Chapter 167 Someone stole a horse in the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night, Xiangying hugged the children and slept in the tent.
But she was really hungry.
At dinner time, she didn't eat much.
It wasn't because she didn't want to eat it, but because she felt that cabbage stew couldn't satisfy her picky stomach.
She simply got into the space, placed an order from the kitchen first, and selected a bunch of braised food.
Braised pig trotters, braised duck heads, and a pot of skewers are spicy and delicious.
Taking advantage of this time, Xiangying ran upstairs to check the results of her planting.
The watermelons are still a little away from ripening, but the cherry trees are already full of fruit.
"So sweet!" She tasted two and was pleasantly surprised.
What is grown in space is different.
Pick some tomorrow and give them to the children. They will definitely like them.
Xiangying took another look at his cartoon characters and found that they were recruiting troops to expand their strength.
She enjoys the food with peace of mind and leaves the space after eating.
Just then, she vaguely heard the neighing of horses.
It seemed to be her horse.
The cry was more alarming, but also muffled.
It was like something was covering his mouth and nose.
Xiangying got out of the tent and planned to take a look.
After all, the only thing she can use in front of everyone now is this horse, so nothing can happen to her.
Thinking about the woods all around, she wondered if there were wild animals coming to eat the horses, right?
Xiangying thought of this and took out a dagger from the space.
She approached the stable quietly.
There are two stables in the inn, and Xiangying's horse is tied on the slope behind the inn.
I saw Xiangying, with her waist crotched, quietly coming to the hillside under the cover of night.
Sure enough, I saw two black figures. One muzzled the horse and pulled it desperately, while the other pushed the horse beside him.
It turns out it’s not a wild beast, but a horse thief!
Xiangying calmed down and bent down to pick up two stones.
She waved her finger gently, and the stones flew out like arrows.
Hitting the leg socket of the man behind the horse, the man groaned and fell to the ground.
When the person pulling the horse in front heard the noise, he didn't care about stealing the horse and hurriedly came over to confirm the condition of his companion.
Xiangying took the opportunity to attack. Instead of using a dagger, she directly grabbed the man's shoulder with a cold fist.
The other party was startled and shouted: "There is someone!"
suddenly!
Two slight bird calls came from the nearby woods. Before Xiangying could think about what they were, she saw two or three other shadows running over quickly.
They started to fight with Xiangying without any explanation. Through the moonlight, Xiangying saw that these were a group of young people.
Only the little boy who had just pulled the horse looked about ten years old. He was very thin and had a fierce look in his eyes.
He watched Xiangying beat his companions to the ground one by one, suddenly took out the short arrow from his waist, and pointed it near the horse's neck.
"If you dare to hurt my companion, I will kill the horse!" The threat in a low voice was also full of rudeness.
Xiangying raised her eyebrows and raised the pebble between her fingertips.
"Are you sure? Do you want to see who is faster between the two of us?"
The man who fell to the ground grabbed Xiangying's leg and urged: "Ren, run!"
At this moment, the sound of breaking through the sky came.
A cold arrow flew.
Almost at the same time, the young man holding Xiangying's legs let out a scream.
The arrow penetrated his palm accurately.
The little boy named Aren was anxious: "Third brother!"
The fires lit up row after row, and Xie Chen stepped into the forest with his black boots, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, his face as cold and clear as the moon. "How dare you steal our things?" His voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it fell right into everyone's ears, making people feel chills in their backs.
Jie Chen did not look at Xiangying, but ordered the thin monkey and others behind him: "Catch them."
The little boy named Aren was anxious and wanted to capture Xiangying.
Unexpectedly, before she even touched Xiangying, she held her head down with her palm and threw her to the ground.
Aren struggled: "Let me go! You thieves! Let go!"
Xiangying sighed: "You are so young and have good skills, but you are not agile enough. It seems that you have never learned serious Kung Fu, right?"
Aren seemed to be stabbed in the heart and gritted his teeth viciously: "None of your business!"
The child was angry, like a wolf cub, full of rage.
Xie Chen didn't show mercy just because he was a child, but also had him tied up.
Finally, the seven men were brought back to the camp and interrogated, but they refused to say anything.
The three little ones were woken up and peeked out of the tent to see Xiang Yuanxiao eating melon, chewing on the pork jerky given by Xiang Ying.
Aren swallowed several times while watching him eat.
Xie Chen walked past them, and finally stood still in front of the oldest-looking man.
This was the same person who was shot through the palm by Jie Chen just now.
At this moment, his face turned pale from pain and his face was bloodless.
"What on earth are you here for?"
These people still didn't answer.
Jie Chen waved his hand, and Skinny Monkey and the others immediately put a rope around the man's neck, as if they were going to hang him.
The rest of the people panicked and shouted: "Third brother!"
The little boy named Aren even had red eyes: "Don't kill my third brother! We are all refugees nearby..."
Jie Chen raised his eyebrows, signaling the thin monkey to let go.
The man fell to the ground, coughing violently.
"Aren, don't plead with these people. They are the emperor's lackeys and will not care about our life or death."
Aren held back tears with a stubborn look on his face: "We didn't do anything harmful to nature, we just wanted to find something to eat."
Jie Chen lowered his eyes and said coldly: "The government has set up porridge shacks at the gates of every city. Since you are a disaster victim, why don't you go get food?"
Several people's eyes dodge, but only Aren said: "I can't get it... The government gives a limited amount of porridge every day, not to the old, weak, women and children, only to men."
"I am young, so I usually only receive it once every three days. My brother and the others even had a conflict with the official who served the porridge, so they drove our family out of the city."
Jie Chen said nothing and looked at them with a scrutinizing gaze.
Suddenly, he asked: "How old are you?"
Aren said sadly: "Thirteen."
Xiangying couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
Is this kid already thirteen? He looks as if he is ten years old, his hair is all yellow, and although he is tall, he is too skinny.
It seems that I am really hungry.
Xie Chen then asked Skinny Monkey to untie them.
"You can leave. If you come again, I will never let you go easily."
The few people looked at each other and didn't expect to be let go so easily.
They supported each other and stood up shakily.
Xie Chen threw a bag of dry food.
"Take it and get out now."
When they saw that they had something to eat, they quickly kowtowed and thanked them.
But when they were about to leave together, the little boy Aren just turned around.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he ran over and knelt in front of Xiangying.
"Please take me in, I am willing to work as a cow or a horse for you, as long as you can give me a bite to eat!"
Congratulations to our Yingzi for picking up another SSR card.