[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

"Brother Ding, you said it's already March. Why is it still so cold? The wind can blow into the cracks of your bones." A clerk wrapped in a thick cotton coat clamped his saber in the creaking hole, and moved his hand as he walked. I put it near my mouth and exhale, but before I could feel the small puff of hot air coming out of my mouth, it dissipated directly in the bitter cold wind. I couldn't help but jump up while walking, hoping to increase some heat.

"It is said that there is a lot of wind and sand outside the pass. Although the coldness in the northwest is better than that in the northeast, it is much colder than the capital in winter. We have only walked more than half of the distance now, and we are just next to the edge of the northwest. This is where it is. Brother Stone saves his energy, he still has a headache where to camp tonight.” It’s kind of him to be called Brother Ding, so he reminds him that he is a big man with a beard, about 35 years old, with a weathered face, I think I often walk around outside, but after saying a few words, I took a few breaths.The so-called Stone Brothers look younger, their head is tightly wrapped by a felt hat, and their mouth and nose are wrapped in a rag, wishing they could only show a pair of eyes. After all, they are younger and stronger, but they are slightly panting .

"Brother Ding, if this trip is over, I will have money to marry a wife." Shitou's eyes were full of longing, and when he talked about money, he seemed to have forgotten the harsh environment outside.

Brother Ding shook his head in his heart, as expected he was young and ignorant, this kind of drudgery was only given to himself by others who were unwilling to do the rest, it didn't matter to him. Good thing.Escorting prisoners in exile would either go to the bitter cold in the Northeast, or the wild land in the Northwest, or the smoky land in the South of the Five Ridges. Unfortunately, this time, he was relegated to the Northwest where the war just started. I'm afraid he won't be able to go like the previous prisoners. To do some chores in post stations or official villages, you need to add bricks and tiles to guard the frontier and join the military camp chores.However, at his age, it's not bad to be able to survive until now. After all, he came from a family of generals, and he has some foundation.It's just that in the current situation, he may die before he reaches the gate. Brother Ding glanced at the prisoner beside him with his eyes half-closed and taking every step with heavy strides. He guessed this way, but it would save him the trouble of being a handyman. , At that time, it was much more difficult than on the road, but the last thing Brother Ding wanted was for the prisoner to have an accident halfway.

In fact, it cannot be said that escorting prisoners in exile is not beneficial at all. Some have relatives and well-to-do families who will take care of it in advance. Son.Although the food, drink, housing and transportation of this kind of prisoners along the way cannot be compared with the past, they are definitely not bad.Arrange a simple family at the place of exile, and with some money, you can live like ordinary people, and you can even move freely in the city. You only need to report to the government once every half a month. Of course, this is the best treatment.

The worst treatment is their escort this time. Although the prisoner came from a noble family, none of them has settled down. Not to mention his house was ransacked, the rest of the family members are too busy to take care of themselves. How can there be any time for him to be exiled A prisoner, spending money on him is a waste of money.After going there, they will be sent to the barracks to be the lowest handyman. They get up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, and eat worse than pigs. into the cabbage in the field.

So this trip they can only get the 50 taels of silver stipulated by the Yamen, don't think about anything else, it still has to ensure that the person is sent to the northwest safely, and they can only get it after getting the escort document signed by the other party back to Beijing. If you die on the way or run away, don’t even think about getting any money. It’s good if you don’t punish them for their crimes.Of course, if the key criminal or repeat offender who is the focus of attention escapes, the crime will still have to be punished. Fortunately, this person is not a repeat offender.But even though it is only 50 taels, the fare on the road is calculated separately. One person has 20 taels, but the prisoner’s food is also included in it. Don’t think that it is enough to eat well. 50 taels are net, like People like him and Xiaoshitou, 50 taels, have been used by the whole family for more than a year, and they can't say that they will risk their lives to make some hard money.Right now, I just hope that this person can stick to the place. For this reason, Brother Ding even took off all the shackles on the prisoner. He only put on the shackles, so he wanted him to live longer, because he expected that his body would not be able to escape to heaven .

Brother Ding had just finished praying to God to bless the trip, when the people next to him fell to the ground with their faces face down, and there was no movement, and the little stone on one side jumped three feet away in fright, pointing The prisoner who fell to the ground asked tremblingly, "Second Brother Ding, is he... is he dead?" Little Shitou, who had never seen a dead person before, was unavoidably a little scared.

Brother Ding squatted down with his bloated body, turned the person over, ignoring the loess on the prisoner's face and the scabbed stains on his face that had not been washed for many days, he stretched his hand under the wing of his nose to sniff, He breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, you still have some energy. Forget it, it's getting late today, why don't you just rest here, let's find some firewood, and camp behind that small slope, and burn some later. Feed him a bowl of hot soup, and I think he will be able to recover tomorrow." Brother Ding looked at the small slope not far away. He called Xiao Shitou to carry the person over, not to mention that the person was really heavy, Brother Ding grinned when he lifted it.

This is Jia She who was exiled.To say that Ding Erge and Xiaoshitou are not bad to Jia Amnesty, in order to prevent him from belching halfway, they didn't move a finger along the way, at most they walked slowly and cursed a few times, kicked their buttocks, and they didn't criticize them harshly when they ate. , a big cake a day, can't fill him up, but it can't be regarded as starving him.Brother Ding and Xiao Shitou both ate the same flatbread to save money, and there was no extra meal. These days, thinking about meat is hallucinating.Even Jia Amnesty's shabby coat that couldn't see its original color was kindly sponsored by Brother Ding. He was afraid that he would freeze to death on the road.In fact, most of the escorts are very bad-tempered. In the past, the nobles who were high above and reluctant to give them alms, now in the dust of the fall, have no choice but to take the opportunity to vent their anger. The beatings and scolding are light, and some even force the prisoners to eat shit Drinking urine, humiliating to the fullest, letting the prisoners do all the work along the way.

But Jia Amnesty didn't know, he just felt that his life was so miserable that he became a coptis, and the two big brothers were vicious and hideous, like bullies, oppressing him to the end.He couldn't eat enough and didn't wear warm clothes every day. The big biscuits were so dry that they could cut his throat. At first he couldn't eat at all, but after two days of starvation, he could bear it.After walking for more than two months, his feet were covered with blisters and calluses. Jia She was thinking of dying quickly all the time. Now.Jia Amnesty thought about committing suicide, but he didn't have the guts, so he could only stand up like this day after day, waiting for the day when he would die of his own accord.

The two arranged for Jia Amnesty, there happened to be a big rock next to them, and they wrapped the chain around the big rock, even if they woke up, they probably couldn't run away, so they split up, one looked for firewood, the other looked for water, and when they found it, they came back. Try not to go far away, this is how the two of them divide their labor along the way.In fact, the farther you go outside the pass, the more desolate it becomes. Sometimes there is not a single family inhabited within a hundred miles, and if you really run away, you are looking for your own death. Jia She doesn't have the guts to run away alone.

It didn't take long for Jia She, who had his eyes closed, to open them suddenly, and a bright light flashed across his eyes, but it soon became cloudy again.Hiss~~~, trying to raise his arm and trying to wipe the dust off his face, Jia Amnesty couldn't help but let out a sound, not to mention the heavy pain on his body, the key is the smell, it's too smelly, can the two poor brothers not dislike it Already Amitabha.

Jiang Yingrong has already possessed Jia Amnesty with 009, and changed gender again after many years. Jiang Yingrong didn't feel too much pressure, but rather disliked the original owner for making herself so stinky. Fortunately, it was cold, otherwise flies and mosquitoes would have to surround him Non-stop.No matter how disgusted you are, people have already come, so you have to be patient for a while. (In order to avoid the trouble of conversion, this life is called Jia She)

Jia Amnesty did not move, lying quietly feeling the weakness and fatigue of his body, ignoring his dry lips and the hunger in his stomach, his eyes were blank and he almost fell asleep, let's start from scratch in this life.

"Host? Are you okay?" 009 felt the connection with Jia Amnesty's body, and made a sound after confirming that the task could be carried out smoothly. In fact, it was quite afraid that it would lose contact if it changed its soul, or the main system would judge It changed the bound host, and seeing that the name of the host on the screen was still Jia She, 009 was relieved.

"I can't die." A hoarse and rough voice sounded, and Jiang Yingrong felt uncomfortable for a while.

"The host is here for the first day today, and the task will be released tomorrow." 009 was terrified by the previous Jia She, and thought that the soul inside was Sister Fairy. Although he can be called his host now, his identity is different. He didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he kindly asked her to recuperate and adjust for a day. Waiting for tomorrow, he started to build a strict system, supervised the host to complete every task with quality and quantity, and 009 encouraged himself.

Jia She really closed his eyes again. In fact, he didn’t rest inside. He quietly released his spiritual power while feeling whether there was any spiritual energy around him. He had to quickly gain the ability to protect himself, and he had to slowly make up for the shortfall in his body. Otherwise, the head will be given away when he arrives in the northwest. Fortunately, there is still time for him to prepare quietly.Of course, all of these actions were hidden from 009. Although 738 was hidden, one of his important responsibilities was to cover for Jiang Yingrong, lest she accidentally let 009 find out the clues.

After about a quarter of an hour, the spiritual force sensed a living creature—a hare. Jia She's mood did not fluctuate, and he used a very subtle spiritual force to lure the rabbit towards Xiaotupo. I didn't see any meat, I'm already so hungry, I have to make up for it tonight to have the strength to go on the road tomorrow.

Soon the rabbit was led to a place 500 meters away from Xiaotupo. Jia She did not tease him any more, but sat up and prepared to untie the chain. Break away from the stone.Jia She reluctantly stood up, swayed his body, stabilized his figure, and looked around.

After that, he walked around aimlessly, seeing that he didn't go far, and 009 didn't make a sound. In fact, as a system, as long as the host's task is completed well, it rarely makes a sound on weekdays.After walking like a headless fly for a while, Jia She quietly walked around to the spot where the rabbit was. The hare was looking for grass tips hidden in the dry grass to eat on the high ground not far away. , the vegetation outside the pass is also full of vitality, and some grasses have quietly emerged, but there are not many.

Jia Amnesty looked around, found a few relatively sharp stones in his hand, and tried to bump them on his hands, but his weak arms made him embarrassed, and he complained to 009 in his mind: "This soft and sloppy stone Arm, I’m afraid I don’t have such a good fortune today.” Then he seemed helpless and threw all the stones in his hand, lightly and without any strength, making 009, who was about to stop him like this, simply pretended to be dead and kept silent.

Sure enough, the rabbit didn't hit it, but it was startled, and ran to the distance cleverly, Jia She was about to turn around regretfully, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw the rabbit didn't realize that there was a tree in front of him, and bumped into it with a bang. , hit the ground and fell to the ground, I don't know if he died.Jia Amnesty was overjoyed, he picked up a random stone from the ground, and quickly ran over to fill it up with a stone. This time he was really dead. He grabbed the rabbit's ears and showed his big white teeth. His face was dark, but his teeth looked white. .Jia Amnesty had no choice but to thank the original body for keeping his teeth in good condition, so he didn't let him have a bad tooth or talk leakingly: "This rabbit is so stupid." 009 always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, Let Jia Amnesty carry the rabbit and walk back happily.

And Xiao Shitou, who had already found firewood and went back, looked at the deserted small slope, and the surroundings with footprints in every direction. , Xiao Shitou cried with a mournful face: "Brother Ding, the prisoner is gone." As soon as Brother Ding heard that the water in the clay pot would spill out, he hurried back.

When he got to the place and looked, his eyes turned hard: "Fuck, he ran away." Seeing that it was getting dark and where this man could go, Brother Ding looked around to find some traces.