fell to the side after running less than two steps, and simply rolled down the stairs down the wall.

For a time, the soldiers on the city wall fled cleanly, a breeze blew, the soil on the city wall was swept up by the wind, and the banner at the head of the city fluttered lazily, and then it never moved again, leaving only the desolate tower.

The next group of cars in the city walked slowly, driven by a man with a large weapon, followed by a child. Behind the frame, there were more than 20 young and oldβ€”although there were no ropes to bind them, there seemed to be an invisible thread pulling them, and they followed the frame step by step, as if there was something in the frame that carried their lives.

Since he couldn't persuade these people to go home, and he couldn't get rid of them, and he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to keep up with the frame and hurt his body, he had to walk slowly, letting the strange group of old and young people follow persistently behind.

Zhang Wei looked at the loess wall in front of him, which was only more than two zhang high, and then looked at the silence in the city, which was like an abandoned city, and he couldn't help frowning, because this was too different from what he imagined. Not only is this city not comparable to an important town like Xiangyang, but even Panshi Town seems to be much stronger than it.

He turned his head to the car and whispered, "It's getting dark, let's spend the night here for the time being!" A pair of delicate and beautiful voices inside replied at the same time: "Good! Zhang Wei smiled, these two girls had such a tacit understanding, they couldn't help but feel good, and drove the carriage into Xuchang City - since they had arrived in the town, those old and young people also had a place to stay, because Zhang Wei no longer cared whether they followed him or not.

Maybe they heard some kind of news, and the shops in the city closed their doors and windows one after another, and occasionally curious people peeked through the windows, but they were pulled back by their families.

Zhang Wei wondered in his heart, today is really a strange thing, why did they see themselves like they saw a ghost? Although he was wanted by Liu Biao, it was just a show, Zhang Yun easily let himself go, could anyone want to arrest himself here? However, it doesn't look like an ambush at all - even if there is, it doesn't matter, because according to the exhibition of history, all the generals with this ability are Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, and the rest are just some unknown people, and they don't pose any threat in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wei's curiosity was moved, he scolded, and with a shake of the whip in his hand, several horses raised their hooves and rushed forward like a gallop.

In the center of the bazaar, there is a three-storey inn with the words "Hongyun Inn" written on it.

In fact, the three-storey inn is not unusual, but in this weird and dilapidated city, this can be regarded as a luxury inn, while the store has not closed, Zhang Wei jumped behind the guy, patted it gently, and said: "This little brother, don't close the store in a hurry, we still have to stay!" ”

As if he had seen a ghost, the guy was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, and kept reading: "Don't kill me, don't kill me, the store is the shopkeeper, and it has nothing to do with me... Don't kill me..."

Zhang Wei looked helpless: "Who wants to kill you, didn't I tell you, I want to stay!" Do you have any rooms available at your inn? Why don't you even entertain guests, hell? ”

"This uncle stays, the shop is already full, and I ask a few uncles to move to other inns to have a look, the shop is about to close!" The shopkeeper stood at the door at some point, smiling all over his face.

"What a few uncles, I'm just passing by here, staying for one night and leaving tomorrow, the two of me in the sedan car... Well... Two beloved wives, if there is no extra room, just clean out one! Zhang Wei said as he took out a small ingot of silver from his arms and stuffed it into the shopkeeper's hand.

The shopkeeper saw that Zhang Wei was very polite in his words, and looked at Xiao Ming on the frame again, then he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly let Zhang Wei and others go to the lobby, and said seriously: "The guest officer is not a local!" ”

"We are indeed from Jingzhou, but I don't know why the shopkeeper has this question?"

"That's right" The shopkeeper leaned his face closer to Zhang Wei and whispered: "The guest officer doesn't know, although this Yuzhou is adjacent to Jingzhou, it is far less peaceful than Jingzhou, there are yellow turban thieves everywhere, they are everywhere to rob houses, burn, kill and loot all kinds of evil. The common people in this area have been plagued all over the place, so everyone tries to avoid strangers when they see them, for fear of being implicated if they encounter thieves! ”

"Oh~ No wonder as soon as I entered the city, everyone closed their doors, as if they had seen a plague god, and they thought I was a yellow turban thief!"

"Shhhh If it weren't for me, I wouldn't have dared to let you in with your wife and children! The shopkeeper's anxiety was palpable.

"Thank you for the shopkeeper's stay, the yellow turban thieves are so rampant, is there no one to take care of them? Where are the soldiers defending the city? What about the castle guards? ”

"Alas, Yuzhou Mu was killed by the Yellow Turban thieves, and those thieves let out the words, if anyone dares to close the city gate, or fight against it, they will definitely kill everyone in the city after breaking the city... I've seen it with my own eyes, they don't even spare children... The kid had just been able to walk, but alas... Alas... It's horrible! When he said these words, the shopkeeper's hand was still trembling, which showed that the bloody scene left him with indelible wounds.

Zhang Wei was so angry that he smashed his fist on the table, only to shake the wine pot and teacup on it and jump: "These scum, if I meet them, I will never spare them!" ”

"Shhh The guest officer must be soft, I advise you, after tonight, hurry up and take your wife and concubine back to Jingzhou! It's really not good to stay here for a long time, but you can't get into trouble because of impulse! Especially the guest officer, you also brought a few beautiful wives and concubines, the king of Beishan, who specializes in robbing women from good families, you must not go north, remember, remember! ”

Zhang Wei saw that the shopkeeper was so sincere, and it was not good to thin his face, so he had to say perfunctorily: "Thank you for the shopkeeper's reminder, we will leave tomorrow!" After speaking, he hugged his fists and led the women upstairs to rest.

The shopkeeper saw that although Zhang Wei said thank you, his expression was very flat, and he didn't seem to realize the danger around him at all, so he couldn't help but shake his head lightly and sighed.

Although Zhang Wei called the second daughter his beloved wife, and he also had thoughts in his heart, he still opened two rooms, the women lived together, and Zhang Wei pulled Xiao Ming to live together.

Xiao Ming lay on the bed, blinking his eyes and asked Zhang Wei: "Why are the yellow turban thieves so bad, everyone is human, why do they rob other people's things and kill people?" ”

"In fact, the Yellow Turban Army is not all bad people, just like the big officials in the court are not necessarily all good people!" Zhang Wei felt that this was a good time to help Xiao Ming establish good values, and he was extra patient in speaking.

"Well, the eldest brother is right, the one who killed my sister was the bad guy in the court, and they also set a trap to kill the eldest brother! Fortunately, the bad guy who killed my sister was killed by my eldest brother, and my sister's spirit in the sky can rest in peace! But the bad guy who killed my family hasn't been found yet, and when I grow up, I must take revenge! ”

"Your family was killed? I thought you and your aunt were wandering orphans! Zhang Wei couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this hidden situation.

"My sister said this to outsiders, because she was afraid that the enemy would find us, but the eldest brother is not an outsider, so I told you. My sister told me that the enemy knows how to do the law, whoever he sees will die, and there is no way to dodge it, if it weren't for my sister taking me to hide in the vegetable basket, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to avenge my family... Woo woo woo....I miss my sister, I miss my mother..."The more Xiao Ming spoke, the more sad he became, at first he just sobbed, and then he simply cried.

It was supposed to be a good ideological education class, but it ended up like this, Zhang Wei looked helpless, but he was more sympathetic to Xiao Ming, a ten-year-old child, actually carrying such a heavy pressure, and he laughed along the way, as if he was fine.

If it weren't for today's conversation, I'm afraid that Zhang Wei would never know this big secret.

Zhang Wei had never taken care of a child, let alone a crying child, he knew that Xiao Ming needed to be released, so he waited quietly.

After crying for a while, Xiao Ming's mood calmed down a little.

Zhang Wei put his hands on Xiao Ming's shoulders and said loudly: "Xiao Ming, since I am your eldest brother, then your hatred is my hatred, I will definitely find out your enemy, no matter how powerful he is, I will definitely be more powerful than him, and then I will break him into pieces!" ”

"No!" Xiao Ming's attitude was unusually resolute, "My revenge, I will avenge myself!" "A pair of teardrop eyes, revealing perseverance and wisdom