Han Yong circled around Biaozi and said, "We wouldn't dare stop you."

Biaozi glanced at the militiamen at the door and said, "Then move aside."

Han Yong smiled and said, "I've heard you guys are very skilled. My men and I have been wanting to learn from you for a long time. Since you're here today, let's have a match. Brothers, come in and learn from the comrades from the county."

"good."

The militiamen all rushed in.

Han Yong walked up to the militiamen and said loudly, "They're from the county, they're really tough. Brothers, let's show the spirit we had when we went deep into the mountains to hunt wild boars a few years ago."

The militiamen responded loudly with a "Yes!"

Biaozi glanced at the militiamen. They were determined to oppose him.

Those who came with Biaozi were a little scared. Back then, so many people went into the mountains, but only the people from Hanjiazhuang were able to hunt game every time, and no one got hurt.

Han Yong turned to look at Biaozi and said, "One-on-one or a group fight?"

Biaozi knew perfectly well that they wouldn't gain the upper hand in either a one-on-one fight or a group brawl. "Let's do it another day, we have things to do today."

Han Yong: "How can that be? You guys went through so much trouble to get here. How about we gang up on each other? Ganging up will save time. Brothers, let's go!"

The militiamen, carrying knives, charged towards the thugs.

Biaozi's men quickly retreated.

Li Dafu was so scared he almost wet his pants.

When Biaozi saw the militiamen rushing over, he shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Han Yong made a gesture, and the militiamen stopped.

Biaozi pointed to the knives in the militiamen's hands. He hadn't expected the militiamen from Hanjiazhuang to dare stop them: "You have knives, we don't."

Han Yong made a gesture, and the militiamen threw away their knives.

Biaozi turned to look at the people he had brought and said, "Do you know why the director sent us to Hanjiazhuang?"

Those who came with Biaozi were filled with regret. They should have known better than to ask. Now, if they had just gone back without even fighting…

Biaozi then asked, "Do you want to come one by one or all at once?"

Biaozi's men thought: going up one by one would be embarrassing for each of them, and going up together would be embarrassing for all of them, so they might as well all be embarrassed together. In the end, everyone said they would go up together.

After seeing that they had made their choices, Han Yong asked, "Can we begin?"

Biaozi: "That's fine."

"Alright." Han Yong turned to the militiamen and said, "Brothers, although the comrades from the county are formidable, we've encountered wild boar herds frequently in the mountains before. Brothers, let's go!"

The militiamen shouted "Good!" and charged towards the thugs.

Biaozi's eyes were red with anger. "Fine, let's fight! And they call us a herd of wild boars!" he shouted. "Comrades, charge!"

Li Dafu tried to back away again. Han Zhuang kicked him into the crowd. After kicking Li Dafu in, Han Zhuang rushed in as well.

Han Gui also clenched his fists and rushed in.

The numbers on both sides were roughly the same. The militiamen were trained during the Xiaoman solar term, and during the years of food shortages, they often went hunting in the deep mountains. As for the men Biaozi brought, let's not even mention them.

Soon, everyone except Biaozi was beaten down by the militiamen.

Biaozi was secretly astonished. He knew the militiamen of Hanjia Village were formidable, but he hadn't expected them to be this strong. It seemed they hadn't gone all out when they sparred with the militiamen from other villages. "Captain Han, now that the sparring is over, we'll take Han Dashan back to investigate."

Han Yong raised his hand and patted Biaozi on the shoulder, and Biaozi sat down on the ground: "I said, do you look down on us militiamen?"

Biaozi tried to stand up from the ground, but failed several times: "I may look down on anyone, but I can't look down on you, Captain Han."

Han Yong pointed to the people lying on the ground: "Then why did you all fall to the ground as soon as you came up?"

"you!"

Han Yong pulled Biaozi up from the ground: "Although you are from the county and we are farmers, you don't have to give way to us, do you? Brothers, help the comrades from the county up."

As soon as the militiamen helped Biaozi's men up, Han Yong said, "Come on, let's have another match. This time, don't hold back. You're from the county, and we're just farmers. How could we possibly beat you? We really want to learn from you, so don't try to fool us."

Biaozi understood. Han Yong meant: If you want to take people away, we'll keep fighting.

When Biaozi's men heard that Han Yong wanted to "learn from them," they wanted to fall back to the ground. This wasn't about learning from them; it was clearly a pretext for a group beating.

Han Yong looked at Biaozi and the men he brought: "Come on, let's have another match."

Biaozi wanted to kick Han Yong.

The man behind Biaozi whispered, "Brother Biao, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle."

Another person added, "Yeah, Brother Biao, let's go back and bring our weapons before we come back."

Biaozi suppressed his anger and said, "Han Yong, you just wait."

Han Yong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting."

Biaozi gritted his teeth: "Retreat!"

Han Yong wanted to keep Li Dafu, but Han Dashan stopped him, saying, "Let him go."

Han Zhuang objected: "Father, he framed you."

Han Dashan: "They are heartless, so we can't be unjust. Li Dafu, I'm letting you off today for Qiaoqiao's sake and your nephew and niece. But if there's a next time, I won't let you off so easily."

Li Dafu: "No, no."

Han Zhuang glared at Li Dafu: "Get lost!"

Li Dafu quickly followed Biaozi away.

After they left, Han Dashan invited the militiamen to come inside and sit down.

After sitting down, Han Yong asked Han Dashan, "Uncle, do you want to hide at Binzi's place for a while?"

"No need." Han Dashan looked at the militiamen: "Let's skip the formalities. If you ever need anything in the future, and your uncle and the three brothers can help, just let us know."

Han Yong: "Uncle, please don't say that. We all come from the same ancestor in Han Family Village. Besides, we are all apprentices of Binzi's wife."

Meanwhile, the village chief summoned all the cadres to the brigade headquarters: "You all know what happened today, right?"

The officials nodded.

The village chief continued, "Binzi is the most promising person in our village. If his father is made a role model by those people, he will definitely be affected. Maybe the army will let him come back to farm. We all share the same ancestor, so I won't hide anything from him. If Binzi is an official outside, we can still ask him for help if we encounter any difficulties or injustices. If Binzi comes back, we might not even be able to find the door if we want to get anything done."

The village chief stopped and looked at the others: "If Binzi's father has done anything illegal or disorderly, I will never protect him. But these people are clearly looking for trouble. Why are they looking for trouble? Why are they targeting Binzi's father? You should all think about it carefully."

Nobody was stupid. Soon, everyone guessed why Biaozi and his gang had done what they did.

After guessing what they meant, the village chief asked them, "Do you think we can let them take Binzi's father away?"

Of course not.

The village chief said, "Then next time they come, we'll gather everyone in the village. If they insist on taking Binzi's father away, then we'll take everyone in the village and follow them. I want to see how they handle things then."

After making the arrangements, the village chief went to tell Han Dashan.

The people of Hanjiazhuang were waiting for Biaozi and his group to come back, but what they got in return was news that was both unexpected and not unexpected.