Chapter 30: Can the bandits’ den be destroyed?
After a satisfying meal, the water in the small pool was almost used up. The water bag can no longer hold it, and the exile team continues to set off!
The prisoner walked in front, and Shen Lanxi's carriage followed not far or near behind.
There were also two stone mountains. Liu Yan relied on his understanding of the terrain and communicated with Liu Laohu about the clear path, and then went to find Shen Lanxi openly.
“Sir, I saw the road to Jinmen in my travel notes. There should be two similar stone mountains next, and the road will be easier to walk after that. But we have to be careful about one thing. ."
Shen Lanxi asked Liu Yan to get back on the carriage and talk.
On the carriage were pens, inks, paper and inkstones, exquisite tea cups and refreshments, silk embroidered stools, soft couches, and purple bamboo woven cushions. After Liu Yan went back in, she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
"Sit down!"
Liu Yanhui didn't dare to sit on the soft couch, nor on the embroidered stool.
"I'd better sit on the ground!" A shake of his clothes can shake off two pounds of soil. Even if he sits on the ground, he is afraid that the ground will be dirty.
Shen Lanxi took out a one-to-one restored map from Yongcheng to Jinmen and hung it on the wall of the carriage.
After Liu Yan could see clearly, his pupils trembled.
This is a map, and it is a felony in private hands!
Shen Lanxi pulled out a one-meter-long bamboo stick from the side and pointed to a location above.
“Our current location should be here!”
Liu Yanhui lowered his eyes, flashed his eyes, and nodded quickly.
“I have seen in reports written to the court before that there are bandits on the road from Yongcheng to Jinmen. The bare stone mountain is not conducive to hiding and is not conducive to the life of bandits. I guess their location is in the mountains behind Stone Mountain!"
Shen Lanxi: "Why didn't the court send troops to encircle and suppress the bandits?"
Liu Yan replied with shame: "They were suppressed because of the memorial! We need money for the encirclement and suppression, and the Ministry of Revenue has no money to allocate it. Even if it does, it is still tied to the war at the border!"
Shen Lanxi looked at the map with dark eyes, which made Liu Yan jump with fear. !
"Can we take care of this bandit's den?" Shen Lanxi held her chin, her eyes bright.
Liu Yanhui shook hard, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, feeling like he was on a pirate ship!
“Well, we don’t know what’s going on in the bandits’ den?”
Shen Lanxi already had an idea in mind.
"The information you provided is very useful. Let's go down. There are still two mountains to climb. I want to think about how to go next!"
Liu Yanhui quickly hunched over, Exit respectfully.
For a moment, he felt like a eunuch in the palace. As soon as the idea came to him, he was so frightened that he quickly pinched himself.
He is a eunuch, what is Shen Lanxi?
The rest of the journey went smoothly. Shen Yuanjing's brother and sister even ran to the carriage to talk to her, and no one from the Yamen stopped them.
“Brother, how did you become so powerful?”
"Brother, who did you learn martial arts from? Can you teach us?"
Shen Lanxi looked at the chattering people and replied with a smile: "Okay! If you want to learn martial arts, you must first not be afraid of hardship. Tired, I wonder if you can persist?”
Shen Yuanjing’s eyes lit up: “Yes, I can definitely persist. Brother, can you teach us?”
Shen Lanxi: “I want to follow you. I'll learn, but you're still a little behind. Let's lay the foundation with Chun Xue and Qiu Shuang first, and then I'll teach you after the foundation is laid!" The Shen brothers were a little disappointed.
Shen Lanxi: "My kung fu is powerful. If you can't lay a good foundation, just learn from me. At least it will hurt your muscles and bones, but at worst, you will be as dead as those wolves last night!"
The Shen brothers thought about the strength of their eldest sister in beating the wolf yesterday. If they were taught by the beating sister and accidentally hit them with a stick... they didn't dare to think about it, they didn't dare to think about it at all!
We were on the road now and it was hard to stop walking, so Haruyuki and Qiu Shuang asked the three brothers to hold the heavy objects on the carriage.
At first the three brothers were chatting and laughing, but after a cup of tea, they all started grinning!
The other young people in the Shen family are all focused on the three brothers.
"Auntie, I also want to learn martial arts!" Shen Yuanqing begged his aunt Wei Rulan in a low voice.
Wei Rulan said distressedly: "Son, the journey of exile has been hard enough. How can you endure the hardships?"
This was also said to the other son.
“Just wait, they are fresh now, and they won’t be able to hold on for a while!”
Zhang Zifen’s son also begged the same.
Zhang Zifen lowered her head and whispered disdainfully: "Son, your eldest sister is a legitimate child, so she will only teach her legitimate children. It's not that my mother doesn't want you to learn. If you are a legitimate child, my mother will definitely not object. Even if you ask your father for help, your sister won’t teach you sincerely, so let’s not make others uncomfortable!”
Shen Yuanxin looked not far away with envy in his eyes! In the middle, a touch of gloom passed through.
In other rooms
"Third and fourth brothers, should we send our children to learn skills from Lan Xi?" Shen Conglian said with a frown.
Shen Congli: "Everything is low-grade, only good at studying. If you are good at martial arts, you can only look after homes and nursing homes. What future can you have in the future!"
Shen Congyi nodded: "Lan Xi invited so many people to dinner before, so she must have a lot of money in her hands. After arriving in Dongchuan, she will let her mother take charge of the house, ask for the money, and hire a husband for the men in the family to teach them how to read. Taking the imperial examination is no better than studying in martial arts! "
"It makes sense. My eldest brother went out to study. When we were in our hometown, we only focused on farming to make money for his education. Since he is good at studying, we It's definitely not bad. Our child will definitely follow us and be a good candidate for study!"
"Yes, yes, what the fourth child said makes sense!"
Shen Lanxi goes out to explore as usual! After a while, they took turns to let the horses drink enough water. No water source was found in the next mountain, and Liu Laohu began to squeeze the daily water supply.
The exiled team began to return to its previous dejected appearance. They moved forward numbly every day, and the corners of their mouths were so thirsty that they were chapped.
After being thirsty for a full day, Shen Lanxi began to limit the supply of water!
The Shen family will be given priority, and Liu Yanhui and his family will be given priority.
When the prisoners saw the water, their eyes turned red and they wanted to grab it.
Shen Lanxi walked around them holding a stick. Everyone was honest and queued up to get water.
There is plenty of water in her space. She is not the Virgin, and she will never do anything selfless!
The second stone mountain was finally climbed over, and when the third stone mountain was a third of the way over, Shen Lanxi went out to explore the way, and stayed there all day.
The prisoners took advantage of Shen Lanxi's absence and encouraged the government officials to grab water. The instigating prisoner was severely punished by Liu Laohu, and no one dared to say anything about grabbing water!
In the evening, Shen Lanxi came back and brought back a piece of news.
“Climb over this stone mountain, and there is a small river at the foot of the mountain!”
Liu Laohu pursed his chapped mouth, his eyes shining.
"Grandma, I didn't sleep at night and rushed all night to drink water!"
Shen Lanxi then said the next words: "Don't be too happy first, there is a bandit's den next to the river. It’s called Heifeng Village! The village is very big. There must be at least a hundred people in a place of that size!”