Chapter 116 Beggars' Base Camp
Chapter 116 Beggars' Base Camp
The two brothers pushed the flatbed cart directly to a remote mountain, put the goods into the backpack, and hung it directly on the tree. Zhang Dadao said: "Let's go!"
Zhang Er nodded and said, "Brother, I haven't eaten an apple yet! What does this apple taste like?"
Zhang Da patted his head and said:
"Can we eat this apple? Don't forget what the steward said. It's because we were obedient that this job fell on us.
Helping him guard the house and getting five taels of silver every month, where can I find such a job?"
Zhang Er scratched his head and said, "Brother, I understand."
Zhang Da took him away directly. The backpack was hung on a crooked tree. Naitang and more than twenty mice finally poked their heads out.
The dozens of mice all gathered under the tree. Naitang squeaked a few times and went to find Master Bai and the others.
Master Bai and his companions were in a pretty miserable state. They were chased away by the farm people. As soon as they stepped onto the street, they were scorned by the beggars on the street: "Oh my! This smell is really strong! Don't you people even shower before you go out?"
The beggar held a broken bowl and pinched his nose and said:
"Get lost, are you guys here to steal our business on purpose?
Don't think you are great just because you are dressed in rags. Let me tell you, beggars here are well-behaved."
Mr. Bai, Zhao Qiaoniang, Mulan and Cui Ya were all dumbfounded. They would never have thought that they were despised by beggars.
A sedan chair passed by and suddenly the person in it saw them. He threw down a dozen or so silver coins and said, "Begging is not allowed here. Go somewhere else!"
"This is Hua Niang! Hua Niang is majestic and domineering..."
"What? This is Hua Niang? I wonder what Hua Niang looks like?"
"People like us are not so lucky, Hua Niang, I love you the most..."
A few pieces of silver rolled down to Zhao Qiaoniang and the others. Zhao Qiaoniang, Mulan and Cui Ya grabbed a tael of silver directly. This was real silver!
Master Bai also quickly lowered his head and saw a tael of silver on the ground. The beggar said, "Oh! You are too ruthless, aren't you? Four of you have robbed four taels of silver, and you won't give anyone else a chance to live, right?"
Master Bai quickly said, "Why wouldn't we give you a chance to live? Whoever's quicker gets it."
The beggar stepped on the silver coin with his foot, and the beggars around him came over and said:
"You're a foreigner, so you don't understand the customs here, right?
All the silver begged in Baihua City must be handed over. Hand over all the silver you have, right?"
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at them and said, "Who made this rule? We were the first to seize this silver. Why should we give it to you?"
The beggars laughed and said, "This woman is really pretty, but unfortunately she's a little old. I wonder if Baihualou will accept her?"
"Ah? Baihualou doesn't accept people like this, right? But these women are all pretty good looking, so I guess the other buildings will accept them."
"How much is that worth?"
"It's not worth much, maybe 30 taels!"
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at them coldly and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The beggars rushed over, surrounded them, and dragged them to the back alley.
These beggars were a gang, more than 10 of them in total. After dragging them into the back alley, they said with a wretched look on their faces: "These shouldn't be little girls anymore, why don't we try some fresh meat!"
"That's right! Going to those brothels, ordering a woman would cost several taels of silver. Aren't these readily available?"
The beggars looked at each other and took the four people directly into a small alley, which was their base camp.
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at them calmly and said, "We have no grudge against you. Now that you have these taels of silver, will you please let us go?"
"Letting you go, what are you dreaming of? Now that you've come to Baihua City, don't even think about leaving."
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at them and said, "I'll say it again, let us go, and forget about the silver..."
"Hahaha... this woman is quite fierce. Brothers, let me go and satisfy her craving first." A man said impatiently.
The other two men looked at Mulan and Cui Ya, and their breathing became more and more rapid.
Zhao Qiaoniang and Mr. Bai looked at each other and were dragged inside by the man. There were wooden houses inside, which could be considered the slums of Baihua City.
As soon as she was dragged inside, the man looked at her and said:
"How about you follow me willingly? This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful woman.
Don't worry, I'm the leader of these beggars, I can definitely support you. Just follow me and I'll make sure you have everything you need. How about that?"
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at him and suddenly said, "No matter..."
She had already pressed the crossbow in her hand, and the bow pierced the man's throat directly. The man fell to the bed with a "bang".
Cui Ya and Mulan also took action. They held a short knife in their hands and directly cut their necks.
Master Bai also took action and started fighting with the man outside.
Zhao Qiaoniang fired her crossbow several times in a row, and several people fell to the ground. Several men looked at them with horror.
Master Bai tied up all the men, while Zhao Qiaoniang kept searching their purses. These beggars' families were quite wealthy.
Toffee also came in, and soon it climbed onto the corpse and started fiddling with it.
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at it and said, "Naitang, why are you here?"
The milk candy made several "squeaking" sounds. Zhao Qiaoniang put all the money bags in the backpack and said, "Master Bai, what should we do now?"
Master Bai sneered and said, "You can't blame us for this. They were the first to start. Should we burn this place down?"
"No, I was wrong. I have old people above me and young children below me, wuwuwu...
Please let me go, I will do whatever you say. We still have food, I will give it to you." The man was tied up and tears were streaming down his face.
Master Bai sneered and said:
"You guys are inherently bad, if we hadn't killed you today.
Would you consider that we also have families?
Qiao Niang, we can’t keep these people here. If we leave them here, we’ll be dead.”
Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and said, "Mulan, Cuiya, see if there's anything useful here. If you see any food or water, take it with you."
There are so many things in this room. Although it is a slum in Baihua City, these beggars live a very rich life every day.
They dug out two large bags of food. Mulan snorted coldly and said, "These people are quite good at hiding things. They actually hid the food under the partitions under the bed."
Cui Ya slapped the men in the face and said, "You still want to sell us to Baihualou? Just dream on."
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