Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 413
In the evening, Tian Jing returned home from outside.

It is said to be a home, but it is actually just a corner of a shack in Xiaochanggan. Many refugees who lost their homes gather here, and the environment is extremely messy.The four corners of the stone slabs and the walls stuffed with bamboo branches and dead grass are only slightly used to block the wind, but in fact the inside and outside are equally cold.

In the cramped space, Tian Jing had to squat halfway to squeeze in. As soon as he entered the room, he found that there were only a few broken bamboo branches left on one side of the grass wall, and the cold wind gushed in from there, and there was an unkempt woman A person blocked the gap with his body, and in the haystack on the ground, an old woman was lying there half asleep and half awake, talking in her sleep.

Seeing this scene, Tian Jing's face suddenly became gloomy. Even if he didn't ask, he knew that the dry grass pasted on the wall had been stolen by some family to keep warm.During this long and cold winter, it is hard to find a piece of wood around Gyeonggi. Although there are still mountains and forests in the distance, it is a long way to and from, and the imperial court strictly prohibits private logging.

Seeing the woman covering the old mother's feet in her arms while covering the gap with her body, Tian Jing's slightly cold eyes became softer. He turned around and took out a two-foot-high clay pot from the corner of the wall. , Stuff a few handfuls of hay into it, and when ignited, the clay pot will emit thick smoke, bringing some warmth to the small hut.

"Mom, it's time to eat."

The eight-foot man stooped and held the old woman in his arms, and at the same time pulled the young woman in. The smoldering clay pot was stuffed between the two women's bodies, and Tian Jing himself blocked the gap. , Throwing two pieces of cold and hard rough bread into the clay pot.

"Are you hurt again?"

Seeing Tian Jing's left half of his body twitching faintly, the young woman asked with a worried look on her face.It was Wu's accent, which was different from Tian Jing's Jiangbei Liangzhou accent.

"It's okay, thanks for your hard work!"

Tian Jing sat in the gap, the cold wind slapped on his back like a knife, although he was already numb from the cold, it still made him chill from the bottom of his heart, and he looked at the young woman with a softer look: "Thank you so much , if it wasn't for you to take care of me, I, my mother, I'm afraid..."

"Azhi is a good lady, you have to treat her kindly..."

The old woman was babbling, somewhat vaguely, the young woman couldn't quite understand it, but after Tian Jing heard it, a trace of shyness appeared on Tian Jing's face, and his eyes fell on the young woman's face uncontrollably .Although she was only unkempt, it could still be seen that this woman had a pretty face, and her few movements revealed a charm that poor people didn't have.

The old woman ate half of a pancake and fell asleep in the warm clay pot.

Holding the bread in her hands, the young woman shrank obediently in the corner, making room for Tian Jing.Tian Jing didn't go there, he got out of the shack, wandered around for a while, and grabbed a few hay houses, and some of those houses rushed out to stop them, but seeing Tian Jing's burly figure and fierce eyes, they just yelled Don't dare to go forward.

Going back to the shack and plugging up the gap, the old woman's breathing was sometimes thick and sometimes low, which showed that the situation was already very bad.Tian Jing covered his face with both hands, let out a long sigh of grief, his arm was suddenly tapped a little, he looked up, and saw a young woman holding half a piece of bread and handing it in front of him: "Here you are."

The days were drowsy, from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, after all, the old woman couldn't survive, just like those sick and weak people in other shacks, they filled in Shizigang on the outskirts of the city.

The dead disappeared forever, but there was no silence in the shack, and someone always filled the vacant messy positions.

Human life is really cheap!

Tian Jing has been going out less and less, on the one hand to avoid consumption, and on the other hand it is becoming more and more difficult to find food.The imperial court was unable to provide disaster relief at all, and the big households had no money or food to cover the population. The people in these shacks seemed to have been forgotten by the world, and could only wait here numbly for death.

No matter how strong a man is, he can't help being without food for days.Especially a northerner like Tian Jing, who has long been hated by others. When he fell ill, he was quickly driven away by people from the left. Although those people could not benefit from it, the long-term accumulation of despair and violence There is always a need to vent.

In the face of desperation, women show much greater resilience than men.She was also already skinny, but she dragged Tian Jing's broad frame to find a small nest in the seldom-traveled high hills.This small nest is just a depression with its back against a big rock. The woman dug a shallow pit with her bare hands, and two people lay here waiting to die.

How long can a person live without food?Tian Jing had already lost the concept of time, he didn't even have the strength to raise his head, he just called out from time to time: "Miss Ah Zhi?"

"I'm here..." The lady breathed weakly, but she still responded.

Tian Jing looked at the gloomy sky, and his tone was a bit melancholy: "I really didn't expect that I would die of starvation... My family was originally the Dazong of Hanzhong, and those miscellaneous beards were also my slaves... Thirteen mounted horses to attack thieves, fifteenth they fought against the Han Dynasty... Alas, why did I tell my wife these things... It's a pity that I couldn't treat you kindly after all... My lady should also be a member of Jiangdong, right? I didn't want to send you away for a while, but now I caused my lady to die with me..."

The woman exhausted all her strength, turned over and embraced Tian Jing's arm: "I am willing, I am willing to die here in the same hole... The maidservant is not a master, but a palace man who fled in the garden... Your Excellency never harmed me, you, You are the first class gentleman in the world..."

Hearing this, Tian Jing felt as if he had received the greatest compliment. He hugged the woman and was about to say something, but there was only a hoarse sound in his throat.He felt that the woman's breath was getting weaker and weaker, and the only heat was rapidly dissipating. Sad tides flooded his heart, and his limbs tensed, and his mouth let out a mournful growl.

"There are still living people there..."

While in a coma, Tian Jing felt several figures rushing towards him, seeming to look at his body, then his jaw was pried open, a bamboo tube was stuffed into the entrance, and immediately the extremely sweet rice milk flowed into him dry throat.As if in a dream, he greedily sucked a few mouthfuls, then suddenly grabbed the bamboo tube and shouted vaguely: "My lady, my lady..."

After an unknown period of time, Tian Jing's consciousness gradually regained consciousness. He opened his eyes, and a bright light filled his field of vision. After a while, lines gradually appeared in the bright light, and then a human figure was outlined.

Standing in front of him was a handsome young man with a golden crown wearing a blue fur coat. The young man had his hands behind his back and looked down at him from a height.There are several fine armored soldiers guarding him behind him, and the soldiers have a strong sense of bravery and murderousness. Although Tian Jing's military power is not low, he may not be more brave than these guards in his heyday.

"Your Excellency, is it true that Your Excellency is the real king of the underworld?"

Tian Jing was surprised, he didn't know where he was, and asked with hesitation.

"Ha ha……"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a series of laughter from Zuojin, and the handsome young man was also smiling, and a guard behind him stepped forward and said loudly: "Open your eyes and be clear, this is the captain-in-law. Marquis Shen! Marquis Shen received the imperial edict to serve as the governor of the southern part of the capital, in charge of relief matters in the south of Daheng. If Marquis Shen hadn’t escorted Wu Zhongziyong to the north in time, you poor people would still have lives..."

The sergeant said a lot, but Tian Jing didn't understand. So, the only thing he was sure of was that he was not dead. In the ecstasy, his thoughts turned again, and his body suddenly bounced up: "How is my wife..."

"presumptuous!"

A sergeant stepped forward and knocked Tian Jing down with a swipe of the back of his knife.

"Rest in peace, if you are lucky enough not to die, your family will always be reunited."

The young man took a step back and told the clerk behind him: "Since the man is awake, enter his hometown and arrange it later."

The group of people left here quickly, and after a while, Tian Jing's befuddled mind gradually became clear, and he also saw where he was.This is a huge adobe room with excellent wind insulation effect. There are flaming braziers in the four corners of the room, which make the whole room warm, which is very different from the biting cold wind earlier.

There are many wooden couches in this room, covered with thick linen felt, and the wooden couches are full of people.Many people were lying on the couch, laughing and chatting, probably because of the good fortune, their hearts were calmed down, and a middle-aged man next to him patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, boy, Marquis Shen has already returned to the capital, and we are all looking forward to a way out." Shen Hou also said just now that as long as you are lucky enough to survive, you will be able to reunite sooner or later. Now that men and women are separated, no matter how loud you shout, you will not be able to see your wife."

"Shen, Marquis Shen? Is that the noble gentleman just now? But, but, why does it seem like a dream?"

Hearing what Tian Jing said, everyone beside him burst into laughter: "This kid probably doesn't know the name of Marquis Shen yet!"

"It's not his fault! The son-in-law returned to the capital on a light ride that day, so it was just like a dream."

"Yes, the son-in-law is not here, and there is no one in Jiangdong! That day, the son-in-law Gao Yi retired and returned to his hometown, and the princes in Taichung were empty-handed. In the end, the son-in-law could not resign from the state post, and he returned to the capital on a snowy night to save the people!"

Speaking of that son-in-law, Marquis Shen, everyone in the room started talking.Hearing the uplifting gossip about the rest of his life, Tian Jing was finally sure that he was not dreaming, he was really saved!

Thinking of the young man just now, Tian Jing's mood gradually became complicated. Because he had something on his mind, he didn't join in the discussion of others.

After recuperating in this room for two days, Tian Jing gradually regained some energy. He begged the soldiers every day to see his wife.Now that his old mother has also passed away, only the lady Ah Zhi who volunteered to die with him is his only concern, he cannot be sure of the safety of the lady, so his heart is always in high spirits.

But the lady didn't see it, but he did see the concubine Gao Yi who saved the people.

Although it was only two days, it seemed like a lifetime to Tian Jing. Xiao Changgan’s messy shacks had disappeared, replaced by well-arranged adobe houses, the roads became neat and clean, and cauldrons were set up at every intersection. , below is the raging fire, the big broken bones are boiled in the cauldron, the soup is full of oily flowers for people to take, and the whole camp is filled with a faint smell of bones.

The weather has gradually warmed up, and there are many short-brown civilian men lined up in the camp, shuttled through the camp carrying various supplies under the leadership of the sergeant.There are still many chilblains on their exposed hands and feet, but their faces are always filled with the joy of being alive after the catastrophe. Even though they are sweating profusely, they still smile brightly from time to time. Death and hostility.

The soldiers who led the way led Tian Jing into a brick attic. Before entering, Tian Jing was searched again. When he entered the room, he saw many officials sitting in the room, each buried in a large number of files.It was not until he reached the second floor that he saw that Marquis Shen again.

"A criminal in Liyang and a servant girl who escaped from the garden, their fate is very hard!"

That Marquis Shen only wore fashionable clothes, his hair was casually tied in a bun, sitting in the main hall and exuding a kind of confidence that could not be rejected.When Tian Jing came up with his head down, he held a document in his hand, looked at Tian Jing and said with a smile.

When Tian Jing heard this, cold sweat poured out from his forehead, and he knelt on the ground with a plop and tremblingly said: "The criminal dare not plead, and is willing to do the work of the ox and the horse, and I only ask Marquis Shen to save my family's life!"

　It's the last day of August, and I have the audacity to ask for a guaranteed monthly pass for the next month. . .Next month I will work hard for full attendance, and my attitude is very correct! ! !The procedures for dropping out of school have been completed, and the teachers and classmates are not as cute as you! ! !You want to support me! ! !
　　
　
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