The Sorrow of the Five Families
Puff!
In the end, Zheng Wenlong couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Fortunately, Wang Tianlai, who was standing beside him, reacted quickly and caught him, preventing him from falling to the ground awkwardly.
After Wang Tianlai supported Zheng Wenlong, he directly pinched his middle finger.
After Zheng Wenlong woke up, he saw a row of fake mountain bandits lying behind Lin Fei. His body swayed twice and he almost fainted again.
"Patriarch Zheng, don't be anxious! Look at those mountain bandits behind me. Are they the ones you brought your servants to encircle and suppress a few years ago?”
Zheng Wenlong didn't even have time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He stared at Lin Fei as if he was using medicine to eat people up.
Those people were the mountain bandits he had surrounded. They were the servants he had sent to help Lin Fei find food today. However, the fairy had already become a mountain bandit.
Seeing the fake bandits staring at him, Zheng Wenlong opened his mouth but could not say a word.
"Looking at the Zheng Family Head's expression, I knew it was definitely like this. Damn it, you bandits still want to drag the five families into the water even after you're dead.”
As he spoke, Lin Fei kicked the fake mountain bandits who were close to him a few times and then looked at Zheng Wenlong with a smile.
At this moment, Zheng Wenlong suddenly understood that Lin Fei did not want to kill the five of them today. Instead, he wanted to use the bandits as an excuse to take advantage of the situation.
After knowing that Lin Fei was just trying to take advantage of the situation, Zheng Wenlong felt much more at ease. Although he also knew that Lin Fei would definitely ask for an exorbitant price, it was better than Lin Fei getting people to raid their five families.
"General Lin, the misunderstanding has been resolved. Can we go inside for a chat?”Zheng Wenlong smiled slightly and cupped his hands at Lin Fei. It was as if the person who spat out blood from Lin Fei was not him. However, the blood at the corner of his mouth that had not dried up told everyone that the person who spat out blood was him.
Everyone was smart. When they heard Zheng Wenlong's words and combined it with Lin Fei's words, they immediately understood the trick. Wang Tianlai and the other three family heads cooperated with Zheng Wenlong and cupped their hands at Lin Fei, inviting him in.
Since it was difficult to refuse, Lin Fei did not stand on ceremony. He smiled at them and walked in. Cheng Chumo was worried that Zheng Wenlong and the others would trick him, so he quickly followed.
After Zheng Wenlong and the others led Lin Fei to the main seat of Zheng Wenlong's meeting hall, they sat down. Cheng Chumo stood beside Lin Fei vigilantly.
Seeing Cheng Chumo's nervous look, Lin Fei said unhappily,"What are you so nervous about? Are the Zheng family's head going to eat me?”
"Yes, yes, we have no ill intentions towards General Lin.”Although he wanted to tear Lin Fei apart, Zheng Wenlong still forced a smile.
"Hehe, I told you! However, Master Zheng, we've helped you so much. How are you going to thank us?”
Being stared at by Lin Fei with a smile, Zheng Wenlong felt a little scared, but he could not avoid it. He could only bite the bullet and say,"I wonder what kind of thanks General Lin would like?”
"How about this? When we found the food, more than half of it had already been burned by the bandits. The five of you just need to replenish the food that was burned by the bandits.”
"I wonder how much food was burned by those bandits?”Although he knew that the food had not been burned and that Lin Fei was robbing him, Zheng Wenlong could only endure it.
"Not much, fifty thousand catties." Lin Fei was still smiling. Before he came to the Zheng family, he had already asked someone to investigate how much food the five families might have stored.
The final result was 60,000 to 80,000 dan, but he felt that the five clans might have around 100,000 dan, so he asked for 50,000 dan. He was afraid that if he asked for more, the five clans would fight to the death with him.
Moreover, he had already sent someone to send a letter to Li Shiming about the five families. Li Shiming would definitely send someone to deal with them, so he had to leave some for future generations.
"General Lin, isn't 50,000 catties a bit too much? After all, it's a famine year now, and we're also landowners with surplus grain!”Zheng Wenlong started to bargain.
Lin Fei nodded, indicating that he agreed with Zheng Wenlong's words. However, when Zheng Wenlong saw it, he was not happy. Instead, he was even more worried.
As expected, Lin Fei immediately continued,"But those bandits burned so much food. If I can't replenish it, it'll be hard to explain to the emperor! I hope that you can understand me, Master Zheng.”
Understand my ass! This was a blatant threat!
Zheng Wenlong and the others almost stood up and pointed at Lin Fei's nose to scold him, but they held back in the end. Compared to Li Shiming, Zheng Wenlong and the others still felt that Lin Fei was easier to deal with.
"Alright, we will use 50,000 catties of grain to thank General Lin. We only hope that General Lin can put in a good word for us in front of the emperor.”Zheng Wenlong, Wang Tianlai, and the others lowered their heads and discussed for a while before agreeing to stay.
As for the last sentence, both Lin Fei and Zheng Wenlong knew that it was nonsense.
Although he knew that it was nonsense, Lin Fei still agreed.
"Since that's the case, then I'll take my leave first. Zheng Wenlong doesn't need to send too much.”Lin Fei stood up from the main seat and said.
"General Lin, don't worry. The food will be delivered to the camp tomorrow.”
"Haha, then I can rest assured!"
Seeing Lin Fei leave with Cheng Chumo, Zheng Wenlong and the other five wanted to pull out their swords and pass through from behind.
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