Chapter 280： Conscription is coming again

“The same words are given to you.”

Ying Bao used all her strength to tighten his neck, regardless of the nails of his hands digging into her arms, and the blade in his hand piercing her half way.

The boy was in pain and did not dare to exert any more strength, so he just held the girl's arm tightly.

Yingbao saw that his father, second cousin and aunt had already run over, and immediately asked them to trap the boy's hands and feet and put him in the carriage, call Xiao Hei back, and then drove away.

The group of people followed and chased madly, "Let him down! Let him down!"

Seeing that these people were about to grab the carriage, Ying Bao threw the apples and melons on the carriage at them one by one.

The robbers were stunned. Some of them couldn't hold it back and bent down to pick it up.

Two of them got the cantaloupe, smelled the attractive melon aroma, and started to eat it on the spot.

God knows how long it has been since they had food, but they still couldn't stop eating this fresh and sweet melon.

Just like that, there were only two people chasing the carriage.

 Ying Bao smashed the last two apples over and threw the empty basket towards them.

The two of them didn't catch up anymore, either because they were tired from running or something.

The carriage drove quickly and soon drove far away.

I don’t know how many miles I ran before I saw a station in front of me.

Ying Bao felt relieved and asked Jiang Quan to let the boy go.

The young man was pushed out of the carriage and fell to the side of the road, but he staggered up, covered his neck and ran back.

The carriage was still speeding, and Jiang Sanlang asked: "Shall we go report to the official?"

Ying Bao nodded: "I want to report to the official!"

This group of people stopped at the intersection and robbed them, causing harm to many people. My family only escaped by chance, so of course they had to report it to the police.

Jiang Quan was puzzled: "Since you want to report to the official, why did you let that little robber go?"

Ying Bao: "Just in case." If he didn't keep his word and sent the teenage boy to the inn, if one of the boy's family members escaped, they would definitely find ways to come back with revenge.

 And her family’s carriage often travels between the county town and the countryside, and there is no guarantee that it will not be stopped by these people again.

At that time, it will not just be about cutting off roads to ask for money.

Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Yunniang also understood what Ying Bao meant and didn't say anything.

The carriage came to the door of the post station, and Jiang Sanlang got out of the car and told the postman what had happened.

The post soldiers went to report to Yi Cheng again. Yi Cheng immediately summoned a dozen soldiers and chased them out on horseback.

Of course, Jiang Sanlang was also taken for identification.

At this time, it was almost dark.

Ying Bao didn't have much hope of chasing the robbers, but she still waited for news quietly on the carriage and cleaned Xiao Hei's wounds.

The injuries of my aunt and second cousin were not serious. They were hit with sticks on their arms and body, and their cotton-padded clothes also received several cuts.

Fortunately, their cotton-padded clothes were thick, so these knife edges only cut through the cotton-padded clothes and did not hurt the skin.

But Xiao Hei's injury was very serious.

Because when Xiao Hei Pu bites people, he is also attacked by those people with sticks and sickles.

At this moment, there were not only swellings left by the sticks on its body, but also several **** cuts.

It was getting dark, and the postmen finally came back, but did not find the robbers.

Jiang Sanlang was a little downcast and ordered Jiang Quan to drive the carriage and leave.

Before leaving, the postman kindly gave them two torches and told them to be careful on the way.

Fortunately, there was unmelted snow in the fields, so everyone's eyes would not be darkened.

Jiang Sanlang drove the carriage carefully and remained silent all the way.

Ying Bao gave everyone a pill to cheer them up, and then quietly took out two Wudingzhi leaves and stuffed them into Xiao Hei's mouth.

Xiao Hei finished the meal obediently and even licked his little master's face with his tongue. After driving for another hour, we saw a carriage coming from the opposite side in the distance, with torches still burning on the carriage.

Ying Bao recognized it as his own carriage at a glance and couldn't help but scream in surprise. "Uncle! Second uncle!"

Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang were also very happy to see his third brother and they quickly turned the carriage around.

When the two cars met, Uncle Jiang couldn't help but ask: "How come it's now?"

Jiang Sanlang didn't hide anything, and roughly told the whole story: "I met a few robbers on the road, so I wasted some time."

"Meet a robber? Are you hurt?" Jiang Erlang asked hurriedly.

“It’s okay.” Jiang Sanlang shook his head, feeling frightened when he thought about it. "It's also because we came back late." If we had rushed on our way earlier, we might not have encountered these things.

Jiang Quan glanced at his third uncle a little guiltily and whispered, "It's all my fault." If he hadn't insisted on doing Guanpu business, his cousin and his third uncle wouldn't have waited until the afternoon to rush back.

“It’s okay, let’s go back quickly. The whole family is waiting for you to have New Year’s Eve dinner.” Jiang Erlang said.

The two cars drove back one behind the other, carefully guarding their surroundings.

At this time, Ying Bao was already relieved. With the help of my uncle and uncle, I am not afraid even if there is another wave of robbers.

It's a pity that my hedgehog was lost like this after being kept in the cave for so long.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the entrance of the village, old man Jiang was standing under a honey locust tree holding a lantern, waiting anxiously.

He was relieved when his children and grandchildren came back. "Why so late?"

Jiang Sanlang recounted what happened on the road again, and finally said: "I think that group of people look like refugees fleeing famine. I don't know where they came from. We must be more careful. I will talk to the villagers about this when we get back."

On the New Year's Eve, there was a group of refugees wandering around Qinchuan County and blocking roads. This was very wrong.

“I want to tell you all that it will be terrible if we encounter banditry like the year before last year again.” Old Man Jiang said: “Even if it doesn’t happen, it’s good to give a warning to those who are traveling.”

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, many people go out to visit relatives and friends. Once they encounter them, it is not fun.

After returning home, Yingbao took Xiao Hei to the stove and made a nest for him out of old cotton wool behind the stove.

He took out catgut and a sewing needle, sewed up the opening on Xiao Hei's body, and then applied powder.

Xiao Hei was shaking all over in pain, but remained motionless, allowing his little master to give him stitches and medicine.

Yingbao rubbed its head and stuffed two pills into its mouth.

Dahuang also came over to join in the fun, pushing his head forward as hard as he could, and when his little master finally touched his head, he waggled his tail into a hot wheel.

…

The first month of the month always goes by very quickly. People eat, drink, have fun and have fun, and soon it’s February.

On this day, Li Zheng suddenly came to the door with a dozen or so villagers and handed the list in his hand to Jiang Sanlang.

“The imperial court is recruiting troops this spring. A total of ten people from your village will be sent out.”

These lists are all issued from the county government household registration office, and the names of the families who should be born are clearly remembered.

There are two Dings in Jiang Dalang's family, Jiang Da and his second son Jiang Quan, so one Ding must go to the battle.

The situation of the patriarch's son's family is basically the same as that of Jiang Dalang's family, and one person was also recruited.

Even Chen Sanyou’s eldest son’s family had to fight.

“Why is there another conscription?” This time, the people were cut off like leeks one after another, and they could not live a peaceful life for a few years.

Sun Lizheng closed the roster: "The governor of Yizhou has rebelled, and the Liao bandits are causing trouble. This year, the state government is recruiting troops in every county. Our township alone will have to recruit 200 people. Alas."

Two hundred young men were sent out for this expedition, and it was not known how many would come back in the end.

Jiang Sanlang took the roster and looked through it, and couldn't help frowning, because he found that more than 2,000 people from Qinchuan County were sent to the expedition.

What does this mean? This shows that there are heavy casualties on the front line, and a large number of soldiers need to be transferred from various counties to fill the vacancies.

“Can I buy more pawns this time?” Jiang Sanlang asked.

Sun Lizheng glanced at him and said seriously: "I know that your village is rich, but because of this, I have to remind you that no matter what, the number of people in our village cannot be less."

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