Chapter 302 Insulting the Women of the Xiao Family
Xiao and the others all had to stay and work for an extra half hour to help with the task of clearing away the clouds and clearing the sky. Once the others left, Old Liu told them to stop, "You don't need to work anymore, come and take a break."
Madam Yang said, "My lord, we agreed with the commander yesterday that we would all work an extra half hour..."
Old Liu waved his hand, "I said you don't need to work, so you don't need to work. Everyone in your family works very fast. One day of work is equivalent to two or three days of work for other families. What's wrong with taking a half-hour break? Who dares to object?"
"I wouldn't dare!"
The group of people were stunned, wondering what he was up to.
Old Liu is no good person; he does despicable things. He might be deliberately setting a trap for them, and then he'll make things difficult for them by accusing them of not working.
They had eaten and drunk their fill at noon, so they could still work for another half an hour.
One of the soldiers said, "What are you all hesitating for? Just listen to your superiors, take a break, and be lazy when you can."
"Come here, come here, I have something to ask you." Old Liu beckoned to them, and only asked in a low voice when they got closer, "Do you really have a chance to return to the capital? To have your titles restored?"
No one from the Xiao family spoke up, but they knew that this man surnamed Liu had ill intentions.
After a long while, Xiao Xuanwu said, "This... is hard to say."
The fighting has broken out in the northern frontier, and the Xiao family may very well return to the capital. But he won't tell this corrupt official. If he does, and it gets instigated by those with ulterior motives, they'll all lose their heads.
"What crime did you commit to be exiled? Which household did you belong to before?"
"Our Xiao family is innocent!"
"The Xiao family? The Xiao family of the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion? You traitors, how could you possibly return to the capital? That Liao fellow lied to me, he deserves to die!"
Although he was in Lingnan, everyone in the Great Zhou knew that the Prince of Zhenbei had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country.
I heard that the current emperor is merciful and only executed the Prince of Zhenbei and his family, exiling them. Anyone associated with traitors is doomed.
If he were to kill them quietly and claim credit with the court, he would be a great hero of the court, highly valued and promoted step by step, from wearing blue, red and then purple court robes.
To rise to prominence and leave a lasting mark on history.
Hahaha! ! !
He was immersed in his fantasy, imagining himself as the prime minister, wielding immense power, second only to the emperor.
When I came to my senses, I realized the person in front of me was gone.
"...Where is he? Where did he go dead?"
"Sir, they're over there. They've left."
"Stop right there! Where are you going? Get back to work!"
How dare you leave without his orders!
Xiao Xuance stopped. "My lord said we did two or three times more than others, which is more than enough to make up for half an hour. I still need to go back and cook, farewell!"
"What are you cooking? The city defense battalion provides two meals a day. Tonight we'll have swill to eat. Save the cornbread from home for tomorrow!"
Xiao Xuanwu said, "We are not used to eating swill, so you should keep it for yourselves."
Their family has no shortage of rice and flour, and their third sister-in-law even cooks bird's nest for them. Who would eat swill?
They met Meng Dahu and his group at the intersection of two roads.
Xiao Xuance said, "Xiao Wu, take Mother and the others back first."
"Third Brother, there are more of them, I'll stay and help you."
"No need, I am enough on my own. Just listen to me and protect Mother and the others." Xiao Xuanwu nodded vigorously.
Xiao Xuanwu planned to send the person back first, and then come to help his third brother.
Meng Dahu and the others saw them quicken their pace and walk towards them, but they did not stop. They glanced at them as they passed by.
That look was a provocation and a warning, as if to say, "Kid, you just wait."
They walked quickly, heading towards the intersection first.
Yang and the others made way for them.
The men walking behind them, with foxtail grass in their mouths and hoes on their shoulders, swaggered around, looking nonchalant. They glanced back at them and muttered some vulgarities.
"Women from the capital are different. They are all beautiful, young and old. The older ones have a charm, and the younger ones are charming and lovely."
"She's even prettier than the women we used to see in brothels, hehe~"
"If we're talking about beauty, the pregnant woman I saw during the day was the prettiest. She was as noble as a princess, and everyone couldn't take their eyes off her."
"If I could touch her snow-white skin and spend a night with her, I, Wang Laowu, would die happy. What's that called again?"
"To die beneath the peony blossoms, even as a ghost, is to be romantic!"
Wang Laowu is illiterate and has a poor memory, so he can never remember idioms. "Yes, yes, that's it."
Xiao Xuance rushed forward quickly, did a somersault in the air, and landed behind them, reaching out to press down on their shoulders.
Turn them over, and kick the other one away.
A heavy fist slammed into Wang Laowu's face, then he grabbed his collar and punched him several more times, twisting his face to the side, "Bang bang bang!!!"
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Xiao Xuanwu rushed up as he made his move, stopping the others.
"Stop, stop, stop hitting me, uh..."
Wang Laowu was punched several times, and his body went limp, collapsing to the ground like a lump of mud.
Xiao Xuance stomped on Wang Laowu's chest, causing him to vomit blood. "Pfft!"
As Meng Dahu and his companions walked ahead, they turned around and saw their brothers lying on the ground.
"What are you doing? You killed Zhang Shan, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and you dare to hurt my brothers and kill them!"
Meng Dahu waved his hand, and Lao Liuzi and the others surrounded the two brothers.
Their plan was to proceed gradually, dig a trap to lure the person into the mountains, let him fall into the trap, and then kill him.
Unexpectedly, they started fighting again in less than half a day.
Xiao Xuance bent down and grabbed Wang Laowu by the neck, lifting him up. His eyes were sinister. "I have a clear conscience about Zhang Shan's death. I didn't kill him. You don't dare to hold the city defense camp accountable, so you blame me. You bunch of cowards! Anyone who dares to speak disrespectfully to my family's women, I'll take their life!"
"Clang..."
Madam Yang rushed over to persuade her son, "Ce'er, just teach them a lesson, please don't kill them."
A life for a life. If he goes to jail, what will happen to his family, Yun Zhaoxue, and their child?
Xiao Xuance's two fingers, like iron clamps, precisely gripped the Tian Tu acupoint below Wang Laowu's Adam's apple.
A very slight cracking sound was heard, not a broken throat bone, but an internal force that severed his vocal cords and airways.
Wang Laowu's eyes bulged out, his face turned from flushed to ashen, and he could only groan in pain with his mouth wide open.
Xiao Xuance withdrew his hand and said indifferently, "You deserve to die for uttering such foul language! I'll spare your life today, but if there's a next time, I will take your life!"
After saying that, he threw Wang Laowu at the feet of Meng Dahu and the others.
"Bang!"
Wang Laowu clutched his throat, his face contorted in agony, wishing he were dead. "Ugh...ugh..." [Boss, my throat hurts so much!]
Meng Dahu had someone help him up.
The others stared intently at Xiao Xuance, their fierce eyes seeming to want to devour him alive, eager to rush up and teach him a lesson to avenge Wang Laowu.
Meng Dahu spread his arms to stop them, "Stop! No one is allowed to make any move without my orders."
When they returned home, they saw smoke rising from their thatched hut.
"Xue'er is cooking at home again. Let's hurry back and not let her get tired." Madam Yang quickened her pace to go home.
When they got home, they saw a carriage parked in front of the door.
"There's not even a roof here. At least a prison cell can keep you out of the wind and rain, but there's nothing here. How can anyone live here?"
"Girl, we've rented a few rooms in the next village. Why don't you come stay with us and come back when the houses here are fixed up?"
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