In the famine, she stockpiled space supplies and became a bandit.

Chapter 65: Such "Sacrificing Relatives for the Greater Good"

Zhou Fugui looked at Zhou Cang, who was surrounded by everyone like a moon surrounded by stars, and his face turned very dark.

"The villain is successful!" He snorted coldly and turned away.

Isn't it just food? What's the big deal? His granaries are full. It's just a bag of food. Look how these idiots are fooled. What a loser!

Speaking of this, Zhou Fugui smiled proudly. So what if the child was born to Zhou Cang, the legal wife? He was still driven out of the house by the concubine. Now, everything in the Zhou family belongs to him.

As for Zhou Cang, just be the bandit leader’s lackey for the rest of your life, and it’s best if you don’t come back.

However, the lackeys don't have an easy time either.

Zhou Fugui rolled his eyes, and the donkey cart turned and headed towards the county government office.

"Rebellion, are you sure?" Rong Bai, the magistrate of Tongning County, stared at the middle-aged man in front of him excitedly with eyes as bright as the full moon.

"..." Zhou Fugui felt extremely panicked when he was stared at like that.

"Well, it seems so." He said tremblingly.

It's not that the county magistrate is a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, but looking at his imposing appearance and his eyes that are full of wisdom and intelligence, he doesn't look like one at all.

Zhou Fugui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead guiltily.

Rong Bai tsk- ...

"How dare you report something you are not sure about to me? Are you tired of living?"

Zhou Fugui's legs went limp, and he fell to the ground with a plop. He made up his mind, closed his eyes, and nodded his head.

"I am sure, I am sure, Luo Xi is going to rebel."

After saying it, he was not so panicked: "My useless brother is now her chief steward. He recruited a lot of people at the gate of the villa today."

"Although they said they were looking for people to farm the land, you know what the weather is like now and which land is suitable for farming. In my opinion, they just want to use this as an excuse to recruit soldiers and prepare for rebellion."

"Your brother?" Rong Bai's eyes flashed with amusement: "Aren't you afraid of reporting it to me? If the incident is exposed, I will be implicated. Besides, he is your brother. You seem to be a little hard-hearted, right?"

Zhou Fugui was embarrassed for a moment, but he hid it well. When he looked up, his eyes were red and his voice was hoarse: "I am just afraid that my brother will make the same mistake again, so I came here to tell you, sir. I just hope I can help him gain some virtue."

"Everyone says that you are a good official who can distinguish right from wrong. I dare not hope that you will let him go. You can either cripple him or exile him three thousand miles away."

He sobbed and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, looking like he was thinking about his brother: "I just hope that you will spare my stupid brother's life in consideration of my actions today."

Cripple? Exile? Is this good for others? Rong Bai has learned something new.

It turns out that he pushes all the bad luck onto others, so not only does he not get into any trouble himself, he also gets a good reputation for sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice.

What a good plan!

"Okay, I understand." Rong Bai didn't dare to say that he was a good person, but for such a villain with no bottom line, he felt that it was polluting his eyes to look at him any longer, so he quickly instructed the legal advisor Li Jin beside him.

"Give him ten taels of silver." Then get out of here quickly.

Zhou Fugui didn't notice the disgust in Rong Bai's eyes at all. He thought he had won the favor of the county magistrate and was immediately overjoyed.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on them for you when I return." He said flatteringly.

Rong Bai lowered his head and intermittently played with the beads in his hand, as if he didn't hear anything. Zhou Fugui almost couldn't maintain the smile on his face.

Finally, it was Li Jin who spoke up: "Our masters know about this. You can go back first."

How could Zhou Fugui be willing to accept this? This was a good opportunity to get the upper hand over the county magistrate. He flattered his face and said, "I'll take my leave first. I'll go and keep an eye on Chaoyang Villa. When I have news, I'll come back and help you complete this task."

After saying this, he left in a hurry, fearing that the county magistrate would forbid him to do this.

Rong Bai: "???"

It feels like someone force-fed me something.

Looking at his master's wrinkled face, Li Jin asked in a low voice: "How about I have someone bring him back?"

"Forget it." Rong Bai shook the beads in his hand and leaned back in his chair: "If there is a free dog that comes up to me to guard the door, why should I refuse? Let him do his job."

"But..." Li Jin was a little worried, "This guy is a villain at first glance. If he gets into trouble, you will be the one to take care of it."

"Why should I help him?" Rong Bai raised his fair and handsome face, full of confusion: "I don't know him, what does he do have to do with me?"

"..." Li Jin laughed dumbly: "I was mistaken. It really has nothing to do with us."

For the first time, he discovered that the adult's rogue character was so likable.

"But this Chaoyang Villa..." Li Jin began to worry again: "According to the information found by my subordinates, the female bandit named Luo Xi has indeed become a bandit in Mr. Zhao's farm and is recruiting soldiers with great fanfare. If the county governor finds out, then..."

"It's that damn old man again~" When Rong Bai mentioned Du Hong, the prefect of Nanyue County, he gritted his teeth in hatred. The beads in his hand were almost crushed by him. How could he care about Chaoyang Villa at all?

"What? It's not enough that he has just extorted 500,000 taels of silver from the young master. What else does he want?"

"My Lord, please be careful with your words." Li Jin sighed helplessly: "It is only right for us to give some silver as a gift to the county governor on his birthday."

Rong Bai laughed, not taking Li Jin's caution seriously at all: "He celebrates his birthday at 35, is he afraid that he won't live to see his 60th birthday?"

"Besides, half a year ago, he extorted 200,000 taels of silver from me on the pretext of my eldest grandson's full moon."

"A year ago, his third son got married and asked for another 300,000 taels. But look at that old man. He has more than 20 sons, and the youngest is even younger than his eldest grandson, but he still brings in concubines in droves."

Rong Bai covered his forehead in annoyance and growled, "I'm afraid this gift will never end."

"If I had known this earlier, I would not have taken the job. Now, our Rong family is almost becoming Du Hong's treasury."

Li Jin was silent now.

The Rong family was originally the richest family in Nanyue County, with businesses all over the country. They were afraid of being looked down upon and bullied by officials, so the head of the family bought a small official position for his only son. Who would have thought...

"Alas, the times are stronger than people, there is nothing we can do about it. We should think carefully about how to deal with Chaoyang Villa so that the county governor will not find any evidence against us."

Otherwise, it would not just be a matter of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

"Let's put it aside for now. Anyway, there are many bandits everywhere recently, and Chaoyang Villa is not the only one." The law does not punish everyone, Rong Bai is not afraid of being caught, but this Luo Xi...

After complaining about Du Hong, Rong Bai felt much better and started to have some interest in this female bandit Luo Xi.

Female bandit leaders are rare. At least there is only one under his rule.

"Tell me, what kind of person is Luo Xi? How dare a mere young lady take over and become a king and a bandit?"

Hearing Rong Bai's interested tone, Li Jin's heart skipped a beat again: "Sir, please don't do anything stupid. Although our Rong family is a merchant, we are also decent citizens."

"I know, I know. Am I such an untrustworthy person?" Rong Bai waved his hands impatiently, urging him to get busy and stop staring at him.

But after Li Jin left, he gave a wicked smile, and it was obvious that he was up to something bad.