In May, in the twilight of spring, the willow wind blows cold.

Lu Wenzhao likes horses, these two horses are good horses bought from the mouth, fat and strong, and the feet are extremely strong.

Coming out of Baoding City, the two of them galloped all the way, and after a little more than an hour, Ranzhuang was already in sight.

When he was still five or six miles away from Zhuangzi, Zhang Yueming suddenly slowed down. Seeing that Zhang Yueming lowered his speed, Lu Wenzhao also lowered his speed.

"Is it almost there?" Lu Wenzhao asked, he hadn't been to Ranzhuang, but it was estimated that it shouldn't be far away.

"It's coming, there's still five or six miles to go." Zhang Yueming said.

There are still five or six miles, why slow down the speed? When Lu Wenzhao was feeling a little puzzled, a person suddenly appeared in the ground next to the road.

Lu Wenzhao was a martial artist, and his reaction was extremely fast, he grabbed the reins with his left hand, and at the same time took out the box gun with a large German mirror with his right hand.

Zhang Yueming looked at it and hurriedly said: "My own people!" ”

At this time, the man also saw it clearly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, it's you." ”

Zhang Yueming asked, "Is Hong Zi here?" ”

The man: "Yes." ”

Zhang Yueming said: "You are busy. ”

The man nodded, turned and disappeared into the earth again.

Lu Wenzhao was confused, is Ranzhuang a bandit den now?

Zhang Yueming didn't explain, and urged the horse to rush to Zhuangzi.

After running forward for two or three miles, he saw a raging fire in front of him, which was very vivid in the night.

Lu Wenzhao pointed to the firelight in front of him and asked, "Brother Zhang, what are you doing?" ”

Zhang Yueming said: "It's burning bricks." ”

After speaking, he had already arrived at the entrance of the village.

Han Lihong was waiting at the entrance of the village.

Lu Wenzhao and Zhang Yueming turned over and dismounted, and handed the reins to the two guards who came forward.

Without waiting for Lu Wenzhao to speak, Han Lihong stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Lu, welcome to Ranzhuang." ”

Seeing Han Lihong waiting at the entrance of the village, Lu Wenzhao was very surprised, and after greetings, he asked, "Mr. Han, do you know that I am coming?" ”

Smiling, Han Lihong said, "Mr. Lu, we have a phone. ”

Lu Wenzhao understood, this must be the person who stopped them on the road. He felt weird. Telephones are commonplace, but they can appear in such a village......

Han Lihong invited Lu Wenzhao into the Chen family's compound.

For Lu Wenzhao, Han Lihong did not have the slightest taboo, what should everyone do.

As soon as Lu Wenzhao entered Zhuangzi, he felt an extraordinary atmosphere.

In the past, all the villages he had seen were lifeless, but here they were full of vitality.

When he entered the Chen family's compound, Lu Wenzhao no longer had the slightest suspicion that everything that happened to the Chen family was related to Han Lihong, and the Chen family's houses and fields had also fallen into Han Lihong's hands.

Entering the courtyard, a little daughter-in-law called for water and asked Lu Wenzhao and Zhang Yueming to wash their faces.

After washing his face, Zhang Yueming said: "Hongzi, we haven't eaten yet, we're all starving to death." ”

Han Lihong said to Lu Wenzhao, "Mr. Lu, do you want to take a look first, or eat?" ”

Lu Wenzhao was full of curiosity about this place, and he said, "Let's take a look first." After speaking, he thought of Zhang Yueming's words that he was starving to death, and smiled apologetically at Zhang Yueming.

Zhang Yueming smiled: "It's okay, let's do our own thing, you go and see, I'll make some advances first." ”

Lu Wenzhao also smiled, he found that it was Zhang Yueming, and it became much easier when he arrived here.

Zhang Yueming went to advance, and Han Lihong accompanied Lu Wenzhao out of the Chen family's compound, but he did not lead Lu Wenzhao into the tunnel, but walked around the village first.

The village was dark, and few houses had light.

This is not surprising, because after dinner, few people in the countryside still have lights on, but the problem is that Lu Wenzhao feels that many people have no one at home.

And, most strangely, that energy is everywhere despite the absence of people.

At this time, where have all the people gone? Lu Wenzhao looked up at the south of the village, and there were faint voices there.

On a Mayday in late spring, in such a village and in such an atmosphere, it is very pleasant to stroll.

Suddenly, Lu Wenzhao was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the unspeakable depression and anger in his heart seemed to have disappeared, and he was very calm in his heart.

Neither of them spoke.

As he walked towards the south of the village, Lu Wenzhao heard louder and louder voices, and the firelight he saw became brighter and brighter. As for bypassing the last row of houses, Lu Wenzhao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, why are there so many children?

After walking for a while, I got closer and saw more clearly.

The brick factory is not small, it is a row kiln with five kilns.

The kiln yard is large, and several roaring bonfires illuminate the kiln, and the light of these bonfires can be seen in the distance.

The scene of the kiln is peculiar.

Many children gathered in a pile, watched by a woman in her thirties and some elderly people. These children were swaddling babies, the oldest of whom were only seven or eight years old, and many of them were sleeping sweetly.

The older children carried small baskets of earth from the large mound to the mud.

Why are you bringing all the kids here? Lu Wenzhao looked at Han Lihong in confusion.

Han Lihong smiled a little helplessly: "There are not enough people, the adults have gone out to work, and they can't take care of the children." Leaving the child at home is very crying, but leaving it here, it is very quiet, not crying or making trouble. ”

Lu Wenzhao saw that those who looked at the children were real old people, and they were old people who couldn't do their jobs anymore.

He looked into the kiln again, and his heart was shocked.

The people here, whether they are mullets, dirt carriers, or mud, are all sweating like rain. But this was not what shocked Lu Wenzhao, what shocked him was the expressions of these people.

Here, everyone's expressions are very focused.

Lu Wenzhao knew that this kind of concentration could not be bought by any amount of money. He had always been nice to the workers and the fellows, but he had never seen the look on the faces of those people.

Lu Wenzhao didn't ask anything, and Han Lihong didn't explain. After watching silently for a while, Lu Wenzhao didn't pay attention, and a hole suddenly appeared next to him.

A faint glow peeked out of the burrow.

Han Lihong walked down the cave first.

After entering the cave, it didn't take long for Lu Wenzhao's mouth to be his own, and he couldn't close it if he opened it wide.

There are more people working in the tunnels.

Lu Wenzhao understood where the soil for burning bricks came from.

The scale of this tunnel is really too big, and, without Han Lihong saying it, he can also see that this is just the beginning.

Lu Wenzhao felt that the blood around him began to heat up and boil rapidly. At this moment, he really realized what the weight of Han Lihong's phrase "take precautions" was!

At least, at least, if he came, Han Lihong could bless the villagers on this side.

If nothing else, just doing this, what an immeasurable merit!

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