C75 (2/2)
”That's right, I heard that the High Scholar Huang and his men have been captured by the army. Even if we continue to go overseas, no one will reduce our rent!” The crowd discussed animatedly.
As the crowd's emotions became more and more chaotic, with more and more unwilling to accept this, the grey-clothed man suddenly jumped onto a dilapidated cart beside the road. ”Fellow villagers, we cannot go to Tanggu City, but we can go to High Scholar Huang to negotiate! ”That Huang guy has been captured, but his wife and son are still here. Let's let them go and reduce the rent. That would be three tons of rice …”
”Fellow villagers, from morning till night, you all have not eaten a single hot meal. The other party made the first move. With a bunch of foreign currency and silver horns, is it even worth us to unluckily kick two pairs of broken shoes? Are you willing? ”
The commoners were all furious. They had been busy all day and already they were hungry. There were no benefits in their hands, and once they heard about the three tons of rice, everyone was going crazy.
”I can't accept this … ”We don't want to …” The crowd suddenly went crazy.
”The house of the Huang Family is about five kilometers northwest of here. Let's go together and find an explanation …” The gray-clothed man waved his arm and called out. All of the people present had lost all sense of reason. They only had one thought in their minds, and that was that they couldn't afford to lose, and if they didn't go, they would be idiots.
Along the way, the hundreds of people absorbed a lot of mob, and in a short five miles, they quickly became a vast army of a thousand people, their target being the Huang Family Manor.
It was already five in the evening, and the summer sky was still bright outside. Outside the Huang Family mansion, at the edge of the bonfire's ruins, High Scholar Huang's daughter-in-law was sitting on a chair, looking at the black smoke in the city with malice in his eyes.
”Burn it, burn it, burn Tanggu to death! My grains have all been burnt, don't even think about it …” The flesh on the pig-like woman's face was trembling. It was clear how deep the ruthlessness in her heart had deepened.
The fat woman had already sat here for an entire day, she was excitedly waiting for the man to bring her good news. In her heart, her man was the emperor of the land of the Tanggu, there was nothing she couldn't do.
At this time, a shy little girl beside her suddenly whispered, ”My lady, why are there smoke pillars coming from all over the city?” Normally, the old master would only go to deal with a foreigner. Even if there was a fire, it should only be in a place with a fire … ”What's more, why are the sounds coming from far away so terrifying …”
”Shut up!” ”You little hoof, you dare curse the old master …” The fat woman crazily used her long nails to scratch the maid's face, while she tried to pinch the girl to death.
”How shameless. Daring to curse the old master, I'll sell you to the brothel tomorrow. I'll make you curse …” ”I told you to curse again …” The vile woman cursed and pinched the servant girl, causing her face to lose all its flesh.
”I don't dare, madam, I don't dare anymore. Please spare me …” The chattering servant girl knelt on the ground, wanting to hide but didn't dare to. She could only helplessly use her arms to resist. None of the other maidservants dared to go up and persuade her.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the main road. At first, it was not clear, but soon, everyone understood.
”Let's go together … Go with... Three Dollars... ”We want three pieces of rice …” The sound grew louder and louder until it finally came crashing over like a tsunami. At this time, the fat woman finally woke up from her stuffy state. She looked at the smoke and dust rising from the main road in a daze, her mouth wide open so that two steamed buns could be stuffed inside.
Suddenly, a black shadow emerged from the small forest around the corner. It was a black mass of people.
”Let's go, let's go … ”Three pieces of rice, our three pieces of rice …”
The crowd roared as they charged at the Huang family's mansion. Everyone's eyes were filled with a greedy light, even some of them had turned blood-red. Only the heavens knew what he was about to do.
”Charge in …” In the Huang Family Mansion, ten thousand taels of gold and countless pieces of silver … ”Break open the door, we're going to fight for it …” The man in gray knew that the crowd was in a state of high spirits and was waiting for him to make a move.
At this time, High Scholar Huang's wife finally understood what was going on. These crazy commoners were plundering his home. ”Ah …” The fat woman ran into the mansion at a speed he had never seen before.
”Close the door!” ”The manor guards …” The fat woman ran as she shouted, but she had already forgotten. Today, more than half of the guards had been taken away by her man. There weren't even 30 men in the mansion who could fight.
”Charge!” ”Kill ah …” High Scholar Huang has already been sent to prison and is about to be executed. Don't work for them anymore, we will rob them together … ”
A thousand mob s rushed over like a tide, the more than thirty manor guests were so frightened that they battled between the two sides. When they heard that the Old Master was no longer around, no one dared to stop him, and they all scattered on the spot.
”All of you who just slaughtered me with a thousand knives, stay here. Protect me, I'll give you all a reward …” ”You ungrateful bastards, your eight ancestors …” The fat woman cried and rolled on the ground.
While she was cursing, a kick flew out from the side and knocked her down to the corner of the wall. F * ck, laozi has already suffered enough from you. You deducted our wages every day, yet you dared to hit me with your hand when you opened your mouth? laozi will be the first to snatch you away today … ”Brothers, fight over this …”
Under the lead of one of the manor guests, the manor guests and maidservants who were being suppressed by the High Scholar Huang couple all joined in the robbery.