"Dry!"
"Niu Dawa, you bitch, open your mouth quickly!"
"You son of a bitch, when you wake up, I'm going to kill you!"
Zhang Xiaozhu roared at Niu Dawa repeatedly, but Niu Dawa's mouth was closed tightly like iron pliers. He couldn't squeeze it open even with great strength, but he didn't dare to use brute force for fear of breaking Niu Dawa's mouth. The jawbone was crushed.
The man with the goatee couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this.
"impossible!"
"impossible!"
"He is now in a deep coma and has no sense of consciousness. It is impossible for him to hear our conversation."
"But - but why did he shut up suddenly? Is he full? Impossible, how could he be full."
"Is it possible that he has telepathy towards you, and somehow sensed that continuing to drink will cause harm to you, so he shut up? How-how is this possible? Even twin brothers cannot have such telepathy .”
The goatee man tugged on a handful of his goatee and shook his head repeatedly. Niu Dawa's reaction made him unable to understand, and he was very distressed.
"Sir?!" Zhang Xiaozu said in an unhappy tone.
He didn't think it was that complicated, but he thought Niu Dawa heard the conversation between him and the goatee man, so he kept his mouth shut. He couldn't help but feel angry, blaming the goatee man for provoking the topic, otherwise Niu Dawa wouldn't have heard it.
"Ah? Don't be anxious. Don't be anxious." The man with the goatee looked embarrassed, knowing what Zhang Xiaozu was angry about. He kept his fingers on Niu Dawa's pulse gate without moving away. He felt that Niu Dawa's pulse had returned to a certain strength. Although he was still weak, he had been brought back from the brink of death, so he said to Zhang Xiaozu: "His condition has improved a lot. There should be no life-threatening danger in a short period of time. However, the rotten wounds on his body must be treated as soon as possible to prevent the rotten poison from further corroding the body. Give him a Strengthening Pill and Peiyuan Pill, and he should be able to do it. Save his life."
In fact, he was saying the best, and Niu Dawa's actual situation was far worse than what he said.
"Treating wounds requires a lot of water. There is definitely no water here, so we need to go to the city as soon as possible. There must be water in the city. But nowadays, water is probably as expensive as gold, so you have to be mentally prepared." The goatee man frowned.
"Yes." Zhang Xiaozu nodded, thought for a moment, untied the cloth bag from his waist, tore off a piece of snake meat and put it to Niu Dawa's mouth, saying: "Daw, snake meat, eat it quickly."
After calling Niu Dawa more than ten times, there was no response at all. Zhang Xiaozu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Knowing that Niu Dawa was in a deep coma and unable to eat, he just tried it with a sense of luck. Seeing Niu Dawa When the baby didn't respond, he gave up.
Niu Dawa didn't react, but the goatee man, the little old man and the little girl reacted strongly. The smell of meat wafted into their noses. They suddenly widened their eyes and stared at the snake meat in Zhang Xiaozu's hand. My throat was crawling and I kept swallowing saliva.
Zhang Xiaozhu divided the snake meat into two parts, handed one to the little old man, and the other to the man with the goatee. Then he apologized to the man with the goatee: "According to the agreement, all of this meat should be given to sir, but the two of them treated me badly." My brothers have the kindness to take care of me, and they are hungry, so I dare to share half with them. I hope you will forgive me. The missing half of the meat will be doubled to compensate you in the future."
"That's all. That's all." The goatee man waved his hands, holding the snake meat in both hands and started to devour it.
"Thank you, my benefactor!" The little old man had tears in his eyes. He knelt down and thanked Zhang Xiaozu. Then he handed the meat to the little girl and urged: "Girl, hurry up, eat it quickly."
"Grandpa, you eat too." The little girl was very sensible. She only broke off a small piece of meat and pushed the big piece back to the little old man.
The little old man turned his head and wiped his tears secretly. He only took two small bites and carefully put away the remaining snake meat, intending to keep it for the little girl to eat.
"You stupid old man." The goatee man suddenly cursed, "This meat has been smelling for a while. It will stink in such a hot day. How long do you plan to keep it? Wait until it stink before taking it out. Do you want to eat? I can tell you that with the current difficult conditions, if you eat too much and have diarrhea, you will definitely die. You little old man, you have lived so many years in vain, and you can't even consider such a simple issue. "
"Oops! It's me who is confused. It's me who is confused." The little old man slapped his head and shouted. He thanked the man with the goatee and said, "Thank you sir for reminding me, otherwise the little old man will cause a big disaster."
"This is snake meat. It's very tender. I'm not afraid of the oil spoiling her stomach. Just let her eat more." said the man with the goatee.
"Okay, okay." The little old man nodded repeatedly, took out the snake meat, and urged the little girl to eat more.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at the goatee man with great interest. To be honest, his first impression of this man was not good. He thought he was a profit-seeking guy. But after getting along with him for a short period of time, he found that this man was not bad-minded, especially I am more concerned about the thin little girl.
"My benefactor, take a bite too." The little old man broke off a small piece of snake meat and handed it to Zhang Xiaopou.
"I just ate in the morning and I'm not hungry yet. You can eat." Zhang Xiaozhu shook his head and refused, saying: "My name is Zhang Xiaozhu, just call me Xiaozhu."
The man with the goatee hurriedly answered: "Since you just ate this morning, I won't be polite to you. I haven't eaten a bite in four days."
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at the refugees staggering on the official road in the distance, and sighed in his heart: "I'm afraid they will have nothing for several days. Even if they know that Yancheng is not far ahead, they don't have the strength to walk quickly. But with so many people, There is a steady stream of people. No matter how big Yancheng is, how many people can it hold? It may not be easy to enter the city!"
Facts have proved that Zhang Xiaozhu's worries were right. A checkpoint was set up just ten miles away from the gate of Yancheng. The horse-repelling stakes were laid out side by side, forming a semicircle with the city gate as the center to keep the refugees out.
Soldiers wearing helmets and armor stood guard behind the horse-rejecting posts, and anyone who dared to climb over would be shot to death.
Zhang Xiaozu held Niu Dawa in his arms and carried the goatee man on his back. The thirty-mile journey was not too far for him, and he arrived in less than a quarter of an hour.
The reason why he brought the man with the goatee was, firstly, because the man with the goatee understood medicine and knew how to treat Niu Dawa. Secondly, he felt that the man with the goatee had more experience and could help him with advice on how to get water and elixirs. Medicines and other supplies.
Looking at the bustling and noisy crowd in front of him, Zhang Xiaopou had to stop and thought that he had indeed guessed it. It was not easy to enter Yancheng.
At the same time, Yancheng, ten miles away in front, brought Zhang Xiaozu a great visual impact and a deep psychological shock.
The thick city wall, which is thirty to forty feet high, makes people feel like a natural chasm, and they can't help but feel an insurmountable frustration.
However, Yancheng is not just the outermost wall, there are nine equally tall and thick walls inside the city.
Because Yancheng straddles the Nanling from north to south, it looks like an arch from the north to south. So although the second city wall is as high as the first city wall, it is fifty or sixty feet higher than the first city wall in terms of altitude. By analogy, the last city wall seems to stand in the sky compared to the first outermost city wall.
This is a fortress built on a high mountain. It is impregnable and cannot be conquered.
Recalling Lu Kaixue's introduction to Yancheng on the way, Zhang Xiaozhu subconsciously looked at the ground and rubbed the dry soil with the soles of his feet. His expression was shocked and he found that it was true as Lu Kaixue said, the ground under Yancheng's feet had long been stained with blood. in red.
Lu Kaixue is the name of the man with the goatee. He briefly introduced himself on the way. He is from Qibai Town, Tianwu County, Jincheng, and he is a barefoot doctor. He has no parents, no children, and is alone.
"Yancheng is worthy of being called the 'First City in the South'!" Lu Kaixue was also deeply shocked when he looked at Yancheng.
Although they are ten miles apart, the weather is clear and the line of sight is clear. In addition, the terrain of Yancheng is high and broad, so you can see clearly even ten miles apart. On the contrary, because of the distance, you can see the grandeur and majesty of Yancheng at a glance, which is even more shocking.
But now is obviously not the time to enjoy the scenery, and Lu Kaixue is not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, so he just praised him and looked back, saying to Zhang Xiaozu: "You wait here first, I will go to the front to check the situation."
"Okay." Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
Lu Kaixue quickly squeezed out of the crowd, with an expression of frustration, anger and helplessness on his face.
"Hey -" he walked up to Zhang Xiaopeng, let out a long sigh, and said depressedly and angrily: "The city defenders blocked the road and refused to allow entry into the city, saying that the city was already overcrowded. You can still enter the city if you have to, and pay a poll tax. The bullshit is overcrowded, and it is clear that they are trying to make money out of disaster. A bunch of unscrupulous bitches will die a good death sooner or later!"
"That's right, sooner or later you will die!"
"The son of a bitch, the lord of Yancheng City, doesn't care about the big-toothed dog who burned, killed, and looted, but he bullies us poor people!"
When the people around heard Lu Kaixue's curse, several people immediately echoed. It can be seen that these refugees who were blocked outside were already complaining.
Zhang Xiaozu was anxious and angry, so he hugged Niu Dawa and walked forward.
Lu Kaixue grabbed him and asked, "Do you want to force your way in?"
"I have no money." Zhang Xiaopou said. The implication is that if you don’t have money to pay the city tax, you can only force your way in.
"Are you an idiot?" Lu Kaixue wondered whether he should laugh or cry. "Look at those soldiers wearing helmets and armor. Do you think they are all wooden stakes for decoration? Well, even if you are strong, you can rush through This is the first level, but can you break into the city gate? Now that the big-toothed dogs are invading, the city must be on level one alert. Even if you think about it, you can tell that the city gate is heavily guarded. If you force your way in, you will definitely die. Ugly.”
After listening to Lu Kaixue's words, Zhang Xiaozu knew that he was impulsive, so he quickly calmed himself down and asked Lu Kaixue for advice: "Sir, do you have any clever ideas?"
"I can't fly and I can't escape. What clever ideas can I come up with?" Lu Kaixue shook his head and smiled bitterly. He pointed at the crowded crowd and said: "There are many temporary shops set up by Yancheng merchants in front, buying all kinds of useful products." If you have any valuable things, if you have any ancestral treasures, you can sell them for some money, maybe you can get some money for the city fee."
"I only have this knife." Zhang Xiaopou said.
Lu Kaixue glanced at the bone knife in Zhang Xiaozu's hand. In fact, he had noticed it before, but he didn't take it to heart because the bone knife looked very ordinary on the surface, just a bone that looked like a knife.
"The city tax is twenty taels per person. You and him need forty taels. If you can sell your knife for four coppers, that's good. It's far from enough." Lu Kaixue said.
"My bone knife -" Zhang Xiaozhu knew that Lu Kaixue underestimated the bone knife. He was about to introduce the value of the bone knife, but was interrupted by a middle-aged man passing by.
The middle-aged man exclaimed in a hoarse voice: "That one-armed boy is really good at it. He actually won three games in a row and won a big bucket of water."
"No, that's why people should not be judged by their appearance. With one arm, I thought he was a weakling, but as soon as he took action, he discovered that he was a king." The people walking side by side with the middle-aged man nodded in agreement.
Zhang Xiaozhu's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the conversation between the two men. He hurriedly stopped the two of them and asked, "Brothers, please stay. I just overheard the two eldest brothers talking and said that there was a one-armed boy who won three games in a row. There is a large bucket of clear water, where is it, and how can I win the clear water?"
"Oh, someone has set up a gambling competition over there. As long as you have chips, you can go on stage to challenge. If you lose, keep the chips. If you win, you can win prizes. Such as water, dry food, rice, steamed buns, etc." The middle-aged man Passionate about explaining.
"What are the chips?" Zhang Xiaozu asked.
"Chips are valuable objects. As long as they have value, they can be anything." The middle-aged man said, "To put it bluntly, it's a trick to trick people. Use attractive prizes as bait to seduce incompetent Kuhaha like us to challenge on stage. , and then cheat us. Hey——"
"Thank you both!" Zhang Xiaozu asked for the direction and walked towards the betting ring with Niu Dawa in his arms.
Lu Kaixue rubbed his hands and followed closely. He had just seen Zhang Xiaozu's ability. He was a good guy, holding one in his arms and carrying another on his back, but he was as light as a swallow and could leap several feet away. Needless to say, he was very capable, so he felt that the guy who set up the betting competition was going to be unlucky.
