On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

After Xiao Xiao finished speaking, she realized that Chen is a common surname.

Not only County Magistrate Chen and his family have the surname Chen, but even his stepmother has the surname Chen. Her eldest brother from her mother's side is Governor Chen.

She could only ask again: "Where are Governor Chen and the others?"

The accommodation for prisoners could not be very spacious. Even if they were not crowded together, they would not be too far apart.

Unexpectedly, the person caught by Xiao Xiao was actually a tenant farmer on the farm. He had helped carry the luggage when Xiao Xiao and his friends came before.

He was very curious about these nobles at first, and couldn't help but take a few more glances, and he actually recognized who the woman in front of him was.

He was shocked and blurted out: "You are the eldest lady of the Li family? Are you really here to save Master Chen?"

Of course Xiao Xiao couldn't say no, so she could only agree: "Yes, are my mother-in-law and the others okay?"

In order to prevent him from being afraid of being punished later, Xiao Xiao lied with her eyes open: "You heard the noise and came to pick us up, right?"

Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is not doing well and his pay is not high. Why should he work so hard for his masters?

If it were her, she would definitely find an opportunity to run away.

The man was moved by Xiao Xiao's understanding, and he also understood that she meant that she was not going to bring up the past, so he nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I just came out to take a look."

I wanted to throw away the package I was carrying.

In fact, no matter who controls the farm here, they will have people working, and they won't be too lazy to take care of servants like them.

But food was in short supply and they hadn’t had a full meal for a long time. Also, they heard people saying that the bandits wanted to eat two-legged sheep, which almost frightened them to death. So they thought of escaping in the chaos.

But even if I escaped, it felt like there was nowhere to go in this world.

If they could drive the bad guys away, they would prefer to stay here.

After all, Governor Chen was not a harsh person and always made sure they had enough to eat.

"Ma'am, they are all being held in the storeroom. I can lead the way."

After he finished speaking, he asked cautiously, "Are those who came tonight General Li and his men?"

If there was only the eldest young lady and some rabble, he thought he should hurry up and run away?
"Don't worry, my husband has invited many soldiers to come and rescue us."

"I just regret that the criminals were too cunning. They actually set a trap on the road, but they only discovered it."

"You come with us to hide for a while. Wait until my husband and the others capture the man. Then we can go out to avoid getting hurt."

The man understood what she meant and felt relieved that he was not forced to rush out and become cannon fodder. He followed Xiao Xiao and hid in the dark.

In fact, most of today's tenants and slaves are timid and cowardly, and most of them have been brainwashed to be obedient.

He never retaliates when scolded or beaten, and works hard like an old ox without complaint.

Anyone who dares to run away like Ah Niu is considered very brave.

Anyway, after him, no one else was seen running down the mountain for a long time.

Afterwards, the sounds of fighting finally subsided, but Xiao Xiao did not wait for Li Yan to come and pick her up, nor did she wait for the signal for her to run.

Xiao Xiao felt something was wrong.

He couldn't have forgotten about himself, that could only mean that the situation had changed.

Even Lin Xuan was getting anxious waiting: "Why is there no movement?"

Xiao Xiao didn't know whether to comfort her or herself: "Don't worry, Brother Li and the others won't be in trouble."

Anyway, neither side would be wiped out. She was more inclined to believe that the other side had hostages in hand, so Li Yan and his men did not dare to act rashly.

Xiao Xiao said, "I'll go take a look ahead, you guys wait here for me." "I'll go with you." Lin Xuan immediately held her hand tightly and said, "We can look after each other if we're together."

Feeling ignored, Ah Niu said weakly, "I will lead the way for the eldest young lady."

So, in the front was Aniu with trembling legs, followed by Lin Xuan and Xiao Xiao holding hands.

A distance that normally takes only five or six minutes to walk briskly took them a cup of tea.

Xiao Xiao was the first to see that the two sides were still in a standoff behind several angry lanterns.

Looking more closely, Governor Chen and Madam Li were all held by their necks, while the hostages on Li Yan's side were three men of different heights.

This is the situation, no wonder there is no movement.

The main reason is that men are not very good at verbal battles.

To Xiao Xiao's surprise, although Mrs. Li's face was pale, she did not scream or shout.

What made her feel even more relieved was that her second sister and the people from her husband's family were not taken seriously by the criminals. They just had their hands handcuffed behind their backs and stood aside to make up the numbers.

The other party was even more impatient, and the leading man said, "Let the man go, and we'll leave now."

Li Yan's eyes didn't even drift to the second aunt, and his voice was even colder: "Let them go first, I promise not to stop you."

Originally they had planned very well, but unfortunately someone accidentally stepped on the clamp, and the scream of pain woke up the bad guys.

They were on guard, and the bandit leader's first reaction was to have his men capture the hostages first.

During the fight, Boss Jiang, as well as the second in command and the third in command were all captured alive by Li Yan's men.

This has led to the current situation.

Of course, to be honest, Li Yan was more controlled by others, so he could only pretend to be indifferent.

Otherwise they will find out what they are worried about and ask for too much.

It was not that he was unwilling to accept the boss's suggestions, but that he did not dare to believe what they said.

They have all become bandits, who knows if what they say can still be trusted.

If I really let the person go, but they go back on their word, I would be in trouble.

Boss Jiang, who fell into Li Yan's hands, was not afraid of death. Knowing some inside information, he sneered and said, "Eighteen years later, I will be a brave man again. If you have the will, kill me."

An aunt behind Governor Chen cried out, "Master, you can't use your mother's name to kill someone else. Why don't you agree to their request? Woo woo woo..."

It’s not that my aunt is targeting anyone.

Rather, it was the unruly hands of the bandit who was holding my aunt's hands behind her back that made the young and beautiful aunt unable to bear the humiliation, which caused her inner fear to explode.

In fact, not only the aunt, but most of the people present thought so.

Everyone thought that Li Yan must want to take the opportunity to get rid of his stepmother, so even if General Li came, it couldn't be blamed on him.

Mrs. Li was indeed afraid, but when she heard what her aunt said, she angrily said, "Shut up! Who told you to talk nonsense?"

She also felt that she might lose her life today, but she was glad that her son went out to get information today and escaped.

But now she understood in her heart that if she was not around, her husband would definitely remarry, and her son and daughter-in-law would become thorns in the eyes of others.

If Li Yan could protect his son a little better, they could work together to suppress the newcomers.

Of course she doesn't want to offend the eldest son anymore. (End of this chapter)