Xu Erlang surprised Jin Niang when he opened his mouth, it turned out that although that group of people were really the people of the nearby villages, it was an indisputable fact that they had degenerated into extremely vicious mountain bandits.

They went to the mountains to become bandits because of natural and man-made disasters, poverty, and oppression by cool officials, and they had to make this decision in order to maintain their family's livelihood and survival. But intercepting the rich businessmen in the past made them taste the sweetness - originally their humanity was still there, and they were just robbing some rich businessmen's property, but they would never hurt people's lives. However, after a long time of doing this kind of "business without capital", their humanity gradually disappeared.

In the past year, they have intensified. Not only did they rob wealthy merchants, but even ordinary pedestrian carriages passed by. If there are female dependents in the carriage, they will be plundered directly to the Taoist temple for their enjoyment......

Xu Erlang brought this matter over in a few words, but this was enough for Jin Niang to peek into the heinous evil. She was in pain and hatred for a while, and if she had a knife in her hand, she really wanted to stab those people in half.

It's so damnable, it's really damnable!!

Let her never underestimate the evil of human nature, but the transformation of human nature from good to bad to this point also made Jinniang breathtaking.

She could never have imagined that the villagers, who had been so kind that they were numb, would become executioners with bayonets in their hands. Aren't they bullied enough when they are people? How can that still target innocent people? When the people who were powerless to resist were slaughtered and killed, and their wives and daughters were humiliated by them, wouldn't they empathize with the tragedy of being oppressed earlier?

In such a situation, they can still extinguish their conscience to do evil, and they really deserve to be cut by a thousand knives.

Jin Niang said, "Send them to the officials, you must send them to the government." Not killing them is not enough to surpass those unjust souls who died in vain, they are really hateful! ”

Hearing this, Xu Erlang gave her a slightly calm look, "Someone has been sent to deal with it, don't be in a hurry to get angry, beware of the one in your belly." ”

What's wrong with that one in her belly? Her stomach is fine, nothing at all.

Jin Niang snorted, and asked Xu Erlang again, "These people have done so many evils, why don't the local government come to clear them?" When they are evil, someone will surely get away with it, right? In this case, the matter of the mountain bandits here should have been reported to the government a long time ago, so why has the government not moved? ”

"How do you know that there is no movement in the government here?"

"Yes?"

"Yes." But these people don't look at them as just poor people, and they don't have big survival wisdom, but they still have small wisdom. No, they dug tunnels under the Taoist temple, but whenever the officials sent officials to arrest them, they hid in the tunnels. Several times, the officials of the government couldn't catch anyone, so they didn't bother to run here. Even if it came, it was a coping situation. As a result, those mountain bandits became more emboldened, rampant, and lawless, which led to the brutal killing of even innocent people.

Jin Niang snorted when she heard this.

These mountain bandits are really worthy of the wool of the pedestrians who passed by. But you don't want to think about it, you don't even let ordinary people go, and even ordinary pedestrians passing by here have to worry about their lives. Over time, this has become a place of tigers and wolves that everyone avoids, so is there anyone who has lived since then? They want to make ill-gotten gains, but there is no bitter lord to send them to the door, are they waiting in vain?

Uh, blah, blah, she's all cranky. Jin Niang was annoyed that she was still standing on the side of the mountain bandits to give them "ideas", and she was quite disgusted for a while.

However, this also proves that these mountain bandits are really cruel and unwise. Of course, if they were really wise, they wouldn't have thought of going head-to-head with a mere hundred.

Although they have a lot of luggage in their carriages and horses, which proves that they are indeed "fat sheep", whether they can swallow this fat sheep also depends on their belly. Those mountain bandits knew that they were not 100% sure that they would take them down, so they should not startle the snakes, but should have evacuated far away and not be discovered by them. They are still hiding in the tunnels, preparing for a night attack, so as to catch them by surprise, so as to fish in troubled waters and get some possessions...... This is true, people die for money, and birds die for food! ended up being sent to the official, they were not wronged at all!

Xu Erlang said again, "These people are easy to deal with, but some women and children were found in the tunnel......"

"What? There are still female dependents in the tunnel? After asking this, Jin Niang patted her forehead. It's normal to have women and children in the tunnels, but if you don't...... That's not normal, right?

But when I thought that those women and children were all the daughters of good families earlier, they fell into the hands of these extremely vicious people...... If you are weak-hearted, you are afraid that you will be killed by a long time ago, and these who are alive, even if they are alive, are almost like the living dead.

Jin Niang's heart ached at the moment, "What are you going to do with those people?" ”

"It's not easy." Xu Erlang said slowly, "There are two ways now. One of them was that the Xu Mansion gave them a sum of money and asked them to return to their hometowns. If you can't set up a female household through the yamen, you can always live a good life. ”

But being able to live a good life and living a good life are two completely different concepts.

Since these women and children are the widows of those rich people, and those rich people have been killed, they are equivalent to having no close family members.

In this world, the head of the family is gone, and the family property will naturally be divided by brothers and uncles. If they die together, it will be fine, there will be no trouble of survival, and if they are lucky, they will go back...... First, if she defiles the court, and secondly, as a widow, she wants to allocate some property to her, and if she has been eaten into her stomach and then let people vomit it, who will say that she is obedient?

Maybe the good-hearted person will pity her, but when she encounters the bitter and mean, I am afraid that not only will she not return the money, but she will angrily scold them for "Kefu" and "broom star", and even the fact that her family died tragically is also blamed on the involvement of the female family. In such a situation, can that woman live well?

Moreover, the secular world is already harsh on the reputation of female dependents, but they are humiliated...... So what kind of life will they live after they return home, it really makes people's scalps tingle to think about.

Jin Niang said, "I don't think your two methods are good, they are not appropriate." ”

"Huh?"

Jin Niang said her concerns, "You must know that there are still few truly enlightened parents in this world. Even if some elders are open-minded, they don't just need to think about themselves. They also have to worry about the style of the whole family, the daughters of the whole family who have not yet married, or even the daughters who have already married. That's why I said that it might not be a good thing for them to let them go back to their hometowns. And how many women were able to stand up after encountering such a catastrophe? That's very rare, very little. ”

It's not okay to go back to your hometown, and it's not okay to set up a female household, so what's the solution?

Jin Niang was distressed, when she saw a little girl running in from outside with a pale face and a cold sweat on her face, "Master, madam, it's not good!" Oh no! The ladies were armed with bayonets and stabbed several bandits to death. Also, there are several mountain bandits whose ears have been bitten off, and some have their eyeballs gouged out......"

Before the maid finished speaking, Jin Niang had already spit out with a "wow".

The flower hall was in chaos.

But Jinniang couldn't care about her situation at this time, she grabbed Xu Erlang's arm, "Quick, let people chase the little guy who reported the case back." ”

Xu Erlang's eyelids jumped, and Jin Niang covered her mouth in embarrassment and was still vomiting, but she said intermittently, "You can't let the people from the government arrest them." They are all poor people, and their revenge is understandable, but it is not worth it to pay for their lives for the sake of those beasts. Erlang, you quickly let Mohe go and chase people back. ”

Jin Niang wanted to say something, but her stomach turned upside down, she vomited so much that she couldn't say anything for a while.

After vomiting, Jin Niang felt that her body was collapsed, Xu Erlang carried her into the house, and then asked people to spread the word, "Today is the same place to organize the day, and we will set off again every day."

Jin Niang was lying on the bed, looking at him directly, Xu Erlang said, "I have already sent Mohe." You rest for a while and eat when you have an appetite. ”

Jin Niang said "um" and closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, I don't know if she didn't have much rest last night, she actually fell asleep while lying down. And she slept very deeply, so that Xu Erlang came back twice during the period, and she slept well.

When it was almost lunch, Jin Niang woke up hungry. Qingmiao was on duty today, she heard the movement inside and hurriedly ran in, and saw that Jinniang had opened her eyes and was sitting on the bed in a trance.

Qingmiao laughed happily, and while letting the little girl pass the message forward, she walked in briskly and waited for Jinniang to freshen up.

The sun was rising and the sunlight shining through the windows was warm. Jin Niang was in a better mood when she saw this, but the things before going to bed immediately hit her heart.

She asked, "How's it up ahead?" ”

Qing Miao knew what she was asking, so she looked at Jin Niang's face and said cautiously, "The officials have been here just now, and those officials know that our master is passing through here and going to Hezhou to take office, and they are very polite to us." When we encountered mountain bandits, we had no choice but to kill a few people under the counterattack, and those officials said that such a mistake was excusable, so they didn't pursue it. ”

When Jin Niang heard this, she knew it in her heart.

It seems that Xu Erlang still helped to hide the crimes of those female dependents, which is also the goal she wants to achieve, but before she was afraid of causing chaos and letting others catch Xu Erlang's handle, she didn't dare to say more. But this man understands her, so he still helped those female dependents.

But those yamen officers are also quite humane. Those dead and wounded bandits were either stabbed dozens of times, or their ears were bitten off and their eyeballs gouged out, which was obviously not a man's means, but a woman's revenge. This flaw is so obvious that they can't fail to see it?

They saw it, but so what?

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless? The officials are also people, and when they saw those good women being bullied by these villains worse than pigs and dogs, they really wanted to poke those mountain bandits twice. So for those obvious external injuries, they all turned a blind eye and just treated it as if they didn't see it.

Both parties intended to cheat, and naturally no one paid attention to the female dependents who committed crimes. In this way, whether it is a dead or injured mountain bandit, it is all the sin of the Xu Mansion.

But can this be called a sin?

No!

Not to mention that they deliberately murdered the officials of the imperial court, they were guilty of seeking death in a disorderly manner. Let's just say that these people killed 100 people earlier. In order to arrest them, the government sent people countless times, but the results were all useless. Now it's good, it's all caught, isn't it a big achievement? Therefore, for these people in Xu Mansion, the local parents and officials should not talk about investigating their manslaughter, but should reward them.

Of course, because Xu Erlang's official position is obviously higher than that of the local parents, the reward or something, don't mention it, otherwise wouldn't it be a slap in the face?

But there should still be some representation, so there are two more teams of guards near this temple. In addition, the local parents also sent a lot of special products, as well as rice and noodles and other supplies, which saved the people of Xufu to go to the surrounding places to buy.

Not to mention these far away, but at the moment, Jin Niang's hungry heart panicked.

Qingmiao hurriedly asked the little girls to come over for lunch, and Jin Niang ate two bowls of rice with sour soup and fat cow before reluctantly stopping.

The maids watched cautiously as she ate, lest she vomit again. Fortunately, I don't know if this sour soup fat cow is appetizing, or if it is too disgusting, in short, Jinniang ate this meal very well. There is no discomfort in the stomach, and I don't want to vomit, which really makes the maids inside and outside breathe a sigh of relief.

Jin Niang was walking in the house after eating, and Xu Erlang came over from the front when he heard the news. Jin Niang looked at him guiltily, "I'm so hungry, I didn't wait for you to eat first." ”

Xu Erlang touched her rosy cheeks, "It's okay, just eat well." ”

He was busy all morning, and he was a little hungry at this time, so he asked the maid to serve the same meal as Jinniang, and soon ate a fine meal.

At this time, Jin Niang asked people to call Mama Qin to come, instructed her a few words, and asked Mama Qin to go forward.

After dinner, Xu Erlang asked her while drinking tea, "Do you want to take those people by your side?" ”

He frowned slightly, obviously disapproving of her approach. But Jin Niang also had her considerations for doing this, so she said, "They are all poor homeless people, I can help them, otherwise I won't be able to pass the hurdle in my heart." And...... It's just a blessing for the child in the womb. ”

"But whether they want to follow us or not depends on their own intentions. If you can follow us and still stand up, I'll gather around and be a steward. If I didn't have this ability, I could give them a bite to eat, so that they wouldn't starve to death and freeze to death. Besides, we have to lack manpower when we go to Hezhou, so we might as well use them. We have a life-saving grace for them, and if they have a little humanity, they will not bite us in return, which is more reassuring than buying from people. ”

"What's more, Hezhou is a border pass, and the folk customs are relatively open, so Xu doesn't take the woman's chastity so seriously. These women have no way to live elsewhere, but when they go to Hezhou, there are a lot of single men, maybe they can see the right eye and become a family. ”

The more Jin Niang talked, the more she felt that it was really good to take these women away. She also felt that what she said was very reasonable, so she looked at Xu Erlang with a blank eye, "What do you think of my arrangement?" ”

Xu Erlang: "......"

"The male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, you can look at the arrangement of this matter."

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