eurekapd Chapter 119: Ma Damazi
Chapter 119: Ma Damazi
It was not until it was dark and the road was completely invisible that Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang entered the space.
Qin Lang went straight to the bamboo basket and took off the cover. The female rabbit inside was obviously panicked when she saw the stranger.
But the female rabbit looked in good condition. The hay that was given to it before was obviously consumed, and the little space water that was poured for it was drunk up.
Qin Lang saw that the mother rabbit and the little rabbits were fine, so he quickly covered the bamboo basket again.
He began to wander around the space, trying to find a suitable place to raise rabbits.
After washing her hands and face, Lu Qingqing knew that they needed to find a place to raise rabbits, so she pointed to the westernmost area where cattle and horses were currently raised.
That area has now become a livestock breeding area, with chickens, horses, and cows raised there, and now a rabbit hutch is added next to it.
However, how to build this rabbit hive is also a problem.
If the rabbits were allowed to touch the ground, there would probably be more and more rabbit holes in the space.
After thinking for a long time, the two decided to spread the tiles they had collected earlier on the ground, surround them with stones, and cover them with half a straw mat.
The uncovered area is used as a feeding area, and a layer of wheat straw is laid on the tiles to make it easier to clean after the rabbits urinate and defecate.
After the rabbit nest is built, put the rabbits in the bamboo basket. As soon as the female rabbit enters, it will run to the area covered by the straw mat.
Lu Qingqing put some hay in it and the two of them went to prepare dinner.
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Tianlang Village.
The bodies of the third in command and a group of bandits were placed on the ground, and all their clothes and shoes were stripped off.
When the boss, Ma Damazi, saw his third brother's body, he suddenly fell into the chair. It took him a long time to recover and then he became furious.
"Tell the brothers to rush to the mountain pass tonight and set up a checkpoint. Don't let anyone get through. I'm determined to find this murderer and avenge Lao San and more than thirty brothers!"
The bandits responded one after another, and hundreds of them rushed towards the mountain pass at night with torches.
Seen from above, it looks like a fire dragon winding its way towards the mountain pass.
In the village, after the people left, Ma Damazi hugged Lao San's body and cried bitterly.
Before his mother died, she asked him to take good care of his two younger brothers, but now both of them are gone. He is not worthy of being the eldest brother!
A few years ago, he failed to protect his second brother, who was forced to death by the government.
He took a few brothers with him, killed the dog official, and went back up the mountain.
I thought I had one or two hundred men under my command and could protect my third brother, but I didn't expect that my third brother would be killed right under my nose.
Now, he is the only one left among the three brothers!
Ma Damazi gritted his teeth, looked at the arrow hole on his brother's body, and vowed to avenge his third brother.
After Ma Laosan's body was laid to rest, Ma Damazi called his trusted confidant Wang Laowu and asked:
"Old Five, how are the preparations going?"
Wang Laowu secretly glanced at the boss and saw that he looked calm, then he spoke:
"The gold, silver, and grain in the village have all been packed up and can be harnessed to the carts and taken away at any time. However, if the wooden barrels for water are full, it will be difficult to get down the mountain. What do you think?"
"After passing Pingqing County, there are many rivers behind. You don't need to take too much water. The main thing is to load the silver, money and food!"
After Ma Damazi finished speaking, he sighed and took Wang Laowu in his arms, saying in a sad tone:
"Fifth Brother, you've been with me for over ten years. Second Brother died a few years ago, so we brothers came back up the mountain. Third Brother grew up under your care, but he was killed by those damned refugees!"
After hearing what he said, Wang Laowu also felt sad.
Among the people who went up the mountain together, he was the only old man left.
Thinking of this, Wang Laowu said:
"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely avenge San Yazi!"
Ma Damazi felt a little relieved after hearing this, nodded and said:
"Fifth Brother, after we avenge Third Brother, we'll head south and find a place where the barbarians can't reach. The food and money we have will be enough for us brothers to live freely!"
After Ma Damazi finished speaking, he asked Wang Laowu to take the rest of his brothers to drive the ox cart carrying all the food, gold and silver down the mountain and rush to the mountain pass overnight.
This mountain pass is the only way out of the mountain, and many people can be ambushed on the hillsides on both sides of the pass.
As soon as it was light in the morning, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang set off.
The two men traveled light, occasionally overtaking refugees carrying luggage along the way.
After crossing a steep slope, another group of refugees carrying luggage appeared on the mountain road ahead.
Qin Lang poked Lu Qingqing and whispered:
"Daya, they are the same people from yesterday."
Lu Qingqing looked closely and saw that they were the two families whose luggage the third in command had searched yesterday.
The two families walked one after the other, almost blocking half of the mountain road.
When Lu Qingqing and the other person walked around the side, the two families obviously recognized them.
However, when the people from the two families saw them, they subconsciously avoided looking at them, and the people in front moved to the side to make way for them.
Some children pointed at them and wanted to speak, but the adults covered their mouths.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang walked quickly through the crowd and continued forward.
The adults didn't let go of their hands until they were far away. The child pointed at them and said:
"Dad, that was the archer from yesterday. He was amazing! He killed that bandit in a flash!"
The man naturally knew that they were the ones who shot the bandits yesterday, but the ferocity with which the two men shot the bandits and finished them off yesterday clearly showed that they were not ordinary people.
Look at these two people, they have nothing, and their food and money were exposed yesterday.
If they were to make a move, it would be dangerous even if we had more people.
It is better to stay away from such people.
Lu Qingqing didn't know what the people behind her were thinking. She had been feeling inexplicably nervous since she set out in the morning. Now she was pulling Qin Lang to hurry up, hoping to cross the mountain as quickly as possible.
Because they encountered refugees from time to time, the two men did not release the cattle.
When they reached a narrow road, the cart in front blocked the entire road, and the two had to follow the refugees.
Fortunately, after this short distance, there is a mountain pass ahead.
Lu Qingqing felt that the space over there should be more spacious.
After the cart turned into the valley ahead, the road became much wider, and the two families continued to move forward.
Qin Lang stopped after walking a few steps, grabbed Lu Qingqing's sleeve, and said nervously:
"Daya, there seems to be someone in front!"
Lu Qingqing looked forward and saw the reflection of a knife on the hillside ahead. Her heart tightened and she pulled Qin Lang to hide behind a big rock.
As soon as the two hid in the space, they saw a dozen bandits running down the hillside with machetes.
At this time, a group of bandits appeared in front of the valley and surrounded the refugees.
When the refugees saw a group of people holding big knives, they knew they had encountered bandits and were so scared that they begged for mercy.
Ma Damazi came out carrying a large knife. He scanned the crowd and saw no familiar clothing or shoes on them. He asked,
"Have you paid the toll?"
The refugees nodded hurriedly. One of them was a bit braver and replied with a smile:
"My dear, we already paid the toll yesterday. We paid it to the third leader of Tianlang Village. Each family was paid thirty taels of silver. Now my family really can't afford the money!"