Just as he was complaining secretly, he heard a crash behind him, and the man suddenly slipped to the ground with an "ah" sound!
Yi Haoran did not hesitate, and immediately took a step forward, thrusting his sword out and stabbing. Unexpectedly, he stepped on something round and unsteady, and he fell solidly, and the sword fell out of his hand. All he could hear was a dying groan.
He was so shaken by the fall that his eyes turned black. He was so anxious that he ignored the dizziness and pain and struggled to get up.
But he saw that the woman had picked up the sword he had thrown away, holding it tightly with both hands, pointing directly at his chest.
The man's head was tilted to one side, covered with blood, and beside him was a heavy iron Ruyi. It was covered in blood.
Yi Haoran did not dare to act rashly and whispered: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person!"
The woman's face was full of tears, she shook her head with difficulty and said: "I don't care if you are a good or bad person..." After that, she stabbed him with a sword.
Yi Haoran hurriedly stepped aside, but unexpectedly he stepped on something and slipped again. This time he was prepared and grabbed the pillar under the eaves of the corridor to prevent him from falling. Seeing that the woman was staggering when she stabbed in the air, she immediately turned over and twisted her wrist. With a little force, the sword fell to the ground with a clang. Yi Haoran was afraid of the woman shouting, so he quickly whispered: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid! I am really not a bad person!"
However, the woman's body softened and she fainted.
Yi Haoran quickly supported the woman, dragged her into the main room, and placed her on a chair.
He listened intently, only to hear the silence outside, except for the occasional barking of dogs. His heart was secretly settled. He was afraid that there were the man's accomplices in the house, so he hurried back to the eaves, retrieved the sword, and tested the man's breath again. He found that he was dead.
He got into a life lawsuit for nothing! It left him a bit at a loss. Even though in troubled times human life is not as good as that of a dog, after all, a person has died. What should be done with it at dawn?
In the distance, I heard the sound of a wooden clapper hitting three o'clock in the morning. As soon as the fourth watch is struck, people doing the morning market will get up and prepare to make a living, and there will gradually be people in the market. If you wander the streets like this, you will be caught by patrolling thieves in an instant.
We can only hide here! It's been through the day.
Thinking of this, he turned back. He pinched the woman's penis several times. The woman just woke up, and when she saw him, she looked frightened again. She lowered her head and shrank up and said, "What do you want?"
Under the dim light, the woman's face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and there was blood on the corner of her mouth - as the saying goes, she is not human, and she is not a ghost. In troubled times, people are as humble as dirt. Thinking of what happened to this little girl, Yi Haoran couldn't help but sigh, bowed, and whispered: "Sister-in-law, don't panic, the student is also a person in trouble - the thief Kun has entered the city and arrested him. Officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty, I was in the Xiong Governor's tent and had no way out, so I came here. I just ask my sister-in-law to let me hide here for a day, and I will leave as soon as it gets dark tomorrow."
He spoke sincerely and spoke like a serious scholar, which really made the woman's expression relax. She turned around and looked him up and down by the light of the oil lamp. The expression on her face relaxed a little and asked: "Are you...an official?"
"The student is not an official, but a staff member of Governor Xiong's secretariat - Governor Xiong's master." Yi Haoran was afraid that she wouldn't understand, so he explained.
The woman nodded, looked at him a few more times, and suddenly asked: "A few days ago, did the master have a fight with soldiers near here?"
Yi Haoran was startled: At that time, he was trying to rescue Chang Qingyun who was attacked by the rebels, and he had indeed clashed with the wolf soldiers nearby.
"It is indeed true." Yi Haoran nodded, "At that time, the students were ordered to patrol the city. They saw Master Chang being trapped by the rebels and rushed over to rescue him."
"Is the Master Chang you are talking about a middle-aged scribe in his early forties with a beard? He was riding a horse that day with eight or nine soldiers."
"It's him. Master Chang Qingyun, we are all in the Xiong Governor's tent."
"It turns out his surname is Chang." The woman murmured.
The look on Yi Haoran's face when he saw her suggested that she had something to do with Chang Qingyun. This reassured him a lot.
"Master Chang has a good relationship with this slave," the woman said.
Yi Haoran nodded: "That's it."
"That day when Wuzhou was trapped, something happened to my mother's family, so I hurriedly went home to have a look. On the way, my husband was killed by the rebels..." At this point, he was about to cry, and he continued after a while, "The thieves still had to rape and humiliate the slave family in the street. Thanks to Master Chang who led the troops to patrol by, they were able to keep their innocence... At that time, the slave family still had crazy thoughts and wanted to ask Master Chang to take the initiative to avenge their husband. Unexpectedly, he himself could not protect himself. Fortunately, A master is here to save me."
"No, no, no. We are together in the Xiong Governor's tent. He is in danger, how could I not save him?" Yi Haoran unconsciously started to respect Chang Qingyun. He never thought that he would ever perform such a righteous act!
"I wonder if it's safe if Mr. Chang is here first?"
"I saw him leaving the city with the refugees last night. I don't know whether he is alive or dead - but the thief is not bloodthirsty. Even if he is captured, he will only suffer some humiliation and be used as a force, and his life will always be safe."
"That's good, that's good." The woman clasped her hands together and recited a few Buddhist chants.
The two chatted for a few more words, and Yi Haoran learned that the woman's maiden name was Jiang and her nickname was Qiu Chan. Her natal family owned a silk shop on Ximen Street, and her husband's family was from Teng County and had some fields at home to collect rent. After she got married, she gave birth to a son, and her husband became a scholar and went to a private school. The couple moved to Wuzhou with their son, bought a house in the city, and lived a very harmonious life.
I never thought that this disaster would come from heaven!
Chang Qingyun could save her temporary innocence, but he could not save her forever. Yesterday the city was broken and the rebels fled in all directions. A foreign soldier climbed over the wall in desperation. This time no one could save her.
"... The slave family originally wanted to refuse the marriage with death. I never thought that this thief would capture the slave family's son and use it as a blackmail..." At this point, Qiu Chan could hardly say any more.
Yi Haoran nodded and said: "You don't have to blame yourself too much. Although you have lost your integrity, firstly, you were forced by others, and secondly, it was for the sake of prolonging the heir. The fault is not yours."
Qiu Chan nodded silently, probably still not recovering from the issue of "loss of integrity".
Yi Haoran said: "It's just the corpses outside..."
This immediately reminded Qiu Chan, and she jumped up in shock: "God! What can I do about this...this...?!"
"Is there a cellar pond in this courtyard? Let's bury the body first."
"There is no pond in the cellar, but there is a dry well in the backyard..."
"Let's go clean up." Yi Haoran said, "It will be terrible if someone discovers it at dawn."
"Yes, yes, that's what the master said." Qiu Chan completely lost her backbone at this time and subconsciously regarded him as her support.
The two of them worked together, first wrapping and tying the corpse of the rebel soldier with a torn reed mat and rope, and then moved it all the way to the backyard.
When they were cleaning up the bodies, they discovered that the "crash" sound was from soybeans. Qiu Chan sprinkled half a bucket of soybeans on the ground, and then took advantage of the moment when the rebel slipped and smashed the rebel with a Tie Ruyi used as a paperweight in the main room. head.
This wit and the fierceness that burst out instantly made Yi Haoran couldn't help but look at her with admiration - she was not an ordinary woman!
The dead body was very heavy, Qiu Chan was weak and had bound feet, so he couldn't be of much help. Yi Haoran dragged the body with a strap and finally transported the body to the backyard.
There is a small vegetable garden and a thatched pavilion in the backyard. It seems that Qiu Chan's deceased husband was a very leisurely person. In peacetime, he would probably still drink tea, enjoy flowers and the moon here... even during the war. , not only did he die, but his wife and son also suffered a torture... It's really unpredictable...
"This is the dry well." Qiu Chan pushed aside the grass beside the wall, and there was a wooden board on the ground. Yi Haoran moved the wooden board, and a fishy and rancid smell of water came to his nostrils. He looked around and saw that the dry well was quite deep. It would be fine if he dropped it for ten and a half months. Immediately, he pushed the body down and covered the well mouth with wooden boards again. It was also covered with a layer of floating soil to prevent the rancid smell from leaking out.
After discarding the body, the two of them washed away the blood stains on the corridor. By the time all traces were cleaned up, the chickens were already crowing. The two of them had been tossing for half a night, and their muscles were numb. Yi Haoran said: "If you leave the door with me, I will go out over the wall and remove the padlock on the door - if the lock is left hanging, it will cause trouble."
A padlock on the door will make people think that no one is at home, but it will attract the prying eyes of criminals.
"It's easy to open the lock. You can just open the back door and go around. Once you open the lock, what if the thieves come..."
"The Kun thieves have never disturbed the people. It's just that after the Kun thieves break through the city, they will come to check the household registration. It doesn't matter as long as the young lady handles it carefully." Yi Haoran said, "It's just that the students have to hide in the backyard for a day."
Qiu Chan nodded slightly, bit her lip and thought for a moment, then said resolutely: "Mr. Yi, hiding like this is not an option. If you are discovered by the Kun thief, you won't be able to tell. From the Yinu family's perspective, you might as well be considered as a member of the Nu family's husband's family. Cousin, I went to the city to do some business and got stuck in the city - rest here for the time being."
Yi Haoran thought about it, and Qiu Chan was right. Her husband's family is from Teng County, so Wuzhou locals naturally don't know who her husband's relatives are. It's easy to fool them by pretending to be a "cousin."
Fortunately, Xiong Wencan's shogunate moved to Wuzhou not long ago. Because he was training in Teng County, his time in Wuzhou was even shorter, and very few people in the city knew him. As long as you don't meet anyone you've worked with, it's not difficult to hide.
"Okay, it's up to you." Yi Haoran bowed to the end, "Thank you sister-in-law Qiu Chan!"
"Don't thank me, we are all in trouble," Qiu Chan sighed, "It's just that the name needs to be changed."
"Yes, yes, students understand."
Now Yi Haoran changed his name to "Hao Ran", and his identity was Jiang Qiuchan's maternal cousin. When I was young, I went out to study and travel, and only recently returned to my hometown. This time I was stuck in Wuzhou on business, so I had no choice but to stay at my niece's house. Yi Haoran has been training troops in Teng County for many days. He knows a thing or two about the geographical environment and humanistic conditions of Teng County, and can be fooled to some extent. Because he is "the boss of a young boy who left his hometown," there is an excuse for him not being able to speak Tengxian dialect.
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