Beautiful cannon fodder does not want to show up [Quick Transmigration]

Chapter 244

Zheng Guo, outside Qu County.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the withered and yellow leaves are whirling and piled up under the trees, and the singing of the birds is restrained.

On the path next to the official road, the gray and yellow dust was flying. From a distance, I saw the old ox carts and mule carts full of loads. The disgraced people tightly guarded their belongings and hurriedly embarked on this road of escape. .

No one had the leisure to chat, and even some spoiled children were infected by this unusual atmosphere and did not dare to cry as usual.

The faces of the common people turned pale and bent their bodies, like birds who heard the vibration of the bowstring, and would be scared out of their wits by the slightest disturbance.

Quick, run away faster.

Otherwise, the rebels will catch up...

Although I don't know the general situation, the gossip has already spread among the common people.

It would be fine if Zhou Tianzi's subordinates were the first to catch up, but if Zheng Guosan, who was defeated and fled, would catch up with the cavalry... Exposing corpses in the wilderness has become a luxury!

Kick and kick.

Several slightly worn-out carriages approached from a distance, and soon passed Guishou, where most of them could only walk on foot.

The common people looked around quietly, and instantly understood: These are the fugitive nobles—they are so extravagant to ride in a carriage. If they are allowed to use it, they can bring a lot of things with them.

Apparently, the Joe branch tried its best to disguise itself as an ordinary wealthy family, but it was not successful. They were used to rules and etiquette everywhere. The flower-shaped sandalwood under the eaves of the carriage can even be seen by ordinary people as master carvers.

The groom sat outside and carefully drove the car, and the seven cars lined up in a "one" line and moved forward.

In the safest carriage in the middle, the white-haired old man from the Joe's branch sat slumped in the first place, his old eyes were full of fatigue, and his spirit was not as good as before.

The situation is tense now, but his body is... Sigh!

The sudden emergence of Zhou Tianzi's iron cavalry has captured the capital of Zheng State, and swallowing the entire Zheng State is just around the corner—no, it can't be said that.

The vassal states were originally subordinate to the Emperor Zhou. It was only decades ago that they listened to the tune and refused to listen to the announcement, and even broke away from the weak Zhou Dynasty. Only then did the countries have hereditary and unreplaceable thrones.

It's no wonder that the new emperor, who has worked hard to govern, has been planning for ten years to attack the weakest and closest Zheng Guo in one fell swoop.

Their branch of the Qiao family fled to another country, and the main branch had already taken refuge in Zhou Tianzi. Nobles, this has always been the case, and they placed multiple bets to ensure that the family inheritance will not perish.

Grandpa Qiao looked at his three sons and his unmarried youngest daughter, slowly closed his eyes, and finally made up his mind after exhaling a breath, and took out a letter from his sleeve amidst the expectations of several people.

"Fang'er, take it, you are the boss, and you have to take good care of your younger brothers and sisters in the future."

"Father!"

Qiao Fang received the heavy letter, and his joy was soon overwhelmed by worry: "Your body..."

"Listen to me." If Mr. Qiao hadn't had a premonition that his time was approaching, he would not have divided the family property under such circumstances: "All the property in this letter will be divided into nine parts, and your wife will have eight parts exclusively!"

This is a rule to ensure that family assets will not be lost excessively.

"The remaining one point, the second child, the third child, and Yuanyuan, you share equally."

The second and third children knew the rules, but they always thought that their father would subsidize one or two, but they didn't expect to be so rigid on the way of escape. Could it be that the love in the past was all fake? !

"Father, I..."

The second child, Qiao Rong, who was favored because of his resemblance to his grandmother, was just about to say something, but suddenly changed the subject and sighed, "What about my poor nephew?"

"Yu'er is not in good health, she fell ill after a little blowing, and in the future..."

Qiao Yu is the grandson of the old man. His parents are dead, so his biological father took his mother's surname.

"I have arrangements, ahem."

The old man coughed twice, recovered his breath and continued: "Yu'er, I will give him another subsidy. If anyone of you wants to take care of him in the future, he can live if he doesn't."

"Okay, father."

Qiao Rong said confidently that he would love his sister's only son, and the others also showed a brotherly love, even the youngest daughter Qiao Siyuan, who was not a few years older than her nephew.

The old man nodded slowly with deep comfort. After seeing the children again, he closed his eyes and took a nap reluctantly, his breathing gradually lightened.

a long time.

"Father?"

Qiao Fang choked with sobs and called softly.

The second younger brother Qiao Rong tried the old man's breath, it was extremely cold, he let go of his hand with a groan in his heart, and said hoarsely: "Father, let's go!"

Suddenly, there was crying in the carriage.

The slowly moving carriage finally stopped.

Everyone wore white linen cloths on their foreheads, and watched with heavy expressions as the servants cleaned up the old man, lifted him off the carriage, and put him in the only nanmu coffin they carried.

It is urgent to escape, and it is impossible to bring a corpse.

According to the arrangement prepared by the old man before his death, they dug a hole not far from the official road, put the coffin in and recorded the location, and left it for future generations to move the coffin after the situation stabilized.

Even though the servants speeded up, after they arranged for the old man to return to the official road, the round sun in the middle of the sky had already slanted westward, and the shadow on the ground was stretched a little longer.

An hour has passed!

On the road, the figures of ordinary people are quite sparse.

"Keep going."

Qiao Fang took his wife's brocade handkerchief to wipe away his tears, and raised his voice to order.

The crude burial just now caused many blood relatives to feel extremely heartbroken, as if they had lost the magic needle of the sea, and even the frail nephew Qiao Yu struggled to get up and kowtow in front of the grave, and then fell down.

Alas, it is also a trouble.

When Qiao Rong sent his nephew back to the carriage, he felt unhappy—how could it be his turn to do the coolie?If the servants were not tired of digging holes, he would not listen to his elder brother to do this.

Tsk, the eldest brother just said it nicely, but he insisted on asking others to do the work.

This unhappiness reached its peak when he saw the furnishings in his nephew's carriage—it was just a sick man who spent money like water, and his life was more comfortable than his own Jun'er.

With a thought, he put the nephew on his back into the carriage, and casually took away a jade jade that was next to the young man's pillow.

The orange-red jade is as warm as a flame, and it is actually a piece of warm jade. Although the texture looks ordinary, it is practical!

It just happened to be a plaything for Jun'er, and it was the hard work of protecting my nephew.

Call him a thief without telling him!

"Yu'er, Second Uncle has worked so hard, why don't you give this jade to Jun'er? It happens that Jun'er tends to get cold when studying in winter..."

"Okay, uncle, you agree."

Seeing Mimeng opened his eyes, the young man who obviously hadn't recovered his senses, Qiao Rong put the jade engraved with the word "Mei" into his arms without hesitation, closed the curtain of the carriage and went back to his car superior.

Qiao Yu, who is sick and weak, has no energy, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, but when he thought of the death of his beloved grandfather, his tears couldn't stop overflowing.

Before nightfall, his eyes were swollen like walnuts, and he could only stare silently with a veil on.

The servant and playmate who grew up with Qiao Yu, Song An, also sat in this carriage, because Qiao Yu would have difficulty breathing when there were too many people, so there were only the two of them in the carriage.

After the old man passed away, the groom who drove the carriage gradually fell behind, and now in the treetops of the moon, the carriage landed at the end of the team—the most dangerous place.

Once there are rebels catching up...

Song An, who saw the situation clearly, felt apprehensive, guessing that the behavior of the groom must be a hint from the head of the family.He deeply regretted that he was assigned to Qiao Yu, a sick child who had no father and no mother. Although he spent more than ten years with the boy and spent a leisurely life without working, he had no power.

No, if something goes wrong, Young Master Yu will definitely be the first one to be abandoned!

What to think and what to be afraid of.

It didn't take long, and in the quiet night, a few horses snorted restlessly, and then there were grooms and military attendants to inquire. After a while, they jumped up in a fish, whipping the horse vigorously and galloping forward.

"Run!"

"There is the sound of horses marching behind!"

It is not suitable to march at night, and it is certainly not as fast as people like them.As long as you go faster and faster, you will be safe when you reach the country of Wu next to the country of Zheng!

Everyone put their hearts into their throats, secretly praying for a smooth journey, not to be found by the people behind, let alone to be trapped in some wilderness and unable to get out.

Qiao Yu leaned against the wall of the carriage, covered his mouth and nose and tried not to make a sound, but his face was getting paler and paler, almost as bloodless as a jade carving.

"Master Yu?"

Song'an supported his arms to stabilize his body, and even took the time to ask a question.

But maybe the sound of horseshoes in the night was too obvious, and the unknown army behind sped up instead!Rhythmic footsteps mixed with the sound of horseshoes, getting closer.

Can't hesitate any longer!

Qiao Fang made a decision, and immediately asked the groom to notify the last cart: dismantle the copper coins and coarse cloth and some grain and grass, and discard them all over the place!Be sure to stop latecomers from wasting time scrambling for the property on the ground.

The last carriage slowed down very quickly. In the carriage, Song An, who was terrified, looked at the groom who stopped suddenly outside, and scolded: "Old Xu, why did you stop?! Are you courting death?"

Lao Xu didn't speak, just drew out his knife, cut off the reins in twos and threes, cut off the hemp ropes on the back of the cart, etc., and pushed the things to the ground with all his strength.

All of a sudden, Song An, who was full of blessings, instantly understood the other party's intention - to stop the rebels!

"Master Yu, take care!"

I can't stay and die!Master and servant, let's light some incense for the young master in the future.

Song An hastily fumbled for some money and hid it in his bosom, and followed the groom on the horse, at least keeping up with the Qiao family team in front.

In the dark night, the moonlight is like water.

I saw a carriage with no horses parked on the official road, and all kinds of belongings on the back were scattered all over the place. You could even see the moonlight reflecting on the copper coins from a long distance, which was very attractive.

in the carriage.

Qiao Yu felt a severe headache, and when the carriage stopped completely, he finally passed out and fell sideways into the soft cotton white mattress.

Only shallow breathing indicated that he was still alive.

Outside, the rear army has arrived.