Chapter 1557 Do you want to pay the debt?
Luo's mother and sister-in-law at home finally waited for the two of them back. As soon as they entered the door, they asked, "How is it, isn't it embarrassing? Didn't you make the high-ranking official unhappy?"
"Why are you unhappy?"
Luo Chong raised his eyebrows and replied, "He is not my father-in-law."
The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Luo Xiuer burst into thoughts in her heart, thinking of the sweet appearance, noble temperament, family background, and age of the eldest lady of the Liu family...
"What do you think!"
Luo Chong noticed her strangeness and raised his hand to knock on her forehead: "It's not rare to give me a princess."
Luo Xiu'er covered her forehead and hid aside, but she felt relieved. She felt that he didn't look like a concealment at all. Her expression and tone were full of disdain, and she seemed to really look down on others.
At least, I was not moved by Miss Liu...
Luo's mother didn't know about this, and she could guess it just by looking at Luo Xiu'er's expression. The situation was at least not bad, and the mess she was worried about did not happen.
That's good, that's good!
Luo's mother and sister-in-law knew that Luo Chong was not serious and could not find a useful word from him, so he took Luo Xiu'er into the house and asked carefully.
No matter what they would hear, at least, this test that made them nervously finally pass.
One day after breakfast, Guangling Town sounded the alarm bell. A spy came to report that in recent days, the bandits of Luohan Mountain and the horse gangs in Yuanqing Lake have been relatively restless. The frequent visits and exits of young men seemed to have some big deals to do, so that Guangling Town would be wary. If necessary, send troops at any time to cooperate with Guangling Guard to suppress the bandits.
The so-called bandit suppression is just to drive away. The world is too chaotic, and the bandits cannot be suppressed at all, and one after another appears. Moreover, the poor mountains and rivers they occupied are steep and the terrain cannot enter at all.
How could Luo Chong care about this? He thought it had nothing to do with him. No matter how arrogant the bandits were, they would not dare to openly invade the garrison where the hereditary military households lived.
Besides, military households are so poor that their families are not as rich as those of the farmer. When bandits come, they may feel sympathy. There is really not much to grab.
Unexpectedly, someone came to visit the door that afternoon, and it was the butler who directed the Tongzhi Lord Liu, who called himself Liu Bo.
"Luobaihu, my family's vacation is about to end. We must return to Guanglingwei in the past few days."
Liu Bo slowly explained his purpose: "I originally planned to leave immediately, but I didn't expect that such a gangster's movement would occur..."
Luo Chong nodded, guessed the following, but did not take the initiative to express his opinion. It would be better to pretend to be confused first, why should he appear so smart?
Sure enough, Liu Bo thought he was not smart enough, so he could only point out: "In this case, on the way back, Guangling Town must send troops to protect him. After thinking about it, Luo Baihu's martial arts are the most at ease. Luo Baihu, what do you think about this?"
Uncle Liu believes that seven hundred households are competing for employment, and it would be strange if you have to agree to this opportunity to perform.
"What are the benefits of me?"
I really didn't expect that what I heard from Luo Chong's mouth was this.
Uncle Liu was stunned and angry: You kid...
Before he could get angry, Luo Chong smiled and said, "Brother Liu, just kidding, I took this job and told Master Liu on my behalf that I am here to ensure that he will return to Guanglingwei safely. There will be no danger on the way."
"You boy!"
Uncle Liu was really angry at his joke, but the distance between people was much closer in the blink of an eye.
Liu Bo patted Luo Chong on the shoulder and revealed slightly: "My master is an upright person and appreciates young people with real skills. He will perform well along the way. This is a rare opportunity."
Be upright?
This is what he said, who knows whether it is true or not?
Luo Chong didn't care about the so-called opportunity, but he had already planned to take his big-headed soldiers out to suppress the bandits, and at the same time he trained the troops, making money. Escorting "Liu Mingtang" was a kill of three birds with one stone.
"Suppress the bandits?"
After Uncle Liu left, Luo's mother heard about the decision and immediately complained: "I have only been safe for a few days and are going out to fight again?"
The sister-in-law advised: "Mom, there is not much danger in suppressing bandits. The soldiers and bandits in the town have always run out to go out for a formality. Just shout a few times and it will be done. One or two injured people fell by themselves. What's more, escorting Lord Liu is still a beautiful person. It only has good benefits for my future, but no harm."
Luo's mother had no choice but to accept this reality. As a military household, she could not resist these things, which was just a few ineffective complaints.
“How many people should I take out?”
Luo Xiuer asked the key point.
"Fifty!"
Luo Chong gnawed a fruit and replied casually: "The remaining few are left at home to protect you."
In fact, there are mental marks left on them. If there is danger, they will come back if they are teleported and they will be killed.
A few soldiers were left at home just to shock the villains and save them from mistakenly thinking that there was a chance to take advantage of them.
Luo Chong did not intend to destroy Wang Baihu and Han Zhenzhu directly with extraordinary means, so it was meaningless. It was like trampling a few cockroaches to death without feeling at all. He would still crush them with a normal official promotion, which was in line with Luo Dong's life.
Then, Luo Chong said to them again: "I took them out to make a fortune. It won't take a few days to go back and forth. I guess everyone's life will be better after they come back... Oh, by the way, before leaving, there are still a few debts that have not been settled."
He threw away the core and went to his room to take out his horn.
Woo...
As the sound of the trumpet was turning, Luo's mother asked in her sister-in-law's ear: "What debt, who else do we owe money?"
"I don't know much about it if someone else owes me."
My sister-in-law didn't dare to say that she had more than a thousand taels of silver, for fear that she would scare me, let alone mention that the debts were the people who were well-known in the town. Even the mayor's family owed the most money, so he couldn't escape it.
I was so bold that I blew the trumpet again, and summoned my subordinates to make trouble now...
In a quarter of an hour, fifty-seven big-headed soldiers gathered together, and their military uniforms were neatly arranged, as if they were on standby at their respective homes.
I have never been idle, and at least four hours a day I have to run out of town, practice formations, run exercises, fight, ride horses, etc.
Luo Chong had taught them the special forces' arrangements long ago. He could master them proficiently. Each banner official was responsible and did not need to supervise himself.
Other military households do not pay food and salary when they do not fight. Our subordinates have wages, so they don’t need to do other money to support their families. But Luo Chong paid the money himself.
Luo Chong was not convenient to explain the reason for the assembly in front of Luo's mother, so he took the sword and took the people away. He just said: Come back for dinner as usual in the evening!
Be generous...
The line was lined up in two rows, and the footsteps were all at the same time. The team of dozens of people, walking on the streets of the town, also seemed extremely majestic.
"Look, this is the elite soldier!"
The old military household with pleated faces on the street pointed at them with a tobacco pot in their hands and explained to the younger generation: "This pace, this momentum, this face and the evil smell of the eyes are not strange if it is not a soldier who has experienced many battles. I have only seen it three times in my life..."
When Luo Chong's team passed, the children gathered around and asked: What three times did the second grandpa?
So, the bragging that remembers the past began...
In the open space outside the gate of the mayor's house, Luo Chong explained to his subordinates: "The mayor's son owes me five hundred taels of silver. Today, we are here to ask for debts! Do you want debts?"
The soldiers did not answer because the hundred-household lords had not yet shouted for a break, so who knew if he was testing everyone?
"After a moment!"
Finally I heard the command.
Then someone answered: "I have never asked for debts after reporting to hundreds of households, but I have only been blocked by someone and forced into debts. I often."
Someone said, "Now there is nothing! Since I followed hundreds of households, I have money in my hands, and I have no debts."
Someone asked: "Hanhu, that kid Han Yu owes you five hundred taels. Do you have to come back?"
Five hundred taels, in their concept, it is simply astronomical, and the whole team can't make up for it even if they sell their money.
"It's okay if you don't come back."
Luo Chong replied indifferently: "Stop chopping his five fingers, let's forget about this."
"It's too cheap for him."
The banner official, Song Datou, spat and snorted: "Whose finger is so expensive? A Qingyuan Army's head is only worth two taels, so it may not be able to be sent down."
On the battlefield, it is said that one person rewards two taels of silver for one head, but there is no need to say much about the matters in the army. How could those officials fulfill them one by one?
The hundreds of taels that Luo Chong earned was because of his outstanding military achievements and the people above had already taken advantage of a lot of benefits. How could he get rid of the silver reward for beheading? So, almost all of them were actually paid.
They were making noise here, but they frightened the two servants who were guarding the house of the town mayor. They quickly closed the door and ran into the inner courtyard to report to the master and the eldest master.
"What, leading troops to ask for debts? He has refuted it to the point!"
The mayor was so angry that he slapped the table hard, and his palms were so shocked that he couldn't do it without understanding martial arts.
The mayor had known the IOU written by his son Han Yu for a long time, but he always thought that Luo Dong was just trying to make things difficult for Han Yu to understand, so he could not really come to collect debts. Unexpectedly, not only did he come, but he also brought dozens of soldiers with his waist knives.
"Dad, what should I do?"
Han Yu ran into the hall in a panic: "He really came to the door. It seems that he still wants to chop my fingers... Dad, what should I do?"
That day in Renshizi, Han Yu was scared by the knife and his neck. He walked away from the gate of hell. He was far more afraid of Luo Chong than others, and he didn't think that his fingers were scaring him.
"He dares not!"
Mayor Han was so angry that his whole body trembled. This matter spread and his face was greatly lost after all. However, he still didn't believe it. That boy Luo Dong was really brave enough to do whatever he wanted, that was just shouting outside.
"But……"
Han Yu also felt that it was unlikely to kill in, but he still had to make a long-term plan, so he said to me: "But he has an IOU in hand, so he can stand firm when he comes to the door to get a debt. Besides, I will not be able to hide at home for the rest of my life, right?"
"You are a terrible person, why are you so afraid of him?"
Mayor Han slapped the table and stared at him, angry that he would not fight.
"You didn't cut your neck with a knife, of course you don't know..."
Han Yu resisted quietly, raised his hand to hold the wound on his neck. It has not yet healed completely. It hurts a little when it touches. The fear he suffered that day has not dissipated and followed.
"Get out!"
Mayor Han was really angry and shouted loudly: "I want to see today whether Luo Dong has the courage to break into our door! I don't believe it even if I have lawlessness..."
The following words were not expressed, and the thought in my mind was: Lord Liu had not left yet, so I didn’t believe that no one could control him!
Chapter completed!