The barbarians in the mouth of the cripple are the general name of the Great Zhou people for the people outside the Saiwai.

Turkic Khitans, Uighurs, and other foreign ethnic groups live in bitter cold places outside the Cypriots. It is mainly nomadic, and the folk customs are fierce. The Turks, in particular, had a large number of herdsmen and war horses, and everyone was good at salvos, even women, who could fight on horseback. has become the hegemon of the foreign nations.

The Turks were like wolves isolated from the fence, coveting the rich Central Plains of the Great Zhou. In recent years, there have been frequent harassments at border crossings. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty was established by force, and the national strength was strong, and the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not be shaken in the short term.

Among the Turkic tribal leaders, there are many admirers of the Central Plains culture. The silk, tea, porcelain, refined salt, and even pen, ink, and paper of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be sold at sky-high prices as long as they can be transported to the outside of the Guan.

It is the nature of businessmen to seek profits, and the huge profits in this are really attractive. Even if they are caught, they will be beheaded for collaborating with the enemy, and they will not be able to stop the prosperity of the smuggling business.

Among them, the most profitable is the smuggler.

That's a nice way to put it. To put it more bluntly, it is to abduct and sell beautiful young men and women to rich and powerful leaders among the Turks.

Ordinary civilian girls can't sell for a high price, and if they are bold, they turn their minds to the daughter of the official eunuch.

The daughter of a well-born official eunuch is both beautiful and literate, and is good at playing the piano and flute, reciting poems and paintings. If you catch one of these smugglers and sell them, the profits will naturally be huge.

Of course, those who dare to attack the daughters of the eunuchs are by no means ordinary bandits.

The gang of bandits who are the second leader of the lame Scar are the most daring and rampant among them.

The big boss hides behind the scenes, responsible for "smuggling and selling stolen goods". The second master scattered most of his manpower everywhere, looking for suitable targets and waiting for the opportunity to start.

The so-called suitable target is a lady with outstanding temperament and stunning appearance. Such a goal is hard to come by. Sometimes you don't meet one in months. Sometimes when you encounter it, you have to weigh the difficulty of doing it.

Those who can take the official ship are all family members of the official eunuchs, and there are many family guards. If you are not careful, you will not only not be able to leave, but you will also be killed.

"How many guards are there on that official ship?" The second master restrained his impatience and asked the bottom of the question: "How do you look at your skills?" How many boatmen are on board? ”

The lame man thought for a moment and replied, "With such a large official ship, there will probably be a dozen boatmen on it. There were about eleven or twelve family members who disembarked from the boat, and it was estimated that there were a few more on the boat. These family members are quite stable and robust when they walk, and they look good. ”

Scarface frowned when he heard this: "Second master, listening to what the lame man said, the official position of the people on this official ship should not be low, and the risk of us robbing such an official ship is really greater."

The cripple scoffed and quickly interrupted Scarface: "What we do is licking blood with a knife head, how can we not take risks." Besides, it's not the first time we've robbed an official. These officials look majestic, and when they really encounter knives and guns, they become soft eggs. And we did not take human lives, nor did we rob silver or gold, but only two of us. They will only seek revenge on which enemy it is, and besides, it is an unmarried girl who has been robbed, and they don't want to report it to the official at all, and they don't dare to speak out. In the end, it is not only a dumb loss. ”

When the daughter in the boudoir is snatched away by gangsters, who dares to publicize this kind of thing?

Once it spreads, the woman's reputation will be ruined. Even if you are lucky enough to get it back, you will never want to marry again in this life. It will also bring shame to the family.

Out of this concern, most of the officials who suffered such tragic events sent people to secretly find out the whereabouts of their daughters afterwards. After looking for a year or two, it was really hopeless, so he reluctantly announced that his daughter had died.

This is also the ingenuity of the bandits. One does not kill people, the other does not rob gold, silver and jewelry, and only abducts beautiful girls. Make a fortune in such a muffled voice, and you don't have to worry about provoking officers and soldiers to chase and kill.

Scarface was robbed by the lame man, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and snorted: "What we rob on weekdays are those low-grade county magistrates and the like, and this time I heard you say, it is a high-class official ship." Those who can take this kind of official ship are at least officials of the fourth rank or above. In this way, regardless of the action, you are not afraid of encountering a hard idea that pierces your hands? ”

Cripple and Scarface are arguing.

The second master frowned, a pair of triangular eyes flashed fiercely, and shouted angrily: "Okay, shut up Lao Tzu." Whether it's worth the risk or not, wait for Lao Tzu to take a look at it for himself. ”

After Ling Xiao entered the shop that sold the four treasures of the study, he touched it like this, and then touched it like that, and his face was happy and happy.

The guy in the shop on the side was very attentive and talked about the paper and ink inkstone in the shop.

Since leaving Dingzhou City, Ling Jingshu has also changed her gloomy and dull past, the corners of her lips are slightly raised, and her voice is soft: "Ah Xiao, if you like it, buy some." ”

The guests and guys in the shop couldn't help but sneak over when they heard such a pleasant sound. I secretly fantasized about the true face under the light veil in my heart, and my heart fluttered for a while.

Ling Xiao hesitated slightly, but was reluctant: "It's better to buy less!" ”

The price of good pen, ink, paper and inkstone is quite expensive.

The silver that Ah Shu brought on her body was kept for healing, and it was better to save some.

When Ling Jingshu saw him like this, she was distressed and amused: "Since I like it, I bought it all." We are not short of this silver. ”

Old Lady Ling and Fifth Master Ling both donated generously, and the silver she brought with her was enough for the two sisters and brothers.

After spending more than half an hour in the shop, I bought a lot of pen and ink that I might not use, and Ling Xiao looked satisfied.

Ling Jingshu looked at Ling Xiao with a satisfied face, and felt extremely satisfied in her heart.

After finishing the purchase, Ling Jingyan and others also came over. Just looking at a few maids holding brocade boxes in their hands, they knew that Ling Jingyan and the Jiang family had also lost a lot in the rouge shop.

Everyone came with excitement and returned satisfied!

Not long after he walked out of the shop, suddenly a lame beggar rushed forward and knelt down in front of Ling Jingshu and Ling Xiao with a plop: "Young master and young lady, you can do well, have mercy on me!" I've been hungry for three days and haven't eaten."

Kowtowed as he spoke, with tears on his face, looking really pitiful.

Ling Jingshu frowned and subconsciously took a step back.

As soon as an unfamiliar man came within three feet of her, her whole body tensed up almost immediately.

Bai Yu, who was behind him, immediately stepped forward, and took out some scattered silver from his sleeve and gave it to the lame beggar: "Take the silver and leave." ”

The lame beggar took the broken silver and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

Coincidentally, at this moment, a fresh breeze blew. The light veil on Ling Jingshu's face rose most of it with the wind. Most of his face was revealed.

The lame beggar took a breath and looked directly at Ling Jingshu.

Ling Jingshu frowned, but she didn't say anything, pulled Ling Xiao, bypassed the lame beggar and walked towards the official ship.

In front of the grocery store not far away, a tall man stood. He had excellent eyesight, and he saw Ling Jingshu's flower-like delicate face into his eyes, and a pair of triangular eyes almost emitted light