The servant of the Wu family didn't listen to Lu Jianxin's question, but as soon as he heard it, he started crying sadly: "My old lady is gone, and my uncle has also been chopped with a knife."
Lu Jianxin was so frightened that he just blinked: "How could it have come to this?"
The servant choked and said: "The traitors surrounded the house, threw torches, and knocked on the door. My family originally had a few strong men who could be used. The eldest man sent people to find the officers and soldiers for help, and relied on the high wall to secure the door.
, hacked to death and injured more than a dozen of them, and barely managed to hold on until dawn. Unexpectedly, someone entered the back house, and as soon as a fire was lit, chaos broke out. At that time, the old man had brought his female relatives, girls and young men together.
The thieves are hateful. They threw a few torches in and chopped down anyone they saw... Later, they fought their way out and finally protected the whole family from going out. The old man was carrying the old lady on his back, but was chased by the thieves from behind.
I saw with my own eyes that the knife struck down, and both the uncle and the old lady fell to the ground. The old lady lost her breath at that time, and half of the uncle's back was covered in blood..."
The uncle he was talking about refers to Wu Xiang's eldest brother Wu Fang. When Old Mrs. Lu heard that the old lady of the Wu family was gone, she couldn't hold the rosary in her hand steadily, she closed her eyes and cried incessantly.
: "Do evil, do evil!"
Lu Yan couldn't help but ask: "What happened next? How is Brother Wu? How are the others?"
"The people were snatched out, but I don't know what happened now. The others are fine. A few gentlemen were only slightly injured, so they're fine." The servant took a breath and said, "The villain followed the masters.
When they left the street, they encountered officers and soldiers fighting with bandits again. They realized that both the pacification envoy's palace and the magistrate's palace were ruined and there was no hope for them. The masters thought that they might as well try to get out of the city and hide in a village in the countryside.
But halfway through, they met a group of officers and soldiers who were rushing out of the city, saying that Pingzhou could no longer be defended, and that they were going to the nearest Qingzhou or Daizhou to report the news and ask for soldiers to come to help. They also said that the countryside was full of rioting refugees, and they were everywhere.
Those who rob people and set them on fire should tell their families to be careful. Then the masters are hesitant and dare not go to the countryside."
Lu Jianzhong frowned and said, "Then where is your master? How come you are here alone?"
The man wiped his tears and said: "The villain's wife and children have been separated. The villain has informed the master that he wants to go back to look for them. But he doesn't know where the masters have gone. The villain just came here to talk to the ladies.
I may not be able to go to the countryside, but I also want to ask what is going on in Pingzhou City now."
Lu Jing said softly: "Both the pacifier and the magistrate were beheaded, and my home was also besieged. I heard they were searching for rich people and officers and soldiers everywhere. It was very chaotic."
The man was at a loss and finally said: "I'm just a local, I'm sure they won't make things difficult for me?"
Lin Jinrong asked: "Did you see people from the Lin family along the way?" According to this person's description, this group of thieves had goals and division of labor after entering the city. Some went to attack the government, while others went to
The purpose of besieging wealthy households must be that even if they fail, they cannot return empty-handed. Among the three families of Lu, Wu, and Lin, the Lin family is the weakest. The Lu family can still rely on their slaves for a while, and the Wu family also has the ability to fight with thieves.
The Lin family had no strength to resist the fighting. She couldn't help but feel worried and sad.
The man shook his head gently. Seeing that Lin Jinrong's eyes turned red instantly, he changed his words and said comfortingly: "I think I saw him, he seems to have left the city."
Although they knew it might not be true, Lin Jinrong and Lin Yuzhen still felt better. After sending the man away, the Lu family fell into silence collectively, unable to decide what to do. Should they return to their old home? The old home is now a
What kind of scene is it? If you don’t go to the old house, where should you go?
Lin Jinrong tried to think back, why did Lu Yan send her to the river to prepare to cross the river, instead of trying to escape in an old house in the country? Why did so many people choose to go to the river? My head hurts, but I still can't think of the reason.
At that time, she just knew to follow him and follow the flow of people, but she had to say it, so she mustered up the courage to say: "I think it's better to cross the river? Maybe the chaos is not just Pingzhou? I don't know if there will be reinforcements?"
No one laughed at her, but no one paid attention to her. Only Lu Yan gave her a comforting look with understanding.
"I see the movements of this group of thieves. Most of them are led by the rebellious soldiers from before. They know the rules and methods of government affairs and are difficult to deal with. Those untouchables and poor ghosts below are even more eager to eat us.
The meat is just like an animal." Lu Jianxin found a wooden stick and drew on the ground: "Going here is Qingzhou, and going here is Daizhou. It will take at least six or seven days for both sides to get the news and send troops here.
On the 6th or 7th, there will be enough chaos. Everything that needs to be robbed has been robbed, and everyone that needs to be killed has been killed. Nothing will be left. Our family has our own property in Qingzhou, so we don’t need to ask for help. We also have relatives in Daizhou, which we won’t see.
Either way, we can go either way, but we have no carriages and horses, and only have a little money that we each have hidden close to us. The dry food is even more limited, the weather is bad, and the road is even more unsafe, and we are likely to encounter desperadoes.
, we have no way to stop it again..."
After hearing what Lu Jianxin meant, Lin Jinrong still tended to go back to his old home. Sure enough, Lu Jianzhong said: "The old are old, the young are young, the sick are sick, there are no carriages and horses, no dry food, and no thick clothes, how can we travel a long distance? I don't know for sure.
Something big happened on the way! Even if we arrived safely, what if there was chaos over there? Didn’t he just hit the door by himself? When Erlang came back from Taiming Mansion a few days ago, didn’t he say that Qianzhou was also in chaos? It’s obvious that there was no
It's a peaceful place. It's better to go far than to go close. I think it's better to go directly to the old house. There are all our tribesmen there. There's no way they will help the thieves to harm us. Whatever we need to do, we can work together.
.Look at this family, they didn’t escape, right?”
Lu Jianxin threw the wooden stick in his hand hard on the ground and said in a deep voice: "That's what I mean! Let's go back to the old house! The old house has just been renovated. There is food, well water and firewood. Once the door is closed, it is enough to guard it.
I am more than a year old, and I am not afraid of anything! I don’t believe that this group of untouchables can be more powerful than the Da Rong Cavalry back then!” He looked around and said with a straight face: “From now on, no one is allowed to cause trouble.
Pack it up, support each other and escape, let’s talk about other things!” He then looked at the remaining family members around him and promised: “You are loyal and loyal, and the descendants of the Lu family will never forget you in the future. As long as there is food for us, we will
There’s something for you to eat.”
After talking, everyone became excited. Those who were cold felt less cold, those with sore feet felt less painful, and those who were sick felt much better.
Lu Jianxin winked at Zhu Jianfu, and Zhu Jianfu took the opportunity to say: "While it's still early, you and I will go to the nearby farmers to ask if there are any carriages and horses. If you can buy them, the women and children can change their feet."
We can also walk faster, the sooner we get to the old house, the safer it will be!"
So a few strong family members stood up. Lu Jianxin first took out a piece of broken silver from the seam of his sleeve, and then looked at Lu Jianzhong: "All our money has been robbed. Is there anything left at my second brother's place?"
Lu Jianzhong endured it, took off his boots, took out a piece of gold from the secret pocket sewn on the leg of his stocking and handed it to Zhu Jianfu, saying, "You must get it. Even if it's an old cow, it's good to install the car."
Aunt Sha came over and said: "Old lady, I want convenience." After saying this, all the female relatives suddenly felt that they wanted convenience. But in this wilderness, there are people everywhere, where can they go?
Lu Yan handed Yilang to Lin Jinrong and said, "I'm going to take a look. See if we can discuss it with the host's family for convenience." I don't know what he went to tell them, but that family actually
I agreed to let Lin Jinrong and the others go in for their convenience, but there was a requirement that only two people could go in at a time, not many.
Mrs. Tu covered her face and said in horror: "Only two people are allowed in? What if they have malicious intentions?" Her hair was a mess, only held up by the ebony hairpin held by Lin Jinrong. Because she had not yet taken off her clothes, she was wearing
The clothes were not made of good quality, and he was old. His face was full of tears, his eyes were red and swollen, and he looked really unsightly.
Mrs. Song couldn't help but laugh: "Third brother and sister, just don't worry, no one will do anything to you."
Lin Yuzhen just sneered contemptuously and stepped forward to help the old lady: "I will serve the old lady in first."
Lu Gen was ashamed and annoyed, and rolled his eyes at Tu Shi. Tu Shi put down her hands with a blushing face, and whispered: "Aren't you scared out of your wits? I mean, what if this family wants to defraud us?
What should I do if I go in and steal money?”
"We look rich?" Lu Yan couldn't bear it and scolded with a cold face: "Save your energy by saying less!"
After a while, everyone solved the problem and came out. They saw Zhu Jianfu and several family members pulling a shabby ox cart, a mule and a smooth horse. They took the old lady first.
The old horse in the cart was replaced by a mule, and he said: "Mules are strong, so we can seat a few more people this time, and the ox cart is big enough for ladies and grandmothers."
Lu Jianxin was overjoyed and called to everyone: "Hurry up and get in the car! Hurry up!"
The women and children all climbed up in a hurry, trying to find a good place for themselves or those close to them. When they were all seated, Lu Jianxin, as the leader of the family, climbed up on the big horse, also named Lu Jianzhong.
Riding on the old horse, Lu Yan, Lu Jing, and Lu Gan walked with Zhu Jianfu and others, and the whole family walked forward in a mighty manner.
This time it was indeed much faster. The women and children were sitting in the car rubbing their feet, leaning on each other to keep warm, and talking excitedly about what they would do when they got to the old house. But Lin Jinrong was very worried, she always felt that God was cheating on her
It seemed that he would not let her go so easily.
Sure enough, not long after I was happy, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, shaking the mountains on the ground. Everyone in the Lu family turned pale with fright and turned around to look, only to see a few people wearing uniforms of officers and soldiers galloping on their horses.
When they came over, the person in charge shouted loudly: "The military situation is urgent, the horses are needed." Then he whipped Lu Jianxin with a whip, and regardless of whether it would hurt anyone, he grabbed the reins of the horse and headed forward.
Lu Jianxin screamed in horror and fell off his horse.
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