Bianshanhan [farming]

It was late at night, and the heavy iron gates of Yuanbei City were tightly closed, and the lights in the city were like ashes that were about to go out, dotted with stars, very faint.

More than 20 miles to the west of the city gate, there are several collapsed city walls. There are no strong enemies in the north, and the city walls are not repaired. The gap is getting bigger and bigger.

Originally, few people came to these places, but tonight was different. After dark, a group of people approached.

Li Maoxian took the lead and saw that there was no one around, so he did it.

They dared not make a sound, light a lamp, or use a hammer, for fear of attracting officers and soldiers, they snapped off the bricks next to the gap with their hands, and spread them in the trenches inside and outside the city wall.

There were many of them, and they moved quickly. It took less than half an hour to open a hole in the city wall, and the inside and outside were almost leveled, so they quickly let the villagers pass through the wall.

The moonlight was a bit dim, it was hard to see clearly, and the feet were not smooth. It was not smooth for men, women and children to walk outside the city wall.

The men stood guard at the entrance of the city wall, and when someone staggered, they helped them. The shelf truck was stuck to the edge of the city wall, helping to lift the wheels, and protecting the families to go out.

The women are also busy, busy taking care of the children, those who fall asleep are the best, and those who can't sleep have to spend some time, pinching candies in their hands, if the child cries, use sweets to coax him, otherwise one or two will cry , Alarming officers and soldiers is not fun.

Chen Wen waited outside. When someone came out, his subordinates would lead the way and lead the villagers to go north. The rest of the people were wary of the direction of the city gate.

Those who stepped out of the city wall did not dare to be careless, and counted their own people back and forth. This black light is blind, and it will be over if you throw one.

When there were more than a dozen households in Yangshu Village who hadn't left, Chen Wen ran over from the east and told them that the patrolling officers and soldiers were coming this way, so don't make any noise for now.

Li Maoxian walked to the back of the team, exhorting the villagers while walking. At the same time, Li Qingrui led several young and strong men up the city wall, and walked forward for a while.

After a while, there were several torch lights on the city wall. At first it was just a spot, and then it became brighter and brighter. It was the officers and soldiers on patrol in Yuanbei City.

People inside and outside the city stared closely at those bright lights, their hearts raised in their throats.

If you try to force your way into the North City, you will lose your head!

One, two, three... Li Qingrui stared at the torch and counted in his heart.

At this moment, suddenly someone in the team below was too nervous, choked a few times, and coughed out.

He only coughed twice, then covered his mouth tightly, but still alarmed the patrolling people on the city wall, they shouted: "Who is it?!"

This time, the already extremely frightened crowd panicked even more. Some people fled to the side in panic because they were afraid of being caught and beheaded by officers and soldiers.

The team was in chaos at once, and there was naturally a lot of movement.

The officers and soldiers strode towards this side, and just as they were about to reach the gap in the city wall, Li Qingrui and others who were prostrate on the ground suddenly stood up, the people below hugged the legs of the officers and soldiers, and the people above covered their mouths .

Li Qingrui put a sharp knife on the neck of one of them, "Brothers, don't shout, we just want to use a way to get out, we don't mean to hurt anyone, you pretend you didn't see it, it's convenient, great kindness, never will forget!"

Several officers and soldiers were terrified, panting heavily. They only knew that someone was going to climb over the wall, but they didn't expect that there was an ambush on the wall. There seemed to be many people on the other side, and they didn't dare to act rashly.

Dereliction of duty is nothing more than a board. If there is a disturbance at this time, their lives may be lost. They are very clear about which is more important.

In the blink of an eye, a few people figured it out, and nodded violently, indicating that they would not make a sound.

Li Qingrui and others immediately took out cloth strips to bind the mouths, hands and feet of several people, and asked the officers and soldiers if there was anyone behind them. The officers and soldiers shook their heads quickly, and Li Qingrui told the people below to go on.

The torch fell into the ditch and extinguished, and the panicked team became a little more stable. They looked ahead anxiously, wishing to run to the gap and squeeze out.

After thinking about it, no one dares to do this, there are guards in front, and anyone who dares to squeeze hard will kick out.

These officers and soldiers were very obedient and cooperative, so Li Qingrui put away his knife, and one of the officers and soldiers said "um" twice in a low voice, as if he had something to say.

Li Qingrui pulled the cloth off his mouth slightly, the man took a few deep breaths, and said in a low voice: "Brother, we have to go back for another quarter of an hour after our patrol, and if we are late, the people in the barracks must be I'll come out and look for it."

Li Qingrui asked him if he would change people after he went back, the officer shook his head and said no.

Li Qingrui said hello, and asked people to take off the clothes of the other officers and soldiers, and said, "We will accompany you back."

It was a hot day, and it was fine for the officers and soldiers to only wear their underwear. Li Qingrui and the other three changed into officers and soldiers' clothes.

After the change, the other four officers and soldiers stayed. Li Qingrui untied the person who spoke just now, "Brother Hard Work, take us there."

Someone handed over the torch and lit it again. Li Qingrui and the others each held one, and the four of them trapped the officer and soldier in the middle and walked towards the city gate.

After walking for about two miles, the officer suddenly asked, "Brothers, are you from Yangshu Village? I don't want to be a cliché, but there are not many people going north, and the people in your village are going back and forth, so it's hard to remember."

The other three became nervous!

Li Qingrui said: "We are just a group of people who have nothing to eat and want to escape famine for their lives. We must have offended you, and we will kowtow to apologize after we get out."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the officers and soldiers asked again: "Do you know Jiang Cong?"

The other three Li family members were stunned, what is going on with this...

Li Qingrui said: "I don't know."

The officer shouted, "Brother, don't be so careful, I just asked casually. At the beginning of the year, something happened at home, and I was very depressed. I was patrolling outside the city, and I ran into Brother Jiang while stealing a drink. He advised When I was in office, I didn’t want to drink, saying that they had brothers, and drinking would lead to a catastrophe..."

Li Qingrui frowned slightly when he heard this.

The man went on to say: "I ate some of his roasted rabbits and got a bottle of good wound medicine. I wanted to give him back the wine, but he didn't want it. He just entrusted me with one thing. If someday Yang Shuncun There are many people in the North City, I hope I can take care of them."

Li Qingrui remained silent. No matter what, he didn't want to cause trouble for the village and Jiang Cong.

The people in Yangshu Village didn't respond, but the man started talking instead, "You guys are really brave, come back with me like this, aren't you afraid of being caught by the city defense army?"

"If it was your family members who wanted to escape over the wall, you would do the same as us." Li Qingrui said calmly.

Hearing this, the man fell silent.

When we walked forward, we met another patrol team. Li Qingrui and the others tensed their bodies, but the officer stopped and said to those people: "Old dog, help us to fix the joints. Our legs are hurting these days. I don’t want to go the wrong way.”

"You lazy donkey, it's only been under martial law for a few days, so you just want to be lazy." The light of the torch was limited, and the people on the other side didn't see Li Qingrui and the others. When will the tonic be returned?!"

"I'll make you a jar of old rice wine tomorrow, and you go back and hold the jar and drink it yourself," said the officer.

"Just playing lip service!" The person over there scolded a few words, but complied.

Li Qingrui and the others turned their heads with the officers and soldiers and walked back.

Li Qingrui breathed a sigh of relief, and the cold sweat from the backs of the other three wet their clothes.

When they turned back to the gap, they quickened their pace. The days are long and the nights are short in summer, and it is almost dawn.

At this time, the people of Yangshu Village who had crossed the wall first had already walked out for several miles.

The crescent moon was hidden behind the clouds, and it was the darkest time before dawn.

Different from the city, there are patches of wild grass outside the city, a pit here, a bag there, adults and children stumble around in the dark.

Just when they were wondering whether the people behind were going well, there was the sound of horseshoes in front, and they could vaguely see torches.

Is it chasing soldiers?

The hearts of the people in the village were seized.

At this time, a mid-air voice suddenly came from the front, "Father, mother, is it you?"

The voice is loud and clear, and it spreads far.

Chen's stiff body immediately softened, and she shook her lips, saying: "You silly boy, you call your parents without anyone seeing you!"

He was so far away that the people on the other side didn't hear him. Li Zhengliang was a clever ghost with good ears, and immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Little Fourth Uncle, it's you, you're here to pick us up. Are you riding a horse? I don't want to take a car." , buttocks are about to split into two pieces!"

The person facing him laughed, and his voice got closer, "Who are you calling fourth uncle? I don't have a big nephew with two buttocks, blindly recognize my relative!"

At this time, the other people in Yangshu Village also heard it, and said to each other in surprise: "It's Xiao Si's voice, that's right!"

It was Li Qingfeng who came, and Jiang Cong was beside him. They each rode a horse, holding torches, and soon ran into Chen Shi and the others.

"Mother!" Li Qingfeng got off his horse and said excitedly, "Hey, there are so many people here, you are all here, this time the border town is very lively!"

Li Qingfeng twisted Li Zhengliang's nose, "Have you seen the person clearly? Just call him Fourth Uncle, and you won't be afraid that bad people will arrest you and sell you."

Jiang Cong also came closer and met Li's family and other people in the village, "Qingfeng and I rode fast, we were ahead of the others, and Xiao Zier and the others were behind, and we will be here in a day or two."

The people in the village were excited when they heard it, and they were picked up as soon as they left the North City.

Mrs. Chen grabbed Jiang Cong's hand, "Grandfather, let you run all the way, we, we..."

"Auntie, don't say such outspoken things." Jiang Cong said, "Your family's business is my business."

"Mother." Li Qingfeng interrupted the two of them, and said, "Where are my father and elder brother, why didn't I see them?"

"It's at the back." Jiang said quickly: "There are still many people behind who have not passed the wall, and they are guarding there."