Chapter 52: Mission Completed
"Two brothers, let's go back quickly while it's still early!" Su Bucheng urged Zhang San and Li Si.
"No need! Mr. Su, you should go back quickly too!" Zhang San and Li Si said respectfully.
"Mr. Su, thank you for your hard work! My father and the whole village are really grateful. We are waiting for you to return to the village!" Yang Erlang thanked Su Bucheng.
"You're welcome. Everyone has worked hard today!" Su Bucheng said modestly.
"Brother, let me carry it!" Su Laosan snatched the backpack from his brother's hand.
"Hey, be careful, there is a soy sauce jar!" Su Bucheng warned.
"Oh my, there really is soy sauce? I thought I was hallucinating!" Everyone laughed.
The soy sauce at that time was made with real ingredients. It was fragrant all the way through the bumpy journey. It was the time when I was hungry, and the fragrance was so tempting that it would kill me.
Those who had extra manpower sent laborers, who could be replaced at any time. Everyone chatted and laughed as they returned.
"Thank you, Mr. Su and Mr. Xiao. My son Huzi is copying books very seriously at home! Amu and Asang are so jealous!" Yang Erlang's face was filled with smiles.
He got carried away for a moment and slapped Su Bucheng on the shoulder, linking arms and talking like brothers!
"Hiss!" Su Bucheng twitched in pain.
"What's the matter? Mr. Su?" Yang Erlang looked at his hands in confusion. Mr. Su was made of tofu?
"It's okay, it's okay!" Su Bucheng took a breath and smiled.
"Oh! Mr. Su, what happened to you? Big brother, did you encounter robbers?" Only then did Yang Erlang realize that Su Bucheng and his brothers all had bruises on their faces, except Su Ying.
When Yang Erlang shouted, everyone looked at Su Bucheng and the others. It was obvious that they had been beaten.
I was so happy just now that I didn’t even notice it!
"Brother, who hit you?" Su Lao Er and Su Lao San ran up to Su Bucheng.
Pulling my brother and nephew and touching them all over.
"Ouch!" Su Boyan cried out in pain.
"Boyan, second uncle, take a look!" Su Laoer pulled open Su Boyan's collar. His shoulders and back were swollen, which were caused by being hit with a stick.
"Who did it?" Su Laoer was a soft-hearted person, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
"In the county town, the yamen runners mistook me for a bandit..." Su Bucheng smiled bitterly, "It was just a misunderstanding!"
"Okay, it's okay, it's all over!" Su Bucheng didn't want to ruin everyone's good mood.
"Those yamen runners! They are worse than the most vicious robbers!" Yang Dalang said angrily.
"Back in Chang'an City, these filthy bastards weren't even qualified to be around me, yet now they can manipulate us at will! Humph!"
"Brother, what's going on?" Yang Erlang didn't know what kind of trouble his brothers had gotten into and why they were beaten like this.
"We finally sold the wild boar, and then we left the city to the beat of drums. The yamen runners..." Yang Dalang rambled on and on as he recounted their experiences.
"Oh my God! Are these bailiffs so arrogant? How dare a mere lowly person arrest people on the street at will!" Everyone cursed angrily as they listened.
But what else could they do except curse? Now they were lowly exiles.
Just like the coachman Zhang San that Yang Dalang mentioned, he was beaten the worst by the yamen runners just because he cried out a few times that he was innocent.
Not to mention scolding them to their faces, that would be simply courting death.
"Father, why didn't you tell me at the county magistrate's residence?" Su Ying was heartbroken. At least she could have helped him get justice.
Su Ying felt powerless, thinking that her father and brother were arrested by mistake but were beaten for nothing.
In the ancient times with strict hierarchy, exiles had no say at all.
Although the yamen runners were low-class people, they could oppress the people openly.
The people were wronged and could only endure it.
"What's the point of telling you? You've been worrying for nothing! There are many such things in the government office, and even County Magistrate Hu can't do anything about it." Su Bucheng patted his daughter's hand.
"Luckily, your Jiangdong Plow saved us, otherwise, we would all be stuck in the detention center right now.
Let alone buying food, I'm afraid the whole village can't even raise the money to redeem him! Let's look on the bright side of things.
At least we have established a relationship with the county magistrate, and the yamen runners will never dare to bully us again." Su Bucheng said optimistically.
"Yes! Fortunately, the girl had something good in her hand, and she saved us by accident!" Yang Dalang and Pei Silang also said with relief.
They were all desperate at that time, thinking that they could not escape and would have to spend at least a few months in prison. Unexpectedly, the man the girl found was the second son of the county magistrate.
It soon became dark. Although there were some unpleasant things, everyone was still very happy at this moment as they were carrying real food and salt. They were laughing and walking with brisk steps.
After walking for nearly an hour, we finally returned to the village.
Torches were lit at the entrance of the village, and villagers of all ages were waiting.
"We're back! We're back!" Everyone cheered when they saw the returning team from afar.
"Sir, sir!" Hu Zi ran over from afar and pulled Su Boyan affectionately.
"Well! Hu Zi!" Su Boyan moved Hu Zi's big head with his hand.
Hu Zi rubbed Su Boyan affectionately. There were several boys behind them, watching the two interacting with envy and following them all the way.
"Mr. Su, you have worked hard, thank you for your hard work!" Old man Yang came forward with the village elders and excitedly pulled Mr. Su.
"I'm glad that I have fulfilled my mission!" Su Bucheng raised his hand and bowed.
Early in the morning, Yang Erlang and his companions brought back a large wild boar, saying that it was for the whole village to share.
Old man Yang was so anxious that he slapped his thigh and kept saying it was a waste and should be sold to exchange for food and salt.
Erlang smiled and told him that three more had been taken away to be sold in the county.
At noon, Pei Silang and several men came back carrying large water jars, saying that they were asked to go to the intersection to pick up people and food in the evening.
The whole village was in an uproar! Meat, grain, and salt were being distributed! There had never been such a bountiful feast!
Upon learning that there were more than a dozen large water vats, Old Man Yang knew that they were used to make fern root powder and kudzu root powder.
My heart is burning with excitement and I can't contain myself.
In the afternoon, Yang Erlang took the strong men in the village to pick up food. The usually calm old man Yang was on pins and needles at home.
Sometimes he looked outside the yard, sometimes he looked outside the yard again.
The smell of meat wafted through every household, but no one had started eating yet, waiting for those who had gone out to return.
When it was completely dark, everyone went to the village entrance with torches and waited.
"Old Yang, are you hiding something?" An elder in the village noticed that something was wrong with Old Yang.
"No, no way!" Old man Yang denied it vehemently, with the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably.
"Tell us quickly, what's the good news?" The village elders surrounded him.
"Haha, meat and food, isn't that enough? You can't be too greedy!" Old man Yang laughed.
"Old Yang, why don't you look in the mirror? You're so happy all over, you can't hide it! Even a fool can see it!
How could such a small amount of meat and food easily move you! Tell me quickly! "Several cunning men surrounded Old Yang.
"Haha, the time is not right. When the time comes, you will be happier than me!" Old man Yang couldn't hold it in and vomited half of it.
"Old Yang, just tell me. Your hesitation is making me feel itchy! Hurry up and tell me!" It's even more uncomfortable to say half of what you want to say and leave it unsaid.
"You will know when Mr. Su comes back!" Old Man Yang said.
As they were talking, a group of torches came from a distance. The children cheered, the people who came to collect food were back!
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