When Fang Sanduo and Er Niu arrived, Xiaolinzi was almost overcrowded.
It was originally a deserted forest, but after merchants started selling goods here and attracted people in need, the place immediately turned into a small market.
Fang Sanduo and the others waited for a long time to get a rough idea of the buying and selling prices at this temporary market.
Most of these merchants sell daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt.
Several merchants combined and turned this into a seller's market.
All supplies have nearly tripled in price based on previous prices at stores in the county!
I heard it only doubled in the beginning.
By the time Fang Sanduo arrived, the amount had tripled.
"What should I do if there are more than three dozen? It's so expensive, how can we afford it..."
After Erniu saw the price of food here, his expression was extremely ugly. Several villagers who came out together gathered together and discussed what to do.
"How about... let's go to the county town and buy it?"
Fang Erbao said hesitantly next to Er Niu.
The prices here scared him.
Originally, everyone was miserable, and the Erbao family was even more embarrassed.
The prices in the county town are something he can grit his teeth at, but the prices here are unaffordable even if he grits his teeth.
"What are you thinking? After you go in, you only have so little money, and you can still come out? Now that the county magistrate has made it clear that he wants to scratch our skin, if you go now, wouldn't that mean you are going to die?"
Er Niu's words directly shattered Er Bao's luck.
Erbao's face became extremely ugly.
There are still good officials, but there are none in Jiaoling.
"But...but the price here, with our little money, we really can't afford it..."
Another person from the same village also said with a bitter tone.
His family situation is similar to that of Erbao, both of whom cannot afford it.
Don't talk about a bucket of rice.
At this price, it would be good if you could buy two taels.
But how many days will two taels be enough for food? Once the money is spent, it will be gone, but then the family of five will have to eat dirt!
Among those present, the one with the least pressure was Fang Sanduo.
He is a rare family of three in the village, with no elders and only a child.
The others are all seniors and juniors, there are usually seven or eight people in the family, and the money is not much more than Fang San's. On weekdays, everyone helps each other to get through it.
"How about... we just..."
Erniu was also anxious. He lowered his head and said something in a low voice, and then made a grabbing motion with his left hand.
"You don't want your life?!"
Erbao next to him quickly held his hand and said eagerly.
"Don't even look at the guards of these merchants. They all have knives and sticks, and their necks are as thick as your thighs! It's just a few of us. If we go up to rob them, we're afraid our lives will be spared!
"
As soon as Erbao finished speaking, something unexpected happened next to them.
"Stop him!"
I saw a thin, dark man running wildly out from the crowd, holding a grain bag in his hand.
Behind him, the merchant in silk clothes was shouting angrily at his guard.
"And...you really don't want to die..."
Erbao looked at the dark and thin villager, and was quickly caught up by Kong Wu's powerful guard. Then he was pushed to the ground, and after snatching back the grain bag, the guard kicked the villager on the ground hard.
Kicked over!
The guard was wearing hard leather boots!
The dark and skinny villager obviously lived in extreme poverty. He only wore trousers, and the trousers were wrapped with a torn cloth strip, and his head was tied with a cloth strip.
The skin that has been exposed to the sun all year round is as black as wild boar skin. Without adequate nutritional intake, the whole person is as thin as a human skeleton model.
Erniu watched with his own eyes as the guard kicked this miserable man in the chest. With that kick, he could clearly see that his chest and ribs were directly sunk into a palm-sized hole, and then he saw the thin black man screaming repeatedly.
Without even shouting, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black, red, slightly viscous blood with bubbles.
He coughed up two more mouthfuls of blood and then fell to the ground on his side. His chest was rising and falling like a bellows, and he was out of breath, like a fish that had landed on the beach.
It went up and down like this for about ten times, and the amplitude of the ups and downs became smaller as it went to the back. Until it stopped completely, a trace of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were dull...
He is dead...
The guard kicked the poor man to death completely, but he didn't feel any emotion about kicking the man to death. He rubbed the toe of his shoe on the ground, grabbed the grain bag and returned to Jia Shang's side.
This scene completely extinguished Erniu's little thoughts.
But just when Erniu and the others thought this was the end of the matter.
Little did I know that this was just the beginning.
These merchants overestimated the intimidating power of their own guards.
In other words, they underestimated how helpless the lives of these villagers affected by drought and famine were at this time.
Er Niu and the others had only been affected by the disaster for a month, and the famine here had just begun.
However, most of the people gathered in this grove were victims from other counties who had come to escape the famine.
These people, just like the thin black man in front of them, have already reached the point of desperation.
fear death?
It’s because I’m afraid of death that I have to give it a try!
They knew that if they did not get some food and were not beaten to death by these guards, they would slowly starve to death.
In this case, it’s better to go crazy while you still have some strength!
Some of the people present came here with the thin black man.
They all know the basics.
When the thin black man took action, they were full of hope.
If he can escape, that means they also have a chance!
But the result was not what they expected.
This miserable man failed, and just as they imagined, he died...
However, he died a little early and was kicked to death.
But people who are familiar with him can see more information that others cannot notice.
When they saw the thin black man die, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the eyes before his death were said to be dull, but in fact, there was an emotion that only they could understand.
Relief...and relief...
They don't want to starve to death, because if they starve to death, they will become starving ghosts and go to hell. They don't want to commit suicide, because if they commit suicide, the hell will not accept them, and they will become lonely ghosts.
In this era of lack of entertainment, modern people cannot imagine their thirst and loyalty for faith.
What is a custom that everyone looks down upon in modern times is a truth that everyone firmly believes in here.
Because they lack knowledge and live in poverty.
When life is difficult, they want to change, but their lack of knowledge prevents them from doing so.
This cycle makes them extremely miserable.
Not only physical, but also spiritual.
Don’t think that only modern society has so-called spiritual internal friction.
And it is precisely because of this that certain beliefs and theories about ghosts and gods make them believe deeply.
Therefore, these people realize that they cannot starve to death or commit suicide, so being killed by others is a kind of relief.
It was within this logic that ordinary people could not understand that these people... broke out.
These people, who were almost the same as the thin black man, just made simple eye contact, and then they all ran towards the merchant's grain truck in unison.
The guards who were guarding were caught off guard and were knocked away by these desperate people. Then they dug their grain bags into the rice pile, filled their bags, and pulled the hemp rope around the mouth of the bag.
The mouth of the grain bag immediately tightened, and finally he turned around and ran away as soon as he raised his hands.
The whole set of movements seemed to have been rehearsed, and it was extremely fast.
But in fact, they are just relying on their own instinctive actions.
One of them, in this situation, got wise and grabbed the grain. Instead of running away immediately, he threw the grain bag next to him into the crowd, and then shouted in a bewitching tone.
"If you don't grab it, do you all want to starve to death?!"
As soon as this person's words came out, the Jia Shang next to him immediately raised his eyebrows and screamed in his heart that something was wrong. He shouted to the guard at the top of his lungs:
"Kill him!!"
Clang!
The guard finally pulled out the knife and walked directly towards the shouting man with the knife in his hand.
The man who was shouting saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run away.
But he is smart because he came up with this method of provocation.
However, that's about as smart as it gets.
The so-called beating of the first bird with a stick.
Although his words made the others below ready to move, he was also a step too slow due to the delay, and was unable to escape the pursuit of the guards.
When the guard slashed with his sword, he had no time to hide.
When the long-sharpened blade cut across the man's back, the skin on his back was cut directly like clothes, blood overflowed, and the flesh and blood underneath turned outwards. He rolled to the ground with a cry of pain, and the
When the grain bag fell, he threw it away.
A little bit of blood flowed down the arm onto the linen cloth of the grain bag, soaking part of the fabric.
And the grain bag was thrown in an arc in the air, and fell straight into Fang Sanduo's arms!
.......
Fang Sanduo looked at the grain bag that he instinctively caught, his eyes widened, and he felt a little stupid for a moment.
However, when he saw the fierce guard rushing toward him, his mind immediately cleared, he turned his head and ran away in an instant!
When Erniu and the others saw this situation, they hid very quickly, fearing that they would be affected and get stabbed.
The guard wanted to continue chasing, but the screams coming from Jia Shang immediately behind made him look back.
It turned out that at the moment when Fang Sanduo escaped, the words of the man who took the lead finally ignited the greedy hearts of the poor people present.
When there is no other way out, who hasn’t got the urge to go berserk?
In addition, the seemingly powerful guards were chased in an extremely awkward manner after several people escaped separately. They did not dare to leave Jia Shang too far and had no way to pursue them. Each person only had two legs, and they could only chase one.
.
They are poor, but not stupid.
Having been frightened by the guard's aura before, everyone behaved without any evil thoughts.
But at this time, it seemed that the guard was not so scary.
What was originally a certain death game turned into a huge gamble.
If you lose, you will spill your blood and die on the spot. If you win, it will be the hope of the family!
then......
"Everyone, hurry up and grab it! If we can't afford it, we will die! We might as well give it a try!"
"Quick, let's run away separately. They can't catch up!"
"Beat this merchant to death! All this food will be ours!"
A riot just started.
Some wise businessmen, seeing the villagers rioting, immediately stayed away from their supplies and pulled up guards to protect themselves.
The villagers were all trying to grab food. He did this, so no one would seek death, and everyone would bypass him to grab food.
And some businessmen who couldn't carry enough food stood in front of their grains and cursed and threatened them. But at this time, how could the villagers who had already given up everything be afraid of his threats?
If you have a good temper, just pull it away and push it away.
Villagers with a bad temper, or those who had previously disliked their methods, immediately started to take advantage of them.
Hammer, hit, kick, bite...
Although they are not very good at fighting, who can't do the most basic tortoise boxing twice?
The lonely figure of Jia Shang was beaten by many people and screamed, and he quickly called his guards.
The guards who were originally chasing could only turn back to protect their employer.
By this time, the scene was completely chaotic.
The goods on the grain truck were quickly robbed.
Those who didn't grab it immediately stepped forward to grab it when they saw the person who did.
As a result, the entire scene became completely out of control.
As time goes by, everyone knows that the longer the time goes, the worse it will be for them, so the villagers who used to protect each other now start to fight on their own.
The concerted effort to grab grain lasted only a few breaths. When the grain truck was empty, everyone began to fight among themselves.
At first everyone was just pushing and shoving, but when someone threw a punch, the situation immediately turned into a full-on martial arts show.
Stones, teeth, branches...
Anything that can be touched has become everyone's weapon.
The guards took Jia Shang away from the crazy villagers and watched in horror as the group of people fought each other.
Yes, it's a fight.
Those who have not left at this time are already red-eyed. Those who have grabbed food will be attacked by those who have not grabbed it.
Moreover, these attacks are all aimed at killing people.
It was not until more than a dozen mangled corpses were left at the scene, as well as several injured and wailing villagers, that the riot completely calmed down.
The entire land in the deserted forest was covered with grain and rice, and blood stains were everywhere.
These grains and rice were filled with blood in the bloodstains, making them appear extremely plump, yet full of blood.
These businessmen looked at each other, and their faces turned gloomy and blue.
Their food supplies are completely gone.
Such a result is no longer something they can afford.
One of the Jia Shang waved, and a guard walked over with his head lowered. After Jia Shang said a few words in the guard's ear with his hand as a shield, the guard nodded and turned to leave.
And these businessmen are waiting here.
However, they also cleaned up the scene.
Execute the remaining villagers one by one on the spot!
Out of venting their anger, these villagers felt extreme pain during the last period of time before they died, and then they died in a hideous manner.
Wait until it gets dark and it's about to get dark.
The original bloody smell in the wild forest has also dissipated.
Obviously this place is only a few miles away from the county seat.
Such a big murder occurred here, but the county government did not send anyone to investigate.
These merchants and other businessmen had sad faces. Just when they could not sit still, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from the side. They turned their heads and looked overjoyed, and saw Taoist priests wearing Taoist uniforms riding on their backs.
The horse is running this way.
As the team approached, the horses' hooves were raised amidst the boos. After settling down again, the Taoists dismounted one after another.
Among them was a horse with jet-black hair, except for the four hooves under its feet and the white hair in the middle of its head. It was strong, powerful, and majestic. It must be a good horse.
And the person riding this horse is naturally the leader of this group of Taoists.
After the leader dismounted, he walked forward with a gloomy expression and waved his sleeves. A four-legged snake could be vaguely embroidered with green silk thread on his sleeves.
I saw that this Taoist had a handsome face, and his black hair was tied on top of his head by a Taoist crown. There was a spot of hair at the corner of his forehead that was actually white. This strand of white hair added a bit of color to this Taoist.
"King's Messenger!"
Although this Taoist man was wearing a Taoist robe and a Taoist crown, people around him only called him the messenger.
After the king's envoy arrived here, he ignored these people and walked to the wasteland where the fighting had just occurred.
He was seen standing on the blood-stained land, and when he came to a blood puddle, he suddenly squatted down and picked up a few grains of rice that had absorbed enough blood with his fingers.
Abruptly, he stuffed the bloody rice into his mouth.
Chewed a few mouthfuls and then swallowed.
There was still blood on his fingers, and he just rubbed them together to remove the dirt-stained blood, squinted his eyes, and spoke.
"Wasting food...that's really damned..."
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