Chapter 23: The Thirtieth Year of the Chinese New Year's Eve

The water dungeon is in a cave in the back mountain, and there is no light in it, only a disgusting rancid smell can be smelled, and the guards can only faintly glimpse the low and narrow outline of the water dungeon by lighting oil lamps. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The water in the underground pool was glowing blue, and the ghostly fires jumped on the water, which was the reflection of the light of the lamp in the water. There was a row of wooden stakes in the water, and the guards tied their hands to the stakes with iron chains, soaked them in the water for four hours, and then put them up when they were there. The two stepped into the pool, the water was not deep, only to the waist, but it was already November at this time, the water was cold and biting, and the two of them shivered as soon as they got out of the water.

Li Nan said: "In another month, this water will freeze, so there is no need to soak in the water." Li Yihang whispered: "I have a way, I can not soak in the water, after the guards go out, you can try." The prison was dark and damp, the smell was unpleasant, the two guards did not want to stay longer, and went out after a few words, and when they left, one of them said: "Generally, those who commit crimes related to water prisons are one and a half months, but the two of you are locked up for three months, and it is cold and freezing, I don't know if you can hold on!"

The cell door creaked shut, and in the darkness, Li Yihang said: "I'll try this method first, and if it's feasible, the eldest brother will do what I say." He strained his waist and legs, raised his legs soaked in the water above his head, clamped the stake with his feet, moved his body up slowly, and then pressed his back arms, his body was close to the stake so that he would not slide, his legs stretched straight up, and then stuck on the stake, and then repeatedly moved his body up, swimming upside down like a caterpillar, and there was a beam on the top of this row of stakes for fixation, Li Yihang reached the beam with both feet, and then hooked it upside down with his feet, and said excitedly: "Okay!" Li Nan is also a person who has learned kung fu, and the above movements are not too difficult for him, according to his method, he also hooked the beam with his foot backwards.

Both of them were elated, and they were finally able to get rid of the pain of soaking their legs in ice water. Li Nan said: "Before the guards come in, they must soak back in the water, and they must not let them know." But although this method is good, after a long time, it is inevitable that the back and legs are weak, and it is difficult to support for a long time, and the two of them made all kinds of attempts, and finally with the help of the power of their legs, the head drilled through the gap between the hands and the stakes, and became the head and feet, and continued to climb up, after several hardships, finally the abdomen hung on the beam like a sheet, although this posture was awkward, but finally did not need to exert force, much more comfortable than the previous method.

The two of them calculated the time, and when it was about right, they soaked back in the water. After arriving at the point, the guard untied the chains behind the two, and after the two came up from the water, they took out a large pile of clothes and said, "This is sent by the master of the three villages, I am afraid that you will be cold in wet clothes." The two of them changed their clothes, and the guards brought the food again, only to see that the dishes were more abundant than usual, Li Nan said: "Brother Wanye is really good to us!" Li Yihang said: "We have food and clothing here, it is more comfortable than outside, it all depends on Brother Wanye's thoughtfulness." After eating, the two of them rested and practiced and slept on the side, and in this way, they lived happily.

The two were serving their sentences in the water prison, and more than two months passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, only the sound of firecrackers was heard outside, and the two guessed that it was about to celebrate the New Year, and when they asked the guard, they really said: "Today is the twenty-ninth year of the year, and another day will be Chinese New Year's Eve!" Li Nan said: "You can let go of your belly and drink tomorrow, I think about the barrel of wine now, I feel my throat itching, big brother, can you make a pot of wine for the two of me tomorrow?" The guard said, "When I'm done, I'll bring wine." ”

On the evening of the second day, the two heard more violent firecrackers, thinking of the lively outside, everyone was eating meat and drinking in a big bowl, and couldn't help but drool, Li Nan smacked his mouth and said loudly: "We have to drink enough tonight, his grandmother's, I haven't drunk for two months, and the birds are fading out of my mouth." Li Yihang didn't drink much before going up the mountain, but he stayed in the cottage for more than a year, and he always ate and drank with these reckless men and threw dice, and his addiction to alcohol and gambling came out, he seemed to smell the smell of wine in the air, took a deep breath, and sighed: "Good wine, good wine!"

But the two of them waited left and right, and they didn't see the guards send wine until the time, Li Nan scolded: "This king and eight lambs, he only cares about drinking fiercely, and he will come to pay attention to us there." Li Yihang said: "The elder brother of the guard must have drunk too much, and now he is drunk to death, terrible, not only did he not drink alcohol tonight, but he didn't even have to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it was really terrible!" Li Nan became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and scolded and scolded: "This fucking pig brain, if the amount of alcohol is not good, drink less, so that my brothers have to have a gluttonous mouth, wait for Lao Tzu to go out, see how I clean up your little bastard, hum, angry with me!"

The two of them kept cursing, and no one came until dawn, Li Yihang said: "They don't send wine and food, and they don't put us down, if the eldest brother is drunk for a day, won't we have to hang on this beam for a day?" As soon as the words fell, he heard a rush of footsteps, and Li Nan sighed and said, "Come, go down quickly." The two turned over and slid down the beam into the pool, only to hear the noise and chaos outside, as if many people were coming, Li Nan said: "Are the brothers going to the water prison to make a New Year? That is a little interesting, this group of dogs, after all, has not forgotten my two brothers, and they have a little conscience." ”

Suddenly, I heard a burst of knocking on the door, followed by someone kicking the door vigorously, as if he forgot to bring the key, and couldn't get in, Li Nan said with a smile: "This class of eight lambs, drinking and drinking confused, even didn't bring the key and wanted to come in to make trouble, kicking the door is not to pay compensation?" Li Yihang also smiled: "So many people come in, I'm afraid that someone will fall into the pool and become a New Year water dog." I heard a lot of banging, and at last the door was kicked, and someone came in with a torch, and I heard a foreign accent say, "This is a cell, see if there is anyone who has been detained." ”

Li Nan and Li Yihang's hearts suddenly suddenly, Li Nan said in a low voice: "Something happened, be smart!" Li Yihang shouted loudly: "Help, help, come and save us out!" As soon as he finished calling, several torches stretched out in front of his face, and the two had not seen such a bright fire in the cave for a long time, and their eyes were stinging for a while, and they couldn't help but close their eyes and turn their heads, only to hear the humane: "There are two ordinary people here, release them quickly!" Another said: This group of abominable dog robbers, who soaked people in water in the cold winter moon, didn't they want people's lives, pull them up quickly, don't panic, two boys, we are here to save you out. The two opened their eyes and saw a group of officers and soldiers in front of them, and they all said in their hearts: "Officers and soldiers are coming to suppress bandits!" Li Nan cried: "Finally waited for the imperial court to rescue the soldiers, it was really a sight in the sky, my brother thought he was going to be trapped in the water prison, woo, woo, woo ......woo" Li Yihang also shouted indiscriminately, tears and snot flowed all over his face.

The two did not change their clothes, and directly followed the officers and soldiers out of the cave, and when they returned to the front mountain, they saw that there was chaos inside and outside the house, and there was a river of blood flowing on the ground, and the brothers were killed and wounded innumerably. The two instantly understood that the government was taking advantage of the opportunity on Chinese New Year's Eve when everyone was drunk and the garrison was empty on the mountain and below, and the brothers were caught off guard and served Baiyazhai in one nest! Li Nan gave Li Yihang a look and whispered: "Maybe the brothers are mixed with treachery inside, and they will quickly smear their faces." "Officers and soldiers treated the two of them as people who had been kidnapped and imprisoned, and did not restrict their movements, Li Nan and Li Yihang grabbed a handful of mud in the snow and wiped them on their faces a few times, and their faces were suddenly messy, plus they were locked up in the water prison for more than two months, their hair and beard were like a mess of thatch, and their bodies were even dirtier, and they smelled a sour smell from afar, and no one wanted to approach them, let alone look closely.