Xiao Hechuan knew that they could not confront the enemy head-on for the time being, so they decided to keep a low profile this time:

"We have no food and no money. There are only some bedding and furniture on the ox cart. You may be disappointed. We will not pass by you."

At worst, they will have to walk for two more days. It doesn't matter. They are not short of food anyway. The important thing is to preserve their strength and protect their own safety. When you are out there, you have to endure unless it is absolutely necessary.

But these vampires clearly don't want to miss this business opportunity.

"No? I don't believe it. Unless you let us check it, if it doesn't work, just leave these two cows here. We'll suffer a little loss, and you can walk less. How do you think?"

It turns out that they are planning to target the cow. Why don’t they go to heaven instead of letting them suffer a little loss?

Jiang Sui couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Xiao Hechuan's face looked very unhappy. It was impossible for them to give the things, and even more impossible for them to give the cows. At this moment, the couple's brains were spinning rapidly, thinking about how to resolve the problem.

At the same time, a group of people suddenly appeared not far behind them, with two low-key but exquisite carriages, the kind pulled by two horses.

The carriage was followed by a team of mounted guards with swords, about ten of them.

The Xiao family was in a stalemate with this group of people. Such a large group of people gathered together made them particularly conspicuous on the not-so-spacious official road.

The guards of the carriage team saw that there were many people lingering in front, so they stopped the carriage. One of them dismounted and asked the people in the carriage:

"Master, there seems to be something going on ahead. There are quite a few people gathered there, and it seems like there's a conflict going on."

The man in the carriage was resting with his eyes closed. He raised his hand to open the curtain, slightly tilted his head to look forward, and ordered:

"Go find out what's going on and come back to report!"

"yes!"

After receiving the order, the guard went to investigate the situation alone. He did not appear directly, but sneaked in from the reeds on both sides.

On the Xiao family's side, the group of people had already started to take action and tried to forcibly check the Xiao family's carriage.

Xiao Hechuan naturally refused to let him go. He said with a cold face:

"Are you going to be robbers in broad daylight? Are there still laws?"

"The king's law? You are kidding me. Haven't you seen the current situation in Jeju? There is drought and earthworms. The officials are too busy to report to their superiors. Who will take care of this kind of thing? You should be sensible. Either give the money and food honestly, or leave the cattle. We are not unreasonable people. We will not ask you for all three things. But if you insist on being unreasonable, you can't blame us for being unreasonable."

It is said that poor and remote areas produce unruly people, but that only refers to those remote and backward places. However, this area is so close to Jeju and can't be called poor and remote, but they still do such banditry.

Even the veins on Xiao Hechuan's forehead were bulging, which showed that he was very agitated at the moment.

Since I can't convince myself, I'll just have to give it my all today. There's no way they will succeed.

After hearing what the bandit villager said, the guards in the reeds almost knew what had happened, so they hurried back to report the news.

He came back quickly, knelt on one knee in front of the carriage and replied:

"Master, we have figured it out. It is some local ruffians who are blocking the road and demanding money and food from the fleeing people. If they don't give it, they will rob them!"

The young man in the carriage was very unhappy when he heard this, and his tone was filled with hidden anger:

"This is outrageous! I didn't expect Jeju to be in such a mess. You take your men to deal with it. Remember, don't shed blood. Subdue these scoundrels and send them to the local government office. I want to see how they rule!"

"Also, have the people behind Fei Shu speed up and clear the official road to see if there are any other rogues blocking the road and robbing people."

"yes!"

After receiving the order again, the guard called five or six of his companions and rode on horseback to provide support.

Just as they were about to start fighting, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves, so everyone stopped and turned back to see what was happening.

Seven horses stopped in front of them, and the riders were all wearing uniform black clothes and carrying long swords.

"Catch these troublemakers. Remember, do not hurt the innocent refugees!"

As soon as the words fell, the guards easily jumped off their horses. Without drawing their swords, they used the handles as weapons and walked towards the bandit villagers.

These bandit villagers were frightened by this scene. Some wanted to run away, and some even dared to resist. However, they were no match for the guards at all. They were knocked to the ground in no time and were directly controlled by them.

Seeing this, Xiao Hechuan protected his family and huddled them against the ox cart. Little Xuxu was frightened and started crying. Madam Song held her tightly in her arms and covered her head to prevent her from seeing.

Xiao's mother and Zhou also looked pale, and the women in the family were protected by their brothers behind them.

Xiao Hechuan looked at the guards who came to arrest people, and felt that these people were not guards from ordinary wealthy families, but probably personal guards kept by high-ranking officials.

Although wealthy businessmen usually hire thugs, their thugs are not allowed to carry swords or other weapons. They can only carry weapons such as sticks.

The masters behind these sword-carrying guards are either high-ranking officials or members of prominent families.

Xiao Hechuan guessed that it was someone from the imperial court, and that he came here probably because of the famine and earthquake in Jeju.

In his previous life, he was in Jeju City and had heard something about it. The emperor sent people to conduct a secret investigation, and many officials lost their jobs because of this. There was a lot of commotion for a long time.

Once those unruly people were subdued, the Xiao family was safe. They were tied up by the guards, and one of them came forward to comfort them:

"You must be frightened, but you are fine now. Please continue to move forward. The relief grain from the imperial court has arrived in Jeju. There is a porridge stall at the gate of Jeju City. There is food there."

Everyone in the Xiao family looked like refugees. As they had been traveling for some time, no one was dressed very well. Their clothes were dirty, their hair was not combed, and their faces were not washed.

After all, we are all fleeing, so how can we have time to clean ourselves up?

So these guards thought that they were really fleeing to Jeju to seek asylum.

But little did they know, they had not yet arrived in Jeju City and did not understand the situation. The relief food did arrive, but it did not seem to solve the problem. There were too many refugees and not enough food, so they would not be able to eat enough even if they arrived.

"Thank you for your help. These people are very fierce. They came up to steal our things and our cattle. If we didn't give them to them, they would beat us. It's a relief to meet you kind people."

At this moment, the simple father Xiao spoke at the right time, completely portraying the image of a refugee with nowhere to go.

After hearing this, the guard said indignantly:

"Don't worry, we will definitely make sure they are punished!"