Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 214 Rescue the Women of the People

After listening to the words of the villagers, Yang Shucheng thought that if this little fat man named Fu Wang weighed more than 300 pounds, he would be crushed to death if he tried to do bad things. He would never believe that it was the spring medicine that had the effect.

The three of them said goodbye to the toad-catching villagers and led their horses to the village. At this time, the aroma of food wafted from every house.

The three of them watched a family walking towards it. This family's house was neat and tall, surrounded by a large circle of walls. It stood out among the others in the village. It was obviously a wealthy family. The three of them ran all the way, wanting to have a good meal and spend the night.

When I got closer, it was already evening, but the door of this house was closed early. Yang Shucheng stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, someone came to open the door. It was an old man. When he saw the three people, he held the horse and asked:

"Where are you from? What's the matter?"

Yang Shucheng said: "We came a long way and missed Sutou. We would like to stay one night in Guizhuang. Is it possible?"

The old man was hesitating when he heard someone inside say: "Whoever is carrying the house on their back, let them in. It can be considered as a sign of virtue."

"Yes. Guests, please come in."

Only then did the three of them see the owner of the house, who was in his fifties and had gray hair. Although he let people in, he frowned as if he had something on his mind.

The old man took the three people's horses and tied them into the stable.

After entering the living room, the host asked: "Where are the three distinguished guests from? What are you doing here?"

Li Xing told the three people who came from Henan to visit the capital and passed by your place that they wanted to spend the night in this village.

After hearing the names of the three people, the old man also told his own name. The owner of the village, Chen, was the richest man in the area. He said, "Henan is in chaos. First, thieves looted it several times. Now, the Qing soldiers have taken over Henan, right?"

"Yes, we just left Henan and went to Jiangnan for a while."

Master Chen said: "You'd better go around the capital. Now the Qing soldiers have reached the Huaihe River. The capital is under martial law. If you are caught by the officers and soldiers, they will say you are spies and you will be thrown into prison. You will not be able to get out."

"Yes, thank you owner for your kindness."

Not many words could be said, but the family had already placed a table full of dishes.

Because I had given money in advance, there was a pot of stewed old hens on the table, a pot of fish soup made from freshly caught fish from the river, and a large pot of rice wine.

The three of them were hungry after running around all day, so they started drinking and eating meat.

After drinking and eating, Master Chen arranged for the three of them to go into the house and sleep.

It was late at night, and the bright moon in the sky shone brightly in the courtyard. The breeze blew the branches, and ink paintings were painted on the ground. However, the mountain village was quiet, and no one came out to appreciate the birds on the trees. They all closed their eyes, only the chirping of grass and insects.

Suddenly, I heard dogs barking in the courtyard, followed by people shouting and horses barking.

The three of them had been walking around the world for a long time. Wherever they fell asleep, they all got up immediately and ran out.

The front yard was brightly lit. Could it be that a robber was coming? He immediately ran to the front yard.

A group of people surrounded Mr. Chen's side. Look, this group of people are not dressed like bandits.

I only heard Master Chen say: "Everyone, please come to the room to talk."

"Old man, you dare to be disrespectful to the emperor. You are really going to rebel."

Li Xing and the other two thought, Mr. Chen, who has a kind face and a kind heart, could have discovered what he was doing and reported to the officials overnight to come and arrest us.

Hesitating. I only heard Master Chen say: "Masters, where do we start from? If you are blessed, please bring some silver quickly to honor all of you."

"Yes."

"Stop talking nonsense. You know what we are here for. Give your daughter away quickly."

Master Chen said: "Where can I have another daughter?"

The leader said: "Don't play tricks on me. Last time I let you run away and you hid your daughter. This time I asked about it and she is back."

Master Chen waved his hands and said, "It's nothing."

The leader said: "We have surrounded Zhuangzi, search for me."

This time they learned their lesson and brought more people. The people outside were responsible for surrounding them and not letting a fly fly out, while the people inside were responsible for searching.

The last time the daughter of Master Chen was hiding in a cave and delivering meals every day, it had been more than ten days. The government probably forgot about it and took her daughter home. Who would have expected that the government would come in just two days? .

Zhuangzhu Chen felt guilty and stepped forward to stop the official, saying: "No, no. Defu, come quickly, come quickly."

Defu immediately ran up, carrying a package. Master Chen took the package, handed it to the leader, and said, "Please take care of me."

The leader pushed the bundle away and said: "Master Chen, I know your filial piety, but this time you are working for the emperor. If it doesn't succeed, my head will fall off. Search it for me."

This group of officials rushed into the house like wolves and tigers. Master Chen also had several servants to protect the courtyard, but how could he dare to go against the officials.

Master Chen prayed in his heart, "Guanyin Bodhisattva, who has accumulated good deeds and rescues those who are suffering, please protect me."

But the Bodhisattva did not bless him. Soon, several officials dragged a girl out.

The leader chuckled and said: "Damn old man, how dare you lie to the emperor? Take your life away from me."

"Dad, dad, please save me..."

These few wolf-like officials dragged a weak woman away like flying.

Master Chen had a knife held to his neck by several officers. If he moved, his head might be moved immediately.

The girl screamed and was dragged out of the door by the group.

Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao had never seen such a public robbery of women. Without waiting for Li Xing's instructions, they immediately ran out of the gate and shouted:

"stop."

This group of officials were used to showing off their power, and any resistance would be dealt with with a knife. Tonight, they suddenly heard someone dared to shout loudly. They all stopped and looked back hesitantly.

"How dare you snatch a civilian girl? Let go quickly."

This group of officials saw only two people coming. Wen Wen was weak and had a bad tone. He would not listen to them and continued to drag the girl away.

Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao stepped forward and stabbed with their swords. This group of officers knew that this sword was not a joke, so they quickly let go of their hands to avoid it, and shouted one after another:

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around."

Holding the knife straight, he slashed at the two of them. These two people didn't take them seriously, they stabbed with their swords, and quickly stabbed several people.

This group of officials usually bullies good people, but they don't have any real abilities. They stabbed several of them several times, and everyone was dumbfounded.

The leader was still calm and asked: "Who are you? Are you bandits or Manchu spies?"

Yang Shucheng said: "We are passers-by, and we feel unhappy when we see you robbing civilian girls."

"Haha." The leader said, "We are not bandits robbing civilian girls. We are the government officials in the city. We came to Beijing under the order of the emperor to draft girls."

Yang Shucheng asked: "Is there such a thing as a draft girl? Coming in the middle of the night, grabbing a girl and leaving, what's the difference between that and a robber?"

The leader said: "You must be spies, please tell me your name?"

Yang Shucheng said: "I won't change my name in business or my surname in office. My name is Yang Shucheng. When you go back, tell the emperor my name like this. You must not take this girl away now."

This leader was a minor official and was acting under orders. How could he get in touch with the emperor? Now that all his men were being killed by these two men, he would gain nothing if he persisted, so he had to say:

"Boy, just wait, you spies, if you are heroes, don't leave. We will send soldiers to catch you at dawn."

After saying that, the leader waved his hand, and the group of people supported the injured and walked away cleanly in a while.

Li Xing was hiding in the house at this time. He was afraid that there were too many people on his side and he would cause unnecessary trouble.

Now that the girl was saved, she knelt down in front of Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao and thanked them for saving her life.

Master Chen also saw with his own eyes that it was the two knights who saved his daughter. He thought it was Guanyin Bodhisattva who sent someone to save him, so he hurriedly came over and thanked her profusely.

Everyone returned to the main room, and Li Xing suggested to Mr. Chen that he should send his daughter somewhere else to be careful not to be troubled by this group of people.

Of course Master Chen agreed, but it was his carelessness that caused the trouble tonight.

Master Chen said: "You guys live here. There are mountains and water here, and it's also a fun place. You can't go to the capital."

Li Xing said: "When we go to the capital to do business, we must go."

Master Chen said: "If you want to go, you won't be able to enter the city gate."

"why?"

Master Chen said: "Now that the Qing soldiers have reached the Huaihe River, the city must be on guard against spies and must be tightly guarded. Outsiders will not be allowed to enter the city."

Yang Shucheng asked: "With the city gate closed, don't the people in the city not need vegetables to enter the city? How can they live?"