Several men with fierce faces in front of them jumped onto the carriage and moved out the boxes placed inside.
One of the men bent down to go out, but Erbao blocked his way. He raised his foot to kick it over, "You're in the way, get out of the way!"
"ah!"
Erbao closed her eyes in fear, but the pain did not come. Instead, a warm embrace hugged her.
Erbao raised his head and saw the boy behind him sinking his face and staring coldly at the person in front of him.
"You little brat, how dare you stare at me?!"
The man suddenly became angry and raised his hand to hit him.
The person next to him immediately stopped, "What are you doing? Have you forgotten what these two children are for? If something happens, be careful that the second master will peel off your skin!"
"this……"
The flesh on the man's face trembled, and he retracted his hand sarcastically.
"Okay, hurry up and move the things up!"
"Okay, I get it."
He turned back and glared at Mingyin, then moved the boxes out one by one.
"Come out!" He kicked the carriage and shouted to Mingyin and Mingyin.
Erbao was trembling in his arms, his eyes full of fear.
Mingyin hugged her tightly and could see people coming and going outside through the curtain. There seemed to be a dock in the distance with a ship parked.
"Why don't you come out quickly? What are you looking at!"
The bandit cursed.
Mingyin's eyes flickered.
He also knew that Luoxi Town was close to Lingjiang and there were many docks nearby. If the bandits took them on the boat, they would not know where the destination would be, and it would be difficult to come back.
"You bastard, didn't you hear me telling you to come down?"
Seeing that none of them came down, Zhang Laoliu became angry, reached out and grabbed Mingyin's arm, and pulled them down directly.
Erbao was already huddled in Mingyin's arms, but when he pulled him, he fell to the ground. Mingyin quickly hugged her and was knocked back a few steps.
"Are you OK?"
"No."
Erbao sniffed, and when she looked around, the panic in her eyes became even greater.
After living in Zhoujiacun for so long, she had never been to a place like this, where her brother and mother were not around.
"You two brats, get out of here right away! You're so slow and lazy, do you really think I won't dare to beat you up?" Zhang Laoliu raised his fist and threatened.
Mingyin's face didn't look good, and he looked back at the mountain road where they came from, with a deeper look in his eyes.
The largest dock in Luoxi Town is in the town, surrounded by inns and shops, but this is a private dock at the foot of the mountain and has nothing to do with the government.
smuggling.
He quickly realized what was happening and cursed in his mind.
In this case, if they really got on the ship, the officials would be no worse than where they would be taken.
Originally he was the only one who could handle it, but now...
Looking at the trembling little girl in his arms, Mingyin felt helpless and could only lead Erbao to a large ship under Zhang Laoliu's glare.
There was a lot of moss growing on the hull, and there were several signs of being hit. It could be seen that the boat had been used for a long time.
Zhang Laoliu took them to the cargo hold of the big ship. There were many goods placed in it, and it was dark inside with no light.
Mingyin followed Zhang Laoliu and walked inside. Suddenly, a small sobbing sound came from the dark corner in front of him, like the cry of a child.
After his eyes adjusted to the darkness around him, Mingyin saw a large cage in the corner with several children in it.
Seeing this scene, Mingyin's eyes flashed with coldness.
"You both get in!" Zhang Laoliu opened the door of the cage. When he turned around and saw that neither Ming Yin nor Ming Yin responded, he immediately cursed, "Hurry up and hack me in, don't waste my time!"
Erbao grabbed Mingyin's hand hard and looked at the child in the cage with a pale face. He remembered that she and Dabao were also put in a cage before. The scene at that time was very similar to the scene before her.
Her lips trembled, and she couldn't squeeze out a word for a long time. She could only hold Mingyin's hand tightly, praying for him not to go in.
She already knew what these people were doing. If they went in, they might never see her father and mother again.
"Let's go."
Mingyin felt her nervousness and held her cold hand and whispered comfort.
"……Um."
Erbao glanced timidly at the bandit next to him and followed Mingyin into the cage.
With a clanging sound, the iron door of the cage was closed.
"Take good care of me. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I will throw you into the river!" Zhang Laoliu threatened.
The child in the cage shivered even more violently and huddled in the corner, daring not to speak.
These children were both boys and girls. Most of them were thin and had dirty faces. They must have been locked up here for a long time. They looked at Ming and Yin uneasily, and no one dared to step forward to speak.
Mingyin took Erbao to the other corner and sat down. It was dimly lit and he couldn't see what was going on outside, nor did he know what time it was.
He tried to ask when the ship was leaving and where it was going.
After waiting for a long time, a boy's weak response came from the other corner, "I'll probably leave tomorrow. I think I'm going to the capital."
"Capital?"
Mingyin narrowed his eyes and said no more.
I don’t know how long I waited before there was another noise in the cabin. A man came up with a bucket and threw it casually on the ground, "Come here for dinner!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
When the curtain was lifted, the sky outside was completely dark, and the sound of the river rolling could be heard in the distance from time to time.
Su Liuye followed the instructions of the Chaiman on the mountain and came to the dock. Looking at the several ships docked in front of her, she was surprised. She didn't expect that there was a dock here.
The boats parked here are all old boats, and they are not official boats at first glance.
Lingjiang is the most important transportation route in Daxia and has been completely taken over by the government. Private ships are not allowed.
But there are actually several private private ships here...
She was in the grass at the foot of the mountain. After watching for a while, she saw a carriage coming from the mountain road and stopping in front of the private boat.
Several men got off the boat, walked quickly to the carriage, and took out boxes one after another. These boxes seemed to be blackened by smoke, and it was unclear what they contained.
Su Liuye frowned and saw a lot of black soot on the ground, which looked very familiar, like a big smoke.
It's them! ?
Su Liuye immediately looked like Yu Xiangqin and others, but the location was remote, and it might be a bandit's den, so she didn't dare to expose it at will.
After the group of men left, she cautiously stuck her head out.
If I guessed correctly, Mingyin and Erbao should have been captured by these bandits.
After she went up the mountain, she met a fireman who pointed her in the direction.
