Chapter Eighty-Five: The Housekeeper's Dominance
Zhulin Town is the largest town within dozens of miles around, the nearby civilians and Tu people of Ji Zhou always like to come to Zhulin Town to trade some daily necessities, although they can sell at a better price when they go to the county seat of Luling County, but the distance is far away, not to mention the difference in the price they earn is not enough to pay the city tax, so Zhulin Town has become their best choice.
The vast majority of poor people have a helpless habit of life, that is, get up early and be greedy for darkness, they will not be able to feed their families without such hard work.
Unlike gatherings in the city, there are no clutter for people to play with, they are all essential daily necessities, how can people who are worried about the next meal have the leisure to engage in those gadgets? Nearly half of the stalls are placed on a few hares, pheasants and other inconspicuous wild things, but there are also eye-catching places, in the northwest corner, several Tu men are proudly showing off a money leopard in front of them, they are all injured, obviously killed the money leopard made them pay a certain price, during which I don't know how much danger.
As the red sun rose, there was a sudden commotion at both ends of the stalls in Zhulin Town, and then a group of men with various weapons rushed up from both sides. The kind-hearted poor people could never have imagined that just last night, the three barons who had close ties in the past, the Fang family, the Lin family, and the Shui family, had already discussed and outflanked Zhulin Town before others! They have been jealous of this bamboo forest town for a long time!
The people who set up the stalls were in a big mess at that time, and in the past they set up stalls here, except for paying a small amount of taxes, no nobles had ever come to harass them, but now seeing that the situation was not good, everyone picked up their things and ran away.
"Don't move! On the orders of the commander, arrest the traitors, and kill those who act recklessly! A shrill voice rang out, and at the same time two big men rushed over with long swords, one big man swung his sword and cut down a middle-aged native who was standing still, and the other big man chased after a woman who ran away in a panic with a small basket of wild fruits, and slashed at the woman's thigh with a sword.
The screams shook the people and they froze in place.
"On the orders of the commander, arrest the traitors, and kill those who are reckless! If you don't want to die, let me go back to where I am and sit down, right away!! The shrill voice rang out again.
These poor people don't know what the 'Lord' is, but they know that if they don't go back, they may be the next to be cut down! After a period of chaos, people returned to their original places, sitting down and standing, didn't they want to arrest the rebels? I didn't do anything bad, and I couldn't catch myself anyway.
The housekeeper swaggered up, followed by more than fifty family members, this kind of reputation-ruining thing, the noble lords naturally disdain to do it, just gave him a chance to 'dominate'!
The housekeeper saw that the people around him were already frightened, and after being satisfied, he remembered the baron's explanation, this time their Fang family was responsible for the west, the Lin family was responsible for the east, and the Shui family was responsible for blocking both sides of Zhulin Town, but their Fang family and the Lin family had to take out one-third of the things to the Shui family, so they must be quick and don't let the Lin family take advantage.
The housekeeper was a little anxious, the more he robbed, the more reward he would get, his eyes swept away, and he happened to see a shiny buffalo, although the house family already had forty-three cows, but the housekeeper believed that the baron would never mind that his herd became forty-four!
"Someone, bring that cow over, and I'll check if there is any sign of betrayal." As soon as the housekeeper waved his hand, several big men walked straight towards the buffalo.
"A few uncles, this cow is a lifesaver for the baby." An old man behind the buffalo hurriedly stood up and begged, "Uncle... Uncle.... Can cows 。。。。。 ”
A big man impatiently threw a punch and hit the old man in the face: "Old thing, get out!" ”
The old man fell to the ground, but he immediately struggled to get up and hugged the buffalo's hind legs: "Uncle... You can do it... ”
"Old thing, I want to die!" A big man stretched out his foot, stomped heavily on the old man's calf, and with a click, he broke the old man's calf at that time.
The old man let out a long scream, but his hands still did not let go of the hind legs of the cow, a cow is just an extra number for a nobleman, but for the old man, the cow is sold to save his life.
"Why are you robbing other people's cattle?" With a loud shout, several Turkish men stood up from a corner.
These few family members have gone too far, causing people's anger, people in righteous indignation, what is lacking is courage, these few Turkish men took the lead, people have echoed the voice, and the younger ones simply picked up the flat shoulders and stones around them, and they have the meaning of doing it.
"Villagers, don't get me wrong!" The housekeeper hurriedly shouted: "We are ordered by the commander to arrest the traitors, I hope you will calm down and not be used by people with intentions." ”
"Whoever takes advantage of people, we are forced by you!" A Turkish man shouted: "Is the buffalo also a traitor? What a Commander-in-Chief, I'm bah! ”
"So you're a traitor!" A sinister smile appeared on the housekeeper's face: "You dare to insult the Commander in public, come on, catch them for me!" "The housekeeper is not afraid of these rabbles at all, how can he be the opponent of a long sword and a strong bow with a flat pole and a stone? He just said soft words just now that he was worried that it would be difficult to explain if he killed too many people, but now there is no problem, these Tu people insult the commander in public, it is difficult to find a good excuse!
The family members held their long swords and pressed towards the Turkish men, and the rest of the family members drew their longbows and pointed the arrows at the crowd opposite.
Except for a dozen young people who grabbed the poles and stones in their hands, most of them all chose to retreat, and the eyes of the few Turkish men also showed remorse, but it was too late for them to retreat now.