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I don't know how long I cried, but Zhao Zhenfang finally fell asleep.

Zhao Han's mind is very confused. He doesn't know how to get a good future. Is it possible that he has been begging for food to live?

……

Pier West Street.

A beggar knocked on the house, walked straight to the main room, knelt down and kowtowed, "Master Hou, there's already news that those two bastards entered Malu Lane."

"Hou Ye" is a nickname in the rivers and lakes. His real name is Deng Gui.

He was stabbed in the eye when he was grabbing a site in Tianjin Wharf Area.At first it was called "One-Eyed Dragon", but later it was changed to "Little Xiahou", and now the beggars in the dock area respect him as "Hou Ye".

Zhao Han encountered two groups of beggars before and after, all of whom were the subordinates of Hou Ye Deng Gui, who controlled all the begging business outside the North City, and also part-time thieves.

Deng Gui is eating with his family, one wife, two concubines, and five children.

He put down his chopsticks and said, "Send a few people first to block the alleys, so that he can't run away. If he catches them, he will break his legs!"

In one day, one of his subordinates was bitten to death, and more than a dozen were beaten away, and the troublemaker was actually a child. Where did the "beggar gang leader" face?

Rumble!

Suddenly there was a sound of muffled thunder, and everyone in the house was happy.

Deng Gui walked into the small courtyard in person and said with a smile, "After a few months of drought, it's finally going to rain."

The beggar under his command asked, "Master Hou, why don't we start again tomorrow?"

Deng Gui nodded and said, "You can do it tomorrow, but you have to send someone to follow. I'm afraid that little bastard will run away."

They are just a group of beggars, they really don't dare to work in the rain, and they have no money to treat them when they get sick.

"Boom!"

Lightning illuminated the courtyard, thunder sounded from far to near, and a gust of wind suddenly blew.

……

Zhao Zhenfang was awakened by the thunder, enjoying the cool breeze, and said happily, "Second brother, it's going to rain."

Zhao Han stood up and said, "Let's go, find a place to shelter from the rain first."

The brothers and sisters had a full meal and rested for a long time. Now they were no longer weak, they immediately held hands and searched for a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Ma Wu is a new beggar who has to pay tribute to the organization every day.

If you can't beg for food, not only will you starve, but you will also be beaten by the boss.

The organizational structure of the Beggar Gang was loose, and it was obvious that it was going to rain tonight. The order from the superiors had been passed on to the bottom, and it had completely changed.

One shirks the other, only Ma Wu is left to do things alone, and he needs to keep an eye on the Zhao Han brothers and sisters all night.

I only know that the target has entered Ma Liu Lane, and the lights are blindingly bright, where can I find someone?

Ma Wu wandered along the streets for a while. He has mild night blindness, and it is impossible to find people at night. It is equivalent to letting a blind man be a sentry.

"Damn, all come to bully Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is not that stupid!"

Ma Wu was sitting under the eaves of a house, where he could barely shelter from the rain, so he planned to get a good night's sleep first.

While fantasizing about big fish and meat, Ma Wu suddenly heard footsteps, and he quickly opened his eyes and wiped his saliva.

The footsteps are getting closer, but Ma Wu can't see clearly.

A flash of lightning pierced the night sky.

Zhao Han caught a glimpse of people curled up under the eaves of the door. He stepped forward and asked, "This uncle, is there any broken temple nearby?"

Ma Wu subconsciously replied: "It's far away, the Temple of the City God is in the southeast."

Zhao Han looked at the place carefully and found that the eaves were not wide, and the heavy rain must have been blown in by the wind, so he took his sister to find a better place.

Ma Wu was stunned for a while, then suddenly reacted and quietly followed behind the brothers and sisters.

This guy obviously doesn't understand what tracking is, and the night blindness affects his eyesight, so even a fool knows it's wrong.

After walking for a while, Zhao Han suddenly turned around, walked quickly to Ma Wu, and asked, "Why are you following me?"

"No...no." Mayu denied.

Zhao Han immediately raised the bamboo spear, the tip of the spear pressed against the opponent's throat, and said in a low voice, "Speak!"

Ma Wu instantly remembered the rumor that at noon today, a leader was bitten to death on the North Street side, and this kid in front of him really knew how to kill.He was so frightened that his legs became weak, and he knelt down and said, "Little ancestor, spare your life!"

"Come on!" Zhao Han's expression was serious.

The Mawu bamboo tube is like pouring beans, and he tells everything he knows: "You killed the man of the Lord Hou, and the Lord Hou sent people to look for you everywhere, saying that if you caught it, you would directly break your leg. You are all children, it is better to have a broken leg. If you beg for food, Lord Hou will not kill you."

Break your own and sister's legs to beg?

Zhao Han pressed down his anger and asked, "Who is Lord Hou?"

Ma Wu replied, "Master Hou is Master Hou, and all the beggars near the North Pier are under his control."

Zhao Han asked, "The beggar gang leader?"

"The Beggar Gang?" Ma Wu shook his head and corrected, "We belong to the Lotus Society."

Zhao Han continued to ask, "That Marquis is just a beggar chief? Or does he have some other identity?"

Ma Wu said: "It's just the beggar boss, and now I don't beg by myself."

Zhao Han asked, "You said that the area around the wharf is Lord Hou's site. What about the rest of Tianjin?"

Ma Wu replied, "Nowhere else. Lord Hou will take care of the area from the North City Wall to the North Pier."

The thunder grew louder, and the rain began to fall.

Zhao Han suddenly became silent, his hands holding the spear loosened and tightened, he was analyzing his current situation.

First of all, chaos is coming.

Secondly, I and my sister are young.

Two young children must think about how to survive in troubled times.

Zhao Han couldn't remember exactly which year it was.

Anyway, it's not next year, it's the year after, or maybe the year after, the Jurchen army will break through the barrier and enter, and it will be like a broken bamboo to kill outside the city of Beijing.

At that time, when the army is in chaos, Tianjin may not be safe.

If Zhao Han crosses over to be 20 years old, he actually has many ways out, and he can even go to Shaanxi to participate in the peasant uprising.

But he's only ten years old now, and he's dragging a six-year-old sister with him.

The only choice is to find an opportunity to go south and grow up in the stable Jiangnan first.

Moreover, during the Little Ice Age, the north was too cold in winter, and it was not easy to freeze to death when going to the south.

Leaving aside the matter of going south, someone is going to break his legs and use him as a begging tool!

Zhao Han straightened his back, and his confused eyes gradually became firm.He asked sharply, "Tell me, where does that Marquis live!"

Chapter 004 [Killing and Overselling]

Ma Wu didn't understand what he meant, and answered honestly: "Master Hou lives in Wharf West Street."

Zhao Han continued to inquire, "Is that the old nest of your Lotus Society?"

Ma Wu shook his head: "The Lotus Society's old nest is on South Street, right under the city wall. There was a flood, and the northern city wall collapsed, and many houses were also smashed. Brothers of the Lotus Society lived in the ruined houses."

Zhao Han asked again, "How many people are there in Hou Ye's family?"

Ma Wu said, "Just his family."

Zhao Han said angrily, "I'm asking you, how many people are in Hou Ye's family. How many are men, how many are women, how many are the elderly and children! Is there a home for nursing homes?"

"There is no nursing home, only the old woman who cooks," Ma Wu thought for a while, then counted his fingers and said, "At home there is Lord Hou, his two mother-in-law, and how many children. Are there three children? Or four? ? Maybe five."

The situation has been proven, it seems to be able to give it a shot.

"Stand up and take me there!" Zhao Han scolded.

"Where to?" Ma Wu was a little confused.

Zhao Han said, "Go to Lord Hou's house!"

Rumble!

The thunder is louder, the lightning is brighter, and the rain is heavier.

When they came to West Street, Zhao Han and his sister were soaked all over.

"This is the house." Ma Wu pointed to the courtyard gate.

Zhao Han ordered: "Look more clearly!"

Ma Wu fixed his eyes on it, he has night blindness, how can he see clearly?He just fooled and said, "I can't admit my mistake even with my eyes closed. Little Ancestor, I brought the place, can you let me go?"

Zhao Han tore off this fellow's belt, tied up his hands and feet, and tugged a rag to block his mouth, stuffed it under the eaves, and said to his sister, "Wait for me to come out, don't walk around!"

Zhao Zhenfang nodded and said, "Second brother, I know."

The courtyard wall was not high, but it was slippery after the rain. Zhao Han was too young and short. He failed several times and finally gave up climbing the wall.

He went back to check the courtyard door and found that the door was narrow, and if he wanted to open the latch inside, he had to insert it with a very thin blade.

The scene was a bit embarrassing. Zhao Han made up his mind to kill, but he couldn't even enter the walls of other people's houses.

He was soaked all over by the heavy rain, and the cold rain slapped his cheeks, Zhao Han's thinking became more and more calm.He carefully probed around the base of the wall, trying to find the low part of the courtyard wall, and walked back and forth more than ten times, but he saw a small hole not far from the threshold!

This thing is called a dog hole. Cats and dogs can go in and out. In fact, the real function is to drain water.

At this moment, the rainwater accumulated in the courtyard is rapidly flowing out from the dog hole.

The entrance is so narrow that adults cannot pass, but children can.

The dog hole was an upright rectangle. Zhao Han tried it and found that he couldn't get in on his stomach.So he lay on his side and rubbed inward again, the height and width were just right.

The stagnant water gushing out of the dog hole made Zhao Han unable to open his eyes and breathe, and was almost stuck there halfway.

After finally rubbing in, the sleeves were scratched, and the arms were also scratched with blood.

This is a small courtyard house with only the main house (north house) and east and west wing rooms, and no downside house (south house) was built.

There is a big tree in the courtyard and a large stone water tank.

Zhao Han hurried to the eaves of the north house, pierced a grid of paper, and lay there quietly waiting for the lightning.

The lightning came again, and Zhao Han could barely see the situation in the house by the weak light.

There were tables, chairs and benches in it. It was obviously not a bedroom, but the main room of an ancient dwelling. He immediately turned around and walked to the next room.

He also pierced the window paper of the house on the left, Zhao Han listened closely, and there was a faint snoring inside.

The child's arms were small, just enough to reach into the lattice of the window lattice, Zhao Han quickly felt the latch inside.However, because he was too short, he could only use his fingertips to push up, and the wooden latch fell off after a few pushes.

"Ah!"

The window latch rolled to the ground, making a loud noise, scaring Zhao Han to hide in a hurry.

The people in the house didn't wake up, they just turned over.

Zhao Han carefully opened the window sash, climbed into the room through the window, and crept to the bed.

There was only one man on the bed, and a long beard was faintly visible under his chin.

Zhao Han felt something was wrong, because he knew from Ma Wu's mouth that "Hou Ye" has a wife and a concubine, and according to common sense, they shouldn't sleep alone.

He put the point of his spear to the man's throat, and put one hand on his nose and mouth.

Soon, the man had trouble breathing and woke up suddenly with his eyes open.Subconsciously, he panicked and struggled, his neck hurt by the point of the spear, and he did not dare to move in fear, for fear that his throat would be pierced.

"Don't shout, just beat the bed twice with your feet," Zhao Han said in a low voice.

"Boom!"

The man hurriedly raised his feet and thumped the bed surface with his heels.

Zhao Han let go slowly and asked, "What's your name? How old are you?"

After the man was able to speak, he did not answer the question, but panicked and begged: "The hero spares his life, the hero spares his life!"

Zhao Han pressed down the tip of his spear and asked again, "What's your name? How old are you?"