But at this moment, a very dull male voice suddenly sounded from behind everyone.
In an instant, the crowd dispersed, and besides Chen Mu, who else could jump into everyone's eyes?
"You bastard...come back at this time!"
"The head of the family..."
Even though Chen Jianghe's cheeks were stained with blood after being stepped on, and Liu Si's cheeks were bloodied after being slapped, they were praying in their hearts, Chen Mu, please don't come back now.
It can be seen that in a village like this, the national law does not intend to involve too much. As long as it does not kill people, it can be beaten.
In the eyes of Chen Jianghe and the two of them, shopkeeper Liu was so powerful that they couldn't afford to offend him. Even when more than a dozen people rushed into the yard, smashed and yelled at him, they could only stand there and watch.
If they come to seek trouble to vent their anger, the two of them can just give each other a slap in the face, and at least nothing will happen.
But if a scholar like Chen Mu, who had not worked for more than 20 years, was beaten and kicked by this group of people, he would probably die or lose half his life.
Chen Mu looked at the miserable situation of Liu Si and his elder brother, and the murderous intention in his heart became stronger. He looked at shopkeeper Liu coldly, but at the moment he still smiled lightly.
"Shopkeeper Liu slapped my wife and stepped on my elder brother's face. You seem to be particularly interested in this face."
Shopkeeper Liu winked at a few people, and the next moment Chen Mu was kicked to the ground by two people.
"Kneel down and speak to Mr. Liu!"
The two blows were very strong, just like being hit twice by a hammer. The two tendons in his legs twitched violently, making Chen Mu gasp in pain.
But at the moment when he knelt down, the box in Chen Mu's arms came out of his hands, and as if on purpose, all the silver ingots poured out.
In the light of the fire, fifty taels of silver ingots were scattered on the ground. More than a dozen people were startled at first. How had they ever seen so much silver in this remote country?
For a moment, everyone's eyes were filled with greed.
What can make a group of men do this, apart from women, is money.
"Here I go, this guy is quite fat. He has fifty taels of silver at least!"
"Hehe, today's trip is not in vain. On average, one person can split two or two."
At that time, everyone had already divided the money Chen Mu got today in their words, and maybe they were all thinking about whether they should go to the casino or the brothel tomorrow.
As for shopkeeper Liu, he was shocked when he saw so much money. He glanced at Chen Mu blankly. Who would have expected that this kid would have so much money on him.
But then I felt a little regretful. If this was the case, if I had known less people would be called here, my mother-in-law would not have much left to share.
However, he still came to Chen Mu with a sinister smile on his face, picked up a silver ingot and waved it in front of his eyes: "Where did the money come from?"
Chen Mu looked indifferent for a moment, but still grinned: "Shopkeeper Liu, why are you asking so many questions? I didn't recognize you, the true god, in the past. I collected nearly fifty taels of silver. How about canceling all previous accounts?"
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Liu smiled even more and stretched out his hand to pat Chen Mu a few times: "Haha, I'm quite sensible. This fifty taels of silver should be taken as a lesson. In the future... don't make any mistakes."
Chen Mu nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, that's what you said."
After saying that, after putting the ingot back into the box, shopkeeper Liu shouted cheerfully: "Brothers, please come to my house tonight to share the money!"
Afterwards, a group of people left the yard happily.
"Is your kid okay?"
"These people are going to die a good death! Master, does it matter?"
Chen Mu sat on the ground and looked at the two of them. His torso was not injured at all, but his face was seriously injured. One person's face was swollen from being slapped, and the other person's face was covered with blood marks scratched by gravel.
Chen Mu did not answer their words and just sighed. His family members were beaten. He thought that he had not been so angry for a long time.
Chen Mu took out the pencil from his bag and handed it to his elder brother.
"Brother, take advantage of the fact that the curfew is not yet in the city, and quickly go to Qi Mansion in the west of the city to find Qi Zeguang, and tell him that all the money he gave has been robbed by others."
"Qi Zeguang? Isn't he the young master of the county magistrate?"
Seeing the hesitation on his elder brother's face, Chen Mu immediately told the story of how he obtained the money.
Chen Jianghe had known before that the son of the county magistrate offered a large amount of money for pen and ink, but when he heard that his younger brother had picked it off, he felt a little unbelievable for a while, but he had to believe the box of gold ingots just now.
Looking at the ink pen in his hand, Chen Jianghe immediately ran outside quickly.
As for Chen Mu, with Liu Si's support, he came to the yard and sat down on the wooden bench.
Through the moonlight, Chen Mu quietly looked at the wet blood at the corner of Liu Si's mouth, and couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness and guilt in his heart.
I also blame myself for the fact that someone else slapped my woman twice in a row. What if I came back later? Would those bastards drag him into the house directly?
Chen Mu felt that his legs were feeling better, and he limped to get a ladle of well water. Then he dipped his sleeves into the cold well water and kept wiping Liu Si's cheek.
Liu Si saw the seriousness on Chen Mu's face at this time and smiled bitterly: "Master, it's okay."
"If you don't want to be a pig's head tomorrow, just don't move."
No matter what Liu Si said after that, Chen Mu was speechless and just kept soaking in cold water to reduce his swelling.
My own woman was beaten, and this feeling was very aggrieved.
After an hour passed like this, he saw a dozen fires coming in the distance. Su Huo quickly got up and waited outside the door.
Not long after, a black horse was seen arriving in front of the courtyard. The man on the horse was none other than Qi Zeguang.
It's already late at night, and I really didn't expect that the young master of the Qi family would come in person. I'm afraid the purpose is just to make myself owe him a favor. I have to say that this man is really meticulous in his work.
After jumping off the horse, Qi Zeguang obviously knew the whole story and just asked: "Where are those people?"
"Master Qi, I know, let me lead the way."
Before Chen Mu could say anything, the eldest brother squeezed in from the officers and soldiers. Now that he could avenge the previous kick, the eldest brother was very happy to lead the way.
Soon, a group of officers and soldiers disappeared in front of Chen Mu. Shopkeeper Liu's house was not far from here, and I was afraid that a bunch of people would be arrested soon.
Chen Mu sat on the stool and held Liu Si in his arms, but his eyes were extremely cold: "Daughter-in-law, from now on, no one will touch you again."
Liu Si snuggled into Chen Mu's arms, raised her head, kissed Chen Mu, and said with a smile: "So, you won't want to touch me anymore?"
"this……"
For a moment, Chen Mu was left speechless. Now he realized more and more that Liu Si was getting more and more naughty. He had to find some time to clean it up.
"Let's go! Damn you! You fucking drank it! You thought there was no one in the world to treat you, right?"
Not long after, he heard his elder brother yelling and cursing. When Chen Mu stood up and took a look, he saw a bunch of black figures walking towards him.
The dozen or so people before were all tied up without exception. When they arrived in the courtyard, they all knelt on the ground as more than a dozen officers and soldiers kicked them.
The gangsters who seemed to run rampant in the countryside on weekdays looked like frosted eggplants in the hands of the officers and soldiers, with frowns and heads lowered.
Who would have thought that Chen Mu, a well-known lazy man in eight villages across ten miles of land, would actually be acquainted with the county magistrate. Most of the people would follow Shopkeeper Liu to join in the fun. Who would have thought that they would encounter such a disaster?
Qi Zeguang came to the crowd and said coldly: "I heard that all the money I gave Mr. Chen was robbed by you, right?"
Chen Muneng could clearly see that the bodies of more than a dozen people were trembling, especially shopkeeper Liu, whose face suddenly became a little ugly.
Who would have thought that the money was actually given by the magistrate's family. If someone found out, no matter how much money it was, how could they dare to touch it?