The brother and sister are farmers in Daji Town, Changming County. The flood destroyed their home and they were separated from their family while fleeing. They vaguely remember their parents saying they wanted to come to the county town.
The two went to the county town and asked around for their parents' whereabouts, but they didn't find their parents. Instead, they were kidnapped by a few thieves.
The thief wanted to take advantage of her, so in order to protect herself, she suggested the thief to stake out the shop door.
With money, more and more people were willing to follow these little thieves, including Zhao Xue, who quickly became the leader of this group with his ruthless means.
As more and more people joined, Zhao Xue established the Tiger Gang and became the gang leader. Later, he merged the Wild Wolf Gang.
As the number of people increased, the little money they robbed was no longer enough, so highway robbery turned into home invasion. After a few robberies, people became more and more daring and turned to murder and robbery.
The gang originally didn't want women and children, but Zhao Xue felt that Miao Xiaohua and her brother were good at acting, so he refused to let them go.
Miao Xiaohua was afraid of Zhao Xue's methods and did not dare to ask to leave, so the brother and sister stayed in the gang.
This time they were able to escape because Kang Yueran killed the entire Tiger Gang, leaving the gang leaderless and no one obeying anyone else. Miao Xiaohua took advantage of the chaos and ran away with her brother.
After Miao Xiaohua finished speaking, Miao Xiaocao begged, "Miss, please let us go. My sister and I rarely hurt others. When we met you that time, we didn't pester you."
"But in the end, innocent people still died because of you." Seeing that the two siblings lowered their heads, Kang Yueran stopped talking and asked, "Where is the Tiger Gang's base? How many people are there?"
Miao Xiaohua replied, "It's in Shitou Village, north of Mount Baitou. It's quite far from the other villages. Zhao Xue and his men took control of it. They killed all the able-bodied men in the village, left the elderly to work, and the women...
The Tiger Gang still has over 200 people. When my brother and I escaped, they were in the process of choosing a new leader. The one with the best chance was the fifth leader, Yin Wang, who looked a lot like Zhao Xue.
Kang Yueran took a mouthful of noodles and asked, "Little girl, do you know who I am?"
Miao Xiaohua shook her head.
"My last name is Kang. I live in Qingping Mountain and am known as the Big Boss."
"You are the boss of Qingping Mountain!"
The noodles were so disgusting that Kang Yueran put down his chopsticks and shouldered his bag. He said, "That's right! Now, both of you follow me to the government office and repeat what I just said. If you can help the court eliminate the Tiger Gang, I think they won't make things difficult for you."
If she could eliminate the Tiger Gang, she wouldn't have to worry about being caught again. If the government office promised to let her go, she could live a peaceful life in the future. "Okay! I'll go to the government office with you!"
As soon as Chai Shijing returned to the yamen, Yiming told him that Kang Yueran was there again.
Kang Yueran briefly introduced the siblings and handed them to Chai Shijing, then pulled out a five-liang piece of gold from his bag. "If it turns out they have extenuating circumstances, I'll give them this gold to support their future."
Chai Shijing took the gold and weighed it, "Okay!"
"The time for destroying the Tiger Gang has been set. Please send someone to Qingping Mountain to inform me."
She teased again, "I'll be your thug for free, no need to thank me! I'm leaving, no need to see you off!"
Yiming muttered quietly, "Who should thank you? I didn't intend to give you a gift in the first place!"
After walking seven or eight steps away, Kang Yueran suddenly turned around and glared at Yiming.
Yiming was startled. Did she hear what he said? What kind of ears does she have?
Chai Shijing also glared at Yiming, "Who taught you the rules for talking about people behind their backs? I'll punish you with ten lashes of the cane. Remember to receive your punishment when you return to the capital."
It is urgent to eradicate the Tiger Gang to reassure the people.
On that day, Chai Shijing questioned Miao Xiaohua and her brother, and sent people on horseback to investigate the situation near Shitou Village.
In the evening, Chai Shijing sent someone to inform Kang Yueran that they would set out at the beginning of the Si hour the next day and would pass by Qingping Mountain half an hour later, so he asked her to wait at the foot of the mountain.
He was also considerate enough to arrange for her and Guo Tong to go and measure the land at the beginning of the morning hour. The difference of an hour and a half was enough for her to find a good spot.
Early in the morning, Kang Yueran took He Zhengchu to measure the land.
Due to the geographical location of Qingping Mountain, the Haihe River has formed a huge concave bank here. The so-called concave bank means that there is less sediment on the bottom of the water and the water is deeper, which is convenient for large ships to dock.
Kang Yueran looked at the water in the distance and felt extremely happy. A dock twice as big as the one in the city could be built here.
Guo Tong asked, "This piece of land is unowned. How much land does Miss Kang want?"
"I want as much space as Lord Guo can give me."
"Building a dock and warehouses doesn't take up much land." Did she even want to buy it? What would she do with such a large area?
Kang Yueran really wanted to buy them all, but Guo Tong's expression told her it wasn't going to work. "The Hai River flows north and south. From Qingping Mountain, head 500 meters south. From the river, head 200 meters east. Is this a good place?"
Guo Tong almost dropped his jaw in shock. "Do you know how big an area that is? How big a dock are you planning to build? No way!"
He thought for a moment, "Three hundred meters to the south, you can build a dock along the riverbank. One hundred meters to the east is enough for a warehouse, and there will be plenty of room for vehicles transporting goods."
Once the wharf is built, the flow of people will increase, and she can also build some houses and set up a market.
Kang Yueran thought it was too small and bargained with Guo Tong. But Guo Tong was determined not to give in, so Kang Yueran had no choice but to agree.
The area and the price were agreed upon. Guo Tong was quite honest and didn't ask for a high price.
He Zhengchu followed Guo Tong back to pay the money and get the land deed, while Kang Yueran returned to Qingping Mountain to wait for Chai Shijing.
Hu Dacheng had already harnessed his men to the donkey cart and was waiting for her. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Chai Shijing arrived with three hundred soldiers.
Seeing six donkey carts and more than a dozen people, Chai Shijing asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Kang Yueran jumped onto the donkey cart and said casually, "We're out of pork for making dried meat. I thought the place we're going to is not far from Wild Boar Ridge, so I might as well go hunt some wild boars."
Fighting bandits and hunting wild boars at the same time? This was a bit shocking to Chai Shijing's worldview. "Uh...then, let's go!"
Chai Shijing rode a tall horse in the front, with officers and soldiers in the middle, and Kang Yueran and others driving donkey carts at the end.
When they were almost at Wild Boar Ridge, Kang Yueran got off the donkey cart and asked Hu Dacheng and others to wait for her at the foot of the mountain. She carried a big bag and followed Chai Shijing to Shitou Village alone.
Hu Dacheng left with his men and donkey cart. Yiming saw that Kang Yueran was going to walk, so he gave his horse to Kang Yueran to ride.
"I can't ride a horse!" She really can't ride!
Kang Yueran was very good at archery and was loyal to the wolf pack. Yiming admired Kang Yueran in his heart. "You can't ride a horse? Then, why don't you go up and I'll help you lead the horse."
The servants around the First Rank Prince were not that easy to use. "No need, I can just walk, and we'll be there soon."
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