Jian An Kee

Note 1: The stingy man, "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" Li Xian noted that "the stingy man is an official in the township, the master knows how much tax and service is, and equalizes his poor quality".

She sat in the middle of the bed in a daze, still immersed in the chaos that had just awakened.

I adjusted Sun Li's sleeping position, and stepped on the tile back outside the window.His breath was heavy, apparently he was still sleeping soundly, how could this brat be as virtuous as that Liu Adou!I cursed secretly, squatted down and quickly moved to the other side of the roof.

There was a small inn with a small courtyard. At this moment, the special breathing sounds of people who were nervous came from the dark corners of the courtyard. Those were undoubtedly ambushes around.

I lay sideways on the corner of the eaves, and moved to the other side of the ridge with all four limbs, where the distance from the courtyard wall was the shortest and the most convenient place to escape.The pier is close to the sea, and it is very windy at night.I heard the sound of the wind blowing against the wall, and where my ears touched the tiles, I could hear the snoring and tiptoeing of the sleeping passengers.

A quarter of an hour later, I finally moved to the wall with Ah Lu, and stood up with a breath.The moment the moonlight cast my shadow in the courtyard, two black shadows jumped to the top of the wall and ran towards me. I drew out my short sword and greeted them unceremoniously.

Hearing the sound of "Zheng", the black shadow swung his sword and slashed at me one after the other.

"Cong Cang!" I yelled loudly, and someone beside me burst out immediately, entangled the black shadow that blocked me.

I stepped onto the courtyard wall, turned around and jumped off the top of the wall. A strong wind and cold air hit the back of my neck.damn it!I shrank my head quickly, and my heart suddenly jumped: Such a deadly attack should not come from the troops sent by Sun Quan, and the uncomfortable cold air is not like the guards' usual tricks.In the final analysis, even if Sun Quan doesn't care about me, he should cherish his son.

What is the origin of these people?

Li Ren who came to support pulled out the short sword from the enemy's abdomen, warm blood splashed on my head and neck, and the world in front of me was blood red.

I stood back to back with him: "These people are not from the General's Mansion, so there is no need for mercy."

"Yes, the subordinates have noticed."

I wiped the blood from the corners of my eyes, and looked down at Sun Li. He was awakened by the loud noise, and he was trying to poke his head out to see what happened.

"Hush, baby, lie down quickly, the big bad wolf is coming." I stretched out my hand to protect his delicate cheeks, and whispered.

"My lord, be careful!" Li Ren blocked a sword that was swung at me.

I let out a short laugh: "Thank you."

The passengers in the store were already awakened by the sound of fighting. After a few rounds, some unfortunate guy got hit and was kicked from the roof and fell heavily into the courtyard. To: "Dead! Dead!"

"Quick, ride now!" Li Ren grabbed me and ran towards the stables. I jumped onto the horse neatly. He seemed surprised that I was so weak at ordinary times, but now I was in an extraordinary state.

I smiled slightly: "Li Yingxiong, get on your horse, let's make an agreement, don't tell this little secret to others."

In the middle of the night, the horse galloped through the rocky valley.As the moon sank in the pale sky, the horses, driven wild by the whips of the wind and rain, stopped slowly.Li Ren led them and whispered to encourage the two huge black horses to move forward.

"Take them to drink." I said softly.

Li Ren laughed: "It seems that the situation of the Lord is much better than that of these two horses."

Although I was just shaken, I knew he still had the leisure to tease me at this moment, so I cursed: "You bastard."

He choked: "How can the subordinates talk nonsense?"

Cong Cang said that he was from Fuchun, but I didn't expect that he could understand Wu County dialect, so I blushed and stopped talking to him.After a while I stopped, Li Ren noticed it and turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to piss the little guy."

He frowned, as if he didn't know what peeing was.I bit my lip and released Sun Li from the layers of clothes.He stretched his little arms and legs, "Wow" and burst into tears.

What's wrong?Without Le Ling, I could only frantically untie my son's diaper, and he immediately whimpered and rained a little boy's urine, leaving sparkling liquid on my skirt, shoes and left hand.

This brat... I can't wait to give him a small slap.Seeing this, Li Ren quickly fastened the horse's reins, and stretched out his hand in front of me: "My lord, I will leave the young master to the care of my subordinates for the time being. Would you like to deal with it?"

I hesitated a little, and stood up: "Forget it, this brat's pants are full of pee, don't stain your clothes."

I was just an excuse, but he didn't know how to play, so he took Sun Li into his arms and said, "It's okay, baby pee, sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance." That brat Sun Li was still giggling, as if the two of them were laughing together I generally.

After all, I was worried, so I messed up my clothes and hurried over to hug Sun Li into my arms: "I'll feed him something."

"Are you okay?" He showed hesitation, "You still have blood on your face."

I raised my arm and wiped it with my cuff indiscriminately: "What, are you worried that I'm scared?"

"The master is a woman, and she is calm and composed in such a bloody storm, and the subordinates admire it very much."

I was amused by him: "What a mouth covered with honey." His hands were not idle, and he took out the biscuits specially made for Sun Li.Li Renzao handed over a wet handkerchief: "My lord, please use it."

I nodded, wrapped the biscuits in a handkerchief, soaked them for Sun Li to eat.He must have been starving, and devoured two small biscuits without a word.I watched him swallowing hastily, feeling so guilty that I couldn't lift my head.

What an irresponsible mother I am when the adults make mistakes and let the children bear the punishment!

The horses were exhausted after a night of galloping, and it was impossible to drive them now.Li Ren let me go ahead, and he led the horse to follow.

"Hurry up, let's meet at the mouth of the sea." I hugged Sun Li and boarded the river bank to build an embankment, pointing to the front and said loudly.

After a full three hours, the two walked out of the valley and began to trek through the muddy mud flats.I wore a silk skirt before going to bed last night. After running all night, the hem of the skirt was splashed with mud, and it was very difficult to move.I don't believe I have traveled such a distance in eighteen months, so when I finally met with another group of people, I was almost exhausted.

Cong Cang was wearing a short jacket often worn by fishermen by the sea, and the cuffs and trousers were rolled up a few times.As soon as we met, he quickly handed over the water bag: "Is the Lord all right?"

I nodded, raised my neck and drank a few sips of water, reached out to wipe off the mud on my eyelids, and looked at each other in embarrassment with everyone who was also covered in mud.

Le Ling came to pick up Sun Li, the brat giggled when he saw her, then started crying and begging her for food.

I asked several people how things were going.

"We are all safe and sound, the gang of thieves failed to attack last night, so we took good care of them." Cong Cang replied.

"Do those people know our identities? Why did they rob and kill us halfway? Cong Cang, are they robbers?"

Cong Cang shook his head: "It's absolutely impossible, my lord, you see, with their skills, it took us so much effort to escape, how can it be done by ordinary thieves."

I glanced at Sun Li in Le Ling's arms, he was whimpering and crying, refusing to put the rice paste into his mouth.I made a pause gesture: "Let's do this first, I'll get my son something to eat."

Look up and look around the environment now.This is the estuary of Zhejiang Province, where large tidal flats extend into the sea, and there are a few fishing boats faintly parked on the skyline.The slope on the tidal flat is very gentle, and it takes several miles to get rid of the mud.The only good thing here is that it is off the beaten track.

In the era when manpower was not enough to renovate the tidal flats, the bay with no water port value was really a good hiding place.In modern times, this place is called Hangzhou Bay.

Go north, pass through Fuchun to Wu County, cross the Yangtze River, and cross Jingkou to leave the territory under the jurisdiction of Sun Quan.It's just that I understand that with the child, I will never escape his search in the short term.So I did the opposite, and set off from Wu County to Fuchun to see what the situation is: if there is a possibility of breaking through the search, I will go upstream to Xindu along Zhejiang, and then try to cross the river from Hulin to Wancheng, and then go west to Jingzhou If it doesn't work, I plan to go south along the coast, from the Yongning area to central Fujian, and make plans later.Even if Sun Li's father has the ability to reach the sky, there is absolutely no way he can stop me on the way.

I scrutinized the route again and again, except for the attack in Fuchun, everything was still in the plan.

Le Ling handed over a hot egg: "Miss, eat something."

"Have you finished eating the rice noodles, son?"

"Not yet."

"The child is disobedient." I glared at the child who was looking around in Le Ling's arms, took off the kettle that was burning in the fire, and put another small pot on the fire.

I poured water into the pot and asked, "Where did you guys get the firewood?"

Le Ling blushed: "The one named Mo Yu got it from the inn."

Good boy!I couldn't help laughing: "He is a young talent who can calmly lead the sheep in his busy schedule."

When the water boiled, I scooped out a little of the porridge that Le Ling had cooked before, put it in the pot, and poured the beaten eggs into it one by one.

"Miss, are you cooking custard?"

"Give him an egg drop to eat, he likes to eat sweet ones. Give me the sugar."

Le Ling rummaged through the package for a while, as if thinking of something, laughed: "It was so critical last night, but the guards were very calm, and nothing was left behind." As he spoke, he handed over a small sugar box.

Inside the box was a lump of light brown coagulated sucrose.This stuff doesn't look very good, and the taste is not satisfactory, but it is said to be good for children's health.Sun Li started to grow teeth. At one time, I was very afraid of his tooth decay, so I seldom gave him sweets. Today is an exception.

Crushed the sugar cubes and added them to the egg drop soup, a strong aroma with the sweetness of sucrose penetrated into the nostrils.I took a deep breath: "Oh, it's really fragrant, Le Ling, you come and feed him."

On the other side of the gentle slope, several guards smelled the fragrance and poked their heads one after another.I picked up the cauldron and laughed heartlessly: "Heroes and heroes, dinner is dry biscuits and porridge. Is there anyone who is reluctant?"

Li Ren took a step forward: "So what if you don't want to?"

I raised my eyebrows: "OK, then you are on the first shift at night."

midnight.Unable to fall asleep for a long time, I put on my coat and sat by the campfire.Seeing me like this, Li Ren leaned on his sword and moved to sit beside me: "Master, why do you travel at night?"

I ignored him and just stared at the dark sea in a daze.

After a long time, I asked him: "Do you like the sea, Li Ren?"

He whispered: "Se grew up by the sea since childhood, so familiar, I really don't know what to call joy."

I nodded, pulled a branch and scratched it on the ground: "Tomorrow, we will go to Linhai County. Have you been there? I heard that Zhang'an County there is very lively."

"Yes, before those believers killed the officers and soldiers, there were lively scenes along the coast of Se'en."

I vaguely guessed something: "Before you...became a bandit, did it have something to do with the war?"

"Oh, yes. The elder of my family was originally a fisherman, and the five children in the family depended on him to support him. Later, when the war broke out, the fishing boat of the elder in the family was burned by bandits, and our family lost our livelihood. The stingy man (Note 1) came to the door every day to urge the payment of grain taxes."

He didn't go on, and I guessed the ending, so I said:

"That's right, if it's not forced, who would risk their life to eat that precarious bowl of rice."

This conversation made me unhappy, so I stood up and put my palm on my forehead: "It's so cool. Even though it's September, the night wind is always ruthless. Tell people to wake up and watch the night. Go to sleep."

When I lay down with my clothes on, Sun Li turned over and said, “Smash it, smack your mouth. I smiled wryly and got up again to tuck the blanket for him. After I lay down again, I could hear the sound of the tide rushing, rushing, slowly and slowly. Take me deep into sleep.