Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 24 Zhou Zhen
"Daddy, is this the bandit's den?" A pretty little girl looked around curiously, carefully sizing up the scene in front of her.It seemed that the densely packed rooms and the constant flow of people interested her very much.

"Xiu'er, don't talk nonsense, this is not my home anymore." A middle-aged man with a handsome face and deep eyes scolded the little girl.

"Yes, Daddy, Xiu'er knows." The little girl stuck out her cute tongue, looking very naughty.

Seeing his daughter like this again, the middle-aged man was very helpless.My daughter is going to be fifteen soon, if it wasn't for the Central Plains being attacked by Tartars, I'm afraid she would have started talking about marriage, why is she still so young?

"Hmph, it's her mother's habit!" The middle-aged man thought bitterly in his heart, and then gave the middle-aged beautiful woman standing beside him a hard look.

Stared at inexplicably, the middle-aged beautiful woman was very helpless and could only say aggrieved.

"Master, what happened to my concubine?"

Seeing the embarrassment of the scene, a young man with a handsome face like a crown jade beside the beautiful middle-aged woman spoke.

"Father, will we live here from now on?"

The middle-aged man nodded, indicating that it was so.

Seeing his father express his attitude, the young man frowned inadvertently.Looking at the houses made of mud and grass stems in front of him, the young man felt that it was extremely crude.Thinking that he might live in such a house in the future, the young man felt itchy all over his body.

Heaven and hell are really just a thought away!A few days ago, I was still a rich man with rich clothes and fine food, but now, I am going to live in a thatched hut like a commoner with mud legs.This is simply unacceptable to him, it is really degrading.

Seeing the young man frowning, the middle-aged man spoke.

"Zhong'er! We are no longer in the ancestral house, and it is inevitable to go out to eat and sleep outside. Now that the war is in turmoil, we are very lucky to find a safe place!"

Hearing his father's words, the young man scoffed.But he didn't dare to object clearly, so he had to go around and talk.

"Father, can these muddy legs nested in the bandit's den beat the Tartars? Those Tartars are so powerful, even people like Lu Dushi and Hong Jinglue can't deal with them, let alone these muddy legs. Washed up villagers?"

Seeing my brother say this, my sister was not happy.Just now she saw the heroic appearance of the security team when they returned.So, out of anger, Xiu'er and her elder brother quarreled.

This family is a big family in Yingcheng. Three generations ago, the ancestors once had a capital official. Although the descendants are not so prominent, they still insist on reading and passing on the family.The middle-aged man is named Zhou Zhen, the middle-aged beautiful woman is his wife named Zhou Shi, the young man is his eldest son named Zhou Chaozhong, and the young woman is their youngest daughter named Zhou Xiu.Originally, they all lived well in Yingcheng County.Later, the sky changed, and the Tartars surrendered after they went south.After all, scholars are still very proficient in the principle that those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish.However, they hesitated at the order to shave their hair.Some things can be done and some things cannot be done.For them, it doesn't matter if they change the emperor or kneel down.But this shaving hair can't be done!

In order not to humiliate his ancestors, Zhou Zhen escaped with his family.The road was full of chaos, and some servants were lost, but fortunately, there were not many of my family members.Originally they planned to flee all the way south, but after some inquiries on the road, they heard that there was a tiger ditch tens of miles north of Ying County.I heard that this security team is quite powerful, but they have killed Tartars before!

Many people had nowhere to go, so they went to Laohugou with the idea of ​​giving it a try.Just because they don't want to shave their hair doesn't mean they're willing to die.Today, there is a force that can kill the Tartars.As a result, righteous men from a radius of hundreds of miles flocked here.

In this way, Zhou Zhen followed the crowd to Laohugou.Just now, he also saw the scene where Qiu Tianxing led the security team into Laohugou.Although it looks like that, but as for the combat effectiveness, whether it is a silver-like wax spear head, you can only know if you fight the Tartars.In this regard, Zhou Zhen is much more mature than his naive daughter who has not experienced much in the world.His precious daughter was conquered as soon as she saw that rare horizontal and vertical formation, thinking that this is a rare strong soldier in the world.

After standing aside and saying a few words, there were more and more people.People around kept squeezing over, making the Zhou family feel uncomfortable.

"Daddy, let's go in quickly, it's crowded!" Zhou Xiu said dissatisfied.

Hearing his daughter's words, Zhou Zhen nodded, and brought his family and servants into the Tiger Ditch with their belongings.

The Zhou family is a big family in Yingshan County, so many people know it.No, as soon as he entered the ditch, someone recognized him and came forward to say hello.

"Oh! Isn't this Master Zhou? Master Zhou, how are you?" A fat, white man cupped his hands at Zhou Zhen and said with a smile.

Hearing the voice, Zhou Zhen turned his head to look, only to find a familiar figure standing less than three feet away from him.

"It turned out to be him?" Zhou Zhen was shocked.He didn't expect Li Yuanbao to come too.This Li Yuanbao is a guy who wants money and life, and usually wants nothing but face.This hair shaving is just a drizzle to him, why did he abandon his family business and escape here because of this matter?

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Zhou Zhen cupped his hands and said, "So it's Yuanwai Li? Long time no see."

Because Li Yuanbao donated a Yuanwai to facilitate business, everyone called him Li Yuanwai.Li Yuanbao shook his fat body and squeezed through the crowd with difficulty. The short distance of three feet made him sweat profusely, and finally came to Zhou Zhen's side.

"Oh! I made Master Zhou a joke, and I'm getting fatter, so it's not convenient to move around!"

"Mr. Li, the Tartars just want to shave their hair, not their heads. Why are you here?" Zhou Zhen finally couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart, and asked straight to the point.

Hearing Zhou Zhen's casual question, Li Yuanbao seemed to have suffered a great humiliation.His face was flushed red, and his eyes were so wide that they almost fell off.

"Master Zhou, what do you mean? Is it possible that you, Master Zhou, are willing to die for your ancestor's hair bun, and when it comes to me, Li Yuanbao, you should join the Tartars, shave your ancestor's hair bun, and change it into that disgusting Bara's money rat tail? I am also a good man!"

In this way, Zhou Zhen was a little speechless.Could it be that Li Yuanbao, who usually does everything by cheating, kidnapping and stealing, has changed his temper even when he collects food for a small amount in exchange for a big amount?
Just when Zhou Zhen was about to say something, several acquaintances approached him.They brought a message that Mr. Zhang, the head of civil affairs here, invited the landlords who came to Laohugou to discuss a major event.

(End of this chapter)