Qingtang Village is just a small force among the many bandits in the Guandong Mountains. Even in the western region, it is just a middle-class bandit with more than thirty people, seventeen or eight guns, and several are on the verge of breaking out.
On the verge of scrapping.
The cottage is not big, and the head of the cottage, Xu Mazi, is even less ambitious. All he wants to do is to live like this, and he will be satisfied if he can have wine and meat every day.
Since then, the bandits under him have been living in a muddle-headed manner, without any fighting ability or energy.
However, today's Qingtang Village seems to have changed. In the past, the lifeless village was decorated with lanterns and colorful flowers everywhere. It was hung with big red flowers made of silk, and the doors and windows were also plastered with red "Happy" characters.
No wonder people are so upset, because today is the wedding day of the head of the family, Xu Mazi, and he is finally going to marry Mrs. Yazhai.
Therefore, people get up before dawn, cleaning the yard, tidying up the house, making it clean and happy inside and out.
Before the bride arrived, the groom, Xu Mazi, was already draped in red and colorful clothes and sitting in the hall. His face was so red that he was about to burst into laughter.
This bride is the daughter of Old Man Wang from Wangjia Village at the foot of the mountain. She is sixteen years old this year. She is beautiful and very dignified. He met her by chance when he went down the mountain to grab something, and he fell in love with her at that time.
Kicking open the door of Old Man Wang's house, Xu Mazi dropped ten silver coins and said that it was a betrothal gift. Three days later, he would get married, and then walked away, leaving behind the lost Old Man Wang and the pale-faced Wang Yuee.
Xu Mazi was not worried about Old Man Wang sneaking away, because before he came back, he went to the village chief of Wangjia Village and told him that if Old Man Wang and his family ran away, Wangjia Village would be slaughtered, and no chickens or dogs would be left, even small mice.
Take it out of the hole and fall to death.
With this threat, he believed that the village chief would send people to keep an eye on Old Man Wang, and it would be impossible for him to leave.
Sitting in the hall, Xu Mazi felt as if a cat was scratching his head and couldn't wait any longer. He asked again and again, "Why isn't the bride here yet?"
Next to him, a thin boy with one cheek blinked his mung bean eyes and hurriedly explained, "Master, don't be anxious. The brothers have sent a message that the bride needs to freshen up. She is probably halfway there by now."
"Grandma, I can't wait any longer." Xu Mazi rubbed his hands and walked around the room.
In the next hour, Xu Mazi asked the question at least eight hundred times, which tortured the rat-eyes crazy. If Xu Mazi was not the leader, he would have drawn his gun and killed him, but now he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Finally, just when Xu Mazi was about to go crazy with the waiting, a minion rushed in from outside, shouting as he ran, "The boss is here, here."
"Is the bride here?" Xu Mazi grabbed the little guy by the collar and shouted loudly.
The little boy was almost choked to death by Xu Mazi. He struggled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the bride is here, and she also brought a lot of dowry."
"What a gift. I didn't expect Mr. Wang to really know the truth." Xu Mazi was very happy. He didn't expect that regardless of marrying a wife, he would still get a lot of money.
"Master, wait, something is wrong." The mouse blinked, then touched a few beards under his chin and suddenly spoke to stop Xu Mazi, "Old Wang, how can you get so much dowry?"
Xu Mazi was also stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Mouse Eye's words made sense, so he waved his hand and shouted, "Brothers, come with me to have a look."
A group of bandits followed Xu Mazi out of the hall and came to the village gate.
Qingtang Village had a gate set up at the entrance to the top of the mountain, and people were placed on guard above the fence gate. At this time, Xu Mazi led people up the wall and came to the gate of the village.
Standing on the wall and looking out, there was a group of people standing on the mountain road in between. They were all dressed as villagers. They seemed to be here to see off their brides. Some large boxes were placed on the ground by them, and in the center of the crowd was a man wearing a red hat.
A decorated sedan chair.
Xu Mazi put his hands on his hips, exposing his fat belly and the long heart-protecting hair on his chest, and shouted down, "Are you from Wangjia Village here to see someone off?"
A man flashed out from the crowd. He was the village chief of Wangjia Village. He shouted upward, "Master Xu, I am the village chief, and I am here to see off the bride."
Xu Mazi naturally knew the village chief, and when he saw him, he was immediately relieved. However, he still shouted with a sullen face, "Do you have any intentions? Do you want to copy my village?"
This sentence made the village chief's expression suddenly change. He waved his hands hurriedly, his voice trembling a little, "Master Xu, don't get me wrong, how dare we?"
"Then where did you get so much dowry?" The mouse-eyed man on the side sneered, pointing to the big boxes, "Is it possible that Old Man Wang's family has made a fortune?"
Seeing that Mouse Eyes was talking about these boxes, the village chief was relieved. He smiled and bowed and said, "Second Master, these are the filial piety of our village to Master Xu, not the old Wang Tou's family."
"So that's what's going on. You're so worried about me, brother." Xu Mazi's suspicion was suddenly eliminated, and he turned around to blame Mouse Yan.
Mouse Eyes smiled coquettishly, but he was still worried and shouted loudly, "Is the bride here? Let us take a look."
The village chief frowned and thought to himself, "This kid is so damn annoying." But he had no choice but to walk to the sedan, opened the door curtain, and revealed a girl inside.
This girl is wearing bright red clothes and has a hijab on her head. She can't see her appearance, but judging from her body shape, she is definitely a girl.
Now that the mouse's eyes were no longer suspicious, Xu Mazi immediately asked someone to open the village gate and welcome the wedding party in.
This time, there were fifty or sixty people coming to Wangjia Village to see off their bride. They were all young men, all with dark complexions, but it was obvious from their behavior that they were from the mountains, so the bandits relaxed their vigilance and let them go.
Free activities in the hospital.
The visitor carried the box into the hall and placed it in the center of the hall, while people gathered around the box, quietly waiting for the wedding to begin.
The bride was helped in and walked towards Xu Mazi, which made the waiting Xu Mazi jump so beautifully that he rubbed his hands and rushed forward eagerly.
When they came closer, Xu Mazi lifted off the bride's hijab, revealing a beautiful face underneath, but Xu Mazi was stunned.
The woman in front of him was not Wang Yue'e at all, but another girl who was a bit prettier than her. However, what attracted him most was not her appearance, but the sudden appearance of a dagger in her hand.