Chapter 57: trek

Sophie was wearing an unfit livery, a red tasseled hat, unkempt, and a sad look. She had heard too many accusations made out of nothing and defended many times. She was tired of it, but the savior asked, she still Explain briefly.
The first is the problem of stealing children to make the elixir. There is a nursery attached to the church, which is actually the place where abandoned babies are adopted. Chinese people like boys and girls. Baby girls are often drowned or discarded. Children born with disabilities are also treated in the same way. Some people I couldn’t bear it, so I abandon the babies at the entrance of the nursery. These children are often born with congenital diseases and can’t support them. They died within a few days after being admitted to the nursery. Over time, they left the illusion that the nursery specifically killed babies. .
As for painting walls with human blood and putting human organs in glassware, it is completely misunderstood. The Catholic church is decorated with gorgeous decorations and the cross is hung with a statue of Jesus. Some unknown people see it from a distance, interpreting the church as an error. After the magic cave, this is also understandable.
For the last item, Sophie recognized that the churches are indeed mixed, and even a considerable number of people come for the protection of the church. Under the guise of religious belief, there are many criminals in the village of fish and flesh, and the missionaries are trying to expand The influence and attractiveness of the church often turn one eye and close the other, which leads to catastrophe.
People from one hundred years later can easily accept Sufi’s explanation, but people in this era are ignorant and paranoid. They only believe in things they can understand. Sophie is very puzzled by the attitude of Liu Yanzhi and others. In her impression, Qing people, especially men in official uniforms, were extremely disdainful of women and children, but these four people were like European gentlemen, not only helping them with righteousness, but also taking care of them all the way.
The boy came up with the boiled egg, Sophie hurriedly lowered her head and stopped speaking. Unfortunately, the boy woke up, and his babbling words caught the attention of the boy. She came over and wanted to see. Sophie hugged the baby quickly. Turning around, Catherine was blond and blue-eyed, and she showed herself when she saw it.
　　 "Guest official, please call me if you have something to do." The boy went down cheerfully.
　　 Lei's mouth became dry and his tongue got dry. He picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl of wine to drink, but Liu Yan stopped him.
　　 "Car and boat shops, if you are not guilty, you should kill them, but you should be careful when you are in a deserted village." Liu Yan said straight.
　　 In the early summer season, it was windy in the evening, and it was a bit cold. Lei Meng put down his wine bowl and muttered, "I think they are quite loyal."
　　 Liu Yan said straightforwardly: "In their eyes, we are officials, and Sun Erniang on the cross slope, don't you like to be human buns?"
　　 When he said this, the three of them became scared, and even the hot spicy fried chicken that the young man brought up was afraid to eat.
　　 Liu Yan picked up the bamboo chopsticks, picked up the big piece of chicken and ate it fiercely, and explained as he ate, "I will help you test the poison, and if something happens, I will be poisoned to death."
　　 The three of them laughed and cursed and picked up the chopsticks. Only Sophie could not use chopsticks and peeled a few boiled eggs to feed the children.
It's getting late, and it won’t be possible to hurry. Lei Meng offered to stay in the store. The store saw that he was generous and was willing to let out the bed he was staying in. But Lei Meng entered the house and took a look. The mat was damaged, the pillows were greasy, and the bedding was dirty, so I urged that it was hot and I should sleep outside.
"You can sleep with a mat under the big shed, and you can also sleep on the haystacks over there. The small shop usually doesn't live very much, so it sells some food and drinks. I don't greet it well and laughed." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands in embarrassment. , The simple face makes people feel relieved.
　　 "Why don't you build more houses? Are you afraid that no one will stay next to the official road?" Liu Yan asked directly.
　　 The store smirked honestly and didn't speak.
　　 I stayed at this bargain shop that night, Sophie didn't dare to go into the house, and slept in the haystack, while the others rested under the shed. The four took turns to watch the night, just in case.
　　 At four shifts, Liu Yan straightened up at night, and deliberately walked to the side of the haystack and took a look. Sophie was clumsy, holding the child, and his eyes pierced, probably to guard against these "heroes".
"Go to sleep, don't hold on." Liu Yanzhi said this sentence in English. He wanted to tell the other party that he was a civilized person in this way, but after thinking about it, he felt a little disappointed that English became civilized. Signs, while Chinese has become a symbol of backwardness and ignorance. Whose responsibility is this?
The worry did not happen. This is not a black shop. 　In the early morning, with dew on the grass blades, the team began to pack, saddle the horses, fill the kettle with water, and the store made a pot of gnocchi soup. , Everyone ran away after eating.
Walking out of Erlidi, Liu Yanzhi suddenly laughed. Everyone looked at the front and laughed. They finally understood why the wild shop not only had a bad business, but also did not build a few more rooms for guests to stay. It turns out that the county seat is not far in front, so close to the city, who still lives in the store?
　　The shop has the cunning of a peasant, and deliberately does not tell them that the county is in front of them. They are even more unfamiliar with their lives, and they can only accept the plant if they are deceived.
In the early morning, there is no need to hit the top of the county. The small team passed through the city. Liu Yanzhi took a look. There was no wanted order for four people at the gate of the city. News from the small place was blocked. I was afraid that the governor’s office had no documents. So fast, because no horseshoes on the official road were heard at night.
The size of the county town is very small. There is a city in all directions. The walls are made of adobe. The enemy buildings on the gate are about to collapse. It is like the Qing Dynasty in the dying year. It is still early and there are no pedestrians on the street. Enter from the south gate. , You can see the north gate at a glance. On Qingshiban Road, there is only one passenger on horseback with a gun on the horse's back, but the gun head is wrapped in a bag.
　　 is Zhao Bichen, the guardian of the capital.
　　 Master Zhao Biao knows the way to the capital, and walking with him can save you a lot of wrong roads. Liu Yanzhi and Lei Meng exchanged glances, chased after the reins, and walked side by side with Zhao Bichen.
Zhao Bichen departed from Jinjiang Mansion an hour earlier than them, so he didn't meet him on the road. At this time, when he met, he naturally had to go with each other. The guards were all elites who often walked the rivers and lakes, and there was one more person in the opposing team. Still a woman with a child, this is something that shouldn't be asked, Zhao Bichen just pretended not to see it.
With the help of the guide, everyone let their hanging hearts go, talking and laughing, and walked forward. After walking for most of the day, the scenery along the way was tired, except for the cropland or the cropland. The sun was shining and the official road was dusty. Everyone's nostrils are all black and gray, and their faces are even more dirty.
Men are still like this, not to mention women and children. Long-distance horseback riding is a work of suffering. After a day of riding, Catherine's buttocks can be worn out. Catherine, who is over a year old, was bumped on her back by her mother for two days and finally fell ill. My forehead is hot and the fever will not go away.
　　 Sophie made a request to find a place to rest and treat her daughter to reduce her fever.
　　 Lei Meng said: "It's important to hurry, and people in the wilderness can't see a doctor."
　　 Sophie's tears fell, and two marks were made on her dirty face. She said: "Fever will burn the child stupidly, blind the eyes and deaf ears."
　　 At this time, Zhao Bichen had to say: "Zhao shouldn't inquire about your official business, but if this child has three long and two shortcomings, you are afraid that your conscience will not get through."
　　 When he said this, he frowned and looked serious.
Liu Yan said straightforwardly: "Master Zhao, you think too much. Since you are on the same road, I will not hide it from you. We rescued this foreigner mother and daughter. The Boxers wanted to kill them all. Our brothers really couldn't see it before they came to help. It’s already a big trouble, so I want to rush to the capital as soon as possible and send people to the French embassy. Putting aside the right and wrong, orphans and widows are innocent, Zhao Ye, do you think this is the reason?"
A word to untie the knot, a group of big men rolled off their saddles, found a shade of trees on the side of the road, put Catherine down, untied her clothes to dissipate heat, Sophie took a handkerchief dipped in water and wiped the child’s armpit and Groin for physical cooling
There was a village nearby, and Liu Yan went straight alone. He spent a lot of money to buy a carriage. It was said to be a carriage. It was actually a simple flatbed carriage with two iron wooden wheels and a canopy on the carriage. This long-distance trip was also a crime. But it's better than riding a horse under the hot sun.
Sophie’s mother and daughter were arranged in a carriage, and it was finally free from the sun’s bumps, but with such a drag, when will they be able to get to Beijing has become a big problem. Zhao Bichen said, at this speed, the fastest It has been half a month, and this is still a good weather, no wind or rain.
Passing through the prefecture~EbookFREE.me~ arrived in southern Shandong a few days later. Shandong Province is the place where Yihequan emerged. Coupled with the connivance and protection of the former governor Yuxian, the disaster is particularly serious, with hundreds of thousands at every turn. Boxer activities, there were no fewer than three churches burned down along the way.
　　According to Zhao Bichen, the boxers not only burned churches to kill foreigners, but also killed more Chinese people. However, if there is a foreigner's object in the house, whether it is a foreign fire or a foreign oil lamp, the door can be destroyed as long as it is found.
　　 "Does foreign money count as a foreigner's property?" Liu Yan asked directly.
　　 "Foreign money and foreign guns are the favorites of the big brothers." Zhao Bichen sneered.
　　 Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, smoke and dust billowed in front, red flags fluttered, and four black words "Fu Qing Mie Yang" on one side, countless red packet heads were pouring over here.
It’s too late to retreat. Boxers are overwhelming, like locusts crossing the border. The marchers are not in columns, but go wherever they want. They can’t hide anywhere. It is estimated that the chance of winning is not great. After all, it is difficult to break through with women and children. .
"I can only count on this skin." Lei Meng smiled bitterly and looked at the Wubian robe on his body. He reached into his arms and touched the handle of the revolver. The tiger skin didn't work well, so he had to go into battle. Up.
　　 Zhao Bichen also loosened the bag with the tip of the gun, and opened it with a shake when he started. The five of them sat on the horse and guarded the carriage.
　　The boxers found this small group of men and horses, and slowly surrounded them.
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