Chapter 52: Encounter with robbers at night
It was already afternoon when I returned to the inn, and I didn't rush home at all.
Although it is now a peaceful and prosperous era, there are no bandits and bandits, but the road is not easy to walk, and there is no carriage at night, so the two have to wait until tomorrow morning to set off.
Because a lot of raw materials were ordered, Feng Yuchen wanted to hire a car directly to go back this time.
I just asked several coachmen, and they all said that they would only send the goods to Ningyue Town, saying that they would not go to Shanshui Village at all, saying that they were not familiar with it, and it was already night when they arrived in Ningyue Town.
In the end, I can only compromise, but this freight is really expensive, and it costs one or two silver to send this trip.
All the way to the north, in the evening, finally arrived at Ningyue Town, Second Brother Liu's carriage had to pass by, but there were goods on the car, he saw Feng Yuchen and Tong Xiaowu shouted: "I'll be back in half an hour!" ”
After saying that, I hurriedly delivered the goods.
The coachman from the county town helped move the goods off the carriage and left.
It was getting late, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and the people from Shanshui Village who came to the town to catch the market also took the ox cart from the neighboring village and returned to the village early.
Finally, from a distance, I heard the horse bell ringing, and Second Brother Liu drove the carriage over, his face was sweaty, and he said a little apologetically:
"Wait, aren't you? Today there is a family moving in the town, so it's a bit busy, come and load! ”
As he spoke, Second Brother Liu helped load all the goods into the car.
"Yuchen's family, in the four days that you are away, I helped send the dolls in the town, I didn't settle the bill with the store, you go and settle with them tomorrow, the list is here......"
Second Brother Liu took out a few lists from his arms and handed them over: "I don't know a few big characters, but it's easy to settle accounts, and I also know numbers, you go home and talk to Sister-in-law Fulin, it should be right." ”
"Uh-huh, thank you, second brother!" Tong Xiaowu happily took the order, looked at the traditional numbers on it, and found that the sales volume in the past four days was about the same as the previous average.
After receiving the order, the three of them took the carriage and walked home.
Second Brother Liu's carriage is different from a carriage like Bai Zewei, he can use it for pulling goods and people, while a carriage like Bai Zewei is equipped with a carport on the car, which is generally used to carry people.
This road to Shanshui Village is not close, the sky is already dark, in addition to the sound of Liu Erge's car, there are unknown birds in the woods on both sides of the road.
Feng Yuchen reached out to hold Tong Xiaowu's hand and comforted softly: "It's okay, there is me!" ”
Tong Xiaowu nodded, this ancient night is not the same as modern times, no matter how bad modern it is, there is still an electric light?
This black light is blinding, if it weren't for a little moonlight, I couldn't even see the road clearly, and in this wilderness, there was not even a personal home, it would be a bit cranky.
"Yuchen, how do I feel that there are people in the forest?" Tong Xiaowu nervously glanced at the forest on the side of the road, and sure enough, there was a figure on horseback shuttling in the forest.
Feng Yuchen turned her head over and made her look at herself, "Trust me, it's okay!" ”
As he spoke, Feng Yuchen had already taken out a dagger from his arms and stuffed it into Tong Xiaowu's hand.
So, it wasn't her dazzled just now, was someone really following them, and not behind, but in the woods?
Just thinking about it, I heard Second Brother Liu shouting "Woo ......"
He took the reins in his hand, and the carriage stopped.
As far as the eye could see, in the moonlight, someone stood in the middle of the road ahead.
He was holding a long silver knife with a mask on his face, and two men appeared in the woods on either side, one with a long stick and the other with a kitchen knife.
"I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to cross this road, leave the money to buy the road......"
The other party shouted in a thick voice, the long knife in his hand waved, and he took a few steps forward, and the other two people followed him closer.
"It's not easy for a few big brothers, you can use this money for drinking." Second Brother Liu took out the purse in his arms and threw it on the ground in front of him.
He is a charioteer, and he knows this kind of thing best, such a person can't be tough, who knows if there are still people hidden in the forest?
Ordinary people will choose to break the fortune and eliminate disasters, just like the approach that Liu Er chooses now, paying money to buy peace and saving his life is the most important thing.
In fact, in the current years, there are very few robberies, but I didn't expect to encounter it tonight.
"Hahaha......" led by a mask, heard this and laughed, "We can look at this money, don't talk nonsense, tonight the men will stay, the women will stay, the horses and vehicles will stay, and the rest will ...... Hahaha, it's all brothers. ”
"Hehe, big brother, that woman is fat and ugly, what's the use of staying? No one wants to ......sell it in the garden," said the man with a long stick while laughing.
"Stay and torture to play, death can't let her die happily, pull out her tongue, dig up a piece of her meat a day, let her life be worse than death!"
The man at the head said fiercely, his eyes behind the mask exuding a cold air.
"Okay, let that woman die a good death, who let her offend people? Tsk, look at the things in this car, it's worth a lot of money! "Another robber patted his horse, and *** was full of greed.
It seems that the other party is not here for money, but for the sake of extinguishing the mouth.
The night was dark, and he couldn't see the height and appearance of several people clearly, so Second Brother Liu quietly reached out and untied the rope tied to the wheel, holding a thick stick in his hand.
When Feng Yuchen saw this, his eyes fell on the wheel on the other side, and sure enough, there was also a stick tied to this side, he reached out and untied it, and secretly stuffed it into Tong Xiaowu's hand, with a flat tone:
"There are still two people in the forest, Second Brother Liu be careful."
Since the other party has chosen to die and break the net, they can't let others slaughter them.
"You use it, I don't want ......" Tong Xiaowu still has a dagger in his hand, if Feng Yuchen gives her all the weapons, then how can he protect himself?
"That's too short, you can use this, you can still block it, but don't worry, lady, I won't let them get close to you." Feng Yuchen jumped out of the carriage, and the crutches in his hand made a dull sound when they landed.
"Hahahaha, a cripple, he dares to be ashamed, today my brothers will abolish him for me!"
"It's easy to scrap him, don't worry, big brother, he will definitely let him die thoroughly tonight."
"Let's go to the ...... together"
"Good!"
The robber in the lead waved his hand, and the other four people rushed over from different directions.
Second Brother Liu saw that there were really two people in the forest, and he wailed in his heart, the other party was five people, they only had two men, Feng Yuchen's leg was still injured, and it was a problem to walk, let alone fight.