Liu Ye picked up his pants and walked out of the house. Seeing that Guan Shen was disheveled, he was sitting at the bamboo table drinking. He went over and sat down, poured a bowl of wine, and drank it all in one gulp. He spat out suddenly and said, "This home-brewed wine is as bland as water and has a sour taste. I really don't want to drink it!"
Guan Shen said: "Stop being picky. Let's have some food and drink, and we'll be on our way. Now there are troops everywhere outside the mountains, and they will be arrested if they show up. Only by escaping from Ruzhou early can there be a way to survive. I heard that Zhengzhou was attacked several times by the Jin soldiers. , there are no officers and soldiers now, but we can still do something if we go."
Liu Ye sighed: "Hateful! If we don't go to Zhizhou's home, he will definitely not be so angry and send an army here. Now as long as there are bigger roads, villages with a slightly larger population cannot be reached. We can only walk along the mountain roads. , too hard.”
Guan Shen had a gloomy face and remained silent. Before joining the army, he was an idler without much knowledge. After joining the army, he stayed at the bottom and didn't know what was going on at the top. Because of this, there is no scruple in doing things. This is the characteristic of idlers, which is what later generations call gangsters. As long as you are not suppressed, you will be the biggest in the universe and do things without considering any consequences.
Wang Xiaolie is the magistrate of Ruzhou and has thousands of troops under his command. How can he be provoked by them? During this army drill, three thousand troops first rushed towards Zhao Luo Town and were suddenly surrounded tightly. Guan Shen and the others had no choice but to flee into the mountains.
After drinking for a while, Feng Zhen came out of the house.
Liu Ye said: "You can't keep that woman. You're about to die, just chop her with a knife!"
Feng Zhen promised. He pulled out a simple knife from the side and returned to the house. Not long after, a scream came from the room, but there was no more movement.
The three of them sat at the table and drank, casually eating the game on the table. People in the mountains have wine and meat, but they lack oil and salt, and the taste is bland. The three of them drank it without meaning, and they were all a little listless.
Watch the sun rise. Guan Shen said: "We can't wait any longer. The sun is rising, let's hurry up. Over the mountains, we'll go to Dengfeng County first."
Liu Ye said hello. He stood up and kicked the table and stool over. He wiped his mouth and said: "When we leave, let's set a fire to burn this place to the ground and let out the bird's breath! These days in the mountains are really difficult!"
Guan Shen was unconvinced. He got up and searched around, took two simple knives and a bow, and gave them to Liu Ye and Feng Zhen for self-defense. In addition to cultivating small plots of land, people in the mountains also hunted every day, and there was no shortage of knives and bows.
Liu Ye and Feng Zhen carried the two male corpses outside the house to the window, lit a torch from the bottom of the stove, and threw them into the house. Seeing the fire starting, Liu Ye spat. Looking at the fire, the anger of the past few days has dissipated a little.
Yu Huan sat under a big elm tree with a gloomy face and drank water. The target of the military exercise was originally Ye County. Within the territory of Ruzhou, it is the farthest away from Liang County of Zhoucheng and guards the main north-south road. It is an important place and suitable for military deployment. As a result, three days ago, the escaped Guan Shen and others made trouble at Wang Xiaolie's house, but they have not been caught yet. The army stationed near Zhaoluo Town for two days and tried their best to capture him.
People ran away from Yu Huan's army. The bigger the trouble, the more shameless Yu Huan became. He led his men and chased him into the mountains.
Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the mountain and said, "Look, there's a fire over there!"
Yu Huan did not raise his head and said in a deep voice: "It's autumn, everything wilts, so it's not uncommon to catch fire. I hope it doesn't become too big."
After finishing speaking, he paused and suddenly stood up and said, "No! Those thieves are escaping into the mountains these days! Hurry, chase after the fire!"
The soldiers promised. He quickly prepared the horses and gathered around Yu Huan to mount them.
Watching the fireworks all the way up the mountain. Halfway there, it became impossible to ride a horse. Yu Huan dismounted and led more than twenty people forward. When I walked to a small mountain col, I saw a thatched hut inside, with the fire still burning.
Everyone went down the mountain and arrived in front of the thatched house and saw that less than half of it had been burned.
Yu Huan looked around and ordered the soldiers to search the house.
Not long after, the soldiers pulled out three corpses from the ruins. He said: "Commander, these three people were all killed. The two men have been dead for a long time, but this woman has been dead not long ago."
Yu Huan stepped forward to take a look. The two men, obviously father and son, were dressed in rags. The woman's clothes were torn and her trousers had been taken off, obviously she had been insulted. He went up to touch it and found that the body was still warm.
Yu Huan said: "Look around and see which direction the three people went. There are not many roads in such a mountain. - By the way, they must want to escape from Ruzhou as soon as possible, paying special attention to the road to the north."
The soldiers agreed and went to search separately.
It's not that there are no roads in the mountains, it's just that for outsiders, they can't find the roads. For soldiers, walking in the mountains is a compulsory course, and there were so many people that they quickly found their way around. There are not many roads, only two. One goes south and the other goes north. After checking the footprints and traces of people walking by, it was confirmed that Guan Shen went north.
Yu Huan sent people back and ordered a hundred people to come and search the mountain carefully. He took more than thirty people with him and chased north.
When we reached noon, Liu Ye said: "The team is standing, we are tired from walking. Let's take a rest and drink a few sips of wine before leaving."
Guan Shen nodded and sat down under a big tree. Feng Zhen took out the wine and meat he had brought, and the three of them shared the food there.
After taking a breath, Liu Ye said: "In the past few months, Zhizhou has been living with the people, and all the people who fled to the mountains have left. We go forward, not knowing whether we can see other people. Without people, where can we find food?"
Guan Shen said: "Didn't you bring a bow? You can shoot a rabbit and a bird anywhere and you will be full."
Liu Ye sighed: "For those of us who have never hunted before, it is not that easy. I heard people say that hunters are familiar with the habits of their prey. You can tell where you go and where you drink water."
Guan Shen said: "Where are there so many rules! Along the way, we saw a lot of elk and deer."
Liu Ye didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he could only pick up the wine and drink it.
Liquor prohibition in the Song Dynasty was mainly implemented in the capital and local prefectures and counties. Outside the capital, there is no question of qu. You can make wine at home. Lu You's poem "Don't laugh at the muddy wine made by farmers in the twelfth lunar month" refers to the wine brewed by farmers in the twelfth lunar month. What Guan Shen and the others drank was wine stolen from Orion's house. It tastes slightly alcoholic, even rancid. A few people took it with them and just used it as water to drink. The meat I brought was all game from the mountains. Not only is the meat thick, but there is no oil or salt when cooking it. After two bites, I don’t want to eat it again.
After reluctantly drinking some wine and meat, Liu Ye sighed and stood up.
At this moment, I heard a loud shout above my head. Then the sound of sharp arrows piercing the air came straight towards him.
Liu Ye was startled and turned around quickly. I felt a chill in my arm, and an arrow hit my shoulder.
Yu Huan appeared from the mountain and shouted: "You don't have to run away! I have surrounded you from all sides, and no flies can fly out!"
Guan Shen and others looked up and saw soldiers in the surrounding woods.
