Jinghong Tower

He Ran Xun Sheng looked over and saw that it was the elder sister of the twins.

He Ran did not answer, but asked: "How old is your father?"

The twins looked at each other, wondering why their benefactor would ask this.

"My father's fiftieth birthday is one month away." The two of them lowered their heads sadly.

He Ran remembered the fat baby wearing a silver collar in the wine shop the last time he came here: "Auntie, my wine is delicious, please buy more."

"Okay, except for your brother, I don't want any other boys."

The man who just wanted to give away his son felt sour in his heart, but when he thought that the grandfather of these siblings died for the people of the village, he swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips.

He Ran looked at how late it was and said, "Let's find a place to bury these bodies first, hurry!"

It's a matter of life and death, and no one is really confused. Leaving the corpses of these officers and soldiers here will only bring disaster to them.

Everyone scrambled to drag the body into the ground and bury it. There was no shortage of places to bury bodies in the countryside.

The bodies of the twins' mother and their grandfather were also found.

He Ran said to the two of them: "Bury them first. Don't set up graves. Make a mark. Come back after a while and bury them again."

The two siblings cried bitterly, but they did not stop. They dug two holes behind their winery, found quilts from home, wrapped the bodies of their grandfather and mother and buried them in the holes. They followed He Ran's instructions. As he said, the place where the body was buried was flattened and some gravel and tiles were placed on it.

The two wiped away their tears and returned to He Ran. Other villagers had already buried the bodies of the officers and soldiers, leaving a few weapons for self-defense and burying the rest.

He Ran said: "Everyone should leave here quickly. If you really can't leave, go to the mountains to take shelter, but you must leave. No one can be left in this village."

A child said: "I know there is a cave, just near the Buddha's head. There are many trees outside. I accidentally discovered it when I was collecting fungi."

"You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier!" The adults in the family complained.

"Yes, I know that cave. Although the entrance is small, it is very deep inside and can accommodate many people." Another child said.

"Let's go, let's take shelter in the cave first!" Someone wanted to go there immediately.

Suddenly, an old lady cried and said: "I won't leave, I won't go anywhere, I will die at home. I am an old lady, what should I be afraid of? You all can go, I will stay!"

Most of the people here are old people, and it is difficult to leave their hometown, especially for the elderly.

At that moment, some people began to cry together: "We are old and we are not going anywhere. The worst we can do is leave our lives to them!"

He Ran said coldly: "If you want to stay, think about it in advance. When the Jin army came back, they tortured you and forced you to tell where the folks had gone. You said you wouldn't tell? What if the folks were hiding? Wherever it was leaked, there is no doubt that it must have been you who said it!"

The old lady was startled and said hurriedly: "We are all from the same village and we are all related. How could I betray everyone?"

An old lady said angrily: "Young lady from the Gou Sheng family, you never kept your mouth shut when you were young. You didn't even need to be tortured. But when you saw real swords and guns, you just said everything!"

Another old man also yelled: "Second uncle is gone, and now I am the oldest in the village. Anyone who doesn't leave today will be my decision. They will be removed from the family tree, and they will not be allowed to enter the ancestral graves after they die!"

The old lady from before was so frightened that she was not allowed to enter the ancestral grave. Then wouldn’t she become a ghost in the lonely grave? "Look what you said, can I just leave? We are all relatives, why are you so cruel?"

The two old ladies who had followed her and said they wanted to leave also lowered their heads and went home to get the scraps of silver hidden in the cracks in the wall.

Everyone dispersed, some went home, packed their things, helped the elderly and children away, and some gave some instructions to their daughters, just to tell them to listen to their master when they went outside, and to remember to save the money they made. Don't spend it all or anything like that.

In less than a stick of incense, the only people on the threshing floor that had been noisy just now were He Ran, his master and servant, and a few children who were left behind.

He Ran smiled bitterly. From the beginning to the end, no one asked her what her last name was, just like her surname was Ben Mingren, and her famous name was Benefactor.

Several girls huddled together, and He Ran counted them. Counting the twins, there were seven in total.

He Ran smiled and said: "You family members are really generous. You don't even ask me my name or my family name. Where should I look for you if I want to find you in the future?"

The girls lowered their heads, and one of them boldly said, "My parents won't look for me. They say I'm a loser all day long."

He Ran smiled and shook her head: "If you don't want to look for it, then don't look for it. Come on, follow me!"

He Ran and Xiaoli only have two horses. Even if there are two people on one horse, there are still five people to walk on the ground.

He Ran asked: "Besides the official road, is there any other way from here to the county seat?"

The twins said in unison: "Yes, my family often takes a small road to deliver wine. There are no tax collectors on the small roads, so we have to take a long way around."

Their family sells wine, and wine is heavily taxed everywhere. Jin people like to eat mature vinegar. In Jin, in addition to the wine tax, there is also a vinegar tax.

In addition to the annual fixed tax on wine and vinegar, there is also a tax card on the official road specifically for checking wine and vinegar. Pedestrians coming and going can only carry one catty of wine and one catty of vinegar. Once the amount is exceeded, they have to pay according to the excess amount. Pay toll tax, and this toll tax is not fixed. It varies from place to place, even every month. It depends on whether the authorities are short of money again.

Those who open wine shops have to deliver goods to the city. In addition to paying toll tax on the road, they also have to pay the city entrance tax at the city gate when entering the city. Therefore, these wine shops can save as much as they can, but not the city tax. Come down, then think of a way to deal with the toll tax. The worst is not to take the official road, but work harder and take a longer route.

Although these siblings are young, they are already helping the family with things. They have walked that path countless times.

He Ran was very happy and waved her hand: "Then let's go."

The siblings sighed. They just went home and saw that the mule cart that delivered goods to their family was also smashed. The mules went somewhere. It would be great if the mule cart was still there. Everyone could walk faster. .

However, these little girls have grown up in the countryside and are used to walking on mountain roads and doing farm work. Walking this little bit of road is nothing to them.

After walking for about an hour, Longfengtai pointed to a mountain in front of him and said, "After that mountain, you will see the north gate of the county seat."

The mountain is not high. It took everyone half an hour to reach the top of the mountain. There were trees on the top of the mountain. Xiaoli looked around. Suddenly, she pointed in the distance and said, "Look, there's a fire over there!"

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and some people exclaimed: "That's our village!"

Their village was now a sea of ​​fire, and their former home could never return.

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