Traveling through time and space

"Brother, all of you step back," Su Yuanyuan found that his elder brother was beside him, and waved his hand to ask Dongmei and the others to stay away.

"What do you want to say to Big Brother?"

"Brother, you should return to officialdom. You are already a scholar, so it is possible for you to pass the examinations for Juren, Gongsheng, Jinshi or even the top scorer. Second brother's personality is not enough to support the Cai family, so don't make things difficult for him. Let him live his life freely the way he likes." Su Yuanyuan really thought so.

"Do you like your second brother?"

"No, he's just my brother. Yuanyuan doesn't want to see him in trouble. Besides, my uncle will be implicated this time. The Cai family can't be left without someone to help them. Princess Anle can't be left without someone behind her."

"Okay, big brother, I'll think about it and get back to you." The two chatted as they slowly walked up to the bridge next to them. It wasn't really a bridge, with cables and wooden boards on both sides. There were guards standing at intervals on the bridge, holding torches.

"Who's in there? Come out," a loud shout came from the side of the guard on the other side of the bridge, and the faint sound of a woman crying could be heard from the other side.

"What's going on?" Lord Shang, who had also heard the noise, hurried onto the bridge. "Protect the princess."

"Master Shang, let's send someone to check it out first, and bring a few more people." Su Yuanyuan pushed aside the people blocking her way and heard another trembling noise. In a flash, five guards passed by, and the people on this side were still standing in the middle of the bridge.

"Girl, stand back a little. Be careful of some wild beast that may jump out from the front." Dongmei stood in front of Su Yuanyuan. Su Yuanyuan was very touched by her kindness. Su Yuanyuan asked several of her maids to stand in the middle, fearing that she would be in danger.

"Yes, be obedient and don't be curious about everything." said the eldest brother.

"Don't worry, you bastards, you cowards, don't you know who I am? You dare to disturb my good deeds, Ling'er, you two just wait for me to treat you well, put on your clothes properly, don't let these bastards take advantage of you, you are my people, that white flesh can only be enjoyed by me, pull slowly, don't cut my flesh, who are you? Do you know that this Liupu is my territory, let me go." Finally, I can see clearly who was dragged over. There are two more behind. The man in front is a man in his forties, with a fat head and big ears and a scoundrel look. Behind him are two women, both with their breasts exposed. "Hey, you have women here too, they all look good-looking. You don't like my women, so just..." In just a few steps, the guards here dragged the man over and put him on the ground. The man turned over and found that there were many people in front of him. "Hey, I thought you were a bandit from somewhere. Since ancient times, officials and bandits have been one family. Judging from your clothes, you must be officials."

"My lord, they are coming."

"I am He Minshan, the head of the village of Hejialei, and Haiguicun, the clan leader. I would like to pay my respects to all the adults." A group of people came and knelt down and kowtowed as they approached.

"All of you stand up and speak. How can we get back this way? Is it still closed? Where is Zhang Luntong from the yamen? Why hasn't he sent any letter back for so long?" asked Lord Shang.

"Really? Has this road been closed since the disaster?" asked Lord Du, who came over after hearing the sound.

"Sir, this is Mr. Zhang Luntong." The man who claimed to be the head of the village pointed at the person sitting on the ground.

"Is he Zhang Luntong?" Lord Du asked in disbelief under the firelight.

"Yes," Zhang Luntong, who had been sitting on the ground, stood up. "I'm Zhang Luntong. The road is blocked. I can't get through, so of course I didn't go up." He was shaking his head and making it annoying. "This girl is quite pretty, a beauty. You should follow me from now on. I'd marry you. Even though you're young, you look quite attractive." He was looking at Su Yuanyuan with a lewd look, full of obscenities.

Su Yuanyuan would not tolerate his bad habits. Without letting anyone else take action, she went up and kicked him, "You bastard, how dare you take advantage of me?" She did not hide the strength in this kick and kicked him several meters away.

"You little bitch, I have connections. I'm the county magistrate of the government office, my cousin is the prefect Wu Yufu, my cousin's cousin is the steward of the prince's mansion, I'm..." He listed all the connections he thought of and immediately went up to hold him down. The two adults looked at each other and said, "Why, you don't dare to touch me, do you? My backers are very strong. If you dare to touch me, let me go, apologize, and give me this woman."

Su Yuanyuan stepped forward and yanked the knife from Yunqiao's body, placing it directly on the beast's neck. "Fuck you! Do you even know who I am? I'll just let you go without knowing why. You're a nuisance even if you're still alive." With a single slash, she dispatched him. "Throw them into the river to feed the fish. Your village will deal with these two women."

"You two, tell us everything clearly," Lord Du asked. No one had expected that, up to now, no one had gone up to other parts of Quanyang Town. It had been eight days, and no one knew what had happened to them.

"To answer your question, sir, this road is blocked and no one has ever gone up there. When Zhang Luntong came a few days ago, he saw that the road was blocked and stayed in our village. After he came, he wanted good food and drink every day, but he actually didn't care about anything." The head of the village gnashed his teeth in hatred.

"Has your village been affected by the disaster? Is there any other way to get to the village inside?"

"To answer your question, sir, our village has also been hit by the disaster and is running out of food. We wanted to leave the village to seek help, but Lord Zhang is guarding the village entrance and won't let us leave. As for going inside, there's really no way at this time. The river next to us is called Tianyu River. It's very long. These days, the river is flowing very fast and no one dares to go in the water. There are only two villages nearby, Hejialei and Fujia Village. Although we belong to two towns, we live together. There are mountains behind our village, and people are basically not allowed to go up the mountain."

"Oh," Su Yuanyuan sighed deeply. She didn't expect this result. "How far and how high is this mountain?" Su Yuanyuan asked, pointing to the mountain behind the village on the other side of the river.

"To answer your Excellency, it's about five kilometers away. There will be aftershocks in the next few days, so no one dares to go over the mountain to see the situation over there."

"My lords, let's send someone to explore the area first to see what the situation is over there. I believe they are anxiously waiting for our people."

"Princess, what can we do? The river is so turbulent that we can't cross it at all." The two adults were also very anxious.

"In my opinion, we should just let them crawl through here. We have to take this step. It's been eight days and there's still no news. The people inside are coming out, but the people outside can't get in. We don't know how long and far this wall is. We have to find a way out. We can't just ignore their lives."

"Princess, it's night time now. Let's wait until tomorrow morning. It's very dangerous to go up at this time. Village head, how long will it take until dawn?" Lord Du asked He Minshan.

"My lord, princess, I've also gone to call the people from Fujia Village." Sun Yan was a little out of breath as he ran.

"I am Fu Wenxiang, the head of the Fujia Village, and Fu Wei, the clan leader, greets you all." He knelt and kowtowed.

"Let's all stand up and talk." Lord Du sat down.

"My lords, we in Fujia Village are running out of food. I wonder when the court will send us food?" Fu Wenxiang stood up and saluted.

"Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain. With so many mountains to rely on, how could you possibly starve to death? There should be all kinds of wild vegetables on the mountain now. Just hold on for two more days, and the food will arrive soon."

"In reply to your Excellency, Lord Liu has issued a death order that no one is allowed to go hunting in the mountains. If anyone is caught hunting, the village will have to pay more taxes."

"From now on, you can go up the mountain." Lord Du waved his hand, "This Liu guy really deserves to die so many times.

Sun Yan and his companions brought back a lot of things. They quickly stacked up seven pots and soon produced hot water. "Princess, drink some hot water. I'm starting to cook porridge over there." Yue'er brought over a cup of water. The cup was a bamboo cup they made on the road.