How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

When they heard that the second in command's wife had arrived, the brothers from Qianjin Village all ran out.

When they saw the "woman" on the shoulder of the second in command, their eyes were wide open, and they thought to themselves how beautiful this young lady was, even more beautiful than the wife that the first in command had abducted a few days ago.

Xie Chengze was very open and took off her veil directly, which immediately caused a burst of "wow" sounds.

The second in command liked such a straightforward girl. He walked around in front of his brothers and showed off his new wife, "How is she? Pretty, right? And she can write beautifully!"

“Oh my god!” The brothers of Qianjin Village exclaimed in envy, “Second Master is so lucky!”

Their Qianjin Village unexpectedly welcomed two new wives at once, and they are so beautiful at that. It seems that Qianjin Village will surely rise step by step and have many children and grandchildren next year!

"Second in command, the boss is calling you over!" A bandit came running from afar and reported.

"Come on, ma'am, follow me to meet the boss!"

The second in command took a big step and walked towards the village, not forgetting to give orders, "Take the two blindfolded men away. The old one is a craftsman, put him with the group of workers and let him learn how to make a kang. Take the young one with the brothers to practice. As long as we beat one of them, he will be our brother in the future!"

"Yes!"

The bandits quickly took the blindfolded Hu Lai and Wu Zhi away.

Xie Chengze looked at Hu Lai who was taken away, raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to pull the long eyebrows of the second in command, and asked curiously, "Second in command, what is a kang?"

"Hey, that's a good thing!" Seeing that Xie Chengze didn't know, the second in command pretended to be funny and said, "Kiss me and I'll tell you!"

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze raised his hand and gave the second in command a slap on the top of his head, saying speechlessly, "You can say it or not. If you don't, I'll ask someone else."

"Okay, okay." The second in command compromised immediately, thinking that the knock was neither too heavy nor too light, just like flirting. "This kang is similar to an earthen bed, but it can be kept warm by burning firewood. I heard that it was invented by the imperial court, and they sent craftsmen to the county to make kangs. Well, we don't want to be cold, so we kidnapped a few craftsmen to make kangs for our brothers."

"Then what did you mean when you said before that my husband is valuable?" Xie Chengze raised his eyebrows slightly, and this time he was really curious.

"Hehe, there are many bandit villages on the mountain here. We have captured all the craftsmen. If they want to build kangs in their villages, they have to go to other counties to rob them or buy from us." The second in command said proudly, "One craftsman can be exchanged for one stone of rice and flour! Anyway, they will eat our food if they keep them, so we might as well sell them!"

Xie Chengze: ...

You have quite a business mind. Even capitalists would cry when they hear about it.

The hall for the village's meetings was built high up. After climbing the steps, the second in command put Xie Chengze down from his shoulders and whispered, "Give me some face in front of the first in command later, and don't bother me here or there."

"Oh." Xie Chengze responded reluctantly, then stood behind the second in command, pinching the corner of his fur coat with a slightly disdainful expression, hiding most of his figure, "Is this okay?"

“Yeah, yeah.” The second in command nodded, then walked into the lobby with his head held high, with the aura of a tough bandit, “Brother! I’m back!”

"Second brother! What's the harvest?"

Suddenly, a rougher and louder sound was heard, and then the ground began to tremble slightly, as if a mountain bear was approaching, making people panic.

Xie Chengze secretly poked his head out, and saw a burly man with a beard, nearly two meters tall, walking towards him with a smile on his face. On each side of his waist were two tiger-head axes that were bigger than ten heads. He was so strong and muscular that he looked like a wild bear or tiger. Just looking at him was enough to make people feel nervous and scared.

He swallowed silently.

Fortunately, Xie Zimiao was not allowed to come, otherwise, that kid would be scared to death.

"We captured a craftsman, a servant who knows a little bit of martial arts, and two carts of goods." The second in command said truthfully, then smiled innocently, "And a woman, who will be your sister-in-law!"

"Oh?" The boss walked up to the second in command, raised his hand, and lifted up Xie Chengze behind him like a rabbit.

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze struggled, "Second Master, save me!"

The second in command immediately went to help him up with concern, "Brother! Be gentle! Madam is weak and still sick!"

"He's a handsome guy. I didn't expect that you and I would be so lucky this year! God is really merciful!" The eldest boss burst into laughter and put Xie Chengze down. "He's a good-looking guy, but too skinny. He doesn't even have a chest! You have to go hunting in the mountains to replenish your body. Otherwise, how can I give birth to a cub and feed you milk!"

Xie Chengze: ...

I'm really sorry, I can neither give birth to babies nor produce milk.

"No hurry, no hurry." The second in command quickly tidied up Xie Chengze's messy clothes, "I'll wait for you and Mr. Sister-in-law."

"Oh! That woman! Don't call her sister-in-law!" The boss sat down and waved his hands helplessly, "She is too smart. I can't beat her. Brother Xie also said that she may be the daughter of an official in the capital. Don't touch such a person."

"You are just listening to his nonsense!" The second in command said disdainfully, obviously dissatisfied with the man surnamed Xie, "He is just an unsuccessful grain transport officer, how can he have any worldly experience! How could the daughter of an official come to such a remote place in the cold winter to do business, and even come to climb our Qiantai Mountain!"

"Second Master, this is wrong."

A clear and heroic voice suddenly sounded at the door. Xie Chengze turned around abruptly and met the eyes of the man in white who walked in.

I saw that handsome and unruly face with a faint smile, his tall and slender figure and elegant and noble temperament were out of place in this mountain village. The familiar green sword on his waist swayed slightly with his steps, revealing the true identity of its owner.

"Thank you, brother!" The boss smiled when he saw this man, "You're here!"

"I heard that the second in command had robbed a woman, so I came to take a look." The man in white lowered his eyes and looked at Xie Chengze, who was wearing a white dress and red fur coat, with a half-smile, "She is indeed extremely beautiful, not an ordinary beauty."

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze bared his teeth: Shen——Yuan——!

Sure enough, it's you!

"Second in command, may I know what your sister-in-law's name is?" Shen Yuan walked over and asked the second in command, but his eyes were fixed on Xie Chengze.

The second in command looked at Shen Yuan warily, fearing that this pretty boy would snatch his new wife away. He blocked Xie Chengze behind him, and then remembered that he had not asked Xie Chengze's name, so he hurriedly asked, "Madam, what's your name?"

Xie Chengze laughed in his heart and said word by word, "My wife's name is Shen! Yuan! Yuan!"

"May I know the name of this Brother Xie?" he asked through gritted teeth.

Shen Yuan clenched his fists, bowed and smiled, "My name is not elegant, it's Xie Daqiang."

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze: “Pfft.”