PDLP Chapter 172 Freedom in the Wild
Chapter 172 Freedom in the Wild
It was late at night, the moon was bright and the wind was clear. Qin Bingrui was lying in a comfortable rocking chair, rocking back and forth...
A crunching sound.
"Sister, do you think it's meaningful for us to save these disaster victims? Logically speaking, we can ensure that ordinary people have enough to eat, which is almost enough. Even if we don't want the money we earn, why not help more useful people?"
With so many people in the course of history, there are always some who will be abandoned. It is the survival of the fittest, there is nothing you can do about it.
"Yes, my original plan was to spend the money wisely and help those talented and intelligent people..."
Qin Bingrui sat up and asked: "What made you change your mind?"
“We need people’s hearts.”
"Sister, you're really amazing! No wonder you insist on going to the porridge distribution office in person."
Qin Bingrui continued to lie down and sighed, "The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, but the three of us can't be together. I don't know if you are having a good time now."
"Didn't you dream about her?"
"I dreamt it several times. Either I was stealing food or I was on the way to escape. Oh, by the way, sister, when are we going to pick Xia Liang up and leave?"
"I'm afraid I can't pick her up right now. As you know, the people from the Imperial City Bureau won't leave for a moment."
"To be honest, I can't do anything to these people right now. I can only try to delay it one day at a time."
"Yes. Let's first solve the problem at the Marquis of Qingyang's Mansion. If I'm not mistaken, the Marquis's son will come to Wangzhou to meet us soon."
"Are you going to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
"Destroying the forces of the Marquis's son can also indirectly pave the way for Noble Lady Ying's son. What do you think?"
Qin Bingrui jumped lightly and stood up from the rocking chair with a serious expression. After a moment, he suddenly became cheerful and started laughing.
"It's so late, don't disturb Mr. Murong in the next room."
"Sister, what do you think of Mr. Murong?"
Qin Bingrui sat on a chair beside the table, supporting his chin with one hand and smiling mischievously.
Luo Yu cast his eyes at her mischievous appearance and sneered: "He's a nice guy. What's wrong? Are you attracted to him?"
"Yes, I like him to be my brother-in-law."
Luo Yu had a smile in his eyes and didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"Unfortunately, reality doesn't allow it."
"Sister, why are you afraid of reality? If we really plan to stay here and have to get married before the age of 20, we might as well choose Mr. Murong."
"Do you think you can pick and choose anyone here? They also want to be together with you willingly."
"Then I think Mr. Murong must be interested in you, otherwise why would he follow you around every day?"
"That's true, but if he doesn't tell us, we can't misunderstand him. Maybe he's just curious about my identity?"
"Haha, that's true. But Prince Ning is not bad either. He is a real help to us."
Murong in the next room was listening intently with his ears perked up. When he heard the name "King Ning", he immediately shuddered.
It's ridiculous that the two self-righteous women really think they are rare commodities.
Miss Luo Yu's gentle voice echoed lightly in the house, and others pricked up their ears to listen.
"Bingrui, what about you? If you have to get married at 20, based on your current age, we only have two years of freedom. You can't go somewhere and the officials check your household registration, find out you're unmarried, and just arrest you and marry you off to someone else."
"I'm not afraid. I'll ask Prince Ning to give me the title of concubine. I won't fight for it. As long as he gives me freedom, that's all I need."
"That's true. If we can't find a solution in two years, this is the only option."
Murong's eyes darkened. A solution within two years? A solution to what?
Although he only eavesdropped on some of the conversations at the end, he could also understand the general meaning. The two women had a task that had to be completed, and in order to complete this task, they would choose to marry anyone.
Then the two of them chatted in detail about how to deal with the issue of the Prince of Qingyang Marquis's Mansion. As they talked, they fell silent.
Murong blew out the candle and went to bed.
Besides, the poor white tiger is accompanied by her loyal lackey and a little monkey who jumps up and down every day.
Looking at the hustle and bustle every day, in fact, the joy in my heart is incomparable, but it’s a pity that no one listens.
A few days ago, I ran towards the southwest along the route on the map in my memory. The more I walked, the heavier my heart became. The mountains were rolling, but there were few houses.
When she was almost at Wangzhou, she realized how rich Jiangzhou was. At least she could eat cooked meat in an ordinary farmer's house.
Because he stole too much food, he was chased and beaten by a group of farmers holding shovels and carrying poles.
Xia Liang was not afraid of these skinny people who looked like two sticks combined. For this reason, she specially caught some pheasants, rabbits and wild boar meat and sent them to the doorsteps of the farmers whose meat was stolen.
Let them also replenish their bodies, so that at least they can run an extra kilometer when chasing her in the future.
She thought she had done it perfectly, and as a result, Baihu's fame spread more and more among the people. Many young masters from wealthy families came to visit her, and some even brought cooked meat and vegetables to serve her.
Xia Liang was puzzled. She would never eat other people's food casually. Who knows if there was any anesthetic in it.
But his fame was too great, and in order to avoid attracting people from the Imperial City Bureau, Xia Liang had to leave Jiangzhou first and find a quiet place to avoid the limelight.
When we arrived in Wangzhou, we looked around and saw poor ants everywhere. These were just two cities more than 300 kilometers apart, so how could the difference be so great, as big as the difference between heaven and hell?
Xia Liang was in no mood to sympathize with others. She herself was almost unrecognizable due to her weight loss. Although raw meat was not bad, she always felt that it had a fishy smell after eating too much. It was unpalatable and without any seasoning, she really couldn't accept it.
Unfortunately, when we arrived at the mountains and forests of Wangzhou, we found that not only were there pheasants and rabbits, but even the edible roots of wild vegetables had been almost dug up.
Bitter, really bitter.
She felt that she should be transferred back to Jiangzhou. Given Wangzhou's current miserable state, Sister Luo Hong and Brother Bingrui would not be able to solve the problem in a short time.
Who knew that halfway through the journey, they found a group of interesting people who were intercepting everyone passing by, including merchants transporting goods.
Moreover, they carried a lot of dry food, including large chunks of meat.
They are all robbers anyway. They rob others, so she steals from them. It doesn’t seem like a big deal.
After several rounds of stealing and robbing, they were not discovered until one night, when a man woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and saw a big white tiger rummaging through the food in their tent (note: this was common in the Western Han Dynasty). The man was so scared that he wet his pants.
But I didn't expect that this group of people would resist.
On a dark and windy night, Xia Liang formed a team with his dog and monkey to steal food. He thought it would be smooth sailing, but just as he came out with a big bag of meat, he was surrounded by a group of people with bows and arrows.
This is a problem. Swords and knives can be dodged, but bows and arrows can be fired from a long distance. We are surrounded from 360 degrees and it is very dangerous.
Fortunately, Xia Liang discovered that although there were not many people in this ghost place and there were not many cute little things to eat, there were many wild animals.
These little wild animals haven't had a good time recently. The flood disaster has affected people. People have swept through the mountains and outside the mountains in order to eat. The wild animals are not having a good time either. Everything edible has been eaten up by people. Even they themselves will be chased and killed by these people.
Look, the leader wolf led a group of wolves and saw that the white tiger, a beast and a wolfhound were not afraid of people alone, and even dared to actively attack humans for food. How could they, a large group of wolves, be afraid?
People surrounded Baihu and Gouzi, and their fifty or sixty wolf brothers surrounded people. It was really like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
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