This broken temple is in the mountains and forests not far from Songyan City, it was originally a temple built by the people here to worship the mountain god, it is about ten zhang long, about three zhang wide, the courtyard in front of the temple is paved with stone slabs, but now no one takes care of it, and there are some weeds. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The glorious glazed tiles of the past have been obscured by dead branches and leaves, and the vermilion walls have also faded a layer of color, and many cracks have coiled on the wall.

There was a bronze tripod in the courtyard, which was also the peak of incense in the past, but now the war is all over the place, and it has been used to make weapons, leaving only a three-legged imprint, and there are some traces of old wax.

There is still a statue of a mountain god standing in the temple, solemn and solemn, but surrounded by cobwebs, a sense of depression and dilapidation, but it makes people unable to worship in their hearts.

At this moment, the people in the temple are all fleeing victims, all in rags, gathered together in twos and threes, looking listless.

Jiang Li clasped his hands behind his head, lay on the treetops with his legs crossed, looked at the beam, and after a while, he turned sideways, pillowed one hand under his head, and reached out to his chest with the other hand, and felt out a jade pendant.

This jade pendant is tied with a thin thread, hanging on Jiang Li's neck, the color is dull, it looks ordinary and ordinary, not like any strange stone treasures, the front is depicted with moire, and the back seems to be a stroke, it should be two words, but no one recognizes it.

This is the jade pendant that Jiang Li's father inadvertently obtained, which has been hung on Jiang Li's body since Jiang Li was born, and now Jiang Li has no external objects, and this jade pendant is the only object left to him by his father.

Jiang Li held the jade pendant, and the scene of Jiang's mansion being broken and his relatives being killed resurfaced that day.

The cousin of the third uncle of Dafang, who was two years younger than Jiang Li, was crying alone in the chaos, and suddenly a man waved the hoe in his hand, and it fell on the cousin's head, and suddenly his brain burst out, and the blood flowed like an infusion, and the man's face seemed to be a little proud, and he took the hoe and went elsewhere.

There was also the fourth uncle in the second room, and a round head fell at Jiang Li's feet, his eyes were wide open, and his face was dazed and frightened.

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Jiang Li was separated from his parents in the chaos that day, and I don't know if the two escaped, with the current situation, I don't know if there will be a day to reunite in this life.

Thinking of all this, Jiang Li couldn't help but clench his jade pendant, closed his eyes, and let the tears slip down.

"Xiao Li'er, let him go in the past, you have to live well, if your parents are still alive, they will definitely meet in the future. ”

Lao Li sat next to Jiang Li and comforted him, but when he said this, Lao Li's face was also gloomy and sad, although he comforted Jiang Li so much, but he himself had relatives who were separated, can he still reunite with his relatives?

"Maybe. Jiang Li opened his eyes, put the jade pendant back into the clothes on his chest, and said lightly.

Lao Li shook his head slightly, touched his arms, leaned into Jiang Li's ear, and whispered: "Bear with it first, and then eat in the dead of night." ”

As the saying goes, "wealth is not exposed", if these baked cakes are not remembered in normal times, but in this situation, when they are taken out in front of everyone, they will not be robbed, and they will be beaten in vain.

Jiang Li has also seen a lot of such things, and although he is hungry in his stomach now, he has to endure it.

If it weren't for Lao Li, a young man like Jiang Li, who was lonely in the troubled times, he would have died a long time ago. Jiang Li was very grateful to Lao Li in his heart, and thought that one day the world would be peaceful, if the two of them could survive this troubled era, they would have to give Lao Li a peaceful birthday no matter what.

"I heard that the imperial court has recovered three counties one after another, but I don't know if it's true or not. ”

"I also heard that the court in my hometown is now victorious, and there is no war. ”

"Then why don't we turn back, I have a few acres of land in my hometown, although the tax is a little heavier, I have a stable life. ”

A few people next to him were chatting.

When Jiang Li heard this, his heart moved slightly, listening to his accent, the "hometown" in the conversation should be a little close to Longling County, I wanted to ask how Longling County was, but after thinking about it, the Jiang family didn't know what the situation was, if it was gone, even if Longling County was too peaceful, what could I do if I went back, and I couldn't help but feel bitter in my heart.

"It's all hearsay news, not to mention whether it's true or not, now turn back, if you meet the government to arrest Ding, you and I will not be arrested. One of them said.

Hearing this, the other people were speechless, they were all croppers who paid rent and farmed the land, and they went to the battlefield, where could they still save their lives.

The man who wanted to go home wanted to open his mouth to say something, but he was also gloomy, but he didn't say anything after all.

Xu was moved by the conversation between these people, Jiang Li pulled Lao Li's clothes and asked, "Lao Li, we have been walking like this, where is the end?"

"Xiao Li'er, I don't know how many times you have asked this, don't worry, I heard that if you go further south, you will go out of this Qinghe County and you will reach the boundary of King Liang. I don't know how many years this battle will be fought, but when I reach the realm of King Liang, I can't meet the war, and life should be better. ”

"I said a few years ago that Qinghe County would be stable, but I didn't want to be so depressed, and then I went to the realm of King Liang, so what if the soldiers and horses of the imperial court came over again?"

"Then let's go further south, it's a big deal to get out of Yaskawa Country. Lao Li said arrogantly.

"If you don't leave him alone, you can't fall behind in your homework. Lao Li said and took out a small burden from his arms, wrapped several layers of rags, and inside was a copy of "Thousand Character Text", with a crumpled cover, yellowed pages, and even some filth, and even the words could not be seen clearly.

Lao Li didn't think so, held it in his hand, like a treasure, and carefully turned a page.

It turned out that Lao Li was a teacher in the private school in the village, and he fled with Jiang Li in the past two years, and picked up a book of literacy enlightenment on the way.

These bizarre stories sound very interesting, Jiang Li is still a twelve-year-old child after all, and he is studying hard to get Lao Li to tell two paragraphs.

There are some disaster victims one after another, and now there are more than 30 people in this broken temple, but the people who come here just want to find a place to spend the night with tiles covering their heads, as for the statue of the mountain god, there is no one to worship.

This temple is so dilapidated, the mountain gods are difficult to protect themselves, what is the use of praying to the gods and worshiping the Buddha, and worshipping this mountain god may also attract a laugh.

Among them, Lao Li and Jiang Li are more alternative, they fled to other places, they can't even eat, and they have to take out books and pretend to be like them, and many people in the temple are slandered.

Ignoring the eyes of others, Lao Li studied Jiang Li's homework, Jiang Li answered one by one, there was no mistake, Lao Li was very satisfied, so he picked a few stories of righteous people in the rivers and lakes who fought chivalry and rescued the people, Jiang Li listened attentively and with relish.

Just when Jiang Li was listening, three people walked into the temple, looking at their clothes, they were not as sloppy as the other victims, and in comparison, they were enough to be called "neat".

Standing at the front was a stocky middle-aged man with a tattoo on his cheek, a mark reserved for prisoners who had served their sentences.

The other two were lean men, standing on either side behind the tattooed face, apparently headed by the tattooed face.

And when the three men came in, they did not speak, nor look for a free place to stay, but stood at the door, and looked around. The atmosphere in the temple suddenly became a little tense, and Lao Li also stopped and did not say any more.

The three of them looked at it for a while, talked in a low voice, and no one could hear what they said.

Seeing this situation, the two people who were originally sitting stood up, Lao Li blocked Jiang Li behind him, Lao Li followed the road of the Jianghu people, clasped his hands into fists and said: "The three heroes don't know what to say?"

Everyone in the temple saw that the three people with tattooed faces went to find the bad luck of Lao Li and the others, and their hearts were a little settled, and no one made a sound, so they looked at what the three planned to do to the two of them.

"Hmph, Uncle Ben has taken a fancy to your place, so don't you give it up to Uncle Ben!" said with a stern face and wide eyes.

"Acquaintances, get out of the way of your grandfathers, or I'll make you look good!" the man on the left side of the tattooed face looked like a monkey with a sharp beak, and raised his voice in agreement. The other person didn't say anything, but looked at Lao Li and the others with disdain.

Jiang Li was angry at the moment, this place was the first place they came, and it was paved with treetops, these three people made it clear that the two of them were old and young, weak in strength, and very easy to bully, not to look for other people's bad luck, and to show off their might in front of them.

"Why did we give it to you, we came here first!" Jiang Li stood beside Lao Li and shouted to the three people with tattooed faces.

"You little ghost, you dare to talk back! I can't clean you up, uncle!" said the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man angrily, picked up his two sleeves, and made it look like he was going to beat someone.

When everyone saw this posture, they suddenly became interested, but some people were happy in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to see a good show.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, the child is ignorant, he collided with the hero, and the old man has made amends to the three heroes here. ”

Lao Li never thought that Jiang Li jumped out, the two had nothing to rely on, but they couldn't fight the three of them, seeing that the three of them were about to move, they quickly blocked Jiang Li back behind him, and gave Jiang Li a look, meaning that Jiang Li should not be impulsive.

"Old immortal, don't be embarrassed, is it really your uncle playing around with you?"

"Yes, yes, the two of us will get out of the way immediately. Lao Li pulled Jiang Li to leave.

Jiang Li was angry, but Lao Li took his hand and clenched it slightly, Jiang Li looked at Lao Li's worried eyes and didn't speak.

"Wait, this little ghost was talking back just now, old man, you just kowtow to my brother three times, even if this matter is over, what do you think?" said to Lao Li with a playful face.

When Jiang Li heard this, he was about to get angry, but Lao Li had already knelt down, holding Jiang Li tightly with one hand, and propping up the ground with the other, "Knock", "Knock", "Knock" three times.

"Lao Li!" Jiang Li saw that Lao Li was humiliated by this, and almost cried, wanting to make a move, but felt that Lao Li was holding his wrist tightly.

"Hahaha......" The three of them laughed loudly, and the people in the temple looked at the two of them with a mocking face.

Lao Li pulled Jiang Li, no matter what they thought, he found a free place to sit down.

Lying on the treetops with a tattooed face, he looked leisurely and complacent, and said jokingly: "Little ghost, you remember, don't scream if you don't have the ability, hahaha!"