Seed dealers in ancient times

After Zhen Sheng took away the letter, Zheng Jiangting was still a little uneasy. After all, he was full of trust before, but in the end he found something wrong. He had to make second-hand preparations. If the letter was not delivered, he had to find his own way out of the village and down the mountain. .

"Brother Zheng, I made tea for you. You have a try. I heard that you big families like to drink tea." Xiaoqiu's voice was very recognizable, loud and clear, and interrupted Zheng immediately. Jiang Ting's thoughts.

"I'm just from a poor family, and I don't like tea much."

Zheng Jiang sat down and looked at the little girl: "Xiaoqiu, I am just a hostage who entered the village. Thank you for taking care of me these days."

"There is nothing to be thankful for. You are a patient. You should take more care of yourself."

It was the first time Xiaoqiu saw that Zheng Jiangting was willing to talk so much to her, so he quickly sat aside with strength.

Zheng Jiang paused and said: "In the past two days, I have heard some gossip about the girl's reputation. I want to make it clear to you now."

Xiaoqiu blinked her eyes: "Gossip, evil, don't take it to heart, and I don't care."

"I care!"

Xiaoqiu smiled and said anxiously: "Actually, it's not a rumor, and what they said is right. I just fell in love with you, and I just like you."

The conversation has already started, Xiaoqiu smashed the pot and said, "Look at me, I'm [-] years old, I can be regarded as a smart person, and I'm the daughter of the village owner. If we get married, the village will be under your control from now on."

What the little girl said didn't impress Zheng Jiangting, but it gave him quite a headache: "I'm not interested in copycats, and I've been married for several years."

"Become... Married"

"My husband and I started from scratch and now we have a small family business. We have a deep relationship. I can't leave him to marry someone else, and I can't take a concubine. You are a good girl, and you will find a good husband. You don't have to rely on me at all. waste time."

It took Xiaoqiu a while to digest the news, and her bright face suddenly looked like a green bitter gourd.

"I don't want to argue with you about the letter now. In short, we can't."

The girls in the cottage are courageous, and it is still very sad to be rejected so bluntly: "You are too ignorant, one, what's so good about a little brother! You rest and go back."

After roaring angrily, Xiaoqiu stormed away angrily.

"Climb up this mountain and turn a small road to arrive."

The officers and soldiers of Jincheng and Chunlai County met on the official road. This time, Chunlai County detained two bandits from Xifeng to lead the way. While looking for Zheng Jiangting, they wiped out the bandits left by Xifeng in one fell swoop.

Chu Xian followed the team, bumping all the way in a carriage. Before he could take a breath, he followed the team into the forest and took a path. Naturally, the carriage couldn't get on, so he could only rely on walking.

In order to hide, the bandits at Xifeng used remote paths leading to the stockade. The further they went into the mountains, there were no roads. There were many mosquitoes, snakes and flies in the mountains. Chu Xian even wore an extra coat when he entered the forest. The body attracts mosquitoes, and there are buzzing sounds in front of the ears all the way.

"Master, can you still go? If you are tired, you can rest here, and the servant will go to the cottage with the official."

Chu Xian waved his hand. This time, he brought all the Lianjiazi who came out of the house. He must find Zheng Jiangding.

An hour later, dozens of people finally arrived at the Xifeng Village.

The cottage is hidden under a few tall old trees, and it would be hard to find unless someone leads the way. On the day when the cottage received a letter, the grain truck would pass by the official road, and the first and second leaders in the cottage went out to rob the grain in person, and those who stayed in the village Not too many, most of them are vulnerable groups, and the stronger ones are no more than a dozen people.

The officers and soldiers approached the stronghold in a net shape, and took down the bandits in the stronghold in one fell swoop.

Chu Xian waited at the gate of the cottage, checking the captured people one by one, passing one after another, but there was no familiar face he wanted to see for a long time.

"A total of 22 gangsters were caught. These were weak or stayed to see the cottage. According to reports, some people ran away one after another after the incident in the cottage."

Chu Xian heard the report from the side, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Have all the people in the village been brought out?"

"It's all brought out."

Chu Xian was suffocated, why didn't Zheng Jiang stop? If it was a hostage, he should be taken out to negotiate terms at this time, unless someone... Thinking of this, his chest was so tight that he couldn't breathe.

Seeing this, Tang Haixin caught a gangster and asked, "Did you bring any hostages back from the cottage? They brought them back as they were, and Xing may spare you some punishment."

"Officer, since the first and second masters went out to rob food and went to prison, no one in the stockade has ever returned. How can they take hostages?"

"Nonsense! The person in charge of delivering the food that day was pledged by you, how could there be no one!"

Seeing Tang Haixin's big knife pinned to his waist, the gangsters were terrified: "Caomin dare not tell lies. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people in the village."

Seeing this, Tang Haixin didn't seem to be lying, so he looked at Chu Xian.

Chu Xian frowned and pinched her fingers tightly. Zheng Jiangting was indeed taken away by the bandits, but he didn't return to the village. So where is he, or...

"My lord, the ones who took the hostages were not people from our cottage, but people from Dongshan."

When the upright people didn't know how to find someone, the bandit who came to lead the way took the initiative to say: "There are two bandit dens in Xifeng, and there are not many people in Dongshan. Few people know about it. When we went to rob food that day, people from both of our villages went to Dongshan. They managed to escape by taking hostages."

When Chu Xian heard the words, another flame rose in his heart: "Then where is Dongshan Village?"

"Our two cottages are at odds with each other. Xifeng has tried to take Dongshan away many times, but he has never found the location of Dongshan. He only knows that it is on the other side of the official road."

The officers and soldiers who came here did not expect such a situation. When the food was robbed that day, it rained heavily, and the official road was in chaos. Only officials and bandits were divided. When the two sides fought, they never thought that two groups of bandits were mixed. As a result, things become a little difficult to handle.

Not to mention that the location of the cottage is difficult to find, even if it is found, the bandits who have detained Xifeng now may not have enough manpower to find another bandit den.

"Zheng Fulang, now that we have news about Zheng Shang, we will definitely look for him. Right now, we might as well escort the gangsters down the mountain and return to the official road, and we will make arrangements at the inn."

Chu Xian was anxious, but there was nothing she could do: "Listen to your lord's arrangement."

This trip up the mountain was considered a failure.

When Chu Xian propped himself up and returned to the official road, his whole body seemed to have lost all strength, and a weak gust of wind seemed to be able to blow him to the ground.

"Master, go back to the carriage and rest for a while. If you collapse, how can you find the master again." Xiao Ju looked at Chu Xian's pale face, feeling distressed and worried.

Chu Xian let Xiaoju support her, and said softly, "You bring some water and food, and I'll eat a little, and then share the food with the officials. Everyone is tired after a hard trip."

"Yes."

After watching the little girl take someone to get things, Chu Xian leaned outside the carriage to rest.

Officers and soldiers on the official road tied the hands of the captured gangsters with ropes, and tied them together with a rope, so that if one wanted to run away, he would be influenced by his companions, and none of them could run away.

When Zhen Sheng rushed down from the mountain in a hurry, he was about to go to the official road when he saw a little brother who seemed to be exhausted in the woods.

The little brother has picturesque eyebrows and eyes, but now his eyelids are drooping, his expression is downcast, and although his clothes are plain, they can hardly conceal his character.

Brother Zhen Sheng, a rough guy who grew up in a bandit's den, and Miss Meng Lang had seen a lot, but this was the first time she saw such a beautiful and quiet brother, and she was dumbfounded for a while.

He rubbed his hands excitedly. If he married her back home, he would lose half his life and would be willing.

Chu Xian let out a few breaths, always feeling that there were eyes looking at him. He raised his head and glanced in Xiaoju's direction, but the little girl didn't look at him. Just as he was surprised, Xiaoju ran over and said, "Master, It's all arranged."

Zhen Sheng, who was hiding in the woods, didn't hear clearly what the man was saying. Seeing the man eating, he felt a little hungry. He thought about it and hurried to find a horse and went to the city. Take it back on the slender body.Suddenly, he was startled, he saw a red and black figure, dressed like this is a servant of the government, and people in the gangster's den are most sensitive to this attire.

I don't know if I don't look at it, I was startled when I saw it, my eyes were attracted by the little brother just now, and I didn't notice that there were a large number of yamen servants behind the carriage.

"Be honest."

Zhen Sheng's heart was pounding, and Zheng Jiang stopped urging him when he came out today. He didn't even put on his usual fake beard, and he didn't pretend at all. According to the current situation, everyone in Xifeng was taken away. "I'm afraid the official road is very lively today, and he was afraid of danger to deliver the letter now, so he hesitated for a while, thinking that he couldn't risk the village, so he had better deliver the letter at another time."

"Ah! Mistress, someone is spying in the woods!"

With sharp eyes, Xiao Ju stared into the woods while gnawing on the gap between the steamed buns.

"My lord, there are people in the woods!"

Zhen Sheng was taken aback, and almost subconsciously turned around and ran deep into the forest.

"Hurry up! It may have slipped through the net."

Seven or eight officers and soldiers rushed forward, and Chu Xian also put down the things in his hands and followed to the side of the road.

Xiaoju felt lingering fear, and quickly led Chu Xian to lean in: "Master, don't go there, it's dangerous, maybe there are people in the forest, let's go to the center of the official road."

"What are you arresting me for? I'm just passing by."

Although Zhen Sheng is familiar with the terrain in this area, he has never run past seven or eight strong yamen servants, with their wrists tied behind him, yelling unwillingly.

"Are you passing by and walking into the woods? Why run when you see an official!"

"The young one has never seen the world, and he is afraid to see so many officials."

"Stop being glib, tell me honestly, what do you do!"

Chu Xian saw that the man was caught and followed him, Zhen Sheng raised his head, this time he saw Chu Xian at a close distance, and found that the man was more attractive, but he was unlucky enough to be caught.

"Officer, are you a bandit?"

"Probably so, but it's still a dead duck's mouth."

"Search him to see if there is a murder weapon."

The two yamen servants, who were busy with their hands, felt something on Zhen Sheng's body. The knife hanging from his waist was taken off, and a slingshot was found in his sleeve: "He said he wasn't a gangster, why did he bring a knife for nothing?"

"Here's another letter."

"Let go, let me go!" Other things can argue, but if you read the letter, you will never be able to avoid it: "That is a letter for my sweetheart, you are shameless!"

"Gag your mouth."

"Woooooooo..."

The yamen servant didn't know many characters, so he glanced at the envelope and asked his companion, "Do you know all of them?"

"Master Zheng should know him, please help us find out."

Zhen Sheng's face was ferocious, as if he was about to bite someone, Chu Xian held the letter and thought it was hot, and there was no word on the envelope: "It's not good to open the envelope without consent."

"This kid is probably a bandit. Even if he doesn't hide from an official, it's not a good thing. It's okay to take it apart and have a look, so as not to miss important things by mistake."

Chu Xian glanced at Zhen Sheng, moved her fingers lightly, and finally opened the envelope.He opened the folded letter paper, but he was terrified before reading the content on the paper, the handwriting was too familiar.

"Xiaoxian, it's not too late to fall into the hands of the gangsters. I need money and food to redeem him..."

Chu Xian glanced at ten lines, and suddenly grabbed Zhen Sheng's clothes after reading the letter: "Where is the address of the cottage!"

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