Dameishan Mountain is steep, if you look down from the sky, the whole Dameishan is like a huge crab, two branches extend from the main body of the mountain, like the big pincers of the giant crab, the Dameishan Basin is surrounded by it, and Meizhen is in the middle of these two pincers, which is the only way for the outside world to enter Dameishan. [Full text reading]

However, the bandits were killed from Damei Mountain.

More than a dozen horses carrying more than a dozen sturdy men of different shapes and statures are slowly marching along the road that crosses the Dameishan Basin, behind these dozen riding bandits, there are more than 100 people following on foot, these bandits are mostly ragged, and the weapons on their bodies are also varied, there are Hanyang-made rifles, there are bird guns, and even spears.

Among the dozen or so horseback bandits, there was a one-eyed bandit wearing an eye patch in the middle who was particularly fierce, in the winter, only wearing a sheepskin jacket, bulging muscles on his exposed arms, and a large mirror box on his left and right shoulders.

A thin bandit leader wearing a melon skin hat urged the mount, caught up with the one-eyed bandit, and said loudly: "Carry the handle, this time we will point to Huang Laocai, if this Huang Laocai has no oil and water, then this year, our Qingniuzhai is really sad, I said that he is an ancestor of the board, and now the landlord's family has no surplus food." ”

Qingniuzhai has set the rules since the day the flag was pulled, only robbing large households and not robbing the people.

But there are only a few big households around Damei Mountain, and no matter how fat the pigs are, they can't stand the killing back and forth.

No, this year's year is not good, and the big families in several towns around Dameishan have no surplus grain, and the heroes of Qingniuzhai can only turn their attention to Huang Laocai in Meizhen when they see that they really can't scrape oil and water.

This one-eyed bandit is Nan Batian, the big boss of Qingniu Village.

A fierce light flashed in Nan Batian's eyes, and he said in a cruel voice: "Huang Laocai is a fat sheep!" ”

The thin little bandit leader said in a low voice: "Carry the handle, this Huang Laocai is a hard bone to gnaw, his eldest son is the county magistrate of Pu County, his third son is still the commander of the national * army battalion, and the troops are stationed in Pukou. ”

"That's the old yellow calendar from two years ago." Nan Batian smiled, and said, "Now, the little devils of the East have already conquered Nanjing City, the officials and gentry and celebrities of Puxian County and the national * army stationed in Pukou have already run away, Huang Laocai has a big backer, and now he can't count on it, this time if he is willing to obediently bleed, then it's okay to say, our Qingniuzhai has always only sought wealth and not killed, but if he doesn't know each other, hehe, he can't only give his old Huang family to the pot." ”

After speaking, Nan Batian turned his head and shouted: "Brothers, cheer up Lao Tzu!" ”

More than a dozen horseback bandits and more than a hundred or so bandits who followed on foot immediately roared, not to mention, there was really a momentum, and it was by no means an ordinary rabble.

As he spoke, Mei Zhen was already in sight.

It's just that Meizhen's security team is obviously on guard.

Meizhen has no city wall, but there is a fence made of wood, as well as a gate, a guard tower and a moat around the town, the security team will enter and exit the town of the four wooden hanging lattices, it will cut off the passage in and out, the bandits of Qingniuzhai want to enter the town, they have to attack, but if it is really a strong attack, the security team is not a decoration.

Huang Shixun, Huang Shouzhi and his son stood on the sentry tower of the West Gate, and saw the bandits of Qingniuzhai coming from a distance, and it was inevitable that there would be some cramps in their legs and stomachs.

The bandits in Qingniuzhai are particularly fierce, and the idle officers and soldiers are not opponents.

You must know that three years ago, there were more than a dozen bandits in Damei Mountain, but three years later, these dozen bandits were either driven away or annexed, and now there are only two left, one is Qingniu Village.

However, fear is fear, but the scene must still be said.

Seeing a one-eyed bandit riding a tall horse coming over, the Huang family's father and son knew that it was Nan Batian's arrival.

It is not the first time that the father and son of the Huang family have dealt with Nan Batian, Nan Batian has come to Meizhen two years ago, Huang Shixun sent away five hundred rice, fifty pigs and ten cows, but it is a pity that his third son arrived a moment late, otherwise he would have been able to suppress this bandit at that time, and there would be no disaster today.

However, now it is no longer the same as before, and now, not only is the eldest son who was the county magistrate gone, but the third son's troops do not know where to go.

At that moment, Huang Shixun could only force himself to calm down, and said loudly: "Nan Dangjia, our Meizhen has never been short of filial piety to all the halls of Dameishan, but I don't know what the Nan Boss has done this time to mobilize the people?" ”

Nan Batian reined in his mount, deliberately showed the two mirror boxes on his left and right shoulders, and said: "Master Huang, it's the New Year, I'm idle in the mountains, so I brought my brothers to pay homage to Master Huang's early years." After finishing speaking, Nan Batian turned around and made a gesture again, and said loudly, "Brothers, get started." ”

More than a hundred bandits immediately shouted in unison:

I wish Master Huang a longer life than the old pine of Nanshan, and be as blessed as the long flowing water of the East China Sea!

I wish Master Huang a longer life than the old pine of Nanshan, and be as blessed as the long flowing water of the East China Sea!

I wish Master Huang a longer life than the old pine of Nanshan, and be as blessed as the long flowing water of the East China Sea!

Listening to the tsunami-like blessings from the mountains outside the town, Huang Shixun only felt his heart beating.

However, in addition to being frightened, Huang Shixun was a little relieved, he naturally wouldn't believe that Nanba Tianxingshi moved everyone to come to Meizhen to pay New Year's greetings to him, but since Nanba Tiantian said so, it shows that he doesn't want to come hard, if the old Huang family can be willing to bleed, it may not be able to buy peace, I don't know how big Nanbatian's appetite is.

At that moment, Huang Shixun said: "The good intentions of the Nan family and all the heroes are understood by the old man." ”

After a pause, Huang Shixun said again: "Nan Dang's family and all the heroes are guests from afar, reasoning, the old man should invite all the heroes to come to the cold house as guests, but the old man didn't know in advance that the Nan Dangjia and all the heroes would come to Meizhen, and there were not so many banquets prepared in a hurry, so I can't invite you heroes to the town as guests, but the old man made people prepare a thin gift, and I hope that the south master and all the heroes will definitely accept it." ”

Nan Batian's eyes were full of fierce light, staring at Huang Shixun for a moment, but his face was full of smiles.

Huang Shixun turned around and instructed the housekeeper Huang Delu: "Delu, go to the treasury and fetch three thousand oceans." ”

Huang Delu rushed away, and soon rushed over with two nurses carrying a basket of silver dollars.

Huang Shouzhi ordered someone to open the gate of the wall, and the two regiments carried out a basket of silver dollars and placed them in front of Nanba Tianma.

Nan Batian lowered his head and swept his eyes at the basket, then estimated a rough idea, and said with a sneer at the moment: "Master Huang, we came all the way to give you a New Year's greeting, you don't appreciate the tea and rice, but let people take out such a little silver dollar, are you calling flowers and flowers, or are you calling Huazi?" ”

As soon as Huang Shixun heard this, his old face immediately turned bitter.

It seems that these three thousand silver dollars are far from satisfying Nan Batian.

But his Huang Shixun's silver is not blown by the wind, how much rent does he have to put in order to save up to 3,000 silver dollars? Nan Batian is still too little, this is obviously to cut R on his body, but what can be done? If there is really a fight, with more than 200 people in the security team and more than 100 guns, how can they be the opponent of this bandit?

At that moment, Huang Shixun said miserably: "If the south is in charge, then you will make a price." ”

Nan Batian snorted sullenly, and said domineeringly: "In addition to these three thousand oceans, plus 1,000 jars of rice, 800 noodles, 500 catties of beans, and 100 pigs, by the way, I also want your old Huang family's self-brewed rice wine forty jars, haha, I know that Master Huang likes to drink, and every year he will brew fifty jars of rice wine and hide it in the cellar, I don't want all of them, forty jars are enough." ”

After listening to Nan Batian's offer, Huang Shixun's eyes immediately darkened, and he almost fainted on the spot, obediently, this really killed him, 1,000 rice, 800 noodles, 500 catties of beans, 100 pigs, and 40 jars of wine, this is to empty the treasury of his old Huang family, and let people live?

"Dad, we can't give it!" Huang Shouzhi said, "Let's fight!" ”

"Hit, what are you going to fight?" Huang Shixun glanced at the surrounding security guards and said abruptly, "Just them?" ”

Huang Shouzhi looked around at the security group, only to see the group members who usually show off their might in front of the people, but this will be an individual like a sieve chaff, with no color, and the small flame in Huang Shouzhi's eyes was extinguished at the moment.

At that moment, Huang Shixun gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Nan is in charge, we can give you what you said, but you have to give us some time." "The situation is stronger than people, if you give up this batch of money, grain and wine, at least you can save tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, as well as mansions worth tens of thousands of oceans, if you really fight, the two sides fight and burn jade, then there is nothing.

Seeing that Huang Shixun agreed, Nanba Tiandu's eyes immediately lit up, and he laughed: "Okay, Master Huang, I'll give you half a day, and we'll come over to get money, food and wine before dark, oh, by the way, we have to trouble Master Huang to prepare dozens of mules and horses carts for us, Master Huang, please rest assured, the cart will be returned when it runs out!" Because I can use it next time, haha! ”

When the hundred and ten bandits of Nanba Tian's body heard this, they immediately laughed uncontrollably, they could easily obtain such a large amount of money, food and rice wine without bloodshed, such a result is really good, although they are bandits, but how can bandits be willing to fight and kill, bullets are not long-eyed, right?

"Brethren, let's go." Nan Batian reined in his horse, turned around and walked away.

In just a moment, more than a hundred bandits in Qingniuzhai disappeared on the horizon, and Meizhen also regained its tranquility, as if nothing had happened.