Chapter 500: Huo'er

Xue Bingxin turned over and dismounted, took off the black scarf on her mask, revealing a cold and beautiful face, and surrounded by everyone, she moved her long legs towards the meeting hall, followed by Lei Jun and other cottage backbones.

Xue Bingxin sat in the first chair in the hall, Lei Jun sat in the second chair, and sitting in the third chair was a middle-aged man in his thirties, named Zhao Hu, who was also one of the horse thieves who fled back from Shandong with Xue Bingxin last year.

The big worm is another name for the tiger, but the sick big worm is not a sick tiger, the word "disease" here is the meaning of "race", and the big worm, as the name suggests, is more powerful than the tiger.

Immediately after the three leaders were seated, one of the brothers took a Tatar with a lot of money and threw him to the ground like a dog, and some naughty children took the opportunity to run up and kick the Tatar a few times, or spit on it. The border people of the Ming Dynasty did not hate the Tartars, just as the Chinese hated the Japanese.

The Tatar had his hands and feet tied, and a piece of sackcloth was stuffed in his mouth, and he struggled constantly, his mouth made a whining sound, and his eyes stared anxiously at Xue Bingxin in the first place, as if he had something to say.

Xue Bingxin's eyebrows furrowed, this Tatar was captured alive by them today. Every time a Tatar was captured alive, Xue Bingxin would bring it back to the cottage and let the fourth uncle, who knew Tatar, interrogate him clearly, and then kill him.

However, at this time, Xue Bingxin looked at the Tatar in front of her, but she faintly felt a little familiar, waved her hand and said coldly: "Let him speak." ”

Immediately, a brother stepped forward and removed the cloth from the Tartar's mouth, and the Tartar took a few breaths and shouted in Chinese: "Senior Sister Xue, I'm Ma Gui!" ”

"Oops, it turned out to be Ma Gui, no wonder it always feels familiar!" Some of the villagers in the surrounding audience exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh...... It's really Ma Gui, it's really a little unrecognizable to dress like this, oops, bastard with a thousand knives, those Tartars who beat the grass valley won't be brought by your kid, right? ”

Xue Bingxin's pretty face was as cold as frost, this Ma Gui is also one of the disciples of the White Lotus Sect, and last winter he went out to the Tatars with his senior brother Zhao Quan, became a lackey of the Tartars, and never came back.

"Grass your uncle, Ma Gui, did you bring those tartars?" Lei Jun asked sharply.

Ma Gui shivered smartly, that small group of Tartars who fought in the grass valley were indeed brought by him from outside the Great Wall, if there was no him as a local snake to lead the way, the Tartars would not have bypassed the Ming army's defense line so easily, and ran to the Cangtou River Valley to loot.

It is said that this is not the first time that Ma Gui has taken a tartar to sneak across the Great Wall to loot, but this time he was unlucky and ran into Xue Bingxin and others. Of course, Ma Gui didn't dare to admit that he had led the way, and his eyes flashed: "No...... I didn't lead the way, I was also coerced by the Tartars. ”

Zhao Hu, the third master, scolded: "Let your mother's Luo Quan fart a serial fart, Lao Tzu saw you looting food with his own eyes, and he also caught a little baby, and Lao Tzu couldn't be blind." ”

Ma Gui said with a bitter face: "It's not that I can't help it, the Tatars have handed in the task, at least two slaves have to be grabbed, and if they can't complete the task, they will be punished very badly." ”

"Bah, a good Han person is not appropriate, I want to run to be a dog for the Tartars, and now I am forced to rob and kill my compatriots, are you cheap? A wolf-hearted dog-lung! Zhao Hu scolded angrily, and the surrounding villagers also scolded.

It is said that last year, Zhao Quan took away most of the young people in the village and ran to the Great Wall to defect to the Tatars. At that time, there were only nearly 100 old and weak people left in the village, and there was not much food, plus it was a cold winter, and the life and death of the whole village were tied to each other, and the pressure on Xue Bingxin's shoulders could be imagined.

In order to let the whole village survive, Xue Bingxin finally had to take a risk, taking Lei Jun and more than a dozen other Shandong Xiangma to go hundreds of miles away, robbing a rich and unkind landlord in Zuoyun County, and only then did he survive the cold season.

From the beginning, Xue Bingxin led a group of brothers to start a business, but the targets were all corrupt officials and gentry with a bad reputation, but they did not commit any crimes against ordinary people. Unless it is a Tartar, Xue Bingxin will not kill people easily, and only charge 10% of the total value of the goods to the merchants who pass by.

Moreover, as long as the merchants who paid the protection fee, Xue Bingxin would ensure that they passed safely within a radius of twenty miles from Heitai Mountain. Once, a caravan paid protection money, but was robbed by another group of strongmen west of Heitai Mountain, and after Xue Bingxin learned about it, he immediately led people to kill him, and he simply recovered all the goods and returned them to the caravan.

Because of this, the security in the area of Heitai Mountain within a radius of twenty miles is particularly good, and even the Tartars rarely visit here, because the people of Heitai Mountain never show mercy when they kill the Tartars, and as long as they encounter them, they will definitely not die.

As a result, the fame of the three ladies of Heitai Mountain is getting louder and louder, and even the nearby garrisons are a little in awe of the three ladies and will not provoke them easily, the officials above are in a hurry, and the officers and soldiers will enter the mountains to encircle and suppress, but they just pretend to withdraw.

Therefore, the merchants in the past would rather spend money to buy peace than change routes, and the people nearby regarded the three ladies of Heitai Mountain as protectors.

Getting back to the point, at this time, Na Ma Gui was scolded by everyone with a face full of shame, and he lowered his head and pretended to be a grandson pitifully. Xue Bingxin asked coldly, "Ma Gui, where are they now, Senior Brother Zhao?" ”

Ma Gui, who was still ashamed, suddenly became bright, and replied, "Senior Sister Xue, Senior Brother Zhao is now very highly valued by Prince Xue. The prince of Altan gave us a large piece of land, where the water and grass were abundant, the soil was fertile, we opened up a large number of fields to grow food, and lived a prosperous life, and also built the city of Bansheng (note: Bansheng is the Tatar language, that is, house), everyone has their own house, do not worry about food and clothing, and live a happy life. ”

"It's really fake!" The villagers in the hall talked a lot, and some even showed envy.

Seeing this, Ma Gui became even more proud, and said loudly: "Naturally, it's true, if it weren't for the lack of manpower, we would have been able to grow more food." The Tatars only know how to graze and don't know how to grow crops, so now Bansheng City is very short of manpower, so why don't you follow me back to Bansheng City to ensure that everyone can get a house and a field. ”

No matter what dynasty it is, the house and the land undoubtedly have a huge temptation for the people.

Xue Bingxin's face sank, she naturally wouldn't let Ma Gui be demagogic here, and said coldly: "Ma Gui, just because of the lack of labor, you brought Tartars over to kidnap your compatriots?" Kidnapping his own countrymen to slave the Tartars? ”

Ma Gui's face couldn't help but stiffen, this thing just said that he was coerced, but he got carried away and showed his feet.

Lei Jun couldn't help but widen his eyes angrily, and scolded: "Bastard, you just ran to be a dog for the Tartars, and even came back with the Tartars to capture and kill your compatriots, did your fucking conscience be eaten by dogs!" ”

Instantly, all the villagers became angry.

It is said that there are nearly 200 people in the cottage now, nearly twice as many as last year, and most of them are desperate people in the vicinity, all of whom have suffered from the scourge of the Tartars, some of their relatives have been killed by the Tartars, and some of their relatives have been taken captive by the Tartars.

"Kill him!" I don't know who took the lead first, and the angry villagers were so angry that they shouted to kill Ma Gui. Ma Gui was so frightened that his face was as pale as earth, but he didn't dare to say anything more, and curled up on the ground trembling.

"Big boss, this kind of bastard who eats inside and outside can't be kept, slaughter it!" Lei Jun said to Xue Bingxin.

Zhao Hu, the third master, also nodded and said: "Everyone, Lao Lei is right, this kind of anti-bone boy will definitely not be kept, if he is released this time, maybe he will take the Tatars to retaliate against us next time." ”

Xue Bingxin was still a little hesitant, after all, she was a fellow disciple, and nodded when she heard this: "Okay, drag Ma Gui out and behead him!"

Ma Gui's face changed greatly: "Senior Sister Xue, you can't kill me, we are from the same family...... Xue Bingxin, you will regret it, the Tatars will not let you go...... Spare your life! ”

With a scream, Ma Gui splattered three feet of blood on the spot, and his bloody head rolled out of the distance. Xue Bingxin said coldly: "In the future, if anyone in the village dares to collude with the Tartars and do something to kill their compatriots, they will never be merciful, and there will be no mercy!" ”

A group of villagers agreed awe-inspiringly, and those who were envious just now also put away their thoughts.

"Lei Jun, you can distribute today's harvest!" Xue Bingxin dropped a sentence and walked straight out of the hall and walked towards a cave on the left-hand side.

Lei Jun watched Xue Bingxin walk into the cave through the window, his expression was complicated, and Zhao Hu next to him patted Lei Jun's shoulder comfortingly, and said lightly: "Old Lei, look at it." ”

Lei Jun clenched his fists and said angrily: "If you let Lao Tzu know which bastard it is, Lao Tzu can't spare him!" ”

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Xue Bingxin scooped some water into the wooden barrel in front of the cave to wash her hands, washed her face again, and carefully brushed the dust off her clothes before reaching out and pushing open the door of the cave. The old wooden door creaked, and a young woman looked up.

The woman, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, was carrying a baby in her arms, who was crying promisingly, but in a very weak voice, which was obviously a little abnormal.

"Miss is back!" When the young woman saw Xue Bingxin, she hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Xue Bingxin walked over quickly and asked softly, "E-niang, is the fire making trouble again?" Let me do it! Then he took the baby from the young woman's arms.

The young woman named E-Niang sighed lightly and said: "Huo'er has diarrhea today, it is estimated that it is a tummy, it is a miracle that the premature fetus in July can survive, and the body is weaker after all." ”

Xue Bingxin's nose was slightly sour, she bit her lip, and said lightly: "E-niang, thank you for your hard work, Huo'er is now under my care, you can go back and rest for a while." ”

E-niang shook her head and said: "The slave is not hard, the bitter is you, Miss, alas, the weather should turn cold in another month or two, Huo'er's body is too weak...... Miss, why don't you send it to the capital now to that person, Huo'er will be better taken care of, and there is a better chance of survival. ”

Xue Bingxin immediately hugged the baby tightly and shook her head stubbornly: "No need! ”

E-niang opened her mouth, and finally swallowed the words back, and sighed secretly and said: "The slave maid killed the old hen and made soup for the young lady to replenish her body, the fire is already full moon, you can also try to drink some." ”

Xue Bingxin nodded and said, "E-niang, thank you for your hard work!" ”

E-Niang bowed, turned around and walked out of the cave, and closed the door casually.

"Huo'er, don't make trouble, I'll have chicken soup to drink in a while!" Xue Bingxin held the baby and shook gently, her eyes were full of gentleness and doting.

Because it was seven months premature, the baby in the swaddling clothes was very thin, with yellow hair, although it was born for a full month, the skin was still wrinkled, the cry was weak and weak, and the slightly undulating chest still faintly came out of a slight phlegm sound, which was estimated to be some blockage of lung qi.

Looking at the weak child in her arms, as well as his appearance of difficulty breathing, Xue Bingxin blamed herself and felt distressed, her nose was sore, tears couldn't help but flow out, she gently put her face on the child's chest, and said softly: "My family is good, my family is good, my mother will definitely raise you as an adult." ”

It is said that last year in Jinan, Shandong, he had a bad relationship with Xu Jin by mistake, and Xue Bingxin actually got married. After all, the girl's family has no experience, and she has never known it, in order to find a way to survive for the cottage, she often takes her brothers to ride horses to hunt, until her lower abdomen rises slightly, and Xue Bingxin panicked.

It is precisely because of the early lack of attention to recuperation, the fetus in the womb is affected to a certain extent, and it is born prematurely at seven months, fortunately, there is a folk saying that the survival rate of premature babies is higher than that of premature babies of eight months.

Xue Bingxin's child has crossed the full moon without danger, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune, however, the fetus is extremely weak due to congenital deficiencies, and the weather is hot and better now, and the weather will turn cold after a while, it will be dangerous.

Due to the frailty of the fetus and the cold, Xue Bingxin named her son Xue Yang, nicknamed Huo'er. Originally, Xue Bingxin could have sent her son to the capital to be raised by that person, so that the survival rate of her son might be higher, but she was a stubborn woman, and at the same time, she ...... She was also reluctant to part with her son.

Half an hour later, Xiao Huo'er was full of breast milk and finally fell asleep quietly in her mother's arms. Xue Bingxin gently put her son into the cradle, covered it with a thin quilt, and then poured herself on the kang, and soon fell asleep, she was really tired!

There is a saying that women are weak, and mothers are strong. During this time, Xue Bingxin took care of her son while taking care of the affairs of the cottage, and she survived the hardest and most tiring month, she believed that her son would be as strong as herself and thrive through the cold season.

As for the person who was far away in the capital, Xue Bingxin tried her best not to think of it, but that person always stubbornly appeared in her dreams, and now that she has fire, she is afraid that she will not be able to forget that person in this life.