Several waiters carrying firewood sticks in the lobby already wanted to retreat. From time to time they turned their heads and looked at the last table of guests in the restaurant.
The owner of the shop, Xu Fang, who was sitting calmly, was still serving wine with peanuts in his hands, as if he was doing nothing.
"Brother Mu is afraid, why don't you pay me back the five hundred taels of silver you owe me today?"
Following the sound of the killer's voice, several tall and powerful old thugs squeezed through the crowd, shocking the waiters in the hall and retreating back behind the doorposts.
Si Hu cursed angrily, drew his knife, and shouted "straight bitch" and started to take action.
"Si Hu, sit down first."
Xu Mu raised his head lightly, glanced at the dense crowd of people outside the restaurant, and lost interest.
As early as the day he made moonshine, he had already thought about today.
The wages of avarice is death.
In the age of the jungle, if your fist is not strong enough, you are not even qualified to stand firm.
"Xu Mu! Mu Zaizi! Do you dare to come out?"
"Leave the entrance of the hall with three swords and six holes! According to the rules, all your money will be confiscated! Hey, there is also your little maid wife. I heard that she looks good. When the time comes, I will take turns driving stakes and then sell them.
In the kiln in the north, a steamed bun makes a round——"
Pong!
A wine glass hit Ma Guaizi on the face without any warning, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, I'm so embarrassed today!"
Zhou Fu stood on the railing on the second floor, sighed silently, then turned his back and walked back with some disappointment.
If the wind is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed.
After all, I was too young to understand this truth.
"Haha, Mu Zaizi, it's your time to die!" Ma Guaizi looked ecstatic and kept calling to the stickmen around him, preparing to rush in and pull Xu Mu out.
Xu Mu put his hands behind his back, stood up and stood at the door, suddenly raised his head and smiled at Ma Guaizi.
This smile shocked Ma Guaizi.
How can you still laugh when death is imminent?
"I dare to ask you, what is the crime of intimidating good people and gathering people to cause trouble?" Xu Mu asked with a smile.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Not only Ma Guaizi, but also Master Lu, who was hiding in the dark and killed the mother-in-law, became panicked for no reason when he heard this sentence.
The officialdom was extremely strict, and even iron weapons were not allowed to be privately owned, let alone such things as gatherings to fight.
"Ma'er, he said before that when an official comes by -"
Clang!
Before the killer could finish speaking, suddenly, the sound of a sword being unsheathed was heard from behind, making the killer's face turn pale in shock.
She turned her head nervously, only glanced twice, and her whole body couldn't help but tremble.
"Ma, let the people disperse!"
"Po'er, what's the matter? I'm planning to trample the shepherd boy to death."
"Don't ask, it's too late, it's too late!"
Ma Guaizi raised his head in confusion and looked back. He was so anxious that he wanted to climb up from the old wall next to him, but unexpectedly he only climbed two steps. He was dragged down by his lame leg and fell heavily to the ground.
Behind them, there were three official servants, coldly holding unsheathed swords and each carrying a grease lantern.
"Why are there official officials? It's already night!" Sha Pozi jumped on her feet. After thinking about it carefully, she immediately understood. No wonder Xu Mu had been standing still. It turned out that the official officials had been notified a long time ago.
damn it.
If there are dozens of people rushing out with all their strength, there will definitely be no problem.
But she didn't dare. She still had to make a living in Wangzhou City. If she really offended the officials, her days would be over.
"Ma Guaizi in the south of the city, and the murderer, this is quite complete." The leader of the official was the bearded Tian Song, and his face was a little confused.
He didn't know beforehand that someone would gather to make trouble. He just accepted Xu Mu's invitation and came to Fugui Restaurant to have a drink.
Pong!
When passing Ma Guaizi, as if to kill him, Tian Song turned the back of the knife and suddenly drew it out, causing blood to ooze from Ma Guaizi's forehead and he did not dare to move.
The murderer next to him was so shocked that he hurriedly took out a bag of broken silver and stuffed it into Tian Song's hand.
"Mr. Xu, did they extort money from you?" Tian Song turned around, his tone slightly displeased. After all, he was a little unhappy about Xu Mu's bullying.
"The good horse that stabbed me to death was bought for twenty taels a few days ago." Xu Mu smiled lightly.
"You fart, that's old horse——"
The killer's hands trembled and she hurriedly covered Ma Guaizi's mouth. Her face was extremely painful. She took out a bag of silver tremblingly and handed it to Tian Song's hand.
If I had known earlier, I would have used these twenty taels as a bribe, but I had never been willing to part with them before.
Tian Song counted the silver and hung it at his waist with satisfaction.
"Get out! Get the hell out of here! If you're even half a step too late, you'll all be dragged to the prison!"
In an instant, dozens of people, who were still arrogant at first, trampled and ran away, and the sound of crying and howling spread throughout several alleys.
There was an old thug with a long stick on his back. He seemed very unconvinced and uttered some broken words. An officer behind him chopped him off with a knife. Half of his arm was red.
The old killer had short legs and ran so fast that his bun fell apart. He was panting and screaming. Finally, he was supported by two old thugs and carried onto the carriage.
"Mr. Xu, this is the money you have to pay for." Tian Song approached slowly and did not pick up the money hanging from his waist. Instead, he lowered his hand and pointed slightly.
"I have troubled Brother Tian today. I can use this money to make amends to Brother Tian." Xu Mu narrowed his eyes.
If he had other choices, Xu Mu would not want to deal with these officials, but now in Wangzhou City, if he wanted to avoid the troubles of people like Ma Guaizi, he could only drive away tigers and devour wolves.
"Haha, Brother Xu is really interesting."
Tian Song was extremely satisfied. He had gotten so much money for no reason. Even if he distributed some of it, it would be enough to pay for many nights back at the Qing Palace.
"Come, three of you, take your seats."
"Shopkeeper Zhou, could you please add some good dishes?"
Zhou Fu regained his businessman's flattery, but secretly glanced at Xu Mu with a hint of admiration.
It is better to make friends with such people.
When the food and wine were served, Xu Mu calmly took out another bag of silver and slowly pushed it in front of Tian Song.
"This... Master Xu, you are too polite."
After quickly tossing it twice, Tian Song smiled even brighter when he found that there were about ten taels.
"Master Xu, no, Brother Xu, if you have something to do, it's okay to say it."
The two officials accompanying the last one also hurriedly expressed their opinions, but they almost didn't flirt with Xu Mu.
"Brother Tian, let me tell you straight, I want a notarization from the official office."
"Notarization? What notarization?"
"Notarization of permission to make one's own bows and arrows."
Tian Song put down his chopsticks and suddenly looked surprised.
"Brother Xu, what do you want with this? You also know that our government has strict management of iron weapons. I can't help you with this."
Generally speaking, only those rich and wealthy have notarization of self-made bows and arrows.
Pushing the silver over again, Tian Song felt a pain in his face.
"Brother Tian, you misunderstood. I want to make wooden bows, but I can only make more than a hundred bows."
"Wooden bow?" Tian Song looked ecstatic and hurriedly grabbed the silver in his hand, "If it's a wooden bow, there won't be much of a problem."
"It is used to protect the village. The bandits on the Four Roads have become more and more aggressive recently."
"Haha, it's easy to say. I will go to the official office tomorrow to ask for instructions and help Brother Xu get the notarization approved."
Xu Mu's face was slightly happy, but actually his heart was even happier.
Tian Song thought that what he made was an ordinary bamboo bow, but it was not, but a kind of long bow that did not exist in the Great Epoch.
There are a lot of trees along the four paths, so there is no need to worry about materials. With the notarization of making a wooden bow, and then making a long bow, when the time comes, we will be able to protect the village and kill bandits, and we will be able to do everything possible.