The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 472 - 470: Tie It Tighter

Chapter 472: Chapter 470: Tie It Tighter

"Eldest Brother——"

"Big Brother——"

A chorus of shouts rose one after another.

Boss Ma, in agony, clutched his arm. An arrow had pierced straight through his wrist, and blood was dripping down the arrowhead onto the ground.

His carrying pole had long since fallen to the ground.

"Big brother, big brother, how are you? Does it hurt? Is it serious?"

"Where did this arrow come from?"

...

Boss Ma’s brothers were in a flurry of panic, suddenly at a loss for what to do; they just gathered around Boss Ma, not knowing the best course of action.

It was still Boss Ma who, gritting his teeth against the pain, gestured, "Pull the arrow out for me."

Only then did his brothers snap back to their senses, clumsily attempting to remove the arrow.

That’s when a crisp voice rang out from behind them, "This arrow isn’t something you can just yank out. It’s a special arrow of our household, it has barbs. If you pull it out this rashly, I’m afraid your big brother’s hand will truly be ruined!"

Boss Ma and his men turned around in unison to see a beautiful girl and a handsome man, so good-looking it was envy-inducing, standing there.

Especially the man, who still held a bow taut in his hands, an arrow aimed straight at them.

His dark, handsome face was expressionless.

The beautiful girl, looking at their boss’s bloodied arm, wasn’t afraid at all; she even took a few more glances with interest and then turned to rebuke, "Your archery skills are still lacking. If one arrow could’ve gone through both his arms, that would’ve been nice..."

Boss Ma’s followers were instantly dumbfounded. Such a pretty girl, yet she spoke such brutal words.

Only Boss Ma himself had his pupils shrink; the situation was all but good for him.

"Wang Family Young Lady——"

"Girl, you’re back!" Old Granny Zhang, leading the Wang Family Clan People, arrived just in time to see her family’s young lady had returned, and instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jindou and Jinhu also snapped out of it at this moment. With the return of the elder cousin, they had their cornerstone.

"Elder cousin——" In their voices was a mix of relief from having survived a calamity and grievances.

It was only then that Old Granny Zhang remembered she had two sons.

Turning to look, she saw that in the space behind the table, Laosan lay in Eldest Brother’s embrace, Eldest Brother holding Laosan without letting go, crying so sorrowfully that Old Granny Zhang guessed she’d be no less heartbroken even if she and her husband were to die.

"What’s wrong with Laosan?" Old Granny Zhang hadn’t seen Wang Yonggui being knocked unconscious, thinking he had been scared faint or was pretending to be, hadn’t he just faked it a few days ago on the trip to the town?

But then she heard Jindou and Jinhu crying, "Third Uncle took a blow to save our dad, blocking a carrying pole for him and instantly passed out... Elder cousin... "

"What?" Not only was Old Granny Zhang incredulous, but Wang Yongzhu was too.

What a joke, was Wang Yonggui the type of person to sacrifice himself for others? Running away was more in character for him, wasn’t it?

"Elder cousin... please check on Third Uncle, see if he might... might..." Jindou didn’t dare to finish his sentence.

In the courtyard, hearing the wailing outside and shouts for the elder cousin, they knew Wang Yongzhu had returned.

They timidly opened the door. Lady Jiang and Jinhua rushed out, and seeing the unconscious Wang Yonggui, they all threw themselves over him, wailing miserably.

Although Wang Yongzhu was doubtful, now wasn’t the time to pursue such questions. First, she let the Xiao Tiantian System scan Wang Yonggui. After confirming there were no serious issues and he had merely fainted from the pain, and that his injured shoulder was also not a big issue, no bones were damaged and some rest would do the trick, she finally let her guard down.

Turning to face Boss Ma and the gang of men he’d brought along, "Who hurt my Third Brother?"

Under her calm and cool gaze, the idlers who were there just to make up the numbers took a big step back with their hind legs in unison, desperately shaking their heads, "Not me, not me!"

"Then who is it?"

"Him! It’s him! It’s definitely him!" The idlers’ calf muscles were about to cramp from Wang Yongzhu’s stern look, they didn’t care anymore, and all pointed together at the man beside Boss Ma.

Everyone’s eyes turned to that man.

The arrow Song Chongjin held in his fully drawn bow also pointed at that man.

Wang Yongzhu nodded slightly, and as Song Chongjin’s fingers loosened, "Puchi—" a sound was heard, and blood splattered from the man’s arm.

"You... you all..." Boss Ma was both angry and anxious, wishing he could bite off a chunk of flesh from the eyes of Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin.

Song Chongjin remained unmoved, put away his bow and arrow, and walked over to Wang Yongzhu.

"Dare to come to my house and harm people, you should be prepared to get hurt yourself!" Wang Yongzhu snorted coldly.

"Let’s go all out!" One of Boss Ma’s underlings had bloodshot eyes; their boss and brothers were injured right before their eyes in a blink, which was a slap in the face!

If they didn’t react now, how could they hold their heads up in the future, and how would they get by?

Boss Ma knew that since blood had already been shed today, they couldn’t back down no matter what, so he bet everything, "Brothers, let’s go all out!"

With that call, aside from those idlers, his underlings picked up their carrying poles and started attacking the Wang Family Brothers, Wang Yongzhu, and the Wang Family Clan People without rhyme or reason.

The Wang Family Clan People hadn’t had a chance to show their strength in water fights this year because of Wang Yongzhu, and the annual brawl, a preserved program, hadn’t even started.

Moreover, with a good harvest this autumn and ample mountain produce, everyone was well-fed and full of pent-up energy, eager for action.

When Old Granny Zhang came to call for help, saying that someone was bullying them, they responded eagerly, grabbing whatever was at hand and rushing over.

They hadn’t arrived yet when they saw Song Chongjin’s arrow draw blood and establish authority, thinking that the fight might not happen after all.

Unexpectedly, there were still such stubborn, fearless troublemakers who valued face over life.

What was there to wait for? Without waiting for a call to arms, they charged in.

Suddenly, a chaotic battle ensued.

The Wang Family side was numerous and strong, while Boss Ma’s side was blinded by rage, acting recklessly, and it was also evenly matched for a moment.

Until Song Chongjin joined in, without showing much movement, he slipped through the crowd for a while, and soon a string of people lay on the ground, all from Boss Ma’s side, including Boss Ma himself.

All knocked unconscious by him.

"Tie them all up!" Wang Yongzhu ordered.

Jindou and Jinhu hurriedly stumbled into the courtyard to find rope and tied everyone up securely.

Later, when there wasn’t enough rope, they simply stripped off their clothes and tied them up makeshift.

Wang Yongzhu then instructed Jindou to invite Doctor Liu to see to Wang Yonggui’s injuries and to treat the slightly injured Wang Family Clan People who had just been fighting.

The injured few were not hurt by others; they were purely too excited and had carelessly scraped themselves.

It felt particularly unsatisfying—they were just warming up, not even breaking a sweat, and it was already over?

Several of the Wang Family’s younger men were eager to move, eyeing the remaining dozen or so idlers.

Feeling uneasy under their gaze, one particularly daring idler took off his clothes and handed them to a Wang Family Clan person next to him, "Here, brother, help me get tied up too."

This action earned unanimous approval; the idlers one by one took off their clothes, volunteering to be tied up like sticky rice dumplings, some even requesting while being tied, "Tighter, please!"