After another two days, everyone arrived at a small county under the jurisdiction of Mianzhou.
Qi Hao saw cooking smoke rising in the distance, and said to Yu Zhi, "Let's go and take a look." The place where there is cooking smoke should be human.
After a while, everyone saw a village. When everyone arrived in the village, they were relatively speechless, and most of the houses in this village collapsed.
Lu Bai looked at a place not far away and said, "Sir, you wait here, I'll take a look." First go and check the situation to make sure it's safe before passing by.
Qi Hao shook his head and said, "Let's go over and take a look!" The assassin wouldn't be able to pinch, knowing that he was staying here. And to assassinate, it is impossible to choose this kind of place.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Qi Hao's eyes were shocked. I saw a child with a dark complexion and ragged clothes squatting in front of a simple stove made of two stones and burning a fire on the stove.
The little boy was very nervous when he saw such a large group of people. He picked up a kitchen knife beside them and said, "What are you going to do?" If it weren't for the things in the tin can, he ran away when he saw a group of people.
"Don't be afraid, we just passed by." Looking at the scrawny child, Lu Bai couldn't help but think of the days when he was starving and freezing. Thinking of this, he took out a piece of jerky from his sleeve: "This is beef jerky, here you are."
The little boy didn't take it, instead, he clenched the kitchen knife in his hand and said with a fierce expression: "Don't come over, you have to come over and I will kill you."
Seeing that the child was not picking up, Lu Bai pointed to Qi Hao and said, "Don't be afraid, this is the son of the world, he is here to help you." The public opening of Hao's identity can not only calm the people's hearts, but also help him accumulate fame.
Yi Kun was helpless when he heard this. The people in the countryside knew what the son of the world was, let alone a child.
Yu Zhi looked at the little boy seriously, but did not speak.
"Don't be afraid, we are just passing by and want to understand the situation here. We won't steal your food, let alone do anything against you." After speaking, Yi Kun took out a few pieces of silver from his arms. Come out: "As long as you answer my question, the money will go to you."
The little boy did not reach out to pick up the silver, but looked at Qi Hao and asked, "You are what they are talking about?" Although Qi Hao didn't wear brocade clothes, he wore fine cloth clothes, but he was fascinating. The tolerance is different from other people.
Qi Hao is so smart, he said, "My father is Ming Wang Yunqing, and I am his son."
"Are you the son of King Ming and Concubine Ming?" Many people may not have heard of Yun Qing, but they must know King Ming. This is like the common people know that there is an emperor, but they don't know the name of the emperor.
Qi Hao nodded.
The little boy's eyes were a little loose, but he still didn't let go of the kitchen knife in his hand: "How do you prove that you are the son of King Ming and Concubine Ming?"
Qi Hao chuckled lightly: "If I want your life, just one sentence, there is no need to tell you so much."
The little boy looked at Yi Kun, Lu Bai and the others, and knew that what Qi Hao said was the truth, and it was easy for these people to kill him.
Putting down the kitchen knife, the little boy asked, "What do you want to ask? As long as I know, I will tell you."
Qi Hao looked at the ruined village and asked, "Are there any other survivors in this village?" Just looking at the collapsed houses, there were only more than 30 houses to know that the village was not big. But even so, it is impossible for a villager to live with only one child.
"Yes." Before Qi Hao could ask again, the little boy said, "All the people who survived went to the county town." On the third day of the earth movement, it rained, which made them even worse.
Qi Hao asked a little strangely: "Why don't you go to the county seat?" The county seat should be able to open a warehouse to release grain. It is much better to go to the county seat than in a village in ruins.
The little boy gritted his teeth and said: "They are bad guys. They sold the flowers and wanted to sell me and my sister." If that were not the case, he would not take his sister back to the village. At least he is familiar with it and can find something to eat.
Qi Hao's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he quickly recovered as before: "Who wants to sell you and your sister?"
Regardless of the big things, the princess is calm and gentle. Yi Kun sighed a little, that Shi Ziye became more and more like a princess.
The little boy said bitterly: "Ergouzi. If it weren't for my sister to run fast, he would have sold him." Even the unknowing children know that being sold will not end well.
You don't need to ask to know that these two dogs are definitely not good people.
Qi Hao scanned the surrounding area and didn't see anyone. He wanted to know that his sister must have been hiding: "Why are you alone? Where's your sister?"
The little boy looked wary when he heard this.
Qihao looked at the child’s eyes and knew what he was thinking. He didn’t say that he was a good person. He just rolled up his sleeves and pointed at the exposed small leaf red sandalwood bracelet and said: "My red sandalwood bracelet is worth a hundred gold. Your sister can't sell enough for me to buy a bead." The reason is very simple, he will not do such thankless things.
Red sandalwood has the meaning of warding off evil spirits and good fortune. In terms of health preservation, wearing red sandalwood can stabilize mood and regulate qi and blood. Because of the magical effect of red sandalwood, Qi Hao also wore this bracelet.
"Are you really King Ming's son?"
Lu Bai couldn't help laughing, the little boy sentiment didn't believe them.
Qi Hao nodded and said, "I have ordered the father and mother and concubine to come for disaster relief. If you don't believe it or force you, we will leave later."
The little boy hardly thought about it, and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "My son, please take me and my sister in." It is not easy for a child to survive until now.
"Why did these people go to the county seat?" This was just the beginning, and there must be a lot of similar things afterwards, and he couldn't take them all in.
The little boy knew everything he could say: "A total of 19 people have survived in the village, including our brothers and sisters. I heard that the county magistrate opened a warehouse to release grain to help the victims, and everyone went to the county town."
Yi Kun frowned and asked, "How many people are there in your village?"
The little boy said: "There are fifty-eight people in total." The village of fifty-eight people is a very small village.
Yi Kun asked suspiciously: "How do you know so clearly?" A six or seven-year-old child would pay attention to these things under normal circumstances. In addition, although this child is a little flustered, he has a clear speaking and clear thinking, which is very rare.
The little boy lowered his head and said, "My father is Lizheng here." After hearing too much, he will know.
Qi Hao nodded and said, "If you are willing, follow us to the county seat." It is impossible to take in, but if he follows him to the county seat, he will definitely arrange the child properly.
What was the little boy's unwillingness to say: "Wait for me." After speaking, he walked quickly behind the broken wall. Because I walked too quickly, I almost fell.
Qi Hao followed him, walked around the two broken walls, and saw two bamboos, one on the broken wall and the other resting on the erected bricks. The bamboo was covered with a tarp and covered with some dry grass. Under the bamboo, there was a two or three-year-old girl curled up into a ball.
The little girl was very scared looking at such a group of people, buried her head in the boy's arms, and said quietly, "Brother..."
As soon as these words fell, even Yi Kun couldn't help but look at the little girl more than Lu Bai, the voice was really nice. Only Qi Hao remained unchanged.
The little boy said softly, "Sister, don't be afraid. This is King Ming's son. He is here to save us."
This is of no use to the little girl, because she doesn't know who Ming Wang is.
"Did you build this?" In this place, shelter from wind and rain is not enough. But for a six or seven-year-old child in such a difficult environment, it is not easy to do this step.
The little boy nodded and said, "Yes, I turned over this tarp from the ground." It took him a lot of effort to turn out the tarp.
Qi Hao nodded and said, "Let's go!" Since there are only two children left in this place, there is nothing to stay.
Lu Bai watched the little boy walking hard with his sister, and stepped forward: "Give her to me, and I will help you hug!"
The little boy hadn't said yet, but the little girl clung to her brother like an octopus and didn't let go.
As he walked, he asked, "What is your name? How far is the county seat from here?"
The little boy said: "My surname is Yin, and my name is Kangle." Pointing to the little girl in his arms, he said, "My sister is Tiantian." From the name, we can see that this adult hopes that his children will live a healthy and happy life. .
Noting the thin cocoon on the child's hand, Qi Hao asked, "Have you ever studied?" This kind of cocoon is usually left behind when writing.
The little boy nodded and said, "I was enlightened at the age of three and started to go to the county school at the age of five." He has been studying in the county for three years. It is precisely because he often goes to the county town and is familiar with the road conditions that he can successfully escape with his sister. If not, he and his sister still don't know what's going on.
When he walked to the tin can, Qi Hao looked inside: "What's this?" The black guy didn't talk about it for the time being, just talk about the smell, how can he eat it so unpleasantly.
The little boy said: "Wild vegetables." It was lucky to say that this time the earth moved after the beginning of spring. If it were winter, many people would freeze to death even if they survived by chance.
Qi Hao asked, "You brothers and sisters eat this every day?" No wonder the face is yellow and thin.
The little boy said, "If you're lucky, you can still catch a pheasant rabbit!" The two ate for three days.
Qi Hao nodded and didn't speak any more.
When I set off, I ran into a problem again. The little girl was unwilling to leave her brother, no matter how the little boy coaxed her, she would not let go, because she was afraid that she would never see her brother again. But it is impossible to bring two children on a horse.
Hearing this place was more than forty miles away from the county seat, Lu Bai said to Yi Kun: "Sir, you go first, and I will bring them there later." Let the two children ride a horse while he leads the horse. More than forty miles is nothing to him.
Qi Hao nodded. It's been a long time here, and he doesn't want to waste any more time.
An hour later, Qi Hao and Yi Kun arrived outside Jiang County. There were rows of grass houses outside the city.
The roofs of these thatched houses are made of straw woven from dried straw, inlaid like fish scales; the beams are made of wood the size of an adult's fist, and the pillars supporting the roof are thick wood. The four walls of the house are pasted with adobe.
Although such a straw shed is simple, but it can shelter from wind and rain. The construction of so many straw sheds in such a short period of time shows that the local officials have done their best.
When the crowd arrived at the gate of the city, the guards looked at a group of people and said: "Token." Ordinary people only need to use the guide to pass by. Those in the army need tokens to pass.
Bingding took Yi Kun and handed it a black waist card, and looked at the four big characters of "Ming Wangfu" on it, shaking his hands, and returned the waist card to Yi Kun with both hands. He turned his head and asked the other soldiers to let him go, and then said respectfully: "My lord, please."
After a group of people left, another thin soldier asked, "Old Hei, who are these people?" Looking at the attitude of Old Hei, I was afraid that these people were very tall.
Old ****: "A man from Ming Palace."
"Then the young man just now is not the big princess?" No way, Qi Hao's reputation is very loud among the generals, and he is not well-known among ordinary soldiers. On the contrary, it is Zao Zao, because it is so strange that many people have heard of her.
Old Hei smiled and cursed: "Are you lame? Can't you see that it was a young man just now?"
The thinner said without thinking: "You know, the big princess often wears men's clothes, which is no different from the kid." Sometimes men are more gossips than women. For those rumors about jujube, these people can recite.
"Then you should also know that the great princess is already seventeen this year. Do you think that the young man just now has seventeen?" Old Hei laughed and said, "Furthermore, the great princess and the prince look like a model. It’s printed, do you think the prince looks like that boy?" Qi Hao's skin is white, as the saying goes, it's white to cover a hundred ugliness, not to mention Qi Hao's facial features are pretty good.
"It should not be possible." In the mind of the soldier, Yun Qing should be nine feet tall and strong as a bull, not a pale face.
The thin one thought about it and shook his head and said: "Looking at the fourteenth five-year plan. So it's not the big princess?" After a pause, the thin one asked, "It's not the big princess, why is there such a big show? ?" There are more than fifty guards, and there are only so many people who want to come to the prince to travel.
"Don't you admit that you are stupid?" Under the watchful eyes of a group of guards, Lao Hei said in a low voice: "This young Lang Shiyou ** is our son."
The thin guy was very convinced by the old man, and immediately regretted it: "I didn't look carefully just now. I should have looked at it more if I knew it." This way, I have the capital to brag about it.
Lao Hei patted him on the shoulder and said, "The Shi Ziye came out this time, it must be because of the ground movement. When he is finished, he must go back from here."
The thin man said with a bitter face: "Who knows the day Shi Ziye will go back?" The task of guarding the city gate is a turn. Who knows if Shi Ziye was on duty the past day.
Lao Hei smiled and said, "If you don't want to try your luck, then you just stay here."
"I'm thinking, I'm afraid they won't want it anymore." Who doesn't want to admire the demeanor of the son. Knowing this, no one is willing to change shifts.
Old Hei laughed.
The thin one suddenly said nervously: "We can't publicize the old black matter. We must let the unruly person know that it will definitely be detrimental to the son of the world."
After speaking, I scanned a few other people.
Several other people immediately said that they would not speak out, and only they would know if it was possible.
The old black did not respond. Seeing the grandeur of Shi Ziye, you don't need to say anything, anyone with a heart will know it.