The sun slowly sets and the weather cools down. People who are hiding from the heat walk out of the house, and the whole village becomes active again.

He Zhengxing and Zhu Sanduo walked out of the house, looked at the sun in the west, and walked quickly towards the Juma River not far away. When they arrived by the river, Zhu Sanduo looked at the wide water surface and said, "Brother, where is there a boat?"

He Zhengxing said: "Are you crazy? Of course, the boat must be hidden, otherwise it will be worth it if you are seen!"

After saying that, he took Zhu Sanduo to the reed marsh next to him, pointed to a small boat deep in the reeds and said, "Look, what is that?"

Zhu Sanduo looked at it and clapped his hands: "It's true that there is a boat! Although this boat is not big, it's enough to carry our two families. As Meng Xuejiao arrived on the other side of the river, which one went to Zhuozhou! I heard that the Song people had arranged it properly, and they even arranged to open the land when they arrived at the food to eat!"

He Zhengxing nodded: "Of course! Many households in nearby villages have agreed to go to the other side with the scholars. You have not heard from people returning from Zhuozhou that the Khitans are very fierce this time to build the city, and I don't know how many dead people are there every day!"

As the two of them spoke, they got off the water and pushed the boat to the open water, tied it under a big willow tree.

At this moment, a man walked past the shore and saw the two of them. He asked loudly: "Brother He, do you want to fish on a boat?"

Zhu Sanduo looked back and saw that it was Shi Yiming from the village, and he whispered loudly: "Who will go fishing! Tonight, we will go to the other side of the river and will not be able to serve in Zhuozhou. Are you not leaving, father and son in your family?"

Shi Yiming was startled and asked again: "Why are you going to the other side of the river? Why haven't I heard of it?"

He Zhengxing held Zhu Sanduo, who wanted to say something again, said, "Don't listen to this nonsense! It rained yesterday. We tug the boat out today to see if the ship is intact."

Zhu Sanduo was not sure about it, but his hand was tightly held by He Zhengxing and he didn't dare to speak anymore.

Shi Yiming saw that the two of them didn't speak and felt bored. He said a few words and left in a hurry.

Watching Shi Yiming leave, Zhu Sanduo shook his hands away and said, "Brother, the people in our village meet each other every day, why do you hide it from him?"

"You are so stupid!" He Zhengxing was furious. "Shi Yiming used to do a detailed job for the government. He went to the south bank to inquire about military information, but was almost taken and killed. Escape from the river was a violation of the king's law. How could he tell him? This guy went to the government to sue, where should we leave?"

Zhu Sanduo slapped his head: "Oh, I actually forgot this matter! It's my fault, brother, don't blame me!"

Shi Yiming returned to the village, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt strange. People in the nearby village who were going to serve in Zhuozhou would start to set off tomorrow. In the past two days, people in the village were always sneaking when they saw them, and they must have something to do. Thinking of what Zhu Sanduo started saying, he would cross the river tonight, and he was shocked.

Could it be that these people really made up their minds to cross the river? This is not a trivial matter. If they report to the government, they will make a great contribution. If they eliminated the Zhuozhou service, they might even be able to make money.

After thinking for a while, he entered the room and said to his father: "Dad, today I saw two people in the village fiddling with boats by the river, saying that they were going to cross the river tonight. Have you heard someone in the village say such a big thing?"

The old man said in a muffled voice: "The legs hurt a little in the past two days. I haven't gone out. How could I hear about these?"

"It's useless!" Shi Yiming said hatefully, then left the door. Sitting in the yard, thinking about it carefully. After thinking for a long time, he made up his mind and hurried out of the yard. The village is full of things, and many things are hidden from him. Since I can't ask, it's better to sue it before I tell you. The opportunity is in front of me and I can't seize it. I deserve to suffer.

Meng Xuezhao was helping his wife pack up the ceremony at home. Wei Xinshu walked in and said, "Scholars, big things are not good! Someone just saw Shi Yiming, who was in the village next to him, rented a horse at the entrance of the village and went to Xincheng. The people in the village said that two villagers were carrying boats and informed him."

Meng Xuezhao was shocked and complained in his heart. At this time, Yiming was considered a spy from the government. In the past, in order to reward money, he even crossed the river to the other side to inquire about the military situation of the Song Dynasty, and was almost caught and killed. At this time, what else can I do when I arrived in the county town?

After thinking about it, Meng Xuejue said, "It's thirty miles away from the new city. If Shi Yiming reported to the government, he would come to arrest people at night. Where can we get out of here? I can't wait. You can immediately inform the villagers who are leaving. After half an hour, we will go to the riverside!"

Wei Xin said: "But it's not dark yet! Crossing the river in broad daylight, how can you hide it from others!"

Meng Xuejue said: "Someone is going to report to the official position, who else can you hide? Go and inform the person who is leaving quickly and leave immediately!"

After saying that, let the wife on the side get faster, and the unimportant things are just to bring.

When Wei Xin saw this, he didn't dare to speak anymore and quickly walked out of the room. Meng Xuezhao arranged his home, walked out loud, and hurried to inform the people from other villages. He came back from the other side last night, but he didn't expect that the news would spread soon. Most of the nearby villages had to leave. To sum up, there were more than 100 families. In this year, more than 100 households, six or seven hundred people, were a very large team.

Walking on the road, Meng Xuezhao thought in his mind that Shi Yiming arrived in Xincheng. When he reported to the official position, he ordered the troops and horses. It would take them one or two hours to get to the river. He gathered here for half an hour and crossed the river together. If everything went well, he would not be caught by the Khitan troops.

The sun hangs red in the west, and the sky is filled with rays of light, and the golden light on the river surface is shining. The cool breeze blows, accompanied by the water on the river surface, blows away the heat of the day. By the side of the Juma River, several small boats parked there, and the shore is crowded with people.

Meng Xuezhai was complaining in his heart. There were 150 or 60 people in five small fishing boats, how could they go there at once? He whispered: "Don't panic, listen to me! This time, crossing the river, everything on the other side is taken care of, and don't take anything you don't need. Our boat is small and can only carry people. Any ox can't take them! Also, cross the river again and again, the elderly and women and children will leave first!"

A villager said on the other hand, "Without plowing oxen, how can we farm after crossing the river!"

Meng Xuejue said: "I'll find a way to avoid the life-threatening battle in the city! We can't get through the ox with the plowing ox, so we can only give up first! Time is urgent, don't argue, let the women and children cross the river first!"

After saying that, he found a few people he could trust, divided the people who wanted to cross the river into several groups, and sent them to the elderly and women and children first. Meng Xuezhao had a high reputation here, and even if someone was unwilling, he still did what he said.

At this time in summer, the Juma River was much wider, and the water in the river was fast again, so it was not easy to take a trip. It was not until the sun set that half of the people were sent to the other side of the river, and only the young and strong were left on the side of the river. Seeing the ferry shaking back, Meng Xueju let out a sigh.

Half of the people were sent onto the boat, Meng Xuezhao wiped the man and said to Zhu Zhaoren beside him: "One more time, we will cross the river. When we reach the other side of the river, it is useless even if the people from the government chase after him. If they don't believe it, they dare to cross the river to chase him."

Zhu Zhaoren said: "What the scholar said is that if we had known this, we should have crossed the river in the morning."

Meng Xuezhao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can you leave if you don't pack up your greetings? Not to mention, if you cross the river in the morning, someone will inevitably report to the government, but you may have chased them early. Even if you leave now, it's still too hastily, and many people's greetings have not been packed up."

While talking, several people watched the ferry sway to the other side and put the person down. The boatman turned the bow and breathed a sigh of relief.

When Yiming arrived in Xincheng County, he reported to the government. The magistrate was shocked. He immediately sent a hundred garrison troops from the county and rushed over with Shi Yiming. After the rule, he fled one or two hundred people at once, which was quite a bit great.

When Yiming took the officers and soldiers to the vicinity of Jumahe, he saw that most of the households in the village had left, and he couldn't help but scream. He reported that the officers and soldiers leading the team did not need to search carefully, and rushed to Jumahe directly.

When the ferry arrived at the shore, Meng Xuezhao and the last remaining young men boarded the fishing boat and felt relieved. This time, he crossed the river and was finally in danger. As long as he reached the other side of the river, it had nothing to do with the Khitan from then on.

At this moment, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, and became more and more anxious. Meng Xuejue was shocked and hurriedly said to the boatman: "No, is it that the government sent someone? Roll the boat quickly, they can stop after you chase it!"

Several boatmen hurriedly unpacked their caps, and the boat swung into the river with force.

Shi Yiming and his soldiers arrived by the river and saw that five small boats were already off the shore, looking two feet away. He had to turn around and say to the captain Zheng Ze, who was leading the team: "We are one step late, and these unruly people have already boarded the boat!"

Zheng Ze looked at the fishing boat in the water and said sternly: "Put the bow and shoot the arrow, don't be left by these thieves!"

The taxi throne under his command responded loudly, took the bow and arrows he brought, and shot into the river. At this time, the boat was more than three meters away from the shore, and the people who came were riding bows again. The arrows were no longer strong when they arrived on the boat. They only saw the people on the boat holding various things to block arrows, but they didn't know if they were shot.

Zheng Ze watched everywhere and said to Shi Yiming: "Is there any boat nearby? I will get a lot of rewards to chase these thieves back!"

Shi Yiming said: "Officials, all the boats are in the water. They must have been driven to the other shore by these people. Where are there other boats nearby?"

At this moment, several slightly larger ships came down from the upstream, with the soldiers of the Song army standing nearby. When they arrived, the cross-row ship was parked there between Meng Xuezhao and others' ships and the river bank.

Zheng Ze said: "This is the ship of the Jiehe Inspection Department of the Song people. When they come here at this time, are they trying to lure the people of this dynasty? Well, there is no need to ask about this matter. It must be the Song people who use a trick to lure the people! When they go back to report to the top, they will naturally sue the Song people!"
Chapter completed!