Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

The rebels rushed into the palace like a rainbow. For three days, the west and north of the palace were surrounded by fireworks, and the sound of killing was loud. The place where Jia Hu and the others hid was so remote. Since they hid that day, except for a few The first time someone walked around the front side hall a few times, but no one came to the small kitchen. Now hearing the sound of footsteps, there was more than one person walking straight towards the small kitchen. Are they rebels?

If found out...

The four of them looked at each other, and the three short children of Jia Hutu Youhao hurriedly got into the gaps in the firewood that had been cleared in the past few days. The neck and the clothes were all dirty, and the nails scratched the ground a few times, making the nails black and not slippery. When he calmed down, he saw the copper pot they used for cooking on the ground, and hurriedly picked it up. Throw it into a bucket, and put some unused water drift jars to block it, turn around and grab a few handfuls from the rice bag, making the top layer also covered with dust, then carefully hide behind the door, stand sideways Listen to what's going on outside.

The footsteps were a little messy, and the people who came seemed a little anxious. When they got closer, they heard someone say: "This place is quite remote, there must be no one, let's take a rest and drink some water first."

But another person said: "What time is this? You still want to drink water to rest. If your life is gone, you can completely rest."

The person who spoke first was very upset: "Can you say something nice, auspicious, what's the matter, I'm going back and forth in the palace, I still have a lot of things in my pocket waiting to go home to buy land Bringing two beautiful concubines back to serve, so many big internal guards have rushed over to survive, can something happen now?!"

These words were really blunt, and the other person shouted angrily: "Old Cao!"

Perhaps seeing that his companion was angry, the old Cao softened his voice and said, "Okay, Brother Liang, I understand, but we have also run all the way. It's not like you don't know what's going to happen next, we can walk Hurry up, it's okay, you know it, these days, I've been busy rushing forward, except for eating two dry biscuits in the middle of the night last night, I haven't had a sip of water, I'm almost dying of thirst, the front palace here That piece has been burnt like that, and it’s so sideways, no one will chase after it, so you can do me a favor, and let me drink some water to moisten my mouth.”

After being silent for a while, the guy named Brother Liang finally agreed, and he said reluctantly, "Okay, let's drink some water and rest for a while, but it's agreed, it must not be too long, and then play again, I'm afraid that when the time comes We can't get out."

The door was pushed open with a creak, and the voice suddenly became clear. Jia Hu shrank his neck instinctively, and buried himself further in. Anyi hid behind the door, and his breathing stopped.Fortunately, the small kitchen is not as gorgeous as the main hall. The vermilion gates open in four directions, but they are made of willow wood, and they are almost corroded. If you turn your body sideways, you can still hide.

Lao Cao and Brother Liang probably had something on their minds, so they didn’t pay much attention to the environment. They just scanned casually, but seeing no one, Lao Cao went straight to the water tank, took the water ladle next to him, scooped up the water, and groaned. After drinking it for a long time, I turned around and asked Brother Liang: "Brother Liang, come and have a drink too, mother, I'm so thirsty."

Brother Liang was probably also thirsty, so he didn't refuse after hearing the words, took the water ladle and went to drink water.The three of Jia Hu hid in the woodpile, and they could all hear the sound of drinking water.

Lao Cao rummaged through the small kitchen. The vegetable baskets, seasoning boxes, and flour bags on the chopping board were all turned over. He couldn't find anything to eat. Lao Cao was so angry that he overturned the salt jar on the table, annoyed. Said: "What a ruined palace, there is not even any food in the kitchen, making me happy for nothing!"

Brother Liang walked over and looked through it. There were still some vegetables like beans and eggplants in the vegetable basket, but they were already rotten. The flour bag was full of flour, but could they still make pancakes at this moment? no.Liang Ge was calmer than Lao Cao, and immediately persuaded Lao Cao: "Forget it, we are planning to withdraw anyway. With these jewelry and banknotes on us, we can't buy any good things when we go out. This place It's so remote, I think it's a place to cook for some unfavorable concubines, naturally there won't be too much food, the palace has been in chaos for a few days, how can these dishes not rot."

Lao Cao scolded: "Mother, it really is in the imperial palace. Such a broken kitchen is worth most of the yard of my house." After a while, he laughed again, "When I return to my hometown, I will take out the money to press it. With this appearance, I also build a big house for myself, and buy a thousand acres of land, and become a rich man, and I will eat and drink spicy food in the future."

Speaking of this, Brother Liang sighed, and said, "It's been so many years since we served in the army, and finally we can go back now." He was sad again, "Thirty people who came out of the village and the village at the beginning, this After a while, there will be only us left."

Lao Cao's voice was also a little lower, and he said seriously: "There is no way to do this. These years, if we hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, I am afraid that we would have been buried in the ground long ago. It is God's blessing that we can survive. We, don't want me to die."

Both of them were silent for a while, and in the end it was Brother Liang who came back to his senses first and said, "Okay, I drank the water and took a rest, let's leave quickly, lest people find out that we were deserters, and we will be investigated." It's troublesome."

Old Cao said disapprovingly: "Brother Liang, you are still being too careful. So many people have died now, and almost all the people in our battalion have died. Who would know that the two of us are missing? Wait for us to come back." If you leave your hometown, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who can come to check these things."

Brother Liang thought for a while, and he also felt that it was reasonable. Thinking of the fierce fighting these two days, he couldn't help being startled: "Speaking of which, these two days are really terrible. If we didn't save our minds and didn't fight forward desperately, I'm afraid now. It's already dead."

Old Cao laughed straight: "At first, if it weren't for this, we wouldn't be able to get so much silver. Tsk tsk, I never thought that those concubines, eunuchs, and maids could still save so much silver notes, if they couldn't take them away , I really want to drag the gold away as well."

Liang Ge said: "Gold is so heavy, it's not cumbersome to carry it? It's almost the same with the bank notes and the jewelry we carry." He urged, "Okay, okay, stop talking, let's go quickly."

Sure enough, Lao Cao didn't say anything, and each got up and left.Before Jia Hu and the others could heave a sigh of relief, Brother Liang, who had already walked to the door, suddenly stopped, glanced around the room suspiciously, then walked to the side of the table, looked at the seasoning jars, and said, He pulled out the knife and shouted: "Who else is in the house, come out!"

Lao Cao frowned, and looked at his companion in puzzlement: "What's going on, there's no one in this room."

Brother Liang sneered and said, "Look carefully at the salt jar and sugar jar, and look at the vegetables. Before the prince invaded the palace, someone must have used this kitchen, but now, the salt jar is still full, but the sugar jar is full." It’s empty, it’s obvious that someone is stealing food here!” With a sharp voice, he looked around the room and said loudly, “Whoever it is, come out to me, otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!”

Han Yan and You Hao covered Jia Hu's with their hands, and the three of them looked at each other, looked at the backs of their overlapping hands, bit their lips, and closed their eyes.After a while, I heard Brother Liang commanding Lao Cao: "Search the house!"

Lao Cao nodded, and drew out his knife, wandering around in private.

The first thing Liang Ge suspected was the firewood pile in the corner, such a large pile of firewood, if you want to hide someone, this is the best choice, he walked over with a knife, and was about to examine it carefully, the old Cao came to the door On the other side, just about to open the door to check the door, Anyi saw through the crack of the door, knowing that he was doomed, with the intention of fighting for Jia Hu and others, he ruthlessly kicked the door, Lao Cao was behind the door, Just being hit by the door panel, I couldn't help but yelled "Ouch".

Brother Liang thought something had happened, so he hurriedly turned his head to look. Jia Hu gritted his teeth, pushed the pile of firewood in front of him, and picked up a piece of wood. Brother was in pain, and turned around suddenly, only to find that it was only three children who attacked him. He was shocked and angry at once, holding a knife and wanted to stand up. Jia Hu came straight to his door with another stick. Lowering his head to hide, Jia Hu's wrist sank, and the wooden stick slapped straight on the top of his head, causing a sharp pain.

It's a pity that Jia Hu is young and weak, and his strength is not enough. Although he has already exerted his breastfeeding strength, Brother Liang is also suffering from pain. He wants to beat people to the ground, but he is not yet capable.Brother Liang was even more annoyed when he got hit, and he just punched Jia Hu's stick again, and was about to fight back, when he heard a child screaming "Yeah!" Something went into it, the pain was unbearable, and I couldn't see things clearly at all.Then, two sticks hit the head and covered the face.There was a heavy knock on the back of the hand, and the knife fell to the ground.

He was tricked by a child, Brother Liang was furious and yelled, "Old Cao, what are you doing, you don't come to help!" After speaking, a stick hit his fragile throat, which hurt him so much His eyes went dark, and he couldn't say a word.

Lao Cao's situation is much better than Brother Liang's. An Yi is a eunuch, although he is an adult, he is better than a strong man serving as a soldier.If it weren't for Lao Cao's exhaustion from killing the enemy for several days, An Yi would have died by now. If so, An Yi barely held the old man back with his desperate efforts to risk his life. Cao was cut twice on his body.

As soon as Lao Cao heard Brother Liang shouting, he looked back instinctively. When he saw Brother Liang being beaten by two children, his eyes were narrowed in pain, and his face was covered with ashes. The boss launched a fierce force, forced Anyi to take a step back, and was about to help Brother Liang.After walking two steps, a child ran over and threw his right hand forward, covering his head with a handful of ashes. Lao Cao sneered, covered his sleeves, and there would be no stains. He snorted coldly: "Stinky brat , I’ll see if I’m going to chop you off…” Before he finished speaking, he put down his arms and opened his eyes, and saw the child who raised his left hand and threw it over, a burst of dust flew up, and his eyes couldn’t be opened .Lao Cao was startled, and swung the knife quickly.

"Get out of the way and watch mine."

A clear child's voice recalled that the next moment, Lao Cao heard something flying towards him, but it was too late to hide. The next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his waist, and when he touched it with trembling hands, a kitchen knife slashed on it. On his right waist, the scarlet warm blood wet his hand.Lao Cao fell to the ground uncontrollably, panting heavily, and didn't know whether he should complain about his bad luck or celebrate his luck. At least the kitchen knife didn't see his head, did he? !

Brother Liang's tears finally washed away the foreign matter in his eyes. When he opened his eyes, he saw Lao Cao lying on the ground covered with blood. He couldn't help screaming, "Old Cao!" The kitchen knife was on his neck!

"Don't move!" The child in rich and gorgeous clothes still trembled, but said viciously.The child who was holding the wood as a stick by the side was still a little dazed by him, and struck again, this time hitting the meridian of his right wrist. Brother Liang screamed, his fingers convulsed, but he couldn't exert any more force. up.Brother Liang's eyes changed when he looked at the child. He was such a cruel and merciless child. Lao Cao's blood was bleeding like that. When he started, he was calm and did not tremble at all!

But the child still refused to put down the stick, and only said to a little fat man and a man dressed as a eunuch: "Han Yan, you and Anyi go get the rope, and it's fine if there is no rope. Give me both of them." Bundle up!"

When he was sleepy, he was afraid that these two people would play tricks, so he tied his hands behind his back and did not let go of his legs. The fierce child checked carefully before completely throwing away the wood in his hand.

Brother Liang asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

Jia Hu ignored him, and let An Yi take the kitchen knife from Tu Youhao's hand and stand beside them. After looking Han Yan up and down, he had no choice but to shake his head and said, "Your usual anecdotes don't matter. It’s not in vain.”

Han Yan's hands were black, and he laughed foolishly twice.

Lime powder plots against people's eyes, so he can draw inferences from one instance and use it flexibly!