Water Margin Survival

It is said that spring rain is as expensive as oil, but today's rain is so untimely.

Anxiously, Papa Pei opened the door to see the rain outside, but closed the door again helplessly.He was a native of this city and had lived here for more than 60 years. If he hadn't been old, he would have been included in the ranks of servants, delivering water and food to the soldiers guarding the city.

His luck is good, but his son is not as lucky as him.

The eldest child of his family died young, and his wife fell ill after giving birth to the second child.The second child was raised by him alone, and now he is in his forties.

It has been several days since Pei Erer was included in the strong men's team because of the imperial court's strong recruitment.From the beginning, they only did some heavy work. Although it was tiring, it was not very dangerous, but as the defenders suffered more and more casualties, these strong men became candidates to stand on the wall.

Fortunately, however, the Song army basically gathered in the south city, and the attacking area was mainly the south gate.However, the area defended by Pei Lao Er was at the north gate of Wang Jing. Except for the cavalry of the Song Dynasty who roared past, it was basically not attacked by the Song army.That's why the imperial court mobilized a large number of people from other departments, and used them to make up the number.

But even so, Pei Er Er was still full of frustration, because he had heard that the casualties at the South Gate were getting bigger and bigger, and the imperial court was going to mobilize strong men from other gates to defend.He was afraid that if he drew the lottery, he would be sent to the place where he must die by the court.

"Second Pei, Second Pei! Your father has brought you something!"

Perhaps it was because of Papa Pei's licking of the calf that moved the heavens, and the rain finally stopped not long after.Papa Pei brought some food that was running out at home.I want to take advantage of the night to go to the city wall to give some to my son.Although the imperial court is also in charge of the food.But I heard that other people outside are saying that, except for the soldiers and Min Zhuang at the South Gate, the little rice distributed by others is not enough to feed the chickens. Many people are starving to defend this place that does not treat them as human beings regime.

Father Pei became angry when he thought of this. The rice and grain in the warehouse in the capital were almost piled up to the sky, and the court was so meticulous. It seemed that he was going to spend such a hard life until his old Pei family was put into the coffin.

"Go and come back quickly. Don't let the patrol dogs run into you!"

Pei's second son was notified by a familiar little boss, and hurried down to meet his old father. When the two met, tears flowed before they spoke.The old father saw that his son was so thin that he didn't look like a human being at all, so he quickly took out the food in the bag.

When Pei Er saw the rice ball, his eyes lit up immediately, he held it in his hand and sighed, "I haven't eaten anything for so many days!"

"Eat quickly, you will have the strength to escape in a war!" No matter how old the son is.That's true, Father Pei's heart hurts like a needle.

"Why run away? Don't run away! When the time comes, I will take you and join the Song army. In the future, I will divide the fields and lands, which is better than being poor and respectable in this city!"

These words suddenly came out of Pei's mouth full of rice balls, which frightened his old man, and hurriedly motioned him to silence.Second Pei said nonchalantly: "Father, don't say I'm telling you in front of you right now, even if I tell our corporal this, it's fine!"

"You...you are all discussing surrender?" Papa Pei was surprised.

"Who doesn't want to? Can the Daren Kingdom give us the fields and land? No! Can the Daren Kingdom give us enough to eat? No! If so, what is the Daren Kingdom? The Song Dynasty is a great country in the Central Plains. Inheriting the prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Empire, now that God has given us the opportunity to become a Song people, no fool will do it!"

Pei Er Er was very emotional, but although he said it was all right, his ears were still erect at this time, for fear of being heard by the patrolling soldiers.

"You, you said it so well. Then why let Song Jun in!?" Father Pei was also moved by his son's words.Anyway, the world is in complete chaos, and it is time for people to settle their minds.But Li Ziqian obviously has food in the warehouse, but makes the people who work with him not even have enough to eat. Can such a king still count on him?What's more, to be the object of the rich and powerful of the Daren Kingdom, how can there be any glory and benefits from being a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty?

"My father, are you serious? That's how we think about it. Could it be that we killed the supervising army and opened the door to let Song army in?" Second Pei blushed, but fortunately the thick night just concealed his embarrassment , "Li... the king is a thief and a thief, the key gates and the access to the city are all guarded by the Renzhou Army who are loyal to him! That is, the city wall is such a place where we are piled up with our lives people!"

It is said that there is a wrong name, and there is no wrong nickname. "Renzhou Army" is clearly Li Ziqian's personal army appointed by Wang Jing, but everyone tells its essence.

"My son, why did you get on the city wall? I heard that every time there is a battle at the south gate, almost all the defenders die. Now they call the city wall outside the south gate the gate of ghosts. If you go up to be on duty, you will never return! Son! , you must not be sent up!" The father was shocked when he heard this situation, and said hastily.

"It's okay to send me there. I'll surrender to the Song Army on the spot. It's better than being scared on the city wall! Dad, if this happens, you must never go anywhere, just wait for me at home, and I will come back to pick you up." !" Second Pei vaccinated his father in advance, and returned the unfinished rice balls to his father.At least he had a lot to eat on the city wall, but his father had nothing to earn at home.

"My son, you must be careful! Li Ziqian is half of us, but even he is so cold-blooded and ruthless to us. Song Jun has no relationship with us, why accept us?" Mr. Pei Dad said anxiously.

"I don't know the reason. Anyway, now the Wangtian, Guantian, and Haoqiang fields in the south are all divided, and the rumors are well-known. I guess it's not fake!" Not unfamiliar either.

"That's all! My son, you must be smarter when the time comes. I heard that there are rumors in the city that as long as the defenders of the city are entangled with the Song army, the Renzhou army will shoot back arrows in the back, without distinction at all." Enemy and me, shoot them all! So this is the truth why there are no survivors on the city every time after defending the city!"

Papa Pei's voice was full of tears, his son was his lifeblood.He would rather defend the city instead of him.I don't want to see him repeat the mistakes of those innocent souls.Too bad none of this worked.Even if he voluntarily offered to defend the city, he would not be able to get his son back, and would instead set himself up.

"Father, silence! Don't talk about this! Yesterday, three people in our city were discussing this matter, but they were overheard by the dogs of the Renzhou Army, who killed all three of them on the spot!" Pei's second son He quickly covered his father's mouth.

"Ah!" The old man was frightened by the bloody facts his son said, and it took him a while to recover.Said: "Doesn't that mean that this matter is true?"

"I don't have any ghosts in my heart. Is there any need to be so extreme? I have seen through this Daren Kingdom. I only know how to oppress us. I can't escape his oppression from life to death!" Pei Er said angrily, but he didn't know what to say. Finally, there was a sudden flash in the sky, and after a flash of lightning, there was another loud thunder.The heart of the city defender who hadn't fallen asleep from the bombing was beating a drum.

"Over there, there seems to be a figure floating by!" Pei Er Er suddenly said in a daze.

Papa Pei looked in the direction he was pointing, and it was pitch black everywhere, where was there any figure?Father Pei didn't take it seriously, but squeezed his son's shoulders heavily, and said again: "My son, you are over 40 and have no heirs yet. You must live on, otherwise my Pei family will be destroyed." Endless!"

"Father, go back quickly, I'm afraid it's going to rain again!" Pei Er Er had a helpless wry smile on his face, now people can't live any longer, so why don't they talk about having children.

A thin middle-aged man supported his elderly father, who was swallowed by darkness until there was not even a shadow left. Even so, the two people who walked at night encouraged each other, which may be the strength of family affection.

"Ouch……"

Suddenly.Pei Laoer stepped on the ground and stepped into a puddle where the water was deep into his knees.Seeing this, his old father quickly pulled his son out.With great difficulty, Second Pei pulled out his foot, but found that the rag shoe on his foot was missing.For people like them, there are almost no ready substitutes for shoes. They often wear a pair of shoes until they are rotten. Therefore, Pei Er Er, ignoring the pain after spraining his ankle, lay down on the ground and reached out to touch it in the puddle. touch.

"Hey! What is this?"

Pei Laoer felt a smooth object sinking in the water, and based on his feeling, he felt that this foreign object obviously did not belong to this pit, and maybe it was the culprit that caused his sprained ankle.Pei Laoer subconsciously stretched out his hands, wanting to take the thing out to have a look, but he didn't know that the thing didn't move at all, Pei Laoer let out a "huh" and simply went down to the pit to grope for a while, the more he touched it, the more strange his face became After a while, he raised his head and said to the puzzled old father, "Father, why don't you ask your son to find a treasure?"

"We are walking on the main road. If there are any treasures that are not precious, they will be picked up during the day! Could it be that we bumped into the God of Wealth in the middle of the night? Get up quickly, the water is cold!" Father Pei really didn't believe himself Can have this kind of shit luck, people live like this, what hope can they have?

"Father, you wait!" Second Pei didn't believe in evil, and limped back. Father Pei waited in fear for a long time before he saw him bring a strong man along with him.The man was holding a lantern in his left hand, but a small basin in his right hand.

"This is our corporal leader!" Pei Er Er introduced, then pointed to the big hole in front of his old father, and said, "This is where I found the treasure just now, and my shoes are still inside!"

"It's unlucky enough to be caught in the rain here at night, so stop entertaining me, Old Pei!" The corporal leader acted more humanely, and didn't start scolding as soon as he came up.

"Brother, everyone is here anyway, so you'll know if you take a look?" Second Pei begged, even if it wasn't a treasure, at least he could fish out his shoes.

The corporal leader had no choice but to look at Pei Lao Er for a long time, and finally began to scoop water out with a small basin.He felt a little strange at this moment, this is the main road leaning against the city wall, how could such a big hole suddenly appear?According to his memory, it must be fine here during the day today!

There is something wrong with this matter!

The corporal leader also moved his mind at this time and accelerated the speed of scooping water.Not long after, a semicircular object appeared in the pit. Both the Pei family and his son looked at it, but they couldn't see clearly. The corporal quickly brought the lantern to take a picture, and the three of them took a deep breath at the same time!

This, this... this is a gold ingot! ?

The legendary gold suddenly hit the head, and all three of them were dizzy.Everyone has heard of this kind of thing, but they have never seen it. Fortunately, the baby looks different. Even on this messy rainy night, it will not be mistaken for copper ingots.

"Dig quickly, dig quickly!"

Wu Zhang urged, and the father and son of the Pei family came to their senses. They helped Wu Zhang scoop water out with their hands. Not long after, the whole picture of the gold ingot appeared in the sight of the three of them. Wu Zhang couldn't help swallowing, and said: "Old Pei, did we really bump into the God of Wealth this time!"

"Hey! That Taoist really didn't lie to us! Are you the God of Wealth?"

Suddenly a male voice sounded from behind, startling the three people who were immersed in joy. Hearing this, the three people immediately looked back, only to see an officer with five or seven soldiers looking at them with strange smiles.

"I'm Beimen..."

The corporal leader didn't know where these people came from, nor did he know their real identities, but there was one thing he could see clearly, and that was that this group of people definitely wanted to take advantage of the three of them.So he hurriedly revealed his identity to make these people feel a little worried.It's a pity that before he could say anything, he was kicked to the ground.

"These three people are sneaky and sneaky. They might be spies of the Song Army. I have arrested them all. If they resist, they will be killed!" The officer's eyes glowed green. It is the lost treasure that the Taoist said just now.

The corporal leader who was kicked to the ground almost stood up when he heard this, and was about to resist when he suddenly saw another group of people rushing this way.

"Captain, is there any trouble?"

This time it was the acquaintance of Wu Zhang and Pei Lao Er, the strong man on duty guarding the city wall.As soon as a dozen people came, they shouted, "Captain, are you okay, a man informed us that you and the second child were surrounded by spies..." After speaking, they cast suspicious eyes on the opposite group.

When the officer who was going to seize the treasure and kill people heard it, he was shocked. Why did this group of people also get notified?Immediately asked hurriedly: "Hey, is it a Taoist priest who told you to come?"

"No, it's a skinny monkey!" Some of the young men spoke quickly, telling the reason why they came here.

As soon as these words came out, both sides realized that something might be wrong. At this moment, a team of patrolling officers and soldiers arrived here, with a total of about twenty people.When the officer saw it, his heart sank completely. Although it was easy to kill this group of strong men, if he fought with the Renzhou army, he was afraid that he would cause a whole lot of trouble.Maybe it was because Debao really didn't have his life, but he still stood here and refused to leave, really wanting to see what was in the pit.

The patrolling soldiers were not called here, but because they found many people gathered here and were worried about accidents.At the moment, I heard the two groups of people give a general account of the matter, and I didn't go to investigate other things. I just sent two men down to fish out the things in the pit.

Unexpectedly, these two people tried their best to move the baby, but finally it was the joint efforts of four patrolling soldiers to move this strange thing out.

"Gold, there is no doubt that it is real gold!" The officer shouted excitedly. Although the thing had already been seen and could not be snatched, he still couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart. After all, such a large pile of gold weighed at least two to three hundred catties. Is it easy to see?

However, who would discard such a huge amount of wealth here?

"Hey, there are words on it!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. Someone who could read lay on top of it, and read while recognizing:

"The Li family is not benevolent, and the sky hates it. On a certain day, a certain month and a certain day in a certain year, the wall of the false capital will be split into several sections, imitating the example of opening the capital, and waiting for the real person!" (To be continued~^~)