"Shame, I can't find the eldest lady or the others." Zhang Laishun bent down and crawled to Su Yin's side, "They must have gone far away. The second lady's brother is working as a government official in Shanzhou City. I'm afraid he may have gone over there.
Did you escape?"
Shanzhou City is the closest city to Qingbei City. Entering Shanzhou City is equivalent to entering the pass. If the masters in the family want to escape, it is best to escape to Shanzhou City.
"What will these horse thieves do to us?" Su Yin said softly, with no expression on his face.
"These horse thieves usually wander around the abandoned cities outside the pass. They are not many in number, but they are more flexible. They often fight in alleys with the officers and soldiers. They make a living by robbing those of us who transport food. They can be ruthless!" Zhang Laishun said with a worried expression.
"What will they do to us?" Su Yin ignored his chatter and asked repeatedly.
Ergou gritted his teeth, "I guess the men will be captured as slaves, and the women..." His expression changed rapidly.
These horse thieves wander around the border all year round and survive by robbing homes.
In peaceful years, horse thieves would also regularly disguise themselves and sell people on the black market. These were tacitly understood things, and they would go out to buy servants when the house was short of servants.
Song Lan, who was on the side, heard this and hugged Su Yin in her arms. She had nothing to do, but the child was a girl. What would happen if she was discovered by those people who were inferior to humans and animals?
At this time, the leader of the thieves had already rode a tall horse and slowly arrived here. He looked around at the trembling people with his head held high, and shouted loudly for a while, "The city defenders evacuated Qingbei City two days ago! The Yamen of the Yuan Dynasty abandoned you!"
Suddenly a retort sounded from below the crowd, "We still have the goddess! The goddess protects us! You bandits, get out of Qingbei City!"
Su Yin turned around and saw that it was the young man who was angrily blaming the world and the earth for being unkind and scolding the Prime Minister for shooting the goddess in front of the Su Mansion. His eyes were still red and his fair face was filled with fortitude.
The leader of the horse thieves immediately let out a loud sigh, "You damn goddess, your emperor should have been killed by you! Go and pull him out!"
Several horse thieves quickly stepped forward and dragged the young man forward from the crowd.
The leader of the horse thieves, with his big horse on his crotch, was just a few steps away from Su Yin.
The leader was riding a horse and lifted the young man's chin with the tip of his knife. The latter gritted his teeth and turned his head away with a swollen face, "You brat, you are still a tough guy and your body is not bad, huh?"
After saying this, the horse thieves around him started laughing loudly. Against the backdrop of the bonfire, they looked extraordinarily wanton.
"Hey." A low sigh sounded from beside Su Yin. She turned around and saw that the person sighing was an old gentleman who had been sitting next to her.
Su Yin had long noticed that this old man was not dressed like a refugee. He was protected by several strong men, and all of these strong men had their eyes exposed. Looking at the slightly raised veins between his temples, it was obvious that
They are all practitioners.
It's probably a wealthy family in the city who met the same fate as the Su family and ended up like this. Su Yin thought this way.
The old man shook his head, "I've long heard that Qingbei City is located in a border area where the situation is chaotic. I didn't expect it to be like this."
Ergou heard the words and answered, "Sir, are you from outside? This is your first time in Qingbei City?"
The old man glanced at him, nodded slightly, and showed his dignity.
Ergou sighed upon seeing this, "My lord, we came at the wrong time. There has never been such chaos before the war. Except for the occasional invasion by barbarians sweeping the autumn wind, the city is still very stable. Although the terrain in Qingbei is barren and not suitable for farming.
However, the merchants reselling and reselling have made our Qingbei City very wealthy. The men and their crowns can serve as soldiers or work as errands in the government, and the monthly income is not small. The women go to various government offices to make embroidery needlework, which can also help the family.
It was this barbarian who caused the trouble!"
The old man laughed when he heard this, "My little brother is quite talkative. May I ask which family he belongs to?"