There are a lot of people receiving porridge now, but the scene is very orderly. Obviously, this is not the first time that the Green Forest Army has given out porridge in the city. People are very aware of the amount of porridge that the Green Forest Army has given out, and they will not get a drink just because they are at the front. If you're at the back of the queue, you don't get to drink.
When Liu Yan and others arrived in line, they looked up and saw that the person serving the porridge was a young and beautiful girl. She looked to be about twenty years old, but she was not married (you can tell whether she was married or not by the woman's bun).
The girl served the porridge to the people in front of her very gently. When it was Liu Yan and others' turn, she glanced at her and suddenly made a 180-degree turn in her attitude. With a cold face, she held a big wooden spoon. , with a click, he almost threw the porridge directly into Liu Yan's bowl. After finishing, he didn't even look at him.
Liu Yan felt quite baffled. He didn't even know what was wrong with him, so he was disliked by others.
He walked away, followed by Liu Xiu. The girl's attitude towards Liu Xiu was the same as towards Liu Yan. With the same slap, she threw the porridge into Liu Xiu's bowl.
Being inexplicably disliked by others and treated unfairly, Liu Yan would have tolerated it if it only happened to him, but he couldn't bear it anymore when his younger brother received the same treatment.
Liu Yan took his foot back again, turned around, looked at the young girl, raised his eyebrows, tilted his head and asked: "Girl, what's your attitude?"
Have our brothers dug into your ancestral graves before?
The young girl looked at Liu Yan, threw the wooden spoon in her hand directly into the barrel with a snap, and asked loudly: "Tell me, what's wrong with my attitude?"
"You..." Liu Yan was about to speak, but Liu Xiu hurriedly stepped forward, pushed Liu Yan's arm, and whispered: "Forget it, brother, let's go over and have porridge!"
Deng Yu, Zhu You and the commander of the county army who were traveling with him also winked at Liu Yan, telling him not to argue with the rebels at this time and expose his identity.
"Axiu, please don't push me. I just want to ask, do I owe you money, or do I have a grudge against you..."
Before he finished speaking, the people at the back started shouting dissatisfiedly: "Why don't the people in front leave quickly after they have received their porridge?"
"Damn it, I haven't received the porridge yet. Those of you who have received the porridge, hurry up and get out of here. Where did all this nonsense come from?" "Miss Jianjia, ignore them!" "..."
At the same time, a dozen big men who were responsible for guarding the porridge bucket also came over and looked at Liu Yan angrily.
Liu Xiu grinned secretly, grabbed his eldest brother's arm, and said urgently: "Brother, let's go quickly, stop talking!" If it arouses public outrage, these people at the scene will probably tear them apart.
Liu Yan glared at the girl fiercely, and reluctantly walked away under Liu Xiu's pull.
The girl sneered in a moderate voice: "You have hands and feet, and are as strong as an ox, but all day long you just want to eat for free, and you don't mind embarrassing your parents!"
She didn't name anyone, but even a fool could tell that the person she was scolding was none other than Liu Yan and Liu Xiu.
Liu Yan got angry and turned around to argue with the other party. Liu Xiu dragged him to the side of the road, then dragged him tightly and made him sit on the ground. Liu Yan couldn't bear the anger in his heart and said harshly: "It's just too much!"
Deng Yu, Zhu You and the commander of the county army came over and sat down next to Liu Yan.
The captain of the county army persuaded in a low voice: "Forget it, Brother Bosheng, there is only one rebel woman, so it is not worth being angry. When the time comes, I will capture her and let you do whatever you want!"
Liu Yan didn't speak anymore. He lowered his head and looked at the porridge bowl in his hand, then handed it to Liu Xiu and said, "Axiu, drink it!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Brother, I have one bowl and that's enough!"
Liu Yan glanced at Liu Xiu and said with a serious face: "Eat more!"
Liu Xiu was happy and reminded: "Brother, I am no longer a child." Liu Xiu felt that in his eldest brother's mind, he had not grown up yet. The eldest brother would rather go hungry than make himself full.
Liu Yan was stunned for a moment and then became happy. He stopped giving in and drank up the gruel in the bowl with just one sip.
The father is not here, and the eldest brother is the father. Liu Yan, the eldest brother, is still very competent. At least he really takes good care of Liu Xiu.
The porridge provided by the Green Forest Army is not a lot, so it won't make people starve to death, but it won't make people full either.
Liu Xiu and others also drank up the porridge in two or three mouthfuls.
After they finished eating, Liu Yan stood up and said to Liu Xiu: "Axiu, come with me. Let's contact the other brothers."
Deng Yu, Zhu You, and the commander of the county army stood up quickly and were about to follow. Liu Yan waved his hands to them and said: "You don't need to contact too many people. Just Axiu and me. You can stay here and wait." Don’t let our news go unchecked!”
The three of them looked at each other and responded in unison.
Liu Yan took Liu Xiu and left quickly. When he walked out of a street, Liu Yan looked back and saw that no one was following him. He whispered: "Axiu, should we inform the Green Forest Army or let the Will they evacuate immediately, or will they be held back?"
Liu Xiu frowned slightly and said nothing in thought. It was not easy to inform the Green Forest Army.
If they only pass the news to ordinary soldiers, it will not have much effect, and the other party may even suspect that they are up to no good. If they go directly to the leaders of the New City Army, Wang Kuang and Wang Feng, they will inevitably question their eldest brother and their own identities. After investigation and verification, this delay may take an unknown amount of time. In addition, if there is a conspiracy within the Green Forest Army by the county government to secretly report to Zhen Fu that his eldest brother and himself had tipped off the Green Forest Army, the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing Liu Xiu's frown, Liu Yan also realized that it was not easy to leak information.
He said quietly: "If it doesn't work out, just leave it to fate. You and I, brothers, can't get ourselves involved just because we help the Green Forest Army!"
Liu Xiu secretly calculated in his heart. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that the risk of directly reporting the news was too great, and if not done well, his side would lose everything.
He said quietly: "It's a matter of life and death! Brother, we can only help the Green Forest Army secretly, and we must not reveal any tricks."
Liu Yan nodded in agreement. As the two of them were walking forward, there was a sudden chaos in front of them. They saw a young man being pushed out of a house by a group of strong men. The leading man was a big man with a round waist and a full face. Horizontal meat.
He held his waist with both hands, walked up to the young man with an amused smile, and said in a sinister tone: "Boy, I have taken a liking to this house of yours! If you don't want to die, get as far away from me as you can!"
The young man sat on the ground and stared blankly at the big men in front of him, as if he was completely frightened.
At this time, a young and beautiful woman ran out of the house, knelt down beside the young man, looked at the burly man, and cried: "You Green Forest Army can't rob people's houses!"
"Public house?" The burly man chuckled and said, "Your husband works for the government and bullies the people, right? I don't know how you robbed this house. I didn't kill him today. It’s an advantage for him!”
As he spoke, he walked up to the young man, glanced down at him, and spat aside. Then he turned his eyes, looked at the young woman, and said with a smile: "Young lady is quite beautiful. Yes!" As he spoke, he reached out and touched the young woman's face.
Seeing this, the big men around them burst into laughter. The young woman was so ashamed that she kept hiding behind the young man, while the young man sat on the ground, dumbfounded and did not dare to say a word.
Seeing this scene, Liu Yan's anger almost reached his forehead, and he tried to walk over. Fortunately, Liu Xiu reacted quickly enough, grabbed his arm, dragged Liu Yan, and walked quickly into the alley next to him.
Both Liu Yan and Liu Xiu knew this young man, and not only did they know each other, they were also relatives.
The young man's name is Liu Xuan. Like Liu Yan and Liu Xiu, he comes from the same lineage as Liu Fa, the king of Ding in Changsha. He is Liu Yan's clan brother and Liu Xiu's clan brother.
Liu Xuan also lived in Chongling in the past. Later, a retainer in his family committed a crime and he was implicated, so he fled to Pinglin and later to Xinshi.
Liu Xuan was doing well in the new city, running several shops and doing a lot of business. People from the Green Forest Army said that he was helping the government, but it was not without purpose. When the Xinmang court promoted the land equalization order, Liu Xuan did help. The government acquired a lot of land and made a huge fortune from it.
But after all, he was not a government official, and after the Green Forest Army occupied the new city, he was not implicated. He thought he was fine, but people from the Green Forest Army still came to his door and insisted on occupying his mansion.
The Green Forest Army is basically divided into civilians at the lowest level. They are naturally hostile to officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants. They think that their lives cannot be lived, and they have to raise their heads to rebel. They are all suppressed by them. How can the Green Forest Army be polite to these people?
The Liu family used to be members of the royal family. Although the Liu family began to lose power after Wang Mang usurped the throne, their family wealth was still very strong. Wherever the Green Forest Army passed, the Liu family members naturally became targets of attack and suffered disasters one after another.
Therefore, it is understandable that many members of the Liu family in the Xinshi and Pinglin areas fled to Chongling and took refuge with Liu Yan.
Listening to the complaints of the clansmen who fled to Chongling, Liu Yan was not too deeply touched. Now that he saw Liu Xuan being bullied by the Green Forest Army with his own eyes, how could he endure it with his fiery temper?
In the alley, he held Liu Xiu's wrist and said in a solemn voice: "Axiu, that person just now was Axuan!"
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Brother, I saw it!"
"Why don't we go and help him?"
"Just because he is Ah Xuan, who knows you and me, we can't even come forward!" Liu Xuan rushed over and called out their names at once, which would have exposed both of them. If the plan failed, how could Zhen Fu let go? Than his two brothers?
Liu Yan gradually calmed down. He poked his head out of the alley, glanced outside, squinted his eyes, and said angrily: "Let me just say, the Green Forest Army is not a good thing, and it is not worth risking our lives to rescue!"
Liu Xiu sighed secretly, most of the people in the Green Forest Army were refugees and bandits, so how could they be expected to do good deeds?
But again, in general terms, the Green Forest Army is on the same side as our own side. With the Green Forest Army here, our side has one more ally.
The two brothers stood in the alley, looking out at the situation.
I saw Liu Xuan, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly got up, straightened his clothes, knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "My Excellency, Liu Xuan, is willing to join the Green Forest Army and follow the Green Forest brothers to fight together."
Reckless, even if your brain is ruined, you will do whatever it takes!"
