Chapter 41: The Night Is Long (1)
There is a full moon hanging in the sky, the air is clear and bright, sprinkled to the world, but under the moonlight, the world is not reunited. In the small village outside the city, several peasant families packed their belongings and prepared to flee at night. Hermes-Epitek has always relocated to a peaceful land, and if it were not forced by the situation, who would want to leave their hometown, drag their families with them, and be shaken in this troubled world.
The old farmer supported his wife, who had poor legs and feet, slowly turned around, looked at the thatched house where his ancestors had lived for generations, and burst into tears for a while.
Three months ago, the young man named Aqin came here with a group of people, saying that he was passing by here to beg for water. The old farmer saw that they all had a rural accent and looked dignified, so he gave them the pot pulp sent by his wife. These young people, however, did not eat and drink for nothing, and quickly helped him with farm work, from planting rice to feeding chickens and grazing. The old farmer was already old, and now that he saw someone helping, he could finally sit down and catch his breath.
In this way, Jiang Qin and others often came to help, and gradually got acquainted with the old farmers. The old peasant family originally had a son and a daughter, the son joined the army and fought abroad all the year round, and the daughter was over 16 years old, but she was not allowed to live in the family. The old peasant saw that Jiang Qinsheng was clear-eyed and diligent, so he actually moved the idea of recruiting him as his son-in-law. Jiang Qin refused, and in a hurry, he said that he was the lower part of Sun Ce, the siege army. The old peasant couldn't help but feel ashamed, united with a few close neighbors, picked up a hoe and plow, and wanted to teach Jiang Qin and others a lesson, but who knew that it provoked more siege troops.
Since the siege of Sun Ce, the peasants of these villages outside the city have been very afraid of them, but fortunately the besieging army did not offend, and they have been safe for several months, but who knew that today they would cause such a disaster. All the peasants were like a great enemy, and they accidentally hit Sun Ce in a hurry.
Looking at the blood in that place and the golden-armored boy surrounded by everyone, the peasants knew that they were in trouble, and fled in all directions screaming. Needless to say, according to normal logic, someone will come and raze their village to the ground early tomorrow morning. Therefore, after the peasants discussed, they decided to escape collectively at night.
The old peasant took another look at the old house, tightened the rag bag on his body, and prepared to set off ruthlessly. Suddenly there was a sound of iron shoes in the clinker forest, hundreds of soldiers came out of the forest one after another, and the injured young man stood in front of everyone in the afternoon, and said to the old farmer with a smile: "The night is dark and the wind is high, where is the old man going?" ”
Under the shadow of the moon, the figures of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu became more and more tall and tall, and their posture was handsome as if the sky was about to descend to the earth, but the old farmer seemed to see a ghost, his legs were weak in fright, and he instinctively protected his wife and daughter behind him, and trembled: "I am the one who hurt you today, and if you want to kill me, you will come at me......
Unbeknownst to him, the girl was fierce, and she got out from behind the old peasant and shouted at the soldiers in front of her: "Brother Qin! You big liar! ”
There was a commotion among the soldiers, Jiang Qin knew that this matter was related to him, stepped forward, and saluted Sun Ce: "Major General......"
Sun Ce patted Jiang Qin's shoulder, smiled meaningfully, turned to the old farmer and said: "Uncle, you don't have any crops, and your son-in-law doesn't want it, so eager to flee for your life, I'm afraid that if you can't escape from Lujiang County, you will be killed by the Shanyue thieves?" ”
"Phew!" The old farmer shouted, "Dog offal! Don't think you're going to be scared if you threaten me like that! Kill or chop, whatever you want! ”
"Someone!" Sun Ce suddenly shouted, which frightened the old farmer and retreated, but the girl was not afraid and stood straight and did not move. Jiang Qin was worried that Sun Ce was really annoyed, and his breath hung in his throat, and his heart was like numbness.
Who knew that Sun Ce suddenly eased his tone and said with a smile: "Why don't you help this old man harvest the crops in the field?" ”
was ready to fall to the ground, but at this time, it was so reversed, the old farmer and his wife and daughter looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe their ears.
Sure enough, Lu Meng took the order and led a detachment of 100 people to walk towards the paddy field in unison. Half of the overwhelming black shadow is gone, but the old farmer's heart is still hanging high.
Sun Ce gave Zhou Yu a look, Zhou Yu understood, and asked in a Shucheng accent: "Dare to ask the girl's name?" ”
The girl was stunned for a moment, and replied softly: "Yu'er......"
Zhou Yu turned sideways to Jiang Qin and said, "Jiang team rate, do you have a marriage?" ”
Jiang Qin didn't know why Zhou Yu suddenly called out with an official title, and reacted for a moment before replying: "Back to Lord Zhou, I have never decided to marry." But I can't marry a wife, and if I do, what will Atai do? ”
After a moment of deathly silence, the crowd erupted in laughter. Sun Ce leaned back and smiled backwards, touching the wound on his head, and the pain was so painful that he couldn't help but hold his forehead with a smile. Zhou Taili was in the middle of the formation, looking dazed, not knowing why Jiang Qin would say this.
Sun Ce laughed enough, took a deep breath and asked Jiang Qin, "You are married, what do you have to do with Atai?" ”
Jiang Qin replied with a red face: "We have said that we will fight in one place, and we will share joys and sorrows, if I marry a wife first, wouldn't it be unkind and unjust?" ”
Sun Ce glanced at Zhou Yu beside him and teased: "You don't have to think so, my best friend didn't get married quietly before, isn't he fighting side by side with me now?" ”
Who knew that before Jiang Qin could make up his mind, the girl named Yu'er said categorically: "I won't marry Brother Qin!" My father fell in love with him before, just to see that he was kind and diligent, but now I know that he is the same as you, he is a lackey under Yuan Shu's tent, and he came here to burn and loot, and I will not marry him even if I die! ”
Yu'er's words were so ugly, she was afraid that she would anger the person in front of her, so the old farmer stepped forward and pulled her daughter, protecting her behind her, her eyes were like cowbells, and she stared at Sun Ce for a moment, her legs trembling like chaff.
Sure enough, after a moment of dullness, Sun Ce suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist, the old farmer instinctively closed his eyes and blocked his hand, but no pain came, he opened his eyes in disbelief, only to see that the sword was actually on Jiang Qin's neck: "Jiang Qin, this general ordered you to come here to visit the people, but you ignored military discipline and law, and privately taught and accepted with the people's daughters!" Since you have ruined the reputation of our army, don't blame General Ben for being unkind to you! ”
Yu'er is a country girl in the end, although she is bold and has ideas, she was still frightened by Sun Ce at this time, and called anxiously: "Brother Qin! ”
Zhou Yu spoke at the right time and persuaded eloquently: "Miss Yu'er, dare to ask why our army has burned, killed and looted in the past few months of besieging the city?" When did you treat the people badly? If the young general convicted Jiang Corpus for this, wouldn't he be killed by the girl? Besides, in Zhou's opinion, the real reason why Jiang Team did not agree to marry the girl as his wife was that he did not want the girl to move into the Luyang family camp and be separated from her parents......
Yu'er listened to Zhou Yu's words, and looked at Jiang Qin in disbelief, Jiang Qin also looked back, but said nothing.
Zhou Yu's sharp eyes saw dozens of villagers not far away holding cloth bags, looked here, and couldn't help but raise his voice a little: "The same is true of all the villagers, I just ask, how has Jiang Qin treated everyone in the past few months?" Our subordinate generals, have they ever plundered you? Today, there is one thing to say, but if you can cite one example, the major general will compensate you a hundred times, and once it is verified, the person who committed the traitor will be executed immediately! ”
At three o'clock, Da Qiao still couldn't sleep, tossing and turning on the couch. I don't know what Sun Ce's results were in the small village outside the city tonight. Needless to say, when the enemy was on the back and there was a shortage of food and grass, if he could win some support, it would be of great significance to the besieging army and Sun Ce.
Just as Da Qiao was thinking wildly, Sun Ce's soft voice came from outside the tent: "Ying'er, is Ying'er asleep?" ”
Da Qiao was afraid of waking up the sleeping Xiao Qiao, so he put on his coat and tiptoed out of the tent, only to see Sun Ce smiling, and he couldn't wait to say to Da Qiao: "Come with me, I'll take you to a good place!" ”