Chapter 8 Highway Robbery
However, compared to County Magistrate Sun, what is more important now is to buy food. There are more than fifty people in the team, and they need to eat.
Although the officers and soldiers could go to the post station to eat, the bodyguards brought by Lu Chenyang and the people he took in had to rely on themselves.
Lu Chenyang and Zhao Xi sat together, rummaging through their wallets, with Lu Chenyang looking worried.
Lu Chenyang sighed: "We have to make money. We can't just sit back and eat up all the money we have."
Zhao Xi hated to see her son looking sad and worried, so she puffed up her cheeks and said seriously, "I can treat patients along the way. I'm a very good doctor. My lord, I can make money to support you!"
Lu Chenyang's mother, Wang, ran a medical clinic. After Zhao Xi came to the Lu family, he devoted himself to learning medicine with Wang, and his medical skills were better than those of Lu Chenyang's brothers and sisters.
Seeing how cute she was, Lu Chenyang couldn't help but touch her face and said, "Maybe the adults will really have to rely on you for support in the future." He sighed again, "But what about these people?"
Zhao Xi frowned: "It's not possible to raise them." She only gave her money to the adults!
Yan Xing looked at the master and servant with an expressionless face.
Tan Feng came over and reported: "Sir, the food we brought is only enough for two days. We have to find a way to buy food."
Lu Chenyang rubbed his face and said, "I understand. Let's go in and buy some food when we pass by the town tomorrow."
Tan Feng responded and turned around happily to make arrangements.
Lu Chenyang was extremely envious. Why didn’t he ask where the money came from?
Lu Chenyang thought about it and took out a jade pendant from his arms.
Yan Xing: “…”
Lu Chenyang looked at Yan Xing and asked tentatively, "Do you still want this jade pendant, my lord?"
Yan Xing said calmly, "Since I've given it to you, it's yours. You can do with it as you please."
Lu Chenyang said insincerely, "This isn't a good idea. I heard it was a token of love given by the prince to Miss Zhao..."
Yan Xing's expression remained indifferent: "No, it's just a birthday present." He explained carefully: "It's just that our two families have some friendship, and it's not good to go to a birthday party empty-handed. There's no personal relationship, so don't say anything nonsense."
Lu Chenyang felt that he was being rejected and the engagement was broken off, so he pretended to be stubborn.
He was willing to let him sell the jade pendant, so he should return the favor.
"Yes, yes, a man of honor never has trouble finding a wife. Moreover, our prince is a handsome man, so he must have a better girl." Lu Chenyang flattered, and then called Tan Feng over: "Let's find a pawnshop tomorrow and pawn this jade pendant to buy food."
Finally, the urgent problem was solved and Lu Chenyang breathed a sigh of relief.
He was very happy: "Sleep, sleep, we have to travel tomorrow."
Yan Xing said sinisterly, "Don't sleep too soundly. The assassin is coming. It would be bad if he recognizes the wrong person."
Lu Chenyang felt that Yan Xing was really annoying and deserved to have his engagement broken off.
However, the assassins did not come. They had already entered the center of Shu and would reach Lingnan after crossing two mountains.
Wanda muttered, "Maybe they think we'll die in Lingnan anyway, so they don't want to go to all that trouble."
Lu Chenyang thought it was very likely.
But the next day, when they entered Yuzhou, this idea disappeared.
Before they even entered Yuzhou, Lu Chenyang and his companions were stopped by a group of bandits. As the two sides engaged in battle, Lu Chenyang and Zhao Xi hid behind the carriage, watching Yan Xing lead his men into battle.
The bandits didn't expect to encounter such a tough opponent. Seeing that they were no match for the enemy, they gradually retreated.
Lu Chenyang ran out from the back of the carriage with Zhao Xi and applauded Yan Xing.
"Amazing, so awesome. Fortunately, the prince is here, so we are safe!" Lu Chenyang praised.
Tan Feng felt a little aggrieved, as he was also very brave and fearless when fighting the enemy.
Lu Chenyang turned around and praised him, "Brother Feng is also very brave. Da Zi is not lagging behind."
Wanda: “…” Actually, you don’t have to bring him along.
Yan Xing was praised but looked disgusted: "They are just a bunch of rabble, and some of them are holding sticks. If we can't win, we should all die as a token of our guilt."
The smile on Lu Chenyang's face softened slightly, and he sighed softly, "Yes, they are just ordinary people, but now they have become bandits. We officials should all die as a token of our guilt."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
They could also see that although these people were called bandits, they were actually just a group of ordinary people.
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