As soon as a few people stepped out of the house, they saw a young man running into the courtyard in a panic, and when he saw Niu Zhuang, he pounced.

"Brother Niu Zhuang! Check it out! The gang is here to grab food again! ”

Grab food? Before Qin Shumei could react to the meaning of this young man's words, he saw Niu Zhuang blowing past him like a gust of wind. Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law beside her was also pale, looking like a six gods and no owner, and she also staggered and ran out with her husband.

Qin Shumei was already carrying Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law's arm, but now that she was running, she couldn't let go suddenly, so she could only follow Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law out of the courtyard.

Yang Zhaoquan saw that Qin Shumei also ran out, and he didn't care so much, so he took Yanchang and the three of them behind a few people.

The more she walked towards the entrance of the village, the more frightened Qin Shumei became, although she had entered the village in the past two days, she had not been out of Niu Zhuang's house much, she only knew that the village was not big, and life in the village was quite comfortable. But the sight in front of her greatly shattered her cognition.

From the old man on crutches to the thin young man, hundreds of people were all gathered at the entrance of the village, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

Standing opposite, there were dozens of strong men with scythes and hoes, with a triumphant and arrogant expression on their faces, and the atmosphere on both sides was tense.

"What's going on?" Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, Qin Shumei could only ask Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law in a low voice.

"The people of Xiaogong Village are here again, relying on the fact that they have helped our village open up the land before, and they come to collect grain every year. At first, we really helped to harvest, and in order to repay them, we also distributed some food to them. Since the year before, the bastards from their village have come... Come and ......"

She was angry and anxious, and she didn't bother to talk about it, but Qin Shumei helped her pick it up.

"Grab food?"

"Yes, it's a robbery! Grab it openly! We have ten pounds of grain, and they will take eight pounds. This public tax is getting heavier and heavier every year, and if it continues like this, no one will have a way to live! ”

Could it be that the cows are strong and they just watch them rob? Qin Shumei's face was full of doubts, and before he could ask, he saw Niu Zhuang and other men in the village coming out of the queue, escorting an old man to the front.

"Brother Gong Qiang, this year's harvest is really not good, and it can't be given as much as in previous years." Someone in the crowd finally spoke.

"My brothers and I came over the hill and spared no effort to help you harvest wheat, and you still didn't appreciate it. Look, what does this take us for? It's just blocked at the entrance of the village, and that's how Koizumi Village treats guests? ”

Gong Qiang, the leader, sat down on the wooden pier on the side of the road, spread his legs with a big sword, and pestled the sickle in his hand on the ground.

"What kind of guests are you? You are robbers! Stimulated by his attitude, the villagers were emotional, and some couldn't help but open their mouths to scold.

"How do you speak? Who are the robbers? The big man behind Gong Qiang raised his hoe and was blocked back by Gong Qiang.

"Speak well. I don't ask you old man, if our village hadn't helped you find this feng shui treasure back then, where would you have come from? Now in return, what's wrong with giving us a point? ”

Gong Qiang turned his head and grinned at the old man who came out of the ranks: "Old man Niu, am I right?" ”

Old Man Niu was so angry that his eyelids jumped, and he slammed his crutches to the ground.

"Over the years, has Koizumi Village given you quite little? The result? You lazy men, you don't plow the land, just waiting to eat our village's. The land left behind by your fathers is desolate! ”

Gong Qiang didn't hide it, spit on the ground, got up and crushed the spit with his foot, and didn't look at the people in Xiaoquan Village with his eyes, only lightly threw down a sentence: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

"If you don't give it to us, you don't want to eat it!" The big man behind him was already ready to move, and as soon as Gong Qiang's voice fell, he picked up his hoe and rushed straight to Old Man Niu.

The men of Koizumi Village did not eat dry rice, but carried sticks in front of them, and the scene was chaotic, with the sound of shouting and scolding mixed with the sound of sticks hitting their bodies.

The crowd was rushed back again and again, and I don't know who they stepped on, and the women and children behind screamed and cried.

Seeing that the situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction, Qin Shumei hurriedly grabbed Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law who was rushing forward, and under the protection of Yang Zhaoquan and Yanchang, he took her and retreated outside the circle with a human shut.

Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law's eyes were red, and she didn't care that Qin Shumei was next to her, and she squeezed her sideburns into the crowd with her sideburns.

"My man! Niu Zhuang, Niu Zhuang is still in it! He's got into a fight! ”

Qin Shumei grabbed her arm tightly and asked, "How can you help when you go in?" It will only distract Brother Niu Zhuang! ”

"Yanchang! Yanfu! Qin Shumei didn't look at it, and only called out the names of the two people in a loud voice.

"Go help Brother Niu Zhuang, don't let people hurt him!"

"Yes!"

Faced with her sudden might, the two were stunned for a moment, and then responded immediately.

Although Qin Shumei was no longer the master, the momentum she suddenly exuded made Yanchang and Yanfu feel stunned, they didn't have time to think about it, and instinctively followed Qin Shumei's order.

"Sister-in-law, Yanchang and Yanfu have already gone to help Brother Niu Zhuang, let's take care of ourselves, which is the most important thing to do now." Qin Shumei was good at persuasion, and dragged Yanji together, and finally pulled Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law out of the crowd.

As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief from the crowd, Yang Zhaoquan saw a small figure running towards this side, this was none other than Niu Zhuang's son, Da Niu.

"Mother! Oh no! Bad people have come to the house to grab food! ”

Give the dummy? The young people of Koizumi Village are still fighting against the provoking people here! No wonder there are not many people who come to the village to rob Mingming, it turns out that they are all hiding in the back.

She cursed cunningly, and could only yell at the crowd a few times first: "The robber has entered the house!" Then he pulled his feet and followed Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law to run home.

The courtyard has been turned into a disfigured place. The tank was broken, and the fish I had just caught yesterday was still bouncing on the ground. The old lady, who had just improved her body, leaned against the wall in front of the silo where the grain was kept, barely allowing herself to collapse to the ground.

Seeing Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law coming, the yellow-toothed man who was about to push the old lady into the room smiled and paused his movements.

"Yo? The old woman's daughter-in-law is here? Look at this figure, it's really top-grade, it's a pity to follow your man, it's better to follow my grandfather. I don't think you're broken, I'm sure you'll eat and drink spicy food in the future. ”

Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law is no longer a girl in the boudoir, and she is not angry when she hears what he says, so she continues to move towards the kitchen, wanting to go in and get a knife.

"Whew! Don't pee on yourself, you deserve it! She was not afraid of provoking him, she had grown up in the wilderness since she was a child, and she had strength, and she felt that even if she fought with a yellow-toothed man, she might not have the upper hand.

"Stinky! Give you face! ”

The yellow-toothed man was really furious, and immediately gave up his plan to grab food, preparing to teach this woman a lesson first.

"Stop!"

Qin Shumei arrived panting, seeing that Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law was about to be bullied, he forgot to protect himself in a hurry.

Seeing the person clearly, the man's eyes brightened, he stepped forward in three or two steps, got rid of Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law's entanglement a few times, directly snatched the knife in her hand, pushed her down on the stove with one palm, and left a sentence.

"Don't play tricks with your grandfather!"

Niu Zhuang's daughter-in-law saw Qin Shumei, covering her shoulders, and almost burst into tears.

"Girl! Come on! ”