AWB Chapter 336: Both soft and hard tactics
Chapter 336: Both soft and hard tactics
Among the guards, one who had just taken an ounce of silver from her last time was now scrutinizing her from head to toe as if he had never seen her before, and arrogantly said:
Who is your grandfather?
"that is……"
Just as Wen Meijiu was about to explain, she immediately felt that something was wrong. A bloody smell entered her nostrils, and when she looked down, she saw a small pool of blood at her feet.
"you……"
Wen Meijiu didn't say what she was going to say next. She immediately realized that she couldn't fall out with the other party, otherwise the village chief would be in danger.
"Sir, please be lenient and release my grandfather!"
The officer pointed at Wen Meijiu's nose and said in a harsh tone:
"You audacious scoundrel, there's no grandfather here. If you keep causing trouble, you'll lose your head."
After saying that, he drew his sword from his waist with a "whoosh," the blade flashing coldly, and landed directly on Wen Meijiu's neck.
Wen Meijiu stood still, neither moved nor afraid. She calmly watched the soldier finish his outburst of rage before speaking calmly:
"My lord, you are magnanimous. Please don't hold it against me. I'll be leaving now."
However, the village chief is missing, and I won't be able to explain it to the villagers when I go back. All the young men in our village have learned martial arts from their masters, and I'm afraid they'll cause trouble if I don't bring anyone with me."
As she spoke, Wen Meijiu's hands didn't stop; she slowly pulled out a one-hundred-tael silver note from her sleeve and carefully handed it to the soldier.
The soldier's eyes slowly widened, and after seeing the face value clearly, he instantly smiled and reached out to take it.
Wen Meijiu wasn't afraid of him. Just as he reached out, she suddenly pulled her hand back and hid it behind her back.
"court death!"
Money can turn a person into a ghost in an instant. The soldier turned hostile and pressed down on the blade of his sword, trying to make Wen Meijiu submit.
Wen Meijiu didn't back down. She turned around, drew the dagger from her waist, and aimed it straight at the soldier's neck.
When the dust settled, Wen Meijiu had already circled behind him, a dagger pressed against the back of his neck.
"do not move!"
They outnumbered the enemy, while Wen Meijiu was alone. As soon as Wen Meijiu made her move, the soldiers were all on edge.
With a sharp thrust of the dagger, the warm wine was almost sliced into the soldier's skin. A stinging pain instantly jolted him awake, and he immediately gave the order:
"Don't move, listen to her."
The others slowly retreated, maintaining their sword-drawing stances.
Wen Meijiu leaned close to the soldier's ear and whispered:
"Sir, there is no such thing as a free lunch. You can have this two hundred taels. You can keep it all to yourself or share it with your brothers, but the condition is that you hand over my grandfather."
Don't try to be clever. All the young men in our village practice martial arts. If it weren't for the village chief's order not to cause trouble outside, we would have already taken action. How could we be the ones being bullied?
If you don't believe me, let's have a contest. I'm the worst one among them!
The soldier thought about it and didn't doubt that Wen Meijiu was lying, because he had seen with his own eyes that Zhizheng and his group walked past him. They looked like martial arts practitioners, but they didn't fight with the villagers, which he found strange.
Then look at Wen Meijiu, such a gentle and delicate girl, she is actually more powerful than him, other men can't even imagine.
"Okay, your grandfather is inside. I'll have someone bring him out right away."
The soldiers were only after money and thought the disaster victims were easy to bully; they didn't want to escalate the situation.
"Thank you!"
Wen Meiji swiftly sheathed her dagger, then handed the silver note to the soldier. The others also lowered their stances, and some went to a nearby courtyard.
A short while later, the village chief was escorted out by two soldiers. He looked like he had been beaten; there was still blood at the corner of his mouth, his head was tilted to the side, and his eyes were closed.
"grandfather."
Wen Meijiu rushed over and caught the person.
"Grandpa, wake up, wake up."
After being called repeatedly, the village chief slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Wen Meijiu, he suddenly burst into tears like a child.
Grandpa is so sorry!
"Grandpa, this is not the place to talk. Let's go back."
With that, Wen Meijiu helped the village chief up and left the village entrance without looking back.
Seeing that Wen Meijiu had no intention of pursuing the matter further, the officers and soldiers gathered together, grumbling and talking amongst themselves.
When Wen Meijiu escorted the person back, the village chief's wife and sons were gathered together anxiously waiting.
Seeing that the village chief had blood on his lips and was not in good condition, the four sons angrily rolled up their sleeves and were about to go find someone to settle scores, but Wen Meijiu stopped them.
"Uncles, calm down."
They outnumber you and are in cahoots with you; going there will only be suicide.
"Then our guard team isn't just for show, is it?"
The eldest brother was very indignant. With so many brothers, their father had still been beaten up. Everyone would call them cowards.
The guards were certainly not just for show, but Wen Meijiu knew they absolutely couldn't step forward at this time. If things got out of hand, Young Master Wang and his group would be in danger.
Privately, she rubbed her hands together repeatedly and paced back and forth on the ground two or three times before Wen Meijiu finally came up with a plausible reason to appease them:
"They are officials, we are ordinary people, and ordinary people do not speak out against officials."
Even if we manage to escape after causing trouble, what if we are still wanted in Donghai County? What do you think we can do then?
Uncles, we're going to Donghai County to make a living, not to escape. None of you want to live in hiding forever, right?
"Yes, Meijiu is right. I'm not even as good as a child. She's much more thoughtful."
At this moment, the village chief stood up with Jiang's help. Fearing that his sons would be implicated in the future, he immediately echoed Wen Meijiu's words.
He didn't want his descendants to be stigmatized as wanted criminals because of him.
With the village chief's agreement, the four sons immediately fell silent. They all had their own families, and Wen Meijiu didn't need to explain this to them; they cared about it more than anyone else.
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Wen Meijiu quickly made a final promise.
"Don't worry, uncles, we will definitely not suffer any losses."
"Fine wine, do you have a way to vent this anger?"
The villagers gathered around, and after Wen Meijiu explained things to them, they all beamed with joy, their earlier gloom completely gone.
"I knew fine wine was smart, and it was right."
"You're only just realizing it? I've known it for ages."
"Haha, how come you're smarter than me? But you're not as smart as Meijiu, admit that, right?"
"Ha ha……"
Laughter erupted among them, and even the village chief, who had just been beaten, couldn't stop laughing. Despite the throbbing pain in his injured area, he was still overjoyed.
"Fine wine, and your twenty taels of silver..."
Knowing the village chief was still worried about this, he was so angry that he went to those soldiers to ask for money. Wen Meijiu reached out and patted the village chief's hand, smiling:
"You can pay me back when you've made your money!"
Jiang gratefully grasped Wen Meijiu's hand, unable to express the words in her heart, she could only keep saying:
"Thank you."
If they repay Wen Meijiu's debt now, the elderly couple will have to rely on their four sons for their future livelihood, and the children's lives have not been easy during their escape from famine.