"Dad, we can't split up, and the whole family still depends on you and your mother.

I'm going to talk to the big bull about it! Boss Qiu Xiaoshan was the first to stand up and say.

Qiu Xiaochuan and Qiu Xiaohe expressed their positions one after another, and pulled their respective daughters-in-law into the house to discuss.

In the end, the three daughters-in-law even took out all the dowries, and made up a small burden of copper coins, silver ornaments, embroidery, and ropes.

Lao Qiu took out all the silver coins in the gong and a copper plate without leaving any ground.

The four adult men of the Qiu family quietly walked out of the village with their burdens.

There were also cries in the stick field outside the village, and although the Qiu family had relatives, they did not say anything to remind the villagers.

At present, the survival of one's family is the most important thing.

There is no shortage of shrewd people in Dongliu Town, and those who react quickly have surrounded the grain store.

"The stick noodles are 90 wen a liter, and the black noodles are 60 wen a liter!"

The grain shop guy changed to a new price card, and did not forget to tell the price loudly.

"Why has the price risen again, the black noodles are only 40 wen a liter in the morning." Some people are dissatisfied with the authenticity.

"Don't buy it if it's too expensive, it's only available for half a day from tomorrow."

The shopkeeper of the accounts glanced impatiently at the people crowded with the shops.

No matter how dissatisfied people heard that it was only sold for half a day, no one dared to work against the grain store at this juncture, so they had to resign themselves to their pockets.

This phenomenon is being played out simultaneously in various parts of the North.

…

The royal caravan, a long procession of grain transporters, crossed the canal plain, getting closer and closer to the border.

In the leeward col, a group of people gathered around the fire to keep warm, and had dinner by the way.

Xiao Wu exchanged glances with ten brothers such as He Qi and Niu Ba, and several people slowly moved to a fire.

"Fifth brother, crossing this mountain is the border.

Don't you think there's something wrong with this trip! He Qi whispered.

"I found out early in the morning that half of the food had been consumed.

The further north you go, the higher the price of grain, but you don't sell a single grain, there must be a problem.

I didn't see him buy any goods, but the servants did buy a lot, all young men and young women.

Watch me gesture for a moment! ”

Xiao Wu decided not to wait any longer, he had a bad premonition that if he didn't get out early, he would die here.

The few people gathered around secretly nodded in agreement.

Several people have followed Wang Xingwang to run caravans for several years, and they have a certain tacit understanding with each other.

People who have ideas gather in groups of three or five to get together for dinner, bragging, and occasionally whispering a few words.

After a large group of people had eaten dinner, they each went into their tents to rest.

I walked all the way on my feet, and I was so tired at the end of the day that my legs and feet were not my own.

Xiao Wu, who was sitting at the door of the tent, stared at the small tent not far away through the curtain, his mind spinning rapidly.

"Damn, I've been fooled!" Xiao Wu slapped his thigh and let out a low voice.

He got up and woke up his brothers in the tent one by one, whispering.

"We're sold!"

"What, how is that possible!" Niu Ba exhaled lightly, not believing Xiao Wu's words at all.

"Think about it, the only thing you buy on the road is the next person.

And all of them are young and middle-aged, and women are also young and beautiful to buy.

Further down is the border, and that's telling. Xiao Wu said a little anxiously.

"But that doesn't mean we've been sold!

We signed a 10-year living deed, and we didn't sell it to them. ”

He Qi was in a hurry, there was still a family to support at home, and without him as the main laborer, the family was waiting for death.

"Don't worry about it, you can't wait any longer when you're ugly." Xiao Wu said decisively.

Several people nodded secretly, and no one dared to squeak, whether it was true or not, they didn't dare to bet.

In the middle of the night, the fire in the fire gradually decreases.

The night watchman sat by the fire and dozed off little by little.

There was a sound of gurgling in the temporary camp, and he forcibly supported Xiao Wu and the others who had not slept, quietly listening to the movement outside.

In the middle of the ugly time, Xiao Wu carried a burden on his back, cut a gap in the tent, and took the lead to drill out first.

The rest of the people crawled out after him, and a small group of people silently disappeared into the darkness in the flickering firelight.

Several dark shadows followed one after another, disappearing into the snowy night.

…

"Da Da Da ......"

The sound of horses' hooves, unusually frightening in the silent col, woke everyone from their sleep.

A group of disheveled men, as soon as they got out of the tent, came into contact with the tip of the snow bright guns, and squatted down tremblingly with their heads in their hands.

The night watchman drew the big knife at his waist, picked up tents one by one, and drove out the people who were hiding inside.

When the night watchman picks open a tent and finds that it is empty, he picks open the broken place with a knife.

A trail in the snow, unusually conspicuous in the light of the fire.

"Adjutant General, someone has run away!"

"Adjutant General, someone has run away here!"

The searcher said to a man in armor on a black horse with a high head.

"Search, kill the violator!" The rough voice exudes endless coldness.

In the eyes of this person, human life is not as good as grass mustard.

There were less than 50 sergeants, and the tips of their guns were pointed at more than 1,500 people in the field.

Everyone in the field squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands and trembled, unable to raise a trace of courage to resist.

The woman who was bought collapsed to the ground with suppressed crying.

The night watchman led more than 30 sergeants, carrying torches and following the trail.

Blinded by the black light and unfamiliar with the terrain, the traces of the Little Wuyi gang were soon exposed to the torches.

"Stop!"

The people on duty at night shouted, and the people behind them pounced like wolves.

Change was only in an instant, and the clever people fled in all directions.

Ordinary people who are not familiar with the terrain and do not have torch lighting are the opponents of a group of tigers and wolves.

Soon he was tied and his hands were strung together, and under the pressure of Xue Liang's blade, he was escorted back to the mountain pass.

Xiao Wu, He Qi, and Niu Ba, who were lying at the bottom of the ditch, had blades shining with cold light in their eyes.

There was still a dead head lying at their feet, and Niu Dacheng looked at them deadly, his eyes full of unwillingness.

No one would have thought that the Wang family would be so bold as to betray them to the sergeants.

This is something they have never heard of in business for many years.

This is also what Xiao Wu didn't expect, at that time he only thought that the Wang family would sell a group of them as coolies.

Who would have thought that the Wang family would have other intentions and sell them to the border army.

This is clearly to send them to death!

There were only three people in the audience breathing, and He Qi said tremblingly.

"Little Fifth Brother, what should we do next?"

If the Wang family does such a thing, the family will definitely not be able to go back, and where should they go.

"Get out of here first, and rush back at all costs.

Walk! ”

Xiao Wu didn't have time to bury Niu Dacheng, and after counting the number of people in a while, he would definitely find that the three of them were not there.

At this time, the three of them were all grasshoppers on a rope.

With the strength of one person, it is extremely difficult to return from Hewan Province to the Gangfu Plain.

"Listen to the little fifth brother, it's important that we get out of here first." Niu Ba agreed.

The three of them said no more and reached the other side of the ditch.

…

Wang Jiayu, who had successfully handed over the handover, took out a thick stack of silver tickets and handed it to the armored man who only showed his face.

The bearded face had a hint of a smile, shook the thick silver ticket in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, I won't forget the benefits of the Wang family after the matter is completed."

(End of chapter)