The auspiciousness descended from the sky, and the sweet treasure from the farmer was fed by the who

After the others left, they went inside and sat in the main room to discuss countermeasures.

"Is this a tricky matter?" Li Jin asked.

Rong Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't Su Liaoyun and I sneak up the mountain and investigate first?"

Li Shubai waved his hand and said, "Why don't I go in and take a look? I'm curious about why they arrested so many people. How can the village hold so many people?"

"I'll go too." said Tianbao.

"No."

Four voices sounded at the same time.

First, Li Jin and Qian Xiaoxiao, then Li Shubai and Li Xiaoning stopped them very straightforwardly.

Rong Zhi and Su Liaoyun also disagreed.

"No one knows what is on the mountain. It will be very dangerous for the county lady to go there. Facing a dangerous situation, the county lady should not go." Rong Zhi said.

After all, his main task is to protect the county lady first, even though he is following Lord Li.

Tian Bao shook her head and said, "I have to go. Otherwise, I will be worried if the books are wasted. I am young. Otherwise, I can pretend to be a boy. Don't forget that I can save lives at the critical moment."

Only then did everyone remember the mysterious thing about Tianbao, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Li Xiaoning thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go too. I'll follow my aunt."

Qian Xiaoxiao refused immediately after thinking about it. "No, Tianbao, I am worried about you, so you can't go."

Not to mention that Tianbao has something protecting her after all, but Xiaoning is different, she doesn’t have as good luck as Tianbao.

"Xiao Ning can't go. I'll go with my aunt Rong Zhi and Liao Yun." Li Shubai said.

"Then I will go too. Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable if you two go." Li Jin continued.

After the final discussion, everyone dressed up as businessmen.

Li Jin dressed up as the master, Li Shubai and Tianbao were young masters, Rong Zhi and Su Liaoyun were his subordinates, Zhu You and Zhu Shang also went, and they were servants beside Li Shubai and Tianbao.

Of course Yue Xin was worried about Tian Bao going, so she disguised herself as a subordinate and went with everyone.

Everyone planned to start the action at noon the next day, and everyone went back to find their luggage first.

Tianbao was held in the middle by Li Xiaoning and Qian Xiaoxiao, who kept reminding her to be careful and not to act stubbornly.

"Sister-in-law, Xiaoning, I understand, don't worry."

"How can I feel at ease? I don't know what the situation is inside." Qian Xiaoxiao sighed.

The next day

Everyone was dressed up and ready to set off.

Tianbao has dressed up as a young man, and you know what, he really is a handsome young man.

Everyone took the goods, rode on the horses, and pulled the carriage and set off.

When they were outside the city and about to pass that road, Rong Zhi reminded them, "There is someone in the dark ahead."

"That must be those bandits." Li Jin continued.

When everyone arrived at the place, a dozen people suddenly rushed out from the roads on both sides, each holding a sword and surrounded them.

Li Jin and the others pretended to be frightened and got off their horses.

Li Shubai hurriedly and tremblingly took out more than two hundred taels of silver from his pocket and gave them to them.

Tianbao also gave the money to those people with a pale face.

Li Jin was so scared that he trembled. "Hey guys, we haven't had time to sell the goods yet. We don't have much cash. We only have a few hundred taels. Please be kind and let me go..."

"Do you know how much money others left with?" One person pointed to a carriage that was leaving not far away.

Except for the carriage, all their goods were seized.

Li Jin shook his head.

"One thousand taels per person. With so many of you, it should be at least ten thousand taels, right? Let your family members come and redeem you."

"What? One thousand taels per person!" Li Jin was stunned. These people were so shameless.

"But... we are all outsiders, not locals, and our homes are far away from here." Tianbao continued in a low voice.

"Then there's nothing we can do. Take them all away!" The man waved his hand, and Tianbao and the others were escorted forward. The carriage and all the belongings were also confiscated.

The group walked for a long time, taking many twists and turns, and were blindfolded. One must say that these people were quite cautious.

Yue Xin walked beside Tian Bao, and occasionally reached out to support her. The road was very steep and not easy to walk on.

Li Jin and his friends had fallen several times, and they couldn't see, so they didn't know where they were.

My head is dizzy from all this.

After walking for another stick of incense, everyone finally arrived at the destination.

The blindfolds were also taken off, and Tianbao and the others discovered that this place was very large, with the three big words "Weijiazhai" written outside.

"Lock them up first and send them to work tomorrow."

"Send them all over?"

"Well... this... this... you can tell from the looks of it that these two have never worked before. They are all very delicate and fragile. Let's keep them and send them to the kitchen to help out. Let them run errands and deliver things.

He is good-looking, and the heads of the household will feel good when they see him."

“That’s true.”

After listening to what they said, Tianbao and the others looked at each other. The two people they designated were Li Shubai and Tianbao.

Li Jin was a little anxious. How could they break up?

Li Shubai looked at Li Jin and gave him a look that told him to stay calm. Li Jin had no choice but to hold back.

Li Shubai and Tianbao were led inside, while Li Jin and his group were taken to the back and walked backwards.

They walked for a long time before reaching the middle of a mountain where they still had to cross the mountain.

"We don't know where to go. It's so mysterious. The road is really difficult to travel on." Li Jin muttered to Rong Zhi.

Rong Zhi shushed Li Jin and told him to stop talking.

When they arrived at the place, they saw a large tent set up outside and several people guarding it.

Seeing that they brought a few new people, each of them was given a piece of clothing to "put on outside."

Li Jin and the others quickly did as they were told. After putting on their clothes, they were pushed inside.

When you walk inside, you will see farm tools placed around, including axes, baskets, and shoulder poles.

"Each of you take two and go inside." The person next to him shouted.

Li Jin and his friends had no choice but to take two items each and continue walking inside with the two people leading the way.

When they got inside, they suddenly felt the room was larger and there were many people, most of whom were wearing the same clothes as them.

He was digging something and kept putting things into baskets to carry them outside.

Those who worked slowly were beaten. Several people stood by and watched them work, and those who worked a little slower were whipped.

When Rong Zhi and Su Liaoyun saw the scene inside, their faces suddenly became serious. They looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Because this is not an ordinary mountain, it is very likely a mine, and it is not allowed for these people to mine ore privately.

It seems that they have to find out as soon as possible whether the bandits discovered these and dug them themselves, or they are working for someone else.

Li Jin and his men were pushed up there, and two of them whipped the empty space with whips, threatening them, "Hurry up and work. If you don't work or are lazy, you won't have food to eat."

Li Jin took his things and started to work with great difficulty. How was this different from the forced labor he had done at home before? Well... there was still a difference. That one was at least authorized by the imperial court and the government, while this one was a bandit's den.