After being divorced, the concubine became the first lady

Chapter 81

Chu Jinjin believed that Chu Jiyu did not really realize his mistake. If he really realized his mistake, the most correct way would be to return to the Chu family.

Face the mistakes he made calmly and accept the punishment he deserves, especially if his father is still unconscious because of him, doesn't he want to go and see it?

Anyway, nothing is more convincing than making money to prove yourself.

Of course, he did regret it. The so-called proof was just the struggle of a coward who thought he was powerful.

"Third Miss, the second young master has been kidnapped for many days. I heard that those bandits are so hungry that they cannibalize people. You should go quickly." The old housekeeper followed Chu Jinjin, urging and nagging, "He is Your brother, you can’t just die without saving me.”

Chu Jinjin wiped the sweat from her head and said feebly: "Don't get excited first and let me rest, okay? Give me something to eat and drink."

She had already finished drinking the water she brought from Black Eagle Village. At first, there was barely drinkable water, but later, she couldn’t find a drop of water. The river dried up and the wells dried up. She spent one or two silver dollars to get the water. I finally bought half a jar of yellow mud water from a village.

Fortunately, Zhuangzi had a very deep well, and the spring water that came up every day was barely enough for people to drink.

Chu Jinjin ate and drank enough, had a good sleep, and changed into clothes common to local disaster victims before leaving.

More than half a month has passed since Chu Jiyu was kidnapped.

The process is very simple. Chu Jiyu was selling food, but he encountered bandits on the way. The food was gone and the people were kidnapped. At first, he thought he was an ordinary businessman.

According to the old housekeeper, selling grain was hugely profitable, but it was also dangerous. The victims hated the court for its inaction, and also hated the grain dealers who had made it difficult for the country to make money. Once they saw someone robbed them, they would not be able to leave alive. come out.

Chu Jiyu probably had no choice but to reveal his identity as the second son of the Chu family in order to survive.

However, the kidnappers came and demanded a ransom of fifty thousand taels.

As for reporting to the officer, it's useless. There are refugees everywhere, and the officers and soldiers will be eaten alive when they come.

The further north they went, the more frightened Chu Jinjin became.

Rumors and actual sightings are two different things.

The land that was supposed to be lush and green in early summer was desolate. The ground was full of hideous holes. The grass that was lucky enough to sprout by the pond with only moisture remaining was stripped bare.

The bark has long been gone, and a few scattered green buds can be seen occasionally, as if they are surviving surprises.

Even scarier than the end of the world.

In the last days, at least there will be grass and trees, and no one will die from hunger.

The Guandao Station was empty, and the people who could be seen occasionally in the village were all sallow and thin. They didn't react when they saw Chu Jinjin, and they were not as energetic as zombies.

Chu Jinjin first went to the county where Chu Jiyu was kidnapped.

There is no shortage of wealthy people in any era. Most of the shops in the county are still open, but the streets and alleys are empty and lack the prosperity of the past.

The soup kitchen is located in the easternmost part of the county.

I don’t know how long it’s been since I gave out porridge. When an old woman saw Chu Jinjin riding a donkey, she tremblingly raised the broken bowl in her hand and begged pitifully: “Girl, kind-hearted girl, please give me something to eat. My grandson is starving to death.”

Along the way, Chu Jinjin didn't know how many times she heard similar words. She silently took out the dry food and handed it over, then turned around and left silently.

Such an ordinary piece of coarse grain costs half a tael of silver.

Where is the food shipped from the imperial court?

They should all be sold like this.

The bandits who kidnapped Chu Jiyu were only a short twenty miles away from the county seat, in an ordinary mountain. After breaking through more than ten waves of bandits, or disaster victims, who tried to steal his donkey, Chu Jinjin finally arrived.

Chu Jinjin felt no pleasure after hitting someone for the first time in her life.

If she is very hungry, she will also rob. People must live.

Bandits, big and small, also fought for territory and divided their own areas. Chu Jinjin led the donkey and met them without doing anything.

In fact, she had already heard it.

Dozens of people jumped out from the bare rocks, holding hoes and other farm tools in their hands, and there was even a strong aunt holding a rolling pin.

The aunt was quite kind-hearted and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Okay, I see you are a relative, take it away with a donkey, don't cause harm to others."

The leader seemed to be a man in his thirties. He hesitated: "No, the boss will drive us away if he finds out."

The aunt was still unwilling: "If you don't tell, I won't tell, and everyone doesn't tell, how will he know?"

Chu Jinjin was really worried about letting her go, so she quickly took over the words and said weakly: "Excuse me, auntie, is your boss the former Butcher Zhang?"

The aunt was stunned for a moment: "Yeah, how did you know?"

Chu Jinjin confirmed that she had found the right person and pretended to be happy: "I am his distant relative, and I came here to join him."

If it were an ordinary bandit, he would most likely need to be thoroughly investigated before he could rest assured. However, this group of people is not even a mob. Moreover, in the troubled times, people are in panic, and they worry about food every day, so they don't have the time to think too much.

The aunt was very happy and clapped her hands: "It turns out you are one of our own, let's go."

The remaining people were unhappy.

Being on your own means that the donkey will most likely not be able to eat it.

There were no guards along the way, until we climbed to the top of the mountain, it looked like a bandit's den - a few men holding steel knives.

Seeing Chu Jinjin, who had never been seen before, untied and carrying a steel knife, walking towards them. They were not easy to fool. One of them frowned and looked up and down: "Are you a relative of the boss? What is your name and where do you live? , what’s the boss’s nickname?”

Chu Jinjin could still make up the first few questions, but as for the nickname, who knows what it is called.

The list given by the emperor only contained simple information.

But we’re already here, so there’s no need to pretend.

Chu Jinjin said calmly: "Can't we find out if we call him out and ask him?"

"Oh, she's quite aggressive." This place is thousands of miles away from the capital, and Chu Jinjin's name has not spread here. The man was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it. He picked up the steel knife and said, "This little lady is a little weird. You guys keep an eye on it, I’ll inform the boss.”

"Go ahead and say that his ancestor is here." Chu Jinjin stood up, stretched her muscles and bones, and pretended to be a little tired.

The aunt looked confused: "Little lady, is your true boss's ancestor real or fake?"

Chu Jinjin had a good impression of her and said with a smile: "Of course it is true. He will definitely kneel down and call his ancestors later."

He yelled after being beaten.

She has observed almost all of them. They are all refugees. There must be a few hundred people at most. They know some skills. So far, they have only seen a few people with weapons.

Think about it, just a butcher, to be the boss of everyone is nothing but ruthless.

Disaster victims are also divided into good and bad. This butcher is not a good person on weekdays. Given time, there is a high probability that he will become a disaster.

Chu Jinjin finally felt free to ask what she wanted to ask: "Auntie, did you kidnap a handsome young man named Chu some time ago? Where is he?"

Judging from this situation, Chu Jiyu should still be alive. Fifty thousand taels of silver notes are not a small amount for this butcher.

The aunt reacted slowly and said in shock: "Ah, you said that pretty boy was snatched away."

Chu Jinjin: "Who took it away?"

Auntie: "Li Dahua."

Chu Jinjin: "."