On the day of the Lantern Festival, clouds of white mist floated on the Bailu Lake in the early morning; the fog in the village was not that heavy, but the visibility was also very low.
Dongzhou Village, which was built step by step on the basis of a small fishing village, is only two to three hundred steps deep. It used to have more than a hundred houses scattered in an orderly manner, but now it has squeezed in a population that is nearly ten times that of the previous one, and even the village walls
On the beach outside the embankment, every corner is full of shacks, dirty and chaotic...
The villagers and their children were all naked, sallow and skinny, crowded in the shacks and suffering from hunger. Their numb eyes showed the despair and sorrow that could not be hidden——
After the fall of Panlong Village, not only the life and death of Jiang Ang and other leaders are unknown, but also the thousands of troops who followed Jiang Ang in the sneak attack on Hanchuan, dozens of Liao Liao who escaped, and the lives of others are unknown - the people who escaped are also completely unknown.
What's going on? Panlong Village was defeated in a haphazard manner. It fell and was defeated so miserably.
Almost every household has a husband, nephew, or brother who is trapped in Qianchapo and does not know whether he is alive or dead.
The most pessimistic guess is that he either died in battle or was executed by officers and soldiers——
Struggling to survive at the bottom, enduring endless exploitation, bullying, leaving home, and living in the wilderness. Although suffering has long made people become insensitive, who can be completely indifferent when the lives and deaths of close relatives are unclear?
The area where the boss lives in Dongzhou Village is still kept neat and orderly, and the lanes are even paved with stones.
Mazhanjiang also deliberately vacated the Juyi Hall and nearby courtyards where the leaders of Dongzhou Village usually discuss matters, so that Hu You, the son of Hu Danzhou, could lead two hundred people from Chishan Village to garrison.
The house where Ma Zhanjiang lives is separated from the Juyi Hall by a narrow alley. At this time, it is shrouded in thick fog. Two guards on duty are standing in front of the back courtyard, dozing off holding red tassel spears...
The wheels rattled against the stone paved alley, which woke up the guard on duty. He shuddered and stood at attention with his gun. However, after the carriage stopped in the alley, the curtain of the front door of the carriage was opened from the inside, and a five-year-old man appeared.
An old woman in her teens stepped out of the carriage with a young woman on her arm.
The young woman covered her face with her wide sleeves, as if she was ashamed to see people, or maybe it could hide her ears from others. The snow-white fox fur short coat was covered over her undergarment, which was a little tight, but made the young woman's graceful figure even.
The figure is outlined.
The two young and energetic village guards turned away and seemed not to have seen the young master asking the old woman Wang Pozi to help him back to the house early in the morning. They only glanced at the young master from the corner of his eyes as he stepped into the threshold.
The alluring long leg lines are faintly visible under the skirt.
Dongzhou Village is only so big, so the house where Ma Zhanjiang lives can be divided into two parts: front and back:
Entering the back house, there are five main rooms and four side rooms, which are the residences of Ma Zhanjiang, his three Yazhai wives, and several maids and servants. The front yard is about the same size and is home to his two unmarried children who have just grown up.
As well as two old villagers who serve as servants, two side rooms must be set aside to serve as halls and kitchens.
If this house were placed in Changlin Town, it would be narrower than an ordinary house, but in Dongzhou Village, it is already quite spacious.
And if there was any movement in the back house, the village guard on duty at the back house door could hear it clearly.
"You little bitch, where did you wander off? You just came back now. The Ma family has disgraced you, and you still have the nerve to step into this house! Why don't you die outside?"
Listening to the sound, it was the eldest lady who got up early and bumped into the young lady who had just returned to the house early in the morning. She couldn't hold back her temper and cursed, and then she heard the young lady sobbing and running back to the house.
"I was thinking about drinking the goat's milk raised by Grandma Wang, and I asked Xiaolian to get up early to get it. Where did you think you were going? There are so many things going on here and outside. If you don't think about it, if you don't clean up the yard, your eyes will be open all day long.
Where did you stare, did you take the wrong medicine, or did someone offend you again?"
Ma Zhanjiang walked out of the room and scolded the eldest lady in a low voice. After a while, he heard a heavy slamming of the door.
The two guards on duty listened to the goings on in the house with great interest, and looked at each other with a thoughtful smile.
"Why are you laughing? Get back here!" Ma Zhanjiang poked his head out from the half-open door of the back house, glared at the two village guards, and waved to them to go away and stop being an eyesore.
After driving away the two villagers, Ma Zhanjiang looked around at both ends of the alley. The fog was rolling and no one was moving around, so he retracted his body and walked back.
Ma Zhanjiang walked to the door of the young lady's room, stretched out his hand and pushed it hard, but the door was pushed shut from the inside. He whispered to comfort:
"I know you feel aggrieved, but isn't this for the sake of our good life in the future? Just ignore the boss's stinky face. If she hadn't given birth to me, I would have divorced my mother long ago...
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Hearing a "squeaking" sound, Ma Zhanjiang turned around and saw that the back door of the house was pushed open from the outside. He thought that the two unsightly village guards came back again and opened their mouths to scold them.
When he saw Jiang Ang's slightly ferocious face clearly, it seemed as if he had been struck by lightning. He opened his mouth in disbelief, thinking that he had seen a ghost, and shouted in a stupefied voice: "Master? You, you..."
"What are you? Oh, you still remember that I am the head of Dongzhou Village. I thought you had already forgotten about me because you were fawning over Hu Dangzhou?" Jiang Ang pressed his hand on the long knife on his waist.
He walked into the yard with his head held high.
Zhao Shan, Liu Fujin, Jiang Xiong and others guarded Jiang Ang, and then closed the courtyard door to prevent Ma Zhanjiang from peeking into the courtyard.
"Master, what kind of joke are you kidding?"
Ma Zhanjiang was not yet in his fifties, but he had been robbing families and homes for half his life. His skinny face was like eggplant skin beaten by frost, and he forced a smile into his face and said with a smile,
"Aren't I worried about how to dispatch manpower to Hanchuan to inquire about the big boss? A few days ago, I sent people to Tiansheng Island to cry out, hoping that General Tiansheng would send troops to attack Hanchuan again to rescue the big boss and you.
I didn’t expect that the head of the family, Jiren, had his own destiny, and he escaped from Hanchuan and came back! I, I, am so happy that I don’t know how to express it..."
"Are you happy?" Jiang Ang grinned and said with a sneer, "I guess you are extremely disappointed, right?"
"How come, Master, who do you think I am?" Ma Zhanjiang defended.
At this time, the sound of pushing was heard in the front yard. After a while, Zhang Cong and his men were seen dragging Ma Zhanjiang's children and several servants over in the front yard.
Seeing this scene, Ma Zhanjiang immediately figured out that Jiang Angding had escaped from Hanchuan with Zhang Cong, but in case something happened in the village, Zhang Cong pretended to escape alone. In fact, he asked Zhang Cong to go back to Dongzhou Village to inquire about the situation.
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At this time, Mazhanjiang's three Yazhai ladies heard the commotion and pushed open the door. They saw Jiang Ang standing in the courtyard with a murderous look like an iron tower, and their faces turned pale for a moment.
They stayed until they hid in the room, and Jiang Ang said with a dark face: "Everyone, come and stand in the yard!"
Jiang Ang was much younger than Ma Zhanjiang and other leaders, but he was still able to occupy the top position in Dongzhou Village. His power was still there, and several female relatives did not dare to disobey his orders, so they walked to the courtyard and stood in place cautiously.
Seeing that these women were not surprised at all, with frightened expressions on their faces, Jiang Ang grinned at Ma Zhanjiang and said, "Second Master, it seems that you have been dreaming a lot these days and dreaming of becoming a great person!"
"Master, you listen to my argument...you listen to what I say,"
Ma Zhanjiang shouted with a sad face,
"That bitch of Hu Danzhou promised me some benefits, but the reason why I fawned over Hu You was definitely not for my personal fame and fortune. I really thought that something happened to you, the boss, in Hanchuan, and you couldn't come back.
When I go to Dongzhou Village, there are thousands of mouths, old and young, in Dongzhou Village. I really don’t have the ability to bear it... I, I, I just..."
"That's enough!" Jiang Ang interrupted Ma Zhanjiang and said, "We occupied this Dongzhou Island to start trouble, and we swore to live and die together. My life and death are unknown in Hanchuan, and you don't want to send someone to rescue me.
, but he only thinks about handing over the foundation that the brothers have worked hard on Dongzhou Island over the years to Hu Dangzhou, who killed thousands of brothers in Dongzhou Village - prepare to accept the oath! Will you be captured obediently, or will your family be filled with blood?
Splash all over the yard?”
Ma Zhanjiang looked at the narrow courtyard. In addition to his family of seven and seven or eight maids and servants, the remaining ten people were brought in by Jiang Ang - not to mention that he did not have a weapon in his hand at this time, even if he had a weapon
, and is far from being a match for Jiang Ang alone.
"I have contributed to Dongzhou Village being like this. Master, you can't treat me like this - I really thought that Master was in trouble in Hanchuan, so I had some messy thoughts, but I would never betray you, Master.
"My thoughts," Ma Zhanjiang saw Zhang Cong bringing people over to tie him up. He didn't dare to resist, but kept defending himself.
"Plug up his stinking mouth and listen to the noise!" Jiang Ang impatiently motioned to Zhang Cong to plug Ma Zhanjiang's mouth.
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In the past few days, I have contacted Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong and other close brothers and sisters in Dongzhou Village, and have secretly gathered more than a hundred people.
Jiang Xiong and Zhang Cong felt that with so many people, they could expel Hu You and the Chishan Village troops from Dongzhou Village. They couldn't wait to escort Jiang Ang directly back to Dongzhou Village to give Hu You, Ma Zhanjiang and others a "surprise"
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Zhao Shan strongly opposed it, arguing that there were still many things that needed to be planned secretly.
Fortunately, Jiang Ang had a rough temperament, but he could hear Zhao Shan's suggestions. At this time, looking at the reactions of Ma Zhanjiang and his three wives, he felt that Zhao Shanfang's actions were very reasonable and foresighted.
Ma Zhanjiang could not be considered as betraying him at this time, but if he was really careless and returned to Dongzhou Village unprepared, Ma Zhanjiang might be the first to jump out and attack him before Hu You could make a move.
Although he still maintained his power in Dongzhou Village, he sneaked into Hanchuan for more than half a year. Thousands of soldiers in Dongzhou Village were lost in Panlong Village. Almost every household in the village had brothers, nephews, husbands, or fathers.
Couldn't come back.
When Mazhanjiang and Hu You casually fabricate a crime for him, how many people in the village will stand up and speak for him?
Therefore, if you want to expel Hu You and the people from Chishan Village, the first step is to control Mazhanjiang so that Mazhanjiang's men in the village do not dare to act rashly. However, Jiang Xiong, Zhang Cong, Zhao Shan, Liu Fujin and others secretly gathered together
Only the hundreds of troops who had risen up had the capital to confront Hu You in Dongzhou Village...
