Chapter Twenty-Five: The Bandits Are Coming
With a pop, Yuan Sasa squirted out all the tea he had just drunk in his mouth.
"That's called a water bandit, a bandit of bandits!" She corrected Wei Yichen word by word.
Why are all the water ghosts coming?
"Oh......" Wei Yichen bit his lip and read it twice, then turned his head and asked the boss, "Are there a lot of bandits?" β
Half of the boss's face twitched this time, and he suddenly realized that when he started talking just now, the gloomy and low mood was completely gone!
"There are a lot," he couldn't resist Wei Yichen's questioning, and hurriedly continued, "The work and rest of the bandits are reversed day and night, they sleep in the dock during the day, and only come out to do activities at night, they are brutal by nature, and they will kill people when they see the slightest displeasure, so Nanjiang City will close the doors and windows when it is almost night, and will only reopen the door to do business during the day." β
Yuan Sasa listened to his words and was speechless, and secretly shouted bitterness in her heart, why did she choose such a place?
Fortunately, they only stayed for one night, and they set off at dawn tomorrow, so that they should not be able to meet those unlucky bandits!
She was thinking about the journey, but Wei Yichen's heart was still on the generals and water bandits and other people.
"Grandpa," he had a new question, "if one general fails, is there another general?" Mama said that the emperor has many generals! β
The boss sighed, why does this kid have so many problems?
"The emperor's generals are all from outside, and no matter how many come, it's the same."
At this, the expression on his face became heavy again.
"Moreover, after such a long time of tossing, everyone nearby knows that Nanjiang City is not peaceful, water bandits are rampant, and there will be wars from time to time, so they generally don't come here again, and the life of Nanjiang City is getting more and more difficult."
"I was born and raised in Nanjiang City, since the bandits entered the city, my relatives and friends have fled one after another, only I am still guarding the industry that I have managed to build, but now I ......"
He looked at the two people in front of him wistfully, "Don't hide it, you are the first transaction in the small shop in three months, and I have already thought about entrusting the things in the store to sell them, leaving Nanjiang City, and finding another way to live." β
Thinking that he was about to leave his homeland, the boss's expression became gloomy again, and he lost the interest in talking, so he leaned over and took a bunch of keys from the counter and handed them to Yuan Sasa.
"Tianzi No. 1 room, the innermost on the second floor, the two of you go up to clean up and rest first, and the hot water will arrive immediately."
After listening to such a miserable story, Yuan Sasa's sleep in Nanjiang City this night was not good, I don't know if it was affected by the boss's last sad mood, she tossed and turned for a long time before finally closing her eyes.
Because he didn't sleep well, Yuan Sassa got up late the next day, but he didn't expect that when he opened his eyes, he found that Wei Yichen didn't get up either.
It's strange, he used to be so energetic, he got up from bed on time at dawn, more accurate than a chicken that chimes the time, what's wrong today?
"Two dogs?" Yuan Sasa reached out and touched Wei Yichen's face, and whispered.
Wei Yichen frowned, rubbed his eyes and sat up, only then did Yuan Sassa find that both of his eyes were red, and there were bloodshots in them, and he looked extremely tired.
"Didn't sleep well?" Yuan Sasa couldn't help but ask.
Wei Yichen nodded, "Sister, I feel that this place is very bad, let's leave early, right?" β
He was probably scared because of yesterday's story, and it happened that Yuan Sasa also had this intention, and the two hit it off, and immediately packed their luggage and went downstairs to check out.
Unexpectedly, the boss was full of embarrassment, and his eyes looked in the direction of the city gate, "Two, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!" β
"Why is that?" Yuan Sasa was shocked, "The water bandits also came out during the day?" β
"It's not a banditβ"
The boss shook his head, and before Yuan Sasa's heart was half down, he listened to him gasp and make up the second half of the sentence.
"It's a bandit."
"And bandits?" Yuan Sasa couldn't believe his ears, "You're not kidding me, are you?" β
The boss's expression was even more bitter than yesterday, "Do you think I look like I'm joking?" It's really a bandit, they besieged Nanjiang City early this morning, and they asked us to give them an offering! β
Yuan Sasa: Fuck you!
The city gate was closed, and there was no way to walk left and right, so Yuan Sassa had to take Wei Yichen to the street to see what was going on.
During the day, the remaining residents of Nanjiang City had gone out, and the facades on the streets had opened, although it was still desolate compared to the normal town, but it was much better than the unpopular appearance last night.
Most of the people gathered at the city gate, and Yuan Sasa and the two also came over, and sure enough, they saw that the gate was closed, but there was an extra notice-like thing on the wall.
She squeezed in again, came to the wall to take a look, and found that this was a list, on which there were several items, from gold, silver and jewelry, to rice and flour steamed buns, and the most excessive thing was that there were three beauties!
"Guys, what is this?" She looked around and asked.
An old woman who seemed to be enthusiastic said, "These are the bandits who put them up, and we want us to provide them with these!" β
This sentence was like hot water falling into a pan of oil, and it instantly scalded the crowd to boil.
"Why don't these turtle sons go to the capital to rob them, go to the emperor and post a notice to ask his old man to open the treasury and scatter it!"
"Except for a few of us who are half-dead in Nanjiang City, there are only city walls left, let them tear down the city walls and go back to build houses!"
"I still want beautiful women, just they rob them like this, and my hens won't lay eggs!"
Yuan Sasa listened to their words with tears and laughter, such things probably happen from time to time, and the people have become numb when they talk about it, there is not much anger, more helpless complaints and mouths.
"Huh? Why haven't I seen you both? β
At this time, a man of the same age as the innkeeper suddenly sighed and looked at Yuan Sasa and Wei Yichen one by one.
The others immediately shifted their focus and gathered around the two of them.
"We're passing through the lodging!" Yuan Sasa could only briefly explain the situation of the two again.
After listening, the old woman who spoke earlier said, "See a doctor? That can't be delayed! β
Everyone also responded, of course Yuan Sasa also knew this truth, she glanced at the closed city gate wistfully, and let out a long sigh.
"Brother, don't worry," Wei Yichen thought that the sick person was Yuan Sasa, so he hurriedly came over and pulled her sleeve, "We will definitely be able to go to the doctor!" β
The people in a circle looked at him and couldn't help but sigh one by one.
"What a kid...... Alas! β
Suddenly, the eldest brother who had just found the two of them slapped his thigh, "We can't let the two children follow us here to be unlucky, how about we send them out?" β