Xu Shi.
It was already very dark.
Usually at this time, most people in the village are ready to take a rest.
But now everyone is in high spirits, and they are standing in small groups in Cheng Wanwan's yard talking. They are all in high spirits and have no intention of sleeping.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cheng Wanwan also told him about the things he needed help with at home.
"Everyone must be curious about why I built another house. It's actually for business. Before the business officially starts, I need everyone's help." She said with a smile, "This business requires a lot of firewood, either wood or hay. I We collect it by the pound, three pounds is a penny, and the firewood has been packed, and the kind that can be burned directly is only two pounds a penny. After everyone saves enough dry firewood for winter, you can send the extra to my house. Pay on the spot.”
The faces of the whole village showed joy.
There are mountains behind and in front of Dahe Village, and the mountains are full of trees. There are dry leaves and dry firewood everywhere in the forest. Dry leaves and hay are not weighed, but wood is weighed. A larger and thicker piece of wood will weigh at least ten pounds. Come on, you can get only four or five cents. This job is too easy.
Old Mrs. Zhao knew that her eldest daughter-in-law was going to make a lot of money, so she couldn't feel sorry for such a small amount of money. She said: "The ugly thing is ahead of time. We only accept dry firewood. Whoever takes wet or undried wood to top up the money? Don't blame me." The old woman won’t give him face!”
Aunt Wang immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, of course you have to get dry firewood, otherwise Dashan Niang will suffer a lot!"
Big Tou Niang said: "Big and small trees have gone up the mountain to cut a lot of firewood in the past few days. I chopped it and dried it. It weighs about a hundred catties. How about I bring it tomorrow?"
Tiezhu Niang then said: "Tomorrow I will let a few children finish their studies and go up the mountain to collect dry firewood. Do you want to collect as much firewood as you want?"
Dry firewood does not have to be placed in the woodshed. It can be piled up in any open space and covered with straw and reed poles on top to keep out the rain.
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "It's only for this half month for the time being, as long as it's sent over, I'll take it."
Everyone in the village was gearing up.
While everyone was talking, He Xiao, who was sitting in the yard, suddenly picked up the crutch at hand.
Zhao Sidan hurriedly walked over: "Master, are you going back? I will help you..."
Before he touched He Xiao's sleeve, the crutch suddenly flew out through the air and hit the outside of the courtyard wall, followed by two howls.
Several men standing by the courtyard wall stood on tiptoe to look out and exclaimed: "There are two people hiding here listening to the corner!"
"These two people are so close to each other, they are not from our Dahe Village!"
"They must be from Osmanthus Village. I don't know what they want to do here!"
Under the courtyard wall, two men were hit by crutches falling from the sky. They were so dizzy that they got up and ran away for fear of being caught.
He Xiao narrowed his eyes.
He stood up on one foot, put his right hand on the table, and jumped onto the table against the wall. Then he jumped again and jumped out of the wall. With his uninjured leg, he kicked one of them hard in the chest. Then, he The body was suspended in the air, flipped over, and kicked the other person with the other foot.
The two men fell to the ground one after another and let out two screams.
The whole village was stunned and it took a long time to come to their senses.
"Xiao He, you, you are so awesome!"
"Oh my God, you can still fly. How can you be so powerful even if one of your legs is injured?"
"No wonder Dashan Niang asked three cows and four eggs to learn Kung Fu from you. I should have known that you are a martial arts master!"
"..."
He Xiao used his injured leg, and it hurt like hell, but everyone was praising him. It seemed a bit damaging to his image to say that his leg hurt.
He said quietly: "Si Dan, pick up the crutches for me, Master."
With admiration on his face, Zhao Sidan picked up the crutch and handed it to He Xiao's hand respectfully.
He Xiao used his crutch and quickly found a seat to sit down. He said, "Cousin, these two are breathing evenly and have some skills. Let's tie them up first and then interrogate them."
Zhao Sanniu asked stupidly: "Master, can you tell whether they have Kung Fu by listening to their breathing?"
He Xiao said quietly: "You will understand after you finish your studies."
This cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
Wang Yongcheng took the hemp rope, tied up the two people and threw them in front of Cheng Wanwan.
"Tell me, who sent you here?" Cheng Wanwan said softly, "I know you are loyal and will not betray your master easily, and I will not force you two. I will count to three, whoever will tell you who is behind you first?" Whoever it is, I will let him go. As for the other person, hehe, he will stay in our village and I will torture him to death every day..."
When she said this, she smiled, "One! Two! Three——"
"I said!"
"I said!"
The two people kneeling on the ground spoke at the same time, and then they glared at each other, as if they were both condemning the other for having to confess.
The two of them were afraid that the other would be the one who would be let go, so they poured out everything they knew.
"We are members of the Cao family. Madam asked us to come to Dahe Village to inquire about the news. One is to inquire about the whereabouts of the young lady, and the other is to inquire about who the Sui Ru people canonized by the Holy One are."
Cao Yingying's cheeks turned red with anger.
She, this stepmother, really has no end!
She clenched her fists and suppressed the anger in her chest.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and asked, "Mrs. Xu, where are you now?"
"Today Mr. Shen took Mrs. Xu to the county government office in Hekou County. After Mr. Fu heard the case, he beat Mrs. Xu thirty times on the spot and sentenced her to three months in prison! Madam felt that her face had been lost, so she ordered me to wait to find out the news before doing anything. Intend!"
Cheng Wanwan said coldly: "Sanniu, put these two people in a pigsty and tie them up tightly. Don't let them escape."
The two people couldn't believe it: "Didn't you say that as long as we recruit you, you will let us go?"
"Don't worry, I'll take you back to Cao's house tomorrow." Cheng Wanwan's lips curled up, "Let Mrs. Cao come and punish you personally."
The two of them stared wide-eyed, and before they had time to cry out, Zhao Sanniu gagged their mouths with rags and dragged them into the pig pen in the backyard.
After taking care of the matter, Cheng Wanwan asked everyone to go back and rest quickly. It was already late at night and it was really late.
He Xiao walked towards the old house with his cane, and Li Zheng followed quickly: "Xiao He, I want to discuss something with you."
He Xiao squatted down and said, "Li Zheng, just speak up."
"Dashan Niang said that you know Kung Fu. I just saw it. Your Kung Fu is really good. I just want to ask you, can you teach it to the people in the village?" Li Zheng scratched the back of his head. "I used to think that as long as there are enough people, I'm not afraid of bad guys breaking in and causing trouble. The Cao family's attack today made me realize that just having more people is not enough. You also need to know some skills, otherwise you won't be able to stop those people at all! The village pays for it, and you can teach the patrol team. Basic skills, do you think it's okay? I know this request is a bit abrupt, if you don't want to, just refuse, don't feel embarrassed..."
He Xiao had not been in the village for a long time. Every day he lived here, his heart felt particularly peaceful.
This kind of tranquility is a priceless treasure that has never been found anywhere.
"I agree to this matter." He Xiao said, "There is no need to pay any fees. I will teach you as much as you want, and everyone can learn as you please. Whether you learn or not has nothing to do with me."
After he finished speaking, he walked away with his cane.
Li Zheng grinned. There are more than a hundred people in the patrol team, and there is always someone who can learn it. As long as one person learns it, it is their profit.
