Chapter 1743: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1743: Kind-hearted and Concerned Commoners
Shu Yu chuckled, "You asked your brother, and if he didn't tell you, why do you think I would?"
Meng Han sighed heavily, her shoulders drooping, "You're right."
"Anyway, your father is fine now. Just calm down. He'll be back when everything is settled. I'm leaving."
Meng Han stopped walking, didn't proceed further, and just gazed at Shu Yu's departing figure. She let out a soft sigh and pouted, "I'm still being treated like a child."
Shu Yu had already left the Meng Family Escort Agency with Ying Xi. The sky was gradually getting brighter, but the streets were eerily deserted.
The couple who used to sell dumplings not far away were also absent, and the patrolling soldiers were nowhere in sight. The town of Chenggu seemed like a ghost town, exuding a sense of desolation.
However, the further Shu Yu walked, the more she noticed faint sounds coming from the houses along the streets.
Many people gathered at their windows, looking outside. They had naturally heard the commotion last night, but no one dared to come out.
They hadn't slept the whole night, afraid that the bandits might break in again while they were sleeping and take their lives.
Now that it was dawn, they finally let out a sigh of relief. Yet, compared to the previous days when they were forced to go out to earn a living, not a single person dared to step out today.
Shu Yu and Ying Xi walking down the street were quite conspicuous, and soon people began curiously eyeing them.
After a while, someone couldn't resist anymore, opened a window, cautiously glanced around, and then waved at Shu Yu, calling in a hushed voice, "Miss, miss?"
Shu Yu looked towards the voice, "Are you calling me?"
Behind the window was a middle-aged woman who, upon seeing Shu Yu noticing her, immediately nodded and motioned for her to come over.
Shu Yu and Ying Xi approached, "Auntie, what's the matter?"
The woman looked around and then asked in a low voice, "Miss, aren't you being a bit too daring? Didn't you hear the commotion last night? All the shouting and killing, the bandits are back. They might not have left yet. How can you venture out so early? Are you throwing your life away?"
She spoke a few sentences and glanced around as if afraid of being seen.
"Miss, where are you two headed? If it's not urgent, it's better not to go out. Come to my house and hide for a while. Wait until the patrolling soldiers arrive, and then you can go out with them. It'll be safer."
As she was speaking, someone tugged at her from behind, seeming to disagree.
The middle-aged woman impatiently nudged the person behind her and continued addressing Shu Yu, "Especially you, a young lady who's quite attractive. It's even more dangerous for you outside. Be careful the bandits don't snatch you away to become a village head's wife in their hideout."
Shu Yu sensed the woman's goodwill. Look at these kind-hearted and concerned commoners. Despite their own uncertainties, they gathered the courage to lend a helping hand. Yet, these innocent people became mere pawns in the senseless slaughters committed by the Second and Third Princes. It was truly despicable.
Seeing that the woman was about to open the door beside her, Shu Yu quickly reassured her, "It's alright, Auntie, don't worry. The bandits in the city have been captured. The commotion last night was quite intense, but they've finally eradicated the parasites in Chenggu County. It's safe on the streets now. If you don't believe me, you can go to the yamen and check the bulletin board; there should be information there."
The woman was taken aback, "What? You mean all the shouting and killing last night was because they were capturing the bandits?"
"Yes."
"They... they've all been captured? Even those hiding in the city?"
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