Jinghong Tower

Chapter 266 Tunnel War

"Yes, they have all been evacuated." He Dali said with certainty.

He Ran silently repeated in her heart: They have all been evacuated, they have really all been evacuated.

He Ran suddenly felt a familiar feeling, as if she had experienced such a thing before.

When did you experience it?
He Ran couldn't remember it, as if someone had suddenly disappeared from her life.

This feeling comes and goes quickly, just like a gust of wind blowing in the fields. It comes and goes away quickly.

The life of the people in Yu was obviously far inferior to that in Jin, at least not as good as the current Jinyang and the surrounding areas of Jinyang.

Wherever Ran's army passed, many places were empty.

In a village, Liu Xia found an old woman to inquire about the situation.

"Auntie, are you the only one in your home? Where are the others? Are your neighbors not here too?"

The old woman looked at Liu Xia warily. Liu Xia was not wearing a military uniform and looked like an ordinary young girl.

The old woman felt relieved and lowered her voice and said, "Girl, run away quickly, Ran Jun is about to attack."

Liu Xia hurriedly asked: "Why did Ran Jun run away when he came? Did everyone in your family run away?"

"Yes!" the old woman said, "My legs and feet are inconvenient and I can't run anymore. I don't want to drag my children down, so I stayed alone. I'm not afraid of Ran Jun coming. They can't take me away too." , I’m an old woman, I have nothing to be afraid of.”

The old woman looked at Liu Xia again. She was old and her eyes were dim. Just now she only saw a young girl. Now she looked carefully. She was pretty.

"Oh, girl, you are good-looking, so you are even more likely to run away. I heard that some big boss like Ran Jun will arrest any girl he sees, and he even specializes in catching pretty girls." Kind reminder.

Liu Xia: "All those families who escaped in the village had girls at home?"

Old woman: "Anyone with a girl will run away, and anyone with a son will of course run away. The boss will arrest not only the girls, but the boys as well!"

Liu Xia hurriedly asked: "Who did you listen to?"

Old woman: "Everyone knows about this. Alas, the Tiger Army is gone and Ran Jun is here. Alas, when will this day end!"

Liu Xia asked: "Isn't the Huwei Army also bad?"

Old woman: "What a big man! Huweijun stole chickens. They are all weasels. Several chickens I raised were stolen by Huweijun! The leader of Huweijun is a big chicken thief." !”

Anyway, the Huwei Army has gone away, the old woman is not afraid anymore, she can say whatever she wants!
Liu Xia came back and reported to He Ran. Alas, it would be difficult to tell the old woman's words without laughing.

He Ran laughed as she listened. She was just robbing men and women. How could a black girl, a good-for-nothing, become a big-time chicken thief?

Next time you write a letter, be sure to laugh at him.

He Ran said to He Dali: "Please pass on the order and stay here today."

On the way here, He Ran had already seen that the crops nearby were growing well, which meant that although the villagers fled, they did not flee too far, and they were obviously reluctant to part with the crops they had planted.

He Ran said to Liu Xia, "Let's go to that old woman's house and have a look."

Even though the old woman's cold legs couldn't walk a long way, she knew that the army was entering the village. When Liuxia came, the door of the old woman's house was still open, but now when she came again, the door was closed.

Liu Xia knocked on the door for a long time before the old woman opened the door a crack. When she saw Liu Xia, the old woman opened the door and said, "Girl, why don't you leave?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw He Ran and Xiaoli beside Liu Xia.

Liuxia was dressed as an ordinary woman, but He Ran and Xiaoli were dressed in military uniforms. The old woman could see the swords on their bodies at a glance. Her face changed greatly, and she wanted to close the door but couldn't. Liuxia stepped in with one foot and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't be afraid. We want to borrow the kitchen from you and pay for it."

The old woman was startled: "You want to borrow the kitchen?"

Xiaoli came over and shook the grain bag in her hand: "Auntie, we brought the grain and wanted to borrow your firewood stove to cook a bowl of rice porridge."

With that said, Xiaoli handed over a bunch of copper coins. The old woman was startled again and reached out to take it. Then she thought of something and retracted her hand and hid it behind her back.

"No money, just come in." The old woman's eyes fell on Xiaoli's sword again, with fear on her face.

The three of them thanked her and followed the old woman into the house. Xiaoba landed on the eaves and looked around.

The farmyard is clearly visible at a glance. There is a stack of firewood in the corner and a few farm tools next to it. Although the old woman is the only one in the house, she is kept clean and orderly.

Seeing the kitchen, Xiaoli walked over. The old woman quickly stopped her and said, "Girl, that kitchen has not been used for a long time and is dirty. Come and cook here."

The old woman pointed to another smaller room, which also had a stove. There was a large porcelain bowl on the stove and a water tank next to it.

The three of them walked into the small kitchen. He Ran looked at the water tank, which was full of water.

When she first arrived, she noticed that there was only one well in the village, right in the middle of the village. It was not a long walk from here, but for an old man with inconvenient legs and feet, it was not an easy task.

He Ran recalled seeing Feng Xueying carrying water in Mount Wutai.

This old woman carrying water is probably not much better than Feng Xueying.

He Ran walked out of the kitchen and saw the old woman standing in the yard, holding her hands together nervously.

He Ran smiled and said to the old woman: "How old are you?"

Old woman: "Not thin, not thin."

He Ran: "How old are you?"

Old woman: "Old, fifty."

Even though He Ran was used to this age when he was already full of children and grandchildren at the age of forty, he still didn't expect that this old man with a ravaged face was actually not old.

I can only say that life is not easy.

He Ran asked again: "How many children do you have in your family?"

Old woman: "Eight, one son and seven daughters."

He Ran: "Oh, your family is living a good life, you have eight children."

Old woman: "These eight have great fortunes. Several of them died, but they were the only ones who survived."

He Ran hurriedly asked: "Are all your children married?"

Old woman: "My son hasn't married yet, my daughter."

She only answered He Ran's questions and did not see Liu Xia quietly walk into the unused kitchen. Soon, Liu Xia walked out again, walked to He Ran, and whispered in her ear: "Underneath the cauldron in the kitchen is a tunnel."

He Ran thought of a movie he had seen in modern times, and did not expect that in this seemingly inconspicuous village, there was actually a stove digging tunnel.

Ran Jun entered Yu Land only in the past ten days. This tunnel was obviously not to prevent her. It seemed that it existed before, and the young and strong people in this village were probably hidden in the tunnel.