The scholar's eyes were sharp and scrutinizing. He looked Yao Yao up and down, and nodded slowly: "She's still a virgin, and she's the right age. Take it with you."
Yao Yao kept struggling, struggling violently while crying at the top of his lungs, causing the withered grass on the top of the thatch to flutter down: "I am a passerby, I am a good citizen, you can't arrest me, You can’t catch me.”
Erya was frightened and squatted in the corner holding her head. She was so frightened that she didn't even dare to cry. She could only tremble all over and whimper through gritted teeth.
Yao Yao also cried with tears, her face was flushed, and the ribbon of the same color that bound her hair came apart due to the violent struggle. Her bun was messy, and her hair was stained with tears, and strands stuck to her face.
Her pitiful appearance immediately caused the group of people to burst into laughter. They laughed so hard that they did not forget to make some frivolous gossip.
"This girl has a pretty loud voice."
"It looks very exciting."
"Girl, grandpas are arresting good people."
"Lao Liu, don't let her throw you to the ground."
The big man with the beard seemed to be embarrassed by these words, and he suddenly became angry, slapped him hard, and yelled: "I will take you back to give you shame. Don't be shameless. If you make trouble again, I will throw you into the Jialing River." Feed the fish.”
Yao Yao's face was hit to one side and became red and swollen. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. When she saw Bao Cheng who had stood up, she shook her head slightly and winked at the food table.
Bao Cheng sat back with a puff. He was originally wondering how a person like Yao Yao, who could fight, was willing to suffer such humiliation, but now he understood.
It seems that she is preparing to break into the enemy and attack from the inside.
But the price was too high, the beating was so disfigured that it hurt to look at it.
He slowly lowered his head and saw the bamboo green pouch thrown on the ground. He remembered that the pouch was Yao Yao's treasure. He recognized the pattern on it. It was not ordinary flowers and plants, but an embroidered Doraemon A. Dream, he still remembered Yao Yao saying that he hoped that her pouch would be like Doraemon's big bag, with everything she wanted.
His heart moved, and he quietly stepped on the bag under his feet, and sat next to the food table, as if he was frightened, with his head lowered and not daring to move.
When the bearded man grabbed Yao Yao and walked past Bao Cheng, Yao Yao struggled hard twice and made a whining sound from his tightly gagged mouth.
But Bao Cheng seemed to be dead and never dared to raise his head.
The big man with the beard spat at Bao Cheng with disdain and sarcastically cursed: "Weak!!"
Bao Cheng trembled visibly, his head almost buried in his chest.
Yao Yao was immediately thrown onto the horse and lay on his back, and was led away by the bearded man.
The tea shed, which was originally noisy and annoying, suddenly became empty.
Bao Cheng bent down, picked up the pouch from the ground, patted the dust and soil on it, opened it carefully, and poured out the contents.
Seeing a few shining silver ingots and a golden token falling on the dining table, Bao Cheng was a little confused and his brain was a little weak. He didn't understand what Yao Yao wanted to do by leaving these things.
Let him follow her into the den of thieves single-handedly?
Don't be ridiculous, with his skills as a three-legged cat, even if he breaks into a den of thieves, he will be meat on the chopping block. If he is captured and slaughtered, he will be hindered.
He felt that Yao Yao must hope that the person who rushes over is a helper who can fight, rather than a burden that can only be beaten.
A rustling sound came from the tea shed, and then there was another frightened and sharp cry from a girl. Bao Cheng was so shocked that he came back to his senses. He quickly put the things back into his bag, hung it on his waist, and took three steps and two steps at a time. , ran in quickly.
I saw that the old woman had struggled to sit up from the ground. Her wrinkled old face was extremely pale. She seemed to have spit out two mouthfuls of blood, and there were still blood stains on the corners of her mouth and clothes.
Erya knelt beside the old woman, grabbed her hand, and kept crying.
When the old woman saw Bao Cheng walking in, she opened her mouth in horror, hugged Erya, and cried out in fear and trembling: "You have taken away my old lady's eldest daughter, Erya, Erya is still here." You guys, you guys have lost your conscience!!"
Bao Cheng paused, and it turned out that the old woman regarded him as a bully who bullied men and women. He hurriedly walked forward, squatted next to the old woman, and whispered: "Mother-in-law, don't be afraid, I am The friend of the girl who was taken away just now wants to ask her mother-in-law something."
The old woman suddenly became speechless and stared at Bao Cheng with disbelief on her face: "You didn't lie to me, old lady?"
Bao Cheng shook his head repeatedly and held up the pouch at his waist: "No, mother-in-law, look, this is the girl's pouch. She gave it to me when she left, asking me to save her and Daya."
But the old woman still didn't believe it at all, and the wrinkles on her face trembled: "Then, tell me, what is that girl's name?"
"Yao Yao," Bao Cheng blurted out. Seeing the wariness and suspicion on the old woman's face, he immediately added: "A Yao, we usually call her A Yao."
The old woman let out a long sigh of relief, relaxed her whole body, and then began to cough violently, and a trace of blood seeped out of her mouth.
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law," Erya panicked, holding the old woman's arm and crying again.
Bao Cheng frowned, suddenly feeling that a girl who cries whenever she wants to cry is more annoying than a girl who starts hitting her whenever she disagrees. He put his hand on the old woman's wrist, took a pulse, and then patted Erya's little one. Lao Lao: "Don't cry. My mother-in-law is fine. She's just a little anxious. Just spit it out and she'll be fine."
The old woman also coaxed Erya in a soft voice: "Mother-in-law is fine. If Erya doesn't cry, mother-in-law will still watch over Erya and wait for Daya to come back."
Only then did Erya slowly stop sobbing. Following Bao Cheng's instructions, she went to pour a cup of warm water.
Bao Cheng took out a pill and asked the old woman to drink it. After waiting for a moment, he continued to ask: "Mother-in-law, who are those people?"
Hearing this, the old woman was so frightened that she grabbed Bao Cheng's hand and burst into tears: "Young Master, Young Master, they are all water bandits on the Jialing River. They kill without blinking an eye."
Bao Cheng's heart and lungs trembled when he heard the word "water bandit".
Water bandits, aren't they just like the gang of people on Shuibo Liang Mountain? They all have superb martial arts skills, and they can fight one against a hundred.
His small body might not be enough for them to attack with three axes.
Yao Yao, why did you get into trouble with such a group of people?
Bao Cheng lamented in his heart that he still had a full beard and tail, but he didn't know whether he would be missing arms or legs later. He continued to ask calmly: "Mother-in-law, why do the water bandits want to capture the girl?"
That's right, you water bandits, you just have to do your job of robbing houses and houses, why are you going to rob the gangster's business and bully men and women by the way?
The old woman's cloudy eyes seemed to be soaked in bitter water, and her tears never stopped. She cried and said: "Those people are water bandits on the Jialing River. Where did they take them?" , The old woman really doesn’t know, but the old woman knows what they arrested people for.”
Bao Cheng has never been a coaxing and considerate person, and he was extremely anxious when the old woman cried. When he heard that she was about to faint from crying before she finished her sentence, he immediately patted the uneven ground. , said impatiently: "Mother-in-law, can you finish your words in one breath first and then cry? If you keep going on like this, not to mention that A Yao can't be rescued, your eldest daughter will still be taken away first, or she will die. She died first."
As soon as these words came out, the old woman said "uh", rolled her eyes, and fainted completely.
Bao Cheng was also completely panicked. He pinched people and pinched the tiger's mouth. There was a little girl beside him who kept crying like a mourner. Finally, he poured a basin of cold water on the old woman's face. Up, I finally heard a groan.
The old woman woke up slowly and grabbed Bao Cheng's hand as if grasping a life-saving straw. Tears and cold water ran down her face: "Young Master, you, you, you mean that my Da Ya is going to die?"
"..." Bao Cheng choked.
Hey, this is really an emergency meeting a slow doctor, and you have to rush to death even if you don't want to die.
He stood up slowly, as if he was about to leave, and asked coldly and seriously: "I ask again, do you still want to save your big girl? If you want to save her, I will say it in one breath, no. I’m leaving.”
"Save, save, save." The old woman was so anxious that she couldn't stop crying. She took a breath and said, "Those people are water bandits on the Jialing River. The old woman doesn't know where they settled, but they They arrested all the girls who had just reached the age of twenty and had not yet left the court. They arrested hundreds of girls and wanted to sacrifice these girls to the river god in three days. The water bandits sacrificed to the river god every three years. , the old woman raised two little granddaughters. She was afraid that her granddaughters would be harmed by the water bandits, so every time she offered sacrifices to the river god, the old woman would hide as far away as possible, and she didn’t know where they were offering sacrifices. River God.”
Bao Cheng closed his eyes, thinking that this was just a question, so no wonder he could only cry.
Fortunately, the river god was to be worshiped in three days, so he still had time to move reinforcements.
He bowed deeply to the old woman and said, "Mother-in-law, thank you very much for your advice. Don't worry, I will definitely rescue Daya."
The old woman's cloudy eyes brightened a little, and tears kept flowing down again: "Is what the young master said true?"
Bao Cheng reluctantly pretended to smile casually: "Mother-in-law, we are all officials and will never lie to you."
"Can they all be rescued?" The old woman was surprised and happy, clutching the bag with her hands like dead branches, and asked eagerly: "Really, they can all be rescued, and my eldest daughter can also be rescued?" "
Bao Cheng nodded heavily: "Yes, it can be done."
The old woman came back to her senses from the great sadness and joy, took a breath, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Thank you for your generous help, sir. The old woman is very grateful. In the future, I will set up a longevity tablet for you and pray to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to bless you for your long life." A hundred years old.”
