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Volume Three: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 73 Punishment

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    "Master!" Yu Qie immediately bowed his body.  "Gather the workers immediately during dinner tomorrow morning. I have something to say to them!" "Yes, sir!" Yu Qie quickly bowed to accept the order, then raised his head and smiled: "I asked the servants to  Get ready early!" "Well, you can figure it out!" Basong nodded with satisfaction and laughed.  In the early morning of the next day, more than forty or fifty young and strong men stood in small groups at the open space in the northwest corner of the manor, waiting to have breakfast.  After breakfast, they will begin to dig the foundation where Master Basson will build a new barn.  The men stamped their feet to keep themselves warmer, stretched their necks in the direction of the manor, and chatted in low voices.  "It's so late, why hasn't the food delivery guy come yet?" "That's right, we're not going to work today." "Stop dreaming, do you know what this is going to be built? Master Basong is going to build a new big barn.  To hold more food! "What does he need when he already has so much food?" "What do you know, Master Basong?"  Food is for sale. There is a war outside right now, and food becomes valuable when there is a war. He can sell so much food for several times the price in the spring! " "No wonder everyone is having such a hard time now, and the master still wants to collect it.  Food, what can we do?" There was a sigh from the crowd, and the pressure of reality knocked these young people down at once. Hunger was like an ever-shrinking noose tightening their throats.  Leave them breathless.  "Here we come, Buddha bless us. Breakfast is finally here!" A sharp-eyed young man jumped up, and a group of people walked over from the road. The leader was vaguely the manor's housekeeper Yu Qie.  People stood up one after another, moved to the side of the road, and bowed to the steward at the front.  As the visitors approached, people were surprised to find that they did not bring porridge buckets or bamboo baskets with tableware, and some of them had guns on their shoulders. The butler Yuqie's face was full of murderous intent, and he was not a normal person at all.  It looks like the deputy is bringing food.  "Master Butler!" The oldest man in the crowd stepped forward tremblingly, wanting to make some excuses.  But before he could finish his words, he heard Yu Qie yelling: "Everyone is not allowed to move and squat on the ground, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!" Almost at the same time, more than a dozen men with guns came past him.  Zhuang Ding spread out, surrounded the people, took off the rifle hanging on his shoulder, and pointed the black muzzle at the crowd.  "Spare your life!" Immediately there was a scream in the crowd. A few timid ones squatted down immediately, and the rest were in a mess. One of them, who was frightened and fainted, ran out. After just two steps, he ran out.  He was knocked to the ground by Zhuang Ding's rifle butt, rolling on the ground dripping with blood, screaming in agony.  The oldest man was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he still had the courage to raise his hands and asked Yu Qie: "Master Butler, what are you doing!" "What are you doing?" Yu Qie sneered and said loudly  : "There are robbers among you. Master Basong has given an order to capture the robbers from among you and hang them!" "Robbers?" There was a discussion in the crowd immediately. People glanced at each other with doubtful eyes. That man  He smiled apologetically and asked: "Mr. Butler, the people here are from several nearby villages. Many of the children were raised by you. How come there are robbers? Is it a mistake?" "There is no mistake!" Yu Qie  He snorted coldly: "You know people but don't know their hearts. Who knows who has lost his conscience and actually extended his evil hands to the master's house? It's really ungrateful. If Master Basong didn't take you in and give you fields, a place to live, and food to eat, you would have been there long ago.  They starve to death on the roadside and become food for wild dogs. Haven't you seen those guys hanging from the trees on the roadside? They are all poor people who were driven out by the masters and they wanted to make a living by doing bad things.  , and ended up like this!¡± The high-pitched voice of the housekeeper echoed over the open space, and people lowered their heads in awe. For these poor people, although Master Basong has a high status, he only appears in the manor a few times a year.  Yuqie, the butler who directly manages them, is their god. He can let them live, kill them, or make life worse than death.  His voice was, if not more worthy of awe than Master Basson, at least as worthy of awe.  From their past experience, if they don't show enough respect now, they will pay the price of being whipped or even their lives. "It seems that something was exposed last night. What should I do?" A young man in the crowd asked his companions in a low voice.  He said that he and his companions looked no different from the people around them in appearance. They were both thin and dark. If there was any difference, their eyes wereNot full of fear and awe like others, but full of passion and strength for resistance.  The young man's companion was a little older. He still kept his head down and replied in a low voice: "Don't move around, just let them recognize it. It was so dark last night, that bitch couldn't recognize him."  It's for both of us!" "Well, don't worry. It's just that the leader has a lot of things to do. It's my idea to come in one night and kill Master Basong and all his thugs. Why bother?" "Shut up?  Mouth, so you are not the leader! We are not bandits, and we are not asking Basong to make money for ourselves. Do you understand? " "I don't understand, but it doesn't matter. I just do what the leader says!" the young man said cheerfully!  the voice answered.  The corners of the mouth of the companion on the side were slightly raised, revealing a smile. Just as he was about to say something, several villagers ran over quickly. The leader walked up to the steward, handed a small cloth bag to it, and whispered  A few words.  The housekeeper stopped cursing and cursing the robber, carefully opened the cloth bag, took a look, and nodded with satisfaction.  He suddenly shouted loudly: "Come here, catch Buji and Kubu from Ne Win Village!" As soon as the housekeeper's voice fell, four villagers with guns on their backs rushed in like wolves and tigers.  He entered the crowd, pushed the two young men who had just spoken to the ground, and dragged them out.  People watched in astonishment as Buji and Kubu struggled desperately with the villagers. However, due to the large number of people on the other side, they were finally dragged out and pushed to the ground.  The housekeeper walked up to the two of them and made a gesture. Zhuang Ding asked the young man named Buji: "Tell me, how many of you are there, who is your leader, and why did you use a gun to threaten the master last night?"  "Servant?" "Bah!" Buji angrily pointed a mouthful of bloody spit at the housekeeper. Yu Qie quickly moved away the spit and made a gesture to Zhuang Ding, who knowingly hit Buji with the butt of his gun.  With a slight sound of bone cracking, Buji passed out.  The housekeeper walked up to Buji and opened his mouth. Four or five broken teeth fell out of his mouth. "Next!" Yuqie took the handkerchief handed over by the servant behind him and wiped it with a disgusted expression.  Wiped his bloody right hand.  Kubu, who was held hostage by two villagers, asked: "Tell me, how many more people do you have and who is your leader, if you don't want to have teeth to eat in the future!" "I don't know what you are asking, we just  Come to the manor to build a barn for the master!" Kubu tried his best to reply in a calm tone.  "Really?" A smile suddenly appeared on Yu Qie's face: "Then what are these? Do you want to use these to repair the barn for the master?" Yu Qie's voice suddenly became high-pitched, and he held a pistol in his right hand.  and a sheathed dagger.  "These are all found from the straw you slept on, tell me! Otherwise I will hang you both!" Seeing that his hidden weapons were found by the housekeeper, the trace of fear on Kubu's face disappeared.  Or maybe these cowerings were just an act of his.  He stopped struggling, straightened his back, and replied loudly: "Yes, these guns and daggers belong to us!" "That's right!" A satisfied smile appeared on the steward's face: "Okay, tell me you guys  How many people are there, where do the guns and knives come from, who is the leader, and where is it? As long as you tell the truth, the kind master Basong will not only forgive your fault, but also reward you with three hundred kilograms of rice."  A disdainful smile appeared on his face: "Our people are like the stars in the sky, innumerable; our leader is the servant of the saint, the bravest and smartest Songcan. He is outside, and he will lead him immediately  My brothers came in and distributed the food to those poor people. I don¡¯t need Basong¡¯s forgiveness, let alone his reward, because his things were taken from us!¡± Kubu¡¯s voice seemed to have a certain tone.  The farmers in the open space listened dumbly. They had never heard of or even thought about such a thing: disobeying the will of the noble masters and taking back the grain taken from them. How crazy and cruel this was.  Sweet words!  Where did Kubu and Buji, two young people who have watched everyone grow up, hear this?  "Rebellious, robber, guy obsessed with the devil!" The butler's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. He looked at Kubu fiercely, and Kubu looked at him without fear. After a moment  , the housekeeper had to move his eyes away. The invisible power in the other person's eyes made him feel guilty.  "Listen, both of them are rebellious, betrayed their masters, and were possessed by the devil! According to the teachings of the Buddha and the king's law, such people must be beaten with whips first, and then burned with fire.  If they die, their ashes will be poured into earthen jars filled with snakes, and they will not be allowed to sleep in the ground. Their souls will be driven into the Asura Hell.??Suffer tens of thousands of years of punishment to atone for their sins!  "The housekeeper yelled fiercely to the crowd. Behind him, Kubu and Buji were tied to the tree, and two villagers were beating them with whips. The clothes on these two strong men were already gone.  They were torn, and bright red blood oozed from inside, but they still suppressed the screams to avoid being thought to be showing weakness to each other. The muffled sound of the whip hitting the muscles was heard, and the farmers came one after another.  They lowered their heads unbearably, as if these whips were hitting them. It was the first time for these people, who had been numbed by suffering and the burden of life, to feel such anger and pain. These two brave but unfortunate young people  People were enduring torture in front of them, and a more terrible fate was waiting for them, and it was all for them, for all the poor people. Why was this so kind to these two young people?  The beating was over. Both Kubu and Buji had passed out. Blood was flowing from their bodies. A large pool of blood had formed at their feet. The oldest of the farmers looked at the housekeeper and asked.  Looking at the two unconscious young men, he gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and bowed to the housekeeper Yu Qie: "Master housekeeper, you see that Kubu and Buji have been beaten like this, even if  Even the most stubborn animals have been defeated, please spare them this time!  Both of them are from Ne Win Village. They grew up under your watch, so they have accumulated some virtue!  "    "snort!  Is this a matter of merit?  It's not that I must kill them, but they are so stubborn. Even the Buddha cannot forgive such stubborn devils. Stop talking!" "Just show mercy!  The middle-aged man knelt down to the housekeeper: "It's a pity that both of their parents only have one boy. If they die here, who will be there to bury their parents?"  It is the most pitiful thing for a person to be old but have no children. Please show mercy to me, Mr. Housekeeper!  " The middle-aged man's begging woke Kubu up. He said in a weak voice: "No, don't beg for anything from the master and his thugs.  I die here today, and naturally my companions will take revenge on them.  There is no need for us to reason with them. We can only give blood for blood and an eye for an eye!  " "Devil, stubborn devil!  " Kubu's weak voice made the housekeeper angry and scared. He yelled at the middle-aged man viciously: "Did you see it?  It¡¯s not that I won¡¯t spare their lives.  Come here, prepare a rope and hang these two guys to death!  "The two villagers quickly tied two rope loops on the branches of two big trees, moved a few benches, stood on them and put the rope loops around the necks of Kubu and Buji, who had their hands tied behind their backs.  Then he kicked the bench violently. The human body hanging in the air struggled violently for a few times, and soon stopped moving. The body was slowly shaking in the air according to its original inertia. "See, this is resistance, sir.  The end!  "The housekeeper stood under the tree, pointed at the corpse in the air and shouted to the farmers, his voice hoarse.
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