I don’t know how long it took, but there was a gentle knock on the door.
Boom, boom, boom!
His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing others.
Zhang Qiao was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the dark straw shed.
Suddenly, the woman on the side whispered: "Master, someone seems to be knocking on the door."
"oh."
Zhang Qiao came back to his senses, walked out of bed with a numb expression, and opened the door.
Through the faint starlight, I could see hundreds of people standing densely outside the door.
Carry it on your shoulders and carry it with your hands, drag it with your family and bring it to your mouth.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Qiao was stunned for a moment, and his eyes slowly regained their luster.
Just as he was about to speak, a big hand covered his mouth.
Immediately afterwards, the owner of the big hand lowered his voice and said: "Shh! Take your belongings and leave quickly!"
Zhang Qiao nodded hastily, turned around and entered the house.
The speaker's name was Yu Jun, and he was said to be related to Zhang Qiao's mother-in-law.
Yu Jun is a hunter. He plows the fields when he is busy and hunts when he is free. Logically speaking, his life should be pretty good.
But two years ago, his father's leg was bitten off by a tiger in the mountains. Although he saved his life, he incurred a huge debt for medical treatment.
The mother-in-law is also sick, and the burden of the family of seven falls entirely on him.
Life was already very difficult, and now he had to collect money for his body. If he didn't run away, there would be only death.
Soon, Zhang Qiao's family came out carrying large and small bags.
Yu Jun waved his hand, and hundreds of people walked quietly towards the outside of the village, hunched over.
Walking to the entrance of the village, two people suddenly jumped out.
These two men were brothers from the Lu family, and they were arranged by the village chief to keep vigil to prevent any more villagers from escaping.
"You are so brave waiting for the thief!"
Lu shouted loudly and raised the hatchet in his hand.
The Lu brothers were used to being very cruel in the village, but they were still extremely arrogant when facing hundreds of villagers.
Sure enough, the villagers were afraid of the hatchet in his hand and all took a step back.
What a bunch of cowards!
Lu Da felt proud and scolded: "Go back quickly. If anyone dares to run away, I will break their legs!"
Yu Jun snorted coldly and took a step forward: "Lu Da, they are afraid of you, but I am not afraid. Get out of the way and don't block my way, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"
"Pooh!"
Lu Da spat and said disdainfully: "You bitch, why don't you try to walk away?"
Yu Jun walked forward without saying a word.
Seeing that he was really moving forward, Nalu quickly waved his hatchet.
Yu Jun was well prepared, took a step back, and stabbed Lu Da's belly with a homemade spear.
"ah!"
Lu Da screamed, and the hatchet in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Seeing this, Lu Er on the side shouted in panic: "It's killing people, Yu Jun is killing people!"
While the other villagers were frightened, they actually felt a little relieved.
Taking back his spear, Yu Jun led his family and ran away.
Seeing him running away, the villagers quickly followed him.
Zhang Qiao took advantage of the chaos and kicked Lu Er. This powerful and heavy kick directly knocked him to the ground.
Before he could cry out, the fleeing villagers stepped over him one after another.
When the village chief arrived with the villagers, one of the two Lu brothers was dead and the other injured.
Lu Da clutched his stomach and howled, while Lu Er was no longer human.
It’s over!
The director's heart skipped a beat, and he felt dizzy.
Not only did some villagers escape, but hundreds of them escaped at once. It was really over now.
Listening to the wails of the two Lu brothers and their mother-in-law, the remaining villagers looked gloomy and uncertain.
A villager couldn't help but asked: "Chief, what should we do now?"
The chief laughed miserably and said feebly: "What else can we do? Let's just run away."
The mayor knows the virtues of those subordinate officials best. Now that hundreds of villagers have escaped, he is afraid that the tax collector will impose the money of the escaped villagers on them.
Originally, by selling a few acres of land, there was barely any hope of survival.
Now, there is absolutely no way to survive.
After hearing this, the villagers dispersed and ran home to start packing their things.
Seeing that the two women were still crying, the chief angrily yelled: "Why are you howling? Go back and pack your things!"
…
But it was said that after Yu Jun and others left Xiaodong Village, they ran along the official road for five or six miles, and then they slowed down out of breath.
Zhang Qiao couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yu, where are we going?"
Before, they were focused on escaping, but once they ran out of the village, the villagers were confused again.
Yu Jun replied: "I am going to Xiaowang Village and join Han Er!"
Wow!
The villagers were suddenly in an uproar.
No one in Linzi County knew about Han Zhen's murder of officials and rebellion.
At this time, a villager asked doubtfully: "Didn't the county government say that Han Er fled into the mountains? Why is he in Xiaowang Village?"
"Fucking mountains."
Yu Jun sneered: "The corrupt officials in the county government didn't dare to cause trouble to Han Er, so they lied and claimed to have fled into the mountains. I went hunting in the mountains two days ago and met a runaway family. Only then did I know that Han Er had already occupied We have moved to Xiaowang Village, and now we are recruiting the fugitives.”
"When I heard that the fugitives had fled, I divided two acres of wasteland and gave them five buckets of rice. The reclaimed wasteland was tax-free for three years."
hiss!
As soon as these words came out, the villagers took a breath of cold air.
In their opinion, these conditions are simply a paradise.
Some villagers questioned: "Really giving wasteland and rice grain?"
The treatment was so good that it seemed unreal to them.
"Then I don't know. It's up to you whether to go or not."
After Yu Jun said that, he led his family towards Xiaowang Village, leaving the others looking at each other.
Zhang Qiao hesitated for a moment and followed, but without thinking, he was grabbed.
"You are stupid. What if you are bluffing?"
Zhang Qiao smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you bluff people, it's better than going up the mountain."
"You're right, as long as you stutter."
"Han Er is also from Xiaodong Village after all. Maybe he will show some affection and treat us better."
"Yes, Han Er and I are still relatives."
Suddenly, hundreds of villagers caught up with Yu Jun's family and walked towards Xiaowang Village.
Xiaowang Village is located in a remote area, with high mountains and long roads. Wild animals appear at night.
On the way, a tiger blocked the road.
Fortunately, there were many of them and they were so powerful that they scared the tiger away.
After walking for nearly an hour, they climbed over a hill, and under the faint starlight, they saw a mountain stronghold lying in front of them, blocking the way.
Zhang Qiao blinked his eyes and said with confusion on his face: "Did we go the wrong way? When did Xiaowang Village get an additional village?"
"I don't know either."
Yu Jun scratched his head and wanted to get closer and take a closer look.
Whoosh!
The next moment, an arrow flew out from the wall and was nailed in front of his feet.
The arrow tail trembled continuously and made a buzzing sound.
The cold tone rang in everyone's ears: "If you dare to take a step forward again, you will be killed without mercy!"
Immediately afterwards, several torches were lit on the wall of the village.
Yu Jun swallowed, quickly took a few steps back, and said loudly: "We...we are villagers from Xiaodong Village, and we have come to seek refuge with Han Er."
"Take refuge?"
The soldiers on the wall were slightly surprised, and then ordered: "Stay here and don't move around."
