The tall man rushed to the pharmacy next, grabbed a pair of medicines, and the doctor sitting in the hall said that the old medicine did not work, so change the new prescription and take it for ten days.

The new recipe was more expensive, and the money was not enough, but he could only nod and say yes.

There was a butcher shop in front of him, and he didn't want to get close, so he made a long detour home.

As soon as I entered the alley, there was scolding. Mr. Hong looked sideways, and the neighbor at the entrance of the alley was crying sadly with his child in his arms, and the little furniture in the courtyard was crooked, as if it had just been turned over.

Don't? His heart tightened, and he strode home.

Along the way, the cries and scoldings of the neighbors were endless.

Mr. Hung hurried home in three steps and two steps, and when he pushed the door, he saw that the bench in the courtyard had collapsed, and the bundles of firewood piled up in the corner of the wall were gone, and the door of the house was open.

When he ran into the house, he saw his wife and the quilt rolling on the floor, and everything in the house had been turned upside down, and even the bricks in the corners of the walls had been pried open—

He hid some emergency scraps in it, and now it's gone.

"Are you alright?" He carried his half-paralyzed wife to the wooden bed, "Who dares to come in and grab something?" When he asked this, he knew seven points in his heart.

His wife's lips were white, and she pulled his arms tightly, but she still said fluently: "The officers and soldiers came in to grab food, and they said that they wanted us to return the food." I said I hadn't taken any food, but they robbed everything! ”

She was a weak woman who couldn't move, and suddenly broke into the house and several big men rummaged around, and lifted her to the ground. She didn't faint or cry, she was already strong.

Mr. Hong's mouth pursed into a straight line.

Yes, after the beheaded three boys stole the military rations before, they distributed them to the villagers at night, thinking that they were thieves who helped the poor.

Naive!

Now that they have been arrested and beheaded, the military rations that were distributed to the town have become the best excuse for officers and soldiers to grab food from door to door!

You also got the military rations? Bring it to you!

Mr. Hong's food was divided into two halves, half in the kitchen and half under the bed, and now it is gone. Also, even if there is only a little bit of the things that can be sold at a high price in this family, they have been looted by the officers and soldiers, such as the bundle of firewood in the courtyard.

There is no place to complain if there is suffering.

Although his heart was blocked, he also whispered to comfort his wife: "It's okay, there are no valuable things at home, and they can't snatch anything." By the way, I got my salary today, so I'm going to cook you some porridge to eat. ”

The wife burst out laughing, and it was a wry smile: "Where did the porridge come from?" ”

After Mr. Hong said this, his face also collapsed.

The rice has been robbed, where is the porridge?

It's almost the same to drink the northwest wind.

A wave of anger rose from the bottom of my heart, and I was ...... In the past, when the spirit was flying, where did you suffer this kind of grievance?

The corners of his wife's eyes were a little red, but she couldn't help crying, but comforted him: "I'm not hungry, you can rest for a while." Even if the officers and soldiers don't come to rob it, the old woman next door will come to steal it. ”

Mr. Hong couldn't help but feel sour when he saw her yellow face and thin muscles, and her self-improvement smile was sour. He was determined to give her a good life.

But she didn't enjoy a few days of happiness from beginning to end.

Mr. Hong fed her some water first, and was thinking about going outside to get some food, when there was a bang, and the half-covered courtyard door was rudely thrown open, and noisy footsteps sounded outside.

As soon as he wrapped his wife in a quilt, he saw three errand servants walking in outside, looking him up and down for a while: "Are you Hong Chengluo?" ”

Hong Cheng stood up slowly: "What's the matter with the three bad masters?" ”

The officer at the front tilted his head to the two colleagues: "Take it away!" ”

The two grabbed the chains in their hands and shook them, and they were about to step forward to lock people. Hong's wife was shocked, and Hong Cheng waved his hand slightly: "Slow down, let's make it clear what law I have committed!" ”

"I just found out from above, your naturalization test is fake!" The officer sneered, "Now when don't you need me to say more?" Get acquainted with us and go with us, so that you can suffer less! ”

The kite prohibits the free movement of civilians, and if they want to go to other places to naturalize and live, they need to issue a document from the place of origin to prove their consent, which is called "seizure". Now that the war has started in the north, Xiazhou has become a war zone, and the state government has ordered a strict investigation and scouting, and the first thing to do is to start from the account books.

At this juncture, Hong Chengluo's investigation was found to be fake, so how good will it end?

With his understanding of the urine nature of the local government, if he was really locked away, then he would be easily punished by being in the class room and doing hard labor. Most likely, he was arrested and joined the army.

A few days ago, Bailu Town posted a recruitment order from the state capital, and each township should send 500 soldiers to Dunyu for unified training of the state army.

The salary given in the notice was quite high, and Hong Chengluo was a little moved at the time, but when he thought that his wife was sick in bed and lacked someone to take care of him, he dispelled this idea. What's more, are there still few examples of Haotian township officials speaking without words? How much of the salary can really go to the families of military families?

But if he is locked away by the messenger now, he is likely to be directly assigned to the army, and he will not be able to take it with a big son.

Hong Chengluo's face was expressionless: "My wife has been bedridden for many years, and she can't leave people." A few bad men are doing well, so they don't catch me. ”

Hey, hey, the tiger falls in Pingyang. He moved his right hand and made a few gurgling sounds.

Among the three errand soldiers, one of them looked at the four walls of the family in front of him and looked unbearable, but the other two were indifferent: "In these years, who has no unspeakable secrets?" Go, don't grind! ”

As soon as the chain sounded, it was put on Hong Chengluo's neck.

The errand officer uses it to take people all year round, and it is as skilled as a herdsman to harness a horse, only one set and one lock, and it is difficult for the suspect to break free.

But as soon as Hong Chengluo stretched out his hand, he somehow grabbed the chain and pulled it back.

The errand was untenable, and even the chains were pulled over, and the other party was as easy as catching a chicken. Before he could react, Hong Chengluo's five fingers were like eagle claws, and he pressed lightly on his neck.

Katsa, the Adam's apple is broken.

Another messenger subconsciously drew his knife and was about to shout, but Hong Chengluo threw out the chain and put him closer. At this time, it was too late to ask for help, and the chains tightened around his neck, and his cervical spine became more and more painful......

With a soft click, the cervical vertebrae broke.

The last errand officer standing in place was stunned, you must know that they have official cards hanging from their waists, with the blessing of Yuan Li, and ordinary strong men are not their opponents at all. But the thin and tall man in front of him ......

It wasn't until Hong Chengluo's eyes swept him that he came to his senses and turned around and fled.

Hong Cheng hesitated slightly, not wanting to deal with him.

However, the officer had just fled into the courtyard when he suddenly flew back upside down, slamming his hands directly at the foot of the bed, and his head blossomed.

From beginning to end, he didn't call a word.

Seeing the red and white things overflowing the ground, Hong Cheng frowned slightly and took two steps back to block the door.

Someone outside suddenly knocked on the courtyard door: "Is Mr. Hong at home?" ”

The door of the courtyard was open, and this man knocked on the door at this time, both politely and strangely.

"Who?" Mr. Hong walked out and saw that the visitor was in his forties, with a round face and a round nose, looking amiable and wealthy, and carrying a burden behind him, looking like a businessman.

But it's such a person, he threw the official back and killed him directly.

He closed the door with his backhand, and bowed to Hong Cheng before he said solemnly: "The villain's name is Wu Qing, and he was entrusted by another Lord Hong on his deathbed to give you the relics!" ”

Hong Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "The other ...... Lord Hong? ”

"He is your own brother, but the name is taboo, so I won't mention it, this is what he passed on to you." Wu Qing took off the burden behind him and offered it with both hands.

Hong Chengluo opened Bao Yu and saw that there were not many things inside, only a thin leather box, a dozen talismans, a folding fan, and a letter with a fire paint and silence.

The drawing on the talisman is very familiar, and it is indeed from the hand of the elder brother.

He opened the box first, and inside were ten folded silver tickets, of varying denominations, but any one of them was enough for him to get rid of poverty and rise to the level of a well-off man with a land and a house. There are also a few crystals in the box, ranging in color from dark green to reddish.

This is the aggregation of the aura of heaven and earth, a treasure that money can't buy. Even the new manager of Xiazhou, who has just arrived, can't catch up with these few Xuanjing.

But Hong Chengluo turned them aside and didn't look at them, because there was a toad made of wood on the silver ticket, which was a little bigger than the belly of a finger, and the knife technique was exquisite, and even the small pimple on the toad's back was carved out.

He stretched out his index finger to pick up the wood and looked at it for a long time, as if he was in a trance.

Wu Qing didn't bother silently.

Hong Cheng saw enough before closing the box.

The wife of the inner room had not heard it for a long time, and was a little worried: "Hong Lang? ”

"Yes." He replied, "My brother asked someone to bring some things, wait a minute." ”

There was no speech in the inner room.

Only then did Hong Chengluo pick up the letter, break the seal of the fire paint, and spread it out in the courtyard.

The handwriting on it was familiar, and it was indeed from his brother, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. And the letter is also written in code, which only his brothers can understand.

When he first unfolded the letter, he had mixed feelings in his heart, after all, the last time they met was ten years ago, but at this time, he had to "see words like faces", and heaven and man were separated forever. But the more he looked down, the more his heart fluctuated.

The inscription on the last page of the letterhead, analyzed in code, is two words:

Forward!

And next to the name, he also drew a toad with cinnabar, which was wonderful and vivial.

Hong Chengluo still remembers that when he was a child, his brother took him to the river to play, and he liked to catch dragonflies and shrimp the most, but his hands were clumsy, and he could often only catch toads in the end......

"And say that you are in accordance with the destiny of heaven? Hey! He chuckled and sighed deeply: "Do you know the content of the letter? ”

Wu Qing shook his head: "Only you know in the world." ”

"My brother is dead, who is your current master?"

Wu Qing shook it to the end, not daring to straighten his waist.

Hong Chengluo's eyes turned sharply: "What does this mean?" ”

"Before telling the truth, please Mr. Hong spare me from death."

Hong Cheng smiled slightly: "Okay, okay, you tell me." ”

"I came from the north, and I was ordered to serve by Lord Hong for three years."

Northern? Hong Chengluo looked at him more carefully: "Are you Nian Zanli's subordinate?" ”

Wu Qing shook his head, and his expression was actually two points arrogant: "What is the New Year's Praise Ceremony, but it is a small character who is not in the stream!" ”