Chapter 10: Arrive at Oofeng Town
He Niang carried the package on her back and spoke.
"Last day, Mrs. Wu originally wanted to go to Wufeng Town to buy some food. But it didn't work out, and she came back empty-handed. And the face is very ugly. ”
"I counted that she went at sunset, and came back in the evening. I guess it's not a few miles, right? ”
It wasn't even a few miles.
Knowing that this Wufeng Town was so close, Tan Qingqing took Chen Hua to the town to see a doctor.
It's better than being calculated by this old woman to leave with five catties of grain.
Who knew that this Wu Pozi was not happy to hear He Niang say this about her behind her back.
"You widow, what do you know? Is that town a place where people can live? ”
"It's not a famine year, a bowl of white porridge is only two cents, do you know what the price has risen now?"
"Fifteen Wen!"
"Eggs too, they used to be only two or three pennies, but now they don't want to eat them, they can't look down on them."
As she spoke, Mrs. Wu glanced at Tan Qingqing, her eyes full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
seemed to be envious of Tan Qingqing's ability to beat two eggs into the rice porridge without blinking.
In these years, those who can eat eggs are all rich families!
Even if Mrs. Wu thinks that her family is already very good, she is reluctant to beat two eggs in one meal!
They were making a noise, and there was a commotion behind them.
"Oh no! The child fainted! ”
Tan Qingqing looked over along the sound, and sure enough, he saw that one child was fainting, and the other two dirty children were standing there helplessly.
The utensils are dirty clothes and black skin.
There is no clean place in the body.
Only the whites of the eyes make people look clearly.
And the one who was dizzy, his eyes were still tightly closed. Just fell to the ground in a daze.
If Tong Zilang hadn't gone quickly and pricked this child with a few injections, this baby would have been starved and fainted like this!
He Niang explained to Tan Qingqing, "These babies are also lost by their parents. I have been in that deserted village for months, and I have not seen anyone receive it. ”
As she spoke, He Niang sighed, "Look, you won't live long." ”
Tan Qingqing walked over and looked.
They are all seven or eight years old, but they are even thinner than five or six years old. Compared with them, the three Chen brothers and sisters are all clean and white.
And it's already autumn on this day, and a thin cloth is hanging on the children's bodies. Not to mention the cold, even the shelter is not counted.
The baby who fainted, after being treated simply by Tong Zilangzhong, had already opened his eyes.
But he really didn't have the strength to go any further.
Tan Qingqing let him sit on horseback.
"Chen Shi, go. Do yourself a favor. ”
Chen Shi skinned up, "Why don't you go?" ”
Tan Qingqing suddenly slapped Chen Shi with an eye knife, and said in an accentuated tone, "Hurry up!" Have you ever seen the Lord at work? ”
"Hey."
Although Chen Shi was scolding and scolding, the work in his hands did not stop.
"Before you enter the city, you're going to be a young lady. If we enter the city, then we must not be called slaves? ”
Chen Shi sent the boy who was about to faint from hunger on horseback. When he passed by Tan Qingqing, he also grimaced at Tan Qingqing.
It's just that this monkey hid too slowly, and he was grabbed by Tan Qingqing in the ear all of a sudden.
"Skin? Continue to peel? ”
Tan Qingqing scolded, "You are so naughty, what is your name Chen Shi?" Just change the name to tangerine peel. ”
Chen Shi was grabbed by the ear, and his mouth was still whispering insults, "It's over, forget that this little ancestor knows martial arts." ”
Seeing this, Chen An walked over and persuaded Tan Qingqing that it was okay to teach a lesson, but don't kill him.
"Let's go. We need to get to Wufeng Town to resupply as soon as possible. Don't you still have to buy a donkey cart? When the time comes, Chen Shi will have to drive the donkey. ”
Seeing his eldest brother betraying himself like this, Chen Shi was immediately unhappy, "Brother, why are you selling me like this?" ”
Chen An ignored Chen Shi.
Okay.
Since Chen Andu came to intercede with his younger brother, Tan Qingqing gave him this face and let go.
Although Chen Shi was temporarily spared, Tan Qingqing still said, "Remember, if your sister Qingqing buys a donkey cart, remember to pull the donkey." ”
Chen Shi's face was loveless.
And Tan Qingqing finished "teaching" Chen Shi, and shouted to the refugees behind him.
"Let's go faster, before dark, I'm rushing to Wufeng Town. Don't stop on the road. ”
Although everyone was weak to respond, their footsteps did not stop.
The journey has been smooth.
It's just that when they approached Wufeng Town, looking at the few corpses on the street, everyone panicked.
"What's going on? It's only been half a night's work, why are there still dead people? ”
These corpses, because of last night's rain, did not have much blood on the road.
But because there are too many of them, they make everyone's faces appear with fear.
Mrs. Wu was even more frightened, and hurriedly retreated to her donkey cart.
Tan Qingqing and Tong Zilang did not retreat.
Tong Zilang stepped forward, looked at these corpses, frowned and said in a deep voice.
"There were stab wounds to the chest and back. It should be Tieler's scimitar. ”
Tan Qingqing also carefully touched the horseshoe mud prints on the bluestone and concluded.
"It's been a few hours. It is estimated that he has already left Wufeng Town, so don't be afraid. ”
"Then, that Wufeng Town, do you still have food for us to eat?"
Someone couldn't help but whisper.
If there is one, go in and see.
Tan Qingqing was not afraid, he led the horse and walked forward alone.
But Mrs. Wu was sharp-eyed, grabbed Chen An's arm, and asked.
"You Qingqing sister, what kind of road is it? I look at the old woman, don't you look like an ordinary person? ”
Chen An pushed away Mrs. Wu's hand that was holding her arm tightly, but she didn't answer.
On the contrary, it was Chen Shi, like a monkey, who splashed his skin.
"Our sister is not small. Her father is the head of the Longmen Dart Bureau! Her martial arts skills can even be overturned by horse bandits, and she is afraid of a few Tie Le......"
"Chen Shi."
Chen An was in front and shouted Chen Shi's name.
Big brothers rarely call themselves by their full names. Calling him by his full name means that he has done something wrong and made his eldest brother angry.
So Chen Shi had to quickly slip away, "Look at yourself, let's go into the town." ”
The situation in Wufeng Town is the same as outside the town, there is not a single living person, and everyone is dead.
All the live birds in the town were also killed and looted.
There is no trace of cows, horses, sheep, or pigs.
The grain store, the cloth village, the candied dim sum shop, and the shopkeeper of the small restaurant were all directly cut down in their own shops.
The elderly, the children, the women, none of them were spared.
Everyone looked at this tragic scene, and there was a lot of sadness in their expressions.
Even Mrs. Wu, who was scolding this town yesterday, couldn't choke out a sentence.
On the contrary, the first few refugees who had nothing left behind shouted, "Come on, everyone, there is still food left in this grain shop!" ”
At this moment, everyone became excited, and everyone rushed to the grain store.
But Tan Qingqing didn't rush, but went to other places to find it by himself.