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The official road outside Pingzhou City was muddy, and people were everywhere supporting each other to flee. Many people were disheveled, their hair was messy, and their faces were in panic. The so-called officers and soldiers were nowhere to be seen, and they didn't know they were all killed.
Still escaped.
The road ahead is vast, with only leaden clouds, withered grass, and white snow between the sky and the earth. A few crows stopped on the bare treetops and combed their shiny black feathers, and from time to time they let out a loud cry.
A rough and unpleasant cry.
The Lu family numbly dragged their tired legs and feet, moving forward step by step behind the dilapidated old horse carriage. Sitting in the carriage were the old Mrs. Lu and the sick Lu Jianli, Haolang, Fu Niang and Li Lang.
Children, and some packages that had been turned over beyond recognition. The old horse didn't have time to feed him before going out. Every time he took a step, he let out a heavy wheezing sound. Every time the wheels moved, the carriage made a frightening sound.
There was a weird scream, as if the car might fall apart at any time.
Aunt He, whose face was smeared with plaster, stared at Lin Jinrong and Dou'er's faces and outfits for a while, and then said softly: "Second Grandma is the smartest." Because of what happened to her just now, she attracted the attention of all the female members of the Lu family.
They were all frightened, and anyone who was young or pretty would smear their face with dirt. But the dirty face was always eye-catching, unlike Lin Jinrong's sallow face, which was more natural.
Lin Jinrong glanced at her and said nothing. Aunt He didn't intend to ask Lin Jinrong to answer, so she continued to walk forward staggeringly. Her usually tangled pairs were smaller than ordinary people's, narrower and more upturned, which often attracted men from the Lu family.
Jin Lian, who we couldn't help but look at twice, was causing her a lot of pain at this moment. Not long after walking, she was already faltering and unable to walk. If Xiaoxing hadn't been holding her up, she would have already walked.
Behind the times.
Even if Lin Jinrong wants to make people wear coarse clothes and have a yellow face, someone still has to believe her, right? Lu Yan said so many things earlier, and the whole family regarded him as a lunatic, and even laughed at him behind his back.
Dou'er feels that Lin Jinrong is smarter? Dou'er heard what Aunt He said about Lin Jinrong just now, and then looked at the way she looked at Lin Jinrong. She felt a little uncomfortable at first, and wanted to sarcastically say it back, but she saw Aunt He's confused expression.
Looking embarrassed, thinking that she had almost fallen into the hands of the bandits just now, I thought that she might have been stimulated to the point of losing her temper, and finally kept her mouth shut.
The situation of Lin Yuzhen, Tu, Song and others is not much better. First, they are old, second, their feet are bound, third, they have always been pampered, and fourth, they have really suffered serious blows and stimulation, so they all
They couldn't walk fast. Both Lin Yuzhen and Mrs. Song had strong tempers. Even if they couldn't bear it anymore, they still didn't shed a single tear. They could only move forward numbly with the support of the maids and maids. However, Mr. Tu shed tears and panted while walking.
People get anxious just looking at it.
Lu Gen couldn't help but shouted anxiously: "If you have the energy to cry, why not use it to walk!"
"You yelled at me..." Mrs. Tu pursed her lips, with a look of grievance on her face, and her tears flowed more fiercely: "Do you think I want to cry?"
Lu Gen had no choice but to squat down resignedly: "I'll carry you."
Mr. Tu hesitated for a moment, but then he looked up at the endless road, wiped away his tears and said, "Let's talk about it after we walk."
Lu Yan looked at Tu and Lu Jin with some relief, and carefully moved his arms so that Yi Lang, who was sleeping in his arms, could sleep more comfortably. He was secretly glad that Lin Jinrong's feet were not small and he was not delicate.
, otherwise, what should I do at this time? Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the provocative girl who sat beside the wedding bed on their wedding night, deliberately showing off her big feet to him, and thought that it was Lin Jinrong's suggestion that made Lu Xi become like this.
. He couldn't help but shouted softly: "Ah Rong."
Lin Jinrong walked attentively. The close-fitting jacket sewn with gold beads, as well as the dry food in her and Dou'er's hands made her feel at ease. She took every step carefully, trying not to let herself go
Her boots were stepping on mud and sewage - God knows how long she will wear them, so she has to take care of them. Suddenly she heard Lu Yan calling her, and in such a gentle tone, she couldn't help but look at him: "Are you hungry?"
As soon as Lu Yan was woken up, he had been busy inside and outside. It was almost noon and he had not had any water yet. He must be hungry when he thought about it. He was about to take out a steamed bun to give him, but saw Lu Yan's eyes were dark and dark.
, with a gentle smile that was so faint that it was almost invisible, and said in a very low voice: "I'm not hungry, I just want to thank you for being naughty and letting your foot go quietly. In the future, when we have a daughter,
No way to bind her feet."
"If there is... I hope she will never encounter troubled times." Lin Jinrong tugged at the corner of her lips. She had paid for it with her life. Of course, she was not willing to bind her daughter's feet.
Lu Yan looked ahead and said firmly: "No, it will get better."
As we walked towards noon, the number of people fleeing gradually increased, and from time to time we could see people catching up in carriages, ox-carts, horses or donkeys. After working hard for a long time, they were easily overtaken by others. The Lu family felt sore.
At the same time, they couldn't help but feel envious, and they all stopped to catch their breath, wondering why these people had horses and cars, and whether something happened in the city again? Did the officers and soldiers seize a favorable situation again?
Lu's shoes were soaked with mud and water, and her feet hurt terribly. After hearing other people's random guesses, she felt a little regretful and couldn't help complaining: "If I had known this, I would have waited for the door to come out.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so unlucky and just meet those thugs. Or maybe, all they want is money, give them the money, and nothing else, it’s better to stay at home in this damn weather.”
Kang couldn't help but look at her with disdain. He couldn't bear to talk to her anymore and moved a few steps forward, deliberately staying away from her.
Mrs. Song said irritably: "Didn't you hear the door was broken when you came out? Didn't you see the torches thrown in? Hold on, you go and guard? Stay at home? You can figure it out!" Looking at the behavior of those people, the Lu family is obviously doomed.
How could a fat sheep that was about to be slaughtered easily escape? It's hard to say whether what happened to them today was a blessing or a misfortune. At least they saved their whole family. If they stayed one more day, who could have guessed what terrible things would happen to her?
I don’t regret running out.
Everyone was hungry, scared and tired, and very angry. Mrs. Lu was also angry, and her husband was not around, so she felt aggrieved and frightened. She did not dare to openly talk back to her mother-in-law, so she could only hold Yuan Lang's shoulders with red eyes.
He said: "I don't know what's going on with your father."
Yuan Lang held her tightly and said softly: "It will be fine."
The young man who Lu Mian sent to inquire came back and said: "The situation in the city is even worse. I heard that the east gate has also been lost. There are dozens of heads hanging on the wall. No one is allowed to come out anymore. We are searching everywhere for officers, soldiers and wealthy households."
, burned, killed, and looted. These people on horseback and in carriages were not from the city, but from outside the city. They were scared, so they abandoned their homes and ran away. I heard that some bandits came out on horseback to chase them."
Everyone was startled, no one shouted, they didn't dare to rest and moved forward desperately. Lin Jinrong stopped and looked around the crowd, but couldn't see a familiar face, and tears suddenly flowed from his eyes.
come out.
Lu Yan was startled and hurriedly whispered: "What's wrong with you? These words are just rumors and cannot be taken as true."
Lin Jinrong wiped away her tears and shook her head gently.
Lin Yuzhen knew that she was sad, so she had a lot of tears in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "Don't be sad. My family lives closer to the city gate than us. Maybe they can wait for us."
When we arrived at the old house, they had already arrived."
Lin Jinrong's tears flowed down again, and she just kept her head buried and moved forward desperately.
After walking for about half an hour, there was a lot of screams. Fu Niang and Li Lang sitting in the car were so cold that they howled loudly. Lu Jianxin was dizzy with fever. Lu Jianxin walked away with sweat all over his head and face.
Seeing that he could no longer hold on to the pain, he couldn't help but asked Zhu Jianfu with a bit of anger: "How far is it?"
Zhu Jianfu couldn't bear to tell him: "Master, it takes half a day by car to get to the old house from here. How about walking..." He glanced at the ladies and grandmothers of the Lu family. How fast could a group of pampered women with bound feet walk?
? Then he gave a vague answer: "Maybe it will arrive after dark?"
Lu Jianxin angrily punched the muddy ground with the wooden stick he was holding. He wanted to lose his temper, but couldn't. Then he heard his stomach growl. He was hungry. He had been sleeping since early in the morning.
When he woke up, he hadn't eaten a grain of rice or a drop of water. He didn't feel it when he was about life and death earlier, but now he realized that he was really hungry. As soon as this thought came up, he couldn't help but want to eat, and then he felt even more hungry.
His legs were shaking uncontrollably, and he wandered around: "Find a place to rest your breath."
Zhu Jianfu looked at the situation of everyone and sighed: "There is a village ahead. It can be sheltered from the wind. Let's go there to make a sharp tip and see if there are any farmers nearby who are willing to sell cattle, horses and carts."
When everyone heard that there was a resting place, they felt a little more energetic. After finally getting to the outside of the village, they saw that there were people sitting under the wall, but the door was tightly closed. There was also a row of strong people standing on the wall.
Han, all of them were ready with weapons in their hands.
Zhu Jianfu went up to ask, and those people couldn't help but sneer: "You are not allowed to go in. You can rest outside here. The host also provides hot water, but you are not allowed to go near the door, let alone go in to rest."
In such troubled times, who would dare to let people enter their house at will? Zhu Jianfu sighed, reluctantly found a cleaner place for the Lu family, and shamelessly asked the man standing on the wall for hot water.
Lin Jinrong helped Lin Yuzhen sit down on a rock, brought her a softer steamed bun and hot water, and went to take care of Yilang who had just woken up. Then he took Yilang to solve the problem of defecation and urination, and gave her a mouthful of hot water.
, I saw a man in gray clothes staggering over and said, "Aren't these men from the Lu family? The younger one is a servant of the Wu family."
Lu Jianxin asked hurriedly: "How is your family? Where are your masters?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest support.