Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

"Brothers, we haven't been open for business for half a month, and we are a little tight on money, so everyone should prepare the money for the trip.

Ten taels of silver per head plus fifty kilograms of grain. If there is no grain, use the silver as compensation. In addition, the carriage must be left behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xiaoran secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this group of bandits only want money and have no intention of killing anyone.

This group of disaster victims all have their own carriages. In those days, people who have carriages should have some money in their hands, so they should be able to leave smoothly.

Before, Luo Xiaoran and Qiu Niang fried some rice to make dry food, and the remaining unfried rice was about 50 kilograms, which was just enough for one person.

As for the silver, she had asked Qiu Niang before. She had obtained silver ingots in the dilapidated temple. One ingot weighed ten taels, and Qiu Niang herself had some extra money.

Luo Xiaoran asked Qiu Niang to give food and silver to the bandits, while she took all the silver.

Since the carriage has been seized, we should throw away everything inside if possible.

He packed as much fried rice as he could, and the necessary items such as water bags, fire starters, clothes, and salt had already been stuffed into his bag.

Luo Xiaoran only took a big pot and two bowls from the car.

The bandit leader was a man of his word. When he saw Luo Xiaoran and Qiu Niang obediently handed over the money and food, he signaled his men to make way and let them go without any hesitation.

The second person to pass by was the forty-year-old man, who was carrying a bulging bag on his shoulders and holding the hand of a boy who had hardly ever gotten out of the carriage, saying that the boy was his little grandson.

The boy looked to be about three or four years old, with his entire face covered by clothes, leaving only a pair of clear eyes exposed.

All the money they had paid was also released.

With these two groups of people taking the lead, the people behind them also lined up to pay one after another.

Next to the bandit leader stood a man with his chest uncovered. He was yellow and thin, with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, and dark circles under his eyes almost reaching his chin.

He approached the bandit leader mysteriously, bent over and said cautiously:

"Brother, this group of people should be fleeing famine to the north. They can afford horse-drawn carriages on the road, so they must be very rich. Why don't we..." Before he finished speaking, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The bandit leader glanced at him nonchalantly and suddenly sneered, "Second brother, have you forgotten all the rules I set?"

"I haven't forgotten. I dare not forget. I was the one who said too much. Big brother, please don't bear grudges. Don't bear grudges with me."

The thin yellow man quickly lowered his head and bent his back even more. No one noticed the flash of anger in his eyes.

At night, everyone found a place to rest.

Without their carriage, this group of people had to travel on foot for the first time, and they were all very tired.

Except Luo Xiaoran.

Because she had food in her hands, she was not panicked. Not only was she not panicked, she was also very excited.

Although they no longer had a carriage, she and Qiu Niang still had 30 kilograms of food. If they ate sparingly, it would be enough to last them a month. This was something she had never dared to think about in the end times.

Their situation is extremely good, but it is more difficult for those with families.

The elderly and children cannot carry much, and they rely entirely on the young people to support them. Sometimes children cry because they are tired, or the elderly feel chest tightness and shortness of breath and cannot walk fast, which adds another layer of psychological fatigue to the young people.

A girl sitting by the fire next to Luo Xiaoran was even sobbing silently.

Suddenly the atmosphere became very heavy.

Qiu Niang was also infected, "Girl, do you think we can walk to Kyoto?"

Luo Xiaoran added two dead woods to the fire, and did not answer her, but asked: "Qiuniang, your family can afford a carriage, is your husband's family rich?"

Qiu Niang quickly replied, "My husband's family owns several shops in the local area, and their family is quite well-off.

I have a sister-in-law who married my husband's classmate. He passed the imperial examination this year and entered the Hanlin Academy. He brought his sister-in-law to Kyoto. We are going north to join them."

I didn’t ask you so many questions. Oh, Luo Xiaoran discovered that Qiu Niang had the potential to be a chatterbox.

"It seems that you have never suffered any hardship before... Since I have accepted your reward, I will do my best to send you to Kyoto.

You have seen these days that any accidents can happen on the road. You will suffer more and see more deaths in the future. I hope you can be mentally prepared..."

Before Luo Xiaoran could finish her words, a group of men with swords surrounded them again.

The one in the lead looked familiar, he was pale and thin with dark circles under his eyes, and looked like he had kidney deficiency.

He is the second in command of the group of bandits during the day!

But he brought few people with him, only about ten.

"Hand over all the valuables on you, including silver, jewelry and food!" said the second in command.

The victims were in a panic again.

Luo Xiaoran immediately put the bag on her back, ready to run away at any time.

Are these bandits playing hard to get with them?

There were more than thirty victims in total. If they fought with the bandits during the day, they would still be able to escape with a few carriages.

So during the day the bandits pretended to collect bribes and confiscated their carriages, leaving them without any means of escape.

By night, all the victims became fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

Didn’t you see that two-thirds of the bandits were gone?

They really had a good plan. Luo Xiaoran even wanted to applaud them regardless of the tense atmosphere!

A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar shouted angrily: "Haven't you already taken our money and food? Why do you want to rob us again?"

The people standing behind him should be his wife and daughter. His wife pulled his sleeve back, signaling him not to step forward.

A younger brother next to the Second Boss was also hesitant, "Second Boss, if the First Boss knew about this, we would be in big trouble."

"Humph, what are you afraid of!

Just the things he collected during the day were not enough to cover his brothers’ expenses for drinking and eating meat for a month!

The money and food that we will rob will be divided equally among the brothers! If you like a woman, tie her up, enjoy her, and then kill her.

As long as everyone keeps their mouths shut when they go back, everything will be fine, understand?"

Oh wow, it turns out that the second in command took private work without telling the first in command.

Bandit leader, your brothers have betrayed you, did you know?

He came here without your knowledge to rob you and kill you!

Seeing that some brothers were still hesitating, the second in command quickly walked to the middle-aged man who had just spoken and chopped him to the ground with a knife.

The glaring blood gushed out, and his wife and daughter screamed in fear.

"Just do it, and be quick!" The second in command waved a bloody sword and shouted at the other bandits.

The remaining dozen or so bandits, perhaps tempted by money, perhaps seduced by beauty, or perhaps stimulated by the second in command's hacking behavior, also rushed into the crowd and began to rob and kill.

Luo Xiaoran pulled out the hidden sword with one hand, and with the other hand pulled Qiu Niang, and ran out of the crowd.

Although both of them were wearing men's clothes, they did not look like men, especially Qiu Niang, whose graceful figure could not be concealed.

The second in command noticed them during the day, and he will definitely take good care of the sisters tonight~~

So he pushed aside a few victims who were in his way and ran straight towards Luo Xiaoran and the others.

Luo Xiaoran pulled out a burning stick from the fire nearby and threw it at the second in command, but he barely dodged it.

The second in command took a few steps to Luo Xiaoran. He stretched out his sword and chopped in front of her, trying to stop her from running forward.

Luo Xiaoran simply used a knife to pry it open, then raised her leg high and greeted his bag of thousands of sons and grandsons directly.

The second in command immediately bent down in pain with a ferocious expression.

Luo Xiaoran slashed his neck with a knife and successfully broke through.

The 40-year-old man with the little boy next to him, carrying his grandson on his back and holding a wooden stick, was also fighting the bandits with real swords and sticks, as if he had some martial arts skills.

In the firelight, the sword lights raged, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the weak.