HLnovel Chapter 126 Departure from Chongzhou City
Chapter 126 Departure from Chongzhou City
Lu Qingqing opened the lid of the pot, and the aroma of broth and meat rice balls wafted into her nose, making her so greedy that she couldn't help swallowing!
Liang Pei, who was standing by, smelled the smell and couldn't help but stick his head out to take a look!
The boiling soup was emitting a fragrant aroma, and soon the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of meat.
Lu Qingqing took out the steamer, picked out the meat rice balls first, then used another pot to serve the lamb leg soup, and put the remaining lamb leg meat into another pot.
When it came to stewing the lamb leg soup, Lu Qingqing was afraid it would be too fishy, so she added some mushrooms, a dozen jujubes, and a wild yam to the soup!
When the lamb is stewed and served, you can clearly see that the meat and bones of the lamb have been separated.
There was a light layer of butter floating on the mushrooms, which looked extremely tempting. I didn't even know how much saliva I had swallowed.
"Second Uncle Yaoyao, it's time to have lunch."
Lu Qingqing brought the food over, and her second aunt and cousin came over to help set the table.
Liang Pei was very outgoing and didn't need anyone to call him. Lu Qingqing hurriedly asked her second uncle and Yaoyao to come back and eat first.
However, it had been a while since she finished speaking, but they showed no sign of moving.
Lu Qingqing couldn't see their expressions, but from their postures behind them, she could see that they seemed to be attracted by something outside.
Lu Qingqing's face darkened and she hurried over to ask them what was wrong.
Just as I raised my leg, I heard my second uncle's nervous voice.
"Hush, hide quickly, the Huns are coming!"
The Huns have become a threat to everyone.
When they heard these two words, they quickly found a place to hide.
But Second Uncle and Yaoyao did not hide, they were still standing there without moving.
When Second Uncle called them just now, he just turned his head and shouted at them without moving at all!
They were standing near the window, and the sunlight coming in from outside fell right on them!
The Huns were passing by the street outside under the sun. If they moved at this moment, the refraction of light would surely allow the Huns outside to see that there were people in the house.
So, even though they were so scared that their bodies were covered in sweat, they stood straight.
Only after all the Huns, who were three meters away from them, had passed by did they dare to slowly move back to the kitchen.
Second Uncle hid Yaoyao first, and then he hid in a large vat nearby, but he had just hidden himself.
I heard a crackling sound outside, followed by a strong smell of burning.
Several people's faces froze. This smell might be caused by a fire...
Lu Qingqing glanced at them, signaling them not to move, and she would go and see what was going on.
Lu Qingqing walked to the window quietly, and saw thick smoke billowing outside, and could not see anything.
But what we know is that the row of houses on the street ahead were all on fire!
What do they want to do?
Is it because he failed to catch and kill all the armored soldiers that he burned down the houses to vent his anger?
If this is the case, then the inn’s buildings are certainly unavoidable.
Lu Qingqing didn't know what they were trying to do for a moment.
I can only lean against the window and act on my own!
However, the Huns did not just burn one or two houses, they burned down the entire row of houses on the street outside!
Billowing black smoke rose into the sky, instantly covering the sky and the sun!
A lot of black smoke rushed underground and poured into their inn. Everyone was choked by the thick smoke and started coughing violently!
But they soon realized that they would be discovered by the Huns, so they immediately endured it, quickly tore off their wet clothes and threw them into the basin to wet them, and quickly covered their mouths and noses, which made them feel better!
But there was no way to go on like this. Lu Qingqing looked around outside. With such thick black smoke, the Huns should not be outside.
She quickly retreated from the window and quickly led them back to the attic.
The attic is airtight and the black smoke cannot get in.
After entering the attic, Lu Qingqing quickly took a basin and a bucket to the kitchen to fetch water, ready for any special circumstances.
At the same time, pack up all your things. If you find them coming to burn down the house here, retreat through the back door immediately!
After finishing all these, Lu Qingqing went to the next room to check on the horses. When she found that there was no black smoke coming in, she felt relieved and came out to eat!
However, the hot food has turned cold!
I didn’t dare go to the kitchen to heat it up, so I just ate it cold, and it still tasted delicious.
After dinner, the smoke outside dissipated a lot!
But the Huns continued to set fire to houses, and the flames illuminated half the sky.
The temperature was supposed to rise only at 12:00 a.m., but due to the acceleration of the fire, it rose earlier, and it was even hotter than every night before!
Everyone had ice-cold water bags tied around their bodies, and they sat on the ground limply without moving an inch!
It was so hot that I started sweating profusely after just a little movement!
Everyone just sat there and didn't say anything.
Everyone fell asleep unknowingly. When they woke up again, the weather outside was cold and the fire was out. There was only a burning smell in the air!
"What a bunch of beasts, why are they burning down houses for no reason?" Yang Liuqing muttered as he prepared to make breakfast.
Liang Pei went to help her: "Maybe they thought the armored soldiers would hide in a corner of the city. If they burned down the houses, they wouldn't be able to hide."
"Wouldn't that mean they would have to burn down all the houses? There are so many houses, how could they burn down all of them?"
Liang Pei smiled and said, "Who cares about them? As long as they can't burn us, that's fine!"
The Huns burned houses in the city for five days and five nights. More than half of the houses that were concentrated together in the city had been burned down, and there were only some scattered houses left. The Huns showed no intention of stopping.
It looked like they wanted to burn down all the houses in the city.
They didn't know when they would burn this side, so Lu Qingqing and her group stayed in the attic for another three days. Seeing that they still didn't stop, they didn't dare to stay in the attic any longer.
In the early morning of the next day, when it was almost dawn, they quietly left the city and continued to head north towards Chongzhou City!
Yongquanzhou is no longer suitable for living, so Liang Pei also prepares to go to Chongzhou City with them to make a living!
The Huns had occupied Quanzhou for more than half a month.
Apart from the five hundred armored soldiers sent by the imperial court to eliminate the Huns, no one else came.
Lu Qingqing speculated that perhaps these 500 armored soldiers were sent secretly without telling the emperor by a general or a prince who pitied the people of Quanzhou.
Otherwise, if the imperial court really wanted to eliminate the Huns, it would have sent more soldiers when the armored soldiers were defeated.
No one knows where the remaining armored soldiers have gone.
Maybe he is hiding, waiting for the best opportunity to strike back, or he may have left Yongquanzhou a long time ago!
During this more than half month, the imperial court did not make any arrangements for the surviving people of Yongquanzhou. It was obvious that the imperial court had completely abandoned them and left them to fend for themselves!
In this case, the people of Yongquanzhou no longer need any passes to travel to various state capitals!
Therefore, there was no point for Liang Pei to stay in Yongquanzhou, so he set off with them!
Lu Qingqing and her second uncle and second aunt also agreed that after spending some time together, Liang Pei was worthy of close friendship!