Chapter 3: Head for Silver
Fang Yang finally helped Wang Tieniu down from the car.
"Brother Fang Yang, be gentle, it hurts, it hurts!"
Tieniu said weakly. He had woken up, but the broken bones made him feel so painful.
"I'll help you lie down." Fang Yang found a bush about half a foot high nearby.
It took Fang Yang a long time to let Wang Tieniu lie down in the soft bush, hoping to make Tieniu feel a little more comfortable.
The two hooligans thought that one of them was weak and the other was disabled, so they didn't make things difficult for them and simply let them rest in the bush.
Fang Yang took out the sesame cakes and the gourd filled with water and fed Wang Tieniu something.
On the other side, Zhang Bao was holding a machete to guard the other children.
Zhang Bao was originally a big and strong man, and he also knew some superficial martial arts. With the knife in his hand, he looked even more fierce.
The group of children had seen his cruel methods, and none of them dared to move.
Some children were so scared when they saw the steel knife in Zhang Bao's hand and began to sob softly.
On the other side, Zhang Erhua began to fiddle with the damaged donkey cart under the car, but it seemed that it would not be repaired for a while.
At this time, the sky had begun to darken.
"Clack, clack..." At this moment, a burst of hurried horse hooves came from a distance.
"Did we meet bandits?" Zhang Bao was frightened and a little at a loss.
"Impossible, we are not far from Dafeng City, and bandits should not dare to come!" Zhang Erhua also said with some guilt.
"Today is the birthday of the city lord..." Zhang Erhua murmured under the car.
"Who is in front? We are Fengcheng patrol soldiers. Report your names quickly!" A moment later, a team of cavalry rushed over, with more than a dozen riders.
Hearing that it was patrol soldiers, everyone felt relieved.
The officer with a long scar on his face, who was the leader of the cavalry team, looked extremely fierce.
"Soldier, sir, we are passing merchants, our car is broken and we are repairing it!"
Zhang Erhua got out from under the car swiftly.
He looked respectful, but he was cursing in his heart: I am so unlucky today, I actually met this group of wolves who eat people without spitting out bones!
"Merchants? Humph! I think they are roaming bandits!" The scarred sir roared.
"The soldiers are here, these bad guys have retribution." Fang Yang whispered to Tie Niu in the bushes.
At this time, Fang Yang was excited.
Although Fang Yang read a lot, he was young after all, so he always thought that the soldiers were benevolent and righteous.
"Yeah!" Tie Niu endured the severe pain and nodded.
"Sir, this is a misunderstanding, we are really merchants!"
Zhang Erhua smiled flatteringly, nodded and bowed, and walked over with some silver in his hand, wanting to smooth things over.
"Please accept the money for the wine!"
"Go!" The scarred man waved his hand, and several cavalrymen rushed out from behind him and slashed with sabers.
With a puff..., Zhang Erhua's head rolled to the ground.
"Ah..." Fang Yang in the bushes was so scared that his mouth opened wide.
This was the first time he had seen such a bloody scene in his life.
But he quickly realized that these officers and soldiers were probably not good people.
Fortunately, he and Tie Niu were in the bushes and were not discovered.
Fang Yang immediately curled up in the bushes.
Tie Niu was about to ask when Fang Yang covered his mouth tightly.
"What are you doing? Let me go, sirs. I'm really a passing merchant."
Zhang Bao didn't expect the other party to be so fierce. He came up and killed Zhang Erhua directly. He was also scared to the point of weakness.
"Humph, you dare to say you're a merchant! Look, you're holding a weapon in your hand!" A cavalryman pointed at the knife in Zhang Bao's hand and sneered.
"Hahaha... I'm lucky today. I actually met two bandits. Come, chop off their heads and exchange them for reward money at the City Lord's Mansion! Hahaha!" Scarface laughed cruelly. "It was originally our turn to patrol today. We couldn't even enjoy the banquet at the City Lord's Mansion. I didn't expect to meet bandits!" A cavalryman also showed a ferocious smile. "A bandit's head is worth fifteen taels of silver! It's enough for the wine money for the next few days!" Hearing these words, Zhang Bao knew that this was over. He just wanted to run, but a cavalryman rode over and killed him with a knife. Several cavalrymen dismounted and skillfully wrapped the heads of the two with white cloth. Suddenly a cavalryman asked: "What should we do with these little bastards?" "Haha, what should we do?" Scarface laughed with his head raised. "Since the bandit's head costs 15 taels of silver, the little bandit's head should cost at least 10 taels of silver. Hahaha!"
He got off his horse and chopped off the head of the child who was crying loudly.
The cavalryman who asked the question hesitated at first, but was only stunned for a moment, and then he also showed a ferocious smile.
"Haha, that's right, this little bandit's head is also valuable!"
The cavalryman chopped off another child with a knife.
These children had never seen such a scene before, and they were so scared that they dared not move, but just cried loudly, and they were all killed in a few strokes.
In just a moment, all the crying stopped.
For a moment, the area of dozens of feet was stained red with blood, and the blood stains looked even darker and more terrifying in the night.
The thick smell of blood began to spread, making the night even more weird.
Fang Yang covered Da Niu's mouth tightly, fearing that Tie Niu would make a sound.
At first Tie Niu didn't understand, but after hearing the conversation between the officers and soldiers, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
If he had rashly called for help from the officers and soldiers just now, I'm afraid that not only he, but also Fang Yang would be in trouble now.
"Tongtou, see if there are any more little bastards. The head of this little bastard is worth ten taels of silver!"
"Tietou, go and search the silver from these two guys!"
The scarred officer commanded skillfully.
A cavalryman was just walking towards the bush where Fang Yang and his men were hiding.
Fang Yang could hear footsteps approaching quickly, and he began to panic.
"What should I do? Am I going to die?" Fang Yang was shaking a little.
Fang Yang lay beside Tie Niu, and he obviously felt that Tie Niu was shaking too.
"Pala..." A flash of lightning flashed across the sky.
"Da Da Da..." Raindrops as big as broad beans fell.
"Boss, I don't see anyone here!"
"The kid will cry, you see there is no sound now, how can there be anyone here!"
"Boss, let's go quickly, otherwise it will rain heavily and some of our brothers might catch a cold!"
Several cavalrymen wanted to go back and exchange their heads for money so they could have a good time.
"Yeah!" Scar nodded, then got on his horse and said, "Let's go! Let's get the reward!" Then he led his men and horses away.
Several cavalrymen followed behind and took the donkey that was pulling the cart away.
Only the broken carriage and the headless bodies were left on the ground.