If you want to completely get out of Zhaoyun Mountain, you need to keep going south until you see Panyun Road.
When it comes to this Panyun Road, the world doesn’t know how to judge it.
The reason why this official road was built in the first place was because bandits were rampant in this area. Several officials proposed to build a road for people to gather and send officers and soldiers to protect it. It could also act as a deterrent.
It's a good idea, but it underestimates people's hearts.
Panyun Road is winding and winding for hundreds of miles, and there are plenty of sections where the arrogant and arrogant robbers can attack.
But most people saw that this was an official way, so they left with peace of mind, and ended up with no life to return.
During the hundreds of years of Tangtang, there were countless wars and chaos, the government was overturned and the number of soldiers was limited. Therefore, it was said that troops were sent for protection at first, but in fact, there were only a few hundred soldiers all year round, and they were widely dispersed.
Therefore, when robbers came to provoke, the soldiers sometimes even ran faster than the common people.
This also gradually fattened up the courage of those horse thieves, and they fought all the way to Chongyi Mansion several times.
The black gold is sinking in the west, the night clouds are dense, then the stars disperse, and the morning light appears again.
At about o'clock on the second day, the women carried baskets and burdens, supported each other, and finally set foot on the official road covered with square stones.
There was almost no one on the road, except for a few brave ones who walked along the innermost dirt road.
"Ah Li, do you really want to leave later?" Qian Qianqian followed Xia Zhaoyi and asked behind the crowd.
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "There is an intersection ahead."
"Why don't you come into town with us? We are rich now."
"I have my own things to do."
"whats the matter?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "I told you last night."
Qian Qianqian thought for a while and nodded: "Yes, you said you wanted to go home last night."
Since we are going home, there is really no way to persuade others to stay.
Qian Qianqian looked at Aunt Feng in front of her, and said: "Wait a minute, let Aunt Feng give you some jewelry, and you will pay for it on the way."
"No, you can keep it."
"Why not? You can use it on the road, and you can give it to your parents and brothers when you get home."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and shook his head: "No, my father and eldest brother have passed away."
"Okay." Qian Qianqian said.
She looked at Ah Li and still felt reluctant to part with her.
"Then, let's go to the city and I can change some clothes for you."
The clothes Ah Li was wearing seemed to have not been changed in several days.
It doesn't really matter whether she can change her clothes on the mountain, but the problem is that she is too worn out.
"Look at you, crawling around," Qian Qianqian said again, "your clothes are ruined."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly, but the smile did not seep into her eyes: "Yeah."
"However, both Ma Yu and Aunt Feng said that you are everyone's benefactor. Are you helping everyone by crawling around?"
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing, lowered his head slightly and watched his feet stepping forward.
"Ah Li?" Qian Qianqian realized something was wrong and called again.
The eye sockets were slightly red, but Xia Zhaoyi tolerated it.
She sniffed, straightened her chest, and said, "I've been thinking about a question."
"ah?"
Xia Zhaoyi looked at her: "You probably didn't talk so much before."
"..."
Seeing her stunned, Xia Zhaoyi smiled again: "Actually, it's quite good. She's very talkative and cute. It's a good thing to be lively and cheerful. You're still young."
"You are younger." Qian Qianqian said seriously.
After walking for an hour, a checkpoint appeared in front of me.
The women stopped, Aunt Fang and Aunt Feng looked at each other, frowning slightly.
"Why did you stop?" Qian Qianqian said, raising his head curiously.
Before he could see clearly, the soldiers over there shouted: "What are you doing!"
It was really strange for a large group of women and children to appear on such a sparsely populated official road.
Qin Sanlang was leaning on the military building upstairs reading a book. After noticing some movement, he turned his eyes and looked over.
Qian Qianqian raised his head and was stunned.
The military building built with dozens of rough logs was a bit crude. A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old was leaning on it, holding a book in his hand and looking down at it.
He was wearing a moonlight brocade robe with very light gold embroidery on it. It was too far away to see the embroidery clearly, but when the wind blew up the clothes, it looked really beautiful.
His face is more beautiful, with handsome eyebrows and starry eyes. His skin color is like the mutton-fat jade she pinched in her hand last night. His handsome nose makes this skin color more three-dimensional and translucent.
"It's so beautiful." Qian Qianqian said.
Qin Sanlang was stunned when he saw so many people.
After collecting the book and sitting upright, he looked at the soldiers below: "Where did it come from?"
The soldiers suddenly raised their voices and shouted: "I'm calling you here! What are you doing!"
"Speak more politely." Qin Sanlang said gently.
"I'm not polite," Song Erlang's voice sounded. He brushed his horse, walked out from there, and asked, "But what are you talking about?"
He looked at the group of women and children and raised his eyebrows: "There are so many people."
Qian Qianqian stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and his eyes widened.
Many girls are like this too.
"Are you scared?" Song Erlang was very satisfied. He raised his hand and tore off the fake pig skin on his nose and lips, put it in his hand and shook it.
The pig skin is not realistic at all, but it does look very scary at first glance.
Lipless teeth, a shaved nose, and hideous scars.
It turned out to be fake.
Who is so boring!
But after he dumped her, he probably really liked her so much that he posted her back.
"Your hands are dirty." Qin Sanlang reminded him.
"I've caught shit, what are you afraid of!" Song Erlang shouted.
"..."
In addition to being darker, the appearance under the face was also straight-looking, but it was too dark, and he had pasted the pig skin back on it, so he didn't have time to see it clearly.
Xia Zhaoyi recognized it at a glance.
Song Qingtang.
Two years ago, the second son of Song Du, then Minister of Industry.
The reason why I know him is because he brought a bunch of friends to provoke his second brother, but he was beaten up by his second brother and thrown directly in front of the Song Mansion.
How old was he then?
It seems like thirteen.
It was the year of Bingxu, and now he is ugly. He should be sixteen years old now.
However, in just the past few years, I have grown a lot taller, with a strong back and strong waist, and I look very strong.
I vaguely remembered that he had good looks, at least no worse than the young man in white next to him.
How could it turn into a piece of charcoal?
"I'm asking you!" the soldier shouted again, "Where did you come from? Do you have your household registration with you? Who are you?"
Aunt Feng and Aunt Fang discussed in low voices.
Ms. Liang has already stepped forward: "We are poor people, women who were captured by the horse thieves gang! Now we have escaped!"
Qin Sanlang and Song Erlang were both stunned.
Aunt Feng secretly said something bad and looked at Mrs. Liang with some reproach.
"Which horse thieves gang? How did you escape? Do you still remember the route inside?" Qin Sanlang asked.
"It's over," Qian Qianqian suddenly felt a little scared and said softly, "Will you call us back to show us the way?"
What is even more scary is whether their belongings will be searched after hearing that they are from the Horse Thieves Gang.
If all the gold and jewelry were taken away, how would a family like them live?
What kind of village should I buy, what kind of shop should I buy?
Are we going to be used as slaves and maids again?
