Soon after, a fire broke out at the entrance of Sanmen Village, and the smell of burnt barbecue wafted in the air.

The Hu army packed up their gear, took advantage of the darkness and leisurely left the village, and headed east.

After walking ten miles like this, he went in a circle and came back, heading straight from the other direction to the Bian Que Tomb that the villagers had mentioned before.

Naturally, this was done to avoid being noticed.

But they are not worried that the escaped villagers will come back for revenge, nor are they worried that the villagers will go to the nearby government offices to report to the officials. In this world, the government offices have long been in existence, and laws and government orders are a piece of waste paper. Only those with military power have the right to speak. Previously,

No one cared about the villagers who slaughtered the passing merchants. Now that the Hu army massacred the village, no one will care about it.

Therefore, it is just the habit of Wu Liang and the Hu army to avoid the eyes and ears of others. They never act under the gaze of outsiders.

So it's Yin time.

Wu Liang and his army had already set up camp in a mountain depression, which was just a small hill away from Sanmen Village and even closer to Bian Que's tomb.

Now that things have reached this stage, Wu Liang naturally no longer needs to care about the opinions of the villagers, and decided to start a formal excavation of Bian Que's tomb, and maybe there will be unexpected gains.

However, considering that the Hu troops had been working hard all night and were already exhausted, and they had not come here to survey the terrain in advance, it would be easy to make a futile effort if they acted rashly at night.

Therefore, the excavation work was not carried out overnight. Instead, everyone was given a good rest first and had enough energy to wait until dawn before taking action.

As for the woman and baby who were rescued by the Hu army, they are temporarily staying in the army.

Now, as an orphan and a widowed mother, even if she is lucky enough to escape from the clutches of the villagers of Sanmen Village, if she cannot find shelter, even if she does not die of starvation and exhaustion, she will probably soon become the prey of others, and she will not do any good either.

end.

Help people to the end.

For the sake of the baby, Wu Liang thought he could take her with him, and then arrange for her to live in Yongqiu to support herself when he returned to Chenliu. This might be the best destination for her.

Of course, this depends on the woman's own thoughts. After all, the baby is actually the evil seed left by the villagers, or the woman may have other places to go.

"Tell me about your situation first."

Calling the woman aside, Wu Liang spoke.

"Returning to the young master, the name of the little girl is Qiu Lian. She and the gentleman are originally from Quanzhou. Due to the feud between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in recent years, about this time last year, my husband was worried that the war between the two sides might affect us, so he decided to move his family property to the east of Qingzhou.

I came here to seek refuge with my relatives, but I didn’t want to encounter an accident when I got here. Not only were all my property taken away by these people, but my life was not saved. Only the little girl has survived to this day..."

At this point, the woman was crying and did not want to look back on the tragic experience of the past year.

Wu Liang only needed to know the beginning and end of the matter, and naturally he would not inquire into the details. He waited until the woman's crying became quieter before continuing to ask: "Even if you go to Qingzhou East to join your relatives, can you still contact them now?"

Or maybe if you know how your relatives are doing now, can you go alone?"

"this……"

The woman suddenly looked embarrassed and shed tears of pain.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't want to drive you away, but I still have important things to do now. If you want to go to Qingzhou Donglai to join your relatives, I really can't escort you. You and we will have to part ways here."

Wu Liang said.

"The relatives from far east are only familiar with my gentleman. If I were to go alone, I'm afraid I might not be willing to accept them, let alone..."

The woman looked at the baby who was already asleep in Bai Jingjing's arms not far away, with a very complicated look in her eyes. After a moment of pause, she said, "Besides, I don't know how to explain to them with this child.

"

Obviously, although the woman knew in her heart that the child was the offspring of her enemies, in the end it was still a piece of flesh that fell from her body, and she still could not part with it cruelly.

But if you bring this child, let alone a relative of the gentleman's family, even your own natal family may not be able to accept it.

After hearing this, Wu Liang probably understood the woman's difficulty, and then said: "In that case, are you willing to follow us? I have a safe place to go. After I finish the things here, I can take you back.

, when the time comes, you will have a house and land, and if you are willing to work hard to cultivate it, the food you will get will be enough to support you and this child."

The woman was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and then she knelt down on the ground with a pop. She kowtowed to Wu Liang repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Master! I am willing to follow the Master. As long as the Master gives me and my child a way to survive, I am willing to do anything for him."

Young master, do anything!"

This is what many people in this era are looking for - a way to survive.

Common people can't find a way to survive in the war.

Some rich peasants with a small amount of property were constantly being plundered by warlords, sometimes even with their lives at risk, and they did not know where they could survive.

Even the nobles.

The nobles who have become poor families live a very miserable life and cannot withstand any turmoil. During the war, a large number of poor families become refugees every day. When the common people starve to death, they can only starve to death with them.

.

As for those famous families.

In fact, we can only maintain Zhilu Lane and close our doors to defend ourselves. Some nobles with enough influence will be recruited by warlords, but this may not be a good thing for them. Once they participate in the war and choose to take sides, they may be killed at any time.

The whole family got involved...

In short.

In this world, no one can be alone.

No one knows where their "way to survive" is. Everyone can only take one step at a time and pray that they are the one who is favored by God.

"Get up."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and then said, "But before that, you need to pay attention to your words and deeds. No matter what we are doing, you must not see, listen or ask. This is my only request for you.

"

"The little girl understands that from today on, the little girl is just like a stone."

The woman responded quickly.

"Well, in that case, you and your child should go and have a rest first."

Wu Liang said nothing more to her and nodded to Bai Jingjing beside him, telling her to make arrangements for Qiu Lian and the child.

"only……"

As a result, the woman stood up, but obviously hesitated for a moment. She seemed to have something else to say to Wu Liang, but she was frightened by Wu Liang's warning just now, "Don't look, listen, don't ask." She didn't dare to easily

Talk nonsense.

"Is there anything else?"

Wu Liang noticed her hesitation and stopped her again and asked.

"No, it's okay..."

The woman shook her head quickly, but seeing the doubt in Wu Liang's eyes, she hesitated and said, "To be honest, sir, I have been trapped for the past year by the village chief's son. They are not afraid of me escaping and occasionally talk about it."

They didn't deliberately avoid me at all times, so I heard some secrets from their mouths, but I don't know if the young master is willing to hear them."

Young!

Are there any unexpected gains?

Wu Liangliang was overjoyed, nodded and said, "Just say it boldly."

After receiving Wu Liang's approval, the woman finally said: "First of all, it is the property of Sanmen Village. Over the years, they have made a lot of money from murdering business travelers. In addition to sharing with the villagers, there are also some valuables hidden by the village chief.

, buried in the cellar dug in his yard for emergencies... I peeked in on it by chance. Only the village chief knew about it. Now the village chief and his son have been burned to death by the young master.

When the ashes are gone, if you don't take these things, they will be buried there in vain."

"About how many?"

Wu Liang asked.

"I don't know either, I just know about it."

The woman shook her head and said.

"So during the year you were in Sanmen Village, did you know whether any of the people they murdered were wealthy and powerful?"

Wu Liang asked using the elimination method.

In fact, Wu Liangzhi has already answered this question, but there is a high probability that it does not.

After all, even if the rich and powerful want to move, they will definitely bring with them a considerable number of domestic servants, and some may even form private armies. Not to mention that they don’t need to stay in such a small village. Even if they do come, in the future

With the level and quantity of the villagers in Sanmen Village, it would be great if they could not be robbed by these people. How dare you embarrass them?

Sure enough, the woman quickly confirmed Wu Liang's guess, and continued to shake her head and said: "That's not true. People who usually pass by here are small houses. In the past year, only one group of people and the young master's caravan came here.

The size and number of them are similar, and they seem to be just a down-and-out family on the way to migration, but they don't have the skills of the young master, so they were all killed by the people of Sanmen Village and buried in the back mountains."

"Um."

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

If this is the case, then even if the village chief hid some valuables secretly, I'm afraid it wouldn't be too much, at least for Wu Liang and the Hu people, who often took out treasures from ancient tombs that could provide food and grass for thousands of soldiers and horses.

As far as the army is concerned, it is just a drop in the bucket... You must know that every time Wu Liang goes to the tomb, he only symbolically takes away the gold and pays it to Boss Cao. Those jades that have more archaeological value and are easier to preserve would be brought out by him as well.

, and it will definitely be a considerable fortune.

Therefore, the things that the village chief hid in such a trivial manner are really not worthy of Wu Liang's discernment... But there seems to be nothing wrong with taking them out for a look. What if there is another unexpected harvest?
To be continued...