Qin Xu looked back, under the support, forehead, or hijacking of the tiger and leopard rider,

The old man who was confronting the bandits at the entrance of the village just now was arching his hands and saluting him.

Seeing this, Qin Xu waved his hand, motioned for the tiger and leopard rider to let go of the old man, and arched his hand:

"My husband is polite, a certain is Qin Xu, he has just returned from overseas, he is traveling around to study, passing by here, he heard the noise, so he sent someone over to find out."

When Lu Changsheng heard Qin Xu say this, he was relieved, it turned out that he had returned from overseas and was dressed in strange clothes.

Moreover, traveling to study, and being escorted by officers and soldiers, it seems that the adult in front of him must be very powerful at home.

Thinking of this, the old patriarch's heart moved slightly, and he knelt down tremblingly.

Qin Xu was stunned, and hurriedly reached out to help the old man, and said in confusion: "Uncle, why are you doing this?" ”

The old man did not get up, but insisted on kneeling, began to kowtow, and choked up:

"My lord, please, save our people in Lujiazhuang."

Qin Xu was taken aback, he didn't dare to exert himself, and hurriedly motioned to the tiger and leopard rider on the side to help help the old man up, and said:

"Uncle, get up and speak, don't worry, if there is anything, you can say it, since I am here, I won't care."

Under the 'support' of the tiger and leopard rider, the old man choked up and stood up again,

looked at Qin Xu, with a begging look on his face, and said:

"My lord, although the thieves were killed and retreated this time, it won't be long before they make a comeback, and at that time, our Zhuangzi will really be finished."

When Qin Xu heard this, he was also a little helpless, and he thought about it.

With the temperament of the bandits, they have suffered such a big loss, but I am afraid that this village will not exist.

But if you don't leave, you won't be able to complete the task?

Is it possible that you really want to lose a part on your body?

However, looking at the haggard expression of the old man in front of him, and the group of yellow-skinned people behind him,

Qin Xu sighed deeply again, and just left?

Although it is only more than fifty kilometers away from Fan Yang, it only takes two or three hours to come and go, but can he go?

Did the bandit let him go again?

What if he just left on the front foot, and the thief on the back foot followed and slaughtered this little Zhuangzi?

Alas, I'm still too soft-hearted,

Forget it, let's take it one step at a time.

Qin Xu looked around for a while, and felt that his stomach was a little acid reflux, so he said to the old man in front of him who was still choking:

"Uncle, let's go, let's go into the village and let them deal with it here."

When the old patriarch heard this, he nodded hurriedly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have dissipated a lot.

"My lord, please inside, please inside."

Qin Xu bowed his head, turned around and said, "Yinping, you bring a few people in with me, and the rest of the people will stay and clean up these corpses." ”

When Guan Yinping heard this, he hugged his fists and promised, took two tigers and leopards to ride, and followed Qin Xu into the village.

As for the remaining four, of course, they went to dispose of the corpses just as Qin Xu had instructed Fa.

It is not a problem for so many corpses to lie at the entrance of the village like that, and if there is a plague, it will be really troublesome.

And the old patriarch also turned around and said a few words to the white-faced scholar beside him, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and led Qin Xu in front.

On the way, Qin Xu talked with the old man and learned that this place belonged to a small village called Lujiazhuang under the rule of Fan Yang of Zhuo County.

The old man's name is Lu Changsheng, who is the village leader of Lujiazhuang and the old patriarch of the Lu family.

Soon, several people came to a mud compound in the middle of the village.

Walking into the courtyard, several people came to the room, and Qin Xu asked with some doubts:

"I don't know what is the relationship between my husband and Fan Yang Lu's family?"

The old patriarch was not surprised at Qin Xu's question, thinking that Qin Xu had heard the words of the bandit leader just now.

With a somewhat ashamed face, the old patriarch sighed and said, "It's a pity, although we belong to the Fanyang Lu clan, we belong to the side branches, and we have already come out of the five blessings.

There are less than 100 households in the whole village, and the population is only more than 200 people, and most of them are old and weak, and there are less than 50 young and middle-aged people.

Otherwise, it would not have fallen into such a situation. ”

As he spoke, the old patriarch's voice became choked again, because of the remote location, he was targeted by a group of bandits this time.

Someone was sent three days ago. Let them prepare a hundred stone of grain and ten young and beautiful women in three days, or they will kill all the children of this village.

When Qin Xu heard this, he slapped the table angrily and stood up, "These bastards." ”

After scolding, looking at the old man in front of him with a choked voice, Qin Xu was puzzled:

"Uncle, didn't you go to report to the official? Or does the government care? ”

The old patriarch shook his head and sighed, and said in a choked voice: "I have already sent people, but it has been three days, and several people who reported to the official have been sent out, but there is no news one by one, and in the end, no one dares to go." ”

Qin Xu was silent, and he didn't have to think about it to know that in the past three days, the bandits must have surrounded the surroundings.

Come to think of it, it is not yet 184 years ago, and the bandits are not so rampant, so they can only pick these villages in remote areas to attack.

"Your Excellency, you don't know, if you just need some money and food, we will give it to him.

Although this year's year is not good, the drought has begun since the beginning of the year, and this summer harvest is even more fruitless, but the whole village has made do, and it is barely enough.

But they not only want money and food, but also women, which makes it a matter of how we can live. ”

As he spoke, the old patriarch cried again with tears,

And in the yard, there were also sobbing sounds from time to time.

Qin Xu's heart was a little heavy when he heard this, money and food were trivial matters, as long as they could have a life, they could reluctantly agree.

Can women?

Who wants to give their daughter to a bandit?

Isn't that worse than killing them?

Looking at Guan Yinping, whose eyes were a little red, Qin Xu sighed slightly and comforted:

"Uncle, don't worry, as long as I, Qin, am here today, I will never let those bandits hurt you in the slightest."

Without waiting for the old patriarch to answer, Qin Xu got up, walked out of the courtyard, and said loudly to the crowd surrounding in front of the door:

"You can rest assured, since Qin knows about this matter today, he will never let those bandits hurt you in the slightest, this big man is still our big man."

When everyone in front of the door heard Qin Xu say this, they all knelt down and kowtowed, crying and shouting one by one: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you." ”

Qin Xu looked at everyone's joyful and weeping faces, as well as the expressions of longing for life,

He suddenly understood the meaning of coming to this troubled world.

Just to thank the people, to let them live and work in peace and contentment,

In the troubled times of these three kingdoms,

There must be a place for me Qin Xu!