Pig Killer

Chapter 192

"If my second sister-in-law hadn't said that hunger and cold would inspire thieves and asked us to organize joint defense patrols, if we hadn't been prepared, we would have lost our family." Huang Shuchang said with lingering fear, "We can still get by here by eating bran and vegetables, at least we still have some food, but what about other places? I guess they are just eating tree bark and digging grass roots."

"They become bandits because they can't survive. If they can survive by tightening their belts, they won't become bandits." Shen Hui'e looked at them deeply and said, "We are just in case." She raised her eyebrows and looked at them and said, "If this bandit robs the rich and helps the poor, I admire him as a hero, but I am afraid that he will break through human nature and become worse than pigs and dogs. Then we will be unlucky."

"We can't count on others. We have to rely on ourselves and make preparations early." Huang Bochang took a deep breath and said, "I'll go find Liu Ding now." He got up and left.

Huang Jichang looked back at his eldest brother who was leaving, then turned back to look at his second sister-in-law and asked, "What are we doing?"

"Hunting!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with raised eyebrows.

"Hunting?" Huang Shuchang looked at her puzzledly.

"Uncle San, hunting is for practicing archery." The big tiger looked at him with his black eyes and said with a smile.

"If you organize archery practice in the open space, I think the county magistrate will not be able to sleep." Shen Hui'e said to them with raised eyebrows.

"Why?" Shen Penglai looked at her in confusion and asked.

"Who are you aiming at?" Shen Hui'e said, looking at them with deep eyes.

"Didn't we say we would beat the bandits?" Shen Penglai said simply.

Shen Hui'e looked at them innocently with her deep and unfathomable black eyes, "Who the arrow should be aimed at is up to you!" She made an archery gesture.

"Who else can we target besides the bandits?" Shen Penglai looked at her with a puzzled look on his face.

Shen Hui'e raised a strange smile and said, "By the way, when you followed Big Brother to Hezhong Prefecture, did you ask about the fate of the nobles of those small countries that were destroyed? The bamboo slips don't say much."

"Those who survived moved to the capital." Shen Penglai blinked and looked at her in confusion, "Why are you asking this?"

"Didn't those nobles wipe out the entire clan?" Shen Hui'e looked at him in great surprise and asked.

"It was destroyed and surrendered. Most of them were court officials!" Shen Penglai looked at her with his clear eyes and said with amusement, "How can they still stir up any waves?"

"What do you think?" Shen Hui'e narrowed her eyes and looked at them. "They used to be second to none, with property, land, and countless slaves to command. Now! They have lost everything." She stretched out her hand and clenched it slowly, "Can they accept this?"

"What else can I do if I am unwilling?" Shen Penglai snorted, "The imperial cavalry is not just for show."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e shrugged and said, "It's better to take precautions before it happens." No one can stop the spread of a prairie fire.

Depriving someone of their wealth is like killing their parents; it all comes down to class interests.

To be honest, there is only one king, but there are countless aristocratic groups.

The former emperor destroyed small states, unified the country, implemented the county system, distributed land to common people, and eliminated the aristocracy.

These kings and princes have no property rights to territory; all under heaven belongs to the king.

The kings and princes did not have their own private military power, independent financial power, the right to appoint officials, and they had to be strictly supervised by local officials.

How could those guys who were once the best in the world tolerate this? They were always thinking about restoring the glory of their ancestors.

They won't be ready to make a move? Shen Hui'e doesn't believe that they will be so honest.

Anyway, the ones rushing in the front are these simple-minded, strong-limbed peasants.

Even if I died, I would not get any mercy or sympathy from them.

"No matter what we do, we can't do without people and food." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her ink-black eyes.

"We don't have much food!" Huang Jichang said without thinking.

"Does it matter if they rob you of your food? Is there any?" Shen Hui'e looked at him innocently with her inky black eyes and said, "Otherwise there are bandits and soldiers!"

Huang Jichang sat up straight and said solemnly, "I will hunt well."

"Yeah!" Shen Hui'e nodded when she heard that.

I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart. I finally convinced them. I was really worried that they would act as if nothing had happened. I had to take this matter seriously.

"Even if I was exaggerating, if our archery skills improve, we will have more opportunities to hunt. We won't starve." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at them and said, "It's not pleasant to be hungry."

"Hmm!" Huang Shuchang nodded, "The meat is delicious." He stood up and said, "Let's go."

"I'll take you there." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her bright black eyes.

"Second sister, if a farmer is selling land, should we buy it?" Shen Penglai suddenly remembered and asked when he walked to the gate.

"It's up to you." Shen Hui'e said to him with her black eyes flashing.

"Aren't you going to sell it?" Shen Penglai asked her with his eyebrows slightly raised.

"I can't grow it all." Shen Hui'e blinked her clear eyes and looked at him and said.

"Those who want to sell land or have no land, you can hire them to rent and farm on them!" Shen Penglai said simply and easily.

Upon hearing this, Da Chong looked at his mother with burning eyes. They were exactly the same!

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Shen Hui'e pursed her lips and looked at them and said, "Life is not peaceful these days, so it's better to keep some extra money on you."

"That's right!" Huang Jichang thought for a moment and said, "The situation is unclear, let's wait and see."

"Let's wait and see." Shen Penglai smiled and said, "We're leaving now. You guys should go in quickly! It's hot outside."

"We'll go in after you leave." Shen Hui'e watched them leave before turning around and going home.

"You really don't want to sell the land?" The big tiger looked at her with his dark eyes.

"How dare you buy it in this situation!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and penetrating eyes and said, "If something happens, can you run away with the fields on your back?" Her deep eyes flashed and she said, "Only when people are alive can they have everything. If people are gone, everything is gone."

"The person is gone?" Li Nu looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Is the person dead?"

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep eyes and said, "Now we just need to chase those people away or shout them off. What if one day we meet someone who is not afraid of death? In close combat, swords and guns are blind and anything can happen."

"We can stop them with a bow and arrow." The big tiger looked at her with bright eyes and said.

"Well!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her shiny black eyes and said, "Aim a row of arrows flashing with cold light at them. Warn them first. If they don't listen, don't blame us for being rude."

"Mother, why don't you just shoot the arrow?" the tiger looked at her puzzledly and asked.

"Why did you become bandits?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"We are not full, and the imperial court has been increasing the grain tax." The tiger said with its black eyes rolling.

"They are all honest farmers. Who would want to lose their heads if they stutter?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her clear eyes and said, "First use courtesy, then force. It would be great if we could let them go back to farming honestly!"

"Haha..." Upon hearing this, Li Nu's eyes suddenly lit up with a smile as he looked at her and said, "Mother is just worried that no one will farm the land."

"Of course. No matter how much land there is, if no one cultivates it, it will become wasteland. What a pity!" Shen Hui'e looked at them frankly with her clear and bright eyes.

"Will there really be people who become bandits?" asked the big tiger, staring at her with his black eyes.

"That's for sure. People who are extremely hungry can do anything, including murder, arson, robbery, and all kinds of evil." Shen Hui'e pointed at them with her index finger and said, "You will see how ugly human nature is when people cross the bottom line."

"I don't want to see it. Isn't it better to just farm properly?" The big insect looked at her with its round eyes without blinking and said, "Like last year."

"I want to, too!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "What a pity!" She blinked her deep and clear eyes and said, "I don't want to."

&*&

Arrows and bows are easy to make, but what about bowstrings? Without bowstrings, it's useless.

Shen Changsheng and Liu Ding came again.

"Second sister, what should we do with the bowstring?" Shen Changsheng looked at her anxiously and said.

"They are all here." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her crystal clear eyes and said, "Son, go and get the bowstring."

"Hey!" Da Chong responded crisply, and called Xiao Douzi, and the two of them carried out the finished bowstring.

"Huh..." Shen Changsheng took a breath when he saw the bowstrings in the big wooden box, "So many?"

"These are made of pig intestines and snake skin." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep eyes and said, "Life is not peaceful, so I made some self-defense tools. If they are useful, then they are not wasted. If they are not useful, then it is even better, as they can be made into musical instruments."

"Musical instrument?" Shen Changsheng blinked his dark eyes and looked at her and said, "This doesn't match!"

"Why not? The strings of the guqin, can't it be used?" Shen Hui'e said to them with her bright eyes.

"It seems possible." Liu Ding picked up a bowstring and handed one end to Shen Changsheng, saying, "Brother-in-law, take it."

Liu Ding tightened the bowstring and plucked it with his fingers. It actually made a buzzing sound, although it was not very pleasant.

"The most important thing now is to save your life." Shen Hui'e said to them with deep eyes.

"Now that you have the bowstring, leave the bow and arrow to me." Liu Ding patted his chest and promised, "I will make it as soon as possible."

"Let's go, I'll carry it back for you." Shen Changsheng looked at him with his dark eyes and said to his second sister, "Let's go."

"I'll take you there." Shen Hui'e escorted them both out of the house.

&*&

Although we were prepared, we were still a little scared when we saw the bandits swaggering into the village to steal food.

Huang Bochang and his men lined up with bows and arrows in hand, "If you dare to take another step forward, don't blame us for being rude."

"Why are you so polite?" The bandits didn't believe that they really dared to shoot arrows.

These days as a bandit, I have been eating delicious food, drinking spicy drinks, and feeling extremely comfortable.

This is the kind of life one should live.