And her decision to go south also caused her to run into a little trouble.
As mentioned before, in addition to the road beside the city wall, the part next to the city wall is planted with trees. However, those trees are sparsely planted and cannot hide people. This is also for the safety of the people in the city.
Although the woods can't hide people, they still have shade, so it's not like no one goes into the woods.
In addition, this location is not too remote but much quieter, so many people who have nowhere to go like to gather here.
Of course, the people with nowhere to go here are not talking about homeless people or beggars. Most of those people are in Nancheng or outside the city, and there are also some on East Street. They all come to beg for a while and then leave, and they don't dare to stay here for a long time.
Because there are patrolling soldiers, if they affect the business of other people's shops, they will be driven away by the soldiers.
Most of the people staying here are a group of people who have nothing to do in the city, commonly known as gangsters.
A pretty girl like Qingyan with exquisite make-up was already eye-catching when she walked in this remote place. When she came into the sight of such a group of people, it is conceivable that she attracted their attention.
Five teenage gangsters were gambling in the woods, yes, gambling.
Just use a pottery bowl to cover a few small stones, guess the number of stones inside, and you will receive money if you are right, and you will lose money if you are wrong.
They don't dare to let these gangsters enter the casino. They don't have that much gambling money, so they can only organize a few people to get together and gamble for a few copper coins.
When Qingyan walked near them, a young gangster who had lost several games was in a bad mood and happened to spot her while looking around.
He saw that Qingyan first looked not at the other person's appearance, but at her jewelry and purse.
For such a well-dressed young woman walking alone in such a remote place, he didn't do anything immediately, but bumped the two people next to him with his elbow.
"What's wrong?" The gangster who was counting pebbles on the ground frowned and looked at him.
Gangster A pursed his lips in the direction of Qingyan, and the other four people looked in his direction, their eyes gleaming.
Especially when I saw the bulging purse around her waist and the golden hairpin on her head, my thoughts were moved involuntarily.
The reason why they only covet Qingyan's money and have no other thoughts is that this is a life-saving secret for people like them who are in the market.
If it is just a robbery of some money, most of these women will not report it to the official because they are afraid of affecting their reputation.
If they did something to tease a woman, it would be okay if it was just a verbal offense. They would not dare to take it seriously, because in that case, if this woman came to kill the girl, or if she had a background in the family, she would secretly do it. It's easy to kill them all.
If they just want to get some money, the other party will not be too serious at all. It can be said that they are the little gangsters at the bottom who also know the bottom line of some people.
The reason why Chou Chou didn't notice them was because Chou Chou's consciousness was staring at the four people. He was too busy to stare at two sides, so he ignored the surroundings.
In addition, it was still somewhat confident in Qingyan's skills, so when the few gangsters came around, Chou Chou discovered it.
However, it looked at the five little gangsters, their ground was unstable, and their bodies were swaying. It could tell at a glance that they had not practiced. The five of them together were not Qingyan's combined strength.
The gangster A who first saw Qingyan gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Why did this young lady come to such a remote place by herself? But what happened? If you need any help, you can tell our brothers. He said, our brothers like to help others the most."
The few gangsters next to him also laughed and agreed: "Yes, yes, we are the most helpful. If this young lady has any difficulties, she can ask our brothers to help. I dare not say it in Xingtang Mansion, but in Dongcheng The five of us still have some respect, as long as you pay a little hard work, miss."
The reason why they didn't rob her as soon as they came up was because they wanted to avoid offending her as much as possible, and they were also afraid that if the young lady was followed by servants, they might be dealt with badly.
They have encountered this kind of thing before. It seems that our lady did not bring anyone out. She is protecting her secretly and will not appear normally. But once a person is in danger, those protecting people will appear. For this reason, they They also received a beating, so they became more cautious after that.
You say how bad these people are, it's really not that bad. They are just sneaky and like to bully the weak and avoid the strong.
Just like now, if the little girl is afraid and just gives them some money to send them away, or helps them do something, they will make a profit.
That's right, most of the money in their hands comes from this. Some of them are due to strife among some peers. They spend some money to help them cause trouble in rival stores, or spread some rumors.
There are also some secretive things in the back house, such as helping to keep an eye on a concubine, or following a man to see if he has an extramarital affair. It is not easy to use servants in your own house to do these things, so most of them will find people like them. .
However, most of the people who come out to look for someone are the master's confidants, maids, and the like. This girl doesn't look like a slave at first glance, but she looks like the master at first glance, and she doesn't know what she is doing here.
Don't say you're here for a walk, they don't believe it.
So they came around, not to grab money, but to see if they could make money.
Several people are now thinking about whether this young lady is going to do something harmful to others. They are afraid that people will find out, so they go out to recruit people in person.
If Qingyan knew that the other party thought of her so much, she would probably have to teach them an unforgettable lesson.
Seeing that although their faces looked a little greedy, they were not cruel or evil, so I didn't want to pay attention to them, just said "nothing" and passed them.
The main reason was that Chou Chou sent a message saying that the two people were coming here soon, because they had already asked about the teahouse, and someone was telling them that three people and a little girl drove away in a donkey cart before.
It was the two of them who used money to clear the way and asked. It was not the waiter at the teahouse who said it, but a person drinking tea on the first floor.
Qingyan thought that the quality of the waiters in this teahouse was quite high. If they could open the largest teahouse in Xingtang Mansion, there would still be advantages.
After the two people heard this, they had already mounted Ma Chao and chased her. Although she walked south along the east wall, she didn't go very far. If the two chased her, they might really be able to see her, so He didn't want to get entangled with this group of people and just accelerated his pace and walked forward.
The five gangsters behind her were stunned by her fast figure. They thought they had scared each other, but they didn't think about her ability.
I'm just a little confused. Normally, even if a woman is scared, she should run backwards. Behind her is Dongda Street. If she really wants to shout, she might be able to call the patrolling soldiers, but the other party goes to her. Running along the road was a bit unnatural.
The five people looked at each other, and Gangster B asked Gangster A, "What's going on? Should we chase him?"
Gangster A looked behind him and didn't find any servants appearing. It seemed that the little girl came here alone. He said to the other four people: "Let's follow over and have a look. It's possible that they don't like us and they don't like us." There are only a few of us."
The reason why he said this is because if you continue along this road, there will be other gangster groups.
These gangsters are also divided into gangs. Each has its own territory. The five of them are considered stragglers, and some gather together in dozens.
Most of these people come from poor families, have a crooked appearance, and are a little thin. No one wants to work, and they are not qualified to join the army. When others despise them, they give up on themselves, and simply become bastards. .
Of course, there are also those with family conditions who like to idle around. Most of those people become gangsters because they have money and can win over people's hearts with money.
And these five gangsters followed Qingyan, and they actually saved themselves invisibly, because not long after they chased after her, the two pursuers caught up to the edge of the inner city, and they actually looked in both directions. After taking a quick look, he found no one and headed towards the outer city.
The two men were also bold. When they reached the city gate, they went directly to ask the soldiers guarding the city.
Of course, he also gave some benefits. He gave one of the soldiers a piece of silver and described their general appearance and donkey cart.
The soldier guarding the city shook his head. There was no special order, and people leaving the city would not be checked one by one, so he did not notice the four people the other party mentioned.
There are some donkey carts going out, and there are more than one. This east side is where merchants come in and out a lot, and merchants or those who deliver goods to merchants mostly have carts, including horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts.
The tea guest who told them before only saw Qingyan and the four of them, and did not clearly see the appearance of the donkey cart outside, so he did not tell them the characteristics of the donkey cart, such as a shed made of mats and so on. .
Otherwise, although there are several donkey carts going out, the one with the shed is really the only one.
But now that they knew that the donkey cart was going out from here, the two of them also knew that they were definitely going to chase it out.
However, they did not pursue them directly from the east gate. Instead, they returned along the original route and headed to the west, preparing to meet the other two people.
Now that the car has left the city, it is impossible to go back. It must still go south. They are going to find the other two people, and then the four of them will ride south together to chase. Even if they start later, they will definitely be able to catch up.
A cart pulled by a donkey couldn't outrun a man riding alone.
These are all things for later, but coming back to the present, Qingyan walked forward quickly while listening to Chou Chou's description of the movements of the two people to her, and then quickly walked to the middle of the road from Dongcheng to Nancheng.
Then I met a dozen more gangsters.
Before Qingyan could do anything, the dozen gangsters started arguing with the five gangsters following her.
This turn of events left Qingyan stunned for a moment.
That's right, the two groups of people started to argue. They just argued with their mouths and had no intention of taking action. Instead, they left Qingyan aside and no one paid attention to her.
Qingyan stopped curiously and listened for a while before she understood that she thought she had come here to find someone to do something bad, and that two groups of people were grabbing business...
"..." Qingyan couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, and there was a black line on her forehead.
When the five gangsters came around just now, she thought they were going to experience the drama of being teased by gangsters just like what was shown on TV.
As a result, the other party actually asked her if she needed help and wanted some money for her hard work. Moreover, when she walked forward, she didn't bother her. Although she followed her, she didn't directly chase her to stop her or anything. So she didn't care.
Mainly because she was anxious to avoid those two people, but she ran into another wave of gangsters before going very far. I thought, had she stabbed the gangsters in their nest?
She also thought that someone would tease her this time, but in the end they ignored her at all, and the two groups started quarreling among themselves.
Seeing the two groups of people getting noisier and more energetic, Qingyan couldn't help but touch her face, suppressed the urge to take out a small mirror and take a look at it, and said to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, my skin Isn’t it particularly bad now? No charm at all? The kind that can’t even attract gangsters.”
Chou Chou was amused by her words and burst out laughing, "I say you should watch less TV series in the future. The TV series are all made-up. How many people who can hang out in Xingtang Mansion are so stupid?" , all with some winks.
These people are the best at observing words and expressions. Those who don't are probably dealt with long ago.
If you were wearing the same coarse clothes as before, there is no chance that the other party might tease you a word or two and have no bad intentions. Of course, if it was night, you might be in danger.
It's broad daylight, and you were so close to the street just now. You can attract people with just your voice, and you may also attract soldiers patrolling the city. It's not like they don't want to live.
The way you are dressed now, you look like a young lady from a wealthy family. Unless they have the courage to kill someone directly and destroy the body and trace all traces, otherwise, they may not be able to save their own lives if you are touched.
Moreover, this kind of people bully the weak and fear the strong. You are not soft in their eyes. They just want to make some money from you, not to steal your money.
People like them either bully honest people and collect some protection money, or help wealthy families do shady things. It is possible that Xue Minghua was sold by such people back then. "
Qingyan was stunned, "You mean, Xue Minghua was sold by gangsters like this in the city back then? Have these people done that kind of thing? How about we do something to eliminate harm for the people!"
Chou Chou: "I'm just making an analogy. I've seen this group of people, and the aura on them is pretty good. They don't have too many debts, and they don't bear human lives.
This group of people is probably just helping to keep tabs on people, spreading rumors and so on, asking them to kidnap someone and sell them, but they really may not dare to do it. "
