Chapter 59: Climbing over the wall and admitted to hospital
Yi Haoran was cold and hungry. He had been squatting in the ruins for a long time.
This was originally a small temple under the city. No one can tell which god it was dedicated to. However, anyone who traveled out of the city from the city gate here would come to this small, low temple with only one couplet to worship the god.
Pray incense and pray for a safe journey.
Half of the small temple was destroyed by Fubo Army's bombardment, and Yi Haoran hid in the half of the ruins, which was only enough room to survive.
Last night, he wanted to get out of the city among the refugees, but he never thought that the thieves would fire a cannon to bombard the city. One bullet fell on the street, killing dozens of people in an instant. The team was immediately in chaos, and he was blocked in the city and could not get out.
After hearing that there were thieves blocking and capturing refugees at various city gates, Yi Haoran came up with the idea of organizing his troops and thieves to "fight from house to house and die from exhaustion."
However, he was now alone. The team of servants he had trained with Jiang Suo had disintegrated, and he could not command the other troops. Let alone "street fighting," it was impossible to break out and escape.
In the rebellion, all the servants around Yi Haoran were lost, and even Jiang Suo disappeared. He fled to this ruined temple alone, preparing to hang himself from the beam.
However, facing the rafters, Yi Haoran didn't want to die anymore. He had gone through so much trouble to escape from Liaodong and traveled thousands of miles to get here. He had not accomplished anything, so how could he die in obscurity like this!
It has to be a spectacular death - at least it has to end up being tied to the execution ground and cut off in two pieces.
Now that he is dead, he has to think about the next step. Yi Haoran had already put on the old robes when he came out of the governor's office. He also took with him some money, half a bag of water and a few pieces of dry food. He could barely survive.
day.
Hiding in these ruins is not a long-term solution: it is very close to the city gate, and thieves and soldiers are very close. As soon as they enter the city, they start organizing strong men to clean up the rubble and ruins.
Having made up his mind to live, Yi Haoran made up his mind. He squatted motionless in the ruins, fearing that he might disturb the thief. He stayed there until the dead of night, and then quietly sneaked out of the ruined temple.
It was impossible to leave the city. Although the city gate was broken, it was tightly guarded. The torches and lanterns illuminated everything brightly, and the bayonets reflected the cold light. Yi Haoran did not dare to hesitate and hurried to the city.
Fortunately, the chaos a few days ago caused many of the street fences to be damaged and in chaos. The strong men guarding the street gates at night did not dare to come out to patrol. The patrol team and the watchmen had lanterns, so they could see people hiding from a distance.
After driving, Yi Haoran stopped and walked, passing several streets in a row.
He was at a loss as to where to go. He was not familiar with the place in Wuzhou - he and Jiang Suo had been training troops in Guangxi until Xiong Wencan fled to Wuzhou before leading the team to Wuzhou. Apart from the official people and Xiong's staff,
, I don’t know anyone locally, let alone friends.
If someone I know carries the identity of "Xiong Wencan's staff" and goes to seek refuge with anyone, no one will take him in. What's more, they themselves are in trouble and may have escaped or been captured by the thieves.
Find a hiding place as soon as possible!
He thought that there must be an empty house left where the owner of the family escaped or died. No matter how big or small, find a house and hide in it first.
Yi Haoran saw a courtyard here, with an iron lock hanging on the door. The courtyard wall was not high, and it looked like a house from a middle-class family. Although Yi Hao was over fifty years old, he had been practicing martial arts all year round, and his legs and feet were very nimble, so he jumped up and kicked on
He grabbed the wall with both hands and climbed up to the top.
The yard was dark and deserted. There was no barking of dogs. Yi Haoran was secretly happy and immediately jumped off the wall.
He had been in the military for a long time and had a lot of experience in escaping. He did not act recklessly. He first looked at the wall for a while, and then quietly walked towards the house.
When he reached the window at the base of the wall, the paper on the window was torn and rustling in the wind. Yi Haoran slowly straightened up and looked sideways through the window.
I was shocked when I saw it. It turned out that in the middle of the main room, there was a thin-skinned black lacquer coffin. Next to the coffin was an "inverted lamp", which was like a bean.
Before he could come back to his senses, he heard a very faint cry from a woman in the room. The cry came faintly in the dark night. It was indescribably desolate and terrifying. Yi Haoran was shocked - he did not believe in ghosts and gods.
But even if there were cries, there must be an owner in the room, and his plan to find an empty house to hide in would be in vain.
Judging from the situation, this was a family that had recently suffered a funeral. During the few days when Wuzhou was besieged, there were shelling outside the city and riots inside the city, and many innocent people died.
It's just that this is a new funeral. Although it is a chaotic situation and it is inconvenient to handle it, the door will not be locked and the lights will be extinguished, leaving only this oil lamp.
Sure enough, the cry suddenly turned into a soft plea, and a man's threatening voice was lowered. Yi Haoran knew that there must be something fishy here - he was hiding, and it was better to leave as soon as possible.
Just as he was about to leave, the lights suddenly dimmed and someone ran out of the back room. Yi Haoran screamed secretly, so he quickly retracted his feet and retracted his head, only asking the other person to finish his business and go back to the back room so that he could climb over the wall and get out.
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But the sound of a woman crying in pain was heard in the room. After a while, two loud slaps were heard, and a man's vicious but low voice sounded:
"I'm making you cry! I'll kill your baby first, and then I'll cut this damn man into pieces!"
Yi Haoran was startled: What this man spoke was not the local Wuzhou dialect, which is similar to Cantonese, but the Mandarin of the Guiliu area!
He couldn't help but peek his head slightly, and saw a short and muscular man in the main room, wearing an ill-fitting t-shirt, with his chest exposed, grabbing a messy woman's hair, scolding her and slapping her face. That
The woman was beaten and her mouth was bleeding. Although she was struggling, she could not move under the man's arms. She just kept crying.
Yi Haoran knew from the conversation between the two that the woman should be the deceased, but she did not obey filial piety. She was wearing silk and smeared with powder. He was furious: This woman is really shameless. Her husband's body is not cold yet, and she is at home with this adulterer before he is buried.
Hooking up and turning into adultery. Sure enough, the world is in decline! No wonder there are evildoers like Kun Thief born to bring trouble to the world!
However, he could not leave at this time, so Yi Haoran could only restrain his voice and wait quietly.
In the main room, I heard the woman crying and saying: "You thief, you have taken away all the money and jewelry in the house, where can I get money again?"
But the man said: "Don't come here! I know the details of your family. Although your damn man is just a poor scholar, your mother's family is from a wealthy family. Isn't the silk shop on West Street the property of your mother's family? Your new wife
When my father is bereaved, I go back to my parents' house to ask for help. Isn't it easy to get one or two hundred taels of silver?"
Yi Haoran thought to himself: "They are indeed a couple!"
Just listen to the woman say: "Although my mother-in-law runs a shop, she only has a capital of a few hundred taels of silver. What's more, I am a married daughter. It is not easy to ask for help with a few taels of silver on weekdays. What's more, you just open your mouth.
I want one or two hundred taels!"
The man said with a ferocious smile: "Doesn't it all depend on your ability? If you care about your baby's life, come and borrow money with me at dawn. If not, I will kill him first and then unload that damn man of yours."
Eight dollars!" After saying that, he snorted again, "Go back to your room, paint it with some powder again, and then serve me well! I am happy with my service, and I will give your baby one more bite tomorrow -
Otherwise, I’ll send him to see his father first!”
The woman just sobbed and said nothing. She only heard the man say again: "Have I hidden my armor and weapons?"
"They were all put in the shed in the backyard." the woman sobbed.
"Young lady," the man's voice slowed down, "I am a military attache of the imperial court! I have been sued! I am not in good luck right now. I will hang out in your house for a few days. When I get through this difficulty, I will still be prosperous and wealthy.
Even if you are a widow, I will not disdain you and will still give you the title of concubine... Hahaha..."
The woman just kept crying.
Yi Haoran was furious. He had roughly understood that this man was probably a defeated soldier of the Guangxi guest army. He took advantage of the chaos and ran into the house and took possession of the woman who had just lost her husband.
Just now, he was still scorning why this woman didn't commit suicide and was willing to be humiliated and serve the thief. Now he knew that she was enduring hardships for the sake of her son, and felt that it was justifiable to continue to live an ignoble life and be humiliated for the sake of his clan heir.
"It's just that when my son can get married and start a business in the future, this woman should commit suicide and apologize."
However, whether he is unfair or admired, this is a place of right and wrong, and he is not suitable to get involved - he no longer has the spirit of "fighting the sword to the end of the world" when he was young, and just wants to get away and change places.
He took a step back and was about to leave, but he didn't know what he kicked. There was a clang. He heard the man in the room immediately yell: "Who?!"
Yi Haoran groaned secretly, turned around and was about to run away. However, he heard the door of the hall creak, and a black shadow suddenly jumped out. He stopped in front of him in a few steps and raised his hand with a knife.
Yi Haoran was caught off guard. Fortunately, he had been practicing martial arts since he was young and had practiced continuously for many years. His skills were quite flexible and he barely avoided it. He turned around and pulled out his sword. The opponent's sword technique was obviously a martial art in the military. He didn't know what he had guessed.
wrong.
He was extremely angry in his heart: He would take people's lives regardless of whether they were innocent or not. This ruffian is really abominable!
He quickly said: "Friends, don't do anything, I'm just passing by looking for a hiding place!"
When the other party saw that he was hiding and had a sword, he couldn't help but be startled and said solemnly: "No matter where you are my friend, stay here tonight!" After that, he slashed with the sword again.
Yi Haoran originally wanted to talk to him, but everyone went their separate ways. Unexpectedly, the other party immediately wanted to take his life. He did not dare to be careless and immediately swung his sword to fight back.
In the dead of night, the two men fought with swords. Over time, they would definitely attract the patrolling watchmen and thieves. Therefore, the two men were merciless and used deadly moves to kill each other as soon as possible.
After all, Yi Haoran was old and frail, but after just three or four moves, he was at a disadvantage and was almost in despair.