Chapter 48: A False Alarm
Jian Bing is also considered to have gone through a big scene, this time she was still scared stupid, she thought that although Nantai County was rampant, the county was always safe, who would have expected that in broad daylight, two bandits would rush into the city to rob people, and they were still the wife of the escort.
The group is all female dependents, maids and old mothers or something, there is no combat effectiveness at all, and the thing is too sudden, no one reacts, the first to rush up is Xiao Wukong, usually Yao Yilei is very good to it, this beast protector is anxious, scratching and scratching, was thrown to the roadside stone and fainted.
The bandits came and went quickly, and rushed out of the city gate on horseback, and the regiments were busy picking up bullets from the bullet belts and filling them into the chambers, and by the time the guns were fired, the two horses had long since disappeared.
Chen Zikun had to report that he had arrived, and he didn't have time to blame, so he hurriedly asked the bandits what they looked like, of course, no one saw it clearly, only said that he wore a hat and rode two jujube red horses.
The officers and soldiers of the two platoons chased out, and the horseshoe prints left by the bandits were very clear, and they went to the northwest, but they lost their traces when they chased to the Dawang River, and it was obvious that the bandits waded into the water, but in which direction they went, no one could guess, so they had no choice but to continue the search in two ways.
Chen Zikun was so anxious that he regretted it, the bandits were so rampant that they dared to enter the city to kidnap them, and he was too negligent to send troops to protect his wife, even if any of Wang Degui and Li Changsheng followed him, the bandits would not go so easily.
This is the second time Yao Yilei has been kidnapped, the last time she was kidnapped by Hebei bandits in Xiangshan, Beijing, and this time she was kidnapped by Nantai bandits.
There was no trace of the search until the night, the people were sleepy and tired, the soldiers complained, Chen Zikun looked at the pocket watch, the person has been kidnapped for five or six hours, I am afraid that he has returned to the cottage, and it is pointless to search outside, it is better to go back to the county seat and wait for news.
A team of soldiers and horses returned to the county seat in frustration, the soldiers went back to the barracks to eat and sleep, Chen Zikun dragged back to the back house with heavy steps, and Jian Bing greeted him, his face was full of joy: "Lei Lei is fine, she has returned." ”
"What!" Chen Zikun was taken aback, and rushed into the room to see that Yao Yilei was really sitting on the edge of the bed to check Xiao Wukong's injury.
Seeing Chen Zikun come in, Yao Yilei immediately burst into tears in her eyes, screamed and pounced, and cried on Chen Zikun's shoulder.
After crying for a long time, Chen Zikun's shoulders were wet, and he finally persuaded her and asked her, "Who tied you up and how did you come back?" ”
Yao Yilei said: "Someone rescued me halfway, but that person didn't leave, waiting for you." ”
Chan Tsz-kun: "Where are the people? ”
"In the living room."
Chan hurriedly moved to the living room, where a man of medium stature was admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with his hands behind his back.
"What do you call this brother?" Chen Zikun hugged his fists.
As soon as the man turned around, his eyebrows were full of heroism, and a faint scar on his face showed his true man's true colors.
"The younger brother's surname is Chen, his name is longevity, and his name is Xingwu."
Chen Zikun knows this name, Chen Shou, the famous bandit leader in Nantai County, Xia Dalong's enemy, and he was the one who ambushed him in the green gauze tent.
"Oh, it turned out to be the master of Chen, how did my wife fall into your hands?" Chen Zikun sat down and asked nonchalantly, Yao Yilei was tied up here, and she was sent back there, which couldn't help but make people wonder what was wrong with this.
Chen Shoudao: ?" Coincidentally, this afternoon I took my brothers out to do business, and I happened to meet two old guys who came back from the city to do business, and brought a flower ticket, oh, it's Mrs. Zun, originally according to the rules of the road, I shouldn't be this idle thing, but Mrs. Zun is kind to my Chen family, so I persuaded these two old guys to let people go, for fear that the guards would be worried, and they were sent over, and that's how it happened. ”
Chen Zikun said: "I see, Humble Jing is kind to your Chen family, why don't I know about this." ”
Chen Shou said: "I have a younger brother named Shuangxi, and it was his wife who saved him. ”
Now Chen Zikun understood, it turned out that the little bandit was Chen Shou's younger brother, but the person who saved him was clearly himself, how did he become Yao Yilei, but this is not the problem, in short, the person came back safe and sound, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground.
"Brother Chen, have you eaten?" Chan said.
Chen Shou was stunned for a moment, and then said unceremoniously: "I didn't eat dinner." ”
"If you don't eat it, can you drink alcohol?"
"Yes."
"Come, set up a feast, and bring two jars of good wine."
After a while, the wine and dishes are complete, it is summer, there is no need to stir-fry and cook vegetables, all are ready-made cold dishes with wine, marinated donkey meat, sauce elbow, fried golden cicada, cucumber, cold peanuts, wine is the famous wine of Nantai through the bottle fragrance.
Chen Zikun called Yao Yilei out to sit with her, and Yao Yilei told what happened.
After the bandits kidnapped her, they went straight out of the city and fled westward, there was a section in the middle that was walking in the river, presumably to cover up the traces, when passing through the bitter well, they met Chen Shou's pole, the bandits in Nantai have their own spheres of influence, but the business of the county town, anyone can do it, Chen Shou originally planned to let them go, but it happened that Shuangxi recognized Yao Yilei.
Shuangxi saw Yao Yilei in the county yahou house, when she was in a high fever, she thought she had gone to heaven and saw a fairy, and now she saw that her life-saving benefactor was tied up, how could she stand by and watch.
Chen Shou was not ambiguous, as soon as he heard his younger brother's words, he immediately stopped people, they were all mixed on the same road, he also relied on the fact that there were more people and bullied fewer people, and he personally went into battle to compete with the other party, comparing marksmanship, fists and feet, and arm strength, and finally narrowly won and won Yao Yilei.
This story came out of Yao Yilei's mouth, although the language was poor and not vivid enough, Chen Zikun could fully imagine the intensity of the scene at that time.
"Dare to ask Master Chen, who robbed my wife?" Chen Zikun wanted to know who dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head.
Chen Shou said: "I know them, but I can't tell you, this is the morality of the rivers and lakes, please Chen Dahaihan." ”
Chen Zikun nodded, not reluctantly.
After being full of wine and food, Chen Shou got up and said goodbye: "Lord Chen, the accounts between us have been cleared, and no one owes anyone from now on, farewell." ”
Chen Zikun said: "Wait, the account has not been settled yet." ”
Chen Shou's eyebrows twisted: "Lord Chen still wants to keep people?" ”
Chen Zikun said: "Come on, bring the gifts." ”
A team of soldiers brought ten long wooden boxes, Chen Zikun personally used a crowbar to pry open one, which was filled with shavings, and a Hanyang-made rifle lay quietly in the box, the bolt was coated with butter, the barrel of the gun was shining with a faint blue light, and the butt and handguard were jujube red, new and translucent.
Chen Shou swallowed involuntarily.
"These ten rifles are my reward for being in charge of Chen, if you still see it, please accept it."
Chen Shouyan can not do it, what he lacks most at present is a fast gun, even if it is an old-fashioned earthen cannon, he regards it as a rarity, not to mention this kind of brand-new guy, in Nantai, the gun is more important than anything else, with a gun, there is everything, food, ocean, women.
"Master Chen, thank you!" Chen Shou clenched his fists.
"You're welcome." Chan returned the salute.
Although it was getting late, but now the regiments guarding the city gate have been fed by Chen Zikun, the escort made a greeting, and the door was not opened, ten rifles were loaded on the carriage, and a box full of bullets was transported out of the city, Chen Zikun personally escorted the two miles, and a group of bandits came out of the grove, and the leader was Shuangxi, who had obviously been waiting for a long time.
"I'm not far away." Chen Zikun arched his hand.
"There will be a date later." Chen Shou also gave up his hand, ordered someone to unload the box on the car, and disappeared into the night.
Back at the county office, it began to rain again, Chen Zikun hesitated, but still knocked on Yao Yilei's door, and the little maids came to open it, lowered their eyebrows and said, "Hello, master." ”
"Go down." Chen Zikun sent the little maid away, entered the house, and saw Yao Yilei and Yi half-lying on the bed, with a double-barreled shotgun in her hand, it seems that this time she really left a psychological shadow.
"Why are you here, in the middle of the night, and you're not afraid of gossip." Yao Yilei's face was a little red, although she held the title of a protector's wife, in fact, there was no round room yet, and the three of them each had a bedroom, nominally sleeping separately.
Chen Zikun sat on the edge of the bed, pulled Yao Yilei's soft and said, "I came to see you, it's all my fault, I frightened you." ”
"I'm fine, I'm used to being tied up by bandits." Yao Yilei said this deliberately, and turned sideways to show her back to Chen Zikun.
"I, Chen Zikun, swear to the sky, I will never let you suffer any more grievances, if you violate your oath, the sky will thunder and ......" Before she finished speaking, Yao Yilei hurriedly turned around and covered Chen Zikun's mouth: "Don't say these unlucky things." ”
"And you believe it?"
"Well, I'm fine, you go and accompany Jianbing."
"Why, I sleep on my own all these days." Chan quibbled in vain.
"Hmph, don't think I don't know, that vixen is so loud at night." Yao Yilei pouted, her face reddening even more.
Chen Zikun was shocked: "Are you still going to listen to the root of the wall?" ”
"What's the matter, it was Xiaocui who listened to it and came back to tell me." Yao Yilei lowered her head deeply, embarrassed, Xiaocui was her personal maid, a very smart and delicate little girl.
"Xiao Cui is only thirteen or fourteen years old, so you let her do this?" Chen Zikun's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and he blew out the candle in one gulp, and the room was dark.
"Don't come here, I have a gun."
"I have it too."
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The next day, Yao Yilei didn't get up in the morning, lunch was sent to the room to eat, Jian Bing went to visit in person, she was a person who came over, and immediately understood what happened last night, although she knew that it was a matter of morning and evening, but she was still a little uncomfortable.
"Sister, I heard that you are sick, my sister came to visit, brought you two watermelons, chilled in the well, eat some to relieve the heat." Jianbing asked the maid to take out two large watermelons, cut them and take a look, the red and black seeds were just ripe.
"I don't like to eat watermelon, let little Wukong eat it, this little beast is loyal, better than people." Yao Yilei waved her hand, and the monkey rushed over, picked up a piece of watermelon and ran to the corner to eat it.
Jian Bing knew that Yao Yilei was ridiculing herself, she couldn't deal with it well when bandits robbed people, but what could she do in that environment.
After a moment of embarrassment, he was about to get up and say goodbye, when suddenly Chen Zikun came in and said, "Come with me." ”
When the two ladies came to the courtyard, they saw a row of small watermelons in the distance, and two pistols and a large box of ammunition on the table.
"If you don't run out of this box today, you won't be allowed to eat." Chan said.