Last time, we said that Qin Qiong's father, Qin Yi, killed himself in Ma Ming Pass, and Qin Qiong followed her mother Ning and several personal servants to take advantage of the night to blend into the crowd and escape from Ma Ming Pass. Along the way, the common people cried and shouted, anxious like a lost dog, vast like a fish that slipped through the net, and only hated their parents for having two legs. Since ancient times, the common people are most afraid of war, and war will make life miserable, who is not a flesh man with the blood of father and mother? Who is not afraid of death? Even if you have a big fate, you are lucky enough to survive and become a prisoner of the enemy country, it will not be better. Therefore, as soon as they see that the city is lost, everyone will think about running away, two ducks and one duck, scatter the girl! Qin Qiong's family is no exception, as the family of the boss, once they are captured by the enemy, can they still have a good end? So, even if you know that the escape path is dangerous, you can't sit still! But no matter what, Qin Qiong can be regarded as being born in a wealthy family, and she is still a child, ** have seen such a scene? Along the way, he held his mother Ning's arm tightly, and his old family Qin An protected him, stumbling, and walked forward from east to west, Mrs. Ning, as a weak woman, had small shoes and socks, and was afraid, so it was even difficult to walk. The old family Qin An couldn't help but say: "Madam, let's go, the old man has been martyred, and the old Qin family is such a lone seedling, but you must not let the pursuers get it, you have to keep this incense for the old Qin family!" When Ning heard this, his heart was like a knife, crying, while grabbing Qin Qiong's hand, he desperately walked forward, eager to grow wings and escape. In addition to Qin An, who was an old servant who had followed the Qin family for decades, and a few young ones, Mrs. Ning couldn't bear to let them be affected, so she gave them a little bit of silver and sent them away.
The three of them were so dark that they didn't know how long they had walked, but they only heard the sound of roosters crowing, and the sky was gradually brightening. Looking back, there were not many people around, everyone was scattered, and I didn't see any pursuers coming, so I was finally relieved. After all, Qin Qiong is still a five-year-old child, she really can't walk, and the sky is also autumn, hungry and cold, so she can't stop saying to her mother: "Mother, let's rest for a while, rest for a while!" Mrs. Ning also felt physically exhausted, so she said to Qin An: "Qin An, you go to the front to see if there is a place to rest", Qin An agreed, settled Qin Qiong and Ning, let them sit on a stone on the side of the road, and then went out to find a place to rest.
After a short time, Qin An ran back, and it could be seen from his face that he had found a place, Qin An said to Ning: "Madam, there is a family in front, come with me." The three of them came to the door of the house with their arms in their arms. I saw a courtyard wall surrounded by a dilapidated earthen wall, only more than half a person high, and the two wooden doors were not tightly closed, and they were hidden. Qin An pushed open the door, and an old man came out of the courtyard, about fifty years old, his beard was gray, medium height, although he was a little thin, he was also tough and upright, and he was simple at first glance. The old man hurriedly came over to support Ning and Qin Qiong, "Come into the house quickly."
This is a farmer's house, two main houses, a grass house, and a horse shed next to the grass house, tethered to two horses, although the house furnishings are simple, but also clean and tidy. The old man asked, "Are you guys calling **?" Mrs. Ning was just about to speak, but Qin An hurriedly grabbed the words and said, "We fled here from other places!" Qin An knows that he can't easily reveal his life experience, so as not to cause trouble. The Ning clan also understood Qin An's intentions, so he didn't say anything more. The old man looked at Qin Qiong again and said, "Look, this child must be hungry, I'll prepare some food for you, you wait a while!" Then he shouted as he walked towards the inner room, "Xingtai, Xingtai, come out and pour some water for the guests..."βγIt turned out that this old man was also surnamed Qin, and there was a son in the family called Qin Xingtai, who was only one year younger than Qin Qiong, and later Qin Xingtai went to sell horses outside the mouth, passing through Licheng County, because the horses were frightened, trampled on the farmers' crops, and the farmers reported to the officials for compensation, or Qin Qiong rescued the siege for him.
I saw that the child who came out of the back room, slightly thinner than Qin Qiong, but also handsome, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a fat face, although he didn't talk much, but he also knew how to be polite, took out three large porcelain bowls from the cabinet by the wall, filled three bowls of water, handed them over, and then went back to the back room. After a while, Lao Qintou brought out three bowls of hot porridge, a few steamed buns, and a plate of pickles from the back room, and put them on the table, "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, I don't have any decent food at home, coarse tea and light rice, you just use it as a cushion and a belly!" Mrs. Ning hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, old man, this is already a great help to us, and we will definitely repay the favor in the future!" Qin An also hurriedly got up to express his gratitude. Old Qin Tou hurriedly came over and clasped his hands together, "I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't do it, I can't do it!" β
A few people were indeed hungry, Qin Qiong was a child after all, and he didn't care about so many courtesies from adults, so he started drinking with a bowl and ate two steamed buns. As the saying goes, people are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. This is not false at all, you are no matter how great your ability is, you say that you can lift the heavens and the earth, and you can't play without eating. After eating, several people felt that their physical strength had recovered a lot and they had refreshment. During the conversation with Lao Qintou, I learned that this belongs to the boundary of Jinan Mansion, and Lao Qintou usually works as a groom for a large family in Jinan Mansion. This big family is surnamed Jia, called Jia Shigui, the family can not say that the land is ten thousand hectares, but also the family is worth taking advantage of the people, there are a few buying and selling shops, and there are a lot of livestock, in today's words, it is a multi-headed operation, there are many industries, and there are hundreds of people in the family, in a fashionable word, people are the Jia Group, trust, and Jia Shigui is the CEO of the group. According to Lao Qin'er, although Jia Shigui has a lot of money, he is still very good, unlike those rich people who are rich and unkind, and they know how to oppress the people. Jia Shigui takes great care of his servants, often helps the poor people, and is very good at making friends, so when it comes to Jia Shigui, he has a good reputation. Speaking of this, Old Qin Tou asked Mrs. Ning, "What are you going to do next?" You can't just keep drifting like this, can you? Mrs. Ning snorted, "Well, what else can we do like this?" Let's take it one step at a time".
Old Qin Tou thought for a moment and said: "If Mrs. doesn't dislike it, you can be willing to go to Master Jia's house to find something to do, first have a place to stay, and then make long-term plans, it's better than having a meal or a meal, not to mention that the child is still so young." Qin An hurriedly stood up and clenched his fists with both hands, "If it's convenient for the elderly, please help us introduce you!" β