The village collected a total of seven taels of silver, which was only one tael short of eight taels. Niu Caohua also contributed one tael of silver.
At this point, the remaining eight taels of silver were all collected.
Li Zheng was extremely grateful and said that he must find time to treat everyone to a good meal.
After sending everyone away, he picked up the pole at the door and strode into the house.
Soon, the shrill howls of ghosts and wolves continued.
Two days later, the group of big men arrived on time. After getting the money, their faces were filled with regret.
This village is poor and poor, but there are a few good-looking little girls and boys, which is a pity.
"Return the IOU to us." Niu Shanbao stretched out his hand.
The strong man at the head was still the same person. He curled his lips when he heard this, and reluctantly took out an IOU from his arms: "Look carefully, don't admit your mistake."
Niu Shanbao snatched the thin piece of paper and handed it to a strange young man behind him: "Ayuan, please see if this IOU is genuine."
The young man's name is Yang Yuan. He is Niu Xiaohua's man and has read some books.
"It's true." Yang Yuan took the paper, looked at it carefully, and nodded.
"That's all right, after the matter is done, our brothers won't stay with you anymore. Next time, be careful with your people. No matter how many girls you have, they won't be enough to sell." After the strong man finished speaking, he led a group of people away. go.
The thugs left, and Niu Xiaohua and his wife sat for a while and then went back. After everyone left, the sound of crackling beatings and the screams of Niu Shanma could be heard in the house again.
****
Winter is approaching, and the weather is getting colder day by day. The quilt in the house has become much thicker. It has been exposed to the sun all day during the day, and it is very warm when covered with it.
"Sister, you can take me with you to the market tomorrow." Niu Xiaodi pulled the quilt up to his chin, revealing only a pair of big round eyes, and his tone was full of expectation.
"Hey, how did you know you were going to the market tomorrow?" Niu Caohua was curious. She remembered not telling Niu Xiaodi, and her father probably didn't tell her either.
"I guessed it. Dad packed everything and put it behind the door, so he could go to the market early tomorrow morning." Niu Xiaodi chuckled.
"Little Slippery, you have a pretty good brain." Niu Caohua was really impressed by him this time.
Sure enough, you still have to live a good life and use your brain.
"Hey, sister~" The little guy can even act coquettishly.
"It's useless for you to tell me. You have to ask Dad." Niucaohua didn't care. Anyway, she would definitely be sitting in a basket of radish and being carried by Dad tomorrow.
As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Xiaodi couldn't wait to lift the quilt, put on his shoes casually, and quickly ran to the next room without bothering to put on clothes.
Within a few seconds, he ran back, kicked off his shoes, and got into the bed with his cold little body. Although he was a little shivering from the cold, his face was full of joy: "Hehehe~ Dad Say yes."
really....
Fortunately, there won’t be much food tomorrow. It’s okay to pick one child in a basket. Anyway, they are still small and not heavy.
Why does it sound so familiar?
Isn't this just the Cowherd, picking up a pair of children?
Hahaha~
"Sister, remember to call me tomorrow morning~" Niu Xiaodi was still reminding her before going to bed, for fear of not taking him with her again.
"I know, I will definitely call you." Even a child cannot break his promise to him.
On the second day, it was still dark outside, so Niu Caohua was woken up by the shout, and at the same time Niu Xiaodi was in the bed.
I put on my clothes in a daze, put my clothes in the basket, and rushed to the market in the city.
"Sister, sister, look quickly."
Niu Caohua was awakened by the noisy sound in her ears. When she opened her eyes, it was already bright and the sun had risen in the sky.
A large number of market-goers gathered on the roadside, muttering together.
Niu Dadu stayed beside the two siblings, huddled in the middle of the crowd.
"What's going on?" They have walked this road into the city so many times. They can tell where they are at a glance along the way. Looking at the surrounding environment, they have only walked most of the way. Why did they stop?
Niu Dadu shook his head honestly. He didn't know that everyone was stuck here and couldn't leave.
"I'll go take a look. Dad, please watch Xiaodi and don't let him run around." After saying that, he climbed out of the basket, stretched his body, and nimbly got into the front of the crowd.
At the official road ahead, carriages were driving slowly one after another. Surrounding each carriage were big men riding horses, wearing armor and weapons, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes.
The carriage was as far as the eye could see.
what is this?
army?
Or are there any royal relatives?
After listening to the whispers of the crowd around them, they didn't even know.
It seemed that we could only wait until all these people left before we could continue our journey.
"Dad, there are many carriages passing by on the official road ahead. We can only wait for now. You can get some sleep first and I will call you later."
After walking for so long, I believe her father didn't take a break.
He is such a person.
Hearing this, Niu Dadu hesitated for a moment, then looked at the crowd around him, feeling a little worried: "I'm not sleepy."
With so many adults around, what if something happens to them and two little kids?
"Don't worry, we are smart, right Xiaodi."
"I'm very smart!" Niu Xiaodi stood proudly, his sister said, he is very smart~
Seeing that the two siblings persisted, Niu Dadu was indeed sleepy, so they sat under a big tree and closed their eyes to rest.
Many people nearby also noticed that they would not be able to leave for a while, so they found a place to sit down and rest.
Niu Caohua and Niu Xiaodi had no intention of running far away, and just stayed in place. After all, there were valuable things in the Luo basket.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the last carriage on the official road left, and the people waiting around gathered their things and continued walking forward.
Niucaohua also woke up Niudu, and the three of them walked towards the market in the city.
Along the official road.
There are traces of wheels on the official road, as well as the footprints of horse hooves.
"Sister, look at the ground." Niu Xiaodi held her sister's hand, but kept looking around with interest.
Following the direction of Niu Xiaodi's finger, it turned out that there was something extra on the ground where the carriage just passed. It was in front of them, a little far away, and it was difficult to see what it was.
Obviously, besides them, many people also noticed it, and they rushed forward to fight for it.
Even get into a fight.
It seems that the things on the ground are quite valuable.
"This is mine! I grabbed it first!"
"be mine!"
A dozen people gathered around, you punched me, I kicked you, no one gave in.
Even more people gathered around to join in the fun.
"Da da da~" A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded from the front, from far to near.
"Have any of you seen a handkerchief?" A young man came up immediately. Although his face was a little tired, he was still polite and asked the crowd.
Handkerchief?
Everyone looked at what they were fighting for, and they all let go as if they had been stung by a wasp, and the light blue veil slowly fell to the ground, exposed to the young man's eyes.
