Zhang Yuqing pointed to the person behind him.

Fang Mo squinted his eyes for a while, his expression was obviously taken aback, and he hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran over, and after a while, he came back with He Qi.

He Qi dismounted and saluted Zhang Yuqing and Lu Wei.

Zhang Yuqing pulled Wang Chunniang out, and when Wang Chunniang heard that it was He Qi, she was so confused that she sat back in the carriage, refusing to open the curtain to see He Qi.

"What are you doing with us?" Lu Wei sat on the horse and asked condescendingly.

He Qi knew that Wang Chunniang was sitting in the carriage, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I didn't follow you, I followed Madame!" Madame is my savior, I can fight, I can work, if Madame does not dislike it, take me to Baochuan. ”

Wang Chunniang thought that He Qi was just here to say goodbye to her, but she didn't expect He Qi to follow her to Baochuan, so she was anxious and whispered: "What is he going to do?" When there's nothing good about the place doesn't work! ”

"Or you should persuade him!" Zhang Yuqing teased.

Wang Chunniang was silent, bowing her head and pinching the corners of her skirt.

Lu Wei looked at the carriage.

Zhang Yuqing poked her head out of the carriage, "Go back, live your life well, I don't need you to repay the favor!" ”

He Qi's tall body was like an iron tower, and he said in a rough voice: "Where am I going?" Since I knew that Mrs. and Chunniang were going to Baochuan, I sold my family's dilapidated house! If Madame doesn't take me in, I'll be homeless!" ”

Zhang Yuqing was shocked, there was such a moral kidnapping to repay the favor.

Fang Mo held back a smile and said, "Madam, take my senior brother with you!" Although he can't beat me, he's also a great player! ”

He Qi glared at Fang Mo angrily, rolled up his sleeves and shouted, "Who said I can't fight without your kid?" Why don't you try it? ”

Zhang Yuqing shrank her head back to the carriage, and asked Wang Chunniang hurriedly: "God, how can he repay me for his kindness, obviously because of you!" What do you think about this? ”

Wang Chunniang's face was burned red, her skirt was crumpled by her, and she didn't know what to say.

"If you don't agree, I'll let him fuck off!" Zhang Yuqing said with a smile, "He sold the house, he doesn't even have a nest, there must be no woman willing to marry him, whatever he sleeps at night!" ”

Wang Chunniang stammered: "This, this is not good......

Zhang Yuqing looked at her and smiled, "Then let him follow?" ”

Wang Chunniang blushed and remained silent.

Zhang Yuqing poked his head out again and said, "We lack a car, is Brother He willing to take this job?" ”

He Qi was surprised and delighted, with a smile on his dark face, and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes!" ”

After that, he quickly sat down in the front of the car and took the reins from Fang Qin's hand.

The carriage drove through the streets of the capital and out of the tall city gate.

The east was white, and Zhang Yuqing poked her head out of the carriage and watched the tall and majestic city wall getting farther and farther away from her.

When she came to the capital, she used to think that this city was like a tomb, and now it seems that it is still the case, the capital is like a gorgeous and exquisite tomb, buried with many people who are drunk and dreaming of death.

The carriage left the capital and headed northwest.

Thinking of the withering of all industries and the poverty of the people's livelihood along the way, which formed a sharp contrast with the singing and dancing in the capital, Wang Chunniang said with emotion: "I thought that the ravine we stayed in was already very poor, but I didn't expect that there was anything worse than ours!" ”

Fang Mo said: "Every year in Great Xia, millions of taels of gold and silver are tributed, and a large amount of silk porcelain tea is given to the Hu people, isn't it all scraped from the people? It's not easy for people everywhere to live! ”

Wang Chunniang knew about this, she shook her head and said angrily: "They have given so much money to the Hu people, why do they still enter the customs to burn and loot?" ”

Zhang Yuqing said softly: "How can people's greed be so easily satisfied? Luerwei fought against the Hu people and saw the prosperity and wealth of Great Xia, and also let them know that such a prosperous and rich Great Xia was so vulnerable, and they no longer had any fear of Great Xia. ”

The impact of the First Battle of Luerwei on later generations was too bad, not only did Great Xia change the emperor internally, but the Hu people knew that the defenders of this dynasty were weak and vulnerable. Luerwei was their last difficult bone, and after gnawing down, no one could resist them along the road to the capital.

Daxia is like a child walking in the downtown with gold, and he has been in danger for more than ten years. paid tribute in front of the Hu people to protect safety, bowed his head and was a minister, and he has been passively beaten.

Fang Mo and Fang Qin heard Zhang Yuqing's words, their expressions were solemn, and they didn't feel very good in their hearts.

After walking for more than ten days in a row, I almost arrived at the border of Liangzhou, getting closer and closer to Baochuan, and becoming more and more desolate. Since entering Liangzhou, even if Lu Wei and the others were sleeping, their hands had never left the long knife on their waists.

In the afternoon, the scorching sun was scorching, and the sound of cicadas resounded in the woods on both sides of the road, and it was almost dusk, and everyone had not yet seen a town or village, and if they could not find it before dark, they had to sleep outside.

After walking for a while, everyone saw smoke rising faintly in the distance, and a guard shouted happily: "There is smoke, there must be someone's home!" ”

Some people can borrow other people's stoves, buy other people's vegetables and grains to make a hot meal, and have a bed to sleep in at night.

Lu Wei clenched the handle of the knife in his hand, and his expression was not relaxed, but became more solemn.

"That's not right!" Fang Qin frowned and said, "It's not like cooking smoke!" ”

The smoke was pale cyan and fluttering, and there were several places in the distance, and there was an ominous black in the gray smoke.

Fang Mo led the two guards to explore the way.

After a while, the three of them came back, Fang Mo had a heavy face, and shook his head at Lu Wei.

"What's going on?" Zhang Yuqing asked, feeling a bad premonition in her heart.

Fang Mo said in a low voice: "The village in front was ransacked, I don't know who did it, and they set fire to the village!" ”

"What about the people in the village?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Fang Mo shook his head, "I don't know, we took a look from afar, and then rushed back to report the news." ”

Lu Wei turned the horse's head, "Go and see." ”

The crowd came to the front of the charred and blackened village.

This is a very small village, about a dozen households, and the fire is estimated to have been burning for a long time, and it has almost been extinguished. The smoke that everyone saw in the distance was the smoke from the burnt wood.

"What people!" Fang Mo shouted fiercely.

A ragged, dirty man emerges from the charred house with something in his arms.

Lu Wei asked, "Are you from this village?" ”

The man nodded with a sluggish expression.

"What about the others?" Lu Wei asked again.

The man said, "All dead, buried in the back of the village." ”

Zhang Yuqing's heart tightened, "How did you die?" ”

"The Hu people are here, bandits generally don't kill everyone. I was working in the town, and when I came back, everyone in the village was dead. The man said with a sad face.

Wang Chunniang saw that he had been holding the burden, and asked curiously, "What are you hugging?" ”

The man showed her a look, Wang Chunniang screamed in fright, took a few steps back, and was hurriedly hugged by Zhang Yuqing.

Fang Mo and the others drew out the long knife, He Qi roared angrily, raised his fist and was about to fight, Wang Chunniang shouted: "Stop!" ”

Wang Chunniang's face turned pale, covered her chest, stretched out her hand and said tremblingly: "Don't, don't fight, it's a child." ”

"I'll take a look." Zhang Yuqing said.

Wang Chunniang pulled her and shook her head, "Don't look at it, it will scare you." ”

Zhang Yuqing's heart was cold, her eyes widened, and she suddenly realized something.

"It's dead." Wang Chunniang said softly.

Lu Wei walked over and blocked in front of Zhang Yuqing, Zhang Yuqing's voice trembled, "Why don't you bury him?" ”

The man put the swaddling clothes in his arms on the ground, carefully arranged the swaddling clothes, and wrapped them tightly, as if he was afraid that the child would be affected by the wind, "This is my son, our rules, children under the age of one cannot be buried with adults, I want to find a coffin for him." ”

Seeing that the man's eyes were gray and lifeless, Zhang Yuqing felt uncomfortable for a while, took out a dime of broken silver from the purse on his waist, handed it to Fang Mo, and motioned for him to give it to the man.

Fang Mo walked over, gave him the silver, and asked, "How did your child die?" ”

"I don't know." The man still shook his head, "I went out to work, I didn't come home for a few days, and when I got home, I found him dead." ”

"Maybe he starved to death and let the fire burn out, or maybe he was burned to death by the fire first. He is the eldest, and my daughter-in-law and mother love him...... I don't have a daughter-in-law now, and I don't have an old lady anymore......" The man looked numb and muttered to himself, as if he was a pool of stagnant water, and all his spiritual energy was drained.

The sun set on the horizon, and everyone's figures were pulled into statues, watching the man disappear into the distance like a walking corpse with swaddling clothes.

The slaughtered village was as silent as death, and there was still a faint smoke from the ruins.

Zhang Yuqing stood on the ground dyed blood-colored by the sunset, and the hot summer weather was cool from the bones.

One of the guards suddenly trembled and said, "Is this the border?" Worse than hell! ”

Most of them were born in the rich and prosperous capital, where have they seen this scene comparable to purgatory.

"Hell is so terrible!" Another guard whispered.

Behind the dozen or so houses that were burned to the point of collapse were more than a dozen families, more than a dozen human tragedies that people born in the peaceful era could not imagine. In this era, how many people work hard and work honestly, but as a result, food and clothing are extravagant, and they can't even save their lives!

Zhang Yuqing clenched her fists. This is just what she sees, what does she not see?

Hell is empty, and demons are on earth!

Wang Chunniang shouted with tears in her eyes: "Aren't there defenders here? Why did you let the Hu people in and hurt so many people! ”

Fang Qin's face was heavy, and he said, "Even if someone is willing to kill Hu, they are powerless. The soldiers of Great Xia are not as good as the Hu people to fight, there are fewer horses, and they are not as fast as the horses of the Hu people, this is the reality. ”

"Reality can't be changed?" Zhang Yuqing blurted out angrily.

Lu Wei looked back at her.

It's so light and easy! Fang Qin snorted, and because of Lu Wei's presence, he only whispered, "Who can change?" ”

Zhang Yuqing clenched his fist and pressed it under his chest, feeling that his heart was beating violently, why can't reality change?

What if she could change all that?

Sweetheart Theatre:

Zhang Yuqing: Actually, I'm not a nosy person, but people can't live in vain

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