late at night.
In a thatched house at the end of the village.
Tan Qiang woke up with waves of turmoil in his stomach.
After getting out of bed, he held his stomach and walked out of the house. He found a patch of grass on the roadside, unbuttoned his pants and squatted down.
He had been constipated for several days as a result of eating wild grass roots.
I drank a lot of broth tonight, and my intestines and stomach absorbed the fat and immediately began to wriggle.
As soon as he squatted down, he heard a crash of thunder.
"call!"
Tan Qiang looked up to the sky and let out a sigh of relief.
Comfortable!
After squatting for a while, he reached out and picked off two leaves, wiped them casually, and was about to get up and put on his pants when he saw a figure slipping out of a thatched house not far away.
There was no moon tonight, and through the starlight in the sky, he could barely identify the figure as Wang Laizi.
The main reason is because he is so familiar. After living in the village for decades, he can almost recognize every household with his eyes closed.
At first, Tan Qiang didn't think much about it, just thinking that Wang Laizi got up at night like him.
Just looking at it, he gradually realized that something was wrong.
After Wang Laizi walked out of the door, he walked straight to the village along the road.
Wang Laizi has a bad reputation in Xiaowang Village. He usually eats and is lazy, and from time to time he does some sneaky things. He is a recognized scoundrel in the village.
"Does this guy want to be a thief?"
Seeing the sneaky look of the other party, Tan Qiang couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.
But when I thought about it again, I felt something was wrong.
Because there are only seven households of tenant farmers living at the head of the village, no one in Xiaowang Village knows that their family is notoriously poor. Not to mention food, there is not even a mouse at home.
While thinking about it, Wang Laizi had already arrived at the end of the village, holding a hatchet in his hand, and it seemed that he was planning to leave the village.
As if to embolden himself, Wang Laizi muttered in a low voice along the way.
"Hey, a bunch of scoundrels... how proud they are..."
"Just a few pieces of meat...Grandpa isn't even interested in it."
Due to the distance and the fact that Wang Laizi deliberately lowered his voice, Tan Qiang did not hear what he was saying clearly.
Only when Wang Laizi came closer did he hear the truth.
"When the reporter gets the reward, grandpa will eat a lot of meat and drink from a big bowl!"
Report to the official?
Tan Qiang was shocked, and the trace of sleepiness that was still in his mind completely dissipated in an instant.
No, we can't let him report to the official.
It had just been a good day. If the officers and soldiers came, I was afraid that I would turn back into the starving serf.
Thinking of the puppy's happy smile while eating meat tonight, Tan Qiang, who was originally a coward, gritted his teeth and became worried.
He lay quietly in the grass, and when Wang Laizi passed by, he jumped out.
Wang Laizi never expected that there would be a person squatting in the grass in the middle of the night. He only felt a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then he was thrown to the ground.
After knocking Wang Laizi down, Tan Qiang suppressed him with all his strength, and at the same time kept shouting: "Someone, come quickly! Someone, come quickly, Wang Laizi is going to report to the official!"
In the silent night, Tan Qiang's shout seemed particularly loud.
At this time, Wang Laizi had come to his senses, and when he heard Tan Qiang's cry, he immediately panicked.
If Han Zhen knew about the official report, he would be afraid that his life would be in danger.
Thinking of this, Wang Laizi also started to fight hard, struggling wildly with his body, and at the same time, he kept waving his right hand holding the hatchet.
"ah!"
Tan Qiang let out a cry of pain.
The next second, he felt warmth on his back.
But at this moment, he didn't care so much. He grabbed Wang Laizi's waving arm and pressed him down while continuing to shout loudly.
The silence in Xiaowang Village was broken, and the villagers woke up from their sleep.
The first to arrive were a few households of tenant farmers at the head of the village. They had just been awakened and were still in a daze.
"Catch him quickly. This guy is going to report to the police!"
Report to the official?
These two words were like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of the tenant farmers, causing them to wake up instantly.
The tenant farmers swarmed forward, snatched the hatchet from Wang Laizi's hand, and held him firmly down.
Tan Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and just stood up, but felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
The puppy hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and suddenly he touched a piece of sticky and warm liquid.
At the same time, a faint smell of rust came from the tip of my nose.
The puppy was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed: "Dad, you are injured!"
"Quickly, tie up the wound."
With the help of the tenants, Xiao Xiaoer tore off a piece of linen from his body and bandaged the wound on Tan Qiang's back in the dark.
"What's going on?"
Just then, other people from the village arrived holding torches.
More than 300 people blocked the village.
A tenant shouted loudly: "Wang Laizi, a thief, went to report to the police in the middle of the night. He was caught by Tan Qiang and chopped with a hatchet!"
Hearing this, the villagers were in an uproar.
At this time, someone asked: "Where is the chief?"
"Yes, look for the chief."
If something goes wrong in the village, they usually turn to the village chief to deal with it subconsciously.
However, I waited and waited, but nothing appeared.
Some people focused their attention on the eldest daughter-in-law and asked, "Ms. Wang Hong, where is the older man in your family?"
Mrs. Wang Hong stuttered and replied: "My family members...went out."
Went out in the middle of the night?
For a moment, everyone had different expressions.
Suddenly, a voice came out from the crowd: "Could it be that the district chief also went to report to the official?"
Seeing the tenants staring at her with unkind eyes, Wang Hong quickly denied it: "No, no, I didn't report it to the official."
"Where did that go?"
"I can't help but report it to the official."
It's no wonder that the villagers are thinking wildly, where can they go in the middle of the night?
Listening to the villagers' chatter, Wang Hong gritted his teeth and had no choice but to tell the truth: "My father-in-law and my husband went to the mountains to look for the fugitives."
"Why are you looking for a fugitive?"
The villagers became even more confused.
Wang Hong told them everything: "The old man in my family said that the young man wants to win over the fleeing families in the mountains. If he can win over one family, there will be a reward!"
boom!
At this time, the villagers suddenly exploded.
This idiot is eating alone!
Many villagers cursed secretly in their hearts and were ready to take action.
Because the money is so profitable, there are many runaway households in the surrounding mountains. As long as you are willing to look for them, you can definitely find them.
Seeing that the topic had been diverted, a tenant corrected himself: "We will discuss the matter of escaping tomorrow. Since the mayor is not here, we will go find the husband."
"Yes, look for Xiao Langjun!"
The villagers all agreed.
As a result, more than 300 people poured into the mountainside.
…
…
boom!
Han Zhen opened the door, strode out with a simple sword in his hand, and asked calmly: "What happened?"
Fang Sansan looked nervous and said, "I don't know. The young men in the front yard only said something happened."
"Just wait here. If something goes wrong, take my sister-in-law out of the backyard."
After explaining, Han Zhen spread his legs and ran all the way to the front yard.
As he ran, he thought rapidly.
Officers and soldiers?
Or a bandit?
The possibility of officers and soldiers is very small, and the few archers in Linzi County would not dare to cause trouble for him.
Bandits are possible.
There have been many fugitives who have fled into the mountains in recent years. Not every fugitive is willing to farm in the mountains honestly. Many fugitives have turned into bandits.
Robbing merchants and robbing villages.
In a few breaths, he was already in the front yard.
At this moment, Ma Sangou and others were holding simple knives in their hands, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Seeing Han Zhen, Gu Song hurriedly said: "Second Brother Han, these villagers are going to rebel!"
ah?
Villagers?
Han Zhen was stunned for a moment, thinking he heard wrongly.
Ma Sangou said angrily: "Second Brother Han, these thieves are just feeding on unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. We should have taken away the money and gone up the mountain yesterday."
After coming back to his senses, Han Zhen asked: "Are there really villagers outside?"
The monkey nodded: "Yes, I just took a look through the crack of the door. It was dark and full of people. I'm afraid not the whole village is here."
Although Wang Yuanwai oppressed the villagers so much, he did not see them killing the landlords in rebellion.
You give them benefits, but you want to revolt instead?
It makes no sense!
Thinking of this, Han Zhen ordered: "Open the door!"
"Second Brother Han..."
Masangou and others lost their voices.
Han Zhen shook his head and laughed: "If the villagers really want to rebel, can this door stop the attack of hundreds of people?"
