Chapter 32: Retribution for the Wronged (4)
"Except for those in Yaojia Village, how many debts have not been recovered?" Ma Wu held a blue and white porcelain teacup, lifted the lid to pretend to suppress the heat, and tasted Longjing that did not suit his taste. He frowned slightly, but still pretended to be happy.
The thug of the gambling house bent down his burly and muscular figure and whispered to him: "There is still the old man's family left." ”
Ma Wu gritted his teeth with hatred when he heard this, threw the teacup on the table, the warm tea turned out, and a few pieces of tea were softly stuck to the mouth of the cup. "Damn, if it weren't for that Xia Gan's obstruction, would this account have dragged on for so long?"
The thug looked at his attitude, his head lowered even lower, and it was difficult for him to have thick tendons and meat, which would barely bend over, and it was uncomfortable to look at. "And what are you going to do?"
Ma Wu supported his knees with both hands, shook his legs weakly, and his eyes were uncertain: "First, let it go." When he collects all the debts of Yaojia Village, he doesn't need to care about his small profits. He would never admit that he didn't dare to move Old Man Hou because he was afraid of Xia Qian.
"You go and call Yao Xiucai, let's accompany him back to his hometown today. He invented another elegant word, and he couldn't be complacent.
"Yes. The thug was ordered to sway his burly posture and withdrew.
"So I beg you. Please stop him, don't let him ruin our village and the villagers. The old woman fell to her knees in tears and told the story of what had happened.
After hearing this, everyone's shocked tongues were overwhelmed, and the shock and disbelief on their faces did not fade for a long time, and they did not say a word for a long time. Everyone looked at Xia Qian, who was making decisions.
"I refuse. Xia Qian covered his mouth in embarrassment and turned his head. "Seriously, I think he did the right thing. ”
The expectation in the old woman's eyes was instantly disappointed.
"Xia Qian!" Xia Lin shouted.
Xia Qian helped the old woman up, unable to find an excuse, he really couldn't find a suitable way to solve such a complicated problem.
The rhubarb at the door suddenly barked wildly, and when he opened the door, a man who looked like a little guy came and handed him a note. It reads: "Good man, Yaojia Village is not coming." ”
Xia Qian immediately reacted that it was a letter from Yao Xiucai, and it seemed that he was going to act. He put the note into his sleeve, turned to Xia Lin and Xia Yu and said, "Go, follow me to Yaojia Village." He also instructed the old man Hou to take a good look at the old woman.
After giving the order, Xia Lin and Xia Yu followed Xia Qian out of the door without saying a word, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.
The old marquis stared at the open door and said proudly: "My son is out of breath, that is my education is good." He squinted at the old woman who was hunched over.
Yaojia Village is only a dozen miles away from the gambling house. Because there is a curved lake behind Yaojia Village, Yaojia Village, a small land where only 100 families live, is tightly enclosed, separated from other land, and the land is fertile, and the farmers in it are self-reliant and self-sufficient, which sounds quite a sense of paradise.
The three of them rushed to Yaojia Village. The first thing that catches your eye is the bare farmland after the autumn harvest, the dark yellow plush rice roots, and the wind blows, staggering from side to side.
A sense of desolation was born.
Before and after, three or two portals were built together, and there was a scattered sense of crowding. Each house has its own cultivated land in front of its door. According to the old woman, all the farmland of the peasant households in Yaojia Village belonged to the landlord Yao Zhichuan, but it was contracted to them to cultivate.
The three of them stood at the entrance of the village and walked on the narrow field road, stepping on a few simple stairs made of mud and stone slabs before they really entered Yaojia Village.
Suddenly, the wind was blowing, and noises were coming from everywhere, begging for mercy, wailing, and the sound of tables, chairs, and benches falling. The chaotic sound came from all directions, and it made people's hearts beat.
Xia Qian walked to the nearest house, where the thugs of the gambling house were coercing and luring them to hand over the money. Those peasant households have long lost their families, where can they get the money, so everything that can be valuable in the family has been robbed.
Even worse, those who had young women in their families could not escape their black hands, so they were immediately snatched and tied up and ready to be sold to brothels. The old couple wept with hatred and beat the mud, but they were helpless.
The shrill woman's cry was heart-wrenching. Xia Qian clenched his fists, unable to endure such a cruel scene. He ran up, looking for Yao Xiucai's traces one by one. Finally, Yao Xiucai, who was hiding behind a group of thugs and Ma Wu, was found at the landlord Yao Zhichuan's house, pretending to be stupid.
Yao Zhichuan, a short, fat man, has a mole at the corner of his mouth and a curled short black hair on it. The gold teeth are missing, but the gold jewelry, gold necklaces, and gold rings on his whole body are enough to show his superficial pride.
He managed hundreds of acres of land and was the only small and wealthy landowner in the area. He lost the most money gambling in the gambling house, and he was the number one money-making target in the Ma Wu gambling house.
When Ma Wu reported that astronomical figure, perhaps even Yao Zhichuan himself didn't know that he had saved so much wealth over the years.
After all, Yao Zhichuan is a landlord, and he has seen more of the world than those peasants who can't read a single word. He did not immediately beg for mercy or refuse, but showed a smiling face and Ma Wumo.
He clasped his hands, looked up at Ma Wu and said with a smile: "Boss Ma, how about we discuss?" I see that your gambling house has just started, and it is the time when you need funds. Why don't you take the money I lost in your gambling house as my investment, and we can make friends with it, what do you think?"
Ma Wu snorted in disbelief and slapped away his outstretched hand as if he were courteous. "Talk nonsense to your father, I'm stupid. I've long since spent all the money you lost. If you pay back the money you owe me now, I can give you a chance to do something in my house. Pay it back!"
The landlord was deflated, and his face was ugly. With a wave of his hand, a number of family members came out of the main hall, all holding weapons in their hands, all of which were tools for farming.
Ma Wu also beckoned, and the burly big Han Gate behind him lined up, each holding a big knife glowing with silver light.
It is a stark contrast to those emaciated families.
The landlord sank his heart, but still gave the order to attack.
Ma Wu is a risky industry, and the thugs he naturally recruits are also of a high level, all of them are as powerful as cattle and have unique skills. More than a dozen family members had no momentum, and they rushed forward hesitantly, and they were knocked to the ground within two or three times, lying crookedly on the ground, and they were in pain.
Ma Wu kept approaching with a smile, and Yao Zhichuan moved back in horror. He thought of another plan and hurriedly said: "I have a daughter, who is in her prime age?" ”
This Yao Zhichuan wants to sell his daughter for money!
Ma Wuyi paused, a little interesting, he raised his head: "Take it out and take a look." ”
Yao Zhichuan saw that there was hope, and immediately ordered someone to bring his girl. Ma Wu stared at the small door of the back hall that opened, and a girl dressed in red came out, his two eyes were about to fall out, and he opened a mouth, and the corners of his mouth were about to flow out, and he suddenly licked his tongue and spit it on the ground. He looked at the young girl who looked seven points like Yao Zhichuan with disgust.
"Ahh What kind of beautiful daughter can you give birth to by your looks? Fuck it, get the money! fuck, it's ugly. He waved his hand impatiently and drove the ugly woman away, lest he be blinded.
When the young girl heard that someone thought she was ugly, she threw herself into her mother's arms and cried: "Mother, didn't you say that your daughter is the most beautiful person in the world?" ”
"Shut up!" Yao Zhichuan was upset when he heard her crying. He patted his leg regretfully, thinking about how many assets his family still had. He glanced at it, and suddenly found the young man behind Ma Wu.
He pointed at Yao Xiucai incredulously: "You, you, why are you here? ”
These words undoubtedly pierced his heart. He closed his eyes and couldn't pretend to be indifferent as a fool should be.
By this time, the rest of the thugs who had been ordered to go out had returned from their work, carrying dozens of leather bags and a dozen young girls.
"Boss Ma, the debt here has been collected. ”
"Ahhh Xiao Jia. You bastards, give me back my daughter. A peasant woman rushed in and grabbed the big man's arm, trying to save her daughter, but was stopped and pushed by the thugs, and she fell to the ground.
The girl named Xiaojia was tied hand and foot, crying and breaking free and shouting: "Mother!"
Many farmers who are immortal have rushed to Yao Zhichuan's house. They thought that if they didn't return at all, they would starve to death this winter. They were stopped at the entrance of the courtyard by thugs, and their cries were horrific and heartbreaking.
Suddenly, one of them trembled his hands, passed through the blockade chain formed by the thugs, pointed to Yao Xiucai behind Ma Wu and said, "Look, who is that?"
Everyone stopped shouting and looked at Yao Xiucai.
"That, that's not Yao Liqun's Yao Shu. How could he be here. ”
Yao Xiucai showed half of his face and listened to their words.
"After he was stupid, didn't he sell it to his father, why did he come back. ”
"Look at that, how he stands with the debtor. ”
"Wicked, wicked again. Someone slapped his leg and shouted, screaming to pierce the sky.
Yao Xiucai's back molars bit hard, and his whole body began to cramp slightly.
"No wonder our Yaojia Village suffered such a catastrophe, it was all caused by this demon. ”
Suddenly, someone knelt down and bowed to the heavens and begged: "Please, God, quickly accept this demon, take him away, and stop harming the world." A group of people knelt down with the man and prayed to God to worship God, and the scene was amazing.
"Go and call Yao Liqun and tell him to come and kill this evil obstacle. We'll be able to live, and the money will be back. Someone called, and someone immediately responded, and ran to find Yao Liqun.
"Hahahahaha Suddenly, a strange laugh floated out of the courtyard. Yao Xiucai closed his eyes and looked up and laughed, he stopped suddenly, like a ghost coming to ask for his life, and looked coldly at the group of kneeling farmers, the corners of his mouth curled into an inappropriate smile.
Terrifying!