The sound of gongs kept ringing in the silent night. Qi Kangfu, who was temporarily recruited by his father, ran along the alleys of the village and knocked.
The back mountain of Qijia Village is densely forested, and wild boars often come down to harass them. The villagers have developed the habit of gathering together to fight against the wild boars when they hear the sound of gongs.
Therefore, wherever the gong passed, fires lit up in the houses on both sides. Then the men at home either picked up sticks or hoes and sickles, and some even rushed out shirtless and holding door bolts.
"Where, where, where is the wild boar?"
There was a tacit understanding. After going out, they all rushed towards the back mountain.
From this point of view, Qijia Village is a relatively bloody place. When faced with danger, they do not retreat first but rush forward.
Half an hour later, inside the ancestral hall of Qijia Village.
"What? A fight?"
After hearing what Old Man Qi said, the man couldn't believe it, "Old Man, are you in a dream?"
He held the door bolt and leaned his head against it, unable to close his eyes. He thought that the wild boar would come down the mountain and have a meal of meat tomorrow. He was so happy that he was so happy that he was trapped to death.
"My old man would joke about this kind of thing? Believe it or not, it's up to you. Bao'er's father is already packing things, and our family is also packing up. We will leave soon."
These words woke up many men who were in distress.
"Old man, is it true? Did you really have a fight?"
"You and Uncle Lu's family are leaving. Where are you going? Our fields have just been planted."
"That is, if there is a war in Canaan City, how come we are so close here and there is no news at all?"
This thing is indeed not easy for people to believe. It is so weird that it is as weird as a made-up story.
Seeing them like this, Mr. Qi felt annoyed and anxious. He believed Qi Yue, his wife and Qi Yue, not just an outsider. It was a Mr. Qi Wenhua who was born a month ago.
I wanted to go to Yuezhou to pay my respects to Fang and celebrate his birthday, and I saw some things with my own eyes.
Yingzhou is located in the north-south direction of Qilin Kingdom, in the shape of a gourd. It is surrounded by dense jungle. Only the Hulukou where the Canaan City is located and the Huluwei where the Acropolis is located can lead to the outside.
It is said that the dense forest that no one has set foot on for thousands of years has everything in it. Even the ants crawling on the ground can eat people. It is the natural barrier for the entire Yingzhou, and it is also the reason why Yingzhou is poor.
Transportation is inconvenient, and if you want to take out something, you have to walk for dozens or hundreds of days just to get out. Canaan City is lucky because it is located at Hulukou. It takes half a month for Qijia Village to leave Yingzhou.
After leaving Canaan City, we had to pass through two towns and several villages before leaving Yingzhou. The last town was called Gongxin Town. At that time, the prayers stopped just outside Gongxin Town.
At that time, Gongxin Town had been sealed off and could no longer be entered. Just standing outside the town, you could smell the smell of blood wafting from the town. To this day, I still shudder when I think of praying.
At that time, Qi Wenfang didn't think about the regular army. When he came back and talked to Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi didn't think about the regular army either. They all thought that Gongxin Town was harmed by bandits.
Even on the way back, Qi Wenfang saw a small group of cavalry and was happy for Gongxin Town, as someone had avenged them.
If it hadn't been for Qi Yue and the others to come back, only their grandfather and grandson would have known about it. They might occasionally express their feelings in private, but that's all. After all, they were far away from them and had nothing to do with them, right?
Now that the two sides are united, it won't end the matter. Before the war, they massacre the people and grab money and food. This,,, this...
Their Qijia Village is so close to Canaan City, is there any way to survive if they don't run away?
run!
You must run.
The old man no longer had time to pay attention to the group of people who were still chattering. He was holding the walking stick that he usually had in his hand, and his trotting figure looked nothing like an old man who was over a hundred years old.
At this time, a woman's voice rang out from the crowd, "Bao'er is not a lucky doll. Bao'er will protect us, why are we running away?"
Before others could say anything, the mother-in-law's man slapped her in the face, "Luck is given by God, and wars are fought by oneself. Can Bao'er control others whether he wants to fight or not?"
You're a loser, why don't you go back and pack your things, I don't want anything else, just valuable things, food, and everything you need for the winter."
This is a well-thought-out idea. One place has two different weather conditions. Summer is about to begin in Canaan City, summer has already begun in Tongcheng adjacent to Canaan City, but it has already begun to get cold in the Acropolis beyond.
Acropolis is also called Hancheng by Yingzhou people, and it is winter for more than half of the year.
Since they want to escape, they must escape from King Xuan's fiefdom, so they must pass through Tongcheng and Acropolis.
Oops, I really can't live if I think about it. They have to go through the entire gourd to the end of the gourd with just their two legs.
There are still many villagers who are struggling. After all, this is their roots, and there is no chaos outside, and no serious news has come. They just talk about it as if a few people are fleeing, and they just want to fight?
Why does it feel so fake?
What if they just met bandits on the way?
"Dad, can we leave?"
"Let's go or not. How do I know? The old man's family is leaving, and so is Uncle Lu's family. This, this, and I are also in trouble."
The opponents, the attitude of the old man and the resolute attitude of the old man Qi put them in a dilemma. Believe it or not, they did not trust outsiders, but they believed in these two families.
"Hey, where are you going?"
The man named Wanba was a man in his twenties. He was less than three years old when he fled to Qijia Village with his parents. His parents suffered a great loss in fleeing the famine, and they both died within two years of settling down here.
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Many old people felt sad when they looked at Wei Ba. They probably thought of how miserable Wei Ba's parents were when they first came here. They were totally inhumane.
Lianba held a machete tightly in his hand and shouted without looking back: "I'm going with Brother An and the others."
He was a foreigner who came here more than 20 years ago. The people with foreign surnames in the village, including his family, had fled famine for generations, but some had taken root longer, such as the Tian family.
The time is short, such as his home.
Qijia Village is a village with the same surname, so they may not all be relatives, but counting up several generations, they may be one family, so they may be united, but they are very exclusive.
Being xenophobic is not a big deal when living in a village, at least it does not harm lives, but when you are on the run, it is not necessarily the case.
At this time, Lianba was extremely happy that he and Kang An were brothers. The two often went hunting together in the mountains. Some of them were just friends who were destined to live together. By following Kang An and his family, he didn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back.
The atmosphere in the ancestral temple was very depressing. It felt wrong to leave, and it seemed wrong not to leave.
There was no silence, and someone murmured in a low voice: "Let's collect the things and put them back in the worst case. It's just a matter of a little effort."
They originally lacked everything, but the only thing they lacked was a person with strength.