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Chapter 179 Yuheng: I’m going to let these remaining women go, is that okay?
Yun Duo was so scared that she pushed Cheng Yuheng away and almost fell off the tree. Cheng Yuheng reached out and pulled Yun Duo over, then used his lightness skills to land easily.
Yun Chenxing looked at Cheng Yuheng and Yun Duo, who were falling from the sky, and clapped her hands in applause. "Brother Cheng, sister, you are so amazing. Sister, are you learning Qinggong from Brother Cheng? You flew down from such a tall tree in an instant."
Yun Xi also clapped her hands and echoed, "Brother Cheng is really amazing, and Sister Duo'er is also amazing."
Yun Duo saw Yun Chenyang with Yun Chenxing and Yun Xi and asked, "Brother, why did you bring Xiao Sibao and Xibao to the village?"
Yun Chenyang said, "It was Xiao Si who insisted on coming to see you. So I brought them here."
"Xiao Sibao, the mountain village is not very safe. You and Xibao must not run around. You must follow your big brother or big sister, okay? If you run around, there may be bandits in the dark who have not been caught and will capture you!" Yun Duo didn't want to scare the two children just to be safe.
The two children nodded! Nod!
"I know, sister!"
"Got it, Sister Duoer! I will definitely follow behind little brother Xiao Si and stop him from running around."
Yun Duo patted the two brothers' heads and said, "How good!"
"Master Cheng, Duo'er, my master asked me to come to you and ask what to do with those bandits and women in the front yard?" Yun Chenyang came to ask the two of them about this.
Cheng Yuheng held Yun Duo's hand tightly and never let go. Yun Duo wanted to pull back, but he held her tightly and she couldn't break free. So she just let him hold her. "Let's go! Let's go to the front yard and take a look."
When they arrived at the front yard, they saw the spacious courtyard where the bandits were held. In addition to the bandits sitting on the ground tied with ropes, there were also a circle of villagers and half-grown children surrounding them. They were all talking and some were beating the bandits with sticks.
Seeing Yun Duo and the others coming over, they instantly became quiet. They had learned from Chu Dahu and the others how these two treated the bandits secretly.
At this time, no one dared to act rashly in front of them.
Cheng Yuheng came over, and several people dressed in black and wearing black scarves knelt down and said, "Your subordinates Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty-one, and Twenty-two greet the master and Miss Yun." They had heard Qiu Shou say last night that Miss Yun was their future mistress, so today they bowed respectfully to Yun Duo.
Cheng Yuheng was satisfied that they had not forgotten to salute Yun Duo. So, he said in a deep voice, "Get up! I have already told you your mission, Qiu Harvest, right? So let's set off immediately?"
"Yes, I obey."
Di Shiliu lowered his head, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, his lips trembled slightly, his eyes flickered, and he dared not look directly at Cheng Yuheng's cold face. He was full of anxiety and uneasiness, and said carefully: "Master, the mine has distributed all the food to the coolies. You see, we have to walk on the road with these bandits for more than ten days. If there were fewer people, I could still hunt, but with so many people..." At this point, his voice became lower and lower, almost like a mosquito's buzzing, as if he was afraid that what he said would cause dissatisfaction or blame from Cheng Yuheng.
Cheng Yuheng frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes. If it were his previous character, he would have killed these bandits with a single blow. There was no need to waste food. Qiu Shou went to the warehouse to get some food for them. "Thank you, master!" Sixteen bowed to express his gratitude.
Qiushou was about to go prepare food when Yunduo called him, "Qiushou, wait!"
Di Shiliu's heart sank instantly. Thinking that Yun Duo was reluctant to give up the food, he frowned and felt a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to show it because Cheng Yuheng was beside him.
Yun Duo could see that these people were respectful to her because of Cheng Yuheng's tyranny. In their hearts, they still did not submit to her. Perhaps, they were still secretly criticizing her as a little peasant girl who was not worthy of their handsome and dignified master.
He stopped Qiu Shou Yun Duo and said, "It's inconvenient to take care of the bandits while carrying the food. I'll take care of their food. The six of you go and rest first, and set out with us tomorrow morning."
Unlike the four guards, Di Shiliu did not immediately follow the order, but looked at Cheng Yuheng. Cheng Yuheng said in a voice that only the six people could hear, "From now on, your mistress's orders are my orders. Go down and rest!"
"Yes, I obey your command," the Sixteenth withdrew respectfully.
At this moment, Di Shiliu finally understood the important position of Miss Yun in her master's mind.
The more Di Shiliu thought about it, the more grateful he became to Qiu Shou. If Qiu Shou had not told him Yun Duo's identity in advance, he would have probably made a big mistake because of his recklessness.
Thinking of this, Di Shiliu couldn't help but shudder.
"What should we do with Yuheng's ten women?" Yun Duo pointed at the three women who were in charge of Beizida.
Let Sixteen take him away tomorrow and hand him over to Tianyingge for disposal.
Yun Duo nodded, "Then I'm going to let these remaining women go, is that okay?"
"Duo'er, just make your decision?"
Yun Duo glanced at the ten old women who were cooking, and the remaining forty or fifty women, all of whom were miserable women.
"Master Gao, have them untie the ropes! Second Uncle, bring the silver over and give them three taels of silver each, and also give each of them twenty catties of grain, a clay pot, and two taels of salt.
The iron pots are too big and it's inconvenient for you to hold them, so we won't give them to you. Take the wooden basins, bowls, chopsticks and other things that you can use, and give the rest to Cui Jiaao."
Twenty kilograms of food is enough for an adult to eat for more than a month. Yan Yunduo was afraid that there was not enough salt in the village, so she took out some from the space.
Yun Duo silently observed the micro-expressions of these women. They all looked happy as if they had been reborn. She did not notice any hidden jealousy in them.
After observing them, Yun Duo continued, "You can all go back to your own residences to pack your things, and you can take your personal belongings with you.
You can leave first, or you can go with our villages tomorrow. We will have someone to take care of you on the way, and we can make plans after we pass Yanqi Pass." Yun Duo said softly.
Yun Duo pointed at a few old women and said, "If you are not leaving today, you can help Granny Cui prepare dinner. Make more. For those who are leaving today, give each of them two steamed buns as dry food for today.
For those who are leaving tomorrow, you and Cui Jiaao can each take two steamed buns as dry food for tomorrow. You will be on your own for the rest of the day."
"Thank you, young lady." Everyone thanked in unison.
Yun Duo is not a blindly kind saint. Although she feels pity for the tragic experiences of those women, she also understands that she cannot help others without limits.
All she could do was to ensure that these women could pass through Yanqi Pass safely and enter Yanzhou.
However, once they pass this level, they will have to face and solve the rest of the journey on their own.
At that point, they can choose to find work to make ends meet, or even sell themselves for a chance to survive. There is always a way to survive and not starve to death.
The women all knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. Some women couldn't help crying. They were finally able to escape from this den of wolves. Life here was not suitable for human beings.