"Hey! Even if you're high-ranking officials and nobles, you can't treat us ordinary people like this!"
The Huang family woman doesn't care who you are; everyone in the village knows her. If these people try to force her, I'm afraid the people from all around won't agree.
"Ahem, I bought this person for three strings of cash. Sir, you may take him away, but the price should be ten times the market value!"
Ten times the market price? Not to mention the stunned expressions of the onlookers, even Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile speechlessly.
This is clearly an attempt to extort money!
"Oh? Tell me, where did this rule come from, and who gave you the right to demand a tenfold price to redeem it?"
Zhao Hao wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, it would take him some time to mobilize his troops, so chatting with him casually wouldn't hurt.
Huang the butcher got excited and, despite the pain in his abdomen, slowly stood up from the broken wooden planks and glared at Zhao Hao.
"Hey, this is naturally the rule of our Shangshui Village, and it's also the payment agreement that the village head and brokers from various places agreed upon."
If you don't believe me, why don't you call the village headman and ask him? Don't say I'm bullying you, a stranger. Neither this female broker nor my foolish son has ever been touched!
Thirty strings of cash, enough to give you several children over a few years—you definitely won't lose out!
In feudal society, or in the era of cold weapons, women were the most precious reproductive resource.
With more children born into a family, there is more labor force, thus ensuring a family's basic income.
Therefore, in this era, where many women were oppressed in a primitive state, they were generally treated like 'commodities'.
When Du Yue heard Huang's butcher's words, her delicate body visibly trembled. She didn't know who the person in front of her was, but how could an ordinary person afford such an exorbitant price?
She was genuinely afraid of being taken back by these people, and lived in constant fear.
Feeling Du Yue nervously tug at her leader, Zhao Hao could only offer some words of comfort.
"Don't worry, Qin Yilu and I are brothers who would risk our lives for each other. I would never abandon you just because of this little bit of money!"
Zhao Hao swallowed hard. Du Yue had two huge breasts; how could simply smearing mud on her face possibly quell the desires of these rural farmers?
"Hehe, since that's the case, I hope this young master will pay!"
Zhao Hao crossed his arms. He had the money. But giving it to these people? He wasn't too keen on simply handing over his valuable resources to them.
“Money is out of the question. Your business is not in accordance with Han law. Therefore, apart from this woman, all other women in the village who have had similar experiences must be returned to their freedom!”
Upon hearing this, the villagers who had made the purchases immediately showed displeasure.
"Who are you? By what right do you judge the village rules that we have followed for so many years!"
"That's right! That arrogant fool! Who will report this to the village head so he can come and deal with him!"
"I heard a high-ranking official has come to the prefectural governor's office and is currently with the village head! Let that official come and judge this matter. This man forcibly took my Huang family's wife! My son, Huang, is suffering terribly!"
Faced with this scene of intense anger, Yuwen Chengdu might have hesitated in the past.
But now, after Zhao Hao re-examines the concept of "standing firm at thirty," he only feels...
Today, I get another chance to practice in real combat!
"Chengdu, we'll take turns going up there. When you're not busy, protect your sister-in-law, understand?"
"Hehe, young master, my fist, as big as a sandbag, is itching for action!"
Du Yue was shocked again. When did her fiancé meet such a chivalrous outlaw?
"Hey, aren't you all dissatisfied? Come on, today this woman is definitely being taken away. These are my words, Hu Hansan's!"
Anyone who disagrees or objects can come and face my fists, Hu Hansan's fists!
Yuwen Chengdu was taken aback. "Young Master, you are Hu Hansan, then I..."
"Your name is Li Feiyu, and your nickname is Chengdu!"
"Hehe, alright! I, Li Feiyu, am just like Brother Hu Hansan. You all come at me, if you utter a single utterance, I, Li Feiyu, will consider it a loss!"
In contrast, Zhao Hao and his companion talked big and looked disdainful.
The villagers had already slowly picked up their hoes and sickles, glaring fiercely at the two hateful outsiders.
"Fellow villagers! These two outsiders are here to break our village rules and make sure no one in our family can find a wife! I, Old Huang, have nothing to say but this pig-slaughtering knife. I am willing to join forces with you all to drive out these thieves!"
"Well said! I, Zhang San, am one too!"
"I, Li Si, am the same!"
Bang!
Zhao Hao has no intention of reasoning with these people who have taken up arms against him.
With just one punch, Zhang San and Li Si, who were closest to him, were knocked into the earthen wall like a statue, unable to move!
"Tsk, you people here are quite hospitable. Why are you all using your stomachs to warm my fists?"
The villagers were instantly enraged, and they picked up their farm tools and charged towards Zhao Hao.
"Aaaaaah! You despicable thief!"
"Down with this outsider!"
"So that we can all get wives!"
However, the louder the shouts, the more attention Zhao Hao's fists attracted.
"Ada! Behold my Jeet Kune Do!"
To deal with these rural folks, the deadly martial arts of later generations would suffice to deliver a fatal blow.
If they used their killing techniques, countless villagers would have died in this village today!
"I'll show you! I'll show you! Master Luo's Mantis Fist, tell me, isn't it amazing?"
Zhao Hao had overestimated his abilities, and by the time he realized what was happening, over a hundred people had already fallen.
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