[Chapter Word Count: 2372 Last Updated: 2015-03-0401:26:46.0]

Longtang Town is under the jurisdiction of Shanyin County, Hunan Province, connecting Chongqing and Sichuan in the northwest, and Guizhou in the southwest. (The southeast of Sanyin County borders Hubei)

From a commercial point of view, such a geographical location should at least be a large transit station, and commerce must be very developed. But because of man-made disasters, business here is in a depression. Not to mention factors such as bandits, the biggest internal reason for Longtang Town itself is that it is jointly controlled by the two kings and the Tian family, and the two discourse rights are destined to be fierce in the internal struggle. When combined, the two families can also collect taxes uniformly, and the benefits are equal; When it is divided, it is really incompatible, that is, the door-to-door shops on the same street have different taxes. Often because of trivial things such as a mouthful of phlegm, it can cause a large-scale group fight between two large families.

Judging from the current distribution of forces, with the main street of Longtang Town as the center, the north is controlled by the Wang family, and the south is returned to the Tian family.

In terms of family strength, the Tian family is wealthy, and the current county magistrate of this county is a member of the Tian family, and his strength is one level higher than that of the Wang family. From a geographical point of view, because Wangjiaping, the old nest of the Wang family, is more than 20 miles north of Longtang Town, it occupies a geographical advantage. What's more, Wang Shihua's father Wang Ji'an is very strategic, when the Qing Dynasty was over, others were pulling the flag to rebel, burning and looting everywhere, but he had just taken over the position of the head of the family, but he tried his best to rob the old Sicheng of Longtang Town, and let it be dark outside, and he lay there to recuperate.

Lao Si City is located in the east of Longtang Town at the three forks, is the official residence of the local small Tusi in the feudal period, covers an area of about 40 acres, directly to a hill of more than 200 meters high as the center, and the city wall is thick, all by the bluestone base, strong and abnormal, is an excellent place to gather troops. If Longtan Town is a strategic location, then Laosicheng is the essence of Longtang Town: Longtang Town is two or three miles away in the west, Shendao Town is in the south to grasp the waterway town, and the road to the county seat is choked in the east.

Therefore, from Longtang Town alone, the Wang family has the upper hand.

In order to pave the way for his son, Wang Ji'an moved back to his hometown Wangjiaping a month ago and handed over Lao Sicheng to Wang Shihua, which can be regarded as a semi-retirement. Today, there are one hundred and nineteen households in the city, all of them are surnamed Wang, gathering the elite of the Wang family, so the inside is loose and the outside is tight, and the inventory is very strict, not to mention the people with foreign surnames, that is, ordinary people with the surname Wang want to enter the city, first of all, they must have a certificate of protection, and then they must explain the intention...... There is only one inn for VIPs, and at night, unless you stay at a relative's house in Laosi City, you will have to be kicked out when it gets dark.

Today's old Sicheng is brightly lit, no one sleeps, and everyone gathers at the west gate to wait. Wang Shihua, the future head of the Wang family, sent someone to report that the escort team had heavy casualties.

"The horse team is coming!" Listening to the shouts of the sentries on the city walls, the noise quickly subsided, leaving only the huge torches to illuminate the surroundings red.

Soon, there was a faint tremor on the ground - the result of the galloping horses. Everyone shut up, looked worried, and secretly prayed that their loved ones were safe.

When the horse team appeared, everyone bowed their heads silently - this was the respect of their own people for the head of the house.

The horse team stopped at the city gate, and they had already been notified, and several doctors who were ready immediately commanded their subordinates to step forward to help them dismount, carry them with door panels, and send them to the infirmary for treatment.

Everyone has long been familiar with such a scene, no one dares to move, no one dares to laugh, they all look forward to searching for their relatives with their eyes: those who see their relatives laugh, those who do not see their relatives are in tears, and some people even can't help but start crying softly.

When the wounded of the horse team were sent into the city in an uproar, the atmosphere suddenly became sad: in addition to the two young masters and the old butler Uncle Jiang, there were three carriages covered with white cloths behind them.

Uncle Jiang was not injured, but the road was very bumpy, but despite this, he still gritted his teeth and insisted on not getting off the horse: if he didn't stand on the last shift, if his son didn't inherit his position, it would be a failure. In these days, it is normal for the whole family to starve to death.

Fortunately, his son Jiang Shoucheng is also clever, and he directly wears linen and filial piety - according to custom, he is wearing linen and filial piety for the warriors for the head of the family, and this duty is generally exclusive to the big housekeeper. With a group of family members, carrying the door panels, they ran to the side of the three carriages and waited to help carry the corpses.

"When we returned, we were ambushed by bandits, and ten of our brothers were killed." Uncle Jiang shouted desperately, trying to reach everyone's ears: "They are all good, fighting bravely, fighting to the death, worthy of the ancestors of our Wang family, and the pride of my Wang family." ”

"Great butler, who dares to sneak attack our Wang family?"

Uncle Jiang looked up and saw that it was Wang Jiping, the master's younger brother.

"That's right! Uncle Jiang, if our Wang family doesn't avenge this revenge, will we still have the face to see our ancestors in the future? ”

"No matter who the other party is, if we don't kill the other party, our Wang family will die endlessly!"

There was a commotion, but everyone was sad and angry. So far, the last time the Wang family has killed more than ten people was twenty years ago. At that time, Wang Ji'an used Laosicheng as a stronghold to encroach on Longtang Town, and the Tian family naturally counterattacked. Although the Wang family finally achieved today's achievements and had half a piece of land with rich oil and water, it also paid 33 lives and hundreds of disabled people for it.

Wang Shihua raised his horsewhip, his voice disappeared quickly, and they all looked up at Wang Shihua.

"When the bandits left, they even took the corpses with them, and we rushed back to treat the wounded, and it was not clear who the other party was...... I, Wang Shihua, swear here: This revenge, if I don't seek justice from the other party and don't let the other party pay for the blood debt, I, Wang Shihua, swear not to be a human being, and after death, I will never enter the ancestral hall. ”

Seeing Wang Shihua swear like this, although everyone was sad and angry, there was no complaint, only crying and comfort.

Wang Shihua nodded to Uncle Jiang, and Uncle Jiang took out a roll of paper from his arms and said, "Next, I will read out the names of the war dead and the rewards of the two young masters. ”

Everyone was on their knees.

I opened the rolling paper, looked at it, and said loudly: "In addition to the previous rules, the two young masters said that the brothers who died in this battle were all brave and abnormal, and they should be rewarded." All the dead were rewarded with an additional fifty pieces of ocean. ”

"Thank you, two young masters."

"Wang Shiping!"

"Wow! Woo~! Uncle Jiang read the first name, and a woman couldn't help but scream, but covered her mouth: According to custom, you must not cry before seeing the remains of your relatives, otherwise, it will bring ominous information to your relatives and descendants. With two seven or eight-year-old sons, he knelt in front of Wang Shihua's horse, kowtowed three respectfully, and exclaimed: "Young Master Xie is rewarded." ”

Wang Shihua jumped off the horse, helped the other party up, touched the heads of the two children, sighed, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't blame me, that's all I can do now." If you have any difficulties in the future, you must come to me. ”

The woman covered her mouth and looked at Wang Shihua gratefully. Wang Shihua didn't know what to say, put Wang Shiping's silver earrings on her hand, watched her tremble and grasp tightly, and staggered away to the remains of her relatives, Wang Shihua's heart was heavy.

"Wang Min'an!"

And another sad household crawled on his knees......

In this way, there are as few as two or three people, and as many as more than ten people, who are not allowed to cry loudly in front of the bodies of their relatives, let alone drop tears on the bodies, and can only kneel on the side wearing linen and filial piety. Wang Shihua was sad and angry, but he had nowhere to vent, so he could only suppress his grief and anger and try to comfort the warrior's relatives: this is the first time Wang Shihua has dealt with this kind of thing, and it is also the responsibility of the head of the family. But Wang Shirong has quietly entered the city: he has a violent temperament, and he can't stand such a sad scene.

"Wang Shikun!"

But I saw a young woman crawling on her knees.

Wang Shihua not only knew her, but also knew her very well, when she was a child, several young masters peeked at her taking a bath, and she was driven around the mountains with a firewood knife and screamed.