Tanhualu

Yang Jin pursued all the way to the gate of the North City of Yuanzhou City. The two official roads in front of him lead to different directions, but no matter which road, there is no trace of vehicles or horses.

Feeling frustrated, she didn't want to go back to eat noodles or stay in any inn, so she dug out a pancake she bought earlier, found a teahouse by the roadside, swallowed the pancake in two mouthfuls with tea, and thought about it. The two official roads came.

One on the left and one on the right, which one can be accompanied by three or two horses and horses, which one did the group go?

She didn't even know where Shi Han and his party came from or where they were going, so how could she know which way they went?

After pouring down three bowls of tea in a row, Yang Jin didn't figure out why, so he had to let go of this idea for the time being.

"Second Brother!" She greeted Dr. Cha.

"Come on! What are your orders, my lord?" Dr. Cha was quite attentive, staring at Yang Jin's face with his eyes shining.

Yang Jin silently rolled her eyes in her heart, she has gradually gotten used to the expression every time a stranger sees her face.

"Dare to ask, how to get to the capital from here?" Yang Jin asked.

"The capital?" Dr. Cha repeated in a daze, "Master, are you going to the capital?"

Seeing Yang Jin nodding, Dr. Cha scratched his head and said, "Our Yuanzhou City is not close to the capital!"

He looked Yang Jin up and down, as if confirming that this handsome young man, who looked like a boy in a picture, was alone, without a horse, donkey or mule for his legs.

"I know," Yang Jin said clearly, "Just tell me which of the two official roads in front of you leads to the capital."

Dr. Cha turned his head and looked at the two wide avenues behind him, wondering: "To tell you the truth, my lord, none of these two avenues lead directly to the capital..."

The expression on Yang Jin's face froze.

Dr. Cha hurriedly said again: "If it's not the one leading to the capital, the one on the right is going in the direction of the capital. However, there are several big towns in the middle! There are also countless villages...cough! In fact, I have never been to the capital, I just heard people say that..."

That's it!

Now that Yang Jin has figured it out, he doesn't have to worry about it any longer. Right now, he should go to the capital to find traces of his mother's past.

She paid for the tea, and specially gave an extra two Wen, thanked Dr. Cha, and stepped onto the avenue on the right.

Living all the way at night, sleeping in the wilderness, gnawing dry pancakes and drinking spring water, she has also suffered a lot. At any rate, she is used to suffering since she was a child, and she doesn't take it as suffering.

After walking for seven or eight days, it was almost noon, and a village gradually appeared in front of my eyes.Yang Jin was overjoyed, knowing that he could sleep peacefully indoors tonight.

She got closer and closer, and the scene at the entrance of the village became clearer——

It's hard to understand how a big pagoda tree can grow so big that three or four people hug each other.The trunk is five or six feet high, and the canopy is like a huge canopy, covering a large area of ​​land under the tree, and also blocking the scorching sun at noon.

Under the tree, there is a large stone millstone with a diameter of more than six feet. From the rust marks on the side, it can be seen that it has been standing here for many years.

Strangely, there was no one to be seen under the tree or around the millstone, which was very different from the scene in the village that Yang Jin was used to along the way.Ordinarily, at this time, the villagers who got up early and went to work in the fields should also pack up and go to lunch.And such a place should be the place where old people or idlers gossip about household chores, and where children frolick and play!

Yang Jin was surprised, but without hesitation, he stepped into the village.

I saw that every house was closed, and half of the people in and out of the village were gone.

Yang Jin felt even more strange: If it was an abandoned village, how could the doors and windows be so neat?The small roads in the village are fairly clean, without the rat holes or footprints of wild animals that are common in abandoned places.

She walked a few steps deeper into the village, and there was still no one around, and she could only vaguely hear the buzzing voices coming from the closed doors.

Yang Jin thought for a while, and decided to ask, just when she was about to knock on the door of a house, she suddenly heard the sound of running in the distance behind her——

That sound was not only the sound of human footsteps, but also... the sound of a dog barking?

Immediately afterwards, a black figure brushed her back and ran desperately from the path behind her.

Yang Jin's kung fu is brilliant, the sound of crackling and chaotic footsteps is approaching, mixed with cursing one after another——

"Kill it to death!"

"Don't let it run away!"

A group of teenagers roared and ran over, carrying different "weapons" such as stones, sticks, shovels and shovels in their hands.

I don't know whether the stone thrown by some boy hit the black dog that was running desperately, or because the place was too narrow and there was no way to hide, the poor dog was hit by the stone. Leg bones, it staggered and fell to the ground with a "plop".

Seeing this, all the teenagers were overjoyed, and rushed forward, flying sticks together, and greeted the poor black dog.

The dog barked in pain and tried its best to dodge, but no matter what, it couldn't avoid seven or eight people attacking at the same time.

Seeing that this poor dog was going to be beaten to death by all the youngsters, all of a sudden, all the youngsters felt their bodies go numb at the same time, and the belongings in their hands couldn't hold them anymore, and they fell to the ground one after another.All the teenagers invariably covered their pain spots and grinned.

Yang Jin stepped in front of the poor black dog, frowning and looking at the boys.

"What are you doing with it for no reason?" she demanded.

All the teenagers were swept away by Yang Jin's palm, and they thought they were bewitched by evil spirits. Unexpectedly, what appeared in front of them was a handsome young man like a lucky boy, who seemed to be younger than the youngest on his side. looked at each other.

After hearing Yang Jin's question, all the young men realized that it was this kid who hurt them just now, and they didn't care about being suspicious or afraid, and said angrily, "Where did you come from, kid! Meddle in your own business! Are you looking for a beating?" ?”

Yang Jin looked back at the poor dog that was lying on the ground. There were several bloody cuts all over his body, and one hind leg was drooping weakly. It was also bloody and bloody, as if it had been interrupted.It was also looking at her, its wet eyes begging for help reminded Yang Jin of his helpless self.She felt sour and hurt again.

She turned to the boys and said angrily, "Don't worry about where I came from! I just ask you why you beat it for no reason?"

"Boy!" Among the young men, one who looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old man said, "This is an order from the village chief! Don't meddle in your own business!"

"The order of the village chief? The village chief has no right to kill innocent people indiscriminately!" Yang Jin retorted.

"Hmph! What innocence! You know nothing!" The young leader sneered, "This dog is carrying the plague! If you don't kill it, people in our village will be infected, you are responsible!"

plague?

Yang Jin was startled, turned his head to look at the dog, and asked doubtfully, "How do you know it is carrying the plague?"

The young leader's patience had been worn out long ago, and he said loudly: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! Get out of the way! Otherwise, I will beat you together!"

"How dare you!" Yang Jin raised his eyebrows and clenched his fists.

Relying on the large number of people, the young people were not afraid at all, seeing her awe-inspiring appearance, and thinking of the inexplicable and weird numbness on her body before, they couldn't help but feel a little dreadful in their hearts.For a while, the two sides were deadlocked.

"What are you all doing here!" An old voice sounded from behind all the teenagers.

When the young men heard this voice, they hurriedly parted ways, all of them respectful.

Yang Jin saw an old man in his sixties appearing opposite him, with a goatee and coarse clothes, but his back was straight, unlike ordinary villagers.

"This old man is the head of this village." While speaking, the old man looked Yang Jin up and down.

Now that the other party has made clear his identity, Yang Jin didn't hold back, cupped his fists, and said bluntly: "Old man, I'm passing by, Guicun kills innocent people indiscriminately, I really can't stand it!"

She was angry at the cruelty of the other party, and her words became more intense.

The village chief looked at Yang Jin, then at the blood gourd-like black dog guarded by her behind him, he was neither angry nor angry, and said with a smile: "Since you are passing by and don't know the inside story, why do you say that we killed you indiscriminately?" Innocent?"

Yang Jin pursed his lips.

The village head continued: "This black dog came from the northwest. Do you know where it is? It's called Panshi County. It's the nearest county to us. It's also the place where the plague is raging right now." Place! How many people have died! With such an origin, how can we let it go?"

"How do you know where this black dog came from? Maybe it came from somewhere else..." Yang Jin said.

"Look at the collar on the dog's neck, with the owner's name engraved on it, and you will know that what the old man said is true."

Yang Jin really squatted down.He stopped the bleeding of the poor black dog, and looked at the brass collar on its neck. The word "Qi Fu" was engraved on it.Yang Jin knew the habit of big folks keeping dogs, which meant that the owner of this black dog was surnamed Qi, and he seemed to be from a big family.

The village head saw that her face was beautiful and clean, but he bandaged the black dog regardless of the stains, his eyes were fixed, and his voice softened: "The Qi family is a big family in Panshi County. The guard dogs all ran out, one can imagine what kind of tragedy is going on in Panshi County now..."

"Old man!" Yang Jin simply bandaged the black dog, stood up, and said to the village chief, "I see that the black dog has tight muscles, and the blood that bleeds is also a normal color. There is no abnormality in the eyes and fur. It should be normal. infected with the plague."

"Brother knows medicine?"

"Understood," Yang Jin nodded and said, "The same applies to medicine, and the same applies to humans and animals."

The village head stared at her young face, and said, "Even if this black dog is not infected with the plague, since it came from Panshi County, I wouldn't dare to keep it."

He said, Yang pointed to the rows of closed doors beside him, and motioned Yang Jin to look: "My little brother also saw that everyone in our village is in danger now, and the old man is the village head, so I have to explain to the villagers .”

The harm of the plague, killing people invisible, most people will choose to protect themselves out of nature, how many people will not be trembling?

Yang Jin knew that he was in trouble, so he said: "In that case, then I will take this black dog away, so that the old man and the villagers don't have to worry about it, how about it?"

Seeing the hesitant expression on the other party's face, Yang Jin said again: "Don't worry, old man, as long as you let it go, I will take it and leave your village immediately, and I will never stay there!"

She pointed to the pool of blood under the black dog again, and said: "Here, you can take some quicklime and cover it, then it will be fine."