Xu Chunshan didn't know either, "I don't know if there is another way to go. If not, we have to go ahead. Let's wait and see where the bandits will go next. If we go directly
It's okay at the back, but if we go to the front, it will be bad."
Naturally, I couldn't tell Old Man Xu and the others directly about seeing bandits eating people, but it was still necessary to reveal the seriousness of the matter to them.
So when he went back after peeing, Xu Dajun said that he heard it.
Although they didn't hear the specific scene, everyone was really frightened when they heard that the bandits were probably eating people and even children.
Especially the Zhou family and the Shi family, whose children were several years old, hugged the child tightly. In the following days, they were afraid that they would not even be able to sleep well.
The baby was put back in the belly until it stabilized and then came out again.
Old Man Xu pulled Xu Dajun and said, "Liu Lang, please listen more and see what the bandits are doing."
He was worried about the same thing as Xu Chunshan. If the bandits went back and took the same path they had taken, that would be fine. They wouldn't go back in the opposite direction anyway.
But if the bandits continue to move forward, then their situation will not be good. The family and the family cannot be moved fast. What if they meet the bandits together?
I wonder if there is another way?
Old man Xu is also thinking about this problem.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the fact that his little sister brought things back with the help of merchants who often traveled north and south. Such people usually know some shortcuts and shortcuts that others don't know.
It's a pity that the merchant is a very busy man. He always comes and goes in a hurry. He also fails to entertain others well. He rushes slowly to load the things he wants to carry back to the little sister, for fear that if he is a step too late, someone will kill him.
Now that I'm gone, where can I get the chance to inquire about these matters in detail with others?
Now that I think about it, I feel angry, but there is nothing I can do.
He couldn't help but ask his grandson, "Liu Lang, I heard you say before that one of your classmates named Jiang owns a shop, and all the goods come from Qingzhou, right?"
Xu Dajun was stunned for a moment, "I guess so? What's wrong?"
Old Man Xu said: "Then have you heard him say whether there is any trail to Qingzhou?"
Xu Dajun didn't expect that his father wanted to go together. He shook his head, "No."
"Okay." Old Man Xu sighed, and subconsciously wanted to touch the old cigarette stick at his waist. Once again, he touched nothing. Then he raised his chin and looked at the mountains in the distance. He started to be stunned and looked back from time to time.
After a while, he turned around and asked his grandson: "Liu Lang, how are you?"
Xu Dajun had been listening to the movement, and he was a little troubled. His voice became dull for a beat and a half, "It's still there."
The mid-afternoon sun was hanging in the west, shining right on this slope and shining on everyone, making them feel lazy and sleepy.
Unable to hold on any longer, he started to snore lightly.
At this moment, a thin figure among the small group of refugees over there approached at a slow pace.
There were a lot of people sleeping, but there were also a lot of people who were always alert to the movement outside. Therefore, whenever this person moved, he was locked with countless eyes.
But this man didn't panic at all, he kept walking and saw it getting closer and closer.
The Deng family members at the outermost circle had already tightened their grip on the guy. If the other party hadn't been just one person, they would have charged at him ten steps away.
However, he did not let anyone get close to him. Deng Dalang shouted urgently: "Stop! What are you going to do?"
If you don't make it clear, they will have to take action.
The man had already arrived about five steps away. When Deng Dalang shouted, he stopped.
Everyone could see clearly that he was a young boy, thin and frail, at most thirteen or fourteen years old, with a dark face that could not see his true appearance. His lips were bloodshot, and he only had a pair of eyes.
His eyes looked particularly bright.
"I know a trail to Qingzhou." He said, his voice dry and hoarse.
The others didn't know what Old Man Xu was thinking about just now, so they were stunned when they heard this sentence without any clue.
Take a small road to Qingzhou? Why did they take a small road? They didn’t say anything.
Deng Dalang hurriedly turned to look at Old Xu behind him, "Grandpa Xu?"
However, Old Man Xu and Xu Dajun were both shocked. They looked at each other. Old Man Xu's eyes flashed, and after a moment, he said: "Let him come over."
After Old Man Xu spoke, everyone stopped blocking him and let the boy pass through unimpeded until he reached Old Man Xu.
He looked at Old Man Xu and repeated what he just said.
Old man Xu remained calm and said, "Young man, what are you talking about? Why should we take the side streets instead of taking the nice main roads?"
"Old man, you don't know that I have a talent that is different from ordinary people since I was a child, that is, I have a very good ear." Guan Shan glanced at Xu Dajun and answered in a completely different way from what Xu Dajun said, as if he was talking to himself.
Like words.
Old man Xu's face changed slightly. What do you mean? Here comes someone with an ear as good as his grandson's, secretly listening to them behind his back?
Xu Dajun and Xu Yinyin also felt their hearts skip a beat. For a moment, their eyes flew wildly, and they had a quick exchange.
Xu Dajun: Is this guy bragging?
Xu Chunshan: It’s not like that. We are two or three hundred meters away. Did he really hear what you said to your father? We won’t meet any of our fellow villagers, right?
Zhang Xiulan: I came with you, but I haven’t seen the golden finger yet. Why does this child have one?
Xu Yinyin: What is more important now is not whether he heard what we just said down the slope?
:!!!
Xu Chunshan's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, it would be bad if he really heard it, it would be fatal, either you die or I die, he has to strike first to silence me!
But this thought was suddenly shattered when it touched the thin man in front of him.
This is still a child!
Let’s take a look first.
Old Man Xu had calmed down at this moment. He did not regard the other party as an ordinary child, and the other party's courage was not like that of a child.
"What do you want to do? Tell me."
Guan Shan licked his chapped and bloody lips, "I'll let you eat and drink as much as you want. I'll take you on a trail. You can reach Qingzhou in less than five days."
This man had obviously been following them for a while, so it wouldn't be surprising to hear what they did in the evening.
When Old Man Xu heard that he could arrive in Qingzhou in less than five days, he had to admit that he was moved. He looked at the person from top to bottom, and then said: "Why should I believe you? You can cheat on food or drink."
It’s not impossible.”
Guan Shan said: "My name is Guan Shan. I am from Yongqing County, Changning Prefecture. My father is a landlord. A month ago, tenants broke into my house, robbed food and killed people. I was not at home at the time. All my family members were gone, and I was the only one left.
No, I won’t lie.”
"Besides, old man, there are so many of you, why are you afraid of me, a weakling?"
Old Man Xu hadn't spoken yet. After listening for a long time, Old Man Zhou finally understood. He couldn't help it anymore. Hey! What kid wants to eat with them!
"You are rich and poor. I think you look like a little corncrake. You want to eat and drink. Everyone is here to escape. Why are you leaving the house when you have food and drink? Come on! Come on! Believe it or not, I call my son one hand."