GBP Chapter 236: Bandits Rob People
Chapter 236: Bandits Rob People
Yang Qi and Tang Ze looked at Xiao Ran with stars in his eyes, and were happy for him, so they raised their glasses.
"I hope that in the future, your chain stores will be spread all over Nanwu Country!"
"Yes, I wish you a prosperous business! Then, my brother and I will have a place to stay wherever we want to go, which is pretty good!"
Xiao Ran also raised his glass and said, "Thank you for your blessing, my good brother. We will definitely do it!"
After Yang Qi and Tang Ze finished their business discussion in Lin'an Prefecture, they stayed there for another two days and decided to return to Changming County.
Before leaving, Xiao Ran arranged five skilled servants to escort Yang Qi and Tang Ze back to Changming County.
"Let them follow you, we can feel more at ease!"
Yang Qi and Tang Ze did not refuse Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao's kindness, and saluted with their fists.
"Then we won't be polite!"
"Thanks, brother!"
Xiao Ran said, "Why are you being so polite to us? When you get home, send someone to send us a message to reassure us!"
"Don't worry, it will happen!"
After saying goodbye, Yang Qi and Tang Ze got on the carriage, and the group of carriages and horses left in a grand manner.
Su Xiaoxiao said, "I hope they can return home safely!"
"Yeah! I hope they're okay!"
After Yang Qi and Tang Ze left, Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran were busy with the decoration of the second chain store and other matters.
Four days later, a servant hurried back on horseback. When he arrived at the door of Penglai Pavilion Inn, he fell off his horse.
This scene happened to be seen by Shopkeeper Lu, who hurried over.
Shopkeeper Lu recognized the other person at a glance. He was one of the servants arranged by Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao to protect Yang Qi and Tang Ze back to Changming County.
The servant had multiple wounds on his body and his face was pale.
"What's wrong with you? What happened?"
The servant spoke very weakly.
"Young Master Yang...Young Master Yang and...Young Master Tang, on their way back, encountered...encountered bandits. They...they were captured!"
"what!"
Shopkeeper Lu was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
He didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent someone to notify Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao.
He then had the servant carried into the room and called a doctor to treat his injuries.
Because the servant was seriously injured and had been traveling all the way, he fainted after reporting the news that Yang Qi and Tang Ze were kidnapped by bandits.
When Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran arrived, the servant was still in a coma.
"Doctor, how is he?"
The doctor had examined the servant's entire body and bandaged his wounds.
"He's lost too much blood and is very weak now. He needs to rest. I've had someone make some medicine for him. He'll take it soon and it will help. He needs to take this medicine for seven days before he can recover!"
Su Xiaoxiao asked, "When will he wake up?"
The doctor shook his head. "It's hard to say. Maybe he'll wake up after taking the medicine, or maybe he won't wake up until tomorrow."
Although Su Xiaoxiao was anxious to know more about Yang Qi and Tang Ze, she did not show it on her face.
"Thank you, doctor!"
"You're welcome. If there's any change, come find me at the clinic!"
Xiao Ran responded, "Okay!"
He then said to Shopkeeper Lu, "Quickly pay the doctor's medical expenses and all other expenses, and send him out."
"Yes!"
Shopkeeper Lu respectfully raised his hand to signal the doctor.
"Doctor, this way please!"
The doctor followed Manager Lu out of the room.
Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao stayed in the room. Looking at the servant with a pale face, Xiao Ran was very anxious.
"I don't know what happened to Yang Qi and Tang Ze! These two idiots, I told them to leave later, but they just wouldn't listen. Now look what they are, they've been kidnapped by bandits! I don't know what they're doing with them. Are their lives in danger?"
Su Xiaoxiao reached out and held Xiao Ran's hand to comfort him.
"Don't worry. Given the current situation, the bandits kidnapped them with no intention of killing them. As long as their lives are not in danger for the time being, there's still time!"
"There are so many mountains between Linzhou Prefecture and Changming County, and the mountains are so steep. We don't know where to find them even if we want to. How can I explain this to the Yang and Tang families?"
"The Yang and Tang families are both reasonable people. Even if they knew that Yang Qi and Tang Ze were in danger, they would not blame you. Don't panic. Wait until the servant wakes up, then we can ask about the situation."
As he was speaking, Donglai came in with the boiled medicine and helped the servant take it.
Donglai knew Xiao Ran's relationship with Yang Qi and Tang Ze, and he knew even more clearly how nervous Xiao Ran would be if he knew the two were in danger, so he spoke out to comfort them.
"Master, Young Master Yang and Young Master Tang are both blessed people. They will definitely not be in danger. Don't worry, Master. Once we have a good understanding of the situation, we will find a way to rescue them."
After hearing these words, Xiao Ran's panicked heart finally calmed down a little.
"Yes, yes, yes, I must find a way to rescue my good brother and teach those damned bandits a lesson!"
After a moment of silence, the servant on the bed coughed twice.
Several people hurried over.
Xiao Ran whispered, "Are you awake? Can you hear me?"
The servant slowly woke up, and after seeing Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao clearly, he blamed himself with a tearful voice.
"Master! Madam! I'm so sorry for not being able to protect Young Master Yang and Young Master Tang. I could only watch helplessly as they were captured by bandits and taken up the mountain!"
"It's the bandits who are so abominable, it's not your fault. Tell me quickly, what happened?"
The servant then told him what happened when they were intercepted by the bandits.
After three days of travel, they were robbed by bandits on the way.
They revealed their identities and told the caravan they were not passing through, but the bandits still refused to give way and said they were short of manpower on the mountain and wanted to rob people.
The two sides soon started fighting, but the bandits were too numerous to count and they were no match for them. Two servants were killed on the spot, and the others were captured and taken into the mountains by the bandits.
He was seriously injured and fainted, thus escaping the disaster.
When he woke up, he found nothing but an empty carriage. He endured the pain and rode back to report.
Xiao Ran and Su Xiaoxiao learned the whole story and always felt that there was something wrong.
"Bandits usually rob people for money, so why are they interested in people?"
"Yes! Generally speaking, even if bandits kidnap people, they should kidnap women. What do they want men for? Could it be that..."
Seeing Su Xiaoxiao's frown, as if she had thought of something, Xiao Ran asked, "Wife, what did you think of? Tell me quickly!"
Su Xiaoxiao said, "If they want men, it must be because they need laborers in the mountains!"
Xiao Ran clapped his hands vigorously.
"Yes, why didn't I think of that! The bandits have already hijacked a lot of goods and money. Now that they have money, they should expand their territory or strengthen their hideout."