Chapter Seven Dongzi Mountain Bandits
A large group of people surrounded Su Qi'an's house in Dongshan Village, most of whom were villagers watching the fun.
At this time, Qin Ziyin stood in front, his cold face filled with anger.
Who would have thought that shopkeeper Guan, who sells coffins, would be so shameless and come back openly to demand money for the coffins.
Everyone present knew what shopkeeper Guan was thinking. It was because they saw Su Qi'an not returning for three days and wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail him.
Although everyone understands, most villagers will not take this risk. If nothing else, just the manpower brought by shopkeeper Guan this time is different from last time.
Not only did he have a fierce look on his face, but he also exuded a gangster spirit. He was probably a bandit from the mountain.
Thinking of this, these villagers adhered to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, and everyone was chilling.
But this matter was a major matter after all, and these villagers could ignore it, but as the head of the village, Old Man Li stood up.
Village Chief Li touched his gray beard and said with a bit of displeasure on his face.
"Shopkeeper Guan, what's the purpose of your coming here this time? Didn't you agree with me last time? Judging from the situation today, you don't mean to be kind."
"Although this old man is miserable, he is still the head of a village. If you let you insult the villagers like this, I don't need to be the head of the village."
Village Chief Li's words really shocked Shopkeeper Guan.
Shopkeeper Guan knew everything about Dongshan Village being attacked by big insects coming down the mountain, and how Su Qi'an led several hunters to the wild forest to capture big bugs.
The last time I took someone to ask for money, not only did they not get the money, but my nephew almost lost his life. He broke an arm and is still lying in bed.
This matter is just to put shopkeeper Guan in the face. Although Guan is in the coffin business, he has also made some spare money, and he is a shameless person.
It doesn't matter if Su Qi'an has a reputation as a scholar. These days, everything is lacking, but there is no shortage of civilian scholars. The shopkeeper can't swallow this tone.
For this matter, shopkeeper Guan spent a lot of money and specially invited some bandits from Dongzi Mountain to support him.
I planned to secretly teach Su Qi'an a lesson, but who would have thought that this Su Qi'an would order him to go to the wild forest to hunt tigers? This to shopkeeper Guan was a God-given opportunity.
Shopkeeper Guan would not let go of such a good opportunity, and after three days, Su Qi'an was probably killed by a tiger.
When I first entered the village, everything went smoothly, including finding Qin Ziyin, but this old man Li, who rarely appeared in public, not only supported Qin Ziyin, but also stopped talking as soon as he opened his mouth.
Obviously Bao Qin Ziyin is Bao Ding.
It has only been a few days? What kind of ecstasy soup did Su Qian pour into Old Man Li? Has Old Man Li’s character changed so drastically?
Old Li is not afraid of the shopkeeper, but after all, he is the head of a village, and his reputation is still there. If he is really anxious, it will be difficult to please him.
But if he leaves like this, shopkeeper Guan will be even more humiliated.
Shopkeeper Guan was silent for a while, then offered his hand to Village Chief Li and said in a deep voice.
"Since the village chief has said so, Guan will naturally give the village chief face, but Guan is a businessman after all. We have rules in our industry. There is no reason to take back what we sell."
"I don't want to make the matter bigger. Let's just pay five taels of silver and the matter will be over."
"Hey! Five taels! What's the difference between this and robbing money?"
"Shh, please stop saying a few words. This matter has nothing to do with you. Be careful of getting angry."
"..."
As soon as Shopkeeper Guan said this, he immediately caused an uproar.
For five taels of silver, even they have to work hard for half a year or even more than half a year.
No matter how expensive a coffin is, for them, it costs only one yuan at most, but with just one word from shopkeeper Guan, the price has increased fifty times.
It can't be said to be ruthless.
Qin Ziyin's face was ashen and he said angrily, "Shopkeeper Guan, have you gone too far? Although my husband-in-law is away from home, the Su family does not allow you to bully him!"
"Don't say five taels, I won't give you even a penny!"
"That's it, five taels, you're going crazy thinking about money. It's okay, sister Qin. We still have to deal with this today, and we won't give you a penny."
"Yes, if there is no man in the family, you can be bullied. Sisters, no matter what you say today, you must protect Sister Qin."
As soon as Qin Ziyin's words came out, there were a few chatter around him. At the same time, three or five women walked out of the crowd and protected Qin Ziyin in front of them.
Qin Ziyin knew these people, they were all the wives of hunters in the village, and those hunters followed Su Qi'an to Yelinzi and have not returned yet.
Shopkeeper Guan raised his eyebrows, obviously not expecting that the Su family's wife, who had always been weak, would not only be so strong, but also lead several Orion wives.
It seems that this matter is difficult to solve today, but this also plays into the hands of shopkeeper Guan.
The Orion wife is indeed arrogant, but compared to the bandits in Dongzi Mountain, she is like an eagle catching chickens.
When the time comes to take action, the shopkeeper is not responsible for what will happen.
Shopkeeper Guan glanced at Village Chief Li, shook his head and said, "Village Chief, you have also seen it. I have thought about this. It is a pity that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in your village do not agree, so there is nothing we can do."
As soon as he finished speaking, shopkeeper Guan looked at him and signaled. The next moment, a dozen gangsters gathered behind him, with clenched fists and fierce expressions on their faces, moving step by step towards Qin Ziyin and others.
Village Chief Li's face changed as he watched this scene. He was about to reach out to stop him, but the next moment, he was kicked away.
"Humph, where did this old thing come from? He wants to die!"
"Brothers, after finally going down the mountain, I met these fierce little girls. What do you think I should do?"
"Haha, of course I have to teach you a lesson."
Behind them, a roar of laughter immediately erupted. The eyes of these big men were like a pack of hungry wolves, constantly looking up and down at Qin Ziyin and several other young wives and sisters-in-law.
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed several people. Although most of the onlookers remained silent, seeing what happened today, most of the villagers burst out with the vigor that a man should have.
Everyone yelled and beat a dozen gangsters.
Although he was very powerful, facing these veteran bandits, he was beaten to the ground by the big man in a few blows.
He trampled a villager under his feet, and one of the leading men sneered.
"Hey, where do you have the guts to do something to me? Do you know who he is! He is from Dongzishan!"
"If you dare to come forward again, believe it or not, your entire Dongshan Village family will be wiped out!"
Just these words made the villagers who were filled with indignation just now turn earth-colored, and many of their clenched palms were trembling.
Dongzishan bandit, the intimidating power of these five words is comparable to that of the Lingbei County Government, and in some aspects, even stronger than the County Government.
Dongzi Mountain is the highest mountain in Lingbei County. Not only is the terrain difficult, it is also the exit from Lingbei County. It is the closest to Dongshan Village, about ten miles away.
A group of bandits gathered on the mountain. They would come down the mountain every year and come to the villages to rob homes and houses. For this reason, Lingbei County dispatched a large number of officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits.
But the effect was not good. For more than 20 years, the county magistrates changed several times, but the bandits in Dongzi Mountain were suppressed more and more.
It can be said that the bandits that every village in Lingbei County fears most are the Dongzishan bandits.
These villagers probably expected that shopkeeper Guan would hire some thugs, but who knew that shopkeeper Guan actually hired bandits from Dongzi Mountain?
In this way, no matter how angry these villagers were in their hearts, thinking about what these bandits said just now, they still didn't dare to take action.
How ruthless the bandits in Dongzi Mountain are, they know very well that all those guys are desperadoes, and they can do things like wipe out an entire family.
Looking at the people who were shocked by his words, the ridicule on the faces of these gangster men was self-evident.
His eyes turned and fell on Qin Ziyin and other young daughters-in-law and sisters-in-law. He stuck out his tongue, revealed a hidden look, and sneered.
"Ladies, go up the mountain with me and enjoy the good life. I will love you very much."
After saying that, the dozen or so big men looked like hungry wolves and rushed straight towards Qin Ziyin and others.
"ah!"
The imaginary pitiful screams did not sound, but instead a heart-rending wail.
Everyone was stunned and looked around.
I saw the leader, a man full of gangsterism, with his body curled up like a prawn. On his arm, a sharp arrow pierced his back in an instant.
The wailing sound did not last long, and then, an arrow pierced the sky, and this time it hit the forehead.
The huddled big man's body went limp and he immediately lost his breath. The ground was soon stained red with large swaths of blood.
This scene not only stunned countless villagers, but also the bandits who were unscrupulous and showed their obscene looks just now were stunned on the spot.
But bandits are bandits, and they quickly came to their senses. The next moment, they stretched out their palms, trying to pull someone to help them.
But then, three arrows shot rapidly from a distance.
The speed was so fast, almost in the blink of an eye, when everyone came to their senses, the bandit who had just stretched out his hand to pull someone was pierced by three arrows like nails, piercing his forehead, chest, and stomach.
As soon as the body collapsed, he died immediately.
If these bandits just now were still lucky and wanted to take advantage of them, they would make a last-ditch effort to escape.
But seeing their comrade who reacted the fastest die on the spot in front of them, these bandits were immediately stunned.
Without thinking, he ran away as fast as he could.
But this time, they were like prey being targeted. No matter how far apart they were, or how far away they were, there would always be a few weird arrows shot from behind them in time.
Like the scythe of death, it keeps harvesting their lives.
This was a one-sided massacre, with arrows being fired continuously. After the fifteenth arrow was shot, the last bandit fell to the ground with his head penetrated through the back.
The person who shot the arrows didn't know whether it was because they were too far away or if they did it deliberately. Except for a few people who fled at the beginning, they were killed by one arrow. The remaining six or seven bandits still managed to breathe a few breaths.
They struggled to move slowly, trying to escape, but the villagers behind them who stood still did not give the bandits a chance to escape.
Holding shovels and hoes in each hand, they slowly stepped forward, ready to end the criminal life of the bandits.
It was not the kindness that surged in the hearts of these villagers, but something that rang in their ears before the bandit fell to the ground.
"If they leave alive, it will be your family members who die tomorrow."
Chapter completed!