Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

The Taoist priest immediately realized that the situation was not good. The other group was probably those bandits. It would be better for them to fall into the hands of the Yamen servants than those bandits. So he gave up the struggle in an instant and followed the Yamen guards obediently.

When the bandits who secretly chased him saw this, they were so angry that they punched the wall and then went back to report to their boss.

How to deal with it specifically depends on the boss's decision.

What they didn't expect was that they didn't have time to report the Taoist priest's arrest to their boss after they returned, because they didn't see their boss at all. The owner of Xilailou told them that their cottage had been burned down, and the boss was anxious to go back.

Everyone immediately panicked and ignored the people like Xilailou and hurried up the mountain. Naturally, they couldn't go back smoothly. After all, the Yamen had set an ambush on their way back and they were all captured quietly.

The day after the auction, the Xilai Building was closed and all the waiters were sent home. The reason was that the owner had family matters and had to close the business for a while.

In fact, the owner of Xilailou went to the county government office and burst into tears when he saw the pieces of clothing of his wife and children that the government officials had collected from the mountains.

He shouldn't have believed what those bandits said. He thought he could successfully rescue his wife and children by following their requests, but he never expected that those beasts never thought of returning his wife and children to him!

"Please, sir, make the decision for me, the common people!"

He couldn't kneel down in front of Lu Baichuan and the county magistrate, and his whole body almost collapsed.

Kneeling next to him was Ping Xuan, dressed as a beggar. He had known for a long time that his family was gone. His reaction was smaller than that of Xilai Loudong's family, but he was not in a good condition either. Especially since Xilai Loudong's family was crying so sadly, his emotions were also affected. , the whole person looked very depressed.

"Before, the common people were worried that those people would hurt their wives and children, so they didn't dare to report to the official. They just hoped that their wives and children would come back safely, but who would have thought...who would have thought! It was me who harmed them!"

The boss of Xilailou fell to the ground crying. If they had reported it to the official early, they might have been able to save their lives!
Lu Baichuan looked at his self-reproach and regret, and sympathized with him, but he couldn't say much. No one would feel uncomfortable when encountering this kind of thing, so he could only relieve himself.

When they gradually calmed down, Lu Baichuan said: "It's too late to say anything now. The only thing you can do is to tell everything you know. The government will send troops to exterminate the bandits and restore peace to the people."

Taoist Priest Pingxuan sniffed and said coldly: "Let me talk first."

"More than two months ago, I was suddenly approached. They threatened my family's lives and asked me to figure out where the legendary treasure was. I said that I was just a charlatan, making a living in the city. Eat, I was beaten before I finished speaking, and I was forced to call myself a master, go out and publicize that I could figure out where the treasure was, and find ways to spread the news."

"They gave me money and asked me to become a very respectable Taoist priest. I told everyone about the treasure. The bandits secretly spread the news, and soon many people came here."

"The bandits were afraid that I would spill the beans, so they asked me to find a place to hide. I thought they were letting me hide by myself. Unexpectedly, I was caught in the village that night. At first, I thought it would be good to reunite with my family. But I didn’t see my family at all. They said they were keeping me in separate custody, so they locked me up for two months. It was only a few days ago that I overheard the bandits talking, and I realized that my family was gone a long time ago. I just escaped when there was no one in the stronghold."

Immediately afterwards, Xilailu's boss also explained the situation, which was similar to that of the Taoist priest.

Lu Baichuan asked: "Do you know how these bandits mentioned the news about the treasure? Is there anyone behind them to guide them?"

The shopkeeper of Xilailou shook his head. When he found out, no one in the city knew about it.

The Taoist priest thought about it seriously and said, "The bandit leader often corresponds with a person. It is probably that person who gives them advice behind his back." Lu Baichuan became interested and continued to ask, "Who is he?"

"I don't know. It should be from the capital. The bandit leader calls the other party "sir." It must be because the other party has given him a lot of benefits and the bandit leader respects him very much.

This is interesting, he is actually from the DPRK.

I thought it was Dongting who was causing trouble, but I didn't expect that it was one of my own who was secretly causing trouble.

It's ironic.

Afterwards, Lu Baichuan personally interrogated several bandits he had captured, and the answers he got were similar to those given by Ping Xuan. They did not know who was communicating with the boss.

Thinking about it, if too many people know about it, that person will be exposed.

After coming out of the cell, Lu Baichuan said: "Send me a team of troops and I will go suppress the bandits."

Now that we know that it is not the Dongting people who are causing trouble, the matter is much simpler. Just catch the bandits and put them in prison, and then ask the emperor to send people to investigate. As for who to send and how the investigation is, it doesn't matter. It's his business.

He didn't go home for another day. Fortunately, he had someone send a message to Jiang Jiuniang. Jiang Jiuniang didn't panic at all. She walked around the village with Sister-in-law Zhang and met many people.

A group of women gathered around the child to find topics to talk about, and the conversation ended with Jiang Jiuniang's stomach.

"The young master is quite well-behaved. I haven't seen him making trouble with my wife in the past two days."

At this time, every household wanted to have a son, and they thought Jiang Jiuniang was the same, so they called her a young master to please Jiang Jiuniang.

Jiang Jiuniang originally didn't want to care about these things. After all, their thoughts were deeply ingrained and one or two words could not change their opinions. But when she heard people around her talking about having a son, she really couldn't hold it back and said: " I have always hoped that this baby would be a little girl."

Everyone didn't take her seriously, they just thought she was joking. After all, who wants to have a daughter?

Seeing their slightly disdainful looks, Jiang Jiuniang became a little more serious and continued: "Who among you here is not a woman? Men and women are both human beings, why should you think that men are superior to others? Don't always look down on yourselves and belittle your family. Girl, girl is a considerate little cotton-padded jacket!"

"You really don't believe it. The queen has stood up to speak for us women. And in the capital, women can also go to school and find a decent job in the city in the future. It is said that women know women best. A promising daughter in the family will remember her parents’ upbringing and education, and she will definitely be more considerate and caring for her parents than a son.”

"Don't always think that the water thrown out by your married daughter is still a piece of flesh that fell off your body. Just ask, have you all severed ties with your parents' families? Do you have to go home during the holidays? A well-raised daughter is more decent than anything else. To be more realistic, even when she grows up, the bride price will be much higher, isn’t that true?”

In the end, she talked about the bride price, which made many people start to feel shaken. (End of chapter)