son-in-law

Chapter 388

Chapter 388

Living in a place like Luliang Mountain, everyone has a shadow of the past in their hearts.The situation in all aspects is unstable. The Liao people and the frontier army are attacking in turn, and the resources are scarce. It is not uncommon for those who want to farm steadily. However, when food is grown, people are killed and things are robbed. .No one would choose to rob others with a knife from the very beginning, but they couldn't survive in a down-to-earth manner. Those who survived were hungry and had no possibility of going the right way, so they could only go out with a knife.

Mountain villages and stockades with a little strength can keep their own one-third of an acre of land, plant some grain and raise some livestock, but the land is not considered fertile at all.In the shadow of the Liao people and the frontier army, there is also the covetousness of the local people. There is not enough to eat around. If it is a little better, there will be more coveted people. The more coveted people, the greater the protection power needed. The cost of survival is getting higher and higher, and the higher the cost of survival, the more vicious people can only be, leaving no room for it, and in the end it can only form an endless loop of deteriorating.Stomach, everyone is hungry.

Lu Hongti shed tears at this moment. Everyone knew that she was gentle towards her own people, but they didn't think it was weakness.Even though she didn't say anything harsh, people around her could hear her determination in her eyes.Of course, such words can't impress the people who have already sat on the other side. The third Lu and the others just hesitated for a moment, and gritted their teeth: "Say something nice, and you just won't leave! I'm not a coward, today Now that it's planted, you have to do it..."

"But I will let you live." On this side, Lu Hongti interrupted him, "You remember what I said, this time I will let you live, and only this time..."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around. Lu Hongti lowered her eyes, and when she opened them again, her voice was forced out with her internal force. In a moment, her voice almost suppressed all the hustle and bustle: "I don't care. I know how many of you are convinced and dissatisfied with me, this time I will let you live, not only that, I will let you go! You think what Lu San said makes sense, bring your family and luggage, and talk to Lu San Get out of here—”

She raised her head and stretched her fingers in the direction of the gate in the distance: "If you think the market is good, then go out with them to fight the world. If you encounter someone who wants to be robbed or killed, you will kill them all. Follow your rules. Pay attention to me as a woman! If you leave today, we will recalculate our grievances and grievances from the beginning. Those who stay are my family, Lu Hongti, who abide by the rules here and are willing to listen to me as a woman. I will take care of you... To be able to live, to have a bite to eat..." She smiled, "to be a human being..."

"But after tonight, if I stay here, I will still be double-faced. I am a woman and my ability is limited, but if I want to kill someone, you can't hide from the ends of the earth. I will definitely kill you, and then I will kill all of you." family, lest they stay in this world and suffer. I will do what I say."

The night wind was majestic, and it blew the skirt of the sword-wielding woman in the square. There was silence at first, and then there was a slight commotion, whispering to each other.The matter in front of me is really rare in this area of ​​Luliang Mountain. After all, no matter which stockade it is placed in, Lu San and the others can be said to be dead, but now the other party has given other people in the stockade a choice. Opportunity, isn't this folding one's own wings?

But I have to say that among the crowd, at least some people are moved.After all, Qingmu Village used to unify the surrounding villages only because of the simple "being able to eat". When people joined in, they might not be fully aware of the situation in Qingmu Village, but after eating their fill, their thoughts would be alive When I got up, I began to think about whether it would be fun to be controlled by a woman, whether the village owner was too soft, etc.

In the slight commotion around, the rebel crowd who originally thought they were going to die became even more astonished, and began to discuss while wondering.In front of the crowd, after making sure that he would not be killed, the tall man standing next to Lu San looked at the surrounding situation, and suddenly gritted his teeth and stood up: "You are right, why should we leave the village now? The power of Qingmu Village was brought down by us, so why not you..."

"Brother Li!" Lu Hongti just interrupted him coldly, "If you say a word today, I will kill you immediately, and then send my sister-in-law and niece on the road with my own hands, do you believe me?"

She glanced at the man surnamed Li, and then at a woman holding a baby in the crowd on the other side.After watching silently for a while, he walked to the side and waved his hand: "That's it, send them away. Others who want to leave will also leave tonight. Pack up your things and bring dry food."

The crowd was suspicious at first, and then noisy. Some people ran over and seemed to want to change Lu Hongti's mind, and some started chattering.But in fact, some arrangements were made before, and the most trusted people of Lu Hongti's subordinates have already started to take care of the delivery.Lu Hongti ignored the crowd's commotion, walked to a stone by the side of the small square and sat down leaning against it. The night wind was blowing, and the firelight and starlight waved together. Her body was covered in blood, but she didn't mind. She just put her hands together. Feet, pull the hem of the skirt to cover the shoes, tilt the head, looking at the stockade in the night.

On the other side of the square, the old man she had gone to ask Ann before turned around and left with a cane.

It was destined to be an uneasy night, and the clamor in the village continued. Some people were about to leave, some were discussing, and some who participated in the rebellion began to repent, knelt by the side of the square and said they would stay.Lu Hongti finally nodded.She left the small square and went to a house on the hillside. Outside the door, the old man was watching the situation in the village in the night wind.Lu Hongti went over to help him: "Grandpa Liang, it's windy, let's go in."

"It's hot, I don't know if what you did today is right, I'm afraid many people will leave."

"It's troublesome to stay."

"It's true, Mr. Ning, there is a reason for what he said."

"Ah."

"It's just...to do this with Tian Hu's subordinates, I'm afraid it will scare many people away. I'm also wondering if it will scare away too many people..."

"If you really can't share weal and woe, let them go."

She helped the old man into the house. The old man nodded and smiled, and patted her hand: "No matter what, you really look like a village owner today. Mu Li is born rebellious. He seems to be honest but cunning. In the past, it was him." The best way to say it is very good if you scare him with one word."

"I learned from others."

"Oh?"

The old man looked at her, and Lu Hongti smiled and lowered her eyes. During the time she followed Ning Yi, although she didn't talk much, she tried to remember and imitate Ning Yi's actions, and then came to a conclusion, " "Murder the whole family" is the scariest word, and Lu Hongti has been practicing martial arts since childhood, so he is not very knowledgeable, otherwise he probably couldn't help but take a notebook and write it down.

The accident in the stockade had already been prepared before. Although it was not exhaustive, many people still knew what to do if something happened.When Lu Hongti encountered Cao Hong's attack, the old man here had already taken control of the overall situation.At this time, the two can make a total calculation here, who will leave, who will stay, and what will happen in the future.While talking, the old man also took out the booklet given by Ning Yi from the bedside, while Lu Hongti sat on a stool beside him and talked with him.

In the pamphlet, it was predicted that this would happen.Of course, Ning Yi can only infer a rough idea through human nature.Lu Hong mentioned that on this mountain, as a woman, she was not married, and said that the trustworthy team members were just the core members.Such a state can maintain a small cottage, and it is destined to encounter various things in the process of growing. This is also the reason why family businesses are difficult to grow. There are too few people to trust.Of course, these things can be compensated through the system in the later stage, but they must be dealt with in the early stage.

Let them gather together, let them rebel, it will be easier for those duplicitous people to be exposed quickly, and then simply killing can only vent their anger. At this time, you might as well take the opportunity to give them a chance to choose. Since there are already leaders, just Just let the stockade be split once, get rid of these unreliable factors, and the ones left after that will be the real ones.

Of course, Ning Yi didn't expect Lu Hongti to consider Tian Hu's men.It was also Cao Hong who hit the muzzle of the gun.There are cottages everywhere in Luliang Mountain, everyone is not afraid of heaven and earth, Qingmu Village killed Tian Hu's people, this matter can be big or small, if it is bigger, the King of Jin in Hebei is powerful after all, and the scale of Qingmu Village is incomparable , but to a lesser extent, the distance between the two sides is still far away. Although they occasionally deal with each other and do business, it is completely thankless for Tian Hu to conquer Qingmu Village. Cao Hong went to Qingmu Village to do it. Even though they are dead, it is not impossible for the two sides to talk about it.

But offending Tian Hu, after all, will cause psychological pressure on the people in the village. Some people who were on the fence and hesitant may choose to leave at this time.This may also be because Lu Hongti is a woman herself, and she values ​​feelings. She is very important to her subordinates whether she is reliable or not.And once this cleansing is over, the vast majority of those who remain don't have to worry about loyalty. When the Qingmu Village expands again, these people can become the core, and they no longer have to worry about finding a "political commissar". worried.

The two talked for a while about Tian Hu's aftermath. Lu Hongti suddenly remembered something and asked, "Grandpa Liang, isn't 'there' affected?"

"It doesn't seem to be there, but let's go and have a look."

"Ah."

Lu Hongti nodded, lit the torch, and went out with the old man holding the pamphlet. After turning around, there was a short path in the forest. On the open space in the forest, there was a building that seemed to be half built.Things were not affected by this incident. The old man opened the booklet until the last few pages, and compared it with the drawings as in the past.Lu Hongti frowned: "It's because I was too anxious. I knew it should be built later. These days, it may not be seen by interested people..."

The old man shook his head: "It's okay, such a simple thing, can they know what it is for? I just don't know... Is this thing useful..."

"He said it should be useful..." Lu Hongti looked at the building and touched the stones on it, "He didn't know what he said, and we don't have enough things here, but I think... let's build it first Bar……"

The time went back to more than two months ago. In the few days before she and Ning Yi said goodbye, Ning Yi asked her one day and said something: "I have a thing, it is not difficult to make it, and I don't know its use. It’s big, but you might as well give it a try. The raw materials you can find now may be a little insufficient, but you can make one according to the shape first. If you have a chance, try it again to see the effect, um...it looks like this..."

Ning Yi gave her a few drawings: "This is still to be cautious, try not to fall into the hands of others."

The sound of the wind came from the forest, shaking the light on the torch. During the swaying of the fire, the handwriting and patterns on the booklet were illuminated flickeringly. Since the paper is not big, the writing is densely packed, and it is only for statements. use.At the corner of the old man's finger, there are four characters at the beginning, that is: steelmaking by local method.

The faint light spreads forward, and there is only a black outline on the open space, which is not yet completed, built with stones...

... half a blast furnace!

The mountain wind blows from the forest, blowing past the old man and the woman in the open space, passing through the mountains, gradually, like the roar of thunder...

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When the wind blows, there are spots of light.

The crowd that dispersed from Qingmu Village divided into different groups and dispersed towards the mountains.This side is the biggest group led by Lu San and Li Li. Looking back, the light of the torches in Qingmu Village is hidden in the mountains and forests over there, like another world.

After coming out of the stockade, Lu San and Li Li were not the only ones who gathered in front of the team. When they wanted to launch a rebellion, it was not possible for two people to organize it. There were several other people who also participated in it. Either the martial arts are good, or the brains are flexible, and those who can speak, stand up at this time.At this time, they looked at the flames in Qingmu Village, feeling unwilling, but they couldn't go back.

"What should we do now?"

"Among the nearby mountains, the topography of Qingmu Village is the best! If we win today..."

"What's the use of talking about it now! I'm going to join Chen Daxing, where I eat meat and drink in big bowls. I'm not like this woman..."

"I can't swallow this breath! Everyone in the village has a share, and now we are driven away, so let's forget it?"

"If you're still alive, goodbye! Can you beat the woman from the Lu family? You can beat her. Now that we've come out, there's nothing to be done over there. Can you beat Qingmu Village?"

"I thought there would be more walks..."

Among the few leaders, each had their own opinions, but after all, most of them couldn't swallow their breath.Lu San's son had already been killed in this accident, and the young man's body was dragged behind him. His eyes were red, and his expression was a little dazed: "I won't stop here, I'm going to Tian Hu's side, Tell them General Cao was killed..."

"So what if you tell Tian Hu! Lu San, Tian Hu can't control the affairs here, so what can he do if he takes down Qingmu Village! Losing troops and losing generals won't bring much benefit!"

"Do you think we are unlucky today?" On the other side, Li Li looked around with a cold face, and said, "Liang Bingfu and Lu Hongti had a plan early in the morning, haven't you thought of it? , They immediately came to kill, they have long wanted to drive us away!"

What he said made everyone stunned, and then suddenly realized: "Liang Bingfu planned... This old thing is really scheming..."

"It's not Liang Bingfu, he's not so powerful..." Li Li shook his head.

"Lu Hongti? Impossible."

"Where is Lu Hongti? What else can that woman do except for her high martial arts skills? When the old village lord passed on the throne to her, he thought she was kind and couldn't let go of the people in this village... You haven't found out yet? What is a village? Times began to change? Ever since Lu Hongti went south for revenge and came back, he has done so many messy things, set rules, and do business with people, hasn't everyone been talking about it..."

"Yeah, I seem to have heard that...she knew some kind of expert..."

"Bring back a cheat book? I seem to have heard about it."

"What kind of expert... a scholar." Li Li said, "I have inquired about it before. After all, Lu Hongti was not wary of the people around him, and his tone was not too strict at the beginning. Some things can still be found. Lu Hongti What I met was a scholar who planned these things for her. That scholar has the ability, just like Liang Bingfu... Lu Hongti used these to expand the stockade. I tried to find that secret book several times. But Mrs. Liang Bing is so smart, I can't do anything..."

"Then what do you want to say now?"

"Oh, how about it... Do you know? Lu Hong wanted to find someone to marry in the mountains a few years earlier. If someone asked her to marry her, she might hesitate, but she might not completely refuse... Although in the end she didn't want to marry her." Yes, she refused. But since she came back from the south, if anyone proposed marriage, she refused. She put her mind on the stockade and didn't get married. What did she want to do? Last year when she went south for the second time, I overheard For these things, Liang Bingfu hoped that Lu Hongti would simply find that person to marry, but Lu Hongti said no, but in fact... I can see all the expressions on her face a few days before she left..."

Li Li snorted softly: "I grew up in the mountains, and she kills people all day long. Although she looks good, what can she really do? Such a woman can't move her eyes when she sees the colorful world... She likes that She's a scholar, but it's a pity that people don't want to accompany her to this kind of place. Hey, I see, if that man is willing to marry her, she will probably stay in Jiangnan as a young mistress, and if she doesn't come back, we will miss so many things. But the scholarly Family status, who wants to marry a restless woman with such high martial arts!"

Li Li's tone was extremely belittling, after everyone thought about it, they couldn't help nodding: "So what?"

"How? Heh." Li Li laughed, and then there was a flash of indifference, "Lu Hongti's temperament is already heavy on feelings. She doesn't have any family now, so she doesn't have much to worry about. But that man, it seems that she is I like it so much, you know, when she went south years ago, she brought back a brochure. I won’t stop you from going to any village, or going to Tianhu to file a complaint...I’m going to Beijing."

"what?"

"I know that person's name, hey, I heard it. Ning Yi, Ning Liheng, Jiangning's top talent, but he should be in the capital. Haha, I heard it. I can't beat Lu Hong, but that person He's just a scholar who knows how to talk, and he's still some kind of first-rate genius. He knows what kind of guy he is, but I don't deny that he has a lot of useful things in his mind. There must be a way to do things, and persimmons must be soft. We can't do it. Hongti, run to catch a scholar, and he will be caught naturally. At that time, I will make his life worse than death, and bring him back to Luliang. With Lu Hongti's character...the stockade will be ours, and the booklet will also be ours...I am now Just ask, who of you will do it with me? Huh?"

Amidst the wind, there was a silence, and then someone raised a knife: "I will participate."

Someone next to him said: "I count as one!"

"Done!"

"Haha, grab her concubine, let's see how arrogant she is!"

In the faint light, one after another raised their hands, and for a moment, the atmosphere became heated.Coming out of Qingmu Village, although there are so many people around, the road is not easy to walk. It is better now, and I am afraid that in winter, I will be hungry again. To build a new village, foothold is also a big problem. The best way , After all, it is to take back Qingmu Village.At this time, because they saw a way to go, everyone's emotions boiled like a gathering.

It was still late at night, and the few people looked towards the south in the night wind. Encouraged by the sound of the wind, they had their determination and ambition that seemed unstoppable even by the mountains.Li Li folded his hands in front of his chest, and challenged Lu Hong. They were indeed reckless, they should have taken hostages long ago—at this moment, they finally walked in the right direction.

Thousands of miles away, in the room in Bianliang City, Ning Yi turned over, embraced Xiao Chan's body who was only wearing a bellyband, and fell asleep. In his arms, Xiao Chan opened her eyes and blinked. Blinked, looked at Ning Yi's sleeping face in the slight light, for a moment, smiled, pouted slightly, and gently "popped" on Ning Yi's mouth, then continued to blink and watch, Finally, he yawned a little, curled up in Ning Yi's arms, and continued to fall asleep happily...

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More than 700 characters, I really want to add [-]...but forget it, let's count the votes, number one, I feel good recently...

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