Chapter 467 Horse Bandits (1)

In the middle of the night, the exhausted mules and horses finally arrived at the post station. Everyone was tired and in urgent need of rest.

The next morning, Song Dekui exchanged livestock at the post station and headed straight to Suijin Town with the three members of the Xia family.

He had predicted correctly. The next day, the Xia family reacted. Boss Xia, along with his brothers and several young men from the village, headed straight for Xiaoshi Village in a menacing manner.

Boss Xia knew that Song Liyun's eldest brother was also here. Humph, the two families should solve it together...

But, he failed to achieve his wish.

When Song Lizheng learned that his son had run off with Xia Laosan, he flew into a rage: "My son married into your family and returned home peacefully. Now his son is gone, and his wife is gone too. You still have the nerve to make trouble? Do you think there's no one left in my Xiaoshi Village?"

"Ergou, Sanshun, go to the Acorn Workshop and call all your uncles and brothers."

When the two little kids, still blowing snot bubbles, heard they were supposed to call their uncles "brother," they immediately perked up and ran towards the village, shouting as they ran, "Someone's here to cause trouble! Everyone, bring your weapons and fight!"

Xiaoshi Village has had many fights with Gujiazhuang in the past two years, so it already has some experience.

If someone comes to cause trouble, bring a stick with you to avoid getting hurt with your bare hands.

So, the people in Xia Village saw a scene that terrified them.

A group of men from Xiaoshi Village came over in the chilly spring weather, shirtless and sweating, carrying sticks.

They all work in the acorn workshop, and each of them has a muscular body that is scary just by looking at them.

Behind this group of men, all the men, women, young and old in the village, even the children came out.

Fire stick, door bar, hoe, brick, kitchen knife.

In addition to weapons, there are also large pot lids and dung scoops.

The Xia family came from far away, and both in terms of numbers and momentum, they were far inferior to those of Xiaoshi Village.

Before anyone could even start to punish him, Boss Xia backed off!

When he finally told Song Dekui that Xia Hong was missing and that he wanted him to find him, Song Lizheng started cursing, "If you have evidence, go to the county government and file a complaint. How can you just make random guesses and force my son away?

I want you to return the people!"

The wife of the village head was already sitting on the ground crying.

That brat was impossible to keep at home before. I finally got him a new wife to tie him down. Now, before the bed is even settled in the new house, he has run away and it's probably difficult for him to come back.

The Xia family was in the wrong and now they couldn't argue or fight back. Even though they saw Song Liyun's brother right in front of them, they couldn't capture him and force him to surrender.

After this trip, the Xia family got nothing and Song Lizheng grabbed them by the collar and wanted to take them away. After much persuasion, they could only go back dejectedly and find another way.

The remaining direction is to go to Suijin Town to find the military girl.

However, they did not have a pass, so if they wanted to go, they had to go to the county government office to find Captain Jiang.

Song Dekui rested for one night on the road, and the next day he hurried as fast as he could, and arrived at Suijin Town after dark.

He did not arrange for the Xia family to live in Baolinju, but instead rented two rooms for them to stay in the guild hall in the town.

Now Xiaoyun is in Hecheng, Daping is in Xiaoshi Village, and only Xiaoan is left in Baolinju.

If he moves in with his family, people will just say he wants to occupy the house.

Moreover, Suijin Town is not necessarily safe.

Xia Laosan and his wife are both honest farmers. If the Xia family members come looking for them, they just need to mention their dead parents and go back obediently, otherwise they will be hit on the forehead in vain.

If you are going to do it, do it without any suspense.

In the morning, Xiao An, who was preparing to open a shop to do business, got the news from Mr. Zhang. He immediately rushed to the guild hall to find Uncle Kui, but found him empty-handed.

Song Dekui led the Xia family out of Suijin Pass early in the morning.

From that day on, Xiajiazhuang in Songfeng County lost a hardworking middle-aged couple, and the Balin tribe on the grassland gained a capable man who was good at growing melons.

Planting melons means the bitter melon seeds collected by Song Liyun.

Xia Laosan was a farmer who was thrown into the Di tribe. Even though the barbarian leader smiled at him every day, he was still terrified.

So he opened up wasteland outside the Balin tribe, worked in the fields all day, and only sneaked back to the wooden house to sleep at night.

Hard work pays off, and he actually grew bitter melons, which were highly praised by his brother-in-law who came to visit him after a while.

Of course, these are all later stories.

Besides, Song Liyun and his group were walking on the grassland. There was a horse-drawn carriage in the team, and Old Yu also needed to pick up stones along the way. They walked and stopped for three days and only traveled more than a hundred miles.

Today, it's time to rest again.

A pot was placed on the fire, and Song Liyun was cooking dried mushroom and meat porridge beside the pot, with naan bread roasted next to her. Wudan was circling around the pot, drooling.

Old Yu put a few pieces of gravel with black lines into a sheepskin bag. He found these on the road. When he arrived at the field, he took them out and ground them into powder for further testing.

Zhao Tingduo and his men were cleaning up a yellow sheep they had killed on the way, while a dozen horses were grazing on the dry grass on the ground.

The wind is whistling and the setting sun is golden. This is the most common scene on the grassland.

On a high slope in the distance, a man wrapped in a sheepskin robe and with pimples all over his face stood with his legs crossed, listening to his subordinates' responses.

"Brother, that group consisted of fifteen guards, an old man, a young couple, and a servant. There were five carriages, and judging by the ruts, they were all heavy."

Jian Fangtong smiled sinisterly: "Okay, let the brothers keep a close eye on it, and intercept them at the riverbank ahead tomorrow.

Let's start the new year with a bang. Except for that woman, who will be captured alive, all the others will be killed!"

This group of horse bandits is in the nearby mountains and has been eyeing this road for two months.

Some time ago, although there were heavy trucks coming and going on this road, all the drivers were men.

They also secretly checked the cargo in the carriage several times. Apart from some food and supplies, there were only wooden boards that could not be eaten or used, so they did not touch them.

Knowing that a city was going to be built in the Mida Valley, these horse bandits also became cautious and waited by the roadside waiting to catch a fat sheep.

I didn't expect that I could actually keep it.

This group of people includes women, old people and children. They must be going to the merchants in the new city.

As for those dozen or so strong-looking guards...it might take some effort to deal with them.

The next morning, a thin layer of mist rose on the grassland. Song Liyun combed her hair neatly and stepped onto the pedal of the carriage to get off.

In front of her were two adobe houses.

There are no people on the trade route now and there is a shortage of manpower. The rest stop has only a well and empty houses to shelter people from the wind and rain.

The fire in the room was still burning, steam was coming out of the copper kettle's spout, and the kettle was boiling.

Old Yu held a cup of boiling hot milk tea and spoke to Wu Dan with white steam coming out of his mouth.

On the ground in front of him, there were still traces of branches scratching the ground. This was Old Yu teaching Wu Dan to read.

Song Liyun came over and greeted with a smile: "Good morning, Mr. Yu! Class has started again now!"

Wu Dan's red face was filled with excitement: "Young Madam, Master Yu taught me about minerals."

"Oh! That's great! Wu Dan has met a good teacher." Song Liyun was also happy. This was a special skill, different from just learning a few words.

Old Yu chuckled: "This kid is smart and has good eyesight. He can't be a scout, but he's suitable for prospecting."

As the three were talking, Zhao Tingduo came out of the fog on horseback, holding a rabbit in his hand.

"Mr. Yu, Ayun, someone approached the rest stop last night, and the footprints were heading west!"

Old Yu put down his milk tea, frowned and asked, "How many people and how many horses?"

"It's two riders. Wei Er and the others have already caught up with them!"

Old Yu shook his head: "We have cleaned up this area and there are no bandits. I'm afraid they are new arrivals.

Tell Wei Er and the others not to chase too far. The Zab River is ahead and the water is dry now. Let's cross it quickly and rest away from the riverbank."

(End of this chapter)