Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 384 The Luo Family Encounters Robbers on the Road

The county magistrate of this county was also born in a poor family. Jiu Si was assigned here because he had no background. He thought to himself, since he couldn't be a high-ranking official, he would do something practical and accept any money.

This has spread from top to bottom, and the whole county government is all about money. Without money, it's a dream to win the case! The clerks in the government are very realistic. If they don't take money, how can they honor the county magistrate? If he is not happy, the people under him will suffer.

Anyway, if the sky fell, there were big guys to hold it up, and if the higher-ups investigated, the county magistrate would be held responsible, so it would not be their turn. So the county was full of filth, and the common people were miserable and had no place to appeal.

Because there are so many people in Aunt Su He's family, the mule cart at home was bought by Uncle Su He's husband who saved money from working as a helper. The mule is the treasure of their family. With so many people sitting on it, the family members are very distressed.

Later, they were not in such a hurry to travel, as they could not afford to stay in an inn, and there were too many people and not enough money. They brought all the food with them, and saved it along the way so that they could eat until they got back to their mother's home.

Every time they slept at the edge of the village, the adults would sleep on the ground and the children would sleep on the mule cart.

When people are in bad luck, misfortunes never come singly. After they had walked for more than two days, they came to a relatively desolate mountainside.

The roadside was covered with weeds, and the mountains were lush with trees, but at this time of year, the grass was dry and yellow, and everything was gray. As soon as they reached a mountain pass, they encountered four or five people blocking their way, shouting, "This road is built by me. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage. We are the landlords here, so leave all your property and leave you a way to survive."

The Luo family, a family of more than ten people, had been driven crazy by this time. They were frightened all the way. Now they encountered robbers again. God would not let the Luo family survive.

The eldest, second, third, and fourth sons of the Luo family stood up together, holding things in their hands. Two of them were married, and the other two were teenagers. They were already frustrated to run away. Now they couldn't bear it anymore. Anyway, they were going to die, so which robber would be kind enough to let them go?

Su He's uncle Luo Mengzi also stood up, holding a stick in his hand, and stood with his children. The rest of the Luo family, except for the five children, stood behind them.

The robbers saw that the family was quite large and thought it was a tough deal. However, they were all people who lived on the edge of a knife and were not afraid of these ordinary people.

It was because they underestimated the enemy that the Luo family finally defeated them and were able to escape with their lives.

Aunt Su He was holding a kitchen knife, and Su He's cousin Xiu followed behind with scissors. Others were holding sickles, axes, and stools, anyway, they all had something in their hands.

The children also picked up spoons and chopsticks, ready to join the adults. This battle must be fought, and the Luo family knew that they were forced into a desperate situation.

When the people over there came over with knives, the Luo family members' eyes had already turned red. If God won't let them live, then they might as well fight for their lives!

The robbers had never seen such desperate people. They didn't even try to hide. They just rushed forward with poles, sticks, and machetes. As long as people were desperate, it was not certain who would lose. The robbers at least didn't want to die. Because of this cowardice, the Luo family beat them to pieces.

The robbers were also local farmers. Seeing that the men and women in the family were like crazy, they fought with them desperately. When they saw that they could not defeat them, they simply gave up and ran back to the village to find help.

The Luo family watched the robbers run away and knew that things would not end well, so they quickly got the children and women in the family into the cart and drove the mule cart to escape.

The family rushed forward desperately, driving the mule cart as if their lives depended on it, and they actually ran a long way. But when they heard someone chasing them from a distance, they simply let the old man of the Luo family drive the mule first, and the rest of them hid in the bushes nearby, leaving it to their own fate.

In this way, the mule carts don't have to wait for them. A person's two legs can never outrun a mule's four legs. They can run as fast as they can without following the mule. At least as long as their wives, children and parents can survive, it's all they need. If a person runs behind at this time, he will easily be chased and killed.

The old man of the Luo family drove the cart as fast as he could. Fortunately, there were not many people on the cart and the mule cart was light. The remaining people lay in a hidden place and watched the car disappear.