Shu belongs to the southwest region, while Kyoto Bianyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, from Bianyang to Shu thousands of miles away, it is not easy for Liang Ying to go alone.

Although the road is long and dangerous, it still can't stop her from moving forward.

At present, she is short of money, and if she wants to reach her destination, she needs to think of ways to raise money and silver supplies on the way. When I got to Shudi, I had to pass through Suchang, and I heard that it was a little more peaceful over there, so I planned to go there first to find a way to raise road expenses.

Along the way, many people hurried with their burdens, most of them ordinary people who had taken refuge like her.

At present, the situation is unstable, the world is chaotic, people either return to their hometowns, or stay away from the land of right and wrong, some drag their families, some are alone, there are also business travel teams, there are all kinds of people.

There was no lightness on people's faces, only lifeless indifference.

Liang Ying is one of them.

No one will pay attention to her, nor will they care what her identity is, everyone is in a hurry, and they all move forward with their heads down.

Occasionally, horses and vehicles galloped past the official road, and the crowd hurriedly avoided them.

Liang Ying ate the ashes on her face, and couldn't help but feel a little bored in her heart.

Nowadays, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the taste of rushing under the sun is not pleasant, she is delicate and frail, where has she suffered this kind of sin before, and it is very tormenting to walk on two feet.

Walking and stopping all the way, she saw the shade of a tree not far away, she found a place to sit down in the shade and rest, took out a piece of dry food and nibbled on it.

Mrs. Cao prepared a water bladder for her, and she ate a small amount of food, so she ate a piece of bread and drank a little water to feel full.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Liang Ying fanned the wind with her hands, looked at the pedestrians rushing on the official road, and estimated that it would take two or three days to reach Huang County with her foot strength.

After opening the water bladder and taking another sip of water, Liang Ying hated the sky again.

She misses the days of air-conditioned watermelons and her family even more.

While accepting this backward world, she can't bear it, and two contradictory emotions make her feel irritable.

After resting under the tree for a quarter of an hour, she was forced to get up and move forward.

She was busy all the way, and when the sun was about to set, she found an inn.

It is said that the hotel is to be registered by the road guide, but now the situation is chaotic, the flow of people is mixed, and the management of the inn is also sloppy.

Liang Ying went late, it was already overcrowded, and it took her a lot of words to exchange twenty wen for a firewood room to settle in.

The shopkeeper hurriedly led her to the firewood room, only gave her a straw mat and went back to work.

There was a lot of firewood piled up in the firewood room, barely enough to lay a straw mat.

Liang Ying put down her burden, she is a particular person, and asked the lady who was doing chores in the inn for a rag to cover the window, and brought a basin of water to carefully wipe the straw mat and spread it.

At present, it seems that there is no way to take a bath, and I sweat a lot after a day of running around during the day, so I have to clean it up, so I went to the kitchen to ask for half a basin of warm water, and hid behind the door to wipe my body carefully, and then I gave up.

After changing into a clean dress, she washed the dirty clothes roughly, and because it was a linen fabric, it dried quickly, and hung it by the window to drip water.

Before she finished eating the dry food she had bought during the day, she sat down on a straw mat, took out the dry food and chewed it, and began to worry about her future.

She had a wealthy family before, studied finance, and in this backward and lack of material era, there is no place at all, and the status of Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen and merchants is the lowest, she has no start-up capital, no skills, how can she survive?

This is a serious question.

Liang Ying shook her little arm, the princess's body was the life of the maid!

After eating the dry food and rinsing her mouth, she lay down, she was too tired during the day, and she slept very soundly. In the middle of the night, I felt cold, so I took my clothes and covered them, and barely managed to cope with it all night.

The next morning, the people in the inn came to urge her to leave.

Liang Ying hurriedly packed her bags and made sure that she had everything with her before leaving the inn.

Before leaving, she bought a few steamed buns in the store, filled them with water and started the day's journey.

The morning air was fresh, the morning sun had not yet shown its face, there was a little mist, and the carriages and horses that had stayed in the inn had already left.

The steamed buns in her hand were still warm, Liang Ying was eating and walking, and when she arrived in Huang County, she must think of a fake road guide, otherwise she would not be able to take a boat.

By the time the sun rose, she had been walking on the official road for a long time.

Today she was lucky, in the afternoon she met an old man driving an ox cart back to the town, spending two pennies to hitchhike, accompanied by a family of three.

Huaikou Town is not far from Huang County, and Liang Ying settled in the town that night, and then went to Huang County. After she arrived in Huang County, she found the largest inn in the county, and the same shopkeeper asked about Lu Yin.

It is illegal to sell fake road guides, but where there is demand, there is a market.

So she gritted her teeth and spent a silver leaf, and got a fake road guide named Zhang Yufang from the black market through a local ruffian with channels.

After solving the heart problem, she immediately went to the dock to inquire about the passenger ship to Wanping County.

Lao Er told her that it would take eight days to go to Wanping by water, and the boat fare was 340 yuan, including the cost of eating for a few days.

Liang Ying silently summed up in his heart, Wanping was the only way to Suchang, and in order to pay for the ship, he went to exchange for a silver leaf.

She has always acted decisively, never dragging mud and water, so she got on the passenger boat from Huangxian to Wanping that afternoon.

The journey was smooth sailing, and there were no mistakes, and Liang Ying felt that her luck was not bad.

There was a delay on the road for a while, and it was already nine days after arriving in Wanping County.

There is a certain distance from the capital, and I have heard Mrs. Cao say before that in addition to the chaos in the capital, the disputes between the princes in other places are not peaceful, and the same is true of Wanping.

The management is a little more chaotic than that of Huang County.

Liang Ying didn't dare to stay here longer, and followed the crowd out of the city in a hurry to the next destination, Suchang.

It was all smooth all the way down before, she thought that there should be no fault when she went to Suchang for this reason, but bad luck befell her again and she encountered a group of bandits!

In troubled times, there are all kinds of demons and monsters, not to mention bandits.

On the way, she also heard the local women mention the Barbarian Mountain, saying that there was a nest of bandits hiding on the mountain, specializing in robbing merchants and the official food of the imperial court, and they were bold and arrogant to do whatever they wanted.

Liang Ying thought to herself that she had no money and no beauty, so she should not be robbed.

Who would have thought that this time it was the most unreliable yellow skin in the cottage who went down the mountain to work.

At present, the bandit leader Zhao Pheasant led forty people to do a big deal, and Huang Pizi led more than 20 bandits to rob after finding out the news that the Cai family's merchants would pass through Shibanpo.

The bandits were so rampant that they came on horseback in broad daylight, causing people on the official road to flee in droves.

At first, Liang Ying didn't meet them, but after Huang Pizi robbed the Cai family's belongings, he grabbed a few women and went back to the cottage to do miscellaneous labor.

The sudden hissing startled pedestrians in all directions.

Liang Ying, who was on the official road, heard that the bandits were coming, and her legs were weak with fright.

She was delicate and frail, and had previously experienced the burning and looting of Bing Youzi, and hated such thugs, so she hurriedly fled with the crowd.

Huang Pizi rushed to the front, he was sturdy, wearing a □□ on his face, and his mouth was foul language to greet his subordinates to rush to the road and flee in a panic.

So in the midst of panicked screams, several women were unfortunately captured by the bandits.

The women screamed and were caught on horseback, struggling and crying desperately, and if they grabbed and bit something that was not easy to tame, the bandits threw it down and pinched it for soft persimmons.

A woman fell off her horse, but fortunately escaped only a bruise on her flesh.

The chaotic scene behind them frightened the fleeing women into panic.

Liang Ying accidentally fell on the way to escape, and when she heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching, she rolled and crawled to dodge.

As a result, the yellow skin was blind, and saw that she was like a little chicken, and immediately rushed over the horse, bent down and stuck to the horse's belly and hooked her.

Liang Ying screamed, and a large hand lifted her to the horse's back like a quail. She struggled to escape the restraints, and suddenly received a blow on the neck and was cut unconscious.

After some thrilling chaos, the masked bandits hastily plundered the four women and headed for Manluan Mountain.

□□ horses were raised to be fat and strong, and more than 20 people whipped their horses all the way, and they reached the bottom of the mountain in less than half an hour.

Manluan Mountain belongs to the junction of Cangzhou and Suchang, the mountains are undulating and there are several hills, its terrain is steep, the vegetation is dense, it belongs to the primeval forest, as long as people plunge into it, it is like a fish into the sea, it is almost difficult to find.

Liang Ying and the other four women were rudely thrown off the horse, and when she opened her eyes in a daze, she heard the sound of the woman scolding.

The woman was old, about fifty years old, with a fierce temperament, and was not afraid of death at all.

She pointed at the bandits and shouted loudly: "You dog-day brutes, you can't be blind, the old lady is more than fifty people, you can be your mother, and you still arrest the old lady to do it, can you give birth to cubs for you?!" ”

These words were really powerful, and they actually suppressed the bandits present for a while.

Huang Pizi had a violent temperament, and scolded and scolded: "Who the hell caught an old hen? ”

A slightly shorter bandit whispered, "Brother Huang, I caught it." ”

Huang Pizi jumped to pat him on the head and scolded: "You are blind, can't you catch an old lady to be your mother-in-law?!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the other bandits burst out laughing.

Seeing this, the woman's momentum was even more ferocious, and she jumped and kicked Huang Pizi's buttocks, and he said "ouch", and almost fell down before he could stand firmly.

The woman is a local and has a certain understanding of Manluan Mountain, so she scolded: "You son of a bitch, I heard that the shopkeeper of Zhao Da fell into the grass at the beginning, and it was because he killed the bully of adultery, adultery, mother and daughter, that he fell to this mountain."

"My old woman respects him as a man, who would have thought that your grandson would not even let go of the old woman!"

As soon as Huang Pizi heard this, he was intimidated, because these bandits have rules, and the old and weak women and children are not bullied, and if anyone dares to □□ women, they will be cut off.

But killing people is not so particular.

Some bandits heard that the woman was a local, so they said, "Brother Huang, let the old woman go, you have to pay rations to catch her." ”

Huang Pizi waved impatiently.

Another woman heard the signs and quickly kowtowed and cried: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not that the slave family is unwilling to serve you, it's just that there are children at home who have just turned three months old and are waiting to be fed.

"The slave family is really miserable, last year the child's father died of illness, leaving the mother-in-law and two young sons to rely on the slave family to support.

"Today, the slave family has no choice but to go back to his father and brother to borrow money, who would have thought that he would meet all the heroes, I implore you to be merciful and let the slave family live!"

After that, he kowtowed vigorously and cried.

The woman was so beautiful that she cried so much that she frightened the bandits present.

A three-month-old baby is indeed not easy to support if it does not have a mother.

The old woman was warm-hearted and scolded, "Look at what you grandsons have done! ”

One of the bandits said: "My daughter-in-law will have swollen breasts when she is breastfeeding, and if you touch her breasts, you will know if she is telling a lie." ”

Huang Pizi said solemnly: "You know, you go and touch it." ”

The bandit was instigated, "Brother Huang, I'm afraid of being chopped off by the big shopkeeper." ”

The old woman duly said, "I'll touch it for you." ”

The kowtowing woman hurriedly got up, turned her back to the group of men, and touched her breasts by the old woman, who was indeed breastfeeding.

Knowing that the group of people was not easy to fool, the old woman avoided them and dipped some milk, so the bandits believed it and were willing to release them.

The woman was glad to have found a life.

Huang Pizi seemed to be accustomed to their routines, and pointed to another woman and asked, "What about you, didn't you tell me that you are pregnant now?" ”

I thought that the woman would be frightened, but she actually laughed and replied, "I am a widow, and if I am pregnant, I will be poked in the back." ”

Huang Pizi was very satisfied with her acquaintance.

Unexpectedly, the woman continued: "I, Tan Sanniang, am willing to go up the mountain with all the heroes today, anyway, I have married four men before, but all four of them were short-lived ghosts and were killed by me.

"My mother told me that you have to find a man with a hard life, you are doing a living by licking blood on the knife edge, I think you are all a man with a hard life, I Tan Sanniang want to find a man to be a husband."

As soon as these words came out, the men present were in a collective uproar and stayed away from her, for fear of being killed by her.

Then it was Liang Ying's turn, and she coughed suddenly.

When people saw her sallow and sickly face, they all disliked her.

No, someone asked: "Brother Huang, what kind of vision do you have to get such a thing?" ”

Huang Pizi was also a little depressed, pointed at Liang Ying and asked, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

Liang Ying deliberately coughed in front of them for a long time before he gasped and said: "Don't hide it from you, the slave family, the slave family has tuberculosis, I'm afraid I won't live long." ”

The word "tuberculosis" was like a thunderbolt that struck into the crowd and blew them away.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses in panic, disgusted.

Everyone knew that tuberculosis was contagious, and she was caught by Huang Pizi, and now he was all wrong, and his hands were wiping his clothes vigorously, as if she were a plague.

Someone said: "This woman wants it." ”

Another said: "Anyway, I won't live long, so it's better to kill it." ”

Liang Ying: "!! ”

What about the good compassion?!

I just saw the old woman scolding them like this and didn't fight back, and I saw that the other women were crying and begging, and they were all soft-hearted, why did they change their hexagrams when they fell on her?!

She couldn't help but be anxious, coughed: "The slave family is sick, there are no good days left, and the heroes are useless to arrest the slave family up the mountain, and they also beg the heroes to spare the slave family's life and let the slave family go." ”

Huang Pizi heard her accent and asked, "Are you from the capital?" ”

Liang Ying replied: "There was an accident in Beijing, and the slave family took refuge. ”

"Where are you going?"

"Su Chang, the slave family has a cousin over there, go and defect."

"Is there a way?"

Liang Ying's heart chuckled.

She has never been investigated by the government along the way, but she was investigated by bandits, what the hell is this!

Seeing that she had not said anything, Huang Pizi became suspicious and asked impatiently, "Where is your guide?" ”

Liang Ying hesitated for a long time before he nervously took out the road in the baggage.

I thought they wouldn't recognize it, but they didn't know that this group of bandits was full of talents, so Huang Pizi took it and threw it to a bandit wearing navy blue clothes without looking at it.

The bandit carefully identified it before saying, "Brother Huang, it's fake." ”

Liang Ying thought to herself, it's over.

As expected, Huang Pizi said: "If you are not honest, drag it down and kill it." ”

These words frightened Liang Ying's legs weak, and he hurriedly lost his voice and said: "A good man spares his life!" Heroes spare their lives! The slave family is not sick, the slave family can eat, sleep, run, dance, and do any job! ”

Huang Pizi put his hands on his chest and asked, "What can you do?" ”

Liang Ying's desire to survive was extremely strong, and he said busily: "Although the slave family can't do heavy work, they can serve people by doing chores!" ”

Hearing her say that she could serve people, Huang Pizi asked, "Can you serve people?" ”

Liang Ying nodded again and again, and said casually: "I used to be an errand boy in a big family!" ”

A bandit said: "This girl looks young, but she is a clever one, send her to Xiuxiu House to adjust, teach, and keep it useful." ”

Liang Ying thought that Xiuxiu in his mouth was a woman, and he was afraid that he would die on the spot, so he responded: "The slave family is willing!" Serve tea, hand water, laundry, cooking, and warm beds! ”

Huang Pizi "tsk" twice, and said obscenely: "Xiuxiu, a young man in his early twenties, is when his blood is strong, it's time to get him a girl to warm the bed." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liang Ying's expression cracked.

A big man named Xiuxiu, is there a serious illness?!

When she was like being struck by lightning, the widow Tan Sanniang couldn't help but have a strong interest, and recommended herself to the pillow and said: "This girl looks at her thin body, she shouldn't be able to stand the blood and strength, if you don't let me go, I'll go to warm the bed." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone collectively panicked, and said: "This mother-in-law has killed four men, and she must not be sent to the big shopkeeper!" ”

"Yes, yes, our big shopkeeper is only in his early twenties, what if she kills him!"

"Yes, the big shopkeeper has a flower in ten miles and eight towns, and she can't be ruined by her!"

Tan Sanniang: "......"

Liang Ying: "......"