Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 722
When he woke up, he saw that the sky outside was dim—is it already dawn?She remembered that it was dusk when she fled back to the inn.At this time, I found myself lying on the grass.There was a stench of horse dung in her nose, and she heard the familiar breathing of a horse in her ears—it was her horse.

After a while, she became clearer, and found herself lying in the barn of the inn--there are few livestock in Guangdong, and the inn is just for the guests.The place is not big, only a dozen horses, mules and donkeys can be tied up.At this moment, there was only one of their horses in the barn, and there were vague people sitting in other places.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Suo said happily, "Drink some water." As he spoke, he brought a bowl. Qingxia had been fighting since the morning, and she had hardly drank any water. She felt tired and thirsty at the moment, with a dry throat. There was smoke, and after taking a sip, it seemed to be tea brewed with medicinal treatment, it was slightly bitter, and the mouth was filled with fluid, like fine nectar and jade liquid.I drank it in one gulp.

"Don't worry, there's still a lot here." Jiang Suo took a teapot and got another bowl, "This unscrupulous boss -- ran back last night. He refused to ask for a bowl of water. I slapped him with a knife. He just brought out a bucket of water—use it for our horses!" He smiled triumphantly as he spoke, "We fought with swords and guns, and he didn't even give him a bowl of water to drink. I kicked the wooden barrel on him with one kick, no, there are tea and snacks." Then he took out a few cakes and other snacks for him, "Eat some."

After drinking the water, my mood calmed down a bit, and I felt the hunger.There was a rumbling in my stomach.Qingxia's face turned red, and she ate two pieces of snacks --- only then did she realize that she hadn't asked about other people's situation.

"How is Jiang Niang?"

Seeing that she was eating quickly, Jiang Suo took out another piece: "Eat some more, I have some more here." Then he said: "Lying there, she was stabbed by a thief and hurt her leg , now there is no way to invite a doctor—there is a lot of chaos outside." Jiang Suo said in a low voice, "The Kun bandits have broken through the stronghold."

Upon hearing this, Qingxia hurriedly asked, "Where's Luo Zhai?"

"It's broken. I heard that at the end of the fight, they set fire to it. The gangsters surrounded the inside tightly, and the news couldn't get out. I only saw groups of prisoners being escorted out from there to the threshing floor. Master It probably doesn’t matter, at most the Kun bandits caught them—Kun bandits don’t kill people indiscriminately, even Xiangyong’s family members don’t kill anyone who puts down their weapons and headshots. It’s just that many members of the Luo family were killed and committed suicide, and Master Luo is probably finished too. .” When he said the last sentence, there was joy in his tone.

Qingxia was a little relieved when she heard that her father was fine, but she was at a loss when she heard that Master Luo might be dead.Master Luo never spoke to her in private, but valued her martial arts and gave her a bow.Because of this, her longing for Master Luo became more and more intense.Now that she heard that he was probably dead, an inexplicable pain enveloped her heart, which almost made her cry for a while.

Yet she quickly restrained herself.

"Where are Uncle Zhou and how many children?"

"Not yet. Sister, don't worry. I'll look for them as soon as the martial law on the street is over. As long as the monkey cubs are not dead, I'll definitely find them." Jiang Suo hesitated, "But Uncle Zhou is afraid that it might be a murderer. How much luck is less..."

According to Jiang Niang, at that time, a group of Xiangyong was disrupted by a row of guns from the Kun bandits. When everyone retreated, some Xiang Yong fell into a scuffle with the Kun bandits. Jiang Niang was wounded by the gun and managed to escape. An alley but Uncle Zhou fell behind.

The news that Uncle Zhou may have died made Qingxia even more depressed, but now she is the leader of the class, Jiang Niang is injured, Jiang Suo is too young, and the whereabouts of other people in the class are unknown, so she can't just lie on the ground and do nothing.Struggling to stand up now.

"I have to go and see."

"Senior sister, don't go out, you are not in good health. Besides, the martial law on the street has not been lifted yet."

"It's okay." She supported herself and sat up. There was no pain in her body. She practiced martial arts for a while, and she has honed her muscles and bones. .You give me a hand"

"Okay." Jiang Suo happily supported her arm to make Qingxia stand up.The other people who hid in the barn also sat up and down. Some people wanted to go outside to see the situation, but they dared not go out. Seeing that someone was willing to go out, they all watched eagerly.

Qingxia went outside, the yard was empty, there was nothing, and the door to the backyard was closed tightly.The door to the front yard was also closed.She scooped up some water in a water tank and scrubbed it for a while, feeling much refreshed.Seeing the shadow in the water tank, she suddenly realized that she was still wearing an arrow-sleeved shirt—if the gangster suspected that she was Teacher Xiangyong, it would be troublesome.She hurriedly tore off the veil wrapped around her head, but she didn't have to change her clothes—the changed clothes and luggage were all left in the Luo Family Ancestral Hall.

Looking at his body again, there are some dark stains, probably the blood splashed on him yesterday.But it is almost invisible on the black and blue material.She thought about it, and told Jiang Suo to find a place to hide the weapon first.

"Here is a 'One Pocket Circle'." Jiang Suo took out a tattered cloak-like dress from the grass, "Senior Sister, your arrow sleeves are too eye-catching! Just wear this cover."

"Okay." She put on the "a bag of rounds", and wiped some pot ash on her face and hands.

At this time, only the sound of gongs came from outside: "The martial law is lifted! All is well!" shouts came from far to near.

"Junior Brother, you are here to watch Jiang Niang, I will go out to inquire about the news, and then see if I can find a doctor for Jiang Niang to see the red wound. Have we given her the golden sore medicine we carried?"

"It's done, it's just that the knife is so ruthless, it almost pierces through the legs. I don't know if it hurts the muscles or bones." Jiang Suo worried.

If you hurt your muscles and bones, you can no longer perform art.It can only be taken care of by the team.This becomes a great burden.

"Even if she is injured, we have to take care of her!" Qingxia said decisively, Jiang Niang's life experience is extremely pitiful, her husband died at the age of 19, she has no children, and her mother-in-law's family has also passed away long ago.For more than ten years, he has been performing arts with classes.She has long regarded her class as her family, and the people in her class are her relatives.

The gongs outside were beating again, this time calling for the owners of each family to gather at the threshing ground as soon as possible. Australians have important matters to "meet", and each family must go to one person. Replace, or "shoot to kill".For a while, a pot boiled in the yard, and many people were worried, wondering what the Kun thief had in order to get the heads of the families to gather.But dare not not go.

Qingxia thinks this is a good opportunity, they are outsiders, no one will pay attention to them.Just in time to take the opportunity to go around the town to see the situation.Now take care of Jiang Suo to take good care of Jiang Niang, and open the back door to go out.

The alleys outside were empty, and no one passed by, but the number of people on the street gradually increased.She lowered her head and tried her best to walk along the deserted streets and alleys.

The first place to go is Luo Zhai.His own father was stuck in it.In any case, you have to go and see first.At the same time, he also wanted to know if Master Luo was really going to die.For some reason, she couldn't let go of this man.

The Luo family mansion, which used to occupy a vast area with dense buildings, has become a ruin full of fire and smoke.The majestic gate has been turned into rubble, and the courtyard wall as thick as a city wall has collapsed in many places.There are broken bricks, charred wood, and broken weapons everywhere.Some corpses have not been moved away, and they are lined up in the open space in front of the gate, covered with straw mats.From the exposed legs, feet and hair, it seems that they are the corpses of Xiangyong and his servants, and some are women dressed in silk and satin, probably the female relatives and maids of the Luo family.Qingxia felt sad and secretly recited a few Buddha's mantras.

More than 200 people, probably captured Xiangyong, are cleaning up the rubble under the surveillance of the gangsters.From time to time, boxes and barrels were lifted out of it.Whether it's a box or a wooden barrel, they are styles that Qingxia has never seen before.Occasionally, some people carried out the furniture, cloth and straw bags filled with rice, and piled them up in an open space surrounded by horses.There are also people who record points on the side.

On the open space in front of the door, there was a shelf in the shape of a door frame, and a row of dead people hung there—twenty or thirty of them.She silently recited Amitabha, and slowly took a closer look. Most of the hanged people were people she had never seen before.There are old and young, judging from their appearance and clothes, they should be the big gentlemen in this town, probably the committee members and deacons of the Tuanlian Office.There are also a few strong and strong people who look like they are practicing martial arts. They are either teachers of Xiangyong or Lianmu, servant leaders and so on.

She soon found Luo Tianqiu, who was hanging on a shelf.The bun was parted, eyes were wide open, and an expression of disobedience still appeared on his face.Luo Tianqiu was still fighting when he was arrested, and his clothes were stained with blood.Qingxia looked sad, but she didn't dare to cry. Seeing that the thieves were guarding the prisoners, cleaning the battlefield and carrying goods, no one was paying attention, she knelt down with her hands clasped together, silently chanted a few Buddha's names, then quickly stood up and walked away up.

She turned to the vicinity of the ancestral hall, which was abandoned by the villagers' brave family members first, so the damage was not great.There are only a few people who look like locals cleaning the street at the door.Qingxia took the courage to find a kind-hearted old man to ask how the people in the ancestral hall were doing.

"There was no war here," the old man told her. "Not many people were killed. But the others were taken by... the Australians."

"Where did they get caught?" Qingxia asked anxiously.

"All those arrested have been sent to the Tuanlian Office for interrogation." The old man looked around and asked in a low voice, "Little lady! Do you know the Luo family?

Qingxia knew that the Luo family had a bad reputation here, so she lied that her father was a tenant of the Luo family, and came to town a few days ago to pay tribute to the Luo family's ancestral hall.

"Then it doesn't matter. Australians are very kind to the common people. Your father is just a tenant. You can come out after you make it clear. It will be fine." The old man comforted her.

Qingxia thanked her and walked into an alley.Involuntarily covered his face and wept.Is it sad or happy?She couldn't tell herself.After crying for a while, I felt a lot more relaxed in my heart, so I wiped my tears and went to the Tuanlian office.

Although there was a battle here at the Tuanlian Office, it was quickly breached, so the damage to the building was not significant.This is now the place where the members of the Tuanlian Office, their family members, and their dogs are detained.The front door is heavily guarded.No idlers are allowed in and out.Qingxia went around several times, but couldn't find a suitable person to ask about her father.

She walked around the whole town, and asked if there was any news about Uncle Zhou and the three young apprentices. In desperation, she had no choice but to go to an open space outside the town where the mortuary was concentrated. shed.All the people from Sanliang Town who died in the battle were brought here for their families to identify their bodies and bring them back.At that time, unclaimed ones will be incinerated centrally.

Enduring the fear and the pungent smell of the potion, Qingxia inspected each one under the reed mat shed.In the end, the bodies of Uncle Zhou and the three young apprentices were still not found, which greatly improved her mood.Since the body is not always alive.

Along the way, I found that most of the shops were already open, and the corpses and rubble on the street were being cleaned up in order.There are also more pedestrians on the street.No look of panic or fear.It seems that after the Kun bandits entered the village, they neither robbed nor set fire.Rather disciplined.But none of the doctors were invited—all the doctors in the town were conscripted to work by the Australians. She couldn't invite a doctor, so she had to grab a prescription at the pharmacy first, and there were people who sold medicine on hand. Several prescriptions for treating bruises, red wounds and gold sores.

After walking around like this, it was already noon when we returned to the inn.She is hungry and thirsty.Back in the backyard of the inn, some of the local people with families have dispersed, only a few escaped from other villages, and they dare not leave for a while.Sitting in twos and threes in the backyard eating dry food, some people were boiling water.

Qingxia went to see Jiang Niang first. Her wound was washed with wine and bandaged, and she was also given golden sore medicine, but the wound was already swollen.Qingxia saw that her face was pale and sweaty, but when she touched her forehead, she had a fever and it was very hot.

She remembered that her father said that fever is the most important thing to avoid with golden sores. Once you have a fever, life or death is uncertain.My mood suddenly became heavy.

"Junior brother, apply well water to Jiangniang. I'll make medicine," she said.

"It doesn't matter to me." Jiang Niang's face had an abnormal blush, "How are the boss and the others? Are there any whereabouts?"

"I didn't find it, but it shouldn't matter." She told the news and the situation of identifying the corpse. "It was probably caught by the thieves. It will be released after interrogation."

"I'm afraid of Brother Zhou—" Jiang Niang closed her eyes and panted, "He led the team to face-to-face with the Australians—the Australians killed Lianmu and Xiangyong teachers when they caught them..."

"If you want to kill this meeting, kill it. It's okay." Qingxia knew that Zhou Shu had some affection for Jiang Niang, but because of their thin skins, they never made it clear.At this time, she was even more unwilling to say unpleasant things, and only picked good words to comfort her.

"I hope so. God bless our team is safe and sound..." She fell asleep drowsily while talking.

Qingxia quickly found a broken pot and was about to boil medicine for Jiang Niang.Suddenly the shopkeeper and a few guys came to the backyard aggressively.Each of them held a thick stick in their hands.

"You! Come out and stand in the yard one by one!" The boss didn't know what medicine he had taken, and suddenly became extremely arrogant.He also left the shop and fled yesterday.I came back early this morning and hid in the house, unwilling to see people.It turned into this look all of a sudden.

They didn't know that the shopkeeper Chen had already become one of the three liaison officers in the town newly appointed by the Australians. He was now in charge of dealing with accommodation, food and grass for the Australians, and he would also have to deal with "reasonable burdens" in the future.

Seeing Jiang Suo in the yard, the shopkeeper immediately yelled: "You beggar! Dang Xiangyong bullies the common people! Arrest him! Send him to the Australian master!"

The guys yelled aggressively, but no one really rushed forward—they had experienced these few tricks, and rushing forward rashly might not be flattering.

A few people came out of the barn, they were frightened by the battle, and they all ran back to hide.An old man probably wanted to persuade him to make peace, so he hurriedly said, "Boss Chen! Just forget about it. Just broke the village, everyone should be peaceful and don't cause trouble..."

"Is your wife mediocre?" Boss Chen raised his eyebrows at this moment, "This kid was dangling in front of me with a knife yesterday, lawless! Is there any law if I don't deal with him?!" , "Although you are all local neighbors in this township, you can't stay in the store for nothing. Before you leave, you should settle the store money for me! Regardless of adults or children, each person is worth a penny! Tianqi Chongzhen doesn't want money!"

"God, it costs a penny a night to live in a barn..." Someone couldn't help muttering.

"If you think it's expensive, go live in the threshing floor!" For some reason, the owner of the shop became extremely tyrannical, with a look of confidence.The guys under him also shouted together.

"If you don't pay today, you are not allowed to leave! You have to pay the rent before you leave!" The shopkeeper was frothing, and then pointed to Jiang Suo, "You poor ghosts, sir, I am very merciful, and let the horse stay. Here it is!"

Jiang Suo was young and impulsive after all, seeing the boss bullying so shamelessly, he immediately wanted to draw a knife.

"Junior brother, don't!" Qingxia hurriedly pressed his hand, and said with a sneer, "If you have the ability, you can come up and get it yourself. Don't ask your subordinates to kill you! Let's go now."

"If you want to leave without paying, arrest me!" the shopkeeper howled, "Hurry up, take this man down and send it to the Australians!"

However, although the guys put on a fierce look, none of them dared to come up.Qingxia knew that she couldn't stay here, so she asked Jiang Suo to lead the horse out, and then helped Jiang Niang, and the three of them were about to leave together.

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, the shop owner rushed up desperately to hold the door, making a loud noise.

(End of this chapter)