Chapter 14: Why We Can't Go Home
He recognized that the rope on the front of the saddle came from a type of grass commonly used in the Hu people's grassland.
Yun Huachun's brain felt a dull pain. Did the barbarians catch up so quickly?
"Guest, I don't have any good food at home, so I can only prepare these for you."
Shi Zhen held the largest soup bowl in the house and handed it to the man.
She is Shi Ping's eldest daughter and has the best cooking skills in the family. Her skills have attracted many matchmakers.
The burly man stared at Shi Zhen with eyes wide open. After looking at the soup she handed over, he reached out to take it and put his hand directly on Shi Zhen's hand.
Shi Zhen was shocked and looked up at the man.
The chicken soup in her hand was freshly cooked and was already hot. This strange man was still holding her hand, which made her feel uncomfortable.
Shi Zhen shrank and wanted to withdraw his hand.
It was quite dark inside the cave, so others could not see clearly the small movements of the two people.
"Hehehehe..." The man smiled and looked at Shi Zhen from top to bottom.
The man's grip tightened and tightened, and Shi Zhen struggled to break away even harder, causing the bowl to hit the ground with a clang.
Bowls full of chicken noodle soup flowed everywhere in the rugged cave.
"Why did you smash the soup!" Shi Ping stood up, watching his daughter drop the soup, and was about to scold her.
The man turned cold, thinking that Shi Ping was scolding him, so he pulled out a long knife from his waist and slashed Shi Ping directly.
Blood flowed directly from Shi Ping's hand.
Earth-shattering screams sounded.
The strange man stabbed Shi Ping again, and the knife penetrated into Shi Ping's stomach.
As casually as slaughtering livestock.
"Pick up the guy you prepared!" Yun Huachun picked up the long sharpened wooden stick beside him.
All three members of the Yun family picked it up, and the men in the village who had been prepared after hearing Yun Huachun's words also picked up the stick.
The children of the Shi family fled in fright and hid behind other families. Shi Ping lay in a pool of blood and kept sobbing.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, he is only one person, there are so many of us, surround him! Protect our families!"
Yun Huachun shouted.
The men who were hesitant all came forward with sticks in hand.
Surrounded by everyone, the man did not show any timidity. He glanced at the crowd and put the knife down happily.
"Do you know who I am?" The man's arrogant and proud voice sounded.
"I don't care who you are, you hurt our villagers, you have to give us an explanation." Guan Baoquan said, holding up his stick.
"Are you a spy for the Hu people?" Yun Huachun said directly.
Why are you pretending to be mysterious?
After hearing Yun Huachun's words, the smile on the man's face became even stronger.
"Since you know who I am, how dare you do this to me?"
"Khan's iron horse is about to crush this place. If you kneel down and beg for mercy now, I can spare your life!" The man's wanton voice sounded in the cave.
Many children were frightened and cried on the spot, but did not dare to speak out.
Some simply hid in their mother's arms.
The faces of the villagers surrounding the Hu spies also looked timid. They were afraid of death and were afraid that the Hu would kill them.
"Don't let it go!" Yun Huachun shouted loudly.
Everyone was shocked by him and immediately raised their sticks again.
"Everyone, think about it carefully, why can't we go back when we have a home? Isn't it good to live a stable life?"
"After so many years of hard work, the fields and houses are gone, and we are exposed to wind and sun every day?"
"I fled with my whole family. I was so tired that I couldn't close my eyes every day, and I didn't have enough to eat."
"why is that?"
"It's not because of the barbarians!"
"They want to rob our homes and kill our relatives! We can only hide and run for our lives!"
"We have all heard that the barbarians killed people and killed an entire village. Never heard that the barbarians would let us go!"
"He is a spy and a dog of the Hu people. He was sent here to explore the way and harm people. It was they who caused us to lose our house and land and made us become refugees. Now he is alone in front of us.
Do you still want to let him go?"
"He just wants to bully so many of us. Are we going to stand and watch him steal our food and slaughter us like animals?"
"Kill him! He is our enemy!"
Yun Huachun said in a hoarse voice.
Many men around him had red eyes, and everything Yun Huachun said made sense.
"You lowly Jin people, when the Khan's troops come in, I will kill you all and feed them to dogs. If you want to survive, kneel down and kowtow to me now..." The man was still threatening.
Someone dropped a stick, and the others immediately moved.
Even though the man picked up the knife, he couldn't bear the thought of so many people beating him together.
The strength of a man who has been doing farm work all year round is already strong, coupled with the resentment accumulated these days, and the fear of losing his home.
They all took it out on this barbarian spy. You hit me with a stick, and I hit you with a stick.
"You damn Jin people, I'm going to kill you all!"
"Cut your stomach open, take out your heart and feed it to the dogs."
"...Stop, let me go, and I will say good things about you to the Khan."
"...Help, spare me."
The Hu Ren, who was still screaming in pain, gradually lost his voice.
"Dead, this barbarian is dead." Someone said happily.
"Beat, beat to death these barbarians, they are the ones who made us lose our home." cried the toothless old lady.
"The barbarians are evil and want to kill us!" Some children cried.
After the men stopped, Yun Huachun went up to take a look.
It was confirmed that this person's heartbeat was very low.
The sticks were all real, and he was broken in many places on his body. He could not survive for long.
"Dad! Dad!"
"Son!"
Shi Ping's family members fell in front of Shi Ping. Shi Ping looked in pain and kept whimpering, and his children's cries became louder.
"I'm going to kill this barbarian to avenge you, dad!" said Shi Ping's eldest son.
He picked up the knife that had just been used to kill the chicken and stabbed the spy lying on the ground several times.
After a few cuts, the spy was as motionless as a dead pig, and some blood slowly overflowed from the wound.
Someone had an accident just as they started to flee, and the atmosphere in the cave was depressing...
Wan Hongmei came up and said, "Shall I show Shi Ping his injuries?"
The people from the Shi family raised their heads when they heard this, glanced at Wan Hongmei with teary eyes, and hesitated.
"Can Wan Hongmei see a doctor?" Doubtful voices sounded from around her.
"My wife's medical skills were taught by me. Is she better than me? Let her take a look and see if she can save her."
"If you don't let him see us, we won't save him!" Yun Huachun said.
Most of Shi Ping's blood came from his hands. It looked like he had cut a blood vessel in his hand.
"Help, Mrs. Yun, please take a look at my father!"
Shi Ping's eldest son Shi Fei knelt in front of Wan Hongmei and cried.
"But this money to save people..." the woman next to me said.
"It's important to save my father, don't care about his money." Shi Fei slapped the woman next to him, which was very loud.
The whole Yun family frowned.
Chapter completed!