Cannon fodder attack only wants to farm

That night, the yamen servant who inquired about the news came back, his cheeks were flushed from the cold, and he said, "My lord, the people in the two surrounding counties are running outside. The road is full of corpses, and the refugees have been walking this way. We are ten miles away!" You can come here in one night.

The eyes of these two yamen servants were full of resentment. Although they encountered rare natural disasters, their life in the county was not bad, which made him mistakenly think that it was like this outside.Now seeing the numb faces outside is very shocking, and many people died on the road.

Those who were alive were not much better, their clothes were tattered and thin, and there were old people and children inside.

It got colder at night, and they couldn't bear the cold winter wearing cotton jackets with hair from the county.

Not to mention that many people only wore thin clothes and their faces were blue from the cold.I was worried about what kind of vicious these people were before, but they were a little worried. Frozen by the severe cold, these people just want to live.Yamen servants rode past them on horseback, and they didn't even have the strength to chase after them.

When Zhu Butou heard what his subordinates said, he also fell into deep thought.

The magistrate of the county said: "Didn't I say that I built a government-run brick kiln factory a few days ago, and there is a shortage of people there." People in the county have better places to burn tiles and bricks, and they are not willing to work in the brick kiln. factory work.When these people who fled from other places came, they could just fill the hole here.They can at least guarantee lodging and two meals a day.

Zhu Butou said: "Your Excellency is wise."

He Zifeng made a good decision, but the county magistrate is still relented.Zhu Butou said: "Your Excellency, you can tell us what to do!"

The county magistrate said: "Everyone don't sleep tonight. Boil water, cook porridge, and make ginger soup. You two will follow me to pick up people. Call the auxiliary soldiers. If there are really those who are messy, directly throw it out!"

"Okay." Then it was arranged, and the location of the government-run brick kiln factory was relatively remote.He is on the far side of the county seat.There are still a few empty houses over there.This winter is cold, and the kang has been built early, but no one has lived there.

He Zifeng sent someone to clean up in advance.

Now these yamen servants in the county are used to having things to do at any time, and they are not as procrastinating as before when they start working.

Also let the doctors wait.

The yamen is brightly lit.

Since the magistrate of the county has done so many good things to benefit the people, his password is very easy to use.More than 200 people were mobilized in an instant.

There was a light in the gatehouse.

It was already late at night, and those people who had fled from the famine saw the light from a distance, as if they saw hope.

"Mom, there is a county seat ahead." They were all so cold that they couldn't feel it!

"Yeah." Several children were a little excited.

But the adults had a bit of unbearable expression on their faces. They didn't want children to be so naive. They have come all the way.Passing through several counties, those people would not let them enter the city at all, and even drew their knives. Anyone who dared to break in would be killed.

Some people can exchange ten catties of millet for a half-grown child, and all of them are girls.Looking at the sloppy teeth, you can tell that they have bad intentions for the children they bought.

In the beginning, some people sold it, but they couldn't keep their food. Their food was either stolen or robbed.That was the food obtained by selling the daughter, and no one kept the family alive.

With such lessons learned, other people will not sell their children.

Women used to be able to work in the fields, and their bodies are so strong that they can bear it until now.

The man is alive but has a fever.Such a person would definitely not live long. The woman staggered with a thin body carrying a man who was taller than her.

Those who escaped before they came out were all fellow villagers, it would be better if there was a man, if he died.How can she live with five children as a woman.

I haven't eaten any serious meals for several days in a row, so I eat some snow when I'm hungry.There was a pain in the stomach, and the woman didn't dare to say it.She had chilblains on her hands and feet, and she wished she could die so as not to suffer.

But God didn't let her die, so she must live well.

He said manly: "Xiu Niang, put me down, I'm not in good health. It's better to fall by one person than by two." Even the drowsy ones can feel that they are moving forward slowly.

Before the famine, he and his wife didn't talk very much at all. He was out to work and could earn two taels of silver a year. He also had land in the countryside, so he was a respectable family.He had been out for a long time, and he saw that everyone around him had two homes.The one in the countryside helped him raise children and take care of his parents, and the one in the city accompanied him in washing and cooking, so there was no disadvantage left or right.

There were even people around who advised him not to give the money to his wife truthfully.You should also plan for yourself.With a woman taking care of her, the body can also vent out, saving energy and having nowhere to go.He was a little moved, and before he had time to develop, he was hit by a snowstorm.Who would have thought that a man like him would be weaker than a child, and would be the first to fall.

It was the daughter-in-law's thin body that resisted him, and the drowsy part reminded him that when they got married, the daughter-in-law was still an ignorant farm girl.She is now the mother of five children.

He had only said a word before he was out of breath.But hearing his daughter-in-law's panting made him feel that he was not human.It's really despicable how to abandon his wife who gave birth to his child.

And only through life and death can we know that everything in this life is imaginary.Only the people in front of him are his blessings in this life.He had been groggy, but suddenly became conscious.

Maybe it was the flashback that the old people often said, he said: "Xiu Niang, I am sorry for you in this life. If I die, I still have five taels of silver sewn in the sole of my shoe! Don't let anyone know about this money. Daddy Lang is ten years old. Let him take care of my younger brothers for me. If I die, I don’t need to be buried, just throw it somewhere. In the next life... I will take care of you again.”

Xiu Niang said: "Persevere, we are going to the county seat ahead." In fact, she didn't say that, she was also on the verge of the limit, she just hung on her breath.She doesn't want anything else.As long as you can arrange a good place for the children, it is worth dying immediately.

It snowed again at night.Seeing the light from a distance made everyone a little excited, but seeing the snow, the heart sank to the bottom of the valley again.

That light was like a mirage.Like a place that can never be reached.

Plop another person next to him fell down.The cries of his children rang out all around him.The others walked forward with numb faces.

They didn't even take a second look, maybe the fallen person was their uncle, aunt, sibling.I have experienced too many such things on the road, and I can't even stir up a little bit of waves.

"Father, wake up, the county is in front of you. There are big steamed stuffed buns in the county. There is also a warm earth kang. Huh, huh, huh... Daddy, just keep going."

What the children said was what the adults used to trick them along the way.

The man who fell on the snow at this moment still breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Follow your second uncle and continue to move forward, this way you can survive!"

The child knows not to shed tears, the tears will freeze to ice, and the face where the tears flow will be chapped, as painful as being cut with a knife.

But he couldn't stop crying.No one can compare to his own father.The child also wants to carry his father on his back like everyone else.But he was so thin that he couldn't even lift his father up.

Seeing that everyone is going away, being alone at this moment is death.Either die with him, or abandon his father and follow the second uncle, and still be alive, but the child has made a decision in an instant, and has been trying to carry his father.Finally he carried his father on his back.But after taking two steps, his legs softened and he fell straight down.

His father was both relieved and anxious: "You go."

"I won't give up on you. At worst, we will die together. You are not alone on the road to Huangquan." The child said stubbornly.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes was heard.The sound of these horses stopped the crowd in front.

There are more than 1000 refugees here, and half of them died on the way.They are full of desperation for this stop.There have been a few times before, when the county was setting off fireworks and firecrackers, it was very lively, but they were not allowed to enter at all.

They really can't survive.

Just when everyone's heart is full of sadness.Someone said loudly: "I am ordered by the county magistrate to take you into the county. The wounded will be sent in by the carriage first, and the rest will follow."

"I have wounded here!"

"I have them here too."

When the child heard this, joy flashed in his eyes and he said, "That's great, dad, we're saved." Then he let his dad get into the carriage as well.This time the magistrate of the county collected fifty carriages, 30 taels at the gate of the yamen, and the rest were borrowed from Yahang.The carriage is filled with people.Without the wounded, everyone walked faster.

This is the only county government that they have fled all the way to accept them.

The speed of the carriage was faster than their feet, and after delivering the people, they turned back immediately to pick them up.These people can persist until now is the end of their strength.He Zifeng admired them very much!

They turned back and forth three times in total, and they all got into the carriage and went to the county seat.It's brightly lit.After going in.In the spacious big house, more than 30 people were crowded.There are so many people in each house, and the house is spacious and comfortable.He even burned the kang.

This kind of warmth has not been felt by them for a long time.

Every family has a dreamlike feeling, and then they are given ginger soup to drive the cold.

"What happened to my brother? He was taken away early."

"Yes, and my dad."

He Zifeng said: "The back kitchen has already cooked porridge, and I will distribute half a bowl to each of you later. The injured have been handed over to the doctor for treatment. If you have a fever, you should move out in advance to avoid infecting others."

They haven't eaten for a long time, and they can only eat half a bowl of gruel at a time.Otherwise, the body will not be able to bear it.

Seeing He Zifeng's stately appearance and wearing the clothes of a yamen servant, everyone felt more at ease: "Thank you, sir."

These are frail people, full of gratitude for the county that has accepted them.