Yangcun is not big, but it is really a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Lanqiao walked around with Yang Qiaoer for more than an hour, listening to her enthusiastic introduction to various scenic spots, blowing the cool river breeze, and looking at the lush mountains in the distance.

It suddenly became clearer, and the haze that had clouded my mind for the past two months was gone.

Yang Qiaoer finally took him to the pier and pointed to the upper reaches of the Han River, which was turned golden by the sun. "If you take a boat, you can go upstream to Hanzhong and downstream to the capital. If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can go from here."

You might as well stay in the village for a few days, the mountains and rivers here are good, I guarantee that you will have a lot of fun."

Lan Qiao looked at the empty pier under the setting sun, and couldn't help but think of the scene last year at Dongling Ferry where he listened to Lan Ruohai and Xu Qiuyu discussing current affairs. Now that the man has passed away, he was moved by the scene and blurted out, "In the past, people have ridden on the yellow crane.

Go, there is a vacant Yellow Crane Tower here."

"The yellow crane will never return, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years." Yang Qiaoer joked, "It seems that I chose this place poorly and made the young master sad."

Listening to her answering the poem he recited so naturally, Lan Qiao became more and more convinced that she was not just a simple fishing village girl. If she had really grown up in this small fishing village, how would she have had the opportunity to read poetry?

He looked at the flowing river water under the trestle and said tentatively, "I didn't expect Miss Qiaoer to have read a book."

Yang Qiaoer was keenly aware of Lan Qiao's temptation and said with a smile, "I saw the young master holding a sword all the time, but I never thought that the young master is a human being."

So Lan Qiao could only smile bitterly.

Yang Qiaoer took Lan Qiao into a large house backed by an old elm tree in the west of the village. She personally cooked a few exquisite local stir-fries for Lan Qiao, then sat down at the table to eat with Lan Qiao alone. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, her

There was no wine at this family dinner.

For an unmarried girl, dining alone with a strange man is undoubtedly a bit immoral. Yang Qiaoer didn't seem to care, and frequently prepared dishes for Lanqiao and told him some strange things that happened in their village.

Lan Qiao was very vigilant, and only started to use chopsticks after Yang Qiaoer had eaten every dish. Seeing that the mansion was spacious and bright, and indeed seemed to belong to a wealthy family, he asked, "How come the girl doesn't see the girl in such a big house?"

family"

Yang Qiaoer said, "My parents passed away when I was very young, and my brother and I are the only ones left in the family to depend on each other, and there is a long-term worker. They went up the mountain to cut firewood today, and they shouldn't be back soon."

Lan Qiao secretly thought that since there was no one else in your house and you didn't put any medicine in your food, what else could you have planned by trying so hard to lure me here? When he thought of this, he simply asked straight to the point, "Why did the girl come to me?"

Yang Qiaoer smiled softly, put down her chopsticks as if she had known he would ask this question, and said, "I know where the young master's horse is."

"Oh" Lan Qiao said, "you know"

Yang Qiaoer said, "The master's horse was stolen."

"Who stole it?"

"Bandits."

"There are still bandits in your village."

"There is a mountain road south of the village, about twenty miles away, and there is a Yinfeng Village. There are nearly a hundred bandits living in the village, who often bring trouble to the village." Yang Qiaoer looked worried, "Except for our Yang Village, the people to the west are

Zhaozhuang and Chenjiagang to the east are also troubled by banditry, and even Xiangyang City has incidents of bandits stealing from Yinfeng Village from time to time."

"They are too rampant." Lan Qiao said indignantly, "Isn't there no one in the government to care about it?"

"Yinfeng Village is located deep in the mountains, and many of the bandits are nearby mountain people. It is inconvenient for the officers and soldiers to enter the mountain. Every time they surround the village, the bandits have already changed into the appearance of simple mountain people, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to distinguish them."

Yang Qiaoer explained, "On the one hand, it was to mobilize people and spend money and food. On the other hand, the commanding officer also wanted to keep these little bandits and thieves to support the bandits, so they were suppressed several times and nothing happened."

Lan Qiao understood a little and nodded, "So what the girl means is that she wants me to go to Yinfeng Village to look for horses."

"Young Master is carrying a sword and has an upright face. He looks like a great knight who is respected by everyone." Yang Qiao'er looked solemn and pleading as he stared at Lan Qiao and said, "If you can help us find horses, please help us."

Regarding the banditry in Yinfeng Village, Qiaoer is willing to treat the young master with meals for a month on behalf of the village as a thank you."

When Lan Qiao heard about the infestation of bandits, he immediately recalled the glorious years when he traveled around the world doing chivalry and righteousness a few years ago, and at the same time, his blood gradually began to boil.

Hearing that she was treating him to a month's worth of meals, he couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "No wonder there is a banquet but no wine. It turns out that she is worried that I will not have the strength to fight after drinking too much. You just told me these things directly at the Tide Watching Hall."

Am I not good? Why bother going through such a big circle to prevent you from plotting against me?"

Yang Qiaoer sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid that the young master will reject me, so I want to take the young master to experience the goodness of our Yang Village first. In this way, when the young master hears that we are causing banditry, he will be more protective of us and this place."

The will for a little slice of paradise.”

"Now you are honest enough." Lan Qiao said with a dumb smile, "I like honest children."

When he said this, Yang Qiaoer became embarrassed and pouted, "Qiaoer is not a child."

Lan Qiao glanced at the growing twilight outside the window and said, "Okay, I'll leave now. You promised to treat me to meals for a month, so don't break your promise then."

"We will do what we say." Seeing Lan Qiao agree, Yang Qiaoer stood up excitedly and said, "If you don't believe it, we can pull the hook."

Lan Qiao secretly laughed at her childish habits, pulled the hook with her and pushed the door open. Just as he was about to take a step, he heard Yang Qiaoer say again, "There is one more thing."

"What's the matter?" Lan Qiao turned around and asked.

Yang Qiaoer pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I also have a friend who was kidnapped by bandits three days ago."

"Is this the real reason why you are looking for me today?" Lan Qiao looked at Yang Qiaoer who was a little embarrassed and said, "What kind of friend?"

"She is a sister who is two years older than me. She is very important to me." Yang Qiaoer raised her head and said, "If you see her in the village, please find a way to bring her back."

Lan Qiao muttered, "Didn't you just say that there is only one brother in the family? How come there is an additional sister now?"

"She's not a biological sister, she's a sister I recognize. She has a life-long kindness to me." Yang Qiao'er said anxiously, "Before, she had been living in my house to recuperate, and I took care of her personally. Who would have thought that the bandits came into the village three days ago and saw

She was too sick to get out of bed, so they took her away."

"Since you are rescuing people, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lan Qiao snorted, "Rescuing people is like putting out fires. If I had gone earlier, your sister might have been safer."

Yang Qiaoer muttered aggrievedly, "I also want to see what kind of person the young master is first. If his character cannot be trusted, my sister will have walked out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth again."

Lan Qiao thought to himself that since your sister was kidnapped by bandits and she is quite pretty, it would not be a good thing if you randomly find someone to come to rescue her and take advantage of others' danger.
Chapter completed!