Then the man's face changed drastically, and he staggered for two steps before falling to the ground. By the time Fatty and Hu Er came to look, the man was foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes.
Fatty and Hu Er not only did not step forward to rescue, but both took a step back.
Apparently poisoned.
Xie Rongzhao's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. He didn't expect that a poisonous snake had bitten him just now.
After Hu Er and Fatty reacted, they quickly looked around. Then they remembered that they still had realgar powder on them, so they took some out and put it on their clothes.
Hu Er and Fatty originally planned to keep going forward. They initially estimated that it was more than 20 miles away from Xiejia Village. Their original plan was that the farther they went, the lower the possibility of being found.
But now, because of this brother's death, they dare not go any further.
"Fat man, you go ahead, I'll carry her on my back, and we'll find a way down the mountain as soon as possible."
"good."
This place is already four villages away from Xiejia Village, so they decided to go down the mountain first, take advantage of the night to find an opportunity to go to other counties, and sell the people, then their mission would be considered completed.
When they were going down the mountain, another accident happened. The two of them were not familiar with the road here. After taking several detours, they finally decided to take shelter in the small wooden house not far away.
The cabins here are obviously slightly smaller than the ones on the mountain in Xiejiazhuang, and they also look newer. They were built five or six years ago at most.
There was a fire in the cabin, and it was obvious that someone was there.
Hu Er raised his hand and gave it to Xie Rongzhao through the sack. Then when he saw the little man stumbled forward and stopped moving, Hu Er safely carried the sack on his back again.
The fat man explored the way ahead of time and then turned back to pick them up.
"There is a pair of masters and servants inside. They look like they are from a wealthy family. Let's try not to provoke them and just wait quietly until dawn."
Hu Er was still a little worried: "What if those people catch up?"
The fat man was not worried. They had been running for several hours. If he could have chased them, he would have caught up with them long ago. It was already midnight, and he didn't believe that the Xie family would come here after a little girl.
"We ran so far without hearing any sound. Most likely, those people took other roads to chase them. Don't worry, let's go to the cabin and rest for a while. At worst, we'll leave first when it's almost dawn. "
There are only a few hours left before dawn.
Hu Er hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
Besides, Cheng Jingzhou sent people to block people at various intersections along the way. By the time they arrived at Liujia Village, there were not many people around.
The book boy helped him dismount safely: "Master, let's rest here for a while. You haven't eaten anything at night, so you have to fill your stomach first."
Cheng Jingzhou was a little irritated: "If I can't find the good boy, how can I think about eating?"
"Yes, yes, but if the young master falls ill, how can we save Miss Xie?"
This could be considered to be the point. Although Cheng Jingzhou was a little dissatisfied, he still took the meat pie he handed over and gnawed it with a worried look on his face.
"Ping An, have we arranged manpower on the way into the county?"
"Don't worry, young master. When I go out, I will listen to the housekeeper's arrangements. It should be the master's wish."
Cheng Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief. While eating the cake, he also thought about whether Guobao was being abused. Her delicate body would probably be so painful that if she was hit a few times, the golden beans would fall off.
Even if those people didn't beat her, I don't know if Guabao is scared now. They must be thinking about letting people save her.
"Don't worry, young master. I have arranged for two servants to go up the mountain. If there is any movement, I will come back immediately to report it."
Cheng Jingzhou rested against a locust tree, and his mind was full of images of his sweet baby crying for help, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.
On the other side, in the small wooden house, four adults and a sack were quietly placed in the corner, and then they each ate without disturbing each other.
At this time, Hu Er also noticed that although the master and servant were both wearing saffron brown, the fabric was obviously much better than theirs. Moreover, the master was also wearing a jade pendant, which was definitely worth a lot. Not ordinary people.
After the fat man finished eating, he winked and went out to take care of his physiological needs. Hu Er carefully retracted back to the sack and reached out to touch the sack.
What he didn't know was that the young male host was observing them carefully, especially when he noticed that the sack obviously moved while the two of them were eating.
Such a big prey?
The wild boar should obviously be bigger than this, and the shape does not match. If the wild boar is packed in a sack, it will definitely not be shaped like this, and even if it is a small wild boar, it will definitely not be shaped like this.
What other big game animals are there?
fox?
But the fox is obviously not that big.
Wolf?
This doesn't look like it either.
The man then thought that the two men had obviously made some sneaky moves before and after they came in, and that they had been paying close attention to the sack. If it was an ordinary prey, they would not need to be so careful.
The most important thing is that the two of them don't look like hunters. First of all, they are not dressed like them, and they don't have bows, arrows, short-edged knives. How can such people hunt?
The man called the boy over, lowered his head and gave a few instructions.
Soon, they both took a few drinks of water, and then took advantage of others and put something into the fire.
The master and servant stood up and smiled at Hu Er and the others, "Let's go out for convenience, and I'd like to ask you two to take care of the fire."
"Okay, okay, please do as you please. Please do as you please."
The master and servant left the cabin and walked out for more than ten steps before stopping.
"Do you remember the way down the mountain?"
"Don't worry, young master, I will remember you."
"If you find that it is a child in a while, then you can quickly go down the mountain and call for help. Just call the villagers of Liujia Village to come up."
The boy was stunned for a moment: "But Master, aren't you worried that they are from Liujia Village?"
The man chuckled softly: "If we are from the village below, why don't we go down the mountain? And I saw that the two of them were tired. It was obvious that they had walked on the mountain road for a long time. Besides, this is not the first time for us to come to Liujia Village. I have never seen these two people before, they must be strangers."
"Yes, sir."
When the master and servant entered again, Hu Er and Fatty had already fallen asleep. The boy stepped forward and kicked them twice, but there was no response.
The two quickly opened the sack, revealing the true face of the prey inside.
The man was stunned: "Is it him?"
The boy was obviously surprised: "Is it that little boy from the Xie family?"
(End of chapter)
