Chapter 19: The Docks
Dawn solstice.
The follow-up of the ship, the three-story boatman is managed by the third ship. In other words, it's just a change in the boss of the ship, and their job remains the same. The ship's helmsman, six to five, one of the surviving Xi people was tied to the mast, and the current helmsman is the second captain of the ship.
After the upper and lower arrangements are made, it is opened to clean up the middle, and the second floor needs more manpower. Because the cabin that caught fire was rescued in time, it was not very badly burned, and several boatmen from fishing boats were sent to clean it. Finally, there is the guard's rest cabin, which is more troublesome.
The moment he opened the rest cabin, the ship's boss was stunned! The cabin is not very bloody, there is no flesh and blood, and it is more appropriate to use corpses all over the cabin.
The fisherman swallowed his saliva, looked sideways at Su Duchen who was standing beside him with a frightened face, and secretly congratulated himself on surrendering early......
Su Duchen frowned and said, "The door is not locked, they can come out at any time." Unfortunately, they chose to stay. Pathetic? Don't be pitiful, the path you choose, even if it's a dead end, you have to suffer by yourself. "That's it. He said to the fisherman: "Send a few people to wrap them up, don't throw them into the lake, and find a place to bury them after they go ashore." If you don't have enough manpower, go to the third floor and find a few boatmen to help. β
The fisherman nodded and said, "Yes." β
The three cabins where the girl was being held were all ventilated with their doors open. Most of the girls had lost their effects, and even so, they were still in a terrible state, bowing their heads and cowering in resignation.
Su Duchen glanced at the girls in the room and breathed a sigh of relief, at least what they did was not in vain, they are safe now, and they can go home.
Su Duchen fixed his gaze on the corner of the woman, the woman whose arms were removed.
"What do you think?" Su Duchen stepped forward, squatted down and looked at him.
"I can't die." The woman said lightly.
The woman raised her eyes to look at Su Duchen, and then looked at the fisherman behind him, her expression was vain.
Su Duchen looked sideways at the fisherman, raised his eyebrows, smiled and didn't speak.
"I, I, we're now reformed, really. We are now under the control of Su Gongzi, really. Stared at by two terrifying eyes, the fisherman's back was cold and sweaty, and he waved his watch again and again to be loyal.
Su Duchen pointed to the woman's arm, turned his head sideways and said, "You didn't remove her arm?" β
The fisherman touched his sweat and said hurriedly: "No, no, it's like this when she gets on the boat, it's not us who unloaded, really!" Son. β
"Hmm." Su Duchen nodded and said, "Who will be on the boat?" β
The fisherman said: "The second brother will have a good technique." β
Su Duchen said, "You go and call him over." β
"Huh." After the fisherman finished speaking, he pulled out his legs and walked out, it was too scary, so he went to change the second child.
"The ship will arrive at the dock later, and there is still a batch to pick up the ship. During this time on the ship, you have to get up and walk around, and don't stay in the cabin. Su Duchen said.
"Thank you!" The woman said gratefully.
"You're welcome." Su Duchen waved his hand and walked out of the cabin.
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Zhao Cheng was hung headfirst and feet up in the cabin. Su Duchen moved a chair and sat down, watching him struggle.
"Who are you? Do you know who's behind me? Put me alone! "Dare to shout when you are hung upside down! The fisherman standing beside Su Duchen shrunk his neck and looked sympathetically at this Zhao Cheng, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
"How many people are locked up in Taiyu County, and who is guarding over there." Su Duchen said.
"Huh! You want to fight them! If you let me go now, I can still intercede for you. Also, get out of this ship right away, this ship is...... Woo woo" Zhao Cheng was covered by the fisherman.
Su Duchen beckoned, and the two boatmen placed the two braziers on the ground directly below Zhao Cheng's head.
Su Duchen motioned to the fisherman to let go, and said coldly: "It's just a lackey of a foreign race, and he really treats himself as a human being." For you, you should be used to what happens to them when they are taken away. Then I'll let you feel what will happen to them, and what is called the dire situation. After speaking, he motioned to the fisherman to release the rope.
"Let's enjoy the heat first." Su Duchen said.
"Let go of me! Ahhhh......h ......"Zhao Cheng was caught by the boatman and the fisherman alone, and he was not allowed to move, and the person slowly fell.
There was a burning smell in the air, and Zhao Cheng's long hair hung down, and he ...... Burn fast.
"Hehe......" An evil laugh appeared, and Tang Yunwen, who had a hairstyle that looked like a rock, walked to Su Duchen's side.
Because there were no special scissors to cut hair, Su Duchen used a very sharp dagger to cut it. Thus was born a head of broken hair, some long and some short, long to the neck and short to the ears. For Su Duchen, he thinks it's very good-looking, with good hair quality, flowing and personality. But for Tang Yunwen, he was about to cry to death, so he kept hiding in the room and didn't dare to come out to meet people.
Now, Tang Yunwen, who had devil horns on his head, walked out of the cabin, holding a tool that was nearly a meter long, similar to a large pair of scissors. He wished everyone had hair like him. Seeing that Zhao Cheng's hair was burning, he became even more energetic, and he was about to cut it with his hands while waving his tools.
The hair burns very quickly, and Tang Yunwen has no chance to cut his hair. In the blink of an eye, my hair was almost burning to my scalp.
Zhao Cheng struggled, struggled to hook his head, screamed in his mouth, and his hair was gone! The eyebrows seem to be burned, too!
"Get the brazier out of the way!" The witty fisherman shouted, and splashed out with a basin of water in his hand, and swished... With a bang, Zhao Cheng was thrown off his head and face, but fortunately, his scalp was saved......
The water all over the ground, Zhao Cheng's screams, and Tang Yunwen's evil laughter. Su Duchen put his hands on his cheeks to watch the excitement, "It's really vibrant!" Su Duchen was full of emotion.
After a rough tidying up in the cabin, the questioning continued.
"I'll give you one last chance to speak." Su Duchen fiddled with the big scissors in his hand: "If there is a lie, I promise that you will use it for the rest of your life." β
"Spare your life! I say, I say. Zhao Cheng, whose scalp was oozing blood, dizzy, and trembling, began to beg for mercy.
"Put him down first." Su Duchen said.
Zhao Cheng, who was put down on the ground, trembled and said: "There are still eighteen people in Taiyu County who are locked up. There are three generals - Xi people, and six are my people. A courtyard in the county, this courtyard is bought by the Xi people. β
Su Duchen said in a deep voice: "When you arrive in Taiyu County, do you pick up people at the dock or go to the yard to pick them up." β
Zhao Cheng said: "Yes, I went to the yard to pick it up." β
Su Duchen said: "Where are these girls going to be transported, whether they are outside the customs or trained on the spot." β
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "I don't know." β
Su Duchen sneered and said sharply: "Kill him and throw him in the lake to feed the fish." β
Zhao Cheng knelt on the ground, pulled the corner of Su Duchen's robe, and begged for mercy: "I really don't know." The search for Central Plains women started three years ago, and every year I look for 60 girls between the ages of 10 and 13. At the beginning of this year, it was already together, but I don't know why the number of people was increased, and this is the last time this year. The women I looked for at the beginning of the year, they, they seem to have been brought outside the border. The last batch seems to have been sent to the capital, and I don't dare to ask more. That's all I know, I've said it all, and I'm telling the truth. β
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At the time of unitary, the boat arrived at the dock of Taiyu County.
Before getting off the boat, the woman whose arms had been unloaded came to find Su Duchen. The woman's name is Fu Lengshuang, and she is sixteen years old.
Fu Lengshuang's sister was taken captive a year ago, and a month ago she found out about her sister's abductee. It was in the courtyard of Xuzhou that when Su Duchen eavesdropped on it, there was a man named Ah Si inside.
It's a pity that Fu Lengshuang was discovered when he was following him, but he was imprisoned by them. In order to get the money to make up the numbers, the group stuffed Fu Lengshuang into the group of girls and sent her to the boat, and unloaded her arm before boarding the boat.
"Childe, I want to go to the county with you, I want to know my sister's whereabouts. Ask for the fulfillment of the son. Fu Lengshuang said.
Su Duchen thought for a moment and said, "Your injuries are okay." β
Fu Lengshuang shook his head and said, "It's okay." I know how to do some kung fu and won't cause trouble to my son. β
Su Duchen nodded and said, "Hmm." β
The fisherman and the second boat man guarded the boat, and Su Duchen and Tang Yunwen entered the county seat. In addition to the key person Zhao Cheng, there are also the ship's third and Fu Lengshuang, as well as two boatmen.
At this time, a small episode occurred at the dock.
Su Duchen, who had just gotten off the boat and was standing on the shore, was hugged by a four- or five-year-old female doll. The girl raised her head and looked at Su Duchen with big eyes, although her face was yellow and thin, her smile was very sweet, and she said softly and glutinously: "Hold your legs, do you have anything to eat?" The girl was smiling and talking, but these words made the listeners very worried.
Su Duchen was a little in a trance, a scene that seemed familiar. He had just come out of his cell, and he was walking down the street, when Niu Niu rushed up and hugged his thigh and smiled at him.
"Girl......" Su Duchen almost blurted out, and then, with a smile, he bent down to pick her up, and said, "What do you want to eat, my brother will buy it for you." β
"Brotherβ" The girl cried out with a smile, and didn't say what she wanted to eat. At this time, a grandmother trotted over, hugged the girl with a nervous expression, and kept apologizing: "This son, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my grandson didn't mean to, she ......"
Su Duchen shook his head and said, "It's okay, Grandma." Your granddaughter is very cute, she's hungry, buy her something to eat. As he spoke, he stuffed a piece of silver into Grandma's hand.
"No, no, no, you can't do it, how can you ask for the child's silver." Grandma politely refused.
"Grandma is from Taiyu County?" Su Duchen asked.
"No, my wife fled here a few years ago. My little boy didn't work for the past two days, so I wanted to come out and find some needlework. Grandchildren are clamoring to follow, you little glutton. After Grandma finished speaking, she smiled and nodded at the girl.
The smiling faces of the old and the young touched the deepest memory in Su Duchen's heart, because they were too similar, like Su's and like Niuniu.
Su Duchen took out the money bag embroidered with small flowers, rubbed his fingers a few times, smiled and filled the bag with a few pieces of broken silver, took out a few silver tickets, handed them to Grandma, and said, "The little money bag was embroidered by my sister, and I will give it to your granddaughter." You can collect the silver ticket, and if you want to use the silver, go to the money bank to exchange it. β
Grandma was at a loss and refused again and again: "This ...... Not. β
Su Duchen said, "What is your granddaughter's name?" β
Grandma was at a loss and said, "Bean Lady." β
Su Duchen smiled and clicked Dou Niang's nose and said, "Well, your name is Xiaodouzi." β
Bean Niang's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she pouted: "My name is Bean Niang, not Xiaodouzi." β
In the end, Su Duchen stuffed the money bag and silver ticket into Dou Niang's clothes and left.
Grandma hugged the bean lady, looked at Su Duchen who left the dock, burst into tears, and muttered: "Benefactor! Good man......! Bean Lady, let's repay the favor in the future! β