The old man was so frightened that he waved his hands and stepped back!
However, his legs trembled with fear, he stumbled back and squatted on the ground!
The other villagers actually fled away, and no one even came forward to help him up, as if they were all worried about being implicated!
"Hahaha......"
Seeing such a scene, the second shopkeeper smiled even more proudly and became more arrogant!
Lin Xu saw this and couldn't help but sigh softly.
It's easy to break down a mountain, but it's hard to break down a city!
As for breaking the heart, it is even more difficult!
If he just wiped out these bandits on Xiaoyang Mountain, his current strength would be enough, but there is still a long way to go before he wants to eliminate the villagers' fear of bandits!
"Second shopkeeper, I'm willing to increase the amount."
Lin Xu saw the second shopkeeper waving his machete and smiling like a fool. He was worried that he would really kill a few villagers if he got excited, so he immediately agreed.
"Haha, you're pretty good at it!"
The second shopkeeper laughed proudly: "Then send the money over quickly, Mr. Second, I don't have the patience to wait any longer!"
Lin Xu directly took out a hundred taels of silver notes and handed it to the second shopkeeper.
After the second shopkeeper confirmed it, he pointed his knife at Lin Xu and said: "From now on, at the beginning of every month, two hundred taels of silver will be sent to the mountain! And, you have to go in person! Do you understand?"
"understood."
Lin Xu said with a smile.
"Just understand!"
The second shopkeeper turned his horse around, held his head high and said, "Let's go back to the mountain!"
"Brother Chong, take a few people to follow behind and let them leave the village!"
Lin Xu warned in a low voice.
"clear!"
Sun Chong agreed, followed Xia Dahai and several other brothers quietly.
After everyone dispersed, the old village chief followed Lin Xu back home.
"Xiao Xu, when are we going to do it?"
The old village chief couldn't stand these bandits anymore and asked impatiently.
"I'll take action soon."
Originally, Lin Xu actually wanted to let the soldiers practice their physical fitness and run into the military formation after a period of time, because the better their physical fitness, the better the military formation will be in harmony. When they were exterminating the bandits, their side
The casualties will be lower!
However, the second shopkeeper suddenly came to ask for an increase in the monthly payment, forcing him to advance his plan!
Because, he keenly felt that the bandits' request for more money was just a pretext. In fact, on a deeper level, it was a test of himself by the bandits!
Therefore, he immediately agreed to the bandit's request without any hesitation!
This is done, firstly, to paralyze the bandits, and secondly, to lay the foundation for his next plan!
"Great! We have been oppressed by bandits for so many years, and I don't know how many villagers have died under the knife of bandits! Now, the time for revenge has finally arrived!"
Although the old village chief is already very old, he is still very excited when he talks about suppressing bandits!
"Second uncle, do you think that if bandits come to our village, will any villagers take up arms to resist?"