Volume 1 Wisdom Fighting the Capital Chapter 65, the dark night is boundless
When Xu Ke heard this woman's shout, he couldn't help but walk forward quickly, only to see that in front of the farthest row of meat cases, a butcher with a face full of meat tied a young woman with his backhand, placed it horizontally on the board, picked up a large kitchen knife, and was about to cut it from the root of her right thigh......
"Stop!" Xu Ke shouted, and before he could think about it, he waved out his left hand, and a Kunwu sword flew over with its scabbard and hit the back of the butcher with the knife. The butcher snorted, and immediately fell to the ground and fainted, and the large kitchen knife in his hand grazed the young woman's thigh and fell to the ground.
Xu Ke hurriedly stepped forward to help the woman on the board up. Pity this young woman with her hands tied behind her back, she was already unclothed, and she was pushed and pushed by the black-hearted butcher before, and at this time her right leg was completely naked, and the clothes on her upper body had also been removed, and the skin of a girl was all exposed...... Xu Ke saw the young woman's pair of snow-white twin peaks trembling in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a wild beat in his heart, and hurriedly took off his cloth shirt and wrapped it around the woman......
"Where did you come from?" and how did you end up like this?...... Xu Ke asked as he untied the woman's hand.
The young woman's face was pale, her teeth chattered, and her whole body trembled, evidently frightened......
Xu Ke had no choice but to ask a few passers-by next to him who were watching the excitement, and among them, a middle-aged man in a gray and white cotton jacket stepped forward and said:
"This son, this woman is quite pitiful...... It has been in the hands of Zhang Butcher for three days, and today it is time to use the knife...... Childe will take her away......"
"She also sold it to Zhang Butcher voluntarily?" Xu Ke asked. He saw that this woman was young and good-looking, and he always suspected in his heart that she had been forcibly taken by the butcher.
The middle-aged man in a gray and white cotton jacket replied: "It's voluntary, I can testify to this...... I heard that this woman's parents were both dead and she had no money to mourn, so she had to sell herself to Zhang Butcher. Zhang Butcher saw Zhou Zheng who looked like her, but he spent a lot of money, and heard that it cost two taels of silver. Zhang Butcher originally hoped to sell her for a large price, but unexpectedly, this woman had a strong temperament and was only willing to be a slave and refused to be a concubine...... In the past three days, no less than ten were willing to pay eight taels of silver to buy her, but when this woman heard that she wanted her to be a concubine, she resolutely refused...... Ahem, these days, you don't want to be a concubine, who is willing to spend money to buy you?......"
"That's ......" The bald man next to him also added, it was the person who had chatted with Xu Ke before, and he also followed at this time. The bald man said:
"I also know this woman, she has been in the city for several days, and her parents died on the way to escape. She wanted to sell herself and bury her parents. Previously, I helped her contact the owner, and the old Qi in the north of Xuchang City was willing to pay twelve taels of silver to buy her, and she also wanted to be accepted as a concubine, but she refused to agree anyway...... Unexpectedly, she would rather sell herself to Zhang Butcher...... It's ridiculous that the butcher didn't know what to do, thinking that 'strange goods can live', so he bought her for two taels of silver, and also helped her take care of the funeral...... However, although the deadline for listing has passed, I can't imagine that Butcher Zhang is willing to use the knife today, and if this knife goes down, he will lose all his money......
"Butcher Zhang is really annoyed today...... There was a salt merchant who came to Hangzhou just now, and when he saw the appearance of this woman, he immediately fell in love with her, and was willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy her, which made the butcher happy...... The salt merchant learned to be a good person at the beginning, so he said that he would buy her back to be a laundry maid, and the woman agreed...... Who would have thought that the old thing was too anxious, and he couldn't help it as soon as they met, and reached out and touched one of her big tits, hahaha...... This woman was really strong, and she slapped the ear scraper of a boss of the salt merchant at that time, and the old thing covered her face in anger and left...... Zhang Butcher saw that ten taels of silver were soaked in the soup, how could he not be angry in his heart...... Otherwise, he would not have gone under the knife immediately without even filling the anesthetic, and cut his thigh first without cutting his neck and bleeding...... This butcher clearly wants to kill the little woman alive......" said the man in the gray jacket with a smile.
When Xu Ke heard these words, he couldn't help but feel angry, and said in his heart, even if a natural disaster was coming, how could human life be such a child's play! He saw that the Zhang butcher on the ground had woken up slightly, and immediately kicked him with his foot, ordering him to get up, and then called the other three butchers to his side, and at this time, many passers-by who were watching the excitement also came forward one after another......
Xu Ke will poke out the black iron lion card from his arms, raise it high in the air, and say proudly:
"To tell you the truth, my official surname is Xu Mingke, who lives in 100 households in Tsing Yi Wei, and this time he was ordered to tour the south, which is really for disaster relief. Don't hide it from you, the imperial court's disaster relief food will arrive soon. Now, in the name of the Qincha, I have decreed that this person in the city must no longer sell meat! In the past, this official will not be to blame for what he has done in the past, and in the future, if anyone dares to disobey the order and openly sell human flesh, it will be the same as this case!" After that, Xu Ke drew his sword and waved, and everyone saw a flower in front of them, and they didn't see how Xu Ke drew his sword, and a piece of the board in front of the butcher had been broken into two, and the fracture was as neat as a mirror......
Seeing Xu Ke's miraculous skills, these four butchers hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and Xu Ke angrily rebuked several butchers: "Although you are butchers, you can kill pigs and dogs on weekdays, but how can you openly slaughter living people! Previously, all these things were voluntary, although Wang Fa did not investigate, but you must know that the emperor is above, and good and evil must be rewarded in the end! How can human life be as cheap as pigs and dogs! In the future, you should donate money and do good deeds to mend your sins! Otherwise, be careful that you will become pigs and dogs and be slaughtered by others when you are reincarnated!"
After being taught a lesson by Xu Ke, the butchers didn't dare to get up on their knees, and even the surrounding crowd lowered their heads and didn't dare to look directly. Xu Ke helped the young woman who was still trembling, and secretly said: "Come with me......" took her, led her yellow horse, and left the city......
Xu Ke took the woman out of the city and walked aimlessly for half a moment. He said in his heart, I should have rushed to Yangzhou as soon as possible to make peace with the Qin Mission, but now I am going with a woman, and when I see the King of Wei, how can I make it clear? But if I abandon her on the side of the road, in case she suffers another accident, will she not miss someone's life?...... Xu Ke was wandering at a loss, not knowing what to do, but he heard the delicate voice of the woman behind him, whispering:
"Yao Zibei, Gongzi Xie is a great grace to save your life!"
Xu Ke turned around, but saw that the woman had bowed down to him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support her, and comforted her with warm words: "Girl, please get up, please get up...... Where is the girl from, and why did she end up here?......
The woman named Yao Zibei, although she had already put on her inner top, was thin after all, and only Xu Ke's green clothes were covered outside. With Xu Ke's support, the woman's clothes shook, revealing an inch of snow-white skin inside. Xu Ke remembered the scene of Shicai, and couldn't help but blush, so he hurriedly turned his head away......
"The slave family was originally from Baoying County, Yangzhou Prefecture, and a year ago, I went to Kaifeng Mansion with my father and grandmother to join my relatives, and I didn't want the entire Huaiyang Road to suffer from a great drought, and after more than half a year, the relatives ran away...... The slave family had no choice but to go back to Baoying's hometown with Daddy and Auntie, but when they walked near Xuchang City, my parents couldn't do it...... Slave ...... The slave family only wanted to hold a good funeral for his father and grandma...... Who knows...... Who knows...... Woo woo woo ......" Before he finished speaking, Yao Zibei lowered his head and couldn't help crying......
"Ahem...... Girl, the dead are gone, and the living still have to live...... The girl's filial piety is respectable, but she gave herself to the hands of the butcher for no reason, and was almost dismembered.
That being said, Xu Ke knew that anyone who was in the situation at that time was in a dilemma, let alone Yao Zibei, a weak female streamer. "Although I have urgent matters now, I must save people to the end!" Thinking of this, Xu Ke no longer hesitated, he first picked Yao Zibei on the horse, and he led the horse to turn around and face north, and slowly went to Xuchang City......
Xu Ke took Yao Zibei and returned to Xuchang City, and the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to come forward to interrogate, but just beat a thousand from afar, and let them go to both sides. After Xu Ke entered the city, he first found a clothing shop, bought some cotton jackets and underwear worn by women for Yao Zibei to change into, and then found a noodle restaurant and ordered a few bowls of green onion and butterfly noodles......
Seeing Yao Zibei eating a few bowls of noodles, Xu Ke didn't feel it, and he thought to himself: "This is also a hard-working woman, and now she has lost her parents, isn't this life experience slightly the same as mine?...... In front of me, I must protect her thoroughly, but the king of Wei is still waiting for me in Yangzhou...... What should I do? How should I be good...... It's better to settle her in the 'Feeding Village' first......" Thinking of this, Xu Ke had an idea in his heart, and when he saw that Yao Zibei had finally finished eating, he immediately smiled and asked, "Is the girl full?"
"Full...... Uh......" Yao Zibei put down the noodle bowl and gave a long burp.
"Don't hide it from the girl, there is official business under you, and you must go south immediately...... Fifty miles away from the north of Xuchang City, there is a Zhuangzi, called 'Feeding Zhuang', which usually specializes in relieving disaster victims. The housekeeper in the village is a friend of Xia, so he will take the girl to settle down there first, okay?" Xu Ke asked gently.
"Slave family...... But listen to Childe's orders...... Just...... I just ask my son not to ...... Don't discard the slave family is ......" Yao Zibei's words, the more he talked about the back, the lower his voice became, and finally it was inaudible......
At this time, it was already the beginning of the unitary period, the sunset had already set, Xu Ke did not dare to delay, so he took Yao Zibei out of the city again, one on a horse, one on foot, the two went all the way to the north, towards the "feeding village" line......
Xu Ke led Yao Zibei out of the city, because he was leading the horse on foot, he was walking very slowly, and he walked twenty miles, the sky was already dark, and the north wind was blowing, although Yao Zibei was wearing the cotton clothes that Xu Ke bought for him, he also felt the chill, and couldn't help but tighten his collar......
Xu Ke was anxious, so he led the horse to speed up the pace, but the more anxious he was, the easier it was to make mistakes. In a hurry, Xu Ke took a wrong fork in the road, and the two walked for more than two hours, and walked straight into a lofty mountain, but they still couldn't see the shadow of the feeding village......
Xu Ke did not give up, turned the horse's head and walked back, with the starlight in the sky, he led the horse to run wildly for half an hour, where can he still find the slightest trace of Zhuangzi? Xu Ke had no choice but to find a clearing in the mountain col that blocked the wind on three sides, and this night, the two had to sleep in the mountains......
Xu Ke tied the horse, picked up some dead branches, and made a fire...... At this time, it was already the beginning of the child, and before I knew it, it was already the first day of the seventy-first year of Kang Yuan...... On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the two of them were in a hurry in a hurry, and at this moment, Xu Ke and Yao Zibei were already tired, so they each lay on the ground, and after a while, they both fell asleep......
In his sleep, Xu Ke saw Murong Yan's beautiful eyes and smile, and was walking towards him, and when he got closer, he turned into Hu Yiyi's appearance again......
Xu Ke opened his eyes suddenly, but found that there was really a woman's body leaning on his arms. At this time, the unique aura of the girl's body came endlessly, which made his heart beat wildly...... Xu Ke hurriedly pushed her away from his arms slowly......
The woman was none other than Yao Zibei, who was rescued by Xu Ke from the human city during the day. Xu Ke was a few feet away from her, and it was expected that she must be intolerant of the severe cold in the mountains, so she unconsciously leaned into her arms.
Xu Ke stood up, took off his Tsing coat and lined cotton jacket, and covered Yao Zibei together. At this time, the bonfire was about to be extinguished, and Xu Ke went to the left to pick up some dead branches and grass, and rekindled the fire. At this time, he looked at Yao Zibei again, but he was still lying on the ground, sleeping soundly, with a shallow smile on his face......
At this moment, it was already the time of the Yuan Riyin, and the extreme of the heavenly dome had already slightly revealed a faint light. Xu Ke was no longer sleepy, so he simply sat cross-legged, silently reciting the mantra in his heart, breathing and exhaling according to the "Taiyi Self-cultivation Formula", and running the internal strength for half an hour. The practice has been completed, Xu Ke suddenly felt refreshed, Huo Ran was relieved, he jumped up, around the side of the bonfire, pacing with his hands in his hands, looking up at the dim starry sky, alone in the vast mountains, his heart suddenly moved, and he unconsciously chanted leisurely:
Standing alone in the middle of the night, the mountain wind is cold and the clouds are mighty
The flying star will pass away, the waning moon is gone, and whoever drinks it will die
Purple electricity accompanies the cold dew as frost and the dark night is boundless
Memories are like dreams, it is difficult to fall together, and it doesn't matter if you are frivolous
Looking at the stone road from afar, the pine smoke beckons to the clouds
Magu carries wine, and the jade girl is pulp, and Tengjiao flies yellow
Feng Yi beat the drums and danced solo and laughed
But raise a glass and drink a thousand cups of money to not negative streamers
(The above is transferred to "Water Dragon Yin")