fisherwoman

"Here's the burden, all our entanglements are in it, you take the knife away first!" Lin Xueman threw the burden around him to him, she tried hard to calm herself down, but facing the glaring knife, she found that Her hands were still trembling a little, the carriage was shaking violently, and the baby in the swaddle began to cry, and her heart ached suddenly.

Where has Ali seen such a scene before? She leaned against Lin Xueman tremblingly, not daring to raise her eyes to look at the man in black. Although the man in black was not a burly man, he even looked a little thin, but he was a man. With a knife in his hand, it is more than enough to deal with two equally weak women.

"Huh! It's quite interesting!" The man in black put away the knife, put it in his hand, weighed the burden, carried it on his shoulder, and looked back at the two of them, seeing that their faces were pale and frivolous. Said: "Who knows if you have hidden money on your body? When I get to the place, I will check it and let you go."

Lin Xueman originally wanted to save money and avoid disaster, but now this person has turned his head. It seems that today he either died or was broken. She couldn't care less about fear, so she handed the child in her hand to A Li, and walked forward calmly. She moved her body and touched an inkstone in the carriage. It was the Duan inkstone Lin Haisheng brought back from Xuanzhou and gave it to Xiao Chengyu, but Xiao Chengyu didn't like it and threw it in the carriage. She grabbed the inkstone , taking advantage of the moment when he turned back to drive, he smashed him on the head with all his strength.

The man in black was proud that he won the money and the woman, but he didn't expect that the weak-looking woman in the carriage would fight back.Leng Buding suffered a dark loss, screamed, instinctively hugged his head, and fell down,

The carriage was unmanned, out of control, and continued to run wildly forward, and the carriage became more bumpy, as thrilling as riding a roller coaster.

"Ma'am. You hold the baby, and I'll drive." Seeing Lin Xueman frantically grabbing the reins, trying to control the out-of-control carriage, but failed a few times, Ah Li knew she couldn't drive, so she yelled.Climbing out of the turbulent carriage, he stretched out his hand and struggled to pull the reins. After tossing for a while, the carriage gradually slowed down.

Lin Xueman sat in the carriage in shock, holding the child tightly, feeling powerless all of a sudden.Not even having the strength to speak, she opened the curtain.Looking back, the man had been left far behind, and he was relieved.

"Ma'am, where are we going!" A Li managed to restrain the horse, panting and asked back.

The sun was setting, and the sky was gradually getting dark.

"Let's go to the government office." Although there was no one around, the shop could already be seen far ahead.Apart from the government office, Lin Xueman couldn't think of a better place to stay.

Xiao Chengyu didn't know what to do.It is obviously impossible to go back to find them. The man in black was probably temporarily stunned by her just now, and he will wake up soon. If they run into him again, then they are really doomed!

It was a good idea to stay where they were and wait, but it was getting dark, and she didn't dare to take the risk. If those men in black caught up again, wouldn't they be in the jaws of a tiger again?

"Well, then let's go to the government office." A Li responded.Although she is no stranger to Bingzhou, she has not been here in recent years. Fortunately, this place has not changed much, and she still found the so-called Fuya by familiarity.

The government office in Bingzhou is indeed different, different from Yuzhou, and different from Longtan Town. Although the general outline of the year is still there, it can be vaguely seen that it is an office office, but the gate has been in disrepair all year round, crumbling, and the roof tiles are scattered. , obviously can't shelter from the wind and rain, and the doors and windows of the main hall are also mottled and incomplete, as if they are about to fall when a gust of wind blows.

If there was no A Li to lead the way, Lin Xueman would have thought that he had come to an old house that had not been lived in for many years, although there was a faint candlelight shining through a window.

The two got out of the carriage, entered the yard, and walked towards the house with candlelight.

Lin Xueman saw that there were several vegetable plots neatly surrounded in the yard, and some withered grass was covered on them, probably vegetables had just been planted in them!

Ali stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" An old and slightly hoarse voice came from inside, "If it's a ghost, please do what you want, if it's a human, please leave, because the old man doesn't want to entertain you!"

Lin Xueman and Ali couldn't help but looked at each other.

Presumably this is the teacher those robbers talked about!

"Old man, we are human!" Such a strange answer, Lin Xueman felt very strange when he heard himself say that!She stepped forward and knocked on the door lightly, and said, "Old man, my husband is the new magistrate here, and I don't want to encounter robbers on the road, so that our husband and wife will be separated, and I hope that it will be convenient for the old man to let us in first. "

There was silence inside.

After a while, an old woman showed her head, looked them up and down, and said expressionlessly: "Follow me." Then she turned and walked towards another wing, she seemed not interested in the word "robber" at all. , not very afraid.

The two hurriedly followed and saw the old woman took out the key, opened the door, and said indifferently: "You guys stay here tonight! However, you have to leave tomorrow morning. This is a government office, not an inn!"

"My aunt, my adults are here to take up the post and are going to live here for a long time, how can we let us leave tomorrow morning?" Ali couldn't help but said.

It was dark, and the two of them couldn't see her expression clearly.

"Slick tongue!" The old woman muttered, ignored them, walked a few steps, turned her head again, and said coldly, "For the sake of holding your children, I will give you the carriage." In the backyard, I’ll feed you for you by the way, you’d better stay in the house, don’t come out and walk around at will, so as not to cause trouble!”

"Why doesn't she believe what we said?" A Li looked at the old woman with her head, then turned her head and said to Lin Xueman.

"Never mind her! Let's settle down first." Seeing that she was really going to lead the horse, Lin Xueman shouted behind her, "Thank you, Auntie!"

The old woman didn't make a sound, and drove the carriage to the backyard on her own.

On the window sill, there was an oil lamp standing there alone. A Li walked over, picked up the torch on one side, and lit it. There was a little light in the room. It seemed that no one had entered the room for a long time, and there was a smell of musty.

From the outside, these rooms look dilapidated, but inside they are in good condition. The room you walk into seems to be a small reception room with a few chairs and a table. There is also a small suite with a bookshelf leaning against Standing against the wall, there are a few books loosely placed on it. Opposite the bookshelf is a desk and chair. Obviously this is a study room.

It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs!

Ah Li was holding the oil lamp, Lin Xueman was holding the child, the two passed through the circular arch on the wall of the study, entered the innermost room, and found the bedroom, which had a bed and a quilt.

The bedroom is not big, but it is clean and free of clutter.

The two sat on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Excellency will find you here, we will be safe here!" A Li said, stood up again, and said, "Madam, I'll ask them for some hot water."

While the two were talking, the old woman came in just now, carrying a bowl of steaming rice porridge, and still said coldly: "There is only this little rice porridge left, give it to the children! The two adults can figure it out for themselves!"

"Thank you, Auntie!" Lin Xueman was moved when she saw that she was still thinking about the child, and said softly, "We are not hungry!"

Under the light, the wrinkles on her face are clearly visible. Although her expression is cold, she gives off a very kind look. Several patches have been made on the blue cloth pants, and the stitches are very fine and neat. .

"You're welcome, I'm old, I can't hear my children crying, I'm in a panic!" She put down the rice porridge and walked out without even looking at them.

"Ma'am, do you dare to drink this porridge?" Ali asked in a low voice. She looked at the old woman's back and muttered, "I feel terrified when I see her."

"It's okay, why are strangers trying to harm us? If they want to do it, they don't need to bother!" Lin Xueman said so, but she tasted it first, and felt that the taste was not bad. There was no other smell except the rice fragrance, so she was relieved Feed the baby a few mouthfuls.

"Then I'll go get some hot water." Ali stood up again and walked outside.

At that time, Xiao Chengyu saw the carriage being hijacked by the men in black, so he had no intention of fighting and chased after him, but those men in black saw his intentions, and several people besieged him alone, making him unable to escape.

He watched the carriage fly away in the dust, he couldn't help being anxious, swung his knife and fought hard, then took the opportunity to get away, and ran forward with a whip.

The few guards sent by Lin Haisheng were not bad. Although there were many people who robbed the road, their skills were far behind them. The two sides fought for a while, and those men in black gradually lost their battle. There was nothing cheap, the leader gave an order and fled in all directions.

Xiao Chengyu chased on the road for a while, but he didn't see any trace of the carriage. He gradually became nervous. It took only a moment, where could he go?

Suddenly, he saw a man in black lying on the ground in front of him, moaning, and there was a bundle not far away, so he got off his horse, stepped forward to pick up the bundle, and recognized that it was his own bundle, his heart sank , walked up to the man in black, stepped forward and grabbed his lapel, and asked sharply, "Where's the man in the carriage?"

"Run away!" the man in black said weakly, pointed to his head, and said, "They beat them." Then he begged, "Good man, save me! I didn't hurt them."

"Then where did they go?" Xiao Chengyu looked around and saw that there was no one there, so he grabbed him and said bitterly, "If something happens to them, I will definitely tear you to pieces." , grabbed him onto the horse, and galloped forward.

Xiao Chengyu searched all the inns, but couldn't find them. He felt anxious, where did this woman go?We agreed to stay at the hotel at night.

He thought for a while, then hurriedly galloped towards the government office... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)