After a long argument without any result, Xiao Mingyuan finally rejected Xiao Sanlang's advice and gathered his family together, preparing to migrate to the depths of the Gobi Desert...
It's just four years. Tens of thousands of cattle and sheep are enough for a family to eat for hundreds of years. At worst, I can come back after the war is over.
Xiao Sanlang tried his best and his mouth was covered with bubbles, but in such a big Xiao family, only Xiao Shiyilang stood on his side.
When the first ray of sunset sunlight shone into the Xiao family's lobby through the rare transparent crystal, Xiao Sanlang finally gave up his persuasion that had lasted for two hours. He grabbed Xiao Shiyilang under his armpit with his right hand and walked out of the Xiao family directly, as if he didn't hear Xiao Mingyuan's roar and abuse behind him at all.
After passing the first intersection outside the village, Xiao Sanlang looked at his brother, who was trapped but no longer struggling, and asked, "Shiyilang, do you think I did the right thing?"
Xiao Shiyilang blinked his eyes and said, "Third brother, we are the Xiao family. As long as we are here, the Xiao family will still exist."
Hearing this, Xiao Sanlang shook his head at the officer who came to meet him. Big tears fell to the ground and broke into eight pieces, but were swallowed up by the earth silently, as if they had never appeared.
The Xia soldiers, armed to the teeth, passed by him in a line, holding swords, guns and torches. Their mission was simple, which was to raise food, fodder, and troops for His Majesty, and at the same time to deter any disobedience.
"Don't worry, Sanlang. As long as they don't resist, we won't kill them."
The leading officer patted Xiao Sanlang on the shoulder, trying to comfort him.
"I know my father... Be careful of the kerosene in the cellar... My father should have gone to the cellar..."
After saying this, Xiao Sanlang knelt heavily in the direction of his home. Amidst the flames and shouts of killing, the young Xiao Shiyilang heard his third brother's heart-wrenching cries: "Father, Mother, I am an unfilial child..."
The setting sun is blood-red.
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