Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 55 Someone reported you for escaping from the border

After washing up, Shen Zhao hung the sausages he had stuffed last night under the eaves, and went to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.

My father went to work early in the morning, my mother Zhang Shanyue went out to graze the sheep, and my cousins carried soybeans to the river to wash.

Shen Zhao scooped water from the water tank to wash some yellow millet, poured it into the iron pot to cook porridge, and then placed the newly bought steamer on the porridge pot and steamed yesterday's leftovers in it.

Just as I was lighting the stove and adding firewood, several people suddenly came into the yard.

Shen Zhao heard the noise and looked over, but didn't recognize anyone.

"Who are you looking for?" She quickly stood up and walked to the kitchen door.

One of them pulled down the scarf covering his mouth and nose and asked loudly, "Is this Shen Ang's home?"

"Yes, who are you?" Shen Zhao immediately became alert when he saw that they looked unfamiliar.

Another person stepped forward and asked with a half-smile, "What? Miss, don't you recognize me?"

Shen Zhao frowned, and then he remembered that the person in front of him seemed to be Captain Gao who tried to extort his cotton-padded jacket last time.

"What do you want?" Shen Zhao turned his head to look at the stove, and seeing that the firewood did not fall out of the stove, he turned back to look at the few people.

These people were all wearing military uniforms and had swords on their waists. They were obviously warriors.

Captain Gao looked at the girl with malicious intent: "Someone reported that Shen Xun, the eldest son of the Shen family, left the border without permission, so I came to arrest him."

Shen Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately retorted: "My brother has a leave of absence document, and he has a pass that has been approved by the Marquis, so how can he leave the border without permission?"

"What do you, a little girl, know? Get him out right away! I'm going to take him to the county government office for questioning!" Captain Gao waved his hand and ordered people to search the house.

Shen Zhao immediately stopped them and said in a cold voice: "My brother's affairs are under the jurisdiction of Yumenguan. At worst, there are still local rules. You are just a garrison nearby. What right do you have to come to my house to search?"

The man surnamed Gao was obviously seeking revenge, but what puzzled Shen Zhao was why this man came to his brother's house early this morning when his elder brother had just returned home yesterday?
"Oh! You are so sharp-tongued at such a young age." Captain Gao pouted. A soldier flashed behind him and took out a wooden scroll from his bosom and started to read: "County Magistrate Zhao, from now on, all men in Xiougu County who are 18 years old or above must be called up to join the army. No mistakes can be made. Those who disobey the order will be punished with 50 strokes of the cane!"

Shen Zhao sneered: "My elder brother is already serving in Yumen Pass. What do you want to do with the documents? Even if he has returned home now, he is under the jurisdiction of Anle Township. What does it have to do with you?"

"Ha! You're so brave!" Captain Gao's brows suddenly became fierce, and he stretched out his hand to push Shen Zhao, but unexpectedly someone rushed over and pushed his arm away.

Zhang Shanyue glared at Captain Gao with an angry look on his face: "Who are you? How dare you come to my house and bully my daughter?"

Captain Gao was pushed and staggered. He managed to steady himself and was about to curse when he suddenly saw a group of men, young and old, coming behind the woman. The first few people in the front were the Shen brothers with angry faces.

"Hey? Isn't this Gaocang Gaoyingwei, the younger brother of Yuli Township's treasurer?" Someone recognized him and asked in confusion, "Why did he come to our Anle Township?"

Shen Xun also stepped over and asked coldly, "What are you doing? If you have official business, go to the post station or the township office. Why are you coming to my house?"

Gao Cang looked Shen Xun up and down and said disdainfully: "Someone reported that Shen Xun escaped from the border and returned to his hometown, so I am here to arrest him!"

"Who reported it? I have a leave of absence document and a customs clearance order signed by the Marquis. How can it be considered as fleeing back home?"

Shen Xun took out a cloth bag from his bosom, opened it, and took out a pass talisman from it, with the writing facing outwards for everyone to see: "Everyone, look carefully, this is my pass talisman, and it has the release order signed by the Marquis."

Gao Cang looked unhappy, but he didn't want to give up just like that. He unfolded the bamboo slips and said, "The county lord has issued an order! The whole county is to recruit soldiers for garrison duty. Follow me and report immediately! There must be no mistakes!"

"Then why don't you go find the village treasurers? Why are you coming to my house?" Shen Heng also stood in front of his brother and glanced at this man: "Oh, you failed to blackmail us for our cotton clothes last time, and now you are here to take revenge?" "How dare you!" Gao Cang was so angry that he drew the sword from his waist and stabbed Shen Heng fiercely.

Everyone was shocked, but it was too late to stop it, as they saw the sword about to pierce Shen Heng's abdomen.

Shen Xun on the side reacted quickly, grabbed the sword and barely stopped the sword from pressing into his brother's abdomen, his palm immediately stained with blood.

"Brother!" Shen Zhao exclaimed and pushed Gao Cang hard, pushing him aside.

The tip of the sword in the man's hand also left Shen Heng's abdomen, but Shen Xun's fingers were bleeding profusely, as if his meridians were cut off.

Shen Zhao was frightened and immediately dragged his elder brother into the house and took out a small bronze mirror to look for medicine.

Shen Heng also reacted, and quickly closed the door of the wing room, picked up a carrying pole and swung it at Gao Cang: "Damn it! I'm going to fight you!"

Gao Cang was also shocked. He knew that he had committed a big taboo in his impulse and felt a little scared.

But he didn't want to show his weakness in front of the garrison soldiers, so he hid behind several soldiers and shouted arrogantly: "How dare you attack me? Do you want to rebel?"

He was a battalion commander under the county lieutenant. He happened to receive an order from his superiors these days, asking him to take the conscription documents and go to various villages to announce it.

Originally, Gao Cang was going to Anle Township Office to find Youzhi and the township governor, but when he passed by Yanzeli, he met a young man who showed goodwill to him.

After asking, I found out that this man was the man my cousin liked, Qin Yi, the young master of the Qin family.

So the two of them talked for a few words, and when Gao Cang learned that the Shen family had repeatedly been at odds with the Qin family, new and old grudges surged into his heart.

A few days ago at the market, this member of the Shen family was so ungrateful that they openly refused to give him face, making him lose face in front of everyone.

Now that he happened to have the conscription documents in his hand, he wanted to come and find trouble with the Shen family.

I didn't expect that the mission would go wrong. There were so many people in the Shen family early in the morning.
"You bastard! When blackmail fails, you turn to hurting people! If you're brave enough, come and fight me in person!" Shen Heng was so angry that he didn't care who the man was. He picked up a carrying pole and started smashing it at Gao Cang and the others.

Cousin Shen De was a little afraid of Captain Gao, and was afraid that his cousin would suffer, so he had to hug him and said, "Ah Heng, go find a doctor to check Ah Xun first. It would be terrible if his finger was broken."

Shen Heng was so angry that he was shaking all over. Seeing Gao Cang and others fleeing in a hurry, he had no choice but to run to the township office to find a doctor.

The township office was four or five miles away, and even though he ran as fast as he could, it still took him a long time to get there.

A Zhu and his son also ran with him, fearing that those people would come and cause trouble for him again.

When Shen Heng invited the doctor to the Shen family, he saw Shen Zhao lying on the table stitching his eldest brother's finger, while his mother squatted beside him wiping her tears.

Shen Xun's right palm and five fingers were all cut with deep wounds, and the skin and flesh were rolled up, which was very creepy.

Shen Zhao endured the numbing scalp and sewed up the wounds one by one, disinfected them with mercurochrome, and then sprinkled hemostatic powder on them.

Then wrap your palm layer by layer with snow-white gauze and tie a knot on the back of your hand.

When I looked up, my sight met several pairs of shocked eyes.

The white-bearded doctor pointed to a medicine box on the table and asked, "Where did you get this from?"

(End of this chapter)