The peasant boy of crossing

The sound of horseshoes sounded, Li Xinyi and Wu Su turned around, it turned out that Uncle Zhang had returned.

"Uncle Zhang, did you find out anything?" Wu Su asked.

Uncle Zhang got off his horse and said: "It's all been found out. Mr. Wang and the others are still in the village, but their hands are tied behind their backs. I went to the outskirts of the village to look around. Counting those guarding the entrance of the village, there are only three people in total." A thief. The two I saw were dressed like peasants, and the other only saw the back, but it didn't look strong."

Wu Su asked, "How did you know there were two thieves inside?"

Uncle Zhang said with a complicated expression: "Because the prince's yelling is too loud, and the scolding is ugly, I can hear the voice inside from the outside of the earthen wall, but I still climbed over the wall to confirm."

Wu Su nodded and said, "Hitch the horse into the cart, let's go."

After getting into the carriage, Li Xinyi got into the carriage and said worriedly: "Three people can tie up Mr. Wang and throw him on the ground. Let's just go there without any preparations. This is too hasty."

Wu Su took out his handkerchief, wiped off the ashes on Li Xinyi's face, and said, "Go get some water from the well in a while, and wipe your face, it's covered with ashes."

Li Xinyi was talking about important matters with Wu Su, but Wu Su only paid attention to these details, and said dissatisfiedly: "You hate me, so why did you kiss me just now?"

Wu Su smiled and stepped forward to kiss his lips again, "I don't dislike you, it's too late to like you."

Li Xinyi snatched the handkerchief, put it on Wu Su's face and said, "Your face also has ashes, I'll wipe it for you too."

Wu Su grabbed his hand and said, "You don't have to be nervous, just let me explain why this is not hasty."

"Are you wondering why I'm not nervous at all? In fact, Uncle Zhang just said that he heard Prince Wang's yelling, so I'm even less nervous." Wu Su said.

Li Xinyi nodded and said: "It's really strange, and you seem very sure, as if this gang of thieves will not kill us."

Wu Su smiled and said, "Of course not, because we are here to give money."

Li Xinyi's eyes widened, "Send money? Could it be that they tied up the prince just to wait for us to spend money to redeem them?"

Wu Su said: "Actually, these are all unwritten rules in the Tao. I also heard from the elders in my family that even if you hire a bodyguard from the bodyguard bureau to escort you all the way, if you encounter a difficult bone, you still have to take the initiative to leave some money for these mountains. bandit."

Li Xinyi said: "But we didn't invite bodyguards."

Wu Su said: "This is also the reason why we don't hire bodyguards. Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. It means that for small fish and shrimp like us, those who come to rob the road are also bandits who are not good enough. "

Li Xinyi dissatisfied: "But why should we give our money to others for no reason, and cutting off people's money is like killing parents. Why don't we report to the officials, bring officers and soldiers, and wipe out this group of thieves."

Wu Su touched Li Xinyi's head and said, "Why do you think they only left three people waiting for us? Even if officers and soldiers come, they will say that they are good citizens. No one lives in this village, and no one from the government has come over. The census of population and household registration shows that the government has long been overwhelmed."

"And we don't know if there are traps in the village? Or if they light a cigarette again, then we all have to fall here this time."

Li Xinyi said sadly: "It's all because of me, if only I didn't mention staying overnight in the village."

Wu Su said: "It's freezing cold, they are sure that we will stay overnight. Do you still remember Wang Yuan's boy? He snatched my fire bag and lit the cigarette, so even if you don't mention it, others I will also mention it, I am destined to suffer such a loss, I want to open it up."

Li Xinyi asked: "Wang Yuan's servant? Is this a newly bought traitor or an undercover agent left by the thief?"

Wu Su thought for a while and said, "The boy should have been bought. Mr. Wang bought two more boys after he got off the boat and arrived in Jining. It should be after we were targeted."

Li Xinyi only felt a pain in the head, and she didn't understand the twists and turns: "I really don't understand."

Wu Su said, "Let's get out of the car."

Li Xinyi grabbed Wu Su's hand and said, "Wait, since you want to give money, how much money do you have? I still have some money here, so I can make some money. You bought horses and carriages before, and you spent enough money." gone."

Wu Su smiled and said: "The money is enough, if you are worried, I will hand over the rest of the money to you later."

Li Xinyi didn't want his money, she just said: "Well, anyway, this is my purse, you take it."

Wu Su didn't answer, and said: "Don't worry, let's go, let's go in together."

When Li Xinyi and Wu Su entered, the people at the entrance of the village glanced at Uncle Zhang who was guarding the carriage, and neither spoke nor stopped them.Just standing at the entrance of the village like a wooden stake.

"Can we come out after we go in? Isn't it said that the meat bun beats the dog, and there is no return?" Li Xinyi whispered.

Wu Su didn't answer, but shook Li Xinyi's hand lightly, signaling him to feel at ease.

Wang Yuan's voice was already weak, and he couldn't hear what he was shouting clearly, but someone beside him complained, "Shut up now."

Li Xinyi was in a complicated mood, but he didn't want to follow Wu Su, he just wanted to stand in front and protect him.

In the main hall of the village chief's house, there was a young man in a blue and white robe sitting on an armchair with a book in his hand.Beside him sat a burly man in short brown clothes, leaning on one side and dozing off.

Seeing Wu Su and Li Xinyi coming in, he didn't stand up, but put down his book and said expressionlessly, "It's finally here."

The strong man beside him had already woken up, and he was still sitting crookedly, as if he didn't want to stand up.

The young man knocked hard on the coffee table with a book, and the strong man finally stood up lazily.

"I'm here, so you released all my companions." Wu Su said.

The young man signaled the strong man with his eyes, and the strong man turned and walked to the inner room, and Li Xinyi followed.

Wang Yuan was bound and sat on the ground.Of his four servants, only two are still there, and the other two have disappeared.

Elder Master Jiang and Young Master Jiang were also tied to the other side. Both of them were surnamed Jiang, so Li Xinyi distinguished them by size.

Seeing that the strong men didn't come to untie them, Li Xinyi could only ask, "Do strong men have knives?"

Wang Yuan's condition looked very bad, his face was like gold paper, very haggard.

His eyes lit up when he saw Li Xinyi, and when he heard Li Xinyi's question, he showed an incredible expression, "Li Xinyi, what do you want to do?"

The strong man glanced at Li Xinyi's body, "If you want a knife, use your own knife."

"Mr. Li." Mr. Jiang said, "We traveled all the way from Nanjing to Jining, and encountered such a thing on the road. It is also a friendship in adversity. You rescued us, and we will definitely reward you with a lot of money."

"Mr. Li, man is doing what the sky is watching. If you do something bad, there will be retribution." Young Master Jiang said.

Li Xinyi had no choice but to see that there seemed to be a large clay pot with a lid in the corner of the house, and finally found something sharp.

He picked up the lid of the clay pot and smashed it on the ground so hard that the lid shattered into three pieces.

Seeing Li Xinyi walking towards him with broken pottery, Wang Yuan couldn't help feeling sad thinking that he had been studying and writing all his life, not even married a beautiful and talented wife, and had not yet had a clever son.

His body was already very weak after the poisonous fumes and the prolonged yelling, and before he had shed two tears, he finally couldn't hold on and passed out.

Li Xinyi: "..."

He just didn't mean to repay the favor, nor did he have the complex of being a hero, he just kept a low profile and didn't explain why this person passed out.

"Mr. Li, we are all juren. If we become Jinshi in the future, it will also benefit the country and the people. You can't help thieves and evildoers." Young Master Jiang said.

Although the pottery pieces were sharp, they were not considered sharp. Li Xinyi squatted down and looked at the rope that bound Wang Yuan's hands, and might have to cut for a while.

It was too tiring to cut one by one, so he distributed the other two pieces of pottery to the two Mr. Jiang, saying, "Take them all, and cut the rope by myself."

Young Master Jiang cried and said: "Although our family is not rich, a sparrow is still meat no matter how small it is. Please let us go."

Li Xinyi said helplessly: "I'm here to untie you, what are you thinking?"

Once Young Master Jiang started crying, he couldn't stop, the tears gushed out like a bank bursting.Hearing that Li Xinyi came to untie him, the tears flowed more joyfully.

After finally cutting the rope in Wang Yuan's hands, Li Xinyi broke out in a sweat, and helped Mr. Jiang loosen the list. For Mr. Jiang who was crying into tears, Li Xinyi instinctively retreated three meters away.

Probably because the poison was still in the body, the bodies of several people were very weak, and the strong man didn't pay attention to these few people who didn't have the slightest effort.

"There are so many of you, why are the three of you tied up with rope?" Li Xinyi said to Mr. Jiang who was coaxing Mr. Jiang in a low voice.

Recalling the humiliation and embarrassment of the past two or three hours, Mr. Jiang's face flashed with gloom, and said: "What's the use of having more people, it's not as powerful as a thief alone."

"Then why did you disappear so early in the morning? Could it be that you communicated with the thieves and sought our family fortune so that we can be grateful to you?"

Li Xinyi turned her head in surprise, at some point Wang Yuan had woken up from the dizziness, but the first sentence of sobering made people angry.

"You don't want to spout blood! It's because you wanted to light some cigarettes early in the morning, which caused Ah Su to be poisoned and passed out. I haven't settled the score with you yet, but you pour dirty water on others first."

Wang Yuan was angry, or he was in a state of anger all the time, "I splashed dirty water? Didn't Wu Zijin belong to the fire bag? Maybe he bought my servant!"

Li Xinyi really wanted to throw Wang Yuan into the washing machine so that he could quickly dry the water in his head, "You bought the boy, you asked A Su to borrow the fire book, and you were the one who wanted to light cigarettes. Picking up oleander branches It was you who caused us to lose money and possibly our lives! If you don’t believe me, ask Mr. Jiang, don’t try to deny it!"

Wang Yuan was so angry that his eyes turned red and his ears buzzed.Anger surged up, overwhelmed, and with a wow, he spit out a mouthful of phlegm, then his eyes went dark, and he passed out again.

Li Xinyi was taken aback, thinking that he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, she became as quiet as a chicken, and did not dare to say a word.

The author has something to say: The author performed live as quiet as a chicken _(:з」∠)_