Chapter Twenty-Three: Heavy Living
In the midst of the flames, a horse rushed out of Xue's Dock Fort and galloped towards the north.
Immediately there was a middle-aged naked man, who was holding the child on his chest tightly.
Behind him was the firelight and cries, and in front of him was the twilight haze.
He didn't look back, but lowered his head and said to the tear-stained child:
"Son, remember today, the person who killed your father, aunt and uncle.
These people are going to die, and when you grow up, these people are going to die.
Remember? Do you remember? ”
The tone became heavier and heavier, and the child was pinched and hurt.
But the child didn't scream, but asked the uncle in front of him:
"And who are they? Whom shall I seek revenge? ”
At this time, the middle-aged man glanced back at his past home, and a few words popped out from between his teeth:
"Thieves, all the thieves, the poor men, they are our enemies. Do you understand? ”
The child nodded heavily.
Seeing that the child was so sensible, the middle-aged man hugged the child in distress and cried:
"Yi'er, let's not take revenge. Let's go to your uncle's, we will live all over again, and we will not take revenge. ”
As he spoke, he clamped the horse's belly and headed towards Dong'e County in Dongjun to the north.
They disappeared into the twilight, but what is today may never be lost in their memories.
Just as the survivors of Xue's Dock Fort were fleeing to the rivers and lakes, Zhang Chong and his party were laughing happily.
The loudest laugher was Ding Sheng.
At this time, they were in the Xue family's granary, looking at the warehouse full of corn in front of them, everyone's smiles couldn't be hidden.
Ding Sheng kicked away a handful of corn, grabbed a handful with his hand, smelled the fragrance of corn, licked it, and said with a smile to Zhang Chong behind him:
"Punch, this is all new grain, this smell is really fucking fragrant."
As he spoke, he handed the corn in his hand to Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong was also happy that their team was finally stabilized.
He asked him to count the amount of corn and then make a record.
He was also looking at the captives outside.
Seeing this warehouse full of grain, he had some ideas.
On the way, he asked Yang Mao beside him again:
"How's the team discipline?"
Yang Maogang was promoted by Zhang Chong to be a military judge, specializing in military discipline, and some things were more appropriate for him to do.
Yang Mao is also very competent, as soon as he entered the village, he took two swordsmen and began to patrol the law.
But fortunately, after all, everyone was an honest farmer two days ago.
Now I know that there is no shortage of food, and coupled with Zhang Chong's repeated orders at the beginning, no one has violated discipline.
At this time, everyone was escorting a group of prisoners to the wheat field in the village.
Zhang Chong had to count the prisoners there to see which ones could be absorbed, which ones could be released, and which ones needed to be kept in custody.
On the table of the wheat field, Zhang Chong was flipping through the bamboo slips and letters from the Xue family, which recorded the assets and social relations of the Xue family, and chatted with a five-inch "child":
"Do you really want to follow us? To be honest, we ourselves are all outlaws, we are full of food for this meal, and we don't know where the next meal is?
Otherwise, you might as well go home.
Your settlement, I will divide the grain there later, and in addition to leaving you enough rations, there is also a corn seed.
When the time comes, you will be able to survive if you manage it well. ”
The five-inch "child" was Tian Dayong, who was originally hung on the flagpole by Xue Yu.
When he was rescued by Heifu, he was crying there, and Heifu was upset when he heard it, and he almost went down with a knife.
It was Zhang Dan who saw that he was pitiful, so he stopped him.
Tian Dayong and Zhang Dan said that he was the son of Lao Suo who was killed downstairs.
Zhang Dan and Heifu looked at each other, and they were also a little ashamed, after all, the old man died because of them.
With this idea, they couldn't tie up Tian Dayong anymore, but they didn't know how to deal with it, so they threw it to Zhang Chong.
Who knew that this Tian Da used Zhang Chong, and before he could say a word, he wanted to join himself.
This made Zhang Chong overjoyed, because he knew that this person was a five-inch ding in the eyes of others, but in his eyes, the pop-up window above this person's head clearly wrote:
"Riding, proficient"
This man is a good rider, and there is a shortage of such good riders in the team.
But after chatting carefully, I knew that this Tian Dayong turned out to be the son of Lao Suo.
Zhang Chong suddenly wondered, why did the old man persuade himself not to do it.
It turned out that his son was attached to the wall of this dock.
But this made Zhang Chong difficult, and the smile of Lao Suo before his death has always troubled him.
He was also ashamed of Lao Suo's death, and he didn't want his son to follow him in danger again, so he had the above conversation.
Who knows, this is called Tian Dayong, and he knelt down with a thud, and he choked up and said:
"General, thank you for saving our lives, but then?"
"And then? And then what? ”
Zhang Chong is a little disgusted, this is a little insatiable, do you want me to raise them for the rest of my life?
Tian Dayong lowered his head, not seeing Zhang Chong's expression, he continued:
"General, this world is already the last days for the survival of the powerful.
Even if the people of our hill have food, they will be robbed by other powerful people.
Rather than rejoicing in the emptiness, why do it? ”
Zhang was angry, he stood up, kicked the man away, and asked:
"Anyway, if it doesn't change the result, don't you do it?
What kind of bastard talk this is!
How long has it been since you've been back to your settlement?
When we saw your parents there, they were hungry and cold like wild beasts.
The whole family has no food, and all that can cover the body is a tattered single coat, which is still shared by the whole family.
If you've seen the desolation of the villagers, you won't say why you are doing bastards.
If you can have a day's food, you can have a day's life, and if you can live one more day, there is hope, which is different.
Moreover, I will say one more today, and what I Zhang Chong did in the future will be said by countless people.
Why bother?
In the end, it will still fail, and it will still be the same as in the past.
But I will tell you, we may not be able to save the suffering people in the world, but as long as we see it, we will save it.
Save one, and one will live; Save for a while, and someone will live for a while.
You say you shouldn't do it.
And even if we fail and die, we must let those heroes know that we small people can never be bullied.
Besides, how can we know if we don't do it, we can't? ”
Tian Dayong understood what Zhang Chong said, and some of them became more confused the more he listened.
However, after being kicked down by Zhang Chong, when he was about to kneel again, Zhang Chong grabbed his arm.
"Your father didn't give birth to you to make you kneel.
I also know that you are a good man, you go back and bury your father first, and then see if you want to follow.
When the time comes, you will go with the distribution team. You also know the leader, the little brother who sent you. ”
After speaking, Zhang Chong didn't wait for Tian Dayong to speak, so he waved his hand and let Tian Da use it.
Tian Dayong was about to get off the high platform dimly, when suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and shouted at Zhang Chong on the stage:
"General, can you give me a name?
I think it's useless or useless, and I want you to give me a name.
Live it all over again, this time for yourself. ”
Zhang Chong heard it, he didn't say anything, just looked at the five-foot Ding in the audience, thought of Lao Suo's dying smile, and suddenly understood.
He nodded and said to Tian Dayong:
"Give you a single name, called Tian Jun, the words are very useful. You will be both Tian Dayong and Tian Jun in the future.
Don't take yourself lightly, encourage yourself, and be worthy of the name your father gave you. ”
After speaking, Zhang Chong stopped looking at Tian Jun.
Tian Da used his name, and seeing that Zhang Chong was busy, he stepped back carefully.
He had to go and bury his father, and when the time came, he would go back with Zhang Dan to carry the grain.
He had really forgotten how long it had been since he had been back.
As Zhang Chong's relative, the little father Zhang Bingnan has become the big housekeeper in this team.
At this time, he was taking a few of the descendants of Da Sangli with him, and he was quickly counting the prisoners in the wheat field.
Check the physical condition of the captive from time to time, and shake his head instead of nodding.
Du Man also counted the materials in the warehouse, and handed them over to Zhang Bingnan after the book was completed.
Chen Huan also took a group of people on his side, counted the materials in the arsenal, and handed them over to his father.
Zhang Bingnan took three booklets, ran to the stage, and said to Zhang Chong with a smile:
"Second son, let's become an old man, look at how much we have seized."
After speaking, he handed the booklet to Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong was stunned and smiled:
"Millet, twenty thousand seven hundred stones; money, one million seven hundred and twenty-three thousand; 600 horses, coarse salt, 300 stones, and a number of iron and copper lacquerware.
Ding male, 210 people, Ding woman, 46 people, and other old and young have no plans.
Finally, there were weapons, 360 knives, 10 bows, 30 axes, 300 heads, and 200 sentry sticks and mulls.
After that came the great cattle, four horses, six asses, seven oxen, thirty fat pigs, and three hundred chickens. ”
In short, this time, their team will no longer worry about eating and drinking for a short time.
Taking advantage of the high morale, Zhang Chong happened to discuss some things with everyone, and he asked Li Wu, who was with him, to call several backbones to the stage.
In a moment, Du Man, Zhang Dan, Ding Sheng, Heifu, Chen Huan, Yang Mao, and Wang Zhang all came, plus the original father Zhang Bingnan and Li Wu.
The backbone of the team is here now.
He looked around at the people present, and they looked at him with relief, awe, admiration, or affirmation.
Zhang Chong determined his prestige, and after the battle of Xue Jiabi, it was stabilized.
He cleared his throat and said to the group:
"Now we have a few important things to discuss with you.
First of all, the first is how to go forward;
Then, the second is what to do with the prisoners now;
Finally, it's how our team should be organized.
Each of these is very important, and I want to discuss it with everyone, and you should talk about your thoughts first.
Come, Ding Sheng, you say it first, see if you are in a hurry, you will say it first. ”
As he spoke, Zhang Chong ordered Ding Shengming, just because he wanted to speak several times and stopped.
Ding Sheng was named, and he didn't shirk it, he opened his mouth with a burst of praise, saying:
"Let's rush, we really did a big thing. Before, we were still embarrassed and helpless.
What now?
After such a dozen punches, you see that there is nothing left.
As for the three points that the punch said, I don't have any ideas, as long as the punch says, I agree. ”
After speaking, this Ding Sheng smiled shyly and sat down.
Zhang Chong was helpless, he thought that this ranger could make a suggestion, but he didn't expect it to be a whisker.
But it's okay, if he opens up the atmosphere, everyone can also let go.
As Zhang Chong thought, everyone laughed after Ding Sheng finished speaking.
Only a few honest ones, such as Wang Zhang and Li Wu, felt that what Ding Sheng said was reasonable, and kept nodding.
Du Man was helpless, seeing that everyone was a little arrogant, he could only get up and say such a thing.