Chapter 127 The Yellow River Trading Point (17)
When Uncle Lu returned home, he felt weak in his legs, and the biggest reason for this result was naturally hunger.
After entering the door, he said to his third son: "Take a small cart and go to the Zheng family to transport some food back."
After hearing this, my son was stunned. Why did my father suddenly go to the Zheng family to transport grain in the Zheng family?
"Go quickly, aren't you hungry?" Uncle Lu felt that he didn't have the strength to get angry anymore. After eating porridge for more than ten days, he could see the stars out of thin air in broad daylight. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have pulled down his face and borrowed food from the Zheng family.
Uncle Lu went to the Kong family to borrow grain three times in a row. Because he didn't want to tell the Kong family that he was going to move south, Uncle Lu proposed to borrow only 1,000 kilograms of grain, but the Kong family repeatedly refused. It must be said that Uncle Lu is really not angry with the Kong family. After seeing so many things, he understood what it means to "fly each of you when the disaster comes." The purpose of the Lu family's borrowing grain was not to overcome difficulties with the Kong family, but to part ways with the people of the Kong family.
Out of this mentality, Uncle Lu was finally released by the Mongolians today and begged the Zheng family to borrow grain. Since he must have run away, the Lu family doesn't care about the Zheng family. If he can really come back in the future, he will pay back the grain at that time. If he can't come back, the Lu family will not miss the Zheng family.
He pulled the car and took his son to the entrance of the Zheng family courtyard. He saw that the Zheng family was very careful. After inspection, the father and son were allowed to enter. In the yard, the head of the Zheng family came out and asked to transport food. He asked, "You have put in a lot of effort today. It's not that you talked about your surname. The Mongolians are afraid that they won't let everyone go so happily."
Uncle Lu couldn't help grinning after hearing this. He didn't think so much at the time, but just found the most reasonable reason he thought. There was no one in Hebei with the surname Lin. After saying this, the Mongolians became interested in the Han surname branch. Although Uncle Lu was whipped a few times, the Mongolian manager felt that there was something good, so he temporarily let everyone go.
"Do you think the Mongols want to kill all the Lin surnamed from Hebei?" Uncle Lu asked the head of the Zheng family.
Faced with this problem, the head of the Zheng family smiled bitterly. This action is extremely rare for this local tyrant. At least Uncle Lu has seen the head of the Zheng family so many times, and it is the first time he has seen him show such an expression. Then Uncle Lu heard the head of the Zheng family sigh, "We can't control what the Mongolians want to do."
"Ha! Haha!" Uncle Lu laughed dryly. This was not just a matter of being unable to control it, but the Mongolians could do whatever they wanted. Looking back at the place south of the Yellow River, the Lu family, who was fleeing famine, felt very uncomfortable, but they did not feel unsafe. Although the Song Dynasty has proved that they could fight more than the Mongolians in recent years, the feeling of weakness of the Southern Barbarians formed by the northerners did not disappear. Uncle Lu felt that the Southern Barbarians' government was not as domineering as Mongolians.
Having fully experienced the domineering nature of Mongolia, Uncle Lu just wanted to live under the rule of the Southern Barbarian government with a weak aura. Compared with Dayuan, the chance of surviving in the south is too high.
When the food was transported, Uncle Lu thanked the head of the Zheng family. The head of the Zheng family said calmly: "All the villagers are all villagers, and you have to help when you need to help. Thinking back, everyone was too impatient to meet in the past."
"This... I can't slap it." Uncle Lu couldn't help but agree with the Zheng family's kindness, and then sent the quotation of borrowing grain to him.
Uncle Lu quickly transported the food back to each store to distribute it. Although the cooking smelled good, he couldn't take care of it at this time. Everyone had been hungry for so long, and if they didn't eat, they couldn't stand it. The hot batter was brushed on the iron pan with the oil brought from the south and spread it into pancakes. It was sprinkled with salt and ingredients brought from the south. Uncle Lu took a bite and couldn't help but burst out tears. It was so delicious. He thought it was the best pancake he had ever eaten in his life. Although the pancake stall was thick and the middle part was still raw, the taste was so beautiful.
Wiping away the tears, Uncle Lu took the initiative to thin the batter. This time the pancakes with a little burnt skin were even more delicious. The family surrounded the stove and waited for the pancakes to be spread out. Uncle Lu spread one after another, and the original idea of calculating was temporarily put aside. What he needs now is to eat enough. As long as he can eat enough, it doesn’t matter if he dies.
Two days later, Uncle Lu found out that he had to prepare to escape. Because the food was consumed faster than expected, and people came from the south. Uncle Lu's second son had returned and he brought news from the south. Director Lu strongly suggested that the family move to the south. They also prepared ships.
The Mongolians have not treated everyone in the past two days and have not left. Looking back on all the previous things, Uncle Lu decided to leave quickly. It would be nice to wait for the Mongolians to leave after they left, but what if the Mongolians are waiting for them to catch people? It would be dangerous to stay with these vicious guys for a while.
After the matter was decided, Uncle Lu asked everyone to eat and sleep early. After nightfall, he sent a clever guy from the family to inquire on the road to help. He chose a long way to bypass the place where the Mongolian soldiers were stationed.
In the middle of the night, we called everyone up for a hot meal. Before dawn, the Lu family was taken with simple luggage and set off.
After walking far away in the dark, the sky gradually became brighter. I didn't meet anyone along the way, but I just met the Lu family who had been sent here before they met the agreed place. These guys seemed to be anxious. After seeing everyone coming, they couldn't help but talk, and they couldn't stop them from saying anything.
Although I had never read Ouyang Xiu's "Fu of Autumn Sounds", Uncle Lu also made everyone bit chopsticks in his mouth based on the wisdom of the ancients. In order to avoid falling off, he tied ropes to both ends and hung them around his neck. If he bites such a thing in his mouth, he would be unable to speak. After these talkative guys bite this thing, the entire team fell into silence. Even those babies were tied behind their backs with straps after eating, and the little things did not say anything.
After dawn, the speed of Xiangmei was sent away by everyone increased a lot. By noon, they walked around the south of the Mongolian army, more than ten miles east of the Mongolian army. Although they felt much more at ease, they did not dare to stop. After lunch, they took a short rest and continued to walk towards the agreed crossing point.
After walking for another hour, Uncle Lu finally felt a little relieved. At this speed, you can reach the Xiaoqing River by walking in the evening. You can reach the Yellow River after walking along the Xiaoqing River for another half a day. The crossing point is at the intersection of the Yellow River and the Xiaoqing River.
The relaxed emotions are naturally contagious. Although Uncle Lu didn't say anything, his relaxed posture seemed to affect others. With the baby's few low crying, the father next to him couldn't help but ask his wife, "Is your son hungry?"
Someone took the lead in breaking the silence, and several other parents with children also began to take care of the children. With these people, the young people who had been anxious for a long time put down the chopsticks in their mouths and began to talk to young people of their peers. Then the old people who gritted their teeth and followed the team couldn't help but want to take a break. Uncle Lu relaxed and agreed.
Dozens of people sit together and they will naturally talk more. Some people can walk far away, while others are not good at walking far away. There are also many complaints. Just when Uncle Lu felt that this was not possible and was about to force everyone to walk again, he heard someone shouting on the small slope not far behind him: "Who are you?"
The sound was not particularly loud, but it scared Uncle Lu. He turned his head and saw that at some point two young young people stood up on the hillside not far behind him. When he looked closely, one of them turned out to be the Kong family's mansion soldiers. The other one didn't know him, so he could only see that he was also wearing the military uniform of the mansion soldiers.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and Uncle Lu shouted: "Silang, it's me. It's your Uncle Lu."
Kong Silang on the opposite side stared at Uncle Lu for a moment, and suddenly shouted, "I don't know you." After that, he immediately ran down the slope.
Uncle Lu hurriedly chased after him. Before he reached the top of the slope, he heard a sound of horse hooves. When he ran up the top of the slope, he saw Kong Silang and another young mansion soldier riding on horseback and ran along the road. Uncle Lu complainedly slapped his thigh and slapped the short knife in his waist. At this moment, the young mansion soldier bent his bow and shot an arrow into the sky, and then the sharp sound rushed straight into the sky, and he actually called the police with a sound arrow.
Now Uncle Lu no longer had any fantasies, "Let's go, just pass that forest!" Uncle Lu pointed to the forest and shouted, then ran to the forest first. Comparing speed with the cavalry on the road was suicide. At this time, he could only pass through the forest and throw away the Mongolian army.
Not long after entering the forest, someone tripped on the ground by the raised roots, and his lips broke when he helped them up. Fortunately, the young man did not have any major problems. No matter how bad the road was, at least it was made by everyone. Even if it was uneven, it could be expected. The grass in the forest also grew, and the ground was undulating and there was no way to accurately judge the ups and downs of the ground. If the speed was fast, something was easy to happen.
No, everyone could only let young people walk in front of the road, and the middle-aged people supported the elderly and the weak women. It was already evening when everyone finally walked through the woods. Because they had not walked here, Uncle Lu panted and decided for a long time before he found the direction and continued to move forward.
Not long after walking, I arrived on a road again. Then I heard the sound of horse hooves, and dozens of cavalry rushed out from behind the hillside, surrounding the Lu family in an instant. Uncle Lu looked up at the team of the mixed soldiers of the mansion and Mongolian soldiers, and soon saw the Kong family Silang inside, while the leader and children of the Zheng family were also among the cavalry.
The leader was the Mongolian manager. When he saw him looking down at Uncle Lu and others, he immediately ordered: "I will kill them all."
Uncle Lu was shocked. The first time he heard such a voice, the Mongolian officials were not cold and ruthless, but had no feelings at all. Killing people and crushing a few ants was like no trouble. Uncle Lu hurriedly asked the Kong family for help, "Silang! Silang! Tell us, we are not bad people."
It can be seen that the Kong Silang hesitated for a moment. The Mongolian manager looked at Kong Silang coldly, and his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the knife around his waist. Even Uncle Lu understood Zhong Wuyan's movements. If Kong Silang did not take action, the Mongolian manager would take action against Kong Silang.
Chapter completed!