Chapter 264: Strange Appearance
Chapter 264: Strange Appearance
Taking into account the particularity of Gege Village, everyone discussed and decided to take He Haichuan with them.
But since He Haichuan wanted to go, the other two little guys insisted on going too.
If they didn't take him with them, Qiao Xinghua was worried that as soon as they left, Qiao Qingyu would take the money, take the fat boy with him, and find someone to take them to the train.
There is really no other way, so I might as well take him with me.
The next day, four adults and three children boarded the train to Xiangzhou.
Zuo Zixuan brought out the porridge and steamed buns. Fang Hanyang did not make a fuss, but he ate voraciously as if he was a starving ghost reincarnated.
Song Yingyan didn't think it was strange. He knew the feeling of hunger best, so he said nothing.
But Xu Qingfeng looked disgusted.
"Hey, Fang Hanyang, in the past, when we ate noodles without stuffing, didn't the young master not even look at them?
I thought you would be poisoned to death if you ate it without the filling.
You seem to be eating well now, don't you? "
Fang Hanyang's cheeks puffed up, and he said vaguely:
"Are there any with fillings? Ever since I was taken as a coolie, I haven't even seen any with white skin.
They were all made of hard wild vegetables, corn bran and corn flour. Not only could they kill someone with a single blow, but they only had three a day.
It is common to not be able to defecate for seven or eight days after eating it.
The Japanese gave us laxatives once every two weeks to clear our intestines and stomachs.
Anyway, those who are not going to die can continue to work, and those who are going to die can all be thrown in here to wait for death."
After hearing this, Xu Qingfeng pursed her lips with red eyes. Without saying anything else, she reached into the basket, took another steamed bun and put it in Fang Hanyang's bowl.
"Do you know how many Japanese devils are here?" He Yi asked, picking up a piece of pickled vegetables for Fang Hanyang with chopsticks.
"According to my observations over the past six months, there are about thirty fixed devils here.
Every few days, Qin Ya would take those devils to transport a batch of supplies out in the early morning.
Where the supplies were sent, I don’t know.”
"How many villagers are there up there?"
“There are probably about a hundred or eighty of them!
But they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, all over 40 years old, and I am the youngest."
Having said that, Fang Hanyang put down the porridge that was handed to his mouth, looked at the steamed bun in his hand, and his eyes suddenly became a little red.
"Why don't you eat? Aren't you hungry?"
A tear fell from Fang Hanyang's eyes.
“When I think of my parents and grandparents who are still suffering up there.
I feel really bad.
We had nothing to eat, but every day they would give me one of their steamed buns.
I don’t know how they are doing now.”
He Yi sighed and scooped a spoonful of porridge from the bucket into his lunch box.
"Eat it. We'll find a way to get them food in the evening."
Fang Hanyang pursed his lips and nodded, picked up the steamed bun in his hand, and took a big bite.
“You don’t know how hateful the devils are.
They left all the injured and the elderly and unable to work here to fend for themselves.
Every day, we bring manure to feed them.
He even humiliated them by peeing in a bucket in front of them.
If the fat guy who delivers the slop sees that the things in the slop bucket have not been eaten, he will do the same as today.
Pour all the sewage into the cage.
However, the people working above are not much better than those working below.
Not only did the Japanese not give people food, but they would also whip anyone they saw standing up to take a breath.
If a person is beaten to a pulp and is about to die, they will be thrown down directly. If they can still move, they will be pulled up and continue to work.
If not everyone in this village understood pharmacology, this village would have been extinct long ago.
If they encounter resistance, the devils won’t kill people with guns, but that old witch Qin Ya will release insects to bite people.”
"That old witch Qin Ya will be bitten to death by poisonous insects, snakes and ants sooner or later." Xu Qingfeng said angrily.
"Hey, don't tell me, I noticed something weird.
These insects and snakes would avoid Qin Ya whenever they saw her, as if she were some kind of ferocious beast. "
Fang Hanyang said incoherently while chewing the steamed bun in his mouth.
"What's going on?" Xu Qingfeng asked curiously.
“I asked my grandfather about this question, and he said that the snakes and insects were not afraid of her, but they disliked her stench.
I think my grandfather was afraid that what he said was just angry words, so he didn’t take it seriously. "
Zuo Zixuan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly stopped eating the steamed buns, thought for a moment and said:
“Fang Hanyang, I don’t think your grandfather said that in anger.
Fang Hannan said that there are several types of witchcraft, and Qin Ya learned witchcraft. Those who use witchcraft to harm others will be retaliated against.
I think Qin Ya's health should have been in trouble a long time ago, or in other words, she has been a living dead for a long time.
After all, some rotten meat is poisonous, and even snakes and insects dislike it. "
Fang Hanyang and Xu Qingfeng looked at each other and shuddered.
Zuo Zixuan continued, "I'm afraid the most difficult one to deal with is not the Japanese with guns, but Qin Ya who can control poisonous insects, snakes and ants."
"So, in four days, even if the people from the Tan City Military District come to pick us up, even if they have the antidote, they won't be able to get in, right?"
He Yi asked anxiously.
Zuo Zixuan nodded, "That's the principle. They never thought of bringing insecticide, so they couldn't get through when they reached the red poison ants.
If you are smart and use fire attack, you can reach the wooden bridge at the entrance of the village.
But if you cross the bridge, there is a 100% chance that someone will get hit.”
“We can’t get out, and people outside can’t get in.
What can we do? "
Xu Qingfeng said with a worried look on his face.
"If it really doesn't work, why don't we work together with the people outside?" He Yi suggested.
Zuo Zixuan shook his head and said in disagreement:
“It’s not easy to achieve.
Poisonous insects are easy to deal with. When I was in Guangze Island, I had to go up the mountain to collect herbs, so I developed a very powerful anthelmintic.
That medicine can kill more than 90 percent of insects.
But what to do with venomous snakes?
When we crossed the bridge, we used high-purity realgar, but it could only drive away the insects but not eliminate them.
I don't have any prepared snake repellent on me.
Although Fang Hannan said that Qin Ya's witchcraft skills were only half-baked, who knew to what extent?
I once heard from my grandpa that a powerful sorcerer could summon poisonous insects, snakes and ants within a ten-mile radius to come for help.
So we have to find another way.”
Everyone fell silent after hearing Zuo Zixuan's words. If this person could summon poisonous insects, snakes and ants within a ten-mile radius, who would dare to provoke him?
After eating and drinking, He Yi carried Zuo Zixuan on his back, and Xu Qingfeng and the other two returned to the cage area carrying a wooden barrel and a basket of steamed buns.
A bowl of porridge and two steamed buns were brought to Fang Hannan.
"Idiot, where did you get the food? Did you really go and steal from the Japanese?" Fang Hannan asked in surprise.
"Don't worry about where it comes from, just eat it and don't ask anything." Song Yingyan said mysteriously.
After he stuffed the things into Fang Hannan's hand, he turned around and chased He Yi and the others who were heading towards the big cell.
Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang entered the cell holding steamed buns and carrying two buckets of porridge. The villagers did not rush to grab the food.
Instead, he looked worried.
"Fellow villagers, you can eat without worry, the Japanese won't chase us.
We will also try our best to rescue everyone.
Don't be afraid, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally like a stray dog more than 30 years ago and rolled back to the island.
Those who are still left in China are just rats hiding in the ditches, unaware of the light.
In fact, the country has sent people to the village many times to do propaganda work, but due to the special nature of the village, they were unable to enter.
If they could enter the village, how could we allow the devils to oppress our people? We would have eradicated them long ago.
But don’t be discouraged now, we made an agreement with the leaders of the Tan City Military District before we came here…”
He Yi chattered to comfort the villagers, while Xu Qingfeng and the other two helped Qin Qiu's parents up and fed them some porridge.
After feeding the person a small bowl of porridge, he put the person down to rest and went to check on the other villagers.
Most of the villagers are malnourished and physically exhausted, which has damaged their vitality.
The most serious case is a fracture or an injury that is not treated in time, resulting in inflammation and ulceration of the wound.
There are basically no major problems with the internal body.
More than an hour later, the old couple lying on the ground gradually recovered their breath and were helped up by Xu Qingfeng and others, leaning weakly against the wall.
"Girl, you said it was my Qiu'er who asked you to come?"
Zuo Zixuan nodded, took out Qin Qiu's bracelet and gave it to He Yi, asking He Yi to give the bracelet to Grandma Qin.
"Aunt Qin told me that if I got an incurable disease, I should take this bracelet and go to Gege Village to find her elder sister Qin Feng.
When Qin Feng saw the bracelet, she knew that I was her friend and would naturally help me.
Some time ago, I was ambushed by the Japanese and suffered temporary blindness.
So I took this bracelet and tried my luck.
I didn’t expect that Goge Village would become like this now.”
Granny Qin held the bracelet to her chest and cried bitterly.
"How did she die?" Granny Qin asked sobbingly.
Zuo Zixuan said frankly: "Because the devils wanted to arrest me, they captured the grandfather and grandson and forced me to show up.
While we were running away, she was shot in the chest and sacrificed herself to hold back the enemy so we could escape."
Granny Qin took a breath and said, "You two should have a good relationship, right?"
"Very good..."
Granny Qin nodded and wiped the tears from her face.
"Has her grandson been sent back to the Fuji family?"
Zuo Zixuan shook his head. "In the past ten years, China has experienced some turmoil, and something happened to the Teng family.
The Fuji family got separated while they were running for their lives.
Aunt Qin and Haichuan hid all the way and made their way to Ze City by begging.
There, I met the two generations of grandparents and grandchildren and took them in.
It is difficult to explain what happened in just a few words.
After Aunt Qin passed away, we wanted Haichuan to have a healthy family, so we transferred him to our name and now changed his name to He Haichuan.
Don't worry, the child is healthy now. He will go to preschool this fall and is living well in the He family."
After hearing what Zuo Zixuan said, Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin cried so hard that they almost couldn't breathe.
"I predicted last fall that she had passed away, and I thought that she had a weak body since childhood, so she died young.
I never thought that he was beaten to death by a dog from the island country."
Granny Qin cried and sobbed.
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