Chapter 167 Someone stole the horse in the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night, Xiangying hugged the children and slept in the tent.
But she was really a little hungry.
She didn't eat much at dinner time.
It’s not because she doesn’t want to eat it, but because she feels that cabbage stewed with meat cannot satisfy her picky stomach.
She simply went into the space, placed an order from the kitchen, and selected a bunch of braised goods.
Braised pig's trotters, braised duck heads, and a pot of spicy and flavorful skewers.
Taking advantage of this time, Xiangying ran upstairs to check the results of her planting.
The watermelons are still a little while away from ripening, but the cherry trees are already laden with fruit.
"So sweet!" She tasted two and was pleasantly surprised.
What is grown in space is different.
I'll pick some tomorrow and give them to the kids to eat. They're sure to like them.
Xiangying took another look at his cartoon characters and found that they were recruiting soldiers and expanding their strength.
She enjoyed the food with peace of mind and left the space after eating.
Just then, she vaguely heard the neighing of horses.
It seemed to be her horse.
The cry sounded rather panicked, yet muffled.
It felt like something was covering my mouth and nose.
Xiangying came out of the tent and planned to go and take a look.
After all, this is the only horse she can use in front of everyone, and nothing can happen to it.
Thinking that there were forests all around, she wondered if there were any wild beasts eating the horses.
Xiangying thought of this and took out a dagger from the space.
She approached the stable quietly.
There were two stables in the post station, and Xiangying's horse was tied on the slope behind the post station.
Xiangying was seen crouching, taking advantage of the cover of night, and quietly coming to the hillside.
Sure enough, I saw two dark shadows. One of them put a muzzle on the horse and pulled hard, while the other one was pushing the horse from the side.
It turns out it wasn’t a wild beast, it was a horse thief!
Xiangying's expression turned cold, and he bent down to pick up two stones.
She waved her finger lightly, and the stone flew out like an arrow.
The blow hit the man behind the horse's leg, and the man groaned and fell to the ground.
When the man pulling the horse in front heard the noise, he didn't bother to steal the horse and hurried over to check on his companion.
Xiangying took the opportunity to attack. She did not use a dagger, but a fierce fist and directly grabbed the man's shoulder.
The other party was startled and shouted: "Someone is here!"
suddenly!
Two faint bird calls were heard from the nearby woods. Before Xiangying could think about what that was, he saw two or three other shadows running towards him quickly.
They started fighting with Xiangying without any explanation. In the moonlight, Xiangying saw that they were a group of young people.
The only thing was the little boy who had just pulled the horse. He looked about ten years old, very thin, but had a fierce look in his eyes.
He watched Xiangying knock down his companions one by one, and suddenly took out the short arrow from his waist and put it near the horse's neck.
"If you dare to hurt my companions, I will kill my horse!" The threat in a low voice was also full of impoliteness.
Xiangying raised her eyebrows and lifted up the stone between her fingertips.
"Are you sure? Do you want to see who of us is faster?"
The man on the ground grabbed Xiangying's legs and urged, "Aren, run!"
Just then, the sound of breaking air was heard.
A cold arrow flew over.
Almost at the same time, the young man who was pulling Xiangying's legs let out a scream.
The arrow pierced his palm accurately.
The little boy named Aren was anxious: "Third brother!"
Fires lit up in rows, and Xie Chen stepped into the forest in black boots, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, his face as cold and clear as the moon.
"You stole our things and you still dared to attack us?" His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it just happened to fall into everyone's ears, making people feel a chill down their spine.
Xie Chen didn't look at Xiangying, but ordered the skinny monkey and others behind him: "Catch them."
The little boy named Aren got anxious and tried to capture Xiangying.
Unexpectedly, before he could touch Xiangying, she pressed his head with her palm and threw him to the ground.
Ah Ren struggled: "Let me go! You thieves! Let me go!"
Xiangying sighed, "You are so young, but you are quite skilled, but not agile enough. It seems that you have never learned proper kung fu, right?"
Ah Ren seemed to be touched in the heart, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "What does it have to do with you!"
When this child gets angry, he is as furious as a little wolf cub.
Xie Chen did not show mercy just because he was a child, but had him tied up as well.
Finally, the seven people were taken back to the camp and interrogated, but they refused to say anything.
The three little ones were woken up and peeked out of the tent. Xiang Yuanxiao was eating a melon and gnawing on the pork jerky given by Xiang Ying.
Ah Ren watched him eat and swallowed several times.
Xie Chen walked past them and finally stopped in front of the person who looked the oldest.
It was this person who had his palm shot through by Jie Chen just now.
At this moment, his face turned pale and bloodless due to the pain.
"What on earth are you doing here?"
These people still didn't answer.
Jie Chen waved his hand, and Skinny Monkey and the others immediately put a rope around the man's neck, looking like they were going to strangle him.
The others panicked and shouted, "Third Brother!"
The little boy named Aren's eyes were red: "Don't kill my third brother! We are all refugees from the neighborhood..."
Xie Chen raised his eyebrows and signaled the skinny monkey to let go.
The man fell to the ground, coughing violently.
"Ah Ren, don't beg for mercy from these people. They are the emperor's lackeys and they don't care whether we live or die."
Ah Ren held back his tears, his face showing a stubborn expression: "We didn't do anything harmful, we just wanted to find something to eat."
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and said coldly: "The government has set up porridge stalls at every city gate. Since you are a disaster victim, why don't you go and get food?"
Several people looked away, but only Ah Ren spoke up, "I can't get it... The government only gives a limited amount of porridge to men every day, not to the elderly, women or children."
"I was young, so I could only get the porridge once every three days. My brother and his family had a conflict with the officials who distributed the porridge, so they drove our whole family out of the city."
Xie Chen said nothing, but looked at them with a scrutinizing gaze.
Suddenly, he asked, "How old are you?"
Ah Ren said sadly, "Thirteen."
Xiangying was stunned when he heard this.
This kid is already thirteen? He looks like he is ten, his hair is all yellow, and although he is tall, he is incredibly thin.
It seems that he is really hungry.
At this time, Xie Chen asked the skinny monkey to untie them.
"You can go now. If you come again, I will never let you go easily."
Those people looked at each other. They didn't expect to be let go so easily.
They supported each other and stood up tremblingly.
Xie Chen threw over a bag of dry food.
"Take it, and get out of here now."
When they saw the food, they kowtowed to express their gratitude.
But when they were about to leave together, the little boy A'ren kept looking back.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he ran over and knelt in front of Xiangying.
"Please take me in. I am willing to work like a slave for you as long as you can give me something to eat!"
Congratulations to our Yingzi for picking up another SSR card.
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