Chapter 53: Who wants to test their steel, step forward!!
“Everyone, old and young, uncles and aunts, please be quiet. In front of so many people, I have a few questions I'd like to ask Lao Zhu Tou'er?” Yue Feng asked calmly.
Instantly, the crowd watching the excitement fell silent.
Yue Feng nodded slightly to the crowd to thank them, then asked with conviction, “Now that the truth is out, Lao Zhu Tou'er, I ask you, was this big goose stolen from your family by our Yue Family?”
At this moment, Lao Zhu Tou'er's old face was completely disgraced. He couldn't win a fight, and he wasn't in the right when it came to reason. His cloudy old eyes darted around, praying that Wang Jianguo could give him a way out.
“I'm asking you a question! What's wrong, in front of so many villagers, you dare to do it but don't dare to admit it? I'll ask you again, was this big goose stolen from your family by my family?” Yue Feng's tone grew heavier.
“No... it wasn't! My wife and I made a mistake!” With no way out, Lao Zhu Tou'er could only grit his teeth and admit his mistake.
“Alright, then I'll ask you, while my brother and I weren't home, and my dad injured his leg working for the brigade, you came to my house to bully my mom, hit my sister, and even called your three sons and two grandsons over. How do you account for this!” Yue Feng continued to ask.
“I... I...”
Lao Zhu Tou'er was usually sharp-tongued and never suffered a loss, but he was questioned by Yue Feng and opened his mouth several times, unable to find any conciliatory words.
“I gave you a chance, and you're not giving me an explanation, are you? Then, in front of all these old and young people, I'll seek justice myself!”
Just as the words 'seek justice' left his mouth, Yue Feng lunged forward, swung his right hand in a full circle, and slapped Lao Zhu Tou'er across the face.
Pop, with a crisp sound, Lao Zhu Tou'er was directly slapped into a stumble!
“Damn it!”
When the three sons of the Zhu family saw their father slapped in public, they immediately couldn't hold back, grabbing sticks and preparing to continue fighting.
At this moment, Xiao Tao, who had already received instructions from Yue Feng, came out of the storage room carrying a bayonet with a handle and met them.
“Damn it, who wants to test their steel, step forward!!”
The fierce Xiao Tao stood forward with red eyes holding the bayonet, and the three people from the Zhu family, who had just been itching for a fight, immediately froze in place, not daring to act arrogant anymore.
When Xiao Tao fought just now, he had already proven his combat strength. At least three of the five people from the Zhu family were knocked down by Xiao Tao. Yue Feng and the others, who were half a beat slower to act, didn't even get much fighting in.
Now he was holding a bayonet again. This thing was made of tool steel, sharpened fiercely and even had a blood groove. Even a several-hundred-pound, thick-skinned Dapao Luanzi (Big Cannonball) on the mountain couldn't withstand a few cuts, let alone a person weighing a hundred pounds. A solid stab, and they'd be severely injured even if they didn't die.
“Xiao Tao! What are you doing, put down the knife!”
When Wang Jianguo saw that knives were involved, fearing things would get out of control and someone would be killed, he immediately stepped between the two groups who were on the verge of fighting.
“Hey, Grandpa, I wouldn't really stab, I was just showing off!” Xiao Tao reacted quickly, grinning at Wang Jianguo with a half-truth, and put the bayonet behind him.
“Today's matter, you've fought, you've made a scene! Let's stop here. Do either of your two families have any objections?
If anyone feels they've suffered a loss, then how about we go somewhere else to reason? We'll be judged according to the rules, and everyone can spend a few days in jail?”
Wang Jianguo's gaze swept over Yue Feng and Lao Zhu Tou'er. Although his tone was questioning, the attitude in his words was beyond doubt.
After this interruption, the Zhu family brothers, having personally witnessed their father being slapped, had most of their anger dissipated and no longer had the courage to fight.
Yue Feng immediately stated, “Secretary, I firmly obey the leadership of the Village Department!”
Wang Jianguo nodded and looked to the other side, “What about your side? Zhu Old head?”
Zhu Old head had lost face and status. Seeing that Yue Feng had backed down, he also nodded without speaking, turned around, and walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing that the old man had turned and left, the rest of the Zhu family lost the motivation to continue making trouble and left resentfully, their faces bruised and swollen, leaving only a ground covered in goose feathers in the courtyard.
Once the Zhu family left, the crowd watching the excitement also quickly dispersed.
Coming down the mountain at this time, it wasn't even noon yet. If they went back up the mountain, it would be noon, a time when prey doesn't like to be active. So, they might as well take half a day off, go home to rest in the afternoon, and invite everyone to Yue Feng's house in the evening for a good celebration.
Yue Feng tallied everyone's morning harvest. There were over a dozen Sand Grouse, and over thirty Flying Dragons. In addition, Yue Feng also caught four Gray Dogs. He kept a few of these to enjoy in the evening, and the rest, Yue Feng rode his bicycle to the canteen.
Yue Feng felt that everyone performed well in the fight with the Zhu family today. There's no need to mention Xiao Tao; if this guy were to join the army, he would definitely be a War God.
Besides the Li Family, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu also performed very well.
The Zhang family brothers, from the moment they learned something happened to the Yue Family on the mountain until they returned to grab weapons and fight with the Zhu family, said very little, but when it was time to act, they didn't hesitate at all.
To hunt in a large enclosure on the mountain, you need brothers like these. With one heart and mind, you can work together to overcome difficulties when danger arises. Xiao Wen and Brother Xiao Wu once again withstood the test of reality and are now completely tied to the Yue Family's newly launched warship.
Yue Feng rode his bicycle early to the canteen to deliver today's wild game, then with money in his pocket, he went on a shopping spree at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Five-kernel mooncakes, canned goods, preserved fruits, fried peanuts, melon seeds, Xiao Tao Qi (candy), and Bai Shan Da Qu liquor with red and white labels at 55 degrees. Yue Feng bought half a sack full of various popular items from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative counter.
Buying so many things on the back of the bicycle only cost just over ten yuan. Money in this era was truly resistant to spending.
By the time Yue Feng finished his shopping and returned home, the Yue Family had already started getting busy early.
In the end, Ma Pozi couldn't take the big goose. That troublemaking big white goose was personally bled by Meng Yulan after lunch, killed in advance and prepared.
Next, all the ingredients bought from the market in the morning were prepared in advance.
When Yue Feng returned with the supplies purchased from the city, people gradually started arriving at the house. The entire family of five from the neighboring Li Family came to the Yue Family, and Xiao Wen's mother also came early to help.
Even Li Nainai from the back neighbor's house came over early after lunch. Although Li Nainai didn't say anything, she had already shown her supportive attitude towards the Yue Family with her actions.
Today's dishes were quite impressive.
Sand Grouse stewed with mushrooms, clear Flying Dragon soup, catfish stewed with eggplant, crawfish tofu, iron pot big goose stewed with potatoes, braised pork, sauerkraut stewed ribs, braised tofu, plus a three-and-a-half-pound braised big carp.
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