In Pujiaji, Hezhou, south of Jiangpu, crowds were in and out of the town, and there were sounds of broken doors everywhere. Wang Dashan, who was dressed in tatters, supported his wife and followed the crowd into the town. He was in a hurry and looked after the woman at the same time.
Compared with when he was in Susong, Wang Dashan lost weight again, his eye sockets were sunken, and his face was
His color was sallow, with obvious ribs on his chest, and the tattered coat hanging on his body looked empty. After crossing Chema River that day, they grabbed a horse, and several people escaped along the path and escaped through Fenghuangpu, and then went up.
After arriving at the main road, we made a large circle at Fengjiapu, and only met the old camp of Chuang Taotian when we arrived at Jiuxian County. Fortunately, there was some food and grass left by the officers and soldiers in Jiuxian County. Although the garrison camp did not pursue them, Chuang Taotian
Already frightened, various rumors spread everywhere. Some said that Zuo Liangyu was in Susong, some said that Zuo Liangyu was in Taihu, and some said that Anqing soldiers were already chasing him.
of.
They were in chaos everywhere, and after a short pause, they continued to run away. They arrived at Fengxiang Post in trembling hands, but they dared not go back to the post road after breaking through the sky, so they headed north into the mountains.
There was nowhere to plunder in the mountains, and food was very scarce. However, the two elders were experienced in escaping. They had anticipated entering the mountains in the old county and loaded a lot of food on their horses. Seven days after entering the mountains, they encountered Bada again.
Wang, followed from Yingshan to Huoshan, not eating enough all the way. Even after leaving the mountain from Lu'an Prefecture, the route had been looted many times, and the supplies obtained were very limited.
, a large number of slaves starved to death before they even left the mountains. Wang Dashan was robbed not long ago. Although his life was hard before, he was still in a land of plenty like Anqing. He still had a full meal every few days, which was stronger than most slaves.
Okay, but the woman almost died on the road several times while pregnant with her child.
Fortunately, the little boy was better at robbing him. Perhaps he was repaying Wang Dashan for helping him cross the river. In the end, he survived with the help of the elder and barely made it to Hezhou. On the way from Chaoxian to Hezhou, the team robbed some people.
, two more people were added to the little boy's household, and there were two more mouths for eating. Both of them were stronger than Wang Dashan. He could clearly feel that the food distributed by the elders was getting more and more.
The less they had, the more he and the woman were already skinny, and their clothes were in tatters. If they did not get new supplies, they might die on the roadside at any time. After entering the area along the river, the proceeds from looting increased. The Pu family that arrived today was in Hezhou.
Fifteen miles to the north, the plain area in Linjiang, Hezhou, had been robbed once last year, but the main target at that time was Jiangpu. Pujiaji just passed by and did not go deep into the surrounding areas. Last year, Ziweixing, Hunshiwan, and Fatty Zhang
The main activities of the other camps were in Chuzhou and Quanjiao, and they did not go so close to the river. Many people near Pujiaji returned, but they still
I hope I can grab something.
This time Pujiaji was allocated to Liu Chang's family, which is where we camped today. Everyone in the camp came. This is the best area allocated recently. If you don't grab anything here, you won't know when the next time will be.
Countless men and women in ragged clothes were running around Wang Dashan, pouring into every door on the roadside. There were screams from the fight everywhere. The woman was covered in cold sweat and collapsed on the ground. Wang Dashan quickly helped the woman up and saw
to be together
Several women under the command of Er Locust were nearby, and they also asked their daughter-in-law to sit on the stone along the street.
The woman said angrily, "Master, go and ask for food and rice." Wang Dashan responded, turned around and ran forward with the crowd. He only had a sharpened wooden stick in his hand, and was surrounded by equally thin men and women.
The streets and alleys were filled with the crazy screams of these people. From time to time, people bumped into them. Wang Da
Shan stumbled and ran for a while, and when he looked up, the street was full of people. The area was crowded with people, and the elders and children ran away. Some elders occupied the better-looking houses and blocked the door.
Let other people go in and rob, and groups of slaves will appear in those dilapidated houses.
Some people have already grabbed things, with rice bags hanging on their bodies, and some people have dragged the rickshaw frame. These are what Wang Dashan urgently needs. The woman is pregnant with a baby, and her physical strength is getting weaker and weaker. If she can eat, she can have a rickshaw frame.
Only by taking a ride can you have a chance to survive. Those who grabbed the food were full of excitement and kept shouting excitedly, "Wang Dashan"
It's better to be anxious in my heart.
"There is rice, there is rice!" There was a shout from the alley in front, and someone was rolling on the ground. It was three people fighting for the grain bag. Wang Dashan ran forward and just heard a squeaking sound, and the rice grains were scattered everywhere.
White rice grains scattered on blue slate
It made Wang Dashan's scalp numb. He threw away the wooden stick and threw himself on the ground to grab the rice grains. A large group of people rushed up to him instantly. Countless hands were grabbing at the ground. The rice grains flew everywhere in the collision. Someone's feet were flying.
He stepped on his body, sometimes on his back, sometimes on his hands. Wang Dashan felt no pain at all. All he could see was the grains of rice, and he couldn't pull them out of the pockets in his arms. He kept pushing the grains of rice under his body with both hands.
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Rely on your body to suppress the rice grains. After a period of crazy chaos, the screams around you gradually subsided, and the people lying on the ground gradually became exhausted, and everyone was panting. The distribution pattern of interests here was basically determined, and the struggle basically stopped. Everyone took out their own
The bag contained rice grains. Wang Dashan pressed the rice grains on the ground. He looked around cautiously and then propped himself up with his left elbow. He took out a small cloth bag and immediately pressed the rice grains. When he saw that no one was snatching it, he raised his body slightly and used
hands under body
He fumbled for the grains of rice and carefully stuffed them into his pocket.
Suddenly a hand came out from under him. Wang Dashan screamed and quickly pressed it down. The hand moved away. Wang Dashan buried his head and took a look. He didn't know how many grains of rice had been gouged away. He speeded up and used the palm of his hand.
Gather the rice grains into small piles, then pick them up and put them into a bag, and then sit up. The rice bag is only as big as a child's fist when you pinch it. It is probably enough to cook two meals of porridge. Tie the mouth of the bag and stuff it into your pocket.
中. Under this busy schedule, Wang Dashan's face turned pale and his head was covered with sweat. He wiped it with his hands. When he lowered his head, he saw that there were still some rice grains in the cracks. He immediately lay down and dug out the cracks with his fingers. The rice grains were mixed in.
black mud quilt
After digging it out, Wang Dashan carefully peeled away the soil and separated out the rice grains he found. Suddenly there was another noise in the street. Wang Dashan turned around and saw a large group of people passing by, many of whom were carrying swords and guns. Wang Dashan knew it was
He couldn't afford to offend the eldest son of any eldest family, so he quickly got up and got out of the way before he could wait.
Run away, the group of people has already swarmed over, and there are screams in the street. Wang Dashan is knocked to the ground, and then the figure above shakes, someone is dragging the rice bag he is holding, Wang Dashan desperately holds it in his arms, and screams sharply in his mouth
He screamed, and someone held him down again. More hands began to drag his rice bag, and the strength became stronger and stronger.
As he grew older, there were hands coming around to grab him, tearing his clothes to pieces. Finally, he pulled his hand out from in front of him. Wang Dashan held on tightly and refused to let go. There were shouts and curses all around, and there were many strange people.
His face swayed before his eyes.
In panic, Wang Dashan wanted to roll away, but he was blocked by other people on the ground and could not move. He could only keep shouting, "Save your life, save your life, don't take it from me!" The pull from the other side did not let up at all.
Someone was hitting him on the head, and someone was plucking his fingers. He loosened his fingers one by one. Wang Dashan gradually lost his grip, and the pulling force became stronger. Tears were streaming down his face, and his eyes were open.
Watching the grain bag slowly detach from the last two fingers, he howled desperately, uttering some high-pitched and meaningless syllables.
Finally, his hands were empty, and the grain bag disappeared among the people in an instant. The exhausted Wang Dashan lay on the ground and cried loudly. The struggle around him continued. People rolled around him, and no one paid attention to his cry. The large group of guys
After the food was raised and left, the people who had lost the food were exhausted at the same time. They fell in a mess on the street. It took a long time before they got up one after another. Some people who had grabbed food in the street occupied the houses, chopped the door panels to prepare for cooking, and even
Someone grabbed the chicken and duck, which caused bursts of cheers from his friends.
The person who started cooking took out his sword and gun to be on guard in case there was a fight for it. The eyes of those who still didn't get the food were red. Wang Dashan got up tremblingly and heard someone nearby shouting, "There is a big house ahead, go forward!"
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The crowd moved forward one after another. Wang Dashan breathed violently and turned around to look around. At first, the torn rice bag was still on the ground. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his arms, picked up the sharp wooden stick, and pulled out his legs.
Run forward.
He felt that he couldn't win over other servants, but he ran faster than others, so he could only run forward as hard as he could, trying to get ahead of others so that he could get some food. There were many people on the road heading north, regardless of the hot flashes.
The weather was still racing, and the team leader on horseback roared past. In the past, Wang Dashan would give way in fear, but today he didn't look back and just kept running forward. The tattered
His clothes were lifted by the wind, revealing his skinny body, and the torn strips of cloth were swinging behind him. Although Wang Dashan had not eaten a grain of rice for two days, he did not feel tired at this time. He only knew that he must find rice.
The people on the road dispersed to the small roads along the way, and the number of people gradually began to decrease. Wang Dashan didn't stop until another big house appeared in front of him. It was estimated that this was the place those people who shouted just now were talking about.
There were already people everywhere inside and outside the mansion. People kept coming in and out of the door, and there were also a few red-clad police officers yelling and cursing in front of the door. Wang Dashan was a little scared at this time. He hesitated at the door and suddenly saw a bamboo forest in the distance to the northwest.
, all the servants on the road were rushing to the big house in front, and no one noticed it. Wang Dashan was from Jiangbei, so he stayed a little.
He noticed for a moment that there were several fields around the bamboo forest that seemed to have been cultivated. There might be people living nearby. He squinted his eyes and looked into the bamboo forest. There seemed to be a corner of the house. He stopped and walked over there with a stick.
Walking. Pretending to drink water at the edge of the field, when he saw that no one was paying attention, Wang Dashan ran into the bamboo forest. The corner of the house was slowly revealed. There was indeed a family. Although it was a thatched house, he looked at the house.
It seems like there are still people alive in the front and back rooms recently.
There was no movement, which meant that there might be food. When he walked around the bamboo forest, he glanced back and saw that no one else was following him. He hurried to the door. There were two holes in the door panel and it was not locked. Wang Dashan stretched out his hand toward the room.
The moment he pushed the door open and touched the door panel, Wang Dashan's heart beat wildly.
, with a little force, I felt it was locked inside. Looking through the two holes in the door panel, it was dark inside.
Wang Dashan hesitated for a moment in front of the door, then swung a sharp wooden stick and smashed the door panels. After smashing one of the door holes even wider, he reached in and touched the door latch and adjusted it. The broken door panel creaked open.
Wang Dashan looked around and stepped into this strange house. There were not much furnishings in the house. There were only a few tattered pieces of furniture. None of these could attract Wang Dashan's attention. The first thing he saw was
I walked up the chimney and saw the pot and the rice vat next to it.
He hurried to the rice vat before he could take a closer look, and suddenly saw two people hiding behind the stove. Both of them screamed at the same time. Wang Dashan took a step back in fright, and then quickly raised the wooden stick to his chest.
There was an old couple hiding in the corner. The old man was protecting the old woman, and they looked at each other blankly.
Wang Dashan didn't know what to do for a moment, and after a while he said, "I, I want some rice."
The two old men looked at him in horror, neither agreeing nor resisting.
The sweat on Wang Dashan's face slid down little by little, and he said again, "I want some rice... I want to eat it." He moved a step, opened the wooden cover of the rice vat and looked inside. There was still a small half at the bottom of the vat.
The white rice grains in the vat seemed to have some kind of magical power. Wang Dashan's eyes suddenly turned blood red and he completely forgot about the two old people. His whole body felt numb.
Like this, he grabbed a handful of rice and stuffed it into his mouth.
Wang Dashan chewed the rice grains vigorously, took out the tattered cloth bag, grabbed the rice with his hands and stuffed it into it, and looked back at the door. He saw a green and deep place, and the bamboo forest was quiet. There should be no other servants to notice.
here.
When he put the rice in his bag and raised his head, the old man over there stood up. Wang Dashan took a step back, and the old man came over tremblingly, "We can't run anymore. Chitose has been taken away, and we will starve to death."
Wang Dashan murmured, "I'm not Chitose, I, I want something to eat."
The old man knelt down with a plop and cried, "Please Chitose not to take it, leave us a way to survive."
Wang Dashan had never been knelt down before. He was at a loss and knelt down towards the old man. He also cried, "My woman is going to starve to death, and my baby also needs to be fed. If they don't eat, they will have no way to survive."
Across a tattered rice bag, the old man kowtowed desperately, and Wang Dashan also kowtowed to him. Both of them burst into tears and kept arguing. At this moment, there was a horn sound in the distance, and Wang Dashan could tell it was.
The trumpet sound in the camp signaled that the people were about to leave. He subconsciously grabbed the grain bag. The old man opposite came over and grabbed the grain bag as well. Both of them stopped.
Kowtow, the strength of the struggle in the hands gradually increases.
Another horn sounded outside. If Liu Chang's team left, his wife might also be taken away, and she would never be found again. Wang Dashan had seen countless such things in his short years as a rogue bandit. Wang Dashan dragged her hard.
, the old man still refused to let go, Wang Dashan suddenly let go of the grain bag, grabbed the wooden stick and stood up, his hands shook violently, and the wooden stick crookedly knocked towards the old man. The old man's head hit him continuously.
After being hit twice, blood started to flow from his forehead, and the old woman beside the stove screamed. "Will you let go?" Wang Dashan cried and waved the stick again. The old man leaned over and fell, and Wang Dashan lost it.
With a stick, he grabbed the grain bag with both hands and dragged it out with all his strength. Some rice grains spilled out. Wang Dashan didn't bother to pick them up anymore and immediately
Rush out the door.
"God damned bandits, damned thieves." came the old man's curse from behind. Wang Dashan clutched the grain bag tightly in his arms and fled from the bamboo forest. He did not dare to go back to the main road and chose a small road to run to Pujiaji.
Go and run a hundred steps away. The old man's yelling and cursing could no longer be heard. Wang Dashan stopped, bent over and panted for a while.
Yes, sweat dripped down the tip of my nose.
He looked back in the direction of the bamboo forest and whispered, "I'm not a bandit, no."
Staring down at the grain bag in his arms, Wang Dashan tied up the broken side and squeezed it hard. The feeling of the rice grains squeezing his fingers seemed like the most beautiful thing in the world.
The trumpet was still sounding. Wang Dashan took off his rags, wrapped them all in a grain bag, returned to the main road and ran towards Pujiaji. Fortunately, he didn't encounter any big gangs of robbers on this trip, and he returned smoothly.
When he arrived at Pujiaji, he finally saw the figure of a woman again. Wang Dashan felt excited. He ran to the woman and squatted down, picked up the woman's clothes and put them on the tattered clothes.
Women also feel the rice grains.
Two hands were rubbing on the rice bag. They looked at each other and laughed stupidly at the same time. At this time, the voice of Er Locust's family sounded nearby, "The Anqing soldiers have arrived in Jiangpu. The master has an order not to go to Yangzhou."
, you are not allowed to cook, leave immediately!"