Chapter 158: The Poor Man in the Scourge of War
The man behind him shouted, and Zhou Qing, who had walked not far away, stopped, he turned his head and looked back, and saw that the man had run under a tree not far from him.
Behind the man, his wife was walking slowly with their two daughters.
"What's the matter with the eldest brother?" Zhou Qing asked curiously when he saw this.
"Childe, I don't see that you are an ordinary person, and from your words and deeds just now, I can also see that you are a good person. After the man stopped Zhou Qing, he said such a thing inexplicably.
Hearing this, Zhou Qing was puzzled, because he didn't understand why the man would say such a thing, the only thing he could think of was that the other party had something to ask for him?
Just when Zhou Qing was puzzled, the woman led the two girls to the man's side, and then the family of four, led by the man, knelt in front of Zhou Qing at the same time.
"Big brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing here, you can't do it, get up quickly. ”
Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly stepped forward and helped the family of four up from the ground, and said, "If you have anything to say, if I can help you, I will definitely help." ”
"Childe, our husband and wife were originally people from Peach Blossom Village not far from here, a year ago a rebel army passed by our village, robbed and killed the people in the village, and our family survived because they lived relatively partially.
For the whole year, we have been hiding in the cave you just saw, and as you can see, we usually feed on the dead corpses, and we are covered in the bark of grass roots. ”
At this point, the man stopped, tears welling up in his eyes, and the woman beside him was caressing the heads of his two daughters with tears in her eyes.
"As soon as the war starts, it is the ordinary people who suffer in the end, and I don't know how many years such a war will last. ”
Feeling in response, Zhou Qing sighed lightly and said, "Big brother, you go on." ”
"Childe, as soon as I saw you, you were the kind of person who was rich and noble, so I have something to ask for, please be sure to agree. As the man spoke, he knelt down towards Zhou Qing.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly stretched out his hand and helped him up, while nodding his head to signal him to continue.
"I guess the son's family must be very wealthy, and there must be servants and maids in the family, do you think you can take my two daughters away and go to your house to be a maid?"
After being helped up by Zhou Qing, the man finally said the request in his heart.
Hearing this, Zhou Qing did not rush to refuse, but looked at the two girls who were about ten years old, and said the following sentence.
"Big brother, are you so relieved to hand over a pair of daughters to me? Aren't you afraid that I'm a celebrity trafficker? Take them away and sell them to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion?"
"I'm not afraid, from the words and deeds of the son just now, I bet that you are not a bad person, and even if you sell it to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, as long as you can let them live, I will not regret it. ”
When the man said this, his wife pulled the two girls and turned to Zhou Qing again, crying and pleading.
"Is it just to live?" For such a result, Zhou Qing didn't expect it at all, he asked himself in his heart, and with a wry smile on his face, he helped a family of four at one time.
After helping the family, he did not respond to anything, but turned around and walked under an old tree, held on to the trunk and thought for a moment, after which an idea came to his heart.
There are thousands of bitter people in this world, and Zhou Qing also knows that he can't help everyone, but now that this miserable family of four has been bumped into by himself, then he plans to help.
"Big brother and sister-in-law, have you ever thought about leaving here?"
"I haven't thought about it, I don't dare to think about it, this army is chaotic, there are bandits everywhere, I'm a drag family, I don't have any skills, I don't have money, and I don't have any knowledge, maybe one was accidentally killed halfway, it's better to ......"
Although the man's words were not finished, Zhou Qing also understood that people like them who grew up in mountain villages are different from people who grew up in county towns, and they have a lot of paranoia in their perception of the world, and many things naturally dare not be rash.
"Would you like to get out of here and settle down in a safe place?"
As soon as Zhou Qing said this, the husband and wife were stunned, and the two of them glanced at each other, and then the woman said, "Childe, is what you said possible?"
"Nothing impossible, you go back and wait first, I'll arrange it, and then come to pick up your family from here." ”
Leaving such a sentence, Zhou Qing left here with his hands behind his back, and behind him, the family of four in Peach Blossom Village looked at his back and disappeared into the distance, and after a long time, he returned to the cave.
Walking out of the woods on the side of the road, Zhou Qing turned around and walked in the direction where he met Cao Linliang last night.
Near noon, his figure appeared on the edge of a large prairie, and on this grassland, many military tents made of black oilcloth could be seen in the distance.
"Stop! You stupid egg who doesn't know the height of the sky, who gave you the courage to dare to trespass into the barracks?"
As soon as he walked to the edge of this grassland, Zhou Qing was discovered by a team of patrolling soldiers.
"Several, please help me inform General Cao Linliang, and say that Zhou Qing has something to ask for, and ask him to come out to see him. ”
Although he was scolded, Zhou Qing did not get angry because of Cao Linliang's relationship, but just said the purpose of his coming here in a calm tone.
"Presumptuous, General Cao is what you say you can see? Brothers, we will take down this spy. ”
A leading soldier shouted, and then indiscriminately held the spear in his hand and stabbed at Zhou Qing.
Seeing this, several other soldiers who were patrolling together also stabbed their spears at Zhou Qing in their hands.
How capable a few little soldiers can be, Zhou Qing naturally easily dodged the spears they stabbed, and at the same time, when he dodged, he took out ruthlessly and cut off all their pointed spear heads.
"He's cold, but he has some ability, you wait for Lao Tzu. ”
After the spear was cut off, the leading patrol soldier roared, then turned around and ran towards the barracks in the distance, while the remaining few looked at Zhou Qing with a frightened expression, and their bodies unconsciously retreated.
"Don't look at it, go and call your General Cao, as long as you report my name, he will not blame you and others, and he will reward you a lot at that time." ”
Looking at the few soldiers in retreat, Zhou Qing took out a few pieces of broken silver from his waist and smashed them directly.
Seeing that the silver was smashed, the soldiers were happy, they picked up the silver from the ground, and then whispered a few words together, one of the soldiers looked at Zhou Qingdao and said, "Brother, wait here, I'll go and ask General Cao for you." ”
After finishing speaking, the soldier ran away, and the others looked at Zhou Qing, he smiled and nodded, and didn't pay attention to the soldiers, but sat on the grass by himself.