Thief Emperor

Chapter 12: Fame in the Green Forest

Chapter 12: Fame in the Green Forest
After the yamen runners caught the little beggar, they questioned him and brought him before Magistrate Xue.

Master Xue tried his best to ask the little beggar a few questions despite his illness, but he couldn't get anything out of him. He sighed and waved his hand: "Let him go, let him go."

Several yamen runners took the order and took the little beggar away.

Mrs. Xue poured a cup of hot water for her husband, handed it to him, and sighed, "Those bandits are really hateful. Now, our Yun'er's marriage has also been disrupted."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Xue clenched his fist.

"From my perspective, this isn't a bad thing at all, that kid from the Gu family!"

"I handed my daughter to him, but when he was halfway there, he ran into some thieves and ran away! My daughter is missing, but he is safe and sound!"

"Up to now, only the third son from the Gu family has come to inquire about the situation. Both the father and son have not come to give me an explanation!"

"I was really blind to arrange such a marriage!"

At this point, Magistrate Xue took a few breaths and gritted his teeth, "It's good that this marriage has gone bad. With the character of the Gu family father and son, Yun'er will probably have a hard time in the rest of her life if she goes there."

Mrs. Xue helped Magistrate Xue drink the hot water and sighed, "No one knew that something like this would happen. The Gu family is a wealthy family with high-ranking officials in the court. We thought our daughter would live a good life there, but who would have thought..."

"The youngest son of the Gu family is so outrageous."

Mrs. Xue was also a little angry: "I will embarrass him when I see him next time."

"A wealthy family..."

Magistrate Xue put down his teacup and snorted, "What a bullshit rich family! The Gu family got in through family connections, and they think they are so great!"

Hearing him say this, Mrs. Xue sighed slightly and said nothing.

The Xue family may not have wanted to establish a relationship with the family in the beginning.

No matter what, the Gu family's status is always higher than that of the Xue family.

Putting aside other things, if it was the Gu family who came forward, the soldiers in the state would definitely give the Gu family some face, and they would not be unable to take down even a bandit village.

The reason why the Gu family had been slow to act was that the groom had abandoned the bride and ran away, which would have been too embarrassing if the news got out.

Secondly... in their view, it was an indisputable fact that Miss Xue had disappeared from the village, and it was impossible for the Gu family to marry such an unclean daughter-in-law.

After all, if the Gu family came forward to rescue Miss Xue, would they take her to the Gu family or send her back to the Xue family?
so awkward.

There's no way to deal with it.

Therefore, the Gu family could only pretend nothing had happened and try to distance themselves from the matter.

This was also the reason why County Magistrate Xue became so angry that he fell ill.

The so-called wealthy families...

What a bully!
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On the Cangshan village.

Village chief Li spent two days, combining the experience of some middle-aged people in the village, to make a batch of whistles that could imitate bird calls.

He pulled some people on duty and gave each of them one. He spent half a day training them to use fixed sounds to convey messages.

In this way, once someone else goes up the mountain, their efficiency in delivering messages will be greatly improved.

In fact, the bandits do have some unique skills. For example, some of them can imitate the sounds of various birds very vividly with their mouths without the help of whistles.

However, this thing is still more convenient and faster after being standardized.

Originally, Li Yun was going to make some bamboo tubes that could transmit sound to pass on messages, but after trying them, he found that these things needed to be pulled straight and the ropes tightened in order to transmit sound. The effect was very poor in the mountains, so whistling was more practical.

After training several young "second-generation" people in the village, Li Yun gathered together young people in their teens and twenties in the village and prepared to formulate a training plan to train these people.

In this way, when someone else goes up the mountain, the entire Cangshan village will not be without people available, nor will it become a mob.

The prize for the training was the two sets of armor he had obtained earlier. Village Chief Li made a rule that one month later there would be a competition in the village, and the two winners would get the two sets of armor seized last time.

Village Chief Li has a very high prestige in the village. In addition, after he took control of the warehouse, he was able to distribute things much more smoothly than before. Therefore, when he organized training, although the people under him inevitably had some complaints in their hearts, they still started training honestly.

After arranging the training, Li Yun came to the main room where his "office" was located, sat on a chair, and flipped through another miscellaneous book.

The third in command, Zhou Liang, quietly walked in. When he got closer, he saw Li Yun flipping through a book. He smiled and said, "The village chief didn't seem to know many words before, but now he can even read books?"

Village Chief Li put down the book and said lazily, "I learned a few words from someone."

He looked at Zhou Liang and asked, "Third uncle, what's the matter?" "Yes, I am here."

Zhou Liang took out a letter from his bosom, placed it in front of Li Yun, and said, "Just now, someone from Erlong Village sent a letter saying that there is a fat escort that will pass by our neighborhood in three or four days. Erlong Village cannot handle it all, so they want to drag us into this business."

Li Yun frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you won't work for three months?"

Zhou Liang smiled and said, "That being said, the people in Erlong Village are not bad. At least they have not cheated their peers over the years. They said that if they can eat the fat, they will even share it..."

"At least it can eat more than a thousand coins."

Li Yun put the book down completely, looked up at Zhou Liang, and said calmly: "Uncle San, what do you mean?"

"You can try it."

Zhou Liang whispered, "You may not know this, village chief. Last time, we robbed the daughter of an official and beat back the government troops. Now, you have become famous in the green forest. There are more than a dozen villages on the nearby hills. Now, when anyone mentions your name, they all give you a thumbs up."

"As long as the village chief is willing to do it, it will probably be done."

Li Yun interrupted him and said calmly, "What I mean is, if I don't do it, I will be regarded as a coward in the eyes of my peers, and no one will listen to me anymore?"

Zhou Liang nodded honestly: "That's more or less what I meant."

"Shit."

Li Yun curled his lips and said, "Uncle San, tell the people in Erlong Village that I'm newly married and I don't have the energy to work for a while. If they want to take advantage of this fat dart, let them take advantage of it."

"As for them wanting to say bad things about me behind my back, let them do it."

Having said this, Chief Li stood up and walked out without looking back.

"I still say the same thing. No one can go down the mountain without my order. Whoever goes down the mountain will no longer be a member of the village!"

Zhou Liang took a step forward and chased after Li Yun, saying, "Village leader, this is a great opportunity for you to become famous in the Green Forest. When your reputation grows, you may even become the leader of the Green Forest..."

Li Dazhaizhu stopped, looked back at Zhou Liang, and said lightly: "Uncle San, have you ever heard a sentence?"

"Wealth should not be revealed in vain."

Li Yun said word by word: "If it is really a fat and oily dart, can they step on the plate so easily?"

"And he chose to leave from our door at this very moment."

"Just wait and see."

Li Yun said, "This group of people from Erlong Village will not get any benefits."

Zhou Liang also reacted, his face slightly changed: "The village chief is saying that someone wants to lead us down the mountain?"

"I do not know."

Li Dazhaizhu curled his lips and said, "Anyway, you are not allowed to go down the mountain."

Zhou Liang nodded first, then asked, "Should we inform Erlongzhai?"

"No."

Village leader Li walked away with his hands behind his back.