The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 227: Sorrow and blood everywhere
This was the second time Shen Le saw a wedding scene.

However, unlike the last time when the owner of the dowry box got married, the whole family gathered together and gave their sincere blessings. This time, there was no one around the young girl.

Ah, there were still people there, the female relatives from Mr. Jiang’s family, her “stepmother” and “female relatives from her natal family”, all of them were present according to etiquette.

However, although these women smiled warmly and talked eloquently, in Shen Le's opinion, each of them exuded a kind of aura:
Can this be finished soon?

Can this be over soon?
In this atmosphere, the process of sending the bride to the wedding was very fast. The girl was sent out with a wedding dress, a sedan chair, a maid to carry the sedan chair, and eight family members to carry the dowry.

Mr. Jiang still managed to make the scene as it should be. At least, after receiving the gifts from the new scholar, he still prepared a dowry for the girl.
The procession for the bride, even if it was hired, was still decorated with red and colorful ribbons, and marched half a circle around the town with music and drums:

Even though the Jiang Mansion was only one street away from the residence of the new scholar, and it was just two turns outside the mansion, it was still a detour that required going around half a circle of the city!

Shen Le followed closely beside the bridal sedan, sincerely wishing them all the best - at least, that the wedding could be held safely.

But, perhaps because he does not belong to this era, his blessing may have had the opposite effect?
The bridal sedan went around the west of the city to the south, and just as it was about to turn to the east, a burst of screams suddenly broke out at the city gate which had not yet been closed!
"Run quickly——"

"Ahua Niang, run——"

"Bandits are coming to rob the city——"

"Close the city gate, close the city gate——"

The sound of horse hooves, footsteps, crying, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and wild laughter filled the entire street.

With a bang, the sedan chair fell to the ground, and the hired wedding procession threw down the sedan chair and dowry and fled back without looking back...

Only the little maid who had married with him was left standing blankly in the middle of the road. She looked left and right, but all she saw were unfamiliar streets.

The little girl, who was just over ten years old, trembled a few times, cried out, and rushed into the sedan chair, throwing herself on the bride's knees, trembling...

Amid the noise and bustle, the young girl grabbed off her veil.

She carefully covered the maid with the veil, lifted her skirt, jumped out of the bridal sedan lightly, and ran straight to the dowry box at the back.

He stretched out his hand, pulled out the steel knife from the scabbard wrapped in red satin and tied with a big red ball, and swung it lightly.
With another swing of the knife, the red satin broke into pieces, and the slingshot that was neatly tied with red satin and red balls was picked up by the tip of the knife and fell into the palm of her hand;

With another thrust of the knife tip, a bag of marbles flew into the air, which she caught and hung around her waist. She leaped up to the roof and ran!
A red cloud was burning on the roof. Shen Le looked up, almost dazed, watching her quickly approach the battlefield, watching her half-kneeling in the corner of the roof and pulling the slingshot.

Snap, snap, snap, snap!

Steel bullets violently rushed into the battlefield. The first bullet knocked down a raised steel knife and saved a peasant woman who closed her eyes and threw herself on her daughter;

The second bullet hit a warhorse's left eye, causing it to neigh miserably and stop charging into the city gate;

The third bullet hit the face of a bandit who was roaring and rushing towards him with a knife. The bandit fell on his back with blood all over his face...

She pulled the slingshot quickly, and every bullet hit an enemy accurately, effectively stopping the enemy's offensive.

Only the bandit on the warhorse roared and swung his sword, splitting two bullets in succession, but he was unable to rush in and could only raise his head and roar at the city:

"I'll remember you! - I'll remember you! Bitch, just wait, you'll be in trouble soon!"

With such a strong support, the morale of the soldiers in the city was boosted, and they shouted and pushed the bandits back. The city gates slowly closed, the streets returned to silence, and the people crawled back to their homes.

Then, the bride gently jumped off the road, walked back to the sedan chair, and stood beside it in a daze:

How can this kiss be possible?
There were no sedan bearers, no servants carrying the dowry, and no wedding procession. Was she supposed to stuff the dowry into the sedan herself and then carry it to the man's house?
It’s not that I can’t carry it…but, this is not a big deal!
Shen Le stood on the other side of the sedan and laughed for a long time, until his stomach hurt. Well, the refugees are still outside the city, the bandit army is still outside the city, the crisis is great, and it has not been resolved -

But can't stop him from laughing for a while first!

Really, it was so funny to see that girl standing next to the sedan chair with an embarrassed and confused look on her face!
The wedding eventually did not go on. After the situation calmed down, someone from Lord Jiang's family finally rushed over and asked her to go back:
We will choose another auspicious date and set another wedding date. Before that, I'd better ask her to stay at home for a while as my daughter...

However, this stay felt a bit endless. The siege of the city by the bandit army had not been lifted, and a large number of refugees were entrenched outside the city, attacking the city from time to time;
The county constables, runners, servants of the wealthy families, and even the young and strong men in the city were organized to take turns to defend the city walls.

Although new candidates like Ah Heng did not have to go to the city to fight in person, they had to sit in the gathering of the city's leading figures convened by the county magistrate and discuss with them:
How many servants should each family provide to fight, how much gold and silver should each family provide, how much rice, flour, bedding and other supplies should each family provide, and how low should the price of rice in the city be to prevent the poor from rebelling...

At this critical moment, it was obviously inappropriate to want to get married. Therefore, the girl could only sit in the Jiang Mansion, in her own small courtyard, day after day -

From having someone deliver meals every day, accompanied by a housekeeper, and served by maids, to having only three meals delivered every day; from living in a quiet and comfortable house to being able to hear the screams and groans from the courtyard next door when sitting in the small courtyard;
From being told every day, "Everything is fine, just sit up and don't worry," to the little girl who delivered meals, bringing news of who was injured or disabled every day...

The young girl wanted to go out and kill the thieves several times, but she was dissuaded by the maids at home and even by the mistress and master of the Jiang family:
"Girl, this is inappropriate," "Girl, this is inappropriate," "Girl, this is not in line with our status," "Girl, think about your fiancé..."

She endured it desperately, practicing swordplay and marbles at home every day to build up her strength. Until the sound of gongs, exclamations, and shouts spread far away, getting closer and closer.

"The enemy troops are on top of the city wall! They are on top of the city wall!"

"Hurry up and push it up! Push it up!"

"The city gate! Go to the city gate! They are ramming the city gate!"

"The city was broken—"

The girl jumped up, hung a short knife on her waist, carried a slingshot on her back, and rushed out of the door with the knife in hand.

The refugee army had already rushed in, and relying on their large numbers, they began to charge, smash, and push at the gate of the mansion.

The heavy wooden door was banging against the wall with a loud clang. The young servant brought in cabinets and tables, placed them behind the door, and held it against the wall with all his might.

The servants held their spears tremblingly, ready to thrust at the door the moment it opened. The girl glanced up and sighed helplessly:

Alas, how can we possibly defend it with just these few guys?
She leaped over the wall. Before Shen Le could jump over the wall with her, he heard loud and heart-wrenching screams from outside.

He ran a few steps and even saw blood spraying high into the sky and over the wall. And, what was that? An arm?
"It's all right outside! Don't open the door!" After a moment of silence, the girl shouted loudly outside:
"I'll go look somewhere else!"

Shen Le hurriedly followed and jumped out. When he got out, he saw three or five bodies lying outside, and six or seven arms missing.

The girl had already climbed onto the wall, and like a dragonfly skimming the water, she leaped along the houses along the street, running towards... the direction of her fiancé's house?
Shen Le jumped onto the roof and looked around, confirming that his sense of direction was correct, so he simply took a straight line. He ran all the way over, and soon, he ran into a group of refugees in the scholar's house:
Although the young scholar had already passed the imperial examination, he had only just passed it. This family business was still slowly put together by the wealthy families in the county, including a house and a shop.

The family did hire a few servants, but the time was too short, and there was no gratitude or deterrence. Therefore, when faced with a crisis, his servants were the ones who ran away the fastest...

Before the young scholar could react, all four doors of the mansion were wide open, and all the servants who could move had slipped away, and all the valuables that could be touched had been taken away.

Not robbing him by the way was already quite conscientious...

For the refugees, such a mansion was like a piece of unprotected fat meat. When the young girl arrived, a group of refugees had already rushed into the mansion and put a knife to her neck:

"Tell me! Where are the gold and silver?"

"No, no more... they've all been snatched away by them..."

The young scholar was cornered, trembling. The steel knife pressed down, leaving a bloody mark on his neck, and warm blood immediately flowed down.

He shouted subconsciously:
"Really not! Really not! Those servants took it all away! I don't have much money. I just passed the imperial examination—"

Whoosh!
A steel bullet flew down and hit the face of the bandit who was questioning with a knife, and went straight into his eye socket.

The bandit screamed loudly and fell backwards. The next moment, a flash of blood-red knife light appeared and drew a large circle in front of the scholar.

The knife light gradually faded, and in the entire courtyard, except for the engaged couple, there was no one standing.

"Ah, A-Lin, you're here..."

The scholar touched the blood on his neck, still in shock. The girl held a knife in her right hand and a slingshot made of pure steel in her left hand, blocking him and saying in a deep voice:

"It's not peaceful here. Follow me, I'll protect you and help you get out!"

With the concerted efforts of the young girl, yamen runners, officials, wealthy families, and the young and strong men in the county, the bandits' attack on the city was finally repelled.

However, the siege was not lifted yet, and the food in the county was only enough for ten days.

When a group of prominent figures were trapped in the city, the bandit leader under the city suddenly made a request:
"Promise me one condition and I'll leave! - The bride who was very good at fighting a few days ago, just hand her over to me and I'll leave!"

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