Qin Huaidao stood up and was completely relieved after confirming that Xue Rengui and Luo Zhang were not injured. He looked at the girls. The oldest was less than twenty and the youngest was fourteen or fifteen years old. They were simply dressed. At first glance, they looked like ordinary farm children. His eyes were full of fear and fear.
Confusion, confusion about the future.
"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you. They are all nearby villagers, right?" Qin Huaidao tried to make his voice gentler, for fear of scaring everyone.
Unfortunately, no one responded, and everyone looked at him uneasily.
Qin Huaidao knew that everyone was frightened and comforted him: "Don't be afraid. All the bandits have been killed. We will take everyone away at dawn and go home."
However, everyone was indifferent, as if they had lost hope and life. An older girl suddenly said: "Thank you for saving me, but how can I, the one who lost my virginity, go back? It's the same when I go back."
If you die, my benefactor can just leave on his own and don't need to worry about us."
Qin Huaidao was startled, and suddenly realized what losing one's virginity means to girls in this era. I'm afraid that if they go back, they will only face death, and even harm their families. He suddenly felt sympathetic, thought for a while, and said: "Listen to me, everyone, are you willing to go back?"
Yes, I will send you all back. If you can't go back, if you want, you can follow me from now on. If I have something to eat, I guarantee you will be indispensable."
"Thank you so much for your benefactor. In addition to the dozens of us, there are many more people imprisoned in the cave. There must be more than two hundred people. They are all poor people who were taken captive. Their ominous bodies will only harm our benefactor, which is not what we want.
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"What else? Go take a look -" Qin Huaidao was shocked and walked towards the cave.
Soon, Qin Huaidao came to the bottom of the cave and saw a cave next to it. The entrance was blocked by a high wooden fence. There were torches burning on the stone wall inside. Through the light, he could see countless girls lying on the ground.
He was naked, his face was as pale as a vegetable, and his eyes were full of despair.
"Are there really so many?"
Qin Huaidao looked at the girls on the floor, wishing he could save the bandits and kill them again. He rushed to the entrance, kicked open the wooden fence blocking the way, and shouted: "Get up quickly, I'm here to save you."
However, no one moved or even raised their eyelids. They all had lost hope of life and were like walking corpses.
With his previous experience, Qin Huaidao quickly said loudly: "Everyone, listen to me. The current Duke of Yi, Qin Huaidao, the son of Qin Qiong, swears on the honor of the Qin family that if he is willing to go home, I will guarantee that he will escort him home. If he cannot return,
If you go and enter my Qin Mansion, as long as your country has something to eat, you will be indispensable."
In order to increase the persuasiveness, he just showed his identity and pulled off his beard to restore his original appearance to prove his sincerity.
The words were like thunder, causing waves in the hearts of the girls. They all seemed to be injected with life and looked over one after another. Their empty and dull eyes became inexplicably brighter.
At this time, Xue Rengui and Luo Zhang led other girls over. They happened to hear the oath, and their eyes became brighter. The girl before asked: "Is your benefactor really the Duke of Yiguo?"
"Why should I lie to you?"
"We, the unlucky people, are left with an empty skin, which is of no use. Instead, it will bring misfortune. There is really no need to deceive. However, our benefactor is merciful and saves everyone from misery. How can we bear to bring trouble to our benefactor?"
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"It's not a burden, you guys are useful, you are of great use, believe me." Qin Huaidao said quickly, no matter whether it is useful or not, let's stabilize it first. There are more than two hundred lives, so forget it if you don't know. If you let go now, you may have a bad conscience for the rest of your life.
Uneasy.
"Really useful?" the other party was confused.
"Believe me, my country can't deceive you?" Qin Huaidao said quickly, his tone was extremely firm.
"Thank you, Lord, for your mercy. The daughter of the people is willing to go with you." The other party knelt down on the ground.
Others gradually realized that no one wanted to die and could not return home if they could live, but it was still a way to survive if someone took them in. Their minds gradually became active, and soon several people knelt down. Although they did not say it clearly, the meaning was very clear.
It was clear that Qin Huaidao couldn't help him. He was wearing too few clothes for fear of embarrassing everyone.
Gradually, more girls knelt down and kowtowed.
Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief and said to the first girl who knelt down: "I see you are good at talking. What is your name?"
"A civilian girl attended a private school for several years. I am already dead. I am willing to sell myself to the government for free, as long as I have a stutter and a place to live. I can do whatever I want."
Qin Huaidao saw that the other party was unwilling to mention the past, so he didn't ask too much, so he said: "You can't go back to the past, and the future is not far away. When you are alive, you have hope. Hope is like the bright moon in the night sky, illuminating people who return at night. I will call you from now on."
Bright moon, I hope you can be like the bright moon in the sky and lead the sisters around you out of the darkness."
"Thank you, Duke Guo, for the name." The girl said gratefully.
"Give everyone a good comfort, and make a note of those who are willing to go back. When we leave here at dawn, I will make some food and bring you all over later." Qin Huaidao warned, since we are both poor people, it will be much easier for us to communicate.
"There is a hole over there with food and other supplies stored in it." The girl named Mingyue pointed in one direction.
Qin Huaidao walked over and found a gap. Inside was a naturally formed cave with a large area and a lot of materials piled up. When he went in, he saw dozens of bags of polished rice noodles and three large wooden boxes. Luo Zhang went up and slashed
Cut off the lock on it and pry it open. It turned out to be a box full of gold cakes.
I cut open the other two boxes and saw that they were full of silver.
The ill-gotten wealth should not be wasted, it can be used to support the two hundred girls outside.
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up: "Check it out."
Luo Zhang started counting excitedly, and Xue Rengui went up to help.
It didn't take long for the counting to be completed, and there were a total of three hundred gold cakes and five thousand taels of silver.
Three hundred pieces of gold cakes are equivalent to 48,000 taels of silver. Adding five thousand taels of silver equals 53,000 taels of silver, which is a huge sum of money. Qin Huaidao found a bag and divided the gold cakes into three, and each person carried it
One bag, and then put the other silver into small bags, and prepare to go back to the girls for help.
Returning to the cave hall, Qin Huaidao saw that the girls were a little more lively, and many of them were helping to barbecue, so he shouted: "There is food in it, bring it and cook it."
Once people have hope, they have the motivation to live.
The food was moved out, and there was a clear spring in the cave. No wonder the bandits chose to settle here. Cooking was a familiar task for girls born in farm families. Qin Huaidao was afraid that the girls would be embarrassed, so he signaled Xue Rengui and Luo Zhang to go to the entrance of the cave to be on guard.
Half an hour later, two large pots of porridge were cooked. No one paid any attention to it. They ate it in pottery bowls used by the bandits. They ate the roasted meat directly with their hands. They were all starving.
Mingyue brought a large piece of the best meat. Qin Huaidao waved his hand and said: "You guys eat it. We have eaten it. I tell you not to eat too much or be in a hurry. Take your time. You have plenty of time. Be careful not to overeat."
Once a person is starved, he will eat anything, and he cannot control himself. He will not even know when he is full, and he will starve to death.
"Don't worry, girl." Mingyue hurried away.
"Uncle, have we done a good thing?" Luo Zhang said sadly.
"More than just a good thing, young master, this is a great kindness, a grace for survival, and an act of benevolence and righteousness, which is rare in the world." Xue Rengui said with certainty, feeling lucky for the choice he made at that time. What should you worry about following such a young master?
The old wolf has taken in more than 200 women. Please take in the old wolf and cast your vote. Thank you!