Chapter 70 The difficult situation of Yi and Liu The officers and soldiers hit Liu Ji extremely hard with the whip.
It directly broke Liu Ji's thin clothes. "hiss,"
Liu Ji gasped in pain, his eyes full of hatred.
"Why are you looking at me like this? You still don't accept it, right?"
After seeing his unconvinced look, the officer and soldier scolded him again.
As he spoke, he struck Liu Ji's body with the whip again.
Liu Ji did not know martial arts, and he was wearing leg irons on his feet.
He was beaten by the officers and soldiers and had no other choice but to basically hold his head.
"My lord, my lord, I know I'm wrong. Please stop."
Liu Ji couldn't bear the pain at all. He could only keep smiling, saying soft words, and then began to plead for mercy.
Seeing that it was already noon.
The sun was scorching, the sun was very scorching, the weather was extremely hot, and the crops in the fields were all drooped in the sun.
The corvee team continued to march towards Xianyang City.
There were big beads of sweat on the foreheads of many of the corvees.
There is a steep and steep mountain in front of us. If you want to go to Xianyang, you must climb over this mountain on foot to reach it.
Even so, Wang Tian and his officers and soldiers who escorted the corvee had no intention of stopping to rest.
Wang Tian glanced at all the laborers present with contempt, and said: "In order to catch up with the progress, you must first climb over this mountain and then rest."
The voice fell.
All the corvees were stunned and looked at each other.
On their faces, they still had an expression that was worse than death.
Especially Liu Ji, his face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. He also had a sad look on his face.
To put it bluntly, he is now lame and it is extremely difficult to walk on a flat road.
If he were allowed to climb this mountain, it would cost him most of his life.
An officer and soldier looked at the corvees and said, "Hurry up and turn over. Those who are at the back of the team will not have food for a while."
After hearing this sentence, these corvees could only sigh,
Then, it was very difficult to climb the mountain.
but.
Climbing this mountain is not a difficult task for Yi Xiaochuan, who is good at martial arts, and does not waste much energy.
only, Because his eyesight is very poor, he needs special attention every step he takes.
As for the other middle-aged corvee workers, although they were sweating profusely, they still walked forward with great difficulty.
However, Liu Ji was completely at the back of the team.
He is lame.
It was difficult for him to climb over this mountain and reach the sky.
It doesn’t matter if everything you need to walk is uphill. Moreover, they are all rugged and full of thorns, It is equivalent to adding two more difficulties.
Every step Liu Ji took was very difficult. There were big beads of sweat on his face, and he couldn't help but breathe heavily.
His shabby clothes were directly soaked with sweat.
After walking a few more steps uphill, Liu Ji almost ran out of energy.
He fell directly to the ground.
Who would have guessed.
This move of his also completely angered the officers and soldiers escorting the corvees.
Because all the corvees are tied together with ropes, So if one person stops, it means the entire team has to stop.
Several officers and soldiers came to Liu Ji, lost their patience, and punched and kicked Liu Ji. Facing the beatings and scoldings of the officers and soldiers, Liu Ji could only hold his head and endure it all.
"Help me."
"Please, sir, stop hitting me. I really can't walk."
"Master, please do your best."
While Liu Ji endured the punches, kicks and physical pain, At the same time, he was still begging for mercy from the officers and soldiers.
Liu Ji's cry was so loud that it directly alarmed Yi Xiaochuan who was at the front of the team.
"Big brother is in trouble, I have to save him."
At this time, Yi Xiaochuan said to himself.
Then, he quickly rushed in front of Liu Ji and stood in front of Liu Ji.
True.
He felt heartbroken when he saw Liu Ji being bullied, beaten and scolded by the officers and soldiers.
That was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty in actually endured such humiliation and beatings here.
So, Yi Xiaochuan said to the officers and soldiers and Wang Tianda: "My lord, please do a good job and stop beating him. If he can't walk, how about I carry him?"
"Okay, you will carry him."
After hearing Yi Xiaochuan's words, Wang Tian directly agreed.
Several other officers and soldiers looked at Yi Xiaochuan with serious expressions on their faces.
Yi Xiaochuan came to Liu Ji, squatted down and said, "Brother, come on my back and I will carry you. Come up quickly?"
"This is impossible." Liu Ji pretended to decline.
"Brother, there is nothing wrong with this. We are sworn brothers, so we should support each other."
Yi Xiaochuan smiled slightly and said.
He had a good impression of Liu Ji, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty in history, and even had some admiration for him.
In his opinion, Liu Ji is a rare big shot in history.
Therefore, he was willing to do these things for Liu Ji.
"So, thank you brother Xiaochuan." Liu Ji said, lying directly on Yi Xiaochuan's back.
"Brother, you're welcome."
Yi Xiaochuan said, he stood up directly and grabbed Liu Ji's legs with both hands.
Because Liu Ji’s weight is not light either.
For a moment, he felt as if there was a heavy stone on his back, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Yi Xiaochuan continued to walk forward with great difficulty.
After walking for about half an hour, the group climbed over half of the mountain.
At this time, Yi Xiaochuan began to feel a little exhausted and was panting heavily all the time.
However, the officers and soldiers did not give orders to stop and rest, so he could not stop and rest at all, so he could only carry the heavy Liu Ji on his back and continue walking.
now.
Pei County, Zhao Che’s residence.
Lu Pheasant and Lu Su were both packing their things in their rooms.
Because, Zhao Che told the two of them that he would go to the capital Xianyang to live in the future.
At this time.
Just as Lu Pheasant was packing his things, Zhao Che walked in, holding a cup of hot milk tea in his hand.
Milk tea is made according to the method of later generations, adding sugar, tea leaves and milk. "Pheasant, try this milk tea. How does it taste?"
Zhao Che said and handed the milk tea to Lu Pheasant.
"milk tea?"
"What is milk tea?"
"This is the first time I have heard of it."
Hearing this, Lu Pheasant took the milk tea over with curiosity on his face.
Here at Zhao Che, she could always hear novel things one after another.
"This is a drink I made. Do you want to try it?"
Zhao Che smiled slightly and said.
"Ah."
Lu Zhi nodded vigorously,
She put the milk tea into her mouth, and when she took the first sip, she felt it was very sweet.
The sweet taste made her a little heady.
Moreover, it is also very memorable.
After drinking a glass like this, your mood will improve throughout the day.
Subsequently.
She continued to drink involuntarily,
It didn't take long for her to finish the full cup of milk tea.
She raised her head, looked at Zhao Che and said, "It tastes very good. I'll give Susu two cups later."
"By the way, husband, after we go to Xianyang, we can use the dowry given by my father to buy a house in Xianyang."
Lu Pheasant suggested.
At that time, when she and her sister Lu Su held an engagement ceremony with Zhao Che,
Her father, Lu Gong, had given away more than half of the Lu family's wealth. With this wealth, it could be said that it was more than enough to buy a house in Xianyang City.
(End of this chapter)