Longzhou calendar 1781 on the ninth day of the first month, the beginning of spring

The beginning of spring, the beginning of the four seasons, the recovery of all things, the sun and the enlightenment, everything is spring.

For the people in the western part of Longzhou, the coldest winter has finally passed, but this does not mean that it is vibrant, but because of the beginning of spring, more people have died.

The sudden flood of the autumn harvest season flooded the western part of Longzhou into a country of Wanli Ze, even the wealthy families could not take into account the autumn harvest and avoid disasters, the meaning of the plain being flooded is that the people have no land to plant, no grain to harvest, and the family is the same, can only live by saving grain.

During the floods, the hungry families that occupy the hills showed their most hideous faces, turning the entire west into a purgatory of fire and water.

The wealthy clan stakes the land, the wang clan compromises to seek perfection, the small clan loses everything, and the people's lives are as cheap as ants.

The strong get stronger, the weak get weaker, a huge city of millions of people, a huge city of a million people, a monstrous flood can survive two-thirds of the lucky thing, and the rest of these people, at least half of them will die in the famine that follows.

Fighting and fighting are the main themes in this natural disaster, and only the wealthy families in each city sit in the clouds, holding cups and smiling at the purgatory on earth.

There are a total of ten big cities in the upper reaches of the Lingjiang River, namely Zhangtong City, Fuling City, Lanshan City, Xiling City, Qingshui County, Shenping City, Qutang City, Andong City, Boma City, and Jiejiang City.

These ten cities are located on both sides of the Lingjiang River, bordering the main stream of the Longjiang River in the upper reaches and the Xiling Gorge in the lower reaches are the ten most famous cities in the Lingjiang River, and they are also the most severely affected cities, especially the three cities of Xiling, Qingshui and Shenping, which were completely wiped out by the flood because of the topography and became history.

The other cities are also not comfortable, except for Lanshan City, which was not greatly affected because it was built on top of Lanshan, the plains of the remaining major cities were washed away by floods, so that there was no harvest.

Clan wars over hunger and competition for food abound in the western part of Longzhou, most of which were provoked by the major noble clans.

Rather than defecting to the Hao clan or becoming vassals, the various noble clans are more willing to use their swords to snatch the necessary survival materials.

Everyone is equal in the face of natural disasters, the survival of the strong and the elimination of the weak is the most basic truth, at this time no one uses morality to restrain themselves, the warrior incarnates as a wolf and tiger, wantonly hunting and killing in this jungle.

But the matter of benevolence can only show its strength in the darkest times, and when various cities are fighting for life and death because of dozens of sacks of grain, such a strange fleet appears.

Their ice boats could travel through floods, they roamed the cities of northwestern Longzhou, they mediated many clan wars, and they divided tons and tons of grain that people regarded as precious during the disaster years.

No one knows where these people got so much food, only that wherever this caravan goes, the war will stop, the victims will be comforted, and even the families who were in the past will be united.

Of course, it is not only because this fleet is well-fed and generous, but also because there are nine extremely powerful warriors in the fleet, which is daunting.

With the food in one hand and the blade of thunder and lightning in the other, they roamed the northwest of Longzhou, uniting one clan after another and delivering a message to all the blessed families.

"At the beginning of the first month, Xiling North, Xianyunfeng, and the Tang clan invited all the monarchs to discuss major matters. ”

This news did not spread, but it spread to most of the west with the movement of the fleet, and was passed on by word of mouth by the helmsmen of various small and medium-sized families.

Most of the people who can be helped by the fleet are carefully selected small and medium-sized families, and there are usually only three or five murderers in such a family, otherwise they will not end up in a disaster year at a loss.

Hearing such a notice while getting the food, all the families initially resisted, after all, if they were able to mix with the head of the clan, everyone knew that there was no good thing in the sky that would drop pie.

But the old friends at home were waiting to be fed, and many families could only nod yes while taking over the food from the fleet, while planning how to avoid this invitation.

Fuling Mountain outside Fuling City

The patriarchs of several families sat in the cave with sad faces, and no one could have imagined that these few enemies who were still fighting to the death two months ago were still fighting and killed two months ago, but at this moment, they seemed to have formed some tacit understanding, sitting around a bonfire.

No one spoke, just silently added wood to the campfire.

The firewood crackled in the flames, as if urging a few people to say something.

A swarthy-faced strong man broke the firewood in his hand into thin strips and added it to the bonfire, propped his hands on his knees sitting cross-legged, and calmly asked a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar, "Master Liu, are you going?"

Although they used to be enemies of life and death, they still have a tacit understanding and bond in these months, and several families have united on Fuling Mountain, resisting the persecution and erosion of the wealthy family, and have spent the longest winter, and have already formed a good tacit understanding.

And getting along these days has also made everyone realize that although the middle-aged man who looks like a scholar is not hard enough, he is smart and can see and think of things that everyone can't think of, so when everyone discusses, they will listen to this person's opinion, and this time is no exception.

"I'm going. The middle-aged man known as the head of the Liu family raised his head, looked at a few people, and added, "I have to go." ”

The ability to save all the clansmen in this disaster was due to the food that the fleet had provided to the clans, so that such a big disaster year would have little effect on their weak furniture.

But it is also because of these supports that they are even more embarrassed in the spring, they have opened the world that can open pits in Fuling Mountain, and the warriors are fishing by the river day and night, but the food is still disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This was the first time they knew that the undead in the disaster year were so terrible, and they could not avoid famine if they avoided the sword soldiers, and unless they abandoned all the old and weak women and children, otherwise the food was destined to be insufficient.

"Li is in charge. The middle-aged scholar set his eyes on the swarthy strong man, and said solemnly: "I will bring my brother with me on this trip, if there is no news in March, please take care of the Liu family, please!"

While speaking, the middle-aged scholar turned over and sat up, and slammed his head on the ground in front of several people, which surprised the strong man.

"What is the head of the Liu family doing? The strong man and the middle-aged scholar sat opposite each other, with a bonfire in between, and when they saw each other kneeling, they hurriedly reached out to help, and in a hurry, their arms were directly on the bonfire, and the flames burned his sleeves, and everyone was in a hurry.

The strong man tore off the two scorched sleeves and threw them aside, revealing two iron-like arms, sat down next to the middle-aged scholar, and sighed: "Actually, I wanted you, a scholar, to help take care of the Li family, but I didn't expect to be robbed by you, that's okay, our brothers will go to Xiling together to see what kind of medicine is sold in this Tang Zuo's gourd." ”