Officer Zhang was now in a bit of a predicament. He wasn't usually very bright, and Officer Huang usually made the decisions on important matters. Now that Officer Huang wasn't around, he felt like he had lost his backbone and couldn't make up his mind for the moment.
Then he thought about Yun Ruochun's words. These mountain bandits live in the mountains and make a living by hunting. Perhaps we could send someone with hunting experience to go in first to test the waters, and then decide whether or not to rush in.
"Hey, you there, have you ever been hunting? Why don't you go in and take a look?"
The person called hesitated. After all, even the clever and resourceful Constable Huang could fall into an ambush, so what use could a simpleton like him be? Was he just rushing in to send someone to their death?
Seeing this, Yun Ruochun quickly spoke up:
“Officer Zhang, I’ve been running around in the mountains since I was a child. I’ll go in.”
"no!"
Qin Yu grabbed the person immediately.
“You’re running around in the mountains, catching pheasants and stuff, what kind of hunting is that?”
Officer Zhang nodded and waved his hand, saying:
"It's not so easy to breach the defenses inside, especially since you're a woman. What if the bandit leader inside takes a liking to you?"
Seeing that what they said made sense, Yun Ruochun decided not to act rashly, lest she get herself into trouble and they have to spend their energy to rescue her, which would be a loss.
"We've been waiting here the whole time. I wonder if they knew we were coming and set a trap for us."
"There's a mole among the constables? That shouldn't be possible. We rushed here immediately after discussing our strategy. Even if there was a mole, he wouldn't have had time to send the message out. Perhaps we just happened to run into them on a hunting trip, or perhaps..."
"Perhaps there is another way out."
Qin Yu picked up where Zhang, the constable, left off, saying:
“Every house has a front door and a back door, so this bandit cave should also have two exits. Otherwise, if someone blocks the entrance, wouldn't they all be doomed if they stayed inside?”
Officer Zhang immediately brought up a bandit and asked about the other exit of the cave. The man was initially very stubborn and prepared to die rather than submit, but in the end he couldn't resist Officer Zhang's methods and opened up.
Officer Zhang first arranged for four men to guard the area, and then led the man to the exit on the other side of the mountain. Having learned from Officer Huang's experience, the group dared not act rashly and proceeded cautiously.
Before long, they all entered the cave. Suddenly, a shout came from somewhere, and swords and knives attacked from all directions. Everyone hurriedly dodged. Yun Ruochun swung her knife twice and saw a burly man standing in front of her.
This man had tattoos on his face and didn't wear a headscarf like the others. He exuded a fierce aura, so he was probably the bandit leader of this mountain cave.
Yun Ruochun lunged at him, but a sharp blade suddenly appeared from her right side, about to stab her in the chest. Fortunately, Qin Yu saved her, but Qin Yu was also stabbed in the arm.
Yun Ruochun quickly pulled Qin Yu over and kicked the bandit away.
"Are you alright? Should we go out right away?"
Qin Yu felt excruciating pain, but this was a crucial moment, and he couldn't afford to be careless. He could only grit his teeth and say:
"It's alright, catching the thief is the priority."
After speaking, he continued killing the thieves.
Seeing this, Yun Ruochun didn't delay any longer and went straight for the bandit leader.
The bandit leader caught the blade barehanded, and upon seeing it was Yun Ruochun, a carefree smile spread across his face.
"What, is there no one left in the county government? Sending a young woman like you to suppress bandits, they're really getting worse as they get older."
"Where are Officer Huang and the others?"
"It's in my crotch, come and get it if you want."
Yun Ruochun mustered all her strength and slashed his palm with the knife, facing his face directly.
The bandit leader was surprised by Yun Ruochun's abilities and dared not underestimate her. He endured the pain and broke the knife in half. He was determined to capture this ungrateful person, skin her alive, and make her wish she were dead.
Yun Ruochun's knife was broken, and she couldn't help but take two steps back, but she quickly regained her footing and faced the challenge head-on with the broken half of the knife.
As the saying goes, when two brave men meet on a narrow road, the one with the sword wins.
In terms of strength, the two seemed evenly matched, but Yun Ruochun, who was born with superhuman strength, was naturally superior. Moreover, the bandit leader only had his fists, so how could he withstand a sharp blade? After several dozen rounds, he was naturally captured by Yun Ruochun.
"Tell me, where are Officer Huang and the others?"
Seeing that their leader had been captured, the other bandits were leaderless and unable to cause any trouble, so they obediently surrendered.
"In the pit."
After being rescued, Officer Huang felt as if he had escaped a calamity. Upon seeing Officer Zhang, he clasped his hands in gratitude and said:
"Thanks, Lao Zhang."
“Hey, you’ve thanked the wrong person. Although I have a prejudice against women in public service, this rescue was successful thanks to Chunniang. I think Chunniang should be credited for this bandit-eliminating operation.”
Since even Constable Zhang, whom they had never gotten along with, said so, Constable Huang naturally had no objection and was thinking of awarding Yun Ruochun a first-class merit.
Yun Ruochun was overjoyed and stomped twice on the bandit leader's buttocks. Just as she was about to thank him, Qin Yu weakly collapsed into her arms.
"Chunniang, tell me, am I going to die?"
Seeing his "weak and helpless" appearance, everyone looked at each other and secretly chuckled. Their "prince" really knew how to play games.
**
Three days later, Yunling gradually got used to these good days with charcoal at night and sunshine during the day, and she lived a very comfortable life.
Yun Ruoxia, however, felt extremely uneasy. On the day she had agreed with Wen Siqing, she went to the Jiaozipu again. He Da had finally made a concession, allowing Jiangnan Dyehouse to offer a price of 530 wen per bolt of dyed cloth.
Yun Ruoxia smiled with satisfaction and took out the 5,300 strings of cash that Zhang had given her, as well as the 169 strings of cash for buying cotton cloth, cotton, and beef tendon.
Wen Siqing counted the money and copper coins, and after confirming that there were no errors, he went inside to write a receipt and told Yun Ruoxia approximately when the ship would depart and when it would arrive. After that, the matter was considered settled.
"Second Aunt said last time that she was coming to have dinner with me today, but the elders at home said they wouldn't be having dinner at home?"
Yun Ruoxia was somewhat embarrassed, but since she had already agreed, she couldn't go back on her word, so she nodded in agreement.
Today we went to a restaurant called Fugui Restaurant, not Shengfu Restaurant or Huafu Restaurant. Wen Siqing said he had eaten there once or twice and found the food quite delicious, so he suggested we go.
Yun Ruoxia had some ulterior motives. Last time, Wen Siqing treated her to a meal, so it was only right that it be her turn this time. Otherwise, people would say that she was only going to the restaurant to take advantage of him, which would be a terrible injustice.
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