Chapter 2: The Suffering of Conscription

Man is only two legs, how can he outrun the rebel horse.

Fortunately, Shu Yan is kind and kind-eyed, and she has a child, but even the most vicious soldier is unwilling to kill her.

Shu Yan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, pulling his little grandson and crying: "The military master spares his life, the military master spares his life." ”

The military master sighed and said, "Hurry up." ”

Shu Yan hurriedly picked up his little grandson and ran forward, but if he is soft-hearted, he naturally has a hard heart.

The two were still arrested.

Shu Yan was taken to a small leader, and when the leader saw Shu Yan's face, he immediately frowned.

"What are you doing here with an old woman and a young child? Can you carry sand, or can you go to the military tent to put out the fire of your brothers? ”

The military man said: "Didn't the general say, find some cooks, young girls are military prostitutes no matter how beautiful or ugly, so won't there be no one to cook?" ”

Hearing the word military prostitute, Shu Yan's eyelids jumped, and when he looked to the side, he saw dozens of young women and children being pushed and shoved, among which there were handsome women who had seen a few mornings.

Shu Yan hurriedly said: "This military master, I will cook meals for the old woman, I was a cook in a big family in Hangzhou before, and I want to make a good soup, so I bother you to arrange a better errand." ”

Shu Yan took out a fine silk handkerchief and stuffed it into the leader's hand.

The leader glanced at Shu Yan.

"Looking at an old lady with kind eyebrows, okay, I'll arrange for her to go to Xiaozao."

Shu Yan hugged his little grandson and looked at the leader with pleading eyes.

The leader waved his hand and said, "You also take this child with you, don't make more trouble." ”

Hearing this, Shu Yan hurriedly took his little grandson to thank the leader.

Then the two were taken aside by the military man, and there was still an acquaintance standing here, who was the old man who had let the two of them run away.

The old man glanced at the two helplessly.

"It's really hard."

The refugees followed the rebels to their destination, and Shu Yan, together with the old man, asked, "What are you doing to repair the embankment these days?" ”

The old man sneered.

"Repair? They were going to bomb and flood the thirty-six cities in the middle of the river, so that the army of the imperial court would not be able to encircle and suppress them here. ”

"What about the people?"

The youngest grandson, Chen Yuan, asked on behalf of Shu Yan.

The old man was stunned for a moment, he looked at Chen Yu'an, and for some reason a few tears flashed in his eyes.

"Those who rebelled from ancient times to the present have never thought of the people."

After listening to this, Shu Yan felt that this old man was not simple, he must be a scholar.

She saw her little grandson clenching his fists.

They followed the rebels for a whole day, without eating anything, Shu Yan's footsteps were vain, and Chen Yu'an's face was even pale.

Shu Yan was a little anxious, but as soon as she stopped, those soldiers pointed guns at them, and Shu Yan had to hold his little grandson's hand tightly.

"Yu'an, hold on a little longer, come and drink some water."

Chen Yu'an took a big sip of water, but his face was still not good.

The old man on the side saw it, so he took out a piece of oilpaper wrapped in oil paper from his arms and stuffed it into Chen Yuan's hand.

"Don't let anyone else see it."

Chen Yu'an hurriedly took it, put it in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it.

The boy was in a hurry to eat and choked again.

Shu Yan hurriedly stretched out his hand to comfort the child, and Wen Yan said, "Thank you for this grandfather." ”

Chen Yuan raised his head, looked at the old man with a thin face, and asked with some gratitude: "Grandpa, what is your name, I will repay you in the future." ”

The old man only replied: "My surname is Su, you can call me Grandpa Su." ”

Chen Yuan shouted obediently.

In this year, it was really a bite of food that could save a person, and they walked to the afternoon before they arrived at the Li River.

There is a peace embankment built by the famous ministers of the previous dynasty here, which blocks the water of the Taotao River in the upper reaches of the Li River, and if the embankment is blown up.

In the 36 counties downstream, hundreds of thousands of people are in dire straits.

Shu Yan stood on both sides of the Li River with the ragged refugees, only seeing the water of the Baizhang River, but not the other side.

Grandpa Su's eyes were blazing, and he looked down at the long causeway like a jade belt.

"The embankment built by the scholars of the former dynasty has protected the people downstream for a hundred years, but now it has to be ......"

A whip appeared behind Grandpa Su, and in an instant, the clothes behind his back were torn, the skin was open, and everyone else gasped.

Shu Yan raised his head, only to see the military man riding on the tall horse and said coldly: "If you say more, I will throw you into the Li River." ”

The rolling water of the Li River roared, and Shu Yan grabbed Chen Yuan's hand tightly.

They were placed on the shore, and each found a place, surrounded by military guards, so naturally they could not escape.

After a while, several soldiers on horseback came on horseback, and immediately tied two bags to each of them, and the soldier cut through it with a knife, and the rice bran cake fell from it.

Shu Yan hurriedly reached out to catch it, but only caught four cakes.

The people next to her still wanted to rob her, Shu Yan hurriedly put the cake on his chest and lay on the ground, and the military man saw that someone was robbing and whipped one person hard.

"Pull that snatcher out of here!"

A lean man was pulled out, and the soldier stabbed the man in the stomach, and blood and intestines flowed all over the ground.

Shu Yan hurriedly got up and gave one of the cakes to Chen Yu'an, she looked at the old man Su who was sitting far away from her, and said to him: "Grandpa Su, you sit closer, let's take care of each other." ”

There weren't many old people here, so Old Man Su looked around and sat down in front of them.

Shu Yan distributed the cakes to Old Man Su.

Chen Yu'an took a bite of the cake, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

"Grandma, this cake is so raw and unpalatable."

The cake is mixed with the taste of rice bran that cannot be eaten, and there are some stones.

I only heard Old Man Su say: "On weekdays, these things are for animals to eat." ”

Shu Yan took a bite and looked around, these people may not be as good as beasts, she had read some books in her previous life, talking about ancient wars, many generals would rush the people to the front row, kill a wave of people, and consume some enemy weapons.

Fortunately, although it is difficult at this moment, it will not reach the worst step.

By the time they had eaten, it was already dark.

Many young soldiers came in from outside, and pulled the young women from among the refugees, and a few of them cried directly.

The led soldier cut down the man with a sword, and the women were honest.

Shu Yan looked at it like this, but saw that the woman with outstanding looks was about to jump into the river, but was directly stopped by a military man.

The other soldier directly lifted the woman's legs and walked outside.

The woman panicked, and she screamed, "You are bold, I am not an ordinary person! You can't do this to me!! ”

Said viciously: "Not an ordinary person? The county lords and ladies in the capital have long been thrown into the barracks by our king, even if you are the king of heaven, you have to suffer this crime! ”

The woman's face was pale, and she was carried out by the soldiers.

Shu Yan covered his little grandson's eyes.

But the child asked to himself, "Grandma, what are they going to do to this sister?" ”