Poor family farming: the sick and weak scholar's wife is very sturdy

Not long after, several people quickly came to the foot of the mountain.

Aunt Wu cried and ran to the village head's house, seeking help from the village head.

But Lin Xiao and the others keenly discovered that even the oil lamps in their house were not lit.

Did Lan Lian and Han Ruoshui both go out?

Should not be!

Didn't they tell them not to run around?
Lin Xiao felt an unknown fire rushing straight to her head, and she was very angry with these two disobedient women.

She suppressed her anger, pushed the door open and entered, and the torch in her hand instantly lit up the entire courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, with no one in sight.

"Lan Lian, Han Ruoshui!"

Lin Xiao called out, but no one answered.

"Are they really going out? I have to look for them. If I encounter bandits, wouldn't it be the end?"

Lin Xiao is angry, but he also knows the severity.

She turned and walked outside, preparing to leave the village to look for Lan Lian and Han Ruoshui.

"Wait, listen, there is movement in the house!"

Li Yuyan grabbed Lin Xiao, motioned her to stop, and listened carefully to the voices in the room.

Hearing this, Lin Xiao and Yu Xilin gathered around and listened carefully.

"No, it's Lan Lian's voice!"

Hearing the whimpering sound in the main room, Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly opened the door of the main room. Through the light of the torch, she saw Lan Lian and Han Ruoshui being tied up on the thick dining table, with their mouths It was blocked with sackcloth strips.

Seeing this scene, she felt sore in her heart.

"Uh~~uh~~"

Lan Lian struggled desperately, she kept beating the rope that bound her.

Although Han Ruoshui didn't resist, she still had tears in her eyes. She looked at Lin Xiao with begging eyes, as if saying: Help me.

The three hurriedly untied the two of them.

The two women who were untied screamed and threw themselves into Lin Xiao's arms and wept bitterly, as if they had been wronged.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

Lin Xiao asked while helping the two crying girls.

Lan Lian recounted what happened just now.

It turned out that not long after Lin Xiao and the others left, a man with wicked eyebrows and a wretched face rushed into the house with a few younger brothers, and tied up Lan Lian and Han Ruoshui without saying a word.

They asked these two women to give Lin Xiao a message, asking Lin Xiao to prepare 100 taels of silver and go to the top of Xishan Mountain to trade in the morning, otherwise, Lin Xiaowu will be slaughtered!
After listening to Lan Lian's narration, the anger in Lin Xiao's heart rose again.

Sure enough, Yu Xilin guessed right, they really came after her!

Who told the secret to the bandits?

Lin Xiao was puzzled, but she couldn't allow her to think too much at the moment.

Time is running out, she has to hurry up to Xishan with the money!

If he couldn't reach the top of Xishan Mountain tomorrow morning, Lin Xiaowu might be in danger.

100 taels of silver is not much to Lin Xiao at this moment, but it is by no means a small amount.

She rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and finally got together a whole 100 taels of silver.

She carefully put the silver into a slightly larger purse, and put it in her bosom.

"I will go with you!"

Seeing that Lin Xiao was about to leave, Li Yuyan and Yu Xilin immediately spoke in unison

Road.

Lin Xiao thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Young Master Yu, you stay here, and I will go with Yu Yan!"

Yu Xilin still wanted to insist, but Lin Xiao shook his head:

"Young Master Yu, don't worry, they are just asking for money, as long as you give them the money, none of us will be in danger."

"And you have important things to do when you stay, you have to lobby the village chief for me, so that they don't act rashly, otherwise it may backfire."

What Lin Xiao said made Yu Xilin unable to refute, so he nodded.

Lin Xiao and Li Yuyan left holding torches.

Seeing the disappearing figures of the two, Yu Xilin fell silent.

How could he not know why Lin Xiao didn't take him with him?

It's nothing more than that he doesn't have the fist and kick skills. In front of the bandits, he is as weak as an ant and has no strength to fight back.

"Hey!"

Yu Xilin sighed deeply, he is not a fool, how could he fail to see Lin Xiao's good intentions.

He knew he was worried that he would hinder his actions.

But he didn't know that he was not the kind of person who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

If there is any danger, I will protect him!

Xishan is on the westernmost side of Linjiacun, about fifty or sixty miles away, which is about thirty kilometers of mountain road.

If you walk non-stop, you will have to walk for at least five or six hours to get there.

Lin Xiao and Li Yuyan climbed up the winding mountain road, but they were thinking about what to do next.

If bandits only seek money but not life, then they have nothing to worry about.

If they both wanted, I'm afraid none of them would be able to escape.

The more Lin Xiao thought about it, the more worried he became.

She was anxious in her heart, but she didn't dare to show the slightest panic.

Li Yuyan looked at Lin Xiao, his eyes flickering slightly.

"Don't worry, with me here, I will protect you!"

He spoke suddenly.

Lin Xiao was startled, and then showed a smile:
"Thank you!"

The two looked at each other and continued climbing.

The sky was slightly pale, and the sun's rays shot out from behind the clouds.

The two finally reached the top of the West Mountain.

This is a flat hillside, and the two stood on the edge of the cliff and looked around.

It was pitch black in the distance, only sparse trees and a few weeds, and occasionally a few early birds flew by.

The bandits haven't come yet.

After waiting for a while, the two decided to find a hidden place to hide first.

Lin Xiao first found a tall tree nearby, covered it with branches, and hid himself in it.

Seeing this, Li Yuyan also quickly disappeared, hiding behind the lush bushes.

After the two of them waited here for almost half an hour, they finally saw several people rushing here not far away.

Lin Xiao and Li Yuyan immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

Soon, there were footsteps and voices.

"Brother, this is where we and Lin Xiao are settled!"

A cold voice sounded, and there was a bit of excitement in the tone.

"Well, then wait here!"

Gao Jin's voice sounded, his tone was very indifferent, without the slightest emotion fluctuation.

"Brother, we will receive the money later, shall we silence them or let them go?"

Another cold voice sounded.

"Why kill them? What we want is money, not life!"

Gao Jin's voice sounded again.

As a good citizen with correct three views, he would never do such absurd things as killing people!

He was already ashamed of taking people for blackmail!
"But big brother..."

"Okay, people haven't come yet, find a place to rest!"

Gao Jin interrupted the little brother, then found a flat stone on his own, sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

Hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help stretching his eyebrows.

Although Gao Jin doesn't look very good, he is still a reasonable person.

It seems that as long as I communicate with him more, maybe I can have the best of both worlds.