Chapter 44
Two days later, one morning, the sedan chairs of "Wan Chengxing" suddenly swarmed into the street.
They are all empty sedan chairs, no one is sitting, and they are light and fluttering, and they will naturally surge fast.
The sedan chair poured out of the streets and alleys, poured to various crossings, went to the Daguan Road, and then went along the Daguan Road to the town guard office in Dongcheng, and the open space at the entrance of the current governor's mansion.
There are a lot of pedestrians on the Daguan Road, all of them are frightened by the sudden appearance of the sedan car, and those who can hide are hid to the side, and those who are not hiding are sandwiched on the road and stand honestly, letting the sedan chair around them flow like a tide, no one dares to move around, and no one dares to say a word.
It was a historic day.
The granite road where the stone city is about to die presents a kind of tragedy of death. The autumn wind was terrible, carrying pieces of dead leaves and sweeping over the roofs of the stone city buildings, making an ominous whistling sound.
The sky was overcast and damp, revealing an unknown gray yellow, and dust flew above people's heads like a cloud of mist.
Standing high in the city, you can see the surging car roof, large and small.
Standing on the side of the road where the sedan chair passed, there were legs and feet everywhere, and those legs and feet stepped on the granite ground, creating an earth-shattering sound...... On that historic day, Bu Shouru looked very solemn, wearing a pink embroidered satin jacket that he had never worn before, and a cloak with red cloth and black satin, and early in the morning, together with Qiu Sanye, protected by more than a dozen brothers from the gang, silently arrived at the Duxiangting Teahouse.
As soon as I sat down on the upper floor of the teahouse, there were already people from the sedan chair to report, saying that the 112 sedan chairs in the city had moved, and when I first went to the street, I met some sentry posts and stragglers, and most of the sentries and stragglers did not dare to stop.
Bu Shouru nodded, indicating that he understood.
The man in the sedan chair retreated.
After only ten minutes, they heard thunderous footsteps from a distance, and then, Bu Shouru and Qiu Sanye saw the sedan roof swept from the direction of Xicheng in front of the window of the Duxiangting teahouse.
The roof of the car was indeed swept over.
The speed of the sweep was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the granite pavement of Daguan Road was strictly obscured, and the road surface suddenly rose a lot, becoming colorful and dazzling.
Bu Shouru looked at the surging sedan roof, and his head was a little dizzy for some reason, so he leaned on the windowsill and turned his back.
The window on the opposite side was also open, and the wind through the hall was quite strong, and the cloak tied by Bu Shouru was lifted high by the wind and floated out of the window, like a black and red flag, hunting and dancing.
Qiu Sanye kept looking out the window, motionless, until all the sedan chairs passed, and there were two or three bags of cigarettes.
After the sedan chair was over, Qiu Sanye sighed: "This time, I don't know if these sedan chairs can be returned!" ”
Bu Shouru was silent.
Qiu Sanye said again: "It's all a good sedan chair!" ”
Bu Shouru said at this time: "What matters is not the sedan chair, but the road." ”
Third Master Qiu nodded: "Yes." ”
Bu Shouru sighed and asked, "Third Master, do you remember the day before I left the pavilion?" It's also standing here, with you, and my brother, and the granite roads in the city are covered with snow, and you can't see it at all......"
Qiu Sanye said: "How can you forget this? I remember, we still had dog meat buns here......"
Bu Shouru shook his head: "I didn't eat dog meat buns here, I ate them after I went home." ”
Qiu Sanye remembered: "Yes, after going home, the little bus left after that night." ”
Bu Shouru pulled Qiu Sanye to the tea table and sat down: "Third master, let's still eat dog meat buns today, and we have to face the old Liu's family." ”
Immediately called the little shopkeeper to do it, the old shopkeeper died last year, and now he is the little shopkeeper.
This little shopkeeper is not as stable as the old shopkeeper back then, he didn't even hear the words clearly, he ran away, didn't come back for a long time, and said after he came back, the bun was there, it was yesterday, it was not bad, and it was called hot for the guy, and it was sent over immediately.
Qiu Sanye was angry when he heard it: "Bastard thing! Who said it was eaten here? Besides, can yesterday's buns be eaten by Aunt Bu? Who did you think of Aunt Bu? Hurry up and ask the old Liu family to pack a new one immediately! Delivered at noon! ”
Bu Shouru waved his hand: "Forget it, third master, when is the time, don't worry about others." ”
Third Master Qiu disagreed: "Aunt Bu, the more we get here, the more we have to make them behave!" Whoever dares to look down on your aunt and grandmother, I will fight with him! ”
With a wave of his hand, he said to the little shopkeeper: "Go ahead, just say that Aunt Bu said it, let them make buns immediately!" The filling should be full, and the oil and water should be sufficient! ”
The little shopkeeper went.
At nearly 10 o'clock, the sedan chair operator came to report that about 2,000 sedan chairs had arrived in the open space in front of the governor's mansion, and the open space was crowded, and the three intersections leading to the governor's mansion were also crowded with the old street, Daguan Road and Paobiao Road.
Bu Shouru asked: "How many soldiers are in front of the superintendent's mansion?" ”
The sedan chair walker: "When I first went, there were not many, but then there were more, some rushed out of the governor's mansion, some came from other places, and there were a few consecutive guns at the door." ”
Bu Shouru asked, "Has anyone retreated?" ”
The man in the sedan chair said, "Like no." I came all the way and didn't see the sedan chair back. ”
Bu Shouru took a sip of tea and thought for a while: "Okay, you go!" Tell Zhao to manage them, don't be rude, let's this is a petition, peaceful, whoever wants to mess with me will not spare him! ”
The person from the sedan chair was just about to leave, Bu Shouru said again: "Also, ask Steward Zhao to send more people to run, don't let me worry about my heart, and then tell him that after three o'clock in the afternoon, he is still stiff, I will send someone to bring food to the old and young masters, and I can't starve them." ”
Third Master Qiu also worried, looked at Bu Shouru and asked, "Is this ...... Is this petition okay? Wang supervised and ...... If you don't see Zhao in charge of them, if you are right...... What to do if you shoot at them? ”
Bu Shouru was silent.
There is no bottom in my heart.
Although Bu Shouru had been planning for the petition for a few days and had sent all the brothers to help, he was still not sure.
Liu Zhenshou said well when she retreated, she should no longer treat today as yesterday.
Just thinking about it, the second head of the gang arrived, went upstairs, and rushed to Bu Shouru and hurriedly said: "Aunt Bu, the brothers of the Governor's Mansion have spread the word from inside, saying that Supervisor Wang does not recognize this peace petition, saying that we are a riot, and have held a meeting with the Jin Huiban and the Qian Zhen Guard, and ordered to shoot at any time, and also transferred the horse team and the big knife team, I am afraid that I will hurt people......"
Bu Shouru stood up with a "whew": "Is the brother who delivers the message reliable?" ”
The abductor said: "The reliable one is the adjutant of the town guard embassy." ”
Bu Shouru still didn't believe it: "They dare to shoot at so many palanquins? ”
The abducted master was almost crying: "My aunt and grandmother, you don't know, this Wang supervised all his life playing with guns, what scene have you never seen?" The person who killed it was called Haila, and he killed our people at the gate of his governor's mansion, as if he didn't have fun! ”
Bu Shouru Muran nodded: "It's the same." ”
The abductor said again: "Aunt Bu, take the fixed star!" Auntie, you are not afraid of things, I will go and fight with the brothers who helped them, and you don't care whether you live or die. ”
Bu Shouru smiled bitterly: "What are you fighting?" Liu Zhenshou has so many guns and cannons that have not fought for Wang Supervisor, how old are we? Retreat, tell Steward Zhao to retreat, the sooner the better......"
But it was too late, and before the kidnapper left the nest, the gunshots like bursting beans outside had already sounded.
Bu Shouru and everyone were stunned for a moment, and they all flocked to the east window to look. I haven't seen anything yet, but the Governor's Mansion is quite far away. After a few minutes, I saw a tidal wave of people fleeing all the way along Daguan Road, many of them with blood on their bodies, and the sedan chair they were carrying was gone.
Apparently there were still dead people, some of the men covered in blood were carried by a few men, and there were blood dripping from them in the streets, and bursts of crying of despair.
Bu Shouru looked at the miserable scene on the street and was stunned.
Everything is so incredible.
Two hours ago, there were still so many good sedan chairs on Daguan Road, and they were so red and green, this change has changed, and it has become this street full of sadness, which doesn't seem to be true.
Bu Shouru thought that it might collapse, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and he didn't even have the time to breathe. I was afraid that the butcher would shoot, and the butcher would shoot.
The gunfire intensified.
It's a bead gun, like there are many sticks.
Bu Shouru turned around from the window, his face full of tears.
The abductor said carefully: "Aunt Bu, you ...... Don't worry, I'll take a look again, maybe it's still ...... There is still a way, to ...... At least I'll have to snatch some of our sedan back......"
Bu Shouru shook his head: "Don't go, it's useless." ”
The abductor said: "It's useful, I asked Zhao to steward them and stabilize them, and they have to escape with a sedan chair!" ”
Bu Shouru said: "It's not interesting to get the sedan chair back, I'll ...... it in the future No more granite road, ...... again No more. ”
wiped away the tears from his face again, smiled strongly, and said to the kidnapper, "You can save some trouble." ”
The kidnapper didn't listen, but he still went.
Not long after the abduction master went out, Steward Zhao, whose face was covered with blood, stumbled in.
Steward Zhao reported to Bu Shouru and said, "Aunt Bu, it's over, it's all ...... It was all over, and all three Lianzhu guns fired, and they ...... killed more than a dozen, wounded I don't know if there are dozens or hundreds, put ...... Beat all the petitioners in front of the governor's house...... Hit the silly! Some of the brothers didn't believe it was true when they were shot......"
Bu Shouru said, "Sit down!" ”
Steward Zhao didn't sit down, and said: "The sedan chair we landed on the open ground of the Governor's Mansion was also burned by the soldiers, and the north wind was blowing, and the sedan chair was crowded together, so it was ...... It's like burning the company camp during the Three Kingdoms, lighting a top, and ...... Just burn a piece of ......"
Bu Shouru said again: "Look at the blood on your face, it's weird and scary, hurry up and eat the buns, sit down and eat the buns, the buns will be delivered immediately......"
Steward Zhao yelled: "Aunt Bu, this 'Wan Chengxing' is yours, you ...... Why aren't you in a hurry! Still...... I still have the heart to sit on the upper floor of this Duxiang Pavilion and eat steamed buns! ”
Bu Shouru said: "What's the use of me being in a hurry? Can you jump off this floor? ”
Steward Zhao didn't care about any rules, grabbed Bu Shouru, and dragged Bu Shouru to the window: "Aunt Bu, you... Look at that smoke, that ...... That fire, that's our sedan chair, you...... I don't care if you jump off the building or not, I ...... I just want you to watch. ”
Bu Shouru saw that a cloud of smoke did rise on the east side of Daguan Road, some places were big, some places were small, light places were light, and thick places were thick. Because it was daylight, there was no fire to be seen, and even though it was dark, the open fire was invisible.
However, Bu Shouru can imagine the situation after the two thousand sedan chairs are burned, it must be very spectacular, if it is at night, I am afraid that the fire will reflect the whole city.
Tears fell sadly, and her body couldn't help but want to collapse on the ground, Bu Shouru held on to the windowsill with both hands, so she didn't let herself fall...... Later, some people in the sedan car came one after another to report: it was said that the horse team had gone to the street...... It was said that the broadsword team had gone to the streets...... It is said that the soldiers are running around the city to grab the sedan car number and put seals, and they also arrest people...... Bu Shouru just listened, didn't say a word, and stopped crying.
At noon, the dog meat buns were delivered, and Bu Shouru beckoned everyone to eat the buns.
Eating steamed buns, Bu Shouru stared at Qiu Sanye's white hair stupidly, and said intermittently: "Third Master, you...... When you're old, you're ...... It's a petition for granted, you...... You can't get a sedan chair for me anymore, I'm ...... I've thought about building a few houses for you in the countryside, just like ...... It's like when I was to my dad. ”
Qiu Sanye's tears fell straight to the tea table and did not speak.
Bu Shouru asked again: "When you sent my father to the countryside, my father hated me, will you hate me when you go back to the countryside today?" ”
Third Master Qiu choked up and said, "I'...... I don't hate you, you can trust me, let me get a sedan chair for you for more than ten years, and ...... It also gave me a lot of knowledge, I ...... I have to thank you! You...... You are stronger than your father, stronger than Second Master Ma, and you will be destroyed today...... It's not man who destroys you, it's the sky, it's the sky! ”
By this time, the sound of horses' hooves and the footsteps of GIs running along the street were already ringing in the street outside.
The footsteps were sometimes far away, sometimes near, and for a while seemed to sound in front of the Duxiangting Teahouse.
Steward Zhao had a premonition that something was going to happen, so he persuaded Bu Shouru to leave here quickly and go out of the city to hide.
Bu Shouru ignored it, and still reminisced with Qiu Sanye: "Third master, do you still remember the song you sang on the day you and Brother Ba carried me into the city?" It is the one that is sung on the mountain of Dayu Mountain. ”
Qiu Sanye asked: "It's "Welcoming the Sedan Car into the Cave Room", right?" ”
Bu Shouru said: "Yes." It's a weird song. Third master, can you still sing? Sing it to me again. ”
Qiu Sanye was stunned for a moment, first hummed, and then sang in a hoarse old voice:
Brother, I carried the sedan chair and squeaked and walked in all directions, and there was the fragrance of wild flowers in all directions.
I have the heart to pick flowers, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'm afraid of pricking my hands, I'm more worried, I'm more worried, my sister scolds me for being a negative man...... As soon as he sang this, the soldiers supervised by the king rushed upstairs with swords and guns.
A company commander led by him aimed at Bu Shouru with a box gun and shouted: "Aunt Bu, Lao Tzu has finally found you!" You and I will work against the superintendent, and this is the end of it! ”
The box cannon in the company commander's hand picked at everyone again: "And you, it's all fucking over!" ”
The people in the teahouse were stunned, and they were all zombies.
Only Bu Shouru did not panic.
Bu Shouru put down the bun in his hand, rubbed his hand with the silk handkerchief on the table, and asked the company commander calmly: "Do you want to do it here, or do you want to find a place to avoid people?" ”
The company commander said: "What a good Aunt Bu, I'm really a little bold!" ”
Bu Shouru smiled: "No, if you are not as bold as your Wang Supervisor, he dares to sweep hundreds of people with a bead gun, and my aunt and grandmother will not dare!" ”
The company commander snorted: "You still dare to bewitch the crowd!" ”
Bu Shouru no longer ignored the company commander, as if nothing had happened, and said to Qiu Sanye: "You keep singing, why don't you sing?" Even if I die soon, I have to finish listening to your old songs! ”
Qiu Sanye then continued to sing:
My brother and I welcomed the sedan chair and blew into the cave room, and the cave room was bright, and I hugged my sister and panicked.
Ten years of lovesickness, I waited and waited, and I waited bitterly, for today, how many days and moons have I scattered...... Qiu Sanye sang stupidly.
Bu Shouru listened stupidly.
The company commander, who was stunned on the side, felt that he had been lightly treated, so he didn't say anything, quietly walked behind Qiu Sanye, raised his hand, and fired the box cannon at Qiu Sanye's gray head, and only one shot interrupted Qiu Sanye's singing forever...... After the fight, the company commander aimed his gun at Bu Shouru and said to Bu Shouru: "I don't have any thoughts now, right?" Let's go, my Aunt Bu, I'll do my job to see you! Bu Shouru straightened her sideburns, stood up gently, and asked the people around her to tie the red and black cloak for her, and then looked at Qiu Sanye, who was lying to the side, and explained to Steward Zhao: "Put ...... Bury the third master...... buried, to be buried thickly, for the ...... Burn two more handfuls of paper for me......"
After that, no one looked at it, raised his feet and walked downstairs.
The people on the first floor called their aunt and grandmother, and they all cried.