Chapter 710 Young General vs. Rich Lady 13
Wang Tiezhu was pinned to the ground by two soldiers. He was still struggling. "This is the Wang family's internal affair. Outsiders have no right to interfere! What rights do you have to arrest me? Which man doesn't beat his wife? Why can't I sell my own daughter?"
The Huo family army was very sensible and did not use knives or guns. After a few beatings with sticks, Wang Tiezhu became obedient.
Since the young general has said that he wants to do hard labor, he cannot die easily. He must at least do enough hard labor before dying.
Wang Tiezhu lay on the ground like a dead dog. He was afraid of the Huo family army and only dared to vent his anger on Li. He glared at Li and said viciously:
"Bitch! I'm your man, are you going to watch me die like this? Don't think that just because I'm dead you can flirt with other men and be fickle. The Wang family will not let you go!"
Li hugged Erya tightly. Even though Wang Tiezhu had been pinned down, she was still a little scared and kept backing away while holding Erya.
She gnashed her teeth and said, "It would be better if you died! You should pay for my Daya's life! Only if you die, my Erya can live. I have never had a good life with you. You beat me when you were drunk and when you lost money in gambling. I worked hard to run the tofu shop, grinding tofu day and night, but all the money I earned was squandered by you!"
"I was blind to marry you! What kind of man are you? A man should protect his country, but you only know how to beat women and sell your daughter!"
Wang Tiezhu was very angry, "Major General! Don't listen to her nonsense. This woman is good at playing the victim and pretending to be pitiful. She flirts with others under the pretext of selling tofu. She is not a good person!"
"If I hadn't kept an eye on her and given her a good beating, I don't know how many times this bitch would have cheated on me. You'd better not be fooled by her. If you like, I will give you my wife and daughter and let you do whatever you want with them..."
Huo Xiao felt sick after hearing this, "Shut his mouth and drag him away!"
Now the six kingdoms were at war and the world was in chaos. All places were thinking about how to strengthen their soldiers, but only Lu found a different way. It was said that Lu was a place of prosperity and culture, and it inherited the etiquette culture of Xia, especially for women. They emphasized not leaving the main door and not going out of the secondary door, and advocated the three obediences and four virtues for ladies from noble families.
This approach was indeed very effective. The state of Lu became rich and prosperous, and it really attracted neighboring countries to follow suit, especially Song and Lu in the south.
The wealthy merchants and aristocratic families in Wei State also liked this idea, and some people in the folk also advocated it, thinking that women should not show their faces in public. However, in a border area like Pingyang City, the people are tough and when there is really no one available, let alone women in their prime, even octogenarians and children who are not even waist-high have to go to the battlefield.
When it comes to life and death, there’s no need to be so fussy!
This Wang Tiezhu is completely irresponsible. On the one hand, he thinks his wife should not show up in public, but on the other hand, he asks her to earn money to support the family. Such a person can only do hard labor, and on the battlefield, he can only be a cannon fodder to consume the enemy's troops. If he really lets him fight, he will definitely be a deserter who retreats!
Huo Xiao doesn’t care about gender, he only cares about whether it’s useful.
Wang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the major general. "Thank you, major general, for saving my daughter and me. I know my power is limited, but I also understand the principle of defending my country. From now on, my life belongs to the major general."
Huo Xiao has already planned to recruit more soldiers, but there is not enough food at the moment to support so many soldiers. When the food from the gods arrives, he will definitely expand the Huo family army.
"When the Huo family army recruits soldiers in the future, you can come and respond. You and your daughter haven't had any hot porridge yet, so go and queue up for a bowl of porridge."
Wang took Erya to queue up for porridge, expressing her gratitude profusely.
Yan Changfeng and his old servant had just received two bowls of porridge. Relying on his status as a prince, he wanted to ask for a few more bowls. However, the result was predictable. The Huo family soldiers were very rigid and no one bought into their ideas. Even bribery with money didn't work.
Pingyang City is now trapped, things from outside cannot be brought in, and gold and silver are not as useful as a piece of whole-grain cake.
He was so angry that he drank half a bowl of porridge in one breath. "Huo Xiao, this bastard, only knows how to go against me! He even specifically told people not to give me more! I'm so pissed off!"
"It's really like a tiger in troubled times being bullied by a dog. When I return to Wangdu, I will definitely complain to my uncle and have him severely report him and take away his military power. Let's see how arrogant he can be!"
"Wait! Why can this woman get another bowl? I don't accept it!"
Wen Bo said calmly, "Her porridge was taken away by her husband, who has been dragged away to work as a coolie. You should also take this as a warning and not steal other people's food."
"General Huo specifically asked her to get another bowl so that the mother and daughter wouldn't go hungry."
Yan Changfeng stuffed the bowl into the old servant's hand and went to Huo Xiao angrily to settle the score.
"This bastard, he talks so high and mighty, but he still opens the back door for women! I have so many wives and concubines at home, and they are all hungry. I will never let him go!"
Huo Xiao stretched out his hand and knocked Yan Changfeng to the ground, sneering: "The wives and concubines at home are hungry, and the children are crying. It's because you, as the master, are incompetent! The food belongs to me, so naturally I have the final say."
"Wang can push the millstone and carry hundreds of kilograms of tofu. She will definitely be useful in the future. What about you? You are a prince, but you can't even get a little bit of food. If the regent hadn't sent a batch of food, you would not be worthy of leading the army to fight with your cowardly behavior!"
"If you eat my food, you have to be obedient. If you have the ability, go get food yourself. If you don't have the ability, you have to follow the rules of the Huo family army!"
Yan Changfeng stood up angrily, his eyes flushed red, and glared at Huo Xiao fiercely, "You...you are so bold! I just ate two bowls of porridge from you, my uncle will definitely find a way to send food over, I will pay you back a thousand times in the future, and you will beg me for mercy someday!"
He really had no other choice, otherwise he wouldn't have come here to endure Huo Xiao's humiliation!
The old servant was afraid that the prince would get impulsive and get beaten again, so he poured the porridge in his bowl into the prince's bowl, handed the bowl to the prince, and advised: "This old servant will give this bowl to you too. Don't worry, even if it takes a while, I will drag the servants over to get the porridge and give it to you. I won't let you go hungry."
Yan Changfeng was greatly stimulated. He was angry at Huo Xiao's rudeness, and even more angry at himself for being incompetent and causing his family to starve.
"I'm not hungry! Take it back and add some water to boil it, and give it to Shurou and the others. After they drink it, they will have the strength to come and get the porridge."
The old servant wiped away his tears and said, "Okay, okay, the Crown Prince is thinking about you. The Crown Prince's wife must be very happy."
Yan Changfeng got on the carriage angrily. The old servant bowed to Huo Xiao and smiled, "Don't blame me, young general. The prince is young and has been spoiled by the marquis. If the wives and concubines of the Yan Mansion come, please..."
Huo Xiao waved his hand to interrupt the old servant, "If you can come, you will get a bowl of porridge. We treat everyone equally."
The Yan family's carriage drove away, and a man in black appeared next to Huo Xiao, knelt on one knee, and reported: "I am incompetent, and I have not yet found out who instigated the people to riot, but the meat used to buy people's hearts should be processed human flesh."
"Major General, Prince Yan was sent by the Regent King. He wants to take your military power. He is generous and has some connections in Pingyang City. I suspect that this matter may be related to him."
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