C10

There were only two dry steamed buns left in the package. Zhuang Li was reluctant to eat one, so she gave one to Uncle Zheng, while Qing You and Li Liangxiao each took half. In the end, Qing You also had no appetite.

?? Zhuang Li became a little anxious. "Uncle Zheng, let's not rush there before it gets dark. It's more important to find a town to pick some medicine for Qing You!"

?? She put the gold ingot in her pocket and took it to the city to be exchanged with a bank. There was no more money on her body for Qing You to ask for a doctor.

?? This place was not far from Gansu Province. On all four sides, there were endless mountains, making it harder to walk, winding and slippery. Uncle Zheng had spent dozens of years worth of craftsmanship on this crappy old car, if it was a younger driver, he would have to slide to the bottom of the cliff.

?? Zhuang Li felt uneasy as she continued to stay in this place for a long time. The towns she passed by these past few days were already desolate and rampant. Along the way, she encountered several groups of thieves. Qing You was sick and needed to find a doctor.

?? Elder sister, don't be afraid, there's still me! " Li Liangxiao was quite considerate as he showed his skinny arm. There was a small protrusion on his arm, which he said was muscle. Zhuang Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

?? However, Li Liangxiao was getting more and more serious.

"?" "Elder sister, don't worry, I can feed you and support you!"

?? Zhuang Li was startled as she did not expect him to say such words. She felt her heart warm. She also felt that it was strange that this little child was so concerned about begging for food. She hurriedly taught him …

?? You are still young, there are many things to do other than begging for food. You have to learn martial arts and become an emperor! Do you understand? I'll find you a husband to study in Gansu and stop asking for food! "

?? In the evening, they finally met a small town and two streets. Zhuang Li first settled Qing You down in a shabby little tavern. After having Uncle Zheng take care of Qing You and Ma, she took Li Liangxiao to the bank to exchange for gold.

?? There weren't many people on the street, so Zhuang Li kept the silver notes and hurried to the town to find a doctor to treat Qing You. Along the way, they met some people who stared at her strangely, so Li Liangxiao held her hand and ran very fast.

?? It wasn't until the doctor came and prescribed some medicine and gave it to Qing You that Zhuang Li finally felt relieved. The child was burning so much that he called her mother and Miss in his sleep. It hurt to hear it.

?? They opened two rooms, one for Qing You and Zhuang Li, one for Uncle Zheng and one for Li Liangxiao. Once they relaxed, Zhuang Li felt tired to the point that she couldn't even stand straight.

?? After an unknown period of time, Zhuang Li felt something shaking her. Just as she opened her eyes and wanted to speak, a hand was placed on top of her mouth …

"How …"

Then, a hairy head came close to her ear and whispered something …

?? "Elder sister, it's me."

?? Li Liangxiao? Zhuang Li had already woken up more than half of her consciousness. She immediately opened her eyes. The first thing she saw were the fireworks outside her room's window and the shadows of people. Then, there were sounds of wailing and crying.

?? This... This... He met a bandit!?

Zhuang Li quickly turned around and held Qing You in her arms. The child drank some medicine in the evening and had just stabilized his breathing, but his body was still hot. He weakly fell on top of Zhuang Li and saw Li Liangxiao, who was as nimble as a small animal, flip over to the window and take a look at the situation outside.

They lived in the innermost room on the second floor of the inn. Probably because the robber had overlooked this corner, Zhuang Li and the others were able to escape calamity. Li Liangxiao came back and pointed to a half-open window at the back of the house with Zhuang Li in tow.

What happened to Uncle Zheng?

?? Li Liangxiao just shook his head and urged Zhuang Li to leave quickly. Zhuang Li's heart was beating rapidly and she heard Wu Tie's pleas outside the yard …

?? "No, don't kill my horse!" There was a roar of adult male laughter, mixed with the cries of women.

"I don't have any money, I'm here on the escape route. Sir, Sir, please let me go!"

"Bastard, you still have some looks. Fatty, go and put him in your car!"

And then presumably the woman was pulled into the car, listening to her husband's helpless cries, and then the hammering, and then the woman's sorrowful cries, and then the whooshing.

Zhuang Li packed her bag and carried Qing You onto her back in a panic. However, she was already exhausted, so after a few steps, she stumbled and fell onto the ground.

?? Li Liangxiao quickly pulled Qing You up. He was small and thin, barely able to carry Qing You. However, he was also swaying as he urged Zhuang Li to leave.

?? Why is there another room locked up on the second floor and the corner on the second floor? "

?? It turned out that the bandit had first gathered all of the people in the house in the courtyard. Now that the door to their room was closed, it naturally seemed rather abrupt.

?? Zhuang Li was so scared that her palm tightened. She grabbed Qing You even faster and told Li Liangxiao to turn it over first. Luckily, Qing You was caught outside.

The sounds of approaching bandits could be heard from outside the door.

"?" Li Liangxiao took Qing You from the window and pulled Zhuang Li out. There was only a narrow passage outside the window, and Zhuang Li was trembling as she squatted on the floor. At this moment, she saw Li Liangxiao nimbly get up and slip through the window.

?? Zhuang Li pulled him back, anxious to the point of crying, "What are you doing!"

?? Li Liangxiao just grabbed her hand. That pair of small hands was quite warm compared to Zhuang Li's cold hands. He squeezed Zhuang Li's hand forcefully, as if he wanted to transmit all the heat into her body in that instant.

?? Under the moonlight, Zhuang Li could see Li Liangxiao's small face. The animal like eyes from before were now filled with determination. He opened his mouth and said in an almost inaudible manner, "Big sister, don't worry." He let go of Zhuang Li's hand and retreated back into the house, closing the window.

?? Then, he heard the bandits fiercely push open the door, holding the torches in their hands, they instantly lit up the room. About a bandit rushed to the window and touched the quilt.

?? Big brother, it's still hot, but he ran away! " Then there was the sound of a table being kicked over.

The bandit quickly noticed the window at the back of the house. He walked over and pulled open the curtain, and the first thing he saw was Li Liangxiao, who was squatting on the floor.

?? You're the only one living in this room? "

?? I can't sleep well with outsiders, I sleep alone! "

?? "Dressed like this, the children of the poor families have quite a bit of attention?"

?? The bandit probably picked up Li Liangxiao and looked at him closely under the light of the fire. "He looks pretty handsome, but he can be sold to the crook fence yard to be a rabbit grandpa …"

?? Hahahaha! Zhuang Li squatted outside the window with her fists clenched. She didn't realize that her nails had penetrated her palm and that her whole fist was covered in blood while tears were streaming down her face.

She couldn't control her trembling. Li Liangxiao had just held those hands. That child was as warm as a small sun, he said.

"Don't worry, sister."

?? Elder sister, do not be afraid. "

?? Zhuang Li wanted to go in and hold the child in her arms. If something happened to her, what would happen to the confused Qing You?

?? For the first time, she realized that her weakness in this world was not a small life that she could muddle along in.

?? She thought that her life was as beautiful as a transparent crystal cup. However, with a light tap, it broke into pieces.

?? "Miss …"

?? Zhuang Li heard Qing You's sleep-talking and woke up in a daze. She had already reached out her hand to touch Qing You's forehead as if she liked it. Then he finally let out a sigh.

?? "The fever has finally subsided."

?? After the robbers left a few days ago, Zhuang Li couldn't take Qing You with her. She stayed in the courtyard after the robbery and gave Qing You the medicine concocted by the doctor on time. Qing You gradually recovered and cried a few times when she woke up, asking Zhuang Li about what had happened that day.

?? Zhuang Li didn't want to bring it up again, so she didn't say anything to comfort Qing You.

?? The bandits from the Western Regions also frequently came here to harass them. Since these bandits had also been here for a long time, the town could not get rich no matter what, robbing money and disguising their appearance, selling people to brick kilns to work for the young and beautiful women on the fence. This place was far away from the emperor, and the main county was also several dozen miles away, so the bandits would have to wait for the official to arrive at the scene for half a day, while the bandits would have to hide in the bottom of the mountain for nothing to happen to them.

As time passed, the county magistrate no longer cared. Naturally, no one else reported the case.

Zhuang Li listened with tears in her eyes. She looked after Qing You more and asked about the direction of Gansu. It was not a good place to stay. If Uncle Zheng and Li Liangxiao escaped, they would definitely go to Gansu and wait for her. As soon as Qing You recovered, she would set off immediately. She had to find some hope for herself to continue walking.

"Miss, you should drink some porridge!" Qing You placed the bowl of porridge on Zhuang Li's hand.

"Hm!" "Okay." Zhuang Li answered and took a sip. Qing You had recovered quite well. It seemed that she could continue her journey tomorrow morning.

The sound of horse hooves came from the small courtyard. Zhuang Li's heart tightened after the incident that happened that day and she quickly looked out the window. A group of men ferociously rushed in and the small courtyard owner was already kneeling in front of the courtyard while crying.

"Grandfather, please let me go!" My little yard was just robbed a few days ago by bandits! You can't even take out a copper coin right now, you just can't help but be filial to your grandfather! "

Zhuang Li had been hit in the head by someone. Wasn't it as if she had just left a wolf's den and entered a tiger's mouth?!

Zhuang Li was startled at first, but then she calmed down and held Qing You's trembling hand tightly. When she looked up, she saw the small window where Li Liangxiao hid them all that day.

"Quick, let's go!" She pushed Qing You back to the window and frantically told her, "Quickly climb up, hide inside and don't make a sound!"

?? Qing You's tears were mottled as she tried to hold Zhuang Li back, but unexpectedly, the door was kicked open as Zhuang Li desperately struggled free …