Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Unfortunately, everyone's expectations were still in vain.

Three days, three full days!
Everyone was trapped on the city wall for four nights and three days. The water did not rise but never receded. There was no rescue for them...

On the city wall, in the wind and rain, everyone is thirsty, it’s okay to say, people with pots and pans drink bowls of rainwater, even if they have nothing to do, they can suck the rainwater from their clothes to quench their thirst;
If you are hungry, you should bring some dry food with you, even if it is raw rice noodles, the taste is not good and you can still feel full if you chew it dry;

The only one who has been nesting on the city wall without any shelter, being drenched by rain and wind from time to time, the clothes on his body are wet and dry, many of the refugees on the city wall are sick, and they are strong and strong masters. They gradually couldn't hold it anymore...but the water never receded.

The atmosphere on the city wall was sluggish, and the hearts of the people were full of despair. When they saw that something was going to happen, it was a rare day when the rain stopped at noon, and everyone was staring at the dazzling sun. Someone shouted first.

"Look, everyone, look, is there someone over there?"

The depressed people hurriedly raised their heads subconsciously, stood up, and looked in the direction of the finger of the man who shouted in surprise.

On the vast ocean outside the city, between the city wall and Beishan, several emerald green bamboo rafts made of bamboo floated on it.

"Bamboo rafts? Bamboo rafts in the flood waters? My God, I'm afraid I'm dazzled?"

Someone kept rubbing his astringent eyes, but the people around him excitedly pulled him and shouted joyfully: "That's right, that's right, it's a bamboo raft, it's really a bamboo raft, there's someone on the bamboo raft! Someone's here to save us!" Great, great!"

Trapped for so long, just when everyone was about to despair, finally, they saw something different in the ocean, and finally saw a figure outside. How can this news not make people excited?
The refugees on the wall couldn't help rushing towards the outer side of the city wall excitedly, waving their arms one after another, through the lookout opening, trying to put their feet on their feet, leaning out, and shouting at the bamboo rafts on the ocean. Call.

"Hey, hey, here, here... There are people here, there are people here..."

Maybe everyone is working together to make a big noise?Or maybe the person who came here came to them?

The excited people saw that the bamboo rafts were getting closer and closer to them, getting closer and closer... Everyone was overjoyed and felt that they were saved.

As long as these few bamboo rafts can transport them to the opposite Beishan, they will not be afraid of the wind and rain, no food, and disease.

After all, even if Tongyang is completely submerged, there are other towns on high ground in this land, so they can't all be submerged, right?

Taking a ten thousand step back, even those who were not spared from the disaster, it doesn't matter, there are countless villages and villages in the rolling mountains, as long as there are people, they can always find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, To be able to buy food and find a doctor, instead of hanging on the city wall and waiting for the water to recede, or waiting for death...

Just when everyone was excited and happy, a few bamboo rafts floated over from a distance, and the people above started shouting at the top of their voices, "Sister Xiaoyu, sister-in-law Xinglin..."

"Aunt Yu, where are you?"

"Girl, little son-in-law, are you up there? If you are, say something, dad is here to pick you up..."

The successive shouts immediately aroused the excitement of the victims blocked on the outer city wall. The dense crowds of people scrambled to poke their heads out from the lookout on the city wall. They couldn't help shouting excitedly when they saw the people on the bamboo rafts. They said, begged for mercy, said good things, promised money, and each of them yelled as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Hey, big brother, kind big brother, I have an [-]-year-old mother and a baby who is waiting to be fed. Big brother, can you do me a favor and send our family to the opposite mountain? Don't worry, big brother. I won't let you go." The elder brother is in vain, the younger brother will give the money, give the money!"

"I, I, big brother, big brother, and me, and me, I have pity for my guest who is pregnant, and the childbirth is imminent. When the flood comes, the wind and rain are precarious. At this moment, my poor guest is already sick. Big brother, big brother, you Please do me a favor, give our husband and wife a ride, help, save our lives, big brother..."

"And me and me, young man, good young man, I beg you, my aunt..."

A drop of water stirred up thousands of waves, and one person shouted, the entire northwest city wall was thrown into chaos as if tens of thousands of ducks had been put into it. There was a loud, messy sound, which instantly drowned out the shouts of the people on the bamboo raft.

In such a situation, Li Maoshan and the two sons of the same bamboo raft couldn't help but glance at each other, then at the three bamboo rafts approaching, and exchanged glances with the younger generations of the clan who came out with him this time. His face was a little black.

They really didn't expect that the current situation in the city would be so bad. While secretly hating themselves for getting the news too late, they were also annoyed that God would not give them a way out, and they kept praying in their hearts, their relatives , that is to say, Yu Su and his wife can be safe and sound.

"Father, what should I do?"

How to do?Li Maoshan looked at the crowds on the city wall, and every one of them seemed to be in a daze, his eyes darkened.

"Anyway, since your sister and sister-in-law haven't returned to Manshan Village, they must still be in Tongyang! Besides, your sister-in-law is capable, I believe, he will definitely protect your sister, and he must be waiting for us somewhere Pick it up! We are looking, we must look, even if the entire Tongyang City is turned over, we have to find someone as soon as possible!"

If it wasn't for yesterday evening, a person in their stockade who was begging for a living in the town closest to Tongyang ran back to the stockade in embarrassment and brought back the news that the town was flooded, and even the whole of Tongyang was flooded. I don't know yet, but my daughter-in-law and son-in-law are in trouble.

At that time, I asked my two sons to go over the mountain to Manshan Village with torches, but what I got was the news that the children did not go back at all, which made the whole family very anxious.

Later, they brought their son-in-law and three good brothers who came back with them overnight, and all the old and young people in the village worked together, and they barely got twenty bamboo rafts out in the middle of the night.

He couldn't wait until dawn, so he took the young masters in the village, and the three young men who came with him, to move separately, divided several directions, and searched for Tongyang along the road.

And before they set off, they also made an agreement that if they couldn't find their children's whereabouts along the coast along the way, they would come to the flooded Tongyang City in the end.

As for my group, the four bamboo rafts happened to turn in the north.

At first, I carried the bamboo raft on the mountain road, walked all the way, searched all the way, but to no avail;

Later, when they lost their way, they paddled bamboo rafts to walk the waterway, paddling and searching all the way, but to no avail;
Finally, they hurriedly arrived at Beishan, Tongyang County. When they stood on the top of the mountain and saw the entire city soaked in water, Li Maoshan and the others felt chilled;
Fortunately, Er'er had sharp eyes and pointed to the city wall protruding from the water and said that there were people above, so they hurried over on the bamboo raft.

result……

Li Maoshan looked at the chaos on the city wall in front of him with a heavy heart, and the group of people darkened their faces and closed their voices, suppressing the eagerness and anxiety in their hearts, they did not dare to control the bamboo raft and go forward rashly.

Li Maoshan resolutely pulled out the long penny that was swiping in the water, and with a bang, it firmly pressed against the city wall, and then raised it high with one hand.

Seeing this, the three bamboo rafts behind them stopped, and the clansmen on the bamboo rafts all looked at their patriarch, waiting for the patriarch to speak.

Brother Li Xianwen, who was on guard, saw his own father, inexplicably changed his expression, showed a gentle face, and looked up at the excited crowd on the city wall.

"Fathers and elders on the city wall, please don't worry, I can understand everyone's feelings, but you see, I only take four bamboo rafts, even if I take people away, the number of people I take is limited. The girl and son-in-law are just like everyone else, trapped in this Tongyang City without knowing whether they will live or die..."

Speaking of this, Li Maoshan's tone paused, a worried and sad expression appeared on his gentle face, and he continued.

"Poor certain family, only learned of the disaster in the city last evening. The wife and children in the family were worried about the safety of a pair of children, so we set up a bamboo raft overnight to rescue them. Poor certain family led the younger generation to search for it for a long time, until Now, there is no news of relatives...Folks, folks, I am also worried about my relatives, and I am in a hurry to find them, I am afraid that I will not be able to bring many of you.”

After finishing his earnest and earnest speech, Li Maoshan's raised hand changed gestures in an instant.

The young men on the bamboo raft saw that Li Xianwen and Li Xianwu were the first brothers, and all of them silently touched their backs, pulling out the sickles and hatchets they carried with them, and holding them tightly in their hands.

Looking at the people crowded in the mouth, at first he didn't take Li Maoshan's words seriously, until...

Everyone saw that on the bamboo raft below, a group of young and strong young men were holding a sharp blade with a cold light, and they were full of evil spirits. The refugees who were still yelling suddenly fell silent. Poor, Li Maoshan's silent threats are very useful.

In a big disaster, one bad one will kill you.

No matter how reckless the people in their Li Family Village are, they must guard against others, and no matter how much they want to save people, they can't risk their own lives. Therefore, they can't bear the name of reckless men in vain. , Some people believe that they are bandits.

The victims on the city tower were starving. After four days and three nights of torture, all of them were limp and desperate to survive. Of course, they were afraid of the viciousness of Li Maoshan and the others, so they were all shocked and dared not speak out , just cautiously and silently, looking down at the bamboo raft that made them both happy and afraid of disappointment.

Li Maoshan was very satisfied with the current effect. Seeing the victims were apprehensive, he smiled again, cupped his hands towards the city wall above, and began to give Tianzao again.

"Fathers and elders, we all lived in the same place, and we all drank water from the same river. We are all brothers. Since brothers are in trouble, no matter how anxious a certain girl is to find a girl, he can't do nothing. If not, If there is any good man above who has news about my girl and son-in-law, please tell me about it, and if the news is reliable, or help me find a girl and son-in-law, then I will promise to send the hero's family to the opposite North Mountain."

As soon as this remark came out, the city tower, which had been silent for a while, exploded in an instant.

Everyone was in a mess, regardless of who the girl and son-in-law Li Maoshan was talking about, or whether they had seen him before, they all danced their arms and shouted "I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I know."

Li Maoshan clicked his tongue, knowing the bad nature of people's hearts.

He is not afraid of being deceived by the people above, after all, the people in their Lijiazhai are not easy to bully.

So he nodded, and all the young men on the bamboo raft waved their hands heavily in the air. This was specially danced for the refugees on the city wall to frighten them, so the strength was heavy. Every knife had a piercing sound, and Li Maoshan took the opportunity to raise his voice and shout.

"Hey, folks, don't worry, take your time, come one by one, a certain mouthful of saliva and nails, and you will not break your word, but... a certain ugly thing is also said before, if someone wants to cheat with false news Yu X, or take the opportunity to grab X X's bamboo raft, hum! Then I have to ask the knives in the hands of the young men around me if they agree, and I, Li Family Village, whether I agree."

Hehe, this is a blatant threat, and all the excited people on the city wall fell silent again.

However, in the face of the only chance of life, some people still had the fluke mentality of giving it a try. An old man who was squeezed and staggered couldn't help shrinking his neck, but thinking of his family, in the end, he still tried his best to poke his head out and look towards him. Li Maoshan yelled.

"Ask the hero below, what does the girl and son-in-law of the hero's family look like? How old is he? Where does he live in the city? What is his name? Are there any characteristics?"

Li Maoshan didn't even open his mouth, Li Xianwu next to him answered the question of the hero on the city wall first.

"This old man, my younger sister is eight years old this year, and my brother-in-law is thirteen. My family is in charge of Sanyuan Lane in the city. They are in the bakery business on the East Street. Their business has always been famous. Who are their surnames? Don't be afraid to tell the old man, there must be few land households in Tongyang County who don't know my sister-in-law. To be honest, my sister-in-law was rewarded by the county magistrate in the city last year. The little tiger-fighting hero parading the streets, old man, do you know the whereabouts of my sister and brother-in-law? Can they take refuge on the city wall at this moment?"

"Sister-in-law? Little tiger-fighting hero?" The old man couldn't help muttering in thought, as if he remembered something, the old man's eyes flashed, and he clapped his hands violently, "Oh, little old man, I remembered, I remembered! That day the flood When we came, the children and the old family were blocked at the entrance of the city gate, and they couldn't make it in time, so..."