"Mom!" When Qiu Maocai saw that the woman was his mother, he immediately became anxious.
The refugees around them also frowned and looked at the big man with suspicion. These days, the couple did not live with them and always stayed a little far away from them.
Many people also saw the man beating the woman, and he told others that his wife was not very smart.
After someone said a few words, the big man stopped attacking.
Unexpectedly, this woman was not his wife.
The big man was obviously panicked, so Qiu Maocai rushed over and punched him twice.
"Okay, okay, son, your leg..." Jiang hugged her son and then stared at his intact leg happily.
Qiu Maocai smiled at Jiang and said, "Mother, Miss Qiu cured my son's leg. Now I am a member of the Qiu family. My father is in prison."
"What happened?" Jiang asked anxiously.
"Mom, we'll talk later. Please come with me first."
Qiu Qinghe also came out and stood beside the carriage, looking at it anxiously. Qingyuan didn't let her rush over, fearing that something might happen.
Jiang looked around and it was indeed not the place to talk.
Just as Qiu Maocai was about to help Jiang leave, the big man suddenly grabbed Qiu Maocai by the collar.
"This is my wife, where are you taking her?" the big man roared angrily.
Jiang said angrily, "You bastard, who is your wife? He saved me from the flood in Anqing, but he stole all my money and forced me to be his wife."
"These days, I've been getting beaten and scolded. To avoid getting beaten, I try not to say anything."
"If I don't resist, do you really think I'm willing to be your wife?" Jiang had her son's support and was no longer afraid of the big man.
When Qiu Maocai heard this, he became even angrier and was about to go up and hit the man.
Qiu Yinong stared at the man and shouted, "Hand over the stolen money."
The big man wanted to dodge, but Qing Yuan jumped up and down a few times and came up to him, holding a dagger directly on the big man's neck.
The big man was immediately frightened, and he quickly took out the banknotes and silver he had hidden.
Seeing Qing Yuan's ferocious look, the people around did not dare to approach.
Jiang took back what belonged to her and held on to Qiu Maocai tightly, fearing that the man would come up and beat her again.
The big man carefully tried to push the dagger with his hand, but accidentally touched the dagger, and his hand was instantly broken and bleeding. The big man was so scared that he quickly retracted his hand.
"Lady, please spare my life. My crime doesn't deserve death. Even if you hand me over to the authorities, I will accept it. Please don't kill me."
The big man burst into tears, he was really afraid of death.
Qing Yuan glanced at him coldly, put away the dagger neatly, and inserted it into the scabbard in her boot.
The refugees around them were frightened by what they saw, and Qing Yuan followed behind Qiu Maocai and his mother.
Qiu Qinghe threw herself into Jiang's arms: "Mother..."
"It's okay, it's okay, Mom is fine, why did you come?" Jiang also burst into tears.
Qiu Qinghe helped her come to Qiu Yinong and said, "Mother, my sister and I are where we are today thanks to Yinong. Now we are part of the Qiu family. Please forgive me."
"Okay, okay, it's fine to change your surname. With your father's behavior, he's still a slave under our name."
"Miss Qiu, thank you for letting bygones be bygones and for helping my two children. I thank you very much."
Jiang knelt down as she spoke, and Qiu Yinong helped her up.
"Your indenture is in your own hands, and you are not a slave in my house, so there is no need to call yourself a slave."
"It's all over. Come with us in the car and go back to Qingquan Town first."
Jiang thanked him again and was helped into the carriage by Qiu Qinghe.
The refugees watched her get on the carriage, but they didn't dare to act rashly. After all, Qing Yuan's behavior had just happened, so who would dare to seek death?
The carriage turned around and headed towards Wangyou County again.
On the way, Qiu Qinghe also told Jiang what had happened.
Jiang was even more grateful to Qiu Yinong and said many words of gratitude.
"The weather is so bad now, why are you still traveling so far?" Jiang looked at her daughter again and asked.
Qiu Qinghe replied, "I asked a driver, and he told us that you rented his mule cart and went to Anqing Prefecture."
"Later, we heard that there was a severe flood in Anqing Prefecture, so we wanted to go there to look for you."
"After Yinong heard about it, she came with us to look for you. There was a big flood last night. Mother, didn't you encounter any flooding last night?"
"We came here for Wuyou County. We heard there's a bottomless pit near Wuyou County. When a flood comes, it will recede quickly."
"We happened to stay in the mountains last night. Later, it started to rain heavily, so we didn't continue walking and stayed overnight in a mountain temple. That's how we escaped disaster."
Jiang saw the flood rushing past him last night and was terrified.
"It's okay, let's go back."
Qiu Qinghe hugged her and comforted her softly. Jiang nodded continuously, feeling touched.
She wanted to give up her children at first, but now her children are risking their lives to save her.
Jiang felt extremely guilty. She wanted to say something, but Qiu Qinghe shook her head: "Mother, it's all in the past."
Qiu Qinghe knew very well that her mother had abandoned them.
But she is his mother after all, and there is nothing wrong with her doing it for his own benefit.
"Yier, the gate of Wuyou County is closed, and there are many refugees gathered outside." When it was getting dark, Qiu Yinong and his party returned to the vicinity of Wuyou County.
Many refugees poured in from outside the city.
Bei Ji was pacing anxiously on the city wall. "Everyone, it's not that I won't open the door to let you in, but the slums in the east of the city are full. There's really no place to put you."
"Furthermore, food is in short supply in the city. We only have enough food to last for three days at most. I really have no other choice."
"Please walk a few more steps to the next town."
"Sir, you can't just leave us alone. We really can't walk any further. We just want a few bites of food. Please let us in."
"Yes, sir, please let us in!"
"Sir, please save us!"
"Beiji, open the city gate!" Qiu Yinong's voice came. Beiji looked towards the direction of the carriage and saw Qiu Yinong coming back again.
Bei Ji said nothing and immediately ordered: "Open the city gate."
"Everyone, please make way and let the county lady in. Please come in in an orderly manner and don't fight."
After hearing Bei Ji's words, the refugees looked at the carriage in surprise. They didn't expect that the person sitting in the carriage was a county lady.
In addition, Beiji was willing to open the door only because of Qiu Yinong's order, so the refugees were very grateful.
Soon everyone made way.
The carriage went straight to the city gate. The gate opened and Beiji was waiting there.
Qiu Yinong's carriage entered the city, and the refugees followed into the city.
The city gate was not closed again until the last refugee came in.
"County Lady, there is really not much food left in the city." Bei Ji said in embarrassment.
"Then open the warehouse and release the grain!" Qiu Yinong shipped the goods directly, and Bei Ji looked nervous.
"But those are the tax grains collected this year. Without any orders from above..."
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