Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

After hearing this, Jiang Sima's heart warmed up: "There really are such extraordinary people in the world!"

Noticing the strangeness in his father's tone, Jiang Mingyu asked curiously, "Did Father ever hear of something similar?"

Sima Jiang gave his son a meaningful look and said, "Of course I have heard of it."

"It is said that during the reign of the previous emperor, there was a concubine who could take objects from the air, with an ability as vast as the sea!"

"The late emperor was deeply in love with this concubine and wanted to pluck the stars and the moon for her."

"Unfortunately, Concubine Shu was unlucky and passed away at the age of thirty. The late emperor was devastated and died within a year."

Sima Jiang spoke with increasing excitement, "After ascending the throne, Your Majesty often mentioned that Concubine Shu, and his words were filled with envy for the love between the late emperor and Concubine Shu."

"Child, what does this Ma girl you mentioned look like?"

Jiang Mingyu thought for a moment, a smile forming on his lips: "She is as gorgeous as a spring flower, delicate and charming!"

"What a coincidence!"

Jiang Sima paced back and forth excitedly in his study: "Go and invite Miss Ma here immediately. I will arrange to send her to the capital right away!"

"If she can gain His Majesty's favor, why should we worry about our father and I not being able to rise to prominence?"

Jiang Mingyu was waiting for his father to say this, and he nodded immediately, rushing to the inn to catch the man impatiently.

Soon, Jiang Mingyu rushed into the inn with his servants.

The waiter saw Jiang Mingyu coming from afar with a fierce look on his face, and was so scared that his legs went weak. He thought that Jiang Mingyu had noticed something was wrong yesterday, so he hurriedly turned around and went to the backyard to find the shopkeeper.

Jiang Mingyu entered the inn and without saying a word, he went straight to the second floor and started searching one room after another.

Xu Xiangxiang's door was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang.

She was delighted, thinking it was Kou Zhong who came, and looked up expectantly: "Kou Zhong, is that you?"

But this joy quickly turned into disappointment. The person standing at the door was not Kou Zhong, but a hideous face that she was familiar with and disgusted with.

"My little beauty, you really made me look for you so hard!"

"Someone, tie this girl up and take her away!"

Xu Xiangxiang's face turned pale. She hurriedly retreated, staring at Jiang Mingyu in horror, and demanded, "What do you want to do? It's broad daylight, aren't you afraid of the law?"

Jiang Mingyu and his men couldn't help but sneer when they heard this. They looked at Xu Xiangxiang jokingly, as if they were admiring a small animal that had fallen into a trap.

The two strong men easily controlled Xu Xiangxiang and dragged her to Jiang Mingyu.

Jiang Mingyu mercilessly pinched Xu Xiangxiang's cheek and slapped her frivolously: "You're right, I'm breaking the law, what can you do to me?"

"take away!"

Xu Xiangxiang immediately struggled desperately, shouting, "Kou Zhong! Kou Zhong! Save me!"

Jiang Mingyu's ears were buzzing from her shrill screams. He shouted angrily, "Are you all deaf? Let her scream like that!"

A servant quickly stuffed a piece of cloth into Xu Xiangxiang's mouth, and her cry for help immediately turned into an unclear "mumbling" sound.

Xu Xiangxiang's eyes were filled with despair. She tried desperately to break free and ran to the backyard, but under the restraints of these people, her struggle seemed so powerless, like a kitten's resistance.

In a flash, the group of people left with Xu Xiangxiang. No one witnessed this scene except a few guests who were having dinner.

Although the guests recognized Jiang Mingyu's identity, they just sighed. No one dared to interfere, let alone rescue Xu Xiangxiang.

In the backyard, Kou Zhong was chopping wood when he vaguely heard Xu Xiangxiang's scream. He was stunned for a moment, stopped and listened carefully, but there was no sound. He felt vaguely uneasy.

Kou Zhong nudged Chi Dong next to him and asked, "Did you hear anyone shouting for help just now?"

Chi Dong was chopping wood with sweat dripping down his face. He gasped when he heard the words: "Help? I didn't hear you."

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Hurry up and work. You can rest after you finish."

Kou Zhong frowned, hesitated for a moment, and continued chopping wood.

In the lobby, the owner and the waiter finally appeared, but there was no sign of Jiang Mingyu.

If the waiter wasn't a relative of his, the owner would have really wanted to kick him.

"Don't bother me if you have nothing to do. Just get back to work!"

The waiter scratched his head helplessly, didn't dare to say anything more, and agreed obediently.

In such a coincidence, no one noticed that Xu Xiangxiang was kidnapped by Jiang Mingyu.

As night fell, the unconscious Ma San Ge woke up because of hunger.

It was pitch black all around, and he finally managed to light the light, only to find that his sister was not in the house.

"Little sister? Little sister?" After calling out several times without any response, Ma San Ge felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

He staggered and pushed open the door next door. The room was empty and there was no trace of his little sister.

Brother Ma San realized that his little sister was missing!

"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper!" he shouted anxiously.

Ma Sango's violent knocking on the door not only disturbed the sleeping shop owner, but also woke up the shop assistants under the big banyan tree in the backyard.

Among them, Kou Zhong almost shot up and ran over when he heard the voice of Ma Sange: "What's going on?!"

The anxiety in his heart made him sure that he had heard correctly.

Ma Sange's face was covered with tears, and he was extremely anxious: "Little sister, little sister suddenly disappeared!"

There was a bang, like a thunder exploding in Kou Zhong's ears, shaking his mind.

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On the other side, Xu Xiangxiang was tied up and lying naked on the bed, her heart full of shame and anger. She had been crying since she was abducted by Jiang Mingyu.

Jiang Mingyu looked down at him, his eyes full of teasing and malice: "Hey, you little bitch, you still want to ruin my good thing? Now, aren't you just falling into my hands?"

"Today I will teach you what 'obedience is worse than respect' means!"

Xu Xiangxiang never dreamed that she would become someone's target. Her eyes were filled with fear, and she desperately shook her head and begged: "I'm sorry, it's my fault, please forgive me, I really didn't mean it that day..."

"It's too late. There's no point in begging for mercy."

Jiang Mingyu sneered and climbed onto the bed, but said, "Don't worry, stuff like you is going to be presented to big shots, and I don't want to get my hands dirty."

"But even if I don't touch you, I can still find thousands of ways to make you want to live or die."

As he spoke, Jiang Mingyu triggered a hidden mechanism beside the bed, and a series of eerie torture instruments suddenly popped out. Xu Xiangxiang only took a glance and was so frightened that her whole body trembled and she cried inconsolably: "No, no, ah——"

Outside the door, even the servant who had seen a lot of wind and rain was frightened by the scream and got goose bumps all over his body. He said: "It seems that the young master is really angry this time."

The other servant nodded in agreement. At that moment, another scream was heard from inside the room, echoing through the roof.

The two looked at each other and shuddered involuntarily.

That night, Xu Xiangxiang's heart-wrenching cries continued until dawn the next day.

As the morning light showed, Jiang Mingyu walked out with a relaxed look and gave a wink to the servant.