20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 42 Security Fees

Leave the camp and go out of the mountains.

Jiang Chenghai and Wang Guihe took their respective brothers, a team of 20 people, and slowly headed west.

Along the way, everyone was chatting and laughing, looking relaxed.If it weren't for the guns on their shoulders, I wouldn't have guessed the purpose of their trip.

Jiang Xiaodao couldn't ride a horse, so he had to squeeze in with Jiang Chenghai.

"Dad, haven't you stopped wearing a beard?"

Jiang Chenghai nodded, "Yes, but when Uncle Wang asks for help, it's hard for me to refuse. Besides, we have no other job this time. We just help him build up his reputation."

"To build momentum?" Jiang Xiaodao grinned, "Oh, I understand! It's just to scare people, I can do this job!"

Although he was born with an unsparing and aggressive spirit, he was also willing to rely on the courage and power of others to pretend to be a hero.

Jiang Chenghai looked at the sullen expression on this boy's face and couldn't help but laugh: "Son, do you think it's that easy to scare people?"

"What's so difficult about that?" Jiang Xiaodao slapped his chest, "I have a gun in my hand. Who wouldn't tremble when they see me?"

"Not necessarily."

"Dad, I have killed someone! In Green Forest, we have also handed in a certificate of surrender!"

"Then what if you don't have a gun in your hand?"

"No gun?" Jiang Xiaodao thought for a while and then said in resignation: "Then let's pretend to be the grandson."

When the uncles heard this, they immediately burst into laughter.

Jiang Xiaodao didn't think he said anything wrong, so he raised his voice and said, "Why are you laughing! How can you scare people when you don't have a weapon in your hand? I don't believe you can scare people to death just by staring!"

Hearing this, Guan Wei pulled the reins, rode his horse over, and said, "Xiaodao, if your father wants to restrain someone, there's no need to rob him. It's enough to tell him the name 'Owl of the Sea'!"

"Then what's going on? No matter how loud Man'er is, he was shot with one knife and one shot. How is it any different from what I told you?"

Jiang Chenghai saw Jiang Xiaodao's doubts, lowered his head, and said softly: "Son, when you travel in the world from now on, remember your father's words - if you can't do something, don't say harsh words!"

"Does this have anything to do with whether it can scare people?" Jiang Xiaodao asked.

Jiang Chenghai smiled and said: "Your father, I am not a crazed Rentu! The reason why you want others to be afraid of you is not because of how many people you kill, but because you will definitely kill whoever you say you will kill!"

"Walk what you say?"

"Yes! You don't need to say too much, but you have to have weight. If you say you want to kill someone, you must kill him. Only in this way will others be afraid of you. Even if you chop off the person's hands and stamp on his feet, as long as he is still alive, your words will It’s just bullshit! Others will never really be afraid of you!”

"Hmm... makes sense!"

Jiang Xiaodao nodded in agreement and tried to remember whether he had said anything harsh before.

Finally, he set his sights on Uncle Qi.

Gong Baonan was stared at all over, and he couldn't help asking: "Why do you always look at me when your father talks to you?"

"hey-hey!"

Jiang Xiaodao grinned and did not answer.

He still remembered Gong Baonan slapping him on the ear, and also remembered his harsh words before.

This matter - it's not over yet!
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Near noon, everyone came to a village.

Nowadays, the spring light is getting warmer, the ice and snow are slowly melting, and mottled black soil is already exposed in the farmland waiting for spring plowing.If you look down from a high altitude, the black and white look like the remains of a chess game.

In the fields, there were a few children laughing and chasing each other, but when they saw Wang Guihe and others, they immediately ran home with their chins in panic.

Wang Guihe reined in the reins, pointed at the two-story earthen building in the distance with his whip, and said, "Brother, this is the landlord named Huang that I told you."

Jiang Chenghai groaned, "This earthen building is almost turning into a city gate building. It seems that I am really afraid of being robbed!"

Wang Guihe swept around with his whip in the air and cursed: "Almost all the land in Shanmen Village has been taken over by Lao Huang's family. His family is the richest within a radius of thirty miles, so it's just right to be robbed!"

In the past few years, life outside the customs has been really difficult.

In the 26th year of Guangxu's reign, the Tsarist Russian army marched south.In the 27th year of Guangxu's reign, the Taizi River in Liaoyang flooded.

In the past two years, natural and man-made disasters have caused not only thieves in the green forest to run rampant, but also ordinary people who are usually honest and good-natured, smashing and looting everywhere.

Landowners were afraid of bandits, but they were even more afraid of hungry people.

Although Beard is cold-blooded and cruel, he is not irreconcilable to the gentlemen. If they really meet, there is still room for negotiation.

Hungry people are different.

There is no reason for people who are crazy about hunger, and among them, most of them are landless tenants. On weekdays, when they meet the landlords, they always talk to each other. In fact, the hatred has been engraved in their bones.Once a fight breaks out, either you die or I die.

Therefore, many landowners secretly colluded with Huzi and hired them to kill hungry people who came to "beg for food".

However, it is easier to ask God than to send God away.

Bandits are not support staff. Once a security relationship is established, they cannot be fired if they want to.

When Mr. Huang built walls and earthen buildings at his home, it was obvious that he wanted to develop weapons for self-protection.For Wang Guihe, this was an act of scolding his mother as soon as he put down his bowl and chopsticks, so he naturally wanted to give him a beating, so he invited Jiang Chenghai and others to help him build up his momentum and show off his fists.

"Brothers, please pull Da Shuan. We will eat at Mr. Huang's house for lunch!"

"it is good!"

Everyone laughed and responded in unison, cocking their guns with a click and approaching the earth building.

Mr. Huang's family had already inquired about the news, but they were currently short of manpower and did not dare to openly quarrel with each other, so they had no choice but to take their eldest son and open the door to welcome him in person.

The old man was wearing an indigo gown and a fox fur jacket, with a smile on his face, and walked happily in front of everyone.

The eldest young master of the Huang family, with a bookish look on his face, a jade pendant hanging on his waist and a long gown in his hand, also hurriedly followed.

Stepping forward, Mr. Huang glanced around, and when his eyes fell on Jiang Chenghai and others, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart - it seemed that Wang Guihe's army was recruiting troops again.

"Brother Guihe, you came so early, look at you, you didn't even say hello in advance, some of you missed the welcome, some missed the welcome!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Wang Guihe urged without dismounting, "Hurry up and prepare three tables of food, brothers are still hungry!"

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Huang immediately turned around and ordered, "Chengyin, go back and tell your family quickly and get ready!"

Huang Chengyin nodded silently and glanced at Wang Guihe, seemingly unwilling to do so.

Later, Mr. Huang personally led Wang Guihe's horse and led everyone inside the earth building.

When Jiang Xiaodao entered the landlord's house for the first time, he looked around curiously and found that there was nothing special except for a few more rooms, livestock, and warehouses. Compared with Wang Youcai's house in Nancheng, it was still a little less grand.

However, this earthen building is quite well built. Not only does it have battlements on the gate, but once you enter, there is even an open space similar to an urn city, making it look like a miniature city.

Wang Guihe pretended to look at it casually, but in fact he was observing the actual situation of the earth building's defense.

"Mr. Huang, that's okay! This small earth building is really like that. I just don't know if it's to guard against unruly people or our brothers."

Mr. Huang's face stiffened, and he quickly said with a smile: "Brother Guihe, bury me! How can I stop your brothers with my broken bricks and tiles! I just want to have peace of mind and prevent trouble."

"That's fine, that's fine."

As he spoke, Wang Guihe suddenly deliberately raised the barrel of his gun and aimed randomly in all directions, scaring Mr. Huang to dodge quickly.

This situation is no different from the monkey trick.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Wang Guihe put away his gun and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, what are you afraid of? You are my parents, and you are my father! Do you understand? Dad, it's the Chinese New Year, and my son will give you a kiss!"

"No, no, no, brother Guihe, you, aren't you going to shorten my life?" Mr. Huang stepped forward to help me in embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Wang Guihe's expression suddenly changed, he raised his hand to pull away Mr. Huang's hand, and turned away faster than flipping through a book.

"Okay, stop fucking with the ink. Spring is about to begin. It's time to pay this year's security fee!"

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