Chapter 1: The Chicken Thief
It is said that in the fourteenth year of Tianbao, the Ming Emperor was getting old, indulging in wine all day long, ignoring the government and politics. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info anti-thief An Lushan, seeing the emptiness of Datang's armament. Then he teamed up with Shi Siming, a general of the same department, and approached the Beijing division with 200,000 troops. Emperor Ming hurriedly dispatched the guards to fight, and the two sides came and went, killing very badly, and suffering countless casualties. Under the chaos of this war, it lasted for eight years in a flash.
Seventy or eighty miles east of Luoyang City, there is a small village, called Luojia Village.
There is an orphan in the village, surnamed Luo, whose name is Qing.
Before this Luo Qing's family road was not fallen, the ancestor was originally a big official in the capital, but now the family road has fallen, coinciding with the troubled times, and he has lost the source of life for a while.
There is a good saying: "The plucked phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs." ”
In order to make a living, Luo Qing had no choice but to go to each household during the day to help pick up a few buckets of water and do some chores. After finishing the work, I can beg for a few mouthfuls to eat, and I will not starve to death. At night, Luo Qing spread the weeds alone and slept in the ruined temple at the head of the village.
However, in recent years, natural and man-made disasters have continued, and the food produced in the village is not as rich as in previous years, and it is not so easy to even beg for food. Sometimes life is difficult, and there is nothing to eat for several days, Luo Qing can't, so he has to go to the night to steal chickens and dogs in the village to satisfy his hunger.
It is said that that that night, Luo Qing was still lying in the dilapidated temple at the head of the village, hungry in his stomach, and even more irritable in his heart, unable to sleep over and over. When the next one turned over and sat up, he secretly thought in his heart: "I haven't begged for half a bite of food for several days, I have to get some food to satisfy my hunger, otherwise, the master really can't stand it tonight." ”
Once you have made up your mind, you have motivation. Luo Qing is not that long-winded person, he turned over and got up from the haystack at the moment, and took advantage of the dark moon and high wind, and after a few turns, he easily touched the door of the widow's house at the east end of the village. The widow died young, and there were only two mothers and daughters in the house, and there were no dogs, and the door wall was lower than the other houses. And Luo Qing helps around the village on weekdays, and naturally knows the location of the chicken nests of each family, besides, Luo Qing is not the first time to do this, and there is no burden in his heart, and he is naturally not afraid.
"Rubbing" a few times, almost without much effort, Luo Qing climbed over the wall and came to the chicken coop in a blink of an eye.
By this time, it was getting late, and the old hen was sleeping soundly in the hen's coop. Luo Qing understood it, but he didn't directly reach out to grab it, but took out a broken bag full of oil sludge from his waist and covered it on the old hen's head, while the other hand went to the old hen's abdomen.
Luo Qing acted like this, naturally for a reason. Whether it is a human or a weasel into the hen's nest, the old hen will inevitably wake up when she hears the movement, and she will be stunned and summon her master's house. Luo Qing is naturally not the first time to do this, he also knows that he can't use force, I saw Luo Qing scratching the old hen a few times, the old hen did not wake up, but showed a very comfortable demeanor, as if enjoying someone tickling it.
When Luo Qing saw it, he was overjoyed, and he was the first to get it, and this old hen was even stolen. Looking at the old hen's enjoyment, Luo Qing was ruthless in his heart: "The master can't serve you in vain, and when it comes to plucking you from the temple, it won't be so comfortable." ”
Luo Qing was happy in his heart, and his subordinates were not idle, while tickling the old hen, and with the other hand, he wanted to take advantage of the old hen's comfort, twisting its neck and taking it away.
At this moment, a girl's exclamation suddenly came from a hut not far from the chicken coop, followed by the sound of a basin falling to the ground.
It turned out that this girl was Wang Hongsleeve, the daughter of the widow's family. In the middle of the night, Wang Hongsleeve felt that the weather was hot and wanted to take a bath, but the girl's thin skin never turned on the light, and she fell to the ground blindly.
The widow heard the exclamation of her daughter in the house, and fearing that something would have happened, called out her daughter's name, and quickly turned on the lamp and hurried towards the side room.
Luo Qing originally wanted to break the neck of the old hen, but Wang Hongsleeve fell down this time, and screamed a few times, in this quiet night, it was really amazing, Rao is Luo Qing is familiar with the road, and he never expected such a change, plus he has been hungry for a long time, his hands are weak, and he is unstable, and he threw the old hen that was about to succeed to the ground.
The old hen, who had been sleeping in a daze, was very comfortable, but suddenly fell from mid-air and immediately woke up from her sweet dream. Someone disturbed his own sweet dream, how could this old hen be willing to rest. At the moment, he was stunned with his wings, "clucking" and screaming, and the chicken nest was churning.
"Master, I can't eat this supper!"
Luo Qing missed his hand, and he was annoyed in his heart, seeing that the old hen was making more and more noise, and wanted to catch it again, it was unlikely.
Widow Wang originally thought that her daughter had fallen, but she never thought that someone would steal chickens. Immediately greeted his daughter, and scolded in his mouth: "Which thief went to the old lady's door to steal chickens again?" It must be Luo Qing, who was cut by a thousand knives in the broken temple at the head of the village, and the old lady is the old hen that lays eggs, and you refuse to let go..."
As soon as the widow finished speaking, she picked up a broom from her side and hit Luo Qing with her head.
Luo Qing's heart is not bad, if it weren't for the hunger in his belly, he wouldn't have come to this widow's door to steal chickens. At this time, he was caught by the master's family, and his name was drunk by others, Luo Qing knew that his family was at a loss, and he was a thief, and he was going to make trouble, and it was not easy to end, and he didn't dare to say anything at the moment, and he went out of the courtyard wall after a few tosses.
The widow Wang's family was orphaned and widowed, and her family was not very wealthy, and she raised these old hens and they were stolen from time to time, and she was very angry. It's just time to catch a current one today, how can I let go of this thief who steals chickens.
Seeing Luo Qing fleeing over the wall, Widow Wang scolded constantly, and beckoned her daughter Wang Hongsleeve to borrow a dog from the neighborhood, vowing to catch the thief who stole the chicken, beat him violently, and let out this evil breath.
Luo Qing was discharged from the hospital over the wall, and there was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping behind him, shouting and shouting, his yellow face changed greatly, and he scolded secretly in his heart: "It is said that there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and they really don't deceive me." If you steal one of your chickens and you don't get it, can you kill them all?"
Although he thought so, Luo Qing was really afraid that the widow Wang would really come, so he would catch himself and beat him violently, and he didn't stop at the moment, relying on the darkness all around, running all the way and escaping from the village.
The night was blind, and there were voices of dogs barking and chasing, Luo Qing panicked and hid on the trail. It wasn't until he was out of breath and couldn't lift his legs anymore that he stopped.
"How can it be so hateful, that is, they grabbed it and beat it violently, and the master also admitted it. ”
With a scolding voice, Luo Qing sat down on the ground with a buttocks, and looked back, where was there still someone chasing, but he didn't even hear half of the dog barking. There were no pursuers behind him, and a stone in Luo Qing's heart finally fell to the ground.
Sitting on the ground and resting for a while, Luo Qing felt that he had recovered some strength, and only then did he raise his eyes to see where he had run away. It's just that this look is not tight, and Luo Qing is shocked into a cold sweat.
Before, people chased dogs and bites, Luo Qing never knew the direction, panicked, and ran into the mass grave behind the village.
Luo Qing was born in Luojia Village since he was a child, and there are many bizarre rumors in this village, and he has heard a lot.
According to the old people in the village, this mass grave was originally a treasure of feng shui, but the age is quite old, the people of ten miles and eight towns died, all buried here, over time, countless graves will be connected into a piece, to the night, when the dark clouds cover the moon, this mass grave will be ghostly fire flying, strange howling again and again.
There are those who don't open their eyes and go to the countryside, once they strayed into it, they will never be able to get out.
This place is truly terrifying!