Chapter 11 Bandit Attack
The sky was dark, with stars twinkling.
Su Jingge gazed into the distance, where the roadside weeds swayed and rose in the wind.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard the sound of horses' hooves downstairs.
She opened her eyes instantly.
There was a loud 'bang'.
The door was kicked open.
The newcomers were a group of burly men, each over eight feet tall, with broad backs and thick waists, and eyes as fierce as copper bells.
Su Jingge looked down from the third floor and saw bandits!
The man at the head of the group had a thick beard, wore a black coarse cloth short shirt, had bulging muscles, and held a gleaming large knife, which sent chills down one's spine.
Their arrival at this time seems ill-intentioned.
The man propped one leg on the stool: "I heard that Yunque Restaurant has some new dishes. Bring out all the good wine and meat for me!"
Su Jingge stepped down and looked at the group calmly: "The restaurant is closed for the day, you should head back."
"Brother, this is the manager of Yunque Tower," said one of the lean underlings.
“Now that we’ve come, how can we let our brothers go back hungry?” He then gave a cold laugh. “If you don’t provide supplies, we’ll just have to take them ourselves.”
He then twirled the sharp blade in his hand, which gleamed with an eerie silver light in the dim light.
This means that she needs to hand over the money.
Su Jingge knew that these bandits were from Qingfeng Village. Their leader was called Fuyou, who was the head of Qingfeng Village and the person Zhao Liu and his men were collecting protection money from, so they had to be wary of him.
She saw that at least twenty people had arrived; they were going to rob the restaurant.
She only has three good people behind her, and they might not necessarily have the upper hand.
Money is very important right now.
If they give it to me today, I'll definitely come back next time.
It's never going to end.
She smiled and said, "Mayfly Chieftain, this is an attempt to rob us outright."
"So what if it is?"
Su Jingge looked at everyone and got straight to the point.
She laid her cards on the table: "Then I'm telling you today, you can't take this silver away."
Mayfly was stunned for a moment. Why was this young lady so bold?
"You hand over the money, and I'll take it and that's the end of it."
"I told you you can't take it away!" Su Jingge said each word firmly and resolutely.
Mayfly was taken aback; why was this young lady being so stubborn again?
He chuckled, "Haha, Manager Su, you have quite the spirit. But if you don't take it, I'll raze this little restaurant to the ground."
"Look at this, it's all been repaired. What a pity. Pay us the money and we'll leave. We won't take anyone's life."
Su Jingge frowned. Why was this bandit trying to reason with her?
The skinny monkey beside her straightened his back, looking fierce and menacing, trying to intimidate her: "Yes, pay up, and we won't take your life."
Su Jingge shook her head again: "No money, but you want my life?"
The skinny monkey was stunned. He spread his legs and brandished his knife, saying, "I can take it now."
The woman remained upright, her lips always bearing a hint of disdainful mockery.
He hated their mocking looks the most.
Skinny Monkey then stood up straight again, turned his head and whispered, "Brother, this little wench doesn't respond to force."
The mayfly's eyes darted around: "Why are you being so unreasonable?"
How did she become unreasonable?
The mayfly's face contorted in a ferocious grin: "I don't know if you're just being stubborn, but give it to me!"
"stop!"
Fei Jian stepped out, followed by Xiao Linyuan.
Xiao Linyuan had just fallen asleep when this noise started again.
I'm really unhappy right now!
The man's face was cold, and he exuded a murderous aura.
"You lowly bandits, instead of staying put on the mountain, you dare to cause trouble here? Do you want to die?" Flying Sword's eyes were filled with icy coldness.
The second-in-command, a skinny monkey with a face covered in pockmarks and dark, rough skin, whispered to the mayfly-cricket, "Boss, if you pull me back now, I'm afraid I might accidentally kill someone."
The mayfly nodded: "Just scare it a little."
The skinny monkey's eyes flashed like blades: "Such arrogance!" He brandished his curved blade, his eyes turning cold. "Give me your life!"
Just as he was about to leap up and strike, a large hand pulled him back from behind.
The skinny monkey stumbled as he was pulled, and he looked at the mayfly: "No, I haven't even hit it yet."
The mayfly's gaze was deep, its pupils trembling as it cried out, "General!" Then, looking at the flying sword, it added, "Lieutenant General!"
Xiao Linyuan narrowed his eyes; [You are? Yan Shu?]
Yan Shu had once fought alongside the general through thick and thin, but after the battle three years ago, his brothers all disbanded, which is why he became a bandit.
Now, seeing the person who taught him martial arts and saved his life standing right in front of him again, he excitedly ran up to him and slid to his knees.
"General! Yan Shu misses you terribly!"
A grown man was in tears.
Su Jingge's eyes flickered slightly. What was going on?
They were then treated to a good meal and drinks.
"General, it has been more than three years since we parted ways in Rongcheng. I heard that you died, that you became mute. I dream of seeing you again, but I cannot..."
Why did you become a bandit?
"General, I didn't want to either, but there was a reason for it. I accidentally injured someone from the imperial court and had no choice but to go to Qingfeng Mountain and set up camp there. These brothers were all forced to do so."
“I had previously submitted my letter of surrender to the court, but I have not received any news of amnesty for a long time.”
"I wrote to the magistrate again, but it hasn't come to pass yet."
“No matter what we do, it’s wrong. Even when we try to farm to be self-sufficient, the magistrate says it’s illegal.”
"Everyone says we are demons, Japanese pirates, but we never rob other people. We only rob corrupt officials, never ordinary people. If a villager is injured while hunting in the mountains, we will treat him and send him down the mountain."
Yan Shu was crying and sniffling, feeling extremely wronged.
Su Jingge listened from the side and realized that's how it is.
No wonder they were trying to reason with us earlier, saying they only wanted money and wouldn't take our lives.
"Then why did you rob my restaurant tonight? And who ordered you to do it?"
Yan Shu said, "We had previously cooperated with Ning Zhutian. They said that as long as we did things for them, they would find an opportunity to talk to the county magistrate about the matter of being granted amnesty."
Su Jingge smiled, knowing it was them who were behind this.
“Zhao Liu is completely untrustworthy; there hasn’t been a single word from him all these years,” Yan Shu sighed.
Su Jingge spoke up: "Brother Yan Shu, I have a good idea."
Yan Shu raised his eyes: "We all know about the good deeds the Su family has done for the people. Manager Su, please speak freely."
"From now on, you should no longer cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce, but cooperate with me. As for Zhao'an, I will definitely give you a place to settle down when the time is right."
"But I'll have to trouble you all a little longer."
"A place to stay?"
Everyone was overjoyed.
"So, that means we can have legitimate identities now?"
Su Jingge nodded: "Then do as I say..."
As dawn broke, Su Jingge finished her explanation.
Yan Shu clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I, Yan Shu, will certainly do as you say."
Everyone was about to leave.
Before leaving, Yan Shu asked Su Jingge for one more thing.
"Excuse me, Manager Su, do you have needles and thread? We'd like to do some mending..."
She noticed that their clothes were all torn. If they could open a factory and have a clothing factory in the future, their lives would be much better.
"Wait."
Looking at the boxes of needles and thread, Yan Shu insisted on paying money.
Su Jingge said no.
"It's not too late to figure it out later."
Yan Shu looked deeply moved: "Thank you, Manager Su."
The group then expressed their gratitude.
"General, please take care of yourself. I'll go ahead first."
Xiao Linyuan nodded.
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