On Monday, May 14, 1629, April 22 of the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Empire.

On the same day, the last batch of "sorted" trophies and prisoners were handed over to the Zheng family, and during the day, Zhang Chunrui took a number of naval and army officers, accompanied by the Zheng family's cronies, to board the Luao Peninsula in the northeast of Futou Bay, and visited Yu Dayou's memorial monument on the side of the school field north of the almost ruined and abandoned Luao City.

"Yu Dayou is one of the few great military strategists and strategists in ancient China who explored and even tried to implement modern military modernization. Unfortunately, his career was not smooth, and the loose social organization of the Ming Dynasty, controlled by the stubborn local gentry and village elders, clashed with his superior military ideas from the very beginning. Otherwise, the first person in the world's military history to establish a modern army would not have been the Swedish king Gustav in the 17th century, but Yu Dayou, who had been half a century earlier. ”

In front of Yu Dayou's memorial monument, Zhang Chunrui whispered to the navy and army officers behind him who had crossed the identity of the people. The young officers were silent, just looking further north at the horizon, each thinking about the tragedy of the last decade or so of the old empire.

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Before nightfall, the artisans and refugees from the former pirate dens rescued from the Futou Bay and Caiyu Islands were sent aboard the large sailing merchant ship Guanyue, which had arrived from Anpingbao, where they were to be transported to Pearl Island to settle down, or a few months later to be sent to the distant mainland of North America.

The day after tomorrow, the expeditionary fleet will leave Futou Bay and return to Taiwan's Anping Fort, drawing a new stage of the military operation of the Eastern Expeditionary Expedition. Perhaps, in a few months, the expeditionary fleet will return to the Atlantic in a hurry, reaping the fruits of the interests of the American Republic of China for the second phase of the Thirty Years' War in Europe, which is about to end.

In the camp of the 2nd Infantry Company of the Foreign Legion, which was fighting with the fleet, under the light of a cluster of bonfires, the soldiers were already preparing in advance for boarding the ship the day after tomorrow. The officers and men had been temporarily stationed here for almost three weeks to recuperate, and almost no one could endure the boring camping life on such a small island, so when they heard that they were leaving, they were all refreshed.

"Sir. There was a terrible little problem, we lost most of our boxes! These guys were too rough out of the box at the beginning. A sergeant walked to the company headquarters with a steel helmet and a sweaty face, and reported to Captain Scott and Lieutenant Qiao Xi inside, as well as Sergeant Major Makarov, who was standing bored in the corner.

With the support of naval firepower, the intensity of a series of landing and clearance operations on the Caiyu Islands was extremely low, so that most of the army soldiers' ammunition was useless, and they could only be brought back from where they came from. During the boring recuperation period, the soldiers' boring picky eating behavior also led to the loss of restraint in the large food rations. The most direct result is that a large number of unboxed food items are returned to the logistics supply station. Then it piles up in a mess and can't be reboxed at all.

"Damn...... I'm sorry, sir, but I can urge them to fix these problems right away! Makarov was the first to jump, his eyes wide as a pair of brass bells, "Or, how many days will I starve these little rabbits?" ”

"No, it's not your fault. However, Sergeant Makarov, Lieutenant Captain Chos. These questions should not be raised today. Scott was writing a letter, and when he heard his subordinates report such a strange phenomenon, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Qiao Yan stood up. The body straightened up, and did not refute the accusation hidden in Scott's tone, just quietly looked at the other person's face.

"Okay, the others go out. Lieutenant, you stay. ”

Seeing the shy and reserved lieutenant's attitude of "accepting criticism in its entirety", Scott thought for a moment and just waved his hand lightly. After the last person left the tent. Qiao Yan gradually lowered his head.

"You've been absent-minded all this time, Lieutenant." Scott finally put away the letter and turned to look at Qiao Yan, who was still standing in front of him, "This is not like the image that your company should show." You're preoccupied and confusing the soldiers, Lieutenant. The entire Second Infantry Company needs a firm, enthusiastic and serious attitude, and the leader of this attitude should be you! ”

"Yes, Captain." Qiao Yan raised his head and amplified his voice.

"Well, maybe you're really too tired, and you and the 2nd Infantry Company need a proper vacation to relax. The good news is that we won't be here for long, maybe in two or three months before we return home. ”

Qiao Yan's originally blank eyes suddenly flickered when he heard this, but they dimmed again in an instant, and he just made a military salute and walked out of the tent.

"Lieutenant Qiao Yan......" Seeing his subordinates walk out with a distracted look again, Scott's brow tightened even more.

After thinking for a while, Scott walked to the edge of the tent and raised his voice to the crowd of officers and soldiers coming and going: "Sergeant Major Makarov, come in!" ”

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In the windless night, in the camp of the Second Infantry Company, except for the night sentry, most of the officers and soldiers fell asleep. Far from the camp, several steamboats docked quietly, the gentle waves gently pushing against the hull. Further afield, the dark silhouettes of several warships undulating slightly under the tide.

In the dense bushes, a figure squatted secretly under the shadow of the trees, quietly groping for something. About ten minutes later, Yu Shan, dressed as an ordinary fisherman in the Ming Dynasty, bent down and walked out.

In the night, the body of the young man who had withdrawn from his military uniform trembled a little, carrying a large cloth bag on his back and another large package in his hand. With short hair wrapped in a turban, no matter how you look at it, it looks a bit like a pirate living in the border sea of the Ming Dynasty.

In order not to alarm others, Yu Shan almost tiptoed around the sentry posts on the outskirts of the camp, and slowly touched the northern coast, where there was a small sampan covered by leaves, which was the "trophy" that Yu Shan found and quietly hid when he landed on the island to clear the pirates.

"I want to see my mother...... I'm going home......"

Yu Shan tightened his backpack, muttering to himself while checking the heavy package in his hand, a trace of eagerness appeared on his face. Although he was away on the expedition, in the past few months, including the salary issued, Yu Shan, who is good at drilling, has saved more than 100 US dollars.

The rocky beach of the coast in the distance was already visible, and the pile of leaves that covered the sampan was still there. Seeing a qiē shun lì, Yu Shan couldn't help but laugh a few times, and his steps also quickened.

"What an alert guy, you got up in the middle of the night to check the sentry? My dear sir! ”

Suddenly, a burly figure stood in the way of the beach. To have such a big man on this island, needless to say, it must be Sergeant Major Makarov.

"Sergeant Major Makarov......" Yu Shan's face turned white, the package in his hand fell to the ground, and as soon as his legs were weak, he sat on the ground, his whole body trembling.

"What do I see? A deserter? Or do you just want to go out fishing for a different taste? Makarov walked up to Yu Shan in a few big strides, lifted the other party directly with one hand, and brought the other party's pale face to his own face. Let me take a closer look, a funny sergeant dressed like a pirate! You've finally given me a chance to shoot an idiot whose luck has always been better than mine! ”

"Ma Da Monkey, my mother is on the other side, she is dying of hunger!" Yu Shan suddenly struggled like crazy, trying to grab the revolver on the opponent's waist.

With just one punch, Makarov knocked Yu Shan, who was not as physical as himself, to the ground. The sturdy sergeant stepped on Yu Shan's body with a cold face and lowered his voice: "If you want to die now, then you can be louder!" ”

"Woo...... Let me go, Sergeant Major. I just want to see my mother......" Yu Shan struggled, his legs weakened, and he knelt in front of Makarov, tears and snot gushing out.

"Sergeant Major Makarov. Let him go......" A voice sounded from the bushes not far away, and then a dark shadow slowly walked over.

"Lieutenant?" Makarov heard who it was, raised his leg to kick Yu Shan again, retracted it, and took a few steps back. Then take out a cigarette and light it with a lighter.

A ray of lighter fire illuminated the clear outline of Qiao Yan, and also illuminated the dirty pale face of Yu Shan on the sand.

"You want to go back to Lu Ao, right?" Qiao Yan took a deep breath. Turning his head to the northeast, with a self-deprecating sneer on his face, "Didn't you say that you were afraid to go back, afraid that your mother would no longer be there." ”

"My mother will definitely wait for me! She said it! I'm going to take her to a good life! Yu Shan got up, wiped his face, and his voice was hoarse.

"But you've violated military discipline!" Qiao Yan turned his back, and his voice began to tremble, "You know what the result of this behavior is!" This is desertion, or even desertion, and it will be dead! Hi girl is still waiting for you in China! ”

"Don't you want to go back and see?! Have you forgotten about Cuiya?! Maybe she's been waiting for you, too! If you don't go, you won't have a chance! Yu Shan jumped in front of Qiao Yan, grabbed his companion's shoulders with a hideous expression, and shook vigorously, "You're not going back, are you?" Then I can help you with a message! Is it good, is it good?! ”

"......" Qiao Yan's body was shaken violently by Yu Shan, but the color on his face became more and more pale.

"Lieutenant Qiao Yan, the troops will board the ship the day after tomorrow, what will happen if they find that Yu Shan is gone?" Makarov walked over, Yu Shan pushed him aside, and solemnly looked at the young lieutenant in front of him who was in a trance, "Captain Scott asked me to help you, but it's a pity that I found out that Yu Shan was doing something even stupider tonight, and I must be responsible for him." ”

"Captain Scott didn't expect me to be involved in this kind of thing, did he?" Qiao Yan smiled bitterly and slowly pulled out his pistol from his waist.

"Lieutenant, would you allow this kind of behavior in the company?!" Makarov's body did not move, and his chest was constantly rising and falling because of excitement.

"Yu Shan is right, our family is over there." Qiao Yan threw the gun on the ground, walked to the side and helped Yu Shan up, and smiled apologetically at Makarov, "I'm going to go over with Yu Shan to have a look, just one night, I'll be back tomorrow, if you think this is not appropriate, you can report it to the captain immediately." ”

"Damn, you're crazy, Lieutenant!" Seeing Qiao Yan like this, Makarov was stunned, and it took a long time to react.

He took a few puffs of cigarette with his head down, and after a minute, Makarov showed a rare anxious expression: "I admit that I was a little jealous of you before, you damn lucky...... You know, you're embarrassing me again! ”

After speaking, the cigarette butt that had not yet finished smoking flew out in a parabola in the night sky, and Makarov picked up the pistol on the ground and handed it back to Qiao Yan: "Okay, I slept very hard today!" Lieutenant, I hope you don't embarrass Captain Scott in front of the other officers! Also, please watch this idiot. ”

"Thank you, Sergeant Major." Joe was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, with a trembling hand, he took the pistol handed by Makarov.

"What two crazy guys...... Maybe I'll be shot......"

The small sampan carrying the two men went away in the night, and the sound of the oars gradually faded away. Makarov lit another cigarette.

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The early morning mist gradually dissipated, the sparse rice seedlings in the fields swayed weakly in the breeze, and in order to prevent the erosion of the salt tide near the sea, the fields and ditches were dug deep and high, and every drop of water in the rice fields had to be picked up from a long distance. The sparse dozens of acres of paddy fields are probably the only proof that this generation looks inhabited.

On the side of the muddy country road, two young men dressed as fishermen and wrapped in turbans walked one after the other, the current one carrying a large cloth bag and the one behind carrying a mud-stained package. A village with an earthen wall that was on the verge of collapse had loomed in the north. The footsteps of the two young men stopped at the same time.

"Yu Shan, go and come back quickly." Qiao Yan walked up a few steps, delivered the package in his hand to the other party, and smiled, "If your mother is okay, bring it out quickly." Pay attention to the pistol in the bag, don't make a mistake. ”

"You're not going?!" Yu Shanyi was nervous, and quickly pulled the other party aside and squatted down, "You really don't want to see Cuiya?!" ”

"Why do you want to see it?" Joe tugged at the weeds on the ground. Remain calm.

"I owe you my life this time, Qiao Yan!" Yu Shan knew what the other party was thinking, sighed softly, took the package and strode towards the village.

Yu Shan walked away. Empty-handed, he walked down the trail and walked aimlessly on a deserted field. In the distance, a small pond was anchored by a skinny old cow, and several children were playing by the water's edge.

"If it's at Manchester City. At this time, the children should be in kindergarten or school, right? ”

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Qiao Yan's face again, and he straightened up the clothes on his body. Strode towards the small pond in the distance.

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Some time ago, the great turmoil in the southern bay also spread to the Luao Peninsula, and the city of Luao and a number of villages and forts around it were like facing a great enemy. The soldiers and civilians of the Lu Ao Institute, who had been harassed by pirates in the area of Futou Bay for a long time, were once again worried, fearing that the pirates would land on the peninsula again, burning, killing and looting.

Naturally, the powerful leaders of the guards took refuge in the city with their families, while the ordinary military families or fishermen could only retreat to their fate, and the men took turns to be on guard day and night, while the old, young, women, and children could only go out to farm during the day and return to the village early before sunset.

Located in the easternmost part of the peninsula, Aodong Village is the military household village on the Luao Peninsula that has been most severely infringed by maritime forces in the past half century, and the loss of people has also been the most severe. A few years ago, since Yang Liu and other pirate forces entered the area of Futou Bay, the military households in Aodong Village Fort have been blackmailed by pirates many times, and even pirates can openly enter the village fort in broad daylight to molest women, and the theoretical supreme leader here is only a so-called general banner that is almost the same as a peasant.

I don't know how many years have not been repaired There is still a fire pier on the earthen wall of the village fort, which proves that this is at least the forefront defense and early warning point of the coastal military post of the Ming Dynasty, but except for a few old and weak military households wearing mandarin duck jackets that are almost broken into slag, the entire Aodong Village looks like a refugee cave that can be blown down by a gust of wind.

The remaining population of the village, together with the farmers and fishermen from the interior who fled to settle here after several major disasters, is only about 50 households, and more than 200 men, women, and children. In the small village fort, people with yellow faces and thin muscles are meditating in front of their broken doors, a few skeletonized guard dogs are sniffing around, and the few poultry are carefully locked in wooden cages and locked outside, for fear of a mistake.

The fields outside the village were destroyed by a hurricane and salt tide last year, and now there are less than 100 acres of land that can be cultivated, and the only energy that can be used is a dry ox. In recent years, the climate has been unpredictable, and it is thankful that there can be a stone harvest per mu of paddy fields, and the military tenant farmers who planted these paddy fields did not expect how much to be counted in their own pots in the end.

Yu Shan walked all the way, and he didn't see many people, and he saw that the village fort was already dozens of meters away, but he still felt lifeless.

A gong and drum sounded, and several beggar-like men stood by the earthen wall more than ten meters away, who could vaguely distinguish the color of the mandarin duck jackets of the military households on their bodies, and held a few spears with almost completely rusty heads in their hands.

"Passing by?" A soldier shouted cautiously, raising his tattered spear vigilantly at the young man who was gradually walking in.

"Hey, big cow, don't you recognize me?" Yu Shan put down the big package in his hand and raised his hand with a smile.

"Are you...... Brother Yushan? The short soldier on the other side was stunned and rubbed his eyes. suddenly showed a happy gaze, then dropped the weapon in his hand, grabbed his companion and shouted, "It's Brother Yushan who is back!" It's Brother Yushan who is back! ”

The loud shout immediately attracted the attention of the military households who were working near the entrance of the village, but in the time of the small half pillar of incense, more than a dozen young military households ran to the entrance of the village, and they all surrounded the "brightly dressed" Yu Shan to ask long and short questions.

"You are so bold, you ran away for a few years, and you dare to come back?" Da Niu smiled and touched Yu Shan's complete fisherman's clothes, revealing an envious expression. "Qiao Yan, I remember when you walked with him."

"Hey, Qiao...... He didn't have the guts to come back! Come, one person at a time, and those who see it have a share! ”

Yu Shan sat proudly on the big stone at the entrance of the village, first put down the bag on his back, and then untied the big cloth bag under his feet, revealing a large pile of cans.

"What's this?" The big cow touched the iron pimple in his hand, completely confused.

"What a bun!" Yu Shan snatched the canned food from Da Niu's hand. Breaking off the can driver from one side, he poked open the lid of the can with a few forceful movements, revealing the oily braised beef inside.

"Wow, it smells so good! It's meat! A wave of aroma gushed out. The young military households around exploded in an instant, especially the big cow, who hurriedly shrank aside while holding the opened canned meat, for fear that others would come to grab it.

The cans were opened one after another. Beef was lucky, chicken, luncheon or fish, and everyone who got the canned food was ecstatic. But most people just gently scrape out some of the fat with their hands and put it in their mouths to taste it slowly. Then he carefully put it in his arms, intending to take it home and cook it in a pot with the leaves to enjoy for the whole family.

Eating the unimaginable delicacy of "several lifetimes", several younger military households burst into tears, and they were crying one by one with their voices lowered.

"Don't be so unproductive, I still have it!" Yu Shan untied the backpack behind him again, planning to distribute all the food he had brought from the camp to everyone at one time.

"Yu Shan, you have made a fortune...... If your mother can see ......" Da Niu's eyes were red, and he pulled Yu Shan's arm, and his voice was hoarse.

Yu Shan's hands trembled, his head slowly lowered, his eyes fell on his backpack blankly, and a tear quietly fell.

"I know that my mother has been in poor health, and she will definitely not survive all these years...... I'll just take a look......" Yu Shan wiped away his tears, continued to put on a smile, and began to continue to distribute canned food in high spirits.

The news soon spread throughout the village, and more and more villagers flocked to the entrance of the village, and the inner and outer triple terrans surrounded the mountain. It's a pity that no matter how much Yu Shan can resist, he only brought dozens of cans, except for a few companions who were once the closest to him, the others can only be sent down in the way of one household at a time.

"Come on, come on, line up, everyone has it!" Yu Shan buried his hair in the cans with a smile on his face, and felt that a figure walked in front of him, so he took out a can from the cloth bag. When he looked up, he found a thin woman in a blue and white floral dress standing timidly in front of him, and a child seemed to be carrying a child behind her.

"Brother Yu......" The woman blushed, her voice was like a mosquito, and she lowered her head embarrassedly when she saw the other party opening her mouth to make a fool of herself.

Looking at the swaddling clothes behind the other party, the smile on Yu Shan's face gradually faded, but soon, he shook his head self-deprecatingly, and handed over the can in his hand: "It's Cuiya girl, you're all mothers...... Come, this is what your big brother Qiao Yan asked me to bring to your home. ”

As he spoke, Yu Shan took out a cloth bag from his clothes and stuffed it into Cui Ya's hand. The cloth bag contained dozens of dollars and silver coins, which Qiao Yan had entrusted himself to give to Cui Ya.

"Ah, Qiao Yan?!"

There were people's surprises all around, and the woman named Cui Ya was stunned, pinching the cans and small cloth bags and quickly exiting the crowd, as if she was afraid of hearing the names shouted from people's mouths.

The general banner of the village heard that he went to Suocheng to receive this year's food and salary the day before yesterday, and according to the old habit, he would definitely befriend those hundred household chiefs in Suocheng, and he would not return to the village in a few days, and even if he did, the military households did not expect to receive much rations. Yu Shan, a nouveau riche who fled and returned to his hometown, put on a show at the entrance of the village like no one.

It wasn't until noon that people scattered and returned to their homes, intending to enjoy a meal with the soup boiled with canned meat.

A lot of former military companions have also dispersed, leaving a few small ironcores such as Da Niu to move a few ingredients from home, and they are washing the dust for Yu Shan in Da Niu's home. Of course, it was the two bottles of rum from Butterfly Island and a canned peanut bean that Yu Shan took out of his backpack, which became the highest-grade food for lunch. And the old lady of the big cow was in the kitchen gulping the vegetable soup cooked from the canned fat.

“…… Yu Shan, your mother is buried on the slope behind the village, you can rest assured, every year the brothers will go to burn paper. Why don't I accompany you to the incense? The big cow licked the wine, and his simple face was full of righteousness.

"Thank you, Da Niu!" Yu Shan's eyes were red, he picked up the wine bowl, drank it dry, and then took out a bag of silver dollars from his waist and poured it on the table.

In the jingling sound, dozens of silver coins jumped on the table, making people dazzled. The big cow trembled and touched one to the palm of his hand. If you weigh it, it's at least seven coins of silver, and it's full of color. Several people at the dinner table stared, and they almost stopped breathing.

"I can't stay long, so I'll give these to everyone, help me repair my mother's tomb, and burn some incense paper for her old man during the New Year's holidays." Yu Shan threw away the wine bowl and seemed to be planning to leave.

"Brother Yu Shan...... Big Bull Brother ...... Can I come in? ”

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door. I saw Cuiya standing timidly outside the door with the child on her back, still holding the small cloth bag full of silver coins in her hand.

Everyone was stunned, especially Yu Shan, who slowly turned his back. His eyes looked at the faces of several of his companions.

"You have been gone for less than two years, and Cuiya was married to Mr. Cai's family by his father, and there are already two babies...... No, the little one is only a few months old. The big cow picked up the wine bowl and covered his face.

Yu Shan sighed. Nodding, he turned and walked out the door.

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Half a mile away from the entrance of the village, by the small dirty pond, next to the cow that gnawed on the weeds. A few children were happily dancing around a young man dressed as a fisherman.

Each child got a few rock candy from Qiao Yan's hand, and greedily held them in the palm of his hand and licked them, the youngest of them was only five years old, and he was quite tired of Qiao Yan's thighs.

Qiao Yan also let go of his heart, and just sat by the pond, playing with the children. As the clock approached noon, the older children returned to the village, and in the end, the five-year-old boy was left with him.

"What's your name?" Qiao Yan touched the head of the child next to him, asked with a smile, and handed over another rock candy. The child in front of him has a good personality, and it seems that he is obviously better raised than other children, and he should be a better family in the village.

"Everyone calls me Cai Niuwa." The child giggled, and touched Qiao Yan's waist with one hand, as if he was still begging for other good food.

took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, silently stuffed the small tin box full of rock candy into the child's hand, Qiao Yan turned his head sideways and looked in the direction of the village. However, at this moment, Qiao Yan's body froze, and at the end of his sight, Yu Shanzheng, who was light, led a woman wearing a blue and white floral skirt over, and the woman was carrying a swaddling cloth behind her.

"Brother Qiao......" When Cui Ya walked only a few feet away from Qiao Yan, she finally stopped, and then stared at the child beside Qiao Yan without saying a word.

"Mother!" When the child saw his mother appear, he ran over and leaned against his mother.

"Let's talk, I'll go over there and have a look...... Cai Niuwa is right, come, uncle will give you candy to eat! Yu Shan coughed lightly and hurriedly took the child away. Before leaving, he also secretly glanced at Qiao Yan, revealing a helpless expression.

"Sister Cuiya......" Qiao Yan's throat moved several times before he finally spoke, and a few flashes of water flashed in his eyes.

"It's nothing, just come back and see everyone. You can do well......" Qiao Yan saw that the other party had the silver money he entrusted to Yu Shan hanging from his waist, and breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on his face, "I'll leave with Yu Shan later, you take good care of yourself and your children." ”

"I'm sorry, Brother Qiao......" Cui Ya dodged Qiao Yan's gaze, slowly knelt on the ground, and actually kowtowed to Qiao Yan. This action seemed to alarm the child behind him, and he only heard a cry from the swaddling clothes on Cuiya's back.

After Cuiya kowtowed, she quickly untied her harness, hugged the swaddling clothes in front of her, and shook them slowly, while reaching into the swaddling clothes, as if she was checking whether she was wet, but on her own face. There are already two tear stains.

They looked at each other silently, but in the end, the two couldn't say a word.

In the distance, there was another commotion, and I saw a group of men running all the way with knives and guns, and the man at the head was burly, holding a ring-headed knife in his hand, with a murderous aura on his face.

"Oops, Joe! It's Mr. Cai! Yu Shan, who was teasing the child not far away, was also alarmed, and hurriedly ran to Qiao Yan, while reaching out and quietly touching his arms.

"Ate the ambition leopard gall! You two fugitives still dare to come back?! Cai Zongqi, who had a meaty face, carried a knife. With a few military households, Qiao Yan and Yu Shan were directly surrounded, while Cuiya and the child were separated from him.

"You slut! As soon as Qiao Xian comes back, you will come to a private meeting! Lao Tzu knows that there is nothing good about you two dogs and men! On the way home, I felt my eyelids jump, it turned out that you were embarrassing me! ”

A slap was thrown on his wife's face, and the other party was directly softened to the ground, and the children in Cuiya's arms almost fell to the ground. But Cui Ya just lowered her head, not daring to argue a word.

"You two fugitives, don't you know it's a capital crime? Haha, dare to come back! Look. Don't let it go! ”

Several military households who had received Yu Shan's kindness before all lowered their heads, but now they had to obey Cai Zongqi's orders. can only surround Qiao Xi and Yu Shan.

"The boss, let go of Brother Qiao and Brother Yu, they are here to send silver to the village." Cuiya got up from the ground with the child in her arms and grabbed her husband's arm with one hand. begging bitterly.

"Silver? Where is it? Cai Zongqi was stunned for a moment, quickly looked at his wife, and grabbed the cloth bag. I hurriedly opened it, took out a silver coin, took a bite into my mouth, and was overjoyed.

"Mr. Cai, I haven't seen you for a few years, so you're a little nostalgic, right? Qiao Yan and I came back to see everyone, and we didn't treat the village badly, so it's not kind to you to do this. Yu Shan's hand did not leave the pistol in his arms, and he looked coldly at the surrounding military households and Cai Zongqi who was holding a big knife, and slowly moved his steps to the side.

"Dog's fortune? Look at your appearance, it's not a serious way, eighty percent of you are bandits! It just so happens that there is an order from the Lord of a Thousand Households, and there have been pirates in trouble recently, and I think it was you and others who did it! Tie it up for me and send it to the Thousand Households of Sojo tomorrow! ”

"Phew!" A gunshot rang out, and several military households in front of him were weak and sat on the ground one after another, and a small pit with green smoke appeared at the foot of the person closest to Yu Shan, and in Yu Shan's hand, a revolver suddenly appeared.

"You...... You want to rebel...... Sure enough, it's a bandit! Cai Zongqi was so frightened that he took two steps back, raised his hand and pointed at Yu Shan and Qiao Yan, with a hint of cowardice in his eyes.

"Be in charge, let them go!" Cuiya knelt down and kowtowed to her husband.

"I'm going to beat you to death today, a slut! Damn, when you see someone else getting rich, you're going to be shameless?! Want to elope with Lao Laozi on his back?! Cai Zongqi's heart suddenly jumped, and he immediately turned around, slapped Cui Ya a few times, and even raised the knife directly.

"Cai Dafu, we are not pirates. Today I just came to see the folks, and I left after reading it, there is no other meaning, what is it to beat my wife! Qiao pushed Yu Shan away, strode in front of Cai Zongqi, and looked at the other party coldly.

"A pair of dog men and women, if you don't make it clear today, I'll kill you all!" Cai Zongqi showed a vicious expression, and slashed the knife in front of Cuiya's neck, "Have the courage to go back to the village with me and make it clear in front of everyone!" Otherwise......"

"Qiao Yan, don't go! He didn't have a good heart! Yu Shan raised his pistol and hurriedly shouted to dissuade him.

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

Qiao Yan turned his head, smiled apologetically at Yu Shan, and opened his hands. Only then did several military households come over and tie up Qiao Yan tightly.

"Qiao Yan!" Yu Shan watched a group of people detain Qiao Yan, and finally gritted his teeth and stepped back, while raising the pistol in his hand at the smug Cai Zongqi, "The surname Cai, you are ruthless!" You wait, if you dare to hurt a single hair of Qiao Yan, Lao Tzu and you are not finished......"

After speaking, Yu Shan opened his legs and ran. (To be continued......)