August, the fifteenth year of Guangyuan.

After two years of drought and the court's ineffective disaster relief, large-scale rebellions finally broke out in Hedong, Henan, and Shannan provinces, followed by millions of refugees fleeing.

Quartet.

Fengjing, the central capital, was the foundation of the Jin Dynasty.

More than 500,000 refugees have gathered around Fengjing. On the one hand, the imperial court opened warehouses to provide disaster relief, and on the other hand, it sent additional soldiers to strictly guard the nine gates of Fengjing City to strictly prohibit the influx of refugees into the city.

Among the refugees, a boy of 13 or 14 years old was lying on the ground, looking at the sky, with a dull expression on his face, a little lost in thought. His name was Li Gou'er, a native of Xiaoli Village, Bi County, Hedong Road.

Since he was a child, he has followed his father in farming for a wealthy family. Although it is a bit tiring and difficult, he can still eat enough and barely survive to avoid starving to death. Unfortunately, this kind of life has become a life for Li Gou'er now.

luxury.

Two months ago, Liu Zhiheng, a wealthy man in Xingzhou, Henan Province, claimed to be a deity and descended to earth. He dispersed all his wealth and gathered people to rebel. Responders gathered. They wore white clothes and dyed their hair white, and they were known as the White Scarf Army.

The scale of the rebellion was getting bigger and bigger, and soon it spread to the east of Hedong. The local governments could not suppress it, so they had to shrink their troops and defend the main cities in each state. As for the life and death of the rural villagers, they could only ask for God's blessing.

It was under this situation that Li Gouer fled south with his father and walked hard for nearly twenty days before finally arriving at Fengjing. Although they could not enter the city and were starving and freezing in the wilderness outside the city, they

At least there is no war here, and your life can be guaranteed for the time being.

Why!

Li Gouer sighed, closed his eyes, memories rolled over, and pictures flashed through his mind, including fast cars, tall buildings in the summer...

It has been five years since he possessed this person named Li Gouer. It is not very long, but it is not short either. Hu Xiang has almost forgotten his former name. In these five years, he has endured all the hardships and hardships.

I am tired, and for myself who has been accustomed to pampering since childhood, this kind of life is simply too painful to live.

Hu Xiang thought about running away, but this world is very chaotic. How can a child survive if he escapes?

In despair, Hu Xiang even thought about committing suicide, but... Li Mancang, who was considered his father, was very, very kind to him. If he had meat, he would give it to his son, if he had a bowl of noodles, he would drink soup by himself.

He will definitely leave the noodles to his son. Although he lived a very hard and tiring five years, Hu Xiang never suffered from hunger. The strong fatherly love pulled Hu Xiang back from the edge of despair. This kind of

The great father's love was something that was never available in the world before.

Hu Xiang sighed. He used to be lonely since he was a child. He went through many ups and downs. He was nearly forty years old and still had nothing. In that world, he wanted to study but had no chance. God gave him a chance to live a new life. Unexpectedly, he still had nothing.

In such a situation, and in this world, for people from poor backgrounds, if they want to get ahead, there is only one way out, and that is to study, take the imperial examination, and become an official. For Li Gouer, these things are simply extravagant hopes.

Cough cough cough!

A violent coughing sound suddenly came from the side. Li Gou'er woke up from his meditation and quickly got up. A few meters away from him, there was also a man lying there, with a sickly look on his face, and he was as thin as a stick.

He is Li Gou'er's father... Li Mancang looks old, in his fifties, but his real age is actually less than forty.

Li Gou'er gently stroked his father's chest and said with concern: "Old man, are you okay?"

Li Mancang opened his eyes, looked at Li Gou'er lovingly, and said weakly: "Gou'er, it seems that I'm not going to survive. I'm not afraid of death. I'm just afraid that after I die, you will be alone, helpless, and have no one."

Take care of me, how can you survive in such a chaotic world!"

Li Mancang burst into tears, raised his dry hand with difficulty, and gently touched his son's face.

Li Gou'er's eyes were also red. He grabbed his father's withered hand hard and said: "Old man, don't worry, I won't let you die. If you die, I will have no relatives in this world. How can I still live?"

What's the point."

Just as Li Mancang was about to speak, his chest rose and fell violently again, he coughed loudly, and his face suddenly turned red.

Li Gouer quickly helped him sit up and patted his back.

"Brother Gouer, we are back."

Li Gou'er turned around and saw a little girl in her teens, holding a wooden bowl in her hand, walking towards this side.

There was porridge in the bowl. It was so transparent that you could almost see the bottom of the bowl. Li Gouer smiled bitterly and shook his head. This was still porridge, not much different from plain water.

Li Gouer said angrily: "What's the difference between this and Baishui? The officials don't care whether we live or die?"

The little girl said: "Brother Gou'er, don't be angry. Brother Zhu gave this to me. Many people didn't even receive it!"

Li Gou'er pursed his lips, supported Li Mancang, and fed him the porridge, which was almost like water.

Li Mancang mixed his porridge and fell asleep again.

Looking at his father's pale face, Li Gou'er clenched his fists. If he didn't think of a way, his father would not live long.

At this moment, three young men came over. These three men were named Yu Guang, Yan Yi, Zhu Zhengguo, and Li Gouer. They met them on the way to and from Fengjing. They all felt like old friends at first sight, and they were all loyal people. They interacted with each other along the way.

Take care of me and finally get here safely.

"Brother Gou'er, the food is getting worse day by day, and we didn't receive the relief food today. I can still bear it when I'm young, but my mother is old and her health is not good. Now she has fallen ill after not eating or drinking for two days.

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The speaker is called Yu Guang. He is the youngest among the four, half a year younger than Li Gou'er. He originally had two brothers and two sisters, but unfortunately they were all separated on the way to escape. Now he is the only one left.

He and a sickly old woman depended on each other. On the way to escape, Yu Guang's old woman fasted for several days. Li Gouer gave him her last steamed bun, and the two got to know each other from then on.

"If this continues, we will all die here."

Yan Yi said excitedly. He was two years older than Li Gou'er. He was separated from his family along the way and was now single. Among them, he was the strongest and tallest and had the hottest temper.

Listening to the two people's complaints, Li Gou'er didn't say anything, but looked at the last person.

Zhu Zhengguo, the eldest among the four, is nineteen years old this year. He was born in the Fubing Army. A month ago, the county seat was captured and his father, who was also a Fubing soldier, was killed by rebels. Zhu Zhengguo had no choice but to become a soldier.

A deserter, he met Li Gouer and others on the way.

Zhu Zhengguo thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed: "We are penniless and have no relatives here to seek refuge. We can only wait and see the court's attitude towards us."

"If it doesn't work, let's go and rob him. Can a living person be suffocated to death?"

Seeing that everyone was pessimistic, Yan Yi suddenly became angry and shouted loudly.

Zhu Zhengguo's expression changed, he looked around, and then sternly scolded Yan Yi: "Yan Yi, shut up your stinky mouth, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will pull out your skin."

Zhu Zhengguo was born in the army and served as a soldier. Now he was angry and had a murderous aura. Yan Yi gritted his teeth and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Zhengguo looked at Li Gou'er and said in a deep voice: "Gou'er, you have the most ideas, what do you think we should do?"

Li Gou'er pondered for a long time and looked back at his sleeping father. His father had always been in strong health. The reason why he became like this was because he was hungry. As long as he could eat a few full meals, he would definitely get better.
Chapter completed!