As soon as you get close.
A deep male voice came from inside the wooden house: "Today, the master said that we should not go out of the mountain these days, and that people should be arranged to guard the way up the mountain. Tomorrow, arrange some smart and efficient people to guard the way."
"Yes, Father."
A man younger than him said.
Song Xia wanted to hear who their master was.
Who would have thought?
Someone came by on patrol and saw her.
"Who's there!"
Song Xia flashed into the space.
Her sudden disappearance startled the man and his brothers behind him.
"Hong, Brother Hong, what, what, what's going on here? Is this a ghost?"
One of the brothers behind him said in a trembling voice.
With a creak.
The door of the wooden house opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man dressed in cotton clothes walked out.
"What happened?"
Hong immediately reported, "Uncle Fu, we just saw a dark figure, we don't know if it was a man or a woman, and it disappeared right in front of us."
I learned that this was the case.
The middle-aged man frowned, then said, "Increase patrols, station guards everywhere! Also, have people search the area!"
"yes!"
Hong and the others responded in unison.
It's over.
She can't leave for the time being.
Fortunately, she had space.
Fortunately, she had disguised herself first.
They increased patrols, arranged for people to stand guard, and soon after the search was completed, the officials from the yamen arrived.
Watching from the shadows in the tree, Song Xia couldn't help but twitch her lips. Where did their town's magistrate get the audacity? She had written in her letter that she wanted to send some people, and he only sent this few?
Could it be that he's in cahoots with them?
That doesn't make sense either.
If that were the case, how could he possibly send someone?
Just as she was thinking about this and that...
The officials didn't rush forward to knock or kick the door; instead, they went to the side and hid.
A while later...
A constable stepped forward to investigate, then quickly left, releasing a pigeon.
What kind of operation is this?
As time passed little by little.
It was almost dawn.
Before they could do anything, Song Xia went back into her spatial dimension, took a bottle of fresh milk from the refrigerator, heated it up, and ate it with bread.
They ate and drank their fill.
After walking for a while and seeing that there was still no movement outside, Song Xia returned to her room.
She didn't dare to sleep.
If she falls asleep, she won't be back by the time Song Lao Er and the others return.
Fang Xiu and the others will definitely ask even more questions then.
If Song Laosi knew that he was the one who asked Song Dong to deliver the letter.
He's a big mouth and he'll tell everyone.
They weren't the only ones in trouble; she was too.
It was at this moment that there was some commotion outside.
Song Xia stood on the tree and looked around. Torches were lit all around, indicating that a lot of people had come, and they all seemed to be wearing soldiers' uniforms.
Do they have troops stationed here?
They surrounded the brickwork and stormed in before they even had a quarter of an hour to get inside.
Those who worked in the brick workshop, except for those who had been tricked, all tried to escape, but unfortunately, none of them managed to get away; they were all caught.
Song Xia left as they were leaving.
She was familiar with the terrain and left before them.
When we get back to town.
It was almost noon.
Song Xia put away her horse, but before she even reached her doorstep, Fang Xiu saw her and ran over quickly: "Xia'er, where have you been these past few days? Your brother went out for a long time the other day and didn't come back, which scared us all. Luckily, he just went out to play..."
Song Chun and the others came out upon hearing the noise.
Song Dong winked at Song Xia, as if to say, "Second sister, see how smart I am? I didn't tell them the truth, but they all believed me."
"Let's go inside and talk."
Song Xia went to the main room and told them.
"I went to look for Dad and the others. I searched for a long time before I finally found them. They had been tricked into working at a brick workshop. To rescue them without alerting the culprits, I went to report to the authorities first, then went back to keep watch. Seeing that they were safe, I left. Mother, I'm only telling you this; please don't tell anyone else..."
I explained it to them several times.
Song Xiacai didn't say anything more.
Fang Xiu and the others were very worried, as they hadn't cooked yet. When they learned that Song Xia was hungry, they rushed to the kitchen to cook.
Song Xia's space had everything, but she forgot to bring a basket back with her.
We'll have to wait until next time.
They had a simple lunch today: a plate of cold shredded radish, a plate of pancakes, and some leftover porridge from breakfast.
After lunch.
Song Dong secretly spoke to Song Xia: "Second sister, are you alright? I was afraid that Mother and the others would ask too many questions and I was worried that something might go wrong, so I didn't tell them and didn't take them with me. When we got to the yamen, I was a little nervous and missed shooting anyone, but luckily they still found the letter you wrote."
Thank goodness.
Song Xia patted Song Dong's head and said, "I'm fine, don't worry. You did a great job today, but you still need to be careful in the future and protect yourself."
"Um."
Song Dong nodded.
Song Lao Er and his group returned in the late afternoon.
When Song Laosi returned home, Song Dong didn't even recognize him when he opened the door. His clothes and pants were torn to shreds, with only a few pieces still hanging on his body. His hands, legs, and face were covered in injuries.
His whole body looked bluish-purple.
"My wife, I was wrong..."
Song Laosi sobbed and rushed forward to hug Fang Xiu, who was walking towards him.
Hearing the sound.
Song Xia and the others came out of the room.
When they came out.
Old Song was sitting on a bench in the yard, recounting his experiences over the past few days. He said that those people had tricked them into going there, and each meal they were only given a black flour bun and a wheat bran and wild vegetable cornbread, not to mention a bowl of water. They would beat them from time to time, and they were not allowed to sleep until it was completely dark at night.
Although he looked pitiful, Song Xia couldn't feel any sympathy for him.
If he had any sense at all, he wouldn't have done this.
Seeing that Song Xia remained silent, Song Lao Si wiped away his tears and said, "Daughter, I was wrong. From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I will not think about things anymore."
Song Xia did hit him, that's true, but the problem wasn't that he hit him all the time, and most of the time he fed him well.
Seeing this, Fang Xiu couldn't bear it and said from the side, "Xia'er, get a doctor to take a look at your father."
Song Xia agreed.
Fang Xiu then asked Song Dong to invite Doctor Wang.
But unexpectedly.
Song Lao Er and his group were even faster than them.
They were already with Doctor Wang.
After examining them, Wang Langzhong went home with Song Dong to examine Song Laosi. His condition was similar to that of Song Laoer and the others; they all suffered external injuries but no internal injuries.
Granny Song was furious, but since they were already like this, she couldn't hit them, so she could only talk to them.
Boss Song also cursed at them several times.
I didn't make any money, and I've ended up like this.
Song Lao Er and his group were also quite aggrieved.
Song Xia didn't pay much attention to them and took Fang and the others to set up a stall in town as usual. It was only from the conversation among the noodle eaters that she figured out what had happened before.
It turns out they were lucky to encounter a general leading his troops passing through their town.
Otherwise.
How could the town magistrate's men possibly rescue them?
Just as Song Xia finished paying and saw the people eating noodles off, a young man's voice came from the side: "Brother Jin, this is the place I was talking about. Their noodles are better than anywhere else."
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