Zhi County is remote and is actually sandwiched between the two forked mountains of Funiu Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only the southeast direction is gradually widening and flat and straight to Wancheng.

As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. In this era when the land is vast and sparsely populated, even though the Qin Dynasty had a strong army and strict laws, it was not a peaceful place for such remote mountainous areas.

Qinghe Town is more than fifty miles away from the county town of Chixian, and is even more northwest. Therefore, it seems that there are rolling mountains around it. With the sparse population, villages are scattered among mountains and valleys of all sizes. The villages communicate very little with the outside world. At most, the villagers occasionally go to the town to sell some local products and buy some salt. Basically, they can't leave the door a few times a year, and they live a primitive small peasant life that is completely self-sufficient. Some women have never left the village in their entire lives and have no idea what the outside world looks like. The spread of news is basically caused by the pavilion chief levy twice a year or occasionally levy husbands. What they hear is basically limited to the situation near Qinghe Town. For example, if the news from the county town is spread to some villages, it has been about half a year.

In the remnants of Funiu Mountain northwest of Qinghe Town, there is still a village that is almost completely isolated from the world. There are thirty or forty households, and there are more than 200 people in the old and young. To enter, you have to pass an extremely narrow primitive crack. The villagers hardly go out, plowing the fields themselves, weaving cloth themselves, and making simple pottery by themselves.

The origins of these people are very complicated. At first, there were only seven or eight households here, and they mainly rely on hunting to make a living. They existed half a century ago when the Qin Dynasty occupied Nanyang. Later, several consecutive battles between Qin and Chu, some refugees fled one after another, and then some fugitive farmers and slaves fled, gradually expanding to their current scale.

Because these people do not have household registration, they usually dare not go out of the mountains. Because there are many mountains, few lands, and the population is gradually increasing. In order to survive, young and middle-aged people in the village gathered together and occasionally went down the mountain to rob the passing business trips. The village gradually became a nest of bandits and a nest of bandits.

Although they hide very well, they still have to go out and buy some salt, so they have more or less communication and understanding with the outside world.

On that day, several brave bandits went down the mountain together and lie down on the roadside for a long time but did not encounter a target suitable for robbery, so they headed to the county town of Chi County.

As for bandits, this kind of profession has existed for thousands of years since ancient times. Robbery is the main business, and stealing can be regarded as a side job. These people have been to the county town many times. As long as they wear better clothes and walk more swagger, the soldiers guarding the gate are too lazy to take a look. They are occasionally stopped and asked a few questions, saying that they have forgotten their identity cards at home, so they can still get in if they pay a fine. Moreover, this is not the first time they have entered the county town.

However, this time the bandits had a little disaster and didn't look at the almanac when they went out.

When searching for targets that could be used to steal first in the county town, I saw more than ten horses tied to the door of a foot house, and no one was taking care of them. These horses were not only tall and strong, but also had not even removed the well-made leather pockets on the horse's back. There were many good things at the bulge.

So the bandits were moved and then took action. Several people scattered and slowly approached the horses. They secretly opened several pockets while the person was not paying attention. Then they were blinded by the golden copper coins inside. They were excited and took out a lot of excitement.

It was almost noon, and there were five or six gorgeous young people in the foot house, and several of them had bruises on their faces and eyes. It was Ma Teng's group of playboys who were beaten in the dark by Yu Wuya in Wancheng. At this time, they were all sitting on the cold couch and drinking water to cool off. There were also seven or eight burly men holding swords standing around.

Listening to the horses outside, they seemed a little disturbed, and kept sniffing, a big man looked out.

"Thief, seeking death!"

As the big man roared, seven or eight big men in the store rushed out, and stepped on them all over the place. Then the sword was unsheathed and placed on his neck. Several bandits were so scared that they almost urinated their pants.

They are bandits, but they are just a group of refugee slaves. They have robbed their families, but they are all facing weak merchants and farmers. They have never seen such a situation, and they immediately lay on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

"I dared to steal our things. It seems that I was impatient for life. I sent them to the county government and asked Jiangbeiting to punish them heavily!" Ma Teng saw that they were just a few little thieves, and suddenly lost interest and waved his hand impatiently like driving mosquitoes.

"Brother Teng, be at ease. He dares to steal in the county town. He probably has some origin. Come in and ask carefully!" a young man said quickly.

"Okay, bring it in!" Ma Teng put down the water cup and looked at the five bandits who were carried in and thrown on the ground like a chicken.

"Young Master, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again!"

Several bandits kowtowed like pounding garlic. They knew they had encountered a tough problem today, so they would not resist. If they were to do something, they would definitely lose their arms and legs. But if they were sent to the official, their identities would be like lice under the sun, and then they would have only one fate, that is, they would be beaten and then travel three thousand miles to the border to build the Great Wall. Don’t think about coming back alive in this life.

"Tell me, I don't have to meet the officials today. If I don't say it well, I'll choose it myself!" As the leader of a group of people, Ma Teng is also the number one in Wancheng who is certainly not allowed to speak, so he speaks naturally and is full of momentum.

Five bandits looked at each other, and one of them was a little older and gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, we are a group of unregulated mountaineering people in Funiu Mountain. We occasionally go down the mountain to rob the passing farmers and merchants. Today we came to the county town to wander around. When we see money, we have the intention to bump into you. Please let us go. If you have good things in the future, we will naturally respect you!"

"Huh!" After saying this, Ma Teng and others became very interested. One of the young men who looked a little mature said in surprise: "Brother Teng, it seems that we have gained some insights in our revenge this time!"

"What do you mean?" Ma Teng asked, touching his chin.

"Brother Teng, we just found out about Chen Xu's whereabouts, but today we are going to Qinghe Town to find him bad luck. Hehe, with these bandits, we may not have to do it ourselves to make Chen Xu's skin burst. This anger will naturally be dissipated!"

"You mean... let them beat Chen Xu?" Ma Teng asked hesitated.

"How can a beating help to relieve the hatred in my heart? A wild man from the mountain village will naturally kill him, and his flesh will not be left!" Zhao Zhe, who had not spoken next to him, looked ferocious and he was a little scattered.

"Brother Teng, these bandits must be more than the five in front of you. It's inconvenient to speak here. Let's go and take these people out of the city for a good question!"

"Okay, take these people out of the city!" Ma Teng stood up, and a group of people rushed out of Liangshe. Seven or eight big men also carried five bandits on their backs, and then more than ten horses rushed out of the county town, throwing several bandits in the wild and questioned them again.
Chapter completed!