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

"I dare not! I am wronged!"

Zhao'er quickly came back to his senses, covering his face and saying with a look of grievance.

Jia Lian said angrily,

"Then what are you looking at?"

Zhao Er covered his face and stammered,

"I, I, I saw that there seemed to be a hole in the shoe print of the Second Master, and I thought maybe your shoes were broken, so I could get you a new pair."

Jia Lian's expression softened slightly after hearing this, and he cursed angrily,

"You are such a filial slave, why don't you take me out of the city?"

"Yes, yes! Second Master!"

Zhao'er hurriedly supported Jia Lian and quickly passed through the city gate.

In the end, the laughter of the crowd was stopped by the people who maintained order at the gate of Qingfeng Village.

Chen Jingwen, who was in the crowd, looked up at the carriage slowly passing through the city gate, his eyes flashing.

It was this carriage that a maid walked out earlier, and she was able to produce a warrant to allow Qingfeng Village to let them pass!

But then his eyes fell on Jia Lian who was about to leave the city gate.

He took a deep breath and shook his head secretly.

Then the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

An incompetent descendant of the Rongguo Mansion actually has such a deep connection with Qingfeng Village.

And this Lin Ruhai is indeed not a simple person!

Thinking of this, Chen Jingwen turned around and whispered a few words to Xiao Guizi beside him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guizi bowed and nodded respectfully.

"Yes, Second Master. I understand!"

Chen Jingwen nodded slightly, then stood there, quietly watching the passing carriage.

Until that carriage, and the other carriages loaded with tax silver, passed through the city gate, no one from Qingfeng Village stopped or checked them.

As carriages loaded with tax silver drove out of the city gate one after another,

Chen Jingwen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His main purpose of coming to the city gate was to worry about whether the court's tax silver could be safely discharged from the city this year.

After all, the bandits from Qingfengzhai in Yangzhou dared to close the city gates, which was tantamount to rebellion!

However, this year's salt tax is of vital importance to the court. If it were robbed by these bandits, there would be chaos throughout the country!

Chen Jingwen couldn't help but feel secretly relieved!

Fortunately, the bandits in Qingfeng Village seemed to have reached some kind of relationship with Lin Ruhai and did not take any action against the salt tax!

Until almost two or three quarters of an hour later,

After the last carriage loaded with tax silver left the city, the people from Qingfeng Village lined up in a row at the city gate again, blocking passers-by!

During this period, many of the people watching in front of the city gate dispersed.

Looking at the crowd leaving, Ah Da approached Chen Jingwen and whispered,

"Second Master, there are a lot of troubles at the city gate right now. Why don't we go back first?"

Chen Jingwen thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

Just as he was about to speak,

But at this moment,

A burst of rapid horse hoof sounds came rapidly from outside the city gate into the city.

Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, they saw a man in green clothes riding a horse and rushing into the city gate.

Look at the group of people from Qingfeng Village guarding the city gate, they have stopped their horses behind them.

When everyone saw that the newcomer was also wearing the clothes of Qingfeng Village, they all looked towards the city gate curiously.

The man on horseback, holding a token in his hand, asked the people from Qingfeng Village who were guarding the city gate,

"Where is the person in charge here?!"

The man from Qingfeng Village who had questioned Jia Lian first came out.

"Tian Shuguang, the third squad leader of the ninth brigade of the Qingfeng Village, is here!"

The man on horseback threw the token in his hand.

"There's an order from the mountain! Remove the city gate defenses immediately, and return to the camp on your own!"

Tian Shuguang quickly grabbed it,

After taking the token and looking it over, he confirmed its authenticity and handed it back with both hands.

Then he took a step back and raised his hand in salute.

"Yes! I obey my orders!"

The man on horseback nodded slightly, raised his hand to return the greeting, then turned his horse around and left the city gate.

Everyone in front of the city gate was surprised when they heard this.

"What's going on? Are the people from Qingfeng Village going to leave?"

"No! I'm still waiting for the city gates to be closed for two days so I can get some subsidies!"

"Me too, that's a hundred bucks a day!"

"If the people from Qingfeng Village leave, can we leave the city?"

"..."

Tian Shuguang paid no attention to the discussions of the people at the city gate.

He trotted to the city gate and looked solemn as he faced the people from Qingfeng Village guarding the city gate.

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone's feet and the spears in their hands stopped at the ground in unison, making a uniform "bang" sound.

Tian Shuguang's expression became serious.

"Assemble in two rows!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the people guarding Qingfeng Village at the city gate moved quickly and in unison towards Tian Shuguang.

With neat steps, they separated into two rows, front and back, in almost an instant.

After quickly lining up, they continued to march in place in an orderly manner.

Dozens of people, their footsteps like thousands of troops, sounded in front of the city gate.

Tian Shuguang suddenly shouted.

"Standing!"

Under everyone's shocked gaze, everyone in Qingfeng Village stepped forward and stopped.

"Take a break!"

"stand at attention!"

"turn right!"

'Swish, swish, swish!'

"Turn on the spot, target Qingfeng Village, run!"

As Tian Shuguang's order was given, the team immediately ran out of the city in a uniform pace.

There were only a few dozen people, but amidst the echoes of the city gate,

But they ran with the momentum of thousands of troops.

Some people who were watching the fun and didn't know what was going on were shocked and amazed.

In Chen Jingwen's eyes,

After seeing the bandits of Qingfeng Village follow orders and act in an orderly manner,

My heart is filled with heavy sorrow and worry.

Is this the bandit from Qingfeng Village?

But are the bandits in Qingfeng Village really just bandits?