Hundreds of miners shouted and cursed outside the ancestral hall, and those who had been scattered to sleep also gathered when they heard the movement, so four or five hundred people gathered again in the open space outside the ancestral hall, blocking the courtyard gate of the ancestral hall. Under the light of the torches, but seeing the crowd of people, these ragged and expressionless victims slowly approached the gate of the ancestral hall, quite a bit of a zombie infested immediacy, making people's scalps tingle.

When those miners saw so many people running to "support", they became more confident, and in the spirit of not blaming the public, they shouted and scolded even more, and some even bared their teeth at the heavily armed brocade guards.

More than 20 brocade guards formed a human wall to block the courtyard gate of the ancestral hall, seeing that these mud legs who didn't know whether to live or die dared to be so arrogant, they couldn't help but be furious, and they all pulled out the cold and shining embroidered spring knives, and some even raised fire guns.

"Lord Qincha is here, dare to take another half step forward, punish him for treason, and kill him on the spot!" A brocade-clothed guard shouted loudly.

Facing the mouth of the black hole, the approaching miners retreated in shock. All the brocade guards showed contempt, put down the fire gun in their hands, and the embroidered spring knife was also returned to the sheath.

Although these miners were temporarily frightened, they were still shouting and scolding, knocking the hoes and iron bolts and other tools in their hands loudly, obviously still having enough strength, and it is estimated that they have not starved much these days. Like other victims who relied on a bowl of gruel to hang themselves, they didn't even bother to put a fart hard, they just stood there quietly and watched, not making trouble, and of course, if the miners succeeded, they would not hesitate to follow the trend.

In the ancestral hall, Xu Jin's expression was cold, he had broken through the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, this little battle naturally could not scare him, but if the situation was allowed to develop, the consequences would be unimaginable, and if it was not done well, it would be a wave of popular uprising, if the chain reaction was triggered, it would be a spark that would ignite the prairie and be out of control.

Xu Jin's concerns are not exaggerated, you must know that the people within a radius of 100 miles have just been affected by the disaster, and the people everywhere are panicked, they lack food and clothing, and they are struggling on the edge of life and death. Once someone takes the lead in rebellion, and then tempted by food, there will definitely be a steady stream of victims to join, and the rebel team will snowball and grow rapidly.

Therefore, all signs of civil unrest must be resolutely and quickly extinguished.

"Jin Baihu, you send a few brothers to secretly observe, identify the backbone of the miners, and don't miss anything!" Xu Jin said in a deep voice, and the cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Jin Biao agreed awe-inspiringly, it seems that this polite Hanlin is really a ruthless person, and those miners who take the lead are afraid that they will be unlucky.

"Madamn, I'm so hungry, I'm dying of hunger!"

"Dog officer, ...... to distribute food"

"We need to eat!"

As time went on, the hungry miners became more and more agitated, and the refugees around them became infected and began to move, and they were also very hungry, and a bowl of gruel could barely sustain life, and when they drank it, they were quickly digested, and their empty stomachs were like fire, and it was maddening.

"Get out of here!" A brocade guard flew up and kicked a nearby miner down, and the embroidered spring knife was slammed on his face, and the miner's teeth were slapped off, and his mouth was instantly full of blood.

"Officers and soldiers are beating people, these dog officers are not benevolent, let's fight with them!"

"yes, rob the ......"

"Damn, it's a death anyway, it's better to be a full ghost!"

Some of the miners shouted and instigated, and several brocade guards hidden in the team silently recorded the appearance of these thorns.

Bang bang bang......

Three firecrackers exploded, and the refugees immediately dispersed in fright, and a group of miners also squatted down with their heads in their hands, and suddenly became a mess.

In the smell of fireworks and sulfur, Jin Biao of the hundred households of Jinyi Wei came out and shouted loudly: "Listen, Lord Qincha has an order, start giving porridge after half an hour, and all line up. ”

As soon as these words came out, those experienced refugees hula hugged and lined up spontaneously, but the new miners were slow to react, and when these guys reacted, the positions in front were occupied by the refugees. However, these miners are indeed hooligans, and they insist on cutting into the queue, and the brave victims will push the queue cutters away, but most of the miners still succeeded, and some even scolded justifiably: "What's wrong with Lao Tzu cutting the queue, if we don't take the lead, you little sheep can have porridge to eat in the middle of the night?" Phew! ”

At this time, the fire in the ancestral hall could be seen through the wall, and it was obvious that porridge was being cooked, and all the refugees were waiting with their necks stretched.

Several miners in the refugee team gathered together, and one of them whispered: "Brother Cai, after all, that dog official is interesting, so we still can't grab food at every turn?" ”

The miner named Brother Cai sneered: "Mei Lao Wu, can you be a little good?" A bowl of gruel will send you away? Lao Tzu is so hungry that he can eat a cow now! ”

Mei Lao Wu said curtly: "There are a lot of these officers and soldiers, and we are afraid that we are not opponents if they have firearms!" ”

Sun Cai pouted and said: "We have more than 100 brothers, plus there are more than 300 of these refugees, as long as we make a move, those guys will definitely follow suit, and 500 people can't beat 100 officers and soldiers?" ”

Mei Lao Wu hesitated: "That being said, but it's a messenger inside, what should the government do when the government investigates it?" ”

Another miner whispered: "I'm afraid of a fart, the law doesn't blame the public, if you really want to investigate it, all the victims present can't escape." What's more, we will disperse in a hurry after this vote, who can prove that we did it? Moreover, it's a big deal that let's drill into the mountains and forests and occupy the mountains as kings, it's better than starving to death. ”

Sun Cai said contemptuously: "Look at the second child of Liao, the fifth brother of Mei, are you a man or not?" The girls are chattering, not happy at all! ”

Mei Laowu's face turned red, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'm done, Brother Cai, what do you say you should do?" ”

A sneer flashed on Sun Cai's face: "Hey, isn't that dog official going to give porridge, let's eat first and then work, and then we will have more strength." ”

Several miners were whispering, but at this time, a young man in official uniform walked out of the ancestral hall, under the light of the torch, his face could be seen clearly, Sun Cai's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously lowered his head and hid in the shadows.

Liao Lao'er, who was next to him, flashed his eyes, leaned into Sun Cai's ear and whispered, "Senior Brother Sun, what's wrong?" ”

Sun Cai bit his ear and replied in a low voice: "Senior Brother Liao, I saw that official in a broken temple near Baoding the year before last, and it seems that his name is Xu Jin. Hey, this kid is getting mixed up now, and he's all bad. ”

It is said that this Sun Cai is one of the four White Lotus disciples he met in the broken temple in Baoding when Xu Jin entered Beijing to take the exam the year before last, and his name is Sun Cai.

Senior Brother Liao frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Then he recognizes you?" ”

Sun Cai shook his head and said, "It's been more than a year, and I don't know if that sour son still remembers my appearance." ”

Senior Brother Liao hurriedly said: "Don't go to get the porridge for a while, I'll find an opportunity to catch the sour seed first." ”

Sun Cai nodded, secretly squatted down and rubbed some mud on the ground and wiped it on his face.

At this time, a folk man came out with a table of eight immortals, which was the table used by the ancestral hall to worship the gods, which was covered with incense ashes and candles.

Xu Jin asked the people to put the Eight Immortals Table in front of the ancestral hall and wipe it clean, and then put the four treasures of the study, which were specially lit by two people holding torches.

The refugees and miners watched with curiosity, wondering what the young Chincha-sama was going to do.

At this time, Jin Biao, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei, stepped forward and said loudly: "Lord Qincha below will personally register your name and household registration for you, and if you do not cooperate with the registration, you will not be given porridge ......."

As soon as the words were spoken, the refugee team began to stir, and it is estimated that there were many black households without household registration.

Jin Baihu continued: "It doesn't matter if you don't have a household registration, as long as you provide your real name, you can also share porridge, and the victims who cooperate with the registration can also receive two cents." ”

The refugee team was in a commotion again, but everyone was happy, and there was such a good thing, not only giving porridge, but also giving money, this Lord Qincha is really a good official with a conscience.

When those miners heard that they didn't need to provide household registration, they were immediately relieved, most of them were landless and homeless, and they didn't have a household registration.

The miner named Lao Wu said in a low voice: "Brother Cai, what tricks does this dog official do, there will be no fraud!" ”

Sun Cai was also confused, and said in a deep voice: "See clearly!" ”

At this time, the refugees in front of the team have begun to cooperate with the registration, and after each registration, a brocade guard will lead people into the ancestral hall, and after a while, the refugee will happily walk out, holding two yellow copper coins in his hand.

Seeing that someone really got the money, the refugees in the back instantly fried the pot and couldn't wait to squeeze forward.

Jin Baihu shouted loudly: "Don't fight, everyone has a share, after receiving the money, they will give porridge, and those who receive the money will first go to the open space over there to line up." ”

Xu Jin registered quickly, and after a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen refugees registered to receive their money, and then ran to a distant open space to line up again.

After registering fifty or sixty people, it was finally the turn of a miner who cut in line, who looked five big and three thick, and said with a big grin: "My name is Ma Piqiu, very skinny!" ”

Xu Jin recorded his name, and immediately a brocade guard led Ma Piqiu into the ancestral hall, and soon, Brother Pi Qiu came out with a smile and proudly threw two copper coins to his peers behind. Those miners were relieved when they saw this, and some even ran to the front to cut in line.

In order to speed up, Xu Jin found a few literate brocade guards to help register, and at the same time opened a small gap in the wall on the other side, and the refugees who received the copper coins left the ancestral hall through the gap in the wall and no longer walked through the gate.

In this way, the queue for registration became shorter and shorter, and the queue for soup soup on the other side of the ancestral hall became longer and longer......

"My name is Liao Zhongfang!"

Xu Jin glanced up and said lightly: "Where are you?" ”

"Henan Fengqiu people!"

Xu Jin lowered his head and wrote the words "Henan Fengqiu", a faint cold light flashed in Liao Zhongfang's eyes, his elbow muscles tensed, and he was hesitating to take this opportunity to strangle Xu Jin's throat as a hostage, and a brocade guard next to him had already pointed a knife and sheath on his chest, and shouted: "Why are you stunned, follow me!" ”

Under the watchful eye of the Jinyi guards around him, Liao Zhongfang had no choice but to forcibly suppress the idea of doing something and follow the Jinyi guard into the ancestral hall to receive the money.