Tieniu said with an innocent face: "Sir, I told you that if you provoke them, you will be beaten. Which one of us dares to bully them?"
"I didn't bully them, why are they crying?"
"I do not know either."
Tieniu said aggrievedly: "I was fine just now, but I cried when I started crying."
"Sir, Brother Liang, we really didn't bully them."
Zheng Fang also came out and said: "I have been watching, and the brothers didn't even say a harsh word."
"Wan Niang, tell me, what's going on?"
Qing Mulan found a girl in her early twenties from the crowd: "Mr. Jin is not a bandit, he is a scholar, and he is the most reasonable. If these men bully you, just tell him, and he will definitely make the decision for you."
This girl named Wan Niang is older. She was used to taking care of her younger brothers and sisters at home. After being sold to Iron Can Mountain, she also tried her best to take care of other girls. Therefore, she is very popular among both groups of girls and is regarded as the default choice among the girls.
leader.
"My brothers didn't bully us. They always asked us if we were full."
Wan Niang wiped her tears: "We... We haven't had a full meal since we came to the mountain... The sisters felt that they saw hope and remembered sad things."
"Sister, I know how you feel. Before I met the leader, I felt that I couldn't live anymore. I thought about seeking death more than once. When I met the leader..."
Guan Xiaorou took Wan Niang's hand and talked softly about her past.
I have to say that Guan Xiaorou is much better at comforting people than Qing Mulan, who has a bad temper. The girls next to her gradually stopped crying and surrounded Guan Xiaorou as if they were listening to a story.
Being praised like this in person, even though Jin Feng was so shameless, he felt a little embarrassed.
I touched my nose and turned back to eat.
Tang Dongdong and Qing Mulan looked at each other, covering their mouths and snickering.
With Guan Xiaorou's consolation, the girls finally calmed down. Qing Mulan arranged for female soldiers to guard the bathroom door. The girls all went in to take a bath, then put on clean clothes and moved into the thatched hut where the bandits lived before.
Although the conditions of the thatched hut are not good, it is much better than the log cabin they lived in before.
Jin Feng stayed in Liu Jiang's small courtyard at night. After taking a bath, he lay on the wicker chair in the small courtyard and waited for Guan Xiaorou.
But he waited and waited until Jin Feng was about to fall asleep before Guan Xiaorou came back.
"Busy working?"
Jin Feng sat up and poured Guan Xiaorou a glass of cold water.
"Master, I'm sorry, I forgot the time when I got busy, and I came back late..."
Guan Xiaorou was like a child who had done something wrong, lowering her head and apologizing.
"It's okay. Fortunately you came today, otherwise I wouldn't know how to arrange these girls."
Jin Feng pulled Guan Xiaorou into his arms: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work," Guan Xiaorou lay on Jin Feng's shoulder and said in a daze: "These girls are so pitiful, even more pitiful than I was before... You are so kind, head of the family."
"Why are you so irritated that you're talking nonsense?"
Jin Feng helped Guan Xiaorou up and joked with a smile.
Guan Xiaorou did not answer, but took the initiative to kiss her.
Guan Xiaorou was usually very shy, and it was very rare for her to take the initiative like this. Jin Feng naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity and directly carried her to the bedroom.
…
Early the next morning, Jin Feng was awakened by the veterans' slogans.
Guan Xiaorou beside her has disappeared.
After breakfast, Jin Feng found Zhang Liang and Zheng Fang.
"Brother Liang, have everything been packed?"
"It's installed and ready to go at any time."
Zhang Liang pointed to the cart at the entrance of the yard.
"Old Zheng, where are you?"
Jin Feng looked at Zheng Fang again: "The terrain of Iron Can Mountain is steep, and it is not very far from Jinchuan. I will use this place in the future, so nothing will happen to me."
"As ordered by Sir, the heavy crossbows and catapults have been loaded. I will leave five teams to guard the city gate. Even if hundreds of people come, there is no chance of attacking them for the time being."
Zheng Fang said confidently.
"In addition to the outside, there are also snacks inside. Don't get stabbed in the back." Jin Feng reminded.
"Sir, what do you mean, there is something wrong with those girls?" Zheng Fang asked.
"I don't know, but we must not have the intention to harm others, and we must have the intention to guard against others. After all, we don't know them well, so we should remain vigilant for now."
Although Jin Feng sympathizes with those girls, he is not naive enough to think that they are all absolutely good people.
"Sir, I will definitely be careful."
Zheng Fang nodded quickly.
Jin Feng checked the heavy crossbows and catapults arranged by Zheng Fang, and after confirming that there were no problems, he returned with the convoy.
It was very fast when I came here, but it was much slower when I went back.
The cart pulling the copper coins creaked under the pressure, and five or six men had to push it together to move normally.
The bandits captured in Iron Can Mountain came in handy as laborers for pulling carts.
We set off after dinner in the morning and didn’t return to the Xihewan boundary until mid-afternoon.
Before entering the village, I saw a group of people gathered in the open space at the entrance of the village, and faintly heard quarrels.
"Everyone prepare to fight!"
Zhang Liang shouted coldly, and all the veterans immediately drew their swords and made an attack stance.
Jin Feng also frowned slightly.
At this time, most of the veterans have been taken away by him. If other bandit forces take the opportunity to cause trouble, the veterans and female soldiers left behind may not be able to deal with it.
"Iron Hammer, take your people to see what's going on?"
Zhang Liang shouted again, and six veterans immediately rushed out of the team and ran over on horseback.
Soon, one of the veterans came back: "Sir, Brother Liang, it's the county official who came with his wife and is conducting an autopsy."
"An autopsy is just an autopsy, what's the fuss about?" Zhang Liang asked.
"Zu Zuo was complaining that our methods were too cruel and it was difficult for him to conduct an autopsy. He said that we were all murderous demons. Brother Tiezi couldn't listen to it, so he started to quarrel with them."
The veteran said: "But I heard that my husband is back, so Brother Tiezi stopped quarreling with them."
Just as he was talking, he saw Liu Tie coming over in anger.
As a result, Liu Tie ran up to Jin Feng, but did not say anything about what he had done. Instead, he whispered: "Brother Feng, my father asked me to tell you that an official from the county government came here, and he seems to be looking for trouble. He is waiting in the village.
You are back."
"What's the name of the officer who's making trouble?"
"I don't know either, and I don't dare to ask." Liu Tie said, "But I heard that Wu Zuo called him Master Zhou."
"Master Zhou?" Jin Feng sneered: "They came very quickly! By the way, they didn't let their people enter the textile factory, right?"
"Don't worry, I've sent people to watch the textile factory and iron smelting workshop to make sure not a single mosquito can fly in."
Liu Tie patted his chest and said, "Because of this, the official lost his temper, but I didn't bother him. Even if I guarded the door to prevent him from entering, there was nothing he could do."
"Done right."
Jin Feng patted Liu Tie on the shoulder, then turned to look at Zhang Liang: "Brother Liang, please send the things to the money warehouse for storage first. I'll go back and take a look."