The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1027

Chapter 1027: Chapter 865: Robbery

"Miss, life seems to be tougher in Xiliang than anywhere else!"

On the way back to the posthouse, Bi Shi felt rather emotional.

Daohua: "After all, it is the borderland, and it definitely can’t compare with the inland." As she spoke, she paused for a moment, "Maybe the situation here is still okay, the further northwest you go, not only do the climatic conditions get worse, but you also have to constantly suffer the invasions of Xiliao people, and that’s when life truly becomes a living hell."

Afterward, seeing a grain store, Daohua went in to have a look.

The shop mostly sold coarse grains, and fine grains were very scarce, with rice being rarely seen.

Daohua inquired about the prices, perhaps because of the low grain yield in Xiliang, the food here was at least 20% more expensive than in other places.

After visiting several towns in succession, Daohua lost interest in getting off the carriage, as resources were scarce here. Apart from buying some grain, she could only purchase some beef and mutton from the herdsmen.

As for vegetables, in the winter here there was only pickled and dried vegetables, and even those were limited in variety—typically only cabbage and radishes were common.

With nothing to see or enjoy, Daohua had the caravan increase its speed.

Xiliang had many mountains, and the farther west they went, the more uneven the terrain, riding in a carriage all day made everyone feel almost shattered to pieces.

Daohua feared that Gu Jian’s constitution wouldn’t hold up, so every day at noon they would stop to rest for half an hour, allowing everyone to get out and stretch their limbs.

Time quickly reached December, and at this moment, Daohua and her companions had arrived in the central hinterland of Xiliang, where the local authorities of Xiliang were located.

The weather turned colder. After passing Liangdu, Daohua didn’t go into the city to stroll but only instructed Cao Chuan to buy some daily necessities.

After Liangdu, passing through two more Wei Cities, they would reach Ganzhou Guard.

In the following days, except for times they got out to move around, the caravan was on the road quickly; by this point, everyone wanted to reach Ganzhou Guard as soon as possible to have a good rest and repair.

One day, as the caravan usually stopped to rest by the side of the road, suddenly, a group of bandits wielding weapons surged down from a nearby hill.

There were over a hundred bandits, who came rushing out all at once, startling everyone.

However, the Guard Squad quickly regained their composure, some stayed to guard the carriages, while the rest met the bandits head-on to defend against them.

The instant Daohua heard the sounds of battle, she leaped from the carriage and ran straight towards Gu Jian’s carriage.

Mei Lan, Mei Ju, Dongli, Caiju, and a few Jinling Guards left by Xiao Yeyang surrounded the carriage tightly.

Inside the carriage, Daohua intended to reassure Gu Jian, telling him not to worry, but seeing her master’s face even calmer than herself, she silently swallowed her words.

"Crown Princess, the bandits have all been captured by the Guard Squad."

Hearing Mei Lan’s voice, Daohua paused, "So soon?" she said and quickly lifted the carriage curtain to look outside.

The bandits who had appeared menacing just moments before now lay in the snow, howling in pain and rolling about.

"Are they here to make us laugh?"

Daohua was somewhat speechless but soon frowned deeply.

She saw that the bandits, one by one, were all dressed in tattered clothes, skinny as rails, shivering from the cold, including a child no older than seven or eight.

Just then, one of the bandits shouted at the Guard Squad, who was about to strike down with the swords in their hands.

"Don’t hurt anyone!"

Daohua called out to stop them. Seeing the Guard Squad lowering their swords, she then said, "Bring the people over, I have questions."

Quickly, the Guard Squad dragged what seemed to be the leader of the bandits, a rugged man, in front of the carriage.

Daohua scrutinized the man: "Why did you try to rob us?"

The rugged man, Wang Wu, scoffed, "Why do you think? We can’t survive otherwise. It’s so cold and the ground is frozen, no food to be found. Seeing your fat sheep passing by, of course, we had to rush over for a bite."

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