Little Xiucai's Flowery Love History

Chapter 16 Suffering

Li Wei thought for a while and said, "Why don't I teach you how to ride a horse?"

Tao Linghua nodded his thanks and said, "Okay."

Although the wind and sand were still very strong the next day, Tao Linghua was eager to leave this place, so he secretly learned how to ride a horse with Li Que when he finished his work.

Without saddles, it's just riding a horse.I found a more docile old mare, and began to learn slowly with the support of Li Wei.

In the first two days, I could hardly stay on the horse and fell down twice.Almost broke his leg, Li Wei felt sorry for Tao Linghua, so he said don't practice, just stay at the racecourse.Tao Linghua gritted his teeth and persisted, and was finally able to climb the horse by himself on the tenth day.

Looking at the scratches on Tao Linghua's arms and legs, Li Wei said distressedly: "Going out to graze horses, I have to ride horses every day. It's very hard. Even after learning, I'm tired. Otherwise, let's forget it. Let's find a way to leave the horse farm."

Tao Linghua asked: "Is there a better place than the racecourse? Or do you know some high-ranking officials?"

Li Wei also shook his head.A military prisoner has no chance of becoming a high-ranking official, even a small official treats them as slaves, barely able to survive.

Seeing that Li Yu was silent, Tao Linghua just smiled and went to practice riding.

Although Che Baihu was a violent person, he didn't stop Tao Linghua from letting the horses go, so Tao Linghua followed Li Wei and the others out a month later.At the beginning, I was in this Yunganggou. I just drove the horses to the place every day, and let them find grass to eat by themselves, and then drove back at night. Gradually, the weeds on the grassland outside the city became luxuriant, so I drove the horses outside. In this way, sometimes it takes only a day or two to come back. Although it is windy, sandy and scorching sun, it is much more free. At least I don't worry about being whipped by Che Baihu.

Summer is coming in a blink of an eye, spring is windy and sandy, but in summer it rains heavily.It turned out that the alpine acropolis hadn't been wrapped with bricks at this time, it was all rammed earth walls, and the heavy rain for days had washed away a section of the city walls. Weak, sick and disabled, so unless they couldn't move, they were all driven to repair the city.

In the beginning, it was still raining and muddy, and Tao Linghua had never done this kind of work before. He didn't know how to pick baskets, and walked crookedly.

After the torrential rain, it was a sunny day, and the solar energy burned people's skin. It couldn't stop like this. If you took a slow step, you were kicked and kicked, your shoulders were worn out, your feet were covered with blood blisters, and your lips were cracked. When the wind blows, the loess rises all over the sky, and the whole person becomes a native.

When I returned to the racecourse, I had to work as usual, because the racecourse now has more than 200 horses, which is much more than before. Except for some horses outside, there are also a lot of horses that need to rest and recuperate. There is not enough manpower. Then go to graze the horses, and rush back to the racecourse to feed the horses after the city is built every day. If it is slow, it will be another whip.

The old soldiers have been here all year round, and they are all familiar with it. Only Tao Linghua is a novice. Although he has been working for several months, he still makes mistakes sometimes. The whip is like eating, almost three meals a day plus supper.

Every night before going to bed, I wanted to wash my clothes. The clothes were stained with blood and I couldn’t take them off.

Old man Li and Wu Qin also felt sorry for Tao Linghua, but there was nothing they could do to save him.

It is said that hell is bitter, but Tao Linghua only feels that he is three points worse than hell.

Li Yu was driven to herd the horses, and he went far away, and he didn't often go back to the racecourse, so he couldn't see each other often.

Suddenly one day, Li Wei came to see Tao Linghua happily, and said with a smile: "A friend of mine used to work in the city camp of Xizhou. Now he recommends me to be a civil servant. When I get there, I will find a way to find you a civil servant." , you don’t have to suffer here.” Tao Linghua was also very happy.

Li Wei left the next day, and Tao Linghua was also looking forward to the chance to get out of the sea of ​​suffering, but he didn't know if he could wait until then. Although it was hard work in spring, his body became stronger. Although he was injured, he became weaker and weaker. Tao Linghua felt that he could not hold on anymore.It's just that I have to go to repair the city during the day, so I dare not neglect at all.

Under the dry wind and hot steam, the earth was scorched and people were almost turned into jerky.

One and a half months later, the city wall was repaired, and the military prisoners returned to their places.Tao Linghua was so tired that his bones were broken and his muscles ached, so he took advantage of the time between feeding the horses to sleep in the shade of a tree next to the stable. This place was far away from the gate and far from Che Baihu's house, so he could sleep at ease.It was noon, the sun was scorching, and no one was walking around in the racecourse.

After falling asleep for a while, he didn't fall asleep, but he heard the noise of several people. When he opened his eyes, his heart almost jumped out of fright.

This place is far away from the house I live in, even if I shout, no one may hear it, so what if I hear it?Old man Li and Wu Qin didn't dare to confront Qiu Laoba at all.

Tao Linghua hurriedly got up and ran out of the hole behind the stable, dug a hole in the big haystack, and didn't come out until evening.May as well but stepped on a small hole in the ground and sprained his foot.

In the evening, old man Li came to replace him and found Tao Linghua lying on the kang, so he asked if he had eaten. Seeing that he didn't speak, he stepped forward and touched his forehead, which was as hot as fire. He quickly asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

Tao Linghua shook his head lightly.

Old man Li saw that his body was covered with scars, and even his mouth was scorched and bleeding, so he said to him: "Hey, I will ask Master Che for leave tomorrow, why don't you take a day off?"

Tao Linghua nodded.

Unexpectedly, it was not allowed to ask for a leave of absence from the car master the next day.So even though he was sick, Tao Linghua had to do his job, Master Che's whip did not recognize anyone.

Old Li and the others could only let Tao Linghua rest and finish the work by themselves because Master Che was not in sight.

On this day, Qiu Laoba came again, and Tao Linghua's foot injury was not healed, so he just caught up with him and dragged him behind the haystack.

During the struggle, the trousers were torn apart, and I felt like a stick was stabbed in the back.Looking down, Qiu Laoba was stabbing himself with a wooden stick, so he kicked hard and broke free.

Qiu Laoba scolded: "Fuck your mother's little rabbit! I've been beaten by you, I will take revenge, and want to run away? Stab you to death!" How many times did he stab me with a stick.

Tao Linghua was not easy to mess with. Although he was very weak during this period, he desperately bit his teeth, kicked him, and scratched with his nails, and finally bit Qiu Laoba's hand hard. Seeing the blood, he Only then threw the stick and ran away cursing.

Originally, the body was almost unable to support it, and the back was torn and bleeding, and it couldn't get better in the summer. The only military doctor in the city was transferred to the front line, so he had to suffer.

A few days later, Tao Linghua felt that he couldn't bear it any longer, his back acupoint was swollen and painful, and every time he came out, it was like going to hell.There was blood all over the papyrus.

And the injury in this place, he really can't talk about it.

In this way, the daily meal becomes porridge, and after a few days the porridge is also cut off, and only water is drunk. Seeing that there is really no way to survive, I have a will to die.

And he thought, if Qiu Laoba came again, he might not be able to break free again, and he would eventually have his way one day.Xizhou is not close to here, and Li Yu is not free, so I can't wait for him.

Forget it, it was his fate that he was doomed not to survive.

At night, I kowtow a few times towards my hometown in the south, and only call my parents, sister, and brother-in-law a few times. It's not that I don't want to live, it's that I can't live. Don't blame me.Thinking of finding an opportunity to die tomorrow.

The next day, it was still hot, but Tao Linghua felt shivering from the cold.

He had no food in his stomach, was hungering around, and had a high fever, and his mouth turned up. At noon, everyone was resting in the house. He didn't want people to find out that he was abnormal, so he just stayed in the stable.

Seeing Laoba Qiu come in, Tao Linghua said with a wry smile: "Master Qiu, I was wrong before, I shouldn't have disobeyed you, I have figured it out, I will never confront you again, today I want to serve you well you."

Qiu Laoba used to see him being tough, and beat him for several months because he was afraid and didn't raise himself. He was very angry, but now he was reconciled, he was happy and said with a smile: "Little rabbit, that's good, you serve the uncle , the uncle will not do you in vain, there will always be benefits to you. In that case, you can go with me to the haystack at the back."

"Uncle Qiu, this doesn't work. The sky is sitting on the ground, and the young ones are not used to it. It's better to stay in the stable."

"The barn stinks, what can I do?" Qiu Laoba was displeased.

The haystack was close to the house, and Tao Linghua was afraid of being discovered when he was doing things, so he said: "The small one is afraid of being discovered, and it is far away from people here, and no one comes at noon. How about this, the weather is hot, and the small one fetches a bucket of water." Wash it for the uncle, it will be fresher, it is just by this door, and it will be cleaner, how about you?"

Qiu Laoba raised his eyebrows and said: "You have a heart, go fetch water."

The stable is very close to the well, and after a while, I filled a bucket of water. I took off my clothes and washed it, revealing the original snow-white color. Qiu Laoba opened his eyes wide and said in amazement: "I didn't see that you are a That’s right, I’ve never seen anyone prettier than you in the South Hall of Datong City!”