The next day, just after dawn, the two went to guard again, just after the end of the afternoon, the dart master came out of the dart bureau, and went to the Liuye Teahouse, not long after, came in a small colonel-like officers and soldiers, and rushed to the dart division commander to see the courtesy report: "Uncle, our military master went to the front with the general to inspect, this morning just received the order, immediately about to leave, let the little one come over to report, if the uncle has something, go home first, next time to speak." ”

The dart master furrowed his brows in disappointment and asked, "When your master left, did he say when he would come back?" ”

"I'll be back in two days." The little colonel replied with a smile, and the dart master breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, you go back and say, I'll wait for your master to come back, talk and then go back, and let him come back and go into the city to find me." ”

The little colonel agreed, Changyi said goodbye, went straight back, the dart master also stood up to settle the account, went back to the dart bureau, Li Zonggui and Jiang Shuncai followed the settlement, went straight out of the teahouse, went out of the city to the south gate and went back to Bijia Xishan.

Beacon Dongshan has been quiet and abnormal, I can't see any movement, Li Zongliang and Wei Shuisheng discussed carefully, and decided to go to Beacon Dongshan again to see the situation, Li Xiaoqi followed behind, must follow over to see, Wei Shuisheng pulled Li Zongliang and discussed a few words in a low voice, Li Zongliang agreed, the three of them changed their clothes, Li Xiaoqi put on a cotton cloak again, and went to Beacon Dongshan along the mountain road.

The winding mountain road walked Li Xiaoyi's feet were soft, and walked straight for more than an hour, the three of them bypassed a waterfall and turned to a stone wall more than two people high, the stone wall was built with a large blue strip of stone by means of the mountain, and there were four or five small square holes on the wall, and the black scorch on the bluestone was burned to the point that only a few sections of coke-like door frames remained, showing how thorough and violent the killing that happened here a few days ago.

Li Zongliang stood in front of the stone wall that only left the doorway, raised his voice to report, waited for a long time, but did not hear the slightest echo, Li Zongliang and Wei Shuisheng glanced at each other, carried a gun, condensed and vigilant, and protected Li Xiaoyi, who was holding the dagger tightly, in the middle, and the three of them carefully entered the gate together.

There is silence and desolation in the gate, the two ear houses on the left and right have been burned only the black and charred blue stone walls, there are no corpses, there are no scattered debris, and there is no blood stains on the ground, it has been raining for the past two days, except for those scorched black that cannot be washed clean, the side, has long been washed clean, Li Zongliang stood in the courtyard and turned around, sighing with emotion, when he came a few days ago, how prosperous and lively it was, and now it is so quiet and desolate, as if in the blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed.

The three of them walked through the first courtyard, standing in front of the door of the inner courtyard that was also burned to the point of only the remaining wall, Li Zongliang reported as usual, this time, there was still no response, the three of them did not wait, went straight through the gate of the inner courtyard, walked dozens of steps inside, and suddenly rushed in front of a middle-aged strong man with one arm and a white cloth on his head, holding a knife in his right hand, his face was hideous, but what was revealed was not fierce, the tragedy made people feel desolate.

When the middle-aged strong man saw that it was Li Zongliang, he was relieved, the hand holding the knife fell, he stumbled a few times, stood firm, held the knife upside down with one hand, made a salute, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's Li Da Boss, I gave Li Ye a salute, our •••••• and the second master are still there, and Mrs. Sun is inside, Li Ye waits, I'll go and report it." The middle-aged strong man gradually stabilized his mind, and his words became more and more organized.

Li Zongliang nodded with a smile, stopped with a gun, raised his hand to let him, the middle-aged strong man bowed slightly, turned around and rushed in, and after a while, a man about forty years old, medium-sized, thin, and extremely kind face took the middle-aged strong man and hurriedly greeted him.

When the kind man saw Li Zongliang, he forced his hand from afar and said politely: "Master Li is here, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome, Master Li please!" A few masters, please, the village, alas, is now looted, and it has lived up to the kindness of Li Ye that day. The kind man's eyes were red, and tears almost burst out of his eyes, Li Zongliang hurriedly hugged his fists and said politely: "Second Master Sun is polite, how is the big boss?" I see that although this village was destroyed, it did not hurt anyone. ”

Sun Er's eyes burst out of tears, and he hurriedly raised his hand to wipe two handfuls of tears, and his throat slid up and down for a long time before he spoke: "The big boss, I didn't escape, the brothers in the village, there is not one out of ten, I have been busy for two days, I have just collected the burial, just buryed, this village, the village." The second leader of Sun turned his head, calmed down for a moment, and then turned back, and forced a smile to let Li Zongliang: "Master Li, don't laugh, the rest of your life after the catastrophe, now the things in this village are all in charge of our lady Sun, Master Li, several masters, go in and talk." ”

Li Zongliang sighed heavily, let Second Master Sun, half a step behind, and walked through the broken wall and ruins together, and went to the innermost.

Li Xiaoqi walked all the way, carefully looking at the terrain layout on the east mountain all the way, the gate, built according to the mountain, can be regarded as a one-man pass, ten thousand people do not open, that day the officers and soldiers will be successful in the sneak attack, this Sun Da Leader, is also too careless.

The small courtyard that just came in should be the gatehouse on duty, here, is the residence of the bandits in the East Mountain of Bijia, according to the mountain, into large and small courtyards, hooked and connected, very orderly. The three of them followed Sun Erye, and entered a stone cave door, this place seems to be spacious and abnormal, facing five tall houses, in front of the door is a large flat courtyard, at this time, neatly, a row full of corpses, a few wrapped in a white cloth outside, but most of them are just put the broken hands and feet in one place, seven or eight are either hanging hands, or lame people around two or three fires, sitting on the ground randomly, burning something I don't know what, occasionally looking up at Li Zongliang and others.

Li Xiaoqi subconsciously leaned towards Wei Shuisheng's side, Wei Shuisheng hurriedly shook Li Xiaoyi's hand, pinched it hard, Li Zongliang stopped, handed the gun to Wei Shuisheng, straightened his clothes, and looked at the corpses all over the ground, respectfully bowed to the end, Sun Erye stood beside him, bowed with a sad face and returned the salute, led the three of them, and entered the five main houses where there were also only stone walls.

Mrs. Sun, who was dressed in a burlap filial piety dress, stood in the door of the main house, her eyes were red and swollen, and she clasped her fists with both hands and saluted Li Zongliang: "Thank you Li Da Master!" ”

"Sun Niangzi mourns." Li Zongliang hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed back, Li Xiaoqi followed behind Wei Shuisheng, while bowing his hand and returning the salute, he quietly looked at Mrs. Sun, it seems that she has practiced kung fu, medium, not fat, but looks strong, gestures, very imposing, goose egg face, straight eyebrows and big eyes, straight nose, handsome with heroic spirit, but the face is blue and gray, and the eye circles are black, which is inevitable.

There were still a few chairs in the main house without a roof, Li Zongliang and others solemnly offered incense to Leader Sun and others, and Mrs. Sun returned the salute before letting everyone sit down.

Li Zongliang didn't look directly at Mrs. Sun, looked at Sun Er's family and said sincerely: "The big master, the second master, now it's like this•••••• I really didn't expect it, we still have some food, clothes, and manpower in Xishan, if there is anything that can help one or two, the big boss and the second boss just speak, everyone is a brother on the mountain, don't be polite." ”

Sun Er hurriedly stood up and thanked him: "This is Li Ye's righteousness!" The second generation of our grandson is a big boss! The former Li Ye reported the news righteously, if it is •••••• alas! How could there be such a catastrophe today! The previous thing, thank you Master Li! Sun Er's face was miserable, Mrs. Sun's body shook slightly, looked at Li Zongliang, and arched her hand: "The matter of the previous son, it was the father who was rude and wronged Li Ye, Li Ye was willing to visit regardless of his previous suspicions, and Yue'e was grateful." As she spoke, Mrs. Sun stood up, arched her hand, and bowed her knees unfamiliarly.

Li Xiaoqi paid close attention to the second master of Sun and Mrs. Sun, and took advantage of the empty words to ask with concern: "Sister Sun, I don't know how many people are left on your mountain?" How many are good and how many are hurt? Is it okay to make a living now? This house has burned down like this, where does my sister live now? ”

Wei Shuisheng blinked, glanced at Li Zongliang, the two tacitly did not speak, Mrs. Sun looked at Li Xiaoqi carefully and asked, "Who is this?" ”

"My name is Li Xiaoyi, and I am the eldest brother's sister-in-law." Li Xiaoqi replied simply, Mrs. Sun looked at Li Zongliang, and then looked at Li Xiaoqi: "It's a bit like this, thank you for your concern, we originally had more than a hundred people in Dongshan, but now there are less than thirty left, more than half of them are injured, behind the main house, there is a small courtyard, but it was not all burned down, now we are a few people, that small courtyard can also be squeezed down, as for livelihood, let's do this, how can there be any livelihood that does not make a living, there is a business and a livelihood." ”

Sun Er looked at Li Zongliang thoughtfully, then moved his gaze to Wei Shuisheng, and finally looked at Li Xiaoyi, suddenly stood up, arched his hand and said, "The three of you sit wide first." As he spoke, he stepped forward and motioned to Mrs. Sun, and the two went out of the main house together.

Li Xiaoqi gently pulled Li Zongliang, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, this Dongshan is the long-term place, wait for a while, it is better to persuade them, how good it is for the two families to be one." ”

Wei Shuisheng nodded at Li Zongliang, signaling his agreement with Li Xiaoyi's words, Li Zongliang listened attentively to Li Xiaoyi's words, but his eyes were staring at the door with a bad look, and he promised in a low voice: "Wait for them, explore first." ”

Sun Er and Sun Lady turned back in a moment, Sun Lady sat back in the chair, looked at Sun Er and whispered, "Second Uncle say it." ”

"Hmm." Sun Er agreed, looked at Li Zongliang, first let out a long sigh, opened his mouth, and let out a long sigh: "Master Li, although Dongshan is not what it used to be, but in the end, the foundation is still there, Master Li, you see, or, let's two families in one?" ”