Chapter 326: Strange Bandits
Shopkeeper Wang's face was as bitter as a bitter gourd, wrinkled and he sighed repeatedly.
"Hey, you don't know, in the past half month, several counties and towns near Cangzhou have been robbed by bandits. These people are really hard to figure out. They specialize in stealing from rich families, and they also blatantly help the poor people along the way..."
Several families had already gone in. Ran Qingxuan was greeting Qian Zheng and was just asking to use the kitchen. After hearing this, he couldn't help but interrupt.
"Robbing the rich to help the poor is a good thing. Why are you sighing, shopkeeper? It doesn't seem to have much to do with you, right?"
When Shopkeeper Wang saw that Bu Wei did not scold him but nodded in agreement, he was surprised and said casually.
"How can it have nothing to do with the inn? These bandits are treacherous. Merchants who originally came from Cangzhou or the capital would stop here to rest. After this incident, no one dared to come here anymore.
Moreover, these people...you say they rob the rich to help the poor, but they don't leave anything for themselves. They go to the kitchens of inns along the way to get some meat and vegetables, and sometimes even take away pots, pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar..."
Not only Ran Qingxuan, but even Bu Wei couldn't help laughing. It was the first time they saw this kind of bandits. Not only did they steal gold and silver, but they also stole some worthless small pieces from other people's inns.
"That's strange. This bandit can't even cook for himself..."
Bu Wei felt strange for a moment and asked carefully: "Do these bandits specialize in stealing from the rich and giving to the poor?"
"That's not the case. Even if they are wealthy families, these bandits only target the villagers who are rich and unkind."
After hearing this, Ran Qingxuan frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "If that's the case, if the merchants passing by along the way don't have any guilty consciences, why would they be afraid? Why don't they just go ahead with confidence?"
Shopkeeper Wang waved his hand and sighed.
"Little girl, you don't know this. This group of bandits are treated like living Buddhas by the common people who have benefited from them. Who knows when they will want to do something big and rob everyone and then disperse.
As soon as the news spread, all the merchants who were transporting goods and had some money in their hands stayed away. If you don't believe it, just look at the post stations along the way. There are government officials there, and there are tents set up in three circles inside and outside. ”
Bu Wei just shook his head after hearing this. He was not worried at all about the bandits' methods. Anyway, they were very poor officials. As for wealth, the richest people in the team were probably the Gu family.
Bu Wei originally wanted to stop the people and warn them, but then he thought that if the bandits were not blind, they would be able to see that they were criminals. They had fallen into such a state and there was nothing they could rob, so he simply ignored it.
"Then Manager Wang, please be busy first. We will rest here and have lunch before leaving."
"Okay, Brother Bu, please do as you please."
It took a lot of effort to get the meal into your mouth. Several families sat together to keep warm and boiled some hot water to drive away the cold.
When Ran Qingxuan went to the kitchen in the backyard, his second sister-in-law had already put the bear paws in the pot.
"Second sister-in-law, go take a rest and drink some hot water. I'll watch the fire."
"That's perfect. I got up too early this morning and I'm a little sleepy now. Can you watch it by yourself?"
"Don't worry, go get some sleep first, I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Chang Yue'e didn't think too much about it, after all, this is what she usually does.
After the others left, Ran Qingxuan quickly took out the pressure cooker he had bought in advance, found a stove and started burning the firewood. After forty minutes, the bear paw in the pot had become soft and rotten, giving off a strong aroma of sauce.
While the bear paw was stewing, Ran Qingxuan picked up a few more dishes that were delicious and fragrant, divided them into two portions together with the bear paw, and then called the officials to serve them.
Bu Wei couldn't help himself when he smelled the fragrance. If he hadn't had to take his status into consideration, he would have sent someone to urge him.
"Boss Bu, I'll give you this bottle of wine to try. My husband and I bought it by chance last time."
A fist-sized can of wine was placed on the table. Although Bu Wei felt that such a small can was a little too little, he accepted it with a smile.
But after Ran Qingxuan left, Bu Fei opened it casually and took a smell, and was instantly intoxicated by the aroma of wine.
"What does this smell like?"
Bu Wei paused as he stretched out his hand towards the bear's paw, then immediately turned around and took the wine jar from Bu Fei's hand.
I took a sniff from the bottle and immediately closed my eyes in intoxication.
Ran Qingxuan was also afraid that they would drink too much and delay their journey. After all, the matter in Cangzhou was important, so he just found a can that could hold 300 milliliters and poured some Moutai into it.
On the Gu family's side, Ran Qingxuan also took out a can. Since Gu Yanzong and Gu Yanjing were both injured, they only drank two cups symbolically.
But it was the first time for them to drink such a mellow and pure wine, and not only them, but even Gu Yanchen couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.
Just when Gu Yanjing wanted to pour a third cup, he was stopped by his third sister-in-law: "Husband, you'd better drink less."
Gu Yanjing hadn't drunk alcohol for many years, and he was inevitably happy to be with his family, but he also knew that once his body got better he could drink as much as he wanted, so he didn't insist.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, ma'am."
Ran Qingxuan smiled and said, "I still have this kind of wine. When our family is settled and Third Brother is well again, we can drink as much as we want!"
"I like what you said, sister-in-law. I will definitely take good care of myself and try to drink the wine I long for as soon as possible..."
“Hahahahaha…”
Everyone knew that Gu Yanjing's words were a disguised way of comforting everyone, telling them not to worry about his health. Gu Yanzong looked at Ran Qingxuan with hope in his eyes.
Noticing his elder brother's expectant eyes, Ran Qingxuan's thoughts surged and he said in a deep voice.
“Don’t worry, bro. Although the condition of your legs is a little special, I am not completely helpless.
Once we settle down in Zixi County and everyone is here, we will start treating you..."
"Wait a minute, sister-in-law, what does it mean that everyone is here? Why can't you understand me, brother?"
Hearing this, Ran Qingxuan smiled at everyone embarrassedly: "Well, mother and sisters-in-law may not know that the disciple of the Divine Doctor Sect who sent my eldest brother back was actually my eldest brother of the opposite sex..."
"ah?"
"What?"
Old Madam Gu and several sisters-in-law really did not expect it and were shocked that Ran Qingxuan was actually related to the Divine Doctor Sect.
"What about your medical skills?" Everyone knew that Ran Qingxuan had excellent medical skills, but no one thought of him as a miracle doctor.
Ran Qingxuan took the opportunity to quickly explain: "My medical skills were taught by a senior from the Divine Doctor Sect. I met him by chance when I was a child. I just learned it secretly and never showed it to the world.
After all, it would not be good to know that a young lady from an official family knows medical skills, so..."
When everyone heard this, they didn't take it seriously. Instead, they were very happy that Ran Qingxuan could get in touch with the Divine Doctor Sect. After all, this would make it more likely that Gu Yanzong would recover.
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