Brother Ma with the reins on his reins stopped his cry uneasily, and even the horse's hooves fell to the ground quietly, as if he was afraid of alarming something?

The village is not large, about two or three hundred households.

It took less than half a moment to cross the compacted dirt road in the middle of the village.

Zhao Que did not knock on the doors of the people's houses during the period, but when he arrived at the back of the village, he led the horse and inspected the strange appearance of the village curiously.

A few families had already lit a stove, and the smoke curled up into the air, and disappeared in an instant.

There are people in the village,

It's just that for some reason, everyone hides in their homes and doesn't see anyone.

What's more, the only dirt road that divides the village into two halves is clean, there are no weeds, and it seems that people have splashed clear water, and there is not even dust in sight as they walk through the village.

"Brother Ma, it's not strange that you say it's strange, there are obviously living people in the village, but it is as quiet as a deserted village. ”

Zhao Que touched the horse's mane and muttered to himself.

He didn't expect the horses to understand speech, but it was just a habit to talk to them when he was bored, but in fact, when he heard it to himself, the horses would make him happy with a few cries in return.

"Go, guess for yourself, you won't guess the answer, knock on the door of the people's house, ask a few times, maybe you meet a good-natured person, and tell me the truth. ”

When it comes to it, do it.

Hold the reins.

Zhao Que went to the door of the nearest house.

Knock softly.

The village was quiet, and his careful knock at the door seemed to cause a kind of vibration that was unknown to outsiders.

No one came to open the door, not even the slightest movement inside the door.

Just as Zhao Que wanted to turn around and leave, he was thinking in his heart that something had happened in the village that he didn't know, causing everyone to be locked up at home to avoid the bad things brought about by the change.

"Who are you? Passerby?"

He turned.

In the gap between the two doors, someone stared at Zhao Que and observed.

Zhao Que held the reins in his hand and clenched his fists and said: "In Xia Zhao Que, it is a scholar who came from Nanyangzhou and traveled to study, and finally found a crowd, and I wanted to ask for a glass of water to drink, but I didn't expect ......."

"I didn't expect that in our village, everyone closes their doors as if there is no one, isn't it?!"

"Yes. ”

"Young offspring, let me ask you, where did you come from?!"

Zhao Que pointed in a direction.

"You're honest, didn't you come from Zhou Lu City?!"

The man's voice was extremely solemn, and he stared at Zhao Que and asked.

Zhao Que knew that Zhoulu City, that is a nearby city, this city, not big, nor can it be said to be located in a key location, but there are many mountains and forests nearby, famous for its abundance of mountain goods, many professional hunters in the city, the hunted goods, or the herbs they are looking for, sell to the merchants who stop in Zhoulu City, these merchants, and then sell them to other places to make a difference.

When he was in Jingshu City, there was a shop in the market, which specialized in selling mountain goods from Zhoulu City, and the price was quite expensive.

"No, I'm from the direction of Jingshu City, and I haven't been to Zhoulu City yet!!" Zhao Que said truthfully.

The man sighed, "Look at your lively appearance, I know that you are not from Zhoulu City in this offspring, forget it, you come to my house, drink saliva, have a meal, rest your feet, and then, hurry up, this place is not a place to stay for a long time!"

Open the door.

He was an old man in his fifties with gray hair.

The old man's back is not decent, and I don't know if he was born like this, or if he is tired of working on the farm like this.

"Bring the horses in, I have a lot of forage in my house, just enough to feed your horses. ”

"Thank you, uncle. Zhao Que said.

"Alas, don't talk about those false courtesies, you scholars, just this hand. ”

An old lady poked her head out of the door, and when she saw the old man welcoming the young man into the house, she immediately beat her chest and stomped her feet, and shouted: "It's over, it's over, you old man who kills the sky, how can you bring outsiders into the house, aren't you afraid of ......"

"What do you say, how can you say such things in front of the guests?!" Keep your voice low so that others can hear, be careful of more things!! "The old man warned.

The old lady shut up and retreated into the house.

Her expression fell in Zhao Que's eyes, and it was a sense of fear from the heart.

It seems that Zhao Que is an ominous blade, and when he enters the house, it will bring disaster to the family.

Zhao Que looked back at Brother Ma, and the curiosity in his heart became even stronger.

The source should be Zhoulu City......

What happened in Zhoulu City that made the old man's family so afraid?!

Don't......

Zhao Que's brows instantly tightened, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Housheng, you tie the horse there, quick!!" said the old man, pointing to a log.

Zhao Que did so.

The old man brought in a dilapidated manger and put in the hay.

ushered Zhao Que into another room, perhaps a guest room.

The house is dilapidated, and in some places you can still see the sky faintly.

"Housheng, don't be disgusted, my house is only these two rooms, you stay here for a while, I'll cook for you. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he walked out of the door without stopping.

Later, a large bowl was brought to him, and in the bowl was coarse tea, and at once, he turned and went out the door, and closed the door for him by the way.

There is a bed in the house.

There are simple futons on the bed.

It's not dark, and it's even a little reflective.

A foul smell came from the bedding.

Zhao Que sat on the bed, drank the coarse tea, quenched his hunger and thirst, and half lay on the futon.

It's nice to have a bed when you're away from home.

How can you dislike it?!

How can you dislike it?!

No matter what, it's countless times better than sleeping in the wild.

In the house next door, there was a quarrel between the old man and the old lady, and the old man kept explaining that Zhao Que was not from Zhoulu City, and even the direction he came from was exactly the opposite of Zhoulu City.

And the old lady, who dislikes the old man, has been a well-wisher all her life, something big happens, look at the village, who helped you?

The old man said that he had a clear conscience and helped others, but he was only comforting his conscience, and he did not have to ask for anything in return.

The old lady couldn't argue with the old man, so she angrily threw the stool on the ground.

About half an hour.

The old man reopened the door.

Came in with a table.

Zhao Que hurriedly got up.

The old man stretched out his hand and motioned for Zhao Que to sit down: "Young descendant, let me make it clear first, it's not easy for you to go out, I let you enter the house, it's all to see at this point, wait for a while, eat and drink enough, I hope you bypass Zhoulu City, hurry up and !! here, it is definitely not a place to stay for a long time!"

Zhao Que was waiting to be asked.

But the old man had turned around.

Brought a large bowl of steaming tea, and a pot of wine, and then, served four kinds of dishes, and seven or eight wowotou.

"That's all for my family, wowotou, if you can't finish eating, you can take it away. The old man said.

Zhao Que got up and bent down respectfully: "Old gentleman, although Zhao Que doesn't know what happened here, but the kindness of the old gentleman's meal is really a great kindness to Zhao Que. ”

"Okay, let's eat, don't talk about these etiquettes, your family, yes, you really don't have to worry about running around alone......"

The four dishes are all dishes prepared by the people for the winter.

A plate of rhizomes of grass that Zhao Que didn't know, a plate of roasted sweet potatoes, a plate of some gray-green cabbage, and the last plate, Zhao Que couldn't name it, guessing that it should be the bark of some kind of tree.

Picking up the chopsticks made of rough cutting tree branches, Zhao Que smiled honestly at the old man, and immediately devoured it.

Not to mention, the four dishes, except for sweet potatoes, look bad, but they are actually very good.

"Slow down, slow down, no one is robbing you, drink saliva, don't choke. ”

The old man squatted opposite Zhao Que and couldn't help but say something.

After eating two nests, I put all the vegetables that I loved that I didn't know what kind of bark to fry were all in my stomach.

Zhao Que took a big sip of wine, and after burping in satisfaction, he slowly asked, "Uncle, what happened here?!"

The old man sighed, "What else can I do?!" It's not a matter of God's curse, I've done too much, and God is finally accountable. ”

"Ah?!What's the matter?" Zhao Que's uneasy mood became a little stronger.

"Plague. The old man simply spat out two words.

After Zhao Que heard this, he held the hand of the chopsticks, and he couldn't stop it, and he couldn't fall for a long time.

"How can there be a plague?!"

"Who knows?! I don't know how many people have died in Zhoulu City, but now, the city is sealed, and you can't enter or leave, and no one can say why, what has become of the city! I only heard that the village closest to Zhoulu City has almost all died, and those who are not dead have taken some things with them and fled. ”

Zhao Que exhaled heavily, not knowing what to say.

The word plague is too heavy, and Zhao Que never wants to hear these two words in his life.

The Sicypriot army, personnel gathered.

When King Yu was still the general of Cisse, a tragic battle came down, but after a long time, there was an unnatural death of soldiers.

In that battle, Cisse won, everyone was immersed in joy, or Zhao Que inspected the barracks, suddenly discovered this situation, and immediately, went to the main tent, and woke up the drunk and unconscious King Yu, and told him about it.

King Yu's expression at that time, Zhao Que still remembers it clearly.

It's a kind of fear carved into the bones.

Immediately, more than a dozen military orders were issued.

However, the plague has spread silently, and it is okay for martial arts to be a high-level general and a soldier, and the cultivation can help them survive the danger, but it is not good for ordinary soldiers.

After a plague, four thousand soldiers were cut off for no reason.

King Yu hid this matter from him and did not report it to the court, otherwise, he would be held accountable, and he would definitely have to slow down from being promoted to a king with a different surname.

"Our city lord is a very assertive person, I heard that at the beginning, he ordered people to cut off the entry and exit of Zhoulu City to prevent the spread of the plague, and set up a special camp to house the sick, alas......"

The old man had a bitter face: "I remember, when I was a child, I experienced a plague, and the people in the village died nine times out of ten, even my father and mother died in that disaster. ”