"But does this Li family have any grudge against our Zhang family?"
"Why do you feel like you can't deal with it?"
Zhang Bao asked Lao He.
For Zhang Bao.
I never cared about these things before, so I didn't have any impression in my mind.
"Master, you don't know something."
"In the past, our Hejian Village had always belonged to the Li family clan."
"The master just came here because the fields here are fertile and he harvested a lot of the Li family's fields."
"Our Zhang family has gained a lot of good reputation over the years thanks to my master's generous service and wealth."
"The prestige in the village is unparalleled."
"The Li family gradually declined."
"Ever since the master's accident, the Li family has become active. We had many tenants here before. It was because of the instigation of the Li family that they gradually came up with ideas."
"Speaking of which, the people of the Li family have big plans. If I had known this, I should have killed the few people in charge of the Li family directly while the master was still here. This would have saved me so much trouble later."
Lao He said with some annoyance on the side.
I heard what Lao He said.
Zhang Bao looked at Lao He with admiration.
This Lao He is indeed a member of the military.
There is such a domineering air about him.
If you don't agree, draw your sword.
But for Zhang Bao.
Random killings.
I still couldn't accept it for a while.
I have been in the military for so many years.
The pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks that died in Zhang Bao's hands can actually form a strengthened group.
But things like killing people.
Zhang Bao has never experienced it.
Although the army taught them the skills to kill, it also gave them a protective heart.
"No rush!"
"If you really mess with us, we'll talk about it later!"
Zhang Bao said calmly.
Like Lao He, he looked coldly at the direction in which everyone in the Li family was leaving.
Li Daniu, who was behind them, swallowed hard.
He quietly picked up the hoe and started working hard.
…
Sanhe County Government.
Inside the county government office.
A skinny old man was pacing back and forth on one side.
Judging from the clothes on his body.
This person is the magistrate of Sanhe County.
But sitting on the side was a person who looked like a bookkeeper.
"What can I do?"
"well……"
"What should I do? Tell me?"
"..."
The county magistrate was pacing back and forth, mumbling incessantly.
On the other hand, the chief clerk was frowning on the side, thinking about something.
"Master, the most important thing at the moment is to show off, otherwise when the governor arrives and sees us indifferent, he will blame me even more!"
The chief clerk said to the county magistrate.
"Yes, yes!"
"We have to send troops quickly, but who should we arrest?"
“I still don’t know who did it!”
"Give me a reward of one thousand taels of silver, no! One hundred taels!"
"No! One hundred coins!"
"Whoever provides clues will be rewarded a hundred dollars!"
The county magistrate was scratching his head and ears.
"Master, according to the news brought back by the government officials, it is very likely that the two groups of bandits in our Sanhe County were responsible."
"But I don't know which group it is specifically."
"But what is very strange is that the bodies of several bandits were found further away, but our people said that they did not kill the bandits."
"That's quite strange."
The chief clerk frowned and said.
"Um?"
"And the corpses of bandits?"
"Did you bring it back?"
When the county magistrate heard this, his eyes instantly lit up.
The chief clerk nodded.
"That'll be easy!"
"Let's just say that we were escorting the officials and were robbed by bandits on the way. We and others rushed to kill several bandits and seriously injured dozens of bandits!"
"Unfortunately, there were so many bandits that they lost everything in the end."
"Yes, yes!"
"Just write it like this!"
"You hurry up and send someone up there. Don't delay for a moment."
"After this is done, tomorrow morning, we will take the people and horses to wander around in the mountains."
"If I don't call you, don't come back."
The county magistrate hurriedly came to the desk, wrote a letter and handed it to the chief clerk.
He also gave a few instructions to the chief clerk.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ouch."
"I'm really exhausted today. I have to go to Yihong Building to take a rest."
"You'll finish writing it in a while, so hurry up and make arrangements."
"By the way, don't forget to ask someone to feed you some minced meat at Fugui's place. I was all sick a while ago."
Finished.
The county magistrate went in to change clothes.
The chief clerk shook his head helplessly.
Taking the letter, he walked outside.
…
Within Sanhe County.
There are many mountains.
Although there are not those dangerous peaks that tower into the clouds, there are also many high mountains and ridges.
Tricky people come out of the mountains, bandits come out of the poor areas.
When these two meet.
The power of this mountain bandit to deceive people cannot be underestimated.
Transportation within Sanhe County is inconvenient.
But when times are good, self-sufficiency is not a problem for the people.
Even the life of the bandits was much easier.
But since the great disaster.
The life of the bandits has become increasingly difficult.
Just like the wild eagles that nest in steep mountains, they can only feed themselves by foraging for ten miles.
But come out now.
Often they come back empty-handed.
Many bandits complained endlessly.
The horse was so tired that he lost weight several times.
Within Sanhe County, there are many dens of bandits, large and small.
But the biggest ones are Erlong Mountain and Qinglong Cave.
The terrain is difficult and densely forested, but it has developed to a large scale.
Over the years.
The two groups of bandits divided the hilltops, each with its own territory, and there was no intrusion between them.
The two bosses even have some contact with each other.
But these days.
I no longer care about morality.
You take what's mine, I'll take what's yours.
Love so and so!
A few days ago.
I don’t know where I got the news about the bandits in Erlong Mountain.
A group of officers and soldiers' grain carriages were passing by the territory of Qinglong Cave.
The head of Erlong Mountain immediately led a group of troops to block the road and set up an ambush.
Not only did they seize more than a dozen good horses, but they also stole several carts of grain.
There is also a lot of silver.
The head of Erlongshan was ecstatic.
But before he could leave the territory of Qinglong Cave, he was overtaken by the leader of Qinglong Cave.
I heard that people from Erlong Mountain were robbing Qinglong Cave.
Is this good enough?
The head of Qinglong Cave was immediately furious.
If word spreads, wouldn't everyone be able to step on our Qinglong Cave?
Personally lead people to intercept separately.
The group heading toward the county government only robbed a few horses and pursued the group from Erlong Mountain.
But a fight ensued.
But in the end, only one cart of grain was captured.
Moreover, the big shopkeeper of Erlongshan was scratched on his arm.
The big shopkeeper of Qinglong Cave was even stabbed in the leg.
this matter.
Directly let the two groups of bandits, Erlongshan and Qinglongdong, turn against each other!
From the perspective of people in Erlong Mountain.
You robbed a cart of the food we worked so hard to grab, which is simply shameless!
And the people in Qinglong Cave were even more furious.
This food originally came from us, so it belongs to us!
You people from Erlongshan didn't say anything about crossing the line, but you actually dared to take action directly!
This matter!
It’s not over!
Both sides are holding back their strength and will settle scores with each other after they recover from their injuries.