Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Du Wenxiu opened the bag and took a look, and was shocked.

"This is one hundred taels, this is not a small amount!"

"Yeah." Lu Fanghai nodded, his expression a little solemn.

He walked to the door leading to the inner courtyard, called Du Wenchan to bring Xiaohu to guard the shop, and he pulled Du Wenxiu in.

After entering the main room, he paced back and forth, as if he was a little upset.

Du Wenxiu didn't rush him, but just watched quietly, waiting for him to figure it out.

Perhaps he had made up his mind. Lu Fanghai stood in front of the window, looked outside, clenched his fists, and then said to Du Wenxiu:

"My brother has already taken refuge on Qinglong Mountain. He came to the city at this time to treat his injuries with his brothers in the village."

Du Wenxiu took a deep breath and said, "Then...then if you associate with him, doesn't that mean you are colluding with the bandits?"

Lu Fanghai frowned, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Why don't you return the silver quickly? Since he is your brother who has trusted you with your life and death, we will not report him, but we will not have any contact with him either..."

Du Wenxiu felt anxious and spoke to Lu Fanghai in a low and hurried voice.

He shook his head and looked up at Du Wenxiu, with some confusion in his eyes.

"Xiuniang, he...if I unfortunately die on the battlefield, you can entrust everything at home to him..."

Hearing him say this, Du Wenxiu also understood that the two of them were friends for life.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "So what are your plans now?"

Seeing that she was not as flustered as before, Lu Fanghai pulled her to sit down and said slowly:

"Someone from his village came to the shop just now to look for him, so I went out with them and explained everything to them."

"After all, I am wearing an official uniform, and they make a living like that. So what if we are friends at the risk of our lives?"

"But I can't do something like exchanging my brothers for rewards. I also asked them clearly, and they followed the third leader and were more obedient than other people in the village."

"Even if they are robberies on weekdays, they only rob people of their money and do not harm their lives."

"Besides, he is not on good terms with the chief and the second chief of the village. He is willing to be an insider when the government is clearing out the banditry. Everyone gets what they need..."

Du Wenxiu felt something was wrong: "Are they trying to use the government to clear the obstacles for them so that they can take control of the village?"

Lu Fanghai laughed loudly and said, "As expected, my Xiuniang is extremely smart and guessed it right at once. I also asked them the same question."

Du Wenxiu curled her lips and said nothing, but just listened to him.

"Although this third leader joined the group late, he is quite resourceful and unwilling to do anything that would hurt others."

"But the first and second in command are different. They not only rob people of their money, but also rape them. They always kill them or take them back to the village to use as slaves."

"The Third Master couldn't persuade him, but he didn't want to go with the flow, so he arranged for the women who were assigned to him to do some work in the village within their ability."

"That's why my brother was willing to be ordered around by him, but he was always disliked by the first and second in command, who said that he didn't act like a bandit."

Speaking of this, Lu Fanghai couldn't help but smile bitterly. There are some people who believe in the law of the jungle and bully the weak when they are strong.

However, the reputation of the chief and second in command of the village for their cruelty and brutality had already spread.

Not only did they rob carriages, horses, people and property, but the most sensational incident was that they skinned the bodyguard of a caravan and hung him on a roadside tree, which scared many merchants so much that they no longer dared to come to Dongxing County to do business.

Originally, there were pirates on the river and Qinglong Village blocking the way on land, which actually cut off the two trade routes. Merchants who could not afford martial arts masters to escort their escapades did not dare to come here to do business.

The prices of many things increased significantly when they arrived in Dongxing County.

Although this was not the only road leading to Dongxing County, it still ruined its reputation and added another shameful chapter to the county magistrate's political career.

We did think of ways to suppress the bandits back then, but Qinglong Village was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and after fighting for a day and a night, there was no significant effect.

The county magistrate also became discouraged and just did his job as an official quietly, squeezing money from the people and using his connections to get promoted to higher positions.

The county lieutenant Fan Zhao had mentioned several times that he wanted to show some strength to the Qinglong Village, but the county magistrate ignored him and let him figure out a solution on his own.

The county magistrates all had this attitude, needless to say their subordinates all pretended to obey but actually disobeyed. When they arrived at the place, they reported for work and then went back, which made Fan Zhao very angry.

Over time, Qinglong Village has become a malignant tumor in Dongxing County. It has grown stronger and stronger, and now it has become an overgrown weed that is difficult to remove.

"If they are determined to seize this village, this would be an opportunity..."

Lu Fanghai's eyes gleamed and he pondered.

Du Wenxiu looked at him, somewhat worried.

"They are bandits after all, can they be trustworthy? If you trust them so easily, coupled with the fact that you took their money, I'm afraid it will become a handle for them to threaten you..."

"Haha, my Xiuniang is such a kind-hearted person." Lu Fanghai laughed, stretched out his arms to embrace Du Wenxiu and held her in his arms.

"It is because I took their money that there is hope for this to succeed."

After he said this, Du Wenxiu came to his senses.

If Lu Fanghai acted upright and just, even if he had used a trick to calm down the Third In Command, I'm afraid he would understand once he thought about it.

"It would be fine if we didn't know their identities. But now that they have revealed their identities, and I am still pretending to be ignorant, I am afraid that our family will be in danger."

"Besides, there are heroes among the common people. If this third leader is really like what Dawei said, we can give it a try."

"The Dawei you are talking about is your brother who got drunk in our house?" Du Wenxiu asked.

"Yes." Lu Fanghai nodded. "He stayed at our house for a long time and didn't come back. The third boss thought I had captured him and took the risk to come and get him."

"I also took the opportunity to talk things over with him and asked him what his plans were. He then invited me to join him in this great undertaking."

"Have you agreed to it?"

Since what he said made sense, Du Wenxiu thought he would agree.

Sure enough, Lu Fanghai nodded.

"It's not for my own promotion or wealth. If I can take this opportunity to eradicate this cancer, it will also be a relief for the people of Dongxing County."

"I also made it clear to them that if, after the first and second bosses, the third boss fails to keep his promise and harms the village, I will definitely take their heads to demand an explanation."

"You're really good at talking." Du Wenxiu pushed him away and rolled her eyes.

"Last time when we went to clear out the pirates, I told you not to do these dangerous things. You still have the nerve to tell me that now."

Lu Fanghai laughed and said, "Xiuniang, when I was in the army, I fought hard to kill the enemy in order to protect my country. Now I am clearing out the bandits to protect my country."

"Their village is too powerful and ruthless. If they ever decide to rebel, the first thing they will do is attack Dongxing County. We cannot take this risk."

When he said this, Du Wenxiu lowered his head and said nothing.

In the past, I always looked at the soldiers defending my country with admiration, but now when I have to face them myself, I find it hard to accept.