Those years of farming in the mountains

Chapter 365 Death is not a pity
Zhao You finally entered the mountain, trudging through the torrential mud, crossing wormwood and brambles, holding a sharp ax and a machete and carrying a bamboo basket on his back.

Most of the fellow villagers in the village are just like me, with little savings.Not long ago, when facing the group of Qingpi who came to make trouble, everyone also helped them and did not back down.

Now it is not easy to drag them into this quagmire where their families will be destroyed at every turn.

Zhao Huzi has a straightforward temperament and can't do such things.

"I don't know what ecstasy soup the gangsters poured into Jiang Papi, to stand for them!"

A group of hooligans who have nothing to do all day long, according to Zhao You's temperament in the past, they are not vain at all. Nearly half of the households in the village are sheltering under their wings to survive, and there is really no other way to resist.

"Ten taels of silver, or three ya..."

He chose the former almost without much thought, but ten taels of silver is not a small number. Zhao You knew that there was a villain in the group of green skins, and he had a grudge against him, otherwise the other party would not pester the door, and specially offered this ordinary farmer who could not take it. The price tag!
Boom!With an axe, he broke the tree branch in front of him, and the thin man, who was venting his strength, was a little angrily.

He didn't regret that when he met the other party molesting a woman in the west of the village, he beat him up, but he only regretted not being ruthless and killing him!

But he had no choice but to bear it, because there were so many Qingpi people, Zhao You's family couldn't resist.

Even if Zhaizi stopped the other party's attack together and saved Sanya temporarily, the money that should be given is indispensable.

These are the words of the elder, not to mention his family, the whole village can't find a few words that dare to refute.

quack!quack!
In the grass, some animals that could not tell whether it was a frog or a toad were shouting, mixed with the sound of water flowing into his ears, Zhao You frowned, as if he remembered the scene not long ago, and his heart became more and more depressed.

Huh, his chest heaved and heaved the cold mist in the rain, he quickly walked around, intending to go to a pass to search for it, the place was hidden, it was located on the edge of Huangwang Mountain, and there were not many wild animals.

He patted the mud stars on his trouser legs, his eyes somewhat filled with anticipation. The last time he went there was four years ago, when he found some herbs. Later, he planned to make two more trips, but he couldn’t make it because of leg problems. .

Going forward now, I hope to get something.

"Huang Wanggong bless you!"

After muttering for a while, he lifted the coir raincoat, and he went deep into the forest step by step.

……

Half a day later, a villager ran past with a hoe, saying bluntly that there was a flood in the mountain, and the trees and fields on the edge were washed away, leaving a big mess.

The Zhao family panicked.

After another half day, the rain gradually subsided, but Zhao You didn't return for a long time.

The woman couldn't sit still, so she hurriedly went to the aunt's house next door to ask for help, and found a few warm-hearted Cheng Ding to go to Haosheng on the outskirts of the mountain forest. The reason for rushing into the mountain in the rain, so they responded one after another, put down the work at hand and worked together.

In one or two days, there were two mountain cement subsidences in the mountain, and half of a hill not far away collapsed, exposing the reddish yellow soil.

After the rain, the sky cleared, and four days passed in a blink of an eye.

The Zhao family closed the door, and the villagers tried many ways to help, but Zhao You never came back. Someone suddenly remembered the agreement, and hurriedly asked one, three, and four people to pack up and leave.

"You guys find a place to hide outside for two days, and come back after those goddamned people have left."

The others also agreed, after all, women have skills, if something happens to Zhao Huzi, no matter how bad it is, he can rely on this skill to find a good place.

The woman who was reminded didn't care about her grief, she packed up the things in a panic, wrapped the little money and clothes at home in her bag, and under the introduction of the village, she took a few children and planned to go to a village twenty miles away from Sijia'ao. She took refuge in a place called Pingxiang, which was the family home of Muramasa's wife, and someone could provide some help.

The first and third children left with a few packs of dry food cobbled together by the villagers. Before leaving, the woman was tearful and begged everyone to tell if they found Zhao You's trace. She didn't plan to stay out for too long. Out of trust in her husband, she still doesn't want to believe anything else in her heart. In short, she still holds expectations, longing for mercy from the Taoist gods and gods.

In the next few days, the villagers did not give up completely, but the mountains and forests were deep and dense, and they could not be found for a long time, so there were rumors that Zhao Huzi buried his bones in the mountains and rivers.

Just when everyone was still considering whether to call back the members of the Zhao family and set up a tomb or something, a group of Qingpi approached them in a show of force.

The head of the village let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were sent out in time, otherwise these people might have done some terrible things!
He brought a few young men with him, intending to have a good talk. The enmity village between Zhao Huzi and Qingpi was inquiring after the fact. Now that the people are gone, the Zhao family's wife and three children can't be found for a while, presumably. Can solve one or two.

The rest of the villagers also thought the same thing, but unfortunately, the Qingpi who came back this time was no longer as heartless as before. They wielded sticks and swords with a murderous intent, pushed away the nagging old people, and took advantage of the young adults not responding. When you come over, start one after another.

Knock it to the ground.

There was a sudden exclamation, and some villagers who were still working in the fields looked up suspiciously, only to see the messy scene at the entrance of the village...

……

Sijiaao, today after the shower, a fire broke out suddenly.

People fled, some screamed and waved their knives, some did evil recklessly, the leading man put on the 'fish-scale iron armor' he found from the big family's house, held a hundred-forged sharp knife, and kicked open the courtyard gate of the senior official Jiang.

Sijiaao is not a family that can be called aristocratic. Although it is close to the county, Tongzhou is now full of disasters and it is difficult to suppress. Then passed it on to others.

The few big households who robbed before took over, as did the timid middle-aged man who couldn't help but panic in his eyes.

"I heard that Mr. Jiang was once a signing officer?"

Signing officer, the title in the Zhao period, is not an official status in essence, but after all, he works in the official office, has the duty of planning and answering questions, and often goes in and out of places. In the eyes of ordinary people, he is indeed no different from an official.

After the founding of the former Song Dynasty, the system of the previous generation was inherited and carried forward, and the selling of officials and nobles was expanded to include small and large auxiliary officials and various official positions, making these good things that officials obtained for their families and relatives and friends into a systematic and open system.

The price is clearly marked, and there is no deception.

For a time, there were countless "officials" in the world, and it was even more common to be domineering.

There was once a child who said Wuji: There are eight hundred officials in a city, and all officials are eight hundred.

Xu Wei didn't know this, and only heard gossip from a few gossips, and the words he asked at this moment were somewhat joking and mocking.

The middle-aged man surnamed Jiang kept his expression on his face, but his teeth were trembling faintly. He wanted to reprimand him, but he couldn't be as confident as usual - his eyes kept wandering from the long knife in the opponent's hand and the iron armor in his hand, In the end, he suddenly lost his spirit and completely slumped to the ground.

He knew that the dog he had pampered and raised had finally turned back, and now he was baring his teeth at his original owner, with a green light, as if he wanted to eat it alive.

"Xu Zuo... Hero, seeing that I have provided a lot of protection and money for the heroes in the past, can you show your respect?"

Xu Wei was unmoved and watched coldly.

"Could it be that Mr. Jiang still doesn't know about Shuigouzi Village and the Zhuangzi in Dongpo?"

It was a half-smile, he obviously didn't believe it, at this time a younger brother ran up, his upper body was bare and bloodstained.

The other party approached with a smile and whispered a few words in front of Xu Wei, only saying that the old dog had sensed something was wrong early on, but he didn't feel that they were so bold, or that they were confident in the surrounding guards?
In short, the other party only secretly transferred a small amount of money, but he couldn't let go of the Jiang family that had been in his hands for decades.

"Since you can't bear it, let's go down with the house together!"

Trembling, the middle-aged man's eyes widened, and he wanted to say something, but Xu Wei stopped looking at him, and slashed at the neck in front of his younger brother!

puff-

Bleeding!
Fighting with dog legs, he raised his eyes and turned around on the boss and the fallen corpse. Gulu swallowed, only to feel that the boss who was fooling around with him in the past is indeed a bit different recently.

It became more and more fierce and terrifying.

"Go, gather all the money and food, don't hide it, and we will reward it according to merit later!"

Although I don't think there is any need for this wasted life, but the younger brother who experienced the scene just now felt a chill on his neck, nodded his head hurriedly, and ran out of the lobby as if fleeing.

After the chaos, most of the people in the village were brought under control. Unlike before, this time as the leader Xu Wei didn't wantonly slaughter, he only selected a few women from the crowd to reward the bandits, and he was still useful for the rest.

There are so many gangsters who have transformed from green-skinned hooligans that they bully the people in the countryside. It is a joke to expect them to attack the city.

Xu Wei has never been involved in any incidents, but he has heard no less than ten kinds of stories since he was a child. He understands a common truth: it is not bad to beat more people than others.

The number of unnamed groups is too small, he intends to absorb some, whether it is forced or lured, as long as he is willing, he will be pulled into a boat first, and there will be a day of submission.

Today, we first pacified Sijiaao, then took the surrounding ten miles and eight townships, and finally gathered people and horses to make the county town strong and powerful, wouldn't it be beautiful to eat delicious food and drink spicy food? !
Putting all the villagers on the open space, he walked forward slowly, thinking about the better life in his mind, raised his breath, and said, "Neighbors! We"

puff!
The sky was like a tear, and then a little bit of scarlet fell.

The villagers raised their heads, some were angry, or their eyes were tearing apart, and most of them were slightly puzzled after the dull sound, and when they came back to their senses, they saw that the murderer who was vicious and violent not long ago was already on the right. The side temple hole was opened, and blood gushed like a spring and fell to the ground.

Xu Wei did not rest in peace, his gradually darkened eyes seemed to still be lingering with the dream of leading his brothers to dominate all directions in the near future, sinking together.

"Ah! Boss!"

The green skins were terrified and made a noise one after another. Some of them crawled and rolled to Xu Wei, while others looked around, looking for the enemy.

And there are still a few people, at this moment, they have the instinct to be hooligans. They are used to bullying. They only saw their boss being killed in an instant, and they didn't even know where the enemy was. In the direction of the gang piling up money.

"What a cowardly villain!"

A roar interrupted the crowd and attracted their eyes to one place.

I saw two Taoists galloping on horseback, one of them jumped off the horse, and his feet seemed to be moving clouds and mist, rising and falling three or five times, leaping several feet in a row!

The two thieves on the outermost side were terrified by this momentum and staggered back, but Qingming pierced through their ears, and when they looked back, they saw that their companions' throats had burst, exposing a long gap.

Ahhhhh!
Boom!Covering his face with a palm, the terrified Qing Pi was bounced to the ground before he had time to swing the stick, causing a burst of dust.

A faint red and white thing overflowed from the back of his head. The Taoist looked around and saw the houses burnt down and corpses everywhere.

"Death!"

He punched out two punches with force, his muscles and bones sounded together, and at the same time, he was poured with great strength, and he flew the surrounding green hammers into the air.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother will help you!"

choke!The light and cold are dazzling, and the sword flies frost.

A few more people fell down with a plop.

At this moment, let alone the green-skinned hooligan who was slaughtered like a chicken, even the kneeling villagers couldn't help trembling and chilling in their hearts. The women hurriedly covered the boy's eyes—these two Taoist priests are so fierce!

Surprisingly murderous!
But then again, good kill!

……

Jiang Qin'an couldn't help it, if he hadn't practiced Qingjing Taoism for more than ten years, and he had learned a lot along the way, he would have killed the other party with one knife after another!
"Junior brother, rest assured! Delusion!"

Whoosh!Huchi——, several rounds of exhaling, chest and abdomen rising and falling several times, under Yue Haiping's persuasion, he finally forcibly suppressed the murderous intent brewing in his heart.

"Oh, your temper..." Yue Haiping shook his head and remained silent, just like their master.After walking out of Shiya, I wanted to take advantage of the general situation to temper it, but the result was that the hammer became harder and harder, completely unlike his senior brother.

Daoist Jiang didn't speak, but walked around a place of corpses and came to a roof. There were men and women hugging each other, crying.

Two children, one big and one small, fell into their arms. One had all limbs severed and the other was dripping with blood. It was unknown what had happened to them during their lifetime.

In the other place, the villager also closed his eyes, and was carried to the house by the villagers on a straw mat, planning to groom himself and bury him.

Xu Wei's purpose this time was only to recruit manpower, so he "lended the net" to the young and middle-aged, and gathered together in one place to intimidate and lure them.

"Forgive me! Daoist, Daoist, walk around me!"

"I was forced, I was forced by that naughty Xu Zuozi, Daoist!"

"There are old and young in my family, I...I..."

The few remaining people are still dying, constantly begging for mercy and begging for their lives, only begging the two of them to spare their lives because of the virtues of Taoism and heaven.

"Damn them."

Jiang Qin'an took off the cloth bag, tore a section, and gently covered the child's body.

"You have to get rid of your temper, otherwise when will you realize the nature of heaven and earth? Although my Haiyun Temple majors in the way of harmonizing evil spirits, I can't forget to think about myself and get rid of thoughts."

Yue Haiping said so.

Jiang Qin'an didn't listen to the young senior brother, but turned around and drew his sword.

But was stunned.

I saw the Taoist behind him shaking his head, babbling and complaining about the elder brother in front of him, while wiping the long sword, wiping off an inch of bright red on the edge.

And the sound of begging for mercy that was originally humming and dregs ceased abruptly at some point.

Only then did Yue Haiping nod his head, as if answering the first two sentences he said.

"But they really don't deserve to die."

(End of this chapter)