There were more and more people with burdens and embarrassed people on their backs along the way, and Xu Qirong's heart became heavier and heavier. Finally arrived at the gates of the city.

saw that there was already a long queue at the city gate, Xu Qirong and others waited in line for a while, but saw that the queue showed no signs of shortening. Then I saw a sudden commotion in front of me.

At this time, I didn't dare to let Chen Qi leave Xu Qirong, although Qiu Nong looked a little big and three thick, but after all, it was the girl's family and Xu Qirong's personal maid, so it was naturally not good to leave Xu Qirong at this time, only Shen An's family got out of the carriage to inquire about the situation.

Xu Qirong was a little worried: "Mother Shen, you take a look from afar, ask what's going on, don't squeeze with them!" ”

Shen An's family was calm, and said loudly: "Don't worry, girl, the old slave will go and ask about the situation, and he will come back to tell the girl immediately." Qiu Nong, you keep a good girl, if something happens, you can't afford to discount your legs! ”

Watching Shen's mother walk towards the city gate, Qiu Nong complained to Xu Qirong while worrying about her mother: "What do you think my mother said?" If she doesn't tell her, the maid won't know that she is interested in the girl? For no reason, why discount my leg to compensate! If something happens to the girl, the servant should be in the way, where can I wait for her to discount my legs! ”

Xu Qirong smiled, she knew that Qiu Nong was deliberately amusing herself and comforting herself, so she immediately said: "It's useless for you to tell me this, when Shen's mother comes back, you say it to Shen's mother." ”

Qiu Nong pouted: "How can the girl say this!" ”

Xu Qirong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, I can help you say it." ”

Qiu Nong refused to answer. After a while, I saw Shen An's family coming back with Chen Wu with a happy face, and came to the carriage. got into the carriage first, and then said: "There is a fight in front, we will not have a good progress here, first go to the side and wait for a while, and when they are safe, we will enter the city again." Fortunately, I met Chen Wu, with Chen Qi and Chen Wu here. Girl, don't worry. ”

Xu Qirong frowned: "Who fought with whom?" "Even if the people of Fuzhou are fierce, they don't dare to fight at the city gate!

Shen Anjia shook his head: "The old slave only knows that the fight has started, but he doesn't know who has fought with whom." When I met Chen Wu, I thought that Chen Wu knew the situation when he came out of the city, and I was worried that I would be separated from the girl, so I hurried back. ”

Xu Qirong nodded. looked at Chen Wu. Chen Wu opened his mouth and said, "It's the guards guarding the city gate who are fighting with the people who want to enter the city...... The city gate official who guarded the city had already gone to the county government to ask for reinforcements, and it would be fine soon. ”

Xu Qirong frowned: "How dare the people who want to enter the city clash with the guards guarding the city gate?" ”

Chen Wu's face sank, and he said: "There are too many people who are going to enter the city this time, and the city gate official felt that it was abnormal, so he ordered that if there was no reason, everyone was not allowed to enter the city." Then most of the people said that the bandits had come down the mountain and attacked the village. Everyone fled and asked to take refuge in the city. After the city gate officer heard about it. They were not allowed to enter the city, and the people pleaded to no avail, and there was conflict. ”

Qiu Nong's eyes widened, and he said unhappily: "It's all the people of Da Chen, why don't they let everyone take refuge in the city!" ”

Chen Wu's face was even darker: "It's not the dereliction of duty of the city gate official. ”

Xu Qirong's face was very ugly: "The city has not received any news of bandits attacking the village?" ”

Chen Wu nodded: "And the people who asked to enter the city were all women and children." ”

Xu Qirong and the others poked their heads out and glanced around after Chen Wu's reminder, only to find that they were all women and children, and they didn't see a single man at all.

Things are so weird, opening the city gate can be regarded as a dereliction of duty on the part of the city gate official!

At the same time, Hua Yude, who was in Shuanggui Zen Temple, also received the news, glanced at Gong Qi, who was still standing upside down with one finger under the eaves, and asked Tong'er to extinguish the remaining small half pillar of incense and record it in the account, and then turned his head and asked Gong San: "Where are you talking about?" ”

Gong San looked a little frightened, glanced at the finger-thick incense in Tong'er's hand, and felt some sympathy for Gong Qi, but he didn't delay in replying: "I'm not sure which village was bandit...... A large number of people suddenly ran to the city, saying that they had been attacked by bandits, and the city gate officials were not allowed to enter the city, but they were afraid that a fight would have already started. ”

Hua Yude frowned: "Can someone be arranged to help?" ”

Gong San shook his head: "There is no need to arrange it, the people who want to enter the city are some women and children, even if there is a fight, it won't be a big deal." I'm just worried that things are too weird, Zhou County ordered a ban, no one is allowed to enter the city, if there are really bandits, it won't sound good to say it! ”

Hua Yude waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with us if it sounds good or not...... You can't even know where the women and children came from, right? How can you not know where you were robbed? All women and children, no men? ”

"Not a single man!" Gong San nodded, and then said, "Some people say it's from Chen Jiawan, and some people say it's from Lin Jiaao, but these two places are not small places, even if they really suffer from banditry, the lieutenant will also notify the county government as soon as possible." The fact is that until now, neither our nor the people from the county government have received any news. ”

Tong'er was surprised: "There are so many women and children, it is impossible for them all to lie!" ”

Hua Yude nodded, and then said, "Let's go, let's go into the city!" ”

Gong Qi hurriedly followed, and couldn't help but say again: "If the Zhou County Order really prohibits anyone from entering the city, Miss Xu is afraid that she will also be stopped outside the city gate." ”

Tong Er glanced at the small half of the incense in his hand that had not been thrown away, and felt in his heart that Gong Qi was really a professional looking for death for thirty years!

Hua Yude said lightly: "Then you should hurry up and talk to the city gate official, and you must not leave Miss Xu outside the city gate." ”

Hua Yude couldn't see any emotion when he said this, let alone Gong Qi, even Tong'er couldn't see that Hua Yude was really worried about Xu Qirong or wanted to use this to toss Gong Qiyi!

No matter what the reason was, Gong Qi was cured and went with a bitter face.

Xu Qirong and the others waited outside the city gate for half an hour before the riot in front of them could be suppressed. Chen Qi drove the carriage forward, and there was still a distance of seven or eight zhang from the city gate, and he saw that the city gate officials and guards entered the city one after another, and then the gate of Fuzhou City slowly closed.

Chen Wu hurriedly flew forward and said loudly: "Official, wait a minute, this is the carriage of the Xu family on Surabaya Street, and it is the fifteenth lady of the Xu family who is sitting immediately, who has just come back from Shuanggui Zen Temple, and asks the official to be accommodating and let us enter the city!" ”

When the gatekeeper heard this, he waved his hand and stopped closing the gate.

Then I heard someone ask, "Why should they go into the city and we can't?" ”

"They are all the people of Da Chen, how can they favor one over the other?"

"If you want to enter the city, everyone will enter together, or if you don't enter, no one will be allowed to go in!"

"We're not convinced!"

Chen Wu's heart jumped, and the secret way was not good. These women and children are the most timid and afraid of things tomorrow, how can they be so aggressive today? And so together!

Then I heard the city gate official say: "It doesn't matter who you are, the county lord has issued a ban, close the city gate, and no one is allowed to enter the city!" I advise you to find a sheltered place to spend the night, for today you will not be able to enter this city! ”

Xu Qirong and the others were shocked when they heard this from a distance in the carriage, and then she found that these women and children might be afraid that she had really entered the city, so they blatantly approached her carriage, faintly surrounding.

Where are these women and children, this is clearly the most cunning veteran on the battlefield! (To be continued.) )