Seeing the clouds

Chapter 46 Chapter 45 Steamed Buns
The store owner is a kind-hearted person. Seeing the hardships faced by these already displaced refugees, he naturally does not want to see them being rejected from Chang'an City and freezing to death on the roadside.

The shopkeeper then told everyone: "Although Chang'an City has banned refugees from entering the city for some unknown reason, because Chang'an City is originally a place where merchants gather and travelers circulate. Therefore, the interrogation of passers-by inside the city gate is not strict and careful, sir. We can try to pretend to be businessmen to look real. As for the children, the shopkeeper, I am from Chang'an. I naturally have real estate in Chang'an City, so the children can be brought into Chang'an City by me. As long as everyone successfully avoids the elusive scout cavalry around Chang'an City, Entering Chang'an is basically considered a success."

When everyone heard this, they were all grateful.

But there are unforeseen circumstances, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes.After everyone communicated and made up their mind to disguise themselves as businessmen and prepare to do the trick, there was suddenly a faint sound of horse hooves nearby.

Everyone was not stupid, and they naturally understood what was going to happen, but they also knew that they were powerless to resist, and the crowd immediately began to riot.

It's true that blessings come from both sides, and misfortunes never come alone.Just when everyone was preparing to pack their luggage and take shelter from the limelight, the imperial cavalry had already arrived here ahead of everyone else.There were not many cavalrymen, only five of them, but they all looked a bit inexplicably proud.

The five people dismounted together. The leading soldier, who was more than 20 years old, looked at the panicked group of refugees and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there are still fish that have slipped through the net here. Brothers have work to do."

After saying that, the stall owner stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile: "Hello, sirs. I am from Chang'an. These are my distant relatives. My father is celebrating his birthday these days, so we all came here to attend the birthday banquet. I also hope that sir It's convenient for you to hold your hand high." After saying that, he took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it over.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.But the soldier at the head was indifferent and refused to eat hard or soft. He knocked the money out of the shopkeeper's hands and said with raised eyebrows: "Did I talk to you? You just showed up to be the leader. Also, you What does this money mean? Why, do you want to imitate Mr. Lu in drinking and conquering Liangzhou? I warn you, stop meddling in other people's business to avoid making mistakes."

The shopkeeper had no choice but to silently pick up the fallen silver and step aside without making a sound.

After saying that, he ignored the reaction of the stall owner and stopped in front of a table. The table in front of him happened to be the same table where the master and apprentice had dinner.At this time, the red-haired boy and Xiao Malan had already gone to the refugee group, leaving only the young man in white sitting there eating.

The soldier stretched out his right leg, stepped on the bench, and said loudly: "Where are you beggars from?"

Although refugees and beggars are both people with no fixed abode, their actual identities and beggars must be very different.This arrogant soldier used the word "beggar" to insult the refugees who had no choice but to leave their homes and flee to other places due to natural and man-made disasters, which naturally aroused public outrage.But whether they were angry or annoyed, these refugees really didn't have the courage to challenge the soldier. They all remained silent and swallowed their anger.

This arrogant and domineering soldier was already irritable because of the recent orders issued for no reason. But now he saw that no one was paying attention to his words, so he felt angry in his heart and shouted at the top of his voice: "I ask you As for the words, not a single one said a word. Why, are they all mute? Or are you taking my words as fart?"

Still no one said anything.

The reason why everyone didn't dare to speak was naturally because of fear, except for the strange pair of master and disciple.The red-haired young man stood aside and glanced at the arrogant and domineering soldier with disdain on his face; and the young man in white was even worse. He completely ignored the soldier close to him and continued to eat the buns as if nothing had happened. Hearing outside sounds, he just chewed slowly.Finally, in front of the soldier, he reached for the last bun left on the table.

And his move undoubtedly ignited the soldier's anger.The soldier kicked the table violently and shouted: "Give me food, do you want to die?"

The only steamed bun flew in the air, and was about to fall to the ground. Little Malan, with quick eyes and quick hands, rushed out, caught the ordinary meat bun, and held it tightly in her arms. In the middle, the whole young body fell heavily to the ground.

And the soldier who was already furious saw that this child who didn't care about life and death actually went to save the bun, and dared to go against his own will. He rushed over and kicked Xiao Malan in the mouth. He also muttered: "If you like steamed buns so much, remember to be reincarnated as a steamed bun master in your next life."

Xiao Malan rolled on the ground a few more times and let out a "wu" sound, but still hugged the bun tightly with both hands.

Immediately, two refugees ran forward, picked up little Malan, and asked her if she was okay.When the other refugees saw that the soldier didn't even spare a child, and his animal-like behavior, they naturally couldn't bear it anymore.Then a strong refugee who was originally a farmer stood up, pointed at the soldier, and shouted angrily: "Don't bully others too much!"

The soldier, who was young but had a strong temper, sneered and said, "So what if I bully you? How dare you, countrymen from the northwest, challenge me? I tell you, if there hadn't been an order from above, I could have persuaded you." I will advise you to go back when I go back. I have long drawn my sword and killed you all. I don’t expect you to be wise. If you don’t want to die, just go back to where you came from. You think I am very free, don’t you? Do you want me to sit down? On the ground, having sex with you? A bunch of stinky beggars from the countryside expect me to treat you as human beings, bah!"

Just when the soldier was hurling harsh words at him, the young man in white had already walked up to Xiao Malan and squatted down.And Xiao Malan looked at the young man in front of him who didn't look outstanding, loosened his hands, exposed the dusty bun, and said sadly: "Uncle, I'm sorry, the bun is dirty."

The young man still didn't speak and took the bun that was no longer edible no matter how he looked at it.Immediately afterwards, the young man in white ate all the unrecognizable and dusty buns one after another without any trace of displeasure on his face.

When the soldier saw this scene, he laughed and said: "You are indeed a fool. You can still eat the buns when they are so dirty. Since you like eating buns so much, I will make more dirty buns later to satisfy you." "

Even though the young man in white was laughed at, he still did not turn around to look at the soldier. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the red-haired boy who called him "Master" and said expressionlessly: "You don't want to worship me as your master?" Master? If you can get rid of all these bedbugs, I will accept you as my disciple."

After hearing this, the red-haired boy couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, and was wild with surprise. Just as he was about to take action, something suddenly occurred to his mind, and he cautiously asked the young man in white: "Are you alive or dead?"

The young man in white touched Xiao Malan's head, brushed off the dust on her body, and said without raising his head: "That one talks too much. The rest, you can do as you like."

The red-haired boy twisted his fists and smiled at the soldier: "Master can accept me as his disciple, but it is all thanks to you, brother. I originally wanted to thank you, but Master wants you to die. , I really don’t have the guts to disobey his order. You don’t even know how terrifying it is when my master is angry.” Just when everyone didn’t know what happened, the red-haired boy rushed towards the soldier, The next moment, the red-haired boy jumped up, placed one hand on the table that had been kicked over by the soldier before, and kicked the soldier in the abdomen with both feet.The soldier was kicked back a foot and spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground. He could no longer say a single "bold speech".

The other four soldiers who had been silent just now were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene. Then they immediately pulled out the cold knives at their waists and ran towards the red-haired boy side by side.Seeing the situation, the young man didn't panic at all. He kicked the bench beside him, and the bench flew straight towards the four soldiers approaching.The four people saw it and immediately blocked it with their knives. However, the force of the red-haired boy's kick was too strong. With the strength of the four people, they could not block the flying stool, and the four people fell down.

The red-haired boy continued to run forward, no longer paying attention to the four people who fell to the ground, and jumped directly over the four people to reach the leading soldier.The leading soldier was still lying on the ground, having not recovered from the previous kick from the red-haired boy.The red-haired boy looked at the twitching and speechless soldier on the ground, shook his head and said, "I remember you kicked my sister just now, right? Then consider this kick as a return gift from me, your brother. .”

After saying that, the red-haired boy kicked the leading soldier in the abdomen, and dust suddenly flew up around his feet. The leading soldier was beaten to death by this kick before he could even figure out why things happened like this. Kicked to death.

Immediately afterwards, the red-haired boy turned to look at the remaining four soldiers. The four soldiers had climbed up from the ground. Seeing that their leader had met a dead end, they were suddenly out of their minds and terrified.The thinnest soldier among the four, looking at the red-haired boy who looked like a demon at this moment, actually dropped the cold knife in his hand and said in a trembling voice: "Don't kill me, it's none of my business. It's all Sun's fault." Fei insists on having his own way, there is nothing we can do. Please spare my life."

The Fei mentioned by this thin soldier was naturally the leading soldier whose body was lying on the ground gradually getting cold.When the thin soldier dropped his saber, the other three also dropped their sabers one after another and begged the red-haired boy for mercy.Fortunately, the young man was not a bloodthirsty person. When he saw the four people begging for mercy, he stopped taking action and just said: "It is useless to apologize to me. You should apologize to the fellow villagers and Master."

After hearing this, the four people immediately turned around and kowtowed to the refugees to apologize.Most of the people were simple and kind-hearted people, so they no longer cared about the four people. After the four people kowtowed and admitted their mistakes, in order to show their sincerity, they informed everyone of the reasons why Chang'an City had recently refused to accept refugees.

It turns out that in a few days, there will be the annual Dragon Lantern Festival in Chang'an City, which is very lively.But traditionally speaking, the Dragon Lantern Festival does not actually reject outsiders, so in previous years, the court did not have instructions to reject refugees.Recently, spies from the Governor's Office received information that a group of unknown assassins would disguise themselves as refugees and attend the Dragon Lantern Festival in order to assassinate Fang Qifu, the Governor of Yongzhou.At this time, in order to prevent the people in the city from being implicated, the governor ordered a ban on refugees entering the city as a precaution.What is surprising is that the governor's instructions not only did not allow the cavalry to expel the refugees at will, but instead ordered the cavalry to treat the refugees kindly, persuade them kindly, and even try their best to help the refugees find accommodation if they really had nowhere to live. .But the leader of the four, Sun Fei, relied on his family connections to do whatever he wanted. The four had no choice but to help.

When everyone heard this, they understood the reason for the incident. The original resentment against the four people and the court was completely dissipated. As for Sun Fei, the instigator of today's incident, everyone is dead. What's the point of hating him and being angry with him?

Then, the refugees were divided into two groups.One group insisted on entering Chang'an City because of lack of supplies, while the other group wanted to find another place in order not to cause trouble with the court.When the two factions were arguing, the stall owner asked the four soldiers if it was feasible to disguise themselves as businessmen.After hearing this, the four people replied: "It is possible, but our main camp is nearby. It is too difficult to bypass the main camp's ears and eyes and enter the city."

At this time, the red-haired boy suddenly asked: "How many people are there in your general camp?"

The four of them thought for a while, and one of the soldiers replied: "There are about 50 people."

The red-haired boy then said, "Then I'll hold back those 50 people. Is it okay if the store owner and fellow villagers take the opportunity to escape?"

The four of them looked at each other and said bitterly: "If you can really hold off 50 people, then there will definitely be no problem. But attacking the army is a serious crime."

The red-haired boy waved his hand and said, "I'll just go over and drag him away, and I won't kill anyone."

One of the soldiers whispered: "That is also a serious crime."

After hearing this, the red-haired boy glared at him. The soldier was so frightened that he quickly shook his head and waved his hands, "My hero, you are so skilled in martial arts, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you."

The red-haired boy said to the store: "Please tell the store to inform the villagers to disguise themselves as businessmen and prepare to enter the city. I will go and hold the army first."

The store owner nodded: "No problem, you have to be more careful."

The red-haired boy turned towards the young man in white and said, "Master, I have something to do and I'll come as soon as I can."

The young man in white who had promised to take the young man as his apprentice remained indifferent and did not even ask himself what his apprentice was going to do.The red-haired boy had already expected that his master would have no reaction. As soon as he finished speaking, he ran towards the direction pointed by the four of them.

The refugees, informed by the stall owners, began to disguise themselves and prepare to enter the city.

The camp mentioned by the four soldiers was peaceful at this time. As the person in charge of the fifty cavalry in the camp, General Wei You of Yamen was studying hard in the military classics.Naturally, he didn't know that there was a red-haired boy running towards the camp at this moment.

In addition, there are three young men who are also heading to Chang'an City.

The leader of the three carries two swords behind his back.

A foolish old man, a mirage tower.

(End of this chapter)