“Bang, bang, bang!”…
Xu Lian punched and kicked them one by one, crushing them one-sidedly. These bandits were just ordinary people, and with his physique as a warrior who had refined his skin and muscles, it was too easy for him, like a tiger among a flock of sheep.
In just a moment, more than a dozen bandits were knocked to the ground by him, howling in pain and unable to get up.
In order to capture them alive, he deliberately restrained his strength, otherwise these bandits would have been killed.
He glanced into the cave and saw some women cowering in a corner in fear. They were probably kidnapped from a nearby village. "Don't be afraid. I'm here to fight bandits. When it's evening, you can go home by yourselves."
Lu Kan climbed up, slightly out of breath, and saw that more than a dozen bandits had been dealt with. He felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help much.
The five swordsmen who had been flanking from the ridges on both sides also came up and captured a man, who was the one on guard on the tree. Seeing that the situation was not good, he tried to escape but was caught.
"Sir, spare my life."
He knelt on the ground with a pale face and begged to Xu Lian. He could see that the young man in front of him was a warrior and the leader of this group of people.
More than a dozen bandits also recovered from the severe pain and begged Xu Lian to spare their lives.
Xu Lian ignored him and said to Lu Kan, "See if there is any rope. If not, pull some vines and tie these people up."
Lu Kan and five swordsmen searched various caves and found ropes, but unfortunately there was not much money and food.
Come to think of it, these bandits were just looting the surrounding villages and barely surviving, and they were far from being rich.
"You two should split it up,"
Xu Lian was too lazy to ask for it.
Lu Kan and the five swordsmen divided the money and food, tied up the bandits one by one with ropes, and hung them off the cliff.
"Be honest!"
"You rubbed the rope against the sharp rocks, trying to break it and escape?"...
When the swordsmen found the restless bandits, they beat them up and made them behave themselves.
After descending the cliff, the swordsmen tied more than a dozen bandits together, like a string of candied haws.
Xu Lian rode in front, leading the group of bandits, while Lu Kan and five swordsmen followed behind in a carriage to prevent anyone from escaping.
This attracted the attention of passers-by. Those who had been robbed by the bandits asked Xu Lian for permission and rushed over to slap or kick the bandits to vent their anger.
Xu Lian brought more than a dozen bandits back to the mine. He saw that the granary and some houses had been built for the most part. He was quite satisfied with Pu Lin's efficiency.
Pu Lin came over to report, "I had all the houses and granaries built with stone. It's a little troublesome, but it's strong and durable, and it's also fireproof."
"Can."
Xu Lian nodded and asked Lu Kan to tie the bandits under a tree, and wait until the stone house was built to lock them inside so they could be used for blood sacrifice at any time.
The miners who had already had lunch and were taking a break were curious about why Xu Lian suddenly took people to capture bandits, but they did not dare to ask too much. Working to earn food was their job, and it was not their place to interfere in what the mine manager did.
The chef in charge of the kitchen came out and asked Xu Lian, "Manager Xu, have you eaten outside? Do you want me to cook your meal?"
Xu Lian said, "I haven't had lunch yet. This is the first day of work, so I'll cook some delicious dishes and heat up some wine. I'm going to invite more than a dozen of my subordinates to have lunch together."
"Okay."
The chef went to cook happily.
It can be seen that on this first day as the chef in the mine kitchen, the master chef was full of energy and wanted to show off his cooking skills in front of Xu Lian and let Xu Lian know his cooking skills thoroughly and that he had not misjudged him.
After the chef finished cooking the dishes, the three kitchen helpers brought over the good wine and food. Xu Lian asked Lu Kan and the ten swordsmen to eat together.
He called Pu Lin again.
There are also two "acquaintances" Yang Ye and Zhang Yuan.
And Lin Bufeng, the snake catcher's son.
They have already eaten, but they can have some drinks and some food.
These supervisors are considered his "team", and by giving them preferential treatment from time to time, he can highlight the difference in treatment from the miners and thus improve people's morale.
"Brother Lian, as someone who is in charge, the food you serve is different."
Zhang Yuan ate the wine and the food happily.
Xu Lian picked up the wine bowl and gestured to everyone around him, "Let me just say this: you are all my subordinates. Follow me and work hard. If I, Xu Lian, have a good life, you will have a good life too."
Everyone picked up their bowls, clinked their cups with his, and drank it all in one gulp.
Pu Lin finished drinking and poured himself another bowl. He stood up and toasted Xu Lian, "I used to rely on my literacy and refused to lower myself to do menial work. I spent the whole day doing nothing and living in poverty. I could only dig wild vegetables to make ends meet. I was grateful to Manager Xu for his trust and giving me the position of supervisor. I won't say much else. It's all in the wine. I toast to Manager Xu."
After saying that.
He drank it all in one gulp and revealed the bottom of the bowl.
Everyone looked at each other, then stood up one by one and toasted Xu Lian. Unfortunately, their eloquence was not as good as Pu Lin's, and their toasts were ridiculous.
The most unbearable one was the snake catcher's son Lin Bufeng. He stood up with a glass of wine, his face flushed, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time. Xu Lian had no choice but to calm him down and let him sit down, thus easing his embarrassment.
This drinking session lasted for more than an hour.
Xu Lian took a quick tour of the mine and it was almost dark.
He ordered the warehouses to be opened to release grain, and the miners lined up impatiently to receive grain. Perhaps some of them were still waiting for grain at home. Life in this world was really difficult.
After the miners left, Xu Lian brought out the two bandits and poured out five cups of blood. He kept one cup for himself and gave the remaining four cups to Pu Lin, Yang Ye, Zhang Yuan and Lin Bufeng.
The four of them accepted it happily. This way, the woman in the family wouldn't have to bleed tonight. If the woman in the family was happy, wouldn't she be able to serve better? This is such a simple truth, right
The two bandits looked at each other and felt relieved. It turned out that the mine manager captured them to make them blood slaves. Although this was a long-term torture, their lives were not in danger for the time being, so their lives were saved.
However, it was too early for the two bandits to be happy. Xu Lian suddenly pushed them, causing them to crash into rocks, breaking their heads and bleeding, and they died instantly.
Xu Lian deliberately did this in front of the four supervisors, because something like blood sacrifice needs to be carried out for a long time and it is difficult to hide it from the supervisors for a long time, so the four people must be aware of it.
Zhang Yuan was shocked. "Brother Lian, what are you doing? Why did you kill them all of a sudden? Isn't it better to keep them and bleed them every day?"
Xu Lian didn't want to tell the four people about the blood sacrifice and the earth meat, for fear that it would get out and cause an impact, which would make the Yi sect above unhappy.
He could only put it another way, "Haven't you noticed that people die in all the mines in Green Bamboo Town every now and then? There must be something unclean going on. I should be able to prevent deaths in the mines by killing a few bandits every now and then."
Zhang Yuan smacked his lips and said, "Anyway, the dead are all miners, what does it have to do with us? I still think it's a waste. There's no need to let the bandits take the blame for the miners."
Xu Lian decided to scare him, "Have you forgotten that when we were in the Handu mine, the supervisor Liang Yan died. But it's not necessarily the miners who died, the supervisor could have died as well."
Zhang Yuan's face turned pale and he didn't dare to say anything more.
Xu Lian warned, "Just keep in mind what I did, and don't spread it out, lest it cause panic."
The four of them nodded to show that they understood.
Xu Lian didn't say anything more. He took some food, vegetables and meat from the kitchen, gave some to the four people, and then left the mine together and went to the town.
Only Lu Kan and ten swordsmen were left in the mine.
Xu Lian once asked Lu Kan privately why the night watchmen would not demand blood from the swordsmen guarding the granary
Lu Kan told Xu Lian that he was wearing a green jade plate, which was issued to each captain by the granary. The plate would glow green at night and confer immunity, so he did not need to provide blood to the night watchman.
Xu Lian understood. It seemed that a strange existence like the night watchman would "treat people differently based on their appearance".