Chapter 101: Collusion with Bandits
When the neighbors heard someone outside the crowd shouting, "Horse thief, come out quickly, or you will have your head cut off," they were all taken aback, and turned their heads to look out of the crowd in unison.
I saw that not far from the outermost part of the crowd, a big man came at some point. This man is tall, with a rough face, dressed in a strong suit, wearing a cloak, carrying a knife behind his back, and wearing a bamboo hat on his head.
At this time, the man was also looking at the crowd.
Xiao Ding hurriedly walked out of the crowd, took a few steps forward and asked, "I wonder what happened when this brother came to my house?" ”
"Are you the owner of this house?" Dahan looked at Xiao Ding and asked.
"Exactly!" Xiao Ding replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"That's right, I'm looking for you. A few days ago, I went to Luoxia Mountain, and before going up the mountain, I tied my horse to the bottom of the mountain, but when I came down the mountain, I found that my horse was gone. When I inquired, I found out that someone saw that several people had driven a group of horses to your house. Did you steal my horse? Hurry up and return me, or I'll cut off your head!" The big man said, and shook the hilt of his knife behind his back.
When the neighbors heard the big man say this, they all whispered and talked about it.
"It turns out that the horses in the mountain behind his house were stolen......"
"No wonder there were dozens of horses at once......
"This time, people came to the door, and it is estimated that their family is in trouble......"
"It's not, this man knows martial arts at a glance, and it's definitely not easy to mess with ......"
"It seems that people still have to take the right path, and if they engage in crooked ways, they will suffer losses after all......"
Everyone talked a lot, although they were all muttering quietly, but they were all audible.
Zhou's and Tian Dahua's women also heard everyone's discussions. Several people glanced at each other, and they all secretly said to themselves: Fortunately, Xiao Ding didn't give the horse to them, it seems that the way this horse came from is really wrong, and if you don't get it, you will lose your life......
Although Xiao Ding also heard everyone's discussions, he didn't care, of course he knew how the horses in the back mountain came from. I was about to step forward to explain, when I heard someone behind me speak.
"I think this brother must have misunderstood. I do have some horses here, but they were not stolen, but they were taken care of......" Fan Sanpang walked out of the crowd unhurriedly.
It turned out that Fan Sanpang was almost fried in the kitchen, so he was waiting for the banquet to open, but he didn't hear the movement of the banquet, and when he asked a few women in the kitchen, he knew that there was a quarrel outside. He washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen, just in time to hear what the big man had just said.
When the big man saw another Humpty Dumpty man coming out of the crowd, he snorted and continued: "Obviously you stole my horse, do you still want to deny me?" If you refuse to return my horse, don't blame my men for being ruthless! As he spoke, he "clicked" and pulled out the big knife behind his back.
"You don't want to be rampant!" Zhao Hu and Wang Dynasty Ma Han Dong Chao Xue Ba, seeing that Dahan pulled out a big knife to fight, hurriedly took a few nearby farm tools and building tools and stepped forward, put on a posture, and stood with Fan Sanpang menacingly. Fan Sanpang also put on a defensive posture, staring at the big man with both eyes.
Although Zhao Hu and the five of them were born in the toiling public, they had been bandits for a period of time, and their courage was naturally much greater than that of ordinary people, and they were unconsciously infected with some banditry. It was also very bluffing to go to that station with great dignity.
When the neighbors saw this posture, they all hid far away, for fear that they would hurt themselves in the fight.
Xiao Ding was also very unhappy when he saw that the big man took out a big knife and threatened, and kept saying that he had stolen his horse from his side.
But he was still in a cool head. I know that the other party must know martial arts, and although there are many people on my side, they are all free goods. Even if Fan Sanpang knows some martial arts, he is just ordinary, and he is not a master at all. I can't get on the big stage these two times. So, it's better not to have conflicts.
So, Xiao Ding took a step forward, still arched his hand towards the big man, and said politely: "This brother, you just want to find your horse." Well, let's take you to the back mountain to have a look, and if there is your horse on the mountain, we will return it." If we don't have your horse, we'll give you a good horse. Why do you need to fight and kill, use knives and guns? Today is the big day for my family to move to a new house, if my brother doesn't dislike it, I can also come over for a drink......"
Xiao Ding didn't drink away Fan Sanpang and Zhao Hu, he stood there and looked at the big man quietly after he finished speaking.
As the saying goes, "as soon as the connoisseur stretches out his hand, he will know if there is one". As soon as the big man saw Fan Sanfat's posture, he knew that the other party was also a practitioner.
He thought that these people were just some country townsmen, and he would be able to return the horse to him by drawing his knife and scaring him. I didn't expect that there were people who knew martial arts in this countryside. Looking at the other big men, there was also a calm Xiao Ding standing on the side and silently, which made him feel very uncertain.
Hearing Xiao Ding say this, the big man is not stupid, and he thought that he should borrow the slope to get off the donkey, but he couldn't lose in terms of momentum, so he put away the big knife and said: "Since it is the joy of your family's housewarming, I am inconvenient to disturb." The wine is free, and I still have something to do to hurry up. Take me to see the horses as soon as possible. ”
Xiao Ding commanded Zhao Laixi in the crowd: "You guys start the banquet first!" Then he and Fan Sanpang walked towards the back mountain with the big man. Zhao Hu and the others were not worried about Xiao Ding, so they also followed.
At this time, someone among the neighbors finally recognized Zhao Hu and the others.
"Hey, brother, look at the five people who followed Tian Fool, how do I think they look like bandits in Feiyun Village?"
"Hey, what you said, I really remembered that they are indeed the bandits of Feiyun Village. I once went to the county to buy something, but when I came back, they robbed me of what I bought......"
"yes, I've been robbed by ...... them. I hadn't paid attention to any of them before, but I recognized them when you said that. ”
"How could Tian Fool get involved with the bandits? If this is known by the government, it will be a crime of killing the head......"
"Don't kill your head! It's also possible to cut all the doors......"
"Collusion with bandits, if you don't get it right, you will destroy the Nine Clans......"
At first, everyone was still talking in a whisper, but later in the chatter, everyone present all knew that those five people were bandits, and they also knew that Tian Fool had a good relationship with those five bandits. In the face of crisis, they dared to stand up for Xiaoding.
Xiao Ding didn't know that in just such a moment, he had already become a criminal person who colluded with bandits.
Xiao Ding led the big man to the slope of the back mountain, but the big man did not find his own horse. Xiao Ding gave the big man a good horse as promised. A smile also appeared on the big man's cold face at this time, although he was still a little embarrassed, but he didn't say anything, just simply thanked Xiao Ding and the others, and then rode away at a gallop, it seemed that he was really in a hurry.