Chapter 42 Highway Robbery
However, not only did the Chu family turn a blind eye to such a strange situation, but even the previous embroidered clothes law enforcement officers did not pay attention to it.
Chu Ci's heart sank suddenly, and he always felt that there would be more trouble in the future because of this.
However, Chu Ci still tried to test it, "Husband, can you see anything unusual about Chu Ling'er?"
Fan Jingrui nodded and said, "Well, when we were attacked by wild wolves, I thought it was just a coincidence. It wasn't until we were at Ping'an Pharmacy that I was truly certain. However, Grandpa and the others didn't seem to notice."
It seems that if you want to completely kill the original heroine Chu Ling'er, you still have a lot of trouble.
Chu Ci stopped talking about this disappointing topic and instead talked about the purple-robed envoy mentioning Divine Doctor Hua: "Husband, do you know Divine Doctor Hua?"
"Well, grandpa once had a token left by Doctor Hua. With this token, you can unconditionally ask him to help you once..." Before he could finish his words, the carriage was suddenly forced to stop at a high speed.
The driver, Fan Qilin, stuck his head into the carriage and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of us."
"Let's go see what's going on!" Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had just lifted the carriage curtain when they heard a loud, droning voice shouting, "I built this road, I planted these trees. If you want to pass this way, you have to leave money for passage!"
Several boys, about twelve or thirteen years old, each holding a red tasseled spear, lined up in a row and blocked their way.
He clearly has a childish face, but he insists on pretending to be ferocious.
I don't know where this ignorant half-grown kid came from, but he actually learned to rob people on the road.
Despite this, Qian Chuanzi didn't dare to be careless. He stepped forward, drew his sword, and said, "Children, you know that if you intercept the officials, even if we execute you on the spot, it is only natural."
When the teenagers heard that the people who stopped them were actually police officers, they were immediately frightened. But retreat? At this age, face is more important than anything else. "Big Head Brother, what should we do?"
"Back off!" Datou still understood the priorities of the matter, but someone was unhappy: "Brother Datou, it was you who said you would buy pens and ink for Hengge'er, how can you go back on your word?"
After saying that, he rushed towards Qian Chuanzi.
The key is that this guy is quite strong and his moves are decent. If it were just an ordinary person, they might have succeeded.
Chu Ci also saw that the charging boy was the culprit. He acted decisively, took out his ice arrow, took aim, and shot through the boy's arm with one shot.
"Stop, we surrender. Erniu, put down the gun in your hand." Datou shouted and cursed in his heart, MD, I was just bragging, do I need to risk my life for it?
Chu Ci also saw that this big head was a person who could judge the situation. However, such people often had no moral bottom line.
But the guy named Erniu is quite interesting. It seems that Datou has committed a great crime by not buying pens and ink for Ruige. He is such a complete idiot.
Similarly, Qian Chuanzi was also annoyed by Erniu's stupidity and clumsiness. He snatched the red tassel spear and kicked Erniu hard. Erniu could not bear it and fell to the ground.
Only then did the other half-grown children become truly frightened, and began to mutter incoherently, "Don't kill us! It's all Erniu's fault! He instigated us to do this."
"Yes, it was Erniu who said that the people down the mountain have too much money to spend."
"Yes, yes, yes. He also said that Brother Heng is the young master of Tianheng Trading Company. As long as Brother Heng has a promising future, we can all live a good life."
Only Big Head had a dejected look on his face and said nothing.
Chu Ci became interested and simply walked forward, "Why don't you defend yourself? Have you accepted your fate?"
"I..." Datou didn't know whether to say it or not. After struggling for a long time, he finally said, "We are refugees, and our lives are worthless. Today... today is just bad luck for us. You can kill us or chop us up, it's all up to you."
Chu Ci didn't expect to touch someone's sore spot. He was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Qian Chuanzi, on the other hand, didn't believe it at all. "Refugees? What kind of refugees could raise so many idiots? Tell me, where are you from? What are your names?"
"I..." After all, I was too naive. Datou wanted to gain sympathy, but unexpectedly exposed his identity.
Chu Ci's heart sank. Ever since "Xing'er" ran out of energy, she felt like she was becoming a useless person. Her brain wasn't enough, so she had to rely on her husband. She gently nudged Fan Jingrui beside her and said, "Husband, how much truth do you think Datou's words are?"
"What do you want to do?" Fan Jingrui had long been accustomed to Chu Ci's imaginative style of doing things, so he hurriedly asked.
Chu Ci did not deny it: "If Datou is not lying, can we buy them? This way, it will be more convenient for us."
Fan Jingrui was quite familiar with Chu Ci's personality, so he seriously began to consider the feasibility of this matter. Finally, he said, "If he is willing."
The two spoke without avoiding others, and Big Head immediately responded loudly: "I do."
Ah, are slaves so enthusiastic these days? Chu Ci was speechless, but Fan Jingrui understood that refugees, especially those who had lost their registered permanent residence, had almost no chance of turning their lives around.
Although being a slave is hard work, if you meet a good master, you can live a good life.
However, Chu Ci, who came from a peaceful era, naturally could not understand it and did not dare to say anything more.
Afterwards, Fan Jingrui asked a few more questions. After confirming that he could control the boy, he said, "Are your parents still alive? If so, have them sign this indenture."
That was it, and the remaining young men immediately became interested. One of them even boldly asked, "Master, can you buy us too? We can work and we know martial arts. We definitely won't live off the land."
Even the idiot named Erniu looked at Fan Jingrui with anticipation.
Fan Jingrui also asked them some questions, but each one was different. When it was Erniu's turn, Fan Jingrui asked, "Do you have a father, brothers, or siblings?"
Erniu nodded, and Fan Jingrui continued to ask, "So when you make money, will you take care of them first, or the Heng brother you mentioned?"
"Brother Heng, Brother Heng can study. As long as Brother Heng can make a name for himself, our parents will have someone to rely on." Erniu's answer really made Chu Ci unable to bear to look at it.
"In my opinion, you are not suitable to follow us. Instead, you can take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Brother Heng, who will sooner or later become very successful."
Erniu was dumbfounded, feeling very unwilling: "Why? Aren't they all the same? Since you can take them in, why can't you take me in as well?"
Fan actually shook his head: "This is the difference between you and them. You have no brains, but you still like to act smart."
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