Rebirth of the Son Raiders

April is the end of the world, and when Lin Yanhong left his grandfather Qi's house, it was Meng Xia.

Although he was very reluctant, he still had to go back to Yunyang City and prepare to study at Qingtong Academy.

They took the same water route as when they came, from Minshui to Tianzhu, eastward to Yunshui County, all the way down the river, it took two days less than when they came.

When he returned, Lin Yanhong still liked to stand on the deck and watch the scenery. The mountains and plains on both sides of the river were verdant and verdant at this time, but his state of mind had undergone a huge change from when he came.

Those apprehensions and expectations in my heart before have turned into peace of mind and nostalgia today, which makes people happy and inevitably brings some sadness of parting.

Looking at Lin Yanhong's silence, the little wolf cub knew that he was in a complicated mood at the moment, so he was very obedient, lying in his arms, against his chest, motionless, not even shaking his tail.

The merchant ship went to Yunshui according to the plan, stopped at the port in Linxian County, Yunyang City, and then went ashore to transfer to a carriage. Everything went well, but something unexpected happened at the ferry.

At the ferry where people come and go and traffic is busy, the ships from Pingwu who want to continue eastward to Jingguo are moored at one place according to the usual practice.

Those boatmen who had been on the water for dozens of days without going ashore sat in twos and threes on the ground beside the plank road and gambled together when the boat needed supplies.

Originally they were having a great time playing, and their faces were red from gambling, but suddenly they heard a bigger movement not far away.

"What's going on? What are you looking for over there?" Someone was timid, and seeing a lot of people looking for something in the distance, he suddenly became nervous while holding the copper coins.

A boatman who had just come around replied angrily: "There is a merchant ship of the Zheng family docking ahead. It is said that the young master of the family has lost his precious dog, and now he is sending people to look for it everywhere."

The people next to him breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words. One of the dark men spat and cursed: "Damn it, you can do so many things by throwing a bastard, it's really fucking sick."

Seeing that they had nothing to do with them, the boatmen became more relaxed. When they heard someone scolding them, they laughed and said, "You know what! Didn't you mean expensive dogs? One animal is worth more than ten of you combined!"

Seeing them arguing, the boatmen around were all watching the fun, making jokes from time to time.

While they were laughing and laughing, no one noticed that the two boatmen who had been "watching" the gambling game looked at each other secretly, and then made excuses to go to the boat one after another.

After a while, a steward on the ship came to disperse them: "If you gamble, you will know how to gamble. After all your hard work, you will lose all your hard-earned money. Why don't you go ahead and help find the dog? I heard that if you find it, you will pay 50 taels." silver."

All their people do is physical work, so they can't earn this amount for a few years just working on the ship without a home.

Hearing what the steward said, many people were a little moved.

Except for the red-eyed ones who didn't want to move for a while, everyone else got up one after another, ready to look around to see if they could find that "precious little beast" and exchange money with the rich.

At the same time, in Pingwu's cargo ship, two people were having a secret conversation in the cabin—they had withdrawn from the crowd at the very beginning.

"There is a lot of commotion ahead, and things may have changed... Tell Lao Ye, we will sail away now."

Another tall man was a little embarrassed when he heard the words: "But Wang Laosan and the others haven't come back yet, if we sail now and arrive at Jingdi, who will contact there?"

"I can't take care of it now... It really can't be done, we just wait for a while when we get to the next ferry. Wang Laosan is the most shrewd. Seeing us leaving suddenly, he will naturally guess that there is a temporary problem, and he will definitely find a way Came here as soon as possible."

Thinking of the movement outside just now, the tall man was lucky and said: "How about we wait a little longer? The front is just a rich family who lost something and was looking for it. Maybe they found it after a while, and they left. Why are we so desperate.

But the short man shook his head: "I'm not afraid of [-], just in case, we have important cargo on board, we can't miss it, it's better to be careful."

Just when the tall man was persuaded by the other party and was about to go to Lao Ye, Lao Ye ran in panicked.

Looking at his expression, the two guessed something in their hearts, but they still asked, "What happened?"

Lao Ye said nervously: "It's the front, the young master who lost the dog came over and said...someone saw our people carrying the dog to the boat and wanted to come in and search for it!"

"Nonsense, who the hell hugged his dog?" Hearing what the old boatman said, the short man felt even more inappropriate: "We are a ship that is allowed to transit, as long as we don't unload the cargo and go ashore, the people here are not eligible. Search the ship!"

However, as if to refute his words, another man ran in after Lao Ye, his voice was unsteady; "Hui... Brother Hui, the officers and soldiers guarding the ferry are here!"

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"Young master, our people went over to look, and they said that the young master of the governor's family lost a young mastiff at the ferry when he came back from a trip to the Kui Gorge, and then found it on a cargo ship moored by the shore."

"Even the government soldiers guarding the ferry were alarmed. It turned out to be the work of the governor."

"The ferry is temporarily closed, and we may not be able to leave until a while later," He Chang replied cautiously, "Just wait a little while on the boat, it should be fine soon."

"Well, you send someone to watch over there first."

"Yes, don't worry, Eldest Young Master, the younger one is just watching."

After He Chang left, Lin Yanhong sat on a chair and reached out to touch the cub's back without any surprise on his face.

——Because he knew a long time ago that such a fuss was going to happen today... In fact, he might be the one who was going to throw the "dog" in the first place.

When He Chang returned again, he brought an even more "amazing" news.

"After the government soldiers boarded the ship, they did not find the dog of the Young Inspector, but found more than 40 children and more than 20 girls under the cabin!"

Lin Yanhong slightly closed his hands holding the little wolf cub: "Could it be a human trafficker?"

"Exactly," He Chang heard the news, and hurried back to report: "I heard that it was from Pingwu, because there were monsters in the summer of last year and the beginning of the year. As a result, many orphans in Pingwu were arrested and planned to sell them to Jingguo without anyone noticing."

"You said that there are both children and women. The total number is so large that even the county prince's mansion and the governor's mansion will be alarmed."

In Liangjing, even the royal relatives and high-ranking people could not force good people to be slaves. If good people were forced to become slaves involuntarily, they would be arrested and sentenced.

However, there are always people who are willing to take the risk - after all, this "profitable" business, except for the escort fee and some pitiful food and water, is simply a costless business.

Moreover, these children and girls will not be sold to ordinary people as slaves, but sent to some romantic fields, so the price is much higher than that of slaves and maids.

Lin Yanhong can imagine how they would treat these poor children in order to deceive others.

In the dark cabin, there is only a small vent extending outside; there is very little water and food, just to ensure that they don't starve to death.

I'm afraid there are those who are weak, not to mention alive, even if they accidentally get sick on the road, they may be abandoned like shoes.

Those who survived will be carried by this ship and continue to walk into the endless abyss.

"However, the officials at the ferry have given a letter of approval. After all the prisoners are taken away, this place will be unimpeded. You don't have to worry, young master."

He Chang first asked the servants to get ready to disembark, and then stayed with Lin Yanhong all the time, so that he would not feel uneasy when he heard bad things done by bad people.

But the facts proved that He Chang was unfounded. Lin Yanhong remained calm until they saw the rescued children and girls when they were about to board the carriage.

I saw that most of them were in ragged clothes, yellow and thin, and because they had been packed in boxes in the cabin for a long time, they were covered in dirt, and when they shone in the sun, they immediately gave off some unpleasant smells.

The spectators around covered their mouths and noses and backed away again and again, squeezing back and forth almost without causing trouble.

Lin Yanhong quietly watched them walking forward with heavy steps, frowning slightly.

"Where are they going to be sent?"

"Returning to the young master, in this case, people are usually sent to the Hall of Yi Ci first, and then slowly find a time to go there, escort the original place, or stay in the local life."

What He Chang didn't tell Lin Yanhong in detail was a very real problem.

The children and girls brought out from Pingwu by the traffickers have more or less been ruined by the demons, even if they are sent back to their original places, it is definitely not easy for them to live on their own at their age.

But if you want to resettle them in place, you will also have this problem—it is impossible for Yunshui to take the initiative to resettle these boys and girls who can only eat and drink every time they catch such a repeat offender.

And these children are also very clear in their hearts that their fate has not been qualitatively improved because of the arrest of the bad guys, but has fallen into unspeakable embarrassment.

Especially those who are afraid of returning to Pingwu because of the fear of demons, I am afraid they would rather sell themselves as slaves than go back by boat.

Even if you look at them from a distance, you can see their hunched backs, and their bodies exude a sense of bewilderment and despair.

Seeing Lin Yanhong staring at those people, Xuan Qing felt uncomfortable when he looked at the poor people, so he stepped forward and said: "Master, let's get in the car quickly, the old man and the others must have been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Yanhong looked away, and didn't ask Xuan Qing to help, but got into the car by himself holding the little fur ball.

Although he sees all this in his eyes and does feel sympathy, Lin Yanhong knows that people's fate is never in their own hands, and if they don't want to be reduced to this, they have to find a way to fight.

Some people who "survive" from this ship and "survive" from their innate destiny will continue to struggle in suffering, while others can live a different way.

The author has something to say: I am a little late for the replacement today. I am very sorry. I worked overtime for two consecutive days on the weekend, and it was all night yesterday. I didn’t finish my work until ten o’clock this morning.

Thank you Mengmeng Zhuyou for feeding mines~! (*╯3╰)