Chapter seven hundred and sixty sixth child's dream
Under the gaze of Li Er and others, the people in the pig-catching brigade were like a group of lunatics, fearless and fearless, carrying mace-toothed clubs and just smashing them head-on and face-to-face.
A large piece of the well-trained Imperial Army fell in an instant.
After a while, fifty forbidden soldiers dressed as hunters all fell to the ground.
As for the pig-catching brigade, only three people fell.
At this time, the mace stick in Li Ergou's hand suddenly pointed in the direction of Li Ergou and others, and shouted: "Brothers, there are still a bunch of people over there, let's go, catch up, catch them all, and send the young ones away."
When building roads, send the old ones to raise pigs and kill them!"
A dozen guys rushed over carrying maces and clubs.
Changsun Wuji and others' expressions changed greatly, and they all shouted: "Protect Your Majesty!"
"Walk!"
"Go quickly!"
Li Er and the civil servants left first, while the military generals stayed behind to resist.
Qin Qiong, Li Junxian, Hou Junji, Li Daozong and others fought hard and barely managed to repel the pig-catching brigade. Then they turned around and saw that Li Er and others had left safely. They looked at each other and evacuated one after another.
I saw shock in the other person's eyes.
Are these lunatics in front of me really just pig hunters? Why are they so powerful in combat?
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dusk.
Li Er led a team of men and horses out of the mountains. Everyone was in dire straits, tired and hungry.
Li began to learn riding and archery with Li Yuan when he was twenty years old, and started a rebellion when he was a teenager. Over the years, he has been on the battlefield with no disadvantages, and he is surrounded by famous ministers and generals who followed him and conquered half of the Tang Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, today the boat capsized in the ditch and fell into the hands of a pig-catching brigade consisting of twenty people.
It can be called a great shame!
Along the way, no one spoke.
The atmosphere became increasingly awkward.
Gu Gu Gu Gu.
Suddenly, someone's stomach growled.
Hou Junji pointed to a house in the distance with smoke coming out of the roof, and said, "Your Majesty, there is a house ahead. Let's go and get some food first."
Li Er nodded: "Okay, by the way, let's count the number of people."
Qin Qiong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, we have already counted them. There are a total of thirty-two people who followed your Majesty into the mountains for hunting. There are thirteen people present now. The rest have not had time to run out. I'm afraid
They have been captured by the Pig Brigade. Among them is Wang Situ!"
Everyone looked around, and sure enough, Wang Gui was nowhere to be seen.
Wang Gui was a civil servant and was already old, so he naturally could not escape in the chaos.
Li Er said angrily: "Li Ke is a rebellious son. Dear friends, don't be discouraged. Come to the front to have something to eat and rest, and then follow me to Hu County to beg for help."
"yes!"
Everyone soon arrived at the yard of the house in front of them.
There was only an old lady and a grandson about seven years old at home.
The old lady learned that Li Er and others had gone into the mountains and lost their way. Although these people were in a sorry state, they were dressed in extraordinary ways. Without saying a word, she began to prepare meals for everyone.
At this time, the old lady's grandson came over. He looked very lively, and everyone thought he was cute.
Li Er then asked: "My child, how far is it from here to the county seat of Huxian County?"
The child replied: "We are not far from Hu County. We will arrive soon. I am studying in Hu County and I just came back today."
Li Er was shocked.
Look at this farmer's house. The house is dilapidated and not rich. How can they allow this child to go to school?
"Does your family have enough money to send you to school?" Li Er asked curiously.
The child said arrogantly: "Why not? My parents are building roads on Anhu Avenue, and they have a lot of money every month. My grandfather works on the farm in Hu County, and he also has 500 yuan a month, and I am studying.
It only costs 500 Wen per month.”
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised.
If the child didn't lie, wouldn't it mean that this family can provide education for two or three children?
"Then why are you studying?" Li Er asked again.
The child said with a smile: "When I grow up, I will be in charge of the city. I will catch pigs. I will catch people and catch more people to raise pigs. How majestic!"
Li Er's face turned green when he mentioned the word "catching pigs".
He didn't want to hear these two words right now.
In a short time, the old lady prepared meals for a dozen people and set up a simple table.
The dishes on the table are simple, a cabbage soup.
There is also a large jar covered with a lid, with steam coming out of the side.
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but lift the lid, and immediately, a scent of fragrance hit his nostrils.
Only then did everyone see that in the jar, there was actually a pot of meat. The meat was cut into square pieces, which looked drool-worthy.
Li Er said happily: "My lords, I didn't expect to be able to eat meat here. Let's hurry up and go to Hu County when we are full."
Wow.
Everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating happily.
Changsun Wuji repeatedly praised: "This is the most delicious meat I have ever eaten in my life!"
"What Lord Changsun said is absolutely true, but I don't know what it is that makes it so delicious."
Chen Shuda nodded: "This meat has a lot of fat. It's not mutton or donkey meat. It's weird, it's so delicious!"
Everyone soon forgot about the unpleasantness of being chased by the pig hunting team, and all praised the meat.
Li Er was curious, so he called the old lady over and asked, "Old man, I wonder what kind of meat you are cooking for us?"
The old lady was embarrassed and said with some fear: "My lord, don't blame me. Just now you said that it would be better if there was meat. However, there is no other meat at home, only a piece of pork that the child's father brought back yesterday, so I cooked the pork.
If you feel it is inappropriate, I will refund your money immediately."
pork?
Li Er and others' eyes widened.
This is actually pork?
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, but then they all became confused: "Is this pork? Why is it different from the pork I know?"
"Back when we were marching and fighting, I also ate pork, but it was very unpalatable. Why is the pork so delicious today?"
Li Er stared at the old lady, laughed, and said: "Don't be afraid, old man, we don't mean to blame, we just have something to ask, raising pigs consumes the most food, but ordinary people can't even feed themselves, and there is no surplus food to raise pigs.
, you actually raise pigs at home?”
The old lady hurriedly said: "I have no food at home, and I don't raise pigs. This pork was bought by the child's father from a pig farm in Hu County. Now that pig farm slaughters hundreds of pigs every day.
The rich and wealthy families don’t eat it, but the people who build the Anhui Avenue, the people who work on the farms, and the people in the county government eat it themselves. The rest is sold to the common people at a very cheap price. Mutton costs three cents.
It costs ten cents per catty, and pork only costs five cents per catty. You have to queue up every day to buy pork, and you can’t buy it when you go out to play.”
Li Er looked puzzled and asked hurriedly: "You mean, many people have started to eat pork?"