A house in the east of Gaizhou City covers a wide area. However, even under the not-bright moonlight, you can see that this house should be dilapidated and the courtyard wall is uneven, which is obviously caused by the owner's lack of money to repair it.

On the kang of a big house inside, four people were quietly lying, squeezing between each other and motionless.

At some point, a "gurugu" sound suddenly sounded, and then a little boy's weak voice sounded: "Dad, mom, I'm hungry!"

As soon as the voice fell, a girl's voice was also weak, and she rang with a little timidity: "Mom, dad, my daughter is cold!"

The woman lying on the outside of the left heard this, sighed, and said weakly: "Be good, you won't be hungry when you fall asleep! Tomorrow morning, I will cook porridge for you, it's thicker!"

On the other side, the man on the side tried to squeeze tighter, touched his daughter, and sighed, "It's not okay to have no firewood in this winter. No matter how affordable it is, I can't survive this winter. I'll see if I go chop some firewood tomorrow and come back to burn the fire pit!"

Their family speaks Chinese language, obviously Han people.

"Children's father, you are so hungry that you can't walk. What strength you have come out of the city!" The woman said helplessly, and then said a little resentful, "The Ming army is really vicious. It's about to harvest autumn, but it's actually ruined all the food in the fields! I'm sorry that I used to hope that the Ming army could restore Liaodong and drive Jianlu away!"

"Yes, if it weren't for this, grandparents wouldn't have starved to death!" The little girl was obviously older and said with hatred, "The dog emperor of Ming Dynasty climbed up from the eighteenth level of hell to harm the common people!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" The man scolded him.

The little girl was either angry, not convinced, and immediately said back: "Those men all said this, and Wang Er and the others next door said this, and everyone said this, is it fake?"

It is obvious that Huang Taiji's public opinion strategy still played a certain role. Not only Jianlu, but also Han people also developed resentment towards the Ming army and the Ming emperor.

After hearing this, the man was silent for a moment before whispering: "Anyway, Jianlu is not a good thing!"

After saying that, the room became quiet again. After a while, the man suddenly sighed and whispered: "When fighting, both sides use all means. In the end, we ordinary people are the most miserable! It's really a good old saying, I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a chaotic person!"

Hearing this, the woman hugged her children and was silent for a while, and suddenly started to cry. When the two children heard this, they comforted their mother, but the man didn't say anything. He knew that his wife was worried that the family would not survive this winter.

The man looked at the roof and was not sleepy. He thought quietly for a while. After the woman stopped crying, he said with reluctance: "The officials only care about themselves. Even the emperor is the one who is superior to him. For this, he keeps fighting, and who cares about us ordinary people? In the past, I was so naive that I thought that if the Ming army fights back, our lives will be better. Now it seems that they are actually the same. The people are not taken seriously by them at all. Alas..."

After a long sigh, the room became quiet again.

At some point, it seemed that there was something going on outside. The family was so hungry that they couldn't sleep. The little boy spoke first and said, "There is a sound, it's dawn! Mom, it's time to cook porridge!"

"Don't make a sound!" The man's voice rose a little, and after saying a word, he listened carefully. The whole family listened quietly and attentively.

"Why does it seem like a shout of killing?" the woman asked in a little puzzled manner, "Did I hear it wrong?"

After a while, the sound became louder and louder, mixed with the sound of horse hooves. There was no doubt that the outside was in chaos.

After hearing the sound clearly, the woman became scared and squeezed towards the man with her child.

The man wanted to figure it out, but he didn't have the energy to get out of bed and leave the house. He was really hungry and it was too cold outside. It would be even colder when the door was opened and closed!

It was confirmed that the outside was shouting for killing, and the whole family was a little scared. They didn’t know who was fighting outside, but as long as they fought, it would be very messy. In addition to the riots, there would be people taking the opportunity to smash and loot. They didn’t know if they would be affected by them after dawn tomorrow?

Life is so hard in troubled times!

In Gaizhou City, many people have the same ideas as this family, hiding in their homes, waiting for their destiny tomorrow!

What surprised them was that the shouts of killing outside stopped earlier than they expected, and it seemed that it was only about an hour before and after. Then they heard the footsteps of soldiers outside, and the sound of horse hooves.

Many people are a little nervous, afraid that those who win will start to rob the whole city. This situation should not be too common in this world.

However, they were worried that nothing had happened all night. When it was dawn, someone beat the gong and shouted in the streets and alleys, which made them realize that Gaizhou was actually occupied by the Ming army! This was something they had never expected. It was like falling from the sky and full of incredible things! You know, this is winter! Isn’t the Ming army all in the city, and if there are soldiers outside, they can only be Jianlu’s soldiers?

What surprised them even more was that some brave men went out to see that these Ming soldiers were full of energy in the cold wind, and had strict military disciplines. They walked in a straight line and had a neat team. After dawn, there was no trace of imagined chaos.

The man in the family looked at the door for a while, then returned to the house and said to his wife and children: "These Ming soldiers seem good, and they don't look like the people rioting!"

The woman was skeptical when she heard this. When she was about to speak, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the yard outside. Suddenly, several people in the room were so scared that their faces turned pale. The man hurriedly stepped forward to protect his wife and children behind him and looked at the door.

The footsteps soon reached the door, and then the Ming Dynasty's official words were heard: "Sir, I just saw someone in this room, so it should be inside!"

When the man heard this, he couldn't help but feel very regretful. He shouldn't go out to watch the fun! Now, he's getting into trouble!

At this moment, a sharp voice sounded, and he said with an order: "Open!"

"yes!"

Then someone pushed the door, but found that the door was tied from inside, and the previous Ming Dynasty mandarin sounded again: "Hurry up and open the door, the Master of the Division is here!"

The man couldn't figure out what officer the teacher was, but he knew that he would definitely not be able to escape. If he didn't open the door, it would make the military man outside the door annoy, and the result would definitely be worse. In desperation, he had to go forward and open the door.

Thanks to the singularity of the universe, who specializes in playing a little wife, and book friend 160926213322944 for the reward!
Chapter completed!