Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 325 Forced Robbery

"Why don't you steal some while you're killing people? Do your own thing, why are you asking me?" Ah Xing had his own plans.

“Hey, this is everyone’s task, not just mine,” A-Yue retorted.

"Alright, stop arguing. It's my fault for being the one providing backup outside. If I had gone in and noticed that some experts had retreated, the brothers might not have perished there," Zhao Yang advised.

“It’s no use you going. Some idiot has exposed you. The moment the dog barks, everyone will know.” Ah Xing chewed, grimacing.

“That’s true!” Zhao Yang thought it over and agreed. He stopped worrying about it, wrote a letter, and sent it back by carrier pigeon so that the three of them could find a place to rest and wait for his orders.

After a few nights of rest, one morning, Ah Xing woke up to find that the horses had run away! Both horses! They were gone! ...

"Hey! Brother, get up quickly, the horse has run away!" Ah Xing shouted.

"Why wasn't the rope tied properly yesterday? Otherwise, how could it have run away?" Zhao Yang was very puzzled. Sure enough, a stolen horse can't be tamed.

"Fine, fine, let them run away." Zhao Yang kicked the bundle on the ground, picked it up himself, and the three of them had no choice but to walk to find a place to stay. Along the way, they discovered that there were many refugees heading north.

"What's going on?" Ah Xing grabbed a thin man and was scolded.

"The war has broken out in the south! I heard the Japanese have already landed on the shore. We have to run!" The man said hurriedly and struggled to escape. He ran so fast that he tripped over a family resting nearby and was scolded a few times.

“These useless trash!” Ah Xing cursed.

"Forget it, let's not worry about it." Zhao Yang silently pulled him away.

A-Yue watched coldly, treating it as just a show.

The three walked for more than an hour before arriving at a small town. As soon as they entered, they witnessed a spectacle: a family of four with their two daughters was stopped in the street by four or five thugs. The father tried to lead the group away, but they were surrounded.

"Where are you going? You stole my money and you think you can just leave! Hand it over!" The leader had a large mole on his lip, black hair, and a crooked mouth and face. He looked like a bad person. Hearing the commotion, many customers from the shops along the street stuck their heads out to watch.

"I didn't. This is the wages our employer paid us. Who stole your money? Don't talk nonsense," the mother, who was standing around, explained forcefully but was actually weak inside.

"Nobody believes that. What boss would give so much silver? Hand it over now, or don't blame me for being impolite. By the way, your two daughters are quite pretty. If you don't hand them over, you can use them as collateral." A wicked glint flashed in the man's eyes as he grabbed them and wouldn't let go. There was no doubt that he was capable of doing such a thing.

"Good men, this silver really came from our master! Please, please let us go!" Seeing his two daughters crying in fear, Zhang Liang could no longer hold back and began to beg for mercy. Zhang Liang's wife also began to regret her actions; she must have been careless when buying things, inadvertently displaying her wealth and attracting unwanted attention. This family of four was Zhang Liang's family, leaving Chen Wenfang's house to return home.

"Yes, we've only been out for a short time and we need to go home. We don't have much money. Please, sirs, have mercy on us." Zhang Liang's wife knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, her face covered in tears and snot. Those around her felt sorry for her.

Zhang Lan and Zhang Cui hid behind their parents, only crying along with them, looking extremely pitiful.

The man looked around, and seeing that no one stepped forward, he felt he had shown off his power. He said insincerely, "Fine, for the sake of your children, how about this? You stole ten taels of silver from me, but I'll only take five. You two will give me ten taels together, okay? Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

The man lowered his head and threatened Zhang Liang menacingly, "This is your last chance!"

Zhang Liang and his companion were devastated. They had only received a little over five taels of silver each, and had even spent some money. This person was incredibly cunning; he was trying to drain them dry. Good heavens!

Zhang Liang's wife cried out to heaven and earth, "Help! Heavens above! We really didn't steal the money! It was given to us by the landlady, Mrs. Chen!" "Ah!"

"Damn it, still crying! I don't care who gave it to you." The man lost his patience and slapped her hard, knocking her to the ground instantly. This was followed by a beating from several other men.

"Don't hit my wife!" Zhang Liang quickly stepped in front of her, taking the blows for her.

Zhang Liang's family burst into tears instantly, and the onlookers were all astonished. Someone asked curiously, "In broad daylight, under the clear sky, they committed such evil deeds, and no one did anything about it!"

"Shh, sir, you don't know, this Yan Jin is the magistrate's brother-in-law. He's no pushover, and he's cunning and treacherous, always robbing outsiders. Who wants to go against them? You're just passing by, so don't cause trouble, or you'll get beaten up too," the shopkeeper kindly advised.

The middle-aged man dressed as a scholar let out a cold snort, seemingly quite disdainful.

After watching for a while, Ah Xing and the other two said to Ah Yue, seeing Ah Xing's eager expression, "Don't go looking for trouble. This is none of your business."

Zhao Yang didn't say anything, but simply found a shop and sat down.

"Waaah... Don't hit my daddy!" Zhang Lan and her sister cried, grabbing at a man's hand and trying to rush over. But they were too small and weak to break free.

"Get out of my way!" Yan Jin yanked the skinny Zhang Liang away and started punching his wife.

"No, please, let us go!" Zhang Liang sat on the ground, weeping bitterly, and said, "Here, I'll give you all the silver, just don't beat my wife anymore." He then reached for his money.

Hearing this, Zhang's wife, who was being beaten, suddenly sat up with a burst of strength, grabbed Zhang Liang's hand, and said with difficulty, her face bruised and swollen, covered in dirt, and blood at the corner of her mouth, "We can't give them to them, or we'll starve to death."

After saying that, he turned to Yan Jin and said sternly, "If you have the guts, kill my whole family, otherwise you won't get a single penny."

Yan Jin laughed, "Fine, fine! I'll teach you a lesson today. Men, hold her tight! Bah, what is she?" Two thugs immediately grabbed her from either side.

Madam Zhang was not afraid at all. She closed her eyes as if facing death. Zhang Liang knelt in front of her, kowtowing repeatedly. His head was already broken and blood was flowing down his face, but he did not notice. "Please, heroes, have mercy and spare us."

Yan Jin arrogantly squatted down in front of Zhang's wife, brandishing a knife at her face, "Go ahead and scream, scream again, believe me or not I'll cut out your tongue!"

"Pah!" Zhang's wife suddenly opened her eyes and spat at him.

"Damn it!" Yan Jin was furious and picked up the knife to slash, but Zhang Lan, who was kneeling, suddenly broke free from her restraints and bit Yan Jin.

"Ah!" Yan Jin dropped the knife, slapped her away, and then quickly picked up the knife with his other hand and stabbed it directly at Zhang's wife!