Chapter 257: Locked in a cage

Several men with fierce faces jumped into the carriage and carried out the boxes inside.

One of the men bent down to go out, but was blocked by Erbao. He raised his foot to kick over, "Get in the way, get out of the way!" ”

"Ahh

Erbao closed her eyes in horror, but the pain did not come, but a warm embrace hugged her.

Erbao raised his head, only to see the boy behind him sinking his face and staring coldly at the person in front of him.

"You little devil still dare to stare at me?!"

The man suddenly became angry, and he raised his hand to hit him.

The person next to him immediately stopped, "What are you doing?" Have you forgotten what these two children are for? If something happens, be careful that the second master picks your skin! ”

"This ......"

The flesh on the man's face shook, and he withdrew his hand in disdain.

"Alright, let's get our things up there!"

"Okay, I see."

He glared back at Mingyin and moved the boxes out one by one.

"Come out!" He kicked in the carriage and shouted at Mingyin and the two.

Erbao trembled in his arms, and his eyes were full of horror.

Mingyin hugged her tightly, and through the curtain, she could see people coming and going, and in the distance it seemed to be a dock, with a boat parked.

"Why don't you come out quickly? What are you looking at? ”

The bandit scolded.

Mingyin's eyes flashed.

He also knew that Luoxi Town was close to the Lingjiang River, and there were many docks nearby, and if the bandits brought them to the ship, they didn't know where the destination would be, and it would be difficult to come back.

"You rabbit cub, didn't you hear me when I told you to come down?"

Seeing that none of them came down, Zhang Laoliu was furious, reached out and grabbed Mingyin's arm, and directly dragged the person down.

Erbao was already shrunk in Mingyin's arms, and when he dragged him, the whole person fell to the ground. Mingyin hurriedly hugged her, and she was knocked and fell back a few steps.

"Are you alright?"

"Nope."

Erbao sniffed, and when she looked at the situation around her, the panic in her eyes was even greater.

After living in Zhoujia Village for so long, she has never been to such a place, and her brother and mother are not around.

"You two little devils, hurry up and get me away! Grinding, do you really think that Lao Tzu will not dare to beat you? Zhang Lao Liu raised his fist and threatened.

Mingyin's face was not very good-looking, and he looked back at the mountain road when they came, and his eyes were deeper.

The largest wharf in Luoxi Town is in the town, surrounded by post stations and shops, but this is a private wharf at the foot of the mountain, and has nothing to do with the government.

Smuggle.

He quickly realized what was happening and cursed in his heart.

In this case, if they really got on the ship, the government would not be able to take them anywhere.

Originally, he was the only one who could handle it, but now ......

Glancing at the little girl trembling in her arms, Ming Yin was helpless, and could only lead Erbao to a big boat under Zhang Laoliu's angry gaze.

There was a lot of moss on the hull, and there were a few marks of being hit, and it was obvious that the ship had been in use for some time.

Zhang Lao Liu took them to the cargo hold of the big ship, where a lot of goods were placed, and the inside was dim and there was no light.

Mingyin followed Zhang Laoliu and walked inside, and suddenly, there was a small sobbing sound from the dim corner in front of him, like a child's cry.

After his eyes adjusted to the dimness around him, Mingyin saw a large cage in the corner with several children in the cage.

Seeing this scene, Mingyin's eyes crossed with coldness.

"You both let me in!" Zhang Lao Liu opened the door of the cage, and when he turned around, he saw that Mingyin and the two of them did not react, and immediately scolded, "Hurry up and hack me in, don't waste Lao Tzu's time!" ”

Erbao grabbed Mingyin's hand hard, looked at the child in the cage with a pale face, and remembered that she and Dabao were also locked in the cage before, and the scene at that time was very similar to what she was in front of.

Her lips trembled, and she couldn't squeeze out a word for a long time, so she could only hold Mingyin's hand tightly, begging him not to go in.

She already knew what these people were doing, and if they did, she might never see her father and mother again.

"Let's go."

Mingyin felt her nervousness, held her slightly cool hand and whispered to reassure.

“…… Well. ”

Erbao timidly glanced at the thief next to him, and followed Mingyin into the cage.

With the sound of a clattering lock, the iron door of the cage was closed.

"Treat Lao Tzu well, if anyone dares to make trouble, Lao Tzu will throw you directly into the river!" Zhang Laoliu threatened.

The child in the cage trembled even more and cowered in the corner, not daring to speak.

The children, both male and female, were mostly thin and had dirty faces, and they should have been locked up here for a long time. They looked at Ming Yin and the two uneasily, and no one dared to step forward to speak.

Ming Yin took Erbao to the other corner and sat down, it was dim, and he couldn't see the situation outside, and he didn't know what time it was.

He tried to ask when the ship was leaving and where it was going.

After waiting for a long time, a boy from the corner on the other side responded weakly, "It's probably going to leave tomorrow, it seems to be going to the capital." ”

"Beijing?"

Mingyin narrowed his eyes and didn't speak again.

I don't know how long I waited, but there was movement in the cabin again, and a man came with a bucket and threw it on the ground casually, "Come and eat!" ”

With that, he turned around and left.

When the curtain was lifted, the sky outside had completely darkened, and the sound of the river churning could be heard in the distance from time to time.

Su Liuye followed the guidance of the mountain chaifu to the dock, and looked at the several ships docked in front of her, she was surprised in her heart, she didn't expect that there was a dock here.

The boats parked here are all old ships, and at first glance they are not official ships.

The Lingjiang River was the most important transportation route in the Great Xia Kingdom, and it had been completely taken over by the government, and private ships were not allowed.

But there are several private ships here......

She was in the grass at the foot of the mountain, and after watching for a while, she saw a carriage coming from the side of the mountain road and stopping in front of the private boat.

Several men got out of the boat, walked briskly to the carriage, and carried out one box after another. The boxes looked like they were blackened with smoke, and I didn't know what they contained.

Su Liuye frowned, only to see that there was a lot of black soot on the ground, which looked very familiar, as if it was big smoke.

It's them!?

Su Liuye immediately looked like Yu Xiangqin and the others, but the location here was remote, maybe it was also a den of thieves, and she didn't dare to expose it at will.

It wasn't until the group of men had left that she cautiously poked her head out.

If you guessed correctly, Mingyin and Erbao should have been captured by this group of bandits.

When she went up the mountain, she met a chaifu, who pointed her in the right direction.