Chen Dawei brought a lot of people with him, and his son Chen Fuxi was carrying an account book and an abacus.
Looking at the people who had been forcibly pulled over behind him, Chen Dawei felt a sense of relief.
After glancing around and noticing that the man who used the crossbow last night was not there, Chen Dawei became even more assertive: "We agreed before that, apart from the trees in your own forests, you would pay one tael of silver for each tree you cut down, but we'll give you a discount on bamboo, half a tael of silver per tree."
Chen Fuxi fiddled with the abacus, calculating for quite a while.
Lin Youcai and his men had even forgotten about this incident. At first, they were a little scared and hesitant, so they only dared to go to the mountains to cut the trees, which was far away from nearby.
But later, I don't know why, when I was with Lin Jinyue, I felt so excited and had an urge to fight anyone who dared to cause trouble.
They're building houses outside the designated land, why would they care how much a tree costs?
Chen Fuxi did the calculations, and couldn't stop smiling. "I cut down seventy-one trees and six hundred and seventy-two bamboo stalks. I'll round it down to four hundred taels."
They were all stunned by his self-righteous and arrogant way of demanding repayment.
I've seen black-hearted people, but I've never seen anyone this black-hearted.
Without saying a word, everyone in Linjia Village picked up their hoes. More than seventy people, regardless of age or gender, all had a fierce spirit.
On the way to escape famine, we've fought tigers and bears, so why would we be afraid of Chen Dawei?
Even if this matter is taken to the authorities, their village will still be in the right.
The people Chen Dawei brought were all panicked. They had never seen such a ruthless person before, who was willing to fight at the slightest disagreement.
Looking at the people in Linjia Village, they hardly looked like refugees. The men had their clothes open, and each one was tall and strong, revealing solid muscles.
He looks like he's a formidable fighter.
Chen Youfu and his gang are forgetful of what they've been taught, thinking that in broad daylight they could actually kill someone.
He absolutely has to accept this money!
Chen Youfu's eyes were full of malice. "You have to pay this money today, whether you like it or not. There are plenty of ways to torture people. If you dare not pay, just wait!"
Chen Dawei said with a stern face, "Don't try to renege on your debt. My son is kind-hearted and has already rounded down the amount for you."
Lin Jinyue was so angry at their shameless remarks that she laughed: "Have you no shame at all? You won't get a single penny of this silver! If you dare to use any underhanded methods, don't force me to take you to the authorities!"
Chen Dawei gave a mocking laugh and kicked over the unfinished streetlight. "Go see the authorities? Fine, go ahead and report me to the authorities. Do you think I'm afraid of you?!"
“My son-in-law is the Ningyuan General, a fifth-rank official. Even the county magistrate has to kneel down before him.”
However, the next moment, everyone in Linjia Village simultaneously pointed their crossbows at Chen Dawei and his group.
More than thirty strong men took out their crossbows in unison, their eyes filled with ferocity, as if they were ready to fight to the death.
If dozens of crossbow bolts were aimed at your head, wouldn't you be riddled with arrows?!
Chen Dawei's legs went weak once again.
He immediately knelt down with a "thud".
Lin Jinyue said disdainfully, "Get out of here, don't dirty our place."
The men Chen Dawei brought were so afraid that Lin Jinyue and her group would actually fire their arrows that they simply carried Chen Dawei and ran away.
Lin Jinyue felt sorry for the streetlights, which were covered with rice paper and had a lot of oil inside. She had spent a lot of money to buy this oil, and now it had all been spilled.
The villagers were also furious.
Lin Youcai, who was always timid and cowardly, also said, "If he dares to come again, I'll shoot him in the head!"
Some people lamented that the crossbows were all show and no substance, mostly just for show and mostly given to kids to play with.
If they really had that many crossbow bolts, they could do whatever they wanted in Yunhe Village!
Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "Calm down, everyone. Go do what you need to do. Uncle Wang is busy lately, let him do it again in a while."
Lin Jinyue thought to herself that she would probably have to go to Shawan County to find General Gu tomorrow.
The next morning, Lin Jinyue took her brother to Shawan County.
Before the boat had gone far, Lin Jinyue felt a chill under her feet; there was a hole in a relatively hidden part of the hull.
Water is gushing out right now!
Lin Jinyue quickly took the small wooden bucket and poured the water out, while Lin Xueqing hurriedly rowed the boat back.
Lin Jinyue's shoes and trouser legs were soaked, and stepping on the sandy ground made her feel extremely uncomfortable. The first thing she did when she got back was to change into clean clothes.
She was furious: "Those bastards actually smashed our boat!"
Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng's faces were ashen.
Can this matter just be left like this?
Several strong men from the village, each carrying a hoe and a shovel, walked together towards Chen Dawei's house in Yunhe Village.
Upon arriving at the Chen family home, Lin Xueqing kicked open the door to Chen Dawei's house.
Those two solid wood door panels, which he had explained, seemed to have turned into tofu dregs in his hands, crumbling at the slightest touch.
The Chen family members were still angrily cursing inside when the door was kicked open, and they were all stunned.
Realizing what had happened, they wanted to fight Lin Xueqing to the death.
After all, there are so many people in Yunhe Village, but Lin Xueqing and her group only number about ten.
Chen Youfu shouted outside, and the people of Yunhe Village all came over to peek, but no one dared to step forward.
Lin Xueqing alone took down more than a dozen members of the Chen family.
The other men holding hoes were stunned for a moment.
Is Tie Zhu really that good at fighting?
What are they doing here?
The thought of Chen Dawei, that scoundrel, chipping away at the boat they had bought for 150 taels of silver, made him furious.
Several men were at the Chen family's house, smashing whatever they could find.
Without saying a word, he just slammed his fist into the child's face, the force of which terrified the child so much that he dared not cry.
Of course, the expensive items were avoided; as for wooden plank beds, tables, chairs, and benches, everything that could be smashed was smashed.
The men of the Chen family lay on the ground howling, and the women and children dared not approach them.
Lin Xueqing has always had a good temper, but Chen Dawei went too far. Today he dared to stab their small boat. When they build a big boat later, these heartless people won't even notice if they drill a few holes.
If they went to search for islands far away, their entire ship would lose its life.
Lin Xueqing was going to show them today that they weren't just wielding hoes for show; if anyone dared to mess with them, they would really fight.
The men of the Chen family were beaten and howled in pain.
Lin Xueqing wouldn't aim for the face; her punches would land hard enough to cause them excruciating pain, but she wouldn't kill them.
The Chen family was also completely destroyed.
Chen Youfu wet his pants, knelt down, and cried with snot and tears streaming down his face: "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, it hurts, I know I was wrong, I promise I will never do it again..."
Many people from Linjia Village were peeking around outside, but no one dared to stop them.
These guys are really ruthless.
Lin Jinyue felt incredibly relieved when she heard that they had beaten someone up.
A beating won't solve the problem. Chen Youfu dares to be so arrogant because he has General Ningyuan as his backer.
Knowing that Gu Shao was of high rank, Lin Jinyue thought she still had to go find Gu Shao.
Lin Jinyue moved the small boat that Lu Guangyao and the others had left behind before they left, and went to Shawan County with her brother.
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