The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official Chapter 266

Chapter 266 Bandits 1

The sun is shining brightly and the years are quiet. Su Ruojin rests on the edge of the fence. The breeze blows, and the willows dance with the wind, floating in the warm sky of May. The mountains are rolling, layer upon layer, lush and full of vitality. .

Suddenly, a loud shout came from afar -

"Second Lady...Second Lady..."

The quiet farmhouse was awakened.

Su Ruojin and Zhao Lan woke up at the same time.

Shuangrui hurriedly ran out to meet the voice, then turned back in the blink of an eye, "Second Lady, young master, is Shangguan Master's eldest son, Qiu Shan."

Could it be that something happened to Mr. Shangguan? Su Ruojin quickly left the Fengyu Pavilion and walked towards the courtyard gate.

"Second Lady...Second Lady..." Mang Zhong supported Qiu Shan, whose legs and feet were weak.

After scanning around, I didn't see Mr. Shangguan, "Where is he?"

"Young Master... Your Young Master was robbed by bandits."

What? Su Ruojin was shocked, "Where is it?"

"Just...about ten miles ahead."

Ten miles away? Very close! The key is that she has never heard from the villagers that there are bandits nearby!

Zhao Lan arrived.

The two looked at each other, and both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Not knowing what the bandit wanted to do, Su Ruojin quickly asked, "Brother Qiu Shan, you..." She wanted to ask if the bandit deliberately let him go so that he could pay the ransom.

Qiu Shan understood the young lady's eyes and nodded, "Second Madam, the young master has always wanted to come over and take a look at your vegetable plot. He finally sorted out the school affairs and everything is on track. This morning, we, the master and the servant, started from I set out from the county, but I didn't expect that when I was about to reach your vegetable field, twenty or thirty men covered in black cloth suddenly appeared at a crossing in front of me. Go, let me ask the young master's family to get a ransom of ten thousand taels of silver, and deliver it to the fifth gap at the foot of Niutou Mountain in three days."

Let's not talk about Shangguanyu alone. Ten thousand taels for one person? Do they know that Mr. Shangguan is just a school master? The lion opened his mouth.

Qiu Shan saw that the little prince was also there, but he didn't say a word after hearing what happened. He could only ask: "Second Lady, what should I do?"

"I haven't heard of bandits since I lived here last year. This is very strange." Su Ruojin said this to Zhao Lan.

He said to Santai: "Go and find out what's going on."

"Yes." Santai quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

When Qiu Shan saw Prince Zhao Xiao taking over, his weak legs finally stopped shaking so much.

Su Ruojin asked Mang Zhong to take Qiu Shan to dinner first.

Qiu Shan was nervous about Young Master Shangguan and stood still. He wanted to know how Mrs. Su and Zhao Lan could save Young Master Shangguan.

Su Ruojin saw that he was worried and said: "First, I will immediately find the villagers nearby and ask them if they know there are bandits nearby. Second, Young Master Shangguan looks like a young master from a noble family. As long as they are trying to make money, Young Master Shangguan will not do anything for the time being." Your life is in danger, Brother Qiu Shan, don't be nervous. It's time to eat. When you're full, you can join us in saving people.”

"Okay, okay." After hearing the lady's words of rescue, Qiu Shan felt a lot more at ease, so he obeyed and went to eat first.

Fan Yanjia also came out when he heard the cry. When Qiu Shan left, he asked, "Is this the calligraphy and painting Shangguan Young Master?"

Fan Yanjia had been to Wenshan Suji Morning Tea Shop and often visited Wenshan Street. Shangguanyu was famous for selling calligraphy and paintings on Wenshan Street, so he knew him. "

Su Ruojin nodded, "It's him. Some time ago, I invited him to come over and see the vegetable plot I was growing. Unexpectedly, he was robbed by bandits when he was about to arrive."

"Ajin, are there bandits nearby?" Fan Yanjia suddenly became nervous, "Then don't stay here."

"Thank you, brother Yan Jia. I haven't heard of bandits near here since last year. I think something is fishy and I need to check it out."

"You suspect that they are not real bandits? Who could they be?" Fan Yanjia looked at Zhao Lan, "We just drove away the Liaoxia people a few years ago. Could it be that their defeated troops were hiding somewhere and saw that we were slacking off? So I found an opportunity to capture Mr. Shangguan, but actually..." The target was Zhao Lan.

Who made him the General Yunhui who killed countless enemies in two battles?

Zhao Lan raised his eyebrows and said, "Young Master Fan, it seems that your strategy will be the best next spring!"

This gave him a coherent analysis.

"Hehe... Kudos to you... Kudos to you..."

Su Ruojin: ...This is not a story based on imagination.

Ning Ning frowned, "If he is from Liaoxia, wouldn't it be very dangerous for my brother to be in the mountains?"

Fan Yanjia patted her mouth and said, "Miss Ning, please don't think nonsense. I'm talking nonsense."

Su Ruojin:…

Zhao Lan:…

It was clear that one moment it was a peaceful farmhouse, but the next moment it felt like a sudden storm and heavy rain falling on the city.

Su Ruojin and Zhao Lan acted separately.

She quickly asked Uncle Hua to help inquire about the bandits in the nearby villages to see if they were hiding anything. Huaping kept asking from the afternoon until dusk.

Ning Qilang and others returned to the farmhouse in the evening. Ning Ning asked eagerly, "Brother Qi, I heard that there are bandits in the mountains. Have you encountered them?"

Ning Qilang and others shook their heads, "I didn't meet them, what's the matter?"

"A school master was robbed."

When Ning Qilang heard this, his eyes widened in surprise, "Don't they know that I am the little God of War, and how dare they dare to disturb Tai Sui?"

Su Ruojin: ...Young general, do you know that you call me 'I'?

The two nephews of the Ning family were not only not afraid, but also very excited. "We have no share in fighting the Liaoxia people. Let's join in the fight against the bandits. Uncle Qi...Uncle Qi...you must bring us with you to suppress the bandits. We will also I want to protect my country like you.”

Su Ruojin pursed her lips.

Zhao Lan's face sank.

Ning Qilang seemed not to notice, rolling up his sleeves and saying, "Zijin, tell me where it is. I will be the vanguard and go to explore the truth first."

Call Ning Qi Gongzi reckless. He also followed the procedures of military warfare and first explored the truth. He was quite careful, but this matter was indeed very strange.

Sure enough, Hua Ping came back and said, "I have asked everything that needs to be asked. I have never heard of bandits in this area of ​​a hundred miles. First, opposite the Western Mountain is the imperial mausoleum, which is guarded by the imperial army. It is impossible for bandits to dare to be near here." According to the top of the mountain, even if there is one, it is also to the east, almost two hundred miles away. According to Shangou Zizheng, he has heard that a distant nephew of his lives nearby. I heard that these people, every summer and autumn harvest, , they would rob them once before the Chinese New Year. After the robbery, they quickly disbanded on the spot. No one knew who was the bandit and who was the farmer in the nearby villages. "

Is there such a thing? It sounded like these bandits were quite intelligent, and everyone frowned upon hearing this.

Su Ruojin frowned, "Uncle Ping, what's the name of the county you belong to?"

"Anling County." "Anling County? I'm not uneasy at all!" Su Ruojin asked again, "How far is Niutou Mountain from here?"

Huaping replied, "More than thirty miles."

Weizhou County benefits from the imperial mausoleum opposite the West Mountain, so there are no mountain bandits nearby. In addition, Su Yanli, the county magistrate, does practical things. The life of the people in Weizhou County is better than that in other counties. In the case of natural disasters, The people can still survive, but there are people in other counties who are fleeing famine and selling their sons and daughters.

Seeing that the summer wheat harvest in Weizhou County was about to be good, a group of bandits came. According to Qiu Shan, there were twenty or thirty people who snatched Shangguan Gongzi. Did they send a group first, or were they just that many people?

Zhao Lan didn't speak for a long time, so Ning Qilang asked: "Miss Su, do you want to save someone? If you do, I will help you."

"I need to save him!" Su Ruojin clasped his fists, "I also need the seventh son to help me."

"The temporary bandits composed of twenty or thirty farmers, with the skills of Zijin and I, plus the guards around us, we can take them down." As he said that, he turned to Zhao Lan: "Zijin, let's make a sneak attack at night. He was caught off guard."

"Uncle, let's go with you."

Fan Yanjia, Wen Shaoxu, and Zhong Chengwei are all the sons of civil servants. Among them, Wen Shaoxu and Zhong Chengwei are close to the Ning family. They have learned swordsmanship and swordsmanship from Ning Qilang since they were young, although they are not as good as being able to go to the battlefield. Ning Qilang is also quite good, and they are willing to go with Ning Qilang to fight bandits and save people.

When Fan Yanjia saw everyone going, he said, "I...although I don't have any skills, I can look out for you."

Su Ruojin thanked them again, "I will definitely ask you for help, but not now."

Ning Qilang frowned and stared at the silent Zhao Lan again. He fought with him for more than three months last year and knew that he had a plan. Could it be that this little bandit was still a playboy?

When everyone was silent, Santai came back. He stepped forward and reported back, "Our people went to Niutou Mountain to check, and there are no traces on the nearby mountains."

Everyone:…

Ning Qilang couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect these bandits to be so cunning."

Fan Yanjia looked around and saw that no one spoke, "What should we do now?"

Everyone gathered in the dining hall, Ning Ning was also there. When she saw Fan Yanjia asking, she couldn't help but ask, "Do we have to wait three days to go to the fifth gap with the money?"

Zhao Lan glanced at Ning Ning, withdrew his gaze, and said to everyone, "Ah Hua and Yan Jia will go to the room with me, and the rest will go to bed first." After that, he turned to Su Ruojin and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I will definitely put it in Mr. Shangguan rescued him."

"Okay." He not only worked in the reconnaissance department, but also fought on the battlefield. Whether it was reconnaissance or actual combat, Su Ruojin believed in him.

Su Ruojin pulled Ning Ning out to sleep.

After the ladies left, Wen Shaoxu and Zhong Chengwei each took a nephew from the Ning family and went to bed together.

Although Zhao Lan was relieved, Su Ruojin still didn't sleep well all night.

I always feel that Shangguanyu was robbed ten miles away from Xishan Mountain. It was not an accidental incident. It seemed that someone had been watching for a long time and then waited until it was robbed at a specific place.

When she woke up in the morning, she found Qiu Shan again, "Brother Qiu Shan, Mr. Shangguan is coming to visit my vegetable field. Who else knows?"

Akiyama muttered sheepishly, "All the teachers and students in the school know about it."

Su Ruojin: ...There is really no way to rule it out.

A sickly scholar from Shangguanyu had neither an official career nor a job. Apart from writing and painting, he had a love affair with his brother-in-law. Logically speaking, he would not offend anyone or block anyone's way. Did he really pay for ten thousand taels of silver?

Even if Princess Yuehua is included, why didn't Princess Yuehua take action before but insisted on taking action against Shangguanyu after they got married? This is totally unreasonable!

So... Su Ruojin felt that the bandit's target was either her, Zhao Lan, or the Ning family.

Why do you suspect that the target of the bandits is you? It is probably because these people are interested in her vegetable fields or want to rob Weizhou County's food. If the target is Zhao Lan, then there are more motives. Maybe they are from Liaoxia, such as The escaped leader of Wulacao - Yang Jingzi, might be someone who wanted to take revenge on Prince Jin's Mansion and Zhao Lan because of some incident.

Seeing that the second lady was silent for a long time, Qiu Shan felt very guilty, "I'm really sorry... Er Niang, I think the young master is working too hard, so in order to make everyone understand him, I told everyone that our young master is coming to take a few days off. "

Su Ruojin waved her hand and continued to ask, "Have you had any contact with strangers in recent times?"

Qiu Shan thought about it carefully and said, "There is a beggar on the street. Does it count to give him a few pennies?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Otherwise, the young master goes to a calligraphy and painting shop to sell paintings, and the others seem to be acquaintances."

"Why do you think of beggars when I talk about them? Is there anything special about beggars that impresses you?"

Qiu Shan thought for a while, shook his head, and then nodded, "This month, there have been several beggars on the street, some in their forties or fifties, middle-aged men, and children. In our county, because of Mr. Su's relationship, , they put beggars into temporary shelters, and then assigned children and the elderly to the Salesian Bureau. The middle-aged people were given a simple house to them, and they were also given household registration and relocation allowance. This was a great thing, but the result None of these people refused to come in, saying that they were used to begging for food. If Weizhou County didn't give them food, they would go elsewhere. Second lady, do you think it's strange?”

Of course it's strange.

Su Ruojin's heart sank. Although she was reasoning as a conspiracy theory, she was just pushing it like this. But after listening to Qiu Shan's words, it was clearly a premeditated robbery.

Are these people real bandits or fake bandits, or are they people who paid the bandits to do something?

While she was analyzing in a mess, Zhao Lan came over to have breakfast with her.

He stretched out his hand to rub the top of her hair, smiling gently, "I've already asked someone to check it, so Ajin doesn't have to worry."

Su Ruojin hummed, "Master Shangguan is weak, I'm worried about him..."

"As long as the other party has all the pictures, we will definitely find the clues and rescue the person."

"Hmm." Su Ruojin didn't want to ask, but couldn't help but ask, "Brother Jin, do you think this is an ordinary bandit crime, or..."

"The world is at peace. No matter what the bandits want to do, I have the responsibility to destroy them." He said, "After breakfast, I will go out. Don't think nonsense at home."

"good."

After breakfast, Zhao Lan took Ning Qilang and others down the mountain.

Su Ruojin sighed.

Ning Ning also sighed, "If only I were a man, I could go with them to fight the bandits."

Su Ruojin:…

She couldn't help but remind her, "The men have gone down the mountain. Take good care of your little niece and don't cause any trouble."

Ning Ning glared at her, "Of course I will take good care of Ah Hui."

Su Ruojin turned around and said to the girl and mother-in-law Dong Mama and others beside her, "It's not peaceful recently. You must be careful. No matter where you go, you must travel in groups. There must be special personnel to watch the food and water. Don't main idea."

Ye Huaizhen nodded, "I understand."

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