Chapter 947: A Trip to Mianzhou (3)

After another two days' journey, everyone arrived at a small county under the jurisdiction of Mianzhou.

Qi Hao saw the smoke rising from the kitchen, and said to Yu Zhi, "Let's go and have a look." There should be someone in the place with the smoke.

After a while, everyone saw a village. When everyone arrived at the village, they were relatively speechless, and most of the houses in the village collapsed.

Lu Bai looked at the place not far away and said, "Master Shizi, wait here, I'll go take a look."

Qi Hao shook his head and said, "Let's go over and have a look together!" The assassin wouldn't know how to count, knowing that he was here to stay. And to assassinate, it is impossible to choose such a place.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Qi Hao's eyes showed a look of shock. I saw a dark-faced and ragged child, squatting in front of a simple stove made of two stones to make a fire, and there was a tin can on the stove.

Seeing such a large group of people, the little boy was very nervous. He picked up a kitchen knife and said to them, "What are you going to do?"

"Don't be afraid, we are just passing by." Looking at this scrawny child, Lu Bai couldn't help but think of his child who was cold and starving back then. Thinking of this, he took out a piece of jerky from his sleeve: "This is beef jerky, here it is."

The little boy didn't take it. Instead, he clenched the kitchen knife in his hand and said fiercely, "Don't come here. If you want to come, I'll hack you to death."

Seeing that the child would not pick up, Lu Bai pointed at Qi Hao and said, "Don't be afraid, this is the eldest son, and he is here to help you." Publicizing Kai Hao's identity can not only reassure the people, but also help him accumulate fame.

Yi Kun was very helpless when he heard this. The people in the countryside knew what a prince 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 know the situation here, we won't rob you of your food, and we won't do anything bad for you." After speaking, Yi Kun took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms. Come out: "As long as you answer my question, the money will be yours."

The little boy didn't stretch out his hand to collect the silver, but looked at Qi Hao and asked, "You are what they said, Shizi?" Although Qi Hao was not wearing brocade clothes, he was wearing fine cloth clothes, but it was a spiritual experience. Atmosphere is different from others.

Qi Hao was so smart, he heard this and said, "My father is Ming Wang Yunqing, and I am his son."

"Are you the son of Prince Ming and Princess Ming?" Many ordinary people may not have heard of Yunqing, but they must know of Prince Ming. It's like the common people know that there is an emperor, but they don't know the emperor's name.

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 Prince Ming and Princess Ming?"

Qi Hao chuckled and said, "If I want your life, I don't need to tell you so much about just one sentence."

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 over 30 collapsed houses, he knew that the village was not big. But even so, it is impossible for a village to live with only one child.

"Yes." Before Qi Hao could ask again, the little boy said, "All those who survived went to the county seat." It rained on the third day of the earthquake, which made the disaster worse for them.

Qi Hao asked strangely, "Why don't you go to the county seat?"

It is much better to go to the county town than to be in this ruined village.

The little boy gritted his teeth and said, "They are bad people. They sold the flowers, and they want to sell me and my sister." If not, he would not have brought his sister back to the village. At least he is familiar with this place and can find something to eat.

Qi Hao's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he quickly recovered: "Who wants to sell you and your sister?"

No matter what the big thing is, the princess is always calm. Yi Kun sighed a little, the prince became more and more like a princess.

The little boy said angrily: "Er Gouzi. If my sister and I hadn't run fast, he would have sold him." Even the ignorant child knew that being sold would not end well.

You don't need to ask to know that these two dogs are definitely not good people.

Qi Hao glanced around and saw no one, thinking that his sister must be hiding: "Why are you the only one? Where's your sister?"

Hearing this, the little boy's eyes were filled with jealousy.

Qi Hao knew what he was thinking by looking at the child's eyes, he didn't say he was a good person, he just raised his sleeves and pointed at the exposed small leaf red sandalwood bracelet and said, "My red sandalwood bracelet is worth a hundred gold, I will take you with you. Your sister can't sell enough for me to buy a bead." This is very simple, he will not do such thankless things.

Red sandalwood is said to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck, and in terms of health preservation, wearing red sandalwood stabilizes emotions and regulates qi and blood. Because of the magical effect of red sandalwood, Qi Hao also wore this bracelet.

"Are you really the son of King Ming?"

Lu Bai couldn't help laughing, feeling that the little boy didn't believe them.

Qi Hao nodded and said, "I came here to relieve the disaster on my father's and mother's orders. If you don't believe or force you, we will leave later."

The little boy didn't think about it, he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Master Shi, please take in me and my sister." It is not easy for a child to survive until now.

"Why do these people go to the county seat?" This is just the beginning, there must be a lot of similar things in the future, and he can't take them all.

The little boy said everything he knew and said: "Including our brothers and sisters, a total of nineteen people survived in the village. I heard that the magistrate opened the warehouse to release grain to relieve the victims, and everyone went to the county seat."

Yi Kun raised his brows and asked, "How many people are there in your village?"

The little boy said, "There are fifty-eight people in total." A 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 not pay attention to these things under normal circumstances. Furthermore, although this child is a little panicked, he has clear articulation and clear thinking, which is very rare.

The little boy lowered his head and said, "My father is Lizheng here." The more he heard it, the more he knew it.

Qi Hao nodded and said, "If you want, just follow us to the county seat." Taking him is impossible, but if he follows him to the county seat, he will definitely arrange the child properly.

The little boy didn't want to: "Wait for me." After speaking, he walked quickly towards the back of the broken wall. I almost fell because I was walking so fast.

Qi Hao followed behind him and went around the two broken walls. He saw two bamboos resting on the broken walls and resting on the bricks. The bamboos were covered with an oilcloth and covered with some dry grass. Under the bamboo, there was a little girl of two or three years old curled up in a ball.

The little girl was very frightened when she saw such a group of people, buried her head in the little boy's arms, and whispered, "Brother..."

As soon as this was said, not to mention Lu Bai, even Yi Kun couldn't help but look at the little girl more, the voice was really nice. Only Qi Hao remains the same.

The little boy said softly, "Sister, don't be afraid, this is Duke Ming's son, and 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 the wind and rain is not enough. But it is not easy for a six- or seven-year-old child to do this in such a difficult environment.

The little boy nodded and said, "Yes, I dug this tarpaulin out of the ground."

Qi Hao nodded and said, "Let's go!" Since there were only two children left in this place, there was nothing to stay.

Seeing that the little boy was having a hard time holding his sister, Lu Bai stepped forward and said, "Give her to me, and I'll help you hold her!"

The little boy didn't say it yet, but the little girl clawed on her brother like an octopus and didn't let go.

As he walked, he asked, "What's your name? How far is the county town 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's name is Tiantian." From the name, it can be seen that this family wants their children to live a healthy and happy life, sweet and sweet. .

Noticing the thin calluses on the child's hands, Qihao asked, "Have you ever studied?" This kind of calluses usually fall from writing.

The little boy nodded and said, "I was enlightened at the age of three, and started going to the school in the county at the age of five." He has been studying in the county for three years. It was precisely because he often went to the county seat and was familiar with the road conditions that he was able to successfully escape with his sister. Otherwise, he and his sister still don't know what's going on.

When he walked to the place of the iron can, Qi Hao looked inside: "What is this?" He didn't say anything about it for the time being. He just said the smell, how can it be eaten so badly.

The little boy said, "Wild vegetable." It was lucky to say that this earthquake happened after the beginning of spring. If it is winter, even if they survive by chance, many people will freeze to death.

Qi Hao asked, "Do you two brothers and sisters eat this every day?" No wonder his face was yellow and his muscles were thin.

The little boy said, "If you're lucky, you can catch a pheasant and a rabbit!" It was only once, and the two of them ate for three days.

Qi Hao nodded and said nothing.

When I set off, I encountered 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, for fear that she would not see her brother again if she let go. But it is impossible to take two children on a horse.

Hearing that this place was more than forty miles away from the county town, Lu Bai said to Yi Kun, "Master Shizi, you go first, and I will come with them later." Let the two children ride horses, and he leads the horses. Forty miles is nothing to him.

Qi Hao nodded. It's been a long delay here, and he doesn't want to waste any more time.

An hour later, Qi Hao and Yi Kun arrived outside Jiang County, where there were rows of grass huts.

The roofs of these cottages are made of dried straw, inlaid like fish scales; the beams are wood the size of Chéng Rén's fists, and the columns supporting the roof are thick wood. The four walls of the house are made of adobe paste.

Although such a grass shed is simple, it can keep out the wind and rain. The construction of so many straw huts in such a short period of time shows that the local officials are doing their best.

When everyone arrived at the gate of the city, the soldier guarding the gate looked at the group of people and said, "Token." Ordinary people only need to use the road to guide when passing through, and the soldiers in the army need tokens to pass the customs.

The soldier took Yi Kun and handed over a dark colored waist card, looked at the four big characters with flying and phoenix dancing on the "Ming Wang Mansion" and shook his hands, and returned the waist card to Yi Kun with both hands. He turned his head and asked the other soldiers to let go, and then said respectfully, "Sir, please."

After a group of people left, another thin soldier asked, "Old Hei, who are these people?" Looking at Old Hei's attitude, he was afraid that these people had high status.

Old ****: "People from the Ming Palace."

"Isn't that young man just now the master of the county?" No way, Qi Hao's reputation is very loud among generals, but not well known among ordinary soldiers. On the contrary, it was Zazao, because it was too rare, many people had heard of her.

The old black laughed and scolded: "Are you lame? Can't you see that it was a young man just now?"

The thin one said without even thinking: "You know, the big princess often wears men's clothes, which is no different from the kid." Men sometimes gossip more than women. For those rumors about Zaozao, these people can recite it like a liar.

"Then you should also know that the big county master is already seventeen this year. Do you think that the young man who was riding just now is seventeen?" Lao Hei said with a smile: "Furthermore, the big county master and the prince look exactly the same. What do you think the prince looks like that boy?" Qi Hao's skin is pale, as the saying goes, one white hides all ugliness, not to mention that Qi Hao's facial features are quite good.

"It shouldn't." In the mind of a soldier, Yun Qing should be nine feet tall and strong as a bear, not a little white face.

The thin one thought back and shook his head and said, "Looking at only fourteen or five. So you are not a big county master?" After a pause, the thin one asked: "It is not a big county master, how can there be such a big pomp ?" There are more than fifty guards, and there are only so many people who want to come to the prince to travel.

"You say you're stupid, and you still don't admit it?" Under the watchful eyes of a group of soldiers guarding the gate, the old black said in a low voice, "This young man, Jiǔ, is our prince."

The thin man was very convinced of this man named Lao Hei, and immediately regretted it: "I didn't pay attention to it just now, I should have looked at it more if I knew it earlier." This way, there is also the capital to brag.

Lao Hei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Shizi must come out this time because of the ground movement. When he is done, he will definitely go back from here."

The thin man said with a bitter face, "Who knows when the prince will go back?" The job of guarding the city gate came in turns. Who knows if the rì in the past of Shi Ziye was on duty.

Old Hei smiled and said, "If you don't want to take your chances, then you just stay here."

"I think so, because I'm afraid they won't want to." Who doesn't want to look at the demeanor of Shi Ziye. Knowing this, certainly no one wants to change shifts.

The old black laughed.

The thin man suddenly said nervously: "We can't publicize this old black matter. If we want to let those who have evil intentions know, it will definitely be detrimental to the prince."

After speaking, he glanced at the other people.

Several other people immediately said that they would not say it to the outside world, and only they themselves knew whether they could do it.

The old black did not agree. Looking at the grandeur of Shi Ziye, it is not necessary for them to say, and those who are interested also know it. (To be continued)