The One Hundred and Ninety-Ninth Journey to Death (Part I)

In order to escape the government's immigration policy, Mu Xiaocui and Xiucai Wang Xuejin had to flee into the mountains overnight to hide. The mother packed up the soft bedding and told them to leave as soon as it was dark. When the two took to the street hand in hand, they found a large number of people fleeing...... So, the two no longer worried about being lonely in the dark, so they simply walked with everyone.

Although most of Shanxi is mountainous, the boundary of Hongdong is a large plain, strictly speaking, a basin. There is a long way to go to the mountain, and it is not possible to get out of it in a while. The two of them followed the group and hurried for most of the night, exhausted. Xiucai Wang Xuejin and Mu Xiaocui both had blood blisters on their feet. I couldn't walk anymore, so I simply stopped to rest. Unexpectedly, it didn't matter if it stopped. Led a large number of fleeing people to stop and rest together. This break was followed by fatigue and fatigue, and if you wanted to leave, you couldn't stand up. So, they simply slept back to back .......

The summer dew was heavy and soaked the clothes of the fleeers. It wets their dreams, and it wets their moods! but it doesn't wet their fatigue. When I woke up, it was already dawn. Most people looked around in surprise, first to see if there were any pursuers behind, then to identify the direction, and then to identify where they were.

The fugitives were the same as young men and women, each carrying or carrying a limited baggage, they looked at each other, nodded or said hello in understanding. In order to enter the mountains as soon as possible to escape the pursuit of the government, they all packed their bags and set out on the road.

While walking, Mu Xiaocui took out dry food from his baggage and handed it to Xiucai Wang Xuejin and said, "Brother, let's eat dry food while walking!"

Wang Xuejin took the dry food and nibbled a few bites, choking and sticking his neck. Xiaocui is the same, it is really difficult to swallow without water. There is no choice but to chew carefully and slowly, like a thief to prevent choking.

Xiao Cui looked sideways, and most of them were eating while walking. Some of them are also choked and their necks are stretched long. It's almost noon. The sun was very hot, and in order to avoid the sight of the pursuing soldiers of the government and to escape the burns of the sun, the fleeing people hid in the fields of crops to cool off. If you don't have water or rice, you can't eat well, and thirst is a very difficult thing! Xiucai Wang Xuejin's throat was on fire, and his mouth was blistered.

Where can I get water to drink?" Xiao Cui looked around, but she couldn't see any water except for the crops all over the ground. Xiucai looked at a young man not far away who was drinking water from the porcelain jar, his Adam's apple moved a few times without making a sound, but his eyes revealed envy and greed!

"Big brother!" Xiao Cui couldn't help it, and begged, "Can you give us a sip of water?"

The man shook his head mercilessly, counting as an answer.

"Just one bite!" Xiao Cui was helpless. The man shook his head and said nothing.

"Don't beg him!" Xiucai said: "It's not easy for people to bring some water, so it's better to leave it to others to drink for themselves!"

"You're waiting here for me to find water!" Xiao Cui got up to leave, when she suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, followed by the shouting of people. Cui saw a group of horseback riders moving through the side path. She knew that maybe this was the officers and soldiers who were coming to find the fugitive, so she didn't dare to hesitate and immediately hid. The horses roared along the path, leaving behind not only the dust but also the fear, so that the fugitives who hid in the fields did not dare to fart a single fart. Finally survived until dark, and everyone re-embarked on the black road, moving forward with difficulty in the direction of the mountain.

Xiucai Wang Xuejin was very difficult to be helped up by Xiaocui. Then Xiao Cui followed behind the fleeing team with her support. However, he didn't go far, and Xiucai Wang Xuejin fell. Unconscious......

"Brother, Xuejin!" Xiao Cui was very nervous, shaking Xiucai's body and calling out his name. A few well-wishers came over to help her rescue Xiucai! The person who was holding the porcelain jar to drink water before also handed over the porcelain jar containing water. Xiao Cui poured water into Xiucai's mouth. After a while. Xiucai woke up from a coma. He looked blankly at the people around him, and then said to Xiao Cui weakly: "Xiao Cui, you go into the mountain with them! I can't go, leave me here! Don't bother you!"

"Xiucai!" Xiao Cui said, "You are stupid! Is it meaningful to leave you and me to flee alone? I don't think it's enough to immigrate! The government won't arrest me!"

"Then let's go back!" Xiucai said: "Don't go any further, even if you escape into the mountains, you will die, and you will die of hunger!"

"Don't say anything!" Xiao Cui said, "I'll carry you away." Even if I carry you, I'm going to carry you into the mountains!"

"No!" Xiucai disagreed.

"Let's go, everyone help me!" Xiao Cui couldn't say anything, and with the help of others, he picked up the show and went on the road. The road ahead was difficult, and the trail in the fields made it difficult for them to walk. They have to walk without making loud noises. What I'm afraid of is that the pursuers of the government have been alarmed!

After a long so-called long journey, we finally came to a small river.

Looking at the babbling river, everyone was overjoyed, threw down their bags and ran to the river to drink as much as they wanted, and squandered as much as they wanted! Mu Xiaocui didn't immediately run to the river to drink water like most people, but first lay down two lines of hot tears, and then slowly put Xiucai down. After lying down comfortably, he ran to the river and brought the water back with his hands, and slowly sprinkled the water in the mouth of the unconscious Xiucai. Xiucai finally woke up, looked at the river, and listened to the sound of flowing water, Xiucai's face showed a smile for the first time since yesterday. This smile was so charming and so happy in Mu Xiaocui's eyes! He saw Xiucai's simplicity and innocence. Mu Xiaocui's face seemed to think of something at that moment, and a sad expression flashed across her face! But it was only a momentary thing, and no one would see it. Xiucai will not see it.

"Eat and drink your fill, and go while it's night!" Some people seemed to be worried that there would be pursuers. So, a group of fugitives who were not intentionally gathered together hurriedly ate and drank enough to eat and drink in the clear river, and then prepared to go on the road.

Mu Xiaocui may be afraid that Xiucai will not drink enough water, so she brought a few handfuls of water and forced Xiucai to drink it. Xiucai is much more energetic than before, and he can stand up. So, he said to Xiaocui: "Xie Lu, thank you for carrying me all the way, and now, I will carry you!

"you!" Xiao Cui smiled and said, "Who let you carry it? You can't take care of yourself, can you still have the strength to carry me?"

In order to stop dying of thirst on the road as before, Mu Xiaocui went to the river and drank a meal of water before leaving, and only turned around to help Xiucai after feeling full. At this moment, I suddenly heard people shouting and neighing, and a large group of officers and soldiers who had been ambushed here suddenly surrounded this group of fleeing people. In the eyes of the fugitives, this group of officers and soldiers seemed to fall from the sky. They came so suddenly, so strangely, so incomprehensibly and unacceptably the fact in front of them.

If the mind is quick and the legs are good, the legs will run...... Some broke out of the encirclement, and some were stopped by a large group of people. Xiucai Wang Xuejin and Mu Xiaocui didn't run, they stood still and didn't move, because they knew that it was impossible for them to escape from the encirclement of the pursuers with their own strength. It seemed that being captured was their only option!

Most of the fugitives were stopped like them, and in order to prevent them from escaping again, the officers and soldiers tied them up one by one with ropes prepared in advance, and then strung them together and escorted them back. In their minds, this escape was actually a path of death...... (To be continued......)