Chapter 5: Mountain Bandits

As soon as An Yi came out of the door, he saw a crowd of people outside, some walking, some shouting, and some carrying dung forks and kitchen knives in their hands. He grabbed an old man who was running past the courtyard gate,

"Uncle, what's going on?" An Yi asked anxiously,

"Mountain... The mountain bandits are coming, hijacking .. Hijacked a girl! Only... Right there! The old man ran out of breath and pointed in the direction of the entrance of the village

An Yi looked in the direction pointed by the old man, and found that sure enough, the three floors inside and outside seemed to be full of people, and his head was numb with "buzz~", he was really afraid of something, and he didn't think much about it, so he went straight to the entrance of the village, and Jiang Ruyue followed closely.

"Don't fucking come here, it's a big deal to change a life for a life!" A man dressed in a peasant's coarse linen shirt pointed at the crowd with a silver carved dagger, but the villagers around him, some with steel forks and some with hoes, surrounded the man.

The man's right hand was holding a woman's neck, and the dagger in his left hand was occasionally gestured at the woman. The woman didn't cry like he imagined, the pear blossom brought rain, gritted her silver teeth, but she was also so frightened that her body trembled slightly, it was Anyi's sister An Xin.

"You put down the dagger!" A white-bearded old man in a gray cloth robe pointed at An Xin in the man's hand, "I am the patriarch of this village, you let this girl go, I will keep you safe!" ”

"Old man, you don't inquire, Jiulong Mountain Zhang Ye can bluff if you want to? You all get out of the way for me: when the master is safe, naturally let this woman go! As he spoke, the man who called himself Zhang Ye gestured the dagger in his hand to An Xin's neck, and the cold metal touched An Xin's fair skin, and the coldness and fear hit her mind together. An Xin pursed her lips and endured her delicate body that was about to shake like chaff.

"Can't put it! The mountain bandits are not trustworthy, let him go, he will also tear up the ticket! ”

A farmer with a steel fork in his hand said,

His voice was immediately echoed,

"That's right! Can't put it! "These mountain bandits!" "Can't let him go!" .....

The crowd tightened as it got

"Then don't blame Lao Tzu for poisoning his hands!" Zhang Ye raised the dagger and slashed at An Xin's undulating chest,

"Stop!"

Everyone shouted towards the shout, and An Yi and Jiang Ruyue squeezed through the iron bucket-like human wall

"Stop! I'll change her! You let her go! ”

"Brother~" Seeing An Yi, An Xin's tears finally fell down.

An Yi looked at the Zhang Ye, "I'll change her, you let her go!" ”

"Afterlife! Don't be impulsive. The old patriarch saw that An Yi was a fresh face, and thought that it was a passing foreigner who was hot-blooded and impulsive to save the beauty.

An Yi waved at the old patriarch, "Thank you, old patriarch, I am the elder brother of this girl, and I will replace my sister." After that, the troublesome patriarch told everyone to dodge a way. ”

"Can't let this bandit go!" .....

The crowd was noisy, and Zhang Ye's right hand, which was already a little loose, suddenly tightened An Xin's jade neck again,

"Old patriarch, you don't want Jiangjia Village to die in this peaceful day, right? When the time comes, how do you plan to explain to the county magistrate? An Yi looked at the old patriarch, only he could control this group of villagers who were already angry.

At the village level of the Great Xia Dynasty, the respected elders in each village are elected as the patriarch to govern, and the patriarch has the absolute right to speak among the villagers, and of course, there will be other benefits and benefits that come with it. The village patriarch is appointed and dismissed once a year, and is jointly elected by the villagers, and the general county government does not interfere with the selection of the patriarch of the village below, unless there is a major dereliction of duty, then the county will directly remove the patriarch and re-select from the village elders who meet the requirements. Obviously, the murder case is the most important item in the major malfeasance, and the phrase comfort can be regarded as the pulse of the old patriarch.

"Okay then." The old patriarch thought for a moment and nodded,

"But the patriarch..." There were still people who wanted to raise their voices of opposition, but they were also suppressed by the old patriarch's threatening eyes.

The Anyi brothers and sisters are irrelevant outsiders, and no one is worthy of putting the position of patriarch in, so I don't know who the sheep will be in the two acres of fertile land in the east of the village next year.

"Okay, then you come over and we'll exchange." Zhang Ye pointed at Anyi, and the bursts of shouting from the crowd just now also scared him into a cold sweat. After all, no one wants to die if they can live.

An Yi walked to him, and as soon as he grabbed his sister's wrist, Zhang Ye's dagger had already reached his neck, and he was really a bandit.

He pulled his sister over and pushed Jiang Ruyue's side, "Ruyue, help me take care of An Xin for the time being." ”

"Brother~" An Xin finally couldn't hold it anymore, and shouted with a crying voice and was about to rush in the direction of comfort. Jiang Ruyue in the back grabbed An Xin's arm tightly, "An Xin! You calm down, your brother will come back for you, do you still want to die? Jiang Ruyue shouted at An Xin:

The old patriarch waved his hand at the crowd behind Zhang Ye, "Get out of the way and let them go." The villagers listened to the old patriarch's instructions and slowly dodged out of the crowd.

Zhang Ye dragged Anyi back slowly, then quickened his pace, crossed the Qingshui River Bridge at the entrance of the village, and ran into the woods at the foot of the mountain.

An Xin "pounced", her legs could no longer support her knees on the ground, looking at her brother and the mountain bandits who had fled far away, tears couldn't stop coming out of her eyes.

Looking at the crowd that gradually disappeared from view, An Yi turned back to Zhang Ye and said:

"I said Master Zhang, you have already entered the forest, and you are already safe, can you release people?"

"Look at your clothes, rich and noble, right?" Zhang Ye crooked his eyes, the dagger in his hand waved in front of An Yi's face, and his right hand was still holding An Yi's neck, without meaning to let go.

"Zhang Ye said with a smile, the village has only been in the country for a few years since the famine, how can there be any rich and noble people."

"Hahaha." Zhang Ye laughed, and suddenly the side palm of his right hand became the wind, "Smack!" slapped on the back of An Yi's neck, An Yi's eyes went black, and he fainted on the ground.

"Whether it's a rich or noble family, you don't say it, your eyes have the final say." Zhang Ye picked up the corner of his clothes, wiped the dagger, inserted it into the scabbard on his waist, carried the comfort on the ground, and disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Night is slowly falling

The households in Jiangjia Village also smoked and lit the lights, a quiet and peaceful scene, as if nothing had happened during the day.

In the courtyard of the Jiang family's house, Jiang Ruyue was pacing back and forth in the courtyard, while An Xin was standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the entrance of the village. At this moment, she wished that figure suddenly jumped in front of her, "Girl, what about your craft?" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but whimper,

Jiang Ruyue heard An Xin's cry, walked over and patted her back gently, "An Xin, half an afternoon has passed, and we can't wait like this." In this way, you wait in this house, and I will go to the county seat to find Uncle An. ”

"Wait, didn't the mountain bandit say that he would let my brother come back when it was safe? If you are looking for your father, your father will definitely report to the official, will the mountain bandits tear up the ticket? An Xin grabbed Jiang Ruyue's arm that was about to go out, obviously she still had a bit of luck,

"When is it safe, is it caught in the mountain? Or is it tied to Dazhai? Still..."Jiang Ruyue didn't continue, because he knew: For a girl, today's sudden changes have made An Xin physically and mentally exhausted.

"Or. . . Or how? What do you say? The sensitive An Xin still grabbed the "little tail" in Jiang Ruyue's words. ”

"I don't think so, Brother An is brightly dressed, even if the mountain bandits have bad intentions, they will knock a stroke at your family fiercely" Jiang Ruyue said this not entirely to comfort An Xin, Brother and Sister Anyi's brocade clothes are obviously not ordinary people, anyone who catches the opportunity may have a heart for money, not to mention the mountain bandits on Jiulong Mountain.

Jiang Ruyue explained to An Xin, got into the carriage and went straight to Anfu.

In the An family's mansion, An Zhiyuan was also restless in the house, feeling a hundred claws scratching his heart, and I don't know if it was because of the weather, his body was very dry, and he picked up the herbal tea on the sandalwood table one by one, poured it into his mouth, and always felt that something had happened.

"These two children, I don't know where to go at night, and I don't know how to send a letter to my family, it's getting more and more disagreeable!"

"Bang Bang~" Before the words fell, the door of the house sounded slamming the door, An Zhiyuan was stunned, and ran from the house to the door with an arrow step, bluffing the guys in the gatehouse, when did our master start to do it so personally? Then I won't have anything to eat? Thinking of this, the porter hurriedly followed out,

An Zhiyuan opened the door of this mansion, and Jiang Ruyue's habit of slamming the door was still confiscated, and she almost smashed it into Master An's face. An Zhiyuan didn't have time to worry about him,

"What's wrong? Did Yi'er and Xin'er have an accident? ”

Jiang Ruyue rushed all the way for more than 30 miles, and before she could catch her breath, she went straight to Anfu, so tired that he couldn't breathe.

"Uncle Ann....... No.... Oh no... Go out.. Something went wrong.." Jiang Ruyue was dressed roughly, "It's not good... Oh no! ”

"What's wrong? What do you mean? An Zhiyuan was so anxious that he was about to jump to his feet, and casually pointed to the guy in the concierge next to him, "You! Go get a bowl of tea for the little boy! He couldn't remember the surname of the little brother in front of him for a while

The porter guy ran into the yard in response, took a bowl of herbal tea and handed it to Jiang Ruyue, Jiang Ruyue didn't take a breath, "tons and tons ~" drank all the herbal tea, and then spit and told An Zhiyuan about today's events.

"Where's Xin'er?"

"Miss An Xin is fine, I'm worried that Gongzi An will come back, and she is still waiting in my yard." Jiang Ruyue replied:

"Okay, Xin'er and his brother have been in love since childhood, and now they must be very anxious, I bother you to help me take care of Xin'er, don't let her do anything impulsive" An Zhiyuan let go of Jiang Ruyue's hand and beckoned to the guy in the porter, "Go and find it for the head of the Ding sect!" The man took the order, and trotted away again.

"If Yi'er can get out, she will definitely come to you, so you must have someone in the house. So, I have to drive you back. An Zhiyuan was talking, and a man with five big and three rough men behind him ran over with the guy, who was the head of the nursing home of Anfu.

"Sir!" Ding Jiaotou hugged his hands,

"Lao Ding, you quickly pick the best family in the house and go back with your son!"

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, uncle, I will take care of An Xin." Jiang Ruyue should admit it

After saying that, An Zhiyuan spread Jiang Ruyue, didn't change his clothes, and was still wearing pajamas, so he ran out of the house.

"Quick! Lao Zhao! County office! ”

Uncle Zhao, the coachman of Anfu, was also in an emergency, but he didn't respond, so he quickly picked up the reins of the horse and rushed to the county office.

Let's say that An Zhiyuan arrived at the gate of the county ya, got off the carriage and ran to the gate of the county ya,

"Hurry up and inform Zhuzhi County, I have something important."

The official who was about to go in to report was grabbed by An Zhiyuan, who was sweating profusely,

"Forget it, where is Takechi County? Take me there! ”

This official also recognized An Zhiyuan as a friend of the county magistrate, and he was afraid that there was an emergency, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he led An Zhiyuan to the study behind the county office.

An Zhiyuan didn't wait for the official to report outside the house, and pushed open the door, "Brother Taketori!" Brother Taketori! ”

There was a jade screen on the left side of the room, and Zhu took a big belly and came out from behind the screen.

"Oh, I said Brother Zhiyuan, what's wrong with you? What's so in a hurry? Sit down and talk slowly, don't worry, I have a brother in everything. As he spoke, he waved his hand, retired from the errand at the door, and smiled with a smile on his face, matching his figure, with the appearance of Maitreya Buddha.

Helping An Zhiyuan to sit down on the camphor wood carved chair in front of the table,

"My son is missing! Captured by bandits! Before An Zhiyuan's ass sat firmly, he told Taketori what Jiang Ruyue said,

Taketori helped An Zhiyuan to sit firmly, returned to the upper seat and sat down, and pushed a cup of tea brewed on the table to An Zhiyuan, "It's really strange today, why have you been arrested?" ”

An Zhiyuan doesn't know what the bamboo takes,

"Oh, my Lord Bamboo, don't sell it to me!"

"Guess what, this county has just received an official document, the daughter of the King of Shu disappeared this morning, just near this county! According to the news, the four guards of the daughter of the king of Shu were all knocked to the ground, and the daughter of the king of Shu disappeared with the maid, and it was also said that it was done by the mountain bandits. No, the king of Shu brought 8,000 soldiers and 10,000 fenwei battalions overnight and came to this county, and he will arrive tonight! ”

After speaking, Taketori patted the back of An Zhiyuan's sweaty hand and signaled him to rest assured

"Brother Zhiyuan, don't worry, this county estimates that the key entrance of Jiulong Mountain will be able to be closed tonight. Brother will stay in my house tonight, and as soon as the army of the king of Shu arrives, we will enter the mountain together to search and rescue the son. It's useless for you to be anxious now, you don't plan to take a hundred soldiers from my county government to besiege Jiulong Mountain, right? ”

After listening to this, An Zhiyuan also knew that the current situation was urgent, and the best way was to look forward to the arrival of the army of the King of Shu as soon as possible and enter the mountains to search and suppress.

"Okay, let's listen to Brother Zhu" An Zhiyuan sighed