Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 8, Breaking through the Fang Family

Fang Yong left without looking back.

Lian Jie'er's mother watched Fang Yong's back disappear little by little, and put down the hoe with a sense of relief.

"Huh, we finally got rid of this evil star!"

Only the tears in Lian Jie'er's eyes kept falling.

For some reason, she always had a great sense of loss in her heart, as if she had missed something extremely important.

Lian Jie'er's mother patted Lian Jie'er on the shoulder and comforted her.
"Lian'er, don't cry. Don't worry, I'll tell you something better later."

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On the way back, Fang Yong's face remained gloomy.

For a while, Shinobu thinks more and more angry, and takes a step back and thinks more and more losses.

Ma Laohei suggested:
"Third Master, if you are still angry, we brothers will capture that family right now. No matter if they agree or not, we will not tolerate them once we enter the water fort!"

Fang Yong waved his hand and said:

"No need for that. A forced marriage is not sweet. Since the engagement has been cancelled, we will naturally have nothing to do with each other in the future."

Fang Yong added: "By the way, remember to return the rice."

The subordinate obeyed the order and returned the rice.

The group continued to walk back. Fang Yong was still unhappy and was thinking about how to get rid of this anger.

As he thought about it, he thought of Master Fang!

Although Fang Yong could not be sure that Mr. Fang was the murderer of his family, he was certain that Mr. Fang was definitely not a good person.

More than 90% of the farmland in Fangjiazhuang was occupied by Mr. Fang. However, in the end, Mr. Fang did not have to pay any grain tax, and all the pressure was shared by the villagers. This old man must have colluded with that corrupt official!

He happened to be feeling unhappy at the moment, so he took people to destroy that mansion. On the one hand, he could vent his anger, and on the other hand, he could show off his skills and establish his authority in front of Ma Laohei and others!

Fang Yong immediately stopped his steps and said to Ma Laohei and others:
"This trip was not going well. It was my fault that my brothers had to make a wasted trip."

Ma Laohei said immediately:
"Third Master, you are too kind. We drank the blood wine and worshipped heaven and earth. Third Master's business is our business. How can you brothers complain about being tired?"

Fang Yongdao:
"Fang Yong thanks you brothers for your kindness, but you came out with me. If we go back empty-handed, wouldn't it be shameful?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Laohei asked:

"I wonder what Third Master wants me to do?"

Fang Yongdao:
"Not far from here, about 10 to 20 miles away, there is a wealthy man who is my cousin. He is a bad man who relies on his power to seize good farmland and oppress the people. I want to take my brothers to defeat him and share some of his wealth. What do you think, brothers?"

When everyone heard that there was wealth to be gained, they immediately responded.

Only Ma Laohei was more cautious and asked:

"I wonder how well-defended this rich man's house is, how many servants he has, and whether we can succeed?"

Fang Yongdao:
"Don't worry about this matter, I have my own way to deal with it!"

Seeing that Fang Yong had taken on the task, Ma Laohei stopped trying to dissuade him.

Several people immediately walked towards the rich man Fang's house.

On the way, Fang Yong groped his way and found an old locust tree with a thick waist.

He borrowed Ma Laohei's big ring knife and chopped the old locust tree twice. The blade cut deeply into the old locust tree, about 2/3 of the way.

Everyone looked at Fang Yong, not knowing what he was going to do.

Fang Yong took two steps back, then rushed forward and kicked the old locust tree hard.

With a loud bang, the old locust tree creaked and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

"Oh my god, what a god!"

Ma Laohei widened his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.

With just two cuts and one kick, this huge locust tree fell down?

Is that human being?
Others were even more impressed.

Originally, they were somewhat dissatisfied with Fang Yong becoming the third in command as soon as he arrived. After all, no one had really seen Fang Yong's abilities. He was just a little taller and his skin was a little whiter, but there was nothing else that indicated he was special.

Now it seems, oh my god, this might be the reincarnation of Tai Sui God!
Fang Yong ignored the amazement in everyone's eyes. He used a knife to cut off the extra branches of the old locust tree, leaving only a three or four meter long main trunk, and then lifted it up with brute force.

"Let's go!" When everyone arrived at Mr. Fang's house, it was already getting dark and the door was closed.

Fang Yong walked to the door, without any further ado, he picked up the locust tree and started smashing it.

The gate of Fang's house is similar to the gate of a castle and looks very sturdy.

It is said that this was built at the suggestion of Mr. Fang's son at the time, and it was modeled after the Wu Fort in the north. It was designed to hold out for a while even if an army came. However, Mr. Fang later thought it was a waste of money, so he only built half of it. It looks good on the outside, but is actually vulnerable on the inside.

Fang Yong picked up the locust tree and smashed it hard. With a bang, the gate began to shake.

There were sounds of dogs barking and servants inside, "What's going on? Is there an earthquake?"

Fang Yong smashed it again, and the door shook violently, and many bricks began to fall.

The servants inside finally reacted.
"Oh no! Someone is knocking on the door!"

One last time! Fang Yong hugged the locust tree and swung it hard, causing the gate and the gatehouse to collapse.

The brothers behind Fang Yong were dumbfounded at this moment.

Oh my God, he used a big tree to smash down someone's gate, he is simply a real tyrant!

Fang Yong led his men to rush in directly. Master Fang's house also had several guards and a dozen servants, but when these people saw someone rushing in holding a big tree, they were all scared and dared not resist.

Soon, all members of the Fang family were arrested.

Master Fang was not caught. According to his servants, this guy had already escaped to the city at noon. He was really alert.

But this guy was cruel enough. He left his mother, who was in her seventies, and his first wife, who was in her fifties, here, regardless of their lives.

The old lady was too old, and she fainted after being frightened by everyone.

Mr. Fang's wife was kneeling in front of Fang Yong with tears and snot, begging him to spare her life.

"Yongwazi, I watched you grow up. You even borrowed food from my family when you were a child. You can't kill me!"

After hearing what the other party said, Fang Yong remembered.

Mr. Fang is truly a kind-hearted and charitable person.

Sometimes when the villagers encountered famine and could not survive, they had no choice but to ask Mr. Fang to borrow food, and Mr. Fang would never refuse anyone.

The old man said that Mr. Fang had two rice buckets at home, one big and one small.

When borrowing rice, I used a small bucket. After borrowing a bucket of rice, I measured it at home and found only eight cents.

When returning the rice, a large bucket was used. After pouring a full bucket of rice, it would still take two centimeters to be full.

You know, this is life-saving food!
Mr. Fang, who is so lacking in virtue, has caused countless families to be broken up.

When Fang Yong was young, he was sick and weak, so the old man borrowed two buckets of rice from Mr. Fang's house for Fang Yong to eat. The old man had to eat rice bran for the whole spring and almost starved to death.

If he could catch Master Fang, Fang Yong would want to reward him with twenty knives personally to thank him for his kindness.

It’s just that this old guy ran away early, which is really hateful.

Fang Yong looked at Master Fang's mother who had fainted from fear and Mrs. Fang who was already old and ugly. Considering how cruel Master Fang was, if he killed these two, Master Fang would not only not be sad, but would even thank him.

We can't let this old thing get away with it so easily.

After thinking about it, Fang Yong's eyes turned and he came up with an idea.

We have to find a way to make Mr. Fang relax his vigilance and trick this old guy back.

Fang Yong then helped Mrs. Fang up and pretended to comfort her:
"Don't be afraid, auntie. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Mr. Fang and I have no grudges against each other, and he even lent me a cow to plow the land. How could I repay a favor with a grudge and hurt you?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

A brother behind him couldn't help but ask, "Third boss, you?"

Ma Laohei stopped the man and shook his head silently.

Seeing this, the man suppressed his doubts and stopped talking.

Mr. Fang's wife was really overjoyed at this time.

She originally thought that based on her family's usual behavior, they would definitely die this time. With the attitude of trying everything possible, she mentioned the matter of borrowing grain to Fang Yong. She thought it would not have any effect, but unexpectedly, things actually took a turn for the better.

This Yongwazi actually said that his family had done him a favor. Is he a fool?

(End of this chapter)