The blessing of the Qing Dynasty is difficult to pass

Chapter 165 Encountering Refugees
It was drizzling outside, the sky was groggy, the light in the room was extremely dark, Hua Hua had already lit the candles, Yi Rao leaned against the threshold with a cup of hot tea in her hand, staring at the bare trees in the yard with a bored expression.

After the disaster relief work was over, Yi Rao and Yin Xiang originally planned to take a stroll in Kaifeng City, and set off for the capital in a few days, but unexpectedly it started to rain lightly, and it lasted for four or five days. In the house, it's too busy to be moldy.

Yinxiang can go out to socialize from time to time, but Yirao is not in the mood to go out, it is rainy and humid everywhere, she is too lazy to go out.

"Fujin, close the door. It's chilly with the wind blowing in from outside. You stand at the door, what if you catch a cold?" Hua Hua put down the needle and thread in her hand, walked to the door and advised Yi Rao.

Accompanied by Hua Hua's voice, a gust of cold wind blew in, Yi Rao couldn't help shivering, wrapped her clothes tightly, and then obediently went back to the room and sat on a chair, Hua Hua closed the door after seeing this, and then returned to Yi Rao Beside him, he picked up the needle and thread and continued to make clothes.Winter is coming soon, and it's time for Yi Rao to wear winter clothes. It happened that Mrs. Kaifeng Fuyin sent some high-quality materials, so Hua Hua and Lu Lu started to make winter clothes when they had nothing to do.

When it was almost impossible to see people outside, Yinxiang came back. Although he was holding an umbrella, his shoes and the corners of his clothes were still drenched in the rain. Seeing this, Huahua and Lulu hurried back to their room with their sewing baskets. Yinxiang needed to change Clothes, and they never needed their service, so they avoided them.

After changing into clean clothes, Yin Xiang sat down and talked to Yi Rao about the arrangements for the next few days, "The rain won't last for a few days, and we will leave for Beijing after it stops. good."

"What about the disaster victims? Are they settled properly?"

"Most of them have been properly resettled, and the grain and improved seeds for the winter have been distributed. However, a small number of them are still in other places and have not returned to their original places. When checking with their household registrations, they were not found."

"Then what should I do?" The peasants couldn't survive, so they went to other places to beg. Some of them ran far away and didn't know the news of the disaster relief, and they were still refugees in other places and did not return to their hometowns.

"These are not things we can take care of. I have already told the local officials that when those people come back, don't hold them accountable. We will still distribute grain seeds. We will return to Beijing soon, and there is only so much we can do." Yinxiang said with emotion. He sighed, the quality of life of the people mainly depends on the local parent official, who is an imperial envoy and cannot stay for a long time, beyond the reach of the whip.

Of course, Yi Rao sympathizes with these victims who have left their homes. She looks forward to their return home as soon as possible. It will be winter soon, and the weather will be freezing, so it is better to return home.

Yi Rao was worried for the refugees who were still wandering in other places, but what she didn't expect was that a few days later, she was attacked by the refugees.

The thing was like this, it rained for another two days, and the weather finally cleared up, so Yi Rao went to buy some local specialties in Kaifeng.This time, Yirao brought more than a thousand taels of silver, most of which were donated to the victims of the disaster, leaving only 50 taels to buy special products. Yirao has always pursued etiquette and affection, and she was happy with 500 taels. 50 Liang was not angry, and happily went shopping with it in his arms.After shopping, he bid farewell to everyone, and then he and Yinxiang set foot on the way back to Beijing.

On the third day after leaving Kaifeng City, when I was about to reach the border of Henan, I suddenly encountered more than a thousand refugees. The sword has a wooden stick, and the eyes are fierce, surrounding Yi Rao and his party.

When Yi Rao Yinxiang went out of Beijing this time, Kangxi sent two hundred guards to accompany him. In addition to the accompanying two small officials and Yi Rao and others, there were only more than two hundred people, which was far inferior to these refugees in terms of numbers. .

Most of these refugees are victims of disasters. When they went out to beg, they saw wealthy families in other places.At first there were only a few dozen people, but gradually local hooligans joined in, so within a month or two it reached a thousand people.

This group of people has no fixed residence, commits crimes on the move, and flees back and forth at the border between Henan and other provinces. The local county town received a report and wanted to hunt them down, but because of the large number of people and their rapid escape, they were never arrested. So the gang is still at large.

The carriage made by Yi Rao and Yin Xiang is spacious, rich and luxurious, surrounded by guards, it looks like a nobleman.This group of people has been living at the bottom of the society, not only hating the rich but also hating the officials. Seeing that there are not many guards, relying on their superiority in numbers, the leader gave an order, and the group surrounded them.

Surrounded by refugees, Yin Xiang did not show any panic on his face. Although he was worried about Yi Rao in the carriage, he absolutely did not dare to enter the carriage to investigate. The rest couldn't resist it at all.

Yin Xiang calmly asked the leader what he wanted to do and where he came from. He carefully observed the appearance of this group of people, and saw that most of their faces were covered with vicissitudes and their hands were covered with calluses. It seemed that they were used to doing farm work all year round.After thinking about it for a moment, Yinxiang guessed that this group of people must be victims of disasters wandering outside. Although there are also robbers and robbers these days, they are all small groups, at most a hundred people.

With more than a thousand people gathered in one place, they can only be disaster victims wandering outside.

Since he is a disaster victim, it is easy to handle. Yinxiang did not reveal his identity, but said that the imperial court has sent imperial envoys, and the disaster victims in the disaster area have returned to their hometowns, and they have been properly resettled. The ground is frozen, instead of being a refugee with no fixed place, it is better to go home and live a good life.

These refugees listened to Yinxiang's words, and a small number of them were relieved. After all, they were honest people before, and they were forced to become refugees who robbed their homes. , they are naturally willing.

The leader saw that Yinxiang's few words made their hearts fluctuate, and he couldn't help being anxious and angry, shouting in his mouth not to be confused by Yinxiang, the only officials who bully the people, how can they do things for the people, and Judging by the clothes this man was wearing and the carriage he was riding in, he could tell he was very rich. Let's rob him first and then talk about other things.

What the leader said made sense, even if he wanted to return to his hometown, it would not be too late to complete the vote, and if he robbed the son in front of him and got gold and silver, he would be able to return home.Thinking about it in my heart, these people are full of fighting spirit, staring at Yinxiang is like staring at a piece of delicious barbecue, wishing to pounce on him and bite him.

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Yinxiang winked at the leader of the guards, signaling him to prepare for battle. This group of refugees is just a mob, but there are a lot of people. It's hard to say who will win.

Without Yinxiang's signal, the head of the guards had already called everyone to prepare for a fight. Yinxiang and Yirao were deeply loved by Kangxi and the Queen Mother. If something happened to the couple, they would not even think about returning to Beijing safely.

The guards wear special machetes, and even carry bows and arrows. Only half of the refugees have swords, and the rest only hold sticks. My son, with a machete in his hand, it's fine for one to five.It's just because there are so many people on the other side, it's hard to end the battle for a while, and not everyone can go up to join the battle, and dozens of people will be left around Yi Rao's carriage. It is difficult to subdue these refugees.

Seeing that the two sides were fighting inextricably, Yin Xiang simply stood on the carriage with a pair of bows and arrows and began to shoot around. Yinxiang's shots are accurate, and the arrows are not in vain.

Of course Yinxiang did not want the lives of these people, they are all refugees, even if they are sentenced, they have to be handed over to the government, and they will be convicted after careful interrogation of their crimes.As for returning to his hometown, it was a word of persuasion. Now that they are fighting, it is natural that the fish will die and the net will be broken. Although Yinxiang is kind, his kindness is not too overwhelming.

The guards of the Tiger Gun Camp saw that Yinxiang not only did not retreat but fought in person, and was extremely brave, they couldn't help but feel confident and rushed forward desperately. Yinxiang was kind enough to not want these people's lives, and their attacks were not serious , as long as the people are cut down to protect Yinxiang Yirao's safety, then the rest doesn't matter.

The fight outside was fierce, the clash of swords and shouts intertwined with each other, Yi Rao's heart was surging, she was gearing up, and she wished she could go to the battlefield in person.Fortunately, Huahua and Lulu were sitting in the carriage with her at this time, and the two quickly stopped her when they saw this. Although Yi Rao had learned boxing from Zhang Lin, but it was all about flowery fists and embroidered legs. Compared to a bloody battle, Yi Rao's kung fu can only frighten the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

Although Huahua and Lulu were trembling with fright, they surrounded Yirao loyally and did not say a word, nor did they let Yirao speak out. They all knew what would happen if Yirao showed her face. The only thing they could do was The best thing is to stay in the carriage and minimize the sense of presence.

Yi Rao's heart is itchy, this kind of scene is common in TV but not in real life, it's so irritating that she can only hide in the carriage when it's so lively outside!

Not knowing the situation outside, Yi Rao can only communicate with Xiao Bailong in her head, it's good for them to have the upper hand, if they are at a disadvantage, it is necessary to ask Xiao Bailong for help.

When Xiao Bailong heard her words, he straightened his lips, he was only responsible for Yi Rao's safety, and he didn't bother to talk to the others.

Hearing that Xiao Bailong said that his side had the upper hand, Yi Rao couldn't hold back any longer, broke free from Huahua and Lulu's bondage, opened the curtain of the car and wanted to look out.Seeing this, Huahua and Lulu rushed over to pull her back, but it was too late, Yirao had already lifted the curtain of the car, revealing her soul-stirring beauty in front of everyone.

　Happy National Day~
　　
　
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