The county closest to Ansui Village is Shanfang County. Ruan Xianbei wrote to Cui Lin in advance, but she used a bit more reserved words, so she could not write all these messy things to a woman who has not yet left the government. Judging from Cui Lin's reply, she fully understood the whole thing, and it could be seen from between the lines that she was extremely angry.
The letter first said that she was ready to return to Beijing, everything was fine, and hoped that she would be more careful when she was out there, and then said that she was glad that there was someone who could help.
Cui Lin’s handwriting on the last paragraph of the letter is particularly sharp.
"Don't worry, cousin, I have informed my father about this matter and will handle it properly!"
Unconsciously, Cui Lin's cold and charming face, as if someone owed her money, appeared in Ruan Xianbei's mind, and she shook her head and laughed.
Of course Cui Shoufang responded to this trivial matter, and Cui Shoufu immediately sent someone to Pozhou to greet the Pozhou magistrate.
Therefore, under the care of Cui Shouxu, the case passed the eyes of the Shanfang County Magistrate's superior, the Pozhou Prefect, who brought the care of the Shofu to the Shanfang County Magistrate.
The inner reaction of the magistrate of Shanfang County when he suddenly received the concern from his superiors: What kind of case is this that Lord Shangguan personally intervened in? Sister? I have a mother-in-law! Damn, damn, damn, this is something worse than a beast! Beheaded according to law! It must be killed immediately!
However, this case was already easy to judge. According to contemporary laws, rape of a woman is considered the same type of crime as human trafficking and wife snatching, and must be punished with the crime of abandoning the market.
It's just that saying hello can relieve your anger a little more.
In a word, as long as Apple is willing to come forward, Ganzi will be punished by death.
But what was unexpected was that the night before yesterday, Ahua and her father hurried over in a bullock cart. It turned out that they were worried that there would be no witnesses to the matter, so they came to be witnesses.
Ahua was worried that Ruan Xianbei and the others did not know her father and would not believe him, so she pestered her father to bring her with her.
Although Ruan Xianbei knew that nothing unexpected would happen, he was still very grateful to her family for being willing to testify.
On the day of the ceremony, there were three circles of people outside the county government office. Pingguo was kneeling in the hall with his face covered, his figure was slender but firm and upright. Ganzi was kneeling on the other side, his face ashen as death, listening to the prefect pronounce the sentence.
Ahua's father only had to answer a few questions honestly. He didn't expect it to be so simple when meeting an official for the first time, and he was embarrassed to say that he was so panicked that he couldn't sleep the night before.
The county magistrate enforced the law strictly and fairly, and the matter was soon settled.
Three days later, he was executed by beheading.
It's just that this case and the incident in Ansui Village caused an uproar among the people. Every family that has a daughter, whether the daughter loves the daughter or the father doesn't love the mother, can't help but go back and say hello, for fear that their daughter will be bullied. He said nothing and couldn't bear to think that the whole family and even the whole village would be buried with him.
But at this time, some different voices would also come out. Some men speculated whether the daughter of this family seduced his own brother. Some people said that Zhang Pingguo was so cruel that he sent his own brother to die. But These voices were scolded back by countless people as soon as they came up.
"You're the one who seduced my brother! Why did your mother give birth to a scum like you?"
"How do you know she would seduce her brother? Is this something you have done?"
"Sure enough, I understand Wang. It turns out that it is only through personal experience that I think others are the same as me."
"Come on, is this guy talking to a rapist? A potential criminal. Neighbors, please be careful and keep an eye on your daughters!"
"The person who said this is really the reincarnation of the White Lotus under the Guanyin Seat. You feel sorry for him and gave your mother to him. Oh, forget, you are not worthy of a mother."
"Let me see who can say such a thing? A man? Come on, do men still have humanity?"
"What? Who dares to agree with him? You don't have a mother in your family or a woman in your family?! Are you a human being? Do you have a conscience? You will be the next one to be struck by lightning and die!"
"So happy, so happy! I hope those sisters who have been harmed will come forward bravely! The murderer will be brought to justice to serve as a warning to others!"
But these are all things for later. Ruan Xianbei and the others did not stay here for a long time. These follow-ups are also
It took a while for it to reach their ears.
On the day of Zhang Ganzi's execution, Pingguo also went to see him.
"Aren't you afraid?" Ruan Xianbei asked her as he accompanied her to the scene.
"I'm not afraid, I feel...much more relaxed." Apple said this with calm eyes as he watched the executioner raise and lower the knife.
"Have you thought about where to go next?"
"Go somewhere far away from here. You can go anywhere."
The second day after the baby girl was brought back, which was also the night they left Ansui Village, she immediately developed a high fever. They invited a doctor to see him, but they just said that he was too weak and nothing serious was wrong. He wanted to strengthen his resistance. Children couldn't take medicine that was too effective, so they could only cool down physically.
Fortunately, the fever subsided on the third day. Ms. Li devoted herself to taking care of her little daughter and her spirits became much more stable. She did not express any opinion on what Apple did.
Sometimes Apple felt that her mother might have been driven crazy by herself. Her father and brother had insulted her, and she indirectly killed her father and brother. Instead of watching her daughter in pain soberly, Mrs. Li might as well pretend to be crazy to escape this. memory.
Ruan Xianbei said: "As long as you have an idea."
"I want to go to Jiangnan. The farthest place I have ever been is this county. Everyone says Jiangnan is good, and I also want to see what is so good about Jiangnan."
"You'll know when you go there."
Apple smiled slightly and repeated what she said: "Well, you'll find out when you get there."
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After seeing off the Pingguo family, they said goodbye to Ahua again. Shen Xuancheng was going to take the Qi family back to Cangshan every year, and Ruan Xianbei was going to take Xi'er and her daughter back to the Demon Cult. The two teams drove out of Chengsui, Shanfang County in two directions. Sui Zheng and Ruan Xianbei were reluctant to leave. At this time, they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming towards them.
"Ruan Ruan! Sui Sui!"
Lan Zhao rode on the horse, reined in the reins and stopped in front of them. He said with a smile: "Fortunately, I caught up."
Cheng Suisui shouted in surprise: "Zhaozhao! Why are you here!"
Ruan Xianbei was also surprised. A few months ago, Lan Zhao was not very good at riding a horse, but now he can travel alone and on a horse.
"I heard that you were in Ansui Village, so I came here." Lan Zhao said helplessly as he got off the horse, "But when I arrived in Ansui Village, the villagers said that you had already left. I asked them where you were going, and then I chased them to Shanfang County. But when I got to the county, I asked them again and said that you had just left, and I went out of the city again. It was really hard to catch up. Come on you."
"I'm so lucky that you are here to say goodbye and not leave immediately."
Cheng Suisui smiled proudly and said, "Look! If I hadn't pulled you to say a few more words, we wouldn't have been able to wait for Lan Zhao."
"You haven't said anything yet, what are you doing here?"
Lan Zhao glanced at Ruan Xianbei and said, "Didn't I hear that you were injured and came to see you quickly? Now it seems that the trip was in vain?"
"I'm just waiting for you to check me out. I don't worry about other doctors." Ruan Xianbei, who talks to others, said quickly, feeling a little moved in his heart. How can he not be moved when a beautiful woman comes all the way for him?
Shen Xuan, who had been waiting for them, also came over and said, "Miss Lan Zhao, congratulations."
"Congratulations for what?" Cheng Suisui asked stupidly.
"Miss Lan Zhao's cultivation has made a breakthrough compared to the last time we met." Shen Xuan said.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Shen." Lan Zhao smiled a little sheepishly: "Thanks to Senior Brother Shen's training secrets, now everyone is practicing in full swing every day."
Training tips? Cheng Suisui glanced at his senior brother suspiciously. Could he have spread the tactics of the Xun Cang Mountain disciples to Wanhua Valley?
Shen Xuan nodded and said, "That's right."
Cheng Suisui couldn't help but asked: "How do you practice? Do you want to get up before dawn for a run?"
He received a natural affirmation from Lan Zhao: "Well, Senior Brother Shen said that it is the most basic thing to exercise."
"Aren't you going to be unable to get up so early?"
"No, it's just a little earlier than usual. None of these can be done
Why talk about revitalizing the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers? "Lan Zhao's voice was soft, and the words he spoke sounded cold to Cheng Suisui's ears.
Cheng Suisui shrank his head and didn't want to speak, oh! As expected of a medical student! Be cruel to others but even more cruel to yourself! It’s too curly! It’s too curly!
Lan Zhao also saw that they were taking other people back to their respective homes, and didn't want to delay their business. With Cheng Suisui's expectant eyes, she chose Ruan Xianbei without any doubt.
Cheng Suisui yelled no, and even told Shen Xuan to go back alone while she went to Ruan Xianbei's place.
Shen Xuan gave her a cold look and said, "How about you go back and I go there for you?"
Cheng Suisui immediately stopped talking. In her heart, she didn't know that Ruan Xianbei had fallen off the horse. After all, when everyone else knew that Ruan Xianbei was underground, they were afraid that the senior brother would execute Ruan Xianbei on the spot.
"A Ruan." Shen Xuan called Ruan Xianbei aside and wanted to tell her something.
Cheng Suisui pulled Lan Zhao and winked at her with an expression like "I've been hit".
"What's wrong?" Ruan Xianbei asked Shen Xuan, "I don't know what it means when senior brother is called Miss Ruan and Ah Ruan is called. Do you want to draw a clear line with me or not?"
Shen Xuan didn't expect that she would have such thoughts, which were completely different from his own. He pursed his lips and explained, "I was afraid that you would think that I ruined your reputation, and I didn't want me to call you that in front of other people."
"So don't draw a clear line with me? If I mind, I won't keep pestering you. You can think it over before you reply to me." Ruan Xianbei raised his head, looked at him and said, with a long hair stuck to the corner of his eye. She lifted it up but didn't pull it down.
The second time, Shen Xuan stretched out his hand to help her push it away.
Her eyes widened suddenly, and she jumped back a meter to distance herself from him. She frowned and said, "Shen Xuan, although I like you, I also care about the relationship between you and me. If you haven't thought about it, don't worry. Respond to me, don't always touch me physically to make me misunderstand. So if you ask me for something, just say it directly."
Shen Xuan was startled, looked at her with soft eyes and said, "Okay, I just want to tell you to pay attention to your safety, send me a message if you have anything, and don't act alone."
Ruan Xianbei was almost sucked in by his sudden and very gentle look. It was too foul to be so good-looking!
She pursed her lips and tried to resist the temptation of beauty and said, "I know, but the situation is urgent and I can't care so much."
"Remember to send me a message, anything."
In this way, the people on both sides finally embarked on their return journey.
Cheng Suisui turned back three times while driving the carriage, always feeling that she had missed something.
It was only when she was halfway through that she had a flash of inspiration that she realized that Lan Zhao's reaction to Ruan Xianbei's identity was very dull!
She was so angry that she whipped down the horse and it made the horse move several steps faster.
It turns out that Lan Zhao already knew!
Damn it!
I was actually the last one to know!
She glanced at Shen Xuan secretly, thinking that it was a good thing her senior brother didn't know.
Twenty taels of silver was a bit too small, but in modern times it was still around eight thousand to ten thousand yuan.
At present, an ordinary soldier in the Yu Dynasty can only earn one tael of silver per month at most, and a centurion can earn three taels of silver per month.
Maybe he will accept it.
In addition, Qin Hu is also planning to draw a big pie for Li Xiaokun. After all, Qin Hu used to have money.
Now it depends on whether he and Qin An can survive the night.
"Little Marquis, I may not be able to survive. I'm so hungry, my hands and feet are frozen with cold." Qin An said in a daze.
"Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi, hold on, hold on, you can't stay still, get up and run, that's the only way you can survive."
In fact, Qin Hu himself is in trouble. Although he was a special soldier in his previous life, this body is not what he used to be. All he has now is a perseverance.
"Wait!"
Qin Hu's eyes were like cold stars, and he suddenly shouted in a low voice. A reflection and a rustling sound that appeared just ten meters away from the camp aroused his alertness.
With a special reconnaissance
With the professional sense of smell of a soldier, he felt that it was the enemy.
But should we notify Li Xiaokun?
Qin Hu hesitated a little. What if he saw it wrong? You know, his current physical condition is completely different from before.
If a false alarm causes night terrors or camp roars, and someone gets a handle on it, they will be killed without mercy.
"Xiao Anzi, hand me the bow and arrow."
Qin Hu crawled under the carriage and whispered.
But Qin An's next words scared him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Bow and arrow, what are bow and arrow?"
What, there are no bows and arrows in this era?
Qin Hu looked around and found a wooden stick with a sharpened top placed under the wheel. It was two meters long. It was thick at the handle and became thinner as it went up.
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a weapon.
Wooden gun, this is the iconic building of the cannon fodder.
"Come closer, come closer..." After a few breaths, Qin Hu was sure that he was right.
The other party may be the enemy's scouts, called scouts in this era. They are trying to enter the camp and conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, if conditions permit, you can also poison, set fire to, or perform a beheading operation.
"one two three……"
He and Qin An lay motionless on the ground until then, he suddenly jumped up and threw the wooden spear as a javelin.
"puff!"
It was impossible for the scout to wear armor because he had difficulty moving, so the shot pierced his chest directly.
Following Qin Hu, he picked up the wooden gun belonging to Qin An, jumped out of the carriage, and chased in the opposite direction desperately.
For the reliability of intelligence, the scouts are required to monitor each other and are not allowed to act alone, so there are at least two.
After a few moments, Qin Hu threw another black shadow to the ground.
Then he strangled his neck with a wooden gun. There was a crisp sound and the man's head hung down.
"Hoo, hoo!" Qin Hu was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. He lay on the ground gasping for air. His body was really too weak.
Just to break the enemy's neck, before he could just use his hands, but just now he had to rely on the power of a wooden gun.
"Qin An, come here and help me search you."
Qin Hu is familiar with the rules of the battlefield. He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.
"Two daggers, two horizontal knives, a level, seven or eight taels of broken silver, two grain bags, flags, kettles, two sets of cotton-padded clothes, two pot helmets, bacon..."
"Qin An, brother, hurry up, hurry up, eat something quickly, you are saved..."
Qin Hu tremblingly grabbed a handful of fried beans from the grain bag and stuffed it into Qin An's mouth, then filled him with water and put on the captured cotton-padded clothes.
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Before dawn, Qin Hu cut off the scout's head before the sentry on duty arrived, carried it into Shi Chang's camp, and reported what happened yesterday.
This was done to prevent others from taking credit, and he knew what kind of environment he was in now.
"Thirty taels of silver for one head, you are rich."
The chief's name was Gundam. He was a tall, muscular man with a beard.
At first, he didn't believe it until he saw the trophies captured by Qin Hu and the two corpses.
At this moment, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"It's not me who gets rich, it's everyone who gets rich. This is the result of the ten of us."
