Chapter 167 Contradictions in the mountains and forests
It is said that people get drunk when the spring breeze touches their faces. Li Chengfu was riding on the horse, his face was so smelly that he wanted to kill someone, and all his younger brothers also looked reluctant. No one wanted to risk their lives and take this risk. Seizing the teeth from the tiger's mouth is not the old man hanging himself.
Well!
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. Liang Chuan, a boy who is usually smart and afraid of death, can only pick on the soft ones. A tough guy like the big insect on Helu Mountain shouldn't be stupid enough to show off. The government has issued notices time and time again.
, this kid is not illiterate, what kind of medicine did he take wrongly to touch the tiger’s butt?
I pity myself and a bunch of brothers. It's not enough to go into Liangchuan. Now we have to collect his body. But if I don't go, who dares to go? These women and villagers are scared to death. The matter should be settled.
, now you have to go to work if you don’t want to, it’s not a good reputation for officials to be greedy and afraid of death.
The two women led the way. In order to express their sadness, they cried all the way back. Their eyes were like peaches from crying. Li Chengfu wanted to ask them to stop, but he couldn't say it. There were already dead people at home, so he wouldn't let them go.
Howling a few words is a bit overwhelming.
A group of people walked down the Helu Village Road, and Li Chengfu felt something was wrong the more they walked. There was no sign of someone's death in Helu. Not only was there not one, but everyone was overjoyed, as if there was smoke coming out of someone's ancestral grave.
Damn it, damn it.
"Those two women, what the hell is going on in your village? Has Liang Chuan offended so many people in your village? He has done so many evil things in ordinary times. You are so happy to die, beating gongs and drums one by one, running around telling each other, ugh
."
The two village girls had been treated well by Liang Chuan. They looked at the people in the village and they looked really outrageous. Li Chengfu had a fierce look on his face. They were so frightened that they couldn't even respond.
Under the big tree outside the ancestral hall, I could faintly see many people gathering together, playing suona and playing waist drums. Only then did the two women bravely say: "They should be making arrangements for Sanlang's funeral. Otherwise, they wouldn't have done it."
Play the suona, but where did you hire this suona craftsman? The tune he plays is not in the right tune."
There was a sense of evil everywhere in the whole village. Li Chengfu motioned to his elder brother to come forward and shout. It seemed that Baozheng of this village also lived nearby. He called out to answer and went up the mountain to look for the body together. As a result, the younger brother saw the crowd under the tree and immediately came back.
With excitement on his face, he shouted to Li Chengfu: "Du Tou, there is a big dead tiger under the tree!"
"What!" Li Chengfu figured it out immediately. No wonder the villagers were so happy. They must have killed the big insect and every household was so happy. "Take me to see it quickly."
There was great joy under the camphor tree. The group of women went back to their homes after being dismissed by Liang Chuan. The story of Liang Chuan's tiger hunt also spread. Every household was extremely excited, and each household spontaneously organized various festivals.
To celebrate, go to the camphor tree to play and play, and to hunt tigers is a great event.
When the villagers saw that people from the government were coming, they thought they were here to give rewards. But when they saw that the faces of several government officials were wrong, they all had stinky faces, and they didn't look like they were here to have fun. Everyone thought
Beating the drums, everyone stopped their celebrations and looked at the government officials one by one.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way." The officer drove him out of the way. Li Chengfu got off his horse and ran to the tree to see. It turned out to be a big tiger, with black blood stains on its mouth, nose and ears, and its fur was still shiny.
It was obvious that he had just died, and at that time he felt very happy: "I'm not afraid of collecting the body of Liang Chuan anymore..."
Liang Chuan was originally in the house, but suddenly he couldn't hear anything outside. If something went wrong, there must be a monster. He immediately jumped out of the house and rushed outside to check. This tiger was full of treasures. He narrowly escaped death and carried it back. Who would dare?
The idea of hunting the tiger was never over with him! Ni Hu, He Baozheng, and Li Chuyi also realized something was wrong and followed Liang Chuan and rushed out of the house.
When Liang Chuan saw it, it turned out to be Li Chengfu, and he said happily: "Old Li, why are you here?" Liang Chuan was more relaxed now, and he directly called Li Chengfu "Old Li".
It didn't matter to Li Chengfu when he heard him call him that. Last time, this boy was personally invited into the side room for tea by the magistrate. He had only gone in a few times after working for more than ten years. This boy was quite capable.
"Brother Liangchuan, did you kill this tiger?" Li Chengfu didn't care about anything else. Killing the tiger was a great achievement.
"Good luck, good luck..." Liang Chuan said with a sly look on his face. The old boy even changed his mind and became my brother, haha.
Good luck? Li Chengfu thought to himself, no matter how lucky you are to kill a tiger, you think I am a three-year-old child. This is a tiger, not a mouse. As soon as the tiger's claws come off, the whole head will move.
Nihu and several other mountain people followed Liang Chuan out. When they saw these people dressed as government officials, their expressions changed immediately. They all looked at Li Chengfu and the others with hatred, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Li Chengfu ran to the tiger and touched the tiger skin gently with his hands. His saliva was about to flow. He was a rough man, but he also knew that this tiger was a good thing. The tiger skin only had a few scratches on it, and the rest of the skin was scratched.
Some places are immaculate.
In ancient times, tigers were dominant in the mountains. There were no zoos at all, and there was no such thing as artificial breeding. To catch all the tigers, one had to either design exquisite traps or use extraordinary means to only damage the vital parts of the tiger.
If the tiger skin is injured, the tiger skin peeled off in this way is priceless and hard to find.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a good thing." Li Chengfu's eyes glowed green, "Here comes someone!"
"Young man is here," a yamen servant responded.
"You ride on my horse and go back to the county seat to report to the county magistrate Mingzhi. I have been hunting tigers for half a year and finally a hero kills the big insect. He is an old acquaintance. Liang Chuanlang, a talented man from the Lantern Festival, killed the big insect He Lu. Go back and report it!"
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"Yes!" replied the Yamen servant.
He Baozheng hurriedly took a few steps to catch up with the yamen servant, quietly stuffed some copper coins into his hand, and said, "I'm sorry, brother."
A few people escaped death today, and they are overjoyed. Now when I go back to report the good news, I will definitely parade in red clothes later, receiving the attention and greetings of thousands of people. Spend a small amount of money to manage these government officials to make them work more quickly. This is a good thing.
It will be smoother. He Baozheng has stayed with Liang Chuan for a long time, and Liang Chuan's way of doing things has gradually improved.
"We are sitting in the first room of Zhengdu, and some of the high officials are watching tea in the room of the chief officials. Today is a happy day for us in Helu. Liang Chuanlang fights tigers with his bare hands and eliminates harm for the people. Our hundreds of miles of mountains and forests in Helu are finally pure and peaceful.
This also avenged the dozen or so passers-by who died unjustly, what a big heart."
He Baozheng is now slowly starting to learn these human skills. After a trip to Xinghua, he was deeply impressed that no one in this society will adapt to him, and he has always had to adapt to the mold of society.
A few people went into the ancestral hall to take a rest. Nihu and the others looked unhappy. Li Chengfu, an old official in the officialdom, was the best at observing people's actions. He had never seen these mud-legged people at first sight. He was doing things like himself.
It's like killing their whole family.
Li Chengfu sat down, and Yi Niang immediately brought a lot of wine and food from the kitchen. The big fish and meat were not exquisite, but now Zhaodi, under the guidance of Liang Chuan, cooked the fish with dogwood and bamboo skewers charcoal grilled.
It's so exquisite that you won't forget it after eating it, and your mouth will drop after you eat it.
Brother Zhao grilled a fish for everyone. Li Chengfu was tired of eating the big fish and the meat. Hey, is there any other way to eat it? Li Chengfu held up the bamboo stick, looked at the color without burning it, smelled it without being burnt, and took a bite
, the fish meat is delicious, the residual warmth of the charcoal fire lingers in his mouth, coupled with the flavor of dogwood and coarse salt, Li Chengfu doesn't care about the burning of his mouth, and eats one bite after another with great pleasure. Liang Chuan is really good at this trick.
That's a lot.
"I'm talking about you guys, I haven't seen you before." Li Chengfu just kept eating. The few mountain people really felt uncomfortable seeing him. Don't keep staring at me like that.
He Baozheng looked at a few people who were staring at Li Chengfu with unhappy expressions, and he was very frightened. The life of the mountain people was very difficult. The main reason was that they were located in a remote area, and people from the government often went up to the mountain to fight.
The autumn winds never left behind what they could take away, which made the mountain people miserable. So when they saw these dog officials, they were all jealous of their enemies.
"Dutou, this old man is Xiao Baozheng's childhood playmate, and he is from Shi Cang. I haven't seen him for more than twenty years. Today, after Saburo killed the big insect on the mountain, I happened to meet a few of them, so I asked him to
Come back with them and have some fun together."
"Shi Cang? Mountain people?" Li Chengfu frowned slightly.
When Nihu and others heard the word "mountain people", their faces became even darker. This word meant discrimination and insult in their ears, but they also knew that the people did not fight with the officials, and the mountain people could not fight with the officials.
The principle of fighting is that they have suffered enough. One Wu Dutou is too much for them. If another Zheng Dutou comes, they will all jump off the cliff.
Li Chengfu knew their identities and knew all the reasons in a flash. The people of Xinghua Mountain were Wu Leicai's personal purse. The hard-earned money squeezed and exploited every year was simply outrageous. Moreover, no one else could get their hands on this purse. Who could
Anyone who encounters Wu Leicai will fight him tooth and nail. Over the years, anyone who has this idea has been manipulated by Wu Leicai. Although Li Chengfu is now prosperous in the county, he does not dare to have such an idea.
"Stop glaring at me like this. I didn't recruit you. Every wrongdoer has his own owner. Whoever is responsible should go to whom. If you stare at me like this, don't blame me for being rude." It's not that Li Chengfu has no temper. Why are these gangs of mountain people doing this?
The refugee was half-dead by Wu Leicai, and he had to pretend to be an uncle in front of him.
"Everyone who came to my house today is a guest, especially these few who helped me a lot today. Lao Zheng, if you don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, don't let me mess up the happy event." Liang Chuan said to Li Chengfu with a smile.
Liang Chuan has killed the big bug now. According to the wishes of the county magistrate, he can't escape the position of being the leader. It is only a matter of time that he calls himself Lao Zheng. Besides, in the future, there will be three pillars. Liang Chuan is his brother, which is better than hanging with Wu Leicai.
Chapter completed!