Half of the door of the house had collapsed, and the three of them went straight in. They saw that all the children of Master Qiu had been slaughtered, and a girl who was nearly 10 years old was even tortured and killed in the hall... The cries were still in the back room, and the three of them followed the sound.
Enter: A baby boy who cannot crawl yet has struggled out of his blanket, crying helplessly, his body covered in bruises from the cold.
Yang Sanlang rushed forward and wrapped the baby boy in a quilt. After coaxing him for a while, he fell asleep. Ma Zhong and Niu Chong searched around but did not find Qiu Fuzi's body. They guessed that he had been captured by the thieves.
The three of them left Qiu Fuzi's house and continued to search for Guan Dashi's residence.
There were dozens of households in Zhuangzi, and soon they finally found Guan Dashi's hut. The door was wide open, and the windows were badly damaged. As soon as the three of them entered, their hearts became even colder. Guan Dashi's wife threw herself on the ground, already
After dying for a long time, the thatch and bedding on the inner kang were picked up and scattered, and most of them fell under the kang. There was a person hiding under the thatch and bedding, lying face down, and it was Guan Dashi!
Yang Sanlang was in great mourning. Because he was holding a baby boy, he asked Niu to rush forward and turn Guan Dashi over. He saw that Guan Dashi was also holding a baby boy in his arms. The baby boy should be named Guan Hu'er, but he was also gone at this moment.
After Niu Chong inspected the baby boy, he sat down on the ground and cried loudly.
Ma Zhong also started crying, and stepped forward to pick up the baby boy, who was expected to be settled down later. But when he touched Guan Dashi's hand, he found that it was still warm. He put the dead Guan Hu'er aside.
He checked Guan Dashi's breathing with his hands and found that there was still hope. So he turned from sadness to joy. He began to shake Guan Dashi's body: "Brother Dashi! Brother Dashi! We are here to save you. Wake up! Wake up...
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Probably because Niu Chong and Ma Zhong were too noisy, Guan Dashi suddenly coughed a few times and finally woke up. Seeing the lifeless Guan Huer next to him, he hugged him again and started sobbing.
He got up. The tears turned the dirt on his face into mud and fell on Guan Huer's fleshy face. When Guan Dashi saw it, he quickly wiped it off with his sleeves. Then he used his sleeves to wipe away the dirt on his face as well.
Clean, cried: "Hu'er, Hu'er, let's go find your mother..."
Encountered a big change, Yang Sanlang and others didn't know where to start. They could only watch Guan Dashi get up and walk outside.
"Woo-ah!" There was a painful cry, followed by a heart-rending cry, "Sister Yun... my dear... why did you leave me alone..."
Niu Chong also sobbed, and Yang Sanlang raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears from time to time. Ma Zhong stepped forward and tried to stop crying: "Brother Dashi! Stop crying... bury my sister-in-law and the child first!"
Guan Dashi threw Ma Zhong off his feet and said, "Why bury me?! My wife is not dead, and she can be saved by finding a doctor! Find a doctor quickly!" Ma Zhong did not refute, but turned his back.
His shoulders hunched. After crying for a long time, it was already dark, and the four of them could hardly see each other. Guan Dashi, who was tired from crying, stood up, still holding Guan Huer in his hand, and said to the three of them: "Let's go!
Seeing that the three of them were motionless, he added, "Brother thanks the three brothers for their kindness in rescuing me. Ma Zhong is right. Let your sister-in-law... and Hu'er... be laid to rest first!"
Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong dismantled the door panel and carried Madam Guan up. The four of them left Yangliu Village and found a big willow tree. They dug a grave pit under the tree with a short knife. Guan Dashi pulled out stones around it.
He brought back a lot of thatch and carefully laid it in the grave pit. The thatch was quite tough, and Guan Dashi's hand was scratched with blood, but Guan Dashi didn't make a sound, as if he felt no pain.
The tomb was built. Guan Dashi stretched out his blood-stained hand, caressed his wife's face, looked at her carefully for a while, and then looked away. Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong came over and gently placed Guan's wife in the grave.
Guan Dashi then spread all the remaining thatch on the lady's body, and then covered it with the door panel, as if he was afraid that the lady would freeze. Then he picked up a handful of soil and sprinkled it on the door panel. Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong stood by to help.
By the time the three of them had built the seal, it was already late at night, and the half-moon was rising from the eastern sky, its clear and cold light shining through the wilderness.
Guan Dashi knelt in front of the tomb and said something softly, like an oath, but also like farewell. Yang Sanlang, Niu Chong, and Ma Zhong stood silently. The deceased was gone, and nothing could be said to bring them back.
At this time, the baby boy in Ma Zhong's arms woke up and started crying "Wow, wow". Guan Dashi slowly turned around and asked, "Whose child is this?" Yang Sanlang replied, "From Master Qiu's home."
I don’t know if he was a son or a grandson. I didn’t find Master Qiu’s body, and I don’t know if he is dead or alive. It’s a pity that this child was less than one year old and became an orphan.”
Guan Dashi stepped forward and carefully picked up the baby boy: "I'm afraid your dad may be missing for a while... From today on, I am your dad! Your name will be Guan Hu'er." The baby boy didn't understand what happened.
, and kept crying. Guan Dashi knew that the baby boy was hungry and couldn't find anything to eat or drink. After thinking for a while, he put a finger into his mouth, washed it with saliva, and then bit it.
Squeeze out the blood and feed it into the baby boy's mouth. If one tube is not enough, he bites another one... The baby boy stops crying when he sucks his finger. It is not until he sucks the fourth finger that he is satisfied and gradually falls asleep.
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At this moment, Yang Sanlang had woven a long rope out of thatch and handed it over. Guan Dashi understood and tied the newly adopted "Guan Hu'er" to his chest with a straw rope, and said to the three of them: "The thieves harmed our parents.
Wife, if you don't take revenge, you will be a man in vain. But we are brave men. If we leave recklessly, we will die or not. For the present plan, we will hide in the mountains for a while. The matter of revenge can be discussed in the long term." The three of them agreed.
Then together with Guan Dashi, they marched towards Mang Mountain.
The grass was deep and the road was long, and they were walking on a starry night. Guan Dashi, Yang Sanlang and others could not walk as fast as during the day. When the sky was about to dawn, the moonlight and stars became lighter and lighter, and finally disappeared. The four people under the dawn were already able to
They saw the tombs at the foot of Mang Mountain. After running around all night, the four of them were very tired. Seeing Mang Mountain in sight, they cheered up, stepped even harder, and ran forward.
"Ang - 咴儿咴儿" Several horses hooted from the east, piercing the tranquility of Mang Mountain in the early morning. The four of them were startled, knowing that the thieves were coming. Ma Zhong and Niu Chong pulled out their daggers,
Yang Sanlang took out a hatchet from his waist and gave it to Guan Dashi, while he held the cypress stick holding the firewood tightly. The four cats were in the wormwood bushes, waiting in full formation.
The sound of horse hoofbeats became more and more distinct - the bandit soldiers were coming. Guan Dashi quickly leaned forward to take a look, then retracted, stretched out four fingers, and winked at the other three people: one for each person. The four people scattered.
, surrounded the four cavalry soldiers. However, the leading horse seemed to be aware of the movement here. When it was approaching, it suddenly raised its front hooves and was about to change direction. At this time, the soldiers had also discovered the four people in the wormwood.
, but the horse was moving too fast, and it was too late to rein back. Guan Dashi was the first to get up, and Yang Sanlang and the other three did not neglect, they stepped forward from the side of the horse and knocked the thieves off the horse.
Guan Dashi knew how to use fists and kicks. When the traitor fell down and was in a panic, he slashed the neck with a hatchet. The traitor twisted a few times and then stopped moving. The traitor had been in battle for a long time and was not a good disciple.
Ma Zhong and Niu Chong reacted a little slowly, and were rolled away by the thieves. They drew out their short knives and fought to the death. Guan Dashi was worried that they would suffer a loss, so he picked up a hatchet and approached Niu Chong, who was slightly closer, to join the formation.
, while the thief was doing nothing, he slashed the back of the neck with another hatchet. The thief froze and fell to one side.
Although Yang Sanlang was somewhat brave, after the bandit was knocked off his horse, he had no time to get up and had already eaten several sticks. He rolled to the side and was caught up by Yang Sanlang again, who beat him fiercely. Although the pain was unbearable,
But he was not killed for a while. Guan Dashi saw that Yang Sanlang had nothing to do, so he went to help Ma Zhong with Niu Chong. The thieves were outnumbered by the three of them and were quickly killed. Ma Zhong still didn't forgive his hatred, and kept stabbing him with one knife.
He chopped it down until the thief's head was cut off and rolled aside, then he stopped and started crying alone.
Although the thieves under Yang Sanlang's sticks were usually brave, after eating countless sticks, blood oozed from all the orifices and they finally stopped moving. Guan Dashi and Niu Chong worked together to remove the daggers, armor, coins, etc. from the killed thieves.
All the items were unloaded and piled in one place. After Yang Sanlang killed the thieves with sticks, he went to look for horses in the distance. When he returned, he only found two horses. The three of them packed the items separately.
Guan Dashi turned around and called Ma Zhong: "Brother Ma, please don't feel sad anymore. We must go up the mountain as soon as possible to avoid being found by other bandits..." Ma Zhong didn't respond.
Yang Sanlang sensed something was wrong and ran over in two steps. Ma Zhong was covered in cold sweat, with tears hanging on his cheeks. His voice was weak: "I... I was cut by that bandit... on the leg... I didn't feel any pain just now.
...Now I have no strength left in my body..." Guan Dashi also came over and saw a deep stab wound on the side of Ma Zhong's thigh. Blood gushed out like a spring, quickly dyeing the wormwood under him a bright red.
Guan Dashi hated himself for being too late to help, and felt ashamed: "Brother Ma, it's my brother who didn't take good care of you! Just hold on, and we'll take you up the mountain..."
Ma Zhong seemed to have spent a lot of effort before shaking his head: "I... can't do it! I'll leave my father and mother's revenge to you, Brother Dashi..." Guan Dashi was speechless and had to hold Ma Zhong's hand tightly.
He held up his hand and nodded heavily. Suddenly, Ma Zhong's hand relaxed and his head dropped. The remaining three brothers hugged Ma Zhong and started crying.