Chapter 94: Encountering Robbers on the Road (2)
Two days later, a carriage with carriages was escorted by seven or eight retinues out of Yutai Town and headed northeast.
There was an old couple in the carriage, it was Du Qingwen and his wife.
This time, Du Qingwen and his wife traveled a long distance to visit relatives in the north, and they stayed at a relative's house in Yutai Town for three days.
Today, Du Qingwen is going to visit Qinghuai Village.
Du Qingwen lived in Qinghuai Village for half a year when he was young, and he had a lot of affection for it.
The carriage jolted along a rough dirt road. Du Qingwen sat in the car and closed his eyes to recuperate, and Mrs. Du looked at the scenery on both sides of the road through the car window.
After walking for more than half an hour, when he was less than a few miles from the ground, more than 20 riders suddenly rushed out of the jungle on both sides of the road.
Immediately, there were more than twenty men dressed in different clothes.
They also have a variety of weapons.
They roared and galloped from both sides.
Some of them also shouted.
"Leave the money, leave the ......"
It looks like a robber.
There were also a few pedestrians on the road, and they ran in all directions in fright.
Several robbers caught up with them, knocked the two slow-runners to the ground, and then jumped off their horses and rummaged through the bodies of the victims for their belongings.
The rest of the robbers shouted and surrounded Du Qingwen and them.
Several of Du Qingwen's entourage drew their weapons and guarded them in front of the carriage.
One of the attendants shouted, "Our lord was once an official of the imperial court, you dare to ......"
Before the attendant could speak, he was struck down with an axe by a fierce man.
Then the one-eyed dragon shouted at the head: "We are robbing the officials, brothers!"
The robbers swarmed up and fought with the retinue of the carriage.
Suddenly, the sound of shouting and fighting became loud.
Mrs. Du and Yahuan in the car were so frightened that their faces changed.
Mrs. Du was horrified: "Master, how can this be good?!"
After all, Du Qingwen is a person who has experienced storms, and he is very calm.
Du Qingwen suddenly opened the carriage, and he said loudly: "All heroes are seeking money, don't hurt the innocent." You want money, I'll give it to you!"
At this moment, one of his attendants had been killed by the robbers and fell to the ground.
The one-eyed dragon shouted, "Stop!"
So a gang of robbers stopped attacking.
The one-eyed old man smiled at Du Qingwen and said: "It is worthy of being a person who has been an official, and he really knows the current affairs." Then hand over all the money quickly!"
Du Qingwen asked his wife to take off all the hand ornaments, and took out the silver taels on their bodies and handed them over.
The one-eyed dragon looked at the silver hand-decorated two, and looked disappointed.
The one-eyed dragon said to Du Qingwen and said, "Damn, Lao Tzu Xingshi mobilized the people, you just give such a little money, is this to send food!"
Du Qingwen hurriedly reassured: "We don't have much with us, please allow me to send someone back to fetch it." ”
The one-eyed dragon scolded: "Take your mother's head! You want to send someone back to report to the official." You old fox. Someone, give me the old immortal captivity. Let their children ransom them with money!"
So several robbers pounced viciously.
Those entourages were about to block it, but they were stopped by Du Qingwen.
Du Qingwen knew that even the entourage was not the opponent of these bandits at all. These entourages are all loyal servants of the Du family, and Du Qingwen can't bear to let them die.
So Du Qingwen and his wife were taken captive by the robbers.
The entourage returned in a panic to report to Du Qingwen's relatives.
The robbers kidnapped the couple and went into the roadside woods.
After entering the forest, the couple were ordered by the one-eyed dragon to sleep in a sleeping hole and fell asleep.
Then they were taken to Linsey, where a carriage was already waiting.
There were also several men with swords next to the carriage.
The leader is an obese man in his fifties. Because of his obesity, his facial features seemed to be crowded together. The horses that stepped down were all "humming" under his pressure.
The one-eyed dragon asked Du Qingwen and his wife to put them in the carriage. There was also a man and a woman in the carriage, who were in charge of guarding the car.
Then the one-eyed dragon led the men away. The fat man led the carriage and went in the other direction.
The carriage traveled for three hours before reaching another territory.
It was a bamboo forest.
There is a mansion in the forest.
The younger brother of the mansion is surrounded by open piles and secret sentinels.
At this moment, there are several brocade-clothed people standing at the gate of the mansion.
The leader was a white-faced man in his forties.
He is the deputy steward of the North Mansion.
He looked preoccupied at the moment.
Seeing the fat man coming, Bai Pulp stepped forward and said, "Shopkeeper Zhu, can things be done?"
The fat man jumped off his horse.
Don't look at him fat, but his hands are very light.
It shows that martial arts are not weak.
Shopkeeper Zhu stretched out his tongue and licked his fat lips and said, "Hehe, Brother Bai, you don't look at who is out of the horse." It's just a trivial matter, and now Du Qingwen and his wife are in the car. ”
Bai Pulp said: "Are they all right?"
Shopkeeper Zhu said: "Don't worry, unscathed." If I'm injured, it's hard for me to explain it to the Ximen Sect Master. ”
Bai Zhi said excitedly: "Great! You quickly escort them in, and I will arrange for someone to fly to report to the Ximen Xuan Sect Master." ”
Shopkeeper Zhu led someone to carry the sleeping Du Qingwen and his wife into a prepared room in the house.
Then the shopkeeper Zhu untied the acupoints of Du Qingwen and his wife.
The couple woke up.
Madame Du looked around the room, her eyes full of horror.
Du Qingwen was quite calm, and he said to Boss Zhu: "Who are you? What kind of place is this?
The shopkeeper Zhu smiled like Maitreya Buddha.
"Master Du, my name is Zhu Shun. Others call me Shopkeeper Zhu. Call me whatever you want. Master Du, I know you're a smart person. So you don't care what this place is. Don't ask questions. Say whatever you want to eat and drink. In short, as long as you and your wife are honest, I promise that I will not hurt you. If you don't know the current affairs, the ...... of the situation" Speaking of this, the smile on the face of the shopkeeper Zhu changed to a fierce color, and he reached out and slapped it on the table, and the table immediately made a cracking sound. "If you're not honest, then don't blame me for being ruthless. ”
Du Qingwen tried his best to keep himself calm, and he said, "As long as you don't hurt us, we will never make any extraneous troubles." If you want more ransom, hurry up and go to Yutai Town to inform my eldest brother. ”
Shopkeeper Zhu changed his unpredictable expression and said, "Master Du, I'm afraid your eldest brother can't afford it." ”
Du Qingwen said: "He can't afford it, then you go and inform Du Youxin in Beifu." She is my eldest daughter. Whatever you ask, she will meet your requirements. ”
Shopkeeper Zhu said: "Master Du, you have two famous daughters, how could I not know." Hehe, I've sent someone to inform Beifu. So, you can live here with confidence. Waiting for your daughter to come and save you. ”
Then the shopkeeper Zhu went out of the back room.
He closed the door and listened with his ear to it.
In the house, Mrs. Du cried: "I told you in the morning that I am not feeling well today, and we will go to Qinghuai Village to visit the old one day, but you just don't listen." You've been stubborn all your life...... Woo, this stubbornness has hurt us today......"
Du Qingwen comforted his wife and said, "Yunxiu, don't be afraid. They're just trying to make money. Also, that shopkeeper Zhu knows who our daughter is, and he won't be reckless. Don't worry, we'll be fine......"