Chapter 70 Tianjin
A little girl, crouching on the door panel, heard no one outside and quickly ran out while her mother wasn't paying attention. Last night, the women were all wondering what their men could do for them this time. The shouting and screaming outside was deafening, but none of them dared to go out in the middle of the night to take a look.
As dawn approached, they heard people in the town shouting, "Welcome the rebel leader! Welcome the rebel leader! The rebel leader has arrived and no grain will be paid!" They knew their men were in danger. They had been fighting the rebel leader's army yesterday. How could their men still be alive? That damned Wang Yanyi, why didn't he even look at who he was robbing? He was a murderer and a plunderer!
The woman in the house was weeping. As she did so, she opened the door and picked up the silver on the ground. This was the money the man had paid for with his life, the money they needed to survive. She looked at the silver in her hand—about a dozen taels. She immediately packed her things and prepared to leave with her daughter.
"Dad! Where are you?"
"Dad! Where are you? Call me!" the little girl shouted until her voice was hoarse. But no one answered her. She walked towards the Wang family compound. Her father had gone out before, working for the Wang family. They had to listen to whatever Master Wang told them to do. Otherwise, they would never have a good life in Wangjia Town. She thought her father might be in the Wang family compound, and she wanted to go and see if he was there. She looked up and saw the black smoke coming from the Wang family compound. The closer she got, the more she could smell the aroma of meat.
When she reached the gate of the Wang family compound, she saw corpses strewn across the ground. All without heads! Blood dyed the ground red, and a chilling feeling washed over her.
She was frightened by the scene before her and began to back away. Suddenly, she tripped over something and fell to the ground. She looked down and saw her father.
His head was separated from his body, his eyes still open. His mouth opened as if about to speak. "Ah!..." His shrill scream seemed to echo through the entire town, heard by everyone. The women who had picked up the silver gradually came over. The screams and cries mingled, blending with the black smoke rising from the Wang family compound and the bodies scattered across the ground, creating a scene of hell on earth.
Zhao Xiaofei didn't say anything the whole way. He was in a bad mood. If he had the power, he would definitely not kill everyone, those children, those women. What had they done wrong?
Li Sihong saw this and said to Zhao Xiaofei, who was riding a horse outside the window, "Don't be sad, my husband! Even if you send them to the government, their lives may be even more miserable! Without their husbands, they will be implicated and imprisoned. Or they may be exiled or even sold to official prostitutes. How many children can survive without their mothers?"
"The peaks are gathered together, the waves are raging, and the mountains and rivers are inside and outside the Tongguan Road. Looking at the Western Capital, I feel hesitant. It is sad that the places where the Qin and Han dynasties passed by have all turned to dust. When the country prospers, the people suffer. When the country perishes, the people suffer!" Zhao Xiaofei sighed.
"Husband! Precisely because the people are suffering, you must be more determined to do the great things. These may be God's trials for you." Li Sihong said.
"I hope everything goes well and the world can be at peace soon!" Zhao Xiaofei sighed.
"Husband, I know you are a kind-hearted person..." Before Li Sihong finished her words of comfort, Zhao Xiaofei interrupted, "Kind-hearted? Ever since I tacitly agreed to their killing, kindness has nothing to do with me!" He smiled bitterly.
Seeing Zhao Xiaofei's wry smile, Li Sihong felt pained. This road seemed to be full of thorns. Who knew how many people would die, how many things would have to be experienced, and how much suffering would have to be endured before the right result could be achieved. Perhaps after experiencing all this, her husband could really ascend to heaven and become a god! But if her husband really became a god, would his and her three lifetimes of love also come to nothing? Li Sihong's eyes kept looking at Zhao Xiaofei. She wished so much that her husband would become a great hero, a wise ruler. Save the Han people's country, and live a life of love with her, flying side by side. Leave a story that will be passed down through the ages in this world!
In order to avoid being discovered that he, the son-in-law, had left the capital without permission, they took a small road. After a total of three days' journey, they finally arrived at Tianjin Wei. At that time, Tianjin was divided into Tianjin Wei, Tianjin Zuowei, and Tianjin Youwei. Looking at the city gate in front of him, Zhao Xiaofei felt really exhausted. If this were in the future, it would only take 30 minutes to get there by train. But he had only three days and still encountered robbers. The whole village and town had become a widow village and widow town.
Zhao Xiaofei and his companions arrived at Tianjin, and Xiao Si stood at the city gate to greet Zhao Xiaofei. Xiao Si ran up to him and said with a smile, "Master! You're finally here! I come here every day to see you, and I'm so happy to see you!"
"Brother Xiao Si, long time no see!" Zhao Xiaofei saw that Xiao Si was in a good mood. They hadn't seen each other since he last came to Tianjin to supervise the shipbuilding. The two of them only communicated through letters. He only knew that the ship was completed and a trial voyage had been conducted. The cargo was transported from Tianjin to Shanghai County smoothly.
"Young Master! There are other people here! Don't call me Brother Xiao Si!" Xiao Si said with a smile.
"Okay! This is not the place to talk. Let's go into the city and talk." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"I have already arranged accommodation for you, come with me, young master!" Xiao Si said.
Zhao Xiaofei turned around and said to Li Deliang and Mao Jiu, "Except for the coachman, keep 50 people. The rest of you will have a day off and go to the city to relax. Remember, escorts can go anywhere, but not to brothels or casinos!"
"I understand!" Li Deliang and Mao Jiu replied happily at the same time. Li Deliang thought, I've made a lot of money in Wangjia Town this time, this time I can buy more food and eat better. When I return to the capital, I can buy a house and marry a wife.
Mao Jiu thought that after returning home this time, he could start a small business, or even open a martial arts school and teach a few apprentices. He could buy a few acres of land, marry a wife, and take in a concubine. His life would be no different from that of a prince consort.
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