PFC Chapter 443: Ashida County in Flames
Chapter 443: Ashida County in Flames
At the dock, the people at the back were trying their best to squeeze forward.
For a moment, the neighing of horses mixed with people's panicked screams, and the scene was completely chaotic.
The carriage in the front was out of control and was pushed forward by the carriage behind it.
The carriage in the front row has already hit the barricades.
The horse was stabbed by the barricade and neighed mournfully.
It wanted to retreat, but it was completely unable to resist the force from behind.
Seeing that the situation was about to become chaotic, the guards hurriedly picked up the spare barricades nearby and tried to block the entrance tightly.
At this time, the family at the front who were about to board the boat had just handed the silver in their hand to the bowman.
This incident happened before we could even get on the boat.
Seeing that the guards were about to block the way with the barricades, he subconsciously drove the carriage to knock away the barricades held by the guards and rushed to the boat quickly.
Seeing this, the family behind him followed suit and started rushing towards the boat!
Seeing that the situation was out of control, the guards held long swords to protect themselves and called on their brothers to retreat to the ship.
At this time, the other two ships were in a similar situation.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Hu Laosan hurriedly hid at the edge of the gangway and avoided the oncoming carriage.
Then, he ran towards the ship with a group of guards.
When the guards ran to the ship, there was still a steady stream of carriages pouring onto the ship.
The captains of the other two ships, ignoring the carriages that had already stepped onto the gangway, directed the boatmen to remove the gangway.
Those who had already stepped onto the gangplank cried and begged for mercy when they saw this.
One boatman stopped his action out of pity, but was immediately kicked away by the bow of the boat next to him.
The man at the bow shouted and cursed loudly while he himself removed the gangway.
Amid people's shrill screams, the carriage and the people on it fell into the river.
The bowmen of the two boats ignored the people crying for help in the water and directed the boatmen to steer the boats.
When the big ship started, the huge current brought several people who were still struggling beside the boat into the water.
As the boat sailed away, only one person surfaced in the river.
He searched everywhere for his relatives on the river, but there was nothing but debris on the water and no trace of them.
On another large ship, the guards around Hu Laosan also ran back to the ship and immediately started to remove the gangway.
At this time, a carriage had already stepped onto the steps.
The driver of the carriage drove desperately while begging the guards to let them go.
Hu Laosan felt a little bit reluctant, but he also knew that if he didn't retreat, the carriages behind would rush up together and their boat would definitely not be able to accommodate the remaining carriages.
Just as he was about to ruthlessly remove the gangway, he heard a child crying in the carriage.
He almost subconsciously stopped the guard next to him and let the carriage get on the boat despite the guard's obstruction.
At this time, the people on the dock saw that only the gangway of this ship was still there, and they tried their best to squeeze onto this ship.
Everyone knew that only by getting on the boat could they save the lives of the entire family, and no one wanted to let others get ahead and get entangled with each other.
This resulted in the entrance becoming more crowded and the carriages in front becoming increasingly difficult to squeeze out.
Seeing this, Hu Laosan took the opportunity to quickly remove the springboard.
When the people on the dock saw this, they cried and begged loudly, hoping that the big ship would take them.
Among those people, some shouted loudly that they were rich, and some talked about their relatives at home.
But in the current situation, no matter what they rely on, no ship will stop.
The big ship slowly left amidst cries and curses.
Those people on the dock who were trying to trip each other and refused to let each other get on the boat first started fighting.
Now, they regarded each other as enemies who had killed their entire family.
Just as they were about to beat someone up, the sound of a horn rang out again from the direction of the county town in the distance.
From a distance, you can see that the county town is already engulfed in flames.
Not long after the horn sounded, the deafening sound of charging and killing was heard.
The shouts and cries of thousands of people at the same time made people tremble with fear.
The loud noise caused by the war completely woke up the remaining people on the dock.
They no longer cared about cursing or fighting, and quickly drove the carriage away.
A group of people stood on the deck, looking at the scene in the distance. They felt heavy-hearted, but also relieved that they could leave.
Fortunately, they escaped successfully!
In the night, the big ship gradually went away.
On the big ship, Lu Tianming counted the number of people again after everyone was on board.
After making sure that no one was left behind, he took Lu Qingqing and Dazhuang to find Aunt Zhang.
Dazhuang has lived on this ship for a while and is very familiar with it.
When he found Aunt Zhang in the familiar little house, there was a man in his thirties and a boy of about eleven or twelve in the house besides Aunt Zhang.
When Aunt Zhang saw Dazhuang coming, she stood up with a smile, took him into her arms, and introduced him to her husband:
"Dad, look, this is the Dazhuang I told you about. He's a good boy!"
Li Fusheng looked at the child with clear eyes in his wife's arms and nodded.
He worked for the head of the Sun family. Although he was not a big shot, he met quite a few people.
He has his own set of standards for judging people.
After Aunt Zhang introduced Da Zhuang, she looked at Lu Qingqing and Lu Tianming who followed in and hurriedly stood up to greet them.
After the two sides greeted each other, Lu Tianming handed over the gift of thanks and explained his purpose.
He was very grateful to Aunt Zhang and her husband for saving his team.
In addition to asking for the boat fare, I also wanted to express my gratitude.
When Li Fusheng greeted Lu Tianming, he felt that this person was not simple.
He had been sent out by the head of the Sun family before, and he intuitively felt that Lu Tianming's aura was somewhat similar to those of the rich and powerful masters.
Both parties were interested in making friends, and soon they were chatting enthusiastically.
Seeing that the two men were chatting happily, Aunt Zhang served them tea and then took Da Zhuang, Lu Qingqing and her son to the kitchen.
Aunt Zhang's son was dragged by his mother and followed reluctantly.
He usually followed the young master of the Sun family to various occasions, and now he seemed to be respecting Luo Shang first and then others.
Seeing that Lu Qingqing and Dazhuang were wearing the most ordinary cotton and linen clothes and didn't even have any valuable accessories on them, he had lost interest in them.
He was even less interested in his mother introducing the two of them.
Lu Qingqing and Dazhuang both understood what he meant, and just pulled Aunt Zhang aside to talk.
When Aunt Zhang saw her son like this, she was angry at him for being ignorant, but he was twelve years old after all, so it was not easy to scold him in person.
Seeing him looking at Da Zhuang with the corner of his eye, he angrily cursed:
"Chengye, if you can't get used to staying in this kitchen, get out!
Oh, and don't go back to the room and disturb your father's conversation with Uncle Lu!"
Li Chengye curled his lips in disdain when he heard his mother chasing him away.
They are just a bunch of peasants, and no one seems to want to stay with them.
Aunt Zhang was even more furious when she saw him leaving in such a nonchalant manner.
But looking at Da Zhuang in his arms, and then at Lu Qingqing sitting quietly opposite him, he finally sighed and said nothing more.