Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

The bandits were still very efficient in their actions. They were probably afraid that their boss would be killed by Xu Huaiyi, so they all acted very quickly. They dropped the messy weapons in their hands and simply retreated to the roadside, letting them go in an instant. Come out of the wide and flat avenue in the middle.

The knife in Xu Huaiyi's hand continued to be pressed firmly against the bandit boss's neck, and he turned his head and shouted, "Line up and get on your way!"

With this sound, as if the spell had been lifted, the crowd started to move.

First, the convoy of the three wealthy families were nervous at first, but when they saw that the bandits on the roadside did not dare to act rashly, they relaxed.

Next came the people from Xujia Village. There were many people but they didn't panic. The long queue passed through in an orderly manner. When they passed near the bandits, they had the courage to take a few more glances. Their eyes and noses were the same as theirs, so there was nothing scary about them. Well.

Courage is something you cultivate little by little. After you have more experience, you gain more knowledge, you understand more, you arm your mind, and when you encounter trouble, you have the confidence and courage to fight against it.

This is also a kind of growth. In the face of crisis, one is forced to grow quickly.

About a quarter of an hour later, everyone left the place one after another, and some refugees who were watching took the opportunity to stay behind them and escaped the disaster.

In the end, only Xu Huaiyi and a few villagers who accompanied him were left.

The bandit leader said, "Strong man, can you let go now?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Send us one more ride and I'll let you go."

The bandit leader's eyes widened, "You, don't you keep your word? Aren't you going to regret it? I've already let your people leave, how can you keep pushing forward?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "I will definitely let you go, don't worry, it's useless for me to kill you, but I just can't trust you, so I just need to be more prepared."

"you……"

"Okay, don't be ridiculous, you are still in my hands, just be honest and obedient."

"..."

The bandit leader closed his eyes in anger and had no choice but to do as he was told, placing all his bets on Xu Huaiyi's credit, otherwise he would surely die.

Xu Huaiyi held the bandit leader hostage and walked forward for three or four miles until he walked out of the rolling mountains and saw large open fields and villages. Then he put away the machete, but he didn't let it go easily. he.

The back of the knife was raised suddenly and fell hard. With a shrill cry, the bandit leader covered his knees and rolled to the ground in a panic. His head was covered in cold sweat in pain, and his face was ferocious. He stared at Xu Huaiyi, his eyes flashing with concealment. Unstoppable hatred, and a bit of fear and uneasiness.

"You, you don't keep your word!"

He took the lead in questioning.

Xu Huaiyi sneered, "I just broke off one of your legs, so why can't I keep my word? I only said I would spare your life before, but I didn't guarantee that you would go back intact."

"you……"

"I have shown mercy. Otherwise, you will deserve your death for the things you did. Go away and do less immoral things in the future. Otherwise, you may not have such good luck next time."

The bandit leader gnashed his teeth angrily. Damn it, his legs were broken, and it hurt so much that he felt heartbroken when he moved. He wanted to get out, but could he?

Xu Huaiyi ignored this, greeted the others, and chased the team in front without looking back.

The two groups of people were not too far apart. Half an hour later, Xu Huaiyi got into his carriage, leaned comfortably on the pillow, and drank tea brewed by his wife.

The person driving the cart outside was Wei Ci. No one expected that this little girl could be driven by a mule cart.

"Is everything taken care of?" Gu Huanxi asked, her hands not idle, she wetted a hot cotton cloth and gave it to him, gesturing for him to wipe his face and hands.

Xu Huaiyi nodded and took it, covering his face with the warm cotton cloth. His whole body seemed to feel relaxed and lighter. He sighed happily, his voice seemed a bit muffled through the cloth, "I killed the bandit leader." With one leg, he won't be able to climb back for a while, and the other bandits won't be able to see their boss and have no backbone, so they won't dare to act rashly, so we'll have enough time to leave."

In fact, now, they are out of danger long ago, and they are not worried that the bandits will catch up. However, the farther away you can be, the more at ease you will feel.

Gu Huanxi was not surprised by his treatment, but Gu Xiaoyu was a little puzzled, "Dad, why didn't you kill the bandit? Letting the tiger return to the mountain will eventually lead to disaster."

Xu Huaiyi pulled off the towel from his face and stared at him, "Do you think he should be killed?"

Gu Xiaoyu said calmly, "Yes, he is the leader of a bandit. He has done countless evil things in the past, and he may have had human lives on his hands. Killing him is to eliminate harm for the people. He is not innocent."

Is this something innocent or not?

Is it normal for a five-year-old child to open his mouth and kill someone, and he says it so naturally, with no trace of fear in his eyes?

Xu Huaiyi didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, so he turned to look at his wife.

Gu Huanxi said calmly, "What Xiaoyu said makes sense. The bandit blocked the road and robbed, so he should be punished according to crime. However, even if he died innocently, it should be caught by the court, the government, and the officials responsible for punishment." Arrest, trial, sentencing and conviction, and then execution, others do not have that right."

Gu Xiaoyu said subconsciously, "But he is a bad guy. We are not killing innocent people indiscriminately. We killed him to save other people passing by..."

Gu Huanxi nodded, "Well, your idea is good, but things can't be done like this. Why are the laws made? It's to restrain the people and everyone in the Yong Dynasty. The law clearly stipulates that murder must be punished with life, unless it is signed The lives of the servants who have signed a death contract belong to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. For other people, even if they are guilty, you cannot kill them whenever you want. That is overstepping the bounds of the law and challenging the strictness of the law."

Gu Xiaoyu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Gu Huanxi smiled, "Don't you think this is unreasonable?"

Gu Xiaoyu said "hmm" sheepishly, "It's not that my son doesn't believe in his mother, but he just can't figure it out. I'd like to ask my mother to clarify my confusion."

"Actually, to put it bluntly, it is very simple. It means respecting and reverence for the law. The law can be modified, but it cannot be violated. Even if some regulations are unreasonable, the law must be the first priority. If the country is governed by the law, will the country be good? Yes, I don’t know, but there won’t be any big trouble, but if the country is governed by emotion and ignores laws and regulations, and capable people can decide the life and death of others based on their own preferences and judgments, then this country will surely perish.” Gu Huanxi's last sentence was said in a slightly serious tone.

Gu Xiaoyu was shocked and his expression changed.

Xu Huaiyi said in hindsight, "Your mother is absolutely right. It's not that I can't kill the bandit as a father. It's not that I don't dare to kill him, and I don't care whether he breaks his promise or not. It's just that I can't kill him because I don't have the right to deal with him. If I were a county now Lieutenant, I will definitely sentence him to death. Even if I am just a small head catcher in the yamen, I would dare to kill him on the spot for arresting him and causing trouble. But now I am an ordinary citizen and can Breaking one of his legs is the best result that can be achieved at the moment."

"Then when you rushed towards the bandit leader, you didn't show any mercy on the two bandits you killed on the spot. At that time, did you not think about killing them?"

"The situation was different. I was acting in self-defense at that time. I killed someone in the process of self-defense. That was excessive defense and was excusable..." He looked at his wife again uncertainly, "Is this the current law? ?”

Gu Huanxi almost rolled her eyes at him, did she think she knew everything? The original owner had no knowledge of this in her memory, and she didn’t read any books on the law after she passed through. Where would she know where to go? "The answer is in the book. When we get to the capital, we will buy the book and read it."

Xu Huaiyi was dumbfounded, "Huh? It's not necessary, right?"

Gu Huanxi twitched the corners of her lips and said without any doubt, "No, it's very necessary."

Xu Huaiyi opened his mouth, not daring to be stubborn with his wife anymore. He turned around and flicked Gu Xiaoyu's head, "It's all up to you, little bastard. What's wrong with cheating your dad? I cheat your dad to study!"

Gu Xiaoyu, "..."

Everyone knows that everything is inferior, only reading is good, but his father is afraid of reading and avoids it.

The team did not stop to rest midway this time. They waited until noon, more than miles away from the place where the bandit was entrenched, and could no longer be overtaken. Then they found a safe place to bury a pot and make rice.

Until this moment, everyone was completely relaxed.

Soon, smoke rose.

However, more people were lying on the straw mats without moving. For a long time, they were in a hurry and fighting against bandits. It was exciting, but also really tiring.

Village Chief Xu walked around worriedly, fearing that some people might be frightened and fall ill. He also asked Dr. Jiao to take a look at them all. Except for those who were injured in the previous killing of wolves and needed dressing changes, other villagers, Everything is fine.

Village Chief Xu lamented, "Everyone is becoming more and more able to resist trouble."

Before, who would have thought that such a day would come?

Bandits, they were not even afraid of the bandits, and even escaped safely from the bandits. Where could they go to reason with them?

Doctor Jiao said, "Thanks to Huaiyi, with him here, everyone can be safe. Otherwise, even if we can get through, the casualties will definitely not be small. Then the result will not be like this now. I'm afraid I will cry." They were crying and screaming, but few people were safe."

Village Chief Xu nodded vigorously, "You are right, there is no righteousness. This matter will be serious today. If not, you may not even have the courage to continue walking to the capital. That would be fatal..."

The two of them talked and walked to the place where the Gu family stopped.

This place is the most lively. Many young people in the village are surrounding Xu Huaiyi, asking questions one by one. They are curious about Xu Huaiyi's feelings when he confronted the bandits, and how he came up with the idea of ​​kidnapping the bandits. The leader, the strategy of forcing other bandits.

In short, just thinking about it makes me excited, not to mention that they experienced it and witnessed it with their own eyes.

Following Xu Huaiyi's lead, the few people who had actually fought against the bandits were even more excited. This was something they could brag about in the future. It was their glorious record. Who wouldn't look down upon them now?

Of course, the most admired ones are Xu Huaiyi and

Now whether the villagers are convinced by him, even the three wealthy families who cooperate with him are also impressed by him, and even want to recruit him.

Specifically, he sent people to bring food and drinks to Xu Huaiyi, such as soy sauce meat, fine wine, exquisite pastries, and even silver coins. It was called a thank you, but it was actually a show of goodwill.

Xu Huaiyi did not reject anyone who came and accepted them happily. He was also very polite to those who came to give gifts, but he always pretended to be deaf and dumb to the olive branches they extended.

No matter how the other party used words to test and solicit, he would not answer.

Until the other party becomes discouraged and runs away.

There are also sincere people like Mr. Liao, who did not tell Xu Huaiyi what position to arrange at the beginning, but only said that he would move around more when he arrived in the capital. He also gave him the address of the Liao family's house in the capital, and told him what the Liao family did for a living. Where is the store? Let him just come to it if he has anything to do.

Xu Huaiyi smiled and agreed, his attitude neither humble nor overbearing.

Mr. Liao admired him more and more, and finally decided to go with them to the capital.

Xu Huaiyi naturally had no objection. There was strength in numbers, and the Liao family was not holding back. On the contrary, it was a big help. There were only seven or eight nursing homes that could only fight, and with the servants accompanying them, more than people stood in front of them. If you come out, you can still bluff people.

After sending away the waves of people who came to solicit goodwill, Xu Huaiyi put the sauce meat and snacks on the table, opened the wine jar, and poured a bowl for everyone who contributed today. As for the silver coins, he discussed with Village Chief Xu, " We will use this money when it reaches the capital, and try to spend it wisely."

Village Chief Xu was sitting face to face with him, eating a piece of meat with soy sauce. Hearing this, he waved his hand without thinking, "The money is given to you, just keep it."

Xu Huaiyi said, "How could it be possible? They thanked me because I helped fight off the bandits, but the fight against the bandits was not due to me alone. It was the joint efforts of everyone that allowed us to leave smoothly. What was missing? It doesn’t work at all levels, so this money belongs to everyone.”

"No, no..." Village Chief Xu shook his head and refused, his attitude was very sincere, and he was not polite, "Huaiyi, we all know it in our hearts. In this fight against bandits, the nine successes will be yours, and everyone else's." I'm just playing a drum to help you conquer the formation. With these meats, this bowl of wine, and my heart, how can we have the nerve to split the money? Then who have we become?"

"Uncle Village Chief..."

This time, Village Chief Xu's tone was stronger, "Huaiyi, listen to me on this matter. You are kind and kind, but we are not so shallow-sighted and greedy for petty gains. One code belongs to another, and whoever belongs to him belongs to him." Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and we can't be confused about this kind of thing, otherwise what will happen to us in the future?"

Xu Huaiyi was helpless and said jokingly, "I used to go hunting in the mountains and kill wolves to share the meat, but you didn't care so much."

Village Chief Xu said, "That's different."

On those two occasions, the people in the village contributed a lot, and even if they were divided evenly, it was Xu Huaiyi who took the lion's share of what happened today, and the three families also took out money to thank him. They said it was thanks, but in fact they They all understood that this was a solicitation, but they were just rejected, so they had no shame.

There was a lot of money, a hundred taels in total, which might not be worth mentioning to the merchants, but to the people in the countryside, it was definitely a huge sum of money.

When Xu Huaiyi talked about the division, he was not just talking about the situation, but he felt that it was unjust for one person to take it all. He was also worried that he would not be worried about the shortage but the inequality, which would cause trouble. He knew in his heart that even if he wanted to divide, he would take the big part, so Not to be stingy about giving some out for a living.

Who would have thought that the villagers would be more sensible than he thought.