Civilian Edition Traveling Farming Diary

Today is July and a half, not a good day.

Really not a good day.

There was a light rain in the sky, there was a faint thunder, and thick dark clouds were overhead, making people breathless.

The shop is closed, and there are no customers these days. The owner said that there is no need to open it, let's talk about it in a few days.

We tidied up, locked the shop door, and walked back with umbrellas. The road was a desolate scene. There were few people on the street.

A lot of shops on the street were closed, so I took a detour to Tian Lai Fang, which is basically brothels, music workshops and the like, usually the busiest place, the happiest place, now It’s all closed, and almost no one can be seen on the whole street. Maybe there will be people who pick up customers secretly, but it’s definitely not the time when the limelight is the most intense. Occasionally, young men can be seen going to the street to buy some daily necessities, but the girls are everyone. Can't see you anymore.

Tian Lai Fang was also closed. Rong Niang paraded through the streets with a float on the Qixi Festival and won the title of Oiran in one fell swoop. I remember that a few days after that, Tian Lai Fang was crowded with people. Some people were still waving bank notes, begging Rong Niang to dance , what a grand occasion.It was not very lucky to encounter this after only a few days.

I didn't dare to stay here for a long time, I would be suspected of visiting brothels, so I left quickly.

I went to the shops of my old friends again. Boss Leng’s grocery store is still very prosperous. At this time, there are many people who need to buy daily necessities. I also bought some condiments and small things to go back. Fortunately, I came to him I went shopping here, otherwise I almost forgot to buy lamp oil.

Boss Su's dim sum shop is also about to close, and there are still some big families ordering things like bread, milk and tea, but there are very few people in the shop.Seeing me coming, Boss Su asked someone to pack a large bag of dim sum for me, saying it was for me. Not many people came to buy dim sum at the moment. He was going to pack all the dim sum in the shop and share it with his friends. one cent.

Boss Zou's shop has been closed long ago, so buying flowers now is a life-threatening situation, so I didn't see him at the shop, only a locked door.

Aunt Jiuxiang was locking the door, and when she saw me coming, she smiled wryly and said that the restaurant was not open, and that she didn't sell much wine, but fortunately these two events brought her a lot of business, otherwise she might have to close down.

Boss Teng's rouge shop is about to close. I bought two boxes of facial balm. My face is prone to dryness and chapping in winter. If I don't buy any more now, it will be gone. Boss Teng said with a smile that this is a perfect closure.

Coming out of Teng's rouge shop, I was walking back with big and small bags, and suddenly I saw a group of officers and soldiers passing by on the street. The soldiers in the front line beat the gong and shouted for everyone to go home and not to go out.

My heart was in my throat, and I ran back in a hurry. On the way, I met A Dong who was also in a panic. He said that he just went to see it, and there were many refugees from outside the city.

After so many years of good weather and peace, the refugees have almost disappeared. Now they suddenly appeared, and I immediately realized what it meant.

A-Dong pointed to the guide and ran away in a hurry.

On the way back, my legs were weak, and I quickly locked the door when I got home. Chen Xiang hurried out to greet me, asking why I was crying, and where was my umbrella?

I wiped my face, I didn’t know when tears were streaming down my face, I ran home in tears, umbrella... I don’t know when I took off my hand and ran away, I was really exhausted, full of fear and tension It rushed into my chest, the things in my hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and the snacks fell all over the floor. I hugged Chen Xiang, but I couldn't feel the temperature in my arms. I choked up and said, "Ah Xiang, I'm fighting."

Chen Xiang made me stagger, and was stunned after hearing my words, he murmured with his eyes wide open: "It's fighting...it's fighting...what's it fighting for?"

I burst into tears, and I swear that I have never been so afraid, so embarrassed, and so out of shape in my life. The fear of war is far more terrifying than I imagined.

Chen Xiang also cried.

We are all very scared. People who have not experienced it may not be able to understand me. In fact, before today, I would not have imagined that I would have such a reaction.

We cried for a long time before we could stabilize our heartbeat. I squatted down, picked up the things on the ground, and said, "Don't waste them. These snacks are very precious on weekdays."

Chen Xiang helped clean it up. Fortunately, soy sauce, vinegar, and salt fell on the dim sum buns. They were not spilled, nor was lard, but a little lamp oil was spilled, and Chen Xiang quickly helped him up.

Chen Xiang asked if we should hide everything, I said no, we have to leave some food outside, in case the enemy comes to search and go away, if nothing is found, they will dig three feet instead , it will be troublesome then.

Chen Xiang nodded and hid the snacks in the cabinet.

The thunder outside suddenly became louder, and the raindrops fell on the ground eagerly. I looked at the top of the crypt outside. Ah Xiang covered the firewood with oiled paper in advance, so the problem should not be serious.

The night came soon, Chen Xiang and I lit the oil lamps, sat in the study room, completely sleepless, and listened carefully. In addition to the sound of thunder and rain, we could also hear the footsteps outside every once in a while. It was the officers and soldiers patrolling the city. running sound.

Chen Xiang sat across the table with his head in one hand and looked at me. For a long time, he shivered in the sultry rainy night in July and whispered, "Brother Zhang Cheng, I'm afraid."

I sighed and waved to him, he ran over and sat in my arms, I hugged him tightly, why am I not afraid.

The flame of a bean-sized oil lamp cannot break through the dark night, and we cannot see the future in the light of this star.

The weather is cloudy on July 22 of the Gengzi Year

The rain continued for several days before it stopped, and these days have been gloomy and hot.

The idea of ​​how to take refuge has always been in my mind, and I can't sleep peacefully all day long, just digging out the places that I didn't do well.

I simulated the scene of the devil entering the village many times in my mind, and suddenly remembered that we missed one thing.

If there are devils hanging around here all the time, then we can't cook on fire these days.Once the fire is fired, they will come to collect the remaining food.

So I asked Chen Xiang to make a lot of hard and dry pancakes in the past two days, just like the one we ate on the way to Fengzhou, but Chen Xiang said that it is summer now and it is not easy to preserve, so I didn’t add it The meat stuffing is just dry and hard dough, with eggs mixed in it, without adding a drop of water.

All the noodles in the house are made into this kind of big cakes. After cooling down, we need to find a place to hide these cakes so that the devils can’t take them away. I don’t want to put them in the hole under the toilet, so I turned around Go, put it in the flue of the kang, I grabbed a few handfuls of grass and burned it in the stove, and covered the entrance with some black ash.Forget it, it’s a fake kang anyway.

At noon, Chen Xiang and I locked the door and took a light sleep for a while, but it was only a short while before we got quarreled, someone shouted and cried outside, Chen Xiang trembled in my arms, and woke up with fright.

I pressed him on the bed and ran out to see it by myself. Chen Xiang pulled me and said in fear not to go out. I reassured him that I would not leave the gate of the workshop.

Isn't the door of our house facing a wall, which is the wall of the workshop, which is equivalent to two layers of barriers. I don't count as going out when I leave the house, and the door of the workshop is locked.

I took a chair and stepped on it to look out over the wall.

The city is full of soldiers and horses, and the soldiers are running towards the city gate. I know from the shouting that the soldiers are approaching the city.

Fucking soldiers approaching the city.

I quickly put away the chair and ran home, locked the door again, and told Chen Xiang that the rebels had arrived. Chen Xiang was trembling and frightened.

I was also very scared. In my fear, I felt that I should not just suffer at home like this. It was even more terrifying not to know anything, so I decided to go out quietly to have a look.

I took out a stack of pancakes from the pot, put them in a basket and went out the door. I asked Chen Xiang to lock the door. Our secret signal was three quick knocks and two slow knocks.

I went out with the basket on my scooter, with the stack of flatbreads in the basket.

There are also some common people on the street. It seems that everyone and I have the same thoughts, and many of them ran out with their things.

There was a lot of chaos at the city gate. A soldier stopped us. I handed him the basket and said that the people of Fengzhou City are behind you to support you!

The soldier patted me on the shoulder and took the cake away. He probably had seen me before, and called me shopkeeper Zhang, telling me to go home and hide.

I saw Mr. Wang wearing battle armor and personally standing on the city wall to command. There were many soldiers on the city wall, and they used shields to build a copper wall and an iron wall.

I hurried home and told Chen Xiang the situation outside. Chen Xiang was terrified. I didn't know how to comfort him. The words "it's okay" and "don't be afraid" couldn't be said at all.

I hugged him and sat shivering at home. It was only at night that the city calmed down a little. Chen Xiang and I packed a few quilts into boxes and carried them to the secret room.

Hope the Chamber of Secrets will not be used, Amitabha.