Chapter VII The wicked must be forced to grind
The proposal to borrow food was decided, and the four leaders of the parish, including Wang Lun, were all open-minded. Song Wan invited everyone to come back to the table and drink, and kept persuading Wang Lun, "Even if my brother only eats a bowl of water, I feel happy!" Wang Lun refused, and had to follow everyone to the Juyi Hall.
A group of six people were talking and laughing on the road. Just as they were about to arrive at the Juyi Hall, Wang Lun suddenly glanced at a man and a woman, two adults, with their children, stood at the door of the hall. It seemed like a family. At this time, the young couple was looking down at him, his eyes shrank timidly.
Wang Lun looked carefully and saw that Li Si was the one who had just apologized for him. Next to him was a woman in her early twenties. Although the woman was not very outstanding in appearance, she was quite charming. She was very eye-catching in this mountain world of men. Behind the young couple was a child about three or four years old, and was hiding behind her, biting the fat chicken leg with her mouth open, and from time to time she put her greasy little hands in her mouth to suck her. She looked very cute.
When Wang Lun saw that the family of three seemed to be waiting for him, he was not busy going in. He met them and walked up to hug the child in his arms. The child saw a stranger coming to hug him, but he didn't struggle and make noise. He just snuggled in Wang Lun's arms and chewing the chicken legs in his hands with concentration. The whole-minded concentration made Wang Lun and Du Qian and others laugh.
The little woman saw that her child's face was covered with oil stains, and was afraid that Wang Lun would stain her sleeves, so she hurriedly wanted to take the child over. Wang Lun smiled and shook her head, just teasing the child in her arms.
Seeing that the atmosphere was so harmonious, Li Si made up a lot of determination and said to Wang Lun: "Master, I...I can't speak! The master of the village will always remember the kindness of our whole family's life. I and my family want to respect the master!" After that, he handed a bowl of wine and delivered it to Wang Lun.
Seeing this, Zheng Qian smiled and said, "Li Si, your Xinyi Village leader is in charge, but he is just recovering from a serious illness and it is not convenient to drink. I will drink this wine for the village leader!" After that, he was about to pick up the bowl of wine from Li Si.
Li Si's face turned red when he heard this, and he hurriedly explained: "I forgot this, so please forgive me!"
"It's okay!"
Wang Lun waved his hand, pressed Zheng Qian, who was eager to drink with wine, and put the child who was still gnawing on the chicken legs in his arms with one hand. From Li Si's hand, he took a full bowl of low-grade village brew of this era, and drank it all without hesitation.
When Li Si and the young woman saw that, they hurriedly drank all the water and wine in their hands. After drinking, the couple's faces were flushed and they were a little excited. Seeing that they were so simple, Wang Lun was not in a hurry to leave and chatted: "Li Si, where are you from? Why did you think of bringing your wife and children to join the Dazhai?"
But Li Si saw that Wang Lun did not leave after drinking, but took the initiative to ask about his situation, which surprised him. He suddenly felt a sense of panic and strangeness filled his whole body, and he stood there and couldn't say anything. It was not until the woman could not bear to see her and secretly pulled her husband's sleeve. Li Si came to his senses. After calming down, he answered: "If you go back to the village master, my husband's family was originally a villager in Xixi Village outside the east gate of Yuncheng County. He has been a small visitor at Baozheng's house for generations, just because he was young.
Bao Zheng was not virtuous, and saw that my family was beautiful and often came to the house to make noise! I went to Bao Zheng's house to complain, but I was repeatedly kicked out by Lao Bao Zheng. My parents were so angry that they could not leave..." Speaking of this, Li Si's eyes were slightly red and he gritted his teeth. "How could that beast not only not restrained, but became more serious. That night, he came to make trouble in the funeral hall under the influence of drunkenness. I couldn't bear to break my arms with a shoulder pole. On the spot, the little beast shouted that he wanted to send me to a lawsuit. I was forced to do so, so I threw a copycat overnight!"
After hearing this, Wang Lun was furious and smashed the wine bowl hard on the steps in front of the hall, cursing: "How dare this thief be so rude? Is there no king's law in Yuncheng County? I heard that Wenbin was a good herd at that time, how could he control the underworld so turbidity!?"
Seeing Wang Lun get so angry, Zhu Gui hurriedly persuaded him, "Brother calm down and take care of his health! I have heard of what Bao Zheng did in Li Si Village in the past!" Seeing Wang Lun look at him, he said in detail, "I heard that if someone dares to rebel against him in Xixi Village, no matter whether you are a tenant or a villager, you secretly beat him up and threw him into the stream next to the village. He pretended to be a god and a ghost, saying that ghosts were worshipped and tempting to go into the water! Over the years, either invited monks to recite scriptures or Taoists to do things, it was actually to cover up his crimes! The government was fed by him, and he never came to investigate the truth!"
"I know this too!" After hearing Zhu Gui's detailed statement, Song Wan slapped his thigh and said, "That day, Baozheng from Xixi Village asked someone to carve a pagoda with bluestone and put it by the stream, so as to try to cure the ghosts in the water and not come to Xixi Village. However, Baozheng from Dongxi Village was a hero. He took the pagoda and put it on the edge of the village. The villagers thought that the two villages would cause a fight. Unexpectedly, Baozheng from Xixi Village didn't even dare to let go of a fart, and this matter was just that! After this, Chao Gai from Dongxi Village became the nickname of the King of Towers. I was walking in the world at that time and heard people talk about it, so I learned about it!"
Wang Lun gradually calmed down when he heard the whole story, and nodded to Song Wan: "I have heard of the name of Chao Baozheng in Dongxi Village. It is said that he is a hero who stands tall in the world. In addition, there is a timely rain in Yuncheng County, Song Gongming, who is currently in charge of his position, is also well-known in the world to help the poor and the needy. Li Si, let me ask you! Have you ever been to the county government to mourn?"
Li Si shook his head, his face as if he was about to cry, and said mercilessly: "Master, my family has only been a small customer who rents a land acre for generations. He has no money or power. He is suing him, so why is he a rival to Baozheng in the village? I have heard from the name of Song Ai Si, but in the past he was a guest in Baozheng's family. The two of them seemed to be one person, and the villagers met them in person. How dare I come forward to sue him?" The tenants who rented large lands in Song Dynasty were divided into
There are two types. One is called Niuke, and the other is called Niuke, who has no cattle in the family. The difference between the two is the amount of taxes paid by the landlord. Niuke is generally half the harvest with the landlord, while the small customer has to pay more than 60%. However, regardless of Niuke, small customer, as long as you are a tenant, in addition to paying most of the harvest, you also have to work for the landlord's family unconditionally and be ordered to enslave others. Even the family members are not spared, and their status is very humble.
"Brother, this is the world, what can the people do?" Du Qian also advised Wang Lun when he saw that his face was unhappy.
Wang Lun's eyes swept over Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui's face one by one, and said, "Li Si brought his family to Liangshan. You and my brothers are injured and hurt! The government does not care about his grievances, do I care about my village? I don't think about this wine anymore! It will not be snowing tonight. Du Qian and Song Wan, two brothers, don't refuse to work hard. We went down the mountain overnight to see the majesty of the Xixi Village Baozheng! In addition, brothers Zhu Gui should not go back to the hotel. Tonight, there will be a labor force for brothers and children to protect the village! Li Si! Take the children of the family down to eat, and you will go and lead the way when the sky is dark. My village will definitely give you justice!"
When Li Si and the woman heard Wang Lun's words, they burst into tears. Both of them knelt down and kowtowed, "The grace of the village leader will be repaid for his death!"
Wang Lun helped the two of them up and returned the child to them, but when Song Wan heard this, he shouted: "Brother, don't say it's hard! But I want you to go down the mountain yourself, what's the face we have! My brother has just recovered from a serious illness, so why should I rest in the village? I'd better go with my brother Du's family and come to meet my brother!"
Wang Lun knew that Song Wan was out of good intentions, which was different from Song Jiang's intention to underestimate Chao Gai in the future. However, he did not want to learn from Chao Gai's style. He sat on the mountain and never did his own work. In the end, he only knew that Song Jiang was on the mountain, but not Chao Gai.
Wang Lun patted Song Wan on the shoulder and said, "I appreciate my brother's kindness, but the situation is too bad! One reason is that Li Si has entered the mountain village, and his grievances are the grievances of my mountain village. If I don't do it personally, I will not be able to sleep or eat in the future. Moreover, Xixi Village is separated from Dongxi Village, and Chao Tianwang of Dongxi Village is not an idle person. There are many wealthy tourists in the village. Although it is rumored that he is not in harmony with Xixi Village, he is still a member of the same village! The movement of our teams to take revenge is definitely not small, but I am afraid that it will disturb him at that time and cause misunderstandings. I can go there in a way. I can adapt to the situation with you brothers. I know the kindness of Wang Lun, but I have decided that this matter is!"
Seeing that Wang Lun was considerate, Song Wan did not insist anymore. Du Qian and Zhu Gui said that, and did not persuade him again. Everyone just invited Wang Lun to the banquet together and discussed the matter of avenging Li Si tonight.
Chapter completed!