Two men and one woman appeared next to the grain cart ahead.

The shouting boy looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, with dark skin, a sturdy build, a little baby fat on his face, and a chubby look that was very festive.

The boy was staring at them with his big eyes and pointing at them angrily.

Another man and a woman.

The man was in his thirties, dressed in cloth, with a fair complexion and elegant temperament, looking like a scholar.

The young lady next to him looked young. She wore a strangely shaped bamboo hat on her head and held a long sword in her right hand. Her eyes were clear and bright, as if they could penetrate people's hearts at a glance, making people feel a strong aura.

It is very suspicious to see so many grain carts appearing here.

Before County Magistrate Zhou and others could think about it carefully.

Wei Lang pointed at Captain Chen and Magistrate Zhou, not fearing their outnumbered figures. He angrily shouted, "I saw it all! Thieves! You tried to steal our things!"

When Chen Dutou heard the noise at first, he was a little panicked, but when he found that there were only three people in front of him, including a female family member and a scholar who looked frail, he felt confident.

"There's no name written on the grain cart." He snorted coldly, "These grains appeared in Guang'e County, so they must belong to our county magistrate."

Wei Xiyin raised an eyebrow, "Sir, the County Magistrate?"

"That's right!" County Magistrate Zhou straightened his back upon hearing this. "It's me. This grain belongs to Guang'e County. Who knows where you stole it from..."

This is the cross-shaped fork in the trail, and seven or eight grain carts are lined up in a row, blocking the road.

Upon closer inspection, each vehicle was packed with food, weapons, and protective gear.

When the things appeared here, County Magistrate Zhou naturally thought that they were supplies found from Guang'a County.

Chu Yu sneered and interrupted him, "Sir, as a senior official, you are trying to use your numbers to bully the minority. Since stealing failed, you are trying to rob openly?" His words were blunt and he didn't give any face at all.

County Magistrate Zhou's body stiffened when he heard this, and a wave of anger gradually surged in his heart. No one dared to speak to him like this, not even before the disaster, let alone after it happened.

He was just about to call on Chen Dutou to capture the three people in front of him.

The scholar changed the subject and said, "Since you are the magistrate of Guang'a County, why not give you the food?"

County Magistrate Zhou paused and his expression softened.

They are smart.

But then Chu Yu said quietly, "How can I know if you are lying?"

Wei Xiyin nodded in agreement, looking them up and down with suspicion. The two echoed each other, "We're not wearing official uniforms, who knows if we're trying to trick us? I even said I was the governor of Yizhou, do you believe me?"

She glanced at the Taoist priest standing behind County Magistrate Zhou. He had a turban with a swastika pattern on his head and was built with a strong build. If no one pointed him out, it would be hard to tell that he was a Taoist priest.

The man stood behind County Magistrate Zhou, very low-key, and did not say a word, but was secretly looking at them.

"Nonsense!" County Magistrate Zhou was so upset by his words that his anger flared up again.

A little girl actually dares to call herself a governor. She really doesn't want to live anymore.

Wei Xiyin didn't respond. She walked over to the grain cart and took a look. Her expression suddenly changed. She pointed at County Magistrate Zhou angrily and said, "How come there are several bags of grain missing from the cart?"

She looked furious, looking around the grain cart as if she were carefully inspecting it. Then she took a deep breath and accused everyone, "Well, we've only been gone for a short while, and you've already taken most of the grain. Taking it without permission is stealing, and robbing right in front of us is robbing. You can't be a local official like this, you must be a fake!"

Everyone was distracted for a moment by her words. They had just arrived and didn't even have time to walk to the granary. What did the lack of food have to do with them?

She wrongly accused people in public like this, and not only Magistrate Zhou, but even Captain Chen was furious with just a few words from her.

Chen Dutou simply stiffened his neck and agreed, saying fiercely, "So what if we took it? We saw the grain first, so it's ours. Don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty."

There are so many of them, even if they really took the food, what can she do!

Just wait for the county magistrate's order and kill these three people and nothing will happen.

Wei Lang was very excited when he heard his words, and clapped his hands and said, "Sister, sister, they admitted it." Sister said that if they admitted it, they could kill people.

Drought was imminent, and the grass on both sides of the path that provided shelter had bent down. The path chosen by County Magistrate Zhou and his companions was lined with ridges and bare fields, and was very empty, with no ambush areas nearby.

But there was a ditch dug at the bottom of the ridge to irrigate the farmland, which was half a person's height and was right at the foot of the path where the crowd was walking.

Conversation room.

Shadowy figures appeared from behind and to the sides.

County Magistrate Zhou and the group of yamen soldiers kept their eyes fixed on the grain cart and the three people in front of them, and did not notice anything unusual.

The little girl finally stepped forward to help the aunt up. Her hands were tied and she was weak, so it took a lot of effort for her to lift the person up. When she bent down to stand up, she glanced inadvertently and her eyes met the troops who were quietly forming an encirclement.

Centurion Yan squatted at the foot of a nearby field ridge, gave the little girl a kind smile, and gestured for her to be quiet.

The little girl was a little nervous, pursed her lips and said nothing.

The two groups in the front were still struggling, and the soldiers guarding the families in the back were not paying attention to the surrounding situation. Everyone's attention was on Wei Xiyin and the other three.

Wei Xiyin sneered, "According to the laws of our dynasty, if a person steals less than one tael of silver, he shall be caned fifty times, but exempt from tattooing. If he steals less than one tael of silver, he shall be caned sixty times; if he steals one hundred and twenty taels of silver, he shall be caned one hundred times and exiled three thousand miles."

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