Huang Yuanwai's heart skipped a beat when he heard that he wanted cloth. If these tens of thousands of dollars were robbed, he would lose everything, and his work would be in vain for several years. Gritting his teeth, Huang Yuanwai turned around and said to the porter: "You all stepped forward together and drove away the powerful capital. I will give you a big reward!"
The big man in front laughed loudly after hearing this: "What a fool! These porters only earn a few pennies with their strength, so why are they willing to risk their lives for you! Listen carefully, pick up some cloth and follow me, I'll give it to you Double wages!”
Huang Yuanwai wanted to say more, but Tang Zhe came up later. When he arrived at Huang Yuanwai's side, he suddenly took out a sharp knife and stabbed Huang Yuanwai in his side. He said: "Commissioner, the matter has come to this, why are you still struggling to death? You have slept with a beautiful woman these days, so it is not a bad loss."
After saying that, the sharp knife was twisted on Huang Yuan's side. Huang Yuanwai screamed and his body slowly softened.
When the porters saw Huang Yuanwai dead, they all shouted. Some people dropped their picks and ran for their lives, while most people squatted down.
The leader stepped forward and said to Tang Zhe: "You have done a good job on this matter! Return to the mountains and I will reward you generously!"
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from ahead. A group of knights came at a gallop. As we got closer, a big man stepped forward and said, "Is this Brother Xie Ji from Meishan? I'm Feng Hui. I heard that my brother has made a fortune here. Baba came here."
Xie Ji's expression changed drastically. Asked: "I wonder what brought Brother Feng so far away?"
Feng Hui said: "Brothers are living a hard life with no food or wine, let's share a piece of the pie."
Seeing the fierceness of Feng Hui's men, Xie Ji didn't know how to answer for a moment. After thinking for a while, Xie Ji said: "I have many brothers, and it is not easy to feed them. Let's see how hard it is for our brothers to come from far away. How about I give you one hundred pieces of cloth? One hundred pieces of cotton cloth is a lot of money!"
Feng Hui laughed and said, "No! We brothers had discussed it when we came here. If Huang Yuanwai's hundred pieces of cloth get into my brother's hands, then we will take them all! If my brother becomes a robber, we will take advantage of him!"
Saying that, Feng Hui smiled and pulled out the knife.
Xie Ji kept looking at Feng Hui carefully. Seeing Feng Hui pull out the knife, he shouted: "Kill!"
After saying that, he rushed out first.
Early the next morning, Lin Shengyuan got up. After washing up, I checked my luggage carefully and prepared to leave. When Huang Yuanwai of Xiangcheng County left, he gave him a hundred dollars in order to continue to cooperate with Lin Shengyuan in the future. Although it was not as good as the price agreed upon before leaving, the situation was special and Lin Shengyuan couldn't say anything. To him, a hundred dollars was a large sum of money, and there was no room for any negligence.
After leaving the inn, Lin Shengyuan found a wonton stall and ordered two fried dough sticks. He was full and ready to go.
Just as he found a seat and sat down, he heard the guests at the table saying: "Have you heard? A big case happened across the Ru River yesterday! I heard that nearly a hundred people were hacked to death on the spot and tens of thousands of goods were robbed! Alas, It’s really scary!”
Another person said: "On the other side of the river, even the officials fled without a trace. There is no official law, but that's not it."
The original person said: "It used to be small cases, but this time it's different! It's not difficult for more than a hundred people to attack a county, but they were hacked to death like this! People who don't know, would think there was some kind of war!"
Another person next to him said: "Yes, yes, killing more than a hundred people, this is a shocking case!"
People who were eating around heard this and gathered around him.
Lin Shengyuan was on the side and was shocked when he heard about this. With goods worth tens of thousands of dollars, how many such merchants can there be in a year? Could it be that what these people are talking about is not Yuan Wai Huang? Could it be that he was robbed after crossing the Ru River?
Thinking of the Yunu sisters he met yesterday, Lin Shengyuan couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. It's so obvious, how could you not think of it? It is possible that the Yunu sisters were also accomplices of the robbers. Then I remembered that when I first arrived in Xiangcheng County, Yu Nu seduced Huang Yuanwai and made him fascinated. Could it be that this was all intentional?
After hastily eating breakfast, Lin Shengyuan returned to the inn. When he arrived at Yu Nu's residence, he knocked on the door and said, "I'm Lin Shengyuan. I wonder if my sister is up? It's getting late and I have to hurry on my way."
Yunu hurriedly opened the door. Said: "It's so early, Yuanwai. Please come in and have a cup of tea."
Huang Yuanwai hurriedly waved his hand: "No need. The weather is good today, there are no clouds at all, so we have to start our journey as soon as possible. If it is not dark, we will arrive at Rufen Town. Take a rest early, there is still a long road ahead."
Yunu agreed wholeheartedly, turned around and urged Pingping to clean up and salute.
Lin Shengyuan couldn't help but said to Yu Nu: "I went to have breakfast this morning and heard people talking about a shocking case on the other side of the Ru River. More than a hundred people were killed, and tens of thousands of people were killed. The goods were robbed. I thought, could this be Mr. Huang?"
Yu Nu was startled. After a while, he said with a calm expression: "We crossed the Ru River yesterday, and our sisters were separated from them because of something. Who knows what happened later? The other side of the Ru River is not as good as ours, but it is very chaotic."
Lin Shengyuan said: "Why did my sister leave? Don't blame me for talking too much. This matter is too big and really shocking. You should always ask more questions."
Yunu said: "It's nothing, this is human nature. The outsiders know that I am my official's concubine, not his wife. After crossing the Ruhe River, they had a quarrel about my sister, so they slapped each other. Disperse."
Lin Shengyuan said: "I remember when we were in Xiangcheng County, wasn't my sister close to Huang Yuanwai? We had a falling out with your official, and Huang Yuanwai would let you go?"
Looking at Lin Shengyuan, Yunu was silent for a while. He said: "Yuanwai, I was originally a singer in Kaifeng Mansion, but because the Jinlu destroyed the city, I wandered around. I wonder if Huang Yuanwai has told you about this."
Lin Shengyuan said: "Huang Yuanwai didn't say anything. But I can roughly guess it from your look."
Yu Nu nodded: "Yes, I am born like this, so I will naturally be looked down upon by those who know about it. The officials liked my beauty and spent some money to place me in Xiangcheng. I was greedy for comfort, so I agreed. I My sister met a benefactor before, who was from Xiangyang. She had no money with her because she was away from home. Before leaving, I promised my sister that she could go to Xiangyang to join him in the future."
After hearing this, Lin Shengyuan was dubious. It was such a coincidence. When Huang Yuanwai arrived in Xiangcheng, it happened that Yu Nu lived next door. In the end, Huang Yuanwai decided to cross the Ruhe River with Tang Zhe, which seemed to be related to the Yunu sisters. As soon as they crossed the Ru River, the Yunu sisters left. As soon as they left, Huang Yuanwai's goods were robbed. Of course, it's also possible that Tang Zhe was the mastermind and Yu Nu didn't know about it. After crossing the Ruhe River, the Yunu sisters were no longer useful, so Tang Zhe thought of a reason to send them away.
After thinking for a long time, Lin Shengyuan said: "It is not easy to live in such troubled times. There are very few places in the world that are so peaceful under the rule of a king. You clean up, and we will set off. When we get to Xiangyang, we will leave Just think about it and live a peaceful life."
Yunu said: "Thank you brother for reminding me. Just wait a moment, we will be there soon."
Lin Shengyuan waited outside the door for a while, and the Yunu sisters picked up their luggage and came out. They didn't have much luggage, just one baggage each.
After leaving the inn, Lin Shengyuan accompanied Yu Nu and hired a car for the two sisters to ride in. This is a north-south post road with many merchants, so it is not difficult to hire a car. Lin Shengyuan rode out of Jiangdian together.
Lin Shengyuan followed the car on horseback. Looking at the Yunu sisters in the car, he was still a little suspicious. The origin of this sister is unknown, and it is too strange that Huang Yuanwai was robbed. Who are these two people? Can they live in peace?