allonlinenovel Chapter 440 Want to do evil
Chapter 440 Want to do evil
"I can't believe that all this money is our hard-earned money, not some windfall we stole. We'll have to be more careful with it from now on."
“Brother, you’ve hit the nail on the head. We don’t feel bad spending the money we robbed, but we have to be careful with the money we earned ourselves. I wish I could keep it as a family heirloom.”
Someone immediately scoffed and laughed at him, "Come on, someone like you, staying in the mountains and not daring to turn yourself in to the authorities, how will you ever find a wife in this lifetime? A family heirloom? Where will you get any descendants..."
"Go away, who knows, maybe one day I'll kidnap a woman to be my wife. Don't look down on me."
Scarface coughed and said, "Don't forget the rules we just established. If you stay on the mountain, you must not kill people, rob, or force innocent women. Otherwise, you will be dealt with according to the rules of our mountain stronghold."
The man pursed his lips, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but had no choice but to lower his head and admit his mistake.
"Brother, I was just being sarcastic, please don't take it seriously. Even if I had the intention, I wouldn't have the guts, would I?"
"You better be!"
"Huo Qi, you can read and count, so why don't you divide this silver among the people?"
Following Scarface's instructions, Huo Qi divided the silver equally, with each person receiving more than twenty taels of silver.
Holding the silver coins, their eyes reddened and tears welled up in their eyes.
"Good heavens, I never dreamed in my life that I could earn so much money with my own hands without robbing. If I had known this, we would have stayed home and farmed honestly, and we wouldn't have had to commit a crime. Wouldn't that have been better?"
"Sigh, who can argue with that? I really regret it now!"
Lin Xiaotang felt that everyone was being too presumptuous. Most of the people here were originally lazy and good-for-nothing, which is why they committed crimes. Even if medicinal herbs were popular in earlier years, they might not have gone through that hardship.
These days, Scarface, as the bandit leader, has been leading everyone to plant medicinal herbs, so no one dares to slack off. After persisting for a few months, they have gradually overcome their laziness. Whether they can continue to do so, and for how long, remains to be seen.
After the silver was distributed, everyone cheered. Each person received more than twenty taels of silver, which made them quite wealthy in the village. They could not only build several brick houses, but also easily find a wife. Everyone was overjoyed.
In the past, all the loot from robberies was confiscated. Even if someone secretly kept some gold, silver, or jewelry, they would do so cautiously, like a thief, and spend it all as soon as they had the chance.
Things are different now. This money is earned honestly and cleanly; it's all my own private savings.
Someone suggested that while everyone was in a good mood, they should get together for a big dinner to celebrate, because it would be difficult to get together again after they came down the mountain.
This meal can be considered a farewell dinner!
Everyone pocketed their money, readily agreed, and grinned from ear to ear.
So everyone divided the work and cooperated, hunting, fishing, picking mushrooms, and digging for wild vegetables. They also brought out all the wine they had bought a few days ago, which was still quite a bit left.
More than an hour later, everyone carried the ingredients back to their lodgings in high spirits. They started a fire to boil water and prepare the ingredients, then heated oil in a wok to stir-fry vegetables, grill fish, and roast meat, keeping themselves very busy.
The meal lasted until the wee hours of the morning. After several rounds of drinks, everyone was filled with longing for the future. Some of the more affectionate couples even hugged each other and cried their hearts out.
Lin Xiaotang found it a bit too much to bear, so she quietly left with Huo Qi, who didn't drink at all.
During the months Lin Xiaotang spent on the mountain, Scarface initially guarded the gate for her, but after they became familiar with each other, Huo Qi, who had a good personality and patience, took over as her gatekeeper.
At night, everyone had finished drinking and gone back to their respective residences to sleep. Lin Xiaotang heard a noise outside the window, like the sound of tree branches breaking. The sound was particularly clear in the quiet night.
She suddenly awoke with a start, immediately becoming alert, and picked up the candlestick on the table that had been extinguished.
Huo Qi, who was guarding outside the door, did not hear anything because the door was closed and the window was on the other side, with an entire room separating them.
Lin Xiaotang quietly got up, afraid of making a sound and alerting the enemy. She groped her way out of bed, stuffed the pillow into the quilt, and stepped back while holding the candlestick.
Sure enough, a man reeking of alcohol opened the window and rolled over onto the bed.
He muttered to himself, "Little beauty, I'm here. I've been wanting you for so long. Those two bastards, Boss and Huo Qi, should have just stayed monks. They had to force the brothers to become vegetarians too. They treat us like thieves, it's driving me crazy. Today I'll give you a good time. Don't miss me when you come down the mountain, hehehehehe..."
Lin Xiaotang almost vomited when she heard this. With more people, it's inevitable that there will be some bad apples. No wonder she's unwilling to come down the mountain; she's incorrigible!
A cold glint flashed in her eyes. Since he was unwilling to start anew, then he shouldn't be a human being at all. Before leaving the mountain, she would send him to the authorities to prevent him from harming others in the future.
The man was drunk and not very clear-headed. With candles lit in the room, he couldn't see clearly. He was hugging and kissing the pillow in the quilt while tearing off his clothes and throwing them on the ground.
Lin Xiaotang picked up the clothes from the ground with a look of disgust and smashed the candlestick hard on the other person's head.
The man was hit on the head and let out a howl that echoed through the mountains and forests, resounding through the sky, which was somewhat eerie in the night.
Upon hearing the sound, Huo Qi suddenly opened his eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately became alert. He hurriedly got up, pushed open the door, and rushed inside.
Lin Xiaotang picked up the clothes that the man had taken off and, using the moonlight streaming in from outside the door, hurriedly retreated behind Huo Qi.
"Uncle Huo, I'm fine. Quickly grab this man. He tried to do something indecent to me, but luckily I reacted quickly and he didn't succeed."
Although Huo Qi was a thin scholar, he was still a grown man, and since he hadn't been drinking that night, he easily subdued the drunken lecher.
At this moment, Scarface, along with Big Beard and Uncle Liang, heard the commotion and gathered outside with torches.
Huo Qi led Lin Xiaotang outside, then pushed her down in front of everyone.
Huo Qi said angrily, "Brother, this man's lustful heart has not changed. He even dares to covet Xiao Tang. For the past few months, Xiao Tang has led everyone to plant medicinal herbs. This little girl has worked so hard to help everyone without asking for anything in return. Tonight, everyone just received their share of the silver. It's one thing for him not to be grateful, but he actually wants to do this beastly thing. He is truly beyond redemption."
Everyone was still slightly drunk, but after understanding the whole story, they instantly sobered up.
The bearded man gritted his teeth in anger and said, "You dog, worse than a pig or a dog! How could we have taken in such a creature on our mountain? It's bad luck! If we had known, we should have tied you up and sent you to the government office to be thrown into jail and suffer more in prison."
Uncle Liang said with great distress, "How old is Xiao Tang? How old are you? You're too old to be her father, yet you dare to try to rape her. Aren't you afraid of going to hell after you die? You heartless bastard, you're so disappointing!"