Chapter 33
Chapter 33
Once the decision was made, Duanmu Rui was very cooperative.
In just a few days, Duanmu Rui helped his wife tidy up all the big and small things in the mansion, what he could take with him, and what he couldn't take with him were left in the mansion. Within a few days, all the servants were dismissed, leaving only Xiao Yan and his wife The Beta girl beside her is Xiaoyu.
When he was busy, Duanmu Rui would send Xiaoyan to Fenglai Restaurant to buy something he wanted to eat. Although the taste was not as good as that of Hongfu Restaurant in Liangpingcheng, it was enough to satisfy his appetite for the time being.
He knew he wouldn't be able to eat them once he was on the road.
After returning home, Master Duanmu went out again. He hadn't seen him for two days. When he saw him again, he brought back a private deed transfer that had not been registered by the government.
Master Duanmu secretly transferred the house at a very low price, and made an agreement with the buyer to come back half a year later and formally go to the government to apply for the deed of the house.
Two days later, Master Duanmu sent Duanmu Rui and Xiaoyan to the carriage first, and after sending them outside the city gate, the two rented the carriage after taking a boat, and went to an agreed small inn first.
Then Master Duanmu took his wife and Xiao Yu beside him, set off the next day, locked the door, packed his luggage, and left the city gate smoothly. After a day, he and Duanmu Rui met in the small inn.
The destination is Yongning County, and this inn is the only way to get there.
After passing this inn, there is a fork, one leads to Shangjing, and the other leads to Yongning County.
The two carriages still separated in order to deceive the public. Duanmu Rui's carriage stopped at the fork for a long time before turning to Yongning County.
Duanmu Rui suddenly wanted to visit Shangjing. He lived there all his life in his previous life, but now he bypasses Shangjing to a remote and deserted small county. Once you've settled down, make another decision.
The road leading to Yongning County is not as spacious as the one heading to Shangjing, but in order to get there as soon as possible, they seldom rest on the road.
At night, they are still on their way. It is very dangerous to stay overnight in such a sparsely populated place.
After two days of walking, the people and horses were very tired. They planned to continue their journey at night and find a place to rest after dawn.
Duanmu Rui and Xiaoyan whispered in the carriage, but the groom outside couldn't hear them at all.
"This kind of night road is most suitable for being robbed by bandits," Duanmu Rui joked boldly, "It's better to have a few tall, suave, suave, domineering bandits dressed as heroes to come and rob..." He couldn't help opening the door. Looking outside the curtain, it was pitch black, except for the sound of the car shaft and the sound of horses' hooves, nothing else could be seen.
"Young master, do you mean that it would be good if the Ninth Prince came to rob?" Xiao Yan also accompanied him to talk nonsense. When this kind of trembling makes people tremble, they must say something that they usually dare not say to dispel the fear.
Duanmu Rui rolled his eyes at him, "Why are you related to the Ninth Prince again..."
Xiao Yan sighed softly, "I don't know what will happen if the Ninth Prince returns and doesn't see you in half a month..."
"I don't see a way to live, but I see a way to die!"
Xiao Yan disagreed, "In case the Ninth Prince doesn't take that seriously, you think there are so many wives and concubines in his house, and he is not single-minded, so why should he ask others to be innocent!"
Duanmu Rui glanced at him unnaturally, "Seeing that you have not cleaned up, when we get to Yongning County, I have to let you clean the hut!"
"Master, please..." Before Xiao Yan finished speaking, the carriage stopped abruptly, Xiao Yan quickly grabbed Duanmu Rui, and the two of them almost fell out.
"What's going on ahead?" Duanmu Rui asked the groom.
"It seems that... I met a bandit." The groom trembled.
The hearts of the two people in the carriage thumped at the same time, and Duanmu Rui's first reaction was how to tell the carriage walking behind to avoid this road.
"Everyone in the car get down, or I will go up and lift your roof!" An angry shout came from the front.
Duanmu Rui glanced at Xiaoyan, got up and prepared to go down, "I'll go down, you find a chance to sneak out and tell the master to detour."
Xiao Yan quickly grabbed Duanmu Rui, "No, young master, I'll go down, you slip away!"
The relaxed and joking atmosphere just now disappeared, and the two whispered softly while holding their breath.
"Listen to me..." Duanmu Rui stepped forward, "It's not good to provoke bandits in this situation, you run fast, you go and notify."
Xiao Yan was still struggling, Duanmu Rui quickly got out of the carriage.
The groom has already stood aside obediently, "The old man is just a hired groom, and I don't know the owner in the car..."
Duanmurui didn't see the torch after getting off the car, and the moon wasn't clear tonight, and the night was very dark. He got out of the carriage and deliberately made a detour and stood beside him, trying to distract the bandits from sight and let Xiaoyan escape secretly.
"Who else is in the car?" the bandit shouted.
"No one but me!" Duanmu Rui tried his best to put down a soft tone.
One of the bandits was not suspicious, he approached Duanmu Rui and sniffed his nose, "Boss, it's a Beta."
"Search the car!" Another bandit ordered.
Duanmu Rui just stood there without moving. He guessed that Xiaoyan had already run away, so he tentatively said, "My lords, I am just going to visit relatives in the county town, and I will give you all the money I have on me. I beg you to let me live. There are old parents who need to be taken care of..." He tried to negotiate with them.
The bandit didn't eat this, and several people fumbled around in the car, and got out of the car after a long while, "Boss, this is a fat sheep, there are a lot of silver bills in the car, I think I will kill him... "
The boss waved his hand, "Don't worry, wait for the next car to arrive and slaughter together!"
Duanmu Rui was in a bad mood, the carriage of his parents was some distance away, how did they know there would be another one!
Could it be... He secretly looked towards the groom, only a shadow could be seen in the darkness, the groom was standing beside a bandit.
Then another two bandits got on the carriage to search, but they didn't light the torch from the beginning to the end.
Then a group of people stood there, Duanmu Rui didn't dare to act rashly, he had to let them relax their vigilance against him.
After a long time, Duanmu Rui stood there feeling as if his body was going to be frozen, only then did the sound of another carriage come from a distance.
He frowned and looked towards the source of the voice.
Gradually a shadow appeared in the darkness, and soon the carriage stopped beside his.
"Get lost!" The bandit yelled, and Duanmu Rui saw a black shadow roll to his feet.
"Master, did they do anything to you?" Xiao Yan hurriedly got up from the ground, patted the soil and moved towards Duanmu Rui.
"Stand still and don't move!" The bandit next to Duanmu Rui quickly tied up Xiaoyan.
"I'm fine...how did you get arrested?" Duanmu Rui felt more and more strange, the groom didn't leave, but the groom in another car was tied up by bandits.
Moreover, the groom who was tied up was a little emotional, shouting that he was innocent and that he was just a groom.
Master Duanmu and his wife were also taken off the carriage, and finally the servant girl Xiaoyu was escorted beside them.
Duanmu Rui saw that they were worried about him, so he shook his head at them.
His eyes were used to the darkness of the night, and he felt as if they could see the slight shaking of his head.
"Boss, this family is fat sheep, they can be slaughtered!" shouted the bandit in the carriage.
"The money will be confiscated, and people will take it away!" A bandit gave a simple order, and then these bandits began to divide the work with familiarity.
Master Duanmu and his wife also remained silent, Duanmu Rui kicked Xiaoyan lightly, and Xiaoyan realized that it was not a wise choice to start a conflict at this time.
There was no noise along the way, except for the groom of Master Duanmu's carriage who was so frightened that he kept humming.The bandit swung his sword at him, and the groom also fell silent.
Duanmu Rui and his party followed the bandit, and a bandit tied his hands behind him. They made a detour along the way. After walking for some time, they finally saw the light.
The bandits didn't leave until they were locked in the smelly stable.
The few of them lay half-lying against the haystack, Duanmu Rui felt that he didn't have much strength, these bandits robbed money and wanted to harm others, he kept thinking of ways to escape.
"Don't worry, Ruier," Master Duanmu said softly, "Everything depends on your parents, you will be fine."
"Yes, young master, and me!" Xiao Yan also said beside him.
Duanmu Rui suddenly calmed down, his thoughts stopped wandering around, and his heart was no longer hanging.
"It's a big deal to spend all the money, as long as you save your life, that's the greatest hope." Madam also persuaded.
Duanmu Rui didn't know what role his performance played in their eyes. He was obviously very calm and behaved normally all the way, but they started to enlighten him together.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me." Duanmu Rui reassured them.
"It's fine as long as it's okay... Rui'er doesn't need to worry about anything else, as long as you take good care of the child in your womb." Master Duanmu said.
"Yes, Master," Xiao Yan leaned over, "I walked up the mountain all the way, Master, do you feel sick to your stomach?"
"No, I don't feel anything." Duanmu Rui retracted his stomach. He really didn't feel anything bad, neither hurt nor bloated, just a little bit of nausea, but compared to the previous period, it was much better.
"Rui'er, don't think too much. When the time is right, we will find a way to escape..." Master Duanmu's voice was very soft, but these people could hear it.
Duanmu Rui suddenly remembered, he looked around, the two grooms were not with them.
"Father... I think that groom might..." Duanmu Rui was speaking, when the fence of the stable opened, they all fell silent.
A bandit came in holding a torch, and took a photo of their faces one by one, and then took another photo, and walked out without saying anything.
For a while, they could only hear each other's breathing, and no one continued to speak.
Before they knew it, the sky began to turn pale, and Duanmu Rui and the others had a sleepless night.
They could vaguely hear the noise in the distant room gradually diminishing, and then there was no movement.
The surrounding scenery became clearer and clearer, and there was not a single horse in the stable.
Maybe the bandit had been rambunctious all night and now he was asleep, Duanmu Rui pondered the possibility of escaping.
He sneaked towards the door and saw that there was not a single guard outside.
So he turned back and looked around the stable for something that would untie the ropes that bound him.
Xiao Yan understood what he meant, and hurriedly leaned over to lie behind him, opened her mouth and began to bite the thick rope on her wrist.
"Young Master, don't move, be careful of the fetus." Xiao Yan hid behind her, her voice was so low that no one except Duanmu Rui could hear her.
Duanmu Rui immediately stopped moving, and stretched his arms for Xiaoyan to bite.
Xiao Yan didn't stop for a moment, and Duanmu Rui gradually felt his wrist start to loosen a little.
Suddenly there were footsteps not far away, Xiao Yan hurriedly got up, lay down facing the haystack, buried her face in the haystack and pretended to be asleep.
The fence opened, and a bandit came in. He looked around a few people, and finally his eyes rested on Xiaoyu who was beside his wife.
Xiao Yu subconsciously hid back, and the bandit showed his yellow teeth and smiled.
"Madam, save..." Xiao Yu was about to shout, but the bandit grabbed a handful of grass and stuffed it into Xiao Yu's mouth.
Madam watched helplessly as Xiao Yu was picked up by the bandits and thrown on the other side of the haystack.
Master Duanmu nudged his wife with his elbow to keep him silent.
The bandit smiled and held Xiao Yu down, tore her clothes with two strokes, then leaned close to her neck to smell, without saying a word, found a wooden stick that was not as thick as that thing from the corner, and separated Xiao Yu. legs, and stabbed in under the body.
"Ah—" Xiao Yu cried out heart-piercingly, and fainted from shaking all over.
Duanmu Rui's heart beat faster, the bandit looked a little drunk, as if he was deliberately performing in front of them, and he didn't shy away from it at all.
Seeing that Xiaoyu was dizzy, he held the wooden stick in his hand and poked it back and forth, then pulled it out and threw it aside.
There was blood on the tip of the wooden stick, and Duanmu Rui felt nauseated.
The thief unbuttoned his trouser waist, held the object and sent it in under the light rain.
"It's so fucking tight to be stabbed open!" The bandit couldn't help but sighed.
Duanmu Rui could clearly hear the drunkenness in his words.
The bandit shrugged his crotch in front of them without hesitation, lubricated with blood, the slapping sound was very clear.
It was still quiet outside the stables.
Xiao Yan got up secretly at this time, and continued to bury her head behind Duanmu Rui, biting his rope.
Xiao Yu regained a little consciousness, she saw the bandit on her body, she was ready to yell in fear.
The bandit seemed to be worried about her shouting, and instantly grabbed her neck and did not let go.
After a while, Xiao Yu's body trembled unconsciously, and then he stopped moving, his eyes were wide open and turned up, and it was difficult to close his mouth.
Seeing Xiao Yu swallowed his breath, the thief began to swing his crotch with confidence.
Duanmu Rui finally dared to let go of his wrist, he gently broke free from the rope, not wanting to alarm the bandits.
The bandit moved with his head buried in Xiao Yu's corpse, not paying any attention to the movement behind him.
Xiao Yan got up, and Duanmu Rui saw that his mouth was covered with blood.
After Xiaoyan sat up, he was the closest to the bandit. He looked at the bandit for a moment, rushed over, leaned over the bandit, opened his mouth and bit the side of his neck.
The bandit was knocked aside by Xiao Yan's movements, he was stunned for a moment, and just about to shout, Duanmu Rui grabbed the bloody wooden stick and smashed it down on his head.
once... twice...
The dull "dong dong" sounded in the stable, but no one outside paid attention.
It didn't take long for them to walk out of the stable lightly, each with a wooden stick in their hands, the one of Duanmu Rui was stained with white and red things.
Master Duanmu's stick was used for support, his legs and feet were inconvenient, his wife followed behind, and Xiaoyan walked last.
Duanmu Rui was at the front.
He found a small path based on his feeling, and led a few people down the mountain cautiously.
He didn't meet any bandits along the way, Duanmu Rui reckoned it must be their work and rest habits, go out to rob at night and sleep during the day.
Gradually, he became bolder and moved a little faster.
It didn't take long to reach the foot of the mountain, and he suddenly saw a person sitting beside the path, and not far away was the carriage they hijacked last night.
Duanmu Rui was careful, he asked the master and wife to hide aside and not move, Xiao Yan followed him forward.
They got closer and closer to that person, and they saw clearly that that person was actually their groom last night.
Duanmu Rui immediately understood what was going on, he took out the dagger he took from the bandit in the morning, handed the wooden stick to Xiaoyan, and the two touched it lightly.
The groom seemed to be waiting for someone, but when he walked in, he found that he had fallen asleep leaning against a stone.
Holding the dagger in his hand, Duanmu Rui took a few deep breaths with his eyes closed, suppressed the uncomfortable thoughts, settled down, and stabbed down according to the groom...
A few people ran quickly to the fork in a small carriage, Xiaoyan controlled the carriage, and they carried the spoils from the groom on their bodies. No one spoke along the way, but they kept looking back to see if there was a mountain The thief came after him.
After running non-stop to the fork, Xiao Yan stopped the carriage.
"I can't go to Yongning County anymore, go to Shangjing." Master Duanmu said then.
Xiao Yan took a breath, turned her horse's head and walked towards the fork in Shangjing.
Along the way, they tried to avoid driving at night, and at the same time, they tried to walk on crowded roads. During the period, several people changed their clothes, sold the carriage and rented a new carriage. They didn't dare to rest more. After driving for more than ten days, they finally arrived in Shangjing .
Duanmu Rui suggested, "If you want to house a house, it might be somewhere farther away. It's cheap and convenient, and won't attract too much attention."
Master Duanmu agreed as soon as he heard it, "Rui'er is right. The price in the downtown area is high, and we don't have enough money. Even if we buy a house in a farther place, we don't know the price. You stay in a hotel for a few days, and I will look for it. See if there is a suitable place."
They found a cheap inn, one between Duanmurui and Xiaoyan, one between Mrs. and the master.
All the silver taels they brought with them when they came out were looted by the bandits outside Yongning County, and they only had the loot from the groom, and there are currently less than 200 taels left.
However, staying in an inn is rich and rich, but I don't know how much money it costs to buy a small courtyard in Shangjing.
Duanmu Rui touched the Yu Ruyi who had been hiding around his waist, it was the betrothal gift given to him by the Ninth Prince, thanks to him hiding it close to his body, he was able to avoid being snatched.
If the silver taels are not enough by then, Duanmu Rui plans to pawn this Yu Ruyi.
Thinking that they had left Yongping City for nearly a month, I don't know if the Ninth Prince has discovered that they have escaped.
Xiao Yan seemed to understand Duanmu Rui, he bought some hot snacks from the inn's kitchen and brought them to Duanmu Rui and his wife, and poured hot water for them. Arrived at Yongping City..."
Madam glanced at Duanmu Rui, seeing that his expression had not changed, she reassured, "We have already arrived in Shangjing, I'm afraid he would never have expected it. Even in Shangjing, such a bustling place, full of people, it may not be You can touch it, and it’s easiest to hide treasures under the eyes of thieves, that’s what it means.”
Duanmu Rui also agreed, "It must be safer to go to Beijing in other places. There are many people, so it is not likely that anyone will pay attention to me. If it is a small county, I guess my fart can spread all over the place."
Madam chuckled, since she escaped from the bandits, she felt that Duanmu Rui had matured a lot, and besides the master, Ruier was the pillar of the family. Opinions are very important, no longer treat him like a child like before.
They rested temporarily in the inn, and Duanmu Rui went out from time to time to find a suitable courtyard with Master Duanmu.
On the side of Yongping City, the Ninth Prince drove his horse and whipped his whip and finally arrived at Duanmu Mansion before dark. He found that the gate of Duanmu Mansion was actually locked with a big lock, and the dust in front of the door was thick. Ninth Prince was suddenly dumbfounded.
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