Chapter 72 Xiaoqing’s captive life

Author: Writer hcaGwv

Chapter 72 Xiaoqing’s captive life

Three people from the southern expedition group were kidnapped by the local indigenous people, including Xiao Qing, Sun Simiao's disciple. When they went into the mountains to collect herbs, they encountered local barbarians. The casual guards were not good at using force and could only

He watched helplessly as they were kidnapped, and then ran back to report the news.

When Cui'er heard the news, she felt her head buzzing, and her whole body froze. Although she thought about the possibility of setbacks before coming, she was still caught off guard when it actually happened.

But she finally calmed down and thought about what Changsheng would do if she encountered this situation.

She quickly ordered her subordinates to write a letter and report the situation to Changsheng, while trying to find out the specific details of the attack from the escaped guards.

When she learned that the other party only kidnapped people and medicinal materials and did no further harm, Cui'er felt relieved a little.

It seems that he is hostile to people entering the mountain.

The fourth child had already drawn his sword: "I will lead some people to chase them, maybe we can catch them. Sister Cui'er, you and the others will guard the camp to prevent people with evil intentions from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."

Thirteen also came over: "I'll go with you."

When the crisis really comes, these men who like to fight seem to react faster. Danger and tension seem to activate the sleeping beasts in their bodies.

A few people reported to the Panyu government and asked for some official servants, and then the group set off with the guys.

More than a dozen horses were galloping on the narrow and rugged mountain road. The fourth and thirteenth children no longer cared about the horses, they just wanted to go quickly.

"Everyone hurry up and hurry up and rest when you reach the mountain pass ahead."

…

"Hong Antong!"

After Changsheng read the secret letter from the south, he thought for a moment with a livid face and shouted the name of the guard loudly.

Judging from the date of this letter, it was already five days ago. Although this was the fastest speed she could think of at this time and this distance, she still felt it was too slow.

Five days will produce many variables. Was the enemy an accidental encounter or a planned raid? What is the condition of the new base established? Are there any casualties? How will the local government react? Is there any collusion with the indigenous people to harm the party?

Countless thoughts burst out of Changsheng's head, giving her a headache.

The team dispatched at that time was still too thin. If it had been half a year later, with the armed forces she now had, a phalanx of 300 people with spears would have been able to mow down the local savages armed with harpoons and wooden sticks.

But it was too late to say anything now. She ordered Hong Antong to pass on her message first, asking them not to consider the safety of the locals, to put life-saving as the highest priority, and to allow the use of all means of force.

Next, she asked Li Yuan for help, withdrew part of her family's money and valuable jewelry, and asked Li Yuan to send it to Jiaozhou Camp to bribe local officials and clans, purchase land and labor, and establish good relations with the friendly local indigenous people.

Divide and isolate the enemy from within.

When she returns to the northwest camp, she will soon arrange for personnel to support them, and everything else will be done easily!

In the deep mountains of Hepu County, Jiaozhou, the winter rain is extremely cold.

The fine raindrops made a rustling sound on the evergreen shrubs.

In a cave, Xiaoqing was drilling wood to make a fire. Her delicate hands were covered with tiny cuts, and her fingers were red and swollen, but she didn't seem to feel it.

While rubbing the wood, she said to the aboriginal boy next to her: "Don't worry, I'll cook medicine for Amu as soon as I light the fire." She spoke in native dialect, and her pronunciation was standard, so there was no pressure to communicate with the locals.

.

"Sister Qing, the fire won't burn on a rainy day..." the young man corrected as he squatted next to her.

"The skin outside was a little wet just now, but now I've dried all the water." She smiled and continued to fiddle with her head.

After struggling for a while, the fire finally started.

She picked a hot piece and handed it to her similarly dressed companions, asking them to cook over there. She took out some medicinal ingredients from her medicine bag and added them one by one to the clay pot in front of her.

After a while, the sound of beeping slowly drifted out of the cave along with the smell of medicinal herbs and delicious food.

The guards who were naked from the waist up and wearing animal skins around their waists all poked their heads in to check. They were holding wooden spears and bows and arrows, and their muscles were strong.

"The medicine you Han people take is too bitter..." an old woman's voice came from the depths of the cave, "even the spiritual water that the high priest prayed to heaven was not even a tenth of it."

As a prisoner, Qing'er had no fear: "Didn't you capture us just to treat your illnesses? Now we are picky and selective. If you want to get better quickly, you will drink all the medicine later."

It has been another half month since they were caught here. After the initial period of nervousness and uneasiness, the mood of the arrested people gradually calmed down.

These barbarians were only miserably exploited, with little food, little clothing, and lack of medical care and medicine. In addition, the elders in the tribe were seriously ill, so they "invited" a few Han people who went to the mountains to collect medicine for medical treatment.

However, other than seeing a doctor, they did not infringe on me. They just couldn't leave until the old man fully recovered.

Qing'er has always had a strong temperament, and he got along well with these natives after he came here.

"Sister Qing is right. Eminem, you need to take good medicine. Your health is much better these days." The young man shouted into the depths of the cave.

"You kid, you just talk to outsiders!" the old man said, coughing twice angrily.

"Sister Qing is not an outsider, she can speak our words, she is a good person!" the young man defended.

"You...sigh..."

This is not the first time I have heard such a conversation these days. Qing'er said that she is used to it.

"Sister Qing, can you stay in our tribe?" The young man came over and asked.

Qing'er stopped what she was doing and looked into the other person's eyes. There was sincerity and expectation in her big, bright eyes.

Qing'er thought of her distant master and her companions in the coastal camp. She wanted to tell the child that she wouldn't be able to stay here long.

For your safety, it is actually better for me to leave, but she knows that the other party will not believe what she said.

He simply said nothing, just smiled and shook his head.

The boy had a disappointed look on his face, and the adults around him couldn't help laughing: "Ah Wu, you have a good idea, haha" "How about Doctor Qing, please stay here for our little Ah Wu."

The ethnic minorities in Jiaozhou still had a primitive tribal structure at this time, and the status of women was generally higher. This was one of the main reasons why Qing'er and her companions were not violated.

Another reason is that the other party is a Han woman with medical skills, and people in her own tribe still expect her to treat everyone.

Qing'er didn't say anything, but one of her companions came over and said to Ah Wu: "Since you are so reluctant to let Qing'er go, why not follow us down the mountain? There are dry rooms there, warm quilts, and you can read and write. You can even light a fire to cook."

There’s no need to bother with food.”

Ah Wu opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and looked back into the depths of the cave.

"We are children of the mountains." The leader's mother-in-law said: "Leaving the mountains is like a child leaving its mother, and it loses the protection of the mountains. Don't waste your words, we will not leave here."

Night fell, the rain was still dripping outside, and I couldn't see my fingers in the darkness.

Suddenly, a group of people appeared on the path not far outside the cave.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" Lao Si asked in fluent dialect.

The local guide, who was half-dead from cold, hunger and exhaustion, collapsed on the ground and panted heavily. He could not speak and could only nod his head.

The fourth child and the thirteenth child make eye contact.

Thirteen squinted his eyes and licked his dry lips with his tongue. Your eyes were looking at the faint hole behind the banana tree not far away.

It was his mistake that Sister Qing was captured, and now he has to make up for it himself.

The fourth child climbed up a tree and imitated the call of the cuckoo and called three times, two long and one short, and so on three times in a row.

After a while, a woman's figure came out of the cave entrance.
Chapter completed!