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Chapter 158 The Young Master's Great Kindness
Shen Zian came out of the back door with a baby in his arms and another baby behind him. When Su Zhi saw him, she immediately ran over.
There was a little boy in Shen Zian's arms, who kept calling his sister in a low voice. The little girl in Su Zhi's arms heard it and immediately called her brother and ran over, almost falling out of Su Zhi's arms. Su Zhi quickly hugged her tightly again.
"Don't move, or you'll fall."
When the little girl heard what Su Zhi said, she immediately became quiet and didn't move, but just kept calling her brother. Su Zhi felt a little sad, thinking that the little boy in Shen Zian's arms must take good care of this little girl, which is why she is so attached to him. Such a poor little child.
The little boy who followed Shen Zian raised his little hand and grabbed the little girl's clothes, saying, "Sister, don't be afraid. We are fine. No one will beat you again."
Su Zhi heard the child speak in a childish but steady voice. She thought to herself that this child was a little adult, and was abducted. Otherwise, she didn't know how he was spoiled at home. This thought flashed through her mind for only a moment, and then she began to worry about Shen Zian.
"Zi'an, are you okay? How did you get into a fight? Are you not injured?"
Shen Zian said, "I'm fine. I had no choice but to go in. Then the fight started and you guys came."
Su Zhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I was really worried that you would get hurt."
Shen Ziju listened to Su Zhi's gentle concern for Shen Zian, and he also came over and said something to show his concern for Shen Zian. He was very impressed with his fourth brother's behavior today, who could save others from danger without caring about his own safety. For him, a scholar, this was something he could not do.
Qian Guang brought 20 to 30 people with him, and they rushed into the yard like wolves and tigers. They caught anyone they saw, and beat anyone who showed signs of fighting. Those kidnappers were only kidnappers who sold people, and they were not good at fighting. In addition, they had just been beaten up by Shen Zian, so when they saw so many people coming, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts. Some wanted to run away but were caught back. Some people just squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands and began to beg for mercy. There were only a few strong people who fought with the Qian family's guards, but they were outnumbered by the Qian family's people, and they were knocked down and tied up in a few seconds.
Qian Guang looked at the group of people tied up and thrown in the yard and counted them. There were seven of them, five men and two women. He thought to himself that he had caught quite a few people this time. If he handed them over to the county government, he would have made a great contribution. He thought to himself that Shen Zian and his wife were really his lucky stars.
At this time, his men came back and reported that there were many women and children locked up in the house.
Qian Guang immediately took people to check, and saw that there were women and children locked up in two rooms. The women were all young women, and they were all pretty. The children were all children of a few years old, both boys and girls, and they all looked very well-behaved. Their eyes were all swollen from crying, and they all trembled when they saw them come in.
Two of the women had torn clothes, and they would hold their collars tightly and shrink back whenever they saw someone. It was obvious that someone was trying to force themselves on them.
At this time, a young girl came out from the corner. She was slim and pretty. Her face was painted with powder, but now it was blurred by tears and she didn't look pretty at all. If Su Zhi and the others were closer at this time, they would find that this person was none other than Zhao Xiaohua!
Zhao Xiaohua came to see the lanterns with her family today, but they were separated by the crowd. She was not afraid and watched the lanterns alone. Of course, she was also keeping an eye on whether there were any young men dressed like rich men in the crowd, hoping to have a beautiful encounter with them. But who knew that she did not meet the young man, but a kidnapper. She thought her life was over, but luckily Shen Zian rushed in. Now another young man has come, and she can finally put her mind at ease.
"Thank you for saving me, sir. I will never forget your kindness."
Zhao Xiaohua bowed as she spoke, with a pitiful expression on her face. If this was her face before she cried, one might have felt pity for her, but unfortunately, now that her face was blurred by tears, any expression on her face could only be described in one word: ugly.
Qian Guang glanced at Zhao Xiaohua and thought that this woman was quite brave. While others were still crying, she was already here to thank him. However, her face was too made-up. He thought of Su Zhi's face without makeup and suddenly felt that it was better for women to be more natural.
"You're welcome. Just follow the group and your family will come to pick you up. Stop crying now."
Qian Guang turned around and left after he finished speaking. He felt bored and uncomfortable staying in a room like this.
Zhao Xiaohua was disappointed when she saw the young man leave like that. She actually knew Qian Guang. She met him on the street when she came to the town. She heard that he was the only son of the Qian family. In the future, all the wealth of Wanguan would belong to him alone. He was also very handsome. Zhao Xiaohua thought that he was a golden son-in-law and thought it would be great if she could marry him. Moreover, he was not married yet, so it would be best if she could be his legal wife. However, Zhao Xiaohua also knew that the status of her family was very different from that of the Qian family, so she just thought about it and daydreamed about it, and then turned her attention to others.
Unexpectedly, she would meet Qian Guang again today, and it was Qian Guang who saved her. Zhao Xiaohua's mind became active again.
As soon as Qian Guang came out of the house, he saw a servant running over and saying, "Master, the wife of the Shen family said that there might be kidnappers outside who haven't come back yet, so you should investigate thoroughly and make sure no one slips through the net. If there are still people who haven't come back, stay here and catch them all in one fell swoop."
When Qian Guang heard this, he really didn't care about these things. If they led everyone out in a big way, if there were really accomplices of these kidnappers outside, then some people would be missed. Qian Guang immediately asked people to interrogate the kidnappers to see if they had any accomplices outside. He asked the servants where Shen Zian and Su Zhi were.
"Mr. Shen's brother was holding a baby boy who had a fever. They took the boy to see a doctor. Mr. Shen also went with them."
Qian Guang nodded. After hearing his men say that there were indeed two kidnappers on the street outside who were still looking for opportunities to kidnap people, he ordered his men to tie up and gag these kidnappers and throw them into the house. He also told the women and children in the house not to make any sound, as he wanted to wait here for them to come!
Shen Zian held the sick boy, Su Zhi held the girl. Originally, Shen Ziju wanted to take the girl from Su Zhi's arms, but the girl held Su Zhi tightly and refused to let go. In the end, he had to give up and hold the hand of the boy who was walking on the ground. The group left the alley and headed for the pharmacy.
The pharmacy in this town is also a medical clinic. After seeing the doctor, the doctor and two assistants will give the medicine. Today is the Lantern Festival, and the doctor and the assistants were not going to see patients. But before that, there was a stampede caused by a small fire, and many people were injured. The doctor and the assistants were there.
Shen Zian and his companions arrived just in time, carrying the child. The doctor examined the boy in Shen Zian's arms and said that the boy had a fever caused by shock and cold, and that he would be fine after taking some medicine and having a good rest.
Shen Zian and Su Zhi paid the money, took the medicine and hurried to the Qian family, thinking that they could boil the medicine there. Moreover, these children had been abducted a long time ago, so they naturally had to be handed over to the Qian family so that they could find the families of these three children ().
When they arrived at the Qian family, the wealthy Qian naturally had people entertain them well, prepared a room for them, put the child to bed, and asked the maid to boil medicine for them.
Mr. Qian had already learned the situation from the servants sent back by Qian Guang. He knew that a lot of kidnappers were caught this time and many kidnapped women and children were rescued. If this was reported, it would be a great achievement, so he was very polite to Shen Zian and his wife, the messengers.
Shen Zhu knew that Shen Zian and his men had returned, so she also ran over. She first saw that Shen Ziju was fine, then walked over to Shen Zian to show her concern. In order to let Qian Dahu know about Shen Zian's contribution, Shen Ziju told Shen Zhu that Shen Zian had fought with those kidnappers. Shen Zhu looked Shen Zian up and down, but did not find any injuries on him, but to show her concern, she still squeezed out tears.
As expected, Mr. Qian praised Shen Zian again.
Shen Ziju said this because he wanted to give Shen Zian some credit. Shen Zian was his brother, and his credit would benefit him. Moreover, he and Shen Zian had always had a good relationship. Now that they had separated, he naturally had to treat Shen Zian better so that Shen Zian would remember his kindness. He would be taking the imperial examination in the future, and there would still be a need for Shen Zian. Moreover, his fourth sister-in-law was also a person with knowledge. Talking to her might be useful to his studies, and it might be useful in the future exams.
Su Zhi looked at the little boy lying on the bed with a red face due to fever, frowned, walked up to Mr. Qian, and said, "Mr. Qian, please prepare some strong liquor for me. This child has a fever, and I want to use the liquor to rub his body to cool him down."
When Qian heard this, he was surprised and said, "Rubbing the body with wine to reduce fever? I've never heard of it before."
Su Zhi said: "This method is not completely effective. It can only be used by people whose skin does not react badly to alcohol. Rub the alcohol all over the body and rub it vigorously to remove the heat."
When Mr. Qian heard this, he immediately asked his maid to fetch some wine.
Shen Zhu and Shen Ziju also looked at Su Zhi curiously. Shen Zhu wondered what Su Zhi was going to do, but she knew that Su Zhi still used some tricks when using the medicine, so she naturally didn't say anything.
Shen Ziju looked at Su Zhi and thought to himself, this fourth sister-in-law can always give people surprises.