The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Jiang Ziyan saw that Zhang Qiu's face was very rough, his speech was vulgar but he was not as unreasonable and presumptuous as the mountain bandits, and his standing posture still had the habit of a soldier.

And the man next to him didn't look like a bandit. He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, but he gave everyone a very stable feeling.Moreover, this person walked with a limp on his feet.

May I ask which mountain bandits would take a person with limited mobility with them when they go out to rob?

Jiang Ziyan speculated that these people should not hurt him, they just asked for money.

He took out a money bag from the front of his chest, which contained the scraps of silver he brought today, about 20 taels.

Today he planned to go to the county for a stroll first, and brought these silver taels mainly for emergency needs, but he didn't expect that today he was destined to spend money and eliminate disasters.

He handed over the money bag, "I've brought so much in total when I go out today, and I'll give it all to you. Please let us go, all good guys."

Zhang Qiu took the money bag, opened it, and found a lot of silver, the younger brother who just opened his mouth next to him leaned his head and looked inside. There was a lot of silver in the room, and he said pleasantly: "Brother, we got rich!"

Zhang Qiu didn't expect that on the first day he came out to be a bandit, he would cut a big order. The other party was so young, he didn't expect to have so much money with him.

He pushed the little brother's head aside, pulled his hands together, tightened the mouth of the purse, and called the brothers around him, "Brothers, let's go!"

Jiang Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were laws in this dynasty, they were not as strict as the laws in his previous life. Fortunately, the other party still obeyed the rules of the Tao and let them go after taking the money.

It's just that the purse just now contained all the money he brought today, and after giving the money to Zhang Qiu, he had no money for lunch. It seemed that he was going to be hungry.

"Let's go, coachman, into the city."

The coachman was still in shock, he couldn't figure it out, when did such a group of ferocious bandits appear in this area, obviously there were only some local hooligans before, and the bandits should stay on the top of the mountain, how could they appear here?

Fortunately, they had already left. The coachman packed up his mood, sat in front of the cart and pulled the reins, ready to drive the carriage out towards the direction of the city.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Ziyan got into the carriage, the horse's front hooves had just taken two steps, and there was still a distance from the alley, and the horse was frightened.

Because another group of people came out ahead and satisfied their way.

"Who is sitting in the carriage? Come down quickly and show me!" The words were said in a smug manner, and they were obviously not in the same group as those people just now.

Jiang Ziyan's heart skipped a beat, and his intuition told him that this group of people is not as easy to dismiss as the bandits who only asked for money just now.

He didn't read the almanac when he went out today. It must be written in the almanac that he should not go out today.He was robbed twice in turn!Today was bad enough.

Jiang Ziyan got off the carriage, his voice sounded moist, even if he spoke sharply, it was difficult to make people feel that he was angry.

He said: "Brothers, I really don't have any money with me right now. The money I brought today was given to those good guys just now. Please hold your hands high and let us go there."

What he said was tactful, there was no other way, just now he could get rid of it with money, but now he had no money, so he could only delay it to see if anyone passed by to save him.

And the other party didn't want his money, especially after seeing his appearance, the four flamboyant young men looked at him from head to toe unabashedly, with lustful smiles on their faces.

The man in the lead had a pair of upside-down eyes, with the tails of his eyes raised upwards, and said with a wretched expression: "Young master is so handsome, why did you come out alone today? Brothers are at home everywhere, don't be so anxious, let's make friends Well!"

Now that spring has just started and the weather is still cold, Jiang Ziyan specially wore thick clothes when he went out, but the other party looked at him nakedly, as if he was naked, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"This..." Jiang Ziyan didn't know how to answer, so he could only follow his words, "Jiang Ziyan, this is the first time I entered the city today, passing by here, please don't take offense if I accidentally offend everyone."

"Not to blame, not to blame," the other party said lightly, staring at him obscenely and obscenely.

Jiang Ziyan felt that he might not be able to hide today. Since the other party didn't want to let him go, he didn't have to delay like this.

Although Jiang Ziyan was calm on the surface, his heart was already flustered. It was the first time he encountered such a scene since time travel. He had no other choice but to call for help, hoping that people passing by around could hear him. Cry for help, and then find someone to rescue him.

"Help! Is there anyone, please come..."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ziyan would suddenly yell, and a look of panic flashed across the face of the leader opposite. Several people immediately stepped forward, restrained Jiang Ziyan's arm, and stretched out their hand to cover his mouth to stop him from making a sound.

Jiang Ziyan struggled to bite him, he took his hand back with a hiss, and another person covered his mouth tightly.

"I didn't expect you to have a tough temper!" He blew on the fresh tooth marks on his hand, then lifted Jiang Ziyan's chin, "I still like you who are so fierce!"

With his hands restrained, Jiang Ziyan's eyes turned red, and he kicked the opponent hard.This kick sounded a little heavy, and the opponent covered his hands with his hands arched and grinned in pain.

The coachman was timid, and the four people opposite him were obviously not interested in him, so he hid under the carriage tremblingly, for fear that the other party would see him and beat him up.

After Jiang Ziyan kicked the man, the other three people saw that he was in great pain, and couldn't help worrying: "Brother, are you alright?"

Taking advantage of this relaxed space, Jiang Ziyan broke free from their restraints, and took the opportunity to run towards the alley, calling for help while running.

However, before he reached the alley, several people behind him caught up. Just when Jiang Ziyan was about to be caught by them, several people suddenly appeared at the alley.

It was Zhang Qiu and his party who robbed him just now.

So the bandit who robbed Jiang Ziyan of his money last moment met the gangster who coveted his beauty at this moment.

Before Zhang Qiu and the others took the money, they vaguely heard Jiang Ziyan's cry for help. At first, they didn't hear it clearly, but Zhang Qiu was a little worried. Since the other party gave him all his wealth, He decided to go back and have a look.

As a result, the further he walked back, the clearer the voice for help became, and he was sure that it was Jiang Ziyan who was calling for help.

Jiang Ziyan was being chased, and Zhang Qiu suddenly appeared in front of him. He didn't know if the other party would help him, but for him, robbing money was better than robbing sex. At worst, he would pay more when he went back, and he would I don't want to be ruined by a few men on the opposite side.

"Brother Zhang, Zhang, help, help me!" Jiang Ziyan said out of breath as he ran.

Zhang Qiu hated this kind of behavior of bullying men and women the most in his life. Without a word, he directly pulled Jiang Ziyan behind him. The four people on the opposite side were knocked down.

Jiang Ziyan was startled when he saw this man's skill. This is not comparable to ordinary bandits, and why are the bandits so kind to save him?

Thinking about it carefully, the words spoken by the other party when they were robbing were also a bit blunt, not at all like someone who often does this kind of thing, so the other party may have some difficulties when they came out to rob.

After Zhang Qiu knocked down those local hooligans, he bowed to Zhang Qiu and solemnly thanked him: "It was really thanks to Brother Zhang just now, Ziyan thanked Brother Zhang."

Zhang Qiu blushed when he said this, especially when he thought that he had robbed someone a quarter of an hour ago, but now the other party apologized to him so solemnly, Zhang Qiu felt even more embarrassed.

"Then, what, little brother, you don't have to be polite! Didn't you also take your money just now? As the saying goes, there is nothing wrong with taking people's money, haha, isn't it!"

Jiang Ziyan felt more and more that Zhang Qiu didn't seem like the kind of person who would do unrighteous things. He was able to save him, and he didn't use it as a threat to extort more money, which showed that he was a sensible person.

This kind of person has a sense of justice in his heart, and it can even be said that he still has a bit of kindness in his heart. If he had no choice, how could he commit such an unjust thing as robbery?

Besides, it's so close to the county seat, aren't you afraid of being arrested and taken to see officials?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Jiang Ziyan was not in a hurry to enter the city at the moment, he expressed the doubts in his heart: "Brother Zhang, I don't think you are like the bandits in the mountains who often do unrighteous things. On the contrary, you are just and kind. You also saved me, so I would like to ask, are you short of money?"

"This..." Zhang Qiu's face was somewhat troubled, he didn't know whether he should tell the young man opposite him.

"It's fine if it's inconvenient, Ziyan doesn't force it."

"No, no, you guessed right, we really need money." With money, we can buy food, and if we have something to eat, they won't go hungry.

Zhang Qiu is a rough man, seeing Jiang Ziyan's polite speech, and generously giving them money, he didn't add insult to injury, for the sake of money, he continued: "If you are free, we might as well sit down and chat."

Jiang Ziyan and Zhang Qiu entered the city together. After entering the city, he asked the coachman to report to the government. Those local ruffians were still tied up in the alley, but he asked the coachman to only tell about these gangsters. He was not asked to talk about being robbed by Zhang Qiu.

The coachman was sensible, knowing that Zhang Qiu and the others had rescued them, so he didn't mention them when they arrived at the government.

Here Jiang Ziyan and Zhang Qiu turned left and right to a relatively remote alley. The alley is located in the west of the city, and most of the people living in this area are from poor families.

When I opened the door, there were many disabled people sitting in the yard. Some had no feet, some had broken legs, and some had only one arm.

"As you can see, these are my brothers."

"your brother?"

Jiang Ziyan looked at the people in the yard, most of them were sallow and thin, and they looked much older than Zhang Qiu.

"We are all retired soldiers. We have all gone to the battlefield and killed the enemy before. We have really seen blood."

Jiang Ziyan was startled, and he said that looking at Zhang Qiu's military spirit, he turned out to be a retired soldier.

"I remember that there is a law in this dynasty. After soldiers leave the army, they are usually paid by pensions. Why do you have such a difficult life?" Even to the point of robbery.

"Fart's pension, how long is the five taels of silver? Not to mention that some of them have family members. When they went out, they were fine, but when they came back, they were missing arms and legs. They only had five taels of silver all over their bodies, and they couldn't go out to work to make money. What is it if you don’t make people wait to die?”

"How come? Isn't there still a subsidy?" Jiang Ziyan recalled Jiang Yu's memory. He clearly remembered that veterans who retired from the army could receive subsidies every year as stipulated by the court.

Speaking of this, Zhang Qiu sighed, his face was a little sad, and his words were a little heavier than before, as if he didn't want to recall the past.

"We are all soldiers who survived the battle at Tianmenguan back then, and the leader of the army was He Lanting, the general of Zhenguo. The battle was particularly tragic back then. Our team belonged to scouts. We were sent out to investigate the enemy's situation, and we didn't know What happened, but when I came back, I heard that General He Lan had colluded with the enemy, causing the entire Lieyang Army to be wiped out, and only a few of us were left. The reinforcements who arrived said they were deserters, and each of them gave us five taels of silver. Retired and returned home."

As far as Jiang Ziyan knew, deserters on the battlefield were generally dealt with according to military regulations, ranging from punishment to death, how could they come back so easily?

As if aware of the doubts in Jiang Ziyan's heart, Zhang Qiu said: "It may be that there are not many of us, and most of us have been injured, so we couldn't stand the military regulations. That's why we all came back."

This reason can explain the past, but Jiang Ziyan still feels that there is something strange.

"Then you are deserters?"

"Of course not! I and these brothers have never been deserters, but the general at that time didn't listen to our explanation at all. There is no way. I am afraid that if I don't leave, I will anger the other party. I will have to explain my life there, so we I can only come back."

"And the imperial court stipulates that there is no subsidy for deserters. As you can see, the old, weak, sick and disabled in my house all have to rely on me to support them. I used to work for a bodyguard agency, but recently the bodyguard agency moved. Now that I'm gone, I can't find a job that pays a lot of money for a while, so I made a bad plan to squat in an alley. It's just that I met you when I came out today, so it's fate."

Jiang Ziyan looked at the veterans who were standing or sitting in the yard, their eyes were dull without a trace of light.

"What about their families?"

"Some of them have wives and mothers, and some were conscripted into the army as soon as they got married. After returning this time, some of the children are old but don't know their father. There are even more extreme ones. The husband has been away for several years, and the wife has been with other people. There are also those who ran away, but those who still have homes have gone home, and those who are here now are all people without homes."

These are heroes who once went to battle to fight for the country, but now they have fallen into this situation.Jiang Ziyan looked at them, his nose suddenly felt a little sour, they shouldn't be like this.

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