Madam Hou

Chapter 13

Da da da

The sound of horseshoes came from far and near. At the corner where Yunping Mountain protruded and formed the boundary between Changping County and neighboring counties, layers of loess dust stepped on by the horseshoes diffused, followed by the appearance of horse heads, and then It was a few men wearing silver armor on horseback, roughly counting, there should be more than [-] people.

The first one is a young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and long, with a well-defined face, handsome eyebrows slanted into the temples, and under the eyebrows are a pair of clear and bright eyes like autumn water. It will be slightly upturned, like a pair of peach blossom eyes, but not as charming as peach blossom eyes. There is a straight nose and a thin lip under the eyes.A sword hung from his waist.

A step behind him is also a young man, but younger, about fifteen or sixteen years old, his body seems to have not yet grown up, and he is a little shorter.Behind them, there are more than 30 men in uniform, aged between seventeen and eighteen to thirty, with serious expressions.

The younger boy seemed to hear something, he listened for a while, and then said to the boy in front: "Brother Feng Qi, listen, there seems to be a fight in front."

After the young man in front heard it, he also listened for a while, and heard that there was indeed a fighting sound, and the fighting sound became more and more clear as they moved forward.

"Look, it's the front." The young boy pointed to a place several hundred meters ahead.

"I'm afraid the bandits here are robbing the rich people passing by. Let's ride over quickly and see if we can save that family."

"Okay, I like to draw swords to help when the road is injustice, those mountain bandits dare to loot their houses in broad daylight, I will not kill them, sir," he said, waving his hands to the people behind: "Brothers, let's go. "After finishing speaking, he patted the horse's belly and ran out first.

in the carriage.

Mrs. Chen, Yinniang, and Pingniang hugged each other in fright, and the carriage behind the servant girl was also screaming in fear one after another.Every time I heard the "dang" sound of the front blades colliding, there would be a high-pitched "ah" sound with uneven timbre.

Mrs. Chen hugged Yinniang in one hand and Pingniang in the other, trembling and regretting that she should smear her face with a layer of charcoal when she went out, otherwise the robbers would not be seen by the robbers and wanted to rob her. I also felt that I really shouldn't be going to Beijing at this time, why would I go out when the robbers are rampant? I knew that I should have hired an escort from the escort agency, but later I felt that it was wrong to be engaged to the Hou's mansion, otherwise the three of them, mother and daughter He is still safe and sound in Linping County, so he won't be wondering if his life will survive like now.

Manager Lin had already negotiated with the robbers. As long as they leave all the money in their hands, the group can leave safely.Unexpectedly, when a gust of wind blew, it just happened to lift the curtains on the carriage where Mrs. Chen, mother and daughter were sitting, revealing the faces of the three female relatives inside.When Mrs. Chen was young, she was a famous beauty in Sanli Shiba Township, but now she is only in her early thirties, so she is not old.The Yanniang and Yinniang she gave birth to are both more beautiful than Mrs. Chen, and no worse than Mrs. Chen. Although Pingniang's stature has not grown, she can tell that she will definitely be a beauty embryo in the future.When a group of bandits who had never seen the world saw the three faces inside, they only thought that this woman should only exist in the sky. It was rare for the world to hear about it.

After the bandit leader came to his senses, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, thinking that all such beautiful women would be taken to the mountain, the older one would be the wife of the village, and the two younger ones would be the daughters-in-law of the sons.So he waved his sword again and said loudly: "The three ladies in the carriage will also stay, and the others can leave."

Steward Lin is definitely not willing. If he lets the wife of the eldest son of the Hou Mansion be robbed into the mountain and become Mrs. Yazhai, Mrs. Lin Hou can turn him into a flatterer, and his wife and children will not even want to live.With the situation stronger than others, Steward Lin showed the signboard of the Hou Mansion, hoping to achieve a deterrent effect: "This is the carriage of the Yongning Hou Mansion. If you hurt us, you can get well. Immediately send troops to suppress you."

But these bandits grew up in the mountains, never read, and don't even know all the common sense. The biggest official who knows besides the emperor is the magistrate who often sends troops to suppress them. I don't know what the hell is Yongninghou .After listening to Guanshi Lin's words, he took a sip loudly, and then said: "Even the magistrate can't help me. I'm still afraid of your so-called marquis's mansion. If you are sensible, I will keep the woman, otherwise I will kill you all and take you to the mountain to roast." eat."

If the negotiation breaks down, then we can only fight.

But the family members are also human beings, and they are all afraid of death. At first, they were timid and did not dare to go up to fight with the bandits. Later, Steward Lin said loudly: "Ms. Chen and Mrs. Chen must be protected. If Miss Chen and Mrs. Chen make a mistake, , you know what will happen to your wives and children at home, but if you protect the young lady and madam, if you die unfortunately, Master Hou and Madam Hou will naturally extend their favor to your family."

Well, if you don’t go, you, your wife and children will die, if you go, you may die yourself, but at least your wife and children will survive. It’s not a difficult multiple-choice question, so let’s go.

So the two sides started killing fiercely.

Yin Niang shivered and opened a corner of the curtain of the carriage to look out. The fighting outside was fierce, but her own side suffered even more serious injuries. If this continues, only everyone will die together.

Mrs. Chen quickly took Yiniang's hand away, and covered the curtain: "Don't look, Yiniang, it's so scary outside."

Yin Niang thought about it for a while, her black and shining eyes calmed down as much as possible, she raised her head and asked Mrs. Chen, "Mother, where is the bag of jewelry we carry?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"give me."

Mrs. Chen found the blue brocade bundle from the pile of bundles behind her. Yin Niang snatched it, and then got out of the carriage with the bundle. The speed was so fast that Mrs. Chen almost didn't realize it. Yinniang had already jumped out of the carriage, Madam Chen quickly lifted the curtain and said to Yinniang in fear and anxiety: "Yinniang, Yinniang, what do you want to do, it's dangerous, come back quickly, ouch, my be careful Gan, you want your mother's life."

Yin Niang ran to a place a little far away from the carriage, grabbed some jewels from the bundle, and while holding up the jewels in her hands, she danced and said to the bandits, "I have all the jewels, come and chase me!" Without waiting for the bandit to react, he ran away in another direction.

The bandit leader chopped off a servant's hand with a swish of his sword, and when he turned around, he only had time to see the light of the jewel before he saw Yinniang running away with the jewel in his arms.The bandit leader yelled "Damn" and said to his accomplices who were still fighting behind him: "The little lady ran away with the jewels, and some brothers followed me!"

Yin Niang ran desperately with her bundle, she didn't even dare to turn her head, she could only hear the whistling wind in her ears, and the constant shouts telling her to stop, she didn't even dare to think about her mother What will happen with my sister.

Later, the voice telling her to stop stopped, and there was more horseshoes, and then the clang of knives, accompanied by the man's ouch.She was completely incapable of analyzing what happened later. She thought that the bandits had more accomplices, so she could only run faster.

A rough and hearty voice from behind remembered: "Hey, don't run away, I'm here to save you, I beat all the bad guys to the ground."

Yin Niang didn't believe it, and ran even harder.As she ran, she felt that the people behind her were getting closer, and even their shadows were almost imprinted on her body.She looked at the side of the road, there was a fir forest beside the road, and there was a steep slope between the road and the fir forest.Yin Niang became ruthless, closed her eyes, jumped down with the bundle in her hand.

Apart from touching the ground at first, Yin Niang felt that the person chasing her jumped down with her. The person hugged her with both hands, and then the two of them rolled and rolled like winter melons. After rolling five or six times, it stopped at a slightly flat place.

Yinniang only thought it was over, if she was caught by bandits, she would either be raped first and then killed, or raped first and then raped, or raped first but not killed, the first two would die, and the latter would still be soaked in a pig cage to death .She will die no matter what, but she is used to struggling before she dies.He closed his eyes tightly and didn't dare to open them. He didn't even want to throw away the jewels in his hands while running all the way. He kicked and hit him with hands and feet, and cursed loudly: "Let go of me, you little girl!" Bastard, if you dare to touch me, I will curse you for giving birth to a son without a butt, and a daughter without eyes, so that the son you give birth will not be able to have a grandson, and you will have no children and grandchildren for the rest of your life... "

Lin Fengqi reached out and grabbed the two little hands that were waving wildly in front of his chest, and then fixed the two small fists on the top of her head with one hand, and put her feet together, and fixed the pair of kicking feet below, and the other He pinched the chin of the little man under him with one hand: "Hey, stop scolding, if you scold again, it will all be retribution on you."

She is obviously a beautiful little girl, and her voice is as crisp and pleasant as beads falling into a plate, how can she say such hurtful words.

Yinniang continued to half-whimper and half-curse: "If you have the ability, kill me. When I become a ghost, I will go to your house every night to pester you. I will scare your father, your mother, and your son to death." Brothers and sisters, woo woo woo... I don't want to die!"

"Hey, open your eyes and take a look, I'm really not those bad guys."

"You lied to me, I won't open it."

"Open, open" after finishing speaking, she went to break Yinniang's eyelids.

Yin Niang followed through the opening of her eyes, and finally saw clearly that the boy with handsome eyebrows and armor was pressing on her. Then she opened her eyes, stopped whimpering, and asked, "Are you really like them?" Together?"

"If you say no, you still don't believe me. Don't hit people anymore. If you don't hit people, I will let you go."

Yin Niang shook her head.

Lin Fengqi let go of her, clapped his hands and sat beside her.

Yinniang sat up and said to him: "Brother Yingxiong, what about my mother and the others, did you save them?"

"Don't worry, they're already fine."

"Brother Hero, you saved me, how should I repay you, are you short of money? How about I give you money."

"Forget it. If you want to repay me, there will be opportunities in the future. Let's go back quickly. If you don't go back, your mother and the others should worry."

After speaking, he stood up first, turned around and walked a few steps first.But after walking a few steps, he found that the people behind had not followed.Turning around, I realized that Yinniang squatted on the ground behind and picked up the bag that had just been thrown down, and put the scattered jewels back into the bag.It was getting dark, and only the crescent moon with the belt width was shining faintly. Yin Niang's hands touched the ground bit by bit, hoping to pick up all the jewels.

Lin Fengqi looked at it and said impatiently: "Don't pick it up, what good things can your family have, I will compensate you when I return to Beijing."

Yinniang chose not to hear the first sentence, but only heard the second sentence "I will compensate you", she raised her head and asked with sparkling eyes: "Really?"

Lin Fengqi nodded: "Yeah." After speaking, he turned around and prepared to continue walking, but after waiting for a while, he found that the people behind still hadn't followed.Looking back, I found that Yinniang was still squatting on the ground and groping with her hands.

"Why are you still looking for it? Didn't you say that you will be compensated?"

"You pay me, you pay me. These jewels have to be found. It's a pity to lose them. They are worth a lot of money."

God, what kind of person did his mother find to come back to be her daughter-in-law? By then, the Yongning Hou Mansion will not be emptied by her.Thinking of the Hou Mansion being evacuated in the future, leaving only the empty shells of the porch beams and pillars in the end, Lin Fengqi couldn't help but shudder, only feeling that his financial future was in jeopardy.

Yin Niang finally finished looking for the jewels, and she said to Lin Fengqi, "Brother Hero, we can go."

Lin Fengqi nodded, and walked ahead to find the way, Yinniang followed behind.But as he walked, he found that the people behind him were walking very slowly, slower than a tortoise.Lin Fengqi turned around and said, "Hurry up, you won't see insects and snakes coming and going when it's too late, be careful not to be bitten by poisonous snakes."

"My foot hurts, and it was worn out when I was running just now."

Lin Fengqi walked over and squatted down with his back to her: "Come up, I'll carry you on my back."

"I've made an engagement, but whether a man or a woman can give or take a kiss, my mother said, if you're engaged, you must strictly guard against men and women, and you can't let people talk about it."

"Why are you so troublesome? If you are told to come up, you will come up." After speaking, she carried Yin Niang on her back, and then went up the steep slope.

Fortunately, it was not far from the place where Roll Xiao came, and he quickly went up by grabbing the twigs.

Yin Niang rested her chin on Lin Fengqi's shoulder and asked again, "Brother Yingxiong, what's your last name?"

"My surname is Lin."

"Oh, the family I'm betrothed to is also surnamed Lin, which is the Marquis of Yongning in the capital. Brother Yingxiong, do you know the Marquis of Yongning?"

"know."

"Oh, your surname is Lin, so are you related to the Yongning Hou Mansion?"

"Why are you talking so much!"

"Oh, then I won't talk about it."

(End of this chapter)