Ang Lee was in a hurry to rush to the nearest county for two reasons. First, he wanted to buy special medicine for arrow wounds to heal Xi Yu's injury as soon as possible. Second, he wanted to inquire about the latest news in the county.
Of course, the accompanying military doctors of the Tang Army had prepared enough medicine for wounds. However, these were all prepared for the soldiers. Although the amount was sufficient, the treatment effect was very ordinary. As the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xi Yu naturally had to use the best medicine at all costs to heal him as soon as possible.
"Lady Yurou, Assistant Minister Xi's injury is in urgent need of medicine. We must ride to the county."
Ang Lee could not persuade Yang Yurou and had to agree to take her with him.
"Okay, but I don't know how to ride a horse."
"If you don't know how to ride a horse, then you shouldn't go."
"No, I can sit behind Lieutenant Li. Let's go."
Ang Lee made up his mind and strode to the horse. Riding with the future Madam of Guo would not do any harm to his future development. Moreover, he was a man. What was there to be afraid of?
"Lady Yurou, hold on to me tightly. Don't fall."
Ang Lee reminded her softly and urged the horse to gallop to the county.
Yang Yurou did not stand on ceremony. She sat behind Ang Lee and hugged Ang Lee's lower abdomen with both hands. She pressed her head tightly against Ang Lee's back and enjoyed Ang Lee's broad back.
After all, Ang Lee was a man. He would not lose anything if he was hugged by a woman. After getting used to it for a while, he gradually did not mind.
The cold winter had passed and it was now warm spring. Wildflowers of different colors bloomed on both sides of the road. They looked very beautiful from afar and made people feel good.
Li An was in a hurry to rush to the county, so he didn't have much energy to appreciate the wildflowers. Yang Yurou, on the other hand, was leaning on Li An's back, enjoying the beautiful flowers to her heart's content. She felt that today's wildflowers had become much more beautiful, more beautiful than usual.
Of course, this was because she was in a good mood. Since her husband passed away, the only man she could get in touch with was her cousin Yang Zhao. However, Yang Zhao was already in his forties and could be considered half an old man. Whether in terms of appearance or bearing, he was far inferior to Ang Lee. In fact, they were not even in the same order of magnitude.
Yang Yurou knew that her conditions were very poor. If she wanted to marry an outstanding man like Ang Lee, it was no different from a fool's dream. However, in her opinion, some things only needed to be experienced. There was no need to be together forever. Forget about each other in the pugilistic world was also a kind of enjoyment.
For example, at this moment, she could sit behind Ang Lee and hug Ang Lee tightly. She could enjoy Ang Lee's strong body to her heart's content. It was a very pleasant experience. As for how long she could enjoy it, she would not think so much. Boldly pursuing the present enjoyment was her personality. As for the future, why should she think so much?
"Officer Li, slow down. I'm dizzy."
Yang Yurou's delicate head was pressed tightly against Ang Lee's back as she spoke in a coquettish voice.
Of course, she was not really dizzy. She was just worried that Ang Lee would ride too fast and enter the county too early. If that happened, she would not be able to continue enjoying Ang Lee's back.
Ang Lee reined in the horse and slowed down: "Little Miss Yurou, are you feeling better now?"
"En, much better."
Yang Yurou smiled and hugged Ang Lee even tighter.
This Yang Yurou, how is she dizzy? She just wants to take advantage of me. Forget it, suffering a loss is a blessing.
Ang Lee secretly shook his head. On the surface, he pretended not to know and continued to rush on as if nothing had happened.
Although Yang Yurou was already the mother of two children, she did not look old. She was still so charming and plump, completely unlike a woman in her thirties. She could be compared to the artists of the future. Through Yang Yurou's appearance, one could imagine how plump and charming her sister Yang Yuhuan was. No wonder she could make the Emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji, risk universal condemnation and steal his daughter-in-law.
"Officer Li, the village ahead is my mother's home. Let's go and take a look."
"Little Miss Yurou, Assistant Minister Xi is still waiting for the medicine. We can't waste time. Let's go to the county to buy the medicine first."
"Since we're already here, let's go!"
Yang Yurou suddenly shouted, "The two of you, come over here. The best medicine shop in the county is in the east. It's called the Xue family's medicine shop. If you can't find it, you can ask someone. Let's go!"
The two Dragon Martial Army soldiers were startled and quickly looked at Ang Lee.
Ang Lee was speechless. After pausing for a moment, he looked at the two Dragon Martial Army soldiers. "Okay, go buy the medicine first. Once you're done, immediately return to your residence. Don't worry about me."
"Yes."
Seeing the two Dragon Martial Army soldiers gallop toward the county, Yang Yurou smiled proudly.
"Little Miss Yurou, you really have some skill. You're actually ordering my subordinates around."
"Haha, Officer Li, let's go!"
"I really have to hand it to you. Go!"
Ang Lee helplessly urged his horse to go to the village not far away.
"If you owe money, you have to pay it back. We're all reasonable people. But you can't just keep dragging it out!"
A burly man with a fierce face stared at a skinny old woman with an overbearing aura.
"My family is in a difficult situation, and I really don't have the money to pay you back. Can you please be merciful and give me a few more days?"
The old woman was forced into a corner and could only bitterly beg.
"I will be merciful, but what I say doesn't count. I'm just an errand boy. Alang sent me here to collect the debt. If I go back empty-handed, how am I supposed to explain things to Alang? You have to think about me, right?"
"But my family really doesn't have the money. We really can't take it out!"
"If you can't take it out, you can think of something. Let me do the math for you. Ten mu of farmland, two mu of vegetable fields, a large residence, and some worthless furniture. Everything added together shouldn't be too far off. I'll help you talk to Alang. Perhaps you can use that to pay off your debt. What do you think?"
The old woman panicked. "No, no, if we give all of this to you, how are we supposed to live in the future?"
"You can't do this, and you can't do that. Then you're planning on reneging on your debt!"
The burly man's eyes widened, looking very ferocious.
"No, our Yang family is also a reputable family. We won't go back on our words. Give us a few more days, and we'll definitely pay off all the debt."
The old woman was very anxious, but she really couldn't find any other way except to delay.
"Give us a few more days. You've said this sentence more than ten times, but so far, you haven't paid back the money."
"Yes, we'll definitely pay it back. We'll definitely pay it back."
"No, we can't delay any longer. Either you pay back the money today, or you use the house and land to pay off the debt. Choose one."
"I beg you, please be merciful and give us a few more days."
The old woman wanted to cry but had no tears.
"No, our Alang only let you delay for so long because of the late Adjunct Yang's face. If it were an ordinary family, they would have already snorted. Well, make a decision quickly."
The burly man said and gave a look to the two attendants behind him. The two attendants immediately stepped forward and got into a posture of confiscating the house.
"You, what are you doing?"
"We didn't want to resort to violence, but since you're unwilling to take a stand, we have no choice but to resort to violence. I can see that your family is really poor, so this house and more than a dozen mu of land will belong to our Ah Lang."
The burly man with a fierce face issued an ultimatum.
"I beg you, please be merciful and don't take away my house. Without a house, where can I live?"
"If you don't have a place to live, then it's your own business. Take her away."
The burly man lost his patience and waved his hand to let the two attendants take the old woman away.
"Auntie, auntie, what are you doing? Let go, let go."
A thin and weak man carrying a hoe ran over in large strides.
The burly man frowned, "Beat him up."
The two attendants threw the old woman on the ground and went forward to grab the thin man and beat him up.
"Ah!"
The thin man was beaten up without any strength to fight back. His whole body was covered with wounds.
"Don't hit him, don't hit him. Let go of my nephew and I'll agree to your conditions. I'll give you the house and land."
The old woman lay on the ground and begged.
"How good would it be if you did this earlier. You two, stop."
The burly man had done a big thing and was very proud.
The thin man with a bruised nose and swollen face crawled to the old woman, "Auntie, if we give them the house and land, how will we live in the future?"
"Ai, let's take one step at a time. Auntie can't watch you get beaten to death."
The old woman was very helpless. The corners of her eyes were full of tears. After all, this house was bought by her husband. She had lived in it for decades and had long had feelings for it. She was somewhat reluctant to give it up.
"Yang Qiang, help auntie leave."
"Auntie, where are we going?"
"To your cousin's house."
The old woman's background was not poor. She still had some backbone. She had been begging for mercy but had never knelt down.
"Mother, mother."
Yang Yurou panicked and jumped down from the horse. She looked at the scene in front of her in surprise, "Cousin, cousin, how did you get hurt like this? They beat you up like this."
"Cousin, I'm fine. It's just that auntie gave them the house and land as compensation. We have no way to live in the future."
"Mother, the house and land were left by father. How can we use them to pay off the debt?
The old woman looked worried, "Your father died early. Mother now has no money to pay off the debt. If we don't pay off the house and land, what can we do?"
In fact, the old woman had been in debt for a long time. The creditor was a friend of her husband, Yang Xuanyan. When Yang Xuanyan was alive, their relationship was very good. Yang Xuanyan suddenly passed away. The old woman had no money to pay for the funeral. She had no choice but to ask his friend for help. The creditor lent the old woman a sum of money because of his face. The old woman had no income, so of course, she could not pay off the debt.
When the old woman's fourth daughter, Yang Yuhuan, married Prince Shou, the creditor made it clear that all the debts were written off. In addition, he gave her a lot of gifts with the intention of befriending Yang Yuhuan and seeking benefits for himself in the future. However, when he heard that Yang Yuhuan had been sent to the Taoist temple to be a female Taoist, he immediately turned hostile. He repeatedly said that the previous debts should not be reduced. The gifts he gave to befriending Yang Yuhuan were also counted as part of the debt and had to be returned together.
The creditor's sudden change of attitude made the old woman very sad and helpless. She was powerless to refute or resist. She could only beg again and again, hoping that the creditor would spare her for the sake of her late husband's face.
Of course, her expectations were pale. Not only did the creditor not soften his heart, he became even more aggressive. In the end, he drove her out of her house and took over her land.
"Yurou, people's hearts are hard to fathom, people's hearts are hard to fathom. Let's go."
The old woman did not want to argue with the rude and unreasonable man. She pulled Yang Yurou and prepared to leave.
Yang Yurou looked at the three strong men who were staying in her house. A trace of resentment flashed through her eyes. She stood there and refused to leave. No matter how the old woman pulled, she refused to leave.
Ang Lee waved his hand and called Yang Qiang over. He asked what was going on. After learning the ins and outs of the matter, he smiled indifferently and walked towards the three strong men.
Seeing Li An in full armor walking over, the three men couldn't help but feel a little nervous. They usually caused a lot of trouble, so their eyes were very sharp. When they saw Li An's build, they knew that Li An's martial arts were very strong. It wasn't something their mediocre martial arts could compare to.
"The three of you, scram immediately."
Ang Lee was not polite at all. He took the initiative and told the three strong men to leave.
"Haha, General, this house is now our Alang's. We are helping Alang look after the house, look after the house."
The leader of the strong men cautiously explained.
"I'll say it again. The three of you, scram immediately."
"General, we are reasonable people. This is now our Alang's house. We have the right to stay here. On the other hand, General."
The strong man insisted.
"Pa!"
Ang Lee was too lazy to talk nonsense with these little hoodlums. He directly lashed out with his horse whip.
"Li Xiaowei, well done. Hit him hard."
Yang Yurou grinned and cheered for Ang Lee.
"Yurou, who is this General?"
"Mother, this is Li Xiaowei. Today in the forest, he suddenly appeared and saved my life. I was just about to bring him to the county and passed by here so I came to take a look. I didn't expect …"
"Oh, so it was like that."
The old woman thoughtfully nodded her head.
The strong man covered his wound and retreated a few steps. The two followers immediately rushed over to support him and looked at Ang Lee.
"Go back and tell your Alang that people cannot go back on their words. Since we have decided to cancel the debt, how can we mention it again? Also, tell him that if he doesn't want to be beheaded in the future, it is not too late to apologize now. Go."
Ang Lee lightly waved his hand, telling the three men to scram.
After being hit by the whip, the strong man knew that the three of them could not beat Ang Lee. He could only take the two followers and run away with their tails between their legs.
"Li Xiaowei, you are really too amazing. You scared them away with just a few words."
Yang Yurou's eyes were filled with worship.
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