Red House Farm Stay

Jia Zhuo understood Wang Gou'er's words. The city was surrounded, and prices must have skyrocketed.Even if there is some food stored at home, fish, meat, eggs, and poultry have to be brought in from outside the city, and even those who pour Yexiang have to be pulled outside the city.But now that the city is under siege, the things in the city can be consumed for a few days, and the most frightening thing is that they don't know how long this kind of life will last.

As for the people outside the city, the military discipline was strict at the beginning, and they just collected the food and then left. However, if these people don't leave for a day, they will have a day's ration.It's not something that can be dispatched with just two bags of rice today. Those who don't have much food in store can stand it a few times.

After a few more times, some people's families would have to cut off their cooking. Those who had cut off their cooking would not dare to blame these soldiers, but would instead blame the rich households for the lack of food.When the time comes to secretly inform, people in the east have grain, people in the west have silver, people in the south have young girls who are just in their prime, and people in the north have old antiques handed down from their families.

In short, if you can't get around for a long time, all kinds of messy things will happen, and the ugliest side of human nature will be exposed.

"Master Shi organized the young and strong people of the whole city to climb up the city wall."

Ten days after Prince Zhongshun's army besieged the city, Ban'er got the news.The soldiers who came to ask for food became more and more greedy.At first they just asked for food, and later they asked for benefits.In some villagers' homes, even better quilts were taken away.

Wang Gou'er didn't dare not give it, and he didn't dare to give too much. The white rice had long since disappeared, and only cornmeal was left.In the end, the cornmeal was gone, and the miscellaneous grains and bean noodles had to be taken out.

"It is said that your family is rich, you are from the city, your son is a scholar, and there are a few beautiful girls hidden in the house. Let me have a look." And the more obscene.

"Master Jun, Lord Jun, what kind of rich is our family? It's just that our son can read some books and the whole family can work hard. This is the last thing on the old lady's head, really. It's gone, I beg the military master to let us go."

At the beginning it was broken silver, and later it was copper plate, and now it has become a silver hairpin, silver bracelet, and silver earrings worn by women.

The soldier took a silver hairpin, bit it with his teeth, and nodded in satisfaction, "Sure enough, there is a good thing hidden. If there is anything else, bring it together."

Said to go in.

Where did Wang Gouer dare to let him in, and tried his best to stop him, but he didn't expect that this time he met a soldier ruffian who admitted his death. He heard from the villagers that the family was rich, and he wanted to get more benefits.If the little girl in this family is really juicy and happens to get married by the way, she will be the bridegroom tonight.

"Kang Dang", the soldier ruffian kicked open the bedroom door.

Wang Gou'er saw a soldier ruffian stepping in, with all four feet in the air, and with a "bang", he lay on his back on the ground.

Ban'er came out of the bedroom, still holding his hatchet in his hand.The blood on the knife splashed all over him, Wang Gou'er stepped forward to take a look, he was so brave that he almost closed his eyes.There was a big hole in the mouth of the bowl on the soldier's chest, and the bloody internal organs could be seen inside. His eyes were wide open, and he didn't expect that he had stepped into the gate of hell.

Yoko stayed in her hut all the time, heard the movement and came over to take a look, and sat down on the ground, almost unable to get up.

"Hurry up and dispose of the corpse, otherwise it will be terrible if someone comes again." Wang Gou'er was the first to wake up and carried the corpse to the back of the house. Fortunately, he was good at hoeing, so he quickly dug a hole to bury the person.A pile of firewood was piled on top to cover the loosened soil.

When he came back to see, Jia Zhuo struggled to wash the blood on the ground with a bucket over and over again.

"I'll come too." Qing'er was so frightened that her hands were shaking, it took her a long time to work up the courage to come out, and took a brush to help her scrub the blood stains on the ground.

"Take off your clothes quickly and wash them. If you can't wash them off, you'll just burn them." Anyway, they were all coarse cloth clothes for farm work, so don't feel sorry for them. Jia Zhuo took their clothes and threw them into the stove.

The black smoke coming out of Jia Zhuo's stove took a step back, and he heard the sound of "bang bang" from outside.

"Here we come, here we come." Wang Gou'er went to open the door, and this time it was three more soldiers who came in.

"What about Wang Laoliu, did he come to your house?" The leading soldier with a wicked eyebrow glanced at Wang Gou'er.

"He came, but he's gone."

"Let's go, it's impossible, there's only one road here, why don't we meet after we go."

"That's right, you lied to us and said, did you do something to Wang Laoliu, Wang Laoliu..." The first two soldiers immediately set up their seedlings and shouted.

"Hey, this little girl is not bad. Tell me, did you leave Wang Lao Liu as the bridegroom's official?"

Qing'er couldn't dodge in time, when they saw him, someone immediately stepped forward and tried to pull Qing'er's sleeve.

"Go away." Ban'er's eyes were red, he picked up the hatchet and walked out of the house.

"What a boy, you dare to show your saber at Jun Ye..."

"No, there are bloodstains on his knife, and Wang Laoliu was killed by him." Someone who was smart saw a blood stain on the back of the knife that was not wiped clean, and shouted loudly.

With a bang, it was Jia Zhuo who came out of the kitchen and closed the gate of the yard.

"Hey, there's another one. This one is beautiful. It closed the door before it was dark. Do you want to keep Mr. Jun?" The wicked man opened his arms and hugged Jia Zhuo.

The other two drew their sabers, not caring about the hatchet in Ban'er's hand at all.

"Hey, the military master has seen blood kill people before, and he is just a chicken with a machete. Come on, let the military master see your ability."

Jia Zhuo looked at the person who was rushing towards him, clung to the door tightly, with his hands hidden behind his back, showing a terrified expression.

When he rushed over, a hand slammed towards him, but the thieves pinched his wrist lightly and cleverly, and said with a big smile: "Master Jun is fine with this, tough girls are interesting. "

It was obvious that she had expected this blow for a long time.

The smug smile suddenly stopped abruptly, his expression was distorted like a ghost, he lowered his head in disbelief, and saw a dagger stuck in his stomach, the exquisite style was made for dignitaries, and the sharpness was also proportional to its price.

But his fatal injury was not caused by this dagger.A machete was inserted deep into his back, splitting his back from his shoulders, like killing a pig, he was almost split in half.

Jia Zhuo allowed one hand to be restrained by this person, and when he saw Ban'er was behind him, he stabbed him into the body with the dagger held in the other hand in order to distract him.

It's not how powerful they are. It can only be said that this soldier ruffian had contempt for women first, and seemed to restrain Jia Zhuo's hand, but unexpectedly, it also made it impossible for his own hand to draw a weapon again.

Relying on his youth and strength, Ban'er threw off the soldiers fighting with him and rushed towards him.The back is wide open, directly exposed in front of the enemy.

A long knife sliced ​​through the air and slashed towards Ban'er's back with a whirring sound.

"Ban'er, be careful." Seeing that his son was in danger, Wang Gou'er slammed into his waist with all his might.

The long knife deflected and slashed down smoothly, leaving a deep bone wound on Wang Gou'er's arm.

Ban'er had no choice but to let go of Jia Zhuo, pulled out the machete, and joined the battle group with the knife.

The chaotic battle group was automatically divided into two sides, and the two soldiers really had two skills, a tiger with a long knife dancing like a tiger, Yang Zi and Wang Gou'er supported one, while the other was parried by Ban'er.

Seeing the leading soldier die in front of them, the remaining two soldiers were sad and angry.They didn't train for nothing, let alone went to the battlefield for nothing.Steady mind, they gradually reversed the situation.

The Wang family are all farmers, and they have fought with people a few times at most, but they have never fought with people in such a serious way.They only fought with a brute force to support them. Although they could fight without losing the wind at the beginning, it was difficult to fight for a long time.

Once they exhaust the strength of the Wang family and regain control of the rhythm, it will be their victory.

Jia Zhuo took the opportunity to go back to the kitchen, and the stove was very hot because of burning some bloody clothes.She took oil and rubbed it on two matches, lit the stove, and came out dancing with two fire sticks.

There is no trick, and there is no need for tricks. With his eyes closed, he waved wildly, instantly disrupting the rhythm of the two soldiers.

The rhythm was out of order, and the Wang family regained the dominance again. Wang Gou'er dragged his chopped arm, and a target was nailed to his stomach.Yoko desperately stepped forward and hugged his lower back, grabbed his knife and pinned him to the ground.

Ban'er's machete hit the soldier ruffian's neck with one blow, and the machete got stuck in the bone, and he couldn't pull it out.

"Xiao Zhuo, Xiao Zhuo..."

Ban'er saw that Jia Zhuo was still waving the fire stick, and desperately called her name. After a long time, Jia Zhuo's hands softened, and the fire stick fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and then gradually went out.

"I..." Jia Zhuo opened his eyes, saw Ban'er's face, his whole body softened, and fortunately, Ban'er hugged him.

"You and mother take good care of her." Ban'er handed Jia Zhuo to Qing'er and Liu Shi, quickly bandaged Wang Gou'er's wound, dragged the bodies of the three out, and dug a hole according to the law and buried them.

Halfway through packing, the three of them were too tired to lift their arms.Looking at each other, I knew that if a few more people broke in at this time, I'm afraid there would be no way out.

"How long has it been around here?" Yoko dragged the hoe, couldn't move anymore, sat down on the ground panting heavily.

"It's been 20 days." Ban'er counted the days day by day, and the more he counted, the more frightened he became. It's been 20 days, and King Suqing's army still doesn't know where it is.Can the people in the city still resist?For 20 days, how many people should have been starving.

Ban'er went into the house to see Jia Zhuo, although he was also tired, but he couldn't feel at ease without looking at Jia Zhuo.

"Could it be that we were wrong, King Suqing won't come at all." Jia Zhuo lay weakly on the bed, the heroic beating just now consumed almost all of her strength, and now she just moved her little finger All feel strenuous.

"Don't worry, the grain from the autumn harvest has gone into the official warehouse. As long as you open the warehouse and release the grain, you will be able to pay for it." Ban comforted her, and he comforted himself. This is the only thing to be thankful for.

"Oh, I knew it was like this..." Jia Zhuo only said half of it, but couldn't say the rest.

"We have already done what we should do. We assisted Brother Jia and the Li family to go to Jinling, and your father also helped them to present their case in front of the emperor. The emperor knew about Prince Zhongshun's rebellion in advance. What else can we do? These Even if the common people know this is the result, where can they settle down after leaving the city? In the final analysis, this is not something that can be done by individual power."

"Ban'er..." Jia Zhuo put his hand in Ban'er's, and Ban'er could always comfort her when she was most disturbed.

"Sleep, sleep well, nothing will happen."

"The women are all asleep?" In Xiaodongshan's main room, Wang Gou'er raised his eyes and asked Ban'er.

"Well, they're all asleep."

Then there was a long silence, only the "click" sound of Wang Gou'er smoking his pipe.They all knew in their hearts that the sergeant above would not ignore the four missing soldiers.

If someone comes again, it will definitely not be the situation it is today.

They were able to knock down all four of them today. Apart from the fact that they came in batches, lack of precautions was probably the biggest reason for their failure.If it wasn't for the thugs with sly eyebrows and mouse-eyed soldiers who went to attack Jia Zhuo's idea, they would be hacked to death by Ban'er.As a result, one of the most important combat powers was lost. The three soldiers fought against the three peasants, and even if they won in the end, it was a miserable victory.

"Let's run away," Yoko said in a trembling voice.

He was an honest man all his life, never thought that he would have the day to kill someone.

"Escape, where can I escape to? A house full of old people and women, relying on a mule, can someone's horse run fast." Wang Gou'er glanced at Yoko, tapped the pipe and said: "Yoko, you and our time are too fast." It's long enough, I know, you're an honest man. If you want to escape, our contract will be cancelled, and you can escape at night."

"Boss..." Yoko held his head, stopped sitting on the stool, and squatted on the ground. No one could see that he was in the midst of a fierce conflict.

"You don't have to be afraid, we all understand that at times like this, it's nothing more than saving your life. Who doesn't want to save your life? It's not your fault, really." Ban'er pulled Yoko up and patted him on the shoulder.

"No, I won't leave. Even if my Yoko dies, I will die with my boss. I only ask my boss for one thing. If I really die, help me redeem my son." Yoko never mentioned Living in his own family, I only heard people talk about it, and he was the only one left in the family to live, otherwise he would not have stayed in the Wang family for so many years and was willing to sign a long-term contract.

"Okay, I promise you, even if there is only one person left in our old Wang family, I will definitely take care of this matter for you." Wang Gou'er made a nod, and when Yoko's knees softened, he was about to kneel down and kowtow, Ban'er I can't pull it by the side.

Unexpectedly, the next two days turned out to be calm, but the Wang family did not dare to slack off. Liu locked herself in the warehouse, used the cornmeal hidden in the cellar to make steamed buns, and then went to the kitchen to steam them.

He said to himself: "Fortunately, I moved to Xiaodongshan, otherwise, if I do something in Liujia Village, this smell will come out."

"Pull the vegetables in the field...ah, forget it." Thinking of the dead people buried in the backyard, Mrs. Liu saw those vegetables as if they were stained with blood, and dared not touch them.

The pickles have been eaten up long ago, and there is no material to make new ones. Fortunately, Jia Zhuo bought a lot of dry goods before, and he can still use them as dishes, so they won't be so mediocre.

"It's hard to go back and suffer if you eat your mouth." Mrs. Liu felt that she couldn't stand it.The huge pressure made her a little nervous, and talking to herself non-stop can relieve the depression in her heart.

"Someone is coming this way." Yoko jumped in from the outside and quickly closed the courtyard door.

"How many people are there?" Ban'er was the first to rush out of the house, still holding his hatchet tightly in his hand.

"There is a team of people. I can't tell how many people there are, but they are not young or old anyway." Just as Yoko finished speaking, Ban'er had already climbed up the ladder on the side of the fence and looked out.

"A dozen or twenty, definitely not less than ten." Ban'er tried to distinguish from a little far away.

"Fight with them." Wang Gou'er held his rake in his hand, even a kitchen knife was useless.

"We can't fight." Ban'er analyzed calmly, "Let grandma and the others go up the mountain, and we will lure them away."

This is the best way that Baner thinks after analyzing it for a few days.From the backyard to Xiaodongshan, they were familiar with the terrain, so it was not difficult to find a place to hide.The three of them opened the door, and if they could kill one, it was one, and if they could drag them down, it was one point.

Xiaodongshan is just a barren hill, there is nothing worth looting, these soldiers are here for revenge, the three of them are here, and they will only search the Wang family wantonly for money, and they will not easily think of going to Xiaodongshan to find people all over the mountains and plains .

"I won't go." Jia Zhuo held the dagger in his hand, with a determined expression on his face.

"Our family will die together if we die together." Grandma came out from the house, Xiao Cai was beside her supporting her.In the past few days, Jia Zhuo told Xiao Cai not to do anything, but to follow her grandma.

Mrs. Liu came out of the kitchen with a kitchen knife in hand, pointed at the sky and shouted, "God, our Wang family does good deeds and has never done anything wrong. You don't bless good people like us, you only bless those bad people, we still respect you What are you doing, what are you burning incense, what are you kowtowing, smash your clay sculpture to pieces as soon as possible, and clean the hatchback."

There was a loud noise from the sky, which made Mrs. Liu yell "Aww" in fright. She threw the kitchen knife and squatted on the ground with her head in her arms. "I'm just talking, don't hit me with thunder..."

She didn't hear anything for a long time, so she looked through her fingers and saw her son lying on the ladder looking down at her, "Mother, it's the horn in the barracks."

A group of people in the distance heard the assembly horn, looked at Xiao Dongshan unwillingly, gritted their teeth and waved, "Go back."

Seeing that they were going farther and farther, Ban Er nodded to everyone, and most of the people in the room sat down on the ground, feeling lucky to survive the catastrophe.

The city was opened, and Prince Zhongshun gathered his troops and entered the city. Whether the city was broken or opened, no one knew.

I only know that that night, I saw the flames in the county town rising to the sky, and the horns blew loudly.

A small group of remnants entered Liujiacun, robbed several families, killed a woman, and ran away in the dark.

Someone from the Wang family also came and knocked on the door. Jia Zhuo was burning hot water in the kitchen, and the board was pouring down spoonfuls on a ladder. For a while, I cried and scolded my father and mother.Someone stepped on other people's shoulders to climb up, and his hand was bloodied by pieces of porcelain on the wall, and then Yoko threw him down with a rake.

After making a fuss in the middle of the night, these people dispersed after seeing that they couldn't take advantage of it.

It was already dawn, and there was no movement outside, but no one dared to rest, they just gathered in the yard to watch.

Early the next morning, when he heard the sound of gongs and drums in the village, Ban'er went out to inquire, only to find out that the rebellious army of Prince Zhongshun had retreated and fled in all directions.

Hearing Ban'er say that the court had won a great victory, Liu's "Pu Tong" knelt down in the yard, kowtowed to the west and said, "God, my lord doesn't blame villains, and the women have been burning incense and petitions for you, forgive the women Speechless for a moment."

"It's really a blessing from a Bodhisattva, a blessing from a Bodhisattva." Grandma Liu clasped her hands together and bowed to the sky.

A few days later, the Wang family packed up their belongings and went back to the city. It was only after entering the city that they realized what it meant to be full of sores.There are white flags fluttering along the road, and the brass paper all over the street makes people feel sad.

During the siege of the city for more than twenty days, Lord Shi kept opening granaries to release grain, and set up a porridge shop, so no one starved to death.As a result, a night of fierce fighting resulted in huge casualties among the people.

On the day the city was broken, the reinforcements barely arrived, and Wannian County was directly regarded as a battlefield.The streets and alleys were full of killings. If the people led by Prince Zhongshun were not bent on getting rich and eager to search for gold and silver from the rich families as soon as they entered the city, they would not have been wiped out so easily.

Although the people were miserable by the siege, they finally survived. However, many people were killed and robbed on the day the city was broken, and even suffered more hardships.

"It's only a few hours away, why did it take more than 20 days to arrive." Jia Zhuo didn't understand, didn't the emperor take precautions in advance?Why don't you rush to help Wannian County, let them support them hard, and finally lose their lives.

"I don't think Mr. Shi understands even more." Ban'er sighed, Wannian County is the only way to Jinling.Only by conquering Wannian County can they reach Jinling.

He didn't want to say any more, but he was full of disappointment with the Jinling court in his heart.

When Baner saw the entrance of the alley, there were still a large number of sandbags piled up. The inside was not necessarily sand, but mostly bricks or heavy objects. Some people moved out the heavy and heavy furniture from home and blocked it at the entrance of the alley.It has been several days and some of the wreckage can still be seen.

There are traces of fire and blood on the ground. It seems that this place was once a battlefield.

Passing by the wreckage, Qing'er exclaimed: "Look, the gate of our house, the bed board of our house... and, and..."