Chapter 211 This matter is not over yet
"These bastards are becoming more and more unscrupulous!" Old man Yang cursed.
The other people were silently dealing with the trampled wheat seedlings, their faces flushed.
They were not much better off back then, using any means necessary to seize farmers' fertile land. What happened today is retribution for their actions.
Yang Erlang came back with a group of women and children, and everyone looked very unhappy.
"What's going on?" Old Man Yang's heart skipped a beat and he rushed to Hu Zi. "Hu Zi, what's wrong with you?"
Hu Zi's face was pale, his eyes were filled with panic, he was in a daze, and his whole body was listless. Madam Pei Wu was not in a much better condition, and she hugged her son tightly.
"Damn bastards!" Yang Erlang cursed angrily, "Those guys rushed out of the village, knocked over a lot of people, and almost stepped on Hu Zi!"
"What? How dare that bastard bully my Huanggou Village like this? I'm going to chop him into pieces!" Old man Yang couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to fight to the death.
He trampled on wheat seedlings and bumped into women and children. He was even more arrogant than I was back then. Even a dog slave could be like this. It shows how despicable the master is.
"Yeah!" Yang Erlang grabbed his father and said, "I've already given that bastard a good beating!"
If it weren't for the others holding him back, Yang Erlang would have beaten Lu Jie so badly that he became paralyzed on one side of his body and his feces and urine were flying everywhere.
When he was pulled away, Lu Jie's face was covered in blood, his nose and face were swollen like a pig's head, and he lay on the ground for a long time without moving.
The followers were terrified and insisted that Yang Erlang had beaten him to death and wanted to take him to see the authorities.
Yang Erlang was so angry that he kicked Lu Jie, which scared Lu Jie so much that he jumped up, stumbled onto his horse and ran away.
"Alas, I'm afraid there will be trouble later!" Old Man Yang sighed after hearing this. Then he remembered something and pulled Hu Zi to check, "Is Hu Zi injured anywhere?"
"Uncle, I'm fine!" Hu Zi leaned on Old Man Yang and rubbed his head against him.
I still haven't come to my senses. I was working on the construction site when suddenly several horses rushed over. When I stood up, I was knocked down by the people who were dodging beside me.
Seeing the horse's hooves falling on his face, it was his father who pulled the horse's head back and deflected it, so that he could escape death and save his life.
"Go back and rest! Hu Zi is scared!" Old man Yang hurriedly pulled his grandson home.
Madam Zheng was holding a child in each hand. Fortunately, her son was crying out for water, and the three of them hid nearby. Otherwise...
The children were not as lucky as Hu Zi, who had a father who risked his life to save them.
Yang Erlang calmed down and brought all the women and children back, not daring to let them stay at the construction site any longer.
Who knew that one day these bastards would come back to take revenge and women and children would be affected.
"Uncle Yang, what's the situation with Uncle Yang?" Su Ying frowned.
Yang Dalang and the others were at the other end, and we met each other when we came in and out. I wonder if they were bumped into?
"Oh no, I forgot about my brothers!" Yang Erlang hurried back.
"Uncle Yang, wait a moment." Su Ying caught up with Yang Erlang.
When we arrived at Yang Dalang's construction site, we found that the two sites were not far from each other, only three or four miles apart. If we work harder, they can be completed within six or seven days.
The wet road surface was being smoothed again, and it was a mess due to being trampled on, but no one dared to stop them.
"Why are you here?" Yang Dalang asked.
"Brother, did those bastards offend you?" Yang Erlang asked.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong over there?" Yang Dalang immediately noticed the problem.
"Several people were knocked over, and Hu Zi almost..." Yang Erlang was frightened. If he had been farther away, he would not have been able to save Hu Zi.
Yang Dalang stared at his brother and asked anxiously, "Is Huzi okay?"
"It was almost there. Luckily I was right next to you and held the horse's head. Brother, you..." Yang Erlang saw the whip marks on his brother's back.
"It's those guys!" Yang Dalang patted his brother's shoulder. "It's okay! Just the clothes are torn, no flesh is hurt."
"Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang, I'm afraid this matter is not over yet! We can't be careless!" Su Ying reminded.
This kind of person is used to being arrogant and domineering, how could he suffer any loss?
In total, two people were beaten over there. It is said that when beating a dog, look at the owner. The other party is from a noble family, and we are fugitives, so the strength is not equal.
County Magistrate Hu will definitely not help them, and it is hard to say what the attitude of the governor will be.
Su Bucheng wrote a letter and asked someone to bring it back, saying only that he was helping the governor handle government affairs and was not willing to say more.
Based on Su Ying's understanding of Lu Zhaoshi, he was a pretty good official. It seemed that he was persuaded by his father to report to the higher authorities this time.
These servants from the Lu family of Fanyang are taking advantage of the power of the powerful. It is estimated that Governor Lu will not take sides with them.
But you can't imagine what these slaves will do!
Don't underestimate the evil of human nature, especially those slaves who are only interested in climbing up the social ladder and will do anything for their own benefit, even disregarding human lives.
"Aying, what do you think we should do?" Yang Dalang felt that Su Ying was right.
They were once nobles and had seen it before. Since the master was not in a position to show up, the servants tried to figure out what the master meant and were willing to serve as pawns.
The common people, especially the untouchables, were not considered human beings in the eyes of those people. They could be killed in minutes without any psychological burden.
"They are coming for our fertile fields. They have trampled on a lot of wheat seedlings today. Given their character, they will destroy what they can't get. We must be on guard against them causing trouble and destruction!
Besides, they were beaten, and destroying the fertile farmland was only one of the consequences; taking lives was the real problem!" Su Ying said worriedly.
Once this kind of servile slave comes to power, he will be very crazy in revenge and have no humanity at all.
The two brothers looked at each other. Su Ying's worries were not unreasonable. This place was remote and no one would know if a village was killed or burned.
"Let's increase patrols at night!" This was the only thing Yang Dalang could think of.
"Well, there must be people on guard at the intersections to report the news in advance!" Su Ying added.
"There's no problem standing guard at the intersection, but as for reporting, they're on horseback, and we can't outrun them on foot." Yang Erlang smiled bitterly.
"Look for Atang!" Su Ying thought of Xiao Hei, Hua Hua, and the Bai family's wolf pack.
"Yes! How could I forget them!" Yang Erlang was surprised.
Apart from the Su family, only a few people who went hunting in the mountains that night knew Atang's secret. Everyone kept their promise and did not reveal Atang's origins.
If we can summon wild beasts to guard the intersection, we don’t have to worry about people breaking in, and we can also provide early warning.
As long as Atang is there, those beasts will not harm the people of Huanggou Village.
The three of them agreed that only the three of them would know about Atang summoning wild beasts to guard the intersection, in order to prevent people from panicking and also to protect Atang's secret.
We will rush to work on the three or four mile section of road and try to complete it within five days.
The busy farming season is coming, with planting sugarcane, rice, and raising silkworms, while also guarding against counterattacks and retaliation from that group of people.
Starting that evening, both sides worked overnight.
The village elders held a meeting and went door to door to notify the elderly, the weak, women and children who stayed behind, asking them to fill the water tanks with water and to be more alert at night and not to fall asleep.
Su Ying went back to find Atang and asked her to summon wild beasts to stop the bad guys at the intersection.
When Hu Zi was trampled, Atang was not present. She and Xiaotao followed Du and Wei to fetch water.
When he heard the noise and ran over, he saw Yang Erlang beating people like crazy.
"Okay!" Atang nodded, put down the bowl and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Su Ying called out, and baked a basket of fried cakes, added a few pieces of brown sugar, and handed them to Atang. She couldn't use people for nothing.
"Thank you, sister!" Atang happily took it and trotted towards the woods.
Old Mrs. Su felt so distressed when she saw such a large basket of fried cakes. She wanted to say something several times but finally held back.
The two men were acting suspiciously, they must have something to ask for, and it must be quite a big thing, such a big basket of fried cakes.
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