Chapter 534 Bad News
Xiao Yan strode in holding San Ya in his arms. His dark suit was covered in dust, and there were several obvious holes on the hem.
Sanya in his arms had a pale face, her hair was a little messy, and there were a few glaring dark red spots on her collar, but her eyes were unusually bright. She pursed her lips tightly, and held her beloved little bow tightly in her hand.
"What happened! Where are you hurt?" Lu Qiniang exclaimed.
"Mom, I'm fine. I'm not hurt. It's the bad guy's blood." San Ya struggled to get down.
Xiao Yan put her on the rattan bed, "Abandoned Mother, it's okay. San Ya just has a leg cramp, it will be fine after a while."
Although he said it lightly, Lu Qiniang obviously didn't believe it.
Something big must have happened, otherwise the father and son wouldn't be so embarrassed.
"Have you been plotted against?" Lu Qiniang asked, and at the same time squatted down worriedly, touching San Ya up and down, fearing that she would get hurt and still remain stubborn.
"Not really." Xiao Yan actually smiled, "They are all ghosts now."
Lu Qiniang: “…”
It turned out that someone in the Qiongya Trading Company was unwilling to give up and set an ambush on the father and daughter's way home.
A dozen people hid behind the rocks and planned to use lassoes and hidden arrows.
Lu Qinniang felt it was dangerous just thinking about it.
The sword is silent.
It was pitch dark, and with so many arrows flying at you, if you were unlucky, you could easily get hurt.
"Mom, my dad is really awesome." Sanya had recovered now, her eyes full of excitement, "My dad can knock down their arrows with just a stick."
"Then what's wrong with you, little hero?" Arya curled her lips.
San Ya: "...I saw someone hiding in the rocks, and I couldn't bear to leave Tangtang behind, so I dismounted and went after him."
I chased too hard and my legs cramped.
What a shame.
This will definitely be her dark history.
"How dare you be so bold!" Lu Qiniang scolded her angrily, "You've beaten the bad guys away, why don't you hurry home? What are you chasing after?"
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice, "Jiaojiao, your mother is right. Don't chase after a desperate enemy. Didn't I teach you that?"
Sanya pouted and said, "I'll start practicing martial arts tomorrow. Just riding and shooting is not enough!"
You also have to learn close combat and defense.
"You didn't take anything I told you to heart." Lu Qiniang twisted Sanya's ear and scolded her.
"It's in, it's in, Mom, it hurts, my ear is going to fall off."
Xiao Yan loves San Ya the most, so he lied that his hand hurt.
As expected, Lu Qinniang let go of San Ya and went over to help him check.
In the end, nothing happened, but Xiao Yan secretly held her hand.
Lu Qiniang's old face flushed and she glared at him fiercely.
Since both daughters are here, he goes out to have fun!
Xiao Yan finally released his hand, clenched his fist and placed it against his lips, pretending to cough twice. "Well, their martial arts skills were poor, they just relied on their numbers and terrain. San Ya's arrows were very accurate, she shot down three who tried to sneak up on her. The rest, I took care of."
"How many in total?" Lu Qiniang asked.
"Fourteen."
Lu Qiniang: “…”
She couldn't harvest leeks as easily as Xiao Yan harvested lives.
"What should I do when the government asks about it tomorrow?" This was what worried her.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan opened his mouth and said, "The people from Qiongya Trading Company intended to seduce the Japanese pirates, but I discovered it. They wanted to kill me to silence me, so I had to fight back in self-defense."
In this way, the Qiongya Trading Company was suppressed and there was also a reason to build a watchtower.
Kill two birds with one stone.
After this incident, the Qiongya Trading Company suffered another severe blow and never recovered, never becoming a major player again.
San Ya was stimulated and began to practice martial arts fiercely.
But she was so popular that many children followed her in practicing after seeing her do it.
Xiao Yan became the "martial arts master" of these children.
Later, many young people joined in out of admiration for Xiao Yan.
Gradually, martial arts has become a trend on the island.
Shang Linfeng expressed deep sorrow.
Young people, why don’t you pursue some high-brow culture?
What kind of mentality is it to compete to become a warrior?
So, Shang Linfeng began to accept disciples, determined to make Qiongzhou the first juren in history.
Lu Qiniang, along with San Ya and Jiang Mingyue, traveled between the Li and Han people, organizing them to reclaim wasteland and produce, while also solving various problems that had existed on the island.
For example, if there is no clean water source and drinking the water on the island can easily make you sick, then you should find a way to find a clean water source.
For example, when the Li people get sick, they value witches more than doctors; the Han people value doctors, but they lack doctors and medicine, and the legendary doctor Hu also starts to accept disciples.
Ancestral teachings such as "not to be passed on to outsiders" are not applicable here.
After all, this is a place of exile, and even if his ancestors wanted to settle accounts, they wouldn’t be able to find him.
Erya's goal of going overseas has not made any progress in the short term.
But three years later, the tides of Qiongzhou Bay have washed out a stunning new look on this once barren and divided land.
The mudflats and slopes that were once overgrown with weeds and rarely visited are now covered with neat ridges.
The boundaries between the Li villages and the Han villages, which were once clearly separated, are no longer strict.
The market has become the most lively place, no longer a place of furtive transactions, but open shouting and bargaining.
The children had no more barriers between them. A group of them ran by laughing. Among them were boys from the Han family and girls from the Li family. Their common language was the shouts of the boxing and kicking skills taught by Xiao Yan, or the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Surnames taught by Shang Linfeng.
Erya's trading post became the most lively place on the island, with a constant stream of carriages and horses in front of the door.
Although the dream of long-distance voyages has not yet been realized, Arya has successfully opened up several relatively safe short-distance trade routes to Leizhou, Lianzhou and even Guangzhou Prefecture.
Qiongzhou's specialties are being shipped out continuously, in exchange for things that are urgently needed on the island, as well as large amounts of silver.
Qiongzhou is no longer a miasma-ridden place with a vague edge on the map, but a thriving new land that is striving to break free from its shackles.
Everything is getting better with a new look.
That day, Lu Qiniang was chatting and doing needlework with the other women under a coconut tree when San Ya came to find her on horseback.
"Mom, go home. My dad asked me to call you home."
The women all teased Lu Qiniang.
"I miss you so much."
"Go away, go away. We dare not keep you."
Lu Qi's mother blushed and cursed, "I don't know what you can't find anymore, day after day... Wait until I go back and look for it."
When she returned home, Xiao Yan came up to her, held her hand, and looked solemn.
"What's wrong?" Lu Qiniang felt something was wrong.
"Abandoned Mother," Xiao Yan pursed his lips, speaking with some difficulty, "The Emperor—has passed away."
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