Chapter 38 [Yangjiatun] (Part 2)
The neighing sound of horses vaguely came from outside, and everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, someone other than them would come to Yangjiatun on such a snowy day. Tiewa stood up and said, "I'll go out and have a look!"
Zhang Changgong was worried about an accident and said in a deep voice: "I'll go with you!"
There was wind outside, and salt particles fell from the sky. Although the snow was not heavy, it was blown by the wind and hit the face with a scorching pain, as if it was rubbed by sandpaper. As soon as the two of them arrived at the main road of the village, they saw a team of fifteen people coming near, for one person, with a short and fat man, with a big head without any grass, and it was oily. It was bare and exposed in the cold air in the cold days. They were sweating profusely, with a big belly, and a black bearskin cloak with no buckles, and they were open. There were two Mauser guns on the belt about a tiny wide waist. Tiewa did not know these people, but Zhang Changgong was knowledgeable.
He recognized this group of people at a glance from the bandits of Flying Eagle Castle in Vulture Valley. The fat man was the third leader of Flying Eagle Castle, the black-hearted Maitreya Zhu Mantang. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Although the Vulture Valley is on the Pale Mountain with Heihu Ridge, it is about a hundred miles away from each other, and it is all mountain roads. The sphere of influence and activity areas are completely different. If there is no important matter, they will not interfere with the rivers, and they will rarely take the initiative to step into other people's territory. This is at the foot of the Heihu Ridge Mountain, which is already within the sphere of influence of Langya Village. The people from Flying Eagle Castle came here so arrogantly, and they don't know why?
Zhu Mantang walked forward while walking, sucking his nose, muttering, "What's the smell? It's so damn smell!" He was greedy by nature, and his smell was extremely good. The stewed smell made the guy salivate. He smelled the fragrance and found this guy all the way. Seeing Zhang Changgong and Tiewa, two people, one tall and one short, appear in front of him, he then tied the reins of the horse, grinned, and said with an exaggerated smile: "Two brothers, we are all travelers. We pass by here, want to stay for a night, and wait until the wind and snow will stop tomorrow and leave early in the morning." He was quite polite in his words, but a discerning person could tell lies with his eyes open. How could a businessman carry a gun with him and show off so much?
Zhang Changgong said: "There are no inns in the village, but there are many idle houses. It is okay for you to stay overnight, but there are no bedding and the kang is ready-made, but it hasn't been too late to burn."
Zhu Mantang smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "If there is a place to rest, we can take the bedding ourselves. We can cook the kang by ourselves, so we won't bother you."
Although Zhu Mantang was kind, Zhang Changgong dared not take it lightly. This person is notorious and has a knife hidden in his smile. Although he ranks third in Feiying Castle, he is far behind the scenes of cruel means and cruel in Feiying Castle. He came here under the banner of passing merchants. I wonder what purpose is? I hope these bandits are just passing by and don’t cause any trouble.
Zhang Changgong naturally did not want to leave these bandits to stay in the village, but was worried that they would inadvertently anger them and cause death to the people of Yangjiatun, so he could only agree: "Tiewa, take these guests to stay first."
Tiewa led the way forward and brought this group of bandits from Feiying Castle to an empty house in Tunxi. When Yangjiatun was at its peak, there were more than 50 families. Now most people are empty, so many houses are naturally empty. Tiewa brought them here with the intention of being separated from the villagers to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Zhu Mantang's group did not make things difficult for them, so they chose four relatively clean rooms to check in. Zhu Mantang called Tiewa over and smiled and said, "Little brother, we have been traveling for a day, and we are cold and hungry. If we have any food, we will pay."
Tiewa shook his head: "No." It's not that Tiewa lies on purpose, but for the people they left in the village, food is very precious and cannot even be measured by money in their hearts. Faced with these robbers who were robbing the house, how could Tiewa be willing to take out their originally small grain?
Fortunately, Zhu Mantang didn't force himself, and he smiled and said, "Since there is no, then forget it. I won't bother you anymore. Go home and rest. We will leave early tomorrow morning."
Zhang Changgong was waiting for him outside. He was relieved when he saw Tiewa coming out and whispered: "What? They didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
Tiewa shook her head and said, "No, I want to buy some food. I said no, but they didn't say anything."
Zhang Changgong pulled Tiewa away from the bandits' residence and said, "These bandits are not good people, so it's better to try not to get close to them."
Tiewa nodded and said, "I understand, I'll go door to door and say, telling them not to go out as much as possible."
Zhu Mantang took out the Aries' Belly towel and wiped it on his bare head. He sucked his nose hard. The smile on his face suddenly subsided and said coldly: "Little turtle, you dare to lie to me!" He turned to his subordinates and said: "Did you smell the smell of meat?"
Several people nodded, and one of them stuttered: "It smells fragrant...it's fragrant..."
Zhu Mantang took out two cannons from his waist and patted them on the kang table: "Damn, I want to eat meat. Whoever dares to stop me tonight will break him!"
Zhang Changgong returned to the room and brushed the falling snow off his shoulders. Luo Lie and others came to ask for concern.
Zhang Changgong roughly explained the situation outside and told the people not to go out tonight without any business conflicts with the bandits. The people were talking when they suddenly heard a gunshot from outside, and everyone's faces changed. Zhang Changgong didn't bother to speak, grabbed the bow and arrow hanging on the wall and rushed out.
Luo Lie and his men rushed out. As soon as they arrived outside the door, they heard gunfire sounds one after another, and scolding, screams, and wailing sounds from the wind and snow.
When Zhang Changgong rushed out of the yard, Luo Lie grabbed him and whispered: "There are many people on the other side, don't be impulsive." He turned behind and said: "Blind, Arnold, you two protect the sparrows. Brother Zhang and I will go over and see the situation."
The sparrow said: "I don't need anyone to protect me, I want to go together!"
Zhang Changgong was already ahead, Luo Li and his men hurriedly followed, and cries came from the yard in front of the right. Several people hid in the dark and looked forward, but they saw that the gate of the yard was open and three bandits robbed food from it. An old man with disabilities grabbed one of the bandits' right leg with one hand and begged him to leave the food.
The bandit raised its pistol and shot the old man on the forehead. After the gunshot, blood and brains burst out all over the ground. The old man lay straight on the snow. The scene was shocking. The three bandits not only did not feel any guilt, but instead burst into laughter.
Zhang Changgong was seeing the scene in front of him, and was furious and furious. He bent his bow and arrow and shot out an arrow. The arrow hit the bandit's right eye, penetrated deep into the socket, and penetrated through the base of the back of his head. The bandit died before he could figure out what was going on. A piece of tiger meat he had just stolen from his hand fell on the snow.
The two companions around him were shocked by the scene in front of him, and soon came to their senses. They aimed at Zhang Changgong's hiding place. Zhang Changgong's stature had appeared on the snow. He placed two feather arrows on the bowstring at the same time. The bow was like a full moon. The index finger of his left hand separated the two feather arrows from it for a certain distance. When the other party raised the gun, he released the bowstring. A buzzing sound was made when the tight bowstring was released. Two feather arrows were like two cold electricity, sinking into the throats of the two bandits. The two bandits covered their necks, and blood flowed out from the fingers, and fell on the snow one after another.
Zhang Changgong had killed three bandits in succession while raising his hands and feet. Looking at the old man who died tragically in the snow, he felt extremely regretful. He blamed himself for being too careless and underestimated the cruelty of the bandits. He should not have put these wolves and hearts into the village. Gunshots sounded from all directions. From this, it can be inferred that the bandits were acting separately and robbing everywhere.
The blind man and Arnold had already taken out the pistols. The blind man said indignantly: "Fight with them!"
Sparrow said: "Iewa hasn't come back yet, I'll go find him!" She has a good impression of Tiewa, and the girl is very thoughtful. She first thought it was Tiewa. This group of bandits burned, killed, looted, and she was naturally worried about Tiewa's safety.
Chapter completed!