From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 23: Reputation (Please Read)

The Xu family's father and son appeared, along with seven or eight of Xu Xiaogou's friends, plus the ferocious Dahei.

"stop!"

"Stop, why don't you surrender?"

"Wang Wang!"

The twenty or so people who stole the medicinal herbs did not expect there to be so many people and shouts from all directions.

Didn’t Mr. Sun say that the owner of this herb field has only a few people?

Didn’t you say that he was drugged?

They didn't care about anything and fled in different directions.

Xu Xiaogou's friends were all young, energetic teenagers. They had never had the chance to fight in their usual martial arts training, and their duels were usually brief. How could they have a real fight like this? They were all fired up and attacked fiercely.

"Ouch~"

boom!
Someone screamed and flew three to five meters away, falling heavily to the ground.

Someone was punched in the stomach, and his stomach was churning and he vomited continuously.

Some people were twitching in pain, unable to resist...

Du Yong caught up with a strong man who was running very fast and blocked his way.

The sturdy man had a thick beard and a sturdy build. He had practiced martial arts for several years in his youth and had mastered the basic skills of standing meditation. Combined with his sturdy build, he could easily handle five or six people.

The sturdy man saw someone stopping him and looked at the other person. He found that although Du Yong was sturdy, his face was obviously young. "Where did you come from, young boy? I just want to get some money and don't want to hurt anyone. Get out of here and don't force me to fight."

"Why don't you take action? If you beat me, you can leave."

Those ordinary people were too weak, so Du Yong stopped this man because he seemed to have some ability.

"You're quite crazy, kid."

As the sturdy man was speaking, he suddenly attacked and slapped Du Yong with his big hand like a palm-leaf fan.

Du Yong arrived first, ducking his head to dodge and slamming his Tiger Roar Fist into the opponent's chest. He had been practicing martial arts for eleven years and was nearly at the second level of Zhuang Gong. He was proficient in punches and kicks, and the strong man in front of him was too weak for him.

After a few blows, the strong man's leg was broken and he lay on the ground screaming for mercy.

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On the other side, Xu Xiaogou chased after Sun Ye.

"Hey, old man, stop!"

"Ok?"

Sun Ye wondered why so many people were chasing him when there were so many people stealing medicinal herbs?

He couldn't understand why the other party had deployed so many people in advance.

"You're the one who poured the drugs into my water tank, right?"

As Xu Xiaogou spoke, he caught up with Sun Ye and punched him in the back with a tiger punch. He listened to Xu Xiaoxia's description and the only person who matched the scene was this old man. He looked very old, but he was very fast.

Sun Ye heard the fist wind behind him and quickly turned around to parry, blocking with both arms.

There was a muffled "bang" sound, and Sun Ye could hear his bones creaking and his arms went numb and weak. He used to be a high-level warrior, but now he was old and his strength had declined a lot.

"Good boy, you are quite skilled in martial arts despite your young age. I don't have time to play with you."

After saying that, Sun Ye threw out a handful of lime powder and turned to flee.

Xu Xiaogou had been prepared for this. His master had often told them that the underworld was treacherous and that many people would resort to despicable tactics. This old man, who had drugged someone, must be a sinister individual.

He held his breath, squinted his eyes, and quickly dodged the lime powder, continuing to chase. After running a few steps, he caught up with Sun Ye and engaged in a fierce battle with him.

A moment later, Sun Ye was pinned to the ground, his face bruised and swollen.

"Are you still running or not?"

"Think...Think you're awesome, I admit defeat..."

Sun Ye was panting heavily, his face full of resentment. If he were ten years younger, he wouldn't be bullied like this by a teenager.

"stand up."

Xu Xiaogou lifted Sun Ye up with one hand, took out a hemp rope and tied his hands behind his back.

"go!"

In a moment, the group was brought to the gate of the Xu family's house.

Of the twenty or so people, only two or three managed to escape during the chaos, and the rest were captured, including several women in their thirties.

Some of them were tied up, some had been beaten beyond the point of resistance, and some had broken legs and were limping. About twenty of them were huddled together, groaning.

Xu Fugui looked at their miserable condition and thought to himself: Those young men who practiced martial arts were really cruel.

He and Da Niu at most caught and tied up the people, but those caught by Xu Xiaogou's friends were all injured.

"My dear friends, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. I beg you!"

"I'm a good citizen. I really have no other choice but to find a way to survive. Woo woo~~"

"It was that old man surnamed Sun who ordered it. It was him!"

"Yes, blame him. He was the one who bewitched us."

Sun Ye's face was dark. This group of people betrayed him without hesitation.

"Shut up! If my father hadn't noticed, our whole family would have been drugged. The herbs we've painstakingly cultivated for over a decade would have been stolen by you. And you, bah!"

Xu Xiaogou spat at Sun Ye: "You actually took advantage of my sister's kindness. Do you have any humanity at all? Despicable!"

After saying that, he looked at Xu Fugui: "Dad, how should we deal with them?"

How to deal with it? This is a difficult problem.

Xu Fugui fell into deep thought. If he let these people go, it would be too easy for them. If he asked them to pay compensation, they would have no money to pay.

Kill him? Not really.

"Dad, send him to the government office."

Xu Xiaoniu suggested.

When the arrested people heard the word "yamen", they panicked.

"No, please! I kowtow to you all!"

Some people immediately knelt and kowtowed. The "theft" was a minor issue; the problem lay in their identities: refugees.

Once captured and taken to the government office, refugees who had lost their land and household registration and had left their homes and homes faced a miserable fate. First, they were tortured half to death in prison, then forced to do hard labor. Their lives were worse than death.

"Wait until daybreak and send them all to Mr. Liu's house."

Xu Fugui decided to pass this hot potato to the Liu family.

Liu Yaozong, the head of the Liu family, was not only a major landlord in Baihe Village but also the village chief. In the village, he had jurisdiction over simple cases and disputes.

Besides, there have been so many refugees in the village recently, and it's not just the Xu family that's been robbed, but other families as well. As the village chief, Liu Yaozong should take care of this.

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The gate of the Xu family's house opened, and Jiazhen stuck her head out to look outside.

There was such a loud noise outside just now that she was worried. She only opened the door after she heard the noise subsided.

"Husband, have they caught everyone?"

"Well, we'll send it to Liu's house at daybreak. And bring some fine hemp rope."

Jiazhen fetched a bundle of thin hemp ropes, and everyone helped tie up the men tightly, guarding them until dawn.

When Xu Xiaoxia walked out the door and saw Sun Ye tied up, her heart finally settled down.

"Second sister, it's this old man, right? He's the leader, and his kung fu is pretty good."

Xu Xiaogou's words were like adding fuel to the fire, making Xu Xiaoxia feel so aggrieved that she almost cried.

The old man acted so pitiful, she really didn't expect that he was acting to harm their family.

"Xia'er, don't blame you for being kind, it's just that he's so mean."

Jiazhen knew that Xu Xiaoxia was heartbroken, and stroked her head comfortingly.

"Erxia, don't be sad. Every failure is a learning experience."

Xu Fugui timely taught the children: "This is also a lesson for everyone. Don't have the intention to harm others, but always be on guard against others. Never trust others easily, especially strangers you have just met."

"Uncle Fugui is right. This is also a lesson for us."

Although Du Yong and the others were skilled in martial arts, they were young and had never experienced such a calculated scheme. This incident would undoubtedly leave a deep impression on them.

Afterwards, Xu Fugui quietly instructed Jiazhen to prepare a sumptuous meal.

After helping someone for a whole night, you can’t let them go back hungry.

Jiazhen and Xu Xiaoxia were busy in the kitchen for a while, stewing two chickens, steaming a pot of steamed buns, and making a few side dishes.

"Everyone must be hungry, come inside and eat."

Xu Fugui opened the gate and asked Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaogou to move the tables and chairs into the front yard.

"Uncle Fugui, don't bother."

"Uncle, why are you so polite..."

"..."

Xu Fugui said with a smile: "You have helped me so much, so you deserve a meal. I didn't prepare anything in advance, so I hope you don't mind our simple meal."

"Don't be polite, the meal is ready. Er Shuai said he'd treat us to dinner, so come on."

Xu Xiaogou pulled Zhao Shuai to the dinner table.

Zhao Shuai lowered his head embarrassedly. He could speak without restraint in front of Xu Xiaogou, but he had to be reserved and polite in front of his elders.

The young people stopped refusing and went to the table to eat.

The meal was simple: stewed chicken, steamed buns, side dishes, and rice porridge.

Although it is not a big meal, it is considered a rich meal for daily life in the village.

After dinner, at daybreak, they took about twenty people to Liu's house.

Their large group alarmed many villagers.

"What happened? Why are there so many people?"

The idle villagers asked around and soon the whole story spread through the village.

"Those refugees are so brave."

"Finally they were caught. There are a lot fewer melons in my melon field. They were all stolen by them."

“And vegetables from my garden.”

"The Xu family is really powerful. They caught more than 20 people in one night?"

"You know the third son of the Xu family, San Gou. He practices martial arts with Du Hai and is very good at it. Every guy who hangs out with him is good at it."

"Fugui'er is very lucky. His eldest son is hardworking and down-to-earth, his third son is capable, and there are still the fourth and fifth sons. If those two grow up and become more promising, the Xu family will be very powerful."

To survive in the village, what matters is family influence, especially the "son" in the family.

Given the Xu family's situation, the villagers can already foresee the influence his family will have in the village in ten years or so.

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In the center of Baihe Village, there is a high-walled courtyard covering an area of ​​nearly two acres.

This three-courtyard house originally belonged to Xu Fugui's family and was bought by the Liu family twenty years ago.

A few years ago, the Liu family renovated and built the house, raising the courtyard wall. Now it looks brand new and grand.

Xu Fugui looked at the mansion with a calm expression, for he had few memories of it. More accurately, the person living here was his "predecessor." Shortly after he traveled through time, he married Jiazhen and moved into the current Xu family home.

Everyone walked to the door of the Liu family mansion.

Xu Fugui stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The one who opened the door was the Liu family's maid. Seeing so many people outside, she was startled: "What are you doing?"

Xu Fugui briefly explained the situation.

"The master hasn't gotten up yet, you wait."

After the maid finished speaking, she turned around and informed Liu Yaozong.

At this time, farmers get up and go to the fields to work while the weather is not too hot.

(End of this chapter)