Chapter Forty-Six: Midnight Terror
Everyone worked together and finally had dinner before dark.
But that's not the end of the story.
After hastily stuffing a bowl of rice, Chen Youfu took the pillar brothers and carried a large wooden stick to patrol the surrounding area - the village was full of refugees. Many of them apparently did not have enough food with them, and when they entered the village, they went around in groups of threes and twos in search of food. While Mrs. Chen and the others were cooking, several groups of people were attracted by the smell of rice emanating from the hut. Seeing the tether shirtless and the bulging meat of the bulging meat feeding the horses in the yard, they did not dare to move forward, stopped and looked at it from a distance, and finally walked away. Master Chen was very worried, for fear that those people would be greedy and would come over at night to make trouble, and let the strong men go around more, hoping to have a deterrent effect.
Chen Youfu and they went out for a spin, and the effect was very good. The area around the hut is much quieter.
However, Mr. Chen was still not at ease, so he asked the men to set up the car: "Tonight, the women and children are sleeping in the house, and the men are dressed and guarded in the car. Everyone went to bed early, and after the second half of the night, we continued on our way. β
In this way, Hong Jingu and the others have no rest. Putting down their rice bowls, the women continued to be busy in front of the makeshift stoves: washing the pots and dishes, and preparing dry food for tomorrow.
Shen Yun was still young, and no one assigned him work. He found himself a job guarding the ox cart.
On an early summer night, there is a cool breeze. He was half-lying on the ox cart, enjoying the evening breeze while practicing boxing in his heart.
After a while, Brother Song ran out of the collapsed half-thatched hut, holding two white-flour oil cakes that were burned yellow on both sides: "Brother Yun, eat oil cakes." Freshly baked, fragrant. β
Shen Yun opened his eyes and patted his stomach with a smile: "You eat." I had a full supper for dinner, and I can't eat it now. "Besides, this is dry food to eat on the road tomorrow.
Brother Song stuffed the two oil cakes into his hand: "This is what I specially brought for you." Mother, they did a lot. Grandpa said that he might not be able to find the inn tomorrow night, and asked his mother to make oil cakes. Oil cakes are not easy to spoil, and they will not spoil if they are eaten for two or three days. Eat it, and the pancakes will be eaten warm. When it cools, it becomes hard and loses its taste. I'll go back to the stove and get it. With that, he ran back again.
However, Shen Yun really couldn't eat it. Thinking that Master Chen had spoken earlier, everyone was going to get up in the middle of the night, and then hurried, his heart moved, turned over and sat up, found a wilted lotus leaf in the ox cart, and wrapped the two oil cakes.
Suddenly remembered, that piece of sugar cake, he forgot to return it to Tiantian.
But at this moment, Tian Tian was in front of her grandmother. Shen Yun had no choice but to wrap the sugar cake with the two oil cakes, stuff it into his arms, and put it away.
After a busy day, everyone finally had their free time.
"Brother Yun, you also go to the house and get a good night's sleep. The pillar came over and handed Shen Yun a warm lotus leaf bag, "Two oil cakes, you put them by your side, eat them when you are hungry." β
Shen Yun didn't answer: "Brother Song has already given me two just now." β
"You take it again. The old man said that he should rush in the dark at night, and asked everyone to bring some dry food with them, and when they were hungry and when they were eating. When they went out to transport grain, they all brought dry food with them in case of emergency. At this time, the tether also came over and raised a lotus leaf bag in his hand, "Look, we all have it." β
Zhuzi put the lotus leaf bag on the rice bag beside him, and said, "The doll doesn't carry hunger, you take it." β
When Shen Yun heard this, he also took this bag into his arms.
Both the pillars and the tethers are arranged to be cared for tonight. They asked Shen Yun to sleep in the house.
The people sleeping in the house were all women, and Shen Yun was no longer the ignorant mountain baby Shen Qiubao in Niutouao Village, where would he be willing to squeeze with them? And the ox cart was too small, only enough for the two brothers to squeeze together. Yes, after listening to Master Chen's decision, he found a good place to sleep for himself early - there is a bluestone slab behind the house, which is quite flat and can be used as a bed.
Of course, he wouldn't tell everyone that he was going to sleep on the slate outside.
"Good. He staggered into the hut that had been used as a bedroom.
Hong Jingu and the others have already spread out their floors on the ground. Brother Song saw him come in and beckoned affectionately: "Brother Yun, I told my mother that tonight, the two of us will sleep in the same bunk." β
Shen Yun saw that his bunk was sandwiched between Mrs. Chen and Hong Jingu, and he couldn't help but feel numb on his scalp, and felt more and more that his decision was wise: "Okay, you go to sleep first." I'm going to pee. Then he escaped by urinating.
He gathered a large handful of dry thatch from the half of the thatched hut that had been discarded, spread it on the bluestone slab behind the house, and lay on it with his clothes closed.
It didn't take long for the leash to come over: "Brother Yun, why are you sleeping here?" Brother Song is looking for you everywhere. β
Shen Yun hehe: "It's too stuffy in the house." It's cool here. β
The tether will come over, and he smiled angrily: "The fart is really exquisite!" However, he was not reluctant, but looked around, and saw that it was not on the tuyere, so he said, "I'll go to the car and bring you a bed quilt." β
"Thank you, Brother Tiezi. Shen Yun was very grateful, "Don't tell Brother Song'er that I'm here." β
I don't know how the leash told Brother Song. Anyway, when he came back, he hugged a mattress. Brother Song didn't follow.
"Sleep in peace. I'll call you when I'm leaving. The tether put down the quilt and went back to the front.
As a result, Shen Yun's last worries were gone. As usual, he practiced Vajra in his heart, then memorized the ten words five times silently, and fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long it took, but he was suddenly awakened by a commotion.
"Murdered!"
"The Immortal Rune Soldiers are here!"
When he opened his eyes, the village was filled with fires, screams and cries.
In front of the hut, there was a messy sound of toes.
"Hurry up!" Chen Youfu shouted.
Brother Song cried in a daze: "Dad, mother, woo woo......"
"Master, what's going on outside?" said Mrs. Chen, screaming in the house.
"Brother Yun!" the tether ran over in horror and grabbed him, "Run, there are so many immortal runes!"
Shen Yun's heart suddenly rose to his throat. The tragic scene of Niutouao Village being engulfed in fire resurfaced in my mind.
He followed the leash and ran forward.
By this time, the woman and the child in the house had already been called out.
Master Chen shouted: "The immortal rune soldiers have entered the village to kill people." It's just ahead!"
The fire grew louder and louder in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves seemed to come from all directions. In the darkness, figures scurried, and terrible screams came and went, piercing everyone's ears.
"Ah, I see it. There they are!" the pillar daughter-in-law screamed, and sat down on the ground.
"Where to escape...... Mrs. Chen held the hand of her little girl Lian'er. The mother and daughter were stunned and didn't move a single step.
"There's one over here, too!" the leash was also trembling.
"It's everywhere. Can't escape!" Chen Youfu grabbed Hong Jingu with one hand, and held Brother Song with the other, his face was as pale as earth.
In front of the iron hooves of the immortal rune soldiers, their carriage was no different from the paper cart and paper horse.
Master Chen raised his eyes and shouted, "Separate! Find a place to hide! Quick!"
"Brother Song, follow me!" he pulled Brother Song over with one hand, dragged Mrs. Chen and the little girl with the other hand, and ran into the darkness in the southeast. At the critical moment, his first thought was that his only son and eldest grandson must flee separately.
Steward Chen hurriedly pulled his mother-in-law and followed them closely.
"Yes, everyone, hide quickly!" Chen Youfu came back to his senses and took his wife and daughter to run in another direction.
The daughter-in-law of the pillar collapsed on the ground, completely unable to move. Zhu Zi had no choice but to carry her, beckoning Lianzi and Shen Yun to follow: "Run, run!"
Shen Yun only felt that there was a commotion in his head, and Ren Lianzi led him to run wildly. The fire in Niutouao Village, as well as the chaos in front of him, were mixed together, and he couldn't tell which was true and which was false.
"Ah, it's here!"
"Mother......"
"Run!"
There were screams from the front. In the darkness, I don't know how many figures rushed over.
The pillar ran ahead, and when he saw this, he hurriedly greeted: "Quick, over there!"
The leash dragged Shen Yun and followed closely.
In the darkness, a few black shadows stumbled towards them. When Shen Yun came back to his senses, he was shocked to find that he and the tether had been washed away.
"Brother Yun!" A few steps away, the tether screamed heartbreakingly.
"I'm here!" Shen Yun wanted to follow the sound and run over, but the crowd behind him swarmed up and instantly engulfed him.
He was small, and he was hit several times in succession, completely disoriented.
In the confusion, the sound of horses' hooves drew closer and closer, and the sound seemed to step on the tip of his heart.
"Kill! not a single mouth will be left alive!" the night owl's voice was like a bucket of ice water, pouring him from head to toe.
He shivered vigorously, and his muddy brain miraculously woke up.
No, I haven't got my revenge yet! I can't die here!
Shen Yun remembered that when he was fetching water in the evening, on the way to the well platform, he accidentally found a very secret hole. The surrounding area is full of rocks. It's hard to see that little hole without looking closely.
Go there and hide!
Small people also have the advantage of being small. He slipped through the crowd, and in a few moments, he ran to the side of the crowd.
Only then did he see where he wasβless than a hundred steps away from the hut.
And that little hole is on the right side of the hut. Exactly where he is now!
Run!
After running more than 200 steps, you will reach the small hole!
I want to live!
A determined voice sounded in my head. Shen Yun only felt that there seemed to be a stream of heat rising in his heart on the two feet, and it was like a lightning bolt crossing his body, and suddenly, his whole body was full of strength. He spread his feet and ran like a fly.
One, two...... The dark shadows around him are constantly left behind by him.
When he arrived at the pile of rocks, he suddenly found that there was no one around.
Hide!
Without hesitation, he jumped over the rubble like a tanuki and plunged straight into the small hole.
Around the perimeter of the cave is a large half-man-tall mess of grass.
There's no better place to hide!
Shen Yun picked up the grass and got in.
The hole was small, short and narrow, and with his size, he could only squat in it.
After digging into the hole, he found that there was still some space inside. He tried to move inside, clinging to the cave wall and hiding.
===Dividing line===
A certain peak thanks to the book friend for winning the sachet, thank you!