When the two left Xiyang County, it was late in the afternoon, and Mo Wen did not turn his head to look back when they traveled north, although Xiyang County was his hometown, but at this time this city had become a dead city, and after the sun set, the wind was gusting in the city, and he just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
Not long ago, there was a fork in the road ahead, it had snowed not long ago, and there were no footprints or ruts on either road.
"Master, which way to go," asked the fifth child.
"Let's take the road."
Mo Wen thought about it and said, he didn't know which path was the right one, so he could only try his luck.
Lao Wu nodded and turned onto the road on the left, both of them were going out for the first time, and neither of them had any experience in traveling, so they could only take one step at a time.
In winter, it gets dark early, and the sky is dark when they first arrive, and the two of them are in the wilderness at this time, and they can't go to the village or the store, so they can only take advantage of the snow to take advantage of the deep and shallow feet to take the dark to hurry.
At the second watch, the two saw a stretch of wall looming in front of them, according to the speed of the march and the time spent, this should be Qingping City, fifty miles away from Xiyang County, this city has no civilians, it is the barracks of the Jin State soldiers.
After seeing the city, the two of them sped up, and when they were a little closer, Mo Wen found that there was no light in the city, and if there was no light, it meant that there were no Hu people living here, compared with the lonely ghosts, Mo Wen was more afraid of the Hu people, so the lack of light in the city made him feel a lot more at ease.
The gates of the city were open, the heavy snow did not completely bury the killing, and the city was littered with corpses of various appearances, but the two of them were no longer as afraid as before when they saw the corpses, and after entering the city, they found an abandoned barracks to rest.
"Master, can you make a fire?"
asked the fifth man, stomping his foot.
"Okay, Hu Ren shouldn't come back."
After a short pause, Mo Wen said that before that, everything was left to his parents, and he was not used to making his own decisions, but at this time he had to learn to make decisions.
There was a fire pit in the barracks, and there were scattered firewood and fire-starting objects around it, and the fifth child quickly lit a fire.
After walking dozens of miles in the snow, their shoes were already soaked, and after lighting a fire, they leaned on the fire to bake their shoes wet with snow water "Master, are we on the right path," the fifth child asked.
"Yes."
Mo Wen nodded and said.
"How do you know that Hu Ren went back on this road," Lao Wu asked puzzled.
"The corpses on the main road in the city were moved to the sides, apparently for the purpose of walking, and the Hu people rode horses when they came, and they would only drive the carts to carry the looted things when they returned."
Don't ask for an explanation.
"They're riding horses, and we're not going to be able to catch up with them."
The fifth child was slightly depressed.
"There's always a time for them to stop."
Mo asked.
"Master, after Qingping City, it is the territory of the Hu people, if the Hu people see us, will they kill the two of us" Lao Wu asked worriedly.
"Presumably not, a classmate of mine fled to Xiyang from Zhao Guo's family a few years ago, and according to him, the Hu people in Zhao State cannot wantonly kill their own Han people."
Mo asked.
"Since the Hu people don't kill the Han people, why do their families still have to escape?"
asked Lao Wu again.
Mo Wen shook his head with a wry smile, "I heard that in Zhao State, the Hu people can snatch the things of the Han people if they take a fancy to them, and even the female relatives can rob them, and the government will not pursue them." ” "We don't have anything now, as long as we hide the silver two, we won't be afraid of them robbing it."
Lao Wu said.
"It really can't be put in a baggage."
Mo Wen nodded and spoke.
"Where to hide" Lao Wu took care of himself.
"Melt, hide in your shoes."
Mo Wen was baking shoes at this time, and he had an idea.
"What a ruse."
Lao Wu Chong Mo gave a thumbs up.
Mo Wen frowned and glanced at Lao Wu, the servants of the scholar's family also knew some official dialect more or less, but they only learned it from the autonomic by accident, and they didn't know the details, so it was inevitable that they would use it wrongly.
At this time, there is no official currency, the people work and trade to get the copper coins or broken gold and scattered silver of the previous dynasty, and the gold and silver accumulate more and melt into a large ingot to be stored, so the melting of gold and silver will be in the family, the old five will also, the two will melt the gold cake and hammer it into four, each person carries two, and the broken gold that falls when beating is placed outside to prepare for expenses.
"Master, do you say that Mrs. and I are still alive if you don't go through the door?"
"If you don't pass through the door, you can't be commensurate with the cheap."
Mo asked Wen Yan to laugh and want to cry, he wanted to laugh because Lao Wu was still thinking about Lin Ruochen's maid, and if he wanted to cry, Xiao Wu's question was exactly what he had never dared to think about.
"Did you say they were still alive?"
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asked the fifth elder staring at Mo.
"Alive."
Don't ask and close your eyes and speak.
"The Hu people are cannibals, how do you know they are still alive," Lao Wu asked again.
Mo Wen didn't speak, but reached out and pretended to touch his forehead to wipe away the tears that came out of his eyes, what he said before was deliberate, Lin Ruochen and the maid should still be alive, but the reason why the two of them survived was something he didn't want to face.
"Sir, say it."
Lao Wu didn't notice Mo Wen's actions, and was still asking, although Mo Wen called him Lao Wu, in fact, he was still Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, who was one year younger than Mo Wen.
"Their master and servant are beautiful, and the Hu people will not be willing to eat them."
Mo asked, with a trill.
After experiencing the great changes in the past, he understands a truth, cruel things do not happen just because a person closes his eyes, some things are bound to happen, whether you want to see it or not.
"You mean to say that the Hu people will keep Madame and my wife who has not passed through the door and sell them for a good price," Lao Wu asked.
Mo Wen was extremely sad in his heart at this time, Lin Ruochen fell into the hands of Hu Ren to avoid experiencing humiliation, this has become a foregone conclusion, it will inevitably happen, he can't stop it, and he can't change it, which makes him heartbroken and painful.
But the words of the fifth child made him very funny, the fifth child always remembered the things he had promised, lest the things promised by the master would not be done accurately, so he wanted to do things with a mouthful of cheap and a wife.
"You're right, the Hu people will leave them to sell, so they are still alive, we have more than thirty taels of gold, and we will definitely be able to buy them.
When the time comes, I will marry you.
Mo Wen was silent for a moment and said, he didn't want to make Xiao Wu uncomfortable, so he didn't point it out.
"Thank you, young master."
The fifth child thanked him happily.
Mo Wen nodded and smiled, although he was laughing, his heart was sad.
Part of the servant's loyalty comes from the blood and blood, and part of it comes from the master's sincere treatment, Mo Wen's words made Xiao Wu extremely moved, and he made the bed with water and served him very attentively.
"Young master, these boots are worn by officials, for you."
Lao Wu handed a pair of dried boots to Mo Wen.
"Your shoes are torn, you can keep them."
Mo Wen waved his hand and said.
"That's it."
Lao Wu began to try on shoes, these boots are well-made, with rabbit fur pads inside, and they are really comfortable to wear.
After putting on the boots, Lao Wu walked back and forth, testing whether they fit properly, Mo Wen suddenly thought of something, "These boots can't be worn." ” "I'm angry, and I'm not afraid of the dead."
Lao Wu said casually.
"These boots are owned by the captain of the Jin Kingdom, if you wear them, you may be regarded as a fine work by the Hu people when you arrive in the Zhao Kingdom."
Don't ask to explain.
"What is fine work" Lao Wu heard this word for the first time.
"It's a spy."
Don't ask for an explanation.
Lao Wuyi was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly took off his boots and threw them into the fire.
However, as soon as he threw it in, he hurriedly grabbed it out, leaving the rabbit skin mat in his boots that had not yet been burned.
"Master, you are becoming more and more like a master, you are really thoughtful."
Lao Wu Chong Mo asked.
After the fifth child finished speaking, Mo asked and did not speak, but looked at the branches in the fire and was stunned, during this time he felt that he really thought too much, without the protection of his parents, everything can only rely on himself, people are the same as trees, the loss of a father is like a broken crown of a tree, there is an old saying, "the crown is broken and the new sprouts, the father goes to the son to be in charge", the death of his family forced him to learn to think and survive in the shortest possible time, both cruel and fast.
"Listen, sir."
Just when Mo Wen was stunned, Lao Wu interrupted him with a remark.
Mo Wen came back to his senses and listened carefully, and found that there were footsteps outside the house, and the footsteps were very rapid, from far and near, obviously towards the house where the two were located.
The sudden sound of footsteps startled the two, when they arrived before, there were no footprints in Qingping City, and the people outside the house were naturally from outside the city.
"Master, what should I do" The fifth child eagerly asked Mo for a plan.
Mo Wen was extremely panicked at this time, and instinctively wanted to escape, but he suddenly thought that there was only one footstep, it should not be the Hu people, and the Hu people had no reason to run here in the middle of the night to arrest them.
"It shouldn't be a Hu person."
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Mo Wen expressed his judgment.
Mo Wen's judgment is very accurate, the person who came is indeed not a Hu person.
But he spent too much time thinking about the problem in a panic, and as soon as the words fell, a voice came from outside the house, "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable." ” Mo Wen turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a young Taoist in a blue Taoist robe standing outside the house, this person was about twenty years old, with a white face and beard, a Taoist bun on his head, a huge package in his left hand, and a long sword in his right hand.
"Can the two little brothers make it convenient, let the poor Dao rest here for a while," the young Taoist said to the two.
"We're also passing by, please come in."
Mo Wen got up to greet him, as long as it was not a Hu person, whether it was a monk or a Taoist, a man or a woman, he welcomed it.
The Taoist got Mo Wen's permission, and then he stepped into the house, and after entering the house, he put down the package and the long sword, and saluted the two of them with fists, "Poor Dao Chief." ” By the light of the fire, Mo Wen found that this person's movements were different from those of the world, the world's people made a fist with his right hand, and his left hand held his right fist, while the Taoist in front of him held the bent thumb of his left hand with his right hand.
"Dao Chief, please take a seat."
Mo Wen invited again.
The young Taoist had frost on his eyebrows, obviously frozen, and when he heard this, he walked quickly to the fire to roast the fire to ward off the cold.
"Old Five, take some food for the Taoist."
Mo Wen said to Lao Wu.
Lao Wu took out a piece of cake from his baggage and handed it to the young Taoist, who thanked him and took it and ate slowly.
Mo Wen saw that he was having difficulty swallowing, so he poured half a bowl of warm water for him, and the young Taoist nodded at him with gratitude, took the pottery bowl and drank it all.
"Thank you both."
The young Taoist stood up after eating, and looked as if he was leaving.
"The winter night is cold, so the Taoist will stay here tonight."
Mo asked to keep his words, he and Lao Wu first left the house, their eyes were dark, and they were eager to talk to people and understand the situation outside.
"There is a long way to go, we can't slack off, these two wooden cards are sent to the two, or there is a blessing."
The young Taoist took out two palm-sized yellow wooden plaques from the package and handed them to Mo Wen and Lao Wu.
"Thank you, Chief."
Mo Wen took the wooden sign and thanked the young Taoist, the young Taoist's package was full of this kind of wooden card, when there were thousands, it must be a talisman given to the pilgrims.
The young Taoist didn't stay long, saying goodbye and coming out in a hurry, going in a hurry.
"Master, this Taoist priest's talisman is a bit strange," Lao Wu said.
"Where is the blame" Mo Wen stood at the door and watched the Taoist go south.
"I can't understand the talisman drawn by other Taoist priests, but there is a word on it that I recognize."
Lao Wu said.
Mo Wen was slightly puzzled when he heard this, although the fifth child was diligent, he was unwilling to read, and the words he knew would not exceed 100 words combined.
With doubts, Mo Wen walked to the fire and looked carefully by the firelight, and found that this wooden sign was not the kind of amulet drawn by the Taoist priest he had seen before, but there was handwriting on the front and back, the handwriting on the back was small and many, the light was unknown, and it was difficult to read, and the handwriting on the front was large and small, only two vermilion seal characters, Supernatant: