Chapter 114 A clever escape
But it was said that Gong Changan was guarded by Lu Muteba and his son. The two of them almost never left the cellar, and they took turns sleeping. They rarely let down their guard.
Gong Changan was also worried about how to escape at first, because these two people were mute and deaf.
If you were an ordinary person, you could try counterintuitive tactics. The people guarding you are just looking for money. You only need to tell them that if you let them out, not only will they not be cured of their sins, but they will be punished. More money.
Since ancient times, money and silk have moved people's hearts. Gong Changan feels that he is 70% to 80% sure based on his own words.
Unfortunately, these two people were deaf and mute, and could not read or write, so this method could not be used no matter what. Gong Changan couldn't help but regret that he had not learned to deal with dumb people before.
I think it was because of this that the man felt at ease letting the father and son guard him.
However, Gong Changan was not depressed for long, because he immediately thought that since these two people were deaf, it didn't matter if he made some noise, as long as they didn't see them.
He usually carries many things with him, but when he was arrested this time, he was not searched. After all, because he is a child, he is just not so guarded against him.
Gong Changan touched his sleeve, where a scroll saw was installed all year round. This trick was told to him by an old frontier soldier. This thing is small and exquisite and difficult to find when hidden on the body, but it has many uses.
It can be used to saw wood, saw rope, or even open locks.
So this wooden cage cannot trap him, but he must be careful when sawing the wood so as not to be discovered by the mute father and son.
So he told He Ming his plan: "We only need to saw a piece of wood to get out of this cage, but we must block it with our bodies when sawing, so that they don't notice. In addition, we must stagger the sawing. Even if the wood is cut, as long as we don't push it, it will still stand there.
At that time, I will find a way to get some smoke out so that they can't see us. You can take the opportunity to escape."
He Ming was naturally happy to hear that he could escape. He was really afraid that he would have to have his fingers chopped off again in a while.
Gong Changan, the little brat, first faced inwards and lay on the edge of the cage pretending to cry. In fact, he quietly used a scroll saw to cut the top of a piece of wood.
Then he pretended to be tired from crying and lay down in the cage, sawing off the lower part.
But he sawed very skillfully, one sawing inward and the other sawing outward at the upper and lower ends. Although it is broken, it still fits together like a mortise and tenon joint.
You can’t see it unless you get closer and take a closer look, and you can only push the wood away with a little force.
After he finished, he took advantage of the two mutes to throw the scroll saw to Heming.
He Ming did the same thing without any effort.
Gong Changan noticed that there was a lot of dried mugwort in the cellar, which can make smoke.
In addition to carrying a scroll saw with him all year round, he also has to carry Huozhezi and realgar meatballs.
Both of these are also used for self-defense, especially in the wild.
Realgar balls can also produce smoke. If put together with mugwort, it will get twice the result with half the effort.
Gong Changan first got a lot of mugwort leaves, but the two mutes didn't take them seriously. He just thought that he was a child and was locked in a cage with nothing to do, so he used this as a pastime.
"He Ming, smoke will rise in a moment. You have to take off your shirt, wet it with urine, and cover your mouth and nose." Gong Changan said to He Ming, "Louch down and hide in the smoke. The wood that was sawed off must be kept in hand for self-defense.”
Gong Changan knew that it was not possible to run out during the day, so he could only do so at night.
He could tell morning and night by the light coming from the open cellar door. He guessed that it was late at night and the little mute had fallen asleep. Only the old mute was sitting there, staring like a wooden sculpture with two red eyes. Gong Changan balled up the realgar meatballs and mugwort leaves together, lit them with fire sticks, and threw them not far in front of the cage.
Soon, the smoke started to rise.
The old mute stood up with a roar and walked over quickly.
Gong Changan shouted to run, and then lit a few more mugwort dumplings. Soon, the smoke covered the wooden cage that held him and Heming.
The two men escaped from the cage, covering their mouths and noses with one hand and dragging the wooden stick with the other.
The old mute hurriedly stepped on the smoking mugwort balls, making a lot of noise, but the little mute couldn't hear Wuzi, who was sleeping soundly.
Gong Changan asked Heming to touch the wall and walk out. As long as he kept touching the wall, he would be able to walk out.
Besides, they had also figured out the direction before and rushed towards the cellar entrance as quickly as possible.
When they rushed to the cellar entrance and climbed out, the entire cellar was almost filled with smoke.
"Fourth Young Master, this... what kind of place is this?" When I got outside, I looked around with He Ming, not knowing why.
“It’s a vegetable patch,” Gong Changan said, “It’s not too small! There are probably holes in the wall, making it easy to steal vegetables.”
Gong Changan said, pulling He Ming and running towards the wall, and soon found an exit similar to a dog hole in a place with wild grass half as tall as a man.
“This is it, get out quickly!” Gong Changan and He Ming were both very thin and they got out easily.
“Run to the crop fields over there!” Gong Changan knew that it would not take long for the father and son to catch up, and they would definitely be caught on the road.
But hiding in a crop field is different. It is like finding a needle in a haystack and will not be discovered easily.
They dug into a large sorghum field. Because of the wind, the crops were swaying around, so they didn’t have to worry too much about being discovered when walking around inside.
The two of them walked inside for unknown lengths of time, and gradually they could see the light of day.
"Let's stay here for now." You could vaguely see a road at the end of the crop field. Gong Changan grabbed Heming and said, "Look at the passers-by. If you can meet someone reliable, Go out again.”
They squatted there for a long time and saw people starting to appear. There were also ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages appearing on the road one after another.
“It seems that there are many vegetable farmers going to the city to sell vegetables,” Heming said, “Why don’t we stop one and ask the driver to take us back to the city.”
“ I think so too, but we should try to choose someone older, preferably a woman, who is not prone to evil intentions," Gong Changan said while observing.
Then he saw an old couple sitting on the bullock cart. He and Heming stood on the side of the road and stopped the cart.
"Please do me a favor and take us back to the city. We went out to play yesterday and got separated from our family, so we wandered around here all night." Gong Changan and He Min and Min were all in a mess, their hands and faces were dirty.
But after all, they were just two children, so the old couple naturally did not regard them as villains, but felt pitiful.
Gong Changan and Heming got into the car and deliberately hid their bodies in the pile of vegetables for fear of being discovered by those who were chasing them.
Fortunately, nothing happened until they entered the city gate, and they dared to show their faces.