Joe's Farming

"Dad, where are we?"

After two days of sailing, Gu Heng would ask Qiao Yu this question almost every hour.

Qiao Yu looked at the two banks without any landmark buildings and felt very melancholy.

"We're probably almost in Qingzhou."

"Oh, so we are almost home~"

Gu Feng came over and said, "Yes, we will be in Taoyuan in the afternoon."

"That's great! I miss my godfather and Brother Xin, as well as Uncle Bai Ming and Uncle Ling..."

Qiao Yu:......

"Oh! Daddy, what is that?"

Gu Heng pointed at the center of the river and spoke loudly.

Qiao Yu looked closely and saw what looked like a white figure.

The captain immediately asked the crew to go down and take a look.

The crew swam closer and found that it was indeed a person, still breathing, so they dragged the person onto the boat.

This is a slightly plump middle-aged man wearing only a pair of underwear.

Qiao Yu and Xu Ning quickly took the children back to the room.

Gu Feng covered the man with a blanket and pinched his philtrum hard.

The man woke up quickly and burst into tears.

It turned out that their family rented a small boat to carry goods to Qingzhou City for sale. Last night when they passed Sankou Gorge, they were robbed by a group of pirates.

All his cargo was taken away, his wife and children were taken away, and even his good clothes were stripped off and thrown overboard.

"My wife and children, what's the point of me living?"

The man burst into tears.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

This waterway has always been peaceful.

The Xu family's cargo ship just passed through Sankou Gorge a few days ago, and there has been no news of any pirates there.

"What's the name of that group of pirates?" Gu Feng asked.

The man shook his head: "I only know that they have only been in Sankouxia for a short time. ...The accent doesn't sound like Qingzhou's."

"How many people were there in total? Did they carry knives? Did they have their own boat when they robbed you?"

Gu Feng asked again.

“More than a dozen people, with knives…it seems like they robbed my boat boss’s knife. Yes, yes, they didn’t even have a knife.

They suddenly appeared from under the boat, and there was no boat in sight. They also said that their hometown was hit by a disaster and they had no choice... It wasn't my fault that the disaster happened, so why are they looking for me... Woo woo woo."

Gu Feng understood, it seemed that they were a group of bandits who had just started from scratch.

Middle-aged people cry too much.

Qiao Yu and Xu Ning heard it and felt that it was not a good thing.

Sure enough, Gu Feng and Xu Yuan came back and asked them to stay in the room with the child.

The two ships were originally sailing one in front of the other, but now they were parallel. All the guards were on guard at the periphery, with the knives at their waists drawn.

This gang of bandits won their first battle and may be waiting for the next fat sheep to appear.

Perhaps it was because the two ships of the Xu family were not small, coupled with the deterrence of the escort team.

Everything was normal when we passed Sankou Gorge and we did not encounter any danger.

When Qiao Yu and his companions arrived at Taoyuan Town, they sent the middle-aged man to the government to report the matter. Xu Yuan and Gu Feng also gave him twenty taels of silver to help him get through the difficult times.

The middle-aged man left with tears of gratitude.

Gu Feng first sent Xie Tianyu back to Xie's house, and then went back to the snack bar to pick up Qiao Yu and the children to take home.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning returned to Qingyuan Town first.

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At the same time, on the mountain road near Sankouxia, Suifeng was driving a luxurious carriage past.

The carriage belonged to Gu Xi. After he made money, he liked to enjoy himself, so the carriage was the most luxurious and comfortable in the whole Haitang Town.

After agreeing to go to the capital with King Qi, he sold his house in Haitang Town. His apprentice's parents were unwilling to go to the capital, so he had to follow King Qi alone.

It took the King of Qi several days to clean up the mess left by the Magistrate of Haitang County.

He originally wanted to go to Nanyang before returning to the capital, but a letter came from the palace saying that Ji Wanning was ill, so he should return as soon as he was fine.

So the young man embarked on his journey north.

The King of Qi and Gu Xi were both informal people, and both were well-informed and intelligent, so they had a very pleasant conversation in the carriage.

Suifeng's skin got tanned from driving outside.

It was the time when the sun was at its hottest in the afternoon, and Suifeng obtained the King of Qi's consent and rested on a small hillside.

Not far away is the territory of Suining. After passing Suining, there is an official road and the carriage will run faster.

King Qi and Gu Xi also got off the carriage and rested in a shady place.

Suddenly, a big man jumped down from the slope next to him.

"Hey! I built this road and planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money. If you dare to say no, I will kill you and not bury you!"

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen people appeared in front and behind them.

Holding knives and sticks, each of them looked ferocious.

Gu Xi opened her mouth in surprise. This was really asking for trouble. He was tired of living.

The King of Qi laughed out of anger and asked, "Is this road yours?"

The bandit leader raised his chin and said, "Yes! It's mine. Give me the money quickly, and I will let you go."

Suifeng thought, it’s over, this man can’t be saved.

Just when Suifeng wanted to summon the secret guards to get rid of this group of ignorant bandits, the King of Qi made a gesture to him not to act rashly.

Suifeng could only wait and see.

"I have no money, but my family has money. Why don't you take me away and I will write a letter to my family to send money over." The King of Qi suggested.

The man actually believed it, and asked with shining eyes, "Really?"

King Qi nodded: "Really."

He saw that these people were not locals and were most likely fleeing from disaster-stricken areas. He had been in Qingzhou and Nanzhou during this period and had not heard of any banditry.

This means that these people started committing crimes in the past two days. It is impossible for such stupid people to gather a group of people to obey him in a short period of time. There must be someone behind them.

He wanted to wipe out the entire gang in one go.

Li Daniu was almost dying of joy. Last night, Li Shunxing had just robbed a boat with his bare hands, and was immediately made the second in command by the boss.

If he tied these people back to the village, could he become the third in command with the money he got?

"Then come with us!"

Li Daniu was so excited that he even stuttered when he spoke.

The King of Qi and his two companions were still riding in the carriage, but this time their hands and feet were tied tightly.

The driver also became a bandit.

The King of Qi was not worried about his own safety at all. He was just angry that a prince was robbed in broad daylight by a group of vagrants.

If you tell it to others, you can write a story about it.

The carriage swayed up the mountain and did not stop until two hours later.

The King of Qi was a little surprised when he got off the carriage.

This bandit's lair was much larger than he had imagined. It was actually a ready-made village. Although it was a bit dilapidated, it looked to have everything it needed.

There were at least dozens of people in front of them busy repairing houses and cleaning the yard.

Men and women of all ages.

If Ling Lie and Bai Ming were here, they would recognize at a glance that this was the Qingfeng Village that was destroyed two years ago.

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Gu Xi: That’s great! We’ve really entered a bandit’s den.

Suifeng: It’s difficult!