Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

In Langya Village.

When Liu Xu woke up, it was already dark. She moved her aching neck and limbs, but found that her hands and feet were tied up. It was pitch black and she couldn't see anything. She couldn't help but shout, "Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"

After a while, footsteps were heard outside, followed by the sound of a lock being unlocked.

With a creaky sound, the door opened, followed by the light of a torch.

"Why are you yelling so late at night? I just went to bed!" A fierce woman's voice rang out.

The sudden bright light made Liu Xu a little uncomfortable. She closed her eyes and slowly opened them. She quickly looked around and found that she seemed to be in a utility room. At the door, there stood a woman of medium height, slightly plump, and estimated to be in her thirties.

The woman glared at her impatiently, her eyes clearly indicating that she would be in trouble if she couldn't explain it clearly.

"Aunt, aunt, can I ask where I am?" Liu Xu asked cautiously.

The woman frowned, looked her up and down, and then said impatiently: "This is Langya Village."

Liu Xu's heart skipped a beat when she heard this: Hiss, could it be a bandit camp? Damn it, she said that the tall guy didn't look like a good person, he really is a bandit. What should she do now? She doesn't know martial arts and doesn't have a golden finger, is she just waiting to die here? Hey, wait, don't they want the recipe for growing mushrooms? Why would bandits want a recipe? Did someone hire them? Or did someone reach some kind of agreement with them? Liu Xu's mind was full of thoughts, and her face was changing.

Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, the woman became even more impatient: "What's the matter, little girl? If you don't tell me, I'm going to sleep."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu quickly collected her thoughts, and said to the woman with a bit of embarrassment, holding her legs together: "Auntie, I... I'm a bit in a hurry, could you please take me to the toilet?"

She couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She had to at least understand the environment she was in.

The woman looked at her suspiciously, thinking that she was just a little girl, and there were patrols and sentries everywhere in the village, so she wouldn't be able to run away even if she was let go, so she nodded.

But while untying the ropes on her hands and feet, he kept saying, "I'll untie them for you, but don't run around later. There are sentries everywhere in this village, and there are dogs. If you run around, you'll be the one who suffers!"

"Don't worry, auntie. I'll just go to the toilet and won't run around." Liu Xu replied quickly.

When the rope was untied, the woman took her out.

Liu Xu took a quick look around and saw that the village seemed to be quite large. Torches were lit everywhere and people could still be seen walking around at this time.

"Hurry up and don't look around. I need to go back to sleep after I finish this." The woman said fiercely.

Liu Xu quickly withdrew his gaze and followed the woman.

The toilet was some distance away from where she was imprisoned. On the way, they met patrolling bandits. "Hey, Huo Sanniang, why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night? Are you lonely?" a tall and thin bandit teased.

Liu Xu took a look and lowered his head, the corners of his mouth twitched. Damn, bandits are bandits, they speak without restraint.

The woman, Huo Sanniang, was not afraid of him when she heard him say, "It's none of your business whether I'm lonely or not. Go on patrol. If anything goes wrong, I'll skin you alive and burn you to death!"

"Why are you so fierce? No wonder you are still a widow now." The man seemed frightened by Huo Sanniang's words. He muttered and left.

"Pah!" Huo Sanniang spat at the back of the man, then walked a little further and stopped, saying to Liu Xu, "We're here, right in front, hurry up!"

Liu Xu pretended to be in a hurry and hurried to the toilet. Along the way, she observed with her peripheral vision. There were many sentries in the village, and there were people patrolling at any time. It would be difficult to escape. Moreover, she didn't know what the situation was around the village. It would be even more difficult for her, a weak girl. Now she could only wait for reinforcements.

Fortunately, she had a bad feeling at the time and reminded Liu Ming to go find Manager Chang, hoping that she wouldn't have to wait too long.

What she has to do now is to protect herself before they come. Oh, I don't know if her mother will be anxious if she finds out. Thinking of this, Liu Xu couldn't help but feel anxious. But what's the use of being anxious? She is now in a den of thieves and can't do anything. If she had known earlier, she should have learned a few tricks from He Lei and the others, at least she could have struggled!

Liu Xu was just daydreaming when Huo Sanniang urged her from outside. "Are you ready? Hurry up!"

"Okay, okay, I'll be right out!" Liu Xu quickly pulled up his pants and walked out.

"Really? You're taking so long. Go back and have a rest. I want to go back to sleep too." Huo Sanniang said impatiently.

"Um, auntie, I haven't eaten since lunch. Could you please give me some food and water?" Liu Xu asked flatteringly.

Hearing this, Huo Sanniang looked at her again, as if she had thought of something, and a flash of pain flashed across her eyes. However, it was too dark, and Liu Xu didn't see it. She only heard her mutter, "What a trouble!"

Then he brought Liu Xu back to the house, locked the door and left.

Liu Xu couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Thinking that she would be hungry all night or even longer, she touched her stomach which had already begun to protest, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Huo Sanniang did not tie her up again. The room was pitch black. Liu Xu groped for a place and curled up, hoping to be warmer. It was winter and the night was cold. If she caught a cold again, she would be helpless.

Cold and hungry, she could only hypnotize herself in her heart that she would be fine if she fell asleep. Just when she was about to fall asleep, she heard footsteps and the sound of unlocking the door outside. Liu Xu was startled and woke up immediately. With the appearance of the firelight, Liu Xu saw Huo Sanniang coming back, holding a bowl in her hand and an old quilt in her armpit.

"Hurry up and eat. If you get hungry and sick when you deliver the goods, the Third Master will have to trouble me!" Huo Sanniang put the bowl and chopsticks on a lame table next to her with an impatient look on her face. Then she threw the quilt on the haystack next to her.

"Thank you, auntie, thank you, auntie, you are such a good person!" Liu Xu quickly stood up and thanked her repeatedly.

Huo Sanniang curled her lips uncomfortably and turned her head to the side, not forgetting to scold: "Stop talking nonsense and eat quickly!"

But Liu Xu saw from the corner of her eye that the corner of her mouth slightly raised, although it was only for a short time, but she did see it. Looking at the hot noodles in the bowl again, Liu Xu felt more at ease. It seemed that Huo Sanniang was a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. You have to know that this is fine noodles, which ordinary people outside may not be able to afford.

From this, we can see that this Langya Village should not be poor, and can even be said to be quite wealthy. After Liu Xu finished drinking the soup in the bowl, Huo Sanniang took the bowl, said nothing, locked the door and left.

Liu Xu groped her way to the place where she had placed the quilt, used the quilt half to cover her body and half to wrap around her, and lay down. Well, now that I have come, I should make the best of it. I should have a good sleep first and get enough energy to deal with tomorrow's affairs.

Thinking of this, I soon fell asleep.

At the same time, at the foot of Langya Village, He Lei also arrived with his men following the marks.

However, it was already late, so they could not go up the mountain rashly. Moreover, Chang Yifei's men knew about Langya Village, so after discussing it, they decided to find a place to hide and rest for the night, and make plans tomorrow morning.

This was a tough situation for He Feng who was halfway up the mountain. He had neither dry food nor water on him. In addition, there were many sentries on the mountain, so he did not dare to act rashly. He could only wait with an empty stomach.

Fortunately, in the second half of the night, because the patrolmen changed shifts, he finally found an opportunity to deal with a man who was left alone because of slacking off. He stripped off his clothes, put them on, hid the man, and sneaked in.

The Langya Village was pretty good to their own people, and they left some food for those who came back from their shift change. I don’t know if I should say that they were too confident, or because they were too hungry and sleepy, but no one noticed that He Feng had swapped the food.

After finishing the meal and watching everyone go to rest, He Feng was a little confused. He didn't know the name of the person he was impersonating or where he lived...

Just when he was worrying about what to do, someone saw that he didn't move and called out, "Li Erniu, what the hell are you standing there for? Are you stupid? Hurry up, or I won't open the door for you later!"

He Feng: Brother, thank you!

He Feng realized that the person he was impersonating should be Li Erniu. So he scratched his head in a pretentious manner, laughed foolishly twice, and followed him not far away.

Fortunately, the light was dim, and He Feng and Li Erniu had similar body shapes, so the person in front didn't notice that they were different.

He just kept mumbling as he walked, "I told you you're stupid but you never admit it. You just laugh silly when you eat and can't even fart. If the boss hadn't been kind enough to pick you up, you would be so stupid that you would be sold and still help others count the money! Walk faster, I'm so sleepy."

Hearing this, He Feng raised his eyebrows, chuckled twice, and continued to follow not far away.

He just took a look and found that this village is very disciplined, and from what the man said just now, it seems that the so-called boss has some good intentions?

However, now is not the time to think about it. The most important thing right now is how he can find the lady without alerting others.

He Feng followed the man into a room. When the man lit the lamp, he quickly stepped forward and knocked him unconscious. After a while, he turned off the lamp again. He looked through the crack in the door to check the situation outside.