When Da Hu heard that there was only so much food, he immediately flew into a rage, his eyes widening as big as copper bells. He rushed to Er Mazi, raised his big hand like a palm-leaf fan, and with a "slap", slapped Er Mazi hard in the face.
The slap was so powerful that it made Ermazi's head tilt to one side. A red slap mark instantly appeared on his face, and a burning pain spread from his cheek.
Ermazi was hit by this sudden slap and saw stars. His ears were buzzing and he felt very aggrieved.
After finally coming to his senses, he cried out in a tearful voice, "It's really gone! This is all the food we have in the mountains. My eldest brother and his people usually spend money lavishly. When they have money, they spend it on drinking and eating meat. They never know how to save. Once they run out of money and food, they go down the mountain to rob others. After they rob, they squander it recklessly. They can't save anything at all."
After hearing Ermazi's story, the people in Sujia Village were instantly ignited with anger.
Everyone thought about the robbery they had just suffered by these bandits, and the villagers who had been injured while trying to protect their families and supplies, and they felt that these bandits were extremely hateful.
Everyone clenched their fists tightly, their eyes seemed to be spewing fire, and they stared fiercely at Ermazi and the other man, their eyes full of hatred and resentment, as if they wanted to cut them into pieces immediately to relieve the hatred in their hearts.
The women were so angry that they were shaking all over and secretly cursing the bandits in their hearts; the men were gritting their teeth. If they hadn't wanted to get more useful information from the two men, they would have rushed up and beat them up again.
The whole atmosphere was so oppressive that it made people breathless, and the air seemed to be filled with thick hatred.
"Everyone, I have told you everything I know. I am not lying at all. Please let me go." Ermazi collapsed on the ground, his eyes full of fear and despair.
He begged with tears in his eyes while kneeling and kowtowed repeatedly, his forehead hitting the ground hard again and again. Soon, an area of it became red and swollen, and the dust raised by the bumps covered his disheveled face.
"Hmph!" Da Hu couldn't help but snort coldly after hearing Er Mazi's plea for mercy, his eyes full of contempt and resentment.
"Did you let go of those refugees who begged you to spare them? It's too late to beg for mercy now!" Dahu became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became louder and louder. Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, revealing a strong hatred.
Seeing that the questioning was over, Dahu winked at Liuzi.
Liuzi understood what he meant, and without saying a word, they strode forward, grabbed the arms of Ermazi and the other man, and pulled them aside forcefully like dead dogs.
Er Mazi and another bandit who had just woken up were so scared that their faces were covered with snot and tears. They struggled desperately and kept shouting, "Mercy, mercy..."
But their struggles seemed so powerless in front of Dahu and Liuzi.
Da Hu and Liu Zi were not moved at all. With a determined look on their faces, they dragged Er Ma Zi and the other man to a remote corner.
Then, Dahu pulled out a big knife with a cold glow from his waist. Without any hesitation, he raised the knife and killed Ermazi cleanly and neatly.
The same thing happened on Liuzi's side. The dagger in his hand quickly slashed across the throat of another bandit. Blood gushed out instantly, staining the ground beneath his feet red.
As the two men fell, the aura of sin seemed to dissipate a little, but the heaviness and emotion in the hearts of the people in Sujia Village took a long time to dissipate.
After the people of Sujia Village confirmed the situation of the thieves' den, they took action and prepared to move out all the food and gold and silver found in the den.
Everyone knows that these supplies are extremely important to the village at the moment. Even if the quantity is small, it can at least alleviate the urgent need.
Several strong men took the lead and walked towards the corner room where the grain and gold and silver were stored. They carefully lifted the sacks of grain.
Hey, this food doesn’t feel very heavy when I pick it up. It’s just as Da Zhuang said before, the quantity is not large.
Although everyone was a little disappointed, they could only shake their heads helplessly, thinking that something was better than nothing.
Then, everyone's eyes fell on the big box containing gold and silver.
The two young men worked together to lift the big box out and placed it in the middle of the yard.
With full anticipation, everyone slowly opened the lid of the box.
Inside the box, there were hundreds of taels of silver. Under the sunlight, it sparkled with an alluring light, which made everyone's eyes light up.
Looking more closely, in addition to silver, there are also various kinds of jewelry piled inside, including gold, silver, jade, and some inlaid with gems. Although the styles are not exquisite and gorgeous, it can be seen that they were looted from many families.
The people of Sujia Village don't mind these things. After all, in this world, it's already very good to have these gains.
Everyone worked together to put the food into order again and carefully put the silver and jewelry into the packages they brought.
After everything was cleaned up, the people from Sujia Village went to the kitchen as Ermazi had instructed.
When someone stepped forward and pushed open the kitchen door, they found it empty, with no sign of the old woman.
It seems that the two old women had already taken the opportunity to escape when they heard the noise outside.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves: This is good, it saves them from having to take action.
If I really encounter them, I don’t know how to deal with these two old women. After all, they are just cooking and working in this den of thieves. Compared with those evil bandits, they are not considered to be evil people.
Now that they have run away on their own, it has saved them a lot of trouble.
After discovering that there was no one in the kitchen, the people of Sujia Village turned and walked towards another thatched house.
The thatched house looked even more dilapidated than the previous one. The thatch on the roof was sparse and messy, as if it would be blown off by the wind at any time. The walls were also crooked, exuding a sense of desolation.
When everyone slowly pushed open the rickety door, a heavy air mixed with a slight strange smell hit them in the face.
The room was dimly lit. With the little light coming in from the door, everyone saw several half-naked young women huddled in a corner.
There were shocking scars on their exposed skin, and it was obvious that they had suffered a lot of torture.
When these women heard the sound of the door opening, they were like frightened birds, and their bodies began to tremble violently involuntarily.
They hugged each other tightly, their eyes full of fear and despair, as if something even more terrible would happen to them in the next second.
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