Chapter 99 - 99 Cut Off Your Tongues
99 Cut Off Your Tongues
If they were here for a fight, Bai Wutong would still think highly of them.
In the end, their goal was the wood.
Before Bai Wutong could speak, Sheng Huaixuan explained to her, “All the wood in the Hundred Spiritual Mountain is under the control of the government. Ordinary people are not allowed to cut wood on their own. Now, only refugees who need to explore the land can cut wood. As the government doesn’t give us food and other things, they don’t plan to make us transport these wood to the government after we cut them down.”
If the government did this, they would completely lose the hearts of the refugees and cause the good reputation that Duke Chu had accumulated to plummet.
Even if the officials wanted to, they did not dare to do so.
Sheng Huaixuan glanced at the Wang brothers and smiled again. “Especially after Duke Chu’s prohibited trade order, we might not be able to buy those wood even if we have the money. Even if we can buy them, the price won’t be cheap.”
Bai Wutong looked at Wang Qi, who was still threatening them, and narrowed her eyes. These people really had a good idea and wanted to make use of them to earn a windfall.
When the Wang brothers and the villagers of Lintian Village saw that they did not react, their hearts skipped a beat. What was going on? Were they really not afraid of being arrested by the government?
Village Chief Zhao got Bai Wutong’s permission and stood out to say loudly, “If you want to report to the officials, go ahead! It’s impossible for me to give you the wood.”
What a joke. If they were given wood, what would they use to build the house? These people really did not care about their faces at all.
Village Chief Zhao rejected to give any wood immediately. Wang Qi continued arrogantly, “Don’t be ungrateful! You used a prohibited weapon and even injured others, causing my father to be paralyzed in bed. You can be considered rebellious and all of you will be sentenced to death!”
Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and said something to Village Chief Zhao in a low voice.
Village Chief Zhao’s dignified voice immediately sounded. “When we came, the officials did not instruct us to not use these weapons. If they did, we wouldn’t have used them either. Therefore, we did not break any law. If there’s anything wrong, it’s the officials’ fault. You can go and question them.”
“Also, you said that your father is paralyzed because of us. We have a doctor who can immediately check on your father’s condition. If his injury was not because of us, we would even sue you for slander and cut off your tongues.”
Village Chief Zhao’s powerful voice echoed on the mountain, and the Wang brothers’ minds buzzed.
He had a shocked expression on his face as he wondered why they were so sharp-tongued.
The Wang brothers finally came back to their senses and gritted their teeth shamelessly. “No matter what, this is the Hundred Spiritual Mountain that our Lintian Village has lived in for generations. If you want to cut down trees, you have to get our permission and compensate us! My father was also angered and paralyzed because of you. You also did hurt our people. How dare you hurt people as soon as you arrived? If you’re not a rioter, then what are you! If you don’t want to be beheaded, then behave!”
Village Chief Zhao said, “We haven’t heard from any official that this Hundred Spiritual Mountain is yours and that we still need your permission to explore the land.”
“If you can invite the mayor over to tell us personally that, we a group of lonely refugees, have to compensate you, we will definitely listen and do accordingly. We will even sing praises for such a kind rule to refugees every day.”
Hearing Village Chief Zhao’s words, the Wang brothers’ expressions changed. How could they let the mayor know about this?
If the mayor knew that they were interfering with the refugees’ land exploration, they would definitely be punished.
The Wang brothers did not expect that this group of refugees would be so difficult to deal with. They were so stubborn and they could even stab them in the back.
He gritted his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
When the villagers of Lintian Village, who had stood firmly behind the Wang brothers for the sake of 20 taels of silver, saw that it was impossible to get compensation and that they would be punished, they immediately fled.
Seeing that was no one behind them, the Wang brothers already became weak, but they were still unwilling to give up this huge windfall. Wang Qi said, “You think our Lintian Village is easy to bully? There’s no one in the government office? It’s just wood and there’s plenty everywhere. If you give it to us, you’ll avoid being thrown in jail. I advise you to be sensible.”
Village Chief Zhao sneered. “It’s just wood and it’s everywhere. Why don’t you cut it yourself? Why force us to compensate you with wood?”
Since the Wang brothers could not threaten them, and could not win them in a fight, they could only run away after seeing Qingfeng and the rest who was ready to beat them up if they approached closer.
Sheng Huaixuan looked in the direction of the neighboring mountain and said confidently, “They definitely won’t let this go.”
Bai Wutong nodded. “I think so too.” If they were the only ones who could cut wood, it would be equivalent to them sitting on a mountain of gold. There would only be more people secretly thinking about this idea.
Sheng Huaixuan smiled and asked, “What should we do, Sister-in-law?”
Bai Wutong smiled openly without any fear. “We’ll deal with whatever comes our way. There will always be a way.”
Sheng Huaixuan’s eyes darkened. He was even more curious about Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao’s identities. He wanted to probe them.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Chu Tianbao opening his mouth wide like an alpha wolf whose territory had been invaded. His heart skipped a beat, and his other thoughts were scared away.
When the Wang brothers returned to the Wang family, their respective wives welcomed them and asked with a smile, “How was it? Did those fallen citizens agree to give us wood?”
The two brothers of the Wang family looked as if they had eaten sh*t. They said fiercely to them, “As a woman, why should you care! With these thoughts, you’d might as well spend more effort to take care of our parents.”
After He Daoxiang and Lin Wanxia were scolded, the Wang brothers entered the room angrily.
Wang Qi had just sat down when he suddenly knocked on the bed. An intense pain came from his hand, making him hiss in regret.
Wang Chang looked at his brother and said gloomily, “I’ll go look for Landlord Xiong now! He will definitely have a way to subdue those fallen people!”
Wang Qi was about to give up, but he could not help but feel hopeful again. “Will it work? Does Landlord Xiong really have ties with the mayor?”
Wang Chang curled his lips. “It’s much more urgent for Landlord Xiong to get wood than for us to get silver. He will naturally think of a way.”
After walking for four hours on the mountain path, it was almost dark when Wang Chang arrived at Woqian Town.
He knocked on the imposing door of Landlord Xiong’s residence. The servants looked at him with side glances. “Wait. I’ll report to the Landlord now.”
Wang Chang suppressed his anger and looked at the extremely imposing courtyard inside. He secretly swore that he would be achieve this one day. Then, he suddenly thought of the three peerless beauties he had seen that day and smiled sinisterly. He wanted to take them all as his beautiful concubines.
Landlord Xiong did not even let Wang Chang in. He sent a servant to bring Wang Chang to find an official. This person was the leader of the officers, Feng Qun, who had brought Bai Wutong to the Hundred Spiritual Mountain that day.
The servant explained his intentions. Feng Qun immediately nodded and bowed in agreement. He also promised to make Bai Wutong and the others listen to him obediently.
When Wang Chang saw that the government officers who usually treated them like dogs were so polite to a servant from Officer Xiong’s family, he gritted his teeth and swore to climb up the ranks even more.