In the evening, the wind was blowing, the sky was covered with lead clouds, and fine snowflakes swirled and fell. A violent cough came from a low and narrow house in the west of Tai'an, the light in the room was dim, there was no charcoal stove, there was no fire under the kang, and people shivered with cold.

At this moment, there was a person lying on the kang, with deep-set eye sockets and skinny bones, covering his mouth and coughing, his face showing a sickly flush. This person's name is Ding San'er, and he is one of the horse thieves who fled from the Horse Mountain with Tang Jing.

It is said that those who escaped from the mountain with Tang Jing that day, in addition to the second master Shi Bodang and the third master Mu Man, there were four other horse thieves, but these four horse thieves were injured to varying degrees, Ding San'er was one of the more seriously injured, and his left rib was stabbed, and the knife edge was deep into the viscera.

Originally, if Ding San'er had been properly placed and treated at the beginning, it was still possible to recover, but Tang Jing only brought a few remnants of soldiers to defect, so he was not valued by Wang Tang.

In fact, since taking Ma Rong'er from Tang Jing's side that night, Wang Tang ignored Tang Jing and his gang, and later Zhao Quan was defeated and led people to Tai'an City, in order to make room for Zhao Quan's men, Tang Jing and his gang were also kicked out of the courtyard where they originally lived and lived in this cramped and low bungalow.

"Big boss, I guess I won't survive for a few days!" Ding San'er finally stopped coughing, and said angrily.

Tang Jing sat on the stool next to the kang, and the former sturdy man was obviously thin, with a scruffy beard, describing the end of the curtain and haggard. Tang Jing was punched by Xie Erjian that day, his heart and lungs were injured, coupled with his impatience and heart, he fell into the problem of hemoptysis, and it has not improved until now, there is no problem with walking normally, once he exerts too much force, he will have chest tightness and shortness of breath, and even cough up blood, so he naturally can't fight on horseback anymore. A horse thief who can't fight on horseback is like a toothless tiger.

Because of this, even Mu Man, the third master who was wounded by an arrow on his arm, was selected by Xue Bingxin to join the horse team, and Tang Jing could only stay in his residence to take care of the seriously injured Ding San'er. The former majestic rulers have now been reduced to the point where they have to rely on the help of their brothers to survive.

"San'er, don't say these frustrating words, you can get through it, we will make a comeback in the future, and then I will let you be the fourth master, drink wine and eat meat together!" Tang Jing rubbed his cold and numb face and comforted.

Ding San'er's eyes lit up, and she seemed to recall the "good old days" in the cottage, licking her chapped lips, and her stomach rumbled.

Hunger seemed to be contagious, and Tang Jing's stomach also gurgled and gurgled, and his stomach seemed to be burning with a fire.

It is said that the officers and soldiers raided the cottage that day, Tang Jing carried Ma Rong'er and fled in a hurry, without bringing anything yellow and white at all, so he is penniless now, but even if he has money, there is no food in Tai'an City now.

The Ming army has besieged Tai'an City for more than 20 days, almost all the shops in the city are closed, and those who have food in their hands are hidden and eaten by themselves, who will be idiotic enough to take it out and sell it.

In fact, Tang Jing relied on Mu Man and others to help him live during this time, and now Mu Man, Shi Bodang, and the other three cottage brothers are all serving in the horse team under Xue Bingxin, and they can be allocated a certain amount of rations every day.

However, in order to save food recently, the food quota of Xue Bingxin's cavalry has also been reduced, so there is not much food that Mu Man and others can bring back, only enough for Tang Jing and Ding San'er to barely eat half full.

Grunt......

Tang Jing and Ding San'er's stomachs were like a game, screaming one after another, seeing that it was almost dark, in the past, Mu Man and they would bring food back, but today there is no one to see, it is estimated that something is delayed.

Tang Jingku sat for a while, he was really hungry, stood up and said, "San'er, you lie down by yourself for a while, and I'll go get some food and come back." ”

After Tang Jing finished speaking, he opened the door and walked out of the house, the broken door with the hinge had been worn out and made a ghostly sound, coupled with the cold wind blowing in the face, Tang Jing couldn't help but shiver.

Tang Jing is a person who practices martial arts, and his body has always been very strong, and it was no problem to take cold showers in the winter in the past, but since he suffered internal injuries, his body has been much weaker, and he is very afraid of cold. Tang Jing tightened his clothes, walked through the dark alleys through the snow, and headed to the county government in the north of the city.

If there is the most grain in Tai'an City today, it is naturally the granary of the county government, where the grain of the whole army is concentrated, and it is guarded by the golden dog, one of the five protectors of the Dharma under Wang Tang.

Tang Jing came to the county office, found the golden dog who was in charge of the granary, and cheekily asked for a few buckets of grain. Jin Protector's eyes widened on the spot, looked Tang Jing up and down, and said slightly mockingly: "I heard me right, Tang Da wants three buckets of wheat?" ”

Tang Jing said with a smile: "It's just three buckets of wheat, and it will last for ten or twenty days, and I don't want to always come to disturb the Golden Protector, so I borrow a little more at a time." ”

The golden dog mocked: "Tang Jing, Lao Tzu called you a big boss, do you really think that you are still the leader of the horse thieves across the mountain, and you don't pee to look at your current appearance, dare to ask Lao Tzu to borrow three buckets of wheat when you open your mouth?" ”

Tang Jing's face sank, and he said coldly: "The golden protector is just three buckets of wheat, if you don't borrow it, forget it, why bother to hurt people, a certain family may not have the day to make a comeback!" ”

The golden dog sneered: "A horse thief who can't even ride a horse anymore told Lao Tzu to make a comeback, bah, where is it cool, Lao Tzu doesn't lend waste if he has food, get out!" ”

Tang Jing was furious, and with the extension of his right hand, he grabbed the neck of the golden dog, and said in a cruel voice: "Uncle Cao, there is a kind of saying again, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will screw off your dog's head." ”

After all, Tang Jing is the leader of the horse thief who kills people like hemp, and at this time, he is angry, and if the killing machine in his eyes is substantial, the golden dog is so frightened that his face changes greatly on the spot, and he eats and says: "Tang Da is in charge, there is something to say, there is something to say......"

Tang Jing's face showed a look of happiness, and the strength in his hand increased, and he pinched the golden dog's face purple on the spot, and his mouth opened wide like a fish out of water, and his eyes rolled white.

"I don't know whether the dog is alive or dead, isn't it arrogant just now? Although I, Tang Jing, am injured, but if I want to pinch you to death, it is better to pinch you to death than to pinch an ant to death...... Ahem! Before Tang Jing finished speaking, he coughed violently, and quickly let go of his hand to cover his mouth, and when he spread it out again, there was a small pool of red blood in his palm.

The golden dog finally regained his strength at this time, and when he saw this, he flew up and kicked Tang Jing to the ground, and then rushed up and stomped on two feet, scolding: "Waste, who are you scaring about, look at your current bear, if Lao Tzu wants to trample to death, you will be like stepping on an ant, get out!" ”

Tang Jing was kicked twice in the chest, and immediately spit out blood again, gritted his teeth and got up and turned around and left.

Jin Gou snorted disdainfully, if Tang Jing hadn't had a few brothers working under Xue Bingxin, he would never let Tang Jing leave alive.

Tang Jing staggered out of the courtyard where the granary was located, leaned against the wall and coughed for a while before calming down, punched the wall in humiliation, and said hatefully: "Dog thief, today's humiliation, Lao Tzu will definitely double it in the future!" ”

Tang Jing was about to leave hatefully, but as soon as he raised his legs, he stopped, staring blankly at the courtyard not far away.

I saw a bewitching woman standing on the path under the plum tree, wearing gold and silver, dressed in flowers, with a charming face and eyes.

Ma Rong'er is obviously doing well now, she can see from the way she dresses, and she is accompanied by two maidservants.

At this time, Ma Rong'er obviously recognized Tang Jing, and whispered an order to a servant girl next to her, and the servant girl walked up to Tang Jing with a food basket, took out a plate of steaming steamed buns from it and handed it over, and said expressionlessly: "Here, take it!" ”

Tang Jing took the steamed bun, looked at Ma Rong'er who passed by and walked to the back with a complicated expression, suddenly felt hot in his heart, and blurted out: "Come with me!" ”

Ma Rong'er didn't stop, she quickened her pace and walked away, Tang Jing watched the woman disappear at the end of the courtyard with her swinging waist and hips, suddenly laughed at herself, picked up a piece of steamed bun and bit it hard, her eyes showed a beast-like light, like two raging flames.