Qi Yanming swallowed a little, and finally put the last steamed bun in the basket in his arms. He was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He suddenly raised his head and found that a person who was originally lying on the bed was already standing on the bed, and he was about to smash something on his head with something in his hand. This surprised Qi Yanming and tried his best to dodge to the right, so he avoided the attack.

Qi Yanming was very skilled. Seeing that the other party had woken up, he kept trying to do it. He reached out and grabbed the other party's wrist. The knife of the other hand had been put on the other party's neck, and at the same time threatened in a low voice: "Don't move, I'm welcome to move again!"

The resident of this family is an old couple. The one who was awakened was the old man. He wanted to smash the thief who stole things with a stick, but he didn't expect that the thief actually brought a knife. This scared the old man and immediately threw away the stick in his hand and begged: "Good man, please spare my life, the old man has no money and nothing left at home, and we are the two of us. It's really not worth the hero's action!"

Qi Yanming originally wanted to find something to eat quietly and leave, but now that he has alarmed the family, he suddenly changed his mind and immediately shouted: "Shut up, I'm just a little hungry, so I want to come in and find some food. Since you, the old man, have woken up, get up and cook some food for me. I will leave after I have eaten it, and it won't hurt you and your wife!"

Hearing Qi Yanming's words, the old man who woke up was a little disbelief, but he didn't dare to speak loudly anymore. He nodded repeatedly and whispered: "Young man understand, don't worry, good man, I'll cook for you now!"

Seeing that the other party was so sensible, and there were also a pair of old men and women. Qi Yanming was not afraid of him playing tricks. He asked the old man to light the oil lamp, and then he saw clearly that the other party was indeed an old man in his sixties or seventies, and an old woman who was about the same age as the old man was lying on the bed. It just made Qi Yanming a little strange that he almost started fighting with the old man just now, but the old woman on the bed still did not wake up.

Perhaps seeing the question in Qi Yanming's eyes, the old man who was so scared that his whole body was trembling hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, a good man. Since my son died, my old woman has become deaf and confused. Even if she fires a firecracker next to her at night, she may not be able to wake her up!"

Hearing the old man's explanation, Qi Yanming felt relieved of suspicion, and immediately shone a knife to the old man and threatened: "That's it, go cook quickly, and leave immediately after I finish eating. I will definitely not make things difficult for you!"

"Yes, yes, yes~, a hero is kind and righteous. The little old man will go to cook now!" The old man said as he opened a locked box in the corner of the wall and took out a bag from it. It seemed that it should contain flour.

I saw the old man holding a broken bowl and scooping out a bowl of flour, then walked to the straw hut in the yard to prepare for cooking. Qi Yanming was worried that the old man would call someone, so he kept following him. If the other party dared to play tricks, it would not be difficult to kill the other party with his skills and then escape.

However, the old man seemed to be frightened, and he also honestly started to light the fire and boil water. After the water boiled, he poured the batter made of flour into it, and then added some salt and vegetables. This is a kind of rice commonly eaten in the north, called salted dumpling soup, which is very convenient and quick to make. It seems that the old man also wants Qi Yanming to finish his meal early and leave as soon as possible.

Soon the salted dumpling soup was made. Qi Yanming didn't care about the scalding. He served a bowl by himself and sat by the stove and started to eat it. The old man next to him did not dare to move around, so he had to sit there waiting for Qi Yanming to finish eating.

After Qi Yanming took a bowl of dumpling soup, he felt much more comfortable. He asked the old man to serve him another bowl and asked the old man while eating: "Don't be afraid, father-in-law, I was very hungry just now, so I had some verbal confrontation. I don't know what my father-in-law calls him, why are you and your wife in the family?"

The reason why Qi Yanming changed his name to the old man was mainly to ask about the news, especially whether the officers and soldiers had been here? After all, he wanted to cross the Shizui Cliff tomorrow. If there were officers and soldiers here, he would have to be careful.

Seeing Qi Yanming suddenly become so polite, the old man was also somewhat flattered and said: "The little old man understands that it is not easy for everyone to go out. The little old man's surname is Liu. Because he travels to the third family, most people call me Liu Laosan or Uncle San. The hero just calls me Liu Laosan!"

"Haha, Uncle San is polite. The so-called elder is the eldest, so I'd better call you Uncle San!" Qi Yanming paused at this point, and then asked, "Uncle San, I had something to do to leave Bazhou, but recently there are many levels on the way to leave Bazhou. Those levels have to be charged money when you see people. I'm penniless now, so I can only walk on the small path. I heard that you can leave Bazhou by turning over the Shizui Cliff next to you. I wonder if it's true?"

Although the third uncle is old, he is not confused. He can naturally hear the loopholes in Qi Yanming's words. However, his life is in the hands of the other party, so he naturally dare not ask more questions. He answered honestly: "The hero is right. After climbing over the Shizui Cliff behind the village, he did leave the Bazhou territory. However, the small road in the mountain is very difficult to walk, and he may even fall into the cliff if he is not careful, so few people have left now."

Hearing the words of Uncle San, Qi Yanming nodded. What the other party said was similar to what he knew, which meant that Uncle San did not lie to him. Next, Qi Yanming chatted with Uncle San for a few more gossips and inquired about the situation in the village. When the time was almost the same, Qi Yanming asked: "Uncle San, have the officers and soldiers come to the village recently?"

Uncle San's body trembled when he heard this, and his eyes were also a little scared when he looked at Qi Yanming. He replied with a evasive look: "Previously... there were indeed officers and soldiers coming a few days ago, but they just turned around in the village, then searched door to door and left, and did not go up the mountain, and never came again since then!"

After hearing the words of the third uncle, Qi Yanming was also happy and worried. He was happy that the officers and soldiers left after they came. He probably wouldn't come here again in a short time. However, what made him worried was that the officers and soldiers even found such a remote place as Shizui Cliff. It seemed that the court had really put in a lot of effort to capture him.

But at this moment, Qi Yanming suddenly found that the third uncle looked at him with a little dodging, and his expression was a little strange, which shocked him and immediately guessed something, and smiled and said, "Uncle San, have you guessed who I am?"

Hearing Qi Yanming's words, Uncle San's bow trembled again, and a strange look appeared on his face. Then his body stopped trembling. After a while, Uncle San said with a calm expression: "Is the hero the General Qi Yanming who rebelled with the two Generals Liu before?"

"Yes, I am Qi Yanming, who is the court who offers a reward of 2,000 taels of silver to be arrested!" Seeing that Uncle San called out his name, Qi Yanming admitted openly. At the same time, he was also observing Uncle San's expression. As long as the other party showed greed, he would end the other party with one knife.

As the saying goes, a man is old and a spirit. When the third uncle saw Qi Yanming tinging at him with aggressive eyes, he guessed the thoughts in the other party's heart. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "General Qi misunderstood. The little old man definitely has no idea of ​​catching the rewards. And to be honest, the little old man's son also joined your army. Unfortunately, he ran back a few days and said that he was killed by the officers and soldiers. Several generals also ran away to death, so he had to run back home."

Qi Yanming was also surprised to hear that the third uncle's son in front of him also rebelled with him. He asked anxiously: "This is such a coincidence, but why are there only you two elders in the family? Where is your son, Third Uncle, where is your son?"

Seeing Qi Yanming asking about his son, the third uncle slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, don't mention it. Didn't there any officers and soldiers come to the village a few days ago? In addition to searching General Qi, you, the officers and soldiers also asked if there were young people in the village who participated in the rebellion. I was afraid that my son would be taken away by the government, so I asked him to live in the mountain for a while and wait for this moment before talking about it."

Qi Yanming also dispelled the suspicion in his heart for such a reasonable explanation from Uncle San, and he remembered it very clearly that he did recruit soldiers in the village in Shizui Cliff, so it was not surprising to meet Uncle San.

"All the people who rebel with me Qi Yanming are my brothers. Uncle San, your son is actually in the army, and of course he is also my elder of Qi. Just now, Qi offended me so much, so please don't blame me!" Qi Yanming said as he stood up and gave a big gift to Uncle San very solemnly, which made Uncle San hurriedly help him up, and he kept saying that he didn't dare.

Although Qi Yanming did not know Uncle San’s son, since they were all rebels together, he felt a sense of intimacy with Uncle San and his vigilance was much relaxed. He was chatting with Uncle San while eating, and he also learned a lot of external news from Uncle San.

After Qi Yanming was full, he wanted to say goodbye and leave immediately, but his third uncle insisted on keeping him at home to rest. Qi Yanming also considered that it was midnight now, so he could not go up the mountain at this time. It would be better to rest at home and wait until he had enough food and drink in the morning before going up the mountain, and then climb over the mountain and leave Bazhou in one go.

Thinking of this, Qi Yanming finally nodded and agreed to rest for one night at Uncle San. However, there was only one quilt in Uncle San's house, and the old couple still had to cover it. Therefore, Qi Yanming carried a bunch of wheat poles for burning fire into the main house, and then slept at the door of the main house. The reason why he slept here was because he was not completely at ease with Uncle San. Sleeping at the door could prevent Uncle San and others from going out to call people when they were asleep.
Chapter completed!