Chapter 9 The Fuse

After Yuntian recovered from his injury, he thought about leaving, but he couldn't think of any place to go, and with Sister Liqing's insistence on staying, the matter was put on hold. And my sister and Lige are now playing together, the two often giggle, since the ghost clan was exterminated, I have never seen my sister so happy, and I can't bear to leave with Yunxi and destroy this happy scene.

After this period of getting along, it is not difficult to find that the life of the Li's brothers and sisters is also very difficult, and now that he and his sister are living here, it is even more difficult for this family, Yuntian has been thinking about what to do, but he doesn't know what he can do.

On this day, Liqing took Lige and the brothers and sisters out to 'purchase' and came to a 'prosperous' place.

It's a fairly wide, smooth road, with a lot of passing people, and there are vendors on both sides of the road, which should be a bazaar, a slightly shabby bazaar, but it's already a bustling area of the slums.

Sister Liqing's carefully selected ingredients are actually some wilted vegetables that look like they are about to rot and have not yet rotted, these are their usual food, strictly speaking, it is not as good as Yuntian and Yunxi's food. Money constraints can only buy these things, and no matter what, they can at least eat hot meals every day, without going hungry and not worrying about whether they have eaten or not.

Yun Tian saw Liqing seriously and smiling and bargaining with the vendors, he felt very uncomfortable, and the Lishi brothers and sisters who could barely fill their stomachs now had to take out some more food to help their brothers and sisters, and they really owed them too much.

"How about it, Yuntian, Yunxi, it's pretty good here!"

"Uh-huh. By the way, Sister Liqing, my brother and sister have been here for a while, and we don't know what kind of place this is? Although I have been beaten a lot before, I have never been like this time, it is simply my life. ”

"Oh, this is Luolan Town, which used to be a very prosperous town, but in recent years, the royal capital has suddenly increased taxes and imposed a large number of conscriptions, and many able-bodied men have been forcibly conscripted to mine and forge factories, and my brother works in the forge factory. But the conscription is often for us ordinary people, the rich and noble families use money to buy peace, and the eunuchs do not need to work hard, and slowly the place is decaying, and the distinction between ranks is more obvious. The place you went to yesterday is called Middle Street, and most of the people who live there are some merchants or people with good families, and we civilians can occasionally go sightseeing, and you probably got into trouble with rich people to be beaten like this. Further to the center of the town, it is not a place where we civilians can set foot in, Tianjie is the territory of the rich and nobles and eunuchs, we civilians had better not go, and if you go, you will only be humiliated, and you will even lose your life if you don't like it, while the people of Tianjie can go wherever they want. Of course, although we live in the slums, we also have our own bustling - Qing Street, this is it. ”

Although Liqing said it lightly on the surface, I seemed to see a trace of sadness in her eyes, I didn't see her parents, and I didn't hear her mention it, so I should have a sad past!

There was some noise in front, a group of people were tightly surrounded, actively shouting and jumping, and Liqing told me that these people were looking for jobs, working hard, and carrying goods for some traveling merchants and bosses.

The work in the forge was very tiring, and when he came back from the trip, he collapsed in bed and left early the next day. A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between my brother and sister, saying that the forging factory was now dissatisfied with the work of the workers, and the food and wages given were getting less and less, and all of them were deducted by the officials. Although Yuntian can't help him share something, but now he has a job, helping the business travelers to load and unload goods, don't look at Yuntian is a little lean, his strength is still quite big, one person can withstand two people. Although the job is not very stable, one day is not a day, but at least you can get a little paid, and you can also reduce a little pressure to survive. However, it is not only the work of the forging factory that is tired, but also the planning of a big event.

"Did you hear that? Yesterday, Ah Shui in the west of the city seemed to have been beaten to death by the overseer. A worker said.

"I've heard it, I've heard it, but it's not just Ah Shui, there have been several people who can't be found in the past few days, and there are also several dead and injured people on the side of the mine......" The people around echoed and discussed the rumors in the past few days.

"Uncle Chen, the workload is getting bigger and bigger, but the food is getting less and less, my family is counting on me now, but I can't eat enough now. Damn, supervise them to eat and drink spicy food every day, do nothing, just keep an eye on us, and if they make a slight mistake, they will be beaten, and now they don't treat us as human beings more and more. What are we going to do now, or do we endure it like this? I really can't take it anymore. A man named Ling Feng complained.

"It's, it's like, the dogs that supervise their family eat better than us......" There was another round of indignation.

"Alas, Licha, I heard that there are two more people in your family now, what's going on?" Zhao Jian asked.

"A few days ago, on the way home from Qingqing, I saw that the two brothers and sisters were seriously injured, and the boy was dying, so he took them home for treatment, and later asked them, and they said that they were caught and beaten by people in the middle street because they stole something to eat. Discrete said.

"It's so ruthless, children are beaten like this. I really miss my old life, although it was also hard, at least I was free, and I wasn't as humiliated as I am now. Since the new king ascended the throne, the lives of our common people have deteriorated day by day. In the past few years, how many people have died in mines and forging factories, and how many people have died, been displaced, starved, and died suddenly on the streets...... "You complained and sighed every word around me.

"There's no way we can beat these things. Zhou Tao looked at the huge figure in the distance and said.

"Alas, it's too embarrassing to live like this. Ling Feng slapped his thigh angrily.

"Then you can't even want your family!" Zhao Jian finished speaking, and everyone showed helpless expressions.

"Uncle Chen, why don't you speak, only you have some knowledge here, can you show us the way. Zhou Tao asked.

"Actually, everyone understands that as long as that thing is there, we can't do anything. We have tried to resist several times before, but each time we have been beaten by that big guy miserably, with countless casualties, and many of your relatives and elders have died like this. Uncle Chen looked at the huge voice and shadow full of sadness, and had too many painful memories.

"Of course, it's not impossible, first of all, we can't let that thing be an obstacle for us, secondly, we have to have weapons against that thing, and we have to unite and gather more people to fight the Holy Generals and lackeys. These conditions are indispensable. Uncle Chen's pen turned.

"I've heard that in order to make that thing move, it seems that it takes some kind of stone, and they call it a magic stone. Zhou Tao said.

"Where did you hear that?"

"I once overheard the overseers when I was working, but the people who can use this big guy are all hand-picked by the Holy General. Zhou Tao replied.

"Then do you know where you got the magic stones, and where do you usually put them?" asked Uncle Chen.

"The magic stone should be in the arsenal there, I saw the soldiers carrying a few valuable treasure boxes in high guard and going to the arsenal. Ling Feng pointed to the warehouse next to the mechanical giant soldier and said.

"I see. ”

"What's the matter, Uncle Chen. The crowd asked.

"When we resisted before, we fought and came into contact with that mechanical big guy, and we knew that it was manipulated by people, but we didn't know how to make it move, so in this way, the key is the magic stone, it was the magic stone that made it move; ”

"In other words, with the magic stone, we can also make it move. The crowd asked in amazement.

"That's how it should be. Chen Bo said.

"Then let's do it! Now the people in the mines and the forge have long wanted to resist. Why should we be used like cattle by them? The crowd said indignantly.

"This is a big matter, there must be a foolproof plan, in case the news leaks, we will all die. Of course, there is power in numbers, and we alone are not enough. Also, if we fail, it will not only affect us, but also our families. The trouble is big, and I hope everyone will think about it clearly. Uncle Chen reminded.

"I don't want to live like animals for the rest of my life, and for my children and grandchildren, even if I have to die, I have to die as I deserve. Ling Feng said indignantly.

"Yes, my father taught me martial arts, not to do hard work for these things that are inferior to animals, even if I die. Zhao Jian also spoke.

"Yes, do it, isn't it just death? You have to die early and late, who is afraid of whom!" Everyone is energetic, not afraid of life and death.

"Okay, then everyone will start to contact the interested people in the mine and the forge after that, unite and prepare, don't let the news leak, life and death will depend on this time. After Chen Bo finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to disperse and go to their respective jobs.

Taking advantage of the last bit of time for lunch, Uncle Chen called Licha, Ling Feng, Zhao Jian, and Zhou Tao again and arranged an important task for them.

Yunxi is getting along with the Li's brothers and sisters more and more harmoniously now, and the whole person is much more cheerful, not as timid as before, but it is not good for a girl to wear dirty clothes all day long, so Liqing thought about changing Yunxi into a clean dress.

"Yunxi, girls should dress up beautifully, but they can't be so dirty, come, I found you a clean dress, you take off the dirty clothes on your body, I'll wash you!" At the same time, he also brought some water to help Yunxi take a bath.

Yunxi took off her dusty clothes, squatted in the basin, and Sister Liqing gently helped Yunxi wipe her body.

"Yunxi, take off the jade pendant around your neck!"

"My brother said that this jade pendant can't be taken down, and it must be worn all the time. Yunxi refused.

When Li Qing heard this, he washed the dust off the jade pendant with water, and the jade pendant also became crystal clear, and even emitted a little light, and he knew that it was a valuable thing at a glance.

"Yunxi, where did this jade pendant come from, it's so beautiful!"

"The jade pendant was given to me by my mother, but then my father and mother were killed by bad people, and my brother and I wandered around. ”

After listening to Yunxi's words, Liqing was a little sad, presumably Yunxi was also born in a rich family, but the world is sinister, bad people are in charge, and how many people are displaced.

After washing up, Yunxi also became a lively little beauty, but her clothes were a little bigger, and she was a little loose on her body.

Everything is calm and business as usual, and finally the day of action is approaching.