Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 175 The Red Morning

This night, the entire Qingquanwei seemed to be immersed in a wave of restlessness, and the supplies were secretly dispatched. Song Qingshu, who had finally returned home with the holiday benefits issued by the guard, was also sent from the heat early in the morning. Picking up the head of the kang, he reluctantly returned to the barracks, and put on his armor.

On this day, the morning glow was extraordinarily brilliant, and the eastern half of the sky was densely covered with red, and the Qingquanwei seemed to be all red. The old farmers who got up early took it as a good omen for the festival, and everyone passing by on the street felt happy. However, only a few people who knew what they knew felt the desolation in the world.

The gate of the guardhouse was crowded with a large group of people, but on the outermost side, there was a handsome young man leading two horses, one was carrying a salute, and the other had a sword hanging on it, and a young man was leading the horse there. , the young master kept clasping his hands and saying goodbye to those who came to see him off.

"Young Master Li, drive slowly all the way, be more careful!"

"Master Du Si has an order. I can't wait to leave the guard house, so I can't send it far away. I hope you will forgive me!"

Even the old guard Xing and Liu Dazhuzi, the chief executive of Qian, came to see him off in person. Li Xin's prestige in Qingquanwei these days can be imagined. Hearing the reluctant farewell, Li Xin also saluted and agreed politely It's just that there is always a little regret on his cheek.

"Old man Xing is serious. You are busy with business, and you can still send Li a white body in the midst of your busy schedule. Li is already very grateful!"

After a lot of politeness, Li Xin still couldn't help it. He lowered his voice and said that it would be better to get along with him. Zhao Shitou, an officer of the Xing Family Squad who came to see him off, carefully asked, "Where is Miss Honger?"

"Who knows! Maybe I drank too much, I said, what kind of wine does a woman drink!"

Zhao Shitou's answer was still carefree and hearty, but his voice was a bit louder. Looking at the surrounding eyes, Li Xin wished to find a crack in the ground to get in.

"It's getting late, today is still the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li will not waste everyone's time, so I will bid farewell! Farewell!"

"Mr. Li, go slowly!" Amid some ambiguous laughter, everyone followed the twitching old man Xing and bowed down together.

This Li Xin walked away, but he didn't know that the red girl he missed was leading the horse to chase out in distress!
"I said Hong'er! Master Song has given the order clearly! Didn't you make it clear why you followed him? Do you still want to make up with him?" Holding Xing Hongniang's saddle, Han Juan'er was really dragged out all the way Yes, the soles of the embroidered shoes were almost smoking, but Hongniang Xing, who was biting her lip, was still full of stubbornness, and almost jumped up and down.

"What kind of official business? He's a stupid fool. He clearly saw that I was not pleasing to the eye when I gave Brother Li a farewell banquet, and then the official majesty came to target me! If I quit, I will quit! I haven't seen this girl before? I still have to send this one off now. Brother Li, come out of Yan'an Mansion and see what fool Song Song can do to me!"

"Hong'er!"

"Hey, Brother Li, wait for me!"

The two of them dragged and froze, and finally arrived at the gate of the guardhouse. Looking at the crowd that had already started to disperse, Hongniang Xing yelled unwillingly.

Who knew this skill, a burst of shouting came suddenly.

"Master Du Si's army is here! Crush the tigers in Dongshan, keep the people safe, and make way for idlers!"

The sound of horseshoes suddenly came from the loess road behind. More than a hundred Song Qingshu's personal soldiers lined up in a row of five, holding Zhangba spears and wearing standard iron armor. Hurry to hide under the eaves of the cave dwellings on both sides.

A black and red flag with Song characters fluttered in the morning wind, and it was also pushed aside. Looking at the team and hearing the shouts of Qinglu's soldiers, Hongniang Xing was so angry that she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Yes, pointing at the team and yelling at Han Juaner.

"Look, it's clearly aimed at me! He didn't let me go out, but he ran out to hunt and play by himself. This girl must talk to him!"

Saying that, grabbing the reins of the horse, Hongniang Xing was about to rush towards the team in a fit of rage, while the depressed Han Juan'er was pulling desperately behind her, while begging tragically.

"Hong'er, don't go!"

"Song Qingshu, stop! This girl wants to have a good argument with you!" Ignoring Han Juan'er at all, she stopped by the side of the road, and Xing Hongniang jumped and shouted.

At this time, Song Qingshu happened to be leading the lamp, Scarface, Liu Zongmin, and Qingpao Jiao eunuch and others galloped past. Hearing the yelling and cursing, they all turned their heads, Scarface and the others showed unexpected expressions , but Song Qingshu's face didn't even change, he glanced indifferently, as if he was just a stranger on the side of the road going crazy, didn't take another look, Song Qingshu turned his head naturally, and urged the team to continue move forward.

In front were a hundred soldiers, behind them were [-] infantrymen in pitch-black paper armor carrying muskets, and behind them were a hundred or so cavalrymen. They were the soldiers of Monk Zhao and Wang Biao of the other two thousand households. The team of less than a thousand people left in a few minutes. Looking at the empty streets, Xing Hongniang was stunned there.

The most stinging thing is not insults, but indifference!Song Qingshu had never looked at him so indifferently before, like a stranger he didn't know.

Ever since this idiot came out of nowhere and molested me on the street, life and death have been going on for so long, and Xing Hongniang has already gotten used to Song Qingshu and recognized him as her husband. These years are not flash marriages and divorces In this era, she can't stand the indifference like a stranger now.

At this time, clutching his nose and beating ashes, Old Man Xing also turned back, seeing where Hongniang Xing was leading the horse, the old man who had been a little embarrassed just now immediately blew his beard and stared, and shouted angrily.

"You damn girl, I told you not to go out, go back to the cave right away!"

"If you don't go, don't go, what's the big deal!"

After shouting angrily, Hongniang Xing actually turned her head and ran back, not even wanting a horse, but Han Juan'er and old man Xing were stunned for a while, this is not the character of this girl!
Isn't it stimulated by something?Shaking their heads helplessly, the two of them chased after him in a daze.

This Qingquanwei is considered to be a holiday. The fields have been watered and the weeds are almost removed. Most of the relatives are in the village. Today is the holiday, so it’s no big deal not to go out. People should cook delicious food, and they should visit relatives to worship ancestors. The whole guard is bustling with activity.

On the east wall that no one paid attention to, a few wretched figures carefully climbed up the natural loess slope that was used as the wall of the village. It was like pissing on a lamp. Bing, carrying fish, bacon and other congratulatory gifts, ran back to find Wang Zuohang, his lord, for the festival.

On the east bank of the Fenchuan River, the peasant army under Wang Zuogua's command also celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, but their way of celebrating the festival was a little different. Hundreds of riders were sent out on a large scale to hunt grass valleys. What output, this festival fee has to be paid out of other people's pockets.

Dozens of minions with knives in their arms, like robbers, patrolled the perimeter of the big camp back and forth. Inside the camp, there were large groups of old, weak and hungry people, but there was no festive atmosphere at all. Wang Zuogua didn't have the intention to buy food and wages through the commercial channels of Yan'an Mansion. In addition, there were a lot of people in his department, and the food was mainly given to the strong men, and those hungry people could only eat one meal a day.
On the contrary, the leading officers under Wang Zuohang's command embraced the beauties they had snatched, drank wine and ate meat, and had a good time in Wang Zuohang's big tent.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the morning glow had dissipated, and the autumn tiger was exuding its final lust again, and the air in the distance began to blur. Several peasant soldiers yawned boredly while guarding the stockade. Suddenly, one of them One jumped up suddenly, pointing to the distance and yelling loudly.

"what is that?"

In the hazy air, a mass of dark things was moving towards him in a hurry. It looked like a terrifying ancient beast. He squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time. Suddenly, a minion yelled loudly in horror. shouted.

"Officers and soldiers! It's officers and soldiers!"

The whole village was noisy. After all, the peasant army under Wang Zuohang's command was driven to the sky by the officers and soldiers a while ago, and there was no way to enter the ground. Seeing the arrival of the officers and soldiers, everyone was nervous. , Countless peasant soldiers took up weapons, rushed out along the gate of the village, and quickly piled up densely outside the village.

The number of officers and soldiers was not many, only four to five hundred, and they were still pushing heavy and large carts. They did not look like they were fighting. Wang Zuohang, who saw that he hurried out on horseback, was relieved, but this man was cunning. Like a lone wolf, even so, he carefully led a group of cavalry to meet him, and shouted loudly from a distance.

"I don't know who the officer is, please show up and see!"

"Hahaha, long time no see, Mr. Wang is quite majestic!"

A middle-aged official in a green official robe came out with a smile, and Wang Zuohang relaxed his guard even more. This person was the one who recruited him at the beginning, Li Yingyuan, the Yansui soldier.

This time it became very popular, Wang Zuohang rode a horse to meet him, and said with a big smile: "Master Li came all the way, why don't you inform me, Lao Wang, so that the banquet can be arranged early, isn't there a preparation?" ?”

"Isn't this the Mid-Autumn Festival? I have brought you the military rations and severance relief that Mr. Wang has applied for several times. I plan to surprise Mr. Wang!"

Looking at the grain carts pushed by the officers and soldiers, Wang Zuogua was overjoyed. With grain, he could expand his strength. There are many poor children who can't afford to eat these days. You are desperate, Wang Zuohang's ferocious triangular eyes suddenly revealed strong greed.

"Oh, what an embarrassment, come here, hurry up and unload the food, big red wolf, you are an asshole! You haven't prepared a banquet yet, let Master Li welcome the wind!"

Greed really makes people blind, and Wang Zuogua, who was in a hurry, didn't notice Li Yingyuan's weird expression when he said "surprise".

The lively holiday banquet just now was immediately moved out of the village...

(End of this chapter)