Volume 1, Chapter 21: Night Attack on the Bandit Den
In the early morning, Xu Yunjin bought a lot of bows and arrows from the farm for Xu Wu and Lin Hu.
Anyway, the two of them are hunters, so it is normal to have more bows and arrows.
Each person received a packet of medicinal powder, oral hemostatic medicine, and a water bag for each of the four guards of the Zhao family. There were a total of four beacon towers in the bandits' den.
Their plan was to use arrows to eliminate the guards in four places, and then pour water on the place where the beacon fire was lit.
It is guaranteed that if the beacon tower behind is lost, the bandits will not be able to light the beacon fire.
Before setting off, four people came from Dazhai Village and said they wanted to go with them. There were only about seventy people in the first bandit den, so it would be no problem for them to dispatch more than a hundred people.
Xu Yunjin really wanted to go with him, but his family would definitely disagree. Although he was very strong, he could do some boxing and kicking.
But in the hands of a desperado who kills people like watermelons, I'm afraid it won't be enough to chop him with one knife.
She knew she couldn't be so willful, and the lesson she learned from her death made her put her family first before doing anything.
"Grandma, don't worry, they will come back safely."
After Xu Yunjin persuaded Mrs. Zhang, who had been wandering around in a panic since setting off from the bandit suppression unit, to go to the farm to farm, she couldn't wait to upgrade.
At three o'clock, there were footsteps outside the tent, and the army was back.
No one was carried back, and everyone had smiles on their faces. Although they all suffered minor injuries, their lives were not in danger.
Behind them were three little boys, two little girls, and two older women, namely Guan Dongyue and Wu Xiuzhu.
"Why did you come back so late?"
The original estimated time was to set off at the end of Haishi (11 o'clock), but came back before Choushi (2 o'clock), which was half an hour late.
"Ajin said those corpses should be buried well, otherwise they would be susceptible to the plague, so we buried the people and even raided the village to bring back some things."
They brought back seven or eight large boxes and arrested one person. Xu Yunjin thought they contained silver and jewelry, but when he opened them, he found that only the smallest box contained silver.
Also, the vanguard troops must have turned in all the good stuff. The boxes were full, and the total might be several hundred taels. I don’t know how many people were robbed. The rest of the boxes were filled with food.
"Is this the boss of the first bandit den? He looks like a human being, but his hands are stained with so much blood."
Mr. Xu looked at the man whose hands were tied up like silkworm cocoons, with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, which looked like a sock.
"Yes, Uncle Xu. After we entered, we asked about the whereabouts of their boss. He actually wanted to run away to report the news, but was caught by the people we were guarding at the door."
The idea of arresting the boss of the first bandit den was proposed by Xu Yunqing. They didn't know much about the other two bandit dens, so it was very necessary to arrest one person for torture.
"Okay, then you take him down and interrogate the situation of the other two gangsters' dens. If he doesn't tell, I will beat him to death until he does."
Although Mr. Xu has never had a human life on his hands, he has a majestic aura as someone who hunts all year round.
That is the momentum that will keep him from losing even when facing fierce beasts. He will not be soft-hearted at all towards such inhuman bandits.
Madam Zhang, Grandma Chunhua, and Madam Chen stepped forward and wanted to take the five children to scrub them, but the children shrank back in fear. Guan Dongyue knelt down and said to them:
"These grandmas are good people. They will not hurt you. Don't be afraid. Sister Dongyue and Sister Xiuzhu will always be here."
A few children followed the three to the tent. They took some temporarily borrowed clothes from the village and began to clean them.
Xu Yunjin looked at Guan Dongyue, who had a gentle look on her face when speaking to the child. This must be the sister Dongyue that her uncle mentioned. She is indeed quite beautiful, and she is strong and wise enough.
It was the beacon tower she took people to. Although another girl named Wu Xiuzhu was not so bold, she didn't look dull either.
"Sister Dongyue, Sister Xiuzhu, you go to our house to have something to eat, drink some water and have a rest. In the evening you and your children will live in a small tent next to our house."
Guan Dongyue looked at the girl who was only seven or eight years old in front of her. Her round face still had a little baby fat, and her eyes curled up when she smiled and talked to herself.
She guessed that this was Xu Yunjin, the niece of the uncle of the Xu family, who also played a great role in exterminating the bandits.
She heard on the road that it was her powder that made the bandits unable to fight back.
"Thank you, Miss Yunjin. I'm sorry to trouble you."
Xu Yunjin was surprised by Guan Dongyue's intelligence. Unexpectedly, she guessed his identity right away.
But it's not surprising that a weak woman would not be planning how to kill the bandits while she was still in the bandit's den.
After being busy for a long time, everyone finally took a break. They woke up at exactly ten o'clock the next morning. Outside the tent, some women had already lit a fire and were preparing to boil water for cooking.
After breakfast, the village chief carried out yesterday's box.
"The total amount of silver here is 730 taels. The guards of the Zhao family made great achievements in suppressing the bandits last night, so we discussed it and each gave them 10 taels of silver for their hard work. There are still 580 taels left in Dazhai.
The four people in the village, plus our Nanyun Village and Yuqian Village, as well as the Lin family, the Li family, and the Wu family, the in-laws of the Xu family, add up to a total of seventy households."
Xu Danian took an abacus and carefully calculated an account for the villagers.
"For the remaining five hundred and eighty taels, each of our families received six taels of silver. The last one hundred and sixty taels, including the ox cart brought from the bandit's den, all belong to these children. After all, these
The money inside is the death money of all their relatives. I don’t want anyone to have any ideas about their children. If I know that someone has bad intentions, then don’t blame me for rudely kicking you out of the team."
Xu Danian has been the village chief for more than 20 years. What he said now is definitely not a joke. More than one hundred taels of silver, others think it is not much at all.
There are only a few children left in a village, and the money they receive now is the life money of their relatives.
They felt it was heavy in their hands when they held it. If one day someone paid a few hundred taels to buy the lives of their whole family, they would definitely not agree.
"Uncle Village Chief, don't worry, if I find out that someone is interested in a few children, I will be the first to spare him."
"Yes, uncle village chief, these children are quite pitiful. We won't make any bad plans."
Seeing the people in the village rushing to ensure that he did not have bad intentions, Xu Danian nodded with satisfaction. He still knew the people in their village, mainly because he was afraid that the people in Yuqian Village would have other ideas.
But Xu Danian forgot that the people in Yuqian Village had also experienced it. If they could exchange one hundred and sixty taels of silver for the lives of their relatives, they would be happy.
Xu Yunjin is very satisfied with this division method, which is fair and just. Although his family is not very short of money now, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are.
After settling down, I will open a ceramics workshop for my eldest brother and an embroidery studio for my sister.
By the way, she also has tofu recipes that are rewarded by the system, and she has to open a tofu workshop. Oops, it’s too expensive.
"Boom."
Several clear sounds of kneeling were heard, and Guan Dongyue and Wu Xiuzhu were seen kneeling in front of them with a few children.
"On behalf of all the deceased relatives, Dongyue would like to thank all my grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, brothers and sisters. Not only did they avenge us by killing the bandits, but they also brought our helpless children back to settle down.
The money and food seized were distributed to us so that we could survive in this world with our children, thank you all."
After Guan Dongyue finished speaking, he kowtowed three times to the villagers. Wu Xiuzhu also cried and said to the five children next to him:
"Erwa, Dashan, Xiaoqi, Xiaohua, Xiaoxi, kowtow quickly. Thank you uncles and uncles for saving us and avenging our relatives. We promised our parents that they will live well, right?"
Several children have not spoken since last night until now. They may be extremely scared, so they have closed themselves off from talking to the outside world. When they heard Wu Xiuzhu's words, they just kowtowed a few times.
"Hey, hey, good boy, get up quickly. Kowtow, your head will be broken later. Get up quickly. We will all be your relatives from now on, and we will not let you suffer anymore."