Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 240 Still Alive
The street is almost dark, the doors and windows are closed on both sides of the street, there is no movement at all, let alone the lights, Hong Haoan knows that the common people are hiding, he does not know how many innocent people will be sacrificed in this war, But the sooner it ends, the fewer people will be hurt.

Walking against the wall, one of the traitor's arsenal is in front of him. As long as it is destroyed, it is equivalent to breaking the traitor's left and right arm.He touched the lamp oil on his back, and was about to find some firewood from the nearby dwellings, but a few figures quickly swept past in front of him, followed by the crisp sound of metal collisions.

Hong Hao'an didn't know if the people on the other side were all his own people, so he changed the direction and looked around for nothing, so he casually surrounded the firewood he found, sprinkled lamp oil on it, and then lit the fire, and the fire ignited. It burned hotly.

When it spread to the whole house, Hong Haoan saw that it was almost done, so he left from the corner. He came to help Lu Yuan voluntarily, and he also came to Hong Haoxing with a little hope, so he and those appointed by the court people are different.

Now, he had finished what he promised to help Lu Yuan, and it was time to do his own thing. Now that the imperial army was coming, the rebels could only retreat steadily and head towards the base camp.But in other places, there are also scattered rebels wandering around. They have been trained and have weapons in their hands. Those ordinary people may not have the ability to fight back.

Hong Haoxing works in Chenglingshan County, a remote small county in Yuntong Prefecture. It is in the west of Yuntong Prefecture, far away from the sea. To get in and out, you have to climb over two mountains and cross a canyon. It is said that there is only one trail that goes out all the year round. Hard.

Hong Haoan secretly snatched a horse from the traitor, and took a lot of godmothers with him, and ran all the way to the west. After arriving here, he also inquired carefully. It is true that officials of the imperial court were killed, but mainly the magistrates stationed in Yuntong Prefecture. Others, such as county magistrates, were mostly locked up.

In remote areas, it seems that the rebels went directly to control the county magistrates. Now Hong Haoan can only hope that the news of the imperial court's attack on Yuntong Prefecture has not reached the hands of those rebels, and hopes that he can catch up with them before they kill them. arrive.

Along the way, Hong Haoan hardly ate much, and he slept casually when he was tired, so he continued on his way. Two days later, when he ran to a mountain, the horse died. He had no choice but to walk. Fortunately, he turned over another mountain. Mountain, you can almost reach Lingshan County.

Seeing that the canyon was in front of him, Hong Hao'an couldn't help showing a smile. Although he was exhausted, he was almost there. If he persisted, he encouraged himself in his heart.

The so-called canyon is somewhat similar to the Niuwei Ridge in Heping Village. There is a cable bridge on the top and wooden boards on the ground. It looks a bit dilapidated, and I don't know if it is strong or not.

Taking a deep breath, Hong Hao'an tried his best not to let himself look at the bottom of the valley, holding on to the iron chain, he walked forward quickly. When he reached the end, he jumped down and passed safely, although his legs were a little weak.After walking forward for less than half a quarter of an hour, Hong Hao'an faintly heard a cry coming from the front right of him, and when he listened carefully, he couldn't help feeling angry.

"Old man, let go. It's your family's good fortune that our uncle has taken a fancy to your daughter. Hurry up and stop her. Your family is the end of the Cheng family." A sultry voice threatened fiercely.

"Please, uncle, don't take away my Ya'er, I knelt down and kowtowed to you, please, she is still young!" The old man fell to his knees with a trembling voice, crying and kowtowed, The forehead was smashed on the uneven ground, and blood flowed down the forehead and fell to the ground, forming a small puddle.

Hong Haoan walked towards the source of the sound for a while, and looked forward behind a bush of thorns, but there were two sloppy men with knives dragging a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old in their hands, facing her. The old man kneeling on the ground was swearing and spitting. Not far away, there was a young man lying down, not sure if he was still angry.

Hong Hao'an took down the bow and arrow, gestured roughly, and shot at the right shoulder of the person who grabbed the little girl. Although he hadn't used a bow and arrow for a long time, he also shot a pheasant and hare to roast on the road these two days, and his skills barely passed the test. .

"Hey, that short-sighted person dared to sneak up on me, so I'll kill you!" One of them let go of the little girl's hand, covered the wound, took a few steps back, and said cursingly.

"It's over there. Don't move. I'll catch him. I have to cut off his hands and feet. If you dare to sneak attack on us, you must have taken the guts of an ambitious leopard!"

Seeing another person walking cautiously in his direction with a knife, Hong Haoan shot an arrow and hit his thigh. While the person was falling forward, he rushed forward and knocked him unconscious with his palm.The remaining person thought he had the chance to win, and was cursing, but when he saw Hong Haoan who suddenly appeared, he couldn't help being stunned, and then he rushed towards the nearest little girl, ready to take him as a hostage again.

But how could Hong Hao'an give him this chance? He rushed over at an accelerated speed, kicked the man in the chest with a flying kick, and then knocked him out. Qi, it seems that he is not dead.

"Thank you hero for saving your life, Ya'er, hurry up, kneel down and thank the hero for saving your life." The old man pulled the little girl and kowtowed, weeping with gratitude.

Hong Haoan was about to say something when he saw more than a dozen people coming out of several other houses. They looked at Hong Haoan cautiously and vigilantly, and then at the two people who had passed out on the ground. They rushed over, punched and kicked Yes, and then took the hemp rope and tied the person tightly.

"Who are these two people?" Hong Haoan wondered if they were traitors or just ordinary thieves.

"Heroes, they are just a bunch of thieves. They always say that their leader is about to ascend to the throne and ask us to contribute all kinds of things. Pooh, they are just bandits who are dreaming crazy." The old man spat on the ground , said bitterly.

Hong Haoan frowned, "You live here, do you know the situation in the county?"

"I don't know. Since this group of people came, we can no longer come in and out casually, and we have to pay for them. I don't know what happened in the county at all?" A decent-looking man said respectfully, and looked at him again. The two tied like zongzi asked, "Hero, can these two be handed over to our village?"

Hong Hao'an nodded, he didn't have so much time to help with these things, "Do you have a mule, just send me to the gate of the county seat." good.

"Yes, yes, wait a moment, hero, I'll go get it right away."

Hong Hao'an threw almost a mule's worth of silver to Lizheng, then stepped on the mule, slapped it, and walked forward. Judging by the rebel's appearance, he seemed to be unaware that the imperial army had landed in Yuntong Prefecture. He should still have time.

The guards at the gate of Lingshan County are not government servants. On the contrary, they wear familiar soldier uniforms, which are exactly the same as those who besieged Chuncheng at that time. It seems that they are really under control?

Hong Haoan frowned. Fortunately, his bow and arrow were hidden halfway, and the only dagger he carried was hidden under the cushion of the mule. Pay the entry fee of fifty cash.

Hong Haoan frowned and handed over the money. Looking at the two soldiers who were looking at the mules with shining eyes, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and another person gave fifty coins, and then he entered the city smoothly.

The county seat of Lingshan County is not big, there are only two or three lively streets, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk around, which is very short.

There are not many people walking on the street at this time. Although the shops on both sides are open, there is no business. Both the shopkeeper and the work are weak. When I saw Hong Haoan, I was a little strange and stared at him. , with a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

Staying in a better inn in the county, quietly put the dagger back on his body, Hong Hao'an was thinking about how to inquire about the news, on this street, you can't ask someone casually, who knows if you can trust him?
The shop waiter brought hot water, Hong Haoan gave him a penny, and casually asked why the business in the city was so bad, and he didn't feel popular, the waiter pulled the corner of his mouth, as if he was frightened by something, and ran away Lost.

Hong Haoan frowned, probably everyone in the county had been threatened, and he was afraid to speak when asked, where should he start?

After taking a bath and eating the food delivered by the shopkeeper, Hong Haoan lay down to rest. Although he was very tired, he didn't dare to sleep too soundly. It's not that he didn't suspect that the food might be drugged, but he didn't test it. Ability, silver needles are not able to detect all poisons, the first and second mouthfuls were separated by a long period of time, and he continued to eat after making sure that there was no discomfort.

After sleeping until dawn, Hong Haoan felt that he was a little sound asleep, but he didn't hear any sound after finishing the work. He touched his silver and found that the dagger was on his body. It seemed that nothing was missing, but the clothes on the shelf seemed to be passive. However, let alone the burden, do you not believe that you are here to visit relatives?

After breakfast, Hong Haoan pretended to inquire about the news from the shopkeeper. The character was of course fabricated by him, that is, an outsider moved here to settle down a few years ago, described his appearance, and maybe changed his surname. What is the answer.

He went out and asked shop after shop on the street. Hong Haoan asked the same questions and didn't ask other questions, but he could feel that someone was following him, and those people he asked would all be there after he left. They talked about it quietly, so Hong Hao'an got some news.

That is, Hong Haoxing was imprisoned in prison, his family members were hidden somewhere, and the county government office was currently under the control of a man named Mu Pincheng, who lingered among the flowers all day long, not caring about his affairs.

After receiving this news, Hong Haoan was quite happy. Although it was difficult to rescue Hong Haoxing, it was enough that he was still alive.

(End of this chapter)