Early the next morning, Chen Sheng rushed to Guling.

Chen Dao led the 14 veterans of Youzhou Army to guard along the way.

Chen Shou personally escorted him out of the city.

After he left Chen County, Chen Shou also led the 600 red-coated troops from Panlong Village and left Chen County to "borrow" grain from the wealthy and unkind wealthy households in Chen County.

Father and son don't know how long it will be before they can get together again.

"This is the steamed cake that Qing Niang made this morning to discredit her. You can eat some on the way and save a bite for your Fourth Uncle Zhao!"

Chen Shou tied the grain to Chen Sheng's horse, tightened the rope tightly, and said in a low voice: "When we get to the place, please discuss with your uncles if you have anything to do. If you can convince others with your virtue, don't use it."

Use the knife. If you really can only use the knife to reason, let your fourth uncle Zhao do it. If you are stingy, you will be weak and cannot bear too much evil..."

"Dad, I know what I'm doing."

Chen Sheng said helplessly: "On your side, after you go out, try to only borrow food and don't kill anyone. Even if you must kill people, you must not kill everyone. Although they are not good people, it doesn't matter if you kill them, but you have done too much.

It will make all the big families in the county feel in danger. It will not be so easy to ask them to borrow something in the future. You have to remember that you only go out to borrow food, not to kill people..."

This time it was Chen Shou's turn to be impatient: "Okay, okay, are you me or me? I have been traveling all over the country for more than ten years and have crossed more bridges than you have walked. You must be used to teach me how to do things.

?Get out of here quickly, I will get angry when I see you!"

He picked up Chen Sheng, put him on the horse, turned around and patted Chen Dao heavily on the shoulder.

Chen Dao understood and said with a smile: "Second Master, don't worry, I'm here and no one can hurt Dalang even a hair!"

Chen Shou kept a straight face and said nothing, as if Chen Daohui had misunderstood.

"Mount!"

Chen Dao turned around and waved to the fourteen brothers behind him.

"Wow."

The fourteen people got on their horses in unison, moving in unison as if they were one person.

Chen Sheng grabbed the reins of the horse and looked at Chen Shou, who was the only one standing on the ground, with some reluctance. He whispered: "Dad, do you have anything else to tell me?"

Chen Shou: "No, get out!"

As he spoke, he slapped Chen Sheng on the horse's buttocks as he sat down.

The strong horse felt pain, threw off its hooves and rushed out at a trot.

Chen Dao and others drove their horses to follow.

After the group ran far away, Chen Sheng turned around and saw his old father still standing there looking at them, as if he had never moved a step.

…

The group of people rode along the horse path and rode northward.

Along the way, the farmland on both sides of the horse road was completely barren, with very few weeds.

Every time you walk along the road, you will see one or several rotting corpses being eaten by crows.

He knew that these corpses were refugees who wanted to go to Chen County to find a way to survive.

But in the end, he fell down on the road and never got up again...

Compared with them, the refugees who lived a life worse than death in Chen County seemed to have suddenly become the lucky ones.

Sure enough, there is never the worst in the world, only worse.

At first, Chen Sheng would rein in his horse, suppress his nausea, dismount, collect these highly decomposed corpses, and bury them in the ground.

He felt that these people were worse than pigs and dogs when they were alive, and they had to look like a human being when they died.

But I’ve seen more.

His sensitive heart seemed to be gradually numb.

He began to deliberately control his gaze, not to look at the corpses lying on the roadside.

Just pretend you don't see it.

Maybe it won't feel uncomfortable.

There is no need to waste this time and energy anymore.

But people can only lie to others.

I can’t fool myself…

He began to think about a question: Why are these people's lives so difficult?

Did they not work hard enough?

Is God deliberately making things difficult for them?

Or is there something wrong with the ruling class of this land?

After thinking about it, he didn't dare to think further.

He felt that his thoughts were becoming more and more dangerous...

How big is the bowl and how much rice is eaten.

Now he is too busy caring for himself and does not have the ability to help all the refugees affected by this drought!

Yes, I don’t have that ability!

He said this to himself.

"Dalang, there is a village over there. Let's go in and have a rest and ask for some water!"

While walking, Chen Dao suddenly spoke loudly.

Chen Sheng came to his senses, reined in the horse, picked up a string of water bags hanging on the saddle, and found that the water bags were mostly empty.

the weather is too hot.

Not only people need to drink water, horses also need to drink water.

Chen Sheng looked at the village with a faint smell of cooking smoke from a distance, recalled the route map Chen Shou told him yesterday, shook his head and said: "I won't go in. There should be a place within ten or twenty miles ahead.

Living water, go there to rest your feet and drink your horses!"

He was a little afraid to face the starving people who were so hungry that they were neither human nor ghosts.

They are really miserable.

And he really couldn't help them.

Just out of sight and out of mind...

Chen Dao didn't ask why, just nodded, hit the horse and continued to gallop forward...

…

At dusk.

Chen Sheng and his party arrived in Guling smoothly.

Zhao Si had already sent people to wait for them on the only road outside Guling City. After receiving the people, he led them directly into the city.

"Hahaha……"

Before entering the door, Zhao Si, who came out after hearing the news, laughed and walked out of the door quickly. He opened his arms excitedly to greet Chen Sheng: "Da Lang, you are finally here. I miss your fourth uncle to death!"

Chen Sheng looked at his rosy face and knew that he was doing well in Guling. He also smiled and said, "Do you want your nephew or the steamed cakes at home?"

With that said, he took off the food baggage from the horse and threw it into Zhao Si's arms: "Qing Niang made steamed cakes when she got up this morning. My father specially asked me to bring them to you!"

Zhao Si caught the bundle, pinched it through the coarse cloth, and said in surprise: "Our fourth brother is still thinking of me, knowing that I am good for this!"

Chen Sheng turned sideways with a smile, pulled Chen Dao who was standing behind him in front of him, and introduced him: "You were in a hurry to go back and leave in a hurry. I won't have time to introduce you in the future. This is my Uncle Dao."

, Chen Dao, the sibling who has been with my uncle since childhood!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the north.

Zhao Si understood, stepped forward warmly, patted Chen Dao's arm vigorously, and said with a smile: "We don't speak two languages ​​in the family. My name is Zhao Shan, the fourth eldest, and all the brothers and sisters in the family call me Zhao Si."

, depending on age, Brother Dao should be a few years older than Brother Dao. If there is anything that Brother Dao can do to help in the future, Brother Dao can just speak up!"

Chen Dao nodded with a smile: "I have always heard Dalang mention you, and today I see you, the Fourth Brother is as heroic as Dalang said!"

"Really? Dalang said that to me?"

Zhao Si was overjoyed and patted Chen Sheng on the shoulder: "Uncle Fourth didn't hurt you in vain!"

Chen Sheng looked inside: "Uncle Zhao, where are the uncles? Are they all here?"
Chapter completed!