Gong Pingkang knew that Chen Xin's background could not offend him. What's more, more than 200 soldiers killed people very badly. Fortunately, he was not here today, so he didn't dare to offend Liu Minyou. He apologized repeatedly: "It's really wrong. Mr. Liu has a lot of people, so don't share the same views with these farmers. They went out in July and August last year and are back now. They don't eat well and don't sleep well there. In July and August of this year, they may be going to the market town again. They all want to have more food so that their families can survive the winter. ”

When Liu Min saw him apologize, he was a little angry. He also saw that the military families on the ground were really thin. He looked at himself with a pair of frightened eyes. He couldn't stand it in his heart, so he wanted to convince his people. Unexpectedly, the wife of the military family on the ground suddenly screamed: "You foreigners, you occupy our land, and you also want to get water." And you, a shrew, apparently hit people first, and then tore off our men's hair. You deserve to be beaten. ”

When the people on the other side of Maqidong heard this, they shouted one after another. Several young people had to rush to grab people. The peasants here blocked them with hoes. Gong Pingkang was so anxious that he pushed this one away, and the other one came back.

A young military family in Mazitun avoided Gong Pingkang and scolded: "Foreigners, you are not only fetching water, but also scurrying around in the bay. The big boat rammed our fishing boat twice. Obviously, we don't allow fishing. They want to rob us of water. There are so many bullies. ”

Liu Min also knows. Scar took some people to the bay to practice. He did knock down the fishing boat twice. Liu Min said to the man, "This little brother, hitting people didn't mean it. All were rescued. There are a lot of fish and shrimp in the bay. Why don't you fight them?"

Young people refuse to give up. "Then you should pay for the fishing boat, 20 taels for a fishing boat. ”

Xu Yuanhua came out and said angrily: "A broken fishing boat costs 20 taels." ”

"Don't try to lie to us, the soldier's wife on the ground wants to interrupt us. Mrs. Tan, who was also sitting on the ground, screamed and interrupted her, "I lied to you." You can't do anything, you can't scold, you can't hit, you can't hit, you can't do it, you can't do it, you can't do it. ”

The wife of the military family shouted, got up and threw a bite at the wife of the Tan family. The two fought again. The young military families over there watched it, and they pushed and shoved each other. Both Liu Minyou and Gong Pingkang were dissuaded by the masses. They have been beaten several times. Liu Min shouted to stop the Tan family, but no one listened to him.

Tan's wife gained the upper hand again and beat the woman under her. There was a pockmarked wharf military residence opposite Liu Min, shouting "Sister!" He was just blocked by Liu Minyou. He calmed down and paused for a moment. Suddenly, he swung his hoe and smashed it on Liu Min's head.

Liu Min was caught off guard and hit him. He was dizzy and staggering. When Xu Yuanhua saw it, he hugged him and hissed, "They beat Mr. Liu." They defeated Mr. Liu!"

When several peasants heard this, they all shouted together and stepped forward to help Liu Minyou. Wang Huzi and the craftsmen who came up later arrived in time. When he saw Liu Min injured, he was stunned. Mr. Liu is usually the most humble. Although he is ruthless, he is good to everyone on the docks. He also taught children to read. There is no one on the dock who is disrespectful. The people of Mazitun dared to beat him.

"Beat his mother!" Wang Hu shouted, took the lead in waving the iron rod in his hand, and hit the person opposite Ma Zidun...

Note 1: Tangerine is a water lifting tool based on the principle of rod and rod.

Note 2: The Weihai Autumn Corps will arrive in September and return in February of the following year. Chen Xin looked at the big bag on Liu Min's head, shook his head, and sighed: "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you? She has a bag on her head. By the way, she asked me to say hello to you Liu Min rubbed the bag on her head, and her head was still a little dizzy. He said listlessly, "What's so good? I'm sure you made it up." Luckily, it didn't hurt that much. What's the injury?"

Chen Xin looked at him frustrated and asked Liu Min, "Then you won't let Lu Donkey fight back?"

"No, if there is any problem, you can call it back. ”

Chen Xin shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, what can I do with the canal now?"

"At night, the people of Mazitun will be in no trouble. Even if it doesn't rain all the time, more people will water the ground every day, and I don't know when to do it. ”

"Brother Liu, don't worry. One way or another, there are enough of them. When I came back from Japan, I would buy some Liao people from Dengzhou. Next year, there will be more of them. ”

Liu Min said dissatisfiedly: "This is another matter. ”

Chen Xin did not defend himself. Leaving the subject aside, he said: "If you want to increase the number of people, you need to dig a few more wells, but the canal cannot be wasted. I'll fix that for today. ”

"Don't make a fuss. After all, we are the next generation, and we must be neighbors for a long time. ”

Chen Xin smiled and said, "No, I'll go talk to Gong Pingkang." It's not a way to always watch at night, as long as you don't let them dig indiscriminately," After saying that, Chen Xin went to the barracks.

Liu Min was beaten a few days ago. As a result, a group fight broke out between the two sides. Twenty or thirty people were injured, but the injuries were still not serious. Chen Xingang returned to Weihai and rushed to visit Liu Minyou when he heard the news. After Chen Xinyi returned to the barracks, she lined up in a neat line. More than 200 soldiers received orders to assemble. Some of them had not met Chen Xin. They were curious to see a group of usually fierce instructors obedient in front of this person.

Dai Zhenggang and other officials smiled when they saw Chen Xin coming back. Although Liu Minyou handled Deng Zhong's affairs well, he lacked courage. Chen Xinyi is not there. These people always seem to lack a backbone.

The donkey and deer came to meet him and said, "Your Excellency, you are back." What can you do! I'm choking. Mr. Liu kept stopping me from going. He talked to Gong Pingkang twice, but nothing came of it. ”

Chen Xin smiled and said, "Let's talk to them and change the way." ”

A quarter of an hour later, a group of gunmen appeared at the entrance of Mazidun Village with a large log. They didn't care about the military and civilian households on the pier wall, and ran directly into the gate. The soldiers on the wall of the pier looked at the dense helmets below. No one dared to throw stones with them. The gate was smashed open, and there were no two impacts, and the soldiers and civilians inside were scattered.

The fighters were separated by rank, trained with long wooden sticks on their backs, and followed the buttocks. These recruits were beaten many times. In the end, they find an opportunity to beat others. The soldiers of Mazidun seemed to have taken stimulants and cried. Although most of them only carried sticks, they did not dare to take out their hoes and ran to hide in their homes. Fortunately, the soldiers just beat people in the streets, but they don't get into the house. But as soon as someone comes out, they fight back.

The farmers and craftsmen of Chen Xin Dunpu also came, and they all wanted to rush in to take revenge, but Chen Xin wouldn't let them in. After a while, a group of people arrested Gong Pingkang. When he saw that it was Chen Xin, he was so frightened that he wanted to kowtow. Chen Xin smiled and said, "Gong Baihu doesn't need to be polite. Take me to the hero who defeated Mr. Liu. ”

Gong Pingkang knelt down and begged for mercy: "Mr. Chen, that kid is not sensible. You're a big guy......"

"Mr. Gong didn't want to help, so I went to find it myself. I started with Gong's family. If I accidentally break something, I don't blame myself. Gong Pingkang stayed for a while. Looking at Chen Xin's smiling appearance, he really looked like he was looking for relatives. However, he knew that this old man Chen had killed dozens of bandits at the beginning of the year, and even a family in Zuoquan's household office was killed by him as a deserter. He no longer dared to cover the barracks, so he moved it to the front of the straw hut.

Nie Hong and the others rushed over, kicked open the door of the house made of wooden branches, and rushed in. There was a panic in the room. After a while, they grabbed the soldier who was fighting with Liu Min and pointed at Xu Yuanhua, who came to claim it: "He beat Mr. Liu!"

The military mansion was surrounded by a group of people, kneeling on the ground, looking up at Chen Xin with a look of fear, and then looking at Gong Pingkang with pleading eyes. Gong Pingkang stomped his feet and scolded him: "You are a descendant who knows nothing about heaven and earth. Mr. Liu is what you can fight, ah......"

After speaking, Gong Pingkang also knelt down to intercede for him.

Chen Xin ignored Gong Pingkang and said to Nie Hong and other humanitarians: "Tie another hundred sticks, take off your pants and beat." ”

Nie Hong and the others immediately tied up all the hands and feet of the military family. They picked up sticks and started fighting. The family members of the military screamed and fainted for a while. Gong Pingkang kept pleading, but Chen Xin didn't speak. When these hundred sticks were finished, the butts of this military family were covered in blood. Nie Hong touched the man's nose and said, "My lord, there is still gas." I'm going to fight dozens of more times. ”

Chen Xin shook his hand and slapped a basin of cold water. He slammed into the soldier's head. The man shook his hand and opened his eyes.

Chen Xin squatted down, looked at the military family and said coldly: "If you are somewhere else, you will die today." But Mr. Liu didn't want to hurt people's lives. You're in luck. If you dig a canal in the future, whether it is you or not, I will look for you and tie you a hundred sticks. ”,

The man's eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know if he understood. Chen Xin said to Gong Baihu on the side: "Mr. Baihu, I just said. You should remember it for him. ”

Gong Pingkang repeatedly promised. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought it was all over. He was going to send someone to carry the soldier to heal his wounds. However, Chen Xin did not finish.

"Mr. Gong, dozens of my peasants have been injured. Please take me one by one to find the beaters. ”

Gong Pingkang just stood up. He knelt down and said, "Mr. Chen, I don't know who hit him. It was very confusing

Chen Xin pondered: "This is very difficult to do. It's not right to hit someone first and then hit someone. Mr. Liu was first beaten 100 times. It's not fair that others don't fight. If it's really hard to find ... It's better to catch everybody and score 100 points so we don't miss out. ”

Gong Pingkang kowtowed to Chen Xin over and over again. He said, "Forgive your life, my Lord. They are all hardworking people. In the future, lower-level officials will be strictly restrained and will never make trouble again. ”

Chen Xin waited for a while, helped Gong Pingkang to stand up, and sighed: "I know that Gong Baihu is still fine." The people below are cunning and shameless. My peasants were so angry that I couldn't stop them. I'll talk to Gong Baihu again. However, my peasants were injured too much. Now that no one is watering the ground, I can't really convince everyone. ”