When they heard the noisy footsteps outside, they knew without looking that many people were coming.

Fu Yonggen was most afraid that his son would be taken away. He was so panicked that he hurriedly asked his son to lie under the wall and covered Fu Lizong with hay.

They didn't dare to say anything, so the old man motioned them to sit down with his hands and blocked Fu Lizong's front with his body.

Sure enough, someone came over. The person used a flashlight to look inside and discovered them. The person immediately screamed: "Puil... Platoon leader! There is someone in the temple... the temple!"

After the man shouted something, a large group of soldiers gathered around and blocked the temple door. One of them, who seemed to be called the platoon leader, stood in front of the door, looked them up and down with a flashlight, and asked:

"Hey, what are you doing? Stand up!"

Fu Yonggen and the old man did not dare to neglect. "Sir, we are fighting for famine, and this temple is our home." The old man laughed twice, stood up and asked, "Sir, do you need anyone in your team?"

Is it possible to bring us along as well?"

When the platoon leader heard that they were unshaven and in rags, they turned out to be two old beggars, so he cursed in frustration: "Damn, you two pretty boys, why are you nagging them? Let's go, let's go!"

As soon as the officials left, the "hulas" who served as soldiers also ran away.

Fu Yonggen and his father had never encountered such a situation in their hometown, nor had they seen such a formation. They were so frightened that they had cramps in their calves and sat down on the ground. Their son Li Zong did not dare to move.

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The old man stuck his head out of the temple door and listened and watched for a long time. There was no movement outside for a long time. After he confirmed that it was safe, he smiled and said: "These scumbag scourges are gone, everything is fine."

Fu Lizong sat up with lingering fear and said, "Oh my mother, you scared me just now. If they catch me, they will beat me to death."

The old man smiled and said: "They don't necessarily just beat people, they just want to capture more young people to serve as soldiers and cannon fodder for them. Brother, I advise you to leave here and go home as soon as daybreak.

Let’s put the matter of finding my daughter aside for now.”

"How can we explain to mother when we go back like this?" Fu Lizong asked.

Fu Yonggen asked the old man: "Brother, you have traveled all over the country and seen a lot. Is it okay for us to choose a small road instead of taking the main road?"

The old man scratched his head and said, "I'm just giving you a reference. I'm not sure what to do. You just have to make up your own mind. Oops, I'm sleepy too."

After saying that, the old man stretched and fell asleep. Fu Yonggen lay down for a while, unable to fall asleep, so he sat up again.

When Fu Lizong saw it, he also sat up and asked, "Dad, why don't you sleep?"

"Oh, I can't sleep. I'll be here for a while. You can go to bed quickly. We have to go on a journey tomorrow." Fu Yonggen urged his son.

In fact, the old man was not asleep. He sat up and said, "Hey, you guys are keeping me awake tonight. Why don't I chat with you for a while?"

Fu Yonggen felt embarrassed and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, brother. You are such a good person. There are not many people like me these days."

The old man waved his hand and said: "Don't say that. There are many good people in the world. Who dares to say that there are no times of trouble these days? Everyone has times to beg for help. It is our fate to meet each other tonight. Maybe I will go to your Liyang to beg for food in the future.

eat."

"Oh brother, what you said is so right. If you really come to Liyang one day, please go to my house." Fu Yonggen said with some excitement: "I told you the address of my house, which is Liyang."

Weisong Village, Yang County, my name is Fu Yonggen. Do you remember, brother?"

"Okay, I'll remember it. Thank you in advance, brother."

Fu Lizong happily pointed at the temple and asked, "Uncle, what is this temple called? Which deity does it serve?"

When this was mentioned, the old man became interested. He took out his pipe and said, "The people worshiped in Liu Shou Temple are not considered gods, but they are more respected than gods."

Fu Yonggen asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"

The old man took two puffs of cigarette and started talking. He said: "This Liu Shou Temple was built for a good man in the past. This man's name is Liu Shouzhen. He is from Liu Shou Village in Hejian."

"Hejian? Is it Hejian Mansion?" Fu Lizong asked curiously.

The old man continued: "Well, maybe so. He was born in the late Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty at that time was not much different from the current Beiyang government. There was corruption, constant wars, hunger everywhere, and epidemic diseases. This Liu Shouzhen saw when he was young.

People's sufferings were claimed by diseases one by one. He felt very unhappy, so he determined to study medicine and cure people's sufferings.

Suffering. Let’s put it this way, anyway, he learned a lot of good ways to treat diseases and save people, and his medical skills are quite good. However, Liu Shouzhen was a man of great courage. During the Yuan and Jin Dynasties, the high officials of the dynasty invited him out several times.

The purpose of becoming an official was to allow him to serve the Yuan Dynasty, but he said nothing. He told people: I dare to do anything, but I dare not be a traitor."

Fu Yonggen immediately praised and said: "Such a person has the backbone and is really worthy of people's respect!" Then he said to his son: "Li Zong, you must remember this sentence in the future, and you can never be a traitor!

Cultivating good deeds and accumulating virtue is the right principle."

Fu Lizong said: "I know."

The three of them chatted happily until the moon went down and the sky became gray and bright. Fu Yonggen called his son and said to the old man: "We left before dawn. Thank you for taking care of me, brother."

, see you later.”

The old man warned: "Okay, you go quickly and take a detour through the road."

They left Liu Shou Temple, and in order to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city and avoid being discovered by the soldiers, they walked west-south. They also chose the bumpy crop paths, which undoubtedly slowed down their journey.

After walking for about an hour, the sun had already risen above the treetops, and the dazzling sunlight shone directly on the ground. The surrounding environment and the trees and villages in the distance were clearly visible. They looked behind them, and the huge

Baoding City is only a faint outline.

Fu Yonggen and his son were walking in a hurry. They thought they would be safe after leaving Baoding City. They came to a place called Siping Village and did not dare to enter the village. They stopped under a big tree far away from the village.

Fu Yonggen said: "Maybe no one comes to this place. Let's take a rest here to breathe and drink some water before leaving."

However, just as they sat down, a dozen soldiers with guns and live ammunition suddenly sprang out from the ditch nearby. They were so frightened that they turned around and ran away. Then they heard someone behind them shouting: "Stop! Stop! Otherwise we will shoot."

Got it!"

Fu Yonggen said in his heart: This is bad. What are you afraid of? You must not let them arrest your son. As he ran, he urged his son and said: "Li Zong, your legs and feet are good at running fast, don't worry about me."

Now, run away as quickly as possible, the farther you can run the better!”

Ignoring the shouts from behind, they bravely ran down the southeast direction. But before they ran very far, they heard several gunshots behind them, and heard many people shouting: "Stop! You keep running.

I’ll beat you to death!”

This calmed them down, and Fu Lizong stopped. He turned around and shouted at the soldiers: "Don't shoot! We won't run away!"

After a while, more than a dozen soldiers caught up with them, surrounded them all at once, and pointed guns at them one by one. One of them was holding a big-bellied box gun, and he seemed to be an official.

I saw him running out of breath, he walked

He came over and looked them up and down, put his big-brimmed hat on the muzzle of his gun, and cursed in a dirty voice: "Damn it, you two turtles... turtles... turtles... little bastards, why are you running away?

No...don't run away? Mom, ba...ba...ba Zidi!"

This official was a stammerer. At first, Fu Yonggen didn't understand what he was saying, but later he realized that he was scolding the street. Fu Yonggen asked: "Hey, you are an official."

Why are you swearing? What's wrong with me?"

The stuttering official walked up to Fu Yonggen and said: "I... damn... cursed people, and... beat... me!" While cursing, he reached out and slapped Fu Yonggen on the face.

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Now Fu Lizong was anxious. He threw away his robes and other things, raised his fist and hit the stuttering officer, but was stopped by the soldiers. He rushed forward and pointed at the officer.

The official said: "I tell you, if you dare to hit my father, sooner or later I will chop off all your fingers!"

"Hey, this... this kid is so good, let him... be brave." The stuttering official pointed his gun and said: "Quickly, grab... grab... this... little brat... son... son...

Son...take it away!"

When Fu Yonggen saw that something was wrong, he rushed forward and bowed to the official Zuo: "Sir, I beg you to show mercy. This kid is not sensible. Please let him go. I will kneel down for you."

Already."

"Get away...go away! Arrest people...as...as...soldiers. This...is an...order...from the top. Anyone who dares to disobey will be...shoot...killed!"

It took so much effort to finally finish this sentence.

Fu Yonggen knew, how could we, a poor common man, offend these soldiers? He begged helplessly: "Can I say a word to my son?"

The stuttering officer rolled his eyelids and said, "But... yes, hurry up!"

Fu Yonggen took his son's hand and said, "Son, this is our fate. God doesn't want us to live. Your sister hasn't been found yet, and you were taken away again. How will I miss you when I go home?"

Mother, please explain? Your mother will not survive."

Fu Yonggen, a tough man, shed tears of sadness for the first time in public.

Fu Lizong said: "Dad, don't be afraid. Go back and tell my mother that I am thinking of becoming a soldier. I will come back to see you."

Fu Yonggen said: "Son, you are still young, so you have to be very alert when things happen. You should always send a message to your family when you have the opportunity, right?"

"I remember." Fu Lizong looked at his father and said, "Dad, why don't you go home first and talk about finding your sister later. I'm really worried about you being all alone, and my mother is too.

I don’t know whether we are dead or alive, but she must be thinking about it and take good care of my brothers when we go back."

"Come on... come on, is it over... or... not over yet? Hurry up... hurry up... go!" The stuttering officer became impatient. He pointed his gun at the soldiers and urged them: "Go, get...

Give him to me...I...I'll take him away!"

After hearing the order, several soldiers came over immediately and shouted: "Go! Go! Go!"

Two of them had their guns pressed against Fu Yonggen's waist. The other one, who was slightly older, pushed the guns of the two men away and said to Yonggen in a friendly manner: "Uncle, go back. I was also captured as a soldier."

, it’s been several years, there’s nothing we can do about it, just take these two pieces of ocean as a payment, and let’s go.”

Fu Yonggen wiped his tears and told his son: "Son, remember what dad said, no matter where you go, whether you will be an official or not, we are not allowed to bully our common people!"
Chapter completed!