The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

The vendor quickly got busy.

While the vendor was busy, Chen Jingwen asked with a smile,

"Hey, old man, I heard that the city gate ahead was sealed by a group of bandits. How dare you set up a stall here? Aren't you worried that those bandits will overturn your stall?"

Hearing this, the peddler looked up at Chen Jingwen, then smiled and lowered his head to continue his work.

"You gentlemen are not native to Yangzhou, right?"

Chen Jingwen couldn't help but look at himself in surprise, then looked at the vendor, smiled and nodded,

"Brother, you have good eyesight!"

The vendor smiled and shook his head.

"It's not that I have good eyesight, but even a local from Yangzhou wouldn't ask that question."

Hearing this, Chen Jingwen became even more curious.

"Oh? Please enlighten me, little brother!"

"Hey! Even a three-year-old kid on the street knows this. It's not about giving or not giving."

The vendor shook his head indifferently, and then continued,

"This group of bandits from Yangzhou are from Qingfeng Village. We usually call them a swarm!"

Chen Jingwen nodded slightly. He had learned this information from the secret agent last night.

Then I heard the vendor continue,

"However, although this group of people are bandits, they never oppress the common people. From time to time, they even help those who can't make a living. Even in Yangzhou today, there are many people who are proud to join Qingfeng Village!"

As he said this, the vendor smiled innocently and said with some disappointment,

"It's a pity that my craftsmanship is looked down upon by all the people. Otherwise, I would have gone to Qingfeng Village to be a cook for the bandits, and I would have received two taels of silver every month!"

Hearing this, Chen Jingwen frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, smiled and nodded,

"From what you said, brother, this group of people is really different from ordinary bandits!"

When the peddler heard that his words were recognized, he became even more talkative.

"Not at all! Listen to what I'm telling you, sir!"

"This group of people are well-behaved bandits. They don't kill or burn people, and they don't oppress the common people. They only target the rich and ruthless. Even if we ordinary people are bullied by the government, we can still find Qingfeng Village to seek justice for us!"

"..."

The peddler talked endlessly, but Chen Jingwen listened carefully to every word.

The more I heard, the heavier my heart became!

Although he knew that Qingfeng Village would not kill innocent people or attack civilians at will, as long as his identity was not exposed, he would not be in danger even if he stayed in Yangzhou City.

But even so, Chen Jingwen did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

I originally thought that the bandits in Qingfeng Village were just fierce and aggressive.

But now it seems that although Qingfeng Village has a small number of people on the surface, it is far more popular than the government in Yangzhou!

How can these be called bandits?

This is clearly more official than the government!

Not only will it kill people, it will also destroy their hearts!

What kind of heart is being destroyed? The heart of the Yangzhou government and the Daqian court is being destroyed!

Listening to what the vendor said, Chen Jinwen had almost concluded in his heart that the government of Yangzhou was already dead in name only!

No! He must find a way to leave Yangzhou immediately, and then return to Beijing to tell his father in person about the corruption in Yangzhou and the news about Qingfeng Village!

Please make a decision as soon as possible, father!

With Qingfeng Village's ambitions so obvious, can it allow the imperial court's salt tax to leave the city?

Then Chen Jingwen said the word "reward" and immediately turned around and walked quickly towards the gate of Yangzhou!

The peddler was startled when he heard this, and before he could say anything, Xiao Guizi had already dropped a silver bean on his stall.

"Our master gave it to you!"

After saying that, he and Ada hurried up quickly.

The peddler was surprised and delighted. His eyes lit up as he looked at the silver beans on the stall. He wiped his hands vigorously on his apron, then carefully picked up the silver beans and took a big bite.

Looking at the teeth marks on the silver beans, the vendor's smile widened.

Suddenly he thought of something, quickly put away the silver beans, and shouted to Chen Jingwen and the others,

"Gentlemen, your pie..."

Ada's voice came,

"I'll give it to you as well!"

The vendor was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly picked up one of the pancakes he had just baked and took a big bite.

While chewing, he said happily and excitedly,

"Great! I met a rich and stupid old man as soon as I opened the stall!"

"Yeah! Delicious!"

……

When Chen Jingwen and his companions finally squeezed to the city gate with great effort, they found that the tax silver convoy had not arrived yet.

After all, they came alone and had no burden of carriages or horses.

Chen Jingwen looked at the dozens of elite warriors at the city gate, all dressed in blue and holding spears, standing straight and neatly in a row. They were all solemn-looking.

Even though he was a prince and had followed the emperor to see the elite troops of the Beijing Army countless times, he was still deeply shocked at this moment!

From the words "Qingfeng" embroidered on their chests, it is obvious that they are the Qingfengzhai bandits who occupied the Yangzhou city gate.

But these bandits all had rosy faces and bright eyes, and stood in front of the city gate in an orderly manner.

The figures of these dozens of bandits seemed to be carved from the same mold.

Apart from blinking, he barely moved.

Although the person has not moved, but just with such a mental state,

They were also far more elite than the imperial guards he had seen in the capital, which made Chen Jingwen's mouth dry and his heart felt unprecedented shock!

Looking at the soldiers guarding the city who were holding swords and guns nearly a hundred meters away from the city gate, they were all trembling with fear and cautiously lowering their heads.

Chen Jingwen felt as if a huge stone was pressing down on his heart, and his heart became even heavier!

This Qingfeng Village is so terrifying!