Not so much

Everyone in Yujiagou was in a good mood today. The negotiation between the clan leader and Haojiacun last night greatly boosted morale, so everyone was talking about it and their emotions were high.

I thought it would be a convenient trip to Haojiacun to get a cart.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Haojiacun, Chen Qingqing's expression changed drastically, and Yu Buli also instantly entered a fighting state.

"Er Mao, hurry up and hide the donkey in the sorghum field. Everyone should go into the sorghum field and hide, and don't say anything!"

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

"There's no time to explain. Hurry up and hide. If you want to survive, don't come out!"

Chen Qingqing's words were so serious that they frightened everyone, and they all hid in the sorghum field.

Chen Qingqing took out the sickle and walked forward with her waist bent. Yu Buli grabbed her arm and dragged her into the sorghum field without any explanation.

"There are too many people, we are no match." Yu Buli lowered his voice and said.

Chen Qingqing looked in front of her and had to admit that he was right.

"Ah!" came an exclamation from behind. Someone saw clearly the situation in Haojia Village in front and was frightened.

Yu Buli glanced over, and the person who exclaimed quickly covered his mouth.

"If you don't want to die, hide tighter!" Yu Buli Lenglie said, if there were only him and Qingqing here, there would be no problem in escaping.

But there were a bunch of teammates behind him who were struggling to fight, so they could only hide.

Everyone in Yujiagou could see it clearly now.

Haojia Village is in a recessed area, and the sorghum field is at a high place. People are lying on the sorghum field. The bells in Haojia Village are ringing one after another, making it noisy.

The sound of horse hooves, the ringing of bells, and the shouts of people were all a chaotic mess.

Chen Qingqing noticed immediately that she heard horses braying and bells ringing.

Several villages around here are extremely poor. Where are the horses?

When Yu Buli was selling the donkey, the two of them had inquired about the price of the horse. A horse was almost ten times the price of a donkey. Especially right after the war, horses were an important strategic material and the price was very expensive.

In a remote village like Yujiagou, most of the villagers have never seen a real horse, and they didn't recognize it for a while.

Chen Qingqing has taken equestrian lessons, so she knew it as soon as she heard it.

Tie the bell immediately. This is a bandit, commonly known as a bandit.

Man Shan and others also saw clearly now that in Haojia Village, several thin old horses were running rampant, each of them riding a strong man in short clothes.

"Grandfather, is Haojia Village inviting thieves?!" Manshan was so frightened that his voice trembled.

"Ah!!!" the woman's scream came from far away.

A bandit carried a girl and threw her on a horse, and his arrogant laughter pierced the sky.

Chen Qingqing glanced back and forth as she counted the number of horses and people.

If the number was small, she might help out for the sake of the horses - bah, for the sake of her allies.

There were 3 horses in total, and they looked very skinny. There were also 2 mules mixed in, and the 5 with mounts should be little ones.

If there were only these 5 people, Chen Qingqing would not be afraid.

But she saw some people running chaotically through the houses. She roughly estimated that there were at least twenty thieves.

"It seems like they are the ones causing the latest bandit trouble. Isn't the horse too old to kill and cook meat? I think it's not as good as our donkeys, or even mules, and thieves riding mules."

Chen Qingqing analyzed their equipment and found that life for these bandits was not easy either.

"What should I do? Should I report it to the government?" Manshan had no idea and was frightened out of his wits. "They dared to rob Haojia Village, so what if they come to Yujiagou?"

Among these villages, Haojia Village is already prosperous. If even they are robbed, Yujiagou will also suffer the same disaster sooner or later.

"Report to the government." Chen Qingqing narrowed her eyes. This was obviously not a feasible option.

People in Haojia Village said that soldiers knew about banditry.

It seems that the three broken horses exposed the lack of strength of these bandits in Haojia Village.

It would not be difficult for the government to encircle and suppress such stragglers, but if they were left alone and allowed to run amok, there were only two possibilities.

Either the government cannot spare any manpower, or the bandits themselves are colluding with the government.

"Bu Li, could a courtyard as big as a soldier's house be built just to exploit the common people?" Chen Qingqing asked.

"I am more inclined to think that these dog officials are greedy for the imperial government's bandit suppression money and are exploiting the people at the bottom."

Chen Qingqing nodded.

"Yes, as long as the 'bandit trouble' is always there, the court will have to allocate funds. The yamen will withhold more than half of it and squeeze some through the teeth to share it with the bandits. If the bandit trouble is always there and the allocation is always there, how can the bandit trouble disappear completely?

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"Have you ever seen growing leeks? Once they grow, the local government regards the court and the people as leeks. Once they grow, these bandits are the sickles in their hands."

If the gentlemen don't drink enough blood, banditry will always exist.

The structure of Manshan is not enough, and people are naive, thinking that they can solve this problem by asking the government.

If he really went there, it would be strange to have a good ending.

But Chen Qingqing felt something was strange, so she turned around and asked Yu Buli.

"Bu Li, do you think these gangsters are sent by soldiers to seek revenge?"

Yu Buli frowned, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

"Not that much."

Although there were conflicts between the soldiers and the Yuli, in the final analysis they were still an interest group. The soldiers had already got what they wanted, so there was no need to bring anyone else here to retaliate against Hao San.

"That's strange. How come they are like dogs biting dogs and gangsters eating gangsters?" Chen Qingqing also felt strange.

Now it can be confirmed that the bandits are related to the government, and Hao San is also the dog of the Yu Li. However, it is hard to say whether there is any communication between Hao San and the bandits. The phenomenon of gangsters eating gangsters is quite abnormal.

That group of bandits had done enough harm to Haojia Village, so they withdrew from Haojia Village carrying the loot they had robbed.

Except for those on horseback and mules, the other bandits trotted behind them, and the women they tied up let out shrill shouts from time to time.

Yaoyao was right next to Chen Qingqing. When he heard the girl's cry, his face turned pale, his little hands tightly pulled Chen Qingqing's sleeves, and he bit his lower lip without saying anything.

Chen Qingqing sighed in her heart. She knew that Yao Yao really hoped that she could help and help that girl.

The girl looked to be in her teens, so it was obvious what her fate would be if she was kidnapped by bandits.

But in this situation, if she and Yu Buli go out, all the people in Yujiagou will die.

Yao Yao obviously knew this, so she bit her lip and closed her eyes. She was a sensible girl.

Chen Qingqing glanced sideways at Yu Buli, who was expressionless and lying beside her holding a sickle.

He didn't care about anyone other than Chen Qingqing. He just wanted to protect her.

The bandits ran to the sorghum field, and the leader on horseback suddenly shouted:

"stop!"

The hearts of everyone hiding in the sorghum fields were raised. Could it be that they had been discovered?!
Chapter completed!