Ye Gui

Winter in the northern border came surprisingly early. There was no wind last night, and the wet mist wrapped around the branches, freezing into crystal white frost flowers overnight. The pines and willows beside the white water were covered with frost and snow, just like a fairyland.

Xiao Yi's father took the burden from Xiao Yi's mother, put it on the donkey cart, picked up Xiao Yi and put it in.

It was very cold in the morning, Xiaoyi's face was flushed with cold, and she greeted Ergou brother next door with a smile. Ergou looked envious and jealous: "Uncle, you take me too!"

Xiao Yi's father rubbed his head: "Does your mother let you go? If your mother agrees, I will take you there."

A roar came from the yard next door: "Ergou! What are you doing? I told you to watch your brother, you didn't even know he fell off the bed! Get out of here!!"

"Coming!" the 12-year-old Ergou sniffed, "Sister Xiaoyi, don't forget to bring me something delicious!" After speaking, he trotted back with his hands in his hands.

"Let me see, clothes, shoes, handkerchiefs, dry food, water..." Xiao Yiniang was counting the luggage beside the donkey cart.

"Okay, okay, just go for a few days, and it's not moving! Is there anything in the city? Why buy it in the city!"

"Isn't this the first time for Xiaoyi to go to Yanming City! Anyway, I borrowed a car from the village chief, and I can take it from home if I can. Things in the city are expensive! Ah! What I said, I just forgot something Come on! Forgot the shoes made for the little general and Mr. Bai!" She turned around and ran back to the house, and came out in a moment, holding the shoes wrapped in oiled paper, all made by herself, a pair , carefully stuffed it in the bag, thinking of going to the general's mansion and entrusting the guards to the little general.

The donkey cart set off with a squeak, and the village was more than 100 miles away from Yanming City, and it was just east along Baishui.

It was the first time for Xiaoyi to go out on a long trip, and everything she saw was novel. Xiaoyi’s father was not in a hurry, the donkey cart was slow, and with the stop and go, it took an hour to reach the bank of Baishui. There was no cloud, and the rime hadn't cleared away. Xiao Yi clapped her little hands and insisted on coming down to touch them.

Xiao Yi's father took her down and let her ride on his shoulders. The little girl grabbed her and said, "Oh! It's too cold!" She quickly let go, and the ice crystals fell on top of her father's head.

After playing in the rime and playing in the water for a while, the little hands were freezing cold, and Xiao Yiniang put it to her mouth and breathed to warm her up, and the family enjoyed a rare outing.

After walking along the rime wonderland for more than an hour, suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes in the distance, the earth shook, and the tree hangings crackled and fell down.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yi's father turned around and asked, just in time to see a group of cavalry rushing here.

He used to be a cook in the camp, and he recognized the uniforms of the Shenyu Army, which were black robes and silver armors, but the team rushing over were black robes and black armors.

It's Qin Yangjun!Xiao Yi's father was shocked.

They probably haven't found the donkey cart yet, Xiao Yipai swung his whip and lashed the donkey's butt hard. The donkey was startled in pain and ran wildly. He grabbed the reins and immediately turned around and ran into the woods.

Xiao Yi cried out in fright, and Xiao Yi Niang held her tightly in her arms: "What's going on?"

"Qin Yangjun!" Xiao Yi's father didn't bother to explain further, he drove the donkey cart down the hillside, found a hidden place to stop, picked up Xiao Yi, and dragged Xiao Yi Niang, desperately. Running in the dense forest, they found a big tree hole, and the three of them hid under it.

The sound of horseshoes approaching from far to near, did not stop, did not enter the woods, and ran forward hastily.

Xiao Yi's father heaved a sigh of relief, and then remembered that the Qin Yang army came from the village! !

He heard the sound of horseshoes from above gradually receding, and pushed Xiaoyi into her mother's arms: "I have to go back to the village to have a look, you stay here and wait for me to come back. If I haven't come back in two hours, you all will Hurry up and go to Yanming City!" He was worried that there was still Qin Yangjun in the village, and he couldn't let his wife take risks with him.

Xiao Yiniang grabbed his sleeve and cried: "You can't go! Even if they come from the village, what's the use of you going back?"

Xiao Yi's father was worried about the villagers and their family, so he patted her hand to reassure her: "I'll pass by the back mountain, where it's hidden. I don't worry, the village chief is so old, and his son and grandson are not around... The two dogs just gave birth I have a child, and his father has gone to Yanming City, I am afraid that something will happen to them."

Xiao Yiniang was also worried, and Xiao Yi snuggled into her arms and sobbed: "Father, Brother Ergou will be fine, right? I still have to bring him something delicious to go home..."

Daddy Xiaoyi stroked her hair: "Go back and have a look, daddy, you and mother are waiting here, daddy took some branches to block you." After speaking, he moved a lot of branches to block the entrance of the hole, took off his coat and covered it On Xiaoyi, "I'll go as fast as I can, and be careful."

He unloaded the car and rode back on the donkey. When he was about to reach the village, he smelled smoke. He was very anxious, but worried that Qin Yang's army would still be there, he decided to take a detour to the back mountain to be on the safe side.

He climbed halfway up the mountain and saw fires in many places in the village. There was no wind, and the fire spread slowly. After a few hours, it was basically extinguished. Only a few houses were burned, and now they were crumbling with smoke.

No one was seen in the village, so he boldly ran down from the mountain, hid behind Zhuzi's house at the entrance of the village, turned into the yard, and looked in through the window. There were two people lying on the ground in the house.

He hurried into the room and said, "Zhuzi! Zhuzi's wife!" A man and a woman had their throats cut with a knife, and their eyes were wide open.

The death was miserable, Xiao Yi's father was so scared that he sat on the ground, took a few breaths, pulled himself together, and ran out of the yard with trembling legs. The village is not big, with a total of more than 30 people, and there were still talking and laughing last night Neighbor Rice, now collapsed in front of his house, his 60-year-old mother and [-]-year-old daughter were also dead in the hospital.

He ran to the village chief's house, and the old man fell into his firewood shed with a big gash in his chest, and his blood coagulated.

His own house was on fire, and he didn't bother to look at it. He ran directly to Ergou's house next door. Ergou's mother sat on the threshold, leaning against the door, blood sprayed from the door frame onto the window wall...

Xiao Yi's father was already numb, and he frantically rummaged through Ergou's house.

Faintly hearing sobbing in the backyard, he hurried to the backyard. There was a well under the grape trellis, and the crying came from there.

As soon as he probed, there was a scream from down the well.

"Ergou? Ergou? It's me, Daddy Xiaoyi!"

"Ah! Ah! Ow!" The child was terrified and could only scream.Xiao Yi's father was pulling the well rope, and in the small bucket was Er Gou's half-year-old younger brother.He took the child out, then lowered the well rope and pulled Ergou up. Ergou sat in a big wooden bucket, soaked in the cold well water for several hours, his lips were purple, Xiao Yi's father hurried Take off your clothes and wrap them around him.

Except for those who went out to work in the whole village, only two children survived.

Xiao Yi's father collected the corpses for the villagers, and they all stopped in the village's ancestral hall.He was thinking about his wife and daughter, and thought about sending them and these two children to Yanming City to settle down first, and then returning to bury the villagers.

He held back his tears, put the sleeping baby in a bundle and hung it on his chest, and walked out with Ergou.

The second dog was put on the back of the donkey by him, and he trotted leading the donkey towards the direction of Yanming City, his panting mixed with suppressed sobbing.

After leaving the village and entering the forest, the donkey snorted uncomfortably, the sky was getting dark, and the twilight was heavy. The fiery red and golden crows were half hanging behind the mountain, and the crows were squawking on the dead branches in groups, perhaps they were huge. The crow spread its wings and startled the donkey, and the donkey broke free from Xiao Yi's hand and ran into the woods.

"Stop, stop!" Xiao Yi's father chased after him, and the two dogs cried and cried in fright on the donkey's back, holding on to the donkey's neck and not letting go.

Suddenly a dark shadow in the forest flashed and stopped in front of the donkey. The donkey wanted to turn around, but the man grabbed the rein.

"Hey! There is still a fish that slipped through the net!" The donkey no longer struggled, and stood there sluggishly, while the crow yelled even more joyously, as if a feast was about to be ushered in.

Animals have a keen sense of smell, and they know that this man in black robe and armor holding a long spear has fresh blood on his body and weapon.The new blood coagulates, and the new blood is added layer by layer to form a murderous executioner without blinking an eye.

"You... who are you?" Xiao Yi asked with a trembling voice.

"My name is Kangmu." With the point of his gun, he lifted the baby belt on Xiao Yi's father's chest, and Xiao Yi's father held the baby tightly and dared not let go, "Give me the baby! I haven't killed such a small child before, no If I know if I can count it as one, half of it is fine, then I will find another baby and kill it to make one." He said to himself.

Xiao Yi's father fought uncontrollably between his upper and lower teeth, and the two dogs were so frightened that one of them lost his grip and fell off the donkey's back.

"Hey, let's take your knife first." He raised his spear, pointing down, and stabbed Ergou straight into the heart!

There was a loud "clang" of metal collisions, and the tip of the gun was blocked by a sharp blade. Er Gou opened his eyes wide, looking in disbelief at the slender figure in front of him like a divine soldier descending from heaven.

"Hehe, she's still a big girl!" Kang Mu raised his gun and stabbed again.

"Miss Shao!" Xiao Yi's father recognized the person as Lin Shao, the little general's adjutant.