"Everyone: What I want to tell you today is the story of the Thirteen Fierce Eagles that defeated the Northern Barbarian Iron Armored Formation..." A large group of people gathered on the empty dam in the backing village, and the one who was talking was the teacher in the village.
Sitting cross-legged on the grass at the front of the crowd were two boys of thirteen or fourteen. Everyone in the village knew them because they were both children who grew up in this mountain village. They didn't know how many times they had heard the story about the Eagle Army, but every time their husband told it, they both listened most attentively.
The Fierce Eagle Army and the Thirteen Fierce Eagles mentioned by the teacher are not only gods in the eyes of the two children, but also heroes worshiped by the people of Daning. Although the court strictly prohibits them, many people still secretly worship them at home. The longevity card of Ye Fei, the commander of the Fierce Eagle Army.
On the way back, the two children were still unfinished, and they were still discussing the story enthusiastically as they walked.
"My father was kidnapped by the Jiashan people in the town. My mother-in-law is crying at home. Please help me find a solution!" A little fat man suddenly ran up to the two children and said with a mournful face. At this time, he was sweating. As soon as he got the news, he quickly went to the village to find his two friends.
This little fat man's name is Shan Fu, the only son of Shan Laoshi's family in the village.
"Jia Furen, that fellow, has the nerve to be called Jia Shanren, but he has done countless immoral things over the years. Uncle Shan is such a good person, and he usually doesn't want to offend anyone, but he was bullied by him. Don't leave the door bolt. Don't worry, let's go to the town together at night and secretly rescue Uncle Shan." A strong, dark young man shouted loudly from the side.
Doorbolt is Shan Fu's nickname, and this black and strong boy is the son of Zhao Danian, the only blacksmith in the village. His name is Zhao Hu, and everyone in the village calls him Hu Zi. This Zhao Hu is strong, strong, and righteous. When his good friend is in trouble, he doesn't hesitate at all.
"Huzi, don't worry. Doorbolt, please explain in detail what's going on. Can we come up with a solution?" A young man next to him said. Although this young man is about the same age as the other two, , but there is a lot more maturity and confidence between the eyebrows than the two of them.
This young man's name is Ye Ying, and he is a child picked up deep in the mountains by the lonely old man Liu in the west of the village. When Ye Ying was six years old, Old Man Liu passed away due to illness, and Ye Ying lived alone. The hardships of life made Ye Ying much calmer than his peers.
Among the three of them, Ye Ying has the most solutions on weekdays. Whenever the three of them encounter any troubles, Ye Ying comes up with ideas to solve them. He is the absolute authority among the three.
"Brother Sixteen, this is what happened..."
Sixteen is Ye Ying's nickname, not that he is sixteen. When Old Man Liu picked him up in the mountains, the cloth bag that wrapped Ye Ying had his name and date of birth. Ye Ying's birthday was the sixth day of October, so Old Man Liu gave him the nickname Shiliu.
From Shan Fu's narration, everyone finally understood the ins and outs of this incident.
The main income of Shan Fu's family is to collect medicinal materials from the mountains and exchange them for money and food from Jia Furen, a medicine merchant in the town. But Jia Furen is very greedy and often uses some means to make everyone suffer.
Shan Fu's father is an honest man. He suffered many losses and endured them silently. But this time, Jia Furen went too far, and the amount of grain exchanged for Shan Fu's father was obviously insufficient. The honest man finally got angry and argued with them in anger.
However, Jia Furen not only refused to admit that there was a lack of food, but also thought that Shan Fu's father was looking for an opportunity to cause trouble, so he asked his servants to arrest him, saying that he would be sent to the government.
"Everyone knows that Jia Furen has a very good relationship with the county magistrate. My father will definitely suffer if he is sent there." Shan Fu said anxiously.
"Don't be anxious. I'll go with you to take a look. Huzi, don't come forward. If anything happens, you can still hang around outside."
After Ye Ying finished speaking, he took Shan Fu towards the small town outside the mountain.
Most of the villagers in Kaoshan Village are related to each other, so they have always been very united. In addition, this incident has everyone's interests, so many villagers went to Jia's house to help Shan Laoshi get an explanation.
By the time the second child arrived at Jia's house, dozens of people had gathered here. The villagers and Jia's servants were not giving in to each other and were relying on each other.
"These untouchables dare to open a dyeing room if you give them three points of color. You must remember not to give in, otherwise they will be even more difficult to deal with in the future. I have already notified the county magistrate, and the police will be here soon. Then we will give some color to those who are leading the trouble, and we will see who dares to go against me in the future."
In the backyard of Jia Mansion, the bloated Jia Furen drank tea relaxedly and said to the housekeeper who came in to report.
When Ye Ying arrived in the yard, he saw Shan LaoShi tied to a pillar from a distance. At this time, his spirit was a little sluggish and he had obviously suffered a lot.
Ye Ying stopped the emotional Shan Fu and told him that impulsiveness would not solve the problem. He should first look at the situation and then think of a solution.
"Shan Laoshi tried to steal the food of my Jia family, and after being stopped, he still made trouble. Do you think my Jia family is easy to bully? We must make him look good this time. You people should disperse as soon as possible, otherwise nothing will happen. Eat the fruit.”
After receiving Jia Furen's instructions, the housekeeper felt more confident and his tone became tougher.
"You are talking nonsense. The ten measures of food you promised to return to me are only this little..."
Shan Laoshi, whose face was tied to the pillar, turned red, and argued hard regardless of his injuries.
"Ten measures of grain only amount to this, and we don't believe it."
"We are not all blind, can't we see that it is not enough for ten fights?"
"Bullying people is not your way of bullying..."
At this time, some of the villagers shouted loudly, and some even tried to push forward, hoping to rescue Shan Laoshi first. However, the servants in front of them refused to give in. The villagers who crowded in front of the village even suffered some losses.
"The county officials are on their way here. If you dare to gather a crowd to cause trouble again, you will all be arrested and put in jail."
Seeing that the situation was out of control, the housekeeper climbed up to a high platform and shouted loudly to everyone.
"Then you said this is ten measures of grain. Do you dare to measure it in front of everyone?"
The common people's fear of the government has always been deep-rooted in their hearts. When they heard that official officials were coming, many people began to be afraid, but they were unwilling to leave just now.
"Our Jia family is a childlike family. Now let me see with your own eyes whether this food is enough?"
The steward asked someone to take out a wooden liter, which is a commonly used tool for weighing grain. In order to convince everyone present, he also asked the servants to carry Shengzi to the front so that the villagers in front could take a closer look.
Next, with everyone watching, the servants poured the bag of grain on the ground into a huge basket, and measured the grain again in front of everyone.
"You guys, open your eyes and take a look. Every liter of grain is filled to the brim. Is there a grain of grain missing for you?"
After re-weighing, the amount of grain was completely consistent. Although the onlookers were a little skeptical, they seemed to have nothing to say.
"Why don't you disperse quickly? Are you going to wait for the police to come and put you and Shan Laoshi in jail?"
Seeing that the villagers were still hesitant, the housekeeper became more energetic. He took the liter for weighing grain and waved it in his hand, and his tone became fierce.
Although the villagers were unwilling to retreat like this, due to their long-term fear of the government and the lack of real evidence, many people had hesitant looks in their eyes, and some even began to retreat back.
But at this moment, an incredible scene occurred. A figure suddenly appeared in front of the housekeeper and snatched the Shengzi from the housekeeper's hand.
The person who took away Shengzi was a somewhat thin young man. I don’t know when he escaped from the servants who blocked everyone’s way and appeared in front of the housekeeper.
Shengzi was suddenly snatched away from his hand. The housekeeper was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He quickly chased after the young man, trying to catch him and take back Shengzi. Unexpectedly, this young man was very agile, and the housekeeper failed to catch him despite several attempts.
When the servants on the side saw this, they immediately took action to catch the young man. Unexpectedly, the young man was running around in the crowd, and no one could stop him for a while.
One of the servants jumped forward, trying to hold the young man down. Unexpectedly, when the young man moved out of the way, the servant jumped away and fell to the ground. He couldn't get up for a long time.
The young man took this opportunity to fumble around in the Shengzi in his hand and pulled out a wooden board.
"Look, everyone, there is a mezzanine inside this apartment."
The young man raised the sling and wooden board and shouted loudly. He was caught by a servant without warning. The young man reacted very quickly. He threw the sling and wooden board in his hand towards the place where the villagers gathered, and was held down by the servants.
"Don't hurt Shiliu!" A villager shouted loudly after taking the Shengzi thrown by the boy.
It turns out that this young man is Ye Ying. The villagers have been accustomed to calling him by his nickname since childhood, but almost no one mentions his name. I'm afraid everyone has forgotten it!
When the steward was weighing the grain with a liter, the servants stopped the villagers and did not allow them to come near. Ye Ying knew that there must be something strange in this. There must be something wrong with the Shengzi who weighed the grain.
After the grain was weighed, the steward was very proud, and the servants also relaxed their vigilance. The slightly thin Ye Ying seized the opportunity, rushed over quickly, and took away the Shengzi from the steward's hand.
"You profiteers, you bully us without conscience and dare to arrest people. It's really abominable. Release them immediately!"
With the evidence in hand, the villagers became more confident. They shouted loudly and pushed forward with all their strength.
Now that he was being ignored, the housekeeper didn't know what to do, and the servants began to feel guilty, so they let the villagers squeeze in and took the opportunity to rescue Ye Ying and Shan Laoshi.
"Let Jia Furen come out quickly and ask him to give everyone an explanation." Although this happened to Shan Laoshi, who among the villagers has not been bullied by this Jia Shanren over the years? Under the new and old hatred, everyone was completely angry.
"Yes, let Jia Furen come out and spit out everything that has been insulting us all these years." Someone else shouted loudly in the crowd.
The villagers present took advantage of the situation and became more and more agitated. They shouted loudly and rushed toward the inner residence of Jia Mansion.
Although the servants tried their best to resist, they were unable to stop the passionate villagers. They were about to break through the servants' defense and rush into Jia's residence.
