The cold wind and snow is a kind of fun for those who have money and leisure, but for the poor, it is undoubtedly a difficult season, and now, for those who have fled their homes in the wind and snow, it is a ghost gate. On the road, from time to time, you can see the corpses that died of cold and starvation on the side of the road, the shapes of the corpses are strange, and the people who are in a hurry have long been surprised, and they are not even in the mood to glance at them, but they just wrap themselves tightly, trying to keep themselves a little warmer.

The consequence of the large-scale invasion of the Qi State is to bring a large number of people fleeing the famine, some of these people gather outside Shayang County, and others, they are moving farther away, because now Shayang County is also considered to be the front line, for them, the invasion of the Qi people is brutal, the weakness of the Yue army, and they have too much damage, I don't know when the Qi people will call again, you know, now Shayang County, Yue Guo does not even have a regular army.

Or, fleeing farther away will make them more psychologically safer.

It's just that they didn't expect that this winter, compared to the exchanges, it was too cold, the wind and snow were endless, one wave just stopped, and the next wave followed, just like the current national situation of Dayue is frozen to the extreme.

Yu Dashan wrapped the tattered cotton jacket on his body, tied the ear guards on both sides of the dogskin hat tighter, a piece of cloth covered his face, only two eyes were exposed, and on his back, he was carrying a bed of tattered back, and the cotton jacket on his body was exposed in many places that turned black, and where the quilt was torn, all that was exposed was some hay. No matter how you look at it, he is just an ordinary member of the fleeing crowd.

Of course he is not ordinary, at this moment, he has enough things on his body to turn the entire Shayang County upside down, as long as these things arrive in Yuejing City, then those who are now in control of Shayang County will all end up in a deep prison.

Naturally, he was not alone, and among the various fleeing crowds on the road, there were four of his companions hidden among them. Yu Dashan is a native of Shayang County, and he naturally has a deep understanding of the prestige of Old Lady Liu, and any caution is not too much. Even over the years, he has never shown any flaws, and over the years, he has indeed not performed any tasks, this is his first time. He was convinced that he would be able to leave Shayang County silently and arrive in Yuejing City.

When he comes back again, he will no longer be the owner of a small grocery store, but a dignified official, Shayang County will be reshuffled, the old magnates will fall, the new magnates will rise again on the corpses of the old people, and he will be one of the people who will stand there.

If Old Lady Liu does not fall, Shayang County will always be like this, if the old order is not broken, how can the new order be established? Shayang County has been under the rule of the Liu family for too long, and they have formed a solid circle of interests, and outsiders who want to rise in Shayang County will not have much hope than a sow climbing a tree.

Coming out of Shayang County, in the thick snow, he staggered for more than an hour, there was nothing unusual, he did not dare to sit in a car, nor did he dare to ride a horse, he could only move slowly in this way, but now it seems that he has succeeded.

He had already seen the carriage arranged in advance, it was one of his subordinates outside the city of Shayang County, after receiving his news, he prepared a carriage to wait here, and for the rest of the journey, he would no longer have to rely on two legs so bitterly, and the carriage would also make his progress much faster.

Feeling excited, he quickened his pace, passed the crowd around him, and walked towards the carriage parked in front of him.

The subordinates in the carriage held the whip in their hands and sat on the wheel, looking at him intently, as if they were smiling on their faces, but Yu Dashan suddenly felt that something was wrong, because his subordinates were still sitting firmly there until now, and they didn't seem to have the intention of jumping off the wheel.

It shouldn't be like this. He stopped all of a sudden, his eyes widened, his subordinates were indeed laughing, but they were smiling bitterly, that feeling of helplessness made Yu Dashan's heart sink suddenly.

The door of the carriage was pushed open, and an old man slowly stepped out of the carriage.

Yu Dashan only felt that a basin of ice water was poured directly from his head, and the whole person froze suddenly, like falling into an ice cellar, looking at each other in disbelief.

This old man is Mrs. Liu's big housekeeper, Liu Bao.

"Yu Dashan, why are you dressed like this?" Liu Bao looked at him with a smile, "You are also a person with small assets in Shayang County, no matter how poor you are, you won't be able to afford a decent clothes, right?" ”

"Steward Liu?" Yu Dashan struggled to squeeze out a smile.

Liu Bao walked forward slowly, "Yu Dashan, in the past few years, the old lady has treated you well, whatever the Liu family needs, go to your grocery store to purchase, so that your annual income is good, at least, much higher than your salary, right?" It's not that we don't know your identity, but you have been very peaceful all these years, and the old lady also thinks that you are very honest and willing to let you make a little more money, so that you can live a much more comfortable life than many people, but why are you not satisfied? ”

Yu Dashan's hand was behind his back, and he slowly touched the handle of the knife on his waist.

"People, they are afraid of being dissatisfied, and once they are not satisfied, their greed will rise, and they will make wrong judgments, and wrong judgments will cost people's lives." Liu Bao looked at Yu Dashan: "You are a native of Shayang, the old lady doesn't care about himself, take out the things, the old lady will leave you a whole corpse, and you won't embarrass your family." ”

Yu Dashan stared at Liu Bao, his eyes gradually narrowed, and he saw that several of his subordinates were already unconsciously slowly approaching Liu Bao.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Dashan had an extra short knife in his hand, "Steward Liu, I know very well who Old Lady Liu is, since I have taken this step, there is no way to turn back." ”

"Your family in Shayang County doesn't care anymore?" Liu Bao asked lightly.

"If I escape, you will not dare to touch him, and if I can't escape, they will not be happy, so it is better to die together!" Yu Dashan smiled miserably and raised his knife high.

"Kill!" He roared.

He didn't move, and when he shouted to kill, his whole body had already fled towards the side of the road, and at the same time, all four of his men jumped high, and four long knives were drawn from the broken quilt and slashed at Liu Bao in the air.

Liu Bao sneered. In the surrounding snow, there was the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air, and countless crossbow arrows shot out from under the snow, and the four men who jumped up in the air did not even have time to react, they were shot into hedgehogs and fell heavily in the snow.

Yu Dashan only escaped a few dozen steps, and Liu Bao had already rushed over behind him, grabbing the back of his neck with his big hand. In Yu Dashan's roar, the short knife slashed back hard, and when it sounded, the hands and knives collided, and there was a sound of gold and stone striking. The short knife was grabbed by Liu Bao, twisted slightly, and had already taken it back, rubbed it in his hand, and turned into an iron ball, threw it forward, and with a snap, it hit Yu Dashan's calf bone, and with a scream, Yu Dashan's left calf bone was suddenly broken, and he fell into the snow at once.

Liu Bao walked over, looked at Yu Dashan who fell to the ground, and shook his head, "Why are you here?" As soon as he stretched out his hand, he tore open the tattered cotton jacket on Yu Dashan's body with a loud sound, revealing the exquisite underwear inside, looking at the thing tied to Yu Dashan's waist, he sneered and grabbed it, flipped through it a few times, and his face changed slightly. If this thing is really taken away by Yu Dashan and sent to Yuejing City, I am afraid that even the two people behind the old lady will not be able to save the old lady.

A backhand slammed into Yu Dashan's head, and with a bang, his head was immediately beaten. Standing up, he strode back to the carriage, looked at Yu Dashan's men, and snorted coldly: "Go back to the county seat." ”

In the county town, the Hao family's mansion.

Hao Zongyi seemed to have finally recovered from the pain of losing his son, walked out of the family temple, and began to deal with the family's affairs normally, which made the Hao family breathe a sigh of relief, the Hao family has no eldest young master, if there is no master, then it will really fall. It's just that the eldest lady is still sick in bed because of excessive sadness.

"Madame still refuses to take the medicine!" Seeing Hao Zongyi stepping into the door, the concubine Rusha stood up with the medicine bowl and said in embarrassment.

Taking the medicine bowl from Rusha's hand, Hao Zongyi walked to the side of the bed and sat on the edge of the bed, "Madam, take the medicine!" ”

Seeing Hao Zongyi, the lady lying on the bed suddenly burst into tears, "Master, master, the family and country are gone, you can't leave it alone, I want those people to die, and they all die." I want them to be buried with their families and countries. ”

Hao Zongyi's face flashed with a hint of discoloration, and he gently scooped up a spoonful of decoction: "Madam, I promise, they will all die, and those who harm their family and country will not survive any of them, they will all have to die." ”

Hearing Hao Zongyi's words, the little concubine standing behind him was like sand, and a hint of discoloration flashed on her face, but she immediately lowered her head again.

"Master, Mrs. Liu is here." Outside the door, the voice of the family rang out. Hao Zongyi was slightly stunned, stood up, and handed the medicine bowl to Rusha, "What is he doing here at this time?" ”

"Master, there are also the four heads of the Huang family, the Tian family, the Chen family, and the Fang family." The family member standing at the door swallowed and said.

"All here?" Hao Zongyi pondered for a moment and strode out.

Old lady Liu is standing in the big yard with a crutch, these days, the Hao family is in a hurry, no one has cleaned the snow in the yard, and the garbage is everywhere, which looks messy. But Mrs. Liu didn't seem to care about this, she looked at the plaque above the lobby of the main entrance, and said with emotion: "Hao family, but our old household in Shayang, this plaque, and the one in the lobby of my house, are almost the same era, and it is almost a hundred years old, and it is all family history that has been deposited on it!" ”

Hao Zongyi, who stepped out of the door, just heard Old Lady Liu's words, and saw that the faces of the four masters behind Old Lady Liu were very unsightly, and a sense of ominous feeling suddenly surged in his heart. (To be continued.) )