Chapter III: Time Changes
At the door of the www.biquge.info of the Tianjia Pavilion, Cai Guiying looked at the three people in surprise, staring at her husband again, as if she suspected that she had heard it wrong.
Cai Shi pulled him over the heavenly tree, dragged him home, and said softly: "What are you crazy about? This government is all about oppressing the people, if you take him a point, he will get back ten points, you get back so many things today, will he pick your skin and tear down your bones, will you die?"
Tianhe pulled Tianchen aside to ask, Tianchen stood for a long time, and didn't understand, Tianhe sighed, glanced at his younger brother, walked to the door, and listened quietly.
The two soldiers didn't wait for Tianshu and the others to invite, and put down two bags of things by themselves, and one of them even took out a string of copper coins from his arms and put them on top of the bags.
"Twenty catties of flour, twenty catties of rice, and always a hundred copper coins, please count them."
Cai Guiying took a step forward and said coldly: "We don't want these things, you can take them back."
Tianshu pulled Cai's family, and was torn apart by his body, blocking between him and the officers and soldiers.
"This can't be done, this big brother Tianshu has already signed and drawn the charge, in black and white, if you regret it at this time, the government will send someone to come and forcibly arrest it, and then it will not be to work, but it may be to be a death squad, and the lightest will have to be imprisoned for the rest of your life." A younger soldier explained.
"Let him grasp it, you leave with the front foot, and we will leave with the back foot, the end of the earth, where to catch it?" Cai Guiying said with a smile.
"The county magistrate will issue a wanted warrant, and at that time, the entire Great Chu will be plastered with the wanted portrait of Brother Tianshu, and at that time, you will not come out except for entering the deep mountains and old forests forever, otherwise you will wait to eat in prison." The young soldier said with a sneer.
"Do you dare! Are we the soft bones of your city when we are the mountain people?" Cai Guiying's face sank, and he stepped forward and shouted.
Another somewhat elderly soldier saw that the situation was not good, and immediately stepped forward and said something in a round, and Cai was also pulled back by Tianshu.
"This lady, my little brother is right, since he has signed the pledge, he can only obey the government and forcibly collide, which will only make him suffer, but fortunately, your husband only signed a five-year contract, and when the time comes, he will naturally return home safely."
This soldier is obviously more tactful, and as soon as he says a few words, Cai's heart is also soft.
"Is that all?" Cai Guiying was a little unconvinced.
"It's written in black and white, it's still on my family, and if you don't believe it, you can naturally go and watch it." The older soldier turned sideways.
"Okay, if it's really as you say, then I'll let Tianshu go, if it's half a lie, then I'd rather fight for my life than leave all of you here." Cai Guiying flicked her sleeves and went straight out to the barn.
Only then did the three of them know what had happened, their father actually participated in the expedition, that is, he was going to leave them soon! The three of them were shocked, and followed Cai Guiying and the others to the barn field.
When the official saw a woman with a bit of a posture bluntly asking for a contract from him, he was furious in his heart, but when he thought that this was in the other village, the hero did not suffer the loss in front of him, so he had to take out one of them slowly and hand it to Cai Guiying.
This elder is the most literate person in the village, but he is completely confused about the description of the ancient text on the paper, and he does not dare to admit that he can't read it because of his old face, which damages his prestige.
When the official saw that the contract was intact, his heart blossomed, and a hanging heart fell, and he immediately folded the contract and put it in his arms.
So two more men in the village stood up and expressed their willingness to participate in the expedition, and most of them were in the same situation as Tianshu, they were already exhausted, and if they didn't eat a few bites, the whole family would starve to death.
In the evening, Cai Guiying took the three children to say goodbye to Tianshu, Cai Guiying burst into tears, her voice whimpered, her throat moved a few times, and she still couldn't speak.
"Dad, don't go, I'll be obedient in the future, and I will never cause trouble and fight."
Tianchen had already learned from Tianhekou what was going on with Zhengding, and when he learned that his father was going to leave them, Rao was not afraid of Tianchen who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he couldn't help but turn pale and his whole body was paralyzed.
"Well, Chen'er has grown up and is a man, so I will share more housework for your mother and protect my sister more in the future."
"Dad, I'll do all of this, don't you go, okay?" Tianchen's eyes were full of tears, and his nose was flowing together.
"Dad, don't you really want Xue'er?" Tianxue's eyes are red, and it is difficult to give up.
"Xue'er don't worry, Dad will come back, it's just to go out and make money, and when you earn money, I'll buy you new clothes.Chen'er, Dad just praised you for growing up, why are you crying again? You have to learn more from Tianhe, you have to be responsible, don't talk about it, and don't do anything."
Tianshu glanced at Tianhe, who had been silent, Tianhe's body trembled, and he took a step forward, his eyes flashing with determination.
"Dad, don't worry, I will do more housework, and I will definitely protect my younger brothers and sisters, as well as my mother."
"You are really my good boys!"
Tianshu, a big man, was embarrassed to cry in front of the child, tears kept rolling in his eyes, this ruthlessness, turned away, and silently shed clear tears.
Time flies like a white horse, and three years have passed in a blink of an eye.
During this period, the whole of Jinju was still dry and hot, there was little rain, the original fertile fields were all dry and cracked, and the crops could not grow.
As early as two years ago, the villagers began to migrate out one after another, until yesterday, the last villager also died in the old man, after the burial of the elders, went out to flee.
After all, this escape, I don't know what year and month I can come back, if Tianshu returns to the village after the contract expires, I can't see my wife and children, the world is vast, where to find it?
The Zhang family is because of an elderly father, if you take the old man out to escape the famine, running thousands of miles, I am afraid that before you reach a safe place, the old man will be tired to death on the road.
On this day, Second Uncle Zhang, as usual, took Zhang Daniu and Tianhe out to find food.
Because of the withering forest, there were no wild beasts in the vicinity three years ago, so he dared to take the children out alone.
People are hungry to the extreme, and everything can be eaten.
Only the Cai family and Zhang's second aunt Jiang are left in the village, as well as Tianchen Tianxue and Zhang Huahua, the youngest granddaughter of the Zhang family.
Although in recent years, there has been little frugality, and everyone is hungry and yellow-skinned, but the three little ones have also grown up a lot and can share some housework.
At this moment, Tianchen Tianxue is working with a partner.Tianchen is wielding the stainless steel knife left by Tianshu, splitting some tables, chairs and benches in the uninhabited house, and Tianxue will take these planks back and let Cai Guiying use them as firewood.
Suddenly, a group of robbers in earthen clothes came from outside the village, and when they entered the village, they rummaged and smashed from house to house, and the momentum was quite large.
These people used to be ruffians in nearby towns, and they stole a lot of good things from uninhabited places by taking advantage of everyone to flee.
After a period of time, the land was like headless flies, bumping around, but unexpectedly, they were lucky, and they found several uninhabited villages in a row, from which they obtained some surplus grain and treasures, which made them determine a new goal.
The southern part of Jinju is mostly barren mountain forests, which are mostly uninhabited, let alone cultivated, and Zhongshan Village is located on the outermost part of these primeval forests.
Most of the vegetation on all sides of the village has died, and the trees and thorns that were used for shelter have long since disappeared, and the small village has been exposed.
Tianchen's behavior naturally alarmed these outsiders, and several gangsters immediately walked to Tianchen with their hands and feet.
Tianchen screamed when he was controlled, and his voice was terrified, which alarmed the Cai family and the Jiang family.
Jiang Yun turned around and went back to get the bow, and the Cai family was concerned about Tianchen, so he didn't wait, and ran to Tianchen alone.
Not far after Cai's walk, a scruffly dressed man with a sour body rushed out of the somewhat dilapidated house, with a gray face and a swearing mouth.
"Bad luck, whose house is this, it stinks to death, it's been touching for a long time, it's all fucking shit rags, it's disgusting."
This man went into the village Uncle Huang's house.Uncle Huang suddenly suffered a stroke shortly after leaving the village in Tianshu, half paralyzed in bed, under the kind care of the villagers, he passed away a year later.
The two were stunned when they met, and Cai Guiying looked at the person opposite vigilantly.
"Who are you?
"Ha, there are still women! Tsk, although I have lost a little weight, I look pretty good." After the sloppy man was surprised, he looked at Cai Guiying's whole body carefully and repeatedly, and said in surprise.
The sloppy man is bitter and mean, and he is lazy to eat, so far he has not been able to marry a daughter-in-law, this time he saw a single woman, the whole body was suddenly boiling, I really want to taste this legendary gentle township.
The sloppy man immediately put away his contempt, and no longer pounced on him at random, only to see him shouting loudly into the sky to inform his companions.
"Brother Lu, Brother Zhao, and Little Four, come quickly, there is a woman here, she looks good."
"Ah, there's a woman, that's great, I haven't touched a woman in two years."
"Where?
"Well, don't let her run away, brothers, come here."
"Slow down, count me in!"
The voices of different men came from all directions, Cai Guiying couldn't help but change her face when she heard that there were so many people, her heart was anxious, and she was even more worried about Tianchen's comfort, but she also knew that she was alone, and she was by no means the opponent of so many people, if she was caught, what a humiliation would be waiting for her, so she immediately ignored it and ran straight to Zhang's house.
How could a sloppy man let her succeed, he blocked Cai Guiying's escape direction with a few steps, staring at her with a lewd smile, that expression, as if he had begun to reverie those unsightly pictures.
Cai Guiying looked at the sloppy man with disgust, and immediately attacked with his fist, but the sloppy man was also agile, and Cai Guiying failed to make contributions a few times, but consumed a lot of physical strength and was out of breath.
It's no wonder that there is not much surplus grain at home over the years, and the only remaining two catties of rice are still obtained by Tianshu at that time, and they are kept for spring to make seeds.
"Hehe, little beauty, come on, as long as you can defeat me, Uncle will let you go." The sloppy man was overjoyed when he saw Cai Guiying's lack of physical strength, and stood in front of him and said provocatively.
Cai Guiying was furious in her heart, and swung her fist to attack again, and at this time, a man with a tiger's back rushed out of the corridor of the house on the side, grabbed Cai Guiying's hands, and twisted her to the ground.
The strong man grabbed Cai Guiying's hands tightly with one hand, stepped on her abdomen with one foot, looked at the woman who kept struggling on the ground, and the desire to conquer suddenly surged in his heart, and he said with an evil smile: "Heh, this girl looks very delicate, dog three, you didn't look away this time.
"Woooooooooooo
A muffled voice came, Cai Guiying listened to it familiarly, and followed the voice.
"Let go of my child, help......" Cai Guiying instinctively shouted when she saw that the strong man was still struggling with Tianchen in his armpits, but she was soon covered by the strong man's mouth, and she could only make a "woo" sound.
"Brother Zhao, you are still good at it, and you will take down this girl in one fell swoop." When the sloppy man saw that someone on his side had subdued this dangerous woman, his heart was relieved, and he stepped forward in two steps and praised the other party.
"A few of us, just count your horses, what are you doing standing, I have a rope in this bag, come and tie this girl, we are so happy."
This strong man surnamed Zhao glanced at the sloppy man, knowing that the other party was touting himself, but he was still beautiful in his heart, who doesn't like to listen to good words.
Then the arm moved, Tianchen fell to the ground heavily, Tianchen was thrown off the eyes of Venus, the whole body was sore.
The sloppy man glanced at Tianchen, answered casually, and then ignored it. He walked to the strong man surnamed Zhao, took out two sections of hemp rope from his pocket, tied Cai Guiying's hands and feet into a strong knot, and then removed the belt from Cai Guiying and stuffed it in her mouth.
The two laughed lewdly, and wanted to pull off Cai's clothes.At this time, Cai Guiying's body bent suddenly, spit out the belt, and quickly bit the right hand of the strong man surnamed Zhao.
One, two, three......
Cai Guiying was beaten all over his head with blood, his skull was dizzy, but the corners of his mouth and teeth did not let go at all, and he bit it tightly.
Listening to a muffled sound of "dong", the strong man surnamed Zhao only felt a huge pain in the fingers of his right hand, and then he was surprised to find that because the two sides used too much force, the four fingers were actually broken by Cai's bite, and the blood was dripping.
Blood flowed out of Cai's brain, and soon blood leaked from her mouth and nose, Cai Guiying felt that her strength was losing rapidly, and she could no longer control her body, and gradually became numb, becoming more and more cold.
Cai's death Tianchen witnessed with his own eyes, only to see his eyes red, two eyes were anxious tears, his body kept turning, no longer caring about the sharp pain in his wrist, holding his breath, he actually broke through the cloth belt shackles, casually saw the stones on the ground, and pounced on the strong man surnamed Zhao.
Tianchen picked up the stone and smashed it on the head of the big man surnamed Zhao, and smashed it on the eye socket of the big man, the big man splashed blood, screamed, and rolled on the ground in pain, only to see blood coming out of his two eye sockets, and the eyes were obviously not saved.
Dahan grabbed it with both hands, trying to shake Tianchen away from his body, Tianchen's feet clamped Dahan's neck and stuck firmly to Dahan's body.
The pain in his eyes was unbearable, and the big man didn't care about it anymore, and smashed it towards Tianchen with both hands.Tianchen was still unmoved, pressing the stone to death.Soon the stone broke a corner, and the whole fell into the skull, and the big man surnamed Zhao just rolled a few times, and his whole body convulsed, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Because the man surnamed Zhao kept rolling throughout the whole process, plus the time was too short, Tianchen shot brutally and so on, the sloppy man couldn't help for a while, and watched the big man surnamed Zhao being killed by a child.