Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

Uncle Sun unloaded the carriage and spurred his horse to give chase. Not long after, he saw his young mistress, dressed in a crimson dress with a moon-colored pattern, riding the drunken thief's horse towards him. Overjoyed, Uncle Sun quickly pulled on the reins, stopped the horse, jumped off, and ran towards her, calling out, "Young mistress! Young mistress! Thank goodness, are you alright?"

Wu Suining stopped his horse, frowning slightly: "Uncle Sun, why are you shouting so loudly!"

Uncle Sun then realized that his loud shouting would attract attention and spread the news that the young lady had been kidnapped by thieves. Fortunately, the road led out of the city and was now rarely traveled. He quickly apologized to the young lady.

Wu Suining then asked, "What about Qiu Guang and Leng Hua?"

Uncle Sun: "The two young ladies have gone back to the manor to look for someone."

Wu Suining said, "Ride your horse forward for about two miles, find the thief in the grass, tie him up tightly with a rope, and wait for my men to return." After saying this, he spurred his horse and galloped away.

Following the young lady's instructions, Uncle Sun rode for two miles and easily found the thief in the bushes. It wasn't that the moonlight was particularly bright, nor that Uncle Sun had exceptional eyesight in the pitch black; it was mainly because the drunkard's snoring was too loud…

Uncle Sun took a hemp rope from the saddlebag on the horse's back and tied the sleeping drunkard's hands and feet tightly. Then, remembering the young lady's instructions, his own mistake, and the thief's still agile movements when he was drunk and kidnapping people, he was afraid of messing things up again. So he untied the reins from the horse and wrapped them around the thief's upper body and arms again and again.

As for Wu Suining, she rode her horse a few steps back towards the manor, then turned around. The number of pedestrians and commoners on the road increased, and she soon noticed her two maids hurrying ahead of her.

She stopped in front of the two maids. Seeing the surprised and delighted looks on Qiu Guang and Leng Hua's faces, she didn't explain. Instead, she tossed the reins to Qiu Guang and said, "Let's go, continue to your home."

Wu Suining knew that her two maids were capable and meticulous. If they were to go to the Wu residence to find someone, firstly, the journey would be too far, and secondly, it would inevitably make a scene. If someone with ulterior motives found out, the fact that she had been kidnapped by thieves would inevitably be exposed, which would cause trouble. Fortunately, she knew that Qiu Guang's home was nearby, and Qiu Guang had three older brothers. She figured that the two maids would go to Qiu Guang's house to ask her brothers for help.

Qiu Guang and Leng Hua suppressed their inner questions and led their young mistress's horse at a slower pace toward Qiu Guang's house. When they met a neighbor on the way, Qiu Guang took the initiative to greet her and explained, "Hello, Aunt Li. Oh, I just happened to be passing by. My young mistress knows that I haven't been home for a long time, so she kindly took me home to visit my parents, brothers, and sisters-in-law."

Qiu Guang's family were all servants of the Wu family. Qiu Guang's father was in charge of purchasing daily necessities for the Wu family, while Qiu Guang's mother was a first-class nanny in the Madam's quarters. At this time, only Qiu Guang's three older brothers and his two sisters-in-law were at home. Qiu Guang's mother was still working at the Wu family, while Qiu Guang's father took advantage of his free time to go out and socialize with friends.

Wu Suining first had Qiu Guang find a familiar young man on the street, gave him five coins, and asked him to deliver a message to the Wu residence, saying that the eldest young lady had gone to Qiu Guang's house to visit, and that Qiu Guang's elder brother would escort her back to the residence later, so that the master and madam would not worry. Then she summoned the three men of the Qiu family, gave them detailed instructions, and after the three men had taken the things, rented horses, and galloped away, she finally sat down to talk to the two sisters-in-law of the Qiu family.

About half an hour later, Uncle Sun returned in his carriage with the three elder brothers of the Qiu family.