An Dashan and An Ning went to the county town after breakfast. Gao said she wanted to make clothes for An Ning at home, so she didn't go with them. The father and daughter didn't see Zhao Meng this time, nor did they go to look for him. After leaving the ox cart at the ox cart storage place, they went directly to the Jishitang they went to last time.
The clerk at Jishiditang had not forgotten An Dashan and An Ning. When he saw them coming, he greeted them warmly and said, "Are you two here to buy or sell medicine?"
An Dashan smiled and said, "We are here to sell medicinal herbs again. Can you please call your shopkeeper?"
After the clerk agreed, he went straight to the back hall, and soon he came with the shopkeeper. After they greeted each other, they were led into the back hall by the shopkeeper Qian.
An Dashan took the Ganoderma lucidum out of the backpack without waiting for Manager Qian to ask.
When Shopkeeper Qian opened the box, he found two more Ganoderma lucidum, and they were even bigger than the previous one. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Brother An, your luck is simply too good. Most people can't even get one, but you picked three in a row. How about this, I won't bargain with you. I will take both of your Ganoderma lucidum for 1,200 taels of silver. I just hope that you will send them to me next time you have good medicinal materials."
An Dashan and An Ning were very happy to hear this and agreed readily.
In a blink of an eye, she had 2,400 taels of silver. Now she could buy a lot of land, build a big house, and buy a spacious carriage. An Ning thought about it and started to giggle, which scared An Dashan. An Dashan looked at his giggling daughter and said, "Daya, what are you laughing at?"
An Ning came back to his senses, looked at An Dashan who seemed a little confused, and said, "Dad, I'm just imagining the future!"
An Dashan frowned even more and said, "What do you mean by imagining the future?"
An Ning smiled and didn't explain. She just said, "I'll tell you on the way back. What are we going to do now?"
An Dashan thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing to buy. We still have food and meat at home. Why don't we go home first?"
An Ning thought about it and realized that there was really nothing she needed to buy, so she said, "Well, let's go home. We can do something else in the afternoon if we go home now."
An Dashan also nodded, and the father and daughter went directly to the place where the ox cart was stored, and then drove the ox cart out of the city gate. After leaving the city gate, An Ning asked in confusion: "Why are there so few soldiers guarding the city gate today? And I didn't see Uncle Zhao."
An Dashan was also a little puzzled. Logically speaking, Zhao Meng, as a minor official guarding the city gate, should not leave his post without permission, unless he had family matters or was on leave. An Dashan could not figure it out, so he gave up thinking about it and took An Ning out of the city.
When the two drove the ox cart to a place less than two miles away from the city gate, a horse carriage drove up from behind. The driver looked a little panicked, and kept whipping the horse's butt with the whip in his hand. When he got in front of An Dashan and his friends, he saw that An Dashan and his friends were blocking the road and scolded them, "Those two country bumpkins in front don't want to live anymore. Get out of my way."
An Dashan was afraid that this person might be a servant of some wealthy family and might offend him, so he decided to give way to him in order to keep the peace.
An Ning noticed something was wrong and whispered to An Dashan, "Dad, something is wrong. Listen carefully. Is there any sound of children crying in the car? And more than one?"
An Dashan's hearing was also very good, but he didn't notice it just now. Now he listened carefully and really heard the child sobbing, but it might be because his mouth was blocked, so the sound was not very loud. An Ning thought of the abnormality at the city gate and guessed, "Dad, this can't be a beggar."
Seeing that the two men were reluctant to give way, the man swung the whip in his hand and was about to hit them. How could An Dashan let him do as he wished? He grabbed the whip and pulled it hard, pulling the man off the carriage. The man was caught off guard and was pulled down by An Dashan. After he reacted, he punched him. An Dashan was not to be outdone, so the two men started fighting back and forth.
While the two were fighting, An Ning got off the ox cart, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw five little girls tied up with ropes and gagged inside. When they saw someone lifting the curtain, they all started crying.
An Ning quickly took the rags off the mouths of the few people and said, "Don't be afraid, my father and I are here to save you. My father is very powerful."
One of the well-dressed girls said, "Thank you, benefactor. Can you take us to the government office?"
An Ning untied the ropes for everyone and said, "Of course you can. When my father catches the bad guy, I will send you to the government office."
That man was no match for An Dashan, a veteran of many battles. He was pinned to the ground by An Dashan in just a few moves. An Dashan shouted to An Ning, "Daya, bring me a rope."
An Ning also untied the ropes for the girls at this time. Hearing this, he quickly said, "Okay." Then he walked over with two ropes, handed them to An Dashan, and said, "Dad, tie one more rope, otherwise it will be bad if he runs away."
An Dashan nodded, listened to An Ning's advice, tied two ropes, and the beggar was so angry that he started cursing. An Dashan thought he was too noisy, so he chopped him down with a palm, and the beggar's head drooped down and he became quiet instantly.
An Ning gave An Dashan a thumbs up and said, "Dad, you are awesome."
The girls in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the bad guys being subdued. The girl who had just spoken got off the carriage, bowed to An Dashan, and said, "Thank you for saving my life."
Seeing that this little girl was so calm and composed after escaping danger, An Ning knew that she must not be from an ordinary family. Didn’t she see that the others were still trembling with fear?
An Dashan waved his hand and said, "You are too polite, young lady. Please get in the car and sit down. I will take you to the yamen." The girl bowed again and got in the car.
An Dashan threw the beggar on the oxcart and was in a dilemma. How should he drive the two carts? He couldn't just leave the oxcart here. This was Uncle Liu's lifeblood. If he lost it, he would kill him. But the oxcart couldn't hold so many people. What should he do?
An Ning saw An Dashan's dilemma, so he said, "Dad, let me drive the ox cart. I think this ox is very docile, so there shouldn't be any problem."
An Dashan had no choice but to let An Ning try to drive the ox cart. Unexpectedly, An Ning drove the ox cart very well. An Dashan was so happy that he looked proud and thought to himself, she is worthy of being my, An Dashan's daughter.
An Dashan drove the carriage slowly forward, and An Ning followed behind. It took almost two quarters of an hour to reach the city gate.
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