You just heard that my old brother went hunting in the mountains. If he were home, I'm afraid there would be bloodshed today. After all, he killed three bandits by himself. The grass on his grave is so tall now, he probably wouldn't mind the addition of you two!
"Even if the government officials come to question us, we'll just say we don't know and that you might have gotten lost along the way. Without evidence, the government shouldn't be able to behead all 100 of us, right?"
The older man's face changed. The man with the pointed chin and monkey cheeks might not know about it in the brothel, but he was a middleman and made a living by being well-informed. Of course, he had heard about the heroic deeds of the old hero of the Tai family.
No wonder he always felt that the surname of this village sounded familiar. Only now did he realize it.
He immediately stepped forward to take the silver, and bowed and said goodbye to his companion with a pointed face and monkey cheeks.
"Old man, I'm really sorry for disturbing you today. Now that the matter is settled, we will go back now."
After that, they went out, jumped on the carriage parked at the entrance of the village and hurried back to the city.
Everyone in the Tai family felt relieved and had a sense of pride.
Erya burst into tears, finally she didn’t have to go to the brothel!
Chunhong hugged her sister and wiped her tears as well.
Liu Dongniang suppressed her sore throat, patted the two little sisters, and comforted them, "Don't cry, it's over. There are so many elders in the village, how can we bear to see you being bullied."
Third Master Tai heaved a sigh of relief. He puffed on his pipe and replied, "Second Master's wife is right. Our Tai family may not have much power, but we have so many lives! No one can get past us and bully our children!"
The men all nodded, their hearts suddenly filled with courage.
Tai Jijin was probably afraid of being scolded again, so he quietly pulled Sun Meihua and was about to leave.
But Yang Lihua pointed at them and said coldly, "Wait a minute, you can't leave!"
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