The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 173 Trapped in a Deserted Village
As the saying goes, the Japanese pirates were chasing after them in a hurry. The bearers were out of breath and couldn't even tell the difference between east, west and north. They gradually deviated from the route. They were originally retreating to the direction of Miaowanchang. He kept running, not knowing where he was going. Finally, he gave up his pick, threw away the sedan chair, and ran away for his life, even though Jia Huan screamed until his throat was broken, and he couldn't shout back.

Lin Ruhai, Zhang Yitong, and County Magistrate Lu could only get down from the sedan. Jia Huan also helped Lin Daiyu out of the sedan.

Lin Daiyu looked around with panic on her face, and found that she was surrounded by reeds that were almost as tall as a person. The sun was setting in the west, and the place where the sea and the sky met was as red as a fire, which was extremely magnificent.Originally, Lin Daiyu wanted to see the sunset over the sea during this trip, but she didn't have the time to appreciate it right now. She asked in a low voice with a slightly trembling voice: "Brother Huan, what is this place?"

Just as Jia Huan was about to answer, the reeds behind him suddenly rustled, and the next second, a "beast" jumped out of it. It turned out to be a Japanese pirate wearing a boar's head.

This Japanese pirate suddenly encountered Jia Huan and others, and was obviously stunned for a moment, then showed a ferocious smile, screamed "ah hey", and rushed towards Jia Huan with a knife.

"Brother Huan, be careful." Lin Ruhai shouted in shock.

"Ah!" Lin Daiyu and Xue Yan screamed out of fear.

It was too late for the four nearby salt soldiers to rescue him. The county magistrate Lu Renjia even closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look anymore, thinking that Jia Huan would be cut into two pieces with one knife.

However, at this critical moment, Jia Huan quickly pulled the gun and pulled the trigger in front of the Japanese pirates. The steel wheel rotated rapidly driven by the clockwork, rubbing the flint fixed on the fire door to produce a large number of sparks. , the gunpowder was immediately ignited, and a thick smoke rose into the sky.

--boom!

The lead bullet shot out from the muzzle of the gun and hit the Japanese pirate between the eyebrows, creating a bloody hole on the spot. With the blood spattering, the Japanese pirate's expression changed from a sinister smile to astonishment, then from shock to horror, and finally to pain.

--thump!
The ferocious Japanese pirate fell down like a machine that suddenly lost power. The Japanese knife in his hand also fell with a clang. The extremely sharp tip was less than two inches from the tip of Jia Huan's nose.

The surrounding fields were silent, the sea breeze blew in the face, the reeds rustled, and the smell of gunpowder and blood drifted away with the wind. Jia Huan's whole body was soaked with cold sweat, and the hand holding the gun was trembling slightly. It was too dangerous. Just a moment ago If he were just a few tenths of a second slower, he would have been disemboweled.

Although this type of revolving musket is more advanced than the matchlock gun, it sometimes misfires due to carbon deposits, and the probability of misfiring is quite high. Fortunately, the chain did not drop at this critical moment, otherwise we will be the ones who fall at this moment. Classmate Jia.

Lin Daiyu saw Jia Huan standing motionless. She was so frightened that he had been injured that she had lost her soul. Her hands and feet were cold. She didn't even care that the bloody corpse of the Japanese pirate was right in front of her. She rushed forward and asked eagerly: "Brother Huan, what are you doing?" Don’t scare me, but are you injured?”

Only then did Jia Huan come back to his senses. Seeing Lin Daiyu's eyes were red and she was so scared that she almost cried. She couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. She shook her head and smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Lin Daiyu let out a long sigh of relief. Xue Yan next to her also patted her chest and said, "Amitofu, I scared my maid to death just now."

At this time, Shitou came hurriedly from a distance with several salt soldiers. When he saw the Japanese pirate who had thrown himself to the ground, he was shocked. He stepped forward and kicked over the corpse of the Japanese pirate with a pig-head hat, and found that he was completely dead. Then he smiled and said: "You killed me, Third Master? You were a sure hitter!"

I almost shot with a face full of anger, can you be accurate?

Jia Huan nodded, and while cleaning the charcoal deposits on the fire door, he asked in a deep voice: "Where are Huzi and Mr. Jiang?"

Shitou replied: "We were still fighting fiercely with the thieves in the back. When we heard gunshots here, Huzi asked me to bring a few brothers to catch up first to check. This Japanese pirate must have taken a shortcut."

As he spoke, the sounds of shouting and fighting in the distance were getting closer and closer. Shitou's expression changed slightly and he said: "There are too many thieves. Brother Hu and the others may not be able to resist them. Let's leave quickly."

At that moment, everyone was running forward along a narrow path in the reed swamp. Lin Ruhai was still seriously ill. After running for a while, he started to wheeze and cough, making it difficult to breathe. His face turned pale. He really had no energy to run any more, so the salt soldiers took turns carrying him. With.

Lin Daiyu was originally weak, but at this moment she was surprisingly tenacious. Although she fell twice and her palms were pricked by thorns, she still gritted her teeth and stumbled to the back of the team without making a sound.

When Jia Huan saw this, he was both surprised and pitiful. Without any explanation, he stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Come up, I'll carry you."

"No, I can do it myself." Lin Daiyu refused. "Hurry up, the thief will catch up soon." Jia Huan shouted.

Lin Daiyu was startled. No one had ever spoken to her loudly before. Normally, she would have been angry. But at this moment, instead of feeling angry, she felt a little inexplicable, so she lay down obediently. Jia Huan's back, and took the initiative to hug Jia Huan's neck tightly.

Jia Huan took a big step and started running. Xue Yan stuck out his tongue and quickened his pace to keep up.Fortunately, Lin Daiyu was petite and slim, so Jia Huan didn't find it difficult to carry her on her back. She still walked quickly and even had enough energy to pull Xueyan.

At this time, everyone finally crossed the reed marsh, but saw that under the vast dusk, there seemed to be a village ahead, so everyone ran towards the village in unison.

Just when they arrived near the entrance of the village, everyone felt something was wrong, because the road into the village was overgrown with weeds, and the whole village was lifeless. There was no sound of people and no fireworks. It seemed to be an abandoned village.

"Magistrate Lu, what is this place?" Zhang Yongdong stopped in his tracks due to salt transportation and asked while panting.

Magistrate Lu was out of breath as he ran and looked around blankly, unable to answer. Apparently he didn't know where this place was.

"Look, there is a wooden sign here with words written on it...Niaoshi Village." Shitou, a boy with sharp eyes, found a wooden board from the grass beside the road, tilted his head, and muttered. .

Jia Huan, carrying Lin Daiyu, came closer to take a look, and said with a bit of laughter: "It's Wushi Village."

Shitou scratched his head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's a bird or a crow, it's pretty much the same anyway."

However, Magistrate Lu's expression changed slightly and he ran over and asked, "Is this really Wushi Village?"

Jia Huan nodded. Magistrate Lu took the wooden sign from Shitou's hand and immediately threw it away as if he had seen a ghost.

Jia Huan's heart moved and he asked: "Master Lu, what is the origin of this Wushi Village?"

Magistrate Lu said with a gloomy look: "There was a plague in this village two years ago. To prevent the plague from spreading, the previous magistrate sealed the village. It was reopened only after the plague was over. However, almost everyone here died. So the village was eventually abandoned.”

"Bah, bah, bah, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Shitou took a few mouthfuls and wiped his hands vigorously on the grass, as if they were stained with dog shit.

The expressions of everyone present changed, including Lin Ruhai and Zhang Yitong. They were obviously very taboo about this, but even in modern times, when people talk about plague, they are afraid of it, so it is not surprising.

However, at this moment, a group of people from behind rushed over. It was Tiehu and Jiangba who were in charge of cutting off the rear. It seemed that there were less than 20 people left, and everyone was injured. Under the dusk in the distance There were many figures, and strange screams and shouts of death could be heard faintly. The pirates and Japanese pirates were obviously still in hot pursuit.

"Sir, hurry up, the thieves are coming. There are so many of them that we can't stop them!" Mr. Jiang rushed to him and shouted anxiously, his body covered in blood.

Everyone was shocked and ran into the deserted village regardless of their bad luck.

This village is obviously not rich, because most of them are thatched houses, and no one has repaired them for more than a year. Now most of them have collapsed and decayed, and weeds are growing everywhere. However, the ancestral hall in the village is made of bricks. , is still well preserved, and has a wall several meters high, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is suitable for temporary hiding.

So everyone quickly entered the ancestral hall, moved debris to block the dilapidated courtyard door, and quickly cleared away the weeds in the courtyard.

At this time, the pirates and Japanese pirates finally came after them. Seeing everyone hiding in the ancestral hall, they lit torches and surrounded the ancestral hall, preparing to catch turtles in a jar.

(End of this chapter)