Chapter Twenty-Three: Escape from the Lake
Feng Qingluan looked up, and it was the son of the family who spoke.
"I'm not a helper, I'm just a Hanako!" Feng Qingluan hurriedly defended.
"Ha, ha, ha, Feng Gang Leader, I read the notice of arresting you thousands of times every day, the purpose is to get a reward, as for whether you are the Feng Gang Leader, I can't care about it, in front of our patriarch, you can defend again!" The young man smirked.
"Let me go!" Feng Qingluan was anxious and angry.
"Alright, alright!" The old man persuaded: "Child, just bear with it, I can't save you, if you are really the leader of the Feng Gang, it may be that you have done too much evil, and people will arrest you!" ”
Hearing the old man say this, Feng Qingluan knew that it was useless to defend himself, and he had to find a way to escape.
The young man found a wooden stick, and the father and son carried Feng Qingluan to the ancestral hall in the town.
They threw Feng Qingluan on the ground, Feng Qingluan pretended to be in pain, and shouted: "You tied my legs, hurry up and untie me!" ”
The old man said in a low voice: "You wait, the patriarch of our Jin family will be here soon, how to send you down, the patriarch will deal with it!" ”
After a while, a middle-aged man with a full beard walked in. Someone shouted: "Jin Honghua, the head of the Jin family, has arrived!" ”
Feng Qingluan knew that the person who came in was Jin Honghua.
Jin Honghua was followed by several villagers, each with a spear in his hand.
"Are you Feng Qingluan, the leader of the Spring and Autumn Gang?" Jin Honghua asked.
"Since you know that I am Feng Qingluan, why do you still ask me?" Feng Qingluan raised her head and said.
"Come on! Untie the ropes from his feet! Jin Honghua commanded.
A villager came over, untied the rope on Feng Qingluan's feet, and he stood up.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if you are Feng Qingluan or not, remember that the person who caught you is called Jin Ergou! Even if you receive the bounty, it's all Jin Ergou's! Feng Qingluan looked at Jin Ergou and saw that he was beaming with pride.
"Okay, you send the prisoners to the county office!" Then he said to Feng Qingluan: "Feng Gang Master, if you leave, don't come back!" ”
Feng Qingluan listened to him speak, and seemed to have a deep meaning, and for a while, he couldn't figure it out.
Two villagers came over and escorted Feng Qingluan out of the ancestral hall. He listened to Jin Ergou and said, "Patriarch, I will also follow them to the county office!" ”
Jin Honghua scolded and said, "You're still afraid that I'll be greedy for your reward!" ”
Jin Ergou hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's all up to the patriarch!" ”
The two villagers escorted Feng Qingluan out of Jinqiao Town. It was late autumn, the grass was withered, the leaves were falling, and the chill was constantly coming.
Feng Qingluan peeked at the two villagers, and saw that although they were not very old, they were weathered and their bronzed faces were wrinkled, and they knew that they were also suffering country people.
"Two big brothers, do you really want to take me to the county government to die?" Feng Qingluan asked pitifully deliberately.
"How dare you disobey the patriarch's orders, otherwise he will kill our whole family!" A townsman said.
Feng Qingluan knew that the patriarch had given a death order, and these two villagers would definitely not dare to let him go. However, he wondered in his heart, he was an important prisoner, how could the patriarch only send two villagers to escort him.
The three of them continued to move forward, the autumn wind gusted, and the two lines of wild geese flew south.
Feng Qingluan saw that these two villagers were vain in their footsteps, and secretly said in her heart: "If I try to run away, they will definitely not be able to catch up with me!" ”
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Two big brothers, can you untie the rope for me, I want to make a gong!" ”
"Why are you doing so much bird business!" One of the townsfolk said, "No, just pull your pants!" ”
"Two big brothers, you are doing well, I really can't help it!"
"If you speak again, I will pierce your mouth with a spear." A townsman said viciously.
"Two big brothers, you are doing well, if you untie the rope for me, I still have a treasure on me!" As Feng Qingluan spoke, she remembered the Spring and Autumn Club waist card on her body that had been polished with handwriting.
"What baby?"
Hearing that there was a treasure, the two villagers widened their eyes and asked.
"A piece of excellent jade, as long as you untie the rope for me, I will take out the jade, I am out of Gong, you tie me again, you can sell that piece of jade and divide it equally!" Feng Qingluan saw that they were a little moved, and continued.
"I don't think it's better to untie his rope and forgive him a doll, and he can't run out of the palm of our hands!" A townsman said.
The two townsmen combined and untied the rope for him.
He moved his wrists that were tied with numbness.
"Where's the baby, what about the baby?" A townsman asked repeatedly.
Feng Qingluan hurriedly took out the waist card from his arms, a villager took it in his hand, and the beautiful jade was in his hand, warm and sleek, it was indeed a treasure.
Feng Qingluan saw that the eyes of the two of them did not leave Meiyu, and ran into the distance.
The two townsmen didn't care about the baby, and shouted, "Boy, stop! ”
Feng Qingluan was like a wild horse that had escaped the reins, spread his legs and galloped away, and the two villagers saw that they had run away, and they didn't dare to slack off, and chased them all the way.
Suddenly, there was the sound of water ahead. Looking up, Feng Qingluan secretly complained, only to see a sparkling lake in front of him.
Seeing that he was cornered, the two villagers shouted, "Boy, stop quickly!" ”
Feng Qingluan arrived at the shore and knew that it would inevitably die if she was caught.
Thinking of this, I simply threw myself into the lake.
With a "poof", he jumped into the lake. Two townsmen stood on the shore, swearing.
He held his breath and swam quickly to the side in the underwater, and he had already seen a reed beside him, and just as a fierce man plunged into the reed.
He gently showed his head, and saw that the two villagers were still standing on the shore of the lake, carefully looking at the lake, thinking that he would be able to escape from the lake.
The lake water in late autumn is very cool.
He gritted his teeth and fought the chill.
The two villagers stood by the lake for half an hour, and when they saw that there was no movement, they had to go back to make a difference.
Feng Qingluan was afraid that they would go and return, so she still hid in the reeds and didn't dare to show her face.
Sure enough, after a pillar of incense, the two villagers returned to the shore of the lake to look, and saw that there were no clues, so they turned to leave.
He secretly shouted in his heart: "Luck! "Climb ashore, the autumn wind is gusting, and your body is like falling into an ice cave.
Even so, he didn't dare to stay for a long time, this is a place of right and wrong after all.
He discerned his direction and hurried forward.
He had just walked half a mile when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
"It's broken, the people from Jinqiao Town are chasing after it again!" He was taken aback, and did not dare to look back, so he hurriedly walked a few steps.
The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and he felt a little reassured that there was only one horse to hear.
"Feng Gang Leader, Feng Gang Leader, please stay!" Suddenly, someone behind him called out to him.
He looked back and saw a horse chasing after him, and he saw that the rider on the horse was Jin Honghua, the patriarch of Jinqiao Town.
He knew he couldn't outrun the horses, so he had to stop.
Jin Honghua rode in front of him and jumped off the horse.
"Feng Gang Master, you have suffered!" Seeing Feng Qingluan trembling in the autumn wind, he hurriedly said.
"Uncle Jin, are you here to catch me back!" Feng Qingluan saw that he was not hostile and asked.
"Gang Master Feng, I am the brother of life and death of Lu Jingfei, the master of the Spring and Autumn Festival Development Hall in Cangyuan City, and I am also the helmsman of the Jinqiao Town Branch of the Spring and Autumn Society, my name is Jin Honghua!" Jin Honghua said a lot, and Feng Qingluan understood that he was a member of the Spring and Autumn Society.
"Golden helmsman, are you still going to arrest me back?" He asked.
"Where!" Jin Honghua hurriedly explained: "Not long ago, I received a flying pigeon from the master of Lu Hall, saying that the Feng Gang mainly passed through us to Cangyuan City, and I didn't expect me to be negligent, let that kid from Jin Ergou catch you, and I couldn't let you go immediately, so I had to act like this, I didn't think of helping the host to be smart and hide in the lake and escape the catastrophe!" ”
Speaking of the lake, Jin Honghua noticed that Feng Qingluan's clothes were wet and shivering. Hurriedly said: "I see that you are in rags, and I have prepared clothes for you!" ”
As he spoke, he untied a package from his horse, handed it to Feng Qingluan, and asked him to quickly change his clothes.
Feng Qingluan hurriedly changed his clothes, and there was gold and silver in the package, as well as a map.
"I brought you some gold and silver and a map, you go out of our Jinqiao Town, follow the map, you don't have to ask for directions!"
Feng Qingluan saw that Jin Honghua was so thoughtful, so she hurriedly thanked her, and said, "Uncle Jin, otherwise, let's go to Cangyuan City together!" ”
Jin Honghua said: "I received a report from the flying pigeons in Tianyang City, the brothers of the Spring and Autumn Society in Tianyang City have been killed by Wu Shaoguang, our gangs in other places must not be exposed again, Jinqiao is the rudder of the Spring and Autumn Society, and when the gang leader rebuilds the great country of Chuxia, we will do our best!" ”
Hearing Jin Honghua say this, Feng Qingluan understood that he couldn't go to Cangyuan City together.
Then, Jin Honghua said: "When you arrive in Cangyuan City, take my package, and go to Cangyuan Mansion to find Master Lu Jingfei, he will believe you when he sees the package!" ”
"Golden Hall Master, you are so thoughtful, I thank you for saving your life!"
Jin Honghua said goodbye and went away. Feng Qingluan looked at the map while walking, and after determining the walking route, he continued to move forward and strode towards Cangyuan City.
This time, with the map guide, I was able to bypass some large towns, and I had money in my hand, so I could buy some food from the villagers, so I didn't encounter any danger.
After walking for a few more days, the autumn wind was not so cool, and there was a fishy and salty smell in the wind. He knew that this place had reached the seaside, and he was about to arrive in Cangyuan City.
He continued on his way, wanting to see what the sea looked like. After walking for a long time, I saw that the strange rocks in front of me were abrupt, it was a small mountain, and when I climbed to the top of the mountain, I saw that the sea in front of me was thousands of miles of blue waves.
He stood on the top of the mountain, looking far away, in the autumn wind, the waves were rising. Suddenly remembering his escape in the lake, it was like being in front of me, and I couldn't help but feel infinite emotion.
I remembered that I had seen bandits rampant a few times and the government abusing the people. In fact, the so-called government is a number of vassal princes, they have no control from the emperor, and they are constantly fighting with each other, in fact, the most unlucky people are the people at the bottom.
The sea breeze was gusting, the waves were surging, and he suddenly felt that there was no road under his feet, and he might have to grope for every step he took in the future.