After a short rest, everyone was in a much better state. The leg pain caused by sitting upright for a long time has also been slightly relieved.

Although it was only less than a meal, Gong Li's hands and the tip of his nose were already red from the cold. After returning to the carriage and settling down, the straight was still warm in the car.

Although the Qucheng Gong family has a lot of money, there are very few servants in their own mansion, two maidservants, two guards, three servants, and a pair of cooks and apprentices.

One of the two maidservants serves the wife of the Gong family, and the other is the personal girl of the daughter of the Gong family.

A few years ago, when Mrs. Gong Ruan Bi Ling went out to pray for blessings, she met a begging girl, and when she saw that she was the same age as her daughter, she was kind for a while, so she took her back to the house.

Let her also be around her daughter, and give her the name White Frost, and the original little maid was called Qinglu.

This time, I traveled with the lady to Qinglu.

Qinglu lives in the carriage, but the lively and active at this age can't be hidden, and at this time he is not in the house, he always feels unrestrained, like a bird out of the cage, and feels fresh everywhere. Along the way, I was very curious, and I kept poking my head out to look outside, and I always felt that this world was very beautiful.

And it's always better to be courteous. It's not like dew, leaning over and looking out of the window. It's just that his eyes always glance out inadvertently through the curtain that has been lifted by the dew.

After Zheng Kang drove for less than half an hour, after entering the boundary of Nawangxia Mountain, the towering mountain covered the sunlight, and it was suddenly a lot darker and colder.

The slightly chilly spring breeze blew outside, and it wasn't until Qinglu couldn't help but sneeze from the cold that she retracted her little hand that had been holding on the window.

Qinglu grew up with Gongli since she was a child, and she is a master and servant in front of others, but in private, the two are like sisters.

Feeling frozen, feeling cold, Qinglu couldn't help but stick to Gongli's side and stick to her. It's like being wronged outside and going home to find a kitten cub who is backering.

Seeing that her body was as cold as ice, Gongli didn't excuse herself, but reached out to hold Qinglu's hands to help relieve the cold. Seeing this, Qinglu raised her head and smiled sweetly at Gongli, her eyes were bent into crescents, and her body moved closer.

Gongyi is not surprised by this, knowing that the two are like sisters, she doesn't care. Wu held the scroll in his hand and continued to read.

The four of them walked safely in the carriage, but they didn't know that at this time, they were halfway up Wangxia Mountain, and there were two men staring at them.

One of the men was short and dark-skinned, but his eyes were full of refinement, and when he saw the carriage passing by, he said in his heart, if it wasn't for the ox carts and donkey carts of the villages; It's a convoy of guards. When will this carriage pass alone?

But at a glance, I saw that the driver was not an ordinary driver at all.

The coachman was lean, dressed in a dark suit, with a long sword hanging from his waist.

Although the spring is warm, it is not as cold as winter. But at this time, the cold is not abated, and ordinary people also have to wear cotton clothes to resist the cold.

But the coachman was thinly dressed, but his face was ruddy, and he sat upright with his back straight, not afraid of the cold.

The short man suddenly grinned, and his heart was pale, this coachman was a good hand, a martial arts practitioner. If you can drive a willing driver who practices martial arts, the person in the carriage must be either rich or noble.

After thinking about it, he turned back to his companion and said, "Hurry up and tell the eldest brother, there is business coming!" ”

The man with him was no older than him, his face was full of stubble, but his appearance was honest and plain. Hearing the call, he quickly turned around and left.

The group of four didn't realize that they had been targeted, and just continued to walk quietly.

After a while, the carriage suddenly stopped. The two girls in the car looked at Gongyi, their faces puzzled.

Gongyi put down the scroll in her hand and asked, "Akang, why did you stop?" ”

The second daughter also held her breath, waiting for Zheng Kang to reply, wanting to know what was going on.

I only heard Zheng Kang outside and replied in a deep voice, "Young master, there seems to be an ambush ahead." ”

Gongyi knew that Zheng Kang was a wanderer in the rivers and lakes before entering Gongfu, and he had a lot of experience.

But when I lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, I saw a bleak outside, and the cold wind was whistling. How can there be a shadow of half a person? Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, he heard a burst of laughter,

"Hahaha! This brother is amazing. Our brothers have hidden it so well, but you have found out. It seems that what Li Fei said is true. ”

Gongyi hurriedly looked forward, and saw a strong man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist slowly walking out from the side, he was wearing a dark caftan brown inside, and a cotton coat that was smaller than his body size, and his forearms and waist were exposed, and the front of his body could not be buttoned at all, so it was open. It's funny.

He was holding a simple knife in his hand, which was full of dilapidated and gaps.

Then I saw the strong man shouting, "Come out, brothers!" ”

The strong man's voice is loud and rich, full of energy. After shouting, I saw more than 30 people walking out one after another from behind the bushes and rocks on both sides of the road, each holding a tattered blade in his hand, and his body was full of rags.

Only then did I realize that this was a mountain bandit who had encountered a roadblock and robbery.

Where have the two daughters in the car seen this battle, at this time the two daughters leaned on each other tightly, and their faces were even more blue and white for a while, and they were very frightened.

Suddenly, a short, dark-skinned man walked briskly down the hill, his face very frightened. This man was very puzzled when he saw him like this.

The man panicked forward and whispered in his ear.

The strong man thought about it, turned his head and motioned to a person behind him, and gave a few orders. Then the man ran away and disappeared.

The strong man's face was gloomy and very unhappy, "I won't let this fat meat run away." ”

"Today, you fell into my hands first, and even if there is assistance, you will have to come up with 10 million silver. Otherwise, I'll teach them to carry you back!" ”

Suddenly, I heard a faint hearing of a group of horses galloping. A flash of inspiration suddenly dawned.

It turned out that Zhu Zijie came with his troops, but the mountain bandit in front of him thought it was the reinforcements from his side.

The sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, and after a while, I saw that Zhu Zijie was in the lead, and then the hundred cavalry sergeants looked solemn.

And suddenly, I heard the sound of footsteps in my ears, and it seemed that there were many people running.

When I turned my head and looked around, I saw that more than a thousand people appeared on both sides of the mountain road, one by one in rags, very sleepy, but everyone was holding a guy in their hands, or a hammer, or a hoe, or a club, or a stone......

It can't be compared to the thirty or so people who appeared before.

When the crowd appeared, they took the lead in circling the carriage, while the rest turned to look at the way they came, waiting for the enemy to arrive.

The strong man carried the sword and walked to the carriage.

Zheng Kang looked at him over, his hand was suddenly covered with the hilt of the sword, and the killing intent in his heart instantly emerged.

There are a large number of people on the opposite side, and it is bound to be impossible to fight hard. But if the thief captures the king first and kills this group of people, he may be able to find some opportunities to get out of trouble.

Gongyi caught a glimpse of Zheng Kang behind the curtain and was ready to go, but seeing that there were many people outside, if he made a move, it would definitely not end well. Then he stretched out his hand and signaled Zhang Kang not to act rashly.

Seeing the strong man come forward, he glared at Zheng Kang with straight eyes, and then lifted the curtain and looked inside. I saw a young man and two young girls sitting in the carriage, and there was no one else, and the three of them were fair-skinned and had delicate hands, obviously delicate figures.

And the two girls in the car saw a strong man staring at them viciously, and suddenly their little faces turned pale and panicked. Slowly dropped out and hid behind Gongyi.

Suddenly, I heard a group of horses singing, and Gongyi knew in her heart that it was Zhu Zijie who had arrived.

Hearing this, the strong man directly lowered the curtain, walked around the carriage, and walked forward.

Zhu Zijie led a group of people and horses to gallop, and saw from a distance that more than thousands of people appeared one after another blocking the road in front of him, and he was instantly shocked in his heart, and hurriedly ordered everyone to stop.

After stopping, I found that among the crowd in front of me, there were dozens of people surrounding a carriage, and the carriage was the carriage of Gongfu.

And the little lady of the Gong family must be in that carriage.

Zhu Zijie made a difficulty, although these people in front of him were holding broken copper and iron, and they were armless, as if they could not be compared with his own horses. But there are a large number of people on the other side, and this place is in Pingzhou, and it is only a few dozen miles away from Qingquan City.

It is already incompatible to bring troops into the country without authorization, and if you do it, you will definitely not be able to solve it quickly, and after a long time, Qingquan City will inevitably know that at that time, the crime of illegally entering the country with troops without permission will definitely be placed on your head, and your position will definitely not be saved.

If Qingquan City takes the opportunity to make trouble, it will even be imprisoned itself.

I wanted to bring more than 100 light horsemen and directly capture the little lady back, but who expected to meet these more than 1,000 bandits.

After thinking about it, he saw the crowd on the opposite side parting, and a strong man with a Pu knife came out. I saw this strong man with a tiger on his back, a fierce face, and green tendons on his hands, although he was dressed strangely, he didn't feel cold at all. Obviously not like ordinary people, etc.

I knew that this man was the leader of these people.

Then he smiled, didn't get off the horse, and said loudly, "This good man, why did you stop my little wife's carriage and horse?" ”

The man was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and laughed contemptuously in his heart, the two women in the car were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and this person was a few years older, I am afraid that he could be the father of the two of them, and it was really shameful to include such a girl in the room.

But how can he manage other people's family affairs?

Immediately, he didn't show any signs on his face, and said loudly, "This old brother, our brothers rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, this year it has snowed heavily, we lack food and clothing, and when we saw the old brother and his wife passing by, we wanted to ask for some money, so that the brothers would not be hungry and freeze to death." ”

When Zhu Zijie heard this, his brows jumped and jumped, and his heart was full of anger. How have you ever been coerced by others? Is this going to be blackmailed to me?

But this is in Pingzhou, and he doesn't dare to report his home. For fear that people would listen to it, he turned around and reported it to Qingquan City, so that he couldn't eat and walked around.

In desperation, I had to swallow my anger into my stomach.

"It's easy to say that this year's weather is very cold, and it has suffered many brothers. Let's not say dark words, let's just say it, how much do heroes want? ”

The strong man saw that this man had a solid waist and a red face, riding a high-headed horse, and there were nearly 100 light horsemen behind him, so he was not majestic. Thinking of the two girls in the car just now, the 10,000 taels of silver in his heart suddenly changed his words, and the lion opened his mouth, "No more, no more, 100,000 taels of silver is good." ”

When Zhu Zijie heard this number, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he stumbled when he spoke, "Ten..., ten..., one hundred thousand taels of silver?" ”

Thinking that his net worth was only 200,000 taels, this person directly offered 100,000 taels, and he directly dared to ask for nearly half of his net worth. Anger rose suddenly.

But suddenly it occurred to me that if I went back and told the old man of the Gong family that his children had been taken captive by thieves and asked for a ransom of 200,000 taels of silver, with the importance that the old man attached to his children, he was not afraid that he would not pay. At that time, send someone to send 100,000 taels, redeem the little lady, and take another 100,000 taels for yourself, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

After making up his mind, he said, "A good man really has a big appetite!" ”

The strong man ignored it and laughed, "It's just 100,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket for my brother." Don't you think that your flower-like side lady is not worth 100,000 taels? ”

As he spoke, the strong man waved his hand, looked around, and said loudly, "Besides, my brother has also seen that there are many brothers of mine, and 100,000 taels of silver are spread on our heads, and it is only ten taels of silver per person." A good meal of wine and food, there is not much left. ”

Zhu Zijie's head was dark, and he said in his heart that a good meal of wine and good food would cost ten taels of silver? Grandpa, the cost of my house is only five taels a month, and the ordinary people's family of three is only about three taels a year. Do you really guard me like a mountain of gold? When soft persimmon pinch?

Even if you want to cut this man with a knife.

But suddenly I thought again, too, the little lady of the Gong family is worth a thousand gold to the old man of the Gong family, but it is worth 100,000 taels of silver to me?

Otherwise, if I take 200,000 taels from that old man, I will only give 10,000 taels to this thief, whether he likes it or not.

He didn't accept it, he couldn't pay a penny, and as for the little lady, Lao Tzu only said that he had no fate. At that time, I just told the old man of the Gong family that the thief had received the money, and he temporarily changed his mind and refused to let him go;

If you accept it, he must release them, otherwise, I will enter this Pingzhou with a righteous name and serve their nest in one pot. The old man of the Gong family is at my disposal.

Thinking of this, the anger disappeared suddenly, and I was very happy in my heart, this is a good thing that I have encountered.

Then he smiled and said, "What the good man said is very true, my little wife is worth 100,000 taels of silver." ”

When the strong man saw that this person's face was repeated, he suddenly smiled at this time, and felt that this person had bad intentions. Just on guard, I heard the man continue, "A good man promises a thousand gold, and I will go back to prepare the silver." I hope that the heroes will be entertained in the near future, and at that time, the wealth will be safe, okay? ”

He only spoke of silver, and did not elaborate on how much. The details of this are naturally not expected by this strong man.

Naturally, the brothers eat this meal first by faith. As soon as the money arrived, the brothers personally sent Mrs. Fang back to the house, guaranteeing that she was safe. The strong man arched his hand and said.

Seeing this, Zhu Zijie turned his horse back and shouted, "Withdraw!" ”

More than 1,000 people saw the 100 horsemen withdraw, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

One hundred thousand taels of silver! That's 100,000 taels!

They have been oppressed before, and they are very poor, but now their boss has opened his mouth to ask for 100,000 taels of silver, how can they not be excited?

One by one, they only felt that 100,000 taels of silver were in front of them, and their hearts were hot. Then he looked at his own leader with even more admiration.

The strong man stood in place with a knife, thought for a while, waved a man, and ordered him to go up the mountain quickly to observe whether the men and horses were leaving.

After a stick of incense, the man came back to report to him, and those people did not stop, but all of them withdrew.

The strong man was very puzzled by this, thinking about it, the carriage and his party wanted to avoid the man behind, but this man also had a heart, and he was willing to pay 100,000 taels for ransom. Could it be that I'm thinking too much? I'm afraid there is some reason for this.

Thinking of this, he smiled suddenly, and said in his heart, why should I really think about it, that man is willing to ransom people with 100,000 taels, and naturally loves this concubine very much.

I only take my money, so why bother with him?