Lu Yangge woke up in his uncle's arms.

In the dark night, I could only hear the wind howling through the mountains and forests, and the wheezing of my uncle as he ran with her in his arms.

All around was darkness that could not be seen clearly, and the oblique branches swayed from side to side when the wind blew, as if there were countless monsters about to jump out of the darkness.

The only bright spot was the firelight at the foot of the mountain, jumping and raging in the night wind, and the roar of fighting could be faintly heard.

"Daddy......" Biao Ge dragged his throat, with a crying tone in his thin voice.

"Biaoge, are you awake?"

Chen Erzhu took a breath, stood up straight, and patted Lu Yangge's groping with his only right hand: "Don't cry, don't cry." I'm an uncle, does my chest still hurt? ”

The loyal man was tired and screamed, and he had to coax the baby in his arms with a soft voice, afraid that he would run into the child's wound on the way.

"Uncle, it hurts."

Lu Yangge's eyes were hazy with tears, he leaned his head on his uncle's hot arms, and asked in a sobbing voice, "Dad, where is my father?" ”

"Sister."

A warm hand grabbed the small hand that Biao Ge placed on Chen Erzhu's waist, and Chen Xiaohu poked his head out from behind Chen Erzhu: "Sister, don't be afraid, I'm Brother Xiaohu." ”

Lu Yangge shook Xiaohuzi's hand back: "Brother Huzi, I want my father ......"

She still remembers being held in her father's arms, blocking the incoming arrows.

"Don't cry."

Chen Erzhu was so anxious that he couldn't do it, so he simply turned around, pointed to the firelight at the bottom of the mountain and whispered: "See, there are thieves entering the village, and my uncle is going to send you to your mother now." ”

Lu Yangge looked in the direction of Chen Erzhu's finger, and sure enough, a piece of firelight reflected almost half of the sky in the dark night.

In the blazing firelight, you can faintly see people running.

The scene of waking up at night seems to be back in front of me.

She woke up to the sound of a rough log banging on the door, only to find herself sleeping in her aunt's room.

She put on her shoes and ran to the front yard, and saw that the gate had been knocked down by rough wood, and her father and uncle and the family guard were fighting with those officers and soldiers.

When the sharp arrow came, Lu Yangge only felt a pain in his chest, followed by his father's roar.

She was protected by her father and stuffed to her uncle, and when his uncle ran away with her, she could still see her father in the firelight.

Lu Yangge pursed his lips, choked his crying, and asked softly, "Uncle, how is my father?" ”

"Your Daddy ......"

Chen Erzhu's throat choked, this man who didn't shed a single tear on his broken arm, his face was already wet: "Your father is fine, he must be fine......

The bloody man really couldn't speak, his throat choked, and he could only endure the grief in his heart, biting his lower lip to death, afraid that he would cry and scare the child.

Looking at the fire under the mountain, almost half of the Zhuangzi spread.

The third brother and Xiuniang will probably never come back.

"Uncle."

Yang Ge stretched out his hand to hug Chen Erzhu's neck, leaned into his face to wipe his tears, and learned from his aunt's usual coaxing her: "Uncle, let's go back to my father and find my aunt, okay?" Biao Ge is good, Biao Ge doesn't hurt anymore. ”

"Singing ......" Chen Erzhu couldn't hold back any longer, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and let the tears flow.

"Sister...... I want to be a mother too......"

Huzi opened his mouth to howl, but was kicked by Chen Erzhu: "Shut up." ”

"Hmm......" Huzi bit his arm and shouted vaguely, "Dad...... I...... I didn't cry. ”

It's tears that it doesn't obey and wants to come out by itself.

Chen Erzhu squatted down with Lu Yangge in his arms, pulled Huzi in front of him, and hugged him in distress.

These two are his lives, it was Xiuniang who protected the three of them with her life, so that they could escape into this mountain.

Even if his heart hurts and he wants to go back, he can't turn back for the sake of his two children.

"Ge, Huzi, now we can't cry." Chen Erzhu's swarthy face blurred in the dark night, and his voice was low and depressed: "These officials and bandits, they are not only here to steal food, they also want to kill people. If you cry and bring the thief in, we all have to die, you know? ”

"Yes." Biao Ge nodded in the dark night, raised his hand and wiped a handful of tears, "Biao Ge doesn't cry." ”

Xiaohuzi choked up: "I...... I...... I don't cry either. ”

Chen Erzhu hugged the two young children with one hand, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

During the day, when he saw someone in the back mountain, he felt that something was not right. Sure enough, in the middle of the night, those officers and soldiers entered Zhuangzi.

How much grain does Lujiazhuang give to the government every year, and the grain is sent to fill the stomachs of those dogs, and they don't go to exterminate the rebel team, don't drive away the homeless, and even ride horses and knives in the middle of the night to rob Zhuangzi.

It was said that the owner of Lu Dazhuang colluded with the mountain bandits.

Phew, is that collusion? It was obviously forced to be robbed. The third brother is just a landable and rich farmer, he can't afford to provoke the government, and he also doesn't dare to offend those mountain bandits.

No one knew that when the officers and soldiers entered the door, Xiao Yangge woke up from his sleep and would run to the front yard by himself.

If it weren't for the third brother, if it weren't for Yingluo hanging in Yang Ge's arms, the child would have been shot to death by the thief with an arrow.

When Third Brother Lu threw Yang Ge into his arms and shouted for him to leave.

When Xiuniang cried and asked him to take the two children away, and resolutely pushed the father and son out of the door.

Chen Erzhu's heart seemed to stop beating, he didn't know how he walked out of the door, the back door was slammed shut, and Xiuniang's cry seemed to be heard in his ears. The injured Yang Ge in his arms and the little tiger behind him gave him no time to think about right and wrong.

He didn't dare to think about anything, so he took care of himself and took his two children, stumbling through the dark mountain forest. There is only one thought in his heart, to go to a neighboring county to find his sister-in-law, and only by sending the song to his sister-in-law can he live up to the trust of Lu Sange and his daughter-in-law.

Chen Erzhu didn't dare to stay, nor did he dare to light a torch, so he just walked into the mountains.

I was afraid that those thieves would find out and chase after them.

"Huzi, you are the elder brother, the father wants to hug the younger sister, do you know that you will go by yourself?"

"Yes."

Huzi nodded obediently, although his feet hurt a lot, and he also wanted to call his father's back, but he knew that his sister was smaller and his sister was more delicate.

"Good boy."

Chen Erzhu touched Xiaohuzi's head, and patted Lu Yangge's back, "Biaoge, is it okay for my uncle to take you to your mother and your brother?" ”

"Okay."

Lu Yangge raised his little head and said obediently: "Uncle is tired, and Yang Ge will go by himself." ”

"No, you're hurt, and my uncle is holding you."

Even if he can't carry it, he has to send the two children out of the mountain when he climbs.

After a short break, Chen Erzhu picked up Lu Yangge again and dragged Chen Xiaohu to start walking.

The road ahead was overgrown with weeds and thorns, and there was no direction in sight.

Behind them were the fires that stained half the sky red, and their loved ones who were crying in the fire.

And they can only walk without looking back, and walk towards the distance without stopping.

(End of chapter)