Zhu Tong, the head of the horse soldiers in Yuncheng County, was eight feet four or five meters tall. He had a beard that was more than a foot long. His face was as red as dates and his eyes were as bright as stars. He looked like Guan Yunchang. Everyone in the county called him the Beautiful Beard Duke.
Zhu Tong received Shi Wenbin's order and immediately led his twenty horse archers and twenty soldiers to rush towards Shijie Village.
Shijie Village was quite far from Yuncheng County. Zhu Tong and the others traveled for half a day. When they arrived, it was already evening. The Xu Manor was already empty.
Great Grandfather Xu was usually friendly with others, and Zhu Tong was also on good terms with him. Seeing the Xu family's behavior, he couldn't help but sigh. Then, he asked his subordinates to take out a seal and stick it on the door.
The corpses of the envoy and the dozen or so officials had long been placed on an empty space by the villagers. They were all covered with a straw mat, waiting for the government to send someone over to collect them.
Zhu Tong glanced at the corpses. Only the head of the envoy had been cut off. The rest of the officials had been killed with a single slash. The killing method was really clean and neat.
"That Xu Fengwu is very skilled in martial arts. He even injured Lei Heng. Now that he's at Liang Shan Po, how can he be so easy to capture?”Zhu Tong couldn't help but shake his head. He felt pity for Xu Fengwu, but at the same time, he hated the treacherous officials in the court.
The method of plundering the land was completely a trick. Cai Jing, these crafty sycophants, messed up the court and forced the loyal officials into bandits. It was really no wonder that Xu Fengwu killed them in anger.
After Zhu Tong sighed with emotion, he ordered people to go to the coffin shop in the village and buy more than ten high-quality coffins. He was prepared to collect these corpses and return to Yuncheng County tomorrow.
On the other hand, Zhu Tong's work had attracted the attention of the villagers of Shijie Village.
With such a shocking case, not to mention this small Shijie Village, even the entire Yuncheng County already knew about it.
It wouldn't be long before this matter spread throughout Jeju and Yunzhou, becoming a topic of conversation.
There were two brothers in the crowd. One of them was wearing a tattered headscarf and old clothes. He was barefooted. It was the Tai Sui, Ruan Xiaoer.
The other person was wearing a sun-blocking black bamboo hat, a chess piece cloth vest, and a raw cloth skirt tied around his waist. He was also barefooted. It was the living Yama, Ruan Xiaoqi.
"Second brother, these stupid officials of the Imperial Court are always thinking of ways to exploit us. I feel really happy when I see the small officials kill them all.”Ruan Xiaoqi said in a low voice.
The second son of the Ruan Family laughed coldly and said," I heard that my family has gone to Liangshan to seek refuge with Wang Lun. From now on, they won't be controlled by the officials of the imperial court and will be free and unfettered!”
Ruan Xiaoqi looked envious and said,""We also have a friendship with this little official. If he remembers us after he goes up the mountain, he will also recommend us to go to Liangshan Lake. In the future, we will eat a lot of meat and divide the money.”
Although Liangshan Lake was rich in aquatic products and had a lot of fish and prawns, the rarer a thing was, the more valuable it was. Fish and prawns were not valuable around Liangshan, so the fishermen nearby could only make a living.
It was precisely because of poverty that only the second son of the Ruan family was married. The fifth and seventh sons were still single. It was no wonder that the seventh son yearned for Liangshan.
The two brothers watched the show for a while, then turned around and left. After walking for a short while, they saw three people walking toward them. The leader was a tall man who looked like Kui Hong. He cupped his fists and said to the two,"Are the two of you the Ruan brothers?"
Ruan Second and Ruan Xiaoqi looked at each other and heard Ruan Second say,""I am Second Ruan, and this is my brother, Ruan Xiaoqi. May I ask your names?”
The man smiled and said," I'm Zhu Gui. I run a hotel at the entrance of the Lijiadaokou. My master is preparing a banquet and needs twenty Golden-scaled Carps that weigh more than ten catties. Therefore, I'm here to discuss with you."”
The two brothers 'eyes lit up. Ordinary carps weren't worth much, but a Golden-scaled Carp weighing more than 10 catties was comparable to beef.
The current price of beef in Jingdong was about fifty to sixty yuan per catty. Twenty big carps that were more than ten catties were worth at least ten strings of money. This was not a small amount.
"I was wondering which wealthy guest it was, but it turned out to be Shopkeeper Zhu. I've heard a lot about you!”The Ruan brothers quickly returned the greeting with cupped fists, but soon after, both of them looked discouraged.
Ruan Xiaoqi said," Shopkeeper Zhu must have been recommended by someone else to come to us. We have no reason to reject the original deal."”
"It's just that it's not like before. Ever since Wang Lun occupied Liangshan Lake, he forbade fishermen from going to the lake to fish.”
When Zhu Gui and the other two heard this, they immediately looked a little embarrassed. He opened a hotel at the entrance of Lijiadaokou. He usually acted as the eyes and ears of Liangshan, inquiring about the news of the merchants coming and going. At the same time, he also did illegal business.
Naturally, this matter was kept very secret. Otherwise, if it were to be publicized, the authorities might come to arrest him. Thus, the Ruan brothers did not know Zhu Gui's true identity.
Zhu Gui coughed lightly and said,"I naturally know your difficulties, but are you going to let go of the deal just like that? How about this, my master is not far ahead. How about you two go and discuss it with him?”
When Ruan Second and Ruan Xiaoqi heard this, they both felt that something was amiss. However, this was Shijie Village, and the two brothers were not afraid of anything. There was no reason for them to retreat.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, please lead the way."”
"Please follow me!" Zhu Gui made a gesture of invitation and led the way.
After a while, they arrived at a forest. Under a big tree stood a person wearing a bamboo hat.
Seeing everyone arrive, that person immediately came forward and took off his bamboo hat. He said to Ruan Second and Ruan Xiaoqi,""Second Brother, Seventh Brother, it's me!"
The Ruan brothers looked at the man and were shocked. It turned out that this man was Xu Fengwu's trusted aide. His name was Chen Xing, and he was only in his early twenties.
Chen Xing and his brother, Chen Sheng, were originally from Shijie Village. Because their parents had died long ago, the two brothers became orphans. Fortunately, they were taken in by Great Grandfather Xu. The two of them became servants in the Xu family and later became Xu Fengwu's followers.
In the past three years, Xu Fengwu had learned martial arts from Shi Wengong, and Chen Xing and Chen Sheng had also learned some boxing and boxing from him. They had trained themselves in martial arts.
"So it's the Chen brothers. Didn't you go to Liangshan with me? Why are you here?”Ruan the Second asked hurriedly.
Chen Xing said with a smile," It's just that Young Master instructed me to invite my two brothers and Little Fifth Brother to Mount Liang. From now on, we'll drink big bowls of wine and eat big chunks of meat. We won't be bullied by the officials anymore."”
"As expected, you still remember us!”When the Ruan brothers heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Ruan Xiaoqi suddenly looked at Zhu Gui and said,""Could it be that Shopkeeper Zhu is also from Liangshan?”
"That's right." Zhu Gui cupped his fists and smiled.
Ruan Xiaoqi hurriedly said,"I was rude just now. Please don't blame me!"”
"It's fine!" Zhu Gui said with a smile. From now on, everyone would be brothers through life and death. Where was Brother Xiaowu? At least he could go up the mountain to gather together!”
Ruan Second immediately said," Fifth Brother went to gamble. Seventh Brother, go and call him back. I'll bring Shopkeeper Zhu and the Chen brothers to my place first."”
"I'll go now!" Ruan Xiaoqi quickly nodded.
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