The heavens set sail from the courtyard

On the official road leading to Bian Jing, two horse-drawn carriages were moving slowly, and there were rarely any pedestrians or vehicles around.

Bianliang of the Song Dynasty was the most prosperous city in the world. Thanks to its relaxed business atmosphere, there were endless stream of merchants on the official road every day. It was indeed strange that there were only two carriages today.

Of the two carriages, the first one was a little shabby and obviously a cheap one; the other one was slightly newer, and although not luxurious, it was also spacious, with enough space to accommodate more than ten people.

The coachman was an old hand, and although the carriage was large, it ran very steadily, and the Li family was quite comfortable in the carriage.

The Li family was originally a wealthy family in Luoyang, owning thousands of acres of fertile land. They were truly a wealthy family.

Unfortunately, the head of the family was unlucky and died of illness at an early age, leaving his wife and children to depend on each other.

There are always a lot of gossips about widows, let alone rich widows who don’t even have a son in the family.

Widow Li, with her five beautiful daughters, became the fat sheep among her relatives and the target of their entire family's greed.

Widow Li was also a miserable person. She originally had a son, but unfortunately he was washed away by the flood and his whereabouts were unknown. She has never had an heir since then.

She was also not an ordinary person. Her five daughters were all very capable. They had managed to keep the family business with great difficulty, but they could no longer stay in Luoyang, so Widow Li sold her land and moved her family to Bianliang.

In the early years, Li Fuhui, the second daughter of the Li family, married into the Fan family of Bianliang. Widow Li wanted to go to the second daughter for help.

However, with such a large family and huge wealth, it was inevitable that they would attract the attention of those who were interested. Widow Li was well aware of the dangers of this journey, so she spent money to hire a reliable merchant company and two horse-drawn carriages, and took the official road every day.

With only two days left to travel to Bianliang, Widow Li and her four daughters became excited and began to look forward to it in the carriage.

"Mom, what is Bianliang like? I heard that it is ten times more prosperous than Luoyang. Is that true?" Li Haode, the fourth daughter of the Li family, pulled her mother and asked.

"I heard that the capital's business is developed the most in the world, there is no curfew at night, and the night market is unique. Is it true?" asked Li Leshan, the fifth daughter of the Li family.

Widow Li was speechless and said, "You ask me, who should I ask? Your mother is also going to the capital for the first time."

Li Kangning, the third daughter of the Li family, said, "Mother, don't bother with Xiao Si and Xiao Wu. They are bored in the carriage. They ask the same question eight hundred times a day and they don't get tired of it."

"Third sister, you are still talking about us. Aren't you bored? We have been trapped in the carriage all the way, and our butts are sore from the shaking." Si Niang Haode said with a bitter face.

Widow Li spat and scolded: "Girls, please be careful with your words and actions. It's so ugly to talk about buttocks or not."

Wu Niang smiled and said, "Mom, there's no one else in the carriage, why are you being so cautious?"

Widow Li said with a stern face: "That won't work either. You haven't married yet, so you should be careful about your words and actions, especially when you go to your second sister's in-laws' house in Bianliang. You must be careful about your words and actions and never be presumptuous."

Fourth Lady Haode and Fifth Lady Leshan looked at each other, sat up straight, and said, "I understand, mother."

At this time, the eldest sister Li Shouhua said: "Little Four, Little Five, don't blame mother for being strict. When we go to the second sister's husband's house, our words and actions will affect her status in her husband's house."

Widow Li said, "Not only that, my biggest mission this time in the capital is to find ideal husbands for the four of you. Reputation is the most important thing there, so you must control your temper and don't act recklessly like you did in Luoyang, which will affect your future marriage."

Sanniang Kangning sat next to her mother, took her hand and said, "Mom, I won't get married. I want to be with you forever."

"Nonsense." Madam Li scolded with a doting smile: "Girls cannot stay at home when they grow up. There is no woman who does not marry. If it were not for those bastards in the Li family, I would have found a good man for you long ago."

Aunt Shouhua said: "Mother, you just need to take care of the arrangements for the third sister and the others. I have already calmed down."

Madam Li said with some distress: "Auntie, your eldest son-in-law has been gone for three years, and you have also been waiting for him for three years. You should move on. Do you want to wait for a dead person for your whole life?"

Li Shouhua lowered his head silently and said: "Mom, you understand me. I can't find anyone better than him in this life."

The carriage suddenly fell into silence.

After a long while, Madam Li finally sighed and said, "My eldest son-in-law is good in every way. His character, talent, and ability are all one in a million. The only bad thing about him is that he died too young!"

A trace of grief flashed across Aunt Shouhua's face, but she quickly hid it and changed the subject: "Mother, did my second sister reply to your letter? When we arrive in Bianliang, should we go directly to the Fan family?"

Madam Li said, "I left in a hurry and haven't received a reply from Second Sister yet, but judging by the time, she must have received my letter." Third Sister Kang Ning said with longing, "I haven't seen Second Sister for a long time. I don't know if she is doing well in the Fan family."

Aunt Shouhua smiled and said, "My second brother-in-law fell in love with my second sister at first sight and traveled thousands of miles to marry her. I'm sure he won't treat her badly."

Madam Li also smiled and said, "Fuhui wrote to me before, saying that her second son-in-law treated her like a pearl and a treasure, and wanted to buy her all the good things in the world. I guess she must be living a good life!"

While the five mothers and daughters were chatting, the coachman Lao Hua outside the carriage suddenly said: "Mrs. Li, there is a stream not far ahead. Let's take a break for a while!"

Madam Li frowned and asked, "How far is it to the post station? How about we rest after we get there?"

Lao Hua said: "The post station is still half a day away, but we are tired and thirsty and can't hold on any longer."

Madam Li said impatiently, "We have only been walking for less than half a day and you want to rest. When will we be able to reach the capital?"

Aunt Shouhua consoled her, "Mother, we are not tired, but the horses are tired. Let's rest for half an hour before we continue on our journey. This is a good time for the sisters to wash up."

"Big sister is right, mother, I have wanted to pee for a long time." Wu Niang said kindly.

Madam Li saw that her daughters looked very bad, probably because they were tired from running around for days.

"Okay, let's rest for half an hour." Madam Li finally gave in.

When the coachman Lao Hua got Madam Li's approval, he happily waved his whip and steered the carriage away from the official road towards a stream not far away.

When the two carriages arrived at the destination, Madam Li asked her four daughters to wear veils to cover their faces, get off the carriages to relax their muscles and urinate.

"Qiong Nu, you accompany Xiao Si and Xiao Wu." Madam Li asked her child bride to accompany her daughter to urinate and to keep watch at the same time.

Qiong Nu lowered her head and agreed: "Yes."

Several drivers gathered by the stream and glanced in the direction of the women with ill intent!
Shouhua was the first to notice something was wrong and pulled at his mother's sleeve.

"Mom, something's wrong."

Madam Li was stunned and looked in the direction of the coachman!

"Mom, help." At this time, Si Niang Haode suddenly shouted.

Madam Li was startled and looked towards the source of the sound, then she saw five burly men in black, holding steel knives on the necks of Si Niang Haode, Wu Niang Leshan, and the child bride Qiong Nu, and slowly walking out of the bushes!

The drivers also drew out their long-hidden weapons and surrounded the Li family with sinister smiles on their faces.

"Mrs. Li, hand over your money and I promise to leave your body intact." The coachman Lao Hua said proudly.

"How dare you?" Madam Li protected her two remaining daughters behind her and cursed, "Aren't you afraid of the laws of the Song Dynasty?"

Lao Hua laughed and said, "We are going to kill you here today, who will know?"

"Boss, didn't you say that we should enjoy these beautiful girls first before killing them?" said someone next to Lao Hua.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll give you some time to enjoy yourself later!" Lao Hua said with a smile.

When Madam Li heard the conversation between the few people, her heart sank to the bottom.

"Mom, don't worry about us, just take my sister and run away." Wu Niang Leshan shouted.

"Shut up." The big man in black shouted and reached out to strip Wu Niang Le Shan's clothes.

In an instant, with a whoosh sound, an arrow flew out of nowhere and pierced the big man's throat!

Everyone looked towards Wu Niang Le Shan! (End of this chapter)