Chapter 41: Hiding from the Soldiers
"Uncle Hong, aren't you leaving?" asked Shen Yun.
Lao Hong shook his head: "I'll stay and see Zhuangzi." ”
Shen Yun said, "Then I will stay with you too." I've learned some punches and kicks, the rebels are coming, I'll help you fight them off!"
After half a year, he and Zhuangzi and Lao Hong's family have a deep relationship. Lao Hong's current look reminded him of the fifteenth night of the first lunar month. That night, at the mouth of the dark alley, Grandpa Liu was also so resolute.
He has always regretted it - at that time, if he had stayed desperately, would Grandpa Liu not leave? If Grandpa Liu had gone with him to repay his kindness, he would definitely not have died!
Lao Hong grinned and said, "How many feet tall are you?
Shen Yun still has to insist. Lao Hong touched his head and sighed: "Brother Yun, my Lao Hong's life was saved by the old lady, and the good days of these years were all given by Mr. Living to this day, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there are children and daughters, all of which are earned in vain. There was an army in the provincial capital, and there was no news from Mr. I have to wait here for sir. Perhaps, in a few days, the gentleman will be back. There is a shortage of soldiers in the provincial capital, who knows if my husband has bumped into it? I will stay here, and I will be able to take care of my husband's three meals a day. ”
"I can also take care of the curator!" Shen Yun did not let go.
Lao Hong glared at him: "You baby, why are you disobedient? If the rebels come, I will lead my husband to hide in the mountains, which is very convenient." If you stay, I'll be distracted and say hello to you, won't it add to the chaos?"
Shen Yun was poked in the sore spot and hung his head sullenly. He hated himself for being too small. However, whenever something happens, he will only drag people back, and he can't help anything.
Lao Hong said again: "It's not that you can't come back." My Lao Hong has lived decades longer than you, and he has endured a lot of things. Disasters are always like floods, which come and go quickly. When the rebels are gone, you'll be back......"
"Okay, I'll go with Brother Tie Zi tomorrow morning!" Shen Yun raised his head violently and interrupted him urgently. Because he knew that Lao Hong's next nine times out of ten was to say something like "I'm waiting for you in the Zhuangzi, and you can see me when you come back". He didn't want to hear that. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Grandpa Liu also said that he would wait for him and the owner of the gym in the gym, but in fact, after Grandpa Liu returned to the gym, he burned the gym and himself together. So, he no longer believed anything like that. In his heart, such words are not a good sign, and they are not auspicious at all.
Seeing that he had figured it out, Lao Hong didn't say anything more, and instructed him to bring two more changes of clothes: "Tomorrow morning, I will prepare some dry food for you." On the road, listen to the adults, follow closely, and don't run around. Then he hurried away. There are also four tenants in the Zhuangzi, and he has to go door to door to inform. Whether the four families stay or leave, they all listen to it. After getting the quasi-letter, how should Zhuangzi deal with it next, he should come up with a charter as soon as possible.
In addition to changing clothes, Shen Yun also brought Lao Liutou's green cloth purse, as well as those medicine books and road guides. In Shixiu County, he deeply experienced the difference between good people and untouchables. Therefore, the road guide that proved that he was a good citizen was preserved by him very much. The silver money given to him by Lao Liu Tou was also divided into several parts and hidden on his body.
In the early morning of the next day, Lao Hong prepared breakfast early, personally went to the cowshed to take out the big black, put on the ox cart, and said that it was for Shen Yun to travel.
He was very reluctant to stroke Da Hei's head, called his two sons and one daughter over, and repeatedly advised: "You must take care of Brother Yun on the road." ”
The eldest daughter's name is Jin Gu, and when she heard this, she responded heartily: "How can the ox cart be as comfortable as the carriage? Let Brother Yun and the eldest brother and sister sit in my carriage." Just sit in a car with me, Brother Song, and Sweet Girl. ”
The family ran a grain shop and raised a team of horses to carry grain. However, this time when he came out to avoid the military accident, in addition to the three handlebar styles, there were also two housekeepers Chen, and the servants at home were all sent away, and none of them were brought. Most of the horse team was also sold, and only three carts and two horses were brought out in total.
The father-in-law rode with her man, and the woman and child rode in a pony carriage. In the first car sat her mother-in-law and her unmarried sister-in-law Ping'er, in the second car sat their three mothers and children, and in the last carriage was used to carry luggage and food and water for eating on the road, and the old servant of the family, Steward Chen, and his mother-in-law sat in the house.
Yes, her carriage is very spacious, plus Shen Yun and Zhuzi's daughter-in-law, there is no problem at all.
Lao Hong did not refuse: "Okay." The big, bulky things are all on the ox cart, and your two brothers are watching, and it is very reassuring. ”
Hong Jingu persuaded again: "Dad, you really don't want to go with us?"
Lao Hong waved his hand impatiently: "What are you talking about! It's not that there is no one in Zhuangzi, if the rebels come, let's hide in the mountains, and there will be nothing!" Last night, he walked through the four tenants. As a result, none of them were willing to go with the Jin Gu family. The reason: the rebels are still in sight, and the fields are about to be harvested. If you want to leave, you have to wait until the rice is harvested.
Hong Jingu knew that her father was stubborn, and what he had already decided would not change easily. This is also for the sake of her aunt who is married, and her father is angry with her refusal. If the two brothers were like her, persuading again and again, Dad would definitely blow his beard and stare at him.
After breakfast, a large group of people formed a convoy and left Zhengjiazhuang.
Shen Yun and Zhuzi's daughter-in-law were arranged to sit in the second pony carriage.
Brother Song and Tianniu have both gone back to their parents' house with Shen Jingu twice before, and they are very familiar with Shen Yun. Especially Brother Song, who is only half a year younger than Shen Yun, but is more than half a head shorter, and then found that the latter can write a lot of words, knows how to play boxing, and can catch birds and birds, so he admires it so much. As long as he came to Zhuangzi, he turned into Shen Yun's little tail, calling "Brother Yun" affectionately in his mouth, and followed behind with a fart.
Tianniu is only two and a half years old, and she is influenced by her brother and likes Shen Yun very much. Seeing Shen Yun get into the carriage, she generously gave her sugar cake: "Brother Yun, eat!"
Shen Yun doesn't like to eat sweets, and he doesn't like to play with a slurred little girl, so he looks embarrassed.
Zhuzi's daughter-in-law was happy and teased on the side: "Sweet girl, do you also give sugar cakes to your aunt?"
The sweet girl didn't squeak, but she turned around decisively, took the sugar cake and plunged into Hong Jingu's arms, facing her with her ass.
"It's reluctant. Hong Jingu laughed, "This girl, but she has her sugar cake." Except for her brother, she didn't even give me food. ”
"Sister, you can eat the sugar cake yourself. Brother Song responded for Shen Yun, and took out a brand-new book from the box beside him, "Brother Yun, this is the new painting book that my father bought for me." There were a number of words on it, I didn't recognize. Can you teach me?"
"Okay. Shen Yun was very happy. He liked to read very much, but unfortunately, there were no other books in Zhuangzi, only the few herbal books he brought.
So, the two of them touched their heads and read books together.
Seeing this, Hong Jingu and the others changed the topic and stopped making fun of them.
More than a quarter of an hour later, the convoy officially took to the official road. There were more and more pedestrians on the road, all of whom were like them, dragging their families to avoid military disasters. Most people don't have a carriage, though. They carried their shoulders and walked slowly on both sides of the official road.
The picture book is only about ten pages, and I have already read it. Brother Song couldn't sit still, opened a corner of the car curtain, and pulled Shen Yun to look at the people on the side of the road: "Brother Yun, look, someone is pushing a wheelbarrow." ”
Shen Yun followed his finger and saw a wooden wheelbarrow in the crowd. On one side of the car sat an old lady with gray hair, and on the other side carried two large patched burdens. The cart was a middle-aged man. It looks like the old lady's son.
Shen Yun frowned: "I don't know where the rebels came from? "Before, he heard that the rebels were fighting immortal runes, and he liked the rebels very much. However, now that he heard that the rebels also robbed ordinary people's homes, he did not like it at all.
Brother Song, who lives in the county seat, heard more news, so he covered his mouth with palpitations and bit his ear: "You can't speak ill of the rebels." I heard that the rebels all had clairvoyance and ears, and that anyone who spoke ill of them behind their backs would be arrested, hung on the city gates, denied food or water, and starved to death with thirst. ”
Shen Yun was startled and took his hand away: "So evil?"
"That's not all, there's more!" Brother Song continued to break the news in a low voice, "There are many people who say that the rebels love to catch little dolls and roast them, and eat them with wine." Brother Yun, when you see the rebels, you must quickly hide. The rebels are very recognizable, they don't look like us, they all have long red hair, green eyes, and so long teeth!" he said, drawing his hands half a foot long.
"They are all mountain demons!" Shen Yun's face turned pale with fright, and he was even more worried about the hall master and Brother Fu. The rebels are simply more hateful and terrifying than the immortal rune soldiers! The latter are still human beings after all.
"I think so. Brother Song nodded vigorously, "How can a person look like that!"