In a secluded neighborhood in Taiyu County, three carriages were parked outside the gate of a courtyard. The courtyard door opened, and out walked out more than a dozen women with blank eyes and dull expressions.

Originally, this trip, theoretically, it seems, there should be a fierce battle for the rescue operation. The result was a safe return to the merchant ship in peace and tranquility.

It turned out to be eighteen women, but in fact the women of the ship were fifteen. When Zhao Cheng, who was wrapped in a cloth towel on his head, picked up people, he didn't dare to ask why there were only fifteen instead of eighteen. There is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, he is caught in the middle, and he doesn't dare to do superfluous actions, he just hopes to finish picking up people quickly.

Su Duchen's face was strained the whole time, not that he was pretending to be cool, but that he seemed to ignore some key details.

After getting on the boat, Su Duchen locked himself in the cabin, and some things had to be sorted out.

1. The 20 women in Xuzhou were tied up and put on the boat, and they were not treated well when they were imprisoned.

2. Although the fifteen women who boarded the boat in Tengxian County and the women who picked them up today were also drugged, the difference in treatment between the two was too great.

3. When he was in the Tengxian Teahouse, he asked his buddies if there was a case of disappearance. The guy clearly said yes, but why didn't anyone care about those women on the boat, not the same batch? Or are they colluding with the county lord? Can you take people away openly?

Zhao Cheng was lying, or rather, he had something to hide.

Su Duchen came to the door of the woman's rest cabin and called Fu Lengshuang out. Su Duchen first asked her if she could read, and when she saw Fu Lengshuang nodding, she handed her a pen and paper, and after explaining a few words, she went to the cabin where Zhao Cheng was held.

Half an hour later, Su Duchen sorted out the things before and after.

Of the 30 women in Teng County and Taiyu County, only five were deceived into the pit, and the rest had formal buying and selling procedures. In other words, they all bought from Yapo.

The family members of the five women who were deceived into the pit went to the county government to file a complaint and sell good female dependents without permission, and the government will give them a heavy law, unless you are willing. In order to appease the family of the deceived, Zhao Cheng found the county lord and gave him a sum of money to settle down. A few days later, the family of the deceived woman withdrew the pleadings, and the matter was settled.

Xuzhou, who originally did business with Zhao Cheng, was rewarded by the government for posting a notice. Ya Po ran away, and there was no one to do anything in Xuzhou, so Zhao Cheng contacted the fourth child who specializes in raw meat trading to take over. Ordered, after gathering the people, find a fishing boat and send it to the designated place, and he went to pick up the people.

Zhao Cheng took a large sum of silver from the Xi clan, and it only took less than half to gather twenty women. Well, this is a middleman to make the difference, this time he bought ** two counties to earn more silver, for which he was very proud.

After the Xi people gather people, they have to go through a round of elimination, and those who meet the conditions will be sent to the capital, and their identities will be arranged after two or three years. The rest of the people went through some selection, and those who met the requirements were sent to the outside of the customs. It is self-evident what will be the result of those women at the end.

On deck.

Su Duchen leaned against the deck railing, looking at the endless stream of pedestrians, cars and horses on the dock, looking inexplicable.

"Aren't you going back to Xuzhou? When to go. Tang Yunwen walked to Su Duchen's side and said.

"Go to that yard a little later, the Xi people detain the three girls. There is a beginning and an end, go and see. Su Duchen said lightly.

"I ask you, what are you going to do with these women...... Child. These are either sold because the family is too poor, or they are voluntarily signed a deed of sale, what are you going to do with it. In addition to the ones sent back in Xuzhou, there are still more than 20 people who have no way to go, have you figured out how to arrange it? Tang Yunwen blinked his eyes wide, and looked at Su Duchen with innocent eyes.

This kid is a heart, knowing that I am worried about this matter, he deliberately brought it up, deliberately adding to me, right?

Su Duchen said lightly: "Well, I've thought about it." I plan to send them all to the Tang Mansion in the capital, and my family should be in great need of service. "That's it. Su Duchen dusted off his cuffs and entered the cabin.

"The Tang Mansion in the capital? Who's that? Yes......! The surname Sue, what do you say! Tang Yunwen thought about it for a long time before he reacted, isn't Tang Mansion his home! It's not a pit for him!

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Late at night in Taiyu County.

The courtyard bought by the Xi people is not big, except for the beautiful courtyard, there are not many rooms. At this time, Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen were lying on the roof of the hall and lifting the tiles to peek.

Originally, Su Duchen planned to leave as soon as he received someone. Unexpectedly, Jun Lian pulled her face and said to him unhappily: "There are still three people in the courtyard, don't you plan to rescue them all?" ”

Su Duchen asked, "What?" ”

"That courtyard is a lot like the scene of a guard cabin. No, it's a little worse. "As long as it has nothing to do with Su Duchen, Jun Lian will treat it as if she was watching a play. Therefore, if he can be uncomfortable with things other than Su Duchen, then this matter must not be simple.

The hall was dark, and a foul smell slowly wafted up from below. Su Duchen frowned and covered his mouth and nose, this is a rancid smell!

Tang Yunwen also smelled it, and almost vomited, covering his mouth and nose with one hand, and pointing down with the other: There are dead people here?!

A crackling conversation came from the dark corner of the hall, needless to say that it was from the Xi tribe.

"My lord, my things are packed." A man stood outside the door and said respectfully.

Tang Yunwen pouted and said with his lips: Why didn't Zhao Cheng's subordinates leave?

Zhao Cheng has six of his subordinates working as helpers in this courtyard. When he came to pick them up, Zhao Cheng gave them money to dismiss them and let them go home, why are they still here?

The pendant on Su Duchen's chest flashed with golden light: "Fu Xiao, now go to the backyard, there are two people burying things in the backyard, and there are two women in the house." ”

Su Duchen gently tugged at Tang Yunwen's clothes and motioned to go down.

Tonight's night was unpretty, and the whole yard was pitch black. Connecting the backyard is a promenade, and the whole promenade feels eerie.

Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen walked lightly to the backyard.

"Don't drag me!" Su Duchen's cuffs were dragged all the way by Tang Yunwen, annoyed.

"Chenchen, is this a haunted house? My legs are weak......" Tang Yunwen cried and chirped in a low voice.

"You've read too many books. Also, don't call me Chenchen! Su Duchen glared at him and said.

Both of them wore nightwear tonight, which matched the scenery of this courtyard very well.

I went into the backyard in the dark.

In a flower garden in the backyard, two men who can't see their faces clearly are picking up hoes and plowing the ground.

Whispering as he worked, but the conversation was ......

"Shall we leave tomorrow?"

"Nonsense! If we don't leave, we will die. ”

"When Brother Zhao asked us to go, we should have left immediately, and they wouldn't ......"

"What's the use of saying this, don't you see that they even beat their own people."

"Big brother...... How do they ...... How can it be ...... Eat ......"

"Don't talk about it, find a place to hide when you're done. Be sure to go out tomorrow. ”

"There were six of us, but now there are only three of us. Woohoo......"

"Shut up and stop crying. It's just the two of us, and that kid is willing to be their dog, and one day I'm going to kill him. ”

"I ...... Uh-huh......"

"Woo ......"

Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen covered one by one and dragged people into the dark.

"Shh......h I'll let you go if you don't say anything. Su Duchen said.

Su Duchen let go of him and took a step back, making them stunned.

After a while, Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen saw that they had calmed down, and began to question.

Su Duchen said, "Are you Brother Zhao's subordinates?" ”

The older one's eyes lit up, nodded violently, and said, "Yes, Brother Zhao asked you to save us?" ”

Su Duchen said, "What happened to you?" What's going on here? ”

Tang Yunwen said: "Didn't you let you go?" Why are you still here? ”

The older man cried, "I can't go!" They, they are beasts, they eat...... Person. ”

Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen glanced at each other, and both of them were surprised!

It is true that this courtyard is from the Xi people, but now this courtyard is replaced by Beiqi people. The three Xi people that Zhao Cheng said, after those women were sent out, they left. Zhao Cheng's six subordinates, after packing up their things, were just about to leave, when the four Beiqi people entered the yard, without saying a word, they let the dog bite it. No, it's a wolf, a tall wolf.

The wolf killed two of their brothers, and they did not dare to go, and they were almost frightened.

Having fed the wolves, the Northers began to let them carry in the wagons box after box, apparently intending to stay for a long time. The Xi people have the same language as Beiqi, and Zhao Cheng's subordinates can understand their words to some extent. The two sides exchanged a little, and the meaning of the Beiqi people is that the wolf was hungry just now, just eat enough, don't be afraid.

In the courtyard, the Xi people detained three women and left them to the Beiqi people to comfort them for their "hard work".

Now, one of the women is dead from the humiliation, and they are burying the woman in the ground.

"Where's the wolf?" Su Duchen said.

"In the cage in the front yard, in the front yard. I heard from the Beiqi people that they were going to hunt wolves in the mountains, and their wolf was scratched by a she-wolf, and now they need to rest, and they need to be locked up first. The older man shivered and stumbled as he spoke.

"In which room are the other two women?" Su Duchen said.

The elder stretched out his hand and pointed, "It's the one." There are their people inside, though. ”

Su Duchen frowned, thought for a while, and said, "When you moved the boxes, did you feel different, did you have any living things?" ”

"Yes, yes, it looks like a puppy, a white puppy." The younger one nodded.

Tang Yunwen looked at Su Duchen in wonder and said, "Why are you asking this?" ”

"Someone grabbed the she-wolf's cubs, so, the she-wolf scratched their wolf. It wasn't a dog, it was a wolf cub. Su Duchen said.

Tang Yunwen said: "What now." ”

Su Duchen thought to himself: "Junlian, go and see what those Beiqi people are doing." Also, the situation of the woman in the house. ”

Su Duchen said: "The one you are talking about, the person who became a lackey, what is he helping them do?" ”

The older snorted and said, "Run errands to buy things, clean up the house." He also ...... Killing one of our brothers is ......"

Su Duchen's pendant flashed: "Fu Xiao, there are three women in the house, one of them should be from Beiqi, all of them are resting." There were two people in the hall, and one sat on the stone steps outside. ”

Su Duchen said: "Listen, if you want to go, go now." The courtyard wall of the bamboo courtyard on the side of the promenade is relatively low, and you can climb over it, if it doesn't work, there is a dog hole underneath, and you can go out from there. ”

The elder nodded and said, "Okay, good." ”

After Su Duchen finished speaking, he turned his head to Tang Yunwen and said, "Let's go, go and rescue those two girls." ”

The four of them were just about to act in two ways when footsteps came from the corridor.

Su Duchen's pendant flashed: "Fu Xiao, someone is coming!" ”