Chapter 343 Let’s Rebel Together
The village head licked his lips anxiously.
What’s going on???
Things are a little different than expected?
Why is it so difficult to identify those who are timid and useless?
The village head decided to add fuel to the fire.
So I gathered my emotions and forced out a few tears.
"My fellow villagers!" the village head wiped away his tears. "The imperial court has all the troops and weapons it needs. What can our Heihe Village use to fight them? Take my advice and leave quickly! Everyone has money on hand. Let's find a place far away from Heihe Village to live a good life!"
The villagers were all stunned, and for a moment, the whole place was silent.
"Village head, are you going to drive us away?" The speaker was Tietou's father. Tietou's father was a little excited, and his eyes were red.
The village head sighed, "I don't mean to force you to leave. I'm just reminding you that rebellion isn't something you can just talk about. Staying in Heihe Village will lead to consequences. No one can predict whether the road ahead will be good or bad. Stay or leave, it's your choice! No matter who wants to leave, I won't blame you."
The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. "Village head, we just want to ask you one question: are you leaving or not?"
The village head glared at him and said, "I'm the village head, why should I leave?"
The villagers laughed and said, "That's it! If you don't leave, we won't leave either!"
The village head was anxious, "No, no, no! You are different from me, you can leave!"
The villagers said: "Why are we leaving? We're not going anywhere, we're just staying in Heihe Village!"
"Wherever Master Xiaojiu is, there we are!"
"Our whole village shares the good and the bad!"
"The court wants to deal with Master Xiaojiu. If we leave now, would we still be humane?"
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"You stubborn bastards!" The headman's eyes were filled with tears. This time he was really touched.
"You guys said that yourself. Don't blame Heihe Village for dragging you down later! It's not too late to regret it now!"
"We will never regret it!" the villagers answered in unison.
Li Zheng's eyes searched the crowd and finally landed on Widow Zhang. "Old Zhang family, you, an orphan and a widow, are going to stay and take this risk?"
Widow Zhang was suddenly named and was terrified.
"Village head, why did you only mention my name? You're not trying to kick me out, are you? I did some shameful things before, and I didn't raise my daughter well, but I changed a long time ago, and the villagers can see it! Besides, I'm loyal to Master Xiaojiu and Heihe Village!"
The transformation of Widow Zhang and her daughter is indeed obvious to all.
There are so many rich people in the Heihe Village Inn. If it were in the past, Widow Zhang and Shuihe would have found ways to get close to them.
But in the past few months, Shuihe, like other girls in the village, has never left the village. Widow Zhang has also worked diligently and has never shown off her charm.
The villagers said, "Leader, let's be honest. Old Zhang's family has indeed changed for the better. Let her stay!"
"Thank you, fellow villagers!" Widow Zhang thanked everyone repeatedly. "Village head, I will not leave Heihe Village! I will accept the consequences of this rebellion, no matter what they may bring!"
The village head was speechless.
He never expected it.
Surprisingly, no one wants to leave Heihe Village!
Surprisingly, everyone wants to join the rebellion!
Who would believe it if I told others that such a beheading could not scare away these people who can't even read a single word!
Zen Master Huineng and Master Hongkong were even more shocked.
Have you ever seen such a strange village that is even eager to rebel?
But after a little thought, they understood that the villagers' unity must be due to Xiao Jiuer. Everyone chose to stay and rebel because they trusted Xiao Jiuer.
The village head smiled, his wrinkled face seemed to be injected with vitality, "You chose to stay here on your own initiative, I didn't force you!"
The villagers laughed and said, "Yes, we volunteered!"
"What arrangements are there next? Just give the instructions, Village Chief!"
The village head said, "Master, Yan Ping, and Hawkeye are planning to go to the capital and will leave the day after tomorrow."
The villagers were very surprised and looked at Zhao Xingjian and Ye Yanping.
"The guests all say that the capital is so dry that smoke is about to appear. If Master and Yan Ping go to the capital at this time, they will probably suffer!"
Zhao Xingjian said, "There's nothing we can do about it. The imperial court will come knocking on our door sooner or later. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to take the initiative and attack."
The villagers were very worried. "Then you must pay attention to your safety. I heard that the capital is not peaceful right now!"
The village head said, "Master and his men are going to the capital to do something important. As for what it is, I'll keep it a secret for now. You'll find out when the time comes. The problem now is that to do something important, you need money to pave the way..."
The villagers couldn't wait for him to finish, "Leader, just tell us how much money you want, and we'll pay for it!"
The village head said, "I can't say for sure. How about this: each household should take out a hundred taels of silver and give them to Master and Yan Ping to take away. Do you agree?"
"agree!"
"One hundred taels of silver was a huge sum for us in the past, but it's nothing to us now!"
"We'll go back and get it!"
The villagers ran home as fast as they could, fearing that if they ran too slowly they would not be able to show their enthusiasm and sincerity.
Half an hour later, more than 20,000 silver coins were collected and handed over to Ye Yanping for safekeeping.
With this money, at least we don’t have to worry about the peasant army going hungry on the road.
Soon the day arrived for Zhao Xingjian and his companions to set off.
The Ye family got up before dawn.
Yunniang and Rong'er were making pancakes in the kitchen for the three of them to eat on the road.
Ye Yanping was filling the water bag with water. "Don't do too much. It's hot and it will spoil easily."
"I know. They're only made for two days." Yunniang wrapped the cooled pancakes in oil paper and put them in her bag, saying, "Eat the meat ones first."
"Okay." Ye Yanping took the bundle and found that Rong'er and Yunniang's eyes were red. They must have cried secretly again just now.
"Hey, don't cry, it's not like we won't be coming back!"
"You'll definitely come back!" Yunniang glared at him, "We just hope you come back safely and quickly!"
"Brother Yanping, my father is weak and helpless, so I have to ask you for help!" Rong'er's eyes became even redder.
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you, Master." Ye Yanping promised.
Yunniang said, "You have to be careful too. The generals and high-ranking officials in the imperial court are all skilled in martial arts. Just look at Daddy and you'll know. No matter how strong you are, you're no match for Daddy, so you mustn't try to show off your strength."
"I know, I'll be careful!"
Yunniang sighed, "If I had known you were going to the capital, I should have asked Dad to teach you martial arts. It's too late to talk about this now..."
"Yan Ping, come here for a moment."
Ye Buwei's voice came.
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