amaotonovel Chapter 125 Encountering Bandits
Chapter 125 Encountering Bandits
"That's the way it is. I'm just a small fisherman, how can I be a match for the wealthy and powerful tycoons? Actually, in my heart, I still side with you, Lord Jiang."
Li Anguo suppressed the thoughts in his eyes, bent over, and looked at Jiang Dong with a helpless and painful expression.
With a loud crash, a porcelain cup was thrown to the ground, exploding into pieces.
"How ridiculous! One thousand taels, you are really arrogant!" Jiang Dong was furious, the fat on his face was trembling, and his eyes were filled with viciousness.
He easily took out one thousand taels, and his surname was Yan. Could he really be related to Yan Liang, the lord of the mining city?
No way, Lianxin is determined to get it, he wants the one thousand taels too!
"Li Anguo, then let Lianxin go with that kid named Yan first. And keep the one thousand taels." Jiang Dong suddenly calmed down, which made Li Anguo confused. Didn't Jiang Dong always want Lianxin? Why did he suddenly change his mind?
Li Anguo became uneasy and anxious: "Master Jiang, I really want to be your uncle. I don't even think highly of that kid named Yan. Even a thousand taels of silver can't compare to my loyalty to you!"
Seeing how touching Li Anguo's words were, Jiang Dong sneered in his heart. These guys just wanted to use his name to bully others in Wanyue Village and Anping Town.
Oh, did he really think that Jiang Dong would want a lowly fisherman to be his uncle? He could still deal with a lowly inferior person.
Jiang Dong smiled at Li Anguo suddenly. "Of course I understand what you mean. Since you can't resist the temptation of the thousand taels, I can see that you really want to be my relative. I will definitely not treat you unfairly. And I really like your Lianxin."
After hearing what Jiang Dong said, Li Anguo felt a little relieved. Rather than having to deal with the unknown Mr. Yan, it would be better for him to get along well with Jiang Dong, the county magistrate. Then he would be able to walk around Anping Town and Wanyue Village with impunity!
"Then what do you mean, sir?" However, Li Anguo still didn't understand what Jiang Dong meant. Why did he want to be related to him? And why did he let him accept the gift money and let Lianxin marry the man named Yan?
Jiang Dong showed Li Anguo a sinister calculation meaningfully: "That's one thousand taels of silver. If that man is really willing to spend it, as long as he is in Anping Town, in Dongzhou, if something happens, then Lianxin will become a widow. Well, I am a kind person. Since I like her, I won't care about these things. Then, the one thousand taels will be safely in your pocket, and I can have the beauty in my arms. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
This time, Li Anguo immediately understood that Jiang Dong wanted to kill Yan!
I couldn't help but feel a little timid in my heart, and said nervously: "But, but this person might have some relationship with the owner of the mining city. If..."
Seeing Li Anguo's useless look, Jiang Dong sneered, looking confident.
"I've never heard of City Lord Yan having any relatives. He just adopted a brother and sister a while ago. The brother's surname is Zhou, and the sister's surname is Rong. How could there be someone with the surname Yan? Besides, even if that person is really related to City Lord Yan, so what?"
Jiang Dong let out a cruel sneer. "The mining city is thousands of miles away from Dongzhou, and there have been many bandits active in the area between the mining city and Dongzhou in recent days. His wedding procession encountered these ruthless bandits on the way. If anything goes wrong, it's his own bad luck. He can't blame anyone else."
After hearing what Jiang Dong said, Li Anguo thought about it and realized that it was indeed as Jiang Dong said. He felt relieved and thought that he had one thousand taels in his pocket, which was really great. He was immediately overjoyed.
"What a great plan, sir! I admire you so much!"
Jiang Dong smiled, but there was a hint of cold contempt in his eyes.
"Just go back and comfort Lianxin first, I will arrange everything."
Li Anguo nodded repeatedly, then turned and left.
Li Anguo had already followed Jiang Dong's words, and of course he began to have wild thoughts about the one thousand taels. At the same time, he could continue to show off his power in Anping Town and Wanyue Village. He wanted to avoid being too carefree in the future. Thinking of this, he went back humming a little tune.
Two days later.
Lianxin was wearing a crimson bridal dress and sitting in front of a bronze mirror. This bronze mirror was sent by that disgusting guy Li Anguo. He said that Lianxin didn't have one at home, so he sent it to her specially so that she could dress up and get married in style.
While combing Lianxin's hair, Rong Su glanced at Lianxin's expression in the bronze mirror. There was no expression on her face and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
"If you don't want to marry me, tell me. I can take you away right now."
When Lianxin heard Rong Su's words, a slight smile appeared on her face. She shook her head and turned to look at her gratefully.
Gestures: A woman's life is like duckweed, helpless. I am already satisfied without having to become a concubine.
Rong Suwei lowered her eyes, continued to comb her hair, and changed the subject: "I will marry you off, as a way to repay your kindness in taking care of me all these days."
Lianxin's eyes were slightly glistening as she pursed her lips and gestured, "Thank you. But no thanks. I'm already very happy that you can do this beautiful bridal bun for me."
Seeing that Lianxin was unwilling to let her go, Rong Su did not press her any further. She covered her head with a veil and left the house. At this moment, she saw Aunt Lin walk in with a smile on her face: "Oh, my ancestor, you have to hurry up."
Rong Su glanced at Aunt Lin and said softly, "I'll leave Lianxin to you."
Aunt Lin was still a little timid, but since it was a good time to make money, she continued to smile shamelessly.
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
After leaving Lianxin's house, Rong Su went to Xu Cao's house. Xu Cao also went there to take care of Lianxin's affairs, probably to prepare a dowry for Lianxin.
It's funny to say that, apart from giving Lianxin a bronze mirror, her uncle was reluctant to give her even a penny as a dowry.
Instead, it was the neighbor uncle Xu Cao who was willing to give Lianxin ten taels of silver as a dowry.
"Are you really going?"
Shen Peiqing looked at Rong Su with a cold expression.
Glancing at him, Rong Su had already gone to the inner room with the men's clothing, and said calmly, "At least we can't let it get away now. We have to keep the show going."
Seeing the door of the inner room closed, Shen Peiqing lowered his eyes silently. When he saw the door was opened again, Rong Su had changed into the groom's attire with a red ribbon tied around his neck.
She still had a beard on her mouth. She had a pretty face and looked a bit heroic when she wasn't smiling. Now that she was wearing men's clothes, she looked a bit masculine.
She is now much taller, only half a head shorter than the man, but a little too thin. However, there are also men with short stature.
Seeing Shen Peiqing looking at her for a long time, Rong Su couldn't help but feel puzzled. She looked down at herself and said, "Is it okay for me to wear this?"
When she met Li Anguo that day, Li Anguo didn't notice the flaw, and he shouldn't be able to see it now. She even stuffed several insoles into her shoes to make them taller.
Shen Peiqing looked at her without any expression, but the words he said were particularly unpleasant.
"No problem, I just look like a gigolo."
"You! Shen Peiqing, there are no nice words that can come out of your mouth, right?" Rong Su glared at him fiercely.
He noticed that Rong Su was beginning to show signs of anger, so he looked away. At that moment, a fleeting smile flashed across his eyes.
"Master, Doctor Rong, the sedan chair and horses are already waiting in the woods." Suddenly, Shi Tou's small voice came from outside.
Hearing the voice, Rong Su was too lazy to argue with Shen Peiqing. It was more important to get things done. When she was about to leave, she stopped and asked Shen Peiqing, "Are you ready?"
"Yeah." Shen Peiqing replied in a light voice without thinking.
After getting the answer, Rong Su walked out with peace of mind. She followed the stone quietly into the woods and saw the prepared sedan chair and a shiny horse.
After sitting on the horse, Rong Su pulled the reins and changed the horse's direction. He looked towards Lian Xin, raised his hand, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Let's go!"
Shitou also followed suit and shouted, "Play the music! Lift the sedan chair!"
As the sound fell, those holding trumpets, gongs and small drums began to play music, and the sedan chair followed Rong Su to Lianxin's house.
Passing through the woods, they passed by many fishermen. When they saw the wedding procession, they stopped to talk about it out of curiosity and amazement.
Rong Su looked straight ahead, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, determined to be a good groom today.
It was actually a bit of a magical feeling to marry a bride for the first time. I never thought that one day she would be the groom too.
The wedding procession soon arrived at Lianxin's house. At this moment, Aunt Lin also saw Rongsu through the window lattice and quickly retracted her gaze, urging Lianxin: "Girl, your husband is truly extraordinary and dignified! You are so lucky! Hurry up and get up. I will help you out!"
Lianxin's heart trembled, and her eyes dimmed slightly under the red veil. She pursed her lips, slowly stood up, and walked out of the door with the support of Aunt Lin.
There was a deafening noise outside, and the wedding music of gongs and drums stimulated my ears, but it also took away the remaining light in Lian Xin's heart. Sister Rong, I feel a little regretful. If possible, I only want to marry the person I like.
Unfortunately, such feelings could no longer be expressed. Lianxin saw through the gap in the red veil a slender, white, bony hand placed in front of her.
Looking at that hand, Lian Xin hesitated for a moment. Aunt Lin kept apologizing to her and said, "Haha, the bride is shy. Girl, don't be shy. Your husband will definitely make you happy."
Lianxin closed her eyes dejectedly. Happiness probably had nothing to do with her anymore. When she opened her eyes again, she had already put her hand in the other person's hand. The other person's hand seemed to be only slightly bigger than hers. She was surprised for a moment.
Before she had time to think, the other party had already sent her to the flower bridge, and she sat in the sedan chair, her vision turning from bright light to dim red.
Sister Rong, after this separation, will I have the chance to see you again?
At this time, Rong Su saw Lianxin had already entered the flower bridge, and Aunt Lin kept staring at her. The enthusiasm revealed in her eyes made it clear what she wanted.
She winked at Shi Tou, who understood and gave Aunt Lin two ingots of silver. Aunt Lin immediately smiled happily.
"Thank you, groom! I wish you and Lianxin a long and happy marriage!"
Rong Su glanced at Aunt Lin calmly, then turned around by pulling the reins and waved again: "Go!"
The bridal sedan then rose up with the sound of the music, and the loud music started again, continuing all the way out of Wanyue Village.
Xu Cao walked out of the woods only after hearing the music getting quieter and quieter. He looked at the wedding procession walking away and sighed.
"Little Lianxin, don't blame Uncle Xu for not seeing you off. I'm too old to witness this kind of farewell."
Shaking his head, Xu Cao returned home with a sad face.
The wedding procession was heading towards the mining city. Wanyue Village was not far from Xuancheng, but there was no need to take the road from Xuancheng to leave Dongzhou. They could choose another official road to leave.
After leaving the customs post station, the wedding party had officially left Dongzhou. Halfway through, Shitou dismissed the band.
Rong Su rode a horse to the sedan chair and said to the people inside comfortingly: "I will take you directly back to the mining city. Don't worry, the mining city will be your home from now on."
Just as they finished speaking, a strange atmosphere spread in the vicinity. After walking along the official road, they had changed to a small road because it would be faster, but now the small road was too quiet.
The path connects the mountains and the woods, which is very suitable for ambushes.
Rong Su looked around vigilantly, and feeling something was wrong, she raised her hand to stop the people carrying the sedan chair behind her, then glanced around and stopped at a certain place.
"Everyone, please stop hiding. If you have any requests, just tell me. I'm just passing through here to get married today. I just want to bring my wife home safely."
After he finished speaking, many people came out from all directions near the mountain path and in the woods.
When Shitou saw this, he immediately tightened his grip on the long sword at his waist and became wary of those people.
Those people were dressed in rough clothes and looked ferocious. They didn't look like killers, but more like gangsters from the neighborhood.
"Haha, this pretty boy is quite well-behaved! Big brother, what do you think?" One of the men with a cat face and rat eyes laughed cunningly and then looked at the leader with a sinister smile.
The man in the lead had a fierce look and a strong build. He was holding a ten-foot-long sword. His bald head gave people the impression that he was cruel and dangerous.
"Little brother, if it were any other day, and you had given us the money, we would have certainly made it easier for you, seeing how capable you are. Unfortunately, you have offended someone. Today, you will surely die here, and your bride must be taken away by us."
Upon hearing this, Rong Su narrowed her eyes and looked at the leading man and the fierce-looking bandits behind him. She did not feel any fear, but instead asked calmly, "Did Jiang Dong give you any benefits?"
The leading man merely frowned, but the cat-faced, rat-eyed man standing beside him revealed a look of surprise. He pointed his weapon at her and said with an arrogant laugh, "Haha! It seems you're not so stupid, pretty boy. You know what kind of enemies you've made! Since you didn't die in vain, let me, your grandfather, give you a ride!"
As he spoke, the man rushed towards her horse with his weapon in hand.
Rong Su still didn't move. The cat-faced man saw this and felt slighted. He started to get angry: "How dare you ignore me! I will kill you!"
The cat-faced man jumped to the ground and was about to chop Rong Su with his two swords. When the two swords passed Rong Su with a gust of wind, Shi Tou had already drawn his sword, flashed in front of Rong Su, and steadily blocked the sword.
This scene frightened the cat-faced man so much that he jumped back a big step.